I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 268 Su Jingming, the wife-protecting maniac, the Song Dynasty version of "Internet violence"

May 15th.

It has been twenty-three days since Su Liang was stopped for submitting "On the Mistakes between the Privy Council and the Three Yamen", but he still did not submit the memorial.

Except for some reverse operations by Wang Anshi.

Wen Yanbo, Fan Zhongyan, Wang Yaochen, and Liang Shi all came to persuade Su Liang, and even Zhang Maoze hinted at Su Liang on official orders, but Su Liang remained unmoved.

He continued to write memorials on the issue of military attaches and soldiers.

Play twice a day, on time.

There are more than ten memorials on the impeachment of Privy Councilor Xia Song.

Su Liang understood that perhaps many people thought he was stupid, stubborn and just trying to gain fame.

But if his behavior can nip the "Jingkang shame" in the cradle decades later, he thinks it is worth it.

What surprised Su Liang was——

Seeing that Su Liang could not be persuaded, the Taiwanese admonishers also focused their official duties on the Privy Council and the Three Yamen.

Taiwan's admonishers are good at investigating.

As soon as they paid attention, they found that there were more and more problems, and many bad habits stemmed from the civil servants of the Privy Council.

Cao Cong, the deputy commander of the guards and the horse army, also changed from his previous lazy state.

He went to court many times and took the initiative to expose problems in the management of the Privy Council and the execution of the three Yamen.

this time.

The officials of the Privy Council did not dare to speak loudly, and they did not dare to walk in crowded places.

Everyone hated Su Liang.

Hatred of Su Liang made all officials in the court focus on them.

It turns out that the missions of the Privy Council are all idle and profitable jobs.

Now that Su Liang has gone through all this trouble, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky if he wants to be greedy for money and water.

Xia Song, Fu Bi, and Zeng Gongliang followed the imperial edict to investigate the gains and losses of Privy Council officials.

At one time, more than ten people who tried the law were caught.

Many officials can be regarded as belonging to Xia Song's faction.

But with the righteousness of Fu Bi and Zeng Gongliang, Xia Song had to punish these people severely.

Officials still adhere to the ancestral motto of "advocating culture and restraining martial arts", and they also say: It is never possible to give equal emphasis to martial arts and culture!

However, the various stubborn diseases existing in the Privy Council and the Three Yamen are slowly decreasing.

The discipline of the soldiers has improved a lot.

As for combat effectiveness, there is still a long way to go.

Su Liang believed that Fu Bi and Zeng Gongliang would definitely make the Privy Council and San Yamen better.

……

Another day, afternoon.

The weather is getting hotter.

Su Liang was playing with his son and daughter at home when Liu Chang'er suddenly came to visit.

Immediately, Su Liang invited Liu Chang'er to the tea room in the back hall.

Liu Chang'er looked serious and took out several folk tabloids from his arms and handed them to Su Liang.

Su Liang took a closer look and couldn't help but get furious.

"Rumor! It's just a rumor! My wife doesn't know any actors at all, and I didn't ask Jingming Society to seek justice for me!"

Two items were published in the tabloid.

First, Su Liang ordered the members of the Jingming Society, headed by his wife, to publicize that Su Liang was right, saying that he submitted "On the Dismissal between the Privy Council and the Three Yamen" solely for the sake of Jiangshan Sheji.

Secondly, Su Liang's wife Tang Wanmei had an affair with Qi Sanlang, an actor in the west of the city, and it seemed that she had an improper relationship.

Su Liang didn't believe a word of these two contents.

When he was restrained, he told Tang Wanmei not to ask Jingmingshe to speak for him. Tang Wanmei did exactly as he was told, and the women did not say anything at all.

As for the second article, it is even more false.

Tang Wanmei never liked to listen to operas, and it was impossible for her to know Qi Sanlang.

Su Liang was very sure of this.

Liu Chang'er said seriously: "I also think it's a rumor."

"However, the truth is not important at the moment. If these rumors are not eradicated, I am afraid it will ruin your reputation. The person who harmed you should have taken advantage of your being restrained to add guilt to you, causing you to be demoted and released!"

"If my prediction is correct, this rumor will spread throughout Bianjing City in the past two days, and then many officials will impeach you! How do you think about how to solve it?"

Su Liang nodded.

When the imperial court assessed officials' governance, "disharmony in the family" was also included.

The rumor makers seemed to want to ruin Su Liang's reputation.

For example, Ouyang Xiu, the affair between him and his niece has been proved to be false, but some people still use it to attack and tease him, making him unbearable.

This is just like throwing dirty water on people, and the method is very despicable and despicable.

But many people don't care about the truth.

The people at the bottom do not have the ability to distinguish between right and wrong.

Su Liangnai is a model of monogamy among the current scholar-bureaucrats. Countless people wish that his image would collapse!

Su Liang thought for a while and asked, "Have you ever heard of Qi Sanlang?"

"I've heard of it! The pillar of Yaotaiju in the west of the city is a pretty boy who likes to eat soft rice."

"Yaotai residence in the west of the city." Su Liang remembered this place.

Su Liang picked up the tabloid and asked, "Maybe we can find out the person behind the printing of these tabloids?"

Liu Chang'er looked troubled.

"It's probably very difficult. I've already ordered people to investigate."

The source of the tabloid news in Bianjing City is difficult to find.

Because many people who print content will find different bookstores and engraving and printing workshops to do their work.

The engraver only cares about making money and has no idea who is behind the scenes.

Liu Chang'er said again: "Don't worry, I will speak for you to the Imperial City Department. I have always been innocent of any crime, and you will definitely be able to survive this disaster."

Su Liang clenched his fists.

"Hmph! Not only do I have to survive this disaster, but I also have to catch the person who spread the rumors and make them pay the price!"

What Su Liang hated most in his life was those who spread rumors about bad people.

In court struggles, some officials like to use this conspiracy, which is hard to guard against.

At this moment, Su Liang had an idea.

If he insults his wife's reputation, he will definitely not be able to spare those who spread the rumors.

After sending Liu Chang'er away, he went to the backyard, found Tang Ze and Tang Wanmei, and handed the tabloid to them.

Tang Wanmei burst into tears after seeing the contents of the tabloid.

"I...I didn't, I didn't let anyone from Jingming Society speak, I...I...I don't know this Qi Sanlang either!"

Su Liang quickly comforted: "Mei'er, I believe you. Someone is deliberately trying to harm me. I asked you and your father-in-law to warn you about this rumor, just to make you mentally prepared. If the rumor spreads all over the city, just ignore it. , I will handle everything, don’t go out again during this period!”

On the side, Tang Wanmei was crying.

After saying that, Su Liang glanced at his father-in-law Tang Ze.

Tang Ze nodded, understanding immediately. The underlying meaning of Su Liang's words was that he was worried that Tang Wanmei would not be able to think about it and committed suicide for the sake of Su Liang's career.

At the moment, a woman’s innocence is above all else.

With such slander, many women even choose to commit suicide when they are unable to prove their innocence.

Su Liang saw Tang Wanmei bursting into tears and immediately walked outside.

"Uncle Ji, prepare your horses! Take out the long stick from the ear room as well!" Su Liang said loudly.

Tang Ze followed quickly.

"Xian son-in-law, don't worry! Are you going to find that Qi Sanlang?"

Su Liang nodded and said, "He slandered my wife so much. If I don't beat him up, what kind of man would I be!"

"You can't go. If you take action, you might fall into a trap!" Tang Ze said.

"Fell into a trap?" Su Liang was very puzzled.

Tang Ze said slowly: "First of all, if anyone from Jingming Society has spoken out, the government can find out with a little investigation; secondly, Mei'er doesn't know Qi Sanlang at all. As long as a pair of testimonies are given, this rumor can be disproven. . These two pieces of information will make it difficult for officials to demote you again."

"If the people behind the scenes harm you, they will never use two rumors to ruin your reputation. In their eyes, reputation is not important. I suspect that they want to force you to take action."

"According to your temper, if you find Qi Sanlang, you will definitely beat him up, right or not?"

Su Liang nodded.

"Then, if an official impeaches you, you will even grab Qi Sanlang and run to the other party's house to prove his innocence, and you may even fight with the other party, right?"

Su Liang nodded again.

Family is Su Liang's biggest weakness.

If anyone dares to bully and humiliate him, not to mention losing his official position, Su Liang dares to fight for him.

Hearing this, Su Liang understood immediately.

Those who wanted to harm him knew his temperament very well, and wanted to use rumors to make Su Liang make mistakes.

It turns out that Su Liang was the one who was wronged.

But if you do something that violates the laws of the Song Dynasty, you will fall into the trap of the other party.

It is not a small crime for scholar-officials to beat common people; it is not a small crime for scholar-officials to beat scholar-officials.

Until then.

Even if Zhao Zhen wanted to protect Su Liang, he couldn't.

Su Liang looked at Tang Ze and said, "Father-in-law, my son-in-law understands!"

Immediately, Su Liang turned his head and shouted outside: "Uncle Ji, prepare your horse!"

Tang Ze was stunned and said, "You still want to go?"

Su Liang smiled slightly: "I'll go to Kaifeng Mansion to report to the official!"

……

Half an hour later.

Su Liang appeared at the Kaifeng government office, handed the tabloid to Bao Zheng, and then informed Bao Zheng of his father-in-law's speculation.

Bao Zheng looked gloomy.

"These bastards framed and framed them, and they used any means to do anything. They didn't seem to take the laws of the Song Dynasty seriously. Jing Ming, leave this matter to me! Even if you investigate one workshop after another, I will find out the people behind the scenes!"

Su Liang added: "Recently, I have provoked a lot of people. Brother Xiren, please pay more attention to the officials who impeached me. They are most likely the masterminds behind this."

Bao Zheng patted his chest and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's all up to me!"

"In addition, you must also pay special attention. If an official impeaches you and the official asks you to explain, you must not be impulsive and must not take action. When you hugged and threw Wang Gongchen in the court, it was because he was insane. .You are still in the stopping stage, so you must control your emotions!"

"Don't worry, Brother Xiren, I have my own way of dealing with it. If someone really dares to insult my wife, even if the official doesn't do it, even if he goes to jail, I will never let those mean-mouthed people have an easy time!"

When Bao Zheng heard this, he immediately knew that his words were in vain again.

Su Liang's doting on his wife was known to the world.

Someone used his wife's innocence to ruin his career. Who knows if Su Liang would do something crazy.

On that day, Bao Zheng followed the tabloid provided by Su Liang and started investigating among the people.

……

The next day, before noon.

More than twenty memorials were submitted to the imperial court.

They are all memorials to impeach Su Liang, and most of them are officials from the imperial court and the Privy Council.

The ministers hated Su Liang because Su Liang had destroyed the power of their descendants, preventing them from being promoted based on their qualifications even though they were dawdling.

It goes without saying that the Privy Council hates Su Liang, and it is already a contradiction on the surface.

The main content of their impeachment was that the Jingming Society, headed by Su Liang's wife, spread to the public that Su Liang's "On the Mistakes between the Privy Council and the Three Yamen" was correct and should not be stopped.

This move is to question the court's decision and to try to change the holy will with the words of the people, which can be regarded as a crime of confusing the public.

The main culprit of this crime should be Su Liang.

In addition, they also mentioned in passing that Su Liang's wife was suspected of having an affair with a folk theater actor, and used this to impeach Su Liang for "disharmony in the family and unbecoming a scholar-bureaucrat."

Zhao Zhen has long known about the existence of Jingming Society.

Empress Cao told him this, and said that Su Liang's wife did this to prevent women who respected Su Liang from being used to do stupid things.

At that time, Zhao Zhen was still very envious.

He could not confirm whether these women had spoken to Su Liang to question the court's decision, but he was certain that Tang Wanmei could not have had an affair with another man.

How could he be recognized and praised by Empress Cao, and have such an excellent husband as Su Liang, how could he fall in love with an actor?

It's ridiculous.

Immediately, Zhao Zhen ordered Dali Temple and Kaifeng Mansion to jointly investigate the matter.

at the same time.

This matter also began to gradually ferment among the people, and became more and more popular.

Obviously someone spent money, not only to print a large number of tabloids, but also to let some people deliberately spread rumors.

Someone even went to Qi Sanlang to ask about the situation. Qi Sanlang showed up once and said: This matter cannot be discussed, cannot be discussed.

This statement caused many good people to speculate and reason, saying that Qi Sanlang had an affair with Su Liang's wife, which was most likely true.

After Bao Zheng heard this rumor, he immediately sent his Yamen officials to arrest Qi Sanlang.

But at this moment, Qi Sanlang disappeared.

……

The next day.

Qi Sanlang's body was found by a boatman in the Bian River.

Once Qi Sanlang died, the matter became even bigger.

Many conspiracy theorists say: This must be the mastermind of Su Liang. He loves his wife very much and will never tolerate this person alive.

Su Liang frowned after hearing the news of Qi Sanlang's death.

The person who framed him did not expect that Su Liang would not directly confront Qi Sanlang after he found out about it.

Later, because he was worried that evidence would be found, he directly killed Qi Sanlang and made Su Liang the "first suspect."

Common people like to spread and discuss the love and hatred in the families of officials.

For a while.

In the teahouses and taverns in Bianjing City, all the discussions were about Su Liang's private affairs.

This put Su Liang, who was already in a "stop" state, into crisis again, and his official reputation also dropped a lot.

(End of this chapter)