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1861. Prestige, Popularity

After a while, Zhao Dongting asked again: "What did those protesting people say?"

Xuanxue quickly replied: "I sent my spies to investigate their words. Most of them believed that although Su Shuai has made contributions to the country, he would not be forgiven for transferring troops without following the order. Your Majesty once said that law is a country's important weapon, and its merits and demerits cannot be offset. Therefore... Although Su Shuai has made contributions, such a punishment is still too light. He should be imprisoned."

"hiss……"

Zhao Dongting was surprised and said, "Everyone said so?"

Xuan Xue said: "This is not. They all have their own opinions on how to deal with Su Shuai, but they all think that the court's handling of Su Shuai was too light."

Zhao Dongting frowned and asked again: "How can you find out the details of these people?"

Xuanxue replied: "The people who asked questions have found out, and you can confirm that they... are all ordinary people in the city."

Zhao Dongting fell into deep thought again.

He would rather believe that someone was behind the scenes, and he couldn't believe that this would be spontaneously done by the people in the city.

Have the people really "awakened" to this point now?

They also have their own ideas about state affairs? And they dare to express their attitude?

If this is true, he doesn't know whether it is a good or a bad thing. At least from the perspective of the emperor, he cannot tell the difference between the good or bad of this sign.

And this is more important than Su Quandang's incident. It can be said to be a sublimation of some level.

"Your Majesty, Lord Tiexin's Reign has arrived."

While he was still pondering, Wang Wenfu also arrived at the imperial study room.

"Released from the punishment order."

Before he could salute, Zhao Dongting waved his hand and raised his head to Eunuch Liu.

Eunuch Liu knew it and quickly brought a chair to Wang Wenfu.

Zhao Dongting saw that Wang Wenfu's face was also a little solemn, and said, "Ti Xing Ling, you should already know what's happening in the city, how do you think?"

"I already know."

Wang Wenfu bowed and replied, but then he was silent for a moment before continuing: "I dare not assert about this matter. I think that maybe someone behind it was a stir and deliberately causing trouble, but I don't know why it is like this. Because for those who think that it is not good for me, there should be no big difference between Su Quandang being imprisoned or expelled from an official position. Furthermore, I still have doubts that if only someone deliberately causes trouble, there should not be so many people respond in such a short time."

"emperor!"

At this time, a sound suddenly came in outside the door.

Zhao Dongting looked at Eunuch Liu again.

Eunuch Liu ran out and came in again soon, his face turned pale.

"emperor……"

He approached Zhao Dongting and whispered: "There was news outside the palace that many people surrounded Su Mansion and asked Su Shuai... to enter the palace and take the thorns and apologize."

Zhao Dongting couldn't help but change his color slightly when he heard this.

This is simply a "forced palace". But it is the Su family, not the imperial palace.

"A common people surrounded Su Mansion, and actually asked Su Quandang to enter the palace to carry the thorns and apologize."

Then Zhao Dongting said to Xuanxue and Wang Wenfu.

The two of them also changed their qualities.

Zhao Dongting frowned and said to Wang Wenfu: "Is it true that the people have already understood the principle that the law is the most important weapon of the country?"

"Maybe that's the case..."

Wang Wenfu replied. His face was very complicated, "The people who surrounded our Law Province's yamen were shouting, saying that our Law Province was a fraud..."

Xuanxue smiled bitterly, "Except for your Law Provincial Government, Military Affairs Provincial Government, and Changsha Government Government, you are also surrounded. Someone will be there to kneel in front of the palace."

"Huh!"

Xuan Xue's heartless words made Zhao Dongting feel a little sad.

His eyes swept over the people in the imperial study room and said, "You guys say, why are there no people kneeling outside the palace?"

Wang Wenfu, Zhang Polu and the others were also stunned.

Such things have never happened before, and there is no precedent to compare. But indeed, it is somewhat unreasonable that no people kneel outside the palace.

Su Quandang was the marshal of the military region. Although the judgment on him was issued in the name of the Law and the Military Affairs Bureau, it should not be difficult to speculate that Zhao Dongting was instructed.

After a while of silence, Wang Wenfu said: "Master, is it because the judgment on Su Shuai was issued in the name of the Law and the Military and Aircraft Administration?"

Zhao Dongting frowned and shook his head, feeling a little distressed, "Let's observe the situation first..."

"I'm going to leave."

Xuanxue and Wang Wenfu took their leave.

Zhao Dongting looked out the window and was in a daze.

As time passed, the commotion became more and more intense at an extremely fast speed. The outside of the Su Mansion was surrounded and could not be completed.

I don’t know how many people are talking about the law, and the two military provinces’ judgment on Su Quandang was too light.

News kept coming from outside the palace.

When these people protested against the law and military provinces, they mostly used what Zhao Dongting once said as a basis.

More and more officials are asking for advice.

But they were all rejected by Zhao Dongting.

It was almost sunset, and Xuanxue entered the imperial study again. This time she brought news. After investigation by the Military Intelligence Department, this time she was in turmoil. She really had the shadow of a spy from the Yuan Dynasty.

However, the few spies found did not contribute much to the fuel. The reason for the turmoil was mainly because the people were indeed dissatisfied with the verdict.

This made Zhao Dongting really confused.

In the end, Eunuch Liu woke up the dreamer with a word. After Xuanxue went out, he said, "Your Majesty, I have some speculations, I don't know whether to speak or not..."

Zhao Dongting naturally said it, but it was okay to say it.

Eunuch Liu continued, "I thought that the people in the imperial city would do this because they all kept your words in their hearts. You said that the law is a powerful weapon of the country, and that the emperor also said that the emperor violated the law and the common people. Although Su Shuai has great achievements and has prestige among the people, it is much worse than the emperor. Perhaps the people think that the law and military affairs ruled Su Shuai... After spared Su Shuai, it violated your golden words. Therefore, they made such a fuss. The people, I am afraid that they don't know that this is your instruction."

Zhao Dongting was slightly stunned and did not move for a long time.

All he could do was buzzing in his head.

Eunuch Liu's words made him think of many things in an instant.

After a long time, he asked Eunuch Liu and Zhang Polu, "I really have such a high prestige among the people?"

Eunuch Liu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know. The people have regarded you as a god. You are the true dragon emperor sent by God to save our Song Dynasty. I wonder how many families worship your tablets or portraits! Looking at the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, countless emperors have never had anyone as popular and prestigious as you!"

Zhao Dongting was not happy and became silent again.
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