A lot has been said, and there is definitely more to it than this, but the most important one is this - Hu Yin fundamentally denied that he was the son of his biological father and biological mother.
At the same time, although Hu Anguo's reply to the Taixue students was much more tactful, he also pointed out that when he adopted Hu Yin with the permission of Hu Yin's grandmother, he was only 25 years old and had a wife and concubines, so it was impossible that the adoption was carried out for the purpose of continuing the offspring... but it was an adoption of an abandoned baby after Hu Yin's biological parents abandoned Hu Yin.
In other words, Hu Anguo also supported Hu Yin's remarks. He also believed that Hu Yin was a child abandoned by his biological parents. The two parties had no direct relationship from the beginning. The new relationship was the relationship between "father, mother" and "nephew" established from him.
However, this explanation, which only sorted out and explained what everyone knew and then publicly presented it, could not convince the public...because essentially, what everyone cares about is Hu Mingzhong's behavior of not treating her as his biological mother even though he knew she was his biological mother, rather than abandonment or adoption.
Do you really think Liu Mianzhi is so close to the Hu family that he doesn't know the twists and turns?
What's more, Hu Yin still did not mention any resignation, not even a nominal resignation to avoid suspicion.
Therefore, the explanation was handed over to the capital province, which was in a dilemma. The public opinion was heated up when the public document was passed to officials and students, and even some officials were angered by Hu Yin's attitude. On the other hand, after the Privy Council handed the memorial to Emperor Zhao, it was ready for Emperor Zhao to privately convene the prime ministers for discussion. However, Emperor Zhao had a bad temper like Hu Mingzhong, and he did not even meet with the prime ministers. He only said that the matter would be formally discussed in the court in a few days.
Of course, not meeting is also an attitude, just like not making any statement before. Everyone has already seen that Emperor Zhao is determined to protect Hu Yin at all costs, and this move may also be intended to put pressure on the ministers.
It is said that ever since this matter first came out, Emperor Zhao's attitude has been like a shadow hanging over everyone in the court... and to be honest, Hu Yin's background is indeed excusable... Therefore, let alone people like Zhao Ding and Liu Ji, even Ma Shen, Li Guang and others are just doing their duties at this point and don't want to bite the bullet.
As for Zhang Jun's group, there is no need to say more... That is Liu Ziyu. His two younger brothers, one is a close friend of Liu Mianzhi, and the other is a close friend of Hu Yin. They are a little cautious at this time.
But the problem is that the root of this matter is not in the court, but in public opinion. Emperor Zhao cannot stop the people from talking, otherwise how could the students come to kneel down in protest?
In fact, compared to the tense atmosphere in the court, the Imperial College was unusually lively for several days. Many students who drank too much plum wine wrote articles to refute Hu Anguo and support the Fujian students' move to correct the original source.
This is understandable, because not everyone can encounter the same experience as Hu Yin and survive, so they cannot empathize with Hu Yin.
And the younger you are, the more vigorous your blood is, and the more you enjoy the pleasure of challenging authority!
How satisfying it is to be able to control a great scholar like Hu Anguo, an important minister like Hu Yin, and even the entire court and the emperor from a distance, and yet the entire court and the emperor, and even the two parties involved, cannot respond easily?
Just like this, for several days in a row, public opinion was clamoring, but Emperor Zhao remained silent, and Hu Yin and his son only published an article each and did not discuss it any further... But the matter would eventually have to be explained one day, and on May 21st, during the height of summer, the court held a grand court meeting in the Wende Hall, and all officials from the prime minister down were present.
Of course, the court had plenty of things going on. Even though Hu Yin was the Shangshu and even though this matter was a hot topic, it was not possible for a grand court meeting to be held once every ten days specifically for him.
Sure enough, after the court meeting began, the issue of military expansion was discussed first. Since the court's finances were slightly more affluent, it was natural to continue to expand the army according to the original plan. It would be best to directly maintain the scale of 300,000 imperial camp troops... Even if it could not be done for the time being, it had to move in that direction.
However, this matter still caused some disputes. The key issue was whether it was east or west... The last time the army was expanded, most of the troops were given to Guanxi and the cavalry. This time, many people wanted to add troops to the central army and the east of Beijing out of the instinct of balance.
As for Zhao Jiu, although he had made up his mind that if possible, he would further tilt the quota to the Guanzhong direction to ensure that he could quickly concentrate superior forces to open up the situation after the Northern Expedition, he was also a little worried that there might not be enough troops left for Yue Fei... So, this was destined to be another major event that would have to be discussed many times.
In the end, the discussion lasted for a long time, and the vast majority of people did not hide their concerns about the excessive weight of the Kansai direction. This result forced Zhao Jiu to think further.
This matter could not be solved for the time being, but the next thing was simple. After the hostages sent last year had mastered a certain language and were familiar with military discipline and local customs, they should be sent to learn martial arts and join the army. No one was willing to send these Tangut, Tibetan, Mongolian, and even Japanese nobles to any general. They all insisted that the imperial guards who stayed by the emperor's side were the most appropriate.
Zhao Jiu had nothing to say.
Then there is the issue of Goryeo - the scale of Goryeo's re-export trade is getting bigger and bigger, and things can no longer be concealed.
Neither side could hide it, neither the Song Dynasty nor the Jin Dynasty could hide it.
The top leaders of the Great Jin Kingdom were not stupid. They certainly knew that engaging in such transactions at a time when gold and silver were extremely scarce in the south was aiding the enemy.
Therefore, Yanjing immediately issued a ban, but the problem was, how could such a thing be banned? Moreover, it was border trade between Liaodong, the outer region of the Great Wall, where Yanjing had the weakest control, and Goryeo?
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