So he bowed his hands and then retreated.
After Gao Lan left, Liu Xie stood up and stretched, humming a little tune, left Wen Room Hall, and walked towards Zhen Mi's palace.
If he doesn't do this, how can he have a good reason to do it later?
Chapter 506 Liu Xie: My rules are the rules
While Jia Xu ordered a thorough investigation into the rumors, Cui Residence on the other side also exploded.
"Which of you did this good deed?"
Cui Yan was furious at this time and asked all the Clan Heads present angrily. He was so angry that his whole body was shaking.
"The severe drought was caused by Son of Heaven despising Confucianism and violating Ancestors's established laws. How can such a rumor be spread!"
"At the very least, it's an attempt to criticize Son of Heaven and damage Son of Heaven's reputation; at the most extreme, it's just a conspiracy and deliberate rebellion!"
"You don't want to live, but I still want to live!"
Cui Yan slammed the table and cursed, his handsome face turning red with anger.
And the reason why he is so angry is all because of the rumors that have been circulating recently.
Rumor has it that this severe drought, which has been rare in decades, was caused by Son of Heaven's contempt for Confucianism. When he heard this rumor, he felt that the sky was about to fall.
Two months ago, Son of Heaven personally issued an order to Imperial Court to plan drought relief and disaster preparedness. I don't know how much money was spent on this.
Two months later, the drought came as promised, and the coast of the Yellow River was thousands of miles away. I don't know how many people survived because Imperial Court prepared for disasters in advance.
Even he had to admire Son of Heaven's vision and courage.
However, at this time, someone actually jumped out to spread such rumors. This is simply pouring dirty water on Son of Heaven!
What is the difference between this kind of behavior and seeking death?!
Now this Son of Heaven is not a compassionate and kind-hearted person. If he is held accountable, blood will flow like a river!
After hearing what Cui Yan said, Dou Fu frowned and said coldly, "Who spread the rumor? Don't slander anyone here!"
"Besides, what if this rumor spreads? Now that Debate Conference is about to be held, this rumor just creates the conditions for us to win Debate Conference!"
"It's obviously a good thing, why are you so angry?"
Cui Yan laughed out loud when he heard this, and retorted, "A good thing? I think it's more like a funeral!"
"With such rumors circulating around the time of Debate Conference, who do you think Your Majesty will suspect?"
"Do you think you can make Your Majesty compromise based on rumors alone?"
"I tell you, using this method, even if we win Debate Conference, Your Majesty will never give up!"
Son of Heaven is willing to hold a public debate on Debate Conference. This is to give them a fair chance to compete and see who is more capable.
But by spreading rumors to tarnish Son of Heaven's reputation, is it because he is afraid that Son of Heaven won't be cruel enough to attack them?
Cui Yan has been contacting great Confucian in the past two months to prepare for winning Debate Conference, but he never thought that such a thing would happen!
So what does his hard work in the past two months count?
Thinking of this, Cui Yan became even more angry. He stood up and said, "Who did this? Do you dare to do it and dare not admit it?!"
All Clan Heads all looked at each other, and no one said anything.
Finally, Dong Zhong spoke up and said, "Cui Clan Head, please calm down. This matter is too strange. It may not have been done by someone here."
"Imperial Court prepared for disasters in advance and asked Tax Bureau to regulate prices. Grain merchants from all over the country were investigated and prosecuted for this. They are all full of resentment towards Your Majesty."
"Perhaps this matter was done by those grain dealers. Their purpose was to tarnish the reputation of Your Majesty as revenge."
Dong Zhong is mature and prudent, and thinks more profoundly.
This rumor is too confusing.
There is a weird feeling from beginning to end.
He always felt that there was something unusual behind this incident.
Other Clan Head also spoke up one after another, stating that they had not spread these rumors and had nothing to do with them.
Cui Yan looked slightly ferocious and twisted after hearing this, and said in a hateful voice, "If you let me know who is spreading these rumors, I will unscrew his head!"
Other Clan Heads can also understand Cui Yan's reaction.
After all, he put in too much effort for this Debate Conference, contacted many parties, and invited famous great Confucian from all over the world to come to Chang'an to participate.
Shen Rong said, "Don't worry about who spread the rumors. There is no other way at this point. Let's focus on Debate Conference."
"No matter what, win Debate Conference first."
Now that something has happened, no matter how angry you are, it will not help. It is better to focus on the matter in front of you.
In another month, it will be Debate Conference.
Cui Yan took a deep breath, suppressed the anger surging in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "There is no need to worry about this matter. In addition to my tutor, I have also invited Famous Scholars, Hua Xin, Wang Lang, Bing Yuan and other Famous Scholars who are proficient in classics and debates to participate in this Debate Conference."
"With them here, Debate Conference can be guaranteed to be completely safe this time."
Ju Zong was pleasantly surprised when he heard this, and then asked, "What about the Imperial Academy? Who did they invite to Debate Conference? Is there any Kong Rong?"
Hua Xin, Wang Lang, Bing Yuan, are all the famous Famous Scholars.
With them here, the possibility of winning the debate is undoubtedly high.
I just don't know who Imperial Court has chosen to participate in the debate.
Cui Yan said, "In addition to Guo Fengxiao, there are three other people: Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Xu Shu."
"Kong Rong of Beihai, as the master of Confucianism, will not help Imperial Academy debate, but he has never stood on our side."
Everyone was shocked when they heard the lineup of the Imperial Academy.
Dong Zhong frowned and said, "Zhuge Kongming actually participated in the debate? Then who are Xu Shu and Pang Tong?"
He knew Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia, but he had never heard of the latter two.
Chen Lin said, "I know these two people. They are both disciples of Jing Province Famous Scholars Master Water Mirror. They come from the same school as Zhuge Liang."
"They were all counselors under Prince of Zhongshan before, and were later recommended to Your Majesty by Prince of Zhongshan."
After hearing the origins of these two people, everyone suddenly understood.
At the same time, I felt more and more stressed.
Needless to say, the talents of Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang, and Xu Shu, Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang come from the same school, so they must not be much different.
"Cui Clan Head, I wonder if your respected master is confident in winning this debate?"
Dong Zhong asked Cui Yan, feeling a little uneasy.
Cui Yan frowned and said with some dissatisfaction, "My master is already old. It is not easy to travel thousands of miles to participate in Debate Conference. How can I, as a disciple, ask such a question?"
"Besides, you think too highly of Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia. They are indeed very intelligent, but after all, they are young. How can they compare to the Famous Scholarss I invited who are famous all over the world?"
They have an advantage in this debate because Confucianism has many supporters and various ideas have already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In addition, the ones he invited were all Famous Scholars of the current generation, which was much more luxurious than the lineup of the Imperial Academy. There was no possibility of losing, both emotionally and rationally.
"I will naturally arrange these. Don't be idle during this period of time. Send people to find out where the rumors came from."
"We must not let these rumors continue to spread!"
Cui Yan added that the rumors have become big enough now, and if this continues, I don't know how it will end.
The other Clan Head also knew the pros and cons and nodded their heads one after another.
Chang'an Suburbs, Shanglin Park.
Shanglin Park is the royal family's Hunting Grounds, which houses many animals for the king to hunt and play in his spare time.
After all, there were no entertainment or sports in ancient times. Cuju was not suitable for nobles, and bow hunting was in line with the royal style.
The weather was fine today, so Liu Xie came to Shanglin Park for hunting on a whim, and also brought Jia Xu and Guo Jia over.
"Wha--!"
With the sharp sound of breaking wind, a sharp arrow shot out, directly piercing the head of a Rabbit who was eating grass under the tree, and nailed it to the trunk.
The White Feathers at the arrow tail is still trembling.
In the distance, Liu Xie, who was dressed in hunting attire, put down his powerful bow, while Jia Xu, who was beside him, touched his palms and praised him.
"I didn't expect Your Majesty's archery skills to be so superb."
Jia Xu glanced at Rabbit who was killed by one blow. He was really surprised and couldn't help but say.
He always thought that Son of Heaven didn't have much force.
But now it seems that is not the case.
Liu Xie smiled faintly and said, "I am not idle on weekdays. Do you think I am really as helpless as you and Fengxiao?"
Han State is a martial artist with a strong martial spirit from top to bottom.
Liu Xie didn't have much military power in the past, but later he traveled around a lot and practiced riding skills in his spare time. Bow and Arrows also developed superb archery skills through long exposure.
Of course, it was more for physical exercise. Most of Eastern Han's emperors died young, and he didn't want to follow in their footsteps.
"Then Your Majesty is a small minister.
Jia Xu just smiled when he heard this, and then grabbed Bow and Arrows on the side of the horse's back. His whole aura changed completely.
I saw him bending his bow like a full moon and shooting out an arrow!
Before Liu Xie could see clearly what happened, guards had already gone to take back the prey that Jia Xu had shot to death.
Jia Xu just shot a roe deer to death with one arrow!
This accuracy and strength are much higher than Liu Xie, which is enough to prove that Jia Xu's strength is not low.
You must know that low force is only relative. Jia Xu cannot compare with those Military Generals, but his own martial arts is actually quite good.
You must know that in the army, even counselors sometimes need to lead troops in battles, and it is really impossible without some martial arts.