Dawn of the Empire

Chapter (0:55: Qing'e-4

"Let's talk about An Sigu, he dared to use the money given by the court to help the hungry people. The subordinates below were even more unscrupulous. If the court gave a bucket of grain to the hungry people, there might not even be a liter of it in the hands of the hungry people. , and then sell it at a high price." Chen Dong slapped the table and said with a gloomy face, "."

"An Sigu was also confused for a moment, this is clearly a trap of the 'treacherous' party."

"So what if it's a trap of the 'treacherous' party?" Chen Dong's face darkened, and he said sternly, "It doesn't matter if the hungry people are Qingliu or the 'treacherous' party, if they are hungry, they will rebel. In addition The instigation of Fang Layu’s party. The previous tour was ordered to patrol, if it was not for one by one to act as an example, I am afraid that the number of southeast roads would have been 'chaos'."

When Zhao Ke was preparing for the East Palace, his confidants were either cut off or gradually left out.Most of the important officials of the imperial court have gone through two dynasties, and Zhao Ke always feels a little thorny in his back.The so-called one emperor and one courtier, Zhao Ke really put a lot of thought into cultivating cronies to gradually replace the old ministers.Many of the Qingliu members of the Neo-Confucian Society have gone through the Taixue and the imperial examinations to become officials. Although there are not many who have made their mark in the court, they have spread all over the states and counties in the past two years.Some of them have achieved remarkable achievements, while others have been in cahoots with the original dirty officials, and there has been a lot of criticism in the court and among the people.

"These scumbags, when they were not in office, denounced the 'treacherous' party and the common people, all with awe-inspiring righteousness. But when it was their turn to be an official, their appearance changed in just one or two years. They were even worse than the 'treacherous' party." Chen Dongpo He said bitterly, "The 'treacherous' party is corrupt and can control the situation, but the subordinates 'treacherous' merchants are in awe and dare not do anything wrong. Some of us are useless, and we are simply blinded by lard. As officials of the court, It’s okay to be pedantic and incompetent, but for the sake of a mere few thousand coins, he is willing to collude with subordinate officials’ treacherous merchants. You said An Sidao was only greedy for thousands of coins, but can he get the money for disaster relief? Thousands of hungry people starved to death under the rule. Human life is at stake! People in dozens of counties and counties in the southeast are watching, what do you think I should do?"

The study room became quiet, and Deng Su's face was a little ugly.He even knew more about some so-called "Qingliu" misdeeds.But he did not agree with Chen Dong's approach.The limelight of Lishe is getting stronger and stronger, not only Cai Jing, Tong Guan and other "treacherous" remnants, but also former allies, such as Zhao Zhifu, Qin Hui, Shao Wu and other important officials of the court, have gradually become suspicious and fearful, and even have the momentum to jointly suppress .The party is the same and the difference is discussed, regardless of the party.However, Chen Dong did not defend the people in this society. As soon as he impeached An Sidao, the "treacherous" party in the Manchu Dynasty was overjoyed. For the crime of corrupting ink, according to the regulations of this dynasty, he can be demoted and exiled, but in the end he was ordered to be assassinated by life.An Sidao had tattoos on his face, and couldn't bear the ridicule of the world, so he hanged himself on the land of Cangzhou.After this incident came out, many officials from the Israelite Society were saddened to death, and some even started to walk with the remnants of the "treacherous" party.Of course, many people clapped their hands and applauded. These gangsters had no sense of the big picture and only knew how to act on their own will. Even such disasters as Hu Keji stabbing Cai Jun to death, these people also clapped their hands and applauded. The "treacherous" party talked about the "crime of treason" to Hu Keji, and others avoided it for fear. Chen Gongju and Zhang Yanling, who presided over the management agency in the southeast, contacted tens of thousands of gentry and common people to write to the court, listing all kinds of Cai Jun's tenure in Hangzhou For his bad deeds, he asked Hu Keji to be punished lightly, and even called Hu Keji a "righteous man of the Song Dynasty" in his letter.Literary societies around the world also responded in solidarity.It's just that this letter fell into the mouth of the 'treacherous' party, and it has been compared with Fang La's original call to action.

Killing an official ordered by the imperial court without authorization is no small matter. The bigger the noise in this matter, the more it violates the taboo of the owner.Deng Su also visited his teacher for this matter, Yushi Zhongcheng Qin Hui, Qin Hui talked about him from left to right, and didn't even give any cryptic advice.Deng Su felt that there was a wave of rain in the court.Deng Su came here originally to persuade Chen Dong to write letters to the Liaisons all over the place, to temporarily suppress the increasingly fierce limelight, and to rescue Hu Keji, he could slowly figure it out, or it would be okay to reverse the case in the future.Unexpectedly, Chen Dong not only disagreed, but also fooled around with those people, writing a letter to defend Hu Keji.The two argued and got really angry, and only then did they pull out the An Sidao case a few months ago.

After being silent for half a stick of incense, Deng Su slowly said: "Shaoyang, we organized the society to make a difference. It's just that there are priorities. Although the 'treacherous' party has temporarily died down, its strength is not yet strong. Hurray, the senior teachers in Qingliu have misunderstood us. Although the officials want to rely heavily on brother Shaoyang to clarify the government, but if we do things improperly and give people an excuse, the left and right ministers will secretly slander us, and the three will become tigers , How long can the officials trust Brother Shaoyang? Brother Shaoyang, the most important thing now is to endure and accumulate strength, and you must not act arrogantly. Hu Keji may be a righteous man, and he will move to the "traitor" party in the future. When you are in charge of the court , Naturally, you can make a big show, but now you must not rashly stand out and give others an opportunity to take advantage of it."

Deng Su's heartfelt words were quite earnest.Chen Dongwei closed his eyes, pondered for a long time and said, "Shouyi, I am well aware of your considerations. It's just that politicians are upright. What matters is praise and praise, and derogation and derogation. The latitude and longitude are clear. Good and evil are left blank. In this way, the world can understand good and evil, know shame, and abide by morality. Hu Keji stabbed Cai Jun to death. The case shocked the world. How the court will deal with it is like the sun and the moon. The ancients said, "When a countryman meets me, I will repay him as a countryman; if everyone meets me, I will repay him with everyone." Hu Keji is clearly a righteous man. The crime of killing Boyi. If they succeed, everyone in the world will think that if the court repays a righteous man with a thief, then everyone in the world will be a thief. The master wrote "Spring and Autumn" and the "chaotic" ministers and thieves were afraid. In the case of Hu Keji, If we don't speak out with righteousness, the world will be indistinguishable from the turbid, and the hearts of the world will be wiped out, and it will be too late to regret in the future."

"Scaremongering." Deng Su dissatisfied, took a sip of tea, "Look at the current situation, this is the matter of judging injustice, and we should do something flexible."

Chen Dong sighed, and said in a deep voice: "Shouyi, it's not that I don't know how to be flexible. But if I am too flexible, I'm afraid I'll get lost. Li Ling wanted to stay useful, so he pretended to surrender to the Xiongnu, so that his mother would be executed. , the wife abandons the market, and she seeks flexibility and ends up being injustice. Therefore, the ancient honesty and fame are not inflexible. It is good for the world, "dang" and "dang" in the dark room, and walk under the sun and the moon in a majestic manner. Live without losing to the people of the community, and die without regret to the saints and heroes. I wish enough."

Seeing that he would not listen to the persuasion, Deng Su couldn't help saying angrily: "Okay, Chen Shaoyang, you are a righteous person who chooses the good and stubborn, and we are shameless villains who wait and see success or failure." Walk out with a flick of your sleeves.Even Mrs. Chen in the corridor didn't see clearly, so she went out straight away.

Chen Dong looked at Deng Su's back and slammed the door away, froze there, feeling unspeakably uncomfortable. "Am I wrong?" He murmured, feeling a tender pancreas gently holding his right palm, and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, don't blame yourself. In Bianliang streets, everyone says...you are a good official." Chen Dong nodded and said in a low voice: "Deng Shouyi is also a good official, he has his reasons. I have mine "He paused, then suddenly said: "Zhang Minghuan must agree with me."

When Mrs. Chen heard him suddenly mentioning a dead person, she couldn't help feeling terrified. After thinking for a moment, she said in a low voice: "Mr. Yuan Zhi must also agree with you." "Yuan Zhi is also an elm-headed man." He was highly valued by the government, and he was busy with government affairs. Even the affairs of the Neo-Confucian Society were mostly taken care of by Deng Su, Wu Zilong, Chen Gongju and others, and the correspondence with Zhao Xingde was interrupted for a long time. "Yuanzhi, what are you doing now?"

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"The assassination of the old man's son involves party disputes, and I don't know how to calm down." Zhao Xingde stood on a flat-bottomed sea boat.Wang Hengzhi happened to send a batch of newly seized armor from Kaizhou to Suzhou by sea, so he asked Zhao Xingde to go with him on this ship.He was also thinking in a daze, "The Jurchen Kingdom in the north is as strong as it used to be, and the Liao Kingdom shows no sign of decline. After the two tigers have fought each other, they will definitely go straight to the Central Plains. If the party struggle is still so fierce, I'm afraid I will suffer a big loss. Wang Tongzhi and Han Shizhong have all been transferred to the south of the Yangtze River. Liu Yanqing can't stop the Liao army...or the Jin soldiers, should I remind Chen Dong, Don't easily join forces with the Jin Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty. However, the general situation of the world has changed so much, this kind of reminder is meaningless."

With the clear blue sky above his head and the gentle sea breeze, Mr. Zhao leaned on the bow of the boat, his clothes fluttering, and he frowned in thought.In the eyes of the envoys of the Han army, it seemed as if he had carefully planned the situation in Guannan, Suzhou. Wang Ji secretly said, "I promise you, and Mr. Zhao immediately agreed to go to Suzhou. He worked so hard for the Han army along the way." , Those who chew their tongues behind their backs are really making trouble out of nothing."

The flat-bottomed boat has been driving along the coast of Liaodong, and the blue and black coastline has been on the starboard side of the sea boat.The wind has been favorable for the past few days. When approaching Suzhou Bay, the sea current gradually calmed down, and the eddies appeared and disappeared in circles.Suddenly, Wang Ji saw a tall lighthouse, the sky was extraordinarily clear, and the colorful flags on the lighthouse were extraordinarily gorgeous. "It's here, it's here!" He yelled happily, with his eyes wide open, trying to distinguish the khaki-colored flag on the highest point of the lighthouse, on which was written a big letter in the same color as blood. The "Han" character.