Xia Yuanji was taken aback. He looked down at the rioting commoners.
His skin was dark, probably from working outside for a long time and being exposed to the sun.
The clothes he was wearing were all coarse and short brown. It was obvious that they were cheap clothes.
Xia Yuanji was puzzled." Your Highness, I think these should be commoners. Why would Your Highness say that?”
Zhu Zhanhao turned his head and glanced at the Department of Education. His voice was smiling, but there was not much warmth.
" Looking at his attire, he's indeed no different from a farmer or an ordinary person, but…"
Zhu Zhanxin's tone changed and he turned to look at Xia Yuanji." Lord Xia, what do you think of the Jinyiwei's reputation?”
"This…is infamous."
"Yes!" Zhu Zhan put his palms together and replied, his eyes deep." The Jinyiwei can be said to be notorious.”
"The name of the Embroidered Uniform Guards can stop children from crying at night. Ordinary people will flee when they hear it.”
"Not to mention the commoners, even the officials of the court would be afraid when they see the Embroidered Uniform Guards.”
"These Embroidered Uniform Guards have all seen blood.”
"When ordinary farmers encounter such a vicious person, they would have already fled.”
"But Lord Xia, look, these farmers don't even have the slightest bit of Embroidered Uniform Guards.”
"Not only was he not afraid, he even directly confronted the Embroidered Uniform Guards.”
"Has Lord Xia ever seen such a farmer?”
Xia Yuanji reacted immediately, as if he had been given a sharp warning.
What His Highness said was true. Which farmer would have such courage?
Xia Yuanji, who understood what was going on, couldn't help but feel shocked when he looked at the battle below.
The farmers were dressed like ordinary people.
However, when the Embroidered Uniform Guards attacked, his face was filled with ferocity.
They didn't look like commoners. Instead, they looked like vicious people like the Jinyiwei.
At this moment.
The chaotic battle in the Department of Education continued.
Almost all of the twenty commoners were holding weapons in their hands.
Some were sticks, some were brooms, and some were ropes that he had found out of nowhere.
On the other hand, all the Embroidered Uniform Guards were holding sabers!
In terms of weapons alone, the Embroidered Uniform Guards were already much better than them.
However, because they needed to capture these people alive, all the Embroidered Uniform Guards did not show their swords. Instead, they brought their sheaths.
One of the Brocade Guard used a sheathed knife to slash at a farmer.
The person who was chopped was a strong man. His muscles were bulging. At a glance, he was actually not inferior to the Jinyiwei who was fighting him.
Now that he had been cut down by a blade, even though he was wearing a scabbard and would not bleed, the strength of the Embroidered Uniform Guards was great!
The muscular man grunted from the impact.
An ordinary person would have long been afraid after being hit like this.
The man's pupils dilated slightly, and the Embroidered Uniform Guards who happened to see it could not help but frown.
This was a sign of excitement.
As expected.
The robust man picked up the cudgel in his hand and smashed it straight at the Embroidered Uniform Guard's face.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards quickly brandished their blades to block, and kicked horizontally with their feet in an attempt to kick this person down and subdue him.
Who knew?
The muscular man dodged it directly and then smashed his rod over again.
Just as the Embroidered Uniform Guards were dodging and retaliating, a slender stick swept towards the Embroidered Uniform Guards 'feet!
It was the handle of a broom!
The Embroidered Uniform Guards quickly jumped up to dodge.
Suddenly.
The robust man who had just attacked the Embroidered Uniform Guards with his cudgel and another slightly thinner middle-aged man attacked the Embroidered Uniform Guards together!
The originally one-on-one scene instantly became three-on-one.
Such a situation was not uncommon in this chaotic battle.
A portion of the commoners entangled the majority of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
The remaining commoners would face off against the Jinyiwei in groups of two or three.
Obviously, this was the tactic of these commoners!
Xia Yuanji, who had witnessed this scene in the teahouse, was secretly shocked." This…These people actually have a strategy!”
Zhu Zhan was not surprised.
After the ruckus in the court yesterday, everyone suspected that someone was causing trouble behind the scenes.
If no commoners came to cause trouble today, everyone would think that there was something fishy going on.
At this time, the Han King who had appeared in the court yesterday would probably be the first to be suspected by everyone.
Therefore, the Han King and the others would definitely attack again!
Moreover, it would definitely be bigger than yesterday. Then, these so-called farmers would naturally be more powerful. Otherwise, it would not be easy to make things bigger under the Brocade Guard.
Yes, Zhu Zhanmo had already guessed that the Han King was adding fuel to the fire.
In the court yesterday, the first to raise objections to the business tax was the Han King's faction.
To be precise, from the very beginning, they were the ones who objected to the increase in business tax.
Although the Han King used his support for the Northern Expedition in an attempt to wash away his suspicion and push the blame to Zhu Gaochi, he was still not convinced.
However, if there was a problem with increasing the business tax, would the people who would benefit the most be those who opposed the northern expedition? Not necessarily.
Zhu Zhan looked at the Department of Education with a sharp gaze. Now, he wanted to see if his guess would be confirmed.
"Your Highness, do you have any guesses about the person behind this?”Xia Yuanji suddenly asked.
Zhu Zhanxin glanced at him and asked instead of answering," Lord Xia should have guessed it in his heart. Who does Lord Xia think it is?”
Xia Yuanji didn't know whether to laugh or cry when the question was thrown back at him. At the same time, his evaluation of Zhu Zhanxin increased by another point.
The Fifth Imperial Sun was a cautious person. Such a person might not be able to do great things, but he was reliable.
"This old minister does have some guesses." Xia Yuanji didn't hide anything. He and Zhu Zhanshi were now tied to the same boat. Even if this matter ended, he would probably be on the side of the Fifth Imperial Sun in the eyes of the world. Moreover, Zhu Zhanshi had done him a favor.
"However, some of my guesses are reasonable, but there are also some that don't make sense.”
"If this was done by someone who opposed the Northern Expedition, it would make sense. After all, once this is done, the national treasury will be filled, and His Majesty's Northern Expedition will be set in stone.”
"However, this old minister is also against the Northern Expedition, but I can also see the benefits of increasing the merchant tax, so I might not necessarily be against the Northern Expedition.”
"If it isn't someone who is against the Northern Expedition, then it's very likely that it's the Han King's faction.”
"However, what the Han King said yesterday is not without reason. The result of increasing the merchant tax should be of great benefit to them.”
Zhu Zhan smiled and did not explain.
Coincidentally, at this time, the commoners who caused trouble in the Department of Education had already been captured by the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
Although these commoners were very vicious, the Brocade Guard, who had long been known for their fierceness, was clearly much better than them.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards who were entangled quickly broke through, and then the situation directly turned to the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
Zhu Zhanshi stood up and tidied up the sleeves of his robe. His gaze swept across the Department of Education, which had already regained its calm. He smiled slightly and said directly," Lord Xia will soon know who the mastermind is. There's no need to be conflicted. We'll just watch. He won't be able to hide for long.”.
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