Chapter 542: Worried

Chen Yuan knew that he would not be able to go out in the past two days because Renzong would focus on the funeral for Lu Yijian. In the past two days, he would be in a bad mood, and the ministers would put their affairs aside for the time being.

Only Pang Ji will remember himself, he will.

Chen Yuan's hand tightly grasped the wooden railing of the cell, staring at the opposite wall with his eyes. He knew that whether he could be allowed to be Renzong to let him go out was the key to the matter. If he was caught, Pang Ji's life would be over.

Lu Yijian did everything well. What he had to do after he went out was to kick Su Xiaoyou in the end, and then wait to pick the ripe fruit. It was that simple.

After coming out of the Lu Mansion, Renzong was in a bad mood. The letter before Lu Yijian's death hurt the place where Renzong was most reluctant to touch. He was a member of the Gu family, and he hoped that no matter what, his family could live happily together.

He loved Concubine Pang very much. In Renzong's opinion, Concubine Pang was a reasonable and virtuous woman. Would she do such a thing? That's how he saw it. He didn't know a woman at all because he was the emperor. He never needed to understand women. They were all concubines who tried every means to please him.

So he didn't believe that Concubine Pang would do such a thing! Did he do it or didn't do it? No one could tell it clearly. This was originally a unsolved case, but how could Lu Yijian say such words before his death make Renzong suspicious?

He was very confused. He didn't want to go back to the palace, nor did he want to see Concubine Pang, and he didn't know what attitude he should use to treat this woman he had always believed in.

Renzong came to Su Xiaoyou's house. After entering the door, he felt very surprised. Many things on the main hall were collected, and the two packages were put on the table aside, as if he was preparing to travel far.

When Su Xiaoyou saw Renzong coming over, she hurriedly knelt down: "Long live my experience."

Renzong hurriedly reached out to support her: "Hey, don't polite anymore. Didn't I say that you should not restrain etiquette in this place."

He held Su Xiaoyou's arm and wanted to pull her up. Who knew that with a little force, Su Xiaoyou suddenly frowned and looked in pain: "Ah!"

Renzong was shocked: "What's wrong?"

Su Xiaoyou hurriedly withdrew her arm, lowered her head and took a step back: "No, it's okay."

Renzong strode over, reached out and grabbed her arm, rolled up her sleeves and saw that Su Xiaoyou had a bandage tied to her arm, and the bright red blood had penetrated, leaving the bandages red.

"What's going on? Tell me quickly!" Renzong's facial muscles began to vent.

Su Xiaoyou did lower her head, as if she looked frightened and scared: "It's really okay, I, I accidentally hurt myself yesterday."

Renzong shook his head: "Do you think I'm easy to cheat? How could such a big wound be accidentally made? Tell me what happened."

Su Xiaoyou suddenly knelt down and sobbed softly: "Your Majesty, it's my fault. It's all my own fault. The young girl shouldn't think about being with you. I should leave if I know you are the emperor. Please beg the emperor to be kind and let the young girl and her father leave Bianjing!"

Renzong's face was pale and his eyes turned to the old man Su: "Tell me, what the hell is going on!"

Old Man Su also knelt down in a hurry: "Long live, a few men in black broke into the mansion last night, and all the servants were killed. They told us that we must leave before sunset today, otherwise we will die until night, and those who die until night will die."

Renzong's mouth trembled rapidly, and anger appeared in his eyes. He felt that he had been violated, not that the emperor was violated, but as a man, he was insulted by others. After a long time, he shook his head slightly: "Don't leave, I don't believe it. I am the king of a country and cannot even protect a woman!"

After saying that, he turned around and said to the guards who were following him: "Come here! I'll call the imperial guards to come to guard. I want to see who dares to come tonight!"

Dali Temple.

After Bao Zheng came back, he sat on the chair. His strong appearance suddenly dropped, and his slightly fragile fatigue fell out, his face full of sorrow: "Oh."

Gongsun Ce has followed Bao Zheng for many years and naturally knows why Bao Zheng is troubled. Yan Chasan has obviously not received the true teachings of his mentor. He doesn't understand what Bao Zheng is hesitating about, so he goes up and says, "Mr., students pour you a cup of tea."

Bao Zheng smiled bitterly: "Tea can only relieve physical fatigue, but how can this person's heart and the fatigue of the court be relieved by a cup of tea?"

Gongsun Ce asked, "Sir, can't you really ease up?"

Bao Zheng shook his head slightly: "The situation of life and death cannot be solved. If Chen Shimei does not die, Pang Ji will be dead."

Gongsun Ce smiled: "In the eyes of the students, it would be better if Pang Ji died, and the court became much quieter."

Bao Zheng looked at him: "That is because you only see the current Grand Master Pang, but don't know the former Pang Ji."

His words obviously aroused the interest of Gongsun Ce and Yan Chasan. Gongsun Ce said: "Sir, what did Pang Ji look like before?"

Bao Zheng said regretfully: "It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a pillar of the Song Dynasty."

Yan Chasan was very novel when he heard this. He didn't know what Pang Ji was like in the past, because the scholars and officials of the Song Dynasty did not mention Pang Ji's past. Now Pang Ji is a typical villain, a villain, and those scholars and officials are ashamed to be with him. Therefore, they buried the fact that they had with Pang Ji in their hearts.

Yan Chasan said: "Teacher, why did Pang Ji become like this now?"

Bao Zheng said regretfully: "This is also what I worry about. Rights is very tempting. How honest was Pang Ji when he was ambitious? But once he became the Grand Tutor of the current dynasty, the power in his hands was very popular. Some people gave him money, and some people begged him to do things."

Gongsun Ce said: "This is not a reason. If you can take care of what you can take care of, you can take care of. You can go beyond the legal principles and you can refuse it."

Bao Zheng nodded: "How can Pang Ji not know? It's just that the emperor trusts him too much and gives him too much power, so he will inevitably offend some people, and those people will think of ways to harm him. Of course, Pang Ji is not willing to just wait for death. Until later, he felt that others threatened him, so he took the initiative. That's why he has reached this point today, and it's a pity that he has used his talents to intrigue with others."

Yan Chasan understood what Bao Zheng meant: "Is the teacher worried that Chen Shimei also embarked on Pang Ji's path?"

Bao Zheng nodded: "Look at the time Pang Ji and Chen Shimei are so similar? At that time, I also chased Pang Ji and waved the flag and shouted for him, including Lord Fan Zhongyan, and had a strong personal relationship with Pang Ji."

Bao Zheng said that he stopped here, and he was thinking that there was someone who could control him when Pang Ji became bad, and he didn't dare to go too far. But if Chen Shimei became like Pang Ji, who could control Chen Shimei in the future now?

Ouyang Xiu, Wen Yanbo, or Yan Chafan around him? They are not good at it.

Bao Zheng thought for a long time, and finally looked up and said, "Let's go to the prison to see Chen Shimei and see what he is doing."

When Bao Zheng and the others came in, Chen Yuan was writing something. Every time he entered Dali Temple, he was writing things. The first time was to write poems to earn some fame for himself outside. The second time was to write memorials, in order to let Renzong know that he was of use to the court.

This time, Chen Yuan was sorting out his own ideas. He felt that there were too many things to do, including the New Deal, Western Xinjiang, Japan and the ***, Liao Kingdom, and his own ideals.

He wrote everything he thought of on paper, and no one could understand every word, but Chen Yuan knew it.

After Bao Zheng came in, he stopped immediately and bowed with his fists: "Suce Bao."

Bao Zheng had a smile on his face: "Shimei, what are you writing about?"

Chen Yuan looked at the pile in front of him: "It's nothing, it's just planning what he should do."

Zhan Zhao opened the prison door, Bao Zheng walked in, picked up the papers and took a look. Although Chen Yuan was not very clear, Bao Zheng still saw the clues with his extraordinary understanding ability: "Shimei is writing about redundant officials, right?"

Chen Yuan did not hide it: "Yes, the lower officials believe that the problem of this redundant official is a malignant tumor in our Song Dynasty. If it is not removed, it will sooner or later become a big problem."

Bao Zheng put down the paper: "But even if the tumor grows outside the body, this knife may cause Song Dynasty to bleed and die faster. Have Shimei ever thought about it?"

Bao Zheng obviously talked about the current level of doctors in the Song Dynasty. If it is placed in the future, as long as it has not developed into malignant things, it can be easily removed. Some of them can be gradually eliminated by conservative methods and controlled by drugs.

The tumor of the red official is very big, but what Chen Yuan can be sure of is that it has not yet developed into malignant. If the medication is used properly, there is no need to take a knife.

He smiled and said to Bao Zheng, "Mr. Bao, how many officials in the Song Dynasty are going to lay off now to have no redundant officials?"

Bao Zheng said: "At least half, more than 20,000 officials."

Chen Yuan said: "More than 20,000 officials will be kicked out at once, which is simply realistic. The idea is to first stop the source, and the redundant officials will not be cut off, but he cannot be allowed to increase it. When the Western Xinjiang is pacified in the future, some people can be arranged. If the Liao Dynasty problems are solved, we can still arrange a group of people if we recover thirteen states. At that time, the Song Dynasty had to expand its troops. Three hundred thousand people were not enough to guard the huge territory, and a group of officials would be needed. In this way, even if it cannot be completely eliminated, it would be almost done."

Bao Zheng's eyes lit up, and then he realized that Chen Yuan had no intention of touching the most difficult knot to untie the red official. In fact, Chen Yuan had two more words. After fighting with Japan, a group of officials would need to rule. As long as he improved the status of merchants himself, he could receive a certain degree of respect. There were many scholars and officials who were idle and had nothing to do and would go to do business.

In this way, there will be no 20,000 people. If diplomatic relations are established with those countries in Southeast Asia and necessary envoys are sent, it may not be enough for good people.

This is really a good idea, but it seems very difficult to implement it in Bao Zheng's opinion. First of all, it is difficult to solve the problem of Liao Kingdom.

Bao Zheng stared at Chen Yuan: "Shimei, how long do you think the problem of Liao Kingdom will be solved?"

Chen Yuan thought for a moment: "Ten years, at least ten years. After the Song Dynasty pacified Western Xinjiang, it must rest and recuperate and prepare the army. Once the army is ready, it must have enough practical experience to ensure that the Liao Dynasty is pacified in one fell swoop."

Bao Zheng looked at Chen Yuan, and he was really relieved. Chen Yuan was not as radical as Renzong and those generals. He shouted and immediately sent troops to the Liao Kingdom to recover the land that Emperor Taizu had not recovered, and rescued hundreds of thousands of Han people living in Liao from the fire and water.

He was more patient than he thought, because Bao Zheng couldn't let go. If Chen Shimei was used properly, he would be a minister of the Song Dynasty. Of course, the prerequisite was that he would still maintain this ideal and loyalty in the future.

Bao Zheng suddenly said: "Shimei, what official position are you going out this time? "

Chen Yuan was very surprised when he heard this. After a while, he did not realize the meaning of Bao Zheng's words. He clasped his fists and said, "Prince, after going out this time, the officials will resign."
Chapter completed!