Chapter 1961: Stand Alone (Thanks to the Leader of the Alliance, "Reward 1 for Myself")

The painted boat is a good place. It can be far away from the shore when needed. It is safe enough.

I don’t know who leaked the news that Fang Xing was in Daming Lake. In an instant, all the cruise ships on Daming Lake were called back.

Except for Queshe’s boat, all the boats were docked.

Those scholars drove the original guests off, and then called their friends to get on the boat and headed towards the painted boat.

“Interesting.”

Queshe’s face turned pale. She knew that once these scholars went crazy, they would not care about her backers. If the painted boat was burned by a fire, where would she go to complain?

She looked at Fang Xing pleadingly and said, “Uncle…”

Fang Xing took a sip of wine and said lazily, “They are all cowards. This is a demonstration. Don’t worry about them.”

Xin Laoqi said in a low voice: “Fang Wu!”

“Seventh brother, I’m here!”

A voice came from the top of the boat, followed by a loud shout.

"Go back!"

The cruise ships slowed down when they saw Fang Wu standing on the top of the boat. Some men in Confucian robes came out, pointing at Fang Wu and saying something.

Xiaodao sat at the stern, holding a wine pot in his hand and taking a sip from time to time, but his right hand always held the flying knife.

The chattering of the scholars came, Xiaodao glanced at the boats and said to the boatman: "Do you dare to hit them?"

The boatman shook his head, "My lord, I still have to make a living in Daming Lake."

Xiaodao shook his head regretfully, then got up and went in. When he came out again, he had a small earthenware jar in his hand.

The small earthenware jar contained lamp oil. Xiaodao yelled at the nearest cruise ship: "Come on! Come to my grandfather!"

Three scholars stood on the bow of the boat. They fanned their folding fans and urged the boatman to speed up in anger.

Xiaodao took out the fire starter slowly, opened his hat, blew it gently a few times, and then took out a piece of cotton...

When the clay pot was thrown out with the flames,

Xiaodao shouted: "Someone burned himself..."

"Bang!"

The clay pot fell on the bow and broke, and then the fire began to spread. The three scholars had already hidden in the cabin, just shouting for help.

The man who was rowing the boat looked back blankly and suddenly shouted: "Fire!"

He turned around and wanted Xiaodao to help, but Xiaodao was using a flying knife to cut the dried meat, put it into his mouth piece by piece, and then drank a mouthful of wine.

"Master, Xiaodao set a boat on fire."

Fang Xing said helplessly: "Let him go."

Xiaodao has a child, but the resentment still exists. Fang Xing had thought about sending him to Qingshou Temple to read scriptures for a period of time, but Mingxin told him that the best way to resolve the resentment is to trace the source.

But Xiaodao's source is unknown. His rage comes from his parents' early death. Then he had to survive in Xinghe Fort. He probably knelt down and begged for mercy.

The most important thing is that he started killing people when he was in his teens, and he killed without frowning.

If such a person could become a general by chance, he would probably be more violent than Fang Xing.

…

"Ordered a boat?"

Chang Yu, who had just returned to the yamen, covered his forehead and said, "Why?"

The clerk who came to report said, "Sir, those scholars somehow knew that Xinghe Bo was in Daming Lake, so they swarmed here and surrounded him with cruise ships..."

Idiot!

Chang Yu said in a deep voice, "Let someone stop them. Whoever dares to act rashly will be arrested first!"

After the clerk left, Chang Yu thought about it and asked someone to invite the censor.

Qian Hui, the provincial governor, also got the news. As soon as they met, he complained, "He is a vicious man. He is lucky not to cause trouble. Those scholars are too bold. Sir, they need to be punished."

Chang Yu said with a headache, "Xinghe Bo brought a thousand households here. This is ill intention. Those scholars were instigated and don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. I don't want to see the tragic scene of blood flowing like a river. Let's suppress them."

Qian Hui nodded, and then the two began to discuss how to deal with this matter.

As for Chang Yu's words of being instigated, it was pure lies.

Everyone knows Fang Xing's purpose, which is to cut off the welfare of scholars. No one needs to instigate this matter. The enthusiasm of scholars is very high.

...

The three scholars went ashore in disgrace. The bow of the cruise ship was charred black, and the boatman wanted to cry but couldn't ask them for compensation.

"None of my business, ask that guy to pay you back!"

The three scholars stared at the slowly approaching pleasure boat, wanting to yell at him, but they were afraid of Fang Xing's reputation and dared not move.

The other scholars stood on the shore, watching the pleasure boat slowly approach the shore, and then the guy they hated appeared on the bow.

Fang Xing glanced at the burned pleasure boat and said, "Give him money."

He didn't like to embarrass these people. After the pleasure boat approached the shore, he jumped ashore first, scaring the boatman who was about to lay the planks.

Fang Xing looked around and said lightly, "Make way."

The scholars looked at him silently, and the people in front made way.

Fang Xing slowly walked into the path made up of people. Listening to the heavy breathing on both sides, he frowned slightly, thinking that these people were really bored.

"Don't you need to study?"

Fang Xing asked slowly.

There was a silence by the lake. Those scholars who wanted to refute opened their mouths under Fang Xing's gaze, but no sound came out.

Everyone moved their heads along with his steps, looking at the same place strangely.

No one could face so many scholars without changing color, and the emperor had to appease them.

But this man actually walked away like that, as if the fire just now was not set by his men.

The sergeants and government officials who came in a hurry stopped in front. They saw Fang Xing walking between the two groups of people with his hands behind his back, and couldn't help but sweat for him.

"These scholars are so angry that even Mr. Chang can only hide. If this person is beaten, this matter will never end."

A clerk said worriedly, and everyone around him nodded.

"That Qianhusuo just entered the city. Everyone has firearms and cannons, and Xing Hebo is... a demon. But that's only for the outside world. Inside the Ming Dynasty, I haven't heard of him attacking the people."

"But if these idiots go crazy, it's not up to him."

"Yes! He came here just to mess with these scholars. If he is beaten, how can he stay here?"

"That's why he walked slowly. I don't know whether it was for defense or to lure these scholars into action..."

Fang Xing walked very slowly, and he even had time to look at the expressions of the scholars on both sides.

The servants were following behind him, holding the hilts of their knives and staring at these people fiercely.

No one dares to take action!

Fang Xing was a little disappointed. He was expecting these people to take action, so that he would have a reason to fight back.

Those twinkling eyes gradually lowered, and Fang Xing gradually walked forward.

"Bo Xinghe, why are you provoking us?"

A scream broke the silence, and Fang Xing turned around slowly. He did not look for the person who had just spoken.

"What is provocation?"

Fang Xing turned behind the servants. When he saw that no one answered his question, he smiled and said: "Someone asked me in terms of ancestral rules. My answer is... I repeat the words of Taizu Gao Emperor when he gave preferential treatment to scholars. Once again, that person is speechless. Do you have anything to say? "

Emperor Taizu Gao only gave preferential treatment to students from poor families who were unable to continue their studies due to poverty.

Among these well-dressed scholars in front of you, which one is...

"Which of you is from a poor family? Who is unable to study because of poverty? Come forward and let me see how many there are."

No one answered.

"Ben is disappointed."

Fang Xing frowned and said, "Why can you annex the fields? Why can you be exempted from labor? Why?"

Still no one answered, Fang Xing was extremely disappointed. He hoped that someone would come out to refute him, so that he could clarify the matter in public and let everyone see the greed of scholars.

"Can't you answer?"

Fang Xing's words stirred up the crowd. Several people's faces turned red, but they just clenched their fists and did not dare to speak.

"It's so heroic to stand alone!"

A sergeant praised in a low voice, and the flag officer scolded: "Stop talking, or those people will kill you."

The sergeant said unconvinced when he heard this: "Now we have to slowly unlock the military household registration. Who dares to kill us?"

The flag officer sneered: "If they influence the people above, they can kill you with any excuse."