Yan Shu disdainfully explained to Su Jinhe what reformers Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi and others had done in recent days.

It turned out that since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhao Zhen should be played by Fan Zhongyan and others, expand the staffing of counselors, and call Bao Zheng, Yu Jing, Wang Su, Cai Xiang and others as counselors, probably afraid of the upcoming pressure, Fan Zhongyan and others decided to strike first, and first let the officials impeach the important ministers of the court.

In March, except for Bao Zheng, who felt that things should not be rushed and was unwilling to participate in the performance, Ouyang Xiu took the lead, and Yu Jing, Wang Su and Cai Xiang followed it, and the first target was Wang Juzheng, the deputy prime minister.

Wang Juzheng does have something to blame for this person, this person is usually reticent and silent, and pursues a wise and wise policy of protecting himself in the court, and is a veritable wall-riding faction; And Fan Zhongyan and others chose Wang Juzheng to start is also thoughtful, Wang Juzheng is relying on his ancestral shadow to enter the office, and the secret of the high position of tired official to deputy prime minister is not only any responsibility, but also no credit, but also can not find him a little mistake, and it is this that has become the reason for the four officials to impeach him.

In order to show his support for the reform, Zhao Zhen immediately approved the performance, dismissed Wang Juzheng from the position of deputy prime minister, expelled him from Beijing and became a state official in other places, and appointed Fan Zhongyan to the post of deputy prime minister.

The reformers who tasted the sweetness made persistent efforts, and the four counselors came out here, this time pointing the finger at a big tiger - Lu Yijian, who had been ill for a long time, and Lu Yijian was already unable to deal with political affairs, Zhao Zhen really couldn't bear to issue an edict to dismiss him, so he ordered someone to ask Lu Yijian to write a self-invited Zhishi recital, Zhao Zhen added his post of lieutenant to Zhishi, Lu Yijian fought for a lifetime, and was actually removed from the position of prime minister, angry and corrupt, and died of illness at home in early April.

But Zhao Zhen did not hand over the position of prime minister to one of the reformers, Yan Shu was originally a strong candidate for the next prime minister, but because Yan Shu did not agree to change the law, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others strongly opposed Yan Shu as the new prime minister, Zhao Zhen had no choice but to correct the deputy prime minister Zhang Dexiang and ordered him to temporarily act as prime minister.

The four officials did not give up, and for the third time pointed the finger at the main figures who opposed the change in the DPRK and China, Xia Zhu and Du Yan, on the grounds that these two had little military merit and could not hold important positions in the Privy Council; The reason for this time is very far-fetched, Zhao Zhen also feels that it is not easy to do, and Zhao Zhen also keenly feels that once these two people are impeached again, there will be no faction difference between the DPRK and China, and the remaining officials, big and small, will fall to the reformers, and this ending makes Zhao Zhen a little flustered.

Although Zhao Zhen was determined to change the law, he also did not want the court to be dominant, and one of the secrets that the Queen Mother taught him to be the emperor was the theory of balance of power and strategy, and he wanted to keep the opposing voice as a restricted pawn, so that he could sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

So Zhao Zhen only dismissed Xia Zhu from the post of deputy privy councillor and retained Du Yan's position as privy councillor.

In this way, the court has formed a state of power dominated by the reformists of the deputy prime minister and privy deputy envoy Fan Zhongyan, the privy deputy envoy Han Qi, Fu Bi, and Ouyang Xiu in the imperial history. And Yan Shu was not targeted by the reformers for some reason, and the reason is probably because of the relationship between Su Jin and Fu Bi, and Fan Zhongyan and others still have some affection.

Su Jin was shocked after listening to Yan Shu's narration, he didn't expect that in just a few months, such a big upheaval had taken place in the court, he didn't know anything, he never read the palace newspaper, in recent months, he walked around the horse farms, pastures, fields, and canals every day, and the eight fortresses with selected addresses in the north of Weizhou were also starting to build new ones, and he was too busy to find the north, so he really didn't notice the changes in the court.

"Su Jin, do you think it's too much for them to do this? The old man really can't bear this good situation to become turbulent, and people are most likely to be chaotic when they are panicked, although I have made suggestions to the emperor several times, but the emperor seems to be determined to let them mess around this time, how can it go on like this? Yan Shu sighed, as if he was a few years old.

Su Jin understood Yan Shu's mood, the position of prime minister came to naught, and the change of the law was not what he admired, and the method of the law changer was too radical, which also made Yan Shu faintly feel that this fire would burn on his head sooner or later, how could he not let him sigh; Not only him, but many officials in the DPRK and China are now in a state of dormancy, but this kind of dormancy is the prelude to an outbreak, and a huge backlash is brewing. Which is a soft persimmon that is easy to pinch? The Fa-Changers have gained momentum for a while, and I am afraid that there will be a bloody storm waiting for them in the future.

Yan Shu saw that Su Jin was silent, sighed and said: "The old man understands, in fact, you are also in favor of changing the law, according to the old man, the detailed rules for the change that will be announced this time are derived from your policy and ten evils, Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi What they are doing is exactly what you hope to do, right?" That's it, the old man won't tell you this anymore, the one who should come will naturally come, the one who should go will naturally go, and the old man has no right to interfere with your behavior. ”

Su Jin arched his hand and said: "What the third division master said, I can't hide it, because it is indeed in favor of reform, the court has too many shortcomings, and if you don't reform, sooner or later you will be redundant and corrupt. Down. But I don't approve of this kind of radical means, the troubled times use heavy canons, now is a peaceful and prosperous era, too drastic means will cause chaos, last time Lord Han Qi, Lord Ouyang Xiu and others went to Qinzhou to congratulate Xiao'er on the full moon, I also said these words to them; But now they are on the rise, but they think that I am not enough friends, and you can see it when I go back to Beijing this time, and none of them came to pick me up, which is angry with me. ”

Yan Shuxi said: "So you are standing with the old man?" ”

Su Jin said with a smile: "I have always stood with Yan Sansi, but I also stand with Lord Fan and Lord Han, the idea is good, but the means still need to be discussed." ”

Yan Shu said: "Can you explain this to the emperor?" The emperor seems to be a little hot-headed, your words still have weight, why don't you talk to the emperor and listen to it? ”

Su Jin shook his head and said: "Lord Sansi, the emperor's mind is not hot, and what you said just now just now just shows that the emperor is sober." ”

Yan Shu said: "Sober? Such a wanton impeachment of important ministers, the emperor did not stop it, and you still say that the emperor is sober? ”

Su Jin raised his head and thought for a while: "Lord Sansi seems to be too angry, anger has blinded your wisdom, you didn't think carefully about the emperor's behavior, all the emperor's behavior has a bottom line, don't you notice?" ”

Yan Shu was stunned and said, "The bottom line? Tell me about it? ”

Su Jin smiled and said: "I don't know if the guess is right, figuring out the intention is not what I am good at, but in this matter, the emperor's behavior does have something to figure out; Lord Sansi, who are the masterminds and officials of the three divisions and the two governments now, have you thought about it carefully? ”

Yan Shu said: "The political hall is the head of Zhang Dexiang, the Privy Council is the head of Du Yan, and the third secretary will be the old man...... You mean......"

Su Jin smiled: "Isn't that enough to explain everything?" Since the emperor is determined to change, why not give the position of prime minister to Fan Zhongyan, the privy envoy to Han Qi, and the three divisions to directly replace your position with Fu Bi? On the contrary, they were all awarded deputy positions, which shows that the emperor only has scheming in his heart. ”

Yan Shu suddenly shouted: "Oh, if that's the case, then does the emperor have other plans?" Then why are they so indulgent and pampered? ”

Su Jin Zhengse said: "Lord Sansi, you are against change, but as far as I know, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others are determined to change the law, they are also for the Great Song Dynasty to become strong, both the starting point and the heart of serving the country are above board, so even if Lord Sansi does not agree, there is no need to insult them, they are not villains, and they are not businessmen, this must be understood." ”

Yan Shu nodded and said, "Yes, Han Fan and the others are upright and act without favoritism, and they are indeed fair and honest people." ”

Su Jindao: "It is best for the three divisions to think so, and the emperor must have seen their desire to serve the country, which is why he is extremely supportive of them; I guess that the emperor doesn't want to get out of control, so the main duties of the two governments and three divisions are not allowed to be touched by them, and because of this, I sweat a lot for Lord Fan and Lord Han and Lord Fu. ”

Yan Shu was stunned and said: "You should sweat for the old man, maybe the next time you return to Beijing, the old man will already be old, and their next target is the old man." ”

Su Jin shook his head and said: "No, the emperor's intention to defend you is still quite obvious, and no matter whether the four officials will point the finger at you, even if you are impeached as the third envoy, the emperor will inevitably reject it." ”

"How so?" Yan Shu said.

Su Jin said with a smile: "Lu Xiangxian goes, you should have taken over the position of Zaizhi, although this matter is not a certainty, but it is almost a foregone conclusion; The emperor also said on different occasions in private that he intended to let the three divisions take over; I don't think the emperor wants to push you to the forefront at such a time, once you sit on the throne, you will definitely exercise the power of the ruler and Fan Lord Han to contradict it, and will also veto some of their proposals, in that case, the change cannot be carried out, and you will become the target of the public. ”

Yan Shu looked at Su Jin in a daze for a long time, and sighed: "Shibei should be impressed for three days.; Is this still the Su Jin I know? It's so hard and so hard to think about it, I don't even think about it that much. ”

Su Jin said: "I don't say that you will understand sooner or later, you just didn't calm down because you were too angry." ”

Yan Shu smiled, his mood was much better, and asked, "When you return to Beijing this time, do you have anything to do to start the emperor?" ”

Su Jin felt that there was no need to hide Yan Shu's private trade of war horses, so he told Yan Shu in detail about the transaction with the Yeli tribe in exchange for war horses.

Yan Shu was so shocked that his eyes jumped on the ground, this kid was so bold that he dared to do this in private, but since he had Zhao Zhen's approval in advance, it was not too out of line; can exchange grain, silk, tea and other ordinary things of the Great Song Dynasty for precious war horses, this kid doesn't know how to do it, are the Xixia people stupid?

"Lord Sansi has to prepare a large sum of money to deposit in my Huitong Silver Village, I will leave 2,000 horses for breeding and breeding, and the other 8,000 horses must be taken over by the imperial court as soon as possible, otherwise my money will not be able to turn around, and this time it will be received by the emperor's decree."

Yan Shu said with a smile: "This money is naturally the first to be paid, and the emperor must be very happy." ”

Su Jin said: "I hope so, there is another thing I also want to ask the emperor, before I ask the emperor, I want to ask Lord Sansi first." ”

Yan Shu said: "What's the matter?" ”

Su Jin said: "I beg Lord Sansi to remember the sincerity of Lord Fan, Lord Han, Lord Ouyang and the rich brother and others, don't have a grudge against them, and one day in the future, don't use extraordinary means against them." ”

Yan Shu was stunned and said, "Where do you start with this?" ”

Su Jin said quietly: "According to my speculation, the change of the law will undoubtedly fail, and it is inevitable that they will have to settle accounts in the future, I don't want to watch them die." ”