Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

Seeing that the emperor had left, the ministers thought it was boring, so they planned to go back.At this time, Tong Zhiben was at the end of his rope, and everything had come to this point, so he had to fight, and the outcome was a fight.He stood up in a "swish" and yelled for quiet, the corners of his mouth were bleeding, his eyes were wide open, and the veins on his forehead were popping out. The Day of the Dead is today!" After saying this, everyone fell silent.

Tong Zhiben shouted again: "Follow me into the palace to petition, and kill the traitor!" Finally, these words incited the long-standing grievances of the ministers, and everyone shouted for justice from the emperor.The final moment has finally arrived. Sometimes, the justice of the history books is not the real right or wrong, but the declaration written by the final victor.

Hundreds of people went straight to the gate of Xiehe, rolling up their clothes and sleeves all the way, shouting and cursing, how could any eunuch dare to stop?When they reached the Xiehe Gate, some ministers realized that something was wrong and wanted to run away.Ma Kanrong and Cui Jiu had long since disregarded their identities as cabinet ministers. They were impatient, and led a few young and vigorous ministers to block the only road south of Jinshui Bridge, yelling like rogues in the market: " If anyone dares to back off today, I’ll lay his dead body on the ground when necessary!” No one dared to run away anymore, hundreds of people knelt on the ground, shouting continuously, the momentum was huge and chaotic, and it was more beheaded than the entrance of the market. Still lively.

Tong Zhiben knelt down and yelled for injustice, every cry came from the true voice of his heart, without any falsehood.Because he firmly believes that he is just, upright, and truly loyal.Everything he did was not just for personal benefit, he represented the voice of the officials, the cry of the aristocratic family, and even the mourning of the community.

At the age of 20, Tong Zhiben was elected into the imperial court. He shouldered the foundation of his predecessors and the expectations of his parents. He has a heavier burden and a greater ambition. He is determined to become a capable minister and a pillar of the country.No one can defeat his will, even the emperor, he will not compromise, because he is an elite of the aristocratic family, the pride of the family, he has the blood of serving the country, and has a strong bone forged with the tradition of the elite family, passed down from generation to generation His arrogance will not allow him to lower his high head.As far as he is concerned, the family is the country and the world, only the family can govern the country, and the family can secure the world!

Li He almost fell into the Qianqing Palace, and reported the petition of the ministers outside. Bi Xin said coldly: "Let them kneel, don't worry about it." Li He promised.

Nearly two hours passed, and the ministers still didn't go. It was time for lunch. Ma Kanrong and Cui Jiu went back to find someone to carry dry food, water and cloaks, and they were ready for a long-term struggle.Many ministers didn't really want to come, but they really couldn't get away. They were cold and hungry in the cold wind, and they stopped shouting when they saw food and clothes. They huddled together and chatted while eating.

Tong Zhi didn't want a mouthful of dry food or a cloak, his throat was so painful that he could barely swallow his saliva.He has made up his mind to fight to the end. In political games, patience and persistence are often the key to success or failure.In the past, too many emperors chose to compromise in front of the officials, because those officials had a firm spiritual support, they were fearless, and they used seemingly impossible power to write miracles.

Emperor, take a look, the ministers here are the elites of the entire empire, you can't kill them all!Even if the court clothes are stained with blood, hundreds of corpses will be left.In the eyes of loyal ministers, if he is alive, he will be stigmatized for thousands of years; if he is dead, his name will last forever.Even if you kill him, what is there to be afraid of?

The situation outside was reported to him again.For the first time since he took office as a regency, Bi Xin felt trembling, and it was the lack of mastery in his heart.

With a pale face, Bi Xin said: "Issue the decree, I will think about it, let them go back quickly." Li He led the decree and went.

Bi Xin's fingers were cold, he stared blankly, held Liu Fu back and said, "Did I make a mistake from the beginning?"

Liu Fu frowned and shook his head: "I still remember when I was young, my father asked which emperor my brother admired the most, and my brother said that he admired Tang Xuanzong's Kaiyuan prosperity the most. If Xuanzong didn't have a lot of courage, how could there be a great Tang Dynasty? This matter Brother Huang is right, and the ministers may not be at fault, it’s just that current events often leave us no room to retreat, if they don’t come to make trouble for you and me, it’s not like we have to drive them all out.”

Bi Xin stared at Liu Fu and said: "Yes, I can't compromise, they just feel that I have affected their interests, but the world is so big, I am the monarch, and I am overwhelmed by the tiger, and it is even worse. It's against the law of heaven."

When the eunuch, the supervisor of ceremonies, went to announce the decree, people's minds changed, and everyone talked about it.Tong Zhiben's lips were chapped and purple, he stared and yelled: "I won't give an order today, I swear to the death that I dare not retreat!" After saying that, he stopped kneeling, got up and rushed forward, the eunuchs were so frightened that they quickly closed the door and retreated.

Along with Tong Zhiben, all the officials got up to follow.Headed by Tong Zhiben, all the ministers began to cry loudly, lying on the palace gate and beating wildly. With the help of the wind, the sound became more and more miserable, and the scene was eerie and terrifying.It doesn't matter if you shake the door and cry, but the momentum is too great, and those who don't know can die for the emperor, and the impact is too bad.

Wrapped in a chill, the howling wind seemed to be mixed with the sound of people crying in grief and indignation.Can you indulge me any more?He clenched his fists angrily, it was really deceiving!He made an order to send the school affairs office to arrest the leaders.

A group of people from the school affairs office were not polite, and they were serious when they went up.They are not good at cursing and fighting, but fighting is okay. Dozens of people were picked out in a row, dragged and kidnapped.Seeing this situation, everyone was a little scared, and many people wanted to leave. When they were huddling together, a person came out from one side and shouted: "Today's business is over, everyone must not retreat! Retire, what face will I have when I see the late emperor underground!"

It turned out that Tong Zhiben hid away when he saw that something was going wrong. He was not afraid of being caught, but he was afraid that the trouble would not be big enough, and that everything would be in vain.When everyone heard this, they were all furious when they thought of the humiliation and injustice they had suffered.A soldier can be killed but not humiliated!Today this life is all gone, and I will fight you to the end!Under the instigation of Tong Zhiben, everyone roared to the sky, and began to hit the palace gate desperately, with more energy than before, and they all went all out.

Li He went into the hall again to report that the situation outside Bi Xin was getting worse, and he saw Bi Xin calmly standing in front of the desk, holding his sleeves and writing with a pen.Liu Fu stood on the side grinding, but he didn't panic.Seeing that Bi Xin had written the word 'forbearance' full on a piece of paper, only when he picked up the pen to write the last word, it turned out to be the word 'fa'.

The palace gate of Xiehemen was pushed open, and the emperor brought Prince Xuan with a grand guard of honor, neatly dressed, and extremely majestic.In contrast, the ministers shivered much more. They all knelt in front of the palace gate in a mess, their clothes were messed up, their hair crowns were crooked, and some people's hairpins were knocked off and trampled to pieces. The hair can be loose and messy, making it look like someone fleeing famine.

The emperor's face was solemn, he couldn't tell whether he was angry or sad, his eyes were deep, and he couldn't see the end, he said: "You form a party to mess up the government, force the palace to commit crimes, what can you say?" Tong Zhiben kowtowed and replied: "Return to Your Majesty, 'A gentleman forms a party, but a villain does not form a party.' Ministers and others are naturally willing to be gentlemen."

The emperor was not in a hurry, but said slowly: "Since my lord understands, naturally I don't need to say anything more. Everything has a cause and an effect, and my lord forced the palace to commit a crime. Of course someone has to bear the responsibility for this crime." Then he decreed: "Since my lord From the beginning of the court, the scholars of the Tong family will never be used! Anyone who dares to form a party in the court will be severely punished!"

It turned out that Bi Xin took advantage of the chaos among the ministers, and just had an excuse to eradicate the party members, suppress the family, and clean up the disobedient ministers in the court. If they don't make trouble, it's fine. The handling is justified.Tong Zhi didn't care about his own safety, but the prosperity of the family was what he cared most about. This punishment really caught the lifeblood of the family.

The emperor turned around, and the palace gate gradually closed. At the same time as the palace gate closed, only Sun Panjin's shouts could be heard outside.It turned out that the emperor ordered him to personally bring the school affairs office to arrest all the troublemakers.

In fact, the school office alone is enough, and Sun Panjin is here to make these people feel hopeless, to make them feel the grief and indignation that all their efforts have been in vain, and the shame of being defeated by the opponent's entire army.

Sun Panjin shouted: "I will arrest the rebellious minister according to the order, and you will be arrested obediently!" He also announced very loudly that he would write down the names of all the people present.At this time, Tong Zhiben looked up to the sky and laughed nonstop. The tremor from his chest gave Sun Panjin a trace of fear. It was all in this situation, why would he dare to laugh!

Tong Zhiben yelled: "I'm not even afraid of death, are you still afraid of being named?" He grabbed the pen and paper, swiped and signed his name, not only that, but also wrote the names of relatives and friends, Then throw the pen and get caught.When everyone saw this, they all scrambled to show their last integrity. Not counting those who were caught and ran away in disorder, there were only a hundred or so people left, and it turned out that two hundred people were signed, which can be described as very righteous .

What happened after that was a matter of course. The ministers were collectively punished according to their priorities, and the ICAC wailed continuously.However, Tong Zhiben and other high-ranking ministers who planned this matter were too old and too high-ranking to move for a while, so they were all imprisoned and awaiting punishment.

There are too many ministers involved this time, including almost all the important ministers in the court. There are more than 100 senior officials from important national institutions such as the cabinet, six ministries, the procuratorate, the Hanlin Academy, and Zhan Shifu. There are only three ministers from the six ministries. It's because things are making too much noise.

It is not uncommon for courtiers to enter the palace to petition all generations. The emperor generally dare not touch them, and at most punishes the leading minister slightly.If you want to ask why the emperor didn't kill all these disobedient ministers, let's not say that the ministers petitioned for a long time. It’s not something that just anyone can do. It takes years of training to take on this important task. Moreover, the emperor’s face and reputation have always been the most important thing for the emperors. If the important ministers are punished, the emperor will lose his reputation among the ministers. Who would be willing to die Working hard for the imperial court is not good for the people of the imperial court.However, this time Bi Xin is going all out, taking advantage of this petition's extreme behavior to designate it as a trip to force the palace, just deal with these disobedient people, and take the opportunity to promote a group of ministers who stand beside him to important positions. It is not known when you will be able to take power slowly and slowly, so it is better to take this powerful medicine, and it will be very beneficial to act in the future.