While Zhao Hao was preparing to use his heart to deal with the impeachment, his father and his disciples were already taking real action...

There are hardly any secrets in Beijing, although the emperor's presence prevented the impeachment from going forward.

But the initiators, the Jieshizhong, did have mouths, and they all had big mouths and long tongues.

Seeing that the emperor was so partial to Zhao Hao, they of course had to speak out loudly, and took the opportunity of going to various ministries and government offices to talk non-stop.

At that time, Zhao Shouzheng, his two editing apprentices, and thirty other editors were sitting in the Sutra Room of the Hanlin Academy copying the "Yongle Encyclopedia".

This project of re-recording the "Yongle Encyclopedia" began in the 40th year of the Jiajing reign. Because the project was too large, the difficulty of re-recording was too high.

Even if the simplest copying method is adopted, there are still some classics that have not been copied to this day.

Of course, this is also due to the low efficiency of the Hanlin Academy. Working here requires a calm and peaceful life. If anyone is impatient, he will be laughed at.

Wang Wuyang sat in the Shuchang Hall in the southwest corner, together with thirty other Shuji scholars, listening to Zhao Zhenji, the right vice minister of the Ministry of Rites, explaining the political gains and losses of past dynasties.

The purpose of Shujishi education is to train elite officials for the country, and it is not just about talking about useless moral articles...

He suddenly heard a few crickets chirping outside the door.

Wang Wuyang understood and held his stomach, bowed to Master Zhao with a painful look on his face, and slipped out of Shuchang Hall.

Turning the corner of the room, he saw Jin Xuezeng and Hua Shuyang, wearing grass-green official robes and waiting there with gloomy faces.

"What's the matter? Tell me quickly. I dare not skip Mr. Zhao's class." Wang Wuyang said a little timidly, as if he had been punished by Zhao Zhenji.

"We're still in class!" Hua Shuyang's handsome face turned red with anger, "People are spreading bad things about Master all over the world, do you know that?!"

"What?" Wang Wuyang's eyes widened when he heard it. Protecting the reputation of the master is the eldest brother's unshirkable responsibility.

The two of them told their eldest brother what they heard outside about the rumors spread by the Secretary.

"This is outrageous!" The eldest senior brother immediately rolled up his sleeves and said, "How can we let them slander the master everywhere? Let's go and find them to argue!"

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean." The two nodded, and Hua Shuyang said, "Call the third and fourth brothers, the three of us are still too few."

"Don't alarm our master." Jin Xuezeng warned, "He can't lose his reputation with us."

Well, it’s not that I dislike my master for being tongue-tied.

"Okay." Hua Shuyang went to the scripture room and quietly called out Wang Dingjue and Yu Shenxing. Then he told a lie to his master, and the five of them hurried out of the Hanlin Academy.

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Most of the Ming Dynasty's imperial court institutions were concentrated around the Qianbu Gallery. The Hanlin Academy was slightly to the east, but it was also within easy reach of the Donggongsheng Gate for entering and exiting the six ministries.

They had intended to search near the government office, but they ran into a group of officials, escorting a silver-topped, blue-wool official sedan chair, coming out of the East Gongsheng Gate.

"This place is great." said the eldest senior brother.

"Yes, it's in public, in the main road, and everyone can see it." The second brother nodded.

"What are you waiting for? Go ahead!" The third senior brother was strong-willed and took the lead in blocking the group's way.

"Stop!" Five brothers blocked the way of the Imperial Censor and the official sedan chair.

"If you want to appeal, go to the Censorate. We in Section 6 don't care about that." Section Chief Zhu saw that the people blocking the way were some young officials, and frowned and said, "Are you breaking the rules?"

"You're running around during work hours, spreading rumors and making trouble, what's the difference between you and the street scoundrels!" Hua Shuyang's skill of mocking the crowd finally came in handy today. "How dare you ask others?"

"Oh..." The officials finally understood and stepped forward to ask, "You are Zhao Hao's disciples, right?"

"You are all not young anymore, it's embarrassing to call a boy master."

"Hurry up and repent, sever your master-disciple relationship with him, and the Six Departments may let you off, otherwise none of you will be able to escape!"

"Don't give me that crap. You don't even understand the principle that the wisest person is the teacher!" Wang Wuyang shouted angrily.

"All of my master's theories are backed by empirical evidence! Most people in the Imperial Academy are convinced. Even those who are not convinced are just like Lord Hai, trying to find ways to prove that my master is wrong... Of course, they can't think of a way. Why are you bunch of secretaries just closing your eyes and pretending not to see it?!"

"Yes, if you look at the moon through a telescope, you will know that what you said before is all wrong!" The fourth brother also said angrily: "What a bunch of people who confuse right and wrong, how hateful!"

"Do you really not understand? No, you all do." Jin Xuezeng cursed faintly, "It's nothing more than the butt dictating the head. If science prevails, how can you censors use natural disasters to scare the emperor? That's why you are so angry and attack my master and science."

“What nonsense!” The officials were hit on the spot, but they were professional trolls. Who would present facts and reason with them?

They started to yell at Zhao Hao, saying he was playing tricks on people, spreading rumors and seeking personal gain in the name of science.

They even made up a ridiculous lie that Zhao Hao colluded with the eunuchs to deceive the emperor and try to hold the emperor hostage to control all officials.

But the story was so convincing that it seemed like a true story.

Although the five Yangs are all extremely smart and eloquent, the rules of scientists require them to base their decisions on facts and science...

Scientists versus trolls, or a group of trolls, there is no suspense about the outcome, right?

The two sides started arguing, and the more they argued, the angrier they got!

Both sides were young and hot-tempered. As they argued, they started pushing and shoving each other and swearing at each other.

It seemed that a full-scale fight was about to break out among Dong Gongsheng's disciples.

~~

The young minister, who had been sitting upright in the sedan chair, saw more and more officials gathering around, so he coughed, lifted the curtain and got out.

He swept his majestic eyes over the two sides of the rice seedling plantation and shouted coldly, "What are you doing? Are you trying to rebel?!"

Of course, he was shouting at Wang Wuyang and the others.

Xu Fan thought that as a young cabinet minister, he could surely intimidate these rookies who had just entered the officialdom with just a roar.

Unexpectedly, Wu Yang exploded as soon as he saw him.

"He was the one behind this!"

"Xu Fan is the one behind all this!"

"Fuck your mother, Xu Fan!"

It is said that enemies become particularly jealous of each other when they meet, let alone Wu Yang has been blinded by anger.

"Beat him!" the eldest brother shouted, and five people rushed towards Xu Fan.

"Let the fighting begin!" The officials who were watching cheered.

The young cabinet minister was stunned and quickly shouted, "Stop them!"

Section Chief Zhu and his subordinate, the Secretary, woke up as if from a dream and hurriedly tried to stand in front of Wuyang.

But the five brothers were so furious, how could anyone stop them?

Especially since Yu Shenxing was tall and had long legs, he was considered very strong among the civil servants. He quickly opened a path and chased after the young cabinet minister who had already hidden behind the sedan chair.

"What are you all standing there for? Stop him!" Xu Fan was so scared that he quickly turned around and ran towards the crowd, shouting at the officials who were watching the fun.

You know what, it really works.

Then an official wearing the uniform of the sixth rank stepped out from the crowd and greeted the young minister.

Then he raised his fist and punched him in the nose with all his strength.

With a bang, the young minister's eyes suddenly became full of stars and his nose bled.

He was completely stunned and stared at the other party blankly until another punch hit his left eye socket.

"I called you a bad guy who wanted to kill my son!"

When the young cabinet minister fell on his back, he realized that the person who hit him was the newly crowned top scholar Zhao Shouzheng.

ps. Sorry for the long wait. I woke up at 5:30 today. But I don't know if it was because I woke up too fast, my head hurt like a needle. I forced myself to write half a chapter, but the plot was totally wrong. I had to post four chapters first, and then I got some sleep before I felt better. Then I rewrote this chapter from the beginning. The monk is a good monk, please give me a monthly ticket~~