C209 The literati also flew into a rage (1/2)
Manchu dynasty began to pretend to be an ostrich, but Qing Liu and the others would not let go so easily. These gentlemen, filled with righteousness and righteousness, were so engrossed in the pleasures of setting fire to the Xiao family's gatekeepers that they didn't even bother to read a book every day.
”Hey, Brother Huang, you've been waiting for so long. I'll punish myself with three cups …”
”My dear Young Master Yu, at this time, are you still in the mood to hide in your study and read?” ”The Great Qing has already reached the moment of life and death, how can I hide inside the study …”
”What's wrong? Is there anything new?” Didn't the imperial government say that it would be administered? ”
”Young Master Yu, you're so foolish. The imperial court has already sent out many treacherous officials, yet you still don't know?”
In Beijing's teahouse and restaurant, it was filled with raising child s from all over the country. They opened their mouths and shut their mouths, preparing to curse Xiao Letian, but they did not seem to be able to get over their excitement.
That night was an unforgettable night for all the raising child s. They had burned the entire Xiao Family gatehouse in one go, even rushing to the entrance of the Forbidden City to force their way through the city gates. They had even seen the Emperor's face.
These scholars would never have imagined that Enke and his men would gain so much this time. Although over two hundred years had passed with great respect towards the Confucian Scholars, those words were just on the surface. The imperial government had killed many scholars.
All the scholars' lifelong dream was to return to the political system of the Song Dynasty's scholars. At that time, it was so good! The Zhao Family swore to not kill the civil officials, regardless of how big the crime was, it would at most be exile.
And today, this was the first time this group of raising child had tried the taste of coercing a palace in the Great Qing Dynasty. Furthermore, they did not expect that the imperial court would not punish them, nor did Enke cancel them.
Not only that, their actions had also won the collective applause of all the citizens of the Beijing. The commoners did not understand the principle of ”studying in the west”, and they knew that this group of raising child was quite courageous. If they dared to go to the Imperial City to force the palace, they would also provoke Big Brother Da Niu just because of this.
From that day onwards, the student gatherings in the capital would often see the commoners secretly paying their bills, or even free restaurants. There were even disciples of the Eight Flags s who came over to toast him, slapping him on the shoulder while shouting out, ”This is what you call a seed of learning, someone with skill and ambition!”
As the entire city was filled with compliments, these scholars grew more and more arrogant. An evil fire began to burn in their hearts.
”A traitor, a traitor!” Everyone, have you ever heard that when the Tanggu Xiao Letian had set up this secret dungeon, the Knife guard of the Golden-purple City said that they would lock them up once they entered, so the punishment upon them caused them to produce countless pieces of false evidence?! ”
”I know, I know. Not only that, he also relied on his wealth and grandeur to coerce all the merchants in the city to listen to his orders. His disloyalty is obvious!”
”Also, he is a fish in the city, and the common people, not to mention the grass people, even the landlords and gentry cannot escape from him. Since the villagers weren't willing to sell their land, he would murder, set fire to them, or even use poison to force them … How did High Scholar Huang die? Didn't he die because he was opposed to that special administrative region... ”
”The thing that makes people most angry is his twisted logic. This surnamed Xiao is a spy and spy sent by the foreign devils, they are here to excavate the Great Qing vein, what kind of bullshit is this round land, they even say that someone can fly in the sky, or even use iron to build a big ship? He was simply a madman. That iron rod sank the moment it saw water and was even used to build a boat. Hahaha … ”
The crowd was in a flurry of discussion. Their faces that were filled with anger and alcohol were burning with angry souls. They wished they could pull out their hearts and show them to the Emperor, to all the people of the world.
The people reading were in series, plotting, and even secretly forming a society. Under the instigation of a large number of people who wanted to do something, they were already prepared to go all out and fight to the death against those who were studying in the west.
However, there were always some people who were born to throw cold water on others. Those were independent souls who were unwilling to follow the masses, and those were scholars who liked to look at the world with cold eyes and their minds were filled with suspicion.
Although these people had participated in the Imperial Palace test, most of their time was spent observing the surroundings of the crowd. It was so quiet that it was as if they didn't exist.
Being silent didn't mean that they didn't think about it. When these corrupt scholars once again began using the platitudes to attack Western Studies, a voice suddenly drifted over from a table in the corner.
”A bunch of ignorant fools. Using iron to build ships is not a rare thing. The Flag Country and the English and French already had iron ships under the water, yet you guys are still blabbering on and on …”
With just one sentence, he had angered those corrupt cultivators who were drinking until their faces were completely red. ”Who is it!?” Who was it? Stand up for me... So it's you, you Cantonese. I've treated you to a banquet several times before, but you refused to come because you had nothing to do. So your real identity is a lackey from the West … Pui! ”Your father is ashamed to be in your company …”
After being scolded, the old face of the Guangdong raising child turned red, ”Is this also someone who has read the Book of Virtue?” ”I dare not to admit to the facts in front of me, but it seems to me that you are not blind, but blind in your heart …”
”The earth is round, the Westerners has already proven it for hundreds of years, the reality of the situation is right in front of us, if the boat travels in one direction it will be able to return to the starting point, what's there to doubt? ”The foreigners have been sailing like this for hundreds of years …”
”It's not really news that people are innately flying, including the Thousand Li Sound Transmission Technique. What's there to argue about? This is unreasonable and unreasonable! ”