The court attaches great importance to Wu Zhi's prison, but the key point is not the bribery between Wu Zhi and Yu E, but the fact that the matter involves Wang Qinruo, the Prime Minister of the court.
Many people in the court hoped that Wang Qinruo would be dismissed as prime minister, and many people hoped that Wang Qinruo would be implicated in this matter and punished. Of course, some people did not want anything to happen to Wang Qinruo.
This is the court, where interests are entangled, but almost everyone has their own demands. It is quite troublesome to deal with these demands, so Liu E finally decided to order Han Yi not to go into Wang Qinruo. After all, he
There is no evidence to prove that Wu Zhi's prison is related to Wang Qinruo. Everything was hindered by Yu E and deceived under the banner of Wang Qinruo.
This result made many "righteous" people very dissatisfied, thinking that the Heavenly Family favored Wang Qinruo. However, at this time, some people felt that if there was no real evidence, they could not convict Wang Qinruo, otherwise it would be a very bad start.
Both sides have concerns. After all, Wang Qinruo's identity is there, but things in the court can never be described by common sense, not to mention that there is no evidence to prove that Wang Qinruo is guilty.
No matter how much Yu E and Wu Zhi confessed, they did not relent on the matter of Wang Qinruo. Yu E insisted that Wang Qinruo had no knowledge of the matter and was just using his name to deceive him. Yushitai also had no new evidence.
Eventually, Han Yi impeached him on the charge of neglect of recommendation.
Such a charge is too trivial. No one believes that such a simple charge can make Wang Qinruo be dismissed from the prime minister. But the fact is so unexpected and magical that Wang Qinruo was dismissed from the prime minister...
It was said that he was resigning as prime minister, but in fact it was Wang Qinruo who resigned as prime minister because Liu E's reason for resigning was very simple. Wang Qinruo was old and had chronic illnesses. He knew that it was inappropriate for him to hold the position of prime minister, so he asked to resign.
, returned to his hometown to recuperate.
As for the connection between Wu Zhi's prison and him... it has nothing to do with it, regardless of the emperor's edict.
Even the officials issued an edict not to pursue the matter, so Yushitai naturally had nothing to say, and this was already expected by Han Yi, Bao Zheng and others.
Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian were both silent. Although the civil and military officials above the court found it strange, since the boss didn't say anything, they would not say anything more. After all, the "Evil Prime Minister" Wang Qinruo had left the court.
The core of political power in Song Dynasty.
After resigning as prime minister, Wang Qinruo quickly disappeared from the sight of the courtiers, as if no one remembered him anymore, and some even avoided him for fear.
The political ecology of the Song Dynasty is like this. Once the dust settles, once you leave and never come back, everyone will abandon you. What's more, Wang Qinruo still left with something disgraceful, just like he left with the name of the evil prime minister.
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There is almost an unwritten rule in the city of Tokyo. Courtiers who leave with a bad reputation are almost never seen off by anyone. If you walk with someone with a bad reputation, who are you?!
So before Wang Qinruo left Beijing, only a few people saw him off. Even though he had no stain on his official reputation, he still left like a lost dog.
Things are impermanent and life is like a dream. Wang Qinruo recalled how high-spirited and crowded he was when he returned to Tokyo. Looking at it now, he suddenly felt dull.
When the carriage arrived at Wuliting, it stands to reason that there should be a group of people here to see him off. At this age, it is time for him to retreat bravely... When he left, there should be many people coming to see him off and tell him about his high spirits.
, but... the few people in Wuliting explained that they were not here to see him off.
"Sir, we've arrived at Wuliting, should we stop to see the ceremony?"
The old servant asked in a probing tone, but Wang Qinruo smiled bitterly and said: "Old Xian! Do you think there will be someone to see us off? Tell the carriages and horses that they will not rest at the Five Mile Pavilion, and there is no need to rest at the Ten Mile Pavilion."
The old servant responded and went to tell the carriage, but when he was on the shaft of the carriage, he saw a man riding a horse and said: "My Marquis is seeing off the prince at Wuliting!"
After saying that, he rode away again, so that the old servant didn't have time to ask which marquis he belonged to.
Wang Qinruo, who was in the carriage, naturally heard it. When the old servant came to deliver the message, he was extremely surprised and said: "Marquis, Marquis? Oh! It must be Ye An, Ye Changsheng, the Marquis of Yunzhong County!"
Wang Qinruo's words made the old servant slightly surprised: "There is a gap between Ye An and the master, so why did he come to see him off?! Could it be that he has malicious intentions and came to ridicule?! Master, let's ignore him!"
Wang Qinruo smiled slightly: "Ye An is not that kind of person. Although I don't know why he came, he is the most unpredictable person in the court. I did not want him to do anything to him in the first place. Si Da, now it seems that his counter-attack is also very effective! Otherwise, I would not have ended up in this situation! Go, meet him, and before leaving, you must find out who Ye An is! "
The Wang family's motorcade slowly arrived at Wuliting. Ye An had been waiting here for a long time. The weather had gradually turned colder, and the crisp autumn air in September was already slightly chilly. The early morning mist enveloped the ground, making the mouths of cattle, horses and people... There was a puff of white air in front of my nose.
It was a bit cold today, so Ye An specially cooked a hot pot with high soup stock in Wuliting Pavilion to ward off the cold and replenish the energy of the old man who was about to leave. He knew the bad things Wang Qinruo had done before, and his reputation as a traitor was big enough, but this did not It did not make Ye An feel at ease with his actions. Political manipulation, no matter how secretive it is, is still a disgraceful thing.
He didn't care what others did, but he still felt a little uncomfortable. He didn't know why, but Ye An just wanted to give away the old man in front of him, even though he had targeted and impeached him again and again.
Therefore, Wang Qinruo did not see the victor's pity in him, nor did he see the intention to humiliate himself. He only saw a young man rolling up his sleeves, lifting up his front, and busy preparing meals.
After he approached, the young man raised his head with a plate of green vegetables and said with a smile: "The prince is here? Hurry up and take a seat. Today, I will serve the prince with hot pot to ward off the cold and send him off, and express his feelings!"
Wang Qinruo looked curiously at the dishes in front of him that were all raw. Then he saw the bright red pot in the middle and couldn't help but curiously asked: "What is this?"
Ye An smiled and said: "This is hot pot, a dish inherited from Changsheng's family. It's cold today, so Changsheng is hosting a banquet in this pavilion. The place is simple and vulgar. I hope the prince will forgive me."
Wang Qinruo laughed loudly: "I am now a place that officials of all sizes in Tokyo avoid, so I am happy to have someone to see me off with. Where is the criticism?! Hmm?! It smells so good! It smells so good!"
Ye An asked carefully: "I wonder if the prince can eat spicy food?!"
"I'm from Jiangxi, take dogwood, garlic cloves, and ginger slices. Take it in calmly without sighing!"
Ye An's eyes lit up. There were not many people in Tokyo who could eat spicy food. Even a military commander like Li Zunxun would be as spicy as a girl from the small chili peppers.
Seeing Wang Qinruo say this, Ye An had no scruples. He took out the small wooden barrel and opened it to make changes. The butter and spicy base was exposed in front of his eyes. The mellow and spicy smell that hit his nostrils immediately made Wang Qinruo sink into it and couldn't extricate himself...