Chapter 1,213: Confession, Consolation

Before the crowd dispersed, Shen An was dragged into the imperial city.

Zhao Shu had a straight face, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, obviously still immersed in the excitement from before.

Shen An glanced at Zhao Xu beside him and saw that his eyes were still a little red, so he said, "I am guilty."

At this moment, only Zhao Shu, his son and Shen An were in the palace, and even Chen Zhongheng had withdrawn.

This is the posture of asking for the bottom of things.

Zhao Xu didn't give any hint, and he didn't dare to do it under Zhao Shu's eyes, otherwise he would definitely suffer disaster.

"Tell me." Zhao Shu closed his eyes and rubbed the center of his brow. After being excited, he became tired and most likely to fall ill. He needed to suppress his emotions and gradually calm down.

It is said that after a long illness, he gradually learned how to control his condition as much as possible. In a word, he just didn't care.

If you don't care about those mental reactions, those reactions will gradually weaken until they disappear.

But he is an emperor!

The Song Dynasty was busy with many affairs every day, which gave him a headache. If he didn't care... he felt that he couldn't do it.

This is where he struggles.

"The students were inspired by me. I will die."

Shen An decisively took the blame for Wang Yu.

Zhao Xu raised his head and said, "No, it was the officials who instigated it."

Shen An looked at him and shook his head slightly, signaling him to be quiet.

Zhao Shu's emotions are unclear and he gets angry easily at this time. God knows how the angry Zhao Shu will punish people.

But Zhao Xu held his head high and didn't even think about turning the pot over.

"Still loyal?"

Zhao Shu sneered: "They all rush to plead guilty, but they treat me as a fool!"

Boom!

The tea cup fell to the ground and shattered. Zhao Shu patted the armrest and shouted: "Then what does Wang Yu do? Do you think I am a fool?"

It turns out that the officials knew!

Shen An and Zhao Xu lowered their heads, feeling that they were doomed this time.

"My son has decided to remonstrate. Wang Yu... what did Guo Guo say last time? What about the dog head?"

Zhao Shu's eyes were cold and frightening, Shen An said bravely: "The dog-headed strategist."

When Shen An tells stories to his sister, they naturally want to be fun and interesting, such as dog-headed military advisors, hilarious parents...

The last time Guoguo went to the palace to play with Zhao Qianyu, she showed off the story told by her brother. Zhao Qianyu went to find his parents again to show off. At that time, Zhao Shu also said that Shen An was ignorant and incompetent.

"Wang Yu is a dog-headed military advisor!" Zhao Shu thought of the good deeds of these young people and couldn't help but laughed angrily, "When Da Lang wanted to give advice, Wang Yu came up with an idea and made some kind of public opinion survey. You Shen An is more Well, you gathered a group of people to force me to submit, how brave you are."

"I'm guilty." Shen An lowered his head.

He confessed innocently, but Zhao Shu knew the inevitability of the matter.

This is the third time that Zhao Xu has suggested canceling the Liao Sui currency. It can only be done three times. If you disagree three times, the prince's prestige will be damaged. This is why the prince should be cautious when participating in politics after leaving the cabinet.

Shen An took action to facilitate this matter and maintain Zhao Xu's prestige.

This was a bit cruel for Zhao Shu, but it was a timely blessing for Zhao Xu.

"I..." Zhao Shu suddenly laughed.

Could it be that the official family is sick?

Shen An looked up and saw Zhao Shu smiling happily.

"You are thinking about Da Lang. If I punish you, it would be too narrow-minded. That's all. You can resign as the head of the clan academy later."

"Yes." Shen An resigned with a sad face. Zhao Shu looked at his son and said, "You also go back."

"yes."

Zhao Xu didn't expect that there would be no punishment, so he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and then inevitably showed some joy. Generally speaking, he did nothing wrong in this matter. The only mistake was that he should not have forced Zhao Shu.

However, Zhao Shu couldn't punish him for this matter, otherwise he would be suspected of becoming angry.

——Guan family, are you unwilling to cancel the annual currency? Otherwise, why would you punish the prince?

Zhao Shu couldn't afford to lose this person, but when he saw the relaxed look on his son's face, he felt very angry.

He couldn't help but smile coldly, "I heard that you have been slacking off on your homework during this period. From tomorrow on, your daily homework will be doubled..."

What?

Zhao Xu was stunned instantly.

…

After returning home, Yang Zhuoxue said happily: "The official family has abolished the annual currency. Official, the neighbors were cheering earlier! I am also very happy, and even the child in my belly is also happy..."

As she said this, she touched her belly that was not yet swollen, and Shen An couldn't help but have black lines all over her head.

"Mr. Bao is here."

Old Bao came in a hurry. Guoguo came running after hearing the news and said happily: "Mr. Bao, you haven't been here for a long time."

"Yeah, I'm busy, you go back home and play with Bao Shou."

Bao Zheng was very busy, and even busier at the end of the year, so he could only deal with Guo Guo.

Shen An went to the study room with him.

"Did you do what happened today?" Bao Zheng's question was very direct. Shen An nodded, "Yes."

"Forcing the emperor, you are so brave!"

Bao Zheng stared at Shen An, hoping to see the emotion of fear, but Shen An said calmly: "Mr. Bao, if we talk about who in the Song Dynasty wants to cut off the Sui coins the most, it must be the officials."

"But the officials have to think carefully and balance the pros and cons. That's why the emperor never makes decisions easily." Bao Zheng said coldly: "Wang Yu encourages students, and you encourage the people. If the officials throw you into Qiongzhou No one will say anything if I go.”

"But what the official family actually needs is an excuse!"

Shen An smiled, and that confident look of having everything under control made Bao Zheng itch with hatred, "Can't you speak properly? What do you mean you only need an excuse? The official...he doesn't need an excuse."

"He needs it." Shen An said: "If this matter was brought up by the officials, it would inevitably lead to a big dispute between the monarch and his ministers, but the prince is different. He stepped forward, and the majesty accomplished the matter by following the flow, and his backhand was still protected. He, Bao Gong, can advance to attack and retreat to defend. The officials' methods are not bad,"

Bao Gong pointed at him, "In the past, there were no more than five people in the official family who could detect the thoughts, but now there is one more person like you... You are so thoughtful at such a young age, and you are born to conspire. How pitiful. Liu Zhan mentioned you to Sima Guang before, saying that you have survived until now relying on the protection of the officials and the king. The officials will be very angry today, and they will make you look good when you look back..."

He smiled bitterly and said, "If Liu Zhan hears what you said before, he will definitely feel that he was a fool before."

Shen An didn't speak and had nothing to say.

He was naturally wary of creatures like emperors. In a secret room of the Shen family, the weapons were placed, ready to fight out of Bianliang City if something went wrong.

"That's right." Bao Zheng said with some regret: "When I was your age..."

Shen An stared at him, ready to hear a joke.

When Lao Bao was young, he was a mama's boy. He was reluctant to leave his parents and was unwilling to become an official even if he passed the Jinshi examination.

Bao Zheng thought about what happened when he was young, and then saw Shen An's expression of waiting to see the fun, so he slapped him in the face.

Shen An cleverly dodged over, and then worried that Bao Zheng would flash his waist, he reached out to help him.

Bao Zheng said angrily: "Promote narrowing!

"Yes, yes." Seeing that the old man was in a good mood, Shen An asked, "What do those people think of this?"

Bao Zheng stared at Shen An until his scalp became numb, and then he said quietly: "Liu Zhan and others... a group of people including Sima Guang, they are all gathered together now..."

Shen An suddenly laughed, getting happier and happier, and finally burst into laughter.

Bao Zheng looked at him suspiciously and said coldly: "What's so funny?"

Shen An rubbed his belly and said seriously: "Actually, there are other ways for the king to accomplish this... I will never let the officials feel offended..."

"Then why don't you use it?" Bao Zheng felt that this boy might have a bigger plan. He couldn't help clenching his fists and sighing in his heart.

"Because someone thought of the New Deal." Shen An said confidently: "Why did Fan Wenzheng fail in the year? The root cause is that there are fewer people and fewer people support the New Deal. Now that the official family is in power, most of the prime ministers and ministers support the New Deal, but But the opponents are still outnumbered, so what should we do? How can we win over more like-minded people?"

The New Deal is not a treat, but a struggle for the people. In this case, every additional person has more hope.

Bao Zheng looked at the energetic Shen An and suddenly felt that he was old.

"People follow the crowd, and they will run wherever there are more people. But who has more people?" Shen An smiled and said: "Today on the Imperial Street, no, the entire Bianliang was cheering for the official's decision. . What about those officials? How many of them have tears in their eyes with excitement today? After today, there will be many more people on the New Deal side, and the group of people who were originally wandering in the middle will stand on the side of the officials and the New Deal. Mr. Bao, this is what I am doing, not to incite the people to coerce the officials."

Shen An said happily: "Because the officials knew this, they just let me take the post of head of the clan academy."

"The clan academy is very troublesome and can easily arouse the emperor's jealousy, so your resignation is a good thing and a reward." Bao Zheng felt that he was really old.

"I'm old." Bao Zheng stood up slowly, and Shen An hurried over to give him a hand.

"Go for a walk."

Bao Zheng smiled, looking very relaxed.

The two of them walked slowly around the study. Wen Xiaozhong was not far away, staring coldly at the surroundings.

Bao Zheng said happily: "You have far-reaching plans in doing things. Even if you make a mistake, it is for the sake of the overall situation. Small mistakes have great achievements. I see those people jumping up and down. They are looking at the official family and the political hall with cold eyes, wanting to look at us. How will we implement this new policy, and then fight back one by one?"

"Isn't this a counterattack?" Shen An smiled. Those opponents probably didn't expect that they would be attacked in this way, so they had a headache, right?

"Yes! You came here and gave them a headache." Bao Zheng said with a smile: "Prime Minister Han Qi is arrogant. Mr. Zeng likes to put on airs, but this time they were outdone by you. I will go back and ask Ask them, if they are still no match for a young man, do they have a bright face? Hahahaha!"

Bao Zheng stopped, looked sideways at Shen An, stretched out his hand to pat his shoulder, and his eyes became kind, "You are very good. Seeing how outstanding you are now, I could have become an official, but think about it... you are now Although you are outstanding, those in the Political Affairs Hall are all old foxes, and they are afraid that they will sell you out one day. So I will stick around for a few more years to protect you from the wind and rain."

Shen An held his arm and nodded vigorously: "Okay!"

…

"... Once today's incident comes out, there will no longer be peace between Song and Liao."

Officials of the Song Dynasty like to flaunt themselves as gentlemen. Gentlemen are not party members, and we are all loners.

But as soon as the abolition of Sui coins came out today, many people left their jobs and went out in groups to find a place to talk. Some people went to the government office to find someone to do something, but were surprised to find that there were only two or three kittens left inside. .

In a private room of a restaurant, six officials were drinking tea.

Sima Guang sat at the top and squinted his eyes, showing no emotion.

Liu Zhan said gloomily: "I was very excited before, but after I got excited, I remembered the consequences of this matter. It was horrifying!"

An official said: "It's just like this. Thinking that Song and Liao would turn against each other and the north should always be on guard against the Liao army going south, my heart... it's getting cold."

"The king is young and energetic, but the officials are also following... and making nonsense. The princes are filled with tears and they are all crazy."

"What to do next?"

Liu Zhan shook his head, "I don't know. The Liao envoy has already sent someone to report back quickly. I think the Liao Emperor will get the news in January next year... Then I can only resign myself to fate, but I feel flustered. How is the king?"

Everyone looked at Sima Guang.

"Some... I don't know." Sima Guang opened his eyes and said calmly: "The king mentioned the cancellation of the annual coins three times, and the officials chose to agree on the third time. This is worth savoring."

An official said in surprise: "Is that the official's own decision? It was just borrowed from the king's mouth."

Liu Zhan was also surprised, "When Jun Shi said this, I thought about it carefully and found that it is indeed true. The officials just borrowed the words from the king."

There was a cold look in Sima Guang's eyes, and he raised his head slightly, "You only saw the abolition of the annual coins, but you didn't see the many things that resulted from it..."

"What's the matter?"

"For example, who is agreeing with this matter?" Sima Guang frowned slightly, feeling that the abilities of this group of people were really limited, and they failed to see the root cause of this matter.

Liu Zhan said: "The officials, the king, Han Qi and others..."

Sima Guang then asked: "What are Han Qi and others supporting?"

"Innovation!" Liu Zhan took a breath, UU reading www.uukanshu.net "Are you going to use this to start innovation?"

idiot!

Sima Guang cursed secretly, and then said with a dull face: "Once this matter comes out, it is natural for officials to be wise, but what about Zaifu?"

An official said: "It is now said outside that the husbands are sent by God to assist the officials. They are all gods."

Sima Guang sighed: "The God... Who doesn't want to get close to the God? Those people will gather around them. Once those new policies are introduced in the future, how many people will be opposed?"

"This is a clique!" Liu Zhan stood up suddenly and said slyly: "They have roped in a group of people, and naturally we have lost a group of people here. This is an obvious clique!"

…

"So happy, so happy!"

Han Qi shouted happily after returning to the political hall, but Ouyang Xiu was in a daze there. Han Qi was in a good mood when he saw him, and went up and slapped him.

"Uncle Yong, are you unhappy?"

Ouyang Xiu glanced at him and said: "I thought of the Qingli period. At that time, we were just a small group of people who were attacked by them as a clique, but had no power to fight back. Now it is different. You have also seen it today. Cheers!”

"Everyone cheers..."

Zeng Gongliang murmured: "Today's Song Dynasty should be able to comfort Fan Wenzheng...".

Han Qi said with high spirits: "It's not just a consolation... When the Song Dynasty regained the land of Youyan, I got drunk and went to find Fan Wenzheng in my dream to talk to him... to tell him... the unfinished things back then... …It’s done!”

"Ha ha ha ha!"