Chapter 572: Kneel down and speak

What etiquette should be performed?

Yunzheng's words immediately stunned Gao Shizhen.

He has no fame!

Of course he knew that according to Daqian's etiquette, he should kneel down to Yunzheng.

But he is a great scholar of the world!

The title of Great Confucian is not fame, but is better than fame!

As long as Gao Shizhen is willing, he can join the court as an official at any time.

However, Gao Shizhen also knew that even if he became an official in the court, his official position would be far below Zhang Huai's.

They are both recognized as great Confucians in the world. This official position is much lower than that of Zhang Huai. Isn't that embarrassing?

As for saluting, let alone seeing Yun Zheng now, even if he is meeting Emperor Wen, as long as Emperor Wen does not deliberately ask for it, as long as he is not in the court, he does not have to kneel down!

"I'm afraid the prince may not be able to bear the old man's kneeling ceremony!"

Gao Shizhen raised his eyes and looked at Yunzheng, with a hint of sullenness on his face.

"I am a prince and an envoy to Shuobei. How can I not accept the courtesy of a commoner like you?"

Yun Zheng smiled nonchalantly, "You are already old, and I don't want to embarrass you, but as the saying goes, etiquette cannot be abolished, I am helpless!"

After listening to Yunzheng's words, many of the scholars who were sitting in meditation with Gao Shizhen showed dissatisfaction on their faces.

Gao Shizhen was recognized as one of the three great Confucians in the world.

Many people even regard Gao Shizhen as a spiritual totem.

Yunzheng asked Gao Shizhen to kneel to him in public. In the eyes of these people, this move was like blaspheming the gods in their hearts.

"Your Majesty is too arrogant!"

"Mr. Gao is the one who is praised by the world's scholars. Your Majesty, by humiliating Gao Lao like this, is tantamount to humiliating the world's scholars!"

"Even if the Holy One is here, he will definitely not ask Mr. Gao to kneel down!"

"I'm afraid the prince's majesty is used in the wrong place..."

For a time, all the scholars angrily refuted Yun Zheng.

Ye Zi gently pulled Yunzheng to signal Yunzheng not to embarrass Gao Shizhen.

According to etiquette, Gao Shizhen, who had no fame, should indeed kneel down to Yunzheng.

However, there are always exceptions to everything!

The status of scholars in the Daqian Dynasty was still very high.

What's more, Gao Shizhen was still a great scholar in the world.

The title of Gao Shizhen, a great Confucian, almost prevented him from kneeling to anyone.

It's easy to get Gao Shizhen to kneel down.

But if Yun Zheng really forced Gao Shizhen to kneel to him and word spread, it would probably attract more criticism to Yun Zheng.

Yun Zheng shook his head slightly at Ye Zi and turned to look coldly at the young scholar next to Gao Shizhen.

This birdman is one of the most emotional people.

"May I have your name."

Yun Zheng asked this person indifferently.

"Ye Chen."

Ye Chen raised his cheeks and answered in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.

"..."

Hearing this man's name, Yun Zheng's face suddenly twitched slightly, and he immediately shouted, "What is your identity? Are you worthy of the surname Ye? How dare you call me Ye Chen?"

Ye Chen was confused by Yunzheng's series of questions.

He had no idea why Yunzheng had such a big reaction to a name.

Before Ye Chen could react, Yun Zheng asked again: "Do you have any fame?"

"No."

Ye Chen replied.

The moment Ye Chen finished speaking, Yun Zheng kicked him out hard.

Yunzheng's kick was heavy and fast.

Ye Chen was a weak-handed person. Let alone being unprepared, even if he was prepared, it would be impossible to dodge this kick.

Bang!

Yun Zheng kicked Ye Chen to the ground with a heavy kick.

"puff……"

The moment he fell, another arrow of blood spurted out of Ye Chen's mouth.

Looking at Ye Chen who was vomiting blood, everyone's faces changed color.

No one expected that Yun Zheng would be so cruel to Ye Chen.

At this time, some timid people have begun to retreat in their hearts.

They came to petition for fame.

Not here to die!

Yun Zheng's attitude was completely beyond their expectations.

They were now really afraid that the Iron-Blooded Prince, who had just come off the battlefield, would directly kill them.

However, there were some stubborn people who dared not kill them because Ding Yunzheng was afraid, and stared at Yunzheng angrily.

Gao Shizhen's old face couldn't help but twitch.

"Your Majesty!"

Gao Shizhen suddenly raised his voice and roared: "Your Majesty treats petitioners like this, could it be..."

"I don't care what you do!"

Yun Zheng interrupted Gao Shizhen, "Since you have no fame, you should kneel down to this king! Including you!"

Yun Zheng's attitude was very tough and he stared at Gao Shizhen coldly.

"presumptuous!"

Gao Shizhen's beard trembled wildly, "I am a great scholar in this world. Do you dare to ask me to kneel down?"

At this moment, Gao Shizhen finally showed off the airs of a great scholar of the time.

"Great Confucian?"

Yun Zheng sneered, "Didn't you just say that you are just a poor old man? Why, now you are asked to salute, and you start to think of yourself as a great scholar of the world again? Are the so-called great scholars so inconsistent and shameless?"

"you……"

Gao Shizhen's face twitched hard, and she finally realized that she had fallen into Yun Zheng's trap.

Now, if he doesn't kneel down to Yun Zheng, he is just trying to gain fame and reputation, which is tantamount to slapping himself in the face.

But if Xiang Yunzheng knelt down, wouldn't they have been at a disadvantage from the beginning?

Gao Shizhen was in a dilemma and was a little undecided for a while.

Before Gao Shizhen could think about it, Yun Zheng pointed at Ye Chen who was curled up on the ground and asked, "What does he have to do with you?"

Gao Shizhen said angrily: "He is my student!"

"student?"

Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled, "Your students don't even understand basic etiquette. You really don't deserve to be a teacher! However, I can also understand. After all, you, a teacher, don't understand etiquette, so how can I teach you?" Where are the students?”

Listening to Yunzheng's words, Gao Shizhen suddenly turned red with anger and gasped for air.

He didn't expect Yun Zheng's mouth to be so powerful.

"Your Majesty, we are here to petition!"

Gao Shizhen chose to avoid this question and went straight to the topic.

"Let's talk about the petition later! I will teach your students basic etiquette for you, an incompetent teacher!"

Yun Zheng looked at Gao Shizhen jokingly, and then asked Zuo Ren, "What crime should be committed by anyone who refuses to salute when he sees me?"

Zuo Ren immediately replied in a loud voice: "The first time I will be punished with twenty sticks, if I do it again, I will be sentenced to three years of corvee service! As a prince, anyone who refuses to be polite can be treated as a crime of contempt of the royal family, ranging from imprisonment to being sent to the frontier." Consign to the army!"

As Zuo Ren finished speaking, many of the scholars present trembled.

They knew that what Zuo Ren said was true.

Even the lightest punishment is twenty canes.

If these twenty sticks are used, their skin and flesh will be torn apart.

Although the twenty sticks hadn't fallen on them yet, some people were already feeling burning pain in their backs.

"very good!"

Yunzheng nodded slightly, raised his eyes and scanned the crowd, "I will teach you etiquette for this great Confucian in name only. Please prick up your ears and listen clearly! Those who have fame but no official position, when they see me, You should perform the salute of half-body worship! Those who have official positions should bow to me when they see me! Those who have no fame and honor should kneel down! Do you hear me clearly?"

Everyone looked at each other silently and nodded guiltily.

The next moment, everyone slowly stood up and then slowly knelt down.

Even Ye Chen, who was kicked by Yun Zheng until he vomited blood, struggled to get up and kneel down.

"See you, my lord!"

A few people with fame but no official position also followed the ritual of half-length worship.

Looking at the people kneeling on the ground, Gao Shizhen's old face became even more ugly.

After hesitating for a long time, Gao Shizhen finally knelt down tremblingly, gritted his teeth and growled: "See you, Your Majesty..."