In front of the Hangzhou Prefect's Office, facing the fierce and aggressive thousands of candidates and people, the prefect Dai Quan was in a dilemma.

He could see at a glance that this movement must have been planned for a long time, and He Dingkun, the Minister of Rites and the head of the provincial examination who spoke to the candidates in front of him, was undoubtedly the mastermind. What he knew more was that the other party wanted to drag him down from the water. As long as he nodded in agreement and support, their influence in Hangzhou and the entire Jiangnan would be greater and more unscrupulous. But he really didn't want to get involved in this matter, because this matter had no benefit from him.

The other party was obviously coming to Sun Tu, who is now in power in the court and promoting the abolition of ancient Chinese literature. The reason why he was able to quickly become a prefect of a large city like Hangzhou was also worthy of Sun Taiwei and others. He knew very well where his roots were.

As for the so-called prosperity of culture and education and Confucian heritage, it is nothing to him. In fact, almost all the people in the world who entered the officialdom through the imperial examinations abandoned the things in the sage books after entering the officialdom. If someone really followed the sage's words and used those rules and regulations as a guide, he would be dismissed in a few days.

But the problem is that you can put these things on the shelf, but you can't really object. Dai Quan is really not good to say in public that he wants to support the abandonment of the ancient literature and imperial examinations, otherwise he will be regarded as an enemy by everyone in front of him. This is not something he, a small fifth-rank prefect, can't stand it, nor is he dared to challenge the Minister of Rites in front of him.

So after hesitation, the only thing he could do was to mix with and delay time. Dai Quan suddenly stepped forward and whispered: "Dear candidates and colleagues, Dai naturally understood the sincere hearts of all of you. But after all, such matters are of great importance and are even rules set by the court. It is really not something we can do randomly. In my opinion, since you have any doubts, I should choose a few people to discuss for a while before talking about it to see if there is a more reasonable solution."

"Master Dai, I cannot agree with your words. The right and wrong of the matter are clear, so can we discuss it? There are treacherous and slanderous people in the court who are chaotic and sages who have been disrupting my thousand-year-old Confucian foundation. How could we, the children of sages, let it go? Could you also intend to betray the saints?" How could He Dingkun let him delay it so perfunctorily, and immediately shouted loudly, putting enough pressure on the other party.

And this sentence once again ignited the anger of the candidates. For a moment, countless people shouted: "Prince Dai also made a quick decision and join us in the court to oppose such a disaster!"

"If the prefect refuses, then I am a Confucian traitor. We will never let anyone go of the unworthy person who betrays the saint!"

"Yes, we are seeking justice for the great way of the world, and we will never retreat at all!"

Various condemnations and threats continued to come, which immediately made Dai Quan feel extremely stressed, and sweat rolled on his forehead, and sweat was pouring out from behind. He looked anxiously at the distance, muttering in his heart, why didn't the defenders in the city come yet? Hasn't he sent someone to report to Chief Lin? In this situation, only the garrison in the city can suppress the situation.

Seeing his appearance, He Dingkun felt even more confident and took another step forward: "Prince Dai, if you don't make a decision, I can only regard you as your opponent!"

"I..." Dai Quan felt a stern, and he had already felt the powerful murderous intent from the other party, which made him subconsciously take a half step back. But as he shrank his momentum again, he gave the other party the opportunity to continue to put pressure. Everyone stepped forward again, almost all of them going up to the steps in front of the government office.

At this moment, Dai Quan's face, facing the street outside, suddenly changed, and turned into a joy of relief. His eyes passed by everyone and fell to the end of the long street in front. His change in expression immediately attracted the attention of He Dingkun and the others. However, before they turned around, there was a rumbling sound of footsteps coming from behind, as if even the ground was trembling.

It was a helmet and armor-piercing army that was full of energy and murderous intent that rushed over quickly. A general rode his horse, with a leopard head and a round eyes, a short beard and long spear. It was the 800,000 imperial guards in charge. Later, the brave general in the army in front of Sun Tu, and now the commander of the Jiangnan Road army, Lin Chong, known as the leopard head, was!

As a general who had been with Sun Tu very early and had been with him for a long time, Lin Chong made great military achievements in the past few years. Originally, with his identity, he could have obtained a better job in the court, and even if he was sent to the border to be alone, no one would raise any objections.

However, Lin Chong himself refused Sun Tu's several arrangements. Because he knew his abilities very well. Although he was skilled in martial arts and was the best in the three armies, he was still far from qualified to lead troops to fight. In addition, he was quite resistant to the intrigues and deceptions in the court and did not want to serve in Tokyo, so Sun Tu finally handed over the army in Jiangnan to him for command.

On the one hand, doing this naturally shows trust in Lin Chong. After all, this is the fief of Sun Tu, Duke Yue. At the same time, this can also be regarded as a reward for him, because Jiangnan is the richest place in the world of the Song Dynasty and has no external troubles, and it is the most suitable place for military generals to retire.

Of course, Lin Chong was not really here to support himself, so after coming here, he actively fulfilled his duties as the commander of the army and really trained an elite army. The number of Jiangnan soldiers with a total of 30,000 is no longer inferior to the ordinary imperial guards in terms of combat power, and most of the contributions lie in Lin Chong. He may not be able to lead troops, but after following Sun Tu for a long time, he still has a good training style. In addition, his identity is there, so the soldiers under his command are naturally convinced and dare not slacken.

With such an elite army, Hangzhou is naturally as stable as Mount Tai. After a sudden chaos in the city today, Lin Chong received the report in the military camp and quickly summoned people to go out to respond. Then he met the people from the government office halfway, and only then did he realize that the candidates were causing trouble and forced the government office, which made him dare not be negligent and rushed over in a hurry.

Although there are only two or three thousand people coming to the scene now, the momentum they surrounded them was not below ten thousand people. It immediately suppressed the 5,000 people so that they didn't even dare to exude the atmosphere. The shouts suddenly stopped at this moment.

"Mr. Lin, you are here just in time. These candidates have had an accident in the city and have surrounded the government office. Now you can only ask you to persuade them to leave." Dai Quan felt sure as he saw Lin Chong and asked him loudly.

Lin Chong also frowned at this time, and looked embarrassed and walked up to the ground. The armor leaves on his body were clanging, which was quite imposing. Wherever he passed, the crowd in front of him were all avoiding him, allowing him to come from behind the crowd to the front of the yamen like a wave.

After coming to Dai Quan and having a look at him, Lin Chong turned around and hugged everyone and said, "Dear candidates, this place is a major government place after all, so please don't make trouble. In addition, if you have any demands, you can speak up in the right way, and you should not be like this today and threaten the court to be appointed by the officials. I am just confused about you now, so I don't want to pursue it more. As long as you disperse, you can give up today's affairs. If you dare to make trouble again, you can only do it by others!"

His words were polite, but with the armor and the thousands of soldiers behind him, the pressure was still like a mountain, which scared the candidates a little overwhelmed. They might have a sense of blood and courage, but they were just angry for a moment. It would be impossible to really make them fight with the soldiers with armor and swords and guns.

Someone even started looking around and wanted to escape. When He Dingkun saw this scene, his face suddenly became gloomy. These guys were indeed difficult to accomplish. They were slightly frustrated and pressured, and they all just wanted to escape and give up. Fortunately, they were prepared and even more clear about the nature of the seemingly majestic and mighty general in front of them, so they immediately took a step forward and stared at Lin Chong and said, "Mr. Lin, please forgive me for your words. We are definitely not here to disturb you, but to call for the righteous way of the world! How can we let those conspirators disrupt my law and rule the righteous way? Even if you kill me today, don't want us to change our original intention and retreat!"

As he spoke, He Dingkun continued to go up, holding his head high, and pretending to sacrifice his life. His statement really aroused the momentum of the young candidates. They began to follow him and raised their fists and shouted angrily: "For the sake of the righteous way of the world, Confucian Taoism, why should we die! If we don't give us a satisfactory reply today, we will not retreat!"

"Don't retreat!" More people shouted loudly, and their momentum was pressing up like mountains, which shook Lin Chong's body. His biggest flaw was that he was too calm or too weak. Once he met a tough opponent, even if he was stronger, he would choose to retreat immediately. This was the case when he was a small official, but later when he was in Qingzhou. Today, he was in Hangzhou. He clearly held military power, but he still...

He Dingkun saw his weakness, and at this moment he was even more unscrupulous and shouted loudly: "Lin Chong, you are just a martial artist. How can we let you interfere in the imperial examination field of scholars? You won't let me retreat quickly..."

Just when he wanted to repel Lin Chong with an aggressive aura, a sudden change occurred—
Chapter completed!