Chapter 178: The scholar from Xiuwen Hall arrives and the identity of Zhao is revealed

Chapter 178: The scholar from Xiuwen Hall arrives and the identity of Zhao is revealed

Chapter 178: The scholar from Xiuwen Hall arrives and the identity of Zhao is revealed

The bustle in a corner of the outer garden pavilion attracted more and more guests' attention.

Therefore, when Zhao Duan said this calmly, there were discussions outside the crowd, especially among the scholars who had gathered around, and their expressions varied.

Eugene Hua and her daughter's faces changed instantly, realizing that it was too late to undo what had happened.

The leader of the "Four Young Masters" who had been so domineering just now, was stunned and instead of angry, his eyes showed joy.

Zhao Duan took in all the changes in his expression and said:
"In fact, I know your intention. You are just trying to provoke me with this clumsy method, and use verbal provocation to make me act out of line.

Especially in this place, today the high monk of Shenlong Temple invited all the celebrities of Kyoto to gather together. "

The dandy young man with a birthmark on his face was stunned for a moment, and his expression changed slightly:
"What nonsense are you talking about..."

Zhao Duan ignored it and continued calmly:

"You and I had a feud in the past, and many people know about it. So your provocation can be interpreted as seeking revenge, which fits your 'personality', that is, the image you have in the eyes of outsiders.

But you are still too rough. If you wanted to cause trouble to me after such a long time, why didn't you come before? Why did you choose today?"

Dong San opened his mouth: "Because..."

"Because it happened? Because the Dong family has been gaining momentum recently? That makes you feel confident?"

Zhao Duan exposed his lies, looked directly into the eyes of the number one playboy, and shook his head:
"No, neither of them. This is just an excuse for others to see. Although you are not very smart, you shouldn't be so stupid.

Let me think... Is it to please Dong Xuan? To please your Grand Master... This is the only reason that makes sense."

Zhao Duan said calmly:

"Dong Xuan is quite displeased with me, and even went to Your Majesty to advise him to stay away from me... This is no secret in the capital.

Especially recently, it has been widely rumored that this is probably why so many scholars dare to offend and criticize me...

Oh, among the scholars, there are indeed some who are of strong character and dare to speak out, but most of them are just those who are greedy and despicable.

It was fine to criticize me in the past, but I just deposed one of the Nine Ministers not long ago... Aren't they afraid of my revenge?"

Around them, some scholars' faces changed slightly, as if their secrets were exposed, and they wanted to speak:
"when……"

"Of course I'm afraid," Zhao Duan said:

“But they still dare to do so, both because the law does not hold everyone responsible and because there are widespread rumors that Grand Tutor Dong dislikes me.

And you, as the third-generation grandson of the Dong family, are also disliked by Dong Xuan because you neglected discipline.

Then it makes sense that he jumped out to deal with me and tried to lead me to take action in the Shenlong Temple Zhaiyuan in order to please Dong Xuan.

Therefore, from the beginning to the end, the only thing you said was unclean. Even from the beginning to the end, you only targeted my Zhao family and did not involve anyone else at all.

If it is just a verbal provocation, even if you are scolded or punished, it will not be a big deal.

Haha… If I were to take action here today, I would not only offend the Shenlong Temple, but also make the officials in the court feel ashamed. Who knows, I might even be charged with destroying the relationship between the court and the Shenlong Temple…

This will give those scholars behind you something to talk about... and ultimately achieve the goal of forcing His Majesty to distance himself from a villain like me under pressure."

Zhao Duan sighed softly.

He glanced at the dandy young master whose expression had completely changed, and said:
"I'm a little curious now, who gave you this bad idea? You're being used as a pawn, and you're still so proud of yourself?

It seems that Dong Xuan is indeed old and does not have the energy to teach you third-generation juniors.

You know, the last person who implicated his family because of his younger brother's frivolous behavior was Pei Kaizhi... Don't you learn your lesson? Oh, you may not know this at all..."

As he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room changed subtly.

Young Master Dong lost all his arrogance and domineering spirit and just felt chilly.

all hit!

Zhao Duan predicted all his thoughts!
At this moment, feeling the complicated gazes of the people around him, a surge of anger rose up in his body.

But I knew in my heart that the plan could no longer be implemented, and I was suddenly in a dilemma.

Since the other party has made it so clear, how could you be fooled?

But the next second, Zhao Duan seemed to see through his thoughts and suddenly smiled:

"It's a very crude way of provoking someone, but if it succeeds, it's also an effective calculation."

Sure enough, the false political schemes are a battle between masters, with layers of calculations, clues and hidden veins that are hidden for thousands of miles.

The real political conspiracy is the ambush of swordsmen at the Hongmen Banquet and the reckless charge of brainless pawns.

"but……"

Just when everyone thought that the excitement was about to end, Zhao Duan suddenly said with a smile:
“But I really fall for it.”

what?
Before Dong San could come to his senses, he saw fine frost suddenly spreading on the table in front of Zhao Duan. It was the energy that turned into ice and was boiling and spreading.

Zhao Duan stood up slowly, and the Golden Crow Flying Knife in his sleeve suddenly extended and turned into an ancient short sword covered with cold air.

Take a step and walk towards the other person.

There were exclamations all around and the crowd retreated in fear.

Dong San was stunned where he stood, feeling the real murderous intent.

He didn't understand why Zhao Duan would take action even though he had seen through it? And why did he start with a knife?

Who gave him the confidence? Wasn't he really afraid of his grandfather's anger?

"Da Lang..." Eugene Hua and her daughter also looked terrified, but they didn't dare to pull him.

At this moment, a shout suddenly came from the outside of the crowd:

"What are you doing?!"

The crowd made way for him, and Dong Da, who had just returned from the toilet, was seen looking over here with a grim face.

Young Master Dong shuddered, turned around and looked, and immediately looked like a mouse seeing a cat:
"elder brother……"

Zhao Duan's expression suddenly became strange.

The others could not hide their surprise either.

Brother? There is probably only one person who can make the Third Young Master of the Dong Family bow his head and call him brother...

"Let me ask you! What are you doing here...?"

Dong Da walked over with a sullen face, and then he saw Zhao Duan standing in front of the two women with a sword in hand.

At this moment, because it was too hot, the cold fog had disappeared, and Zhao Duan also suppressed his aura. Dong Da saw this and thought that he was just carrying an ordinary sword.

"He is your brother?" Zhao Duan looked strange.

Dong Da bowed with shame:

"Brother Zhao, my younger brother lacks discipline. I wonder if this is..."

Zhao Duan said "Oh" and said calmly:
"I have offended him before, and he came here to insult the reputation of my aunt and sister."

Dong Da's face suddenly changed and he looked at his brother in disbelief.

Instantly fill in the whole plot:
It must be the naughty younger brother who came to cause trouble. He was tempted by her beauty, and Brother Zhao was unable to stop him and was forced to draw his sword to resist.

As soon as he saw Dong San's guilty expression, he knew that what Zhao Duan said was true.

His eyes widened with anger, a surge of blood rushed to his head, veins bulged on his forehead, and he was furious:

"You...you just won't change, you just won't change!"

"Brother...I..."

"Shut up!"

After this angry rebuke, Dong San really lowered his head and kept silent.

Dong Da suppressed his anger and bowed to Eugene Hua and her daughter with a face full of shame as he apologized.

Then he turned around, picked up a stick from somewhere, and looked at his brother with disappointment:
"Your Majesty!"

"Brother, I..."

"I'll make you kneel down!"

"boom!"

A stick hit him on the back, and the No. 1 playboy, who was famous in the capital and no one dared to offend, fell to his knees in front of everyone.

It was obvious that his physique was much stronger than Dong Da, who looked like a weak scholar. He also practiced martial arts, but he didn't dare to fight back.

Dong Da was angry at his lack of resistance:

"What did you say to me last time? You said you would mend your ways and make grandpa look at you in a new light. Is this how you want grandpa to look at you in a new light?" At this moment, Dong Shusheng was extremely disappointed.

Admonishing his brother in public like this would undoubtedly have a very bad impact on the Dong family's reputation, but he still did it.

It can be seen that he was extremely disappointed and would rather let outsiders laugh at him than give his third brother a profound lesson.

The dandy boy kneeling on the ground wanted to explain, but seeing his brother's expression, he couldn't say anything.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Duan put the Golden Crow Flying Knife into his sleeve, as if he was no longer needed.

"Mr. Dong, calm down!"

Suddenly, a man stepped out from the crowd and said loudly:
"Third Young Master may be a bit reckless, but he did it for a reason. Why would the eldest young master do this and humiliate his own family?"

The person who spoke was a scholar of about 27 or 28 years old, with extraordinary manners and conversation.

"Xu Hanlin is right. We should not let outsiders hurt the relationship between our brothers." Another scholar seconded.

"Young Master, if you are angry, you should ask the reason clearly. The Third Young Master's words may not be pleasant to hear, but our Zhao Jisi is also merciless and has no respect for the Grand Master. He even called him by his name and wanted to draw his sword to cut the Third Young Master..."

More scholars stood up, ostensibly to dissuade the protesters but in fact to cause trouble.

Seeing this, how could Zhao Duan not notice something unusual?
He looked at Xu Hanlin. Well, the other party was the vanguard who attacked him these days. A member of the "Li Party"?
Did it finally jump out... He was not panicked at all and watched the performance of this group of people quietly.

"What? Zhao Jisi?"

Dong Da was stunned, and understood what happened from everyone's chatter. He looked at Zhao Duan in astonishment:
"Brother Zhao, you are..."

Zhao Duan nodded gently and said with a smile: "It's me."

Dong was confused.

He was confused and wanted to ask, why did you go to Xiaoya to have sex with her...

But considering the wrong occasion, I endured it.

Then, thinking about how he had just talked about the insults against Zhao Duan in front of the other party, he suddenly felt extremely embarrassed and his anger subsided a little.

Then, I realized it belatedly, thinking that the Brother Zhao in my memory was different from the cruel official in the rumors who was uglier than my third brother...

Very different.

"So the eldest master doesn't know his identity?"

Xu Hanlin was shocked, turned his gun around, and sneered:

"Master Zhao, you actually concealed your identity and approached the eldest son of the Dong family. I wonder what you were thinking? Fortunately, the Third Young Master caught you today, otherwise you would have succeeded. It would be bad for the Dong family? It would be bad for the Grand Master?"

Nice hat... Zhao Duan wanted to applaud his quick wit.

He guessed that the people who instigated Dong San to cause trouble for him were the group of scholars called "Li Party".

The other party had been "lying in ambush" nearby, waiting for him to counterattack and then jump out, but he didn't expect any complications to arise.

Now that Dong Da had appeared, he had to change the excuse temporarily.

"No..." Dong Da wanted to explain, this matter is a bit complicated...

But the scholars around him who were ready to fight did not give him a chance and immediately spoke up to rebuke Zhao Duan:
"What did you intend to do when you drew your sword just now? Do you really think that the Shenlong Temple and the Zhaiyuan are places where you can act wildly? Where do you regard the Shenlong Temple, and where do you regard the dignity of the gentlemen in the back garden?"

"Who assigned you to do this? Whose orders did you follow?"

"You even falsely accused the Third Young Master in public... saying that he deliberately provoked you. This is truly shameful..."

The sentiment is indignant.

Scholars are good at talking. At this moment, scholars led by Xu Hanlin spoke up and denounced the thief Zhao.

Zhao Duan said nothing, just looked at them coldly.

"Chen Daru is here!"

Suddenly, someone shouted, and an old man dressed as a scholar came from a distance, seemingly attracted by the noise here.

It was one of the Grand Secretaries of the Hanlin Academy, Chen Zhengru.

Zhao Duan was not familiar with this name. It was the first time he heard it. Dong Da told him about it not long ago.

Chen Zhengru walked closer, frowned, and shouted:

"Shut up! How can you shout in the garden? What happened?"

Xu Hanlin was "overjoyed" and said hurriedly:

"Teacher, you are here..."

Then he quickly described what had happened. In his narration, Dong San's evil deeds were lightly glossed over and described as "saying a few strange words."

Zhao Duan's behavior was severely criticized.

As if it were an unforgivable crime.

"There is such a thing," Chen Zhengru was furious, raised his eyes to look at Zhao Duan, and said coldly:
"I've heard that there is a capable official in the capital. Today, I see that his reputation is well-deserved. On the day of Zhongyuan Festival, this quiet Buddhist place of fasting and meditation has started a war. Just because of a few words, he wants to kill people. He even dares to insult the current prime minister and deceive the young master of the Dong family...

What a capable official, what a great envoy Zhao is! Today, I have really broadened my horizons. There is actually a lunatic like you in the capital...

Earlier, I heard someone compare you to Han Banshan, and I thought you were a great person. But now it seems that comparing the two of you is an insult to Han Zhou, to the young scholars of Xiuwen Academy, and to the dignity of the Grand Master."

Zhao Duan drooped his eyelids:

"Finished?"

Seeing that he didn't care, Chen Zhengru frowned:
"This child is incorrigible, what do you have to say?"

Zhao Duan was just about to speak and end this farce.

Suddenly, outside the crowd, there was a commotion from the direction of the Zhai Garden entrance, and someone was shouting the name of "Scholar of Xiuwenguan".

Gradually becoming clear.

People then knew that the scholars from Xiuwenguan had arrived.

In an instant, many people who were watching the excitement turned their gazes away, stretched their necks, and looked at this group of upstarts curiously.

Chen Zhengru, Xu Hanlin and others showed delight on their faces, thinking that they had come at a good time as it was just the right time to confirm the matter.

They are not afraid of making a big fuss, they are just afraid of not making a big fuss.

"Grandpa and the others are here?"

Dong Da's face changed slightly, and he didn't know how to end it for a moment.

The Third Young Master, who was kneeling on the ground, quietly got up and moved out stealthily. Today's incident was too big a commotion, beyond his expectations.

"Han Banshan! I've heard of you for a long time..."

"Guo Jieyuan, do you still remember me?"

"My Lord...how is your father these days?"

Many people came over and greeted him with smiles.

The bustle over there formed a sharp contrast with the tense situation on Zhao Duan's side.

At this time, a group of scholars from Xiuwenguan who had just completed the new policy and came to the meeting were also attracted by the crowd gathered here.

I couldn't help but walk over curiously to find out what was going on.

Chen Zhengru smiled slightly and gave his student Xu Hanlin a look. The latter understood and took the initiative to step forward with a smile:

"Brother Banshan..."

Han Zhou walked over in confusion, and frowned slightly when he saw Grand Secretary Chen Zhengru and his colleague Xu Hanlin.

Then, his eyes fell on someone in the pavilion, and a friendly smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Walk straight towards me.

Outsiders just thought that it was the friendship between Han Zhou and Xu Hanlin, and they couldn't help but envy them.

Xu Hanlin was a little surprised. He and Han Zhou only had an average relationship, so why was the other party so enthusiastic...

However, the next second, he knew the whole story.

Han Zhou just walked past him without even looking at him.

Instead, he came to Zhao Duan, cupped his hands and said with a smile:

"Master Zhao, we were just trying to guess where you would be, but we found you right after we entered the door."

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(End of this chapter)