Chapter 726: The Yanzhou Smuggler's Case
Chapter 726
"It turns out that it's really for this..." After hearing this, Xu Degong showed a sudden look, and slowly shook his head with a look similar to pity or helpless expression. "We advise the Prime Minister and all of you not to see the Empress."
"What, does Mr. Xu think there is something wrong with this?" Jia Yi couldn't wait to ask.
Xu Degong nodded. "Yes, there is a problem. I guess you don't know where the officials left the court after being furious in the court, right?"
Liu Zhi raised his white eyebrows. "Did Your Majesty go to find the Empress just now?"
"Yes, and the Empress also read the memorial. Do you think the Empress will not get angry?" Xu Degong glanced at these important officials in the court and said lightly.
Liu Zhi suddenly felt a headache, raised his hand and rubbed his furrowed eyebrows. "What the Empress means..."
"The Empress is tired and needs to recuperate. I won't see you all these days." Xu Degong bowed to Liu Zhi and others. "It's not that our family deliberately makes things difficult for you, but this time it's the Empress, who is really angry with those unfaithful and unfilial ministers for the sake of their interests..."
After Xu Degong said a few more perfunctory words, he stopped stopping, but turned directly to the Spring and Autumn Palace where the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao was. He left behind a group of important officials who were speechless and depressed.
"What should I do? What should I do..." Liu Anshi rubbed his hands anxiously and said a little anxiously. The Empress Dowager's attitude really made him feel like a skill.
"What else can I do? Since the Empress Dowager has said this, we will naturally break it with Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate." Liu Zhi shook his head a little discouraged and walked towards the direction of the palace gate.
"I am here to warn you, don't think about pleading for those who are extremely guilty, no matter what your friendship with them? If you really anger the emperor and move us out of the court, that will be a real shock to the government and the people, do you understand?"
Zhu Guangting just wanted to refute, but when he saw Liu Zhi's evil aura hidden in his eyes, he knew that the old prime minister was really angry, and he also understood the intention of his words, and nodded heavily. "Don't worry, Liu Xiang, the minister would definitely not do such an unwise move."
"Xiang Liu, we will warn you all my colleagues that we will not give Your Majesty the opportunity to take advantage of the situation." The others also expressed their determination to Liu Zhi one after another.
What’s important is that Liu Zhi’s words made these people understand that it would be of no use to pay attention to the friendship between colleagues at this moment.
Because the former party's biggest backer, the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao, actually didn't even see him this time. In other words, this backer was so angry that he was extremely angry because of the shameless faces of the officials. He sent Xu Degong over and expressed his meaning very clearly.
What the emperor wants to do, even if the Empress Dowager does not fully agree with it, he will not stop it in this matter.
In the court, the original strong backer was no longer the backer. The emperor was pressing forward, while outside the court, many new party officials who were exiled were grinding their fists and eyeing them.
It is true that we can't make mistakes, otherwise, the good situation in which the old party occupied the court, which has formed since the early years of Yuanyou, is likely to collapse. At that time, once the new party, like a centipede, dies without being stiff, becomes more violent, and the crazy revenge they initiate, I believe that the consequences of these important officials in the court today will be even more miserable than those new parties.
The entire Tokyo Bianliang was shocked, and the entire Song Dynasty was shocked. The dynasty and the country were in the dynasty. Whether it was officials, the people, or the military of the Song Dynasty, the topics they talked about became unified, that is: the case of smuggling merchants in Yanzhou.
What’s important is that the angry emperor issued a clear edict to publicize the world. This is the most slap in the face, which made the officials blush and swollen.
What is even more speechless is that during this period, the emperor asked officials to recommend an outstanding official with noble character, solid and hard-working and hard-working to serve as a salt official for the salt industry in Yanzhou.
The officials in the panic heard the news and cursed.
The deep resentment towards Wang Yang and Wang Wushan could be turned into real objects, so that it would definitely flood the entire Everest. Even the big men in the court wanted to rush to the northwest border to chop Wang Yang into meat paste.
However, I can only think about it. The emperor must have wanted to find someone to be Yanzhou in Yanzhou. Everyone's first reaction was to curse, and the second reaction was to turn around and leave.
We don’t work with the thug Wang Wushan. Damn it, but I can’t beat it, but I can’t say it. The important thing is that he can always find ways to mess with those who are against others.
The words of working together in the past fell into the ears of all officials, and it was more like asking everyone to go to die. I just asked him and Su Dongpo to solve the major incident of more than 100 officials being arrested and imprisoned.
The reputation of being so bad, who would like to mess with this broom star whose wisdom tail can circle the earth 380 times?
As a result, an extremely strange tranquility appeared in the court. Everyone could discuss cases, national affairs, and people's livelihood. However, they turned a blind eye to the topic of asking someone to go to Yanzhou to be a salt official and put it in vain.
This approach also made Emperor Zhao Xu feel deeply distressed. It was really a pity. You can't say that these officials were negligent. They were just busy with other government affairs. After all, there were suddenly fewer officials in the court, and it was indeed difficult to deal with it at once.
And they also provided themselves with a list of officials who could go to Yanzhou to serve as salt officials. But when Zhao Xu began to summon the officials on the list, an absurd feeling arose.
Looking at the old old official with a tall and bearded and haggard face in front of him, Zhao Xu even suspected that the official who was less than 60 years old was believed by Nima.
Zhao Xu was very angry. Is this a fool to choose capable officials for Wang Wushan? He simply wanted Wang Wushan to support this vain old man and see him off.
Fortunately, I felt it was necessary to check on Wang Wushan, otherwise... With Mr. Wushan's awkward temper, I really don't know what he would do.
Even if he would not bully others for no reason, Zhao Xu believed that he would definitely make trouble...
Chapter completed!