As soon as they saw the officials coming down from the court, the people kneeling on the ground immediately started crying loudly: "Your Majesty, we have been wronged. Please make the decision for us, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, we have served the Song Dynasty loyally, but someone has wronged us under your guise and forced us to have no way out. I beg you, the wise king, to find out what is going on and not allow these people to mess around anymore. Otherwise, we, the Song Dynasty, will
There will be eternal peace."
"Your Majesty, I am a loyal member of the Liu family. During our ancestors' time, we followed Grandfather Taizu. Now we have ended up like this. Your Majesty, don't you care?"
"..."
Everyone was shouting loudly, some were beating their chests and stamping their feet with tears streaming down their faces, and some were lying on the ground and kowtowing like they were pounding garlic.[
Fan Zhongyan frowned and looked at everything in front of him. He understood that these people had made an appointment to come to the palace to cause trouble, and their purpose was self-evident.
"The palace is such an important place, but you are here to make noise and noise. Is there no royal law? Where are the guards? Why are these people allowed to mess around here? Why don't they all be kicked out?" Han Qi shouted with a livid face.
When the guards guarding Yide Gate saw the deputy privy envoy speaking, they did not dare to neglect. They stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Privy Councilor Han has an order. You must not make any noise here and retreat quickly, otherwise we will not be polite to you."
The crowd was still shouting and shouting no matter how hard it was to disperse. The guards were helpless and had no choice but to step forward and grab a few people who were kneeling closest to the city gate and drag them aside.
The few people struggled and shouted loudly, but the soldiers ignored them and dragged them sliding on the ground. Their bodies were instantly covered in the unmelted slush on the ground.
"Stop!" A majestic voice came over, and the guards guarding Yidemen were startled, but they saw Du Yan separated from the officials and stepped forward, with a fat belly and an angry look on his face.
"Who told you to do this? These are all former court officials, and their ancestors have also served the court. They have resentments in their hearts and come here to see the emperor. What is wrong with asking for mercy from the emperor? You dare to treat them like this, I think you are
I'm blind."
"Privy Minister Du... I am following the orders of Deputy Privy Councilor Han. Even if I have the courage, I would not dare to offend the officials of the imperial court."
Du Yan snorted from his nose and said: "Whose order does it matter? After treating the hero like this, the former imperial official is disrespectful."
Han Qi said coldly: "Privilege Du, what you said is not quite right. These people are local officials who were dismissed and liquidated. They gathered here obviously out of dissatisfaction and deliberately causing trouble. How can we let them run wild?
"
Du Yan sneered: "They are making trouble on purpose? How do you know that they are making trouble on purpose? Maybe they really feel they are wronged. Deputy Ambassador Han often claims to be aboveboard in his actions and cannot speak to others. If he is so open-minded, why bother?
I'm afraid that they will cry out in front of the palace; even if the emperor is alerted, he will naturally be able to tell the truth clearly under his holy eyes, so there is no need to drag them away covertly. Is there really something hidden in it?"
Han Qi was speechless and said: "You..."
Du Yan said: "What I said makes no sense? Deputy Ambassador Han led too many troops at the border, and lacked the basic kindness and forgiveness. There are many good people and all kinds of flowers. If you, Deputy Ambassador Han, one day
What would you think if you were reduced to cutting your job to serve the people, and if others treated you like this?"
All the officials were touched after hearing Du Yan's words. Now that the new law has been promulgated, everyone just wants to protect themselves. However, once some of the things they have done in the past are discovered by the admonishing officials or the reformists, they will inevitably become the same as those before them.
The fate of the dismissed officials made them feel sad, so they all nodded in agreement.
Han Qi's face was livid with anger. Fan Zhongyan knew that Han Qi was not Du Yan's opponent. Today's incident must have back-up insider instructions. These officials came from all over the Song Dynasty, and some were even retired officials from Jiangnan Road and Fujian Road thousands of miles away.
, their gathering in the capital was obviously not random, but an organized and premeditated action.
Before coming up with countermeasures, any rash action may lead to trouble. Fan Zhongyan wanted to understand this and immediately stepped forward and said: "Two adults, there is no need to argue. These people are dismissed officials from various places. It is okay to feel unconvinced and unjust."
It's understandable, but it's really illegal to gather in the royal palace. If you have any grievances, you can go to Dali Temple Yushitai and other Yamen offices to appeal. This is not a place for trouble."
Du Yan said: "Master Fan is still reasonable. I have nothing to do with them. I don't have to say these things to me. I just feel that dismissed officials should not be treated roughly. Even the emperor would not treat them like this here; some
Once a person becomes powerful, he doesn't know what his surname is, and Du just can't stand the appearance of someone who has a certain reputation."
Han Qi said angrily: "Master Du needs to criticize Sang and Huai. How can I be so arrogant?"
Du Yan rolled his sleeves and said: "I have the honor to point you to Vice Envoy Han, and Vice Envoy Han has no reason to sit down." He turned to the officials kneeling on the ground and said: "Everyone, it is not possible for you to make such a fuss. It is freezing in the sky and snow.
It is not worthwhile to lose your life because of your bad health. The imperial court only dismissed you from your posts, but did not want your lives." [
A retired official with a gray beard kowtowed and shouted: "Privy Du, please inform me that we want to see the Emperor, and we must express our grievances to the Emperor."
Du Yan looked at him and said, "Are you Liumei Village, the prefect of Raozhou? I remember you. When you went to Beijing to meet the emperor the year before last, I was there."
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The old man cried bitterly and said: "Master Du has good eyesight, and this old man is from Liumei Village."
Du Yan said in shock: "How did you end up in this situation? What did you commit?"
Liu Meicun gritted his teeth and said: "I also want to ask what mistake I have made. Removing me from the post of magistrate is not a big deal. I will also remove all the sons and nephews of my Liu family from their posts. My Liu family has served the Song Dynasty for three generations.
, even the emperor himself said when he met the old man that my Liu family has made outstanding contributions and that future generations should be favored, but now he wiped out everything with just one sentence. When the old man met the emperor, he wanted to ask the emperor face to face, what the Holy Word Chrysostom said.
Do words still count?”
Du Yanyi said angrily: "How could there be such an unjust case? I also remember what the emperor said. Your Liu family ancestors have been fighting in all directions since the Taizu Dynasty and made great contributions to the Song Dynasty. There must be some fallacy in this matter."
Han Qi said coldly: "What's the fallacy? The two clauses of this reform clearly state that officials will be appointed and dismissed based on their political performance. Liumei Village has been the governor of Raozhou for three years. The government has been abandoned and the territory is full of thieves.
, what he has done; how can a mediocre person be worthy of his post? Just based on what he has done, he should be removed from office on the spot; his descendants, grandchildren, and nephews did not participate in the imperial examination, but they filled key positions. According to the law of suppressing luck, they must all be removed.
retreat."
Du Yan shook his head and said: "It's too much, it's too much. I have never expressed any opinions on the new law, but now it seems that there are many shortcomings. The Liu family has been loyal for generations, and the descendants of the ancestors have been blessed. Is this wrong? Besides, Liumei Village is not corrupt when he is in office.
It is true that the law is not in vain. It is allowed by the previous laws of the imperial court for descendants to hold official positions. If you beat him to death with a pole, wouldn’t you chill the hearts of the people in the world?"
"That's it... that's right, what kind of bullshit new law is this? This is simply destroying the city wall. The emperor's grace has been so great that it has benefited the world, but this bullshit new law has made him extremely mean and ungrateful." Everyone shouted in agreement.
Fan Zhongyan's face was as serious as water and he said in a cold voice: "Privy Du, I would like to remind you that the new law was promulgated by the emperor's decree to the world. To slander the new law in public is to slander the court in public and violate the imperial edict. You should know this better than me."
Du Yan sneered and said: "Don't put big hats on me. I didn't say half of the new law was wrong. I only said it was too much. The law is nothing more than human feelings. The Holy Spirit often does things that are beyond the law to show mercy, so you can't
Is there any room for action?"
Fan Zhongyan said solemnly: "If the law does not tolerate mercy, how can we do things that are merciful outside the law? If so, what kind of law would it be? Everyone has his own differences. If we forgive his illegal behavior because of this, then what kind of law will it be?"
What’s the use?”
Du Yan waved his hands and said: "I won't argue with you, but I will definitely report this matter to the emperor. I can't care about others. I must take care of the affairs of Liumei Village. I can't let the emperor be kept in the dark and be infamy. Although you
I think it’s so-called, but I have to think about your Majesty.”
Liumeicun shouted continuously: "Master Du, Du Qingtian, fortunately there are people like Du Qingtian in the court, so the emperor will not be deceived by others."
The other officials shouted loudly: "Master Du, please help us, we are also unjust..."
Du Yan sighed and said: "Everyone, I can do something about it. It is not my job, Du Yan, to do the reform. I can't even protect myself. It's not like you don't know that several of the admonishment officials in the Remonstrance Court did not know who they were.
Under the orders of Mr. Liu, every day he wanted to find out my faults and drive me out of the court. This time I tried my best to help Mr. Liu, and I don’t know what kind of slander I will incur afterwards."
Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi and others watched Du Yan pretend to be pitiful and perform in public, and their faces turned pale with anger, but there was nothing they could do. Du Yan had enumerated the benefits of the new law in the court more than once since the promulgation of the new law. Today, he was uncharacteristically different.
Using this incident as a bait to make eloquent remarks, and speaking these words in front of thousands of people watching from civil and military officials, they were obviously well prepared; perhaps the farce of the kneeling officials, big and small, crying and complaining about their grievances was
He designed it.
"Master Fan, what should I do?" Fu Bi asked quietly in Fan Zhongyan's ear.
Fan Zhongyan said quietly: "Don't worry about him, let's do what we should do. Everything else will be decided by the emperor, but I beg your conscience." After saying that, he stepped forward and walked out calmly amidst the vicious eyes. His coachman drove over, and Fan Zhongyan