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Chapter 849

On June [-], news of Li Xia's self-proclaimed king finally reached Lin'an.

The princes in the court did not have much reaction.

"Ugh."

They have expected it a long time ago, and they have already proposed the methods they can think of, but the methods proposed are useless, so what?

Because he was too smart to see everything clearly, when he got the news, he just sighed flatly, and even the sigh seemed hollow and powerless.

After sighing, the ruling and opposition parties remained calm.

On the contrary, the young officials were filled with righteous indignation and gathered in the secretary's provincial office to criticize current affairs.

Most of them were Jinshi from the Renxu Division last year, that is, in the third year of Xianding, including the number one scholar Fang Shanjing, the second place Chen Yizhong, Liu Chenweng, Huang Yong, Deng Yan, Xiao Leilong and so on.

Lu Xiufu was also invited because he is a good friend of Deng Shan.

He was still reserved and dignified, but there was thought in his eyes, and he looked very preoccupied. He sat there and seldom spoke, only listening to others' discussions in silence.

"..."

"Back when Wu Xi became king, the imperial court put down the rebellion on the 41st and beheaded Wu Xi."

"Unless the imperial court quelled it, it would take more than 41 days for the news to go back and forth from Chengdu to Lin'an. How can we wait for the imperial court's response? Wu Xi's rebellion was quickly quelled because it was unpopular in Shu. The soldiers and horses did not move. Wu Xi Palace."

"It was the people of Shu who spontaneously acted to suppress the rebellion."

"The third generation of the Wu family made great achievements in the west and town of Shu for 80 years, and has always won the hearts of the people of Shu. Wu Xi once rebelled against the Song Dynasty, and all the people betrayed their relatives. How long has it been since Li Xia came to Sichuan and Shu?"

Someone really replied: "Xingchang served as Qingfu Wei for four years, and this is the eighth year."

It was Huang Yong who spoke.

Huang Yong, who was originally a student of the imperial court, was exiled in Fuque in the fourth year of Xingchang and became one of the six gentlemen of Xianguan. It was not until Ding Daquan fell that he was recommended by Jiang Wanli to return to the court. Last year, he was awarded a Jinshi .

He remembered very clearly that in that year he had met a young man named "Tang Bohu", who was Li Xia who later became famous all over the world.

"Eight years, Li Xiazhi's eight years, is it worth the Wu family's 80 years?"

"Perhaps the soldiers and civilians in Shu have already raised their troops to attack Li Xia."

"There's no need to take such chances. There's no reason to look like we're a bunch of idiots."

"Who are you scolding?"

"When discussing state affairs, don't start such quarrels. Junshi, what do you think?"

Lu Xiufu was pointed out and had to speak.

In terms of age, he was the youngest present; in terms of seniority, he was on the list six years earlier than those present; but in terms of official position, he was a bit embarrassing, he was recommended by Li Xia to know about Lizhou affairs.

He pondered slightly, and said: "Although he is also self-proclaimed king, Wu Xi took the emperor's chariot and changed his year name, but dedicated the four prefectures of Jie, Cheng, He, and Feng to the Kingdom of Jin. He cut his hair and left his lapel. He is the king of Shu. Unlike the King of Shu who became a vassal of the Kingdom of Jin, Li Xia returned to Hanzhong, conquered Guanlong, and Dali, and had the ambition to annex the world, but for the time being, he did not perform the emperor's ceremony, did not change the year name, and had room for the court. This is one of them. "

"What leeway is there? Standing on your own to be king is already a flagrant rebellion."

"That's right, if the blatant rebellion is not suppressed, what will be the face of the court?"

"It can be seen from the reaction of the princes, do you have the intention of sending troops to suppress the rebellion?"

"Are you saying that the court can still...recognize Li Xia as King Qin?"

Lu Xiufu was still considering his words.

Deng Yan had already asked: "You mean, Wu Xi is the King of Shu in the Kingdom of Jin, and Li Xia is barely the King of Qin in the Song Dynasty?"

There were two kings of Qin in Song Dynasty. The fourth brother and son of Song Taizu were posthumously named King Qin after his death.

As for the living king of Qin with a different surname, he is still self-appointed...

"Didn't Li Xia ask for the canonization from the official family, and claim himself the title of king without even asking, so openly rebelling, if the court can still admit it with a shy face, what's the dignity?"

"Deceive your ears and steal your bell!"

"Deceiving yourself!"

"White the peace!"

"If that's the case, I won't be the official!"

"I will resign with brother Gao!"

"..."

Chen Yizhong held the teacup and sipped the tea, glanced at everyone, shook his head, and said: "The affairs of the country are difficult, and there will be many things to endure humiliation and humiliation for the country in the future. I can't bear this anger. Resign earlier." The officer is also good."

"That's right. I didn't finish talking just now. After Wu Xi's rebellion, Han Yuzhou was at a loss. Some people said that it would be better to make Wu Xi king while taking advantage of the situation. Han Tuozhou accepted this proposal."

"The problem is that if you bear it now, how about taking the traitor in the future? Is it true that he is allowed to split the land and divide the territory?"

"Everyone has their own calculations."

"What is there to care about? You can't wait for the Mongolian captives to go south again, and I will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?"

"Nonsense! Xiao Xianchen, listen to what nonsense you are talking about!"

"Stop arguing." Deng Shan stopped the others from speaking, and said, "Junshi, go on, what's the difference between Li Xia and Wu Xi?"

Lu Xiufu said: "After Wu Xi became self-reliant, the first thing he did was to build a palace in Chengdu. At the same time, he sent troops down the river, claiming to attack Xiangyang with the Jin people. Although his self-reliance was short, the soldiers and people in Shu were already unbearable. Li Xia, frugality, reduction of taxes, leveling of commodity prices, solid warehouses, and compliance with laws and regulations won the hearts of the people of Shu and also those of Guanlong."

"Be frugal, just the simplest one..."

"Shh, there's no need to say anything later."

"Hey, let's hear what brother Junshi means."

"You also said just now that Wu Xi's rebellion was not put down by the imperial court. The imperial court wanted to 'enable him' because of the righteousness of the army and the people of Shu to kill the rebel. Now that Li Xia is king, he will not cause wars, build palaces, and have elite troops. Reduce the government, lighten the corvee and lighten the tax, how can the army and the people be righteous? The court can only be named because of it."

When Lu Xiufu said this, he sighed in his heart when he recalled the experience of coming to Lin'an this time.

In fact, as early as two or three months ago when Jiang Cai defected to Li Xia, the princes in the court had already expected this result, and they also knew that in the end they could only take advantage of the situation to make Li Xia King of Qin.

So Lu Xiufu returned to the court and proposed to move the capital to Chang'an, but all he got was that empty response.

The more you think about it, the more powerless you feel.

"ridiculous!"

Suddenly someone took off his official hat, got up and walked out.

All the people in the public room turned their heads to watch this scene, speechless for a long time.

"It's okay. If he wants to resign, he has to make a statement. It's just a moment of anger."

"Is this something that can't be listed?"

"humiliation."

"Is this humiliating? Have you forgotten the shame of Jingkang?"

There was another silence, and someone in the new division jinshi actually cursed.

As soon as the words "Jingkang's shame" came out, everyone became a little listless.

"Hey, before putting on this official robe, I vowed with enthusiasm to rejuvenate the country. There is nothing I can do about rebellion today, let alone the shame of Jingkang, what a waste..."

"It's not interesting."

A few more officials said so, although they didn't take off their official hats this time, they went straight out.

They probably won't bother to criticize current affairs anymore.

Let it go, take care of yourself is the real thing.

After a while, there were not many people left in the public house.

"Let them go." Chen Yizhong said: "With this kind of mind, even if you pass the Jinshi exam, you are just mediocre."

Huang Yong said casually: "Why belittle your colleagues, it seems that you are superior to others, which is not the case in the past."

Immediately, someone sneered and said: "He is under Pingzhang Gong's family, so what if he feels superior to others?"

"At least I was outspoken and I didn't insinuate."

"Then let me just say, Chen Yuquan, you are becoming more and more like a lackey of the Jia Party."

"It's better than some trash that only slanders."

"Who do you call trash?!"

"So what about you?!"

"Shut up!"

"That's enough, don't talk about it." Deng Yan got up suddenly and said, "What's the use of talking about state affairs?"

"..."

Lu Xiufu watched them arguing and persuading them silently, and his eyes became more and more thoughtful.

Chen Yizhong and Huang Yong were close friends in Taixue back then, they were both the six gentlemen of the virtuous relationship, and they were also the smartest people in the world, why did they end up bickering here?
Because no results can be negotiated, and the country's affairs are difficult, there are only so many solutions that can be thought of, and most of them are useless.

War or peace, reform or old-fashioned, each road is so difficult to walk, it is inevitable that political opinions will be different, and there must be disputes with each other, no matter how smart people are, it is the same.

Like a cricket trapped in a jar.

……

Lu Xiufu suddenly didn't want to participate in this kind of political discussion anymore, and in the end he couldn't come up with an idea and consumed each other.

When he left that day, he told Deng Shan about his thoughts.

"Then what do you think Junshi should do?"

"I still have the same idea, I hope that the officials will cheer up, show the magnanimity of the sage, and make Li Xia submit."

"For example, moving the capital to Chang'an? This is even more absurd than Chen Yizhong's so-called change to Jia Sidao's sect in order to seek the country. How many people care about you?"

"However, if it succeeds, it will be very fortunate for the country and the people."

Deng Yan nodded and sighed, "Although that's the case, it's better to hope that the officials will make Li Xia submit..."

"Not what?"

"nothing……"

~~
The young officials praised and criticized current affairs in this way, while the important officials in the court and central government did not respond to Li Xia's proclaiming the king, but they attached great importance to its subsequent impact.

In the Geling courtyard by the West Lake, Jia Sidao listened to his staff discussing for a whole day, and was making a final summary.

"They must take advantage of the trend to canonize Li Ni. The Empress Dowager Xie said so. I have long been aware of Li Ni's ambitions and intends to send troops to suppress the rebellion. It is they who colluded with Li Xia and framed me. Now the state affairs are being pushed to the back of these mediocre people. How can you be worthy of the late emperor at this level?"

"Yes."

"Mr. Pingzhang, why don't you dismiss some of Jiang Wanli's students?"

"Oh?"

"Fangshan Jingce used the topic to make use of the topic, turning black and white, and talking about the harm of the public land; Liu Chen and Weng Ting tried the countermeasures, saying that Zhonglianggu was framed, and his integrity could not be shaken, which seemed to imply the meaning of Pingzhanggong; Lu Xiufu returned to the court, saying that He fled back because of Li Ni's rebellion, but there seems to be a plot to trap His Majesty in the rebellion, and his wife and family are still in Lizhou..."

Jia Sidao waved his hand as he listened impatiently to each report.

"Taking advantage of this time, let's dismiss all of them."

~~
"This time, Jia Sidao must be dismissed."

In another courtyard by the West Lake, several old men were also discussing.

"Should I be sure?"

"Since Li Xia is to be canonized, that is the reason he used to recognize Li Xia as the throne. The subjects in half of the territory think that 'Jia Sidao is stealing the country's handle', and they have the name of deposing him."

"Then, according to what Li Xia said, thoroughly investigate the case of Xunzhou and rehabilitate Wu Luzhai."

"Rehabilitation for Wu Luzhai? It involves officials..."

"Rehabilitation."

"Okay! Since you want to get rid of this powerful minister, what's the harm in disobeying the officials?"

"Using Li Xia's power to become king this time may make Jia Sidao's party members feel in danger."

"Ugh."

Speaking of this, some people sighed after all, feeling that there is nothing to be excited about.

"It is clear that the situation of the country is getting worse, but the internal struggle is getting more intense. This is really..."

"What can we do? If we don't get rid of Jia Sidao, we will get rid of Jia Sidao. When we get old, it's not a pity to go to office, but we have to protect the loyal and upright juniors in the court. That's the future of the society. pillars."

"Yeah, let's fight, let's fight, what can I do for it..."

(End of this chapter)