I, Su Shi, Your Brother, Was Degraded to Pay Money!
"This stubborn donkey is Lord Right Deputy's brother. Although he doesn't have any cultivation, under the influence of his ears and eyes, his skills are definitely stronger than Lord Shen's.”
Lu Huiqing whispered into Wang Anshi's ear, and Wang Anshi's expression changed.
They had never scolded Su Shi. If they couldn't win in a fight, the New Party would lose all their face.
Wang Anshi narrowed his eyes and looked at the two people who were fighting in the hall. He then looked at Zhe Zong who was sitting on the dragon throne calmly. He knew that this official did not intend to get involved in this muddy water today.
Forget it, since you, Su Shi, chose to fall out with me, don't blame me for being unjust!
In the Great Song, even though political enemies couldn't kill them, they could still end their political career!
For a civil official like Su Shi, ruining his political career was no different from killing him.
In addition to Su Shi's obstruction of the new policies in the court, Wang Anshi was prepared to take this opportunity to directly attack Su Shi!
After making up his mind, Wang Anshi secretly gave Li Ding and He Zhengchen a look.
Li Ding and the others immediately understood and left the class. They completely ignored the two people who were fighting at the side and bowed to Zhe Zong."Official, I, Imperial Censor Li Ding, have a report!”
Zhao Xu, who was sitting awkwardly on the dragon throne, felt as if he had been pardoned. He quickly took advantage of the situation and asked,"What is it, dear minister?"
Li Ding's expression was firm as he said with a serious face,""Reporting to the officials, I'm Su Shi!"
The entire court fell into a moment of silence.
Even Shen Kuo and Su Shi, who were fighting fervently, stopped.
Su Shi couldn't help but laugh.”
How could he not know that Li Ding was Wang Anshi's man? However, he, Su Shi, was upright and upright. He had never done anything that violated the laws of the country!
This Li Ding actually wanted to test him. Was he really desperate?
He wanted to see how this Li Ding would mock him!
Li Ding had an expression of victory in his hand. He coughed lightly and then said in a clear voice,"This subject, Su Shi, slandered the new law and the government with his poetry!”
"Li Ding, don't spout nonsense!" Su Shi was furious when he heard this. It was true that he liked to express his feelings with poems, but he did not care to write poems to ridicule his political opponents behind his back!
"Everything depends on evidence. Let's see how you can quibble when I list out the evidence!”Li Ding snorted coldly." How is it Wen Shao's taste of forgetting? There's no salt in March! Is this poem mocking the salt law?"
"Look at this poem again: If the East Sea knows a good idea, it should be taught to turn salt into fertile land! This is a mockery of my new farmland irrigation law!”
Li Ding listed out two poems. Although there were only half of them, the expressions of the ministers in the court changed when they heard it!
Su Shi's words seemed to be mocking the court's new policies?
"Everyone said that Su Dongpo was a free and easy person in the world, but I didn't expect him to be so petty!”
"If you have different political views, you can debate in the court. What kind of ability is this to mock behind your back?”
"Su Dongpo's poetry is superb. Perhaps you and I have also been secretly satirized by this Mr. Dongpo in his poems.”
For a moment, the entire imperial court was furious. Even Zhe Zong, who was sitting on the dragon throne, changed his expression.
Su Shi ridiculed the new policies. As the person who pushed for the new policies and the ruler of the entire Great Song Dynasty, was Su Shi's poem also slapping his face?
"Official, please punish Su Shi for speaking nonsense!”Seeing that the time was about right, Wang Anshi hurriedly walked to the front of the hall and pushed the boat with the current.
When Wang Anshi spoke, the entire court immediately responded. Almost all the courtiers stepped forward, shouting that they wanted to punish Su Shi!
Previously, Zhe Zong was very tolerant of Su Shi, but this time, he hesitated for the first time!
Seeing the uproar in the court, Su Shi was so angry that his face turned red. He pointed at Li Ding beside him and said hatefully,"You're taking it out of context! Li Ding, do you dare to read out the entire poem?”
Li Ding snorted coldly, his cold face carrying a hint of disdain. Just as he was about to list out a few more poems, he suddenly saw the Great Eunuch Tong Guan rush in from outside the palace and whisper something into Zhe Zong's ear!
For a moment, the entire imperial court seemed to have realized something. Li Ding, who had been speaking passionately just a moment ago, immediately froze on the spot. The furious ministers all revealed a hint of panic on their faces!
Even Zhe Zong, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was stunned!
This development was extremely familiar, and the emperors and ministers of the Great Song felt that something was wrong!
Wang Anshi's expression changed. He had guessed something when he saw Zhe Zong's expression. At this moment, he did not care about his face anymore. He once again personally went down and asked Zhe Zong for instructions."Your Majesty, Su Shi has no regard for the imperial court or the saints! Please make a decision as soon as possible!"
Hearing Wang Anshi speak, Zhe Zong came back to his senses and hurriedly said,""Su Shi was supposed to be imprisoned for his improper discussion of court politics, but considering that he has served in the court for many years, I will let him off and demote him to Huangzhou as the deputy commander of the regiment. Zhen is tired, withdraw from court!"
Seeing Zhe Zong retreat at the speed of light, Su Shi was stunned on the spot!
Even when he was dragged away by the two imperial guards, Su Shi was still in a state of paralysis!
He was demoted to Huangzhou as the deputy commander of the regiment, and he couldn't even sign official documents!
Did this mean that he would be an idle official with a position but no power?
He wanted to cry injustice, but Zhe Zong did not seem to give him the chance. Tong Guan hurriedly drafted the imperial edict, and Zhe Zong quickly stamped his imperial seal.
Now, this scribbled imperial edict was in his hands!
In other words…What was done was done?
"Retreat ~"
With Tong Guan's shrill voice, the huge rock in the hearts of the Song Dynasty's monarch and minister was finally lifted!
Walking down from the dragon throne, Zhe Zong coughed lightly and whispered to Tong Guan, who was half a step behind him,""Where is that person?"
"Return to the Guan family. Counting the distance, Lord Su should be at the palace gate by now.”
"Tong Guan, help me stabilize Minister Su!”
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In front of the palace gate,
Su Zhe had just alighted from the carriage when he saw Tong Guan standing in front of the palace gates, smiling like a chrysanthemum.
Seeing Su Zhe get out of the carriage, Tong Guan quickly ran to the front of the carriage and said with a terrified expression,""When the officials heard that Daren had entered the palace, they specially asked this old servant to wait here.”
Su Zhe glanced at Tong Guan and did not beat around the bush. Instead, he asked directly,""Eunuch Tong, are you leaving court so early today? Why don't I see my elder brother?"
Upon hearing Su Zhe's question, Tong Guan's back was instantly drenched in cold sweat. What should have come had finally come. After stammering for a long time, Tong Guan still did not dare to say it!
"What's wrong, Eunuch Tong? We haven't sparred for half a year.”
Hearing Su Zhe's threatening words, Tong Guan almost cried. He could only honestly say,""Lord Right Deputy, this matter really isn't this old servant's fault. Lord Zi Zhan fought with someone in the court and even wrote a poem to ridicule the Imperial Court. If this matter isn't dealt with this time, the Imperial Court and the Guan family will lose face!
However, the official's kindness was vast and mighty, and he did not make things difficult for Lord Zi Zhan. He found him a sinecure as the deputy commander of Huangzhou Regiment Training. Usually, he went hunting to relax. Didn't it also let you worry?”
"Right, Milord, before Lord Zi Zhan left, he left a note for this old servant to pass to Milord.”
Hearing this, Su Zhe frowned in confusion and took the note from Tong Guan.
There was only one line of words written on the note:
"I, Su Shi, your brother, was demoted.”
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