The news of Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu's suicide soon spread throughout the government and the opposition, and many people were stunned and at a loss.

Some people celebrated with crowns, celebrating the demise of these two political opponents who had stirred up the political situation in the past three years and who had generally implemented the policy of changing the law in a thunderous storm. They are dead, and no one can stir up the storm in the court. The court will be back in their hands. A lot of things are much easier.

Some were devastated. The two upright and resolute officials they admired were no longer there. No one can continue to change the law in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it will definitely return to the old way. The two were like two bright lights in the dark night, illuminating the bumpy road ahead. Now that those two lights are out, and it's pitch black ahead, who can lead the way?

Sadly, there were also people on the street who set off firecrackers, as if to celebrate the deaths of Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru. It is impossible for the people to take into account the overall situation, they only know that the change of law has brought harm to them, so the death of these two people is very relieving for them. Yan Fang and the others changed the law in three years, and they didn't have a few friends, but the enemies didn't know how many people were from top to bottom, and I don't know how many people cursed them, hoping that they would not die well. It is not so much that Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru had the end of their political lives that led to this end, but that their ability to bear it had reached its limit. Their deaths are not unrelated to the rebellion of the Great Zhou, the insults and curses, and the slander of their personal conduct. Although the two of them are open-minded and tenacious, neither of them can bear that they have a heart for the country and the people, but they are misunderstood and slandered by the top and bottom.

Accusations from friends, family, and those who defend themselves with all their might are far more hurtful and painful than attacks from enemies.

Guo Chong got the news in the early hours of the morning, and he was sleeping soundly after taking the pill. In fact, during this time, he slept very soundly, his body was improving, and his mood was also improving. After relentlessly stopping the new law, he found that there were far fewer troubles in the court, and he even wondered if it was a mistake for him to decide to change the law in the first place. Of course, that was just a thought that came to him occasionally, and of course he knew the importance of changing the law to become stronger, but he felt that maybe this matter should be left to future generations to do. He may be a well-kept emperor, and if he can keep this family business, then he can be regarded as a qualified emperor. After a series of changes and blows, Guo Chong became less ambitious and pragmatic. Especially since he is almost from a terminal illness and slowly recovers, he thinks that he can't toss anymore, and he should enjoy the life of the emperor in the days to come.

However, when the news of Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu's suicide was delivered to his dormitory, in the face of Qian Delu's announcement, Guo Chong still sat on the dragon bed in a daze for a long time, stunned.

For him who was full of ambition at the beginning, the arrival of Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu was like a passion for him, and he had sat there many times, listening to Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu describe to him a scene after the revival of the Great Zhou, and the excitement and surging emotions in his heart surged. He knew that if he wanted to change the law, only these two people could help him do it, because they knew Da Zhou better than himself, and they had to think about Da Zhou. Countless times when facing Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu, Guo Chong felt ashamed in his heart.

This shame comes from the depths of Guo Chong's heart. Guo Chong wanted to change the law, but he didn't want to pay too much price. Guo Chong is not a stupid and ignorant person, he also reads poetry and books, and he understands everything in the truth. He knew that it was not easy to change the law, and he would definitely encounter setbacks. It's just that he didn't expect the impact of the change to be so big. In other words, he did not expect that the changes carried out by Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu would be so drastic, would involve such a wide range of people, and would affect the interests of so many people.

After the reform began, the reports about the grievances of the people everywhere flew like snowflakes on his dragon book case. Guo Chong was still very resolute at the time, and he didn't care. But when the enforced labor law began, Guo Chong realized the seriousness of the problem. The interests of the scholars, officials, gentry, and royal families were all shaken. They played noisy every day and complained through various channels, which made Guo Chong annoyed. Guo Chong can ignore the people's grievances, but he must ignore the thoughts of these people. He was worried that he would become a loner, after all, the Great Zhou world was shared by the Son of Heaven and scholars. He understands that if he really offends such a group of people who stand on the same interests as him, he will definitely be in big trouble.

Therefore, Guo Chong actually did a lot of appeasement work in secret, and he even summoned those noisy murderers into the palace, and privately told them that he would find a way to make up for their losses, hoping that they would be patient for the time being. Guo Chong knew that by doing so, he was undermining the authority of the law change, and it was not conducive to the law change, but he couldn't help but do it. It is in this kind of contradictory and tangled psychology that Guo Chong is promoting the reform of the law.

In the eyes of the outside world, the emperor is determined to change the law, but as everyone knows, Guo Chong has long regretted it in his heart. Yan Fang and the others were a little inconsiderate, and Guo Chong hinted several times that they should not be so anxious and not so intense, but they did not listen. Say something that makes it impossible for you to refuse them. Guo Chong had to hesitate to agree to their request. But the regret in his heart was accumulating, and even later, when he saw Yan Fang and the two coming together, he was a little afraid to see them.

This feeling of regret reached its peak after Yan Fang and the others began to change the law against the army and the rebellion of the Qingjiao. When the Qingjiao rebellion really made Guo Chong confused. Guo Chong suddenly realized that changing the law would really cause big trouble, and he also realized that he couldn't afford to make a mess of Da Zhou's reputation. He wants to be the first emperor of the ages, and if he retreats to the second, he must also be a holy monarch, and if he takes a step back, he should be a monarch without merit. If the country is really in his own hands, then he will be the sinner of the Great Zhou through the ages.

But Guo Chong doesn't want to completely negate the change, after all, it is something he leads, and he can't do anything that slaps him in the mouth. Therefore, he decided to stop in moderation, stop changing the method here, stop going deeper, and make up for it with some improvement. Although it felt like giving up halfway, Guo Chong felt that he couldn't toss any longer. In addition, his condition has worsened, and he doesn't want to toss the Great Zhou without knowing how long he can live, and he wants to pass on the Great Zhou Dynasty smoothly, which is his duty as the emperor of the Great Zhou.

For Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu, Guo Chong is actually grateful to them in his heart. Guo Chong knew that they were all serious people. So when everyone attacked them, Guo Chong decided to defend them one last time, he didn't want Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu to be attacked and held accountable. This is the last blessing he can give them as an emperor. Of course, Guo Chong also has other careful thoughts in doing this. He made an edict to retreat, which was certainly detrimental to his own name, but it was also seen as a wise act to take responsibility and face his mistakes. The disadvantages of this are not as great as you think.

Guo Chong hoped that Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu would be grateful for his maintenance and follow his advice, and that the matter of changing the law would end here. In the disposition of that matter, he had actually deprived the Department of Ordinances of many powers, and that was already a clear hint. He hoped that the words of stopping the law change would come out of the mouths of Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu, so that he would not have to bear the reputation of giving up halfway.

But what he never expected was that Fang Dunru would actually say something like that. Those three inadequate remarks really frightened Guo Chong. As an emperor, how could he tolerate such remarks from officials? Such words, whether spoken privately or publicly, will not be tolerated. But despite this, Guo Chong also understood that Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu were by no means rebellious people, they were actually loyal courtiers, but they were too upright and spoke too impulsively.

But this incident gave Guo Chong an opportunity to terminate the change of law and dispose of Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu. Since Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu were unwilling to take the initiative to give up, they took advantage of Fang Dunru's rebellious remarks, and they ended the matter in one fell swoop. It's not that I refuse to change the law, it's not that I give up halfway, it's because the person who presides over the change has a problem in their brains, and I have to take them over. Neither can future generations blame themselves for this.

Regarding the disposal of Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu, Guo Chong already had a plan in his heart. Don't look at the snowflakes that flew like a mountain of twists and turns, and everyone said that Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu should be severely punished, but Guo Chong didn't plan to kill Yan Fang and the others. The Great Zhou Dynasty also had no precedent for killing important officials of the imperial court, unless they were rebellious ministers. He can't open this hole. On the other hand, the talents of these two people are well known, one is a great Confucian in the world, the other is a well-organized official who governs Fuzhou County, and he is also a friend who accompanied him when he was a teenager, the son of an old minister. It is impossible to kill, and degrading the place without a remote place to become a state official or prefect is the best choice Guo Chong can think of. Of course, the premise of all this is that Yan Fang and the two must admit their mistakes and must bow their heads and apologize. Those three inadequate remarks must not be tolerated, and such remarks that are demagogic and destructive to the people's hearts must be curbed. If the two refuse to admit their mistakes, then severe punishment is certain. Even if you don't want to, you have to make a gesture.

Lin Jue came to intercede, Guo Chong was very happy to see this, he needed someone to persuade Yan Fang and the others. But Lin Jue's persuasion obviously didn't work, Guo Chong was annoyed and anxious in his heart, these two people were too reluctant to step down for themselves, they were hard and stupid, which was really annoying. But even so, it is impossible to kill, at most it is degraded to civilian exile for thousands of miles, which is already a very severe punishment. He decided to use the New Year's amnesty as an opportunity to find himself a step down, pardon the sins of the two men, and let them return to their hometowns, both showing his mercy and punishing them.

As for the fact that the Queen Mother suddenly mentioned how to deal with these two people when she asked for peace one day, Guo Chong understood that someone had pleaded with the Queen Mother. originally didn't plan to kill these two people, Guo Chong naturally did a favor.

But now, he Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu actually committed suicide in prison, and they didn't even give themselves a chance to forgive them. Guo Chong's heart is not a taste. Looking back on the original and the words and deeds of Yan Fang and the others, Guo Chong deeply understood what he had lost. He lost two loyal ministers who were dedicated to the sake of the Great Zhou, and he lost good ministers and virtuous officials who could help him become a virtuous monarch. The melancholy and sadness in Guo Chong's heart were uncontrollable, and he almost burst into tears.