King of Song

Chapter 660 The Bottom Line of a Scholar
As the protagonist of the incident, it is impossible for Su Shi to stay out of it.

Wang Shen sent the message, and he naturally received it.Friends suggested that they hide first to avoid being chased by the court.Everyone can see that Yu Shitai is determined to kill him, and most of his trips will never return.

Su Shi shook his head again and again, where can he escape to if there is no king in the world?The phrase "temporary avoidance" doesn't make sense at all. What's the point if you can hide from the first day of junior high school but not the fifteenth day?

As a scholar who reads sage books, is proud and well-known all over the world, Su Shi firmly believes that justice exists in the world.Those poems were indeed written by myself. Apart from complaining about the reform, there were no such persuasive accusations at all, saying that I was framed.

Su Shi was very angry. Li Ding and Shu Yu are just a bunch of villains, hateful villains.

I was obviously framed, if I avoid it now and dare not face it directly, I will definitely be framed because I am afraid of crime.Wouldn't it make the villain more talkative?To further discredit yourself?
The proud Su Shi is not a coward, he wants to be a real warrior, facing the bad situation and the unknown road ahead!
More importantly, he had to consider for his brother-in-law His Royal Highness King Qin, he didn't want to embarrass Zhao Zhao or suffer bad influence!
Su Shi left Fengxiang, and soon secretly appeared in Chang'an, and directly entered the Qin Palace by the Qujiang Pool!
"Brother Zizhan, why are you here?"

"Your Highness!" Su Shi said in a deep voice, "Shi comes forward and surrenders. Your Highness, please escort me to Bianjing."

"What are you talking about?" Zhao Zhao shook his head and said, "You were framed by villains, and you were implicated by this king. Don't worry, this king is thinking of a way."

Su Shi is not stupid, he naturally knows what happened today, except that he satirized the members of the new party and was retaliated against.To a large extent, it was because of his close relationship with the King of Qin, so it can be said that he was implicated by the King of Qin.But this is not important, Su Shi shook his head and said: "Your Highness is serious, the matter has come to an end, the only way is to hand me over... It is best for His Highness to hand it over in person!"

"Brother Zizhan, do you want me to kill my relatives righteously?" Zhao Zhao's smile was very bitter.

Su Shi grieved and said: "Now the eyes of the whole world are staring at His Highness. If you hesitate a little, I'm afraid it will have bad effects."

"For the sake of this so-called influence, I have to hand you over? Is the influence of this way good?"

"His Highness has a heavy responsibility, how can he be dusted because of Shi?" Su Shi shook his head and said: "Your Highness, don't blame yourself, don't worry, this is my own choice."

Zhao Zhao couldn't beat Su Shi, he was determined to face Yushitai's framing.

Even if he knew that he was being implicated by himself, he didn't care about it. To a greater extent, he made sacrifices for himself, Zhao Zhao felt a little uncomfortable.

But after thinking about it, since Su Shi had this plan, he might as well just follow the plan.

For the current plan, if we just blindly favor Su Shi and avoid the edge.The final result, whether it is for him or for himself, will not be very good.

If Su Shi is handed over, at least he can get rid of the relationship temporarily. It is not easy for those bastards at Yushitai to attach himself to King Qin.

Only in this way, they will definitely wait for the opportunity to promote the incompetence of the King of Qin, and they can't even protect the officials under his command.It doesn't matter, the loss is limited, and you can find a way to make up for it.

It's just that Su Shi went to Yushitai, would it be dangerous?
In case something goes wrong, there will be one less bright star in Chinese culture, and the impact on me will be very bad.

Su Shi can hand it over, but his life must not be in danger.

After thinking about it, Zhao Zhao felt that it was certain that Zhao Xu would not dare to kill Su Shi for the time being.In the Song Dynasty, there was a tradition of not killing scholar-bureaucrats. In the Taimiao, the iron plaque erected by Taizu himself did not kill scholar-bureaucrats and those who wrote letters.It stands to reason that only the Son of Heaven should know about this matter, but Zhao Zhao also knew about it.

Under such circumstances, Zhao Xu should not risk the world's displeasure.Even if you can go against your conscience and turn a deaf ear to Taizu's legacy.But we also have to consider the hearts of civil servants and scholars. Once the tradition of killing scholar-bureaucrats is opened, what will be the consequences?In this matter, Su Shi definitely has huge supporters.

It is possible to save one's life, but one is afraid that the crime of living can be avoided, and the crime of death cannot be escaped.

As long as Su Shi enters Yushitai, those under Lu Huiqing will definitely try their best to torture him.Talented scholars, celebrities, and world-renowned writers have to suffer such censure, no one can bear it!
But Su Shi said categorically: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I can persevere in any tribulation."

"Then I will wrong brother Zizhan for the time being!" Zhao Zhaodao: "Don't worry, this king will find a way to rescue you as soon as possible. When the time comes, you will be like this..."

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Su Shi was sent to Bianjing by Zhao Zhao, king of Qin, to show the world that he would not favoritism or cover up suspects.At the same time, the King of Qin declared that this matter must be examined fairly and strictly. If Su Shi was wronged, he would pay all costs to return Su Shi's innocence.

This can be regarded as showing the attitude of the King of Qin, who is fair and fair, and there is no fault at all.I don't cover up, but I still maintain it. Whoever dares to wrong my people will make them die badly.At the same time, sending someone to deliver it in person can also stop some people from intentionally inflicting harm and then presuming that they committed suicide in fear of crime.As long as Su Shi arrives in Bianjing, under the eyes of everyone, his safety is more or less guaranteed.

Therefore, not many people complained about King Qin, and more attention was paid to Su Shi's case itself.The impact of the ultimate regret is crucially related to the outcome and nature of the event.

The real rescue begins now!
Zhao Zhao's expectation was right. Su Shi's experience immediately aroused the sympathy of many people, and the scholar-official class gave their feedback.

Many people directly wrote to refute and impeach Yushitai.Although the imperial censor has the power to hear rumors about things, he can't be so far-fetched, right?The literary style of the Song Dynasty was at its peak, if a precedent for a literary prison was set, wouldn't everyone be in danger in the future?

Therefore, on the day Su Shi was escorted to Bianjing, many people immediately started running to save each other!

Lu Huiqing didn't care about Zhao Zhao's reaction, so escorting him personally means giving up?

Absolutely not, Su Shi is such an important figure and has a close relationship with King Qin, he will never give up easily.How about that?Is it helpless, or is it retreating?

When Zhao Zhao's intentions were uncertain, all he could do was to speed up as much as possible, apply pressure, and force Zhao Zhao to make a move.Of course, if he really doesn't make a move, then it doesn't matter!Su Shi's blood will completely stain King Qin's reputation and signboard, and the effect is the same.

Ever since, Lu Huiqing instructed his subordinates to speed up, and in a short period of time, Su Shi was charged with a large number of crimes.There are more and more people involved in the case, some of which are purely accidental, while others are deliberate.How could Lu Huiqing let go of such a good opportunity to attack political opponents?It is also possible to do some private work with a little thought.

The son-in-law Wang Shen was unlucky first, he and Su Shi were close friends, and the incident of leaking the news was discovered again, how could Yu Shitai let it go?Even if he is a son-in-law, he will not be spared, so he is not polite.

Then Zhang Fangping, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and Sima Guang, a political adviser, were not spared, and most of the reasons were very trivial.Far-fetched, slander and frame-up will spread and intensify.Even if Lu Huiqing's original intention was to frame up and deal with a small number of political opponents.But when the situation unfolded, he found that something was not going well.

More and more people have been implicated in Su Shi's case, including many high-ranking officials and dignitaries.Under such circumstances, it can be said that everyone in the Great Song Dynasty was in danger, but anyone who had friendship with Su Shi avoided them all, worried, lest they would be implicated.

Under such circumstances, the scholar-bureaucrat class finally couldn't sit still.

Some bold or honest officials immediately stated above that there were many doubts in Su Shi's case, and Yushitai's actions were not in line with the rules, and many other reasons, and refuted them.

But the effect is very mediocre, the officials did not adopt it, and the people at Yushitai still go their own way!

Wu Chong, the prime minister and Hebei Road Xuanfu envoy, wrote a letter and said bluntly: "Your Majesty regards Yao and Shun as the law, and it is appropriate to underestimate Wei and Wu. However, Wei Wu is so jealous, and you can still tolerate you. Why can't your majesty tolerate Su Shi?"

Wang Anshi, who had resigned as Prime Minister and was about to return to his hometown of Linchuan, just happened to walk to Jiangning Mansion. After hearing about this, he also said with emotion: "Will you kill talented people when there is a saint?"

The strategy was correct, and Wu Chong did not pursue Yu Shitai's right or wrong and responsibility, and directly escalated the matter to the official Zhao Xu's tolerance.In this way, Zhao Xu has to take into account the public influence and maintain his "broad-mindedness". Su Shi's safety is worry-free.

Su Shi is a well-known talent in the world, and the civil servants insisted that he should not be punished by a doctor, and Su Shi could not be tortured while he was in custody at Yushitai.Many civil officials who are acquainted with each other deliberately go to visit and supervise them every day.

However, Yushitai's actions did not stop because of this. Su Shi could not be tortured or hurt physically, but some mental pressure could be exerted.

After a few days, Su Shi couldn't bear it anymore, and expressed his willingness to confess some things and some people who had close contacts.

After Li Ding and Shu Quan heard the news, they were so excited that they interrogated themselves immediately and took charge of the records.Looking at a confession written by Su Shi himself, I was suddenly happy.Su Shi actually frankly admitted the meaning of criticizing the new law in the poem, as well as the satire of some people and things, and at the same time named some people.

The pressure they have encountered in the past few days is not small. With Su Shi's personal testimony, what else can they say?This is the most powerful rebuttal weapon.At the same time, it can also attack many political opponents.

Li Ding and Shu Yu were naturally very excited, they planned to tell the good news to the boss Lu Huiqing, so as to make him happy.

However, to their surprise, when they came to the mansion, Lu Huiqing's expression was gloomy, full of anger and hatred, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

Lu Huiqing just got the news that the prime minister has been confirmed, and Han Qi has arrived in Bianjing!
(End of this chapter)