Chapter 459 Su Xun passes away

Sima Guang spoke again: "I heard that Lu Jiao, Fan Chunren, and Lu Dafang were punished and demoted for speaking out about King Pu's ceremony. Everyone at home and abroad was shocked when they heard about it."

"I observe that these three people are loyal, upright and upright. They worry about public affairs and forget about their family. They seek help from other ministers. Their comparison is rare. Now, if they say something too harshly, they will be scolded. I feel pity for the imperial court!"

"I heard that the reason for the peace and honor of the ruler is nothing more than winning the hearts of the people. Now your Majesty is favoring the feelings of one or two people in the government... People in the world, knowing that your Majesty is Renzong, are not dedicated and are disappointed."

"Now I have taken the ministers who have spoken out and chased them away from generation to generation. I am afraid that I will be burdened with my holy virtue and the damage will be not small. There are many people who sigh in the belly of the house."

He summed it up very well, and his reputation was even higher, but Su You had coldly labeled him. The iron-clad Zhijianyuan of the Renzong Dynasty had transformed into a perfect politician of the Yingzong Dynasty.

Ouyang Xiu was on the receiving end of hard bargains. Afterwards, he issued five memorials and repeatedly begged to be released, but Zhao Shu did not agree.

In fact, there was no winner in this incident.

The emperor insisted on going his own way, disappointing most of his officials;

The Queen Mother was not determined and was teased by Han Qi again;

Although Tai Jian gained fame, he was demoted from Beijing;

The prime ministers and political ministers left Ouyang Xiu to fight alone and were outnumbered. In the end, they became recognized as sycophants among officials and tarnished their reputations;

The most innocent person is Ouyang Xiu, because he was the first to speak out in the Qingli New Deal, which led to the "remonstrance of officials", and now he is suffering the consequences.

At the height of the debate, the bosses on both sides hope to get more votes in favor and promote anyone who supports their views, whether sincerely or falsely.

Various small tricks continued. Han Qi transferred Wang Tao, who had long been included in the East Palace team, as an admonishment officer; Ouyang Xiu also sent a private item to Taiwan to admonish, and promoted Jiang Zhiqi, who had a good relationship with Su Shi in the same year, to the supervisory censor.

OK, I hope to add some sand to the advice.

Even Su You, which is far away in Sizhou, is not very clean.

Although he was already a fifth-rank official, Su You obviously did not have enough weight in this matter, so he had no choice but to choose Mingzhe to protect himself.

Even in order to maintain his correct prediction of the situation in the next few years, Su You did not remind the Queen Mother for fear of causing a butterfly effect.

Sorry Queen Mother, that's natural.

He only wrote a letter to his little sister, and only drew a horizontal line in the bottom middle of the letter paper.

Chen Zhaoming was puzzled when he saw this strange letter: "Little sister, what does your brother mean by this?"

Su Xiaomei frowned and said, "This is a game we played when we were kids. You can understand if you look at the letter paper as a face. Brother, this means no eyes, no ears, and the most important thing is to keep your mouth shut."

Three years since the beginning of Zhiping, not only has the country been in a mess, but even the Su family has lost its ability to memorize words.

Six months ago, while Su You was running along the Xiajiang River, Su Shi's first wife Wang Fu passed away.

Today's medical and health conditions are still poor. A cold wind actually took away the life of this gentle and intelligent woman at the age of only twenty-seven.

At the beginning of the new year, Su Shi and Zhang Dun were in the same year again, and this time they were called to examine the pavilion.

As a result, although Zhang Dun passed the examination, he was labeled as a "Bo" because he gave up the title of Jinshi. He was attacked by Tao, the king of Zhizhigao.

Su Shi's situation was somewhat different from Zhang Dun's. He returned to Beijing before Zhang Dun. Last year, he was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Palace and served as the magistrate of Wenguyuan.

Su Shi's name has now become well-known throughout the country. When Li Qingchen took the exam for the political science department a few years ago, the bosses commented that Xun Qing's writing was very strong and had the flavor of Su Shi's articles. It would be unreasonable not to take first place.

This is to regard Dasu’s articles as the criterion.

This is just the beginning, it won't be long before Su Wen is cooked and eating mutton.

Zhao Shu also heard about Su Shi's name for a long time, and began to want to follow the practice of the Tang Dynasty, and directly let Su Shi serve as the Imperial Academy, where he would make imperial edicts.

Han Qi stopped him and said: "Su Shi is a far-reaching weapon. It will be used by the world one day, and it must be cultivated in the court. If you use it for a long time, people will have no objections. If you use it suddenly, I am afraid that the world may not necessarily agree with it. It is suitable."

It’s quite tiring.”

Zhao Shu asked again: "Is it okay to take notes on daily life with Xiu?"

Han Qi added: "These two positions are actually similar and cannot be awarded immediately. It is better to choose a post in the palace that is close to His Majesty, and he needs to pass the summons examination."

Zhao Shu said: "The reason why Guange conducts examinations is because we don't know whether the people to be promoted are really talented and learned. Does Su Shi still need to do this?"

Han Qi said bluntly that it was not possible, so Su Shi also participated in this exam and once again got the best score of third class.

After the exam, Ouyang Xiu told Su Shi the whole story. Su Shi shook his head and sighed: "Han Gong can be said to love others with virtue."

When Su You heard the news, he couldn't help but sneered. It was right to pass the exam without luck, but Han Qi was probably afraid of the Su family, and it was not certain that Su You might have been implicated by himself.

During this examination, Su Shi was awarded the post of Zhishi Guan by the imperial court.

This position is a traditional position of the old party and is one of the official positions, similar to the Imperial Academy.

Generally, after serving for one to two years, you will be entrusted with important tasks. The most important thing is that you can be promoted in the official rank!

If a foreign official wants to obtain this post, he must be "specially awarded", which is not a big step forward in his official career.

However, this was Dasu's last bit of luck.

In February, a white rainbow penetrated the sun, and in March, a comet suddenly appeared, more than seven feet long, and could not stay in the night sky.

The court became busy again. The emperor avoided the main hall, cut down on meals, recorded crimes and imprisoned people, and asked to speak out.

The ministers wrote to each other one after another: "The comet is not a small change, and we must not be afraid of it. Your Majesty should turn your back to practice virtue and only take the heavenly precepts, so that I am not afraid of trouble."

Zhao Shu also issued an edict to blame himself, requiring various transportation envoys to be punished and jailed, and branches to be supervised by the province and be considerate, and those who benefited from serious illness would be informed.

Taking this opportunity, Su You quickly wrote another letter, mentioning the Southwest Copper Policy for the second time, and began to write letters to the Southwest and Southeast Road Transport Department.

The first batch of 30,000 kilograms of refined copper has been refined. If you need copper, the scenery here is unique.

However, in private, Su You sent a letter to Zhang Tianshi, specifically mentioning the comet.

This comet is the only one that Su You knows. It visits once every seventy-six years, and it is Halley's Comet.

Nowadays, letters still go slowly on the road. By the time Su You received the letter from Su Xiaomei about his old cousin being seriously ill, it was already June.

In June, Ouyang Xiu presided over and Su Xun cooperated with the revision of "Taichang Yinge Li" before it could be submitted. Su Xun had passed away.

Ouyang Xiu's fate was so similar to that of Mei Yaochen. He cried bitterly in the court again, and Zhao Shu gave him one hundred and twenty pieces of silver silk to express his condolences.

Su Shi came to the table and asked for the return of what he had been given. He only asked for the official title.

In Renchen, the imperial court presented him with the chief register of Wen'an County in Bazhou, and Taichang Liyuan compiled the rites for Su Xun, the prime minister of Guanglu Temple. Zhao Shu also specially ordered a boat to carry him back to Shu in his funeral.

The first thing Su You did when he received the letter was to think of Mrs. Cheng, and said to Shi Wei: "I've been feeling frightened lately, Wei'er, why don't you go back to Meishan for me, see my sister-in-law, and stop her from being too sad.

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At this moment, the thin boy burst in wearing mourning clothes and cried loudly: "Uncle Xiaoyao, Aunt Cheng's aunt passed away yesterday, and Hachigong asked me to call you back to Meishan!"

Su You suddenly stood up, then sat down slumped, and said blankly: "Sister-in-law, are you leaving? How?"

The thin boy cried: "I heard it was a miasma. It came in a hurry. My aunt has been in poor health in the past two years. She has been getting worse and worse. She couldn't get over it all at once..."

Su You looked at the pile of copywriting files and was a little confused. At this time, Tang Yan also came in: "Mingrun, you can go on your own. I will take care of this place first. I can still hide it from you for half a month."

Really can only cover it up.

There were a lot of holidays in the Song Dynasty, with five days off and one day off. Other holidays had their own solar terms, but they were all scattered.

Leaving the jurisdiction without asking for leave is a crime of leaving one's post without permission. In detail, it is a serious crime.

Su You was already worried and worried about this. After asking the teacher, he and Shi Wei rushed to the dock.

The catamaran Kuaiyin boat was already waiting. The three people boarded the boat and unmoored. The Kuaiyin boat blew against the current and sped up.

Even so, it was already early the next morning when we arrived at Meishan.

In the Song Dynasty, the three days of mourning have passed the beginning and end, including setting up the mourner, changing clothes, announcing the funeral, setting up the soul, the soul, the silk inscription, the small collection, etc., and now enter the big collection.

Da Lian means entering the coffin. After the relatives say their final goodbyes, the coffin lid is nailed shut. Su You hurries in such a hurry just to see his sister-in-law one last time.

The Su family has already hung up the white curtains. Except for the old cousin, the Su family are all country people and cannot cope with such a scene.
Chapter completed!