In the box of Fengya Tower, a group of scholars gathered together to guide the country and talked loudly, as if the whole world was in their hands. As long as they could pass the Spring Festival exam, they could show their skills and revive the Ming Dynasty.

There are many such scenes in the recent Beijing wine shops and teahouses. Because the spring exam is about to arrive in February, the students from all over the country gathered in the capital. For a moment, the business of the Beijing wine shops and teahouses was extremely popular.

It is said that the spring exam is about to be in the middle of the exam, and the candidates who came to take the exam should study hard. However, the incident of scholars breaking into the palace at the end of last year, and the emperor immediately deposed the fame of hundreds of scholars, most of whom were academic masters from Jiangnan. This move undoubtedly made many scholars much more relaxed.

Although the scholars were openly speaking, they were smirking for these scholars who were deposed for their fame and fortune, in fact, they were secretly laughing in their hearts.

As we all know, Jiangnan is a place of literary talent. Most of the spring exam lists were won by Jiangnan scholars. Now hundreds of Jiangnan scholars have been dismissed from fame. For other candidates taking the exam, hundreds of competitors have been lost at once. Naturally, they are having fun secretly.

It is precisely because hundreds of academic masters were missing that the pressure on the pick-ups who came to take the exam dropped sharply. I just felt that at my own level, I could still get a gold medal.

So their nerves in preparing for the spring exam were suddenly relaxed, and they felt that it was rare to come to the capital, so how could they not enjoy it?

Therefore, scholars always appeared in the eight great alleys, wine shops and teahouses in the capital. They spent a lot of money and talked a lot, which attracted famous prostitutes in the capital. The scholars were like young and handsome men who were sought after in the tide of rainbow farts, and they no longer knew how much they were.

"Bang!"

In the box, a young scholar with a jade-like face was so cold that he could not bear it when he heard the people outside criticizing Han Yu and other traitors. He slapped the table and said angrily: "These untouchables bark like this without knowing the whole story. It's really cold. If you know it under the spring of the clouds, you may be uneasy!"

The young scholar is named Zhao Yu'an. The name combines the words of two legendary handsome men, Song Yu and Pan An. Judging from their appearance, they are quite dignified and have not insulted Song Yu and Pan An.

A scholar also said angrily: "In the newspaper, Xiang Yungong and other righteous gentlemen were described as more abominable than the treacherous prime minister Qin Hui. It was pitiful that Xiang Yungong had been running around for the Donglin Party to re-attached the court, but was accidentally framed by the eunuchs and ended up with the loss of nine clans. It was really sad and lamentable."

Zhao Yuan said angrily: "The nine tribes of Xiangyun Gong have been destroyed. The eunuchs have not let Xiangyun Gong go. They actually made a "Da Ming Xunbao" and openly smeared the righteous gentlemen such as Xiangyun Gong in the newspaper, and they are so angry!"

A young scholar who was savoring fragrant tea and shaking a folding fan in the winter comforted him: "Brother Zhao, why should Brother Lin be so angry? How can a mere untouchable person distinguish right from wrong? It's not like the people. Don't worry, our Shilin masters the public opinion of the world, and the "Da Ming Xunbao" can't make any storms."

Another older scholar frowned and his eyes were filled with worry when he heard this.

The scholar who was shaking the folding fan said strangely: "Brother Wang Qi, why are you worried about not being able to do well in the spring exam next month? I don't think Brother Wang Qi needs to worry too much. Although we all sympathize with Zhang Pu, Zhang Cai and others, their deposed fame is a real blessing for us."

"No, no," Wang Qi shook his head and said, "To be honest, even if we take the exam with Zhang Pu, Zhang Cai and others, with our strength as a member of the society, we will not be embarrassed at all. Now that Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai and others are not competing, the title of the gold list is like taking a picture of us."

Zhao Yuan said curiously: "Why is Brother Wang Qi so frowning?"

Wang Qi pointed to the poor scholar surrounded by a group of customers outside and said, "What I am worried about is nothing else, it is the newspaper called "Da Ming Xunbao"!

Brothers, you might as well think about it carefully. Before the emergence of the Daming Xunbao, even if Xiang Yungong made a huge mistake, if we, the scholars and virtuous men, corrected their reputation, Xiang Yungong's reputation can still be guaranteed.

But now that the "Da Ming Xunbao" is released, even if Xiang Yungong is resurrected, it will be difficult for the world to be in a long and lingering manner. Not only will it be criticized by thousands of people, but it will even be deviled for thousands of years!"

"Boom!"

As soon as Wang Qi said this, to the scholars in Yingshe in Jiangnan, it was like a wake-up call as if they were struck by lightning. All the scholars stood up with a "swish" sound, obviously they all felt the seriousness of the problem.

Since Emperor Wu of Han abolished all schools of thought and respected Confucianism, public opinion in the world has always been in the hands of Confucian scholars. They used their pens as swords to whip the world. Even the cruel and tyrants were afraid of the historical pen of Confucian scholars and did not dare to offend scholars too much.

In the Song and Ming dynasties, scholars became the actual masters of the world. Even the emperors of the Song and Ming dynasties had to surrender to scholars, and Confucianism ushered in the most glorious era.

But if the public opinion in the world is no longer controlled by scholars but is controlled by the emperor, can scholars still check and balance the emperor and put the imperial power in a cage?

It is certainly not possible. If scholars cannot grasp public opinion, then the emperor who holds military power will still control the great power. If the king wants his ministers to die, his ministers will have to die. Wouldn't scholars usher in the darkest era?!

The scholars obviously had already reached the seriousness of the matter. Zhao Yu'an said: "This matter must be taken seriously. If our Confucius Party loses the power of public opinion, it will be a time for us scholars to survive and die!"

A scholar named Lin Shaofeng suggested: "Brothers, if we join forces to write to the emperor, praying to the emperor to stay away from the eunuchs and villains and depose the Daming Xunbao, will the emperor follow our wishes?"

When it comes to the son of the day, it is obvious that everyone is quite concerned, but Zhao Yuan, who is more impulsive, still said bluntly: "How much trust is the eunuch today! Even the eunuch party cabinet was excluded from the decision-making level by the emperor, and all major national affairs are entrusted to the eunuch. This kind of trust is obviously not something that only mere scholars can easily shake it."

At this time, Wang Qi, who had been silent, said flatly: "The emperor is obsessed with it. It is not something we can shake, but the Daming Xunbao is only a hundred people. But we can contact more accomplices and burn the Daming Xunbao together, especially those printing equipment. If there are no printing equipment, I see how the Daming Xunbao will be distributed throughout the world?"

Hearing Wang Qi's opinion, the scholars nodded repeatedly and said, "Brother Wang Qi's words are reasonable. Although we cannot deal with the eunuchs, it will be easy to burn a mere Ming Xun newspaper!"
Chapter completed!