Chapter 1490: The people made noise and the Imperial College offered wine
But they saw the common people kowtow and say, "Although the little old man is white, he is also a subject of our Song Dynasty, and he knows how to be loyal and patriotic! Now, there are treacherous traitors in the court, and your Majesty must punish them in order to bring peace to the Song Dynasty!"
"presumptuous!"
Shi Hao shouted sharply, but Zhao Shen narrowed his eyes and waved his hand, "Treacherous?
I don’t know who the traitor you call is?”
"Your Majesty, it is none other than Zhongwu Hou Shen Tang! Everyone in Lin'an knows about this treacherous act..."
"Hahaha..." Zhao Shen laughed loudly, "Zhongwuhou! Good! What a Zhongwuhou! Zhongwuhou is my personal title. Before he became an official, he was strategizing. During the war between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, we fought several times He came up with a clever plan and went to the North as an envoy after the war. He fought with the Jin Kingdom and worked diligently. Not only did he temporarily exempt me from the Song Dynasty, but he also brought several important towns such as Lianli City back into the hands of the Song Dynasty."
"The Tubo army of 200,000 marched eastward, and the entire Chengdu Prefecture was almost occupied. Marquis Zhongwu almost single-handedly defeated the Tubo and protected the borders of the Song Dynasty!"
"Entering southern Xinjiang caused the tribes in southern Xinjiang to submit to the Song Dynasty.
Go to Dali and make Dali bow to me, the Song Dynasty! Today, Shen Tang leads the army to control the Jin army and the outside world..."
"Not to mention the things that Marquis Zhongwu did for the country and the people in Chengdu Mansion, just these, you tell me, this is a treacherous act?
If this is the case, then should I hope that there will be a few more treacherous ministers in the court?"
As Zhao Shen finished speaking, the noise of the people around him not only did not subside, but intensified!
A cold light flashed in Zhao Shen's eyes, these people are pitiful, hateful and can be killed!
"Then Shen Tang married a barbarian girl from the north and colluded with the Jin people. He is a traitor to the country! He should be killed to uphold the law of the country!"
I don't know which one, suddenly shouted a slogan, and in an instant, the people were even more excited and cheering! In their view, the emperor had been fooled, and Shen Tang's so-called achievements were just a way to trick people.
"presumptuous!"
Seeing this, Zhao Shen was furious and said, "Marquis Zhongwu is my humerus. Anyone who dares to speak sycophantically should be killed!"
"Your Majesty is wrong!"
Suddenly, a long shout came from the crowd.
Then, I saw a group of people passing through the people and heading straight towards the dragon chariot. Even the surrounding guards hesitated to stop them for a while.
This group of people, dressed in white Confucian robes, of all ages, numbered in the hundreds!
These bachelors from the Imperial College are called supervisory students.
There are many sources of supervisory students! For example, parents and officials in various prefectures and counties can recommend local talents to become supervisory students.
In some cases, you can even get a spot by paying enough money.
The same can be done for the children of high-ranking officials.
There are even foreign ‘students’.
You must know that the concept of Central Plains orthodoxy is not in the eyes of the Central Plains people, especially in the surrounding small countries.
There are countless people from small countries such as Yue Li, Dali, and Korea who admire the culture of the Central Plains, so it is not surprising that they come to study.
It is precisely for this reason that although the Imperial College is just a few scholars who have not taken the imperial examination to become officials, the relationship behind them is extremely complicated and huge.
This is why, sometimes, even the emperor has to pay attention to the trend of Imperial Scholars.
The leader was an old man with white hair and beard, with a solemn and majestic expression.
This person's name is Wei Qin, and he is the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine!
Wei Qin's status in the cultural circle was extraordinary. Even if Zhang Shi and others were in person, he would still respectfully call him "senior!"
Seeing Wei Qin leading a group of Imperial College officials to come, Zhao Shen's face became even colder! Although Wei Qin was a bit stubborn, he was still considered a loyal person. Unexpectedly, this time not only the Imperial College officials came, Moreover, Wei Qin personally led the team.
With Wei Qin coming forward, I am afraid that some neutral people in the court will be slightly biased.
After all, Wei Qin is quite old and has been in charge of the Imperial College for many years. There are even his students in the court now, and there are also quite a few of his family members who are in the Imperial College.
Zhao Shen pondered for a moment, and then said slowly, "Mr. Wei, you are nearly 70 years old. You have been in charge of the Imperial Academy for many years and have a great reputation. Back then, I admired your knowledge very much! A good reputation in this life is hard to come by..."
"Your Majesty, Qingming and I are nothing but burdens! As a student, I should be fair and just! Now there are people complaining about injustice, and Your Majesty won't allow it. I should come forward! This involves your Majesty's face, and it also involves the country of the Song Dynasty. The so-called Clear your name, so what if I abandon it!"
"Old Master Wei, I think you are getting too old and confused!"
Before Zhao Shen could say anything, Shi Hao stepped forward and shouted angrily!
Wei Qin has a great reputation, but how can he, Shi Hao, be easily offended?
"I'm asking you, how could you not know that Marquis Zhongwu has made great contributions to the court many times since he became an official?
Where is your fairness and justice?
What's the point of complaining?"
"Marquis Zhongwu is your majesty. He lived and died for the Song Dynasty. He is a minister of Zhongxing! He is also your majesty's humerus!"
"Hmph! Minister of Zhongxing?
In my opinion, they are nothing more than national traitors!"
Wei Qin said with a sneer.
"The Jin people and I, the Song Dynasty, have a feud for generations, and now they occupy half of the country of the Song Dynasty. But as a minister of the Song Dynasty, I didn't think about the emperor's favor. Instead, I married a barbarian princess of the Jin Kingdom, and also broke up with many people in the Jin Kingdom. Make good friends, isn’t this a traitor to the country?
Shen Tang has the ambition to be a tiger and a wolf, but he deceives his superiors and conceals his subordinates. Now there are swarms of tigers and wolves under his command. In the future, if the Jin people go south, this Shen Tang will be a thief!"
"How dare you slander me, a loyal man of the Song Dynasty!"
Shi Hao was furious!
"A loyal man?
Do the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty think that this man with wolfish ambitions is a loyal person?"
Wei Qin raised his head and drank.
Ye Yong, who was behind the dragon chariot, flashed his eyes, walked out calmly, and bowed to Zhao Shen, "Your Majesty, regarding the matter of Marquis Zhongwu, some people are complaining, and some scholars are grievances! Your Majesty, you must give top priority to the fate of the country, and you must not be alone. And it harms the country’s prestige!”
"hehe!"
Zhao Shen smiled softly, "Ye Yong, you are my personally appointed right minister!"
Ye Yong's expression changed slightly, but he still bowed and said, "Because of this, I should consider His Majesty's thoughts! The country, the country, the country, and the country are the most important thing!"
"Okay! A good country and the country are the most important thing! Who else thinks what Ye Xiang said is reasonable?"
After a while, many officials from around came to pay their respects, "Your Majesty, please put the country, the country and the country first!"
One, two... out of the six ministerial books, four came forward, and most of the officials below also came forward!
"I object!"
Shi Hao shouted angrily.
"I am also opposed to it!"
People from Shi Hao's lineage shouted at the others one by one! Almost instantly, all the civil and military officials in the court were divided into two factions!
Suddenly, someone who didn't know who it was shouted loudly, "Please be the Supreme Emperor's Holy Judge!"
"Please ask the Supreme Emperor to judge!"
Zhao Shen's expression changed drastically, and he directly passed him and invited the Supreme Emperor from afar. What did this mean to him as an emperor?