King of Song

Chapter 658 Chapter [-] Wutai Poetry Case
After resigning from the Hebei Road Xuanfu Envoy, Han Qi returned to his hometown in Xiangzhou to take care of his old age.

Although the tragic death of his nephew was a heavy blow, it was only a labor pain after all.After leaving the court, I don't have to work hard, but I am happy to be at leisure.Although he is getting older, his body is very strong and better than before.

But how can a minister who has been a prime minister and has power over the government and the public bid farewell to the court completely and keep his ears shut?In the past few years of ups and downs in the Song Dynasty, Han Qi watched coldly with his heart like a mirror.

Nothing else matters, he is no longer interested in asking about reforms.Who Wang Anshi is and what the reform is, he knows in his heart that the outcome is doomed.

The only thing that surprised him was Zhao Zhao's identity. When the news came that King Qin's Taimiao recognized his ancestor and returned to his clan, Han Qi sat up in shock directly from the bed.

Emperor Renzong's son is still alive?

The secret back then was unknown to others, but Han Qi was well aware of the ins and outs.He didn't participate in Zhao Zongshi's small actions, and maybe he also opposed them from the bottom of his heart, but in the end he turned a blind eye and closed his eyes.

After all, he is a grasshopper on a boat. He helps Zhao Zongshi again and again, and the two have been closely linked.If Zhao Zongshi can't sit on the position of the crown prince, all his efforts will be in vain, and there will be no good end.

So he acquiesced, seeing a move that was sorry for Emperor Renzong, but remained indifferent.He also felt guilty about this, but after Zhao Zongshi ascended the throne as emperor, he tried his best to help, and gradually forgot it.

But who would have thought that the prince would come back 24 years later.

Zhao Zhao!

Han Qi never thought that the Zhao Zhao who fought against him in the Daming Mansion was actually the prince.Originally they were rival enemies, but now they have the sworn enemy of nephew Han Jun.

Han Qi knew a little better that Zhao Zhao came prepared, and that this king of Qin was worthy of his name.The territory of the Northwest and the strength of the Western Army all fell into his hands.It should be more than that, Zhao Zhao must have many unknown secret powers, which will be announced or launched when necessary.

He already has the strength to challenge the official Zhao Xu, especially after this Lingzhou victory, King Qin's territory has expanded a lot, and his prestige has skyrocketed unprecedentedly.According to the current trend, it is inevitable to overshadow the officials, and it is very possible to replace them when they are.

Zhao Zhao ascended the throne, maybe it is a good thing for Song Dynasty!It is undeniable that King Qin is much better than today's officials. When the country is in charge, it may be possible to rejuvenate the Great Song Dynasty and change the current decadent and bad governance.But if King Qin came to the throne, what would happen to himself and the Han family?
I am a person who has fallen into the loess with half of his body. It doesn't matter if he doesn't live in the evening, even if he dies badly.

In the past, I helped Zhao Zongshi like that, even disrespected Renzong, and disobeyed the Empress Dowager Cao. Can King Qin let me go?Especially those secret things back then, they were all suspected of treason and injustice. If the King of Qin ascended the throne, how could he not pursue it?
Zhao Zhao's ability and means are obvious to all. According to the current trend, the official Zhao Xu is not his opponent.Maybe it won't be long before King Qin will take over Bianjing.

Han Qi had a deep worry in his heart, but he retired from his old age and returned to his hometown, seeing the situation worsening, but he was helpless.

Surprisingly, a few days later, Xiangzhou Zhizhou came to the door, and he was very respectful and flattering to Han Qi.

The magistrate's attitude is still polite, but the degree of respect is far less than today, what's wrong?
Soon, Xiangzhou Zhizhou submitted two letters.Han Qi took it apart to look at it, and when he saw the jade seal and the empress dowager's golden seal, his heart was shocked.After a while, he ordered: "Get ready, the old man is going to Bianjing!"

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Just when Han Qi was going to Bianjing, a big event happened!

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month of the seventh year of Xining, Yu Shi Shu Quan and He Zhengchen publicly impeached Su Shi, the magistrate of Fengxiang, in the court hall for "fooling the court and arrogating himself".

The evidence is a memorandum written by Su Shi. When he returned to Bianjing from Hangzhou as a judge, Su Shi briefly knew Huzhou.In the local area, Su Shi wrote an article "Huzhou Thank You for the Table", in which there are a few sentences: "Your Majesty knows that his stupidity is not suitable for the time, so it is difficult to chase after the newcomers; if he is old and does not make trouble, he may be able to shepherd the common people."

It is self-proclaimed, and Xinjin refers to officials who actively participated in the reform.The first half of the sentence means that Your Majesty knows that I am dull, out of date, and unable to compare with officials who are actively reforming.Your Majesty clearly understands that I am a quiet person, I can guard the place and manage the common people.

Su Shi is talented and good at everything, but he has a fatal flaw, that is, he has a big mouth.Many times, I can't hold back, like to talk, and openly complain.In the original time and space, the reason why his official career was bleak was largely because he was harmed by Big Mouth.

In "Huzhou Xie Shangbiao", Su Shi mixed these few complaints.Somewhat satirizing the officials of the new party, Su Zizhan, who is famous all over the world, is dull, so what about the so-called newcomers?To say that you don't cause trouble is to say that newcomers make trouble.

Su Shi's original intention was this way, but Li Xing He Zhengchen, the supervisory censor, claimed that his original intention was to fool the court and be arrogant, so a big hat was suddenly put on Su Shi's head.

The ministers in the court couldn't help but feel strange, isn't it just a few complaints?As for going online like this?What's more, Su Shi's original intention was not like this. It is a bit far-fetched to talk about fooling the court.

They didn't expect that this was just the beginning. Yu Shi Shu Yu added: "Su Shi harbored evil intentions, resented him, blasphemed and abused him, and he did not have the integrity of being a minister. He is not like Shi. Money) for the poor in this industry, it is said, "Win children with good voice, and they will live in the city for a year and a half";
His Majesty tested the county officials with lessons, and said, "If you read ten thousand volumes without reading the law, you will know that Jun Yao and Shun have no skills." When your Majesty promotes water conservancy, he said, "If the East China Sea knows the idea, it should be taught to reprimand the brine (saline-alkali land) and turn it into a mulberry field"; Your Majesty would like to ban salt, so he said, "Is it because I heard Shaojie and forgot the taste, and I come to March without salt?" "

"Winning children with a good voice will make them stay in the city for a year and a half" comes from Su Shi's "Five Wonders of Mountain Villages", which deliberately satirizes the method of young crops; ", was written by Su Shi in Hangzhou. Shu Quan believes that Su Shi is satirizing the salt law.

It is trivial to criticize the new law satirically. The point is that Shu Yu and He Zhengchen raised it to the level of fooling the court and resenting the king.In a feudal society, this was a serious crime.

The ministers in the court were agitated. Ever since Wang Anshi started to carry out reforms, who hasn't ridiculed and complained?There are many words in poetry and prose, but now they are taken out of context and put on the line. Isn't this a literary prison?

Now that Su Shi is the first to be brought out, who will it be in the near future?Shouldn't they all be guilty?For a while, everyone in the court was in danger.

However, there are also people who understand it and see the unusual meaning in it!

Why only take the knife from Su Shi?Judging from the example, it can be said that the public impeachment in Yushitai court hall is well prepared, and it is obvious that Su Shi will be put to death!
Is it because Su Shi is too famous, or did Su Shi offend them?

Obviously neither!Although Su Shi is a well-known talent all over the world, his status in the court is limited.There is no direct conflict of interest between Zhizhou and Yushitai. If it is because Su Shi wrote poems to satirize them, it is not possible to use such cruel means to retaliate, right?Moreover, these poems and essays are all old works, and now mentioned, it seems more like a deliberate collection and arrangement.

Why do you do that?

People with a little insight quickly discovered the context. Su Shi's background and talent are not important for what he has done before.The important thing is his current status. He is now the magistrate of Fengxiang, in the northwest, and under the rule of King Qin.

Moreover, Su Shi had a close relationship with the King of Qin. They were officials together in Hangzhou at the beginning.It seems that King Qin also recommended Su Shi's younger brother Su Shi to go to Korea as an envoy, and was later transferred to Jingyuan Road as a transit envoy, also in the northwest.

There is no doubt that the brothers of the Su family are all working under King Qin and belong to King Qin.

And recently it was reported that Su Shi's wife and sister Wang Chaoyun married the King of Qin, first as a concubine, and now she has been promoted to a side concubine.In this way, Su Shi and King Qin are brother-in-law!
So, how could it be simple to impeach Su Shi suddenly?Obviously, the drunkard's intention was not to drink. On the surface, it was aimed at Su Shi, but behind it, it was actually to deal with King Qin.

Can this still be a trivial matter?Many people know that.I'm afraid that both He Zhengchen and Shu Quan are just pawns, and there must be someone operating and planning behind this, pointing the sword at the King of Qin!

As for the messenger behind the scenes, heh heh, many people's eyes are on the official Zhao Xu, waiting for the official's attitude.

"Is that so?" The official Zhao Xu just asked lightly.

"Yes, Su Shi did have disrespect and disrespect!" Dr. Li Yizhi claimed that Su Shi committed a heinous crime and was disrespectful to the court and officials. He should be questioned and beheaded.Such a proposal directly violated the Song Dynasty's tradition of not killing scholar-bureaucrats, and there was an uproar immediately.

Li Ding, the censor Zhongcheng, agreed, and gave four reasons why Su Shi must be sentenced to death: "First, Su Shi had no academics at the beginning, and he was famous at the time. Eager to gain a high position, under the dissatisfaction in his heart, he ridiculed the authority; third, his majesty had tolerated him for a long time, hoping that he would change his ways, but Su Shi remained the same and refused to follow orders; fourth, although Su Shi wrote poems Absurd and superficial, it has a great influence on the entire Song Dynasty."

In the end, he said loudly: "The minister is in charge of the law enforcement, and his job is in the picket. If the crime is not tolerated, how dare you stop it? His Majesty Fu Wang broke his heart and specially enforced the constitution. , the likes and dislikes are clear, and the customs change themselves."

Zhao Xu, the official on the throne, had a gloomy expression on his face, and said in a deep voice, "Let the Yushitai investigate immediately. Su Shi dismissed Fengxiang Zhizhou and immediately escorted him to Bianjing for interrogation!"

The famous "Wutai Poetry Case" that has gone down in history is freshly released!
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