AWB Chapter 1306
Chapter 1306
Many people immediately showed their respect.
With shining eyes, he cupped his hands and said, "Scholar Liu truly deserves to be called a great Confucian scholar of our time!"
Liu Sanwu humbly cupped his hands in apology: "It's merely a matter of duty as a subject, nothing to mention, nothing to mention..."
Meanwhile, Liu Sanwu was exchanging greetings and pleasantries with the Hanlin scholars and upright civil officials.
Many others present looked at Liu Sanwu with thoughtful expressions—Liu Sanwu had been isolated from the court for so long, why did His Majesty suddenly release him? Why did he allow him to attend court? Could it have been just a whim?
"Yesterday it was Zhuo Jing, who handled a major case for His Majesty at the end of last year, and Yuan Tai, who has always been at odds with His Majesty... Today it's Scholar Liu... I feel that... His Majesty's antics this time... ah, bah! This time his actions are getting a bit bigger and bigger?"
"I also have a vague feeling about that."
"A storm is brewing, and I wonder what tricks His Majesty is up to this time!"
"This matter will only get bigger, not smaller!"
"However... although Scholar Liu of the Hanlin Academy was punished this time, it is clear to everyone that he only offended the nobles of Huaixi. His Majesty punished him in order to appease them. Now that Scholar Liu has been released, does His Majesty... no longer care about those dukes and military officials?"
"Who could possibly know? Who can accurately guess His Majesty's thoughts?"
"I suppose the outcome will be clear once the court convenes..."
With a mix of trepidation, curiosity, and doubt, the crowd began to whisper among themselves, speculating that these successive events were indeed too strange and unusual.
And at the same time.
The dukes, marquises, and military officials, who rarely associated with civil officials, now showed their own unpredictable expressions. Just as some people immediately thought of Liu Sanwu when they saw him, they were displeased. Of course, they were very displeased!
"No? Why did His Majesty release that old codger? What does this mean? Is he trying to embarrass us in front of the entire court?"
“That old geezer had a lot of complaints about us back then, and even went so far as to openly go to His Majesty to speak ill of us… Suspending him from his post and confining him to his quarters was already too lenient on him. Instead of killing him, he was released as if nothing had happened. What kind of behavior is this?”
"His Majesty...is he going a bit too far?"
"..."
at this time.
They clearly didn't expect that even worse things were yet to come.
Marquis Zhang Yi of Heqing, Marquis Zhu Shou of Zhulu, Marquis Cao Xing of Huaiyuan, and other dukes, marquises, and military officers not only harbored resentment and wore it on their faces, but also couldn't help but mutter complaints under their breath.
They already had something to rely on and were confident, so they were always arrogant and spoke without considering the consequences, unlike others.
"Lan Yu, what do you think? Say something!"
"Exactly! To be frank, even if he were His Majesty, he would still have to consider our feelings before he tramples on our dignity, right?"
"I feel this is not good, this is very bad!"
"..."
Some people instinctively looked at Lan Yu to ask for his opinion and thoughts—or rather, they didn't want to swallow this anger and frustration silently; they had to get an explanation from Zhu Yunwen.
As a subject, one should absolutely not be so arrogant and conceited towards the ruler of a country.
But they are different.
In their eyes, they were the ones who helped the current emperor sit on the dragon throne.
Furthermore, since Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, his strategy towards them has always been to "stabilize" them, treating them with courtesy and indulgence in every way... This has only made them more arrogant and conceited. Even releasing a mere Liu Sanwu requires them to give an explanation and account.
Amid the murmurs of the crowd.
Although Lan Yu did not speak, his face was unusually gloomy and somber.
at the same time.
Standing beside him, Duke Chang Sheng was somewhat dumbfounded—as Zhu Yunwen's maternal uncle, he had long been on Zhu Yunwen's side and had even secretly made contact with him, contributing significantly to "stabilizing the nobles of Huaixi." But he never expected that Zhu Yunwen would suddenly pull such a stunt during the morning court session…
"Hiss... What is Your Majesty doing?? Everything has been peaceful lately. It's just Liu Sanwu; suspending him from duty won't affect anything!"
"Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?"
"..."
Seeing the displeased expressions on everyone's faces, Chang Sheng couldn't help but feel a pang of frustration. At the same time, he had to rack his brains to figure out how to appease the restlessness of these brutes.
Fortunately at this time.
Marquis Zhang Wen of Huining, who was usually not very talkative, stepped forward and gestured to the crowd to calm them down, saying, "I think... everyone should calm down for now..."
He didn't even have time to say a word.
He was immediately and rudely interrupted by Zhang Yi, Cao Xing, Zhu Shou and others: "Calm down, calm down... Calm down what? How can we calm down? That plague-ridden old man Liu Sanwu is obviously going against us. Would you be happy to let him out?"
"If you ask us, we've always obediently followed His Majesty's wishes, and now... His Majesty might not even recognize where he came from!"
"Exactly! Where can you find something like this?!"
"..."
Many people were in a bad mood and were naturally unwilling to accept Zhang Wen's advice, so they rebuked him mercilessly for a while.
Zhang Wen raised an eyebrow nonchalantly and said, "I think... Liu Sanwu's matter... can be a big deal or a small deal. To put it bluntly, he's just a gossipy old man who likes to stir up trouble. Even if we release him, what difference will it make?"
"Perhaps... it's the beginning of the new dynasty, and His Majesty needs people, so he just dragged this old geezer Liu Sanwu out for a spin."
"Although this old geezer is annoying, we have to admit that he has some prestige and influence. He can influence many upright civil officials in the court. It's not wrong for His Majesty to want to use him. Even the wise and powerful Emperor Taizu Hongwu had to use them, didn't he?"
"On the contrary, it's us..."
"If we were to damage our harmony with His Majesty over such a trivial matter, wouldn't that be a bad thing? Don't forget that just over a month ago, His Majesty reprimanded those courtiers who liked to make accusations and complaints in the Imperial Garden!"
"..."
Although Zhang Wen was a military officer, he fought with strategy and was much more astute. He naturally employed a combination of offense and defense, first deliberately portraying the "release of Liu Sanwu" as a trivial matter, and then praising Liu Sanwu's merits and usefulness.