Chapter 57: No Retreat
Cai Jing was originally a "king party", and he actively supported Wang Anshi's reforms and made a lot of contributions. After Yuanyou, the "new party" collapsed. He quickly led Sima Guang, the leader of the "old party" and tried his best to promote the elimination of the "new law", which was quite popular.
It was because of this that he was attacked by the "new and old" parties, and they wrote letters to impeach him, accusing him of being "snakes and rats, cunning and shameless". At that time, Cai Jing, who was the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture and a second-rank official, had a great future, was demoted from the capital. For seven years, he has been repeatedly demoted and wandering around.
The "old party" has always been "righteous" and pays attention to "rituals and laws". How can a slander like Cai Jing be allowed to return? Therefore, it is because Cai Jing has not come back over the years that the "old party" insists on suppressing it.
Cai Jing has a deep grudge with the "old party" because of this!
Those who can serve as the "Six Literature Envoys" are all figures at the level of husband or potential husband. If Cai Jing serves as the "Standard Envoy", then, in common sense, they will enter the center.
Seeing Su Che jumped out to attack, Zhao Xu could sit and watch, and smiled and said, "Su Qing family, how did you do what I asked you to do before?"
Su Che was just about to stop Cai Jing from being the commander. He was stunned when he listened to Zhao Xu's words and said, "What is the official's point of view?"
Zhao Xu sat upright and looked at him and said, "Su Qing's family, before you saw no monarch and no courtesy of a minister; now you are lying and disobeying the order and disrespectful, what should you be guilty of!"
Su Che had already remembered that Zhao Xu was talking about something that was ‘sixty years old’. How could such a request be implemented?
The chief officer Lu Dafang and the Privy Councilor Su Song are already over 60. If you really want to do this, the three major officials will have to go second!
Su Che dared not argue with Zhao Xu on the issue of "rituals between kings and ministers". As a minister, he would definitely lose!
After calming down, he said: "The government affairs hall is already brewing, and it will be presented to the government's imperial examination soon."
Zhao Xu snorted coldly and said, "Okay! I'll send someone to get it now. If I can't get it, I'll blame you for one more thing: I'll deceive you!"
Su Che's expression froze and could not speak.
The Zhengshi Hall naturally did not discuss it. Even though Zhao Xu had made a lot of moves recently, the pressure on the Zhengshi Hall was extremely high, the court still did not really pay attention to Zhao Xu. Perhaps it was because of the habit or because it was absurdity of "sixty years old". In short, it was just a thing of the past and didn't take it seriously.
Su Song, who was beside Su Zhe, saw that Su Zhe had retreated step by step and had no choice but to retreat. He sighed in his heart. He didn't want to get involved and could not avoid it even if he knew about it. He had to respond and smooth things over: "I have no conclusion on the matter of the emperor, the official family, Cai Jing, and it is not impossible to serve as a commander."
Su Che's face changed slightly. He didn't expect that Su Song would actually rebel at this time!
Empress Dowager Gao looked at Su Song with cold eyes.
She felt angry in her heart. One was that the sudden arrival of the two Su destroyed her plan to control Zhao Xu. At the same time, she realized from Zhao Xu's attitude that the grandson in front of her was becoming more and more difficult to control.
Zhao Xu refused to obey, and the position of the Privy Councilor Su Song, whom she promoted, began to shake!
Is Su Song alone, or does it mean that some people in the court have been shaken?
Empress Dowager Gao vaguely felt that the power she had originally held in her hand was quickly loosening!
Su Song felt Empress Dowager Gao's eyes, his heart sank slightly, and lowered his head and said nothing.
Su Zhe took a deep breath, with a solemn and firm face.
He wanted to stop Cai Jing, a treacherous slander, from entering the center, and also to stop Zhao Xu from continuing to destruct the stable political situation.
He raised his hand to Empress Dowager Gao and said in a deep voice: "Empress, the six rituals are related to Your Majesty's wedding. The etiquette and law are comprehensive. Do not be careless. Please invite the court to open a court, and the ministers will discuss it together."
Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes suddenly, staring at Su Che, and his heart was filled with anger.
There was no one in the court, and he had no chance to speak in the court!
Meiren Meng was also shocked when she heard this. She did not get involved in the government affairs. She never expected that the situation of the government would be so embarrassing!
She pursed her lips gently and looked at Empress Dowager Gao beside her without hesitation.
Empress Gao had no expression on her face, her eyes were calm and deep, and she sat upright. In her heart, she had decided to further restrain Zhao Xu!
If she wants to maintain the ancestral system, she also needs the future emperor to maintain the ancestral system, rather than learning from the so-called reforms like Shenzong, causing chaos in the world and threatening the Zhao family's country!
Empress Dowager Gao picked up the teacup again, took a sip, and said without raising her head, "Prince Messenger, what do you think?"
Su Song smiled bitterly in his heart, and could not notice Empress Dowager Gao's dissatisfaction, but no matter what he said, he would eventually lose both sides.
For the peace of the Song Dynasty, Su Song was helpless and said, "Empress, the Six Literature Envoys have basically been decided. If the court talks are held again, it will be afraid that it will cause unnecessary speculation from the court and the public. The empress will make a decision immediately after a word."
Old fox!
Zhao Xu heard this and snorted coldly in his heart. Su Song disagreed with the court discussion and no longer supported Cai Jing as the commander, but kicked the ball back to Zhao Xu and Empress Dowager Gao.
Empress Dowager Gao was silent for a moment, then suddenly looked at Zhao Xu and said, "Official family, what do you think?"
Of course, Zhao Xu wanted to promote Cai Jing. He needed to tear a gap in the strong outer court, and even wanted to set up a pole for everyone to see!
Zhao Xu looked at Su Song and Su Che, and did not speak immediately. He kept analyzing and calculating in his heart.
In his original plan, he came to Cining Palace this time to "reconcile". He has done enough. He should settle down and keep a low profile in order to gradually gain power and sit firmly on the throne.
But it is obvious that neither Empress Dowager Gao nor the outer court will give him this opportunity. They are trying every means to trap him and lock him, constantly increasing locking and pulling on him, one layer on the left and the other layer on the right. With a little struggle, the locking and pulling will be more tighter!
Zhao Xu stared at Su Che, his eyes flashing.
Su Che wanted to open a court discussion. Is this to show him the power of the court? Will he further isolate him?
Zhao Xu didn't speak, and all the eyes in the hall were on his face.
Empress Dowager Gao's expression was dull and she lost her "love" not long ago.
Meiren Meng pursed her lips and looked a little uneasy.
Su Che looked at Zhao Xu with a determined look on his face. He had decided in his heart that if Zhao Xu disagreed, he would forcefully obtain the consent of Empress Dowager Gao!
Only in this way can we completely stabilize people's hearts and restore peace to the government and the people. At the same time, we must also let Zhao Xu understand what the court and the people of the world think, and he can't do whatever he wants!
Seeing that Zhao Xu was silent for a long time, Su Song suddenly felt a bad premonition in his heart.
His mud may have something wrong with him!
"Start the court discussion..." Zhao Xu pondered and slowly spoke.
The hall was suddenly shocked, and everyone held their breath.
Even Empress Dowager Gao's eyes were slightly opened.
She had never thought of using the court discussion to deal with him too much, and would make her relationship with him tight and confrontational.
It can be said that from beginning to end, Empress Dowager Gao hopes to "influence" Zhao Xu in a relatively gentle way and be a benevolent monarch.
Su Song's thin face was tense, and he felt very uneasy.
If the court debate is really held, no one will stand on the side of the official family, and the court officials are attacking the official family. What does this mean?
The most important thing is that the official family is only seventeen years old!
Su Songke never thought of abolishing the emperor and establishing another thing, and he glanced at Su Che from the beginning of his eyes.
It was Su Che's fierce reaction that pushed the matter to this point. Now, the outer court and even Empress Dowager Gao, the official family has no choice but to retreat!
Su Che's expression remained unchanged and his eyes were firm.
"Then let's open it."
Zhao Xu nodded slightly and said.
Chapter completed!