The shadow of a famous tree, endorsed by the credibility of Shao Yong's decades of hard work, really suppressed the criticism to a minimum.
In addition, Zhao Zhen was very reluctant to slap himself. He invited the beast back and went ten miles out of the city to greet him. This was something that no emperor was willing to accept... Anyway, Sima Guang and Shao Yong were not frivolous people.
Just sit back and enjoy the success, why not?
Of course, because of his father, Zhao Zhen was taught from a young age not to talk about strange powers and superstitions. Over the past few decades, he has already seen through it, so he can let you have the ups and downs, and I am calm and calm.
Xianggong Han's good deeds were disturbed again, and he was naturally furious. He called Sima Guang directly to the political hall and scolded him!
With Xianggong Han's current status, he would naturally scold a small mid-level official as much as he wanted.
It is a pity that his opponent is Sima Guang. Although Sima Guang is famous for being old-fashioned and conservative, he is actually good at eloquence. He is one of the top three quarrelsome kings in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty. He is not afraid of Han Xianggong at all.
"Mr. Sir, it doesn't make sense. If you know it's going to rain that day but don't report it, wouldn't it be a crime to deceive you if you submit to an official position?" Sima Guang smiled coldly and said, "What if someone uses this to make some tricks to coerce you?"
Go on, wouldn’t I also become an accomplice?!”
Han Qi was speechless and remained silent for a long time before he said angrily: "Forecasting celestial phenomena is a matter for the Qin Tian Jian. You should write down your daily notes honestly. If you mess with it blindly, you are overstepping your duties!" After a pause, he gritted his teeth.
Said: "Did you know that as a common man, the most taboo thing is to interfere in political affairs!"
"The official is just talking about auspiciousness and celestial phenomena. Why do you do political affairs?" Sima Guang shook his head and said.
"You are using celestial phenomena to insinuate political affairs. Do you still want to make excuses?" Han Qi asked with raised eyebrows.
"Do you feel guilty when you say this?" Sima Guang looked directly at Han Qi and sneered: "Who on earth wants to use celestial phenomena to insinuate the government? How dare you swear to God that you will not lie to your heart!"
Han Qi finally became furious: "Why do you despise me like this?"
Sima Guang said calmly: "My lord, as a prime minister, should have detached himself from other things and rectified people's hearts. Unexpectedly, he fell into it. As a prime minister, he acted as a pawn, which greatly disappointed the government and the public! Although Guang is despicable, he is unwilling to do so.
If you follow the trend, you don’t have to hide your feelings in front of your husband!"
"You..." Han Qi's face turned purple with anger. He slammed the table and said, "How dare you say that you are not Zhao Zongji's lackey!" In fact, tears were streaming down his face. If those guys weren't so stupid, he would have burst into tears.
Why do I need to go into battle myself?
"I have never met His Highness the Fifth Highness." Sima Guang shook his head lightly and said, "Besides, how can His Highness the Fifth Highness have any chance of winning? May I ask my husband, are there any benefits to following him?"
"You..." Han Qi's face turned completely pale and he shouted hysterically: "Get out of here!"
"I can't roll away, I can only walk away," Sima Guang said, clasping his fists: "Please pay attention to the dignity of the prime minister, I will resign."
‘Pfft…’ Han Qi’s eyesight went dark and he was almost fainted from anger.
The official scribes in the political hall had long heard Xianggong Han's roar, and they all poked their heads to take a look. When they saw Sima Guang coming out of Xianggong Han's duty room smoothly, they heard a banging bang behind him. But it was Xianggong Han.
Use the furnishings in the room to vent your anger.
Everyone looked at Sima Guang with admiration. For many years, they had seen Mr. Han torture others. Have they ever seen a hero torture Mr. Han?
In any case, after today, Sima Guang's hardness will definitely be famous all over the world.
Let’s imagine Sima Guang’s psychology in a less serious way... Since he is destined to be punished by Mr. Han in the future, why should he accept his arrogance anymore and simply fight with him and use him as a stepping stone to become famous?
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Of course, our Sima Gong has always been great and upright. This is all because later generations use the heart of a villain to judge the heart of a gentleman.
Why does Chen Ke value Sima Guang so much that he would not hesitate to give him huge contributions in exchange for joining the gang? The key is that he knows that Sima Wenzhenggong is the crystallization of political wisdom throughout the ages... To put it harshly, he has been in the flesh business all his life, but he can
The chastity memorial arch remains for life, even forever.
Of course, saying this is a bit regretful for our glory. At least at this moment, he has resolutely shouldered all the pressure, and he is destined to not get good results - if it doesn't rain on the first day of the new year, his sin will be great. Although
The Song Dynasty did not kill scholar-bureaucrats, but demoted him to Lingnan for a starting price. If he couldn't get it, he would have to be sent to Leizhou to serve as a deputy envoy to the regiment...
Even if it rains, because he has ruined other people's good things several times in recent times, he has become a thorn in Zhao Zongshi's side and a thorn in his flesh. He will not have a good life now or in the future.
Naturally, Xianggong Han was not easy to deal with. After calming down, he immediately called Wu Kui and asked the people in Qintian Prison to 'correct their mistakes' immediately, and reported that this solar eclipse was not a total eclipse but a partial eclipse!
After being disrupted by Sima Guang, this was the only way to make amends.
Because Qin Tian Jian was at fault first, Zhao Zhen didn't know who to believe, so he could only ask You Si to follow the regular rescue procedures. Of course, the auspicious beast outside the city was hands-free.
In the blink of an eye, it was the last day of May. Sima Guang no longer cared so much. He came out of the palace and went straight to Baiyun Temple. He saw Shao Yong being stripped barefoot in the backyard, wearing a Taoist robe, holding a sword in his hand, and walking with his feet.
It seems that he is doing ritual work.
"Close the door quickly, don't let outsiders see it." Seeing him coming in, Shao Yong quickly ordered.
"Sir, when did you believe?" Sima Guang closed the courtyard door and asked with some difficulty. Shao Yong is a master of Yi Xue, which is considered to be a Confucian!
"Taoism and Confucianism have the same origin," Shao Yong coughed awkwardly and said, "I am the teacher of Confucius. Although Taoism is unworthy today, it always has merit."
"Is this a way to pray for rain?" Sima Guang understood.
"Not bad." Shao Yong nodded.
"Didn't the gentleman say that it will definitely rain tomorrow?"
"An extra layer of insurance." Shao Yong said sternly: "An extra layer of peace of mind!" Just kidding, Master Shao's half-life wisdom will be lost in tomorrow's clouds.
"So sir, you are worried too." Sima Guang sighed, took off his shoes and put his hair down, and followed Shao Yong in chanting a mantra to pray for rain... Actually, praying for rain is wrong, because it has been raining continuously in the past few days, and it has only cleared up from time to time.
After a while, the sun showed its face.
Showing your face will kill you! So what you two are asking for is not rain, but the sun!
The two of them chanted curses while secretly cursing Chen Zhongfang, who was staying out of the matter. You kid is hiding outside for a while, so let us help you!
The two of them stayed up all night and prayed hard.
Perhaps he was sincere, and in the middle of the night, the sky cleared up...
Looking at the stars in the sky, Sima Guang almost wanted to spurt blood. He glared at Shao Yong and said, "Are you clever or not?"
"Who can say for sure about God's affairs!" Seeing that half a lifetime of wisdom was about to be destroyed, Shao Yong was furious: "Can I fight against God?!" As he spoke, the stars were covered by clouds again.
, Master Shao immediately changed his words and said: "Why are you panicking? The sun doesn't shine at night..."
The night was cloudy and sunny, the clouds came and went, and the stars and the moon appeared and disappeared. The two people were tortured to the point of death, and their minds were in a state of confusion. It was truly unbearable to look back on...
In Bianjing City, there are not even a thousand but also eight hundred people who pay attention to the celestial phenomena like the two of them. Many of them have invited monks and Taoists, people with profound magical powers to perform their exercises in order to hope that tomorrow will clear up.
Perhaps because of the large number of people and their strength, they overcame Master Shao who was alone. Although the clouds were heavy the next morning, the sun still rose.
Many people celebrate with their hats, but a small number of people feel like they are mourning for their heirs...
Sima Guang and Shao Yong's eyes were red, their throats were filled with smoke, and they just wanted to hold their heads and cry. If it weren't for the thick clouds in the sky that occasionally blocked the sun for a while, they would have wanted to die.
In the midst of extreme suffering, the time has arrived, and there is still half an hour before the predicted solar eclipse time. The sun is covered by clouds in the sky...
They both knelt down, one made a wish to lose ten years of his life, the other vowed never to make a fortune again, crying and begging God to show mercy and give them a way out.
God seemed to have heard their prayers. The clouds became thicker and thicker, and it started to rain...
The two immediately hugged each other and cried with joy.
In the room, Xianggong Han was also anxious. He, who had never respected ghosts and gods, actually started chanting "Bodhisattva bless you". After chanting for a few times, he didn't get better. He became murderous and said angrily, "If it doesn't clear up, I will destroy the world."
Buddha, let you and others have no place to stand!"
This threat was obviously more effective than anything else. After a while, the rain clouds gradually drifted away, and the sun appeared in the world again...but a piece was missing.
"Day," Xianggong Han was delighted at first, then changed his mind and cursed angrily: "It's a dick!"
It is indeed useless. Because the beginning of the solar eclipse was blocked, no one can tell now whether it was a partial eclipse at the beginning, or whether it was originally a total eclipse, but was successfully saved by the ministers and turned into a partial eclipse...
The decision-making power has returned to the hands of the officials. They are willing to believe that a total eclipse is a total eclipse, and they are willing to believe that a partial eclipse is a partial eclipse.
There was no suspense about the result. As soon as the solar eclipse passed that day, Zhao Zhen issued an edict to commend the ministers for their efforts in saving the sun... The implication is that the solar eclipse was successfully prevented. And the auspicious beast was still being raised outside the city. This shows that this solar eclipse,
It's not because of it.
Xianggong Han's intestines were filled with regret. Why did he want to be so happy in the first place? Why not just say it was a partial eclipse! That way there is still something to be done!
It’s true that haste makes waste…
Some people must ask, after all, a solar eclipse still happened. How did Sima Guang and Shao Yong end up?
In fact, as long as it rains at the beginning of the solar eclipse, they have nothing to worry about, whether it lasts for the entire eclipse or not.
Because the officials have all decided that the officials have successfully saved the day, God has calmed down, and the weather will naturally clear up...
"It can be seen that although the number of days is important, people still have to do their best..." Standing in the courtyard where the sky was gradually clearing, Shao Yong regained his calmness and calmness.
Sima Guang secretly sighed, as expected, he is still the most shameless fortune teller...