Burn it?

Zhang Qi was now convinced that there was no connection between Han Gang and Shen Kuo.

This should not be said by a courtier.

Burn all the letters of Xingshu, Cai Jing and others in one go, which is the most clean, and people can be at peace from now on. Otherwise, it's endless, and you have to worry about someone knocking on the door at night when you sleep at home.

It's just that none of the ministers present don't know what to do? But one of them dares to speak out?

After the battle of Yuan Cao Guandu, Cao Cao found a large number of letters from Yuan Shao's camp that his subordinates had fornicated with Yuan Shao, and it was Cao Cao himself who ordered them to be burned, not his advisers. In the position of Cao Ying's ministers at that time, the first thing is to clear himself, not to calm people's hearts for Cao Cao's sake.

Although Han Gang, who killed Cai Qu and hated Cai Jing for not dying, there is no need to worry about being misunderstood and colluding with the traitorous party, but the article of buying people's hearts cannot be washed away. Getting the gratitude of the courtiers is not a good thing for the courtiers.

Either there is a ghost in the heart, or it is to buy people's hearts, and in a dilemma, silence is the best strategy.

Even if Han Gang was already in debt, there was no need to add another layer of evil to his heart in the heart of the Son of Heaven. What's more, Shen Kuo has already eliminated Han Gang's opponent, and he jumped out of the way by himself, Han Gang, who has no opponent, just waits, and there is no need to say more.

It was only because Shen Kuo suddenly attacked Lu Jiawen and the others that Han Gang was worried that he would be regarded as the main messenger, and after weighing the pros and cons, he would take a huge risk and choose to solve Shen Kuo's problem.

Speaking of which, Han Gang still values his reputation rather than his own safety in the future.

This style of doing things at the expense of his name and life can be understood by Zhang Qi, but he will never imitate it.

Will the Queen Mother agree?

But it was impossible for the imperial court to take the risk of choosing a Zaisuke who was entangled in rebellion.

Before it ended, Lu Jiawen and the others had no chance.

Zhang Qi was looking forward to the answer from the throne.

It's just that it was not the Queen Mother who spoke out first, but another person.

Lu Jia almost rushed out, "No!!" Don't burn it! ”

Lu Jia asked a few shouts, which made many courtiers look at him angrily, and also made Xiang Dowager, who was about to agree with Han Gang's opinion, change what he wanted to say: "Why not?" ”

Lu Jiawen hurriedly said: "The ministers and the opposition party may have dealings in the old days, and there is no shortage of words. But from the rebellious, it is out of nothing! His voice was sharp, and while glaring at Shen Kuo angrily, he defended himself: "The innocence of the minister can be revealed, if the letter is burned today, the minister will not be able to defend himself in front of His Majesty." Other people's letters can be burned, but please leave the minister's letter and make it public to show the innocence of the minister! ”

Lu Jia asked sure enough, he was not confused.

Wang Anshi was slightly relieved.

No matter how many questions Lu Jia asked himself, he was on the side of the new law from the beginning and never betrayed. Just this incident made Wang Anshi never agree that someone would associate him with rebellion.

Burning the letters that have been searched and examined by the officials can of course take the opportunity to get out, but the innocent officials can no longer defend themselves. Shen Kuo had just attacked Lu Jia and asked, if the Queen Mother really followed Han Gang's advice and burned all the letters together, Lu Jia asked how to justify it, so that people could feel that he was not connected with rebellion? This is clearly a confirmation of Lu Jiawen's guilt.

Lu Jiawen and others, who have been named by Shen Kuo, can't let their private letters be burned, at least they have to try to show their innocence and open-mindedness, otherwise in the future, let alone participating in the election, even their positions in the court will not be stable.

"The minister Zeng Xiaokuan asked His Majesty to leave a letter from the minister."

"Minister Huang Lu asks His Majesty to leave a letter from the minister."

All the courtiers involved in the case were forced to stand up and defend themselves. Even Li Ding, who was not involved, came out. As the middle of the imperial history, Li Ding's failure to stand up at this time is a manifestation of inappropriateness.

"Xing Shu, Cai Jing and other rebellious henchmen have been officials for a long time, and there are hundreds of thousands of officials and eunuchs, can it be said that they are all rebellious? Most of the letters found in his home must have been ordinary greetings. If they are burned together without inspection, they regard all the ministers as rebellious comrades. Please ask Your Majesty to choose another merit and test it to restore the innocence of the ministers. ”

Shen Kuo stood in the center of the Wende Palace, not even saying a word back, looking dazed.

The speculation failed again—though it was not known who he had taken refuge into. But this time, Shen Kuo was angry, and he could have been selected among the three, but now he has no chance.

This accident is really one after another. Could it be that this election will end in nothing?

Wang Anshi looked at the hall.

If this election cannot be held, Han Gang's political prestige will at least be greatly discounted. In the short term, it will definitely be irretrievable.

It's just that after so many things, Wang Anshi is very suspicious of Han Gang, as long as it is Han Gang's suggestion, he must think about it more, because it will not be so simple.

Many people were looking at Han Gang, waiting for his reaction.

Letters are evidence, and it is impossible to burn half and leave half, either all or all of them. If the Empress Dowager agrees with the opinions of Lu Jiawen, Li Ding, Zeng Xiaokuan and others, then the letters will be retained, so that people can find evidence of collusion with the rebellion, and Han Gang, as the proposer, will also confirm Li Ding's impeachment. If the Queen Mother chooses Han Gang's suggestion, she must first excuse Lu Jiawen, Li Ding and others, but in Han Gang's position, she can only choose like this.

I saw Han Gang bow his hand: "The matter involves thousands of ministers inside and outside, please make a decision quickly!" ”

Thousands of ministers inside and outside the country were involved, and when they heard this, many people were relieved. Han Gang still stood by his claims.

It's just that although this is very straightforward, it is still a little vague, can the Queen Mother understand it? There are still people who are worried.

After a long time, after the screen, the Empress Dowager Xiang finally made a decision, "...... I know that there will be no fornication with the party. But those letters are left in vain, so let's burn them. ”

"Your Majesty!" Lu Jia asked.

Xiang raised her voice to the Queen Mother: "Just treat it as if there is no such thing." ”

What Lu Jiawen and the others need is this sentence from the Queen Mother, and no one will be able to use the correspondence with the rebel party to attack them in the future, as for those letters, it is the most worry-free to burn them.

"Your Majesty." Han Gang saluted.

Li Ding, Lu Jiawen and others bowed silently, and then returned to the train.

Shen Kuo's attack was defused, and Han Gangming's means of planting false accusations in order to help each other were also defused because of the Queen Mother's words.

Such a commotion made everyone who was originally looking forward to the election calm down a little.

The only problem is that Shen Kuo has withdrawn.

The situation of Shen Kuo's withdrawal was also taken into account. Who would dare to put their hope on the grass on the wall? I wish he had killed Han Gang, but if he had

"Don't delay any longer." Empress Dowager Xiang said to Wang Anshi: "Pingzhang, it's time to start." ”

Wang Anshi nodded, and was delayed for a moment by a commotion, and finally started.

Ballot papers were handed out one by one.

It is not immediately written down the name to be promoted.

Instead, he first recommended a few people to run for election, and then wrote his name on a piece of paper. Otherwise, if the person who wrote the ballot is not qualified enough, or is already a Zaisuke and cannot take office, it will be a waste of votes.

At the time of the election of the general meeting of the two leagues in Beijing, there were more than 100 members who participated in the vote, and nearly 300 members participated in the vote. In such an election, it doesn't matter how many invalid votes there are. And Zai Fu recommended that there were no more than fifty servants in and out of Beijing, and a large part of them were officials in various superintendents outside Beijing or in the Dazhou government, and they couldn't come back at all. A single invalid ballot can change the situation of an entire election.

A number of candidates must be selected before the election can begin.

In the court, there are only a few people who are qualified to be promoted. It's just that how many of them would recommend Han Gang?

Su Song is one of the Zaifu, and he can't express his position directly, so he can only wait to see who will come out first.

"Minister, Han Gang." The first to stand up was Fan Chunren, "The position of the two governments is not to reward merit or labor, but to benefit national affairs." Regardless of military affairs, Han Gang can be said to have a good reputation and many achievements. If he can hold his position, he should be able to make up for it in the court. ”

The die-hard old party elements came forward and set Han Gang's basic plate.

Many people shouted in their hearts, the rumors were really good, Han Gang had decided to leave the new party and join forces with the old party. There were still people who didn't believe it before, after all, the grievances between Han Gang and Wen Yanbo, Lu Gongshu, and Sima Guang were known to everyone inside and outside the court, even if the punishment and forgiveness were now involved in Lu Gongshu and Sima Guang, and by the way, the Taoism of the old party was also involved, but turning so quickly, the waist bones of the elders of Luoyang Yiying were inevitably soft and incommensurate with their age.

It's going to take a year and a half.

However, the important ministers above did not react to this, at least they did not show surprise on their faces, and looked at an inner servant, writing Han Gang's name on a blank screen on His Majesty.

"The minister raised Lu Jia and asked." Huang Lu, the servant of the Longtu Pavilion and the Governor of the Academy, came forward and said: "Lu Jia asked the city to change affairs, so that the treasury was full, and the Son of Heaven praised it. He was promoted to the third envoy, and strictly controlled the entry and exit of money and silk, so that there was no shortage of national use. ”

As a member of the new party, he certainly would not choose Han Gang. Han Gang can't be regarded as a new party, and the court dominated by the new party has to push Han Gang up.

"Minister, Lu Huiqing." It was not Wang Anshi who spoke out. recruited Lu Huiqing to come back as prime minister, and he also has many supporters.

"Guarding the north gate, it must be Lu Qing." Xiang said decisively to the Queen Mother.

"Your Majesty." Wang Anshi turned back to the screen and said, "Now it's just a recommendation, and when the ministers set the list, Your Majesty can choose from them." Turning around, he faced the ministers again, "Today is the election of the deputy privy envoy, Lu Huiqing Xiang Ri has been appointed as the governor of political affairs and the privy envoy, how can he be demoted now?" Improper listing"

As the host, Wang Anshi directly vetoed the interference of the Queen Mother. It's just the first time, and it's already there.

Out of the corner of Wang Zhongzheng's eye, he saw the angry face of the queen mother, and then calmed down again. She was angry with Wang Anshi's tone, but there should be some because she was worried that Han Gang would not be selected.

With Wang Zhongzheng's understanding of the Queen Mother, half a month is not enough time to adjust the list of officials above the service system. Otherwise, the Queen Mother will definitely advance and retreat some important ministers to ensure that Han Gang can pass the election smoothly.

However, Han Gang has already been a privy deputy envoy, and if he can't be elected this time, the following governors can also run for election, or the vacancy of the prime minister will be given to Zhang Dian, and the position of the privy envoy will be left to Han Gang.

There are many more opportunities.

It's just that it's too lively in the two provinces, and it's not good. Wang Zhongzheng was thinking that it was about to become a vegetable market.

Zhang Dian watched the waiters put forward the candidates, and at the same time looked at Han Gang, and always felt that something was wrong in his heart.

Han Gang's attitude seems to be problematic. I can't say it, but it's strange how I look at it.

Wrong!

When the corner of Zhang Dian's eyes swept over Shen Kuo, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed,

Cai Jing, how did Cai Jing become a rebellious henchman alongside the criminal forgiveness?