Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

To know what the haughty envoy said in front of Wei Wangyu, Zhao Dan had checked the script beforehand, and even expressed his personal opinion, helping to polish the lines.

Can't make this Wei Wangyu angry?

"Could it be that this Wei Wangyu has fully comprehended the essence of the ninja magic after being attacked by the widows one after another, and cultivated into the legendary Ninja Turtle?" Zhao Dan wondered in his heart.

But in any case, since Wei Guo also chose to cease fighting, then Zhao Dan's goal was naturally achieved, so Zhao Dan waved his hand very happily, and terminated the confinement of the prince of Chu State in advance.

Yes, foot restraint, this is the final punishment for the prince of Chu.

Regarding this point, Zhao Dan is actually a little helpless.

After all, the identity of the prince of Chu is still quite sensitive. Although Zhao Dan doesn't take Chu seriously, considering that he might use Chu to contain South Korea and Wei from the south in the future, he decided to hold back for a while. Some face.

As for those troublemakers, Zhao Dan was not so polite.

Under the joint command of Yu Xin and Mao Sui, the two departments of Si Kou and Surveillance Guard immediately began to operate very efficiently, and it took half a month to determine a list of 97 people.

These 97 people basically belonged to those who took the lead in making troubles.

Among these 97 people, there are exactly 68 people who are Confucian students.

This surprised Zhao Dan quite a bit.

Because in Zhao Dan's mind, this number should be around twenty to thirty to be more reasonable.

It can only be said that the enthusiasm of these student party members is really beyond Zhao Dan's expectation.

But thinking about it is actually very reasonable. After all, the students have never been out of society, and they still retain innocence and passion in their hearts. Just a little incitement can make this passion burst out.

This is a double-edged sword. From the current point of view, this double-edged sword is obviously not very beneficial to Zhao Dan and Zhao Guo.

Zhao Dan hesitated.

Although Zhao Dan made up his mind to punish him severely, the number of 97 people is still too much. What if the whole thing turns sour?

Zhao Dan didn't want Zi Prison to appear in China so early.

Although from the king's point of view, the control of thoughts is necessary, after all, it is impossible to allow some guy who shouts "the princes and generals have a kindness" every day to promote their thoughts in Zhao State, right?

But if the confinement of thought is too strict, then the situation like the Ming and Qing dynasties in China may appear in history, making the entire ideological circle dead, and people are basically reduced to the echoes and lackeys of the kings.

The mastery of this degree is really difficult to choose.

It is precisely because of this hesitation that even though Mao Sui and Yu Xin urged Zhao Dan to make a decision on punishment as soon as possible for the purpose of meritorious service, Zhao Dan still kept this list.

A few days later, a sudden incident changed everything.

Xun Kuang, the grand sacrificial wine of the Handan Academy Academy, entered the palace to ask to see Zhao Dan.

"I have seen the king." Xun Kuang saluted Zhao Dan respectfully.

Zhao Dan nodded slightly, and looked up and down at Xun Kuang in front of him. Obviously, the high priest had not had a good time in the past, which can be seen from the white hair on Xun Kuang's head.

You must know that this year Xun Kuang should only be 58 years old. The last time Zhao Dan saw Xun Kuang at the New Year’s Day dinner, some of his sideburns were still black, and they became completely white in less than a month. It is enough to prove how heavy the pressure he is under.

For this famous Xunzi, Zhao Dan felt somewhat helpless.

If you do a good job of learning, you can be famous forever. Why do you have to participate in this kind of thing?

"Xun Qing doesn't need to be too polite, please sit down."

For this Xunzi, Zhao Dan still respects him very much.

In any case, there is nothing to say about the knowledge of this great Confucianist, he is absolutely first-class in the world, and he has also cultivated two talents, Li Si and Han Fei, which is enough to prove that his ability to teach disciples is also extremely strong.

As for these seemingly immature and clumsy methods in the officialdom, it can only be said that no one is perfect.

It has to be said that compared with the Confucian scholar-bureaucrat class that matured enough to be able to fight against the emperor in later generations, these Confucian scholars have not yet evolved to that level after all, and this way of playing tricks is far inferior to their own. Juniors.

Of course, this is also understandable. After all, there is no such environment for Confucianism to hone and cultivate itself.

In fact, after Dong Zhongshu, the literati and bureaucrats struggled for hundreds of thousands of years, and fought against the kings for so many years before they finally evolved to the point where they could stand up to the imperial power in the Song and Ming Dynasties. What can the Confucian scholars of the Warring States Period who have never been an official realize?

After Xun Kuang sat down, Zhao Dan smiled at Xun Kuang and said, "I don't know what's the matter with Xun Qing coming to see the widow today?"

Xun Kuang sighed softly, and said to Zhao Dan: "The old minister came here today to hope that the king will forgive those 97 students from the Huaxia Academy."

It has to be said that Yu Xin and Mao Sui's work style is quite straightforward. After the two men confirmed the list, they immediately arrested everyone on the list without saying a word, and put them in the prison of the supervisory guard. middle.

Although in view of the identities of these students, they can't bear much grievance in the prison, but this incident still shocked the entire Huaxia Academy and even Handan City.

People talked about this matter, and many people even asserted that the next time these students walked out of the prison was when they went to the gate of the vegetable market.

All these things have plunged the entire Huaxia Academy into an atmosphere of panic, especially the Confucianism, which accounted for more than two-thirds of the arrested students, was even more terrified.

As the chief sacrificial wine of the Huaxia Academy and the leader of Confucianism, Xun Kuang was naturally pushed out and became the solver of this problem.

Zhao Dan looked at Xun Kuang in front of him, couldn't help sighing softly, and said, "Xun Qing, you should be very clear about the crimes of these students, right?"

For the sake of comforting people, Zhao Dan informed Yu Xin and Mao Sui from the very beginning, and asked them to publish the charges and criminal facts of these guys together.

Xun Kuang nodded, and said: "The old minister has actually seen the list posted by the king. It's just that the old minister thinks that these students are young and hot-blooded for a while, so it's understandable. Please take care of the list. For the sake of their ignorance"

Hearing this, Zhao Dan finally couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and finally couldn't help interrupting Xun Kuang's words, saying: "Why, does Xun Qing really think that just a young and ignorant person can do what they did? Did you pick it clean?"

"The widow would like to ask Xun Qing, these guys gathered together and tried to use public opinion to influence the widow's decision. What does Xun Qing think of this?"

Xun Kuang's expression froze, and he said, "This"

Zhao Dan sneered and said with a sneer: "If the widow agrees to them this time, does Xun Qing think there will be a next time? If there is a next time, will there be a next time? If every time The gathering of thousands of students can make the huge country of Zhao act according to the will of these students, but I would like to ask Xun Qing, is it the widows who are the masters of this country, or these students from the Huaxia Academy?"

This sentence is an out-and-out sentence.

Even though he was a great Confucianist, Xun Kuang was left speechless by Zhao Dan's harsh questioning.

What can I say, is it necessary for Xun Kuang to say that the troubles in the Huaxia Academy this time were initiated by Confucianism, and it was a small test to try to compete with the king for power?

If this is true, then the Confucianists should stop messing around in Zhao Guo, and the teachers and students of Maliu should pack up and leave together.

No, maybe even if you leave, you won't be able to leave, and you will be arrested and sent to the boss.

Zhao Dan looked at Xun Kuang who had nothing to say, and a trace of doubt crept into his heart.

Originally thought that Xun Kuang was the mastermind behind this incident, but now it doesn't look like it.

If Xun Kuang and other Confucian scholars really came up with this idea, then anyway, at least one self-justification can always be said, right?

But look at Xun Kuang's speechless expression now