Chapter 271 Weird morning court! (Here we come!)

Author: The Cat on the Wall 1

"Brother Zihua, long time no see. How are you?"

Zhang Heng looked relaxed and spoke with a smile.

Han Jiang looked calm, but there was a sense of anxiety. He whispered: "Brother Ju Zheng, this storm is quite big. Do you have a plan to deal with it?"

Zhang Heng reached out and patted Han Jiang's shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother Zihua, when we meet again after a long separation, we should reminisce about the past and talk about the friendship we had in the past. Let's not talk about the scandalous things in the court, so as not to make it difficult for old friends to meet again.

There is no time to rejoice."

Han Jiang smiled bitterly and said: "When is it inappropriate to reminisce about the past, but there is an imminent event in front of us, Brother Ju Zheng..."

He lowered his voice: "...You just came back. I wonder if you have heard all kinds of rumors in the capital recently. I guess this time it will be difficult. Many traitors are tangled together and say they want to knock you off your horse. This time

The trend, I heard what they called it...the anti-challenge movement, this is going to force you to step down."

Zhang Heng laughed when he heard this: "I have heard of it, but it's nothing extraordinary. They are just some baseless accusations. Wise men don't believe it."

Han Jiang frowned and said with a wry smile: "Wise men probably don't believe it, but if three people are like tigers, and a crowd of words can make a fortune, if you listen too much, you will inevitably believe it, and..."

Han Jiang lowered her voice again and said: "...among the escaped officials you punished are Zhang family members, oh, that Zhang Zhonghui, do you remember, he is Zhang Guifei's cousin.

It's hard to say that these things have already reached the ears of the officials through the mouth of the imperial concubine. Alas, pillow gossip has always been inevitable, and nothing else. This pillow breeze is refreshing, and it is inevitable that there will be prejudice.

Brother, it’s better to be careful.”

Zhang Heng nodded, looked up at the sky, and said with a smile: "Let's go, it's almost time for the morning court meeting. Let's not be late. It won't be good to have the etiquette officer face-to-face then."

Han Jiang nodded, and the two of them strode towards the main hall.

The main hall is already overcrowded, and there are a dazzling array of red and purple official uniforms. They are all important officials of the power center of the Song Dynasty, but the eyes that look over them have different meanings.

Zhang Heng couldn't help but laugh.

[There is no daylight today, I know something is wrong. I went out carefully in the morning, and Song Xiang’s eyes looked strange: he seemed to be afraid of me, as if he wanted to harm me.

There were seven or eight other people, whispering about me, opening their mouths, and smiling at me;

I felt cold from head to toe, knowing that their arrangements were all in place. I was not afraid and went on to attend my court.

A group of bureaucrats in front of me were also talking about me. Their eyes were the same as Song Xiang's, and their faces were livid. I thought I had some grudge against them, and he was the same way. I couldn't help shouting, "Tell me!"

Ran.】

[I thought: What enmity do I have with Song Xiang, and what enmity do I have with the bureaucrats in front of me? Only a few years ago, I gave their old journals to Fan Xianggong, and these bureaucrats were very unhappy.

Although Song Xiang didn't know him, he must have heard the news and expressed his grievances. He also agreed with his colleagues to fight against me.

But what about the officials at the back? At that time, they had not yet joined the official ranks. Why are they still opening their strange eyes today, as if they are afraid of me, as if they want to harm me.

This really scares me, makes me curious and sad...]

Zhang Heng smiled in his heart and thought wildly for a while, and then heard the etiquette officer shouting loudly to remind everyone to pay attention to etiquette - Zhao Zhen had arrived.

In fact, it had only been a few months since we last saw each other. When I saw Zhao Zhen again, he seemed a little older, his face became more solemn, and his eyes became colder when he looked at him.

Zhang Heng originally thought that there would be violent storms in the morning, but the strange thing was that the atmosphere in this morning was very strange, but no one stood up to make an attack, and no one mentioned the matter of the Guangdong and Guangxi pacification of thieves. Even Zhang Heng and Di Qing

It was not mentioned much, except that Zhao Zhen smiled and greeted each other with Zhang Heng and Di Qing at the beginning, and then they discussed various matters.

Zhang Heng's expression finally became solemn. It would be fine if there was a strong wind and rain. It would be nothing more than soldiers coming to block the water and cover it with earth. But now this strange atmosphere makes people feel at a loss. Just look at Di Qing's livid face.

.

Originally, the redress of thieves in Guangdong and Guangxi was a big deal, and the redress of Nong Zhigao was even more important. It would be extremely normal for someone to impeach Zhang Heng and Di Qing in court, but now this weird situation

The atmosphere is as frightening as an abyss.

After the morning meeting, Di Qing came over and said worriedly: "Xiang Zhang, something is wrong."

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "Shuai Di will just go to the San Yamen and the Privy Council to report on his work. I will go to the Chongzheng Hall to meet with the officials. After meeting with the officials, many things will be settled."

Di Qing shook his head and left with a sigh.

He didn't quite believe Zhang Heng's words. He believed in Zhang Heng's character, but the difficulty of the matter was obvious, and it could not be completely solved by meeting Zhao Zhen.

He also learned some news from Zhang Heng. For example, Ding Du conspired with a large group of fugitive officials to spread rumors and cause trouble. It is estimated that Han Qi, Song Xiang and others were among them to add fuel to the flames, with the purpose of bringing Zhang Heng to justice.

Isn't this something that the officials can decide easily?

Zhang Heng watched the worried Di Qing leave, his eyes became sharper, he smiled coldly, then straightened his clothes and went to Chongzheng Hall.

Zhao Zhen changed into regular clothes, looked gloomy, and was already waiting for Zhang Heng.

Zhang Heng paid homage to Zhao Zhen with a slight smile on his face: "Zhang Qing is back. You did a good job in pacifying the thieves this time."

Zhang Heng quickly said humbly: "This time we set the southwest, we did not use much military force. After all, Nong Zhigao did not want to rebel, but just wanted to earn some justice for himself. The matter was settled after being discussed."

Zhao Zhen said coldly: "Zhang Qing, do you know what you are talking about? The Nong thieves poisoned more than a dozen states in Guangdong and Guangxi, hundreds of thousands of people were harmed by them, and some high officials of the imperial court were killed by them, but now you are saying that Nong Zhigao is

righteous?"

Zhang Heng said seriously: "Your Majesty, although Nong Zhigao was wrong, what was even more wrong were the officials of Guangxi. Nong Zhigao was deeply oppressed by Jiaozhi in Guangyuan Prefecture. He was originally a citizen of the Song Dynasty, but he was enslaved by Jiaozhi. In order to resist

In the face of external humiliation, he did not hesitate to raise troops to fight against the Jiaozhi army.

At the same time, he asked for help from his motherland, hoping that the Song Dynasty could send troops to rescue and combat Jiaozhi's occupation of Guangyuan Prefecture. This was a matter of course, but Guangxi officials continued to obstruct it. The property Nong Zhi'ao sent them

The recruitment was correct, but we were unwilling to send the news to the court. This was our mistake.

Although Nong Zhigao swept through more than a dozen states and indeed caused a lot of losses, if our court is wrong, we are wrong. Knowing our mistakes can greatly improve us. If we know we are wrong, we still have to cover up our mistakes for the sake of face. This way we cannot save face.

, the lining is also lost.”

Zhao Zhen frowned: "If you don't kill the traitor, it will be difficult to explain to your subjects."

Zhang Heng smiled and took out a piece of information from his sleeve. Zhao Zhen looked at it and was a little moved: "Are these real?"

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "The original information is here, you can take a look, and the oral confessions of the managers are also here. They cannot deny these."

Zhao Zhen's expression softened a little: "Nong Zhigao is sincere in joining the Song Dynasty, but...it is hard for me to explain to my subjects how he poisoned more than a dozen states and harmed hundreds of thousands of people."

Happy holidays. The old cat is back. Not much today, but he will slowly recover in the future.

The baby was born on April 6th, and the baby will be full moon on the 6th of this month. It should gradually become easier to take care of, and I should have time to update more (alas, in fact, the old cat’s tolerance is stronger, ha!
Chapter completed!