Of course Wen Yanbo would never admit it to his death. Even if it is just a piece of taboo stuff like "The River Picture", he must not have anything to do with it.
"Do you dare to swear to the gods of your ancestors, Mr. Wen?" Guo Shenxi said reluctantly: "I have never received the "River Map"?"
The ancients respected their ancestors and gods. Most people would never dare to swear such a poisonous oath, but politicians like Wen Yanbo were an exception. He said without hesitation: "Why not?"
"Don't be anxious, Qing family." This is above the court. How would it be polite to ask your prime minister to swear to the sky? The official comforted Wen Yanbo softly: "I also believe that you are unjust." He said and looked at it.
Wang Su said, "Censor Zhongcheng, lead people to investigate this matter thoroughly and clear Mr. Wen's name."
"Yes." Wang Su sang and followed the order.
"Now that the floods have receded, the task of post-disaster reconstruction is still very heavy." Zhao Zhen turned to Wen Yanbo and said, "Don't let the Qing family be affected, and give the people a intact home as soon as possible."
"I obey the order." Wen Yanbo accepted the order and bowed before retreating.
Even if this matter was filed with the Discipline Inspection Commission, it was put aside for the time being in the court. Hu Yandui said sharply: "If there is any problem, report it early..."
"I have this performance." The Privy Councilor, who was always as quiet as a statue in the court hall, came out of class to sing.
"What do you want to tell the Di Qing family?" Zhao Zhen's expression relaxed a lot.
"Your Majesty, I am reporting to your Majesty that I have a humble background and no merit. I am not abandoned by the officials and I am not promoted. I am actually promoted to the prime minister. However, I am a rotten wood with talent. I have been sitting on my back for four years. I have not made any achievements for a long time. I am in the position of betraying you."
"Well, I feel sorry for the people. Every time I think about it, I sweat like blood." At this point, he took out a memorial from his sleeve and said, "This is my resignation request for dismissal. I ask for official approval."
Di Qing took the initiative to resign, which was not unexpected. All the officials thought that this was the last dignity given to him by the officials. So no one said anything and listened quietly to the officials' reply.
Zhao Zhen looked at Di Qing calmly, but a different kind of emotion welled up in his heart. He didn't ask anyone to pick up the resignation letter. Zhao Zhen had read the contents yesterday. The official first turned to Wen Yanbo and said: "The day before yesterday, you guys
Zhongshu Sheng proposed to dismiss him as prime minister, so now the Di Qing family doesn’t need you to worry about it, just resign yourself."
Wen Yanbo was shocked. He was far from being so calm. In fact, as soon as the "He Tu" incident came out, he felt that something was wrong... He was not afraid of being impeached, because he usually has a tough style and bold actions.
It is inevitable to be attacked, but at this time, being impeached on such a charge made him quite angry as he was "repaying himself with his own medicine."
When Di Qing handed in his resignation immediately, Wen Yanbo's suspicion became even more serious. Fortunately, although Di Qing's resignation contained angry words such as "blocking the path of virtue", it did not mention Zhongshu Province at all, so he obviously did not dare to
After offending the prime minister, and considering Di Qing's political incompetence, he could exclude him from suspicion. Then only the person named Jia was left...
Before Wen Xianggong could breathe a sigh of relief, the officials changed their usual conciliatory style and took the initiative to link Di Qing's resignation with Zhongshu's dismissal, which made Wen Yanbo extremely embarrassed... because in the original memorial, the impeachment
Di Qing's basis is all those gossips, ghosts and ghosts. Now that he has been caught by others and has been slapped with a big hat, how can he still gossip about Di Qing?
As soon as he thought about it, Wen Yanbo went out to report back: "Until the minister is cleared of his crimes, I dare not make any unreasonable remarks about the minister." It was difficult to answer, so he simply didn't answer.
"It's hard to talk about Wen Qing's family. Fu loves Qing, so you tell me." The official turned to Fu Bi.
Although the dismissal was proposed in the name of Zhongshu Sheng, everyone knew that it was Wen Yanbo's suggestion. Now it has become Fu Bi's responsibility. Fu Xianggong couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Your Majesty, I believe that there are people with ulterior motives who are taking advantage of this year's troubles and people's panic to deliberately make things out of thin air to frame ministers. In just a few days, the prime ministers and ministers have been tricked one after another. It can be seen that the rumors are rampant and have become serious.
Threatening the normal operation of the imperial court, and even leading to the loss of people's hearts, it is my business to spread rumors and slander. I sincerely ask your Majesty to be more careful and severely punish those who spread rumors to serve as a warning to others!"
Fu Bi gave Wen Yanbo, who spread rumors to Di Qing, and Jia Changchao, who spread rumors to Wen Yanbo, 50 points each, which naturally made them unhappy. But Fu Xianggong never told lies in his life. Even after experiencing ups and downs, he learned to remain silent.
But when the officials asked about it, Mr. Fu still had something to say.
But at this time, no one could refute the situation. The official nodded and said: "This is the right thing." Then he said to Wang Su: "The case of slandering Prime Minister Di will be investigated and dealt with together. Anyone who spreads rumors to confuse the public will be severely punished.
"He also said to Wang Gui, who knew Zhi Gao: "Wang Qing's family has drawn up an admonition for me and the ministers. From now on, you are not allowed to slander ministers by talking about gods and monsters, so as not to lose the state."
Wang Gui said respectfully: "I obey the decree..."
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Wen Yanbo could only feel the buzzing in his head, and didn't listen to a word of the court meeting that followed. Until Eunuch Hu called out, "Retreat from the court." He mechanically led all the officials to send him off respectfully, and then walked out of the court in silence.
Wen Xianggong was always majestic and the officials did not dare to approach him. Only Wang Gongchen followed him back to the political hall.
When he arrived at the Prime Minister's room, Wen Yanbo didn't even take off his official hat, so he sat slumped in the chair.
"It's just a rumored impeachment," Wang Gongchen said puzzledly: "How can my husband be so depressed?"
"I became prime minister for the first time for a short period of time, only two years." Wen Yanbo asked an unexpected question: "In the second year of Zhihe, Meng Guanjia did not give up and was recalled as prime minister again. This time he was working with Fu Yanguo, and he was also the prime minister.
It's a win-win situation, and we both agree to work together to help the country and reform the current shortcomings."
"On the day when the two prime ministers paid homage to each other, the whole country was jubilant," Wang Gongchen said softly, "People say that the country has won a prime minister."
This is no lie. Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi were a rare pair of golden partners in the Song Dynasty. They were also a rare pair of prime ministers who did serious business. Both of them were talented people who were able to do things and were willing to do things. As soon as they came to power
, the Chinese people have indeed placed extremely high hopes on it.
"Who would have known that Shi had been so lucky that he had been exhausted for more than a year. Instead of making any achievements, he also committed serious crimes against the people." Wen Yanbo sighed. Looking back on the past year or so, he couldn't help but feel depressed... After taking office,
First, in the face of Jia Changchao's challenge, it was easy to suppress the old fox. The official suddenly fell seriously ill, and everyone was unconscious. The situation was chaotic. They tried their best to control the situation in the inner and outer courts. When the emperor woke up, they pushed
Something happened to the Liuta River project again...
Then came the months of heavy rains, flooding across the country, and the capital turned into a water city... Wen Xianggong was overwhelmed and exhausted. He took office for more than a year, but it seemed like several years had passed. Finally, when the floods passed, it was about to end.
When Fei Jitai came, something like this happened again. No matter how strong Mr. Wen's nerves were, he couldn't stand it at this moment.
"Who knows, this is not as good as last time. At any rate, the army was reduced last time. What about this time? It's all covered with chicken feathers, so I have to pack up and get out." Wen Yanbo said with a wry smile: "How can I be willing to do this?"
"It's not that serious." Wang Gongchen said incomprehensibly: "Is it possible that Guo Shenxi will be dismissed from office just based on Guo Shenxi's one-sided words?"
"It doesn't matter what Guo Shenxi said, the key is what the officials think." Wen Yanbo sighed: "It is already known to all that Di Qing was dismissed from office at the suggestion of the Zhongshu Province. He can no longer stay in Xifu and will definitely continue to serve.
Please resign. You said that at this time, the officials put me and Di Qing together to investigate, what do you think?"
"What heart?"
"Even Di Hanchen, a spotted boy, knows shame and does not care about power. How can I, the prime minister, be inferior to him?" Wen Yanbo said with a self-deprecating smile: "This time it is really a mantis stalking the cicada and the oriole behind it.
, but I asked Xianggong Jia to plot it."
"Perhaps the prime minister is overly worried." Wang Gongchen felt sad for a while, but also slightly excited. Once the prime minister left, could he, who was involved in political affairs, move forward? Of course, he was also a famous minister, so it was impossible
He wrote his thoughts on his face and comforted softly: "The official's ill intentions are not easy to deal with. Who knows if it is an unintentional statement?"
"Whether it's intentional or not, you have to wait and see." Wen Yanbo said calmly: "In a few days, the investigation results of the Yushitai will be sent up. Let's see how the officials approve it. You will know when the time comes."
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Less than half a month later, the results of the Yushitai's investigation came out. After repeated impeachments, the final conclusion was that the accusations made by Guo Shenxi and Zhang Boyu were false. Zhang Boyu was exempted from impeachment because Zhang Boyu was the censor and had the power to report matters. Guo Shenxi was exempted from impeachment.
Because of spreading rumors, he was demoted and released.
Such an understatement of punishment obviously does not meet the official's requirement to severely punish the rumor mongers. However, Zhao Zhen said nothing and allowed the judgment to take effect... The reason for this is clear and simple. The official no longer defends his prime minister!
Wen Yanbo was a dignified man, how could he continue shamelessly, so he asked to retreat several times, and the emperor finally agreed. He didn't have much sympathy to stay, but he left in a decent manner - Tong Pingzhang, the military governor of the three cities of Heyang
He not only retained his original rank, but also received the honorary title of Duke of Lu. Even at the local level, he was the Song Dynasty official with the highest salary.
On the other hand, Di Qing also tried his best to go, and he was more thorough than Wen Yanbo... requesting that he no longer hold any official or military positions, concentrate on building martial arts for the country, and change his job to become a teacher.
The attitude of the officials towards Di Qing was sharply different from that towards Wen Yanbo. Not only did they express condolences several times, but they also resolutely refused to allow him to be relieved of all his posts. In the end, Di Qing judged the affairs of the Royal Martial Arts Academy to be peaceful with Tong Zhongshu's sect.
Responsible for the preparation of the Song Dynasty royal martial arts...
