"Jiaoyang." Wei Xiu said seriously, "It's wrong to use it to bully the people."

Jiaoyang asked curiously, "What should I use?"

Wei Xiu: "Aiding the tyrant in his evil deeds."

Got it! Jiaoyang put it into practice: "The imperial guards aided the tyrant and persecuted loyal and good people."

"you!"

Zheng Xintong held the window frame tightly with both hands.

She seemed to see the shadow of another person in Jiuyang—Sheng Xiyan.

Sheng Xiyan was the most arrogant and domineering person she had ever seen in her life.

Her eyes slowly darkened, telling herself not to be easily angered by them. She said coldly: "This is the capital, you can't be so presumptuous."

"You are just a bunch of young men, relying on your achievements to discuss state affairs and the imperial guards. If I don't teach you well, you may not know your limits when the disaster strikes."

Zheng Xintong looked like he was doing this for their own good.

Unfortunately, among those who have studied to this level, there are very few who are simple-minded and they did not appreciate her "kindness" at all.

Wei Xiu's voice was flat, as if he was telling the truth, and he asked, "We all have achievements."

Even Wei Xiu passed the Tongsheng test before the Wei family met with disaster.

"Taizu once issued an order that all students with meritorious service could discuss current affairs."

Wei Xiu added emphasis on the word “merit and fame”.

These two words were extremely harsh to Wu Qi. He felt as if someone was backing him up. He pointed a finger at him and said arrogantly, "Then let Lord Zheng take away your fame!"

Idiot!

Zheng Xintong cursed inwardly.

However, with Wei Xiu instigating here, it is obviously not wise to reason with these nerds. The only way to control the situation is to catch them first.

She gave them a chance.

Zheng Xintong waved his hand, and immediately four guards came down the stairs in a mighty manner. Wu Qi's eyes lit up when he saw this: "Right, right, catch them, take away their fame, and drive them out of the capital."

Wu Qi could never forget the hatred of having his fame and honor taken away from him, and he was determined to make Chi Yu experience the same feeling.

The students were completely excited.

Originally, they were somewhat afraid when they heard that Zheng Xintong was the daughter of Zheng Chongming. Common people are naturally afraid of officials, and Zheng Chongming, a first-rank official, was such a high-ranking figure to them. Even if they passed the imperial examination, they would probably never be able to reach this level if they were extremely poor throughout their lives.

However, when he heard Wu Qi's shouting, the fear in his heart disappeared, and the anger that had been surging in his chest exploded completely.

Most students are reluctant to take action.

But once they are provoked to the extreme and their soft spots are touched, making them feel they have nowhere to retreat, all their anger will turn into motivation.

Chi Yu said at the right time: "We can't wait to die!"

"Not only are we trying to silence our tongues, but we are also trying to take away our fame. Is it possible that the world must be ruled by the Zheng family?"

"For our future, for glory!"

The guards were about to rush down to arrest the people, but to them, scholars were useless and they didn't take these students seriously at all. Unexpectedly, before they could make a move, the students either picked up stools or picked up brooms and rushed forward to hit them on the head.

The guards were a little confused by the sudden attack, but they were martial artists after all, and they still had weapons in their hands. They immediately drew their swords from their waists and chopped at the nearest student. Just as he was about to bleed, there was a "clang" sound, and the sword in his hand collided with a strange-shaped waist knife. Sheng Yan rushed to block the student and turned to him and said, "Get out of the way."

The student had just escaped death, and his face turned pale with fear. He was filled with anger and said in a sad voice, "The imperial guards are going to kill people!"

This sentence was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Originally, people were still hesitant, but now, not resisting meant waiting for death.

They didn't care who these people were. Since they were ordered by Zheng Zhongming's daughter, they just treated them as imperial guards.

More and more students stood up and rushed towards Zheng's guards. Seeing that the situation was not good, Wu Qi asked his two personal soldiers to help. He thought that if he could show his face in front of Zheng Xintong, he might please the young lady of the Zheng family and his official position could be further promoted.

There was chaos in the teahouse.

All of the Zheng family guards were armed, but they didn't dare to take people's lives at will. They just chopped at the shoulders and arms.

Hands are so important to scholars that chopping off a hand would make them more angry than chopping off a head.

Sheng Yan was agile and rescued everyone, which made them grateful. Occasionally, when there was something he couldn't take care of, he would suddenly throw a small stone from somewhere to interrupt the attack.

Jiuyang stood in front of Wei Xiu and Chi Yu, wielding a horsewhip with great vigor.

Wei Xiu silently picked up the teacup on the table, held it in his hand for a moment, then put it down. Then, he picked up the teapot, quietly walked behind a guard who was fighting with Jiaoyang, stood on tiptoe, raised his hands, and smashed it on the back of his head.

The guard hit him with all his strength, and the guard was stunned. His body shook a few times and he fell face down.

Bang!

Wei Xiu patted his hands and there was no dust, as if nothing had happened, with a calm and composed look on his face.

Jiaoyang: “…”

Her eyes lit up, her peach blossom eyes were radiant, and she praised: "Wei Xiu, you are amazing." She was really impressed.

Wei Xiu smiled slightly and said nothing.

Knowing that he was a man of few words, Jiaoyang didn't care and just said, "Let Uncle Mo Qi stay here with you. I'll go up and catch the guy named Zheng."

As Jiuyang spoke, he first looked around, then felt that there were too many people and it was a bit crowded, so he stepped onto a table, then jumped onto another adjacent table, and using the tables and chairs on the floor, he flexibly ran towards the stairs.

Mo Qi, who was holding a small stone in his hand and keeping an eye on everything around him, said: "..." In fact, he was only one year older than Prince Wang, so there was really no need to call him uncle!

They were the ones who started the fire, so they naturally couldn't just sit here and do nothing. Wei Xiu picked up a bench and joined the battle.

The students were numerous and powerful, Sheng Yan was very skilled, and with Mo Qi protecting him secretly, the situation quickly became one-sided.

Zheng Xintong, who was standing in the elegant seat on the second floor, turned pale. She had never expected that things would turn out like this.

They were just some junk that couldn't be lifted or carried on the shoulders, and she thought that the four guards could easily subdue them.

Zheng Xintong did not want to snatch their fame and fortune, nor did she have the power to do so. She just wanted to control them first and let them suffer a little so that they would know what to say and what not to say in the capital, so that they would not always confuse right and wrong, make irresponsible comments on state affairs, and ruin their father's reputation.

But……

Zheng Xintong pinched her handkerchief. She wanted to ask her personal maid to go back to the mansion to ask for help. The situation down there was so chaotic that she couldn't get out at all, let alone go home to ask for help.

"Xintong, what should we do?" Princess Qingping frowned and was confused.

Qingping brought guards with her when she went out, but there were only two of them. She just asked them to go down to help, but even so, it didn't end well. She could clearly see from where she was sitting that one guard was attacked from behind, and then four or five people rushed up, pinned him to the ground, punched and kicked him, and he had no way to fight back. As for the other guard, she couldn't even find him.

She never knew that students could be so vicious.

Her mother's previous consorts were all gentle and polite, and they were gentle and kind in front of her mother, and they tried their best to please her. She had long been tired of them, so she had always wanted to find a military general...

I didn't expect that scholars could be so brave.

"They don't dare to do it." Zheng Xintong calmed his breath and said firmly, "Don't worry."

Just as he finished speaking, the door of the private room was kicked open from outside. Jiaoyang raised his whip and smiled cutely and harmlessly: "I caught you!"

Zheng Xintong's heartbeat slowed down at her shocking words, but she said it so lively, like a child playing hide-and-seek.

Qingping was stunned: "Chu Jiaoyang?! It's you."

Chu?

Zheng Xintong blurted out: "Are you from the Chu family?"

Zheng Xintong had never seen Jiuyang before. Qingping had only seen him once in the palace during the New Year's greetings. Just now he felt that he looked a bit like him, but because Jiuyang was wearing men's clothes and his appearance and demeanor were a little different from during the New Year, he did not dare to recognize him.

Now I see that it is indeed her!

Zheng Xintong frowned and looked at her, saying, "Miss Chu, don't get involved in this mess. It will do you no good."

Jiaoyang laughed: "Hey, you still don't understand it."

She hated roundabout talk, so she raised her whip, pointed at Zheng Xintong and said, "You lose."

"Catch him and put him in jail."

She still remembers what she just said!

Jiaoyang didn't bother to talk to them. She climbed to the second floor with great effort just to catch someone.

She raised the whip and lashed him out.

The whip was in her hand as if driven by her arm, and it hit the table in front of them. With a turn of her wrist, the whip swept across, sweeping all the cups, bowls, and saucers to the ground, and after a series of ping-pong sounds, they shattered to the ground.

Zheng Xintong was so frightened that her face turned pale. She never expected that Jiaoyang was so barbaric and would hit her without any hesitation.

Which noble lady in the capital is like her!

Jiaoyang put one hand on his waist and said arrogantly, "Do you want to surrender, or do you want me to beat you into submission?"

My sister-in-law said that when faced with an overwhelming victory, you can give your opponent a chance to surrender.

The eldest brother also said that if you are not satisfied, you can play again after you finish playing.

Jiaoyang is a good boy who listens to his sister-in-law. She gave them a chance!

Then, without giving Zheng Xintong any chance to say anything, she rushed forward with the whip in hand.

Zheng Xintong also knows some martial arts, but compared to Jiuyang who practices martial arts seriously and is undeterred by wind and rain, she only knows some fancy moves. Jiuyang thrust the whip at her waist, grabbed her wrist, and twisted it back with his backhand. Zheng Xintong turned pale with pain and screamed.

Her guards were all below, and her personal maid rushed over to rescue her. Jiuyang pressed his wrist on the back of Zheng Xintong's neck, applying a little force.

Zheng Xintong was so frightened that she was afraid that she would go crazy and slap her on the back of her neck. She screamed at the maid, "Don't come over here!"

Jiuyang looked at Qingping again.

Qingping was so frightened that her face turned pale. She wanted to say something harsh, but facing Jiaoyang's tyranny and whip, she immediately cried out for mercy, "I surrender. I surrender."

Jiaoyang felt a little regretful. She didn't waste any time and shouted down, "Got it."

The situation below was basically stabilized, and everyone including Wu Qi was subdued.

The students are in high spirits.

Chi Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Take them to the Imperial City. We will petition together and ask who gave the Imperial Guards the power to kill and silence our students!"

The students had just won a great victory and were in high spirits, their heads were still hot and they responded in unison.

Someone went out and found some ropes, tied up all the people, and then escorted them out.

Zheng Xintong and Qingping also had their hands tied and staggered out of the teahouse.

They were all noble ladies in Beijing, and were spoiled by their environment. They had never experienced such humiliation and disgrace in their lives. When Jiaoyang pushed them out of the teahouse, Zheng Xintong's eyes were red and he wished he could bite off a piece of flesh from her.

She subconsciously glanced at Wei Xiu, only to see that he had an indifferent look on his face, and her heart became even more complicated.

Mo Qi gave the teahouse owner a piece of silver to compensate for the losses of the teahouse, and hurriedly followed.

The commotion in the teahouse was so great that it had already attracted the attention of passers-by on the street. Some people also went to report to the government. Not long after they left, they met a group of soldiers from the Wuguan City riding towards them.

Upon seeing this situation, the team leader Fu Junqing was stunned.

"Fu Junqing!" Qingping was overjoyed and shouted, "Hurry up and save me...save us!"

Fu Junqing was originally in the Jinwu Guard. Although he turned back in time after King Zhao's incident, he was still guilty of tampering with the Jinwu Guard without authorization. After Xiao Shuo pardoned him from the death penalty, he demoted him to the Wucheng Bingmasi.

For military generals, the Jinwu Guard and the Wucheng Bingmasi are like one in the sky and one on the ground.

One is the cloud, and the other is cast into the dust.

Fu Junqing is now the commander of East City and was leading his men on a routine patrol. He came here when he heard about the commotion.

Seeing this, Fu Junqing frowned slightly and asked, "What's going on?"

Qingping suddenly felt wronged and complained while choking with sobs: "It was these students who caused the trouble..."

Chi Yu bowed his hands and said righteously: "We were discussing politics in the teahouse, and the imperial guards shouted at us to kill us. We were dissatisfied and wanted to ask you, sir, whether we students have the right to participate in politics, and whether the imperial guards can kill us at will. The imperial guards did not go to suppress the bandits, but instead wanted to take the lives of us innocent people of Dayong. Is this right?"

The pond is a metaphor for the chisel.

Zheng Xintong was furious when he heard this. How could they confuse right and wrong like this? !

There are no imperial guards here, no where!

Zheng Xintong endured the humiliation and questioned loudly, but Chi Yu pointed at Wu Qi righteously.

Even if Wu Qi bought this official position, even if he just got it today, he is still a member of the Imperial Guards!

I'm not talking nonsense!

Chi Yu said confidently, "Now that the emperor is seriously ill, Governor Xiao is in charge of the country. We want to ask Governor Xiao for justice."

"I hope your Excellency will forgive me."

There was an inexplicable sadness in his voice, which made those who heard it sad and those who listened to it cry.

It was as if they had been forced into a desperate situation and had no choice but to let go.

There was a surge of anger in Zheng Xintong's heart.

It was clearly them who were being oppressed and beaten!

Qing Ping didn't care about that anymore, he just said to Fu Junqing: "What are you doing standing there, catch them."

All the students looked at Fu Junqing angrily, almost treating him as one of their accomplices.

Qingping shouted again: "Hurry up!"

Fu Junqing only glanced at her calmly, and then said to Chi Yu: "I understand. In this case, I will personally escort you there."

ah?!

Qingping was stunned. She couldn't believe her ears. She blurted out, "Fu Junqing, how dare you! I want to cancel the engagement with you."

"That would be the best." Fu Junqing said calmly.

Then, he said to the students, "You will worry the people. I will take you there. Governor Xiao is in Dongchang. You don't need to go to the Imperial City. Just go to Donghuamen."

As he spoke, he pulled the reins, turned the horse around, and actually led them there.

The students cheered, and they felt more and more that they had done the right thing. Everything they did was for justice, otherwise this adult would not have helped them!

Therefore, under the escort of the Five Cities Military Department, the yamen runners from Jingzhao Prefecture were successfully sent away, and a group of students escorted several people to Dongchang.

Chi Yu had always been the representative of the students, so he let him say to the Dongchang guard: "Sir, we are here to ask for the order of Governor Xiao. Please make the decision for us students who are coming to Beijing to take the exam!"

Then he recounted the whole thing in detail.

After the guards heard this, someone went in to report it.

Xiao Shuo was sitting opposite Chu Yuanchen in front of the chess table. Hearing this, he smiled slightly.

Dongchang's secret agents were spread all over the capital, and what happened in the teahouse was reported to him half an hour ago.

Their intention was to start with Shilin and fan the flames.

From the military to the civilians and then to the literati, this great and glorious dynasty was gradually disintegrated.

However, being able to achieve this still surprised Xiao Shuo to some extent. He smiled and said to Chu Yuanchen: "Jiaoyang this girl, does have some of the demeanor of Princess Jingle."

Not only Jiao Yang, but also Wei Xiu's behavior is somewhat interesting. It is not a coincidence that Zheng Zhongming's daughter appeared in that teahouse.

Chu Yuanchen played with the chess pieces and said without raising his head: "Ayan said that it is good to have a good temper."

If Jiuyang had a weaker temper, he might be bullied in the future, which would make him feel very upset.

"Ayan said that it is better to bully others than to be bullied by others."

Xiao Shuo burst out laughing.

Xiao Shuo said, "As for the matter, I already know about it. I have agreed to Shilin's request. He will be temporarily detained in Dongchang Prison. Wu Ning." He ordered, "You go there."

Wu Ning bowed in response and walked out.

Chu Yuanchen dropped the chess piece with a "pop" sound and said cheerfully, "Zheng Zhongming should be here soon."

"Zheng Zhongming must have taken at least one million taels this time."

The imperial guards sold a total of six official positions, and a rough estimate would be nearly one million taels of silver.

According to Zheng Zhongming, this money will be used as military pay for the imperial guards. Chu Yuanchen naturally believed this. Zheng Zhongming was not short of money and did not need to embezzle the money from selling official positions. It was just...

Chu Yuanchen said meaningfully: "This money came too easily."

Xiao Shuo smiled but said nothing.

After Wu Ning went out and told the students what Xiao Shuo meant, the students all burst into cheers without any prior agreement.

"Master Xiao is sensible!"

In the past, they only heard that Xiao Shuo controlled the government, corrupted the government, and harmed loyal and good people. He was a treacherous and unforgivable person.

At first, when Chi Yu said he was going to Dongchang to complain to Xiao Shuo, their brains were still hot and they didn't react. It was not until they arrived at Dongchang that they felt scared. All kinds of terrible scenes kept appearing in their minds. Who in the Great Rong Dynasty would not change color when talking about Dongchang?

Unexpectedly, the attitude of the East Factory was so good. Not only did they not drive them away, but Supervisor Xiao was actually willing to make the decision for them? !

They were overjoyed and felt that they had wrongly blamed the Dongchang before.

Everyone says that the Imperial Guards are brave and fearless in protecting the country. However, the Imperial Guards are lazy and indifferent to work. They even call for war and killing them.

Everyone in the world said that Dongchang was violent and cruel, and Xiao Shuo was a clique for personal gain, imposing heavy taxes and levying heavy taxes, bringing disaster to the country and the people. However, now it was Dongchang who was willing to make decisions for them.

"As expected, you can't listen to what others say!"

Many people nodded in agreement.

Wu Ning ordered the guards, "Take them to the Dongchang prison and interrogate them before arresting them."

Chi Yu bowed and said first: "Thank you for taking care of the students!"

The students were all moved to tears, and they all bowed and said, "Thank you very much, Master, for taking care of us!"

Wu Ning nodded without changing his expression.

The Tozai banye walked over and took the tied people from their hands.

Zheng Xintong's face flushed red and she was almost going crazy. She had thought that the parade just now was the most embarrassing moment in her life, but she didn't expect it to be even worse now.

If the daughter of the Zheng family was imprisoned in Dongchang Prison, not to mention how I would live my life in the future, my father would always be inferior to Xiao Shuo.

She didn't make a scene along the way because she knew it would be even more embarrassing if she did. But now, she couldn't care less!

"Let me go!" Zheng Xintong shouted, "Xiao Shuo, my father will not let you go!"

Qingping also shouted: "Do you know who I am? I will ask my mother to arrest you all."

Zheng Xintong gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Shuo, you idiot..."

The servants at the East Factory were never the kind of people who would sympathize with girls. They mercilessly hit them on the back of their necks with two palms. The two of them rolled their eyes and became paralyzed. The servants pulled their arms and dragged them away roughly.

The other few people were all taken over by the East Factory Banya.

The students were impressed by the Dongchang's powerful performance.

Chi Yu turned to them and said, "Go back. Governor Xiao is fair and will definitely give us justice."

The students' eyes sparkled with excitement and a sense of accomplishment.

Although they have not yet entered officialdom, they have studied hard for several years with the idea of ​​serving the emperor. Although they do not know what will happen in the future, now they only want to make the world peaceful and honest.

Someone said, "Brother Chi, why don't we look for another one..."

His voice was interrupted by the rapid and chaotic sound of horse hooves.

Following the sound, I saw several horses galloping towards me.

Chi Yu and Wei Xiu looked at each other. This was Zheng Zhongming.

Zheng Zhongming not only came alone, but also brought two personal soldiers with him. Their horses were riding very fast. Chi Yu quickly pulled the person who was speaking and managed to escape.

Zheng Zhongming rode his horse all the way to the gate of Dongchang and even wanted to rush in, but was stopped by Dongchang guards.

Those who could serve in the East Factory were all the best selected from the Jinyiwei. They were quite skilled and drew their swords without saying a word. Zheng Zhongming was afraid of frightening his horse, so he finally pulled the reins. He sat on the horse and asked from above, "Where is Miss Zheng Er?"

In front of so many people, he did not call his daughter by her nickname.

Wu Ning didn't care who those people were, and sneered, "In the prison, Master Zheng, you are a step late."

Zheng Zhongming said angrily: "This governor wants to see Xiao Shuo!"

Wu Ning said slowly, "Master Zheng, please stay. You can't see the governor whenever you want."

Zheng Zhongming pushed him aside and tried to rush in, but the guards immediately rushed forward.

The guards were not pretending to scare him, they meant it. After just two moves, Zheng Zhongming's sleeve was cut. If he had not dodged in time, his arm would have been lost.

He couldn't help but take a step back, and the two sides were deadlocked at the door.

Finally, Zheng Zhongming gave in and said through gritted teeth: "This governor wants to see Governor Xiao. Please... let me know."

"That's right. In our Dongchang, you have to abide by the rules of Dongchang." Wu Ning smiled and said, "Master Zheng, please wait here."

Zheng Zhongming was left outside. He scanned the students with a cold gaze and waited patiently.

It was not until Zheng Zhongming was almost impatient that Wu Ning slowly came out and led him in.

Zheng Zhongming's face was gloomy and he could hardly hide his anger.

When he learned that his daughter was captured, he could not believe his ears and hurried over, wanting to rescue his daughter before Xiao Shuo could take action, but he still fell short.

Zheng Zhongming walked with heavy steps, following Wu Ning all the way forward.

After walking for quite a while, we finally arrived at the place where Xiao Shuo usually worked.

Zheng Zhongming lifted his robe and stepped over the threshold, coldly questioning: "Master Xiao is so majestic."