If the emperor and the officials go against each other, and there is a relationship between you and me, then the emperor is just a solitary person, while the officials are all-encompassing and include people of all kinds. You can imagine what the final outcome will be.
"Danger?"
Zhao Yun seemed to be smiling but not smiling, "I have launched a reform and am determined to get rid of the powerful. Do I still fear danger? The powerful are as lawless as local emperors and regard human life as trivial. They are malignant sores that grow on the people. I want to knock them down.
, So what if they resist? So what if they rebel? I will stay with you until the end."
After Yuan Shao heard this, he already knew that Zhao Yun could no longer persuade him. After being silent for a while, he said seriously: "Your Majesty, I have done what I should do. Your Majesty will take care of everything in the future. I will retire."
Watching Yuan Shao leave, Zhao Yun's expression did not change, his expression was firm, and he was not shaken at all by Yuan Shao's bold advice.
Immediately, Zhao Yun picked up his pen and wrote an imperial letter, dismissing Deng Guang from office and going to the Ministry of Punishment to interrogate him whether he had colluded with the rebellious people in Renhe County.
Deng Guang was on duty at the Yamen at this time. When Yan Mengbiao attacked Wang Guangzu's manor, he happened to leave half an hour before and escaped the disaster. However, his involvement in Renhe's new law meant that good luck would not always be with him.
Gao Shi came and personally read out Zhao Yun's imperial writings. After listening to this, Deng Guang's face changed drastically. He said, "I am dedicated to serving the country. Why is it a crime?"
"Bold."
Gao Shi shouted angrily, "Guan Yubi, how dare you accept the order without thanking me?"
Only then did Deng Guang react. He broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly kowtowed to apologize, saying: "This official made a blunder and was reckless and rude. I definitely didn't mean to neglect the official family. Please don't blame me. Your Majesty Deng
Just accept the order and thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
Seeing that his attitude was sincere, Gao Shi gave up, shook off the dust, and turned to leave.
Then, officers from the Ministry of Criminal Justice took Deng Guang away for interrogation and investigation.
At the Yushitai, Zhang Mingjing was having a eloquent discussion with his colleagues, criticizing all the shortcomings of the new law. Most of his colleagues echoed his words. Obviously, they were not optimistic about the new law and they all had opinions.
Just when Zhang Mingjing was indignant, a censor hurried over, holding a manuscript in his hand, and said to Zhang Mingjing: "Zhang Mingjing, you wrote this? How can you compare the common people to ants?"
With your metaphor like this, where do you place the teachings of Confucius and Mencius?"
When everyone heard this, they were all surprised and looked at Zhang Mingjing in disbelief. Obviously, if Zhang Mingjing really compared the common people like this, it would be really too much.
Zhang Mingjing was surprised for a while and hurriedly took the manuscript from the censor's hand. After reading it, he said: "Why do you have this content?"
The man said: "The official ordered people to hand-copy dozens and hundreds of copies of your memorial and distribute it to various government offices for circulation. Now everyone knows the content of your memorial."
"Ah, how could the officials treat me like this?"
Zhang Mingjing exclaimed that everyone also looked down upon him and left one after another, no longer paying attention to him. What's more, they even accused him in person, denounced him as a despicable villain, and treated the people like ants. Then he himself was
What?
Zhang Mingjing felt remorseful in his heart. When he wrote the memorial, it was also due to passion. He never thought that the officials would be so ruthless and ordered people to copy and circulate it. He had no face to face his colleagues. Zhang Mingjing hid his face and left.
After finally waiting in the corner until he was on duty, Zhang Mingjing left the Yushitai and sat in a sedan chair towards the mansion, not wanting to startle people with a loud shout.
"Everyone, come and see, this guy is the dog official who called us people ants and deserved to be bullied."
Immediately, the people surrounded Zhang Mingjing's sedan chair and asked him to come down and apologize to everyone.
Zhang Mingjing was frightened and trembling. He hid in the sedan and kept urging the bearer to leave quickly. However, the sedan was surrounded by people and there was no way he could escape.
Someone else shouted: "If this dog official doesn't come out, let's pull him out;"
A large number of people is not afraid of trouble, so the common people all joined in the booing and began to fight and push the bearers.
There were hundreds of people, and the bearers were no match for each other. The pushing and shoving quickly turned into a fight, and the scene became increasingly chaotic.
Zhang Mingjing was frightened, and while they were in a mess, he saw the opportunity and ran out of the sedan, running wildly across the road.
"The dog officer has run away, hurry up and give chase."
The people chased Zhang Mingjing one after another. Zhang Mingjing was afraid of being overtaken and panicked. Finally, he ran in circles to the pond. Seeing that there was no way to go, he closed his eyes and jumped into the water.
"Help, help, I can't swim."
Zhang Mingjing immediately screamed for help in the water like a drowned rat, while the people on the shore laughed and rolled over, feeling so happy.
The next day, Zhang Mingjing submitted his resignation. He was too embarrassed to work anymore. Naturally, his resignation was approved. He left the Yushitai alone, with no one to see him off.
Funing Hall, study room.
Nie Chi, a member of the Zhongshu House, came in holding a stack of memorials.
"Your Majesty, this is today's memorial."
"Well, let it go."
Zhao Yun knew that although there were a lot fewer memorials against the new law after the court debate, this did not mean that the officials had changed their attitude towards the new law. They were just waiting for Renhe to cause trouble, and then they would have a new excuse.
Sure enough, when the news came that Liao Jiyan attacked the Renhe County Government Office and Yan Mengbiao led the rebellious people to revolt, they all became excited, and the number of memorials increased immediately.
Zhao Yun read and reviewed them one by one. He denounced their impeachment and criticized the inappropriate remarks of the new law, and supported Chen Guiyi as always.
After reviewing the memorial, Zhao Yun counted the time and found that it was already time for martial arts practice. Wei Liaoweng was already waiting. Zhao Yun then got up and went to the martial arts training ground in the back garden.
"Your Majesty seems to be in a bad mood, but is it because of Renhe's chaos?"
During the practice, Zhao Yun showed a lack of concentration and was worried about other things. Wei Liaoweng noticed it and asked him about it.
Zhao Yun nodded, wiped the sweat on his forehead and neck with a towel, and said: "Now all the officials are hoping that the Renhe incident will get out of hand, so that they can slander and slander the new law. These people are selfish and all
I have no intention of caring about the common people in the world. When I think of them, I get a headache."
Wei Liaoweng was silent for a while and said, "Are Mr. Qiao and Mr. Yuan also selfish?"
Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment and did not answer.
Wei Liaoweng sat aside and said: "During the Warring States Period, the State of Zhao was close to the Yellow River. The Yellow River flooded from time to time, and the people were in dire straits. One year, the State of Wei gathered troops to destroy Zhao State. The king of Zhao State ordered the whole country to prepare for war. It happened that the Yellow River flooded
The water is rising rapidly and the banks may burst at any time.
The ministers in the DPRK are divided into two groups. One group advocates concentrating on preparing for war and ignoring the breach of the embankment. The other group advocates deploying military and civilian power to control floods and save the people. May I ask Your Majesty, which of them do you think is wrong? Which of them is selfish?