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Chapter 286 The quality of Han Ming and the virtue of Tang Xuan
Liu Zhi was momentarily speechless when questioned by the Empress Dowager.

The accusation of peering into the palace and testing the Sacred Heart is a question that kills the heart.

And the crime of treating the emperor as a child was even more unbearable for him.

Liu Zhi opened his mouth, trying to tell the difference, but his vocal cords couldn't make any sound.

Because he found that his words were now difficult to explain clearly.

He is so eager!
He was so eager that he guided the emotions of the two palaces time and time again in the bullets.

Those words now constitute evidence of his guilt.

Of course he can say that he is loyal.

But you can’t stop others from misinterpreting it!

Moreover, he could not explain why the second bullet did not comply with the order and instead continued to impeach Kaifeng Mansion.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is the emperor!

The Sacred Heart had made a decision, but as a minister, he went against the will and even pointed fingers at the emperor.

Isn’t this childishness or respect?
At this moment, Liu Zhi thought of the Wutai Poetry Case. Wasn't Su Shi just like him?

Su Shi's poems were naturally full of disgust for the new law, but Su Shi didn't feel there was a problem when he wrote them.

The scholar-bureaucrats are just criticizing the current affairs!

Everyone in the world can discuss the affairs of the world!
The same goes for him. When he wrote his bullets, he thought he was out of public motives.

Moreover, he wanted to make it easier for the two palaces to understand, and also to guide the two palaces to follow his ideas.

The writing is too detailed and too deliberate.

At that time, he still felt elated, and even thought that after reading his memorial, the two palaces would be satisfied with his loyalty, and he might be able to be reused by the two palaces from now on.

Replacing Li Chang and becoming the censor Zhongcheng, or even becoming the prime minister, is just around the corner.

However, he is now the same as Su Shi.

His once proud words and thoughts were now turned into crimes.

Those words that want to guide the two palaces are understood as 'peeping into the palace, testing the Sacred Heart', and 'child watching the emperor'!
It shouldn't be like this!
It shouldn’t be like this!

Liu Zhi bowed his head and worshiped again, the bitterness in his heart made his body tremble.

Before these two articles, he wrote letters about many things and impeached many people.

At that time in the two palaces, they did not blame him for "peeping into the palace and testing the Sacred Heart", let alone saying that he "viewed the emperor as a child"!
It was those bullets that made him more and more confident.The words and phrasing are becoming more and more bold!
The two palaces even commended him, saying that he had the courage to do his job.

Why did something go wrong this time?Even angered the two palaces?

Liu Zhi raised his head and looked at the silent emperor who seemed motionless on the throne.

"Is it him?" Liu Zhi thought.

Then he remembered the legend he had heard before.

Those rumors in the capital.

Those legends were private discussions that accidentally leaked out from the mouths of the governors.

"Although the Emperor is young, he cannot be treated like a teenager!"

"The official is ten years old and already has the qualities of the Han and Ming dynasties and the virtues of the Tang and Xuan dynasties..."

At that time, Liu Zhi didn't take it seriously, thinking that all this was just flattery from the governors of the capital.

He always felt that His Majesty was just a child.

Although the imperial court has always announced that the official family is ten years old, he was born on the eighth day of December in the eighth year of Xining (Bingchen year) in the Da Nei De Concubine Pavilion. The zodiac sign is dragon!

But in fact, people in Dauchi said that His Majesty was actually born on the sixth day of December in the [-]th year of Xining (Dingsi year). His zodiac sign should be snake, and he is now less than nine years old.

Whether nine years old or more than ten years old.

They are all children!
At most, he is just a smart prodigy!

Return the quality of Han Ming?Tang Xuan's virtue?

The governors are also able to give gold to the emperor.

However, Liu Zhicai finally woke up at this moment.

The leaders may not have been wrong; on the contrary, they were giving subtle hints.

The quality of Han Ming, what is the greatest characteristic of Emperor Han Ming?
Decisive!
Once you take action, show no mercy!
He also did things like whipping ministers in the palace.

And what is Tang Xuanzong’s virtue?
Hidden virtue!
When you should be dormant, you have been holding back and not exposing your talents.

After taking power, everyone wakes up from a dream - where is this weak and cowardly clan?

It's clearly a man-eating tiger!

So he was called Xiao Taizong!During his reign, the Tang Dynasty almost looked like a renaissance!

The decisiveness of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty was coupled with the hidden virtue of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.

Who is it together?
Emperor Wen of Han!
Liu Zhi woke up from a dream.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhi suddenly raised his head, looked at the throne in the palace, bowed his head and bowed: "Your Majesty! Official!"

"I have a public heart and have absolutely no selfish intentions!"

"I beg Your Majesty to see clearly..."

Even if he dies, he will die in peace.

Therefore, in a sense, Liu Zhi is exploring the path in the physical body.

He wanted to know where he had failed?
He also wanted to understand, did he end up in his current situation because of the encounter with that young emperor?

"Really?" The emperor on the throne said leisurely, with a childish voice that seemed casual, but in Liu Zhi's ears, it almost confirmed his guess.

Because His Majesty then said: "A villain has no friends, but a gentleman does?"

"Ai Qing means that all the people in the court are villains, but Du Qing and Wang Yansou are gentlemen?"

Suddenly, the eyes of the ministers in the court turned red.

This is exactly why when Ouyang Xiu wrote "On Clique", instead of easing the crisis, it intensified it - that's not how the ridicule was made.

In one sentence, everyone else was placed in the villain's position.

Can those people let Mr. Qingli go?It would be strange not to kill him!
That is to say, Renmiao had a good temper at that time. If it were another emperor, Fan Zhongyan and others would be implicated by Ouyang Xiu, and it would be difficult for them to be reused in this life!

And now the governors in the capital are obviously not very good-tempered.

Lu Gongzhu even closed his eyes in despair.

He knew that neither Liu Zhi nor Wang Yansou could be saved!
The only thing he could do now was silence.

Not participating in the attack would be the greatest help to these two people.

However, Liu Zhi had already let go. He bowed his head and bowed again: "I don't dare... It's just that I thought I was loyal..."

"I saw the shortcomings of Kaifeng Mansion, so I said this..."

"The subordinate officials in Kaifeng Prefecture asked for bribes and have been punished!" At this time, Han Jiang came out with a medicine and interrupted Liu Zhi's words.

"The officials even summoned the Kaifeng Mansion, reprimanded him face to face, told him about moral education, and ordered him to make corrections!"

“Now that the evil has been eliminated, what harm is there?”

Han Jiang's ability to seize opportunities is naturally very strong.

His question was just right and consistent with his identity.

Liu Zhi did not look at Han Jiang. He still stared at the throne and replied: "Although the subordinate officials in Kaifeng Mansion have been punished..."

"But the Kaifeng Mansion's crimes of deceiving the emperor and committing fraud were not investigated thoroughly!"

"I am the censor, so I should be impeached!"

Liu Zhi has now come to his senses.

Han Jiang's question made him ecstatic.

He bowed his head and paid homage again: "Young Prime Minister Kang Guogong, why do you favor Kaifeng Mansion so much?"

"Could it be because the Right Prime Minister and the Kaifeng Mansion are secretly colluding and forming a clique?"

As he spoke, he fell to the ground and said, "I and the Supervising Censor Wang Yansou are close friends between gentlemen, but if the Right Prime Minister secretly colludes with the Kaifeng Mansion..."

“I’m so stupid, I’m afraid it’s not the good fortune of the country!”

He knew very well that he was destined to be demoted.

If you can get Han Jiang, Wang Anshi's crony, to go out together.

Then, he is not at a loss at all!

however……

"Don't you know, sir?"

"I appointed two ministers, Shi Censor Shi Andun and Secretary Secretary Fu Yaoyu, to go to the Ancestral Hall, Dali Temple and Kaifeng Mansion to review..."

"After investigation, it was found that the subordinate officials in Kaifeng Prefecture were asking for bribes..."

"As for the Buddhist Dharma and scripture cultivation of the novice monks, they are indeed profound!"

"This is the result of the on-the-spot assessment by the secretary and junior supervisor Fu Yaoyu. All the novice monks are far better than the two disciples Hui Xin in Dharma and scriptures!"

"Therefore, there is no deception or fraud..."

Liu Zhi was stunned immediately.

He never expected that the young official would take the initiative to defend Han Jiang.

Shouldn't it be Han Jiang who came out to confront him?

What's happening here?
Immediately, Liu Zhi knew.

The governors were indeed right!
This majesty really has the qualities of the Han and Ming Dynasties and the virtues of the Tang and Xuan Dynasties.

It has a bit of the style of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty!

He is protecting Han Jiang!In order to protect Han Jiang, he did not hesitate to question his minister directly with the dignity of the emperor.

He lost!Lose cleanly and lose unfairly!

We lost because we misjudged the emperor!
This young emperor is really good at pretending and forbearing.

But as long as he touches his reverse scale, he will definitely take action.

Like now, right now!
And when Zhao Xu spoke in person and cleared up all the problems.

The imperial censors, who had long been unable to hold themselves any longer, stepped forward collectively holding fluorine.

"Your Majesty... I want to impeach the imperial censor Liu Zhi for being arrogant and disrespectful and disobeying the king..."

"Liu Zhi criticized Cheng Yu, looked down upon the emperor, and slandered the prime minister. His crime should be punished!"

"Liu Zhi and Wang Yansou are openly forming a clique and must not be allowed to stay!"

One by one, the New Party censors were furious.

Even the Jia Yuan controlled by the old party also started cutting operations at this time.

Zhao Yanruo, the official of Zuo Jianyi, said: "Liu Zhi and Wang Yansou, who have exceeded their duties as censors, violated the imperial edict of mercy, criticized the government, and slandered the country's leaders. They should be reprimanded heavily to serve as a warning to others!"

The old party has never been of the same mind.

What's more, Liu Zhi and Wang Yansou usurped the authority belonging to the admonishment officials.

If Zhao Yan could endure it till now, he would have given enough face.

But now, he must speak up and take sides.

This is a matter of position and principle, and it is also a matter of secretly saving these two people!
Because he quietly changed the charges of these two people from the scary charges that the New Party censors had slapped on them, to talking beyond their duties, violating the imperial edict, criticizing the government, and slandering the prime minister.

It looks quite scary.

But at least it is better than a series of charges such as criticizing the public opinion, slandering the late emperor, watching the emperor from a child, spying on the two palaces, and openly forming a party.

Liu Zhi and Wang Yansou naturally knew the importance.

As soon as Zhao Yanruo opened his mouth, the two of them immediately knelt on the ground, bowed their heads and bowed again: "I know you are guilty..."

According to the New Party's charges, even if the two of them survive, they will probably have to go to Salmon Island.

But Zhao Yanruo just asked for "heavy rebuke".

Although being demoted is terrible, at least he is still an official and has a chance to recover.

It should be kept for future use!
(End of this chapter)