"Several...

Liu He clasped his fists and saluted the scholars.

Those people suddenly greeted such a stranger, which was naturally a little confused, but because of the etiquette, they still stood up and returned the gift.

"I've seen it."

After returning the gift, one of the Confucian scholars who looked about thirty years old asked, "I wonder what sir can give me?"

Liu He looked at them and said, "I just heard what you said about the Liu family. I am very curious, so I come and ask for advice."

When these people heard him say this, they immediately became interested. The person who was just asking was a little familiar with him. He pulled Liu He and sat next to him.

"Hey, I don't know anything about it. The Liu family, several generations of literati, are also well-known in the scholars. Now, the eldest son of the family, Liu Liang, was with a group of young talents, and drank and wrote poems on the banks of the east river of the city during the Shangsi Festival last year. There was nothing wrong with it in the poems, but it caused the emperor's displeasure, so he ordered his whole family to be killed in the name of rebellion."

"Yes, all the thirty-seven people in the clan, both young and old, were killed, and none of them were spared. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk, it's really a terrible sight."

"Before this, there have been many such incidents. Now the Liu family has followed in the footsteps, which has led to the original practice of talented people gathering together for fun every year. This year, it is really regrettable."

These people are so sure and honest, with a nose and eyes, and almost even Liu He himself almost believed it.

However, he was not surprised or upset about this. He turned his eyes and said, "I have lived in Luoyang for a long time. I am always very artistic and literary. But I have never heard of a Liu family in the south of the city. Now such a literary talent is innocently victimized. I really can't bear it. The people who seem to be very familiar with him and must know his mansion and grave. Can you take him to worship?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of several people became a little embarrassed.

"Uh...this..."

"What, are there any difficulties?" Liu He looked very concerned.

One of them smiled awkwardly and said, "I am not sure about it. We don't know the Liu family."

"That's amazing. I heard you just now, it was as if you had seen it with your own eyes. Even if you didn't know each other before, you should know afterwards. Why do you know nothing about his residence and grave? Could it be that you are worried that you will have other plans and do not want to tell me?"

After Liu He said this, several people hurriedly denied it.

"No, no, no, we are not doubting our best. We look gentle and polite, and we are not like a person who is traitorous. But we really don't know the Liu family."

Liu He looked at the expressions of these people and knew that they were not lying, so he couldn't help but be surprised.

"Since that's the case, why do you say so sincerely and know so well about the matter of the Liu family?"

Several people looked at each other, and one of them immediately said, "Since they are all fellows, we won't hide them from you. We also heard these things from other scholars."

Liu He looked dazed: "Since it's just heard from you, you don't know that there is such a family in the south of the city. Why are you so confident just by just a few words from others?"

When he asked, the other party immediately followed his words: "Hey, do you still need to doubt this? If it weren't true, who would have eaten the courage of Xiong Xin and Leopard, and dared to spread rumors and slander the emperor behind his back? Isn't it because he was too old?"

One of them leaned forward and said in a low voice: "It's not that I'm disrespectful, but that I'm just doing everything well today, but that I'm too harsh on scholars like me, and that I'm expected to behave like this."

"Oh, so that's it..."

Liu He completely understood the whole story.

He looked at the Confucian scholars and asked, "I see that some of them look so hurried, I don't know where to go?"

One person replied, "Oh, I can't stay in Luoyang anymore, otherwise I will suffer a disaster sooner or later. We are ready to leave here, return to our hometown, or go somewhere else."

"By the way, my brother Guantai is also a scholar. I would like to advise you not to stay here for a long time or leave quickly to avoid accidents."

"When I only like rough martial artists and lowly merchants today, I treat us scholars so slowly, it is really a heartbreaking for the people of the world."

"You guys are talking nonsense!"

Liu Zheng suddenly became angry from his seat, pointed at them and scolded: "You don't know the right and wrong, and after hearing a few gossips, I'm talking nonsense here, my father..."

Zhang Yu hurriedly pressed him down, covered his mouth, and prevented him from continuing to speak, but Liu Zheng's face was full of anger and kept struggling. Until Liu He glared at him, he lowered his head unwillingly.

Although Liu Zheng was only twelve years old, he was now nearly seven feet tall. He had thick eyebrows, big eyes, ape arms and bee waists, like a man of seventeen or eighteen years old. He glared at him like this, scaring the Confucian scholars.

"This...this is..."

Liu He hurriedly comforted them: "Don't be afraid, you guys, this is a dog son. He was sick when he was young and ruined his mind. He was talking nonsense for a while. Don't care about it."

Only then did the few people feel at ease and return to their seats.

"It's really a disgrace to take the son to the streets like this."

"Yes, when your husband is alive, you should read and understand the truth and accompany your poetry and prose. Since the man is mentally ill, it is better to stay at home and take good care of him. If he comes out to scare the people, wouldn't it be contrary to the saint's teachings?"

Zhang Yu was also very unhappy when the few people said that, and Liu He felt a little angry.

"It would be fine if a few sour and rotten literati gossiping, but they dare to comment on my true self, hum, when you leave the city, you will have good fruits to eat."

But thinking so in his heart, he still had a smile on his face.

"Thank you for your advice, please pay attention."

He took out a few coins and threw them on his table. Then he left quickly without looking back. Zhang Yu and Liu Zheng hurriedly followed.

"Check it out immediately and find out for me which bastard is, and I'm making up for it and slandering the court."

As soon as he returned to the palace, Liu He was furious and gave orders to Xun Yu.

Xun Yu picked up some bamboo slips he threw on the ground, and after putting them back in place, there was no sign of leaving.

Seeing him like this, Liu He immediately realized something, took two steps forward and asked, "What, could Wenruo already know about this?"

Xun Yu hurriedly said, "The word "know" cannot be said, but in recent days, there have been many rumors everywhere in the city. I have been in the palace every day and have never heard of it. I just occasionally hear the family and servants in the mansion talking about it."

Liu He sat down and said, "Tell me what happened."

"Abide by the order."

Xun Yu walked to Liu He: "At least five or six days ago, there was such criticism in the city. However, it was only a few scholars to talk about it, and it did not have much impact. At that time, the war in Yuzhou had just ended, and His Majesty was worried about state affairs and military affairs, so he did not report it."

"What are they saying?" Liu He asked.

"They said that Your Majesty only value martial arts, but he is inferior to the virtuous and arrogant. Even if he is lowly craftsmen, merchants and other lowly people, he is prejudiced and makes things difficult for the gentry. If he is dissatisfied, he will make them fall to the ground."

"I didn't care at first, but I didn't expect that this rumor spread so quickly. In just a few days, it seemed that it had been widely circulated among the states and counties under the jurisdiction of Your Majesty. Today, the ministers have reported that there are hundreds of scholars and literati who have suddenly left in Luoyang City recently, and this trend is still increasing. I am afraid that the rest of the country will be the same."

After hearing Xun Yu's words, Qian Li on the side became a little anxious: "Your Majesty, the court now has nearly half of its official positions and no one is on duty. Now that this incident happens again, I am afraid that the talents recommended by various places and the wise men provided by the Imperial Academy will be greatly reduced."

Xun Yu shook his head: "This is just a mustard disease. Once these literati students believe these rumors and are dissatisfied with Your Majesty, they will first join other princes and serve them. When they leave, many of them have family backgrounds will inevitably lead to the family power, which will help increase the reputation of the enemy. Secondly, among them, there will inevitably be people who will write articles, poems, accuse the court, and sarcastic, and sarcastic. In this way, the thief of Cao, Liu Yan and others will attack Your Majesty. In the long run, the hearts of the world that Your Majesty has finally recovered will gradually be dispersed. This is the major problem that shakes the foundation of the country."
Chapter completed!