Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 271

"You said you never ordered it, so why didn't you stop it when it first started to fan the demon wind?!"

"Your Majesty, Hong Ying is usually very obedient. Today is the first time that she has behaved like this. The girl herself was frightened, so she couldn't stop it in time. It was definitely not the intentional instigation that Lord Qin said."

"Okay." Zhao Duan straightened his robe, and said slowly: "Whether you ordered it or not, since you admit that it was raised by you, then you cannot escape the responsibility for the disaster it caused."

"I" Wen Shu was stymied for a moment, not knowing how to excuse it.

Logically speaking, as the owner of Hongying, she should be responsible for its accident, but today's matter is too big, and she really can't bear it.

It's okay if the officials only ask her to blame her, but I'm afraid that my father will also be involved
Thinking of this, she hurriedly bowed and kowtowed, "It's because the women of the people are not well disciplined, but if this matter is really discussed, the officials are also responsible."

"What did you say?!" Zhao Duan was astonished.

"As the saying goes, rabbits bite people when they are in a hurry, let alone this big owl. If His Majesty hadn't suddenly ordered the imperial guards to shoot arrows, Hongying would have already left the courtyard wall at this time, and what happened next would not have happened. So the girl said, Your Majesty has a certain responsibility for this matter, and it is the main responsibility."

As soon as this remark came out, the whole room was silent.

Zhao Duan's face turned red and white, he didn't know whether it was forgiveness or shame.Standing beside him, Lu Yuancheng looked calm on the surface, but actually he was sweating for Wen Shu in his heart.

How dare you!

That's the reason, but you should be more tactful!
Based on his understanding of the official family, he must be extremely uncomfortable at this moment.I wanted to help ease a few words, but because of my inexplicable "cousin" status, I couldn't open my mouth, otherwise I would be helping my own people. At this time, not only would it not be helpful, but it would be counterproductive.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but cast a glance at Qin Pei who had nothing to do next
Just when Lu Yuancheng was thinking about whether to reveal something to Qin Pei in exchange for him to help, he saw one of the gentlemen below suddenly come out.

"Xiaosheng Fan Zhengqing, boldly second."

Wearing a scarf and a white shirt, he is a student of Taixue.

When Zhao Duan saw it, his complexion became even worse. Just thinking about his official status, he suppressed his breath and said, "Do you agree with what she said?"

Despite the pressure from above, Fan Zhengqing did not change his face: "Yes, Xiaosheng thinks that the officials are not only wrong, but also very wrong."

As soon as these words came out, the scene became silent again.

At this point, Zhao Duan was not so angry, or very angry, and he smiled lightly and said: "So, tell me, tell me why I was so wrong, if you can't tell, or It’s not right, you don’t need to read this book.”

Although the words were whispered, the meaning in the words really lifted people's spirits.

Taixue is the highest institution of learning in the country, and it is not accessible to ordinary people, but now they may be deprived of their admission qualifications for saying a wrong sentence, and many people are sweating for Fan Zhengqing.

Wen Shu was no exception, and was different from others. Others might just feel sorry for her, but Fan Zhengqing wanted to speak for her. If she was deprived of her admission qualification because of this, she would feel so guilty.

The only person on the scene who breathed a sigh of relief was probably Lu Yuancheng.

Fan Zhengqing, Jinshi in Tiansheng 34 years, No. 1 in the second class, was later appointed as "Guangde Army Manager Joining the Army" in charge of litigation, case affairs, and official residence of the ninth rank.

On the eve of the country's collapse, when he went to the south of the Yangtze River to raise military rations, he met him once, but at that time he had a beard and looked much more mature, completely different from the youthful look now, so that he actually He was not recognized.

However, that upright temper is not much different from now.

"Yes, Xiaosheng told the truth." Fan Zhengqing straightened his back, "A month ago, the south of the city was on fire, burning down several palaces. It can be calmed down in time. The population of Kyoto is no less than one million, and the houses are densely packed. When the autumn is dry and the things are dry, there will always be water leaks. If they happen together, they will be involved in a wide range, ranging from one room to several streets. If you can get the protection of the divine bird, Timely extinguishing the fire will not only save the people from being displaced, but also will not consume the power of the country. This is the blessing of your majesty and the blessing of the people."

"Your Majesty should have treated this divine bird well and made it willing to serve, but His Majesty has just rashly ordered the Imperial Guards to shoot arrows, frightening the divine bird and fanning the wind. It's not a fault."

After finishing speaking, Fan Zhengqing respected himself again, "Your Majesty, please reflect on yourself, work for the well-being of the people, and avoid disasters for the country."

The words are loud and powerful!All the little ladies mentioned showed admiration in their eyes, and their hearts were rippling.

It also made all the young gentlemen excited, and they all stood up to express their "second opinion". Even Lu Yuancheng was quietly considering whether to change the choice of sister-in-law or wife?
He is also a Jinshi and an official, and this Fan Langjun is not inferior to that Wang Langjun except that his ranking is not that bad, and his personality and temper are more suitable for him.

The only bad thing is that he is from Bianjing.After getting married in this way, it is very likely that the wife will stay at home to serve her parents, so that if the ending cannot be changed, Wan'er is still in crisis.

Forget it, anyway, there is still time, and we can discuss it again.

A group of students jumped out one after another, expressing their agreement with Fan Zhengqing's point of view. Zhao Duan looked at it, and after thinking about Fan Zhengqing's words carefully, he had to admit that what he said made sense, but because of face, he still didn't want to admit it so quickly.

At this time, Hou Qinpei's role appeared, and he reprimanded slightly: "Your Majesty can't think of what Fan Langjun can think of. His Majesty ordered the imperial army to shoot arrows because he wanted to keep the god bird. After all, the god bird can't see the end. If you don’t take advantage of it, you won’t miss the opportunity to benefit the common people, and you don’t know that the divine bird has an owner, and the owner is still there.”

"That's right. I was also eager to benefit the common people so I made this bad plan. Unexpectedly, it backfired. It was really a mistake, a mistake."

"Speaking of which, even if this girl from the Lu family is not guilty of instigating the divine bird to attack the imperial army, she should be guilty of concealing it and not reporting it. After all, it has not been a day or two since His Majesty offered a reward to find the divine bird." Qin Pei said again.

"Qin's remarks about participating in politics are wrong." This time it was Lu Yuancheng who spoke out, "Since offering a reward, you can do whatever you want, and you can hide it without reporting it. Besides, I am afraid that not everyone can appreciate the temper of the divine bird." Yes, if the little lady doesn’t hand it over, firstly, she will be reluctant to give up her affection, and secondly, she may also be thinking about the safety of the official family, after all, the safety of the official family is related to the entire Song Dynasty, so we have to be cautious."

"That's right, that's right, that's what I think." Wen Shu nodded repeatedly.

Zhao Duan didn't intend to insist on it, but he kept holding it out of face. Now Qin Duan spoke for him and regained his reputation.After Lu Yuancheng analyzed the results, he took advantage of the situation and went down this level.

"Since that's the case, let's forget about today's matter. It's just that the god bird is rare. Since it appeared in our Great Song Dynasty, it should contribute to the Great Song Dynasty. In the future, if there is any accident, please ask it to come out and save the people."

"It's natural. The slave family is also a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty, so I should contribute to the Great Song Dynasty."

Zhao Duan loved to hear these words, and nodded in satisfaction at the moment, but after this encounter, he didn't have any more thoughts, sat down for a while and took the people away.

(End of this chapter)