Chapter 1284
Seeking Justice from the Qin Family [2]
Chapter 1284 Seeking Justice from the Qin Family [2]
"That's right!" The workers agreed. "If every household had a weapon, we would feel at ease and wouldn't be afraid of the enemy besieging the city. We could use our weapons to defeat the enemy!"
The Zheng and Tong family members, who had started the conversation, immediately said, "Gentlemen, I'm going to the East Gate to kneel and beg the Qin family for their righteousness, to hand over the formula for the powerful weapon to the Wei people, so they can help them fight the enemy. If any of you are willing, you can come with me. If not, that's fine too, hahaha, I'm going first!"
After saying this, he flicked his sleeve and walked away with an air of nonchalance.
"Hey, brother, wait for us, we're coming too!" From the crowd, their companions hurriedly caught up, saying to the other Wei citizens, "We're off!"
Her smile was so bright and dazzling that it made the other Wei people look like cowards.
The people of Wei were deeply saddened. One passionate young man said, "Let's get those beasts from the Eastern Desert! Even if it means betraying the Qin family, I will go to the city gate, kneel down, and beg the Qin family to uphold justice and reveal the secret formula for our powerful weapon so that the people of Wei can wield it to fight the enemy and protect our country!"
Many passionate people, young and old, men and women, felt that it was very necessary to persuade the Qin family to uphold righteousness when foreign enemies were invading.
This immediately attracted dozens of people, who rushed towards the east gate of the city.
"Let's go to the city gate and kneel down to beg the Qin family to hand over the formula for the weapon!"
Dangdang Dangdang!
On the way, a messenger banged a gong and shouted: "Someone is causing trouble at the city gate by threatening suicide. The two gate guards have reported to His Highness Prince Ye and request that His Highness handle the matter. Everyone else, guard your homes and do not go to the east gate!"
However, nobody listened.
Some people even spat at the messenger's retreating figure, muttering under their breath, "The Prince of Ye is the Qin family's son-in-law. He'll definitely help the Qin family protect their treasure. How could he possibly help the people of Wei?"
Huh?
Gee tut.
Half an hour later, an old man at the east gate begged the Wei army to open the city gate so that the Wei people could escape and avoid being massacred.
The story of students pleading with the Qin family to uphold righteousness and hand over the formula for the divinely bestowed weapon so that every household could wield such a weapon to fight enemies and protect the city spread throughout the entire capital city.
"Hahahaha, cough cough cough!" In a house in the alley near Wuyuan, Lu Qian was laughing so hard he was out of breath, coughing violently, almost coughing himself to death.
"Young Master, please take care of your health and get well soon." Steward Lu numbly did what a servant should do.
However, Lu Qian disagreed, insisting on his point: "Ha, does Qin Xiaomi think that what she makes will be hers? Ha, a little gadget, she can decide what to do with it. If she doesn't hand over this divinely bestowed weapon, she's courting death!"
Steward Lu said, "Young Master, this is a matter for the Qin family. You don't need to bother with it. I beg you to take care of your health and get well soon."
Lu Qian was lost in his own world, only asking Steward Lu, "Which forces did you say were behind the attack on the Qin family? No, no, no, several forces aren't enough. It seems that all the powerful families and officials, even the local big clans, have joined in. After all, such a huge treasure—just having it in your hands is enough to..."
"Young master, I beg you." Steward Lu was terrified and hurriedly knelt down, interrupting Lu Qian.
But Lu Qian went mad. He laughed and said, "What are you afraid of? We've already come this far, what else is there to be afraid of?"
He only had his personal servant say a few sarcastic things to Qin Xiaomi, and Luan Qiong and the others abandoned him. His future was ruined. What did he have to be afraid of?
No, please don't be so extreme.
Qi Tianshi said that he would give you an excellent evaluation for studying abroad in Northeast China. As long as you survive this battle, you will already be a hero. If you study hard and pass the imperial examination, you will still have a bright future.
Life is a hundred years long, and you've only lived a small part of it?
But Lu Qian was different; he felt he was finished, so he wanted to drag the Qin family down with him.
"Prepare the car, and go call the other classmates to go to the East Gate to take a look... As students of the Sage Academy, we must go and see what is going on about such a major event that concerns the lives of all the people of Wei in the city, and lend a helping hand at the critical moment."
Steward Lu knew very well that his young master was not helping the Qin family, the Prince of Ye, or the government troops, but rather helping the forces behind them to besiege and pressure the Qin family. "Yes, this servant will go and do it right away." Steward Lu did not dare to provoke him, so he coaxed him first, then got up and went to the students' temporary residence to find other students' young masters to persuade him.
Thinking that if none of the young scholars went, his young master would give up the idea of going to the city gate to watch the farce.
If they don't go to the scene, once the excitement wears off, their malicious intentions will subside, and they will be able to abandon their targeting of the Qin family.
However, among these students were Zheng Qianjia and others.
Zheng Qianjia treats all students as his political enemies, believing that the more students he destroys, the fewer competitors he will have in the future.
After all, there are only six ministerial positions in the six ministries. If one is eliminated now, there will be one less person competing with him for the position in the future... Sigh, he's working very hard.
Zheng Qianjia also wielded considerable influence. He gathered the students who were temporarily residing in the streets and alleys and told them about Wei Min's plea for the Qin family's righteous cause.
“The Prince of Ye, Elder Qiong, and Grandmaster must care a lot about this. Let’s go to the entrance of Wu Garden together and wait there. If Grandmaster and the others are going to the city gate, we’ll go with them and run errands for them.”
Road Manager: "..."
Look at Young Master Zheng. As expected of a scion of the prestigious Zheng family, his methods of instigating others are natural and reasonable.
“Young Master Zheng is right. This servant will go back and inform my young master that we will all gather at the gate of Wu Garden later to wait for Elder Qiong and Elder Xun.” Steward Lu bowed and left.
He returned to the house where Lu Qian lived and relayed Zheng Qianjia's words to Lu Qian.
Lu Qian urged, "Then what are we waiting for? Quickly help this young master out to the assembly."
Manager Lu had no choice but to summon the Lu family's martial arts instructors to escort Lu Qian to the courtyard gate for a meeting.
Before long, Zheng Qianjia, Zheng Qianming, Gao Zhenzhi, Shi Songxin, Yang Zeru and more than a dozen other students who were recuperating here gathered together and headed towards the gate of Wuyuan.
At the entrance of the alley where they temporarily stayed, there were Wei soldiers on duty, but since they were students, they were not stopped and successfully reached the open space in front of the gate of Wuyuan.
But they waited and waited until it was almost dark, and they were all exhausted.
They had no choice but to ask the Wei soldiers guarding the gate to deliver a message to Elder Qiong and Elder Xun, informing them that "if the two elders go to the city gate to check the situation, they are willing to go and help."
The Wei soldiers guarding the gate didn't make things difficult for them and helped them with the errand.
Inside the Wu Garden and Wu Building, the situation was not as anxious as the students had imagined. Clerk Guan, Envoy Qi, Elder Qiong, Elder Xun, Master Xue, Master Li, and others were having dinner together.
After hearing Wei Jun's report, Elder Qiong blushed with embarrassment and said to everyone present, "I'm sorry to have made you all laugh... Tai Zhou Academy has stood for many years and has accumulated a lot of dust. It really should be swept clean."
Qi Tianshi said, "Even pillars of society need to be honed. The students of Taizhou Academy are already quite good; at least they haven't threatened to abandon the city and flee."
Qiong Lao: "..."
You damned eunuch, you did this on purpose, didn't you?
If a student who aspires to become an official through the imperial examinations only wants to abandon the city and flee when faced with an invasion by foreign enemies, then Tai Zhou Academy would have to be demolished!
"These are fresh taro, fried in lard. They're so fragrant and delicious. Qiong Lao, have a taste." Qi Tian used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of fried taro for Qiong Lao.
To ensure the city's food supply, they now eat two meals a day, one of which must be mixed grains.