Mr. Yang's hand that was stroking the tiger's beard suddenly stopped.

Chen Ji and Yao Ran both looked at Zhao Qi nervously and surprised.

"I wonder if my speculation is correct. Please tell me the truth. Mr. Yang is an upright person and is a respected old gentleman in Yanggong Town. You just say that we will never spread it?"

"Yes, Zhao Dalang is right. Although I am old, I am not a person who is not a sensible person. The two high-level students just say it!" Mr. Yang was very fond of Zhao Qi's flattery and showed a satisfied smile on his face.

After the two were silent for a while, Chen Ji spoke: "A big event has indeed happened in the capital recently, and it is not impossible to tell it, because this matter may soon spread throughout the prefectures and counties, and everyone knows it in the capital. According to the past practice, all the candidates who participated in the spring exam would wait until the third grade of the first class was released after the palace examination, and then they would have to have a long time to get along with their fellow villagers before returning home. But a big event happened last month..."

Chen Ji paused after saying this.

"In March, six students from the Imperial Academy jointly signed a letter to the court, asking the emperor to stop Ding Daquan!"

"Is this even more?" Old Master Yang shook his hand and pulled off a few gray beards.

"It is true that the six Tai students were named Chen Yizhong, Lin Zezu, Liu Fu, Huang Yong, Zeng Wei, and Chen Zong. Most of the six people were from Wenzhou. As a result, they were slandered and troubled the court by the Taiwanese officials Weng Yingbi, Wu Yan and other hawks controlled by Ding Daquan, causing Chen Yizhong to be demoted to the capital and sent to the prison in other states. The Imperial College Priest Jiu, Si Ye and others led the Twelve Zhai Tai students to rectify their clothes and send the six people out of the bridge. Ding Daquan was furious when he heard the news and erected monuments in the Imperial College, strictly prohibiting Tai students from discussing the country's affairs." Yao Ran, who was quick-talking, touched the interface.

"On the same day, I went to send six people away from Beijing. Not only were the Tai students, but there were hundreds of students participating in the spring examination. I also went there. After the six people left Beijing, Ding Daquan controlled the Dali Temple and the censors, and searched for students and officials who had close contact with the six people. Many Tai students and students were implicated and detained to Dali Temple for severe trials. There were even several people in the high school for the spring examination. All of them were disqualified from the qualifications of tribute students and were expelled from the capital. They also ordered the Ministry of Rites not to allow these students to go to Beijing for reference again. After ten years of hard work, their career path was cut off..."

"I am afraid that I will be implicated. In addition, I am short of money, so I can only leave the capital and return home in a hurry. As soon as I arrived at the dock of Yanggong Town today, I was robbed of my wallet by a thief. If I hadn't met my little brother, I would have been sleeping on the street today!"

Chen Ji and Yao Ran said one by one, and soon explained what happened in the capital clearly, and then shook their heads and drank tea with a solemn expression.

"The six gentlemen of Baoyou are indeed well-known!" Zhao Qi couldn't help but nodded slightly.

"The six gentlemen of Baoyou... Yes, my little brother hit this point. Chen Yizhong's six people were like the six gentlemen of Qingyuan back then. They were upright and honest. They really deserved the word "gentleman". Unfortunately, Ding Daquan was in great influence. Not only were the six students demoted, but dozens of people were implicated. Once this matter happened, the spring examination was in chaos. I heard that His Majesty's edict could add more than ten people to the list to participate in the palace examination, but the people in the capital were panic and turbulent. I was afraid of being implicated, and I didn't care about the list and released it and left the capital hurriedly. It would be better if I didn't participate in the palace examination. Even if I passed the third grade, I was afraid that I would have no way to serve the country. Ding Daquan now controls the government and promotes the trusted people to eliminate dissidents. We are ashamed of such traitors!" The tall and thin Chen Ji gritted his teeth and punched him hard on the stone table.

"Ding Daquan did things against the enemy, but Your Majesty not only promoted him to the left prime minister, but also appointed him to the Duke of Danyang County. He heard that he wanted to be appointed as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council. If such a traitor controlled the court, if this lasts, the country will be ruined!" Yao Ran also angrily pressed his fist and only sounded.

"What Ding Daquan did is even more than the treacherous prime minister Shi Miyuan back then. Although I was not in the capital, I also heard about the affairs of the court. The year before yesterday, Ding Daquan made a proclamation to stop Prime Minister Dong Huai, which shocked the court. Now this incident happened again, and the court became more and more chaotic."

Mr. Yang silently grabbed his beard and looked at the strong sunlight outside the pavilion with a confused look.

"The dismissal of Dong Huai is only one of them. When we first arrived in the capital last year, we heard that Ding Daquan promoted Yuan Jie to the Jiujiang commander. Yuan Jie was greedy and harsh. He exploited fishermen too much in Jiujiang, which led to a large number of fishermen riots. Ding Daquan not only did not arrange for people to appease him, but sent troops to suppress him, which made the people of Jiujiang complain. Chen Yizhong and others wrote a letter to the court after hearing this. Now the capital is in a mess, and many students are worried all day long and cannot study. We who participated in the spring examination were even more panicked. This spring examination was held in such panic. Although Brother Yao Ran and I claimed that our talents and teachers and Zhou Tixue also had high hopes for me. I thought I had the opportunity to pass the list and wait for the palace examination, but I did not want to lose the title..."

"According to the past practice, all of us who went to Beijing to take the exam were arranged by the Ministry of Rites, and travel expenses were paid when leaving Beijing. However, the capital is now in chaos, and no one came to care about us students. When we went to the Ministry of Rites to ask, officials at all levels were also pushed and stopped. We had already run out of money. After the spring examination, we didn't dare to stay in the capital and leave quickly. Today we went to the Harbour Pier to find out if we had the opportunity to take a boat back to Guangzhou. Otherwise, in three or five days, we wouldn't have much money to drink tea, but we wouldn't have enough money to eat and stay!"

"I have been holding these words in my heart for a long time. When I say them today, Fang Jue feels much more happy. If Ding Qingpi is allowed to continue to be in trouble in this way, something big will happen!"

Yao Ran said this and his forehead was full of blue veins, and his righteous indignation was almost unbearable.

"Yan Martin is about to die, and Ding Daquan and others will not be eliminated. I am afraid that the Song Dynasty will be over!" Zhao Qi said thoughtfully while drinking tea.

Master Yang shook his hands and poured tea all over his body. He twitched his face and stared at Zhao Qi and Zhao Qi for a while and said, "It's okay for me to say this to me, but don't go outside."

"Yan Martin, the country is about to die..."

Chen Ji and Yao Ran also stared at Zhao Qi blankly. After a long silence, Chen Ji stood up and applauded and said, "Young brother said it well, really said it well, the people of the capital have already called Ding Daquan privately, Dong Songchen and Dong Yanluo, plus Yan Guifei and Ma Tianji, it is not Yan Martin. These four people colluded with each other and confused the emperor and the chaos of the court. If they are not eliminated, the Song Dynasty will be in danger!"

"Yes, although the little brother is young and not amazing in appearance, this sentence can be seen as unusual. Once this sentence is heard, countless people will definitely applaud and cheer for it!" Yao Ran also stroked his palm with joy.

"Haha, this is a tea chat. Don't tell anyone else, otherwise the boy will be caught and beaten by Ding Qingpi, so please show mercy!" Zhao Qi said with a dry laugh.
Chapter completed!