I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 55 Su Liang’s critical attack in Chui Gong Hall
"If the court digs graves and opens coffins, it would be an unkind official!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were focused on Su Liang.

The word "unkind".

It suddenly hit Zhao Zhen's weakness.

Su Liang said unhurriedly: "I dare to ask my colleagues, if there is no one in the coffin, Shi Shoudao (Shi Jie) and Fu Yanguo (Fu Bi) really want to plot with the Liao people to attack the Song Dynasty, what is the use of opening the coffin at this time? ?”

"Can it stop the Liao people from attacking? Can it prevent a war? Can it capture Shi Jie from the Liao Kingdom?"

"I'm afraid not even!" Su Liang asked and answered to himself.

"Whether Shi Jie's grave is dug or not, nothing will change. Those who advocate digging the grave are just trying to gain peace of mind!"

Su Liang revealed the thoughts of all those who supported the gravedigger, including Zhao Zhen.

That's right.

Just for peace of mind.

At this moment, all the officials in the court and the guards on Hebei Road and Jingdong Road knew about this.

The border is prepared for defence.

Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi even submitted memorials to explain the situation and stayed at home.

"If you dig up Shi Jie's grave and find that the body is still there, you will be relieved that the Liao people did not start a war; if you find that no one is there, you will be relieved that the war happened and was defeated by the Liao, and all the blame can be placed on Shi Jie!"

"But if Shi Jie is not guilty, who will bear the reputation of digging the grave of a great scholar of the world? Prime Minister Jia Shu and Wang Zhongcheng, can you bear it?"

"I'm afraid only the officials can bear this bad reputation. Many years later, the writers and historians scolded them as follows: The officials are unkind and dig the tomb of the great Confucian!"

"You want to put the officials into an unkind and unjust place!"

Su Liang suddenly amplified his voice.

At this time.

Qian Mingyi couldn't help but stand up.

"Su Liang, you are talking nonsense!"

"If we know that there is no one in the coffin, we can immediately send envoys to negotiate peace with Liao. It is entirely possible to avoid war. As long as we give enough benefits to the Liao people, we can also capture Shi Jie!"

After Qian Mingyi finished speaking, Li Ding and Liu Shi couldn't help but puff up their chests.

They felt that they had caught Su Liang's omissions.

Jia Changchao and Wang Gongchen frowned slightly.

What Su Liang was waiting for was Qian Mingyi's words.

All the officials who advocated digging the grave and the officials sitting on it actually had an unexplainable intention.

If it can be quickly determined that Shi Jie is colluding with the Liao people, envoys can be sent to secretly negotiate peace with the Liao people.

In other words: spend money to stay safe.

Da Song did this kind of thing with ease and ease.

The Chanyuan Alliance, the Song-Xia peace talks, and the increase of coins in Qingli are all typical examples.

However, such embarrassing things should never be said on such occasions.

When Qian Mingyi said this, he lost half the battle.

During the Qingli peace talks.

The Liao Kingdom asked for "[-] additional coins and [-] bolts of silk." Zhao Zhen agreed without any hesitation.

But when Liao used the word "coin offering" in the letter of credence of the agreement, Zhao Zhen was furious and argued with the other party repeatedly.

Finally, it is called "Na" in the national certificate, but it is always called "Gift" in the Song Dynasty court.

The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty did not care about money, but they valued face.

Su Liang looked at Qian Mingyi and said coldly: "As long as you provide enough benefits to the Liao people, you can avoid the war and even arrest Shi Jie!"

"Qian Zhengyan, the Liao Kingdom attacked the Song Dynasty for no reason. The first thing you thought of was not how to defend the enemy, but how to pay for peace talks? You are not afraid of the people's insults and notoriety in future generations. Don't the officials care, and other courtiers don't care?"

"When did we, the Song Dynasty, become so cowardly? We claim to be kings but surrender without a fight. How is this move different from betrayal? Qian Zhengyan, as an official of our Song Dynasty, why are you so despicable!"

After saying this, Zhao Zhen felt a little hot on his face. "You... you... you... actually cursed!"

Qian Mingyi suddenly didn't know what to say.

He thought he was telling the truth, but after he finished speaking, he realized that officials would never accept his words.

At this moment.

Liu Shi, the censor waiting in the palace, stood up.

"Su Liang, don't accuse me of anything! Qian Zhengyan also hopes that there will be no war in the Song Dynasty and that the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Now the fastest way to reveal the truth is to dig the grave and open the coffin. If there is someone in the coffin, just bury Shi Jie in a thick burial!" "

Su Liang smoothed his sleeves.

"A rich burial? If there are bones in the coffin, but some people suspect that they are not stone bones, do they need to do an autopsy? If the autopsy still can't distinguish the authenticity from the fake, is it for the sake of the safety of the country to treat it as someone else's fake? If everything If you all do this, then under the slogan of national security, you can harm whoever you want to harm! Aren't you afraid of going to hell and entering the realm of animals after death?"

Su Liang walked up to Liu Shi and glared at him.

"you you……"

Liu Shi did not dare to look directly at Su Liang.

Qian Mingyi and Li Dingxiang told him about Su Liang's beatings, and he was afraid that Su Liang would beat him if he went crazy.

Ouyang Xiu and Bao Zheng were smiling.

Just like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, she feels that she has a successor.

Immediately.

Su Liang walked to the center of the hall and held his hand again.

"For officials to dig up Shi Jie's grave, not only will they lose their reputation as "benevolent", but they will also allow some people to succeed in their schemes. I suggest that investigation methods other than digging graves should be used to prove Shi Jie's innocence!"

Zhao Zhen slowly sat up straight.

His biggest dilemma was actually that after digging Shi Jie's tomb, he could send envoys to negotiate peace before the war broke out.

But from what Su Liang said, if he really did this, not only would he lose his reputation as a benevolent person, but it would also become a big stain on his career as an emperor.

Obviously not worth it.

Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said: "It is too extreme to dig the grave to prove innocence. We should order Jingdong to punish Lu Jujian and investigate the case thoroughly from other aspects! If there is conclusive evidence, it will not be too late to dig the grave again!"

After saying that, Zhao Zhen waved his hand, indicating that everyone could leave.

Although Zhao Zhen didn't speak much, he felt very tired.

At this time.

Su Liang held up his hands again and said: "Guan family, I still have something to report!"

Zhao Zhen was stunned and said: "Speak!"

"Today, what Qian Mingyi, the right speaker of the admonishment court, and Liu Shi, the censor waiting in the censor's platform hall, said, made me very surprised! As an admonishment officer, the two of them could actually say such shameless words. It is really shocking. The admonishment of Taiwan is shamed, and all officials are disgraced. The two of them are no longer worthy of being admonishers of Taiwan, and Su Liang really does not want to be associated with such weaklings!"

Su Liang knew that it was impossible to unseat all five people including Jia Changchao, so he chose the two people who performed the most annoyingly today.

"I second the proposal!" Bao Zheng and Ouyang Xiu on the side handed over their hands at the same time.

Qian Mingyi and Liu Shi were so angry that they wanted to swear.

The two of them knew that there was no point in defending, so they hurriedly looked at Jia Changchao, Wang Gongchen and Li Ding for help.

But the three people turned their heads and had no intention of interceding on their behalf.

They were afraid that Su Liang would impeach them too.

Zhao Zhen looked gloomy and said, "Let's talk about this later after the case of Shi Jie's rebellion is found out!"

After that, Zhao Zhen left.

Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng and Su Liang looked at each other and smiled.

Jia Changchao and the other five people left in despair.

Obviously, there is a high probability that Qian Mingyi and Liu Shi will not be able to retain their positions as Taiwan admonishers.

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