After Lu Gongzhu and Han Wei left the Chengnan Station, they walked together for a long time, and they also said goodbye and dispersed, and returned to their respective homes.

As soon as he returned to the privy envoy's mansion in the first district of the left wing of the old city, Lu Gongshu learned that the torture had returned.

Stepping into the side hall, the punishment has been sitting in it for a long time. However, as soon as he saw Lu Gongzhu coming in, he stood up and stepped forward.

"Uncle He's worked hard this time." Lu Gongzhu immediately sat down and said gently. It only took ten days to go around Luoyang, and it was indeed hard to say that it was hard.

"Don't dare." The Privy Counsellor is troubled and sad for the affairs of the state, and the Torture is sympathetic. If you have a life, you should serve as a dog and horse. ”

After a few kind words, Xing Shu looked at Lu Gongshu's face and asked: "Sima Duanming finally entered Beijing, and the privy council went to the south of the city today, why didn't he see joy." Is it because of Wang Jiefu? ”

After leaving Luoyang, Xing Shu went to Songyang Academy, although he left a day earlier than Sima Guang, but entered Beijing half a day late. After he entered the city, he went straight to the mansion of Duke Lu. The news that Sima Guang had arrived in Beijing was only heard after he arrived in Lu Mansion. Wang Anshi is still in the south of the city, and the punishment is also known, so naturally there is this speculation.

Lu Gongzhu shook his head, "Wang Jiefu is also an old friend, if you only talk about old friendship, it doesn't matter." In the past, I had a very good relationship with Junshi, Zhiguo, and Wang Jiefu. It is also a happy event to be reunited today. But Han Gang was on the side, gossiping for a long time. ”

"Han Gang is here too?" Xingshu's voice sank, and he said angrily, "Does he dare to be disrespectful to the privy?!" ”

"Not really." Lu Gongzhu shook his head, it would be easier for Han Gang to be so shallow, "Han Gang pours wine with a pot at the banquet, and he can do things better than the sons of Gongxiu [Sima Kang] and Wang Anshi's family. ”

The corners of Xingshu's eyes twitched, and then he said sharply: "The big treacherous is like loyalty, the big man is like faith, the outside is like Puye, and the middle is clever!" ”

Lu Gongzhu grinned: "These are the words of Lu Xianke [Lu Xu] when he impeached Wang Jiefu for the ten major crimes, and now they are used on his son-in-law." ”

Xing Shu shook his head: "Attacking Wang Jiefu with this remark will inevitably lead to criticism." But it is not too much to use it on Han Gang. ”

"But Han Gang is getting the Sacred Heart. More popular with the people. ”

“…… Although the Son of Heaven is sick in bed, he can still give orders, but it is a little troublesome. Xing Shu smiled, "And if you stay in bed for a long time, your temperament will gradually change." As the saying goes: There is no filial son at the bedside of a long-term illness, and it is not only because of the lack of filial piety of the children. ”

Lu Gongzhu frowned, although it is normal for people to say that the punishment is human, but if he speaks like this in public, it is not as simple as impeachment by the imperial history. And it's not pleasant to listen to.

Filial piety is more important than the sky, and not filial piety is the heinous sin of 'never waiting for the time'. No matter how wrong the parents are, the children have no reason to be unfilial. Otherwise, if the parents first accuse their children of unfilial piety, they will not be directly condemned to death.

Xing Shu was looking at Lu Gongshu's reaction, and seeing that he seemed to be a little unhappy, he immediately corrected himself: "The prince has no reason to be unfilial, but even if the prince is filial, it is difficult to say how good the mood of the Son of Heaven will be." Han Gang has always relied on the reputation of the disciple of the Medicine King to make profits, and now the Son of Heaven is seriously ill and bedridden, but he does not try to save it, he does not know where loyalty and filial piety are, and he cares about Jun'en in vain. Therefore, everything is still on the Son of Heaven. ”

Lu Gongzhu nodded and praised the words of torture. Han Gang is smart and smart, and he has never recognized any disciples of the Medicine King, but this time, for the sake of the matter of determining the prince, he insisted on taking the Medicine King Temple to distribute the two princes. In this way, some things are not clear.

"If Han Gang didn't always use the reputation of the Medicine King's disciple to deceive the world, any strategy would be useless to him. But now that he has spoken out, it can be said that he is killing himself. What's more, there are Yin Ruins, and that matter is not over. Xing Shu sneered. You don't need to know Hangang's sin, just let the Son of Heaven think so.

The character of the punishment and forgiveness, Lu Gongshu can be seen more or less, just looking at the fact that he only mentions Sima Duanming in front of him, not Sima Gongshi, he knows that he is a very smart and careful character - although the third division of the East Palace is of the same level, the prince and the prince are still a little higher than the prince and the prince - as for the title of Mr. Junshi, he is not used.

In Lu Gongzhu's opinion, this doorman is still very useful, not a scholar who is stunned by reading. If he is really a courteous gentleman, it will be inconvenient to summon him.

Han Gang's side could just do what Xing Shu said, and slowly shake the trust of the emperor and empress in him. If you lose your trust, even if you are still a prince, you don't have to worry about the future.

And right now, Lu Gong's eyes suddenly became fierce, and he still had to drive Wang Qi out of the court first!

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The red light in the eastern sky tore through the night, and as the morning bell rang, the side door of Xuande Gate was slowly pushed open.

The court officials gathered outside the door immediately rushed in. However, while walking, many court officials were exchanging glances, as if there was an undercurrent surging.

Today's court meeting, the eye-catching place, one is that Sima Guang, who has not been seen for more than ten years, came, and the other is that Wang Qi, the prime minister, was not present.

Sima Guang entered the imperial city. He is entering Hajj today, not the right one. The place to meet the crown prince and the empress was not in the Chongzheng Palace, but in the Wende Hall where the court meeting was held.

Both Hajj and His Majesty's speech are ceremonial in nature, and it is important to enter the right place and discuss political affairs with the Son of Heaven, rather than listening to the call of the cabinet envoy or the inner attendant, and worship in the temple according to the etiquette. An important minister like Sima Guang, after arriving in Beijing, registered at Xuande Gate, and he could enter the court and the upper hall the next day, but if he wanted to play correctly, he had to queue up.

However, no one doubts that Sima Guang can enter the Chongzheng Palace, yesterday when he first arrived in the capital, even Wang Jiefuli Han Gang came to visit, and Lu Gongzhu and Han Wei had a good time, no matter how you look at it, you are qualified to go to the Chongzheng Palace.

As for Wang Jue, in the past few days, hundreds of bullet stamps have been smashed on his head, and he can only wait for the crime behind closed doors according to the rules, and it is impossible to come to the court with a cheeky face. All the civil and military officials know what happened to Lu Dao to shake Wang Yuyu's position, and they know that Lu Dao is really unlikely to get out.

As long as you look at the eyes of several officials in the Xuande Gate who are supervising the courtiers entering the palace, you can know that they must not be relentless.

"Yukun." Zhang Dian was also looking at those officials, beating the bullet of the water dogs, and several supervising imperial histories and supervising imperial histories have not been written less these days. With a hint of schadenfreude, "Wang Yuyu can't get out this time." ”

Han Gang shook his head. After staying in the court for a long time, I can't feel this atmosphere. He sneered: "Wutai is going to make trouble today. ”

It's natural. Among the most convenient to start, only Wang Qi is the most convenient!

Lu Gongshu's performance on the night of the winter solstice can still be said to be loyal, because he doesn't know the inside story of Lu Dao, but Wang Qi is completely the first rat at both ends, especially the villain.

The queen always left the bullet seal in the middle, and of course the imperial history only had one way to make trouble at the court meeting. Even a few days ago, the empress kept the first bullet in the middle school, including Han Gang, many courtiers expected this day.

And Wang Anshi is not here today. Wang Anshi went to the court every five days, which is similar to the so-called six counselors - he went to the palace six times a month, but he did not go to the palace today. If he was there, he would definitely stand up and rectify the order of the court, and he would not let the imperial history disrupt the court. Of course, the imperial historians knew the role that Wang Anshi could play, and they should avoid him when they were sure.

But Zhang Dian always felt that Han Gang's tone was a little strange, looked at him with some worry, and asked in a low voice: "Yukun, you shouldn't protect Wang Yuyu, right?" ”

Han Gang has a good relationship with Wang Qi, which Zhang Dian has always known. In any case, Wang Jue also helped Han Gang a lot in the old years, especially in the matter of recommending Zhang Zai to Beijing, it was Wang Jue who took a hand.

Moreover, Zhang Dian also knew that Han Gang also hoped that Wang Qi could stay in the court. To maintain the stability of the court, Han Gang's position should be similar to that of the Son of Heaven on the sickbed - the decision of the empress, who hated Wang Jue, to leave all the pieces of impeachment against Wang Jue together would only come from the instructions of the Funing Palace.

But at present, Wang Jue's predicament comes from his own fault, and he hates Wang Jue to the queen, if anyone helps Wang Jue speak, he will not say anything about it, and he will not be able to explain it to the queen.

"Leaving Wang Yuyu in the court should be the intention of the Son of Heaven. But Wang Yuyu made such a big mistake, and it was impossible for the queen to empty the imperial platform in order to protect him. ”

Zhang Dian glanced at Han Gang. This newly promoted Hanlin scholar should know very well that Empress Xiang's trust in him must be above that of the courtiers. Maintaining this layer of trust relationship is more important than keeping Wang Qi, which is more than 100 times more important.

What Zhang Dian said, Han Gang understood. The palace is in trouble, the two sides of impeachment and impeachment are either/or, and they can no longer stand together in the court, the Son of Heaven must make a decision, and it is no longer possible to use the means of staying in the middle to perfunctory. It can be described as a threat. If the Son of Heaven like Renzong can laugh at this, but what about the queen who has just taken over the government? Han Gang is not discriminatory against women, but compared to his heart, there are few emperors in the history who are better than Renzong, let alone empresses.

"Han Gang doesn't want to protect Wang Yuyu, and he won't protect Wang Yuyu." Han Gang shook his head, "But today it's Wang Yuyu, who will it be tomorrow?" The court is unstable, who will be proud? ”

A few days ago, a bullet had already smashed on his head, and he had many old grievances with Yu Shitai, especially Zhang Shangying, who is now a servant of the palace in the palace.

And the undercurrent in the court, it is better to burst out in one go, the more it drags it to the back, the more troublesome it is, no matter what plans Lu Gong has, and no matter what thoughts Sima Guang has, Han Gang didn't sit back and wait for them to make a move, and he had the idea of making a preemptive attack.

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The pilgrimage meeting is already underway.

The imperial couch on the Wende Hall was empty, the prince's seat was on the platform at the lower step of the imperial couch, and Zhao Maid was sitting upright. The queen behind the curtain is seated next to the royal couch, and only one figure can be seen about shadow.

Zhang Shangying held the wat board in both hands and waited quietly. The tension spread throughout his body, his heart beat violently, as loud as a drum, and he even had to take a deep breath to relieve the inexplicable excitement.

In the plan of the Imperial History Observatory, he will be the first Imperial History to stand up and impeach Wang Qi. Impeaching a prime minister and expelling him from the court is a great honor for a spokesman. And this righteous merit will be his Zhang Tianjue's.

The ministers visited the prince and the queen.

The Liao State mourned the envoy and resigned from the temple.

The matters at the meeting were carried out one by one in order.

After the queen gave the reward, the Liao State told the mourning envoy to leave the palace, and the next thing was the foreign minister's audience. The one in charge is naturally the prince and master Sima Guang.

Hearing the chamberlain Song Yongchen singing Sima Guang's name, Zhang Shangying clenched the wat board at once, and his back was even straighter. The imperial historians didn't want to be an enemy of Sima Guang, and they didn't intend to get ahead of him. But when Sima Guang finished the audience, it was him Zhang Shangying who led the appearance.

Under the gaze of the hundreds of officials in the hall, Sima Guang walked to the center of the main hall, but he did not bow, but bowed with a wat and his voice was loud: "Minister, judge Sima Guang of Xijing Imperial Shitai, there is a book to play in His Highness!" ”