Now Liu Jin is naturally not as arrogant and arrogant as before. After experiencing so much, he almost lost his life. Naturally, he is smarter and will not only be concerned about doing things for a while.??

He frowned in pain, hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to endure it, and said sternly with a little anger: Go back to the palace..."

So the coachman rushed forward and rushed directly to the Forbidden City in a hurry.

After Liu Jin returned to the palace, everyone in the palace looked at him with a look of surprise and hurried over as he covered his face.

Eunuch Liu was beaten...

Everyone is silent, who has such courage?

Liu Jin, who was covered in blood, almost rolled and crawled, rushed to the warm room and asked him to see Zhu Houzhao.

When he saw Zhu Houzhao, he immediately bowed to the ground and cried loudly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am wronged, there are scholars... They are so brave that they attacked me. A group of scholars were blocked outside the Ye family and they were in trouble. Your Majesty... Look, look."

Liu Jin said, tilting his face, and saw that tears, snot and blood were all mixed together, which was very terrifying.

Zhu Houzhao looked at him in surprise and then said, "What are these people doing when they are blocking outside the Ye family?"

Liu Jin felt a little aggrieved for no reason.

I was beaten like this, but His Majesty was only concerned about asking the Ye family?

This person is so angry that he compares people.

Of course, this feeling was not the first time. He quickly got used to it and continued to cry and report everything.

Zhu Houzhao listened, frowned continuously, showing an unhappy look, and coldly said with a bit of irony: "It's really interesting. What does Jiang Mian make for? He is good to ask him to comfort the scholars. I'm so comfortable that he has become like this? Invite Jiang Mian, I want to ask him personally."

After saying that, Zhu Houzhao sat down, looking like he was provoking an insult to the crime.

After a while, Jiang Mian was invited. Seeing Liu Jin with blood on his face, he seemed to understand something suddenly. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous and bowed to the ground and said, "I have seen Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "What's going on? Didn't you let your beloved minister appease the students? Why is it getting worse now? The streets are all over the streets saying that the Duke of Zhenguo is a traitor, but is there any evidence? He said that he was treason for rebellion, and the evidence is actually evidence? Well, now, all the people are going to invade their families and beat Liu Jin like this. Are these people scholars or robbers?"

Jiang Mian was already sweating profusely, and he really couldn't handle this matter.

Of course, it was impossible for him to offend scholars for the sake of Ye Chunqiu and influence his official reputation. But on the other hand, both sides are unwilling to give in now, how can he persuade him?

Jiang Mian had to say with a bitter face: "I was guilty of death."

Zhu Houzhao narrowed her eyes and said coldly: "I want to kill a few to serve as a warning to you. What do you think of your family?"

When Jiang Mian heard this, he was shocked.

Killing people? Those are scholars. Isn’t this adding fuel to the fire? What if this continues?

Jiang Mian hurriedly said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, I think it is absolutely impossible. If Your Majesty does this, I am afraid that all the scholars in the world will be disappointed."

Zhu Houzhao sneered and said, "Does I just ignore it and let them continue to do whatever I want? Can't I even do what I want to do? Who belongs to this world?"

Speaking this sentence made Jiang Mian quite heartbroken.

He knew very well that there was no airtight wall in the world, and his comments against His Majesty today would definitely be spread. If he said anything bad for scholars, it would lead to a rebound in scholars at the forefront.

After thinking about it, Jiang Mian said, "Your Majesty, of course the world belongs to Your Majesty."

"That's right." Zhu Houzhao gritted her teeth and said, "Then I have the final say. You pass on my will..."

"But..." Jiang Mian hurriedly continued: "But Your Majesty, the king is inferior to the people, your Majesty is the boat, and the people are the water. If Your Majesty does not love the people, I am afraid that the country will be shaken."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said mockingly: "Is it just a group of scholars, also called people?"

Jiang Mian said seriously: "Your Majesty, these scholars are the people, and the rest are just savages. If you want to rule the world, you can only rely on these people. Otherwise... the sky collapses and the earth is broken and the country is in danger of overturning."

Zhu Houzhao was stunned. He had been unable to digest Jiang Mian's words for a long time.

After a while, he finally understood what Jiang Mian meant.

The so-called people are of course not all people. The people of the Ming Dynasty can only be scholars, scholars, and gentry.

How could the rest be the people?

Only these people are the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty, because only they can express their opinions. Only they have read books, mastered public opinion, and only they have mastered all the resources in the countryside.

Where did the imperial court come from? It all depends on the gentry to pay taxes. How much tax is required for the county to pay, and the gentry contracted to the gentry. The gentry will collect it from the farmers and then send it to the county. Where did the imperial court officials come from? They also come from the children of the gentry. Only they have the resources to study and finally get the title of the gold list. Where did the imperial court's public opinion come from, and only their children will make various comments.

As for ordinary farmers and people, most of them do not know the big words. They themselves depend on these gentry. Some rent land, some rely on the water source of the gentry, or go to work long-term or short-term workers from time to time. Many people don’t even know who the emperor is. For them, the Ming Dynasty and the Song Dynasty are all too far away from them.

So when Jiang Mian firmly said that only they are the people, how could Zhu Houzhao not understand?

Zhu Houzhao's mood was naturally complicated, and at this time, Jiang Mian continued: "When the late emperor was there, he understood this truth very well, so he treated scholars well. Today, all the people respected the late emperor."

call……

Zhu Houzhao understood again. If you want to be a saint, you must love the people as your son. It’s just that this people are not the other people.

Zhu Houzhao was silent for a moment before saying, "But surrounded the Duke Zhenguo's mansion, what's the matter?"

Jiang Mian also knew that if he did not make any concessions at this time, His Majesty would definitely not be willing to give up, so he had to say, "I will try my best to persuade them to withdraw."

Zhu Houzhao's face then calmed down and said, "I hope I won't let me down anymore, and don't let my birthday be uneasy."

"Yes." Seeing that Zhu Houzhao finally did not make things difficult for him anymore, Jiang Mian breathed a sigh of relief.8
Chapter completed!