After more than a year, Zhao Lei went to the court again to discuss politics but pulled the curtain down in the anger of the official Zhao Zhen, this time the court meeting in addition to Li Ruogu's successful visit to the prime minister, but no one took the position of governor of the government, no one took the benefits, but this court meeting unexpectedly implicated a large number of court officials, in addition to Zhao Lei, who was impeached by Pang and lost the command of the new army and the post of Longtuge scholar, Feng Shiyuan's case also implicated a large number of court officials, just the four tigers of Bianjing Lumen, two people were implicated, In just a few days after the court meeting, Zheng Jian, the official of the imperial court, united with the Criminal Department of the Imperial Court and Dali Temple, summoned two officials of the fourth grade, three officials from the fourth grade, and more than 37 officials below the fifth grade, and Zhao Lei was also summoned to the Dali Temple for questioning because of his relationship with Feng Shiyuan. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info/q Β5, /

Time flashed to the end of September, Feng Shiyuan's case is still under intense investigation, and this case has touched the nerves of everyone in the Bianjing officialdom.

At the end of September, when the autumn wind was bleak, the Zhao Mansion was full of yellow leaves swept by the autumn wind, and the traces of the yellow leaves could not be erased by sweeping several times a day.

In the study in the front hall of Zhao's mansion, Zhao Lei, who was dressed in a brocade robe, stood by the window, looked out of the window through the open window, and on the grass that had just been cleaned outside the study, dead leaves dancing in the wind appeared again.

in the room. Following Zhao Lei at the earliest, Su Xun was slowly appreciating a book of historical records in his hand, while Pang Bai, who followed Zhao Lei to Bianjing from Guangzhou, sat under Su Xun uneasily, and his flickering eyes made him look even more obscene.

Pang Bai followed Zhao Lei to Bianjing for the sake of glory and wealth and a bright future, originally thought that Zhao Lei would rise to the top after the triumph in the South China Sea, but he did not expect that Zhao Lei, who had great authority, had too many political enemies in Bianjing, which led to the triumph of the South China Sea until now has not been determined. And the mistakes made have been mentioned again and again by many officials, and now they are implicated in Feng Shiyuan's case, as Zhao Lei's future is bleak, Pang Bai also began to panic, in the end, continue to follow Zhao Lei who is in crisis! Or find another backer and find another job! Even with Pomber's scheming wisdom, he couldn't help but hesitate at this time.

On the opposite side of Pombai, Ou Xifan, who followed Zhao Lei from Yizhou to Bianjing, sat there and hummed a little song, and after Ou Xifan returned in Yizhou without success, he received Zhao Lei's invitation to follow Zhao Lei to Bianjing without thinking. became a staff member around Zhao Lei, Ou Xifan's ambition is not as heavy as Pang Bai, the only drawback is that he has a small belly, in his opinion, Zhao Lei has the grace of knowing him, and the Ou family is originally a big family in Yizhou. There is no shortage of food and clothing, and he is not ambitious, he doesn't care about Zhao Lei's temporary ups and downs in officialdom at all.

"There's something strange in this matter! The unspoken rules of the Privy Council are basically known to the court, and it has always been who has made meritorious contributions and who is responsible for committing them, even if the official Zhao Zhen personally asks, there is no need to set up a trap for the meritorious generals. Heard. The matter that I found for the adults was mentioned by King Meng, Lord Zhang and Lord Wang, could it be that the three of them had to deal with the adults at the same time! Pang Bai put the hesitant thought behind him, carefully analyzed the cause of this matter, and asked Zhao Lei by the window in a deep voice.

"Lord Zhang and Lord Yan are good friends. It shouldn't hurt adults, but it's hard to guess the intentions of the old prime minister, Lord Wang, and King Meng. Although Ou Xifan has just come to Bianjing, he is very clear about the ins and outs of this matter, and he thought about excluding Zhang Shixun from framing Zhao Lei and said.

"The old prime minister Wang Zeng is dead, we can't guess what he thinks, but there is no need for Lord Meng to frame your lord! I heard that Lord Meng once helped adults! Pomber sighed and shook his head slightly.

"It's King Meng! I'm sure he's framing adults! Su Xun put down the book in his hand, turned his head to look at Zhao Lei with a firm look in his eyes and said.

"King Meng! Why? Zhao Lei asked Su Xun in a deep voice.

Zhao Lei actually had this idea for a long time, but he was never sure. You must know that King Meng Zhao Yuanyan has helped him in the court several times, but now he has come to frame him, why!

"For the sake of changing the law!" Su Xun sneered and said indifferently.

"Change! Although many people in the imperial court are now proposing changes, they have all been suppressed by the official family, and there is no reason for Lord Meng to frame adults in order to change the law! Ou Xifan thought about it and still didn't understand and looked at Su Xun and asked.

"Humph! Do you think why the official family pressed down those requests for change, it is because of the existence of King Meng Zhao Yuanyan, King Meng represents the interests of the clan, you must know that those people in the clan will consume thirty percent of the court's taxes every year, no matter how the law is changed, whether it involves the change of land, commerce or officialdom, it will affect the interests of the clan, the Great Song Dynasty has been rooted in all aspects of the Great Song Dynasty, no matter how the law is changed, the first thing affected by the change is the interests of the clan, and King Meng represents the interests of the clan, He was the biggest conservative in the Great Song Dynasty, so he would definitely block any change. Su Xun shook his head and said with a sneer.

"I finally understand, it turns out that King Meng is the mastermind behind the framing of the adult, you must know that the adult is a firm reformist in the hearts of the hundred officials of the imperial court, the adult's "Jingyou Counselor's Family" has been circulating in Bianjing, and many of the above suggestions for changing the law are aimed at the clan, although the adults are only reforming the maladministration of the Great Song Dynasty on a small scale, but once the adults ascend to the high position, King Meng is afraid that it will not be so easy to confront the adults to change the law, so he framed the adults, so that the adults could not control the court and implement the changes!" Pomber finally understood at this time, and suddenly said.

Zhao Lei, who has been muttering by the window, also understands the cause of this incident at this time, thinking about the identity and position of King Meng Zhao Yuanyan, he has to admit that Su Xun's guess is not far from ten, and then think about the history of Fan Zhongyan and others have called for many changes in the law, but they cannot be implemented because of King Meng Zhao Yuanyan, think about the "Qingli New Deal" also started after the death of King Meng Zhao Yuanyan, Zhao Lei couldn't help but sigh in his heart The difficulty of the reform road of the Great Song Dynasty is now.

At this moment, Zhao Lei, who was bowing his head and sighing, suddenly saw that the tea in the teacup on the desk not far from him was rippling, and no one on either side of the desk had touched the desk at all.

Earthquake! It can't be such a coincidence! It's a plain! Zhao Lei's eyes widened in surprise, looking at the tea that was shaking more and more, and asked in disbelief.

"Earthquake! Come out! Seeing the tea in the teacup shaking more and more, Zhao Lei finally understood that he had encountered a rare earthquake in the plains, and after he said it loudly to Su Xun, Pang Bai and Ou Xifan, he immediately turned around and ran out of the study.

"Let everyone get out of the room and gather in a spacious place, the earthquake is coming!" Zhao Lei, who ran out of the study, roared and grabbed a person from the Zhao Mansion who was passing by, and said to him loudly.

At this moment, Zhao Lei suddenly felt the sky shake, and after the ground shook a few times, everything returned to calm.

"What's going on!" Su Xun, who was also frightened, asked in surprise beside Zhao Lei.

"It's the aftermath of the earthquake! It can be transmitted here, it seems that there is a big earthquake around Bianjing! No, I'm going to go into the palace right away, the aftershocks have affected Bianjing, it seems to be a rare earthquake, and we must prepare for disaster relief in advance! Zhao Lei remembered the horror of the earthquake, his face changed, and after he finished speaking to Su Xun in a deep voice, he didn't wait for others to reflect, and went to the palace in the prepared carriage.

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Just as Zhao Lei was heading to the palace, a fast horse came from Hedong and galloped all the way to Bianjing with shocking news.

It is still the majestic Imperial Palace, but this time Zhao Lei's mood in the palace is extremely anxious, and he didn't notice that the dozens of ministers who have come to the Imperial Palace are very frightened.

Zhao Lei, who walked into the Imperial Palace, appeared, now is not the day of the last dynasty, but the hall is crowded with frightened ministers, and seeing that his friend Ouyang Xiu, who rarely goes to the court, is also among the ministers, Zhao Lei hurriedly walked over.

"What's going on? How did you come up with the idea of coming to court today? Zhao Lei walked to Ouyang Xiu's side and asked him in a low voice.

"Such a big earthquake, who doesn't come to ask, but it's not good news, just now Hedong 800 miles urgent news, Hedong Xinzhou, near Daizhou There was a strong earthquake, countless houses were destroyed, casualties have been hundreds of thousands, most of the livestock died, and all the fields were destroyed, this is still the news a few days ago, the latest news has not yet arrived!" Ouyang Xiu's face turned to look at Zhao Lei and replied in a low voice.

Hedong earthquake! 100,000 casualties! Zhao Lei's eyes straightened when he heard Ouyang Xiu's words.

The ancient superstitious thinking of the country is very serious, once there is a natural disaster, it will be attributed to the **, there was a major earthquake during the Taizong period of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the final result was that Taizong issued an edict of sin, changed the name of the year, worshiped heaven and earth, and a large number of angry and resentful criminals were demoted out of the capital.

Zhao Lei suddenly thought that he was now a criminal who was angry and resentful, Feng Shiyuan's case was not over, and now that he had encountered a major earthquake, could it be that he was unlucky recently.

Zhao Lei's premonition in his heart really came true, and after all the ministers of the court went to the palace, when he heard the news of the Hedong earthquake, the whole court immediately became chaotic, with the Song family brothers, Su Shunqin, Zhang Fangping, Zhang Guan and other officials vigorously commented on the current affairs, thinking that the current policy of the imperial court There are still some officials who are too dark to anger the heavens, so there are natural disasters that have come, these people will point the finger at the maladministration of the imperial court, and at the same time insinuate the reflection of the conservatives with Zhao Yuanyan, the king of Meng.

And Meng Wang Zhao Yuanyan and other conservative officials were not to be outdone, and directly poured disaster on the head of Feng Shiyuan's case, believing that Feng Shiyuan's case angered the heavens and sent natural disasters, and demanded that the officials involved in the case be severely punished.

Hearing the noisy sound above the court, the official Zhao Zhen was depressed, and finally asked Zhao Yuanyan, the king of Meng, and the two Zhang Shixun and Li Ruogu to come up with a way to deal with the matter, and then left the Imperial Palace with their sleeves.

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