Chapter 274 Once you lose power, life will be worse than death

Author: purple water

Chapter 274 Once you lose power, life will be worse than death

Hearing this, Jiang You's eyelids couldn't help but twitch, he leaned forward slightly and said: "Your Majesty, that..."

Zhao Tong looked at him in confusion: "Jiang Shangshu, what are you..."

Jiang You's face was full of smiles, he glanced at Huang Gu standing at the door, and then looked at Zhao Tao.

Zhao Tong frowned and said to Huang Gu: "Close the door. No one is allowed to come near this place."

Huang Gu closed the door and left. Jiang You listened again and felt that there was no movement outside. The smile on his face suddenly turned into mourning: "Your Majesty, the imperial edict is lost!"

"Ah?" Zhao Tong was stunned when he heard this, his arms trembled, and he knocked over the tea bowl on the table, which made Jiang You tremble in fright.

"Jiang Shangshu, what did you say?" Zhao Tong stared at Jiang You: "Is the imperial edict... lost?"

Jiang You looked panic-stricken. He stood up in a hurry and did not dare to sit down. He bowed and cried: "Your Majesty, Jiang You is incompetent. He has lost the imperial edict given to him by the government. I still ask him to punish me."

Zhao Tong looked at his trembling look and said angrily: "How did you lose it? The imperial edict is useless if ordinary people steal it, how could it be lost!"

Jiang You told the story of the thief sneaking into the room that night, and then lowered his head and said: "I don't know what the thief used to steal the imperial edict. I am afraid that he was attracted by the silk and satin surface of the edict and thought it was valuable, so he just took it with him." Taken away..."

Zhao Tong said with a cold expression: "Jiang Shangshu, the loss of the imperial edict is a big deal, and it is related to the dignity of the court. Once it is spread, won't it become a joke in the world? You should think about how to apologize to the officials after returning to Beijing!"

Jiang You heard this and fell to his knees with a bang, crying: "Please save me, Your Majesty."

Zhao Tong asked curiously: "Why is this happening, Minister Jiang? The imperial edict was issued by officials, so how can I save you?"

Jiang You sobbed: "Your Majesty..."

Zhao Tong saw him murmuring and said calmly: "Jiang Shangshu, if I don't blame you for not receiving the imperial edict, it's just forgiveness. How can you behave like this?"

Jiang You knelt on the ground and sobbed: "Now only the prince can save the official. Please save the official's life for the sake of the official's hard work for the court for many years."

Zhao Tong said: "What Jiang Shangshu said is serious. Even if it is a serious crime to lose the imperial edict, it will not lead to death. We, the Song Dynasty, did not kill scholars and officials at all. What's more, Lord Jiang is a minister, so there is no way to save lives." Two words."

Jiang You fell on the ground and was about to continue begging when he heard Zhao Yu say again: "If the imperial edict is lost, I will probably be sent to prison first, and then sent to Lingnan or Qiongzhou to stay there for three to five years." After this, if the officials can still think of Jiang Shangshu and their anger has subsided, they might be recalled and continue to serve as court officials. Let alone beheading, it is unlikely that they would even confiscate their homes or anything like that."

Jiang You felt a pain in his heart when he heard this. What he was afraid of was this match. He knew that beheading would be impossible, but this match was even more painful than beheading.

He is a member of an official family. He has no party members in the court, let alone relatives and friends. He is no better than some ministers. Even if he is sent out, there are always some brothers and sisters talking in the court, so that the official family can remember and recite the good things of the past. Soon the official from Beijing will be recalled and reinstated.

For example, Su Shi back then, and even Cai Jing in the current dynasty, were all sent down and sent out, but they were not alone in the government. There was always someone willing to speak up, even if the officials forgot, they would find ways to do it. Let the officials take credit for their merits and transfer them back sooner or later.

And the Zongze in front of me was originally going to be sent to Zhenjiang for custody, but that was much more severe than being sent down to the lower level. There was no chance of him turning around. Who knew that King Qi spoke for him, but not only did he not send it out, he even

Got promoted.

But who can speak to him?

Most of the official staff are members of the Cai family. They are eager to find a vacant position and then fill it up step by step to get promoted and make a fortune, so the subordinates cannot count on it.

Once he is sent out, few people in the court will remember him anymore, right?

He is a trusted minister and a lonely minister. He can only come back if Emperor Daojun remembers him. But he knows Emperor Daojun too well. As long as he is sent out by his family, it may not take more than ten and a half months for him to remember this matter.

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Thinking of this, Jiang You only felt more uncomfortable than death. He didn't care whether his house was confiscated or not, and he didn't care much about money. If he really cared about money, he wouldn't be a lonely minister. He didn't even care about his reputation.

He doesn't care, he only cares about authority.

Once you lose power, life is worse than death.

Jiang You immediately burst into tears and sobbed: "Your Majesty, I am the only son in my family. I still have an old mother to support. If I leave the capital, I am afraid that I will not be able to come back to serve you in my lifetime."

Zhao Tong looked at him coldly when he heard this: "Does Jiang Shangshu still have a child to be fed?"

Jiang You was stunned and said hurriedly: "How did the prince know that Xiaguan's concubine had just given birth to a child? Xiaguan doesn't need to be mentioned. Although he is not his legitimate son, he is still his own flesh and blood..."

Zhao Tong waved his hand impatiently: "Jiang Shangshu, I can understand your difficulty, but you asked me to save you, how could I save you? How dare you forge a fake imperial edict!"

Jiang You seemed to have a way out, and immediately wiped his eyes with his sleeves and said, "How dare you think of such a treasonous thing... As long as the prince, the prince pretends to have received the imperial edict, it will be fine."

"What?" Upon hearing this, Zhao Tong immediately slapped the table, causing the teapot on the table to jump a few times, and Jiang You almost sat down on the ground in fright.

Zhao Tong said: "Jiang You, you are so bold. Isn't this bullying the emperor?"

At this time, Jiang You also took the risk and began to kowtow vigorously. How pitiful God is. In the decades since he was a student until he became an official, he has never kowtowed so hard even to the Dao Lord and Emperor. This ceremony is not commonly performed in this dynasty.

Except for important occasions, it is not necessary at other times.

Zhao Tong saw that his forehead was bruised and swollen, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Why is Jiang Shangshu like this? Even if I am willing to help you at the risk of deceiving the king, I don't know the content of the imperial edict. If the officials ask,

How can I answer?"

Jiang You was dazed from knocking, but when he heard this, it was like a clear spring hit his head, and he immediately woke up. He choked and said: "Your Majesty, when the official was drafting the decree, I was beside you. I remember most of the content of the decree, and it was all praise and praise.

There are no special instructions or important matters in the words."

Zhao Tong looked at it and said, "Is that really the case?"

Jiang You said: "How can I dare to tell any lies?"

Zhao Tong was silent for a moment and said: "Jiang Shangshu, please get up and speak."

Jiang You said: "I dare not lower my rank."

Zhao Tong shook his head and said: "Get up and explain the content of the imperial edict carefully. If it is really as you said, well, I can't say... I'll just give you a hand."

Hearing this, Jiang You felt as if he had been granted amnesty. He stood up tremblingly, but suddenly his feet became unsteady and almost fell to the ground again. He hurriedly reached out to hold the chair next to him, feeling dizzy and having blurry eyes.

He dared not sit down at this moment, so he calmed down and said: "Your Majesty, what the imperial edict says is probably..."
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