The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1859 Prestige and popular support
After a while, Zhao Dongting asked again: "What did the protesting people say?"

Xuanxue quickly replied: "I have sent spies to find out what they say. Most of them think that although Su Shuai has made great contributions to the country, it is an unforgivable crime to transfer the army without permission. Your Majesty, you have It is said that the law is the most important weapon of the country, and merits and demerits cannot be offset. Therefore... Although Su Shuai has meritorious service, the punishment is still too light. He should be imprisoned."

"hiss……"

Zhao Dongting was surprised and said, "You all say that?"

Xuanxue said: "That's not true. They have their own opinions on how to deal with Su Shuai, but they all think that the court's treatment of Su Shuai is too light."

Zhao Dongting frowned and asked again: "Then have you found out the details of these people?"

Xuanxue replied: "The people who asked the question have been investigated, and it can be confirmed that they...are all ordinary people in the city."

Zhao Dongting fell into deep thought again.

He prefers to believe that there are people behind the scenes, and he can't believe that this is what the people in the city did spontaneously.

Are the people really "awakened" to such a point now?

They also have their own ideas about state affairs?And dare to express your attitude?
If that's the case, he doesn't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.At least from the perspective of the emperor, it is impossible to distinguish whether this sign is good or bad.

And this is more important than Su Quandang.It can be said to be a certain level of sublimation.

"Your Majesty, the punishment order has arrived."

While he was still meditating, Wang Wenfu also came to the imperial study.

"It's exempt from the punishment order."

Before saluting, Zhao Dongting waved his hand and raised his head to Eunuch Liu.

Eunuch Liu understood and quickly moved a chair for Wang Wenfu.

Zhao Dongting could see that Wang Wenfu's face was also a little dignified, and said, "You should already know what's going on in the city when you mention the punishment order, what do you think?"

"The minister already knows."

Wang Wenfu clasped his hands and answered, but then he was silent for a moment, and then he continued: "I dare not say anything about this matter. I think that there may be someone behind it who is fueling the flames and deliberately causing trouble, but I don't know why. For those who think that it will be unfavorable to my Great Song Dynasty, there should be no big difference between Su Quandang being imprisoned or dismissed from office. Furthermore, I still have doubts that if it is just someone deliberately causing trouble, it should not be in such a situation. So many people responded in such a short period of time.”

"emperor!"

At this time, a voice came from outside the door.

Zhao Dongting looked at Eunuch Liu again.

Eunuch Liu trotted outside, and soon came in again, his face was a little pale.

"emperor……"

He put his ear next to Zhao Dongting, and said softly: "There is news from outside the palace that many people have surrounded Su's residence, and asked Su Shuai to... enter the palace by himself to plead guilty."

Zhao Dongting couldn't help but change his face slightly when he heard the words.

This is simply "forced palace".But it was the Su family who forced it, not the palace.

"Some people surrounded Su's mansion, and they actually asked Su Quandang to enter the palace to plead guilty."

Then Zhao Dongting said to Xuanxue and Wang Wenfu.

The two also changed color.

Zhao Dongting frowned, and said to Wang Wenfu: "Is it true that the common people have already understood the truth that the law is the most important weapon of the country?"

"Maybe so..."

Wang Wenfu replied.The expression on his face was very complicated, "The people who surrounded the yamen of our Ministry of Law are shouting, saying that our Ministry of Law is engaging in malpractice for personal gain..."

Xuanxue smiled wryly beside her, "Except for the government office of your law province, the government office of the military aircraft province and the government office in Changsha are also surrounded. It is only a matter of someone kneeling in front of the palace."

"what!"

Xuanxue's unintentional words made Zhao Dongting's heart skip a beat.

He glanced at the few people in the imperial study, and said, "You say, why don't people kneel outside the palace?"

Wang Wenfu and Zhang Polu were also stunned.

Nothing like this has ever happened before, and there is no precedent to compare it to.But it is true that no common people kneel outside the palace, which is somewhat unreasonable.

Su Quandang is the marshal of the military region. Although the judgment on him was issued in the name of the Ministry of Law and the Ministry of Military Aircraft, it should not be difficult to guess that there was Zhao Dongting's instruction in it.

After a moment of silence, Wang Wenfu said, "Your Majesty, could it be that the sentence against Su Shuai was issued in the name of the Ministry of Law and the Ministry of Military Affairs?"

Zhao Dongting frowned and shook his head, feeling a little distressed, "Let's observe the situation first..."

"I'm waiting to retire."

Xuanxue and Wang Wenfu resigned.

Zhao Dongting looked out the window, lost in thought.

As time passed, the commotion intensified at an extremely fast speed.The outside of Su's mansion was completely besieged.

I don't know how many people are saying that the two provinces of the law and the military have given Su Quandang a too light sentence.

News continued to come in from outside the palace.

When these common people protested against the law and the judgment of the military and aircraft provinces, they mostly relied on what Zhao Dongting had said.

There are also more and more officials seeking to see.

They were all rejected by Zhao Dongting.

When it was almost sunset, Xuanxue entered the imperial study again.This time brought news, after the investigation of the Military Intelligence Department, this turmoil really has the shadow of a spy from the Yuan Dynasty.

However, the few spies detected did not play much role in fueling the flames.The reason for the turmoil was mainly because the people were indeed dissatisfied with the verdict.

This made Zhao Dongting really confused.

In the end, it was Eunuch Liu who awakened the dreamer, after Xuanxue went out, he said: "Your Majesty, this old slave has some speculations, I don't know whether to say it or not..."

Zhao Dongting naturally said but it doesn't matter.

Eunuch Liu then continued: "I thought that the people in the imperial city would be like this because they all remembered your words, your majesty, in their hearts. You said that the law is the most important weapon of the country, and you also said that the emperor violated the law and committed the same crime as the common people. Although Su Shuai You have made great achievements, and you have prestige among the people, but you are much worse than you, the emperor. The common people may think that the Ministry of Law and the Ministry of Military Aircraft's judgment on Su Shuai... forgiving Su Shuai, but violated the law. Your golden words. That's why they made such a fuss. People, I'm afraid they don't know that this is your order."

Zhao Dongting was slightly stunned, and remained silent for a long time.

He just felt a buzzing in his head.

Eunuch Liu's words made him think of many things in an instant.

After a long while, he asked Eunuch Liu and Zhang Polu, "Do I really have such a high prestige among the people?"

Eunuch Liu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you don't know that the people have already regarded you as a god. You are the real dragon emperor sent by heaven to save our Song Dynasty. I don't know how many people enshrine your longevity tablet or portrait. What! Looking at Emperor Qin, Han and Wu, among the countless emperors in the past, there has never been anyone as popular and prestigious as you!"

Only Zhao Dongting couldn't be happy, and fell silent again.

(End of this chapter)