"Lord Deng, this, this, the roll call referendum ......, what is the result?"

Deng Su's eyes moved slightly, glanced at Chen Dong, and was about to speak, Hou Fangxiong's face sank, and he said first: "Slow, this impeachment of the prime minister must be approved by more than half of the total number of scholars and politicians to be considered successful, this is the established rule, right?" "There are now more academics and politicians in favor of impeachment than opponents, but only two. If you count the students who have a moderate position, it is not more than half of the total number of students and politicians present. Hou Fangxiong saw hope, he was worried that as soon as Deng Su opened his mouth, the situation would be irreparable, so he ignored the suspicion and rushed ahead of Deng Su.

"Nonsense!" Another scholar immediately shouted, "Hou Fangxiong, what do you mean by this? ”

"If you lose, you lose, if you want to cheat, it's better than a villain in the market."

"Didn't the Great Rites Law say that those who stand in the middle are also counted?"

"Hmph, dignified prime minister, can you play tricks? Are you too embarrassed to sit down? ”

"How was it counted in the past? And now how is it calculated? ”

"In that case, let's go, let's wait and disperse, and if the big gift can't be discussed."

Xuezheng, who was in favor of impeachment, immediately blew up. This time he tore his face, if Chen Dong didn't take the position, he would definitely have a hard time in the future. These people immediately broke out, and the scholars who supported Chen Dong did not give in, and the two sides immediately quarreled in the main hall. In the past, in order to pass some bills, the Ministry of Rites did not count the middle-of-the-road scholars in the total number of "more than half of the people", and these scholars and politicians present were all personally experienced, so in the above words, the scholars who agreed with impeachment were not so powerful, and Hou Fangxiong and others were not so reasonable.

"Prime Minister," Deng Su walked up to Chen Dong with some embarrassment, and asked in a low voice, "Look at this ......"

Chen Dong's face was pale, and he didn't say a word. He is clear about the rules of the roll call referendum, and he does not disdain quibbles. At this time, Hou Fangxiong and others knew that they couldn't do it, but Deng Su didn't care about it, and came directly to ask Chen Dong, Chen Dong opened his eyes and looked at him deeply, as if he wanted to see this person clearly for the first time, and then closed his eyes slightly.

Deng Su nodded, turned back to his seat and knocked on the wake-up wood several times.

The hall was quiet, and more than 200 scholars and politicians, including Lu Yunsun and Hou Fangxiong, attended the deliberations, and the eyes of the audience fell on Deng Su. Deng Su looked around at the scholars and politicians in the hall, first arched his hand to Hou Fangxiong, and said in a deep voice: "If you don't follow the rules, you can't make a square circle, the great ritual law is the foundation of our dynasty, one is one, two is two, if it changes because of people and things, it is a move to shake the country." Hou Fangxiong's face darkened slightly, looked at Chen Dong, sighed, and stopped talking.

Deng Su took the record handed over by the scribe, and everyone held their breath.

Chen Dong also opened his eyes, looked at it and slowly announced: "Chuzhou Xuezheng Lu Yunsun and other fifty-one Xuezheng joint impeachment, two hundred and forty-three Xuezheng and economic roll call, one hundred and nine people are in favor of impeachment, one hundred and seven are against, and twenty-seven are moderate. The impeachment resolution ,......," he glanced at Chen Dong apologetically and said in a deep voice, "It passed." ”

Lu Yunsun forced his composure, but his slightly trembling pale beard betrayed his mood.

"It's done!" Other pro-impeachment scholars do not have this demeanor.

Someone couldn't hold back their joy, and while high-fived each other, they laughed and shouted, "Okay! "Happy!" "Great!"

The Xuezheng on the side of the council were quite dissatisfied, but they hung their heads and couldn't say anything.

Compared with the indignation of Hou Fangxiong and others, the faces of Xu Zizhuang, Shi Tingjian and others were more complicated. Although they were dissatisfied with Chen Dong, they really didn't think that they would be able to bring him down with this blow, so that the sandpiper and the clam would fight each other and the fisherman would benefit. Some people still looked incredulous, some watched this scene with dumbfounded eyes, and a few people looked at Chen Dong and several Shangshu masters with fear. In the past few years, Chen Dong's prestige has been well-known, and everyone is a little afraid of him. Compared with the bloodshed and pestle of the change of dynasty, this impeachment seems a bit negligent, will the prime minister honestly accept defeat? Or is this just the beginning of a bitter partisan feud? A layer of gloom is floating in the hearts of more and more people.

As if seeing everyone's doubts, Deng Su asked, "Prime Minister, is there any doubt about this result?" ”

In everyone's fearful and suspicious eyes, they all fell on Chen Dong.

Chen Dong raised his head, he looked at Deng Su, suddenly smiled, and said softly: "The prime minister is also the servant of the people of the world." The so-called should not be compromised, and the position will be promoted by public opinion. The so-called rapid retreat bravely retreated with public impeachment. Two major events, the first time fell on me, Chen Mou is so lucky. Good, good, good. He said three "very good" in a row, nodded and said, "Since the roll call decision is in line with the Great Etiquette Law, I have no doubt." ”

A big stone fell to the ground in the hearts of many people, and the gaze that looked at Chen Dong was very different from just now.

Suspicion turned into respect. At this moment, even the most jealous of Chen Dong no longer suspected that he wanted to usurp and rebel. Lu Yunsun's eyes also had some regret. Chen Dong leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes slightly, and stopped talking. Although the impeachment is over, it is inconvenient for him to leave immediately, and it is as if he is closing his eyes and resting at this time. Some people used to think that Chen Dong was not, but now when they see him sitting there like an outsider, they are worried in their hearts, and even think of the absurd sentence that they once spurned: "The Great Song Dynasty can't be without Chen Xiang for a day."

All the scholars and politicians had their own concerns, and the hall was quiet for a while.

"Everyone," Cui Zhao, a scholar in Zhangzhou, suddenly coughed and said, "Although the impeachment matter has passed, however, the imperial court needs someone who is in charge of the overall situation. He looked at the Ministry of Rites, but Deng Su's face sank like water, and he didn't answer his words, but several other scholars praised loudly: "It's extreme, it's extreme!" "The position of prime minister cannot be vacated for a day, otherwise the country is prone to change." Hou Fangxiong and others did not propose new candidates because of Chen Dong's presence, while other scholars were not polite, and put forward seven or eight candidates at once, and some people proposed Zhao Xingde, but Zhao Xingde was denied by Zhao Xingde, who was honored by the two countries and was not easy to rush back in southern Xinjiang.

After the discussion of the scholars, the proposers focused on Lu Yunsun, Wu Zilong, Deng Su, and Cao Liangshi.

............

On a June day, the dungeon of Bianliang was still cloudy.

Before the Liao army withdrew, the whole city was set on fire, and the fire burned for more than ten days, and almost all the houses in the city were burned down. However, most of the cells are well preserved. After the Song army recovered Bianliang, the cell was also one of the first yamen to be repaired. Before the Liao army invaded the south, the prison was always overcrowded, so much so that it had to be arraigned before the summer, so as not to overpile prisoners in the prison. Rao is so, every summer there are still prisoners who die of heat. After the Liao army retreated, there was not one out of ten people in Bianliang, and the cells were also sufficient, so the captured ministers who were released from the north one after another, each of them was a separate cell.

Qin Hui had a pottery dish and a wooden bowl in front of him. Boiled broad beans in salted water are in a clay dish, a few oil residues loom visible, and moldy cooking cakes in wooden bowls are eating the only dinner of the day. The walls of the cell were bleak, there was nothing but straw, and the stone walls were mottled and filled with an indescribable stench, but after a long time in it, the stench gradually disappeared, and it did not affect people's appetite in the slightest. Qin Hui sat on the straw pile, he still chewed slowly and ate very carefully.

"This is? ....." He suddenly, looking left and right, and asked hesitantly, "Wine?" ”

"The villain deliberately honors the adult." Xu Bantou's eyes flickered, and he took out a wine jug and a cup from behind him, "The rules in the prison are strict, and it's not the villain who has the final say, these days, if Lord Qin is wronged, he must forgive the sin." He carefully poured a glass of wine, pushed it in front of Qin Hui, and took out an oil-soaked paper bag from his arms, and turned it over to be a whole roast chicken. Qin Hui went through the wind and frost of the northern country and lived in a prison cell for several months. Rao is he used to pay for the delicacies of the mountains and seas in the past, and when he saw this roast chicken, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, but his eyes became vigilant, put down the bamboo chopstick, and asked, "Xu Bantou, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Congratulations to Xianggong Qin, perhaps, you will go south in a few days."

Xu Bantou pretended to be Sven and bowed his hand to congratulate. When the Criminal Department ordered the captured ministers of Nangui to be put in prison, Xu Bantou carefully inquired about everyone's origins. Now it is a generation of new people replacing the old, and the official position of this Qin Shenzheng itself is not enough to mention, and the powerful thing is that his disciple Deng Su is still the current secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Therefore, Xu Bantou was careful from the beginning, although he didn't dare to take care of Qin Hui, and he didn't want to offend him for no reason. What if this person rolls over and takes revenge on a little jailer, isn't it like crushing an ant?

Qin Hui knew this thought, and asked casually, "Why do you like it?" ”

Xu Bantou looked left and right, there was not even a ghost in the black hole, so he said carefully: "The adults don't know, the villain is also the news that he just heard, the scholars and politicians in the south jointly impeached, forcing Chen Xianggong to retire, and now, the scholars and politicians in various places have proposed four people to compete for the phase, Lord Deng Su, Lord Lu Yunsun, Lord Lu, Lord Wu Zilong, Lord Wu and our Lord Cao." Although there was no one else, speaking of Cao Liangshi, Xu Bantou still didn't dare to call him by his name, his face became more cautious, and he lowered his voice and said, "I also heard that Lord Deng has the greatest hope of becoming the main phase," he glanced at Qin Hui's face, "Qin Xianggong is Lord Deng's mentor, one day as a teacher, a lifelong father, and in the future, Lord Deng will be the prime minister, how can you see you in prison?" ”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Qin Hui with hope, as if a person carried a pig's head and offered it to the immortals, looking forward to the immortals making a wish, even if it was a casual benefit, mortals would be inexhaustible. However, what disappointed him was that Qin Hui just ate the meat silently, and from time to time he lifted the wine jug to pour himself a drink, and did not pay any attention to Xu Bantou. Xu Bantou was full of attachment, and he didn't dare to disturb the adults, until Qin Hui was full of food and drink and wiped his mouth, only to realize that Xu Bantou was still looking at him expectantly.

"Old Xu," Qin Hui said lightly, "This meal of wine and meat is Qin's severed head wine." ”

"Huh?" Xu Bantou was shocked, "No, you are Lord Deng's mentor...... How so? Qin Hui closed his eyes and ignored him. Xu Bantou was shocked and angry, but he didn't dare to attack, so he could only pack up the dishes and secretly leave the cell.

Five days later, the criminal department handed over the document in a hurry of 600 miles, the former prime minister Zhao Zhifu, the governor Qin Hui, the privy councillor Cheng Zhi Hong Jun, Kaifeng Mansion Shaoyin Yu Mingshan and other eleven people, both lost the minister's festival, and the face of the enemy, as for the betrayal of the country from the hypocrisy, the south was returned to the Liao State to make a detailed work, all the traitors committed the heinous crime, so that Bianliang stayed behind Cao Liang Shi Jian beheaded, immediately executed, and sent the head to Ezhou. Zhao Zhifu, Qin Hui and other ministers who returned to the north were all imprisoned in Bianliang Prison, and this time it was really killed.

The fifth volume of negative frost is over.

Author: Yuanji Spring Festival holiday, February 15 to resume the update. Volume VI Dawn. Thank you for your support, so stay tuned.....