"Teacher, everything is arranged," Shi Tingjian said, "Success or failure is here." ”

The big event was imminent, and it couldn't attract people's attention, Shi Tingjian ran back and forth 'waves' in the rain and walked, he walked around Ezhou, and walked more than 30 miles in one day, and his thick-soled boots were soaked in mud. In the early 'spring' season, although it was only a light rain, the cold was to the bone, and his face was 'pale' blue, but his 'chest' was scorching. A few vigilant scholars and "servants" stood beside them, and in the middle was Mr. Wu Zilong, who was in the rivers and lakes, but controlled the temple remotely, and there were countless disciples of the "door", and there was a faint tendency to replace Chen Dong in the society.

"Okay." Wu Zilong praised and motioned for Shi Tingjian to sit down.

Feeling that the disciples were a little nervous, Wu Zilong said slowly: "The so-called plan is in the people, and the success is in the sky, at this time, just calm down, just wait for the dust to settle tomorrow, no matter what, we have done our best." But, no matter what, the morality we believe in will not be dissipated by temporary victories and setbacks. ”

His face was as 'colored' as usual, and he had the bearing of not changing his 'color' when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him. This is also what was cultivated in the past few years when the major case was exposed, when the government was caught and arrested at sea, and he was in exile. Nowadays, the humerus characters in the clear stream, Chen Dong, Zhao Xingde, Cao Liangshi and others, all have this kind of bearing, but it is not common in ordinary Confucianism, which is the heart 'nature' honed by rolling in the perennial bad luck.

"That's what the teacher said." Shi Tingjian's heart was cold, and his 'color' was different. Several disciples also had their own gains.

Wu Zilong saw it in his eyes and nodded secretly. Over the years, he is far inferior to Chen Dong, Cao Liangshi, Zhao Xingde and others in making meritorious contributions, and the only consolation is that he has cultivated a group of good disciples. After the disciples retreated, the clear light in his eyes gradually turned cold like frost.

The gentlemen of the society are not people who sit and talk about the Tao, and tomorrow's action can be called a desperate gamble, similar to Zhang Zifangbo's 'wave' blow. Chen Dong is the prime minister of the world's academic and political affairs, turning the tide and almost single-handedly pulling the Great Song Dynasty from the abyss of defeat to Zhongxing. As Chen Dong's right-hand man, in all fairness, Wu Zilong admires him very much. He also knew that Chen Dong, who had both authority and prestige, as long as he made up his mind, everything he did would be in ruins. But Wu Zilong still dared to take risks, that is, he bet on Chen Dong's overconfidence in the situation.

Chen Dong himself also instigated the exposé of the post case to bring down Tong Guan, and ran to organize the Qingliu Li Society, which can be described as clear about the powerful tricks. The so-called Xiucai rebellion has not been successful for three years. Because of this, he firmly believed that what Wu Zilong did could not reach the point of truly threatening the imperial court itself. However, the world has changed.

"The world has changed." Wu Zilong whispered to himself, reaching out and picking up the wick.

In the past, no matter how much trouble was made in the past, the court was the court, and the emperor's mandate was still as stable as Mount Tai. The so-called Xiucai rebellion has not been successful for three years. But now, the student and the scholar are enough to affect the overall situation of the imperial court. Zi said: The husband and the monarch are also boats, and the people are also water. Water can carry a boat, or it can capsize a boat. Originally, it was a bit ethereal. But now, through the system of public election, the scholars and scholars are really the rivers, lakes and seas that carry the big ship of the imperial court, however, there is no imperial authority in the court.

The authority of the center of the imperial court plummeted, and the prefectures and counties elected their own shepherds, and the imperial court was not allowed to interfere without a legitimate reason. Not only that, but even the prime minister was elected by the academic and political councils, which was simply too upside down, but gave the state and county schools and governments the power to influence the government. It will inevitably lead to the state and county going their own way, and the center will be weakened, and in the long run, the country will not be a country. Compared with the Ministry of Rites, which controls the convening power of the academic and political councils, the prime minister's restriction on the academic administration is the biggest flaw in the imperial court system.

The power of the prime minister is not only not comparable with the emperor, but also comes from the recommendation of the academic administration and the students. Therefore, if he expelled the prime minister with lightning speed, he could not be regarded as a 'chaotic' minister and thief in the general sense. If supplemented by other means, the political situation can be subverted and the situation reversed. Chen Dong is in the center, and he has a lot of opportunities, although he has also suffered a lot of constraints, but at this point, he does not see as clearly as Wu Zilong, so he did not use thunderous means to suppress the troubles of the students, but after experiencing tomorrow's major events, he will definitely change his attitude.

"The Tangwu Revolution, the blood flowed and drifted, this is all about flowing into a river of blood, in order to reform the old and make the new."

"The car in front is over, and the car in the back is learned," Wu Zilong said in a dark voice: "If it can be replaced this time, the first thing is to abolish the system of electing the prime minister by the public council of the school and replace it with the direct election of the prime minister, and the second thing is to limit the power of impeachment of the academic administration, and change the impeachment of half of the academic administration to at least two-thirds of the academic administration's consent to impeachment, and the prime minister will be removed." ”

Outside the courtyard, the cold wind shook the bamboo forest, gurgling like flowing water, and farther in the sky, the wind roared like a night owl. The 'doors' and windows of the mountain temple are old, and the cracks are opened, and the cold wind blows in with a howling sound, making it difficult to sleep. Shi Tingjian lay flat on the hard wooden plank 'bed', only to feel the blood boiling all over his body, forced himself to hold the 'tide' of his heart, closed his eyes, and whispered a sentence.

"Tianxingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement."

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In the dark, Fan Changheng, the scribe of the Criminal Department, opened his eyes almost immediately, and his hands subconsciously clenched into fists to support his body. He sat up on the couch, and after a few breaths, the rooster next door crowed three times, and the sky outside the window was still pitch black.

Since passing the small examination of the Imperial Court Rites Department a year ago and being promoted to the scribe of the Criminal Department, Fan Changheng has never been late or left early. Although the imperial court was virtuous and political, while strictly enforcing the law and discipline, the time of the ya's 'door' was postponed from three minutes to the time of Chenzheng. However, it is not easy to live in the capital, and the rented houses in the city are extremely expensive, so in order to save the 'spending' fee, Fan Changheng almost had to 'spend' more than half an hour to walk from where he lived to the 'gate' of the criminal department. Legend has it that he has never seen the blood-stained silver of the Criminal Department, and he does not have the courage to take it.

The assessment of the Ministry of Rites is divided into a big test and a small test, and the big test is only available to the students of the state school, and the Jinshi is taken, and the same as the Taixue Shangsheng Shi, at the beginning it is awarded to the rank of the officer, and the promotion is also very fast, and the spirit is also high. The small examination is a small official, and he only became an official after he had enough years of experience, and if he did not have the support of the official, he usually couldn't do high quality. However, because they also read the books of sages and sages, and their background in the Ministry of Rites assessment, their attitude towards doing things is still very different from that of the officials who have accumulated years.

Although it is only a small official, it is also a position that many scholars yearn for. Fan Changheng defeated eight other competitors to get the position. Over the past year, he has maintained an extremely frugal habit, only 'spending' a hundred dollars a day, and Fan Changheng is afraid of poverty. Although the life in Ezhou is hard, Fan Changheng always has some hope in his heart, after finding the position of a scribe, he has been cautious and conscientious in his work, even if he can't rise in the end, he will save money and save more, and in the future, he will return to his hometown to marry his daughter-in-law and buy land and property, and become a squire, which will not be in vain.

Everything today is no different from other days, day after day, Fan Changheng's life is indeed like a clock, after a simple wash, he followed the work and rest of the adults, and drew the bow in the courtyard thirty times, feeling that his muscles and bones were hot, before returning to the room to change into the official mansion, put on soap boots, tied every strap to the bronze mirror, and grinned with bared teeth, he felt that he was neither flattering nor high, so Shi Shiran went out of the 'door'.

One hundred and forty steps out of the big 'gate', Fan Changheng sat down at a wonton stall under the willow tree and ordered a bowl of 'chicken' juice. Lao Zhang Le, who listened to the sale of 'chaos' chaos in his ears, said that today's business is very prosperous, Fan Changheng responded with a match, scooped up the 'chaos' chaos one by one with a spoon, and carefully blew it cold, people are iron rice and steel, and feel that his stomach is full, and then he drank the soup sprinkled with green onions and 'flowers', and hummed: "Lao Zhang, why is your stuffing getting smaller and smaller?" ”

Lao Zhang explained that there were too many guests today and there were not enough fillings. "Forget it." Fan Changheng waved his hand generously and praised again, "Not bad." "I stood up and looked at the sky, it was Dongfang Weiming." As always! He patted his stomach in satisfaction. Yes, Fan Daguan, you are good to go. Lao Zhang said with a smile as usual.

Along the way, many people walked towards the city gate, and the voices of the people were very mixed, and they could vaguely hear the voices of them discussing the government. Fan Changheng frowned involuntarily, and subconsciously filtered these 'messy' things. Day after day, he has already practiced the ability to "turn a deaf ear", and now Fan Daguan is no longer the one who wants to run the hall with his ears pricked up at any time, he only needs to rush to the ya'men as a car, and it is his duty to saddle the horses for the adults.

As for the rest, "If you listen to the people, what do you want the government to do?" If you are easily convicted, what does the criminal department do? Fan Changheng concealed the feeling of disdain in his heart, and walked past the bustling crowd at a faster pace, there were a little more people entering the city today, but, "Everything is the same as usual." He said to himself. If a person has to walk for most of the hour every morning and take the same route, he will be like Fan Changheng, so familiar with the scenery and things on the road that he will directly ignore it.

Until he arrived at the entrance of the city 'gate', he showed the waist card of the criminal department, and by the way said hello to the sweaty city 'gate' officer next to him, but the other party was too busy and didn't have time to answer, Fan Changheng frowned slightly, although he was a tasteless little official, but the city 'gate' official was not high, and it was also the love of the public 'gate' to say hello every day, and the other party didn't respond, it was a little different from usual. Ever since his life stabilized, Fan Changheng has hated things that are different from his usual. However, "This guy has no one in his eyes, what does it have to do with me?" Rushed to the ya'men as soon as possible, and it was right to see the adults. ”

Fan Changheng persuaded himself not to care about this, and followed the bustling crowd all the way to the criminal department, and was surprised to find that a large group of people had already gathered outside the ya'men, some of them were loud and noisy, as noisy as a vegetable market. "Strange?" Fan Changheng had an ominous premonition in his heart, and he carefully bypassed the crowd and entered the 'door' of the Criminal Department from the small 'door'. Li Hongguang, the division of the Criminal Department, is Fan Changheng's top boss.

"Something big is going to happen today." Before Fan Changheng could say hello, Li Hongguang said with a cold face, "Take the guy and act when the opportunity comes." As he spoke, he pointed to a water of fire sticks leaning against the wall. Yes? "Fan Changheng was shocked, there are 30 colleagues in the Criminal Department, usually responsible for detailed review, reinstatement of official rank, and redress of unjust cases, etc., everyone is a 'fine' scribe who is familiar with the case file, although it is not the power of the 'chicken' without restraint, it is the first time that this kind of thing is copied from a guy.

"Something big is going to happen." He chewed subconsciously, and his heart suddenly felt heavy.

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