Chapter 76 Section 16

Shi Yue was about to take advantage of the victory to pursue him, but Li Xiang'an suddenly appeared and announced loudly: "Xuan Shiyue sees you." Shi Yue had no choice but to go to see the emperor.His performance had already been reported to Zhao Xu and the prime ministers. Zhao Xu looked at Shi Yue, who was sick and haggard, and before he could speak, Shi Yue began to plead guilty: "I have no way to govern the school, and there is such a chaos, I really have no face to see the emperor. I ask the emperor to punish the crime of the minister!" Zhao Xu waved his hand: "So what if you are punished? Although you can't get rid of the responsibility, this matter is not what you expected. Your punishment will be discussed later."

Shi Yue knew that such a major event had happened, and it was absolutely impossible for Yu Shitai not to impeach him.Punishment is inevitable, but punishment is not important, what is important is the emperor's trust in himself. Zhao Xu's preference for Shi Yue even exceeded Shi Yue's own expectations. Feng Jing said: "I think Shi Ziming's punishment is inevitable, but the most urgent thing is to drive these students away. This is really inappropriate." Wen Yanbo originally had a good personal relationship with Wang Anshi, but they gradually drifted apart because of political disagreements. Seeing Wang Anshi's situation at this time, he didn't want to add insult to injury, so he said flatly: "Prime Minister Feng is right."

The people discussed for a long time, but all of them had subtle attitudes. They didn't comment on Wang Anshi's resignation.Zhao Xu didn't want Wang Anshi to resign. To let Wang Anshi resign at this time is undoubtedly announcing the death of the new law, not to mention that he also relies heavily on Wang Anshi.However, he hoped that a courtier would come to persuade Wang Anshi to stay. He pushed the boat forward and agreed, but no one mentioned it. Shi Yue didn't know this, he saw Wang Anshi was absent-minded and didn't say anything, he felt a little strange, because he took a few extra glances.Seeing him like this, Wang Anshi forced a smile and said, "I have already asked to return to my old age."

Shi Yue was taken aback, and quickly said: "This is absolutely impossible." As soon as these words came out, Wang Anshi, Feng Jing, and Wen Yanbo all looked at Shi Yue in surprise, they didn't expect Shi Yue to oppose Wang Anshi's resignation so clearly.Only Zhao Xu said with a smile: "I also think this is impossible." He originally wanted to use the tactic of delaying the army first. After a few days, there would naturally be courtiers who opposed Wang Anshi's resignation. Unexpectedly, Shi Yue ignored the previous suspicions. Shi Yue had his own calculation in mind: once Wang Anshi resigns, Lu Huiqing is not around, Zeng Bu and himself are far from qualified, the person who will come to power must be a conservative, and the best situation is a guy who obeys the emperor's order, political atmosphere If he turns conservative, he might become the target of public criticism.How can this work?But he said: "I think the students knocked on the gate of Xuande, right and wrong, and the court's dismissal of the prime minister will be laughed at by the world. Besides, these students did not come for Prime Minister Wang and the new law. Although I can't fully agree with the prime minister If the prime minister is guilty, he should be guilty of the crime. It is Deng Wan who caused the chaos today, and has nothing to do with Prime Minister Wang."

Zhao Xu nodded in agreement with these words, Feng Jing and Wen Yanbo secretly blamed Shi Yue in their hearts, but Wang Anshi had mixed feelings.But when the matter developed to this point, no matter which aspect he considered, he had to express his attitude of resigning. If he was still calm about his aspect at this time, then his political prestige would really be wiped out, not to mention that he was indeed disheartened. He heaved a long sigh, and said: "I have no face to face the emperor, and I am very determined to go, and I hope the emperor will do it." Shi Yue said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the most important thing now is not the resignation of Prime Minister Wang. This matter can be discussed later. I think the most important thing now is to persuade the students to disperse and return to school."

Zhao Xu nodded and asked: "Shi Qing's intention, how should we deal with it?" Shi Yue pondered and said: "I think there is only one word: procrastination." Feng Jing asked: "How to procrastinate? Students gather in Yujie, how to procrastinate?" Shi Yue said: "The student's petition was originally for the prison of Sangchong State. If the minister is selfish, I hope that His Majesty will release Sangchong State, so that the students will disperse and the brotherhood will be complete. However, this is not for the country. The student Since this prison is an unjust prison, His Majesty can issue an edict to tell them to temporarily dismiss Deng Wan, and assign a virtuous official to preside over the case, and the students will be given justice. If it violates the laws of the country, even if thousands of people kowtow, they will not be pardoned; If it is really an unjust prison, the emperor is wise, and he will not wrong Zhongliang. Since the student came here for this prison, the emperor has dismissed the presiding officer and selected another person for interrogation, so the student should have nothing to say."

Feng Jing nodded in agreement: "This method is very good. Firstly, it will preserve the dignity of the country, secondly, it will show His Majesty's fairness, and thirdly, it will make the students have nothing to say." Wen Yanbo also said: "If it is because of the students' knocking on the door, I will follow their advice, and I will never agree with it. If the villain learns this way in the future, the court will have no prestige. This method is good, and the minister agrees." But the mastermind who instigates the students to come to kowtow should be punished after the incident. And it must be investigated whether he was instigated by others. If this matter is not clear, I am afraid that Lord Shi will be a little inconvenient." His implication is very clear, Wen Yanbo To Shi Yue, it is unavoidable to have some doubts.

Feng Jing also said: "That's right, the students who follow you can not ask, to show the court's lenient opinion, and the students who are the masterminds, no matter what the conclusion of the Sang Chongguo case is, should be severely punished. As for the mastermind behind the scenes, whether there is or not, Let's talk about it later. I dare to guarantee that Shi Ziming has absolutely nothing to do with this matter." When Shi Yue heard that they wanted to settle accounts after the fall, he was about to object, but what Wen Yanbo said meant that he was involved, so he had no choice but to take it back, saying: "I also think it's justified." While cursing inwardly Shameless yourself.

Zhao Xu thought for a while and said: "Zhuqing is right, but it's just some kind of mastermind behind the scenes. It's a non-existent matter. There is no need to pursue this matter. Otherwise, people's hearts will be unstable, and I don't know how many people will be involved. Just punish the leader. Students are." He knows the word "framing" and it is the easiest to write, how to investigate the mastermind of this kind of thing?There is no way to check.What's more, if it really happened, the important officials of the court must be implicated, and it's even more terrible. It's better to deliberately show the world to be lenient.