The soldiers of Jinghai Army were escorting the prison cart, and many scholars around him naturally looked bad. Such a large team entered the capital, which attracted the attention of many people in the capital.

Although there have been major incidents in the capital in recent years, and even the incident of killing thousands of people in prison and killing each other, this time, hundreds of people were imprisoned in the capital at once, which still caused a great sensation.

Especially after the identity of the Zhu clan was spread, the people who had originally come to watch showed strange expressions one by one.

As the saying goes, everything is inferior to reading. This sentence is almost imprinted in the bones. In everyone's minds, as a scholar, he is definitely the most noble existence.

It’s okay if you don’t know the origin of the Zhu clan, but after knowing the origin of the Zhu clan, the eyes of these people looking at the Zhu clan become different.

Some people gloat about the misfortune, some people sympathize, and some people feel sorry for it.

"I heard that these people are descendants of sages, and they are all masters..."

"Hmph, so what if they are descendants of sages? Who made them offend Chief Chu? Isn't it the end of the family being confiscated and exterminated!"

Because there had been a command from the emperor before, the Zhu clan members were taken to the capital and were immediately taken to the Ministry of Justice and were taken into strict supervision.

As the commander of the Jinghai Army, Cheng Xiangwu went to the Governor's Office of the Five Army and the Ministry of War to report, and then left the capital and stationed in the military camps outside the capital.

Cheng Xiangwu did not stay in the capital, which made some people secretly relieved.

In a poetry club, dozens of literati gathered in everything. Although there were only dozens of people, these people were definitely representative figures among literati in the capital.

The most important thing is that these people can be said to be all from the Confucian Neo-Confucianism lineage, and many of them are even members of the officials.

However, these people gathered here with frowns. Among them, an old man sat there with wrinkles on his face, stroking his beard, and said with a little anger: "It's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous. Your Majesty actually instigated Chu Yi to take down the Zhu clan. He is a descendant of the sage..."

Although I had already received the news that the Zhu clan was taken down by Chu Yi, the real scene of the Zhu clan being taken to the Heavenly Prison still touched the nerves of many scholars from the Neo-Confucian lineage.

The dozens of people looked different, and several of them looked a little relaxed. If you look closely, you can even see the disdain flowing deep in their eyes. It is obvious that they are quite disdainful of the old man's reaction.

Liu Li is a great scholar from the Neo-Confucian lineage. It can be said that among the people present, there are really few people who can compare with him when it comes to fame and qualifications. However, Liu Li is an old qualification. Although he retired in his early years, his connections still exist in the court. Otherwise, he would not have invited so many people at once.

After looking at the crowd, Liu Li snorted coldly, pointed at one of the officials and said, "Chen Kang, tell me, are you going to watch the descendants of sages be so humiliated by traitors? This is slapping our Neo-Confucian lineage in the face..."

Chen Kang smiled bitterly. If someone else dared to point at him like a scolding his grandson, even if he was the cabinet master, Chen Kang would never agree.

But who told him to point at him and scold him so much that he was his teacher? So even if Liu Li scolded him, he could only listen. Otherwise, it would be a great crime of unfilial piety.

After Liu Li stopped, Chen Kang smiled bitterly and looked at the people around him with a look of sympathy, and stepped forward to Liu Li and said, "Teacher, it's not that we are watching the Zhu clan. It's really because the Zhu clan has violated His Majesty's taboo. Zhu Han, a direct descendant of Zhu clan, assassinating the emperor, is a great crime!"

Liu Li sneered and said, "What's wrong with the crime you want to add? The emperor said that Zhu Han was assassinating, but who saw it again? Anyway, I didn't see it!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, looking at Liu Li with a wry smile. It was a fact that Zhu Han assassinated the emperor. There were no less than dozens of people who had witnessed this at the beginning, and it was impossible to clean it.

Liu Li saw the expressions of everyone and snorted coldly: "Don't forget that if the Zhu clan is destroyed and there is no such flag, the Neo-Confucian lineage will inevitably be divided. You should know more than me."

Everyone was silent about it. The struggle within Confucianism was as fierce as it was. Even when the Neo-Confucianism first appeared, it was actually a small branch within Confucianism, and it had no current influence at all. However, after hundreds of years of development, it has become the mainstream of Confucianism.

However, this does not mean that there are no other factions within Confucianism. For example, the Mind Studies pioneered by Wang Yangming, although it was not successful before, it had already taken shape. The Mind Studies series headed by Wang Yangming is already well-known in a small range.

In the original history, Wang Yangming achieved great success in his studies and had the merits of suppressing the Ningwang Rebellion. However, he was rejected and suppressed by Yang Tinghe and others in the court. He had only talent but could not display it.

Yang Tinghe broke out with Emperor Jiajing with the purpose of Neo-Confucianism. It can be said that Yang Tinghe was a representative figure of Confucian Neo-Confucianism. Wang Yangming pioneered the study of the mind and became a sage of a generation, which was naturally not tolerated by Yang Tinghe.

There are many branches within Confucianism, but the Neo-Confucian lineage does occupy the mainstream at present. As long as the banner of Neo-Confucianism does not fall, these people will be able to accept the shade of the Neo-Confucian lineage.

After all, there are not many people who care about life and death in the Zhu clan. If it weren't for the existence of the Zhu clan that had extraordinary significance, it wouldn't have allowed them to gather here.

Chen Kang took a deep breath and said to Liu Li: "Teacher, don't worry, your Majesty is unconscious now. Without His Majesty's permission, the Zhu family's case cannot be made in the final decision. We can also find a way to see if we can get rid of the Zhu family."

After swaying his sleeves, Liu Li glared at everyone and said, "I am going to see the head of the Zhu clan!"

Everyone present secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. Liu Li's request might be very difficult for others, but it was simpler for them.

At least one of them is an official from the Ministry of Justice. Although he does not directly manage the Ministry of Justice prison, there is no problem if he wants Liu Li to enter the Ministry of Justice prison to meet the Zhu family.

In the dark prison, the Zhu family, who had suffered a lot along the way, could breathe a little relieved.

No matter whether they are dead or alive in the future, at least they don’t have to be imprisoned in a prison car all day long. After being exposed to wind and sun, they can be said to have never suffered such pain in their lives, and some people can’t bear the ups and downs along the way and lost their lives.

There were originally hundreds of people, but from the southeast coast, they rushed to the capital thousands of miles away, but as many as a dozen people died along the way.

As the head of the Zhu clan, Zhu Ye no longer has the calmness and elegance he used to be. The wind and sun along the way made Zhu Ye look extremely embarrassed.

A sound of footsteps came. Zhu Ye, who was originally close to the wall and lying among the pile of thatched trees, heard the footsteps that seemed to have stopped outside his cell. Then a sound of the key opening the lock sounded. Zhu Ye couldn't help but turn around and sit up and look at the door of the prison.

After seeing it, Zhu Ye couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, staring at the person coming, as if he was identifying the other party.

Liu Li walked into the cell with a food box in his hand and saw Zhu Ye. When he suddenly saw Zhu Ye, Liu Li couldn't help but shrink his eyes. If he hadn't known that the other party was Zhu Ye, Liu Li would not dare to recognize each other.

Zhu Ye's eyes lit up, "Mr. Liu Li, it's you!"

Obviously Zhu Ye recognized Liu Lilai. Liu Li sighed slightly, stepped forward and put down the food box. Regardless of whether the ground was clean or not, he sat cross-legged towards Zhu Ye and said, "Brother Zhu Ye, I haven't seen you for many years. I never thought about the day when I meet again, but I was in such an environment."

Zhu Ye and Liu Li were also considered friends in the past, but Zhu Ye was in Jianyang County. Liu Li entered the officialdom and lived in the capital even after retiring. If you count, the two have not seen each other for nearly twenty years.

Zhu Ye lifted up his messy hair, revealing the weather-beaten face, looking at Liu Li and sighed: "I never thought that my Zhu family would end up in such a field, making Zhu so embarrassed in front of Brother Liu!"

Liu Li slowly opened the food box, took out the prepared wine and dishes one by one, then put them in place, poured a glass of wine for Zhu Ye, and looked at Zhu Ye and said, "The treacherous ministers in the court were in power, the emperor was incompetent and favored the eunuchs, which made Zhu have such a great disaster. When I heard the news, I contacted the capital everywhere and decided to write a letter to the emperor to clear the grievances of Zhu."

Zhu Ye and Liu Li drank a glass of wine together, put the wine glass down, couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Brother Liu, Zhu is grateful, but the eunuch has made up his mind to kill me, Zhu, I'm afraid that no matter how much Brother Liu runs, the emperor will not spare my Zhu clan!"

Liu Li frowned and said, "It's up to people. If Your Majesty refuses to forgive Zhu, then I will contact the scholars of the world and write to the emperor together. I will not believe it. Can the emperor ignore the wishes of scholars of the world?"

Zhu Ye, who had no hope in his heart, couldn't help but lit up when he heard this, and he breathed tightly and said, "If this is the case, I, Zhu, still have a glimmer of hope, but..."

Liu Li smiled slightly and said, "I have been close to you for half a lifetime. This time, my brother is in trouble, so how can I watch? Besides, the eunuch Chu Yi is not only going to deal with the Zhu family, but also wants to cut off the foundation of my Neo-Confucianism lineage. I will never allow the eunuch to succeed."

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