Moreover, this scholar must have thought more clearly. After Xuzhou Zhao Jin's troops came to Jining, they acted in a very orderly manner. This shows that they are still afraid of the king's law and righteousness. So when they saw this group of emotional

If you move, you will probably be afraid.

If everyone takes this opportunity to mobilize, let all the righteous officials and people in the city join in, and drive out the Xuzhou gangsters in one go, then the saints, famous ministers, and local village elders will definitely see such meritorious deeds, and it goes without saying that everyone will leave their name in history.

When you are alone, you will think calmly and have doubts. When people gather together, you say something or I say something. Even those who don’t believe it will believe it. Their fear and hesitation disappears, and they even have a passionate desire to seek fame.

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Even if there are one or two who are hesitant, seeing so many classmates, seniors and juniors here, they don’t dare to move. Otherwise, the reputation will be like a knife, and they will fall in Jining Shilin or Yanzhou Prefecture and Shandong.

With a reputation that is gutless and spineless, everything is ruined.

The sun rose, but no Xuzhou manpower appeared near Zhouxue. This made the literati in Jining more courageous. They did not rush to start, but waited for their classmates and companions outside the city to enter.

Seeing these groups of scholars entering from various city gates, with solemn expressions, and talking about "sacrifice one's life for righteousness" and "Xuzhou traitors", the idle men followed first, and the common people gradually followed.

, there are more and more people, gradually gathering into a crowd.

"Since the arrival of those powerful Xuzhou thieves, we and other scholars have been polite and polite. Our national dignity has been lost. We have been deeply favored by the emperor. At this time, thousands of horses are silent. It is time for us to stand up!" In front of the Zhouxue Gate,

From time to time, someone stood up and spoke impassionedly, but the teachings from the state school had long since disappeared and refused to show up.

Some people came up just to vent their anger, but some people stood up and spoke very logically: "Gentlemen, go ahead, those powerful thieves in Xuzhou are exploiting scholars and occupying fields, and all the favors given to us by the court have been wiped out by them. If this continues

, We are also busy making a living, how can we have the time to study the sages and righteousness, how can we serve the country and be loyal to the emperor!"

When these words were said, there was an uproar immediately, and some people beat their chests and cried loudly, wailing and saying: "Since I passed the primary school entrance examination, my family has been better off, and my relatives have been taken care of. But when those Xuzhou rebels come, how good is it? A family member

Then they scattered, some were forced to work as tenants for Xuzhou people, and some were forced to work. It was really miserable, miserable, miserable!"

There were echoing voices all around again. This person's crying voice was louder. People watching outside could hear it clearly. Some of them happened to know this person.

"Wu Xiucai also had the nerve to say here that after he passed the exam, his relatives brought their fields to seek refuge. He took away the land deeds and swallowed up all the fields. He gave his relatives a piece of food to eat, but that was lighter than working as a long-term laborer outside the city.

It’s not much. The farm run by the Xuzhou people is a slave contract, which has more benefits than him. There is plenty of food and meat to eat there, so why don’t you go.”

"Keep your voice down, these scholars are so cruel that even the government won't dare blame them if they kill someone!"

The whispers outside will naturally not affect the excitement among Jining scholars. The more they talk, the more everyone understands that Xuzhou is trying to cut off their own livelihood. If Xuzhou people are allowed to continue like this, everyone's status, everyone's privileges, and everyone's income will be affected.

, those things that put everyone on top are gone.

This gathering at the Jining Prefecture Preschool was also well-organized. News from everywhere could be reported to the Prefecture School as soon as possible. When the scholars from all over the country had almost arrived, three people walked towards the Prefectural Prefecture Temple, where Confucianism is enshrined.

The place of sages.

Not long after, I saw one of them walking out holding a memorial tablet in both hands, and the two of them followed respectfully on both sides. Starting from the front of the Confucian Temple and going outward, wherever there were scholars, it became quiet.

From the inside to the outside, everyone knows what the tablet is. It says "Holy Master" on it. This is the tablet of the sage Confucius. It represents the supreme status of Confucianism. Even the emperor must salute in front of this tablet.

Salute, this is what readers rely on.

After the man walked down the steps of the Confucian Temple, he raised the tablet of the Holy Master high with both hands. The literati were suddenly silent. Not knowing who was taking the lead, they knelt down and worshiped from inside to outside.

"Everyone, loyalty, filial piety and uprightness come first. Remember the teachings of the Holy Master. Today we are going to see justice for those Xuzhou thieves!" the man holding the tablet said loudly.

There was a roar of response, and someone stood up indignantly and said, "Gentlemen! The officials are cowardly and colluding with the thieves in Xuzhou. You want us to clear the clouds and see the blue sky. If we don't go today, we will abandon them together!"

These words suddenly ignited the atmosphere of the crowd, and everyone agreed with excitement. The man holding the tablet walked forward solemnly, and everyone stood up and followed behind.

The idle people who were watching were confused, so they were scolded by the scholar who was walking in front: "You still don't get out of the way. This is the memorial tablet of Saint Kong. Aren't you afraid of causing trouble?"

No matter how common people have never read, they have always heard the names of Confucius and Sage Kong. When they heard these words, they rushed to both sides in panic, and the superstitious ones even knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, saying that they were offensive.

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Compared with the common people who were rushing to both sides, the feeling of everyone in the team was different. Many people looked at the person holding the tablet with envy. This forty-year-old man was wearing a half-worn green robe.

Although it was neat, patches could be seen at the feet of the robe. At this time, the man's back was straight, he was striding forward, and his face seemed to be shining.

"Chen Xianxiao got lucky this time, and he might become our Jining scholar leader from now on!"

"He rushed to the front this time, who will care about him later? He is a helpless poor scholar, so what if he gets the limelight!"

"If we can really do something with Xuzhou this time, how come the big families inside and outside the city don't reach out, and how come the government doesn't praise it? After years of failure in foreign examinations, I'm afraid it will be possible this time!"

"That's what we have to do. The powerful thieves in Xuzhou are so vicious, do they really want to fight with each other?

"We are all here, and you are still so cowardly. We have so many scholars coming here. How dare the Xuzhou thieves do something? You see, they are usually very well-behaved. Now we are holding the memorial tablet of the most holy teacher.

, they dare not move even more. If they touch the tablets and beat us, they will be enemies of all the scholars in the world. The noble people in the court will not let them go, and they will become public enemies of the world!"

The two of them were whispering, and the more they spoke, the more they became more upright and full of confidence. Not only they were like this, but everyone else was also like this.

Every step of the way, someone would raise their arms and shout. The shouts at the beginning were all kinds of things, but in the end they turned into a few neat sentences: "The world is bright, and the people of Xu are out of Lu."

The more they shouted, the more the atmosphere became more intense, but the common people on the roadside couldn't understand it. Some people muttered: "You said you can tell a Xuzhou person to get out of Shandong. Who can understand this literate person?

in a hurry!"

"Stop talking so much nonsense and go back quickly to report the news!"

It was already October, after the busy farming season, and there were really a lot of people coming into the city from all over the country. Seeing so many scholars wearing long gowns in action, many people felt it was strange, and the habit of watching the excitement broke out, so they followed them directly.

, there are only more than 3,000 literati gathered in Jining City, but there are already nearly 10,000 people coming with them, and more and more people are coming.

The officials have not shown their faces. This is not surprising to everyone. Not to mention the presence of Xuzhou Zhao Ziying in the city. Even when he was not there, so many scholars gathered and the officials did not dare to take care of it. However, there were no patrols everywhere in the city.

Well, on normal days, not to mention tens of thousands of people gathered, but even hundreds of people gathered together, a patrol would appear immediately, but now they have not been seen, which makes the ranks of the scholars actually get stronger and stronger.

It is not difficult to guess where the soldiers' team is going. They will not touch the garrison of the patrol teams. Those who wield swords and guns over there will definitely suffer losses if there is a conflict. The garrison of the first brigade and

Nongken Farm is too far away, so they won't go there. The most suitable one, and the most well-known one, is the Jining branch of Yunshan Bank.

Relying on its status as a canal hub, Jining is one of the most prosperous commercial ports in the world. To do business here, and a large merchant like Yunshan Bank naturally wants to build a magnificent store.

Moreover, most of the merchants in Jining City and outside the city, and from north to south on the canal, dealt with the branch of Yunshan Bank. As time went by, everyone didn't pay much attention to the First Brigade and the Patrol Group, and they all thought that the Jining branch of Yunshan Bank was the only one.

It is the center of Xuzhou here.

After crossing two streets, the destination of the Jining scholars was confirmed, which was the Yunshan Branch branch near the west gate of Jining City.

The procession was not moving very fast. The man at the head was holding the memorial tablet of the Holy Master very solemnly. There were already huge crowds of people on both sides of the street and on the intersecting roads, but no one stood in front of the procession of scholars. The awe of the scholars for so many years has faded.

With deep roots in my heart, watching these big men who might be officials in the future walking in groups, everyone stayed away in awe, so as not to block (and cause trouble).

Just like this, we walked all the way to the Yunshan Branch branch. When this branch was built, Yunshan Bank bought a large area around it and turned it into a square.

The Jining scholar who was walking in front could see from a distance that there were teams of patrols lined up in front of the Yunshan Branch, waiting in full formation.

The patrols were wearing their usual uniforms, dark thick cloth short robes, but from a distance there were flashes of light coming from the back of the queue, which did not look like the reflection of weapons. Then one could see mounted patrolmen also in the queue.

Those with a keen eye can also see that there are people standing on the roof and walls of the Yunshan Branch branch.

After seeing this scene, the queue of scholars became commotion. It is said that this Xuzhou tyrant should have used force to threaten him, but he was not seen all the way, which inevitably made everyone feel a little relaxed. When they saw it now, everyone couldn't help but feel nervous.

stand up.

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Because I drank tea the day before yesterday and haven’t slept well in the past two days, I originally thought about updating it around 4:30, but when I thought about it, everyone would definitely say that Lao Bai is doing something wrong with the stock market, so I’d better update it first.

Everyone, don’t worry if you are in a bad mood in the stock market. Ups and downs are normal. Everyone throws your subscriptions, monthly tickets and rewards at the Ming Dynasty warriors. If you change your luck and save your character, you will definitely be able to hold on until the clouds clear and the moon shines.

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