noffsinger Chapter 365: The Ministry of Rites Visits the Western Suburbs Private School
Chapter 365: The Ministry of Rites Visits the Western Suburbs Private School
"This old man has one last word."
Mr. Deng was supported by the scholar and walked out of the crowd.
Everyone made way in silence, not knowing whether they were still in a depressed mood or waiting for Master Deng's next words.
"It's never too late for men and women to learn to read. And no matter what, Mr. Shen has made great achievements. When some of you criticize women, think about whether you have been given birth by women, and have received the benefits of women's achievements, and in the end you want to bite women back?"
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In fact, in the end, whether the man who caused the trouble "defied the majesty of heaven" was no longer important to the people.
——Whether there is defamation or not is not up to them to decide. The Jingzhao Yin will take the person away and make his own judgment.
The bright sun gradually slid to the west and finally disappeared in the clouds. People in front of the bulletin board came and went, and left and came again.
The emperor stood by the tree and watched for a long time. After a long silence, he smiled and said:
"Hong Banban, in fact, the lives of ordinary people are very pure. Most of them just want to live a good life. You see, they are like birds building nests, going back and forth, chirping. It's hard work, lively, and hopeful."
Eunuch Hong also laughed, "Your Majesty is right. The people who came to see the notice all left with a smile."
"Yes."
The emperor sighed and said, "First, let the people not be hungry, and then wear warm clothes, that's all."
Eunuch Hong looked at the gradually darkening sky, his face stiffened, and he asked tentatively:
"Your Majesty, it's getting late, you see..."
The emperor stood still for a moment before ordering, "Go and buy this master a portion of that cake. Once you've bought it, we'll go back."
There was no one around them, and Eunuch Hong no longer pretended to be a butler, but the emperor still wanted to be a rich master, and he always referred to himself as "the master".
When Eunuch Hong heard this, he looked up and saw two little kids, each holding a steaming vegetable pancake, chasing and playing as they ran past them.
With a bitter look on his face, he pleaded, "Your Majesty, that cake looks...why don't you go back and have your meal?"
"How does it look?" The emperor glanced sideways, "I think it looks delicious."
"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Hong dared not let the emperor eat outside food, and advised: "I have to consider your safety... just in case, just in case..."
What if someone poisoned me!
Alas - Eunuch Hong didn't dare to think further.
The emperor laughed angrily.
"Hong Banban, you are such a loser. You want me to lead the army in person, but you don't have enough food to eat outside?"
Just as Eunuch Hong was about to say that it was not the same thing, he was kicked in the butt by the emperor.
"Please pay more money and ask the store to make a big one. You can eat a little first. If you have nothing else, I will eat later. Is that ok?"
"..."
Eunuch Hong covered his buttocks with a dazed look on his face.
That's fine.
But...but His Majesty doesn't feel sorry for him at all!
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The next day, I went to a private school in the western suburbs of Beijing.
"Master! Master!"
A scholar held up his hat and ran to the private school, completely forgetting what etiquette was.
Master Deng was giving a lecture. When he saw his appearance, he curled his beard and slapped the book in his hand on the table twice.
"Not only did you come late, but you also shouted and disturbed your classmates. How disgraceful! Go and stand at the back and listen to the lesson."
"No, no! Master, please listen to me."
The scholar took two deep breaths, held his waist and said, "Ministry of Rites! Someone from the Ministry of Rites has come again! They are heading our way! Please come out and take a look, I don't know what they are here for this time!"
"what!"
The students in the cram school slammed the table and stood up, their faces full of anger.
A female student leaned on the desk and looked outside, her brows knitted tightly, and spoke angrily:
"They are here again. Isn't it obvious that they are targeting you because of us? No! You must not stop us this time, Master. We must settle the matter between right and wrong this time!"
Her call was answered by hundreds of people, and students from the cram school followed suit:
"Ning Yan is right. The people from the Ministry of Rites have been causing trouble for us every other day. We can't just sit there and wait for death! Could it be that they just issued a notice yesterday with a high-sounding tone, and today they are causing trouble for us just because the teacher stood up for the girl before the notice was issued?"
"That's too much! You said one thing to my face and another behind my back! Master shouldn't have... "
"Shouldn't what?" Mr. Deng interrupted the man.
"Shouldn't we expose the truth to the world, or shouldn't we be the first to speak out and protect ourselves?"
The man opened his mouth and realized he had said the wrong thing.
"I am a dull student and I speak without restraint. Please punish me, Master."
Master Deng looked at him helplessly, "Some things need to be done by someone. Go back and copy the training ten times."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
"Knock knock knock - is Master Deng here?"
The knocks on the door seemed to knock on the hearts of everyone in the school.
They looked at each other in silence for a moment, and Ning Yan stood up first, "I'll go."
"return!"
Master Deng coughed twice, walked slowly forward, and stopped Ning Yan behind him.
"The master is still here, how can I let you, a student, be in front?"
Ning Yan gritted her teeth, calmed her breath and said, "Master, if we weren't here, the people from the Ministry of Rites wouldn't have come to trouble us so many times. We are the ones who brought the trouble upon ourselves, so we have to solve it ourselves."
After hearing this, Master Deng looked at her for a moment and said, "Xue Xun, you should also copy it ten times."
"what?"
Ning Yan opened her mouth wide, puzzled: "Teacher, what did I do wrong?"
Master Deng walked in front step by step, Ning Yan followed closely behind, and only heard him say:
"You are not a problem, and you are not the cause of the problem. Ning Yan, there is nothing wrong with studying."
Ning Yan's steps suddenly stopped and she did not move forward for a long time.
She looked at Master Deng's back and a tear fell from her eyes.
After a moment, she raised her sleeves vigorously, rubbed the area around her eyes red, and followed him.
"Squeak-"
The courtyard gate opened, and everyone in the school followed Master Deng and stood in front of the gate. They gritted their teeth and looked outside, and suddenly they were stunned.
Except for one familiar face, all the people who came from the Ministry of Rites today were strangers.
Moreover, their familiar faces were being escorted behind by unfamiliar faces like prisoners.
A trace of doubt flashed through Ning Yan's mind. What was going on in the Ministry of Rites today?
What they didn't know was that as nervous as they were, the people from the Ministry of Rites who came today were even more nervous than they were.
When the head of the Ministry of Rites saw them open the door, he smiled and took two steps forward, facing Master Deng and said in a gentle voice:
"Minister of Rites Lin Zhaohe, is this Master Deng?"
Master Deng nodded, "That's right, Master Lin, what brings you to my little private school?"
Lin Zhaohe's eyebrows jumped. How rude...
He waved his hand back and a man was brought up. This man was none other than Li Qiulu, the assistant director of the Ministry of Rites' Ceremonial Affairs Department, who had come to the private school to cause trouble many times before.