For Lu Zhongtian and others, this is their last chance to regain their prestige and seize the right to speak in the imperial court, and they must bring down Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru. This is no longer about Xinfa and Yan Fang, but actually related to the battle for the crown prince. Especially after the rebellion was quelled, the reputation of the Huai king was low, and after the Jin king's popularity was great, it was necessary to achieve a court victory to offset the compensation. If they can't succeed this time, they will be greeted by Lu Zhongtian and King Huai in a complete rout.

"The old minister can't agree with the emperor's opinion. The root cause of the rebellion was the failure of the imperial court's policies. This point was even admitted by the bandits who joined the Youth Sect. They themselves said that they took risks because they had no food to eat and no livelihood, not some Liao people's scheme. The point is that there is no livelihood, and this is exactly what the imperial court should give them. They are the subjects of the imperial court, and it is the responsibility of the imperial court to feed them. In the past, they were able to eat enough, but after the implementation of the new law, everything they had was taken away, so they were destitute, and in order to survive, they were taken advantage of by the Qingjiao and were bewitched by them to rebel. The new law is the law of seizing the people, which is the root cause of the rebellion. The new law must be repealed, and those who enacted it must be held accountable. Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru are the root cause of the chaos and chaos of the dynasty, and they must be severely punished and must not be tolerated. The emperor was deceived by the rhetoric of the two of them, and he must set things right at this moment, otherwise the emperor will be infamous through the ages. ”

This is the first time that Lu Zhongtian has sung against Guo Chong in the temple, and he has no mercy. not only directly refuted Guo Chong's statement, but also finally set the tone for Guo Chong's behavior. However, his words are also quite skillful, he said that Guo Chong was deceived by Yan Fang's rhetoric, that is, Guo Chong and Yan Fang were separated, and this fire was not burned on Guo Chong. This was psychologically given to Guo Chong to step down.

Lu Zhongtian's remarks played a leading role, and all the officials spoke out one after another, laying out facts and reasoning, and solidifying the relationship between the rebellion and the new law. Naturally, the reformers refused to take a break and refuted such remarks, and the two sides quarreled in the court for a long time, and became a pond of ducks.

The controversy began at midnight and continued until near noon, when no one could convince anyone. But the words became more and more unkind. Because the officials on both sides know that this is an extremely important battle, and if they lose, the consequences will be terrible. Many of the reformers are radicals, and their tempers are already very hot, and in the face of other people's attacks, how can they tolerate them as a source of chaos and chaos and a national thief. Two officials from the Department of Regulations even almost got into a fight with several officials from the Cabinet of Ministers. If it weren't for the shouts of the guards in front of the palace, they would have staged a farce of a brawl in the solemn court.

Guo Chong sat on the throne with a frown all the time and was silent, the hall was noisy, and he didn't know if he listened or not. Guo Chong's face was an unhealthy pale color, and since the beginning of the rebellion, Guo Chong's mood had been in a state of depression, and he had been unable to sleep for many nights. This is of course out of anxiety about counterinsurgency, but more because of the fact that such a thing happened to Da Zhou under his rule and blamed himself for being troubled. In the past few nights, he tossed and turned, and lay down several times, forced by the autumn cold, and his cough recurred. Zao Chao only took loquat ointment to stop coughing, and he didn't even eat breakfast, and his body was already a little unbearable.

Now, there is a lot of arguing in the court, and everything seems to be out of his control. Look at those flushed faces and constantly moving mouths. Looking at those people who were talking, Guo Chong had an urge to get up and walk away.

But he knew he couldn't. Ever since he became the emperor, he has a great responsibility to deal with anything in this great country. My father said that the most powerful position in the world is the throne of the emperor, but the most wronged position in the world is also Si. At the beginning, he felt that his father was hypocritical, but now, Guo Chong completely understands his father's feelings. This position is supreme and honorable, but it is not something that can do whatever you want. If he gives up, the Great Zhou will be over. He must complete and smoothly hand over the throne of the Great Zhou, he doesn't know how long it will last, but it must not be in his own hands.

So, he had to do something. His heart was actually a little shaken. But when he saw Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru standing there without saying a word, his face was lonely, and he was a little unbearable. They gave too much, and they know it. How can you erase all this yourself. But can I still defend them? At the risk of splitting the court? At the risk of offending so many ministers?

Guo Chong's gaze wandered, and suddenly, he saw the figure of the privy envoy Yang Jun. Guo Chong's heart moved, and he secretly scolded himself for not knowing how to let Yang Jun come out to speak. Yang Jun is the person he trusts the most in his heart, and he has never let himself down. Although he rarely expresses his position, every time he expresses his position, he supports himself. If he had been willing to speak for himself, the tide would have been turned in no time. Afterwards, I will find Lu Zhongtian and Wu Chunlai to appease them separately and explain, maybe they will solve the current disagreement on the premise that there is still a new law for the preservation of Fang Dunru. Restore normal order in the imperial court.

"Yang Aiqing, Yang Aiqing." Guo Chong opened his mouth and shouted.

Because of the noisy scene, the two groups of people below were arguing, and the voice of Emperor Guo Chong was drowned in the voices, and no one heard it.

Zhao Yuankang, who was standing next to him, heard it clearly, he took a step forward and shouted like a loud bell: "Shut up for me, above the court, noisy, you don't listen to what the emperor says, what kind of system is it?" There was another noiser, and Ben Shuai forked him out. ”

Everyone shut up, this Zhao Yuankang can't be provoked, he is the commander of the front division of the palace, known as the palace marshal. Nominally, it is under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, but in fact the front of the palace only listens to the emperor. provoked him, if he really did something, no one could do anything about him. If he ordered it to be forked out, it would be a shame for the dead.

"Please tell the emperor." Zhao Yuankang turned around and bowed to Guo Chong.

Guo Chong snorted and gave Zhao Yuankang an approving look. Zhao Yuankang is loyal, no matter what time he is, he will always be by his side.

"Yang Aiqing!" Guo Chong looked at Yang Jundao.

Yang Jun was stunned, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The old minister is here." ”

Guo Chong said: "What do you think about today's events? I want to hear your thoughts. There's no way to argue like this, I need your opinion. ”

Guo Chong almost said the phrase 'I want you to speak for me'.

Yang Jun bowed down and said: "What the emperor said is very true, and there is no clue about such a dispute. The emperor didn't ask the minister, and the minister was ready to come out and say a few words of his thoughts. ”

Guo Chong nodded and said, "Very good, Yang Aiqing, you can speak freely." ”

Yang Jun bowed and said yes, but stood there silent. Everyone looked at him, some expectant, some nervous, some curious, some anxious. Lu Zhongtian's mood was apprehensive. He looked at Yang Jun's figure standing there, and was a little worried that Yang Jun would say something unfavorable to him. The emperor insisted on not letting go, if this Yang Jun got mixed up again, the situation might be unfavorable to him.

"To start the saint, the old minister wants to express his position, and the old minister is very embarrassed. As a courtier, the old minister should stand on the emperor's side. However, this time, Lao Chen couldn't do that. The old minister thought that the rebellion of the bandits had a great deal to do with the imperial court's policy of changing the law. This is already an irrefutable fact, the emperor is benevolent and charitable, and he loves Lord Yan and Lord Fang, but this time, the old minister has to say that Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru are to blame. ”

Guo Chong opened his mouth in astonishment and looked at Yang Jun, he didn't expect to wait for Yang Jun's words. This is the first time that Yang Jun has publicly disagreed with himself, which makes Guo Chong completely understand that his persistence in this matter has been completely isolated.

With a smile on the corner of Lu Zhongtian's mouth, his previous worries were swept away. Yang Jun is still the same Yang Jun, and he will repay him and do what he says. Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru's biggest thing should not be to swell to the point of making changes to the army, wouldn't that be equivalent to putting his hand into Yang Jun's pocket. Offending Yang Jun was their biggest mistake, Yang Jun said that he would never sit back and watch others break ground on his head, and this moment is retribution. Yang Jun may not be helping himself, he is just acting from his own position.

"There may be many reasons for this rebellion, but the drawbacks of the new law must be one of the reasons. Since Fang Dunru, Yan Zhengsu, and others were people on whom the emperor had placed high hopes, they must be held responsible for failing to improve the drawbacks of the new law and failing to perceive the consequences of the new law. Otherwise, as soon as this case is opened, anyone can shirk responsibility for doing wrong things in the future, and won't the affairs of the court be messed up in the future? Yang Jun went on to reiterate his reasoning.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem!" Guo Chong's chest was surging, and he burst into a violent cough, and his whole body was stiff.

"Emperor Wan'an, take care of the dragon's body." The ministers shouted.

Guo Chong took a few sips of hot tea and stopped coughing while wheezing. Waving his hand, he said, "I ...... I'm fine, Yang Shumi, you go on. ”

Yang Jun bowed down and said, "The emperor takes care of himself." This one...... Lao Chen believes that this matter is naturally due to the drawbacks of the new law, and Yan Fang and the others are responsible, but they cannot generalize, and the responsibility is completely attributed to them and the new law. The old minister did not approve of Vice Minister Wu's letter to impeach Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru. Yan Zhengsu is at fault, but it's not as unbearable as you say? It is too much to impeach the two of them on the previous charges, and to add the crime of a national thief. Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru are still diligent in doing things for the imperial court, but their original intentions are good, but their good intentions may not have achieved good things. ”

Yang Jun changed his words and suddenly said these words. Guo Chong straightened up when he heard this, nodded again and again: "That's right, what I mean is the same, Yan Fang's two Aiqing are still diligent, if there are some mistakes, they can be forgiven." After all, if you do things, you will make mistakes, and if you make mistakes, you will be beaten to death with a stick, so who would dare to do things for the court? Isn't this a go-around officialdom that is rumored to be 'doing more wrong, doing less wrong, and not doing good'? These are the people I hate the most. Therefore, for the two Yan Fangs, the imperial court cannot be too strict with them. Yang Aiqing, what do you say should be done with this matter? You talk about what you think. ”