Chapter 1261 Justice from Heaven 3
"Yes, yesterday at midnight, I saw with my own eyes a flash of lightning in the sky followed by a deafening thunder, and the lightning struck directly at the Minister's residence." The hidden guard reported.
Emperor Beili's brows furrowed even deeper upon hearing this: "Have the Eighth Prince and Ye Qianning ever left the Gu family's old house?"
“No.”
"Where's Chen Rentian?"
"Yesterday, there was an argument between the scholars from the west of the city and Master Loushan. Old Chen and Xiang Minghou and his group dealt with it until the evening, and Master Loushan finally escaped from the west of the city. Old Chen asked Xiang Minghou to stay in the west of the city with the scholars and he has not returned home yet."
Emperor Beili's eyes were filled with suspicion. "Did the fire really not burn anywhere other than the Minister's Mansion?"
"The houses next to the Minister's Mansion were only blackened by thick smoke, but there was no fire." The hidden guard answered truthfully based on what he saw.
"Could it be that someone tampered with it, or was it caused by the ice flakes that can extinguish fire?" Emperor Bei Li felt that the matter was extremely strange.
"I went down to investigate when the fire started. There was nothing around the Minister's Mansion, not even a cool place. The flames seemed to have life, and even the strong wind couldn't blow them away."
"Didn't you notice anything unusual?"
“No.”
The hidden guard shook his head.
“Is it really God’s will?”
Emperor Beili whispered softly.
"Your Majesty, the Grand Tutor requests an audience." Eunuch Li walked into the hall in small steps.
"Xuan."
Eunuch Li withdrew.
Grand Tutor Pan Zhen walked in: "Your Highness."
Emperor Beili waved his hands irritably, signaling him to stand up.
Pan Zhen stood up and secretly observed the emperor's expression.
"The Grand Tutor should also know about the Minister's Mansion being struck by lightning," asked the Emperor of Beili.
"Yes, I came to the palace to discuss the matter of the Minister's Mansion." Pan Zhen said this, and when Emperor Beili remained silent, he continued, "I heard that the Minister's Mansion murdered Zhang Rui, the former master of Loushan. The scholars were very excited and blocked the government office to demand justice. The scholars blocked Mr. Chen from the government office on his way to the palace."
Emperor Beili had experienced the last flower-viewing banquet, and he felt a headache when talking about literati.
The scholars were polite and old-fashioned, especially the two groups sent out by Old Chen, who had stubborn temperaments.
Once the matter gets to them, those old fogies won't give up unless there's a reasonable outcome.
After the Grand Tutor finished speaking, he saw that Emperor Beili did not speak, so he did not dare to say anything else and waited silently.
Now the court is becoming more and more chaotic, and their emperor is becoming more and more stubborn in doing things and does not tolerate any rebuttal. After seeing so much, Pan Zhen is dissatisfied and also very afraid.
"Come here, serve the pen and ink."
After a while, Emperor Beili called out.
The gathering of intellectuals from the four countries would not be stable unless it was handled properly.
Eunuch Li is grinding ink.
The Emperor of Beili wrote two imperial edicts, one to the government office and the other to the Dali Temple.
The palace maid took the imperial edict and left.
Pan Zhen saw through it and said, "Does the Emperor want the Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation?"
"The literati are pedantic and stubborn. The four nations are about to enter the city. If we don't give an explanation to those literati, those old antiques will make trouble regardless of the occasion." If there weren't so many literati in the city, Emperor Beili really wanted to get rid of them all at once.
He really was becoming more and more disgusted with the pretentious scholars.
Pan Zhen nodded slightly. The literati were indeed a little crazy and did not consider the consequences.
The capital city is now in chaos. The story of the Minister's Mansion being struck by lightning has been spread like a mystery. Everyone is saying that there are gods protecting Loushan and that the Master's tragic death has angered the heavens.
Heaven sends down thunder and lightning to enforce justice.
"Lord Pan, I remember that when you were at Loushan Academy, Master Chen valued you very much. Did you visit Master Chen when he returned to the capital this time?"
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