Chapter 0362: Great Loyalty and Great Filial Piety
Cui Tiande hurriedly stopped him and advised: "Your Majesty, my father is old and sick, and the aura of illness may be detrimental to Your Majesty. Please think twice and send someone to convey something."
Zhao Yun showed a contemptuous smile on his lips and said: "It doesn't matter, I am the emperor and I have a real dragon to protect me. Why should I be afraid of mere diseases and miasma? You can just lead the way."
Cui Tiande had no choice but to take Zhao Yun to Cui's bedroom.
When he got to the bedroom, Zhao Yun saw Cui Yu's wife taking care of him and feeding him water. The couple had gray hair and were thin, but they loved each other and knew each other's warmth and warmth. It was really touching.
Seeing Zhao Yun coming, Cui Yu struggled to get up, but was stopped by Zhao Yun, "There is no need to salute the Qing family, just protect your body."
Zhao Yun looked at Cui Yuzhi's sick face and weak words, and sighed: "I didn't expect that the Qing family was really sick. I thought you were trying to shirk the blame."
Cui Yu forced a smile and said: "I am already seventy, and I have already known my destiny. My body is getting worse day by day, and it is normal for me to be weak and sick. On the contrary, I have made His Majesty worry about me. This is my fault."
"Don't say that. I will order the imperial doctor to come and diagnose and treat you later. Your health is the most important thing in everything."
Cui Yu took three breaths after saying a word, his face flushed, and he kept coughing, and asked with difficulty: "It's okay, my Majesty. Is your Majesty here just for the purpose of reforming the law?"
Zhao Yun waved his hand, "Let's not talk about this anymore. The Qing family still puts your health first."
Cui Yu shook his head. He wanted to say something, but his illness was really serious. He couldn't say a complete sentence after talking for a long time. He was not tired. Zhao Yun looked tired and felt distressed.
"The Qing family should have a good rest, I won't disturb them."
Zhao Yun stood up and said to Cui Tiande: "You should take better care of your father, but if you need it, you can come to the palace to see me at any time, and I will agree to it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cui Tiande raised his hand to express his gratitude sincerely, with a touched face.
Zhao Yun comforted Cui Yu and asked him to take good care of his illness, and then left.
If he didn't leave, Cui Yu would keep talking to him, fearing that if he couldn't breathe, he would leave first.
After Zhao Yun left, Cui Yu gradually took a deep breath and adjusted his breath. Cui Tiande brought tea again and took a few sips. After a while, Cui Yu's face gradually recovered, and it was no longer as sick as before.
Cui Tiande was uneasy and asked: "Father, the officials are here sincerely. My father pretended to be ill and refused, because I'm afraid it's not the way to be a minister."
Cui Yu gently waved his hand and taught: "The king controls life and death, and can influence the rise and fall of the country with his single thought. You must not take it lightly. Although the officials are brave and enterprising, they still lack political acumen and murder.
Cut the decisive heart.
It was obvious that someone was behind Chen Guiyi's incident this time, but the officials were not aware of it. Such officials were by no means the heroes of reform. My father declined and all the officials put pressure. In this way, the officials gave up the idea of reform earlier.
This is a good thing for the country, and it is also a good thing for the officials themselves. Although my father is deceiving the officials today, he is actually showing great loyalty and filial piety."
Cui Tiande understood, raised his hand and said: "My child understands."
But he said that Zhao Yun returned to the palace and was still worried about Cui Yu's incident, but it was a pity that he could not help him.
After that, there was a quiet upsurge among the officials, that is, many officials wrote letters one after another, hoping to stop the reform, saying that the reform would shake the foundation of the rule of the Song Dynasty and eventually lead to the tragedy of annihilation of the country.
The first person to submit a letter stating this argument was still the Yushi Yanguan. Anyway, they said they were innocent. Even Zhao Yun could not directly convict them.
The officials and censors were buzzing like flies. Zhao Yun had long been accustomed to this, so he didn't look at them and ignored them.
Unexpectedly, there is always a struggle between the king and his ministers. If the king takes a step back, his ministers may take a step forward. If the king is weaker, his ministers may become stronger.
Zhao Yun ignored these memorials from the officials. This seemed to be a signal in the eyes of the officials, indicating that Zhao Yun was not angry. Could it be that Zhao Yun was also wavering on the reform?
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If the officials are still determined to implement the reform, why not protect Chen Guiyi to the end?
If the officials still firmly implement the reform, why do they still turn a blind eye to those who oppose the reform?
Could it be that the official is waiting for the officials to object and send him a ladder so that he can get off the slope?
Many officials speculated that the more they thought about it, the more they felt that Zhao Yun's determination to reform was wavering.
So hundreds of officials joined forces and wrote letters one after another to collect cases of wrongful killings during the reform. Among them, the one they cited most was the experience of Dingzhou tycoon Jia Kang.
Jia Kang had no intention of resisting the imperial court's farmland-to-household law, but the local magistrate ignored everything and forcibly jailed his family. In prison, Jia Kang was tortured to death and all his family property was confiscated.
Afterwards, Jia Kang's relatives filed a lawsuit, saying that the prefect used public power for personal gain and embezzled most of Jia Kang's family property.
The matter came into the hands of Chen Guiyi, who launched an investigation and found out that there was indeed persecution of Jia Kang and embezzlement of his family property. Finally, with Zhao Yun's approval, the prefect was imprisoned for questioning and eventually beheaded. Jia Kang also restored his reputation, but this result had a negative impact on him.
It was too late for Jia Kang's family.
This matter was mentioned again in the past to illustrate that the reform came too suddenly, was implemented too hastily, had many flaws in every aspect, and the pace should be slowed down.
At the same time, hundreds of officials also criticized the compulsory teaching method, saying that this method not only caused a serious financial burden to the court, but also caused countless vulgar people to send their children to the school, which would also have a negative impact on the study of saints. They all hoped to stop the implementation of this method.
Law.
Seeing the memorials pouring in like sea water, Zhao Yun was furious and had the three highest-ranking officials among them, Zeng Yinglong, the Minister of Rites, Zhou Cheng, the minister of the Ministry of Works, and Duan Jintian, the academician of the Zhizhi Academy, arrested and imprisoned for questioning.
After Zhao Yun's decree, all the officials were immediately frightened and no longer dared to submit a letter rashly. Some officials even went to the political hall and asked for their own memorials. At this point, the opposition to the reform was suppressed.
"snort."
Zhao Yun snorted coldly and said: "These people are trying to coax them not to leave, but they are trying to retreat."
After settling the matter, Zhao Yun summoned Zhao Shanxiang, the Minister of Civil Affairs, to express his attitude to him, hoping that he could preside over the reform.
Zhao Yun said: "The Qing family has been in the official position for thirty years. They are highly qualified and have made military achievements in quelling Li Quan's rebellion. I am very satisfied. Now that Chen Guiyi has left, there is nothing to do about the reform. I hope that the Qing family can preside over the reform. I don't know if the Qing family can preside over the reform."
willing?"
If Cui Yu can't do it, then he can only find someone else. He can't hang himself from a tree.
Among the senior officials in the court, except for Qiao Xingjian and Yuan Shao, there were only a few who were truly virtuous and distinguished. Zhao Shanxiang was considered senior, and he was quite obedient and never went against Zhao Yun's wishes. Zhao Yun was still satisfied with him.