King of Song

Chapter 319 Want to add a crime
The emperor's mind is very speculative, especially for a young and suspicious emperor like Zhao Xu.

The original intention of the iron-faced suzerain was to use the facts of the assassination in the prison and the heavy rain to create momentum, create an illusion that Lin Zhao was wronged, and thus win the support of public opinion.

But the facts proved that he seemed to be wrong. Zhao Xu didn't listen to these at all. Instead, he felt that the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty seemed to be persecuting him, and at the same time exposed the power behind Lin Zhao.

Perhaps the original intention of the iron-faced suzerain was to deter Lu Huiqing, Wang Yu and others, but Zhao Xu's sense of smell was too sensitive, and his suspicion was even heavier.As a result, it backfired a bit, and instead, he was suspicious and dissatisfied with Lin Zhao, and the balance in his heart gradually tilted.

Moreover, Wang Anshi's reaction was stronger than expected. The Iron Mian Sect Master did not expect Wang Anshi to openly support Li Fugui again at such a sensitive time.

No one knew, this was actually Wang Xi's idea!
After several attempts to assassinate Lin Zhao failed, Wang Yu was already a little flustered, especially the death of Lu Heqing, which fully proved that the other party had already noticed what he and Lu Huiqing had done.The people on Lin Zhao's side already knew about it, so the emperor wouldn't know about it?
What can happen now?

Once Lin Zhao turns around, it will have a great negative impact on their father and son. Instead of this, it's better to stick to it and stick to it.

Lin Zhao's case must be turned into a death case!

In addition to collecting evidence, it is to fight for the attitude of the emperor Zhao Xu.Wang Yu knew that the emperor was actually on his father's side. Zhao Xu couldn't do without his father now. If he had to make a choice, he would definitely support his father and son.

Now, the emperor seemed to be vacillating, so he had to be given a "reassurance", so Wang Yu began to encourage his father Wang Anshi.

To be honest, Wang Anshi was a little wronged. He has a stubborn temper, but his heart is not bad.Looking at the entire Xining reform, Wang Anshi's relationship with many people is very tense, but it is also a dispute between gentlemen with different political opinions, and there are few villainous actions behind the scenes.

Wang Anshi was kept in the dark about many things. His daily worry was mainly about the implementation of reform measures. As for Lin Zhao's case, he didn't care too much about it.

The most important feature of a stubborn man is his stubbornness. Once he decides that a certain person or something is right or wrong, it is difficult to change it.The friendship between him and Li Fugui started in the early years. Perhaps at that time, Li Fugui was still a gentleman, an official who was loyal to the emperor and served the country, and the friendship between them was relatively sincere.

This is how Wang Anshi determined that Li Fugui was a good person. He seemed to completely ignore that people change. As time went by, Li Fugui's mentality and character also changed.Especially after he became a prime minister as a good friend, and his stubborn trust fueled Li Fugui's ambition and courage to some extent.

Just think about it, would Li Fugui dare to do whatever he wanted in the Northwest if he hadn't had a friend who was a prime minister with power all over the world?Are the officials of the northwestern states and counties afraid of Li Fugui because of this?Even if Wang Anshi had no intention of pampering Li Fugui, in fact, such a result had already been caused.Just as you don't kill Boren, but Boren died because of you, it's the same reason.

Wang Anshi's ideas may be relatively simple. The reason why he supports Li Fugui is mainly because of his trust in Li Fugui's character.But Wang Yu's starting point was more utilitarian, because he took a fancy to Li Fugui's role and support in the army.In any case, the purpose of the father and son is still the same after all.

Of course, Wang Yu's later helplessness may have come from Wang Anshi's first impulsiveness. He shouldn't be so reckless to directly support Li Fugui, making all subsequent actions very passive.

But things have already happened, and there is only one way to go to the dark. Fortunately, I have the advantage.

Since my father has already supported Li Fugui once, why not support him again?So Wang Yu encouraged Wang Anshi, especially Lin Zhao, to form a party for personal gain, adding fuel to his father's disgrace in this matter, and so on.

Not to mention, Wang Anshi really believed it. Could there be any mistakes in what his son said?
Wang Anshi's biggest shortcoming is stubbornness, and there is another point, that is to protect his weaknesses!
He loves and protects Wang Xi in every possible way, even if Wang Xi makes a mistake, he will unceremoniously protect his shortcomings.Perhaps in his impression, his son is perfect and without blemish, and he stubbornly insists on this fact.

It was for this reason that he was deceived and used by Li Fugui and his son.

Wang Xi did use Wang Anshi to some extent, but in his own opinion, it was a white lie.Can things be accomplished by relying on father's so-called gentleman's style?Especially when conservative opposition is so fierce.

If you want to achieve great things, you must have the deeds of a gentleman and the tricks of a villain!

Since his father is a gentleman and Lu Huiqing is a villain with limited strength, he has no choice but to resign himself to it.Perhaps it was precisely because of this mentality that Wang Yu went further and further away, and became more daring.For example, this time, he felt that everything he did was actually helping his father make up for his mistake of supporting Li Fugui rashly.

Wang Anshi's letter was indeed weighty, which made Emperor Zhao Xu have to do his best to protect his confidant Wang Xianggong. When Wang Yu learned of such a result, he was a little complacent.

But he was still too young after all, he was a little arrogant when his eyes were above the top, and he didn't understand the concept of coercing the emperor?Zhao Xu had to stand with them now, but what about the future?
As everyone knows, Zhao Xu has long been extremely dissatisfied!
Speaking of which, he is the emperor with supreme imperial power, and all the ministers obey him, but why is he not a tool used by the ministers?The case of Lin Zhao is enough to explain many problems, and it also made him understand a truth, that is, courtiers can only be used for use.

Expecting someone to become a complete confidant, to achieve a good story about a wise monarch and loyal minister, hehe, stop dreaming.In the end, no one can be relied on, Lin Zhao is like this, and so is Wang Anshi!

Unintentionally, Zhao Xu's mentality was already changing.Not only about the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, but also some other ideas about the reform of Xining.

Perhaps at the beginning, he hoped to enrich the country and strengthen the army through this reform, and become a promising leader of a generation.But at this moment, apart from this, Zhao Xu had another thought.

Looking at Qin Huang, Han Wu and other promising monarchs, which one is not in power?The premise of great promise is to be a truly powerful emperor first.

But what happened to the Great Song Dynasty?Taizu Taizong centralized power through decentralization.In the process of strengthening the autocratic monarchy, the power of the prime minister and scholar-officials was also increased invisibly, and the monarchy was restricted to a certain extent.For example, the two great scholars of Jixiandian and Zhaowenguan, as the prime minister and second chancellor of the Song Dynasty, both had great power.There are also Hanlin scholars who are in charge of intellectual patents and have the right to refute, and at some point they can refute the imperial edict of the emperor.

In addition, the Song Dynasty's tradition of emphasizing civility over military affairs, not being convicted of crimes for words, and not killing scholar-bureaucrats, etc., also indulged the civil official group invisibly.This situation was brought to the extreme in the Renzong Dynasty, so that it formed the current situation.

Zhao Xu deeply felt that he, the emperor, was not a monopoly at all. Many times, many things depended on the faces of the ministers, which made many things more difficult.

After a long time, Zhao Xu was very upset, especially after being used many times, this depression and dissatisfaction gradually broke out.Lin Zhao, Wang Yu, Lu Huiqing, Wang Anshi... No one would have thought that their unintentional actions would cause such a big change in Zhao Xu's emperor's mind.

From this moment on, Zhao Xu changed, and the purpose of Xining's reform was no longer so pure. The Great Song Dynasty was already brewing another system reform.Who would have thought that Song Shenzong Yuanfeng's idea of ​​reforming the system started today?Is the real purpose of Emperor Zhao Xu so complicated?

Zhao Xu's mentality has changed. From now on, he has become more ruthless, and at the same time he needs to become tougher and more ruthless!And the performance was exactly his attitude towards Lin Zhao's case. He could only endure Wang Anshi's "coercion" temporarily, so Lin Zhao naturally became his first sword sacrifice to the flag.

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The case of Lin Zhao's collusion with the enemy and treason progressed very quickly. Throughout the ages, the trial of the case has always followed procedures.With the emperor intervening and many people contributing to the flames, the case began to be heard soon.

Among the three judicial divisions, Dali Temple did not participate in order to avoid suspicion formally, and the case was jointly heard by Yushitai and the Ministry of Criminal Justice.Since people were imprisoned in the platform prison, the hall for interrogation was placed in Yushitai.

Perhaps because the case was too big and attracted too much attention, neither Yushi Zhongcheng nor the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment came forward, and the presiding judges were only Li Han, an ordinary censor, and Wang Dongjian, the servant of the Ministry of Justice.

As for how the case will be tried and judged, the two of them know very well.How did the court officials react?What is the public opinion in Bianjing?They all know more or less.The balance in their hearts had already begun to tilt. In addition to the news from the palace, the thoughts of the officials, and Wang Xianggong's views, this kind of crucial information made them understand in their hearts that the verdict of this case was self-evident.

Lin Zhao was brought to court under such circumstances!
He thought he finally had a chance to argue, but he didn't know that various external forces were making his argument lose strength and meaning...

This speedy trial method also prevented some important evidence from being available in time, and Lin Zhao's situation was very bad.Lin Zhao himself didn't know about this, and other people could only be anxious.

"Lin Zhao, what can you say about your collusion with Xixia, collusion with the enemy and treason?" Wang Dongjian asked so directly in the first sentence.

Lin Zhao smiled coldly: "Collude with Xixia, what a joke!"

"Above the Yushitai Court, who is joking with you? Liang Yi, the prime minister of Xixia, buried his autographed letter here. What else can you say?" Li Han roared loudly.

Lin Zhao vaguely had a bad premonition. Today's rhythm seems to be wrong?

"Liang Yibu's letter? Have you heard of anti-inferior tactics? I was at odds with him in Hehuang. Hundreds of soldiers of the Imperial Army saw it with their own eyes. I colluded with him? It's a joke! Just find a soldier of the Imperial Army who is on an envoy. Ask, and it will be clear!"

"Really?" Wang Dongjian snorted coldly, and said, "That's good, let's ask some soldiers of the Imperial Army to ask!"

Immediately, several officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army who accompanied the mission were brought up, and their identities were witnesses.

Li Han asked, "Lin Zhao, do you recognize them?"

Lin Zhao naturally recognized these people who were always by his side.

"Do you all know the prisoner in front of you?" Wang Dongjian pretended to ask the soldiers of the Imperial Army.

"Yes, we have accompanied him, who was still an envoy at that time, to Hehuang and Tubo!" Several officers and men of the forbidden army replied in unison.

"That's good!" Wang Dongjian nodded and asked, "Let me ask you, what did Lin Zhao do when he was sent to Hehuang and Tubo? Did he have any contact with Xixia Prime Minister Liang Yibu?"

"When Lin Zhao was in Qingtang City, he apparently fought with Liang Yi to the death, but in reality..."

"How is it actually?" Li Han asked immediately with great interest.

A soldier of the imperial army said: "Actually, they have contacts in private, secretly communicating with each other...the concierge courtyard is only separated by a wall, and I have seen Lin Zhao secretly go to Xixia's side twice..."

"What?" Lin Zhao suddenly became angry, and asked sharply, "What did you say? What nonsense? How did I ever go to see Liang Yibu? Which eye did you see?"

"We've all seen it!" Several officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army replied almost in unison.

Lin Zhao was stunned. Why did the guards lie about something that never happened?
Could it be that someone bought them off!No, these imperial guards are all from the front of the palace, they are almost the emperor's personal soldiers, how can ordinary people buy them?But why do they lie and slander themselves?For a moment, Lin Zhao was a little dazed, almost completely at a loss!
Wang Dongjian looked at Lin Zhao who was in a daze, and sneered, "There are all the witnesses and material evidence, and the facts are all there, so what else do you have to argue about?"

"Why are you lying?" Lin Zhao asked coldly, and then asked, "Where is Su An? Ask him?"

"Isn't the words of the officers and men not enough? You keep asking for Su An. Could it be that this Su An is your accomplice?" Li Han said bluntly: "Su An has been dismissed temporarily. The former commander investigates, don't let the forbidden army also mix in collaborators and traitors!"

What?Su An was dismissed?
He knows who Su An is, and it seems that the only person who can dismiss Su An is...

Lin Zhao's heart suddenly became cold, and a terrible feeling came to his heart. If this is the case, it is...

Su An's dismissal, the unanimous perjury of the Forbidden Army officers and men, the unfair attitude of Yushitai and the Ministry of Criminal Justice, everything is connected together, making Lin Zhao realize a terrible fact.

Even Prime Minister Wang Anshi couldn't instigate so many people at the same time, there is only one person who can do it, there is no doubt - Emperor Zhao Xu...

Is the emperor going to put me to death?Lin Zhao smiled coldly in his heart, a kind of powerless sadness and fear filled his heart.

The belief that supported Lin Zhao's persistence until now was to restore his innocence. Because of Wang Anshi's participation, the only thing Lin Zhao could count on was the emperor Zhao Xu.

Before that, Lin Zhao had always believed that Zhao Xu could have a bowl of water.Wang Anshi was very annoyed when he spoke out against the Green Crop Law last time, but Zhao Xu still reused it on him in the end, which gave Lin Zhao an illusion.It was like that before, and the officials will definitely uphold justice for such a big event in Gyeongju this time.

But when it came time, I realized that I was wrong and everything was wrong!

Lin Zhao didn't know what happened outside, and couldn't guess Zhao Xu's thoughts...

There is too much sadness and disappointment in my heart at this moment, and I have the same mentality for Wang Anshi and Zhao Xu.I used to sincerely want to help them and do things for them, but in the end who appreciated it?Which one is not crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, unloading the mill and killing the donkey?
Disappointment, anger, and even hatred surged into his heart, and the feeling of betrayal made Lin Zhao very uncomfortable.Loyalty to the king, serving the country, and sincere devotion are bullshit.

At this moment, all the values ​​​​since the rebirth were in vain, and were ruthlessly crushed and shattered!
Lin Zhao stood where he was in a daze, the crime may not be important anymore, this kind of psychological blow is the cruelest and cruelest.

Wang Dongjian looked at Lin Zhao who was in a daze, and said with a sneer, "Acquiescence?"

"Acquiesce?" Lin Zhao also smiled coldly: "If you want to commit a crime, why don't you have excuses?"

"The facts are all there, and you still want to quibble?" Li Han said: "Also, why did you buy the war horse from Hehuang Tubo? Is it collusion with the breeder? Aligu has already confessed to Tubo Zanpu, and you threatened him to provide Warhorse's..."

Betrayal, another betrayal!
Although he and Aligu used each other, he never thought that this guy would also cross the river and tear down the bridge, and even stabbed him in the back.

No matter, no matter!Just let the betrayal come once!
"I bought the war horse, and it has nothing to do with the breeder!" Anyway, this is a fact that cannot be denied at all, so he simply admitted it generously.But one person does things and one person is in charge, Lin Zhao doesn't want to implicate the Chong family for no reason.

"It has nothing to do with the species, so who does it have to do with?"

"Do you want to deny it? What are you doing secretly colluding with Master Zhong Dao?"

"I bought the war horse. I just want to sell it for some money. It has nothing to do with others!" The matter has come to this point, and neither the breeder nor the folder will be hurt.Now that the emperor has already murdered himself, so what if he tells the truth?It will only increase the involvement...and it will shake the northwest frontier defense...

Thinking of this, Lin Zhao couldn't help cursing inwardly, it's gotten to this point, and he still misses his mother's border defense!Zhao Jia Jiangshan Zhao Xu himself doesn't feel bad, why should he worry about it?In this way, it can be regarded as helping Zhe Wenxin, and giving the last gift to Zheqi girl!

"So, are you pleading guilty?" Li Han and Wang Dongjian both looked at Lin Zhao with smirks.

"What guilt?" Lin Zhao sneered, "I bought the war horse, I admit it! But colluding with Xixia is pure nonsense!"

"Then you are refusing to plead guilty? Don't force us to use instruments of torture. After all, you are considered a scholar. We don't want to be too rude!"

Lin Zhao stood proudly, and said loudly: "I didn't do it, why should I admit it? Not only that, but I also want to appeal for more than 1000 soldiers who died in Dashun City in vain, and sue Li Fugui for murdering Paize and concocting an injustice case!"

"Lin Zhao, you are so courageous. You refuse to plead guilty, and you still want to slander the loyal and good ministers. It is a heinous crime!"

Wang Dongjian said coldly: "False accusation and sitting on the wrong seat, the crime will be aggravated!"

(End of this chapter)