"Akashi, I'm worthy of you...... Woo woo woo ...... "In the capital, Qin Guan, who Murong repeated and swore to die and would not forget his great kindness, but he lay on the soft couch with a blood-red staff mark on his back and cried heartbreakingly.

At this time, more than a month has passed since the Yan Yanjun went out, and the Empress Dowager has passed the seventh seventh, and she is called the Empress Dowager of Xuanren Shenglie, and she is buried in Yongyu Mausoleum with her son Shenzong. The death of the Empress Dowager means the complete end of an era. From now on, there is only one supreme king in the Great Song Dynasty, Qiankun, who is the little emperor Zhao Xu, who is nicknamed Zhezong.

At the end of April of the ninth year of Yuan You, the young emperor Zhao Xu just took off his filial piety clothes, and the first holy oracle issued by his own will was to reinstate Zhang Dun, who had been deposed from Ruzhou, as the left servant of Shangshu and the servant of the door. After Cai Qu's death, Zhang Xuan was the leader of the new party, and Zhao Xu's move was undoubtedly to revive the new law and degrade the old party. Seeing that another life-and-death party struggle was about to arise in the court of the Great Song Dynasty, how could he have expected that this holy oracle did not even get the opportunity to write an article to become a holy decree, let alone propose to announce the palace gate to the court. ——Just because Qin Guan, who was the governor at the time, insisted that the revenge minister Zhang Dian was inconsistent with the imperial court system, and he was unwilling to draw up the decree.

Zhao Xu is gloomy and stubborn, how can he tolerate his courtiers to have different opinions from him? Seeing Qin Guan kneeling under the jade steps and kowtowing repeatedly, he kept saying, "The imperial court has its own law, and the micro-ministers dare not be summoned!" Zhao Xu only had the disgust of being angered in his heart. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager and Empress Meng to intercede for Qin Guan, I was afraid that Qin Guan would be pushed out and beheaded by Zhao Xu, who was furious on the spot. However, even though Empress Dowager Xiang and Empress Meng saved Qin Guan's life, they couldn't stop his flesh and skin suffering. In the end, Qin Guan was scolded by the rod for twenty years, and was exempted from being sent out of the palace.

After hearing what happened to Qin Guan in the palace, Fan Chunren and Su Zhe were both pale. After a while, Fan Chunren sighed: "I don't mean the official family is so stubborn and strong, old man...... The old man will go back to write the recital, and tomorrow he will go to court and sparse the bones of beggars! Now Fan Chunren is still the left minister, and he has never committed a crime. Zhao Xu didn't even say hello, so he wanted to recall Zhang Dian to take his place. Zhao Xu was so unkind, which really made Fan Chunren disheartened.

Su Zhe saw Fan Chunren's depressed expression, and hurriedly persuaded: "Master Fan, don't be like this!" Zhang Zihou is the leader of the New Party, if he recovers and restores the new law, there will be no peace in the world! ”

Before Su Zhe's words fell, Hu Zongyu, Shangguan Jun and other members of the Shu Party echoed in unison. However, Fan Chunren is not a Shu party, he is old and has long had the intention of begging for bones, and most of the major affairs in the DPRK and China are handled by Su Zhe, and the reason why he occupies the position is to wait for Su Shi to return to the dynasty. Now that Zhao Xu's pro-government wants to reuse the new party, there must be no hope for Su Shi's promotion to the left minister. Do you really want to turn your face with the official family for the position of the left prime minister who has long been abandoned and is not a pity, and fall into the name of the person who loves the position of power? Thinking of this, Fan Chunren just groaned.

Yin Lu Tao of Kaifeng Mansion saw Fan Chunren's hesitant attitude, and hurriedly added two more sentences. "The official family chose another prime minister to order Wuguan to draft a decree in private without consultation with the political affairs hall, which was not in accordance with the rules, and it broke the laws and regulations of Yuan You's six-year official rule reform. The century-old foundation is ruined, how can Fan Xiang sit idly by? ”

Speaking of Yuan You's six-year reform of official governance, Fan Chunren was finally moved. Just because this groundbreaking reform of official governance was presided over by Fan Chunren, it was a matter of pride in his life, and he wanted to leave a name in history with this achievement. And the most important one in the reform of official governance is that the criminal officials cannot be recovered if they have no merit. If Fan Chunren sat back and watched the officials ignore this rule, then Yuan You's six-year reform of official governance would sooner or later become a joke.

However, Fan Chunren has been up and down in the sea for decades, and he knows the way of this monarch and minister. The so-called monarch is a minister, not to declare righteousness but to set a name! I saw that he was silent for a long time, and finally sighed deeply: "The official family is the lord of the world after all!" "It is precisely because Zhao Xu is the master of this world, so even if the law of official governance and innovation is used to restrain the official family, it is only a symptom but not a root cause. Now that Zhao Xu is in his early years, his subordinates can still use the court law to stop him. But when he becomes the emperor for a few more years, he will select and promote a group of cronies, not to mention that it is the position of the left minister, that is, the court law that has become a rule, and he can abolish it lightly.

The members of the Shu Party who could be present were all smart people, how could they not know the meaning of Fan Chunren's words? After all, the official family is the lord of the world, and it is unwise for the ministers to oppose the official family. In the silence of this room, Su Zhe suddenly smiled lightly and said slowly: "Lord Fan, no matter how you decide, tomorrow the officials will definitely advise the officials not to revert to the situation." ”

Su Zhe was so upright, Fan Chunren's face couldn't help but heat slightly. He was about to speak, but he saw Su Zhe looking at him calmly, and said softly: "My brother is especially digging ditches in Hangzhou now, and Akashi is in the west to risk the arrows. If I can't withstand this pressure, I am not worthy to be their brother and uncle. ”

As soon as Su Zhe's words came out, Fan Chunren was still in trouble, but Qin Guan, who had always been amorous, couldn't help but shed tears. "Akashi's recital for food and grass has been on for more than ten days, but the official family has never been released. Did he really want Akashi to die in the west without grain and grass? The official family, the official family, is he the official family of our Great Song Dynasty, or is it ......"

"Be cautious, be cautious!" Without waiting for Qin Guan to finish speaking, Su Zhe scolded.

Qin Guan was reminded by Su Zhe, and then realized that his words were really rebellious. I saw him shrink his neck, and suddenly rubbed his back and cried: "Oops! It hurts! It hurts me! Akashi, we don't owe each other...... Akashi, ah......"

The cry of a big man, even if this man is a great talent who has been famous for thousands of years, it is not easy to hear. Everyone in the room was overwhelmed, and they couldn't help but glare at him at the same time. Qin Guan saw that he was angry, so he was aggrieved and fell on the soft couch and stopped talking.

But it was Fan Chunren who couldn't help but sigh again when he thought of the war in the west. "Akashi first cut and then played, lightly start the war, and take risks!"

It turned out that more than half a month ago, Murong Fu ordered Ma Juan to send two post station communications on his behalf, which were so slow that they could almost collapse in the Song Dynasty, were sent to the court one after another, causing an uproar in the imperial court. This first chapter reads: The Xia State unjustly raised a sword to rob our dynasty, the people in the west were displaced and killed and wounded, and the Zhenrong army and the Yan army were angry and raised troops to defend the country. Now the Zhenrong army has conquered Hengshan, the source of Xia soldiers, and is continuing to advance, and Murong Fu has also accompanied the Yan Yan army to take Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the Xia State. The shape was very good, and the soldiers of the Western Army would soon be able to capture Li Qianshun, the emperor of the Xia State, to entertain the officials by singing and dancing, and begging the imperial court to allocate grain and grass.

During the Yuanfeng period, the first emperor presided over the five-way summer expedition, and the goal was to take Hengshan, but in the end, it was a fiasco. The first emperor implemented the new law and caused the people to achieve a victory, but under the auspices of the old party, he got it lightly. Murong Fu's recital was passed to the court, and it can be imagined that the court's loyal ministers were ecstatic, and they urged Zhao Xu to do his best to agree to Murong Fu's invitation.

However, Zhao Xu was not happy. The old party is so capable, what else do you want the new party to do? Zhao Xu was reluctant to fulfill Murong Fu's wish and helped him create a greater career. When he received this letter, he was furious, and insisted that it was disloyal and unfilial to the Western Army not to guard the Empress Dowager's funeral and send troops without authorization, not only was he unwilling to allocate grain and grass, but he also ordered Zhang Qi, Murong Fu, Chong Ge, Zhe Keshi and others to be detained in Bianjing for questioning.

Zhao Xu had such a chaotic fate, and the ministers were immediately dumbfounded. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all knelt at the foot of the stairs and begged Zhao Xu not to destroy his foundation and fall into infamy through the ages. Seeing the surging emotions of the crowd, Zhao Xu had no choice but to deduce that preparing grain and grass was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and left Murong Fu's recital.

Zhao Xu was intent on delaying, but the soldiers of the Western Army who were fighting bravely on the front line were waiting for the grain and grass to be served. However, five days later, Murong Fu's second recital arrived. In this chapter, it is written: Knowing that it would take time for the imperial court to prepare grain and grass, but the military situation was in full swing, he tried to raise some of the grain and grass by himself by begging the officials to give him the right to act cheaply.

Zhao Xu was even more furious when he saw the four words "act cheaply" on the recital. The Empress Dowager gave Murong Fu the right to "act cheaply" before her death, and he took chicken feathers as an arrow, wanting to capture Xingqing Mansion and take Li Qianshun. is so capable, how can Zhao Xu let him continue to "act cheaply"? Zhao Xu has this thought, and this second piece of music will naturally follow in the footsteps of the first one, "it's a matter of importance", and he will not send it in the middle.

Su Zhe didn't know Murong Fu's plan, but he knew Murong Fu's methods of acting. Hearing Fan Chunren's sigh, he immediately replied: "Akashi is cautious, since there is such a layout, he must be completely sure. But it is...... The soldiers are using their lives in front, but the officials are holding on to the grain and grass, and they can't be honest! ”

Throughout the ages, emperors have wanted to make a name for themselves in history, and ministers certainly have this ambition. Now that the war situation in the west is very good, if Murong Fu can really hit the Xia Kingdom and exempt the New Year's coin, the leaders of the political affairs hall are able to use people properly, and naturally they will not be able to share the credit. Yes, Zhao Xu was holding Murong Fu's recital, but it was a bit of a hindrance.

The Fan family has two generations of prime ministers, and the father and son have served five emperors, and they have experienced ups and downs for a long time, and they have a good understanding of the character of the Zhao family. The current reigning official Zhao Xu has a gloomy and rigid personality, and he is not broad-minded. However, he is old, but the official family is in the prime of life, where can this arm be twisted over the thigh? remembered that his father Fan Zhongyan was frustrated in the implementation of the new policy, and Daijun was demoted out of Beijing, and since then he has left the political center and ended miserably. Fan Chunren is even more firm in his belief that even if he resigns from his official position, he must go decently. He had already made up his mind, and immediately apologized to everyone and said: "The old man is old, and the fact that the party is fighting is powerless. Tomorrow, the old man will recommend Zizhan to take over as the left minister and say goodbye! Anyway, he didn't care what the faces of the people were, and he left on his own without the need for a servant to guide him.

Fan Chunren escaped, and the room was immediately quiet.

After a long time, Shangguan Junfang shook his head slightly, and suddenly read twice: "Akashi, Akashi......" Wuzi laughed loudly. Since Shangguan Jun and Murong Fu intersected, they have also heard him comment on the senior members of the DPRK and China. Speaking of Fan Chunren, Murong Fu only summed it up with the eight characters of "cherish the name and make things happen because of people". At that time, Shangguan Jun didn't think so, but now it seems that he still needs to be tempered.

Shangguan Jun's smile seemed to touch everyone's common laughter, and everyone laughed out loud.

After everyone laughed for a while, Su Zhe said calmly: "The road ahead is difficult and dangerous, if anyone here wants to be like Fan Xiang and not get involved in party disputes and protect his whole body, he can also go now!" ”

The members of the Shu Party in the room shook their heads in unison. Is it just because Su Shi is extremely famous? The real reason is because no matter how sinister the political environment is, Su Shi will always tell the truth! The members of the Shu Party admired Su Shi's loyalty, and they were called by his character to gather under his banner, naturally to see the sages and think together. Zhao Xu is now perverse, Fan Chunren can resign to avoid the edge, but the Shu party will not shut up because of fear of imperial power.

I saw that Chao Buzhi, who is now in charge of the "Bianjing Times", bowed his head and said to Qin Guanyan: "When I go back, I will ask the editors to create collectively, and tomorrow I will post the matter of you being reprimanded by the official staff on the front page of the "Bianjing Times". ”

Hearing this, Qin Guan nodded again and again, and hurriedly said: "I am loyal to the advice and be punished by the rod, just like Bigan and Wei Zheng, remember to remember!" ”

Qin Guancai received only twenty canes and wanted to compare himself with Wei Zheng, with such a thick skin, everyone in the room was really speechless. However, when he said this, the originally calm atmosphere eased a lot.

Hu Zongyue listened to the conversation between the two disciples of Su Men, and his eyes lit up. "Tomorrow, Fan Xiang will resign from the official, and the official family will definitely not keep him. However, it is illegal to reinstate the chapter, but today Wuguan is innocent of being punished. Tomorrow in the court, we don't care about the candidate for the left minister, but we should argue with the officials about the way of the monarch and the minister. Should a king treat his ministers like mustard? ”

The Great Song Dynasty set the rules, and the Son of Heaven shared the world with the scholars. The ministers of the imperial court can not care about which of the new party and the old party are in power, but they cannot care about their status in front of the Son of Heaven. Hu Zongyue mentioned this point, and it was really spicy, and he immediately pulled the Manchu civil and military forces into the trenches of the Shu party.

"There is also Akashi's recital, the official family can't say anything about holding grain and grass, and refusing to allow Akashi to raise grain and grass by himself is a humiliation. In this matter, we must advise. Su Zhe also said. Murong Fu took a total of two recitals, the difference was only that in the second recital, he mentioned that he had to raise his own grain and grass. All the members of the Shu Party here have been friends with Murong Fu for many years and are very familiar with his methods. Murong Fu has always been dissatisfied with the efficiency of the imperial court, and he will never just wait for the imperial court to allocate grain and grass when he starts a big war. Therefore, this requires that "acting cheaply and raising his own food and grass" is his real goal.

"What if the official insists on not allowing it?" Lu Tao could only smile bitterly. Zhao Xu was in power not long ago, but this lonely temperament was already famous, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were a little unbearable.

"Only the long kneel can't afford it." Su Zhe said without thinking.

Although Qin Guan was relieved of the cane and was dismissed, Zhao Xu did not let him recuperate. Thinking that he would kneel at the palace gate with his colleagues tomorrow, he immediately grinned for a while, and hurriedly used his brain to shout: "Uncle Shi, when the first emperor was in power, he presided over the battle of the summer war, and the official family, as a son of man, should uphold the will of the first emperor!" ”

Before his words fell, Su Zhe glanced at him coldly and said, "The implementation of the new law is also the will of the first emperor." ”

"Then take a step back and give Zhang Dun a credit!" Qin Guan said again, "The official family is as stubborn as an ox, if we refuse to do anything as he wishes, he will definitely refuse to do anything as we wish." Akashi's ability is clear to everyone. Since he boasted that he could raise his own grain and grass, he must have had a perfect plan. ”

This time, Su Zhe's complexion finally eased a little. "Although this move preserves the law, how should this credit be discussed?"

"Naturally, it will be discussed slowly for a long time." Qin Guan immediately smiled nonchalantly, "The official family can drag us, why can't we drag him?" Before leaving, Akashi personally promised to maintain the status quo for half a year, and now it is almost May. ”

"The official family is impatient, if he can't wait, he will first give Zhang Dian a small credit, and give a low-level post to recall Beijing to appease the official. However, Zhang Dan had a reckless temperament, regarded himself very highly, and his position was low, and he must have regarded it as a great shame and refused to be called. After a few rejections, another few months passed! Among the four bachelors, Zhang Lei, who has always been like a stuffy gourd, also suddenly interjected at this time.

Seeing that things were still turning around, the boulder hanging in everyone's hearts finally landed. Everyone looked at each other, and then they sighed in unison in exhaustion. Serving such a stubborn and unwise official is really a chore! At this moment, they unanimously secretly said: I hope God bless the Emperor Song, Akashi will make great contributions as soon as possible, and return to the dynasty to preside over the overall situation!