'You can't go to thieves for the court, you can't argue for the queen mother, the ministers really have it. ’

Shen Kuo looked down at the wat board.

He knew that after Shu Yan's words, there must have been many people's eyes on him, and most of the owners of his eyes were hiding a sarcastic smile under his beard, laughing at him for being greedy and laughing at his incompetence.

Shen Kuo had expected that this time there would be twists and turns. In the previous two court pushes, Han Gang did not publicly express his position, and the world knew that he could not be elected, so he did not attract too much attention from the imperial history. But this time, because of the work of the track, Han Gang came forward to support, as if he had stabbed a hornet's nest, and the Queen Mother had prejudices on her side, so she sent Wang Zhongzheng to inspect, which added fuel to the fire.

In the past few days, Shen Kuoguang has heard that the above-mentioned officials who participated in the impeachment of themselves have accounted for more than half of the total. The thick bullet seals are piled high on the imperial case, what will the Queen Mother think?

Without the choice of the Queen Mother, with the support of Han Gang, what can he withstand?

Not to mention that now Gong Yuan, Yang Wei, and Shu Yan have all come out one by one, looking at this formation, they plan not to even let Tingtui participate.

However, the Empress Dowager Fang Cai reprimanded Yang Wei and Gong Yuan, which made Shen Kuo look forward to it a little more. He quietly turned his face sideways, observing the movement above His Majesty with the corner of his eye.

Empress Dowager Xiang's face became even more ugly after listening to Shu Yan's words.

She looked at Shu Yan coldly, and said the opposite, as if she was reprimanding Gong Yuan and Yang Wei in front, but in fact, she was attacking others.

She has seen too many similar scenes, these people, after becoming Taiwan officials, don't seem to be able to speak normally, they always have to beat around the bush, in fact, it's not that the party is the same and different.

"Oh? According to Zhongcheng's opinion, who is a traitor in the court? Su Xianggong, Han Xianggong, or Zhang Shumi? ”

The words of the Empress Dowager Xiang were clearly full of anger, and the hall was silent, and there was no sound.

The Queen Mother responded angrily, and Shu Yan was alone in the center of the hall, without the slightest panic.

"Back to Your Majesty, Yushi Taizhong, there are many subordinates of the ministers."

The unexpected answer caused a commotion in the temple.

Shen Kuo's body shook for a while, raised his head, and looked blankly at Shu Yan in the hall. Gong Yuan and Yang Wei were also stunned, and they didn't react at all.

'Did you say the wrong word?' ’

If it weren't for the royal body, someone would have screamed.

Isn't he criticizing Shen Kuo and Han Gang behind Shen Kuo? Why did Shu Yan turn his gun back at the Yushitai?

Li Gefei almost screamed.

As soon as Shu Yan's words came out, it was clear that he wanted to clean up and down the admonitions. What did Gong Yuan and Yang Wei do, and why would Zhang Dian make up his mind to abandon them?!

At this time, Li Gefei recalled that in the commotion of the Yushitai in the past two days, Shu Yan, the head of the station, seemed to have disappeared without a trace, and did not come forward to control the situation at all.

Is it a trap?

He looked to the front of the train.

Standing in his position, only Siban's reaction could be seen.

Zeng Xiaokuan's expression was surprised, but Zhang Dian next to him had no different color, as if all the changes were within his expectations.

When did he join forces with Han Gang?!

Li Gefei was terrified in his heart, if Zhang Dian and Han Gang united, the remnants of the old party that could barely survive by taking advantage of the gap between the two parties would have no place in the court now.

But he immediately came to his senses that it was just a battle for the position of prime minister, and it was impossible for Han Gang and Zhang Dian to work side by side. Moreover, the main force of Yushitai is the New Party, and Han Gang basically did not interfere in the appointment and dismissal of Taiwan's admonitions, so there is no need for Zhang Dian to self-destruct in order to cater to Han Gang.

In an instant, Li Gefei already had the answer in his heart, and he was secretly glad that he didn't wade into troubled waters, otherwise, it would be difficult to please this time.

The Queen Mother was also surprised, "There are traitors in the Imperial History Tower? ”

"Not bad!" Shu Yan raised his head and said: "Shen Kuo, repeated villain, only he is talented, the first emperor used it, and His Majesty used it." Now we can see the credit of the society, which shows the wisdom of the first emperor and His Majesty. However, his character is lowly, and even if he has special honors, he should not be entrusted with the post of chief assistant. Today's court pushes, and the ministers will never recommend Shen Kuo. But Tingtui is a major event in the court, how can it interfere with it? Whether Shen Kuo is entrusted with Zaifu's dispatch is up to the court to decide. And for His Majesty to pick up the missing and fill in the gaps, it is the duty of the court to praise the imperial court. Watching the intentions of the superiors, picking up the short and long of the subordinates, in order to get lucky, is it the right thing to say? Therefore, the minister said that there are many traitors in the imperial history. ”

Gong Yuan was still like a statue, and Shu Yan's counterattack came suddenly, and his mind seemed to be swept into a hurricane, and the world was spinning.

Yang Wei reacted from the chaos in time, ignoring the etiquette in the hall, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! Shu Kang, as the middle prince of the imperial history, met the prime minister, disregarded the grace of the saint, and His Majesty saw it clearly, so he could know who the traitor in the court was? ”

Yang Wei was full of expectations, hoping that someone would follow him closely. Yu Shi Zhongcheng actually betrayed Yu Shi Tai, and even attacked Taichung Yu Shi as a traitor. This is a hornet's nest, how can no one come out to refute it together?

But the hall was quiet, and the silence seemed to be mocking Yang Wei's fantasy.

The confusion in his mind may have subsided, but the meaning of wait-and-see has surfaced in his mind, there is no absolute certainty, why did the imperial historians attack the imperial historians, knowing that they have fallen into a trap, who else will act rashly?

The Queen Mother also ignored Yang Wei: "Shu Qing said that there is a traitor in Tai, Su Xianggong, what do you think?" ”

Su Song was calm and calm, the court was confused, he had seen a lot in the past.

Hearing the queen mother's question, he immediately went out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, in the humble opinion of the ministers, the word traitor is extremely heavy, and it should be considered as a matter, and it is not appropriate to speak falsely - Shu Yan, Gong Yuan, Yang Wei, everything is wrong." ”

Su Song's speech eased the atmosphere a little, at least not as tense as Fang Cai. Li Gefei exhaled a breath held in his chest, is this to be a peacemaker?

The Queen Mother was also asking, but she was not a quiet person: "Gong Yuan and Yang Wei just said Shen Kuo, does Xianggong have another opinion?" ”

Shen Kuo was startled and stared at Su Song tightly.

Su Song said: "Shen Kuo's conduct is indeed difficult to meet the expectations of the public, but the court push is established, whether it is material or not, it should be determined by His Majesty and the important ministers on the court push, not one or two ministers can interfere." After Shen Kuo took office, supervision and scrutiny were the rights and responsibilities of the imperial history. ”

Li Gefei frowned slightly. There is nothing to talk about in the imperial history, but if Su Song's words are true, then if it encounters the court push in the future, the imperial history cannot be discussed before the dust settles.

Needless to say, this must uphold Han Gang's intentions and maintain the majesty of Tingtui here.

"It makes sense."

The Queen Mother's praise came from behind the curtain, and Yang Wei's face turned pale, but he didn't have the courage to defend himself.

"Han Xianggong, what do you think?"

After asking Su Song, the Queen Mother asked for advice from another prime minister.

Han Gang walked out of class slowly, and he was waiting to ask the Queen Mother.

This time, he didn't worry about it at all. Not to mention his previous arrangement, just for the errand in Shen Kuo's hands, the Queen Mother will not allow any accidents. persuaded her to tolerate Shen Kuo, Han Gang didn't feel that it was just his words, it should be more about the need for the railway.

Just a Beijing-Si railway has brought great benefits to the imperial court. Originally, the civilian ships that went north from Bianshui did not collect much tax, but it was different when they were replaced by railways, and no goods could escape. Moreover, the water is slow and the railway is fast, and when the whole railway is almost running-in, in addition to the general transportation, it can also transport more goods from the north and south, and the transportation capacity is far better than the Bianshui, which has to be cut off for nearly half of the year.

A talent like Shen Kuo, no matter how many stupid things he has committed in politics, as long as the imperial court is still inseparable from him, it is impossible for him to be defeated by a group of imperial historians.

Now that the overall situation has been decided, how can Han Gang be stingy with his strength?

When he came to Su Song's side, Han Gang bowed and said, "In the past imperial history, unless you are a magistrate, you are not allowed to enter Taiwan. After years of being close to the people, he can know the disadvantages of the upper and lower levels, and he can understand the human feelings, so he can make up for the current affairs and investigate and prevent adultery. And now the imperial history, but live in the capital all the year round, and has no experience, I don't know the situation, everything is purely based on my own will, so it is ridiculous to act. ”

Han Gang's words were even more scathing than Su Song. It's just a mouth, and Han Gang just didn't say it explicitly.

"Xianggong said that there are always such ordinary people who don't know the hardships of doing things and love to pick on other people's thorns, but when it comes to doing things themselves, they are a mess." Empress Dowager Xiang sneered, "Since the Taiwan admonitions are all on the bullet seal, saying that Shen Kuo is not doing this well, that is not good; Then go fix the track and see what you can do! ”

Su Song, Han Gang, Yang Wei, and Gong Yuan changed color at the same time, and the reasons were naturally not the same.

"Your Majesty, this matter must not be allowed." Han Gang hurriedly said: "The railway is the lifeblood of the country, and I don't choose capable officials, but I use people who argue as officials." If the matter fails, it is not a pity for such people to die, but the loss is incalculable, and it will be the people who pay the taxes to make up for it in the future. ”

Su Song also said: "When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Huns invited peace. Doctor Di Shan took harmony as convenience, and the imperial historian Chen Tang called him 'foolish and ignorant'. Di Shan attacked Chen Tang, Emperor Wu was furious, and asked Di Shan: 'I live in a county, can I make a prisoner and steal it?' The mountain said, "No." Then he asked, 'Is it okay to live in a county?' He said, "No." Emperor Wu replied: "Can you live in a village? The mountain had no choice but to say, 'Yes.' Less than a month after taking office, he beheaded the Huns. Like Gong Yuan's generation, he is like Di Shan, there is no one who can do it, only his tongue. Let him supervise the construction now, if it fails, will he be beheaded? ”

Su Song and Han Gang sternly objected, and it was not easy for the Queen Mother to insist, so she nodded and said, "Xianggong is right." In the opinion of the two ministers, how should we deal with it? ”

Su Song and Han Gang glanced at each other, and Han Gang said loudly: "The wind is heard, the power of Taiwan admonishment, and the impeachment of the courtiers is also a matter of responsibility." Only Gong Yuan and Yang Wei obstructed Tingtui, and they must not be punished, but this matter did not cause evil consequences, and it is difficult to punish them severely. In the opinion of the minister, he can go to the Xijing Imperial History Observatory to serve. Fines and other matters may be carried out in accordance with the rules. ”

Gong Yuan and Yang Wei's faces were as pale as dirt, and they didn't see the majesty of impeaching Shen Kuo in the palace.

In the past two years, Han Gang and Zhang Dian handed over Luoyang to the old party, and most of the magistrates were from the old party, and only a few supervisors such as the transfer envoy of Jingbei Road were the new party, and Han Gang's subordinates were far away. Let the two members of the new party go to the Xijing Yushitai and stare at the old party bureaucrats, and don't want to sleep well on either side. In comparison, Gong Yuan and Yang Wei are more dangerous. Either defect to the old party, or be the target of public criticism, and it will never end well.

The Queen Mother felt that it was not enough: "Go to Xijing Yushitai? Only Gong Yuan and Yang Wei? ”

Han Gang could hear that the Queen Mother seemed to be very tired of the recent harassment of the Imperial History Terrace, but it was not very appropriate to send other Imperial Historians to Xijing.

"If His Majesty thinks that what the Imperial Historical Observatory has recently said is unreasonable, he can discuss it with the Imperial Historian, the Governor and the Hanlin Scholar afterwards. Taiwan's admonition is a last resort, and Zai Fu should not discuss it. ”

"That's fine." I only heard the Queen Mother say, "Just follow the minister, this matter will be talked about after the court postponement, don't delay." ”