Soon, the reply from Han and Wei countries was sent back to Handan.

Both countries chose to agree to a temporary ceasefire and hold peace talks with Chu.

To be honest, the fact that South Korea agreed to a truce was indeed Zhao Dan's expectation, but Wei State actually agreed to a truce, which surprised Zhao Dan and the ministers of Zhao State quite.

You should know that Zhao Dan had already discussed the script before the arrogant envoy said to King Wei, and even expressed his personal opinions to help polish the lines.

Even this way, can't the King of Wei get angry?

"Did this Wei King have fully understood the essence of the ninja magic after being hit by me one after another and cultivated into the legendary ninja turtle?" Zhao Dan secretly missed it in his heart.

But no matter what, since Wei also chose to cease the war, Zhao Dan's goal was naturally achieved. So Zhao Dan waved his hand very happily and ended his confinement to the prince of Chu in advance.

Yes, the confinement is the final punishment for the prince of Chu.

Zhao Dan is actually a little helpless about this.

After all, the identity of the Crown Prince of Chu is still quite sensitive. Although Zhao Dan did not take Chu seriously, considering that he might have to use Chu to restrain Han and Wei from the south in the future, he still left a little face.

As for those guys who are causing trouble, Zhao Dan is not so polite.

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

These ninety-seven people are basically those guys who take the lead in causing trouble.

Among these ninety-seven people, a total of sixty-eight are Confucian students.

This surprised Zhao Dan quite a lot.

Because Zhao Dan thought that this number should be around twenty to thirty, which is more reasonable.

It can only be said that the enthusiasm of these student parties to cause trouble was really beyond Zhao Dan's expectations.

But it is actually very reasonable to think about it. After all, students have never been in society and still retain innocence and passion in their hearts. With a slight incitement, this passionate passion can burst out.

This is a double-edged sword. From now on, this double-edged sword is obviously not very beneficial to Zhao Dan and Zhao State.

Zhao Dan was a little hesitant.

Although Zhao Dan made up his mind to severely punish him, the number of ninety-seven people is still too many. What if the whole thing becomes distorted?

Zhao Dan didn't want the literary inquisition to appear in the land of China so early.

Although from the perspective of a king, controlling the mind is necessary, after all, it is impossible to allow a guy who shouts "Is there any kind of king, prince, general, and minister" to promote his thoughts in Zhao State?

But if the imprisonment of thought is too severe, then the situation in China's Ming and Qing dynasties in history may occur, making the entire ideological world dead, and the literati basically become verbals and lackeys of the kings.

It is really hard to choose from when mastering this degree.

It was precisely because of this hesitation that even though Mao Sui and Yu Xin were in the goal of contributing to persuade Zhao Dan to make a punishment decision as soon as possible, Zhao Dan still kept the list.

Until a few days later, an unexpected incident changed all this.

The high priest of the Handan Academy, Jiu Xunqiu, entered the palace to ask for a meeting with Zhao Dan.

"I have seen the king." Xunqiu respectfully saluted Zhao Dan.

Zhao Dan nodded slightly and looked at Xunqiu in front of him. It was obvious that the time this high priest had not had a good time in the past, which could be seen from Xunqiu's hair that had been completely white on her head.

You should know that Xunzi should be only fifty-eight years old this year. The last time Zhao Dan saw Xunzi at the New Year’s Day dinner, part of his temples was black, and it turned completely white in less than a month, which is enough to prove how heavy the pressure he was under.

Zhao Dan felt somewhat helpless about this famous Xunzi.

If you do a good job of studying, you will be famous for your eternal fame. Why do you have to participate in this kind of thing?

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

Zhao Dan still respects Xunzi very much.

No matter what, this Confucian powerful scholar is nothing to say, it is absolutely the best in the world, and it 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 the seemingly immature and clumsy methods in the officialdom... I can only say that people are not perfect.

I have to say that compared with the Confucian scholar-official class who was mature enough to be able to confront the emperor in later generations, these Confucian scholars today have not evolved to that level, and the way and method of playing this method and method are far inferior to their descendants.

Of course, this is understandable. After all, there is no such environment for abolishing all schools of thought and respecting Confucianism to temper and cultivate itself.

In fact, after Dong Zhongshu, the scholars and officials fought for hundreds or thousands of years and fought with the kings for so many years before finally evolving to the point where they were enough to compete with the imperial power in the Song and Ming dynasties. How could the various things in this be realized by the Confucian scholars of the Warring States Period, who had not even been officials?

After Xunqiu sat down, Zhao Dan smiled at Xunqiu and said, "I wonder what happened to Xunqiu when he came to see me today?"

Xunqiu sighed softly and said to Zhao Dan: "The old minister is here today, in fact, I hope the king can forgive the 97 students from the Chinese Academy of Sciences."

It has to be said that Yu Xin and Mao Sui's style of doing things is quite straightforward. After these two people confirmed the list, they arrested everyone on the list without saying a word and locked up in the prison of the supervisory guard.

Although given the identities of these students, they could not bear much grievance in the prison, this incident still shocked the entire Huaxia Academy and even Handan City.

People are talking about this matter, and many even asserted that the next time these students walk out of prison is when they go to the entrance of the vegetable market.

All of this has put the entire Huaxia Academy in an atmosphere of panic, especially the Confucianism, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the arrested students, was even more frightened.

As the high priest of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the leader of Confucianism, Xunzi was naturally pushed out and became the solver of this problem.

Zhao Dan looked at Xunzi in front of him and couldn't help but sigh softly, saying, "Xunqing, you think you should be very clear about the crimes of these students, right?"

In order to calm people's hearts, Zhao Dan informed Yu Xin and Mao Sui from the beginning and asked them to announce the charges and facts of these guys together.

Xunzi nodded and said, "The old minister has actually seen the list posted by the king. However, the old minister thinks that these students are young and passionate after all, and it is understandable that the king is still ignorant..."

When Zhao Dan heard this, the anger in his heart finally couldn't help but interrupt Xunzi and said, "What, do Xunqing really think that just a young and ignorant person can clean up what they did?"

"I want to ask Xun Qing, these guys gathered together and tried to use public opinion to influence my decisions. What do Xun Qing thinks about this?"

Xunzi's face stagnated and said, "This..."

Zhao Dan sneered and sneered: "If I promised them this time, Xun Qing would think there would be a next time? If there is a next time, will there be a next time? If thousands of students gather together every time, the huge Zhao State can act because of the will of these students. I would rather ask Xun Qing, is it that the country is the one who is in charge of this country, or the students from the Chinese Academy?"

This sentence is an absolute and heart-killing statement.

Even though he was a powerful Confucian scholar, Xunzi was left with nothing to say by Zhao Dan's harsh and harsh questions.

What can I say? Could it be that Xunzi said that this troubles in the Huaxia Academy were initiated by Confucianism and wanted to try a small test of fighting for power with the king?

If that is true, then Confucianism should not be a part of Zhao State. Let the teachers and students leave together.

No, maybe even if you leave, you will be caught and you will be caught.

Zhao Dan looked at Xunzi who had nothing to say, and a trace of doubt quietly surged into his heart.

I originally thought that the main messenger behind this matter was Xunqiu, but now it doesn’t seem to be very similar.

If it was really the idea that Xunzi and other Confucian scholars came up with, then no matter what, at least one self-judgment can always be expressed?

But look at Xunzi's current speechless look...

Could it be that there is someone else behind the scenes?

Zhao Dan's brain began to move wildly.

If this is the case, then this matter is very interesting!

Does anyone actually want to covet my power?

When Zhao Dan thought of this, his heart suddenly stabilized, and all the entanglements and hesitations no longer existed.

The next moment, Zhao Dan spoke in a deep voice: "Xun Qing, I have decided on the crimes of these students. I will submit them to Si Kou according to the law. I will judge them as much as I should. I will not interfere! I also hope that the Chinese Academy can learn from the lessons and do a good job in learning. As for matters that have nothing to do with learning, it is best for the Academy not to participate in the future."

Xunqiu's body was shocked when he heard Zhao Dan's words. You must know that the attack means hoping that Zhao Dan can be merciful. Now Zhao Dan has stated that he should act according to the law. Doesn't this mean that all the students are done?

You should know that according to the laws of Zhao, the dozen main culprits led by these students were directly beheaded, and the remaining dozens of accomplices were inevitably sent to the north to build the Great Wall. It can be said that the consequences were very severe.

After a pause, Zhao Danyu said earnestly to Xunqiu in front of him: "Xunqing, I respect you very much, both before and now, so I will tell Xunqing here with my heart. Does Xunqing want to become a famous thinker in history in a hundred years or a failed politician?"
Chapter completed!