Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 822: Let the Tiger Return to the Mountain?

The situation between the government and the opposition is unpredictable. Zhang Tonggu's overweight put the court in a dilemma, and it also indirectly highlighted the important position of Wang Xiu. It seems that the Jurchens can only be settled by Wang Xianggong, and even Li Xianggong can't do anything. The idea is Relatively naive, at least many scholars think so.

Wang Xiu's refusal to obey the edict can be understood by the scholars, and no one can stand any of the crimes of detaining the emperor's concubine and having an affair with the queen mother.You want to bring down your opponent, everyone can understand that using these nasty methods to disgust people, but in the end it didn't work out, and even a normal person would fight back if you got yourself into trouble.

All the discussion turned to Zhang Qiyuan, and scholars all accused Zhang Qiyuan of being wrong, and even said that he had sinister intentions and wantonly framed him in order to gain a position.

Wang Xiu's attitude is very false, it is clearly a retaliation involving danger, anyone with a discerning eye can see it, but it is subconsciously ignored by everyone, if he is wronged and does not repay, is there any blood?Everyone can understand Wang Xiu's behavior, and they are relieved to see it.

"The captive raised the price arbitrarily and wanted the court to lower his head. It is simply too much. Now, Wang Xianggong claims that he will not be sick, and Zhang Tonggu is so rampant that even Li Xianggong can't do anything about it. Could it be that the court really has nothing to do?"

There are still some people who are dissatisfied, thinking that now is a critical moment for the family and the country, and it is absolutely impossible to ruin the great things that have been added with personal ego.

"You know what a bird. Hundreds of thousands of troops are suppressing the border. The Northern Army of the imperial court is newly defeated. There is no way to fight back. That is, Wang Xianggong has the power to suppress the arrogance of the captives. This is good, Wang Xianggong will not come out. , people started to ask for prices.”

If someone is dissatisfied, someone will naturally come out to defend it. Everything has two sides, and those who oppose must have support.

"The same is true for Wang Xianggong, for the sake of his family and country..."

"Hey, if you were wronged for no reason and your reputation was damaged, would you be willing to come out and ask questions? Do you still have the backbone!"

"You can't ignore your family and country just to be wronged, that would be too outrageous."

"Nonsense, Wang Xianggong has contributed to the country, which is obvious to all. Don't talk about Qin Wang's rescue, just look at the previous battles, which one was not Wang Xianggong who turned the tide? Just look at this battle, Wang Xianggong should not disperse, concentrate on slowly recovering , so that the captives can’t talk. Who knew that Zhang Xueshi underestimated the enemy and insisted on marching into Hedong. villain."

"Xueshi Zhang has always had a good reputation, I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding, my brother! You are really young. A person like Zhang Xueshi, who is just trying to gain fame, can be compared with Wang Xianggong? Wang Xianggong is the reincarnation of a fairy, and he came down to help the people of the world. He was jealous of Zhang Xueshi back then. Wang Xianggong, this is a well-known thing, he has repeatedly opposed Wang Xianggong, and now he has developed to disregard the safety of his family and country, wantonly frame Wang Xianggong, which is tolerable or unbearable."

"That is, Wang Xianggong devoted himself to serving the country, and he was almost ruined by being framed. If Zhang Xueshi really succeeded, that would be a really bad thing."

"It's really disregarding the overall situation, and being taken advantage of by the captives, Xueshi Zhang should be reprimanded."

"I also said that the captive, the assassin of Wang Xianggong was a young envoy from the Jiangning Mansion. I heard that he was a member of Zhang Xueshi. This fellow had colluded with passers-by."

"Could it be that Zhang Xueshi is collaborating with the enemy and traitorous to the country? No way! Even if he organizes the king, there is no need to collude with the captives."

"Brother, don't talk nonsense."

"How can you call it nonsense? It's too coincidental to assassinate Wang Xianggong just after he failed to frame him. What's more, Chen Jiu is convinced that he colluded with the captives. Do you think Zhang Xueshi can get rid of the suspicion?"

"Then the court hasn't taken down the interrogation yet?"

"The officials have long been confused by Zhang Xueshi, so they hesitated. Hey, the world is really chaotic. The captives have stretched their hands to the Privy Council. No wonder Hedong will be defeated."

"Okay, let's just take a look. I hope that Wang Xianggong will come out to take charge soon, and the captive mission is still in the city."

Indeed, Zhang Qiyuan's life was very difficult. Not to mention the gossip about him in the market, which ruined his reputation, even in the imperial court, there were voices against him.

Even using Chen Jiu as an introduction, the voice of Zhang Qiyuan colluding with the Jurchens appeared, and connected the defeat of Hedong.It was you, Zhang Qiyuan, who insisted on counterattacking in Hedong. The Northern and Western Guards invested [-] to [-] troops, but they were defeated miserably.

In fact, Zhang Qiyuan was quite wronged. The defeat in the Hedong battle was a matter of war guidance. He really wanted to fight a good battle, but because of a political conspiracy, the result was that shit was poured on him, and everything happened to him. Anyway, lice Don't be afraid of biting if you have too much, and you can take care of the bad things for everyone.

Of course, now there is only a sign, everything is in the brewing stage.

On the contrary, the call for Wang Xiu to come out of the mountain is getting louder.

"My lord, it's time!" Zhong Lirui said the first sentence when he saw Wang Xiu again.

Wang Xiu was listening very carefully. He pondered for almost a quarter of an hour, his face gradually relaxed, and he said slowly: "Is it really time?"

"The officials can't hold on for too long. Zhang Xueshi is troubled both at home and abroad, and the captive envoys seem to have already taken action." Zhong Lirui said cautiously, with a look of hesitating to speak.

"It seems that everything is under your control?" Wang Xiu looked at Zhong Lirui playfully.

"My lord, the Speed ​​Division's monitoring of the captives is not necessarily weaker than that of the Ministry of Punishment." Zhong Lirui was quite proud of his control over himself.

From the identification of Chen Jiu to the monitoring of Zhang Qiyuan, major results were achieved in just a few days. It was determined that the person who entered Zhang Qiyuan's mansion was a member of the Jurchen mission, because an envoy followed him to see him return to the post.

Even if Zhang Qiyuan was wronged, it is impossible to argue.

"Tell me, if Zhang Zichu would rather die than submit, and the charges of colluding with captives are not proven, how far can he be forced in the end?" Every time Wang Xiu thinks about it, he first brings out the worst.

Zhong Lirui raised his eyebrows, it was not impossible, he pondered for a while and said: "It is really possible, if he persists to the end, he will be dismissed, and it is impossible to deprive him of fame, and he will make a comeback within ten years."

"Ten years?" Wang Xiu has no doubts. If Zhang Qiyuan persists, there should be a possibility of a comeback. The Song Dynasty court is especially tolerant to scholars, and will never beat people to death with a stick. Every time it will give people a chance.

However, the importance of ten years to a minister is self-evident, but I don't know if Zhang Qiyuan has the courage.

"My lord, I think there are still many benefits for Zhang Xueshi to stay." Zhong Lirui was very reluctant to do what Wang Xiu did. Isn't that letting the tiger go back to the mountain?In case Zhang Qiyuan was reused, he would definitely be Song's formidable enemy.

(End of this chapter)