Chapter 4 It can’t be you?
The inner voices quieted down again, but the court was no longer peaceful.
The emperor's face darkened.
The prime minister's face turned purple.
Zhang Dexiang's face turned blue because he was constantly being criticized.
Han Qi, who thought the emperor was going to officially support the pro-war faction, was overjoyed and out of tune with the court.
When the court was dismissed, Lu Yijian's usually calm composure became a little unstable, and he caught up with Han Qi.
"That voice couldn't be yours?!"
Lu Yijian's words seemed to be pulled out from his throat bit by bit, and he gritted his teeth and spoke every word with all his strength.
"How could that be? Prime Minister Lu looks down on me too much." Han Qi raised his eyebrows at Lu Yijian.
Too.
Lu Yijian believed that if this little fox really got hold of that thing that could see other people's gossip and privacy, he would never let others know so easily.
"If it were you, Fan Zhongyan would not have asked to leave the capital."
The two men seemed to be fed up with each other and were respectively surrounded and taken away by the powerful Lu faction and the young and reckless Fan faction.
"Are you engrossed in it? Let's go, the Privy Council still has a lot to do."
Su Jinghe also had his own family to take care of him. After hearing what he had just heard, he also remembered the story of "Wang Gang and Fan Zhongyan".
—That was the first time Su Jinghe’s inner thoughts were revealed, but he himself didn’t know it—
"Your Majesty! Prime Minister Lu Yijian has monopolized power and blinded your wisdom..."
In the Chuigong Hall, Fan Zhongyan made an impassioned speech, accusing the powerful prime minister Lu Yijian who was standing at the forefront of all the officials.
Lu Yijian had an indifferent expression, unmoved by anything. The court officials behind him lowered their heads, looking at their toes as if they heard nothing. Even the emperor, who was sitting alone on the high platform, looked at Fan Zhongyan with an embarrassed look, obviously finding it a difficult situation.
At this time, the Chuigong Hall was filled with Fan Zhongyan's accusations against Lu Yijian.
It should be like this, except——
[In the third year of Jiayou in the Northern Song Dynasty, 1036 AD, this was the first shot fired by Fan Zhongyan, a young man who had repeatedly tried to "overthrow Lu Yijian", against the Prime Minister. At this time, he did not know that he would face a big package of exile.
Of course, even knowing this, our renowned debater Fan Zhongyan wouldn't give up on his great cause! Let's wait and see the outcome of this debate, and our frontline reporters will report for you.
A sound coming from nowhere exploded in everyone's ears.
Fan Zhongyan, who is only 11 years younger than Lü Yijian and now 48 years old, was almost choked by this evaluation.
Youth?!
Anyone over 50 years old who has no one to take care of them can be taken in by a nursing home!
And then there is——
Who?! Who's making such a commotion in the court?!
This voice was not only heard by Fan Zhongyan, but also by all the officials in the court, whose expressions were different, because—
Although the voice could not be distinguished as male or female, it was very close, even as if it was... right next to him!
"Stop talking!"
The protagonist of "The Voice of the Heart", Su Jinghe, had just finished complaining in his heart and was waiting to see the big scene of Fan Zhongyan's full-scale attack on Lu Yijian. Unexpectedly, his colleague next to him suddenly asked him to shut up, and the voice was even lower than the whispers he and his deskmate used to whisper in class in high school.
Huh? So you can whisper in court?!
Su Jinghe subconsciously tilted his head, "I didn't say anything."
His reckless action caused the straight-legged hat on both sides to collide with those of his colleagues.
This startled his colleagues, "What are you doing? If it's not true, then it's not true. Don't move!"
It's so scary. It's okay to just gossip in the court, but everyone who moves around can see it clearly from above!
Fortunately, they were not the only ones in the chaos. Many people also "heard the sounds and determined that it was the people around them who were talking, causing commotion in several places.
The court was in chaos like a pot of porridge. It depended on whether the big men standing in the front and the emperor on the high platform would drink the porridge or wait for everyone to calm down.
"Ahem."
It is said that you should not talk about others behind their backs. Just as Su Jinghe thought of the big man in the front row, he heard Lu Yijian coughing, and the court suddenly became much quieter.
[This is the true power of controlling the court. You are worthy of being the Prime Minister, second only to the emperor!]
Su Jinghe admired him from the bottom of his heart. When he was in school, the "leadership team" in his class and even some subject teachers did not have such power. It can be seen that Lu Yijian is really capable.
He, who was unaware that his inner thoughts were being revealed, didn't care about the compliment. Lu Yijian, who was being praised, froze for a moment and tried hard to control himself so as not to lose control because of this sentence.
At first, he thought that this inexplicable sound was in support of him, using the word "youth" to mock Fan Zhongyan, but in the end, this -
These villains who injure one thousand enemies but lose eight hundred of their own must be the "death squad" hired by Fan Zhongyan!
Otherwise, how dare he speak nonsense in the court!
Lu Yijian thought this was the standard answer, but he didn't know who this person was at the moment.
The government should be able to find this thief!
In fact, Song Renzong, the emperor's own son, tried very hard to observe his capable ministers for a long time, but he didn't find anything unusual in their behavior. He even asked the eunuch next to him if anyone spoke below.
No one responded!
At this time, the official wondered if he was too diligent and under too much pressure, which led to auditory hallucinations.
Fan Zhongyan was still thinking about catching the thief who spoke inexplicably before continuing with the affairs of the court, but Su Jinghe's words "second only to one person" seemed to give him a shot of chicken blood, and he made a quick decision and attacked crazily.
The person he criticized, Lu Yijian, was once again expressionless. Some officials were not as courageous as him, and when they were mentioned as examples by Fan Zhongyan, they showed their true colors among the crowd of heroes.
Some people were so guilty that their legs were shaking, and some even collapsed to the ground.
Some people also blindly argued and engaged in a back-and-forth "scolding" with Fan Zhongyan, adding a bit of a vegetable market flavor to the court.
The "quarrel" was getting better and better, but the strange sound never came.
It’s not that Su Jinghe doesn’t want to say a few words. Who in the Chinese family doesn’t want to listen to gossip or watch people quarrel?
But this kind of quarrel that required literary cultivation but also moral qualities made Su Jinghe want to just call this group of people "strong brothers", so he chose to take advantage of the chaos in the court and the good opportunity when no one was paying attention to him to open the system beautifully.
Yes, as a time traveler, he also has a system! This system is even very interesting, and can read gossip!
The push mechanism seems to imitate the big data "Guess you like" and "People nearby", and there is no way to search by yourself.
But compared to these old-fashioned quarrels, it is still much more interesting.
As for whether doing this is respectful to these big guys?
Su Jinghe thought viciously in his heart that those who played the piano did not respect the cows. They just played tunes that the cows could not understand. The cows would not respect them!
Su Jing and Moo Moo went to read the gossip.
[Huh? #Shock! This gentlemanly villain is actually in the group supporting Fan Zhongyan!]
Su Jinghe didn't notice that when he read the title in his mind, the noise in the court quieted down for a second. He only cared about gossip and clicked on it happily. The first sentence of this gossip essay attracted him.
[This gentleman was secretly in love with the Lü faction, which is how he was able to obtain a lot of accurate information about the Lü faction. However, he was not an undercover agent planted by the Lü faction next to Fan Zhongyan. This man was sincere to Fan Zhongyan, only because he was greedy for Fan Zhongyan's male beauty...]
"Cough cough cough cough!" Fan Zhongyan was so scared that he almost coughed out his lungs. Because Su Jinghe read too fast, by the time Fan Zhongyan heard what he said, it was too late.
His colleagues' love for men or women had nothing to do with him, but the fact that they fell in love with him frightened the iron-blooded and straight-minded Fan Zhongyan so much that his face turned pale. For the first time, the concept of "regret" appeared in his creed of moving forward courageously.
If he had known he would hear something like this, he shouldn't have come to court today!
Even when his enthusiastic colleagues around him tried to pat his back and relieve his cough and asthma, Fan Zhongyan hurriedly took a few steps away, and then looked at his colleagues awkwardly and could only say one sentence.
"I'm not on your side!" These words "colleague" seemed to be squeezed out from between teeth.
There were also many people who openly supported Fan Zhongyan. When they met the gazes of their colleagues, they all wanted to tell everyone loudly that they "did not like Fan Zhongyan".
There are also exceptions.
This person is the protagonist of the explosive gossip that Su Jinghe was reading. He believes that his acting skills are first-class and his confidentiality level is also very high. Although no one knows how this mysterious person knew that he had a secret meeting with someone from the Lu family, no one knows that it was him, Wang Gang!
[This beast in human form is neither good at literature nor martial arts, yet he thrives in the officialdom thanks to Prime Minister Lu's favor...]
Lu Yijian was not so angry when he was impeached by Fan Zhongyan. He might have been negligent in managing his subordinates, but he himself definitely was not!
Suddenly, the old man, who was nearly sixty years old, could no longer maintain his calm expression. He looked up at Song Renzong on the throne and said, "Your Majesty, this old minister..."
Tears welled up in his eyes as he opened his mouth, and his voice was choked with sobs. It can be said that the top officials are the best actors. If Su Jinghe had been a higher official, closer, and able to see this scene, he would have applauded his acting skills, which were several times better than those in domestic entertainment.
It was a good thing that he couldn't see it, so he could continue to appreciate the gossip from the system, and at the same time vindicate this old prime minister with perfect acting skills.
[He is with Lu Xiang's apprentice...]
Lu Xiang is fine now, but someone else is panicking.
There were several people present at the morning court who had a master-disciple relationship with Prime Minister Lu and had a say in his presence. In the eyes of others, they were qualified to use Prime Minister Lu's banner to cheat and seek official positions for their lovers. Every one of them became panicked and wanted to drag the Third Class Court, which was responsible for personnel appointments and dismissals, to testify.
At least the teacher just needs to convince the emperor. They have their own father-in-law in the court! There is no room for rumors about their private life!
Wang Gang was a little panicked. He had a vague bad premonition, which made him dare not look at others. He just lowered his head and stared at his toes, hoping that this person didn't know much.
The next second, the hope was dashed.
This apprentice had only been accepted by Prime Minister Lu for a few years. According to seniority, he must have been fifteen. He was a Jinshi (Jinshi) from the Jiaxu year. He was young and talented, and presented himself as a man with a clean background and decent appearance. No one could have imagined that he would sleep with a colleague and have sex with him.
This directly locked in the candidate within Lu Men, and some people who didn't know Lu Men looked at Su Jinghe.
After all, Su Jinghe was the third place in the imperial examination in 1034, and his career was very successful. The first place in the imperial examination in the same year was still at the sixth rank, while he was at the fifth rank.
Maybe he is secretly hooking up with Prime Minister Lu!
Su Jinghe knew that the original owner really didn't have it, but he didn't feel the gazes of the crowd, as his mind was all on this gossip.
[This beast in human form is called Wang Gang. He's not with the disciple named Zhou because of his beauty, but purely because he wants to get promoted. He also loves straight men like this, and even better, virgins. Wang Gang has played with him many times, and it's so exciting.]
When Wang Gang heard his name being called, before he could even give up, a "corpse" flew towards him. When he looked carefully, he saw that it was his mistress.
"You filthy bastard! You're not even worthy of being a human being! How dare you, a lowly creature like you, ask to marry my daughter? You're just dreaming!"
The middle-aged man who looked like a weak scholar but was actually being pulled by three people and still had the strength to struggle was still cursing.
A vacuum zone has been created on Wang Gang's side.
How to say it, from those in their early twenties to Fan Zhongyan in his forties or fifties, basically covering the entire court, young and old, everyone is confident and also very wary.
What made Wang Gang even more helpless was that the gossip was still continuing and was even more serious than the romantic scandal.
[It must be said that Wang Gang is truly capable. He is a Liao spy...]
[Holy crap! There's a traitor among us?!]
[The Liao spies have infiltrated Fan Zhongyan's circle? That's unacceptable!]
If the previous gossip made Lu Xiang feel relieved and Song Renzong listened with great interest, it made Fan Zhongyan feel like ants were crawling all over his body.
This explosive news immediately ignited the three people's minds.
"What? Wang Gang is a spy?!"
Song Renzong had just come to power and still had the ambition to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. He immediately slammed the table and stood up.
Unexpectedly, the reaction of this "class teacher" frightened college student Su Jinghe. He stopped reading the "extracurricular books" and concentrated on listening to the class with his head down, pretending to listen carefully. Naturally, his thoughts stopped.
The court suddenly became so quiet that Song Renzong wanted to directly order the radio station that just played his heart.
Just keep talking!
Song Renzong did not wait for that familiar voice, but instead waited for Wang Gang's excited rebuttal. He shouted like a traveler who saw an oasis in the desert -
"Your Majesty, I am innocent. I am not a spy from the Liao Kingdom, and I was admitted to the officialdom of the Song Dynasty with a clean record! That shameless lunatic spoke nonsense in front of the palace, confusing the government and should be put to death!!!"
[A lunatic? What lunatic? Is that the one wearing the red mandarin duck bellyband with your name embroidered on it?]
Wang Gang's face turned pale, and the cry of pain from his mistress beside him also disappeared in an instant.
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