Shaodi Chunxin

The third day of June.

Ear seed.

Miaosong Academy.

Early in the morning, the weather was extremely hot, and there was no wind. The valley where Miaosong Academy was located was steaming, making the heat wave even more tumbling.

It was still early at this time, and the morning class started, and the voices of students reciting "Encouraging Learning" in unison came from three or four earthen classrooms in the academy.It's just different from other schools, the students here are all women.

"The gentleman said: Learning is not enough. Green is taken from blue, and blue is greener than blue; ice is made of water, but colder than water. The straight wood is the rope, and the scorpion is the wheel, and the song is the rule. Although there is violence , those who do not stand up again, will make it happen..."

Old or young, tall, short, fat or thin.

There are pampered.

There are stout farmers.

It's just that everyone reads seriously, and there is no grudge.

In the wheat field in the back mountain, the ears of wheat have grown full, and the tips of the awns have begun to turn golden yellow. After a few days, when the wind blows and the waves of wheat roll, women will work together to pluck the ears and grind them into flour. To make rations, usually exchange some money to subsidize the academy.

Gu Shuwang tied up her sleeves with loops, exposing her sun-tanned arms.If the old-fashioned gentleman sees it, he will definitely say that she is so disobedient and shameless.

She pulled out all the weeds in this field, went to the ground barefoot, and carefully picked out a small bunch of edible wild vegetables from the weeds, and washed the soil beside the ditch.

A woman in the front yard rushed over. It was Mr. Xu from the academy. She gasped and said, "Master Gu, something happened!"

Gu Shuwang stood up and shook off the water droplets on the wild vegetables: "What's wrong?"

"A large group of people came from outside the mountain gate, saying that our academy is a goblin cave, and the girls who study are all goblins, and they want to burn down the academy!"

"This is not the first time." Gu Shuwang said, "Let them mess around and clean up the mess later."

"It's different this time. There are hundreds of people, many students from academies in the capital, and I see that many of them are still famous. The firewood is piled up under the house. They are clamoring for you to come forward."

After hearing her words, Gu Shuwang's expression gradually became serious.

"After the death of Heng Zhiye a few days ago, these academies that accepted many Dongxiang students became restless." Gu Shuwang said, "I didn't expect to start with us."

She put on her cloth shoes and put down her sleeves: "Don't worry, we got a plaque issued by the Ministry of Rites. We are serious girls' school. Don't be afraid of them."

While comforting Mr. Xu, she walked to the front yard.However, four or five hundred steps away from the front yard, they saw smoke rising from the academy behind the banyan tree.

Gu Shuwang felt anxious, and hurried into the academy a few steps.

The academy, which was peaceful and peaceful just now, is completely different now.

Those Shihlin students who once seemed to be well-educated and reasonable are now red-eyed.People who couldn't wait for her rushed into the classroom, dragged the female students out, and threw the classroom teaching aids, benches, books, and the four treasures of the study into the yard and into the blazing fire.

Some of the female students were trembling, and some were crying to save them but were dragged out by more people and pinned to the ground.

At the peak of Miaosong Academy's female school, there were only seventy or eighty students, but they were surrounded by hundreds of men.Some of the female students with disparity in strength had their skirts broken during the struggle.

A shameless man laughed and said: "Look at this skin is so good, I feel sorry for him, wearing such plain clothes, what a pity. Why don't you follow me, my lady, and go home to be my fifth concubine?"

"What is this women's school?" Someone asked, "Is it a place where you teach the strange and obscene skills to seduce men? It really is a fairy cave."

"What kind of books do women read?"

"I'm not at home looking after my husband and raising my children, but I'm actually reading in public. I'm not afraid of tarnishing the sages!"

"You don't have to be polite to these vixens! Tore up their clothes and dragged them out to parade in the streets!"

Probably due to blood relatives of the same clan, Gu Shuwang is generous and easy-going, somewhat similar to Fu Yuanqing.But now when she heard such words, she was already extremely angry, she pushed away everyone, squeezed into the raging fire, and pushed that shameless man away.

She took off her shoulder straps and put them on the female student's shoulders.

"You are a student of Confucius, how can you say such vulgar words?" She asked, "How can you do something like burning books to disperse the students?!"

"Students?" Someone laughed and said, "A group of vulgar women who want to be Confucius' disciples? Are you worthy?"

"Women are also human beings," Gu Shuwang said, "two eyes, one nose, and one mouth. Naturally, they can also read, read, and recite classics. As for whether they want to be disciples of sages or not... they are born with heaven and earth, and yin and yang are right. Sages understand this If the truth is learned, then the sages don’t understand it, then they set up their own courts.”

"Great rebellion!" The scholars were enraged, "Rampant and ignorant woman! Who are you?!"

Gu Shuwang stood up slowly and stood in front of the female student.

"The Head of Miaosong Academy, Gu Shuwang," she said.

She stood under the mountain gate, with the plaque of Miaosong Academy above her head.

I don't know why, she is just a seemingly weak woman, but her shoulders seem to be extremely towering, carrying moral justice, making people dare not look at her, and even want to back away.

"She's just a happy prostitute. When I was in Yingtian Mansion, I saw some dignitaries order her to stay overnight in the Qinhuai River! What are you afraid of!" a wretched voice shouted.

"That's right, it's just a woman!"

"Tie her up!"

"Tie her up and burn the plaque of Miaosong Academy! Send this prostitute to parade!"

Only then did the retreating men realize that what they were facing was just a slender woman. There were so many of them, and they could subdue her in one swarm.

The female students in the academy naturally refused, although they fought hard, they were outnumbered in the end.

Together with Gu Shuwang, more than 20 teachers and students were tied up, and then someone picked up the plaque of the academy with a bamboo pole.

The plaque of Miaosong Academy fell to the ground and broke into a ball.

Gu Shuwang's forehead was bleeding during the battle, and she was in a state of embarrassment. She was tied under the mountain gate and watched helplessly as the plaque was thrown into the bonfire.

The bonfire instantly ignited a warm flame.

"Bitch, take a good look at your academy!"

Gu Shuwang was not in a panic, nor was she afraid, she even smiled: "It's sad."

"What did you say?"

"It's sad." She said, "It's sad that the more rampant you are, the more you expose your ugliness. It's sad that you are already frightened and timid because of women's literacy, so you have to humiliate with words. It's sad that you face unarmed people with multiple people. Violent suppression, but also self-satisfied. It's a pity to waste the court's rice and feed a group of beasts in human skin like you—"

Before she finished speaking, someone had already slapped her.

Her cheeks were suddenly red and swollen, and blood oozed from her mouth.

The man wanted to slap him a second time, but before the slap fell, he was grabbed by someone.

He looked back and said angrily, "Who dares to stop me!"

Yang Lingxue kicked him far away: "The thief stands upright! I am the commander of soldiers and horses, Yang Lingxue! I deserve to kick you!"

While he was speaking, soldiers from the Fifth Army Battalion in armor had arrived and subdued the group of people.

Yang Lingxue said: "Untie the gentlemen and students of Miaosong Academy, and be respectful to me! Don't offend them!"

He half-kneeled beside Gu Shuwang, grabbed the thick hemp rope with both hands and pulled it, and the oil-soaked hemp rope broke.

"Sister Gu, I'm late." He took off the cloak, put it on her shoulders, and helped her stand up. The Gu family and the Yang family were also old friends, so they naturally knew each other.

"The academy in Shuntian Mansion was in chaos last night. The East Factory, West Factory, Jinyiwei, and even our Fifth Military Battalion were transferred out to control the situation. When I received the news, I rushed over in a hurry. , I didn't expect it to be a step too late."

He glanced sideways at her.

There was a bulge on the outline of Gu Shuwang's gentle face, which abruptly blocked the jade-like profile, making Yang Lingxue feel guilty.

"Captain, what should we do with those people?"

"Take it to the Criminal Department."

"The Criminal Department is full."

"Then, the imperial prison?" Yang Lingxue frowned, "You can decide what to do. By the way, I will bring all those who insulted Mr. Gu before."

Soon, more than [-] people were pulled out from the crowd, and they all knelt in front of Gu Shuwang, crying and begging for Gu Shuwang's forgiveness.

"Cut off your tongue." Yang Lingxue said.

Gu Shuwang grabbed his wrist and shook his head: "The state owns the state law, send it to Dali Temple, and there will be a decision at that time."

Yang Lingxue still wanted to argue with her, but Gu Shuwang was already lost in thought looking at the academy that was already on fire.Yang Lingxue was in no mood to torment people, and waved her hand to let the guards drag the bastards away.

The academy burned in the fire.

Soon the fire spread to the back mountain, turning to ashes along with the immature wheat.

In an instant, years of painstaking efforts disappeared.

"Sister Gu, it's okay, don't worry, I'll ask the emperor to give you a lot of money to build a bigger one." Yang Lingxue reassured her, "I still have a field under my name, I'll give you two hundred acres, no... two thousand Mu, is it enough to make a comeback?"

"I'm not worried."

She looked up at the lonely mountain gate, which stood on the stone road, still standing, overlooking the capital city in the distance.

"As long as there are women who want to learn, as long as there are women who want to get out of the Xiulou, as long as they want to see the world, Miao Song Academy will always be there." She said.

The urgent reports from all over the Shuntian Prefecture were sent into the imperial city like snowflakes, rearranged and sorted in the key yamen, and entered into the Hall of Mental Cultivation one by one.

The emperor frowned as he read the drafts from the cabinet and the secret report from Dongchang.

The officials gathered in the Zhongzheng Renhe Hall, discussing in low voices.

The emperor arranged for Shi Jianyi to issue a pacifying edict in the name of the Ministry of Rites. After carefully reviewing the content of the edict, he asked Master Shi to withdraw.

When the curtain was lifted, the emperor looked up, and Fu Yuanqing was asking Lai Liqun and Fang Jing about something.His back was as straight as a pine, but he lowered his head slightly, listening to what the two of them said.

Thinking of his words that day, Shaodi felt his heart twitch.

He was dizzy before his eyes, and hurriedly pressed his hands on the dragon case to maintain his figure. He accidentally knocked over the washer, and the water with residual ink turned it out, flowing out of the case and soaking all kinds of reports.

Fu Yuanqing heard a crisp sound from outside, and hurriedly lifted the curtain to enter the East Nuan Pavilion, only to see the washing brush fell to the ground, and the table was stained with water.

Fu Yuanqing was stunned, and then called the palace servants on duty to come and clean it.

"Lai Liqun and Fang Jing are back?" Young Emperor's face was a little gloomy, "Let them come in and answer. If Pu Yingruo is here, come in together."

"Yes."

Lai Liqun and Fang Jing entered Dongnuang Pavilion and knelt down to pay their respects. After getting up, the young emperor said, "Tell me about the recent situation."

Lai Liqun said: "Yes. Let me tell you."

He clasped his fists and bowed, and said, "After Ri Heng Zhiye's death, Heng Zhiye's innocence became the scapegoat for the spread of the "Debate on Traitors" demon book in the capital. Fanzi and the Fifth Army Battalion have been mobilized to stop and suppress most of the students in the academy. However, there are still more than 1000 people who are out of control and filled with righteous indignation, led by Zhoufeng Academy A group of Dongxiang students who just paraded the streets to sit-in in front of the Shuntian government office to protest yesterday, were instigated today by those who did not agree with this practice and smashed them one by one, and about a dozen academies and private schools in Gyeonggi were innocent victims."

Lai Liqun sent the list, and Fu Yuanqing took it and spread it out in front of the emperor.

When the young emperor saw the words Miaosong Academy, his heart skipped a beat.Sure enough, I heard Lai Liqun say: "I just told my ancestors outside that Gu Shanzhang's Miaosong Academy was particularly tragic. Because it is a girls' school, it has been criticized for a long time. Most people fish in troubled waters and join in the fun. The academy has been burned to rubble. Fortunately, the head of the mountain and all the gentlemen and students are safe."

The young emperor was angry from the heart, and asked: "Is the leader of this group of students arrested?"

"A dozen of them have been arrested one after another, and the chiefs are basically finished. After checking, they are all restless Dongxiang students." Lai Liqun said, "They have been sent to the imperial prison."Our people are interrogating... It's just that the students are delicate and tender, and don't know how to measure it. Please show me, master. "

"Go to the death trial, the dead are still alive, continue to arrest, continue to interrogate. I don't believe that there are bloody people who can't pry open!" the young emperor said.

Pu Ying coughed: "Your Majesty, the students are still young and immature, and they have been instigated by someone with a heart. Should their leaders be arrested and punished severely, and the others will be persuaded by Huairou from the Ministry of Rites—"

"The benevolence of a woman!" The young emperor scolded, "What kind of sage's book do you read, and the emperor dares to incite riots. What kind of official should such a stupid bastard be?! Idiot!"

Pu Ying shut her mouth in embarrassment, and glanced at Fu Yuanqing next to her.

Fu Yuanqing understood what he meant and looked up at the young emperor.

"You also want to speak to persuade me?" Before he could speak, the young emperor asked coldly.

"I don't dare to persuade you." Fu Yuanqing said slowly, "The wrath of the emperor lays down millions of corpses and bleeds for thousands of miles. The slaves don't dare to act as chariots, because they don't want to be the emperor's wrath... Your Majesty is the father of the world, and punishing students must be like that. Parents are punishing their children, Master Pu also understands His Majesty’s difficulties, so he said what he said just now. Now that the student leaders have been arrested, don’t escalate the situation. Just concentrate on asking the ins and outs.”

The young emperor stared at him for a while, and finally said to Lai Liqun angrily, "Just follow your ancestor's wishes."

Lai Liqun answered yes.

Just as he was talking, Debao ran in from outside panting, staggered and almost fell.

The young emperor was already dissatisfied, and now he reprimanded: "What are you doing so rough!"

Debao's face was sallow, and he said, "Something happened."

The young emperor looked at the darkening sky outside: "The gate of the palace is about to be closed, what can happen?"

Debao said with a trembling voice, "Deng Zhangyuan brought 180 two Hanlin officials, and Yu Zongxian brought thirteen speech officials in Beijing, and they knelt outside the gate of Huiji! They said yes, said they wanted to defend the two who were arrested. More than a dozen students have redressed their grievances!"

While talking, Cao Banan entered the room after notifying him, bowed and said: "The servants came from the Huiji gate. In addition to the people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Imperial Academy, there are also the six ministries of the imperial court. There are more than 200 people in total, all kneeling at the gate of the palace. Crying for grievances. Our people were stopped when they entered and were not allowed to come out. It was so densely packed that nothing could get through."

"It's not just that. The ministers from the Sixth Branch Corridor and other courtiers are rushing over. I'm afraid there are more people than when Debao got the news just now. The servants arranged for the palace servants and Jin Yiwei went to persuade them, but they were all scolded and came back bleeding."

Pu Ying asked angrily, "What are they going to do? Are they all crazy?"

Cao Ban'an said: "The request is not surprising. I want your Majesty to admit that there was a lack of virtue in matters such as the emperor's imperial examination and the addition of the empress dowager's emblem. I want my majesty to accept Yan Jifan into the cabinet, and I want my majesty to consider my subordinates. I want my majesty to send Master Pu back home and Ding You to ask for release." Learn from the student leaders, and..."

He put the blood letters written by hundreds of ministers in front of the young emperor: "It is said that the eunuch party is rampant and the building is overturned. I ask your majesty to eradicate the eunuch party and restore the government and the public."

The young emperor listened with a gloomy face, picked up the paper knife, and lightly drew on the table: "It's really crazy."

"Crazy, really crazy." Pu Ying scolded.

He bowed to the young emperor and said, "Shaking the gate and the palace is a major event that shakes the government and the public. We must disperse all the officials as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will spread throughout the capital tomorrow. After a long time, all the two capitals and thirteen provinces will know about it. The imperial court will lose face." Nothing."

"The imperial court? Face?" The young emperor sneered twice, and he slowly pressed the paper knife on the dragon case to describe, "If these people have the imperial court in their hearts, if they have face in their hearts, they will not do such a treasonous act." Now, using the name of the direct minister Fu Que, what he is doing is an act of the same party to attack dissidents. His heart can be punished."