In the past, the right and wrong merits have been changed beyond recognition, and when the country is on its northern expedition, why not put kindness and forgiveness first, offer amnesty to the world, and bring clarity to the world?"

"Jingkang's meritorious deeds... But have I pardoned them before?" Zhao Jiu Zhuangruo said blankly. "The Central Plains bandit army was pardoned after a year of farming, and the abandoned fields in the Central Plains were resettled on the spot... This matter was the government of Princess Xu.

"

Xu Jingheng nodded slightly, twirled his beard and frowned, which caused the middle-aged scholar to panic for a moment, but soon, the man still gritted his teeth and said: "Return to your majesty, what Bai Shen said was not referring to the rebel army in Jingkang!"

"Is that the one who was given the title of Jin?" Zhao Jiu replied with a sigh. "I made an oath on Bagong Mountain, and I am incompatible with others... and will never be forgiven!"

The man hesitated for a moment, then continued to give him his hand: "Since Jingkang, only those who pay money have been punished..."

Zhao Jiu asked seriously: "In that case, why don't you tell me who they are?"

"Important ministers are like Ye Mengde and Huang Qianshan, and relatives of the emperor are like the brothers of the emperor... I thought they could be pardoned in vain to show your majesty's kindness and forgiveness." This man finally bowed his head and told the truth.

"Then do we want to pardon Zhang Bangchang and Emperor Taishang Yuansheng who is in the west of the city?" Several ministers frowned and did not mention it. Zhao Jiu finally dismissed the case and smiled, but it attracted hundreds of scholar-bureaucrats present to prepare for consultation.

, the wealthy merchants, monks and laymen were all shocked.

All we can say is that this official family is somewhat similar to the rumors... frivolous and unworthy of a human being!

"Zhang Bangchang is regarded as a golden man after all, so naturally he cannot be pardoned..." The man quickly explained. "As for Emperor Taishang Yuansheng, he was raised well in Dongxiao Palace. Of course, there is no pardon. But if Taishang Yuansheng Emperor can be granted

Emperor Shangdaojun and Emperor Taishang Yuansheng have returned to Tokyo. I think everyone in the world will also praise the filial piety of the Dao officials..."

"You claim to be from Chuzhou, so you are from Ye Mengde's hometown." Zhao Jiu suddenly interrupted. "And I have heard a little bit that you are famous for poetry because you once studied under Ye Mengde..."

The middle-aged scholar was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly bowed down and explained: "The white body is all due to the public spirit."

"You probably did this because you wanted to plead for Ye Mengde, and I also know that Ye Mengde's punishment that day was unclear, and some outsiders felt that he was wronged." Zhao Jiu looked down at the documents on the case and shook his head slightly.

His tone was still calm. For those who didn't know, he thought he was talking to himself. Thanks to the quietness of the West Lake at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain, everyone listened carefully and barely understood. "But since he was begging for Ye Mengde,

Why should you spare someone like Huang Qianshan? Do you really think that the more people you drag, the more selfless you will appear? Or do you think that the more people you drag, the more you can make me surrender with kindness and forgiveness?"

"I don't dare to do it in vain."

"Whether you dare or not, some people really cannot be pardoned... For example, Huang Qianshan, although he is not as good as Zhang Bangchang, he has a policy of abandoning the land, and even has a conspiracy to isolate the inside and outside with his internal servants.

, If I want to pardon him, it is actually easy, because he is now an old scholar... But once I am pardoned, may I ask why I am facing Li Gang and Li Xianggong, who was the main combatant at the time but was expelled from the court by Huang Qianshan?" As he said,

, Zhao Guanjia pointed casually.

After the middle-aged scholar glanced at Li Gang, he finally lost control and began to panic. Li Gang himself, on the other hand, just sighed and said nothing.

"Not only Li Xianggong, why should I ask Lu Xianggong, Zhang Jun and Zhang Jun who rescued me from Mingdao Palace that day, as well as Yang Yizhong and Liu Yaner who were standing here who were responsible for saving me at that time?

Control?" Zhao Jiu raised his head and continued to point his fingers behind him, causing Yang and Liu to quickly bow and salute.

The scholar became more and more panicked and quickly apologized: "I am ignorant..."

"And my brothers..." Zhao Jiu ignored the other party, but looked around and raised his voice slightly with an explanation. "Of course it can be pardoned, what is there that cannot be pardoned? But the imperial court has just dismissed the clan.

Reform the strategy to save money. Now we pardon them and restore their royal titles. What will happen to the court's laws? Will the other distant clans say that I am partial and that the court is targeting them? "

The scholar had already bowed his head and did not dare to lift it up.

But Zhao Jiu didn't stop. He just continued to lament in front of many Southeastern scholar-officials and celebrities: "As for the Second Saint... Do you think it is a good thing to welcome them back to Tokyo? Go and ask Emperor Yuan Sheng right now.

, does he dare to follow me back to Tokyo? You said you asked Ye Mengde for a favor, why are you doing this? "

The Nashi people could hardly stand.

"Forget it, although I have committed a crime, my original intention is still advisable. The country is about to go to the north, so it should also grant a small pardon to show unity and reconciliation. We will draft an internal decree to pardon Ye Mengde and let him return to his hometown in Chuzhou to compose his poems."

That’s it.”

Following Zhao Guanjia's calm words, the student Ye Mengde below, who originally thought he had harmed his teacher, suddenly realized that something had changed. He was overjoyed and sad, and quickly nodded his head to thank him.

Xu Jingheng, who had been silent on the side, suddenly stood up, bowed to thank Ye Mengde, and said that the official was a saint, which in turn attracted countless "for consultation" imitations, and the other two husbands laughed on the spot.

The people below don’t know, how come these two people don’t know?

Ye Meng was convicted that day because as soon as the imperial court settled down in Nanyang, he could not wait to stir up a fight between the old and new parties and raise the banner of the old party. At that time, his actions were supported by Lu Haowen and Xu Jingheng.

In the end, in order to maintain the stability of the court, the officials spared Lu Haowen and Xu Jingheng, but severely punished Ye Mengde. In essence, they had the intention of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, and at the same time, letting Ye Mengde take the blame for Lu and Xu.

In this case, Xianggong Xu was certainly relieved that Ye Meng was pardoned today.

Seeing this, Zhao Jiu still shook his head and decided to make it clear: "I am pardoned, but I have to tell you something clearly... Ye Meng was convicted that day because he couldn't wait to provoke a fight between the old and new parties, and I

The purpose of pardoning him today is to reduce internal friction and get rid of resentment before the Northern Expedition, but it does not mean that he has been wronged... When he comes back, you can let him take care of himself. As for Huang Qianshan, don't even mention it!"

Ye Mengde's student had a great ups and downs. He was already overjoyed when he finally got the result from his teacher. Why did he care about this? He just kowtowed and thanked him, and then hurriedly left to wait for the Hanlin bachelor to draw up the two saints easily.

, the royal relative, Huang Qianshan put it behind him.

However, no matter what, Ye Mengde's students tried to touch sensitive practical issues for the first time, and it actually worked, which aroused the joy of later generations.

Next, several more people came on stage, but there were also many ‘gains’.

For example, someone pointed out to his face that officials should not contract national debts to relatives, as this would be suspected of giving or receiving privately.

Others pointed out that the official family claimed to be eager to learn, but they did not hold sutra banquets on a regular basis, which made people doubt the authenticity of the Zhao official family's eagerness to learn.

In addition, some people accused Zhao Guanjia of not reinstating the historian for a long time; some people publicly impeached some temples and temples and began to engage in coercive behavior, which is bound to become a great evil; some people accused Zhao Guanjia of writing novels indiscriminately, causing political chaos, so that the minister actually wanted to

They speculated on the holy will by reading novels; some people accused Zhao Guan's family of not having enough confidentiality measures, which led the Jurchens to try to build their own hot air balloons; there were also a lot of people who hoped that Zhao Guan's family would uphold the Confucian filial piety and allow the two saints to return to Beijing.

Even, someone came up on the front foot and said that the Zhao Guan family should take the Taishang Tao Lord and Emperor as a warning and never learn Taoism. On the back foot, someone came up and pointed at a group of bald heads nearby who had donated money and said that the Zhao Guan family was a sycophant, scaring a large group of people in preparation.

Consult' the monk!

Regarding these, Zhao Jiu fully performed the sage-king posture to the extreme. Anyone who came to scold him basically said, "Nod yes, and then I will change it." He also encouraged him on the spot, gave him a seat, and joined the ranks of "prepare for consultation."

As for any specific things or people who are accused, they must be investigated immediately and show their posture before talking about it. Only the imperial government will never compromise... Of course, it is true that no one directly touches the imperial government.

The only person who had anything to do with this great government was a proclaimed scholar from Jiangdong who publicly pointed out that Prime Minister Wen Xuzhong, Prime Minister Zhang Jun, and former traitorous Prime Minister Cai Jing were related by marriage to each other, and Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun were related to each other by marriage.

Hu Yin and Hu Yin have old friendships with each other. Liu Ziyu, Hu Yin, Lin Jingmo, and Li Gang who are here are all natives of Fujian... It is said that they tolerate each other for the sake of the country, but in fact they are colluding together and are suspected of colluding into a party. They should be

They are all dismissed!

When these words came out, everyone knew that he wanted to seek fame, but Zhao Guanjia still smiled in response. He criticized the other party at first, but still offered him a seat for consultation.

The attitude is really good.

Of course, as more and more remonstrances and petitions appeared, several ministers gradually became aware of Zhao Guan's impatience and impatience... He seemed to have been forcing himself to endure, and then waiting for something to appear.

In public, everyone has their own understanding, but it's hard to talk about it.

Finally, with the arrival of the afternoon, the appearance of a name shocked the entire audience, including Zhao Guan's family and the three husbands, and they all cheered up again.

Shao Chengzhang, the guard, made it clear that Zhang Jiucheng, a white-skinned scholar from Hangzhou Prefecture, went to the palace to see him and write a letter to express his opinion.

Let us also say that Zhang Jiucheng and Zhang Wugao are natives of Yanguan County, Hangzhou. He is about forty years old and is recognized as a role model for civil servants in the Southeast. The Zhao Guan family had heard of this man's name before they came to the Southeast, and they changed it after they came to the Southeast.

I have heard about it many times. Even Lu Yihao directly recommended this person to Zhao Guan's family, saying that although he studied under Luo Xueyang and Yang Shi, his moral character and knowledge are all outstanding, and he is definitely a talented person in charge.

When the martial arts conference was held, this person had the advantage of being on the home court, but he was always lingering in the West Lake. Although there was an endless stream of Taoist scholars around him, and he kept writing letters, he never came to Fuque, as if he was hesitant and prepared.

. When everyone started to make friends in the past two days, this person suddenly disappeared. At that time, everyone concluded that he either had a Taoist background and, like other famous Taoists, simply gave up the idea of ​​​​promoting words.

Or he is preparing to make a shocking move and show his "strongness" to Zhao Guan's family.

It can be said that it has attracted everyone's attention.

In fact, with Shao Chengzhang's registration, not only was everyone paying attention, the whole place was in a state of commotion, and Zhao Guanjia also rarely smiled and looked forward to it... He actually also wanted to see, this person is almost a bit 'human'

If you don’t know Chen Jinnan, it would be useless to call him a hero. What is the quality of Zhang Wugou, a celebrity from the Southeastern Idol Sect?

After a while, I saw a middle-aged Confucian scholar wearing a soft futou, plain long clothes, and a jade pendant walking along the West Lake. He turned around when he came to the front of Fenghuang Mountain. Before he reached the imperial court, he felt that his posture was calm.

, with a long and straight body, which attracted countless people who were "for consultation" to look up, wanting to take a look at what Mr. Wu Gu looked like.

However, there happened to be a Dahui monk among them. He caught a glimpse of this scene from a distance, and took a peek at Zhao Guan's family who was sitting next to him with an expectant look on his face. However, he sighed in his heart and recited a jingle while he was distracted.

As the saying goes:

“Crack a stone on the head with a stick, expose the facts and discuss the facts.

It is not to be used as a Zen meeting or a Taoist meeting.”

After reciting it, Monk Mahamati felt that it was good and recited it twice more in his stomach, preparing to go back and copy it.

However, Monk Dahui here had just written down his new creation, and Zhang Jiuzheng came to the imperial court, and then he wanted to salute and say hello... At this time, suddenly, a large number of crows suddenly flew out from the Phoenix Mountain behind Zhao Guan's house.

came out, and then made a noise for a while, like a dark cloud with its own noise, flying over everyone's heads, causing everyone to suddenly change their expressions but not knowing what to say.

Besides, everyone in Hangzhou knows that there are many crows on Phoenix Mountain.

Even Zhao Guan's family knows that because this is where the old palace of Wuyue is located, and Zhao Guan's family originally stayed here, which is why this martial arts conference is held by the West Lake... It's not that Zhao Guan's family is arty, but that this place is right in front of his door.

.

After living here for several days, I certainly know that there are a lot of crows here. There are so many crows that I can't sleep every night when I hear them crow.

However, everyone knew that this appearance at this time, or on such an occasion, could not help but make everyone suspicious. Especially when crows flew by, they quickly exploded on the West Lake. Most of them flew away in groups, and few

Some of them actually turned around and returned to Phoenix Mountain, where the crows couldn't stop crying.

"It doesn't matter, let's just use it as an accompaniment."

After waiting for a long time, the crow kept chirping intermittently. Zhao Jiu didn't bother to pay attention to it, so he directly smiled at Zhang Jiuzheng and said, "Zhang Qing, please speak."
To be continued...