After a brief period of joy after the rebellion of the cultists subsided, an inexplicable atmosphere of oppression fell into the court. On the surface, everything seems to be back on track after the rebellion has subsided, and the daily morning court during the counterinsurgency has been changed to once every three days, and the mood and life of the people in the city are returning to normal, and everything seems to be improving. However, it was evident to all that there was an undercurrent of calm, as if something was about to erupt.

King Jin and King Huai returned to the capital three days apart, the scene when King Guo Mian of Jin returned to Beijing was very big, more than 8,000 troops wore red and hung colors into the city, and sent out to greet the civil and military officials, and the people in the city welcomed them. Guo Mian, who was riding a tall horse, deliberately wore a blood-stained armor to let his hair bun be in the air in the wind, giving the people and officials a feeling of 'returning from the battlefield'. It caused the people to cheer and worship wildly. After that, Guo Mian went all the way to the palace to see Guo Chong, the Queen Mother and Empress Yuan, Guo Chong held a banquet to entertain him personally, and said a lot of praise and praise.

Compared with Guo Mian's big scene, Guo Xu, who returned with an army of 30,000, was much more cold. Only a dozen officials came to greet them, and there were not many civilians. And Guo Xu obviously felt embarrassed himself, so he chose to go into the city at night, and he was not noticed by many people. Afterwards, according to the people who watched at the scene, Guo Xu, the king of Huai, entered the city in a cart, and the onlookers did not even see his figure. In the eyes of the people, this is King Huai who has no face, so he chooses to take a big car back to Beijing at night.

When the two princes returned to Beijing, some of the inside information about the counterinsurgency was quickly investigated. Haidongqing, the leader of the bandits, was funded by the Liao people, and the fact that he colluded with the Liao State to plot the Great Zhou Dynasty also came to light. Guo Chong was furious, and immediately sent someone to Liao to negotiate and inquire about the matter, and asked the Liao people to give an explanation. But in fact, this move is purely to give yourself a step. As someone in the court said, when Da Zhou learned of this, he immediately sent troops to the Liao State to punish him, but he also sent people to theorize, which was really not necessary. But what they didn't know was that Guo Chong didn't want to punish the Liao people, but after discussing it with Yang Jun, Lu Zhongtian and others, he couldn't keep thinking about it. Because the imperial court could not afford to fight, there was no silver to start a great war between countries. If they are forced, the country will be in chaos first. After all, the lessons of the Youth Sect have sounded the alarm bell.

This rebellion of the Qingjiao was actually a big blow to Guo Chong. After ascending the throne, the decline of national strength had shattered Guo Chong's dream of being an emperor through the ages. But if you can keep it stable, it will be a generation of virtuous monarchs. However, there was a rebellion in the interior under his rule, which was an extremely embarrassing thing for Guo Chong. Although a few days later, Guo Chong personally supervised the beheading and killed the heads of more than 1,000 heinous sect bandits in the square inside the Suzaku Gate, but the facts could not be changed. The rebellion happened, that is, he had no way to govern the country, and the emperor was not qualified. The people rebelled, and it was the fault of the court and him. After the dream of the first emperor of the ages was shattered, the dream of the Ming monarch and the virtuous monarch was also in jeopardy.

In fact, Guo Chong really felt a little helpless, he had tried his best. For the sake of Da Zhou, he can be said to have broken his heart. It was not his fault that the country was weakened and that the treasury was empty, as it had been since he succeeded to the throne. I have tried my best to change all this, so I decided to change the law and innovate. However, at such a moment, there was such a big mess, which really made Guo Chong angry. Guo Chong knew that he was actually carrying the black pot for the emperor, and the shortcomings and messes left by the emperor were the cause, and he did his best to remedy it. But he can't justify himself on this ground. Do you want to throw the pot to the emperor? Isn't that unfilial piety and unrighteousness? He can only carry this black cauldron on his own.

However, what made Guo Chong even more annoyed was still to come. As early as the beginning of the rebellion, there was talk in the court that it was necessary to investigate the root cause of the rebellion and reflect on the policies of the imperial court. After the rebellion subsided, the voices became louder.

On the morning of September 21, Prime Minister Lu Zhongtian made a rare 10,000-word reciprocal statement, detailing the causes of the rebellion and pointing the finger directly at the new law policy of the imperial court. The conclusion is that it is precisely because of the drawbacks of the new law that the people are in a state of distress, and people have taken advantage of the situation to induce the people to rebel. The implementation of the new law must be slowed down or stopped, otherwise the scourge of youth education may return. The imperial court could no longer go down the wrong path.

Guo Chong was very surprised by Lu Zhongtian's performance, Lu Zhongtian didn't even say hello beforehand, which was different from his previous style. In the past, whenever there were major measures and actions, Lu Zhongtian would go to the palace to report to him in advance to avoid catching him off guard. But now, Lu Zhongtian did not do this, but suddenly attacked. This made Guo Chong feel both surprised and angry. This was by no means a mistake, Lu Zhongtian obviously did it on purpose.

Fortunately, Lu Zhongtian's rhetoric was still gentle, and it was not aimed at people, but at policy. There is no eradication of the new law, only that it may need to be reflected and improved, and that it may be postponed for the time being to repair and improve. This somewhat made Guo Chong's heart feel better. But then things suddenly spiraled out of control.

On the 22nd, all the ministers of the DPRK and China suddenly began to play, demanding that the implementation of the new law be stopped and that those involved be held accountable. On the 23rd, the snowflakes from all over the country arrived in the capital and formed a hill on Guo Chong's desk. All of them are requests to stop the implementation of the new law and hold those responsible accountable. Guo Zhengran realized that after having just quelled the rebellion of the bandits, he had to face another storm within the imperial court. It's not a rebellion, but it's like that. Lu Zhongtian's recital was like a proverb from the heights, and under his call, officials rose up one after another and launched a fierce attack on the new law. It was a planned attack, and it was no accident.

On the 24th, Wu Chunlai led the initiation of the impeachment of Yan Zhengsu, Fang Dunru and other reformers. The list of impeachments is long, with nearly fifty officials on this list. Wu Chunlai brought up the old matter again, and once again mentioned the ten major sins of Chen Sesame and Rotten Grain, and compared with the ten sins last time, this time several major sins have been added. One of the most important crimes is that the new law has brought disaster to the country and the people, provoked contradictions, and caused rebellions, directly calling Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru 'national thieves'. It is said that in the name of the new law, they want to subvert the Great Zhou Dynasty, regardless of the life and death of the people, only for their own selfishness, selling fame and reputation, deceiving the superiors and subordinates, controlling the government and causing chaos to the government.

The wind turned around, from targeting the new law to directly targeting Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru personally. The officials followed, and the momentum was fierce and overwhelming.

Guo Chong was furious, and he felt as if he was being isolated. Although Lu Zhongtian and the others did this only against the new law against Yan Fang and the two of them, in Guo Chong's view, targeting the two Yan Fang and the new law was aimed at himself. Because it was he who fully supported the changes carried out by Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru. If Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru were convicted because of the change of the law, and if they admitted that it was the shortcomings of the new law that caused the people to rebel, wouldn't that mean that he Guo Chong was a faint king, who did things that should not be done, and used people who should not be used?

In the midst of the preservation of his own face, the maintenance of his authority, and the ardent hope for the change of the law, Guo Chong thought that he could not allow them to slander the new law and the people who changed the law so much. He had to keep the storm down. Right and wrong aside, he could not tolerate the persecution of his courtiers in this way. Even if Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru are at fault, even if the new law has drawbacks, they can only cover it.

On the morning of the 25th, after the beginning of the morning of the dynasty, Guo Chong opened the sect and expressed his attitude.

"I understand the loyalty of all Aiqing, and I understand the anger of the Qingjiao rebellion and the feelings of worrying about the society of the country. However, changing the law is a national policy, and it cannot be changed overnight and given up halfway. Facts have proved that the new law is still beneficial to the state. Yang Zhengsu and Fang Dunru did their best, and I could see it. Maybe they haven't thought it through, and the new law may have drawbacks, but it can be fixed. What's more, I don't think that the rebellion of the Qingjiao has anything to do with the new law. The Qingjiao sect and bandits colluded with the Liao people to cause trouble in our Great Zhou, which is completely a conspiracy of the Liao people. The Liao people have coveted my Great Zhou for a long time, and this time it is not chaotic, and the next time it may be a long time ago when it is said goodbye elsewhere, there will be chaos. I can't simply blame the new law for this rebellion, let alone individuals. In this way, who will be willing to do things for me in the future? Doesn't it chill the hearts of those who work for the court? ”

Guo Chong's statement was very direct, completely severing the connection between the rebellion and the new law, and fundamentally severing the connection between the two things. This is precisely because he does not want to involve himself in the matter. He would not allow his authority and reputation to be compromised.

Guo Chong thought that this time it must be the same as before, after he expressed his position, the ministers also died down and stopped making trouble. After appeasing himself again, let Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru come forward and say a few words of apology, and then they can calm down. Go back and reassure them one by one, explain it, and you can always get over. But he made a mistake, he didn't realize the determination of Lu Zhongtian and the others this time, they were bound to win and could not fail.