What's the result?
Yang Lian and Zou Yuanbiao were imprisoned, and the Liaodong Governor Yuan Yingtai and Guangning Governor Wang Huazhen were also implicated. Things suddenly became out of control.
If this situation is allowed to continue, how many people in the court will be implicated?
Now the question arises, how can we save this situation?
The conversation between Sun Shenxing and Zhao Nanxing began with this purpose.
The two people were silent with each other.
They know what they should do, but they don't dare to do it.
If they had listened to Han Yu before, the result would have been simple: they would have simply abandoned Feng Sanyuan and the others. It wouldn't have been good for their reputation, but since these people were in the wrong, it would have been somewhat covered up. The others probably wouldn't have put up much resistance either.
But things are different now. If you want to give up now, who will you give up?
Those were Zou Yuanbiao, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, Yuan Yingtai, the former Governor of Liaodong, Wang Huazhen, the Governor of Guangning, and Yang Lian, a rising star of the Donglin Party. If these four were abandoned, what would the other Donglin Party members think?
This can easily lead to a loss of morale, and when morale is lost, it becomes difficult to lead the team.
The key problem is that these people will be attacked and even taken advantage of by others, and their reputation in the Shilin community will be completely ruined.
Neither of them dared to make this decision.
You have to know that before, everyone did not want to severely punish Feng Sanyuan and others, and this was one of the reasons for their concern.
Because the whole case was instigated by Wei Zhongxian of the Eastern Depot, if everyone advocates for severe punishment, wouldn't that mean they're in cahoots with Wei Zhongxian? How would others view you?
You are totally spineless for joining the eunuch party in framing your colleagues; if you join the eunuch party, your reputation will be ruined.
The Donglin Party relied on this reputation to flatter each other and to promote each other's business. They all worked together for the country and the emperor. If this reputation were lost, it would be like digging up the roots of the Donglin Party. Wouldn't that be like monkeys scattering when the tree falls?
Things suddenly became difficult.
There is a solution, but there is no way to do it.
The two people are now in a difficult situation.
After a long silence, Zhao Nanxing raised his head and looked at Sun Shenxing, then slowly said, "Why don't we look for Sun Chengzong?"
They really felt embarrassed to ask the two of them to go find Han Yu.
Furthermore, if they went to Han Yu now, it would be tantamount to surrendering to him. They did not think Han Yu was willing to help.
You have to know that Han Yu is also a big shot in the court and must have his own interests. If you go to him now, it is hard to guarantee that Han Yu will not make any demands.
In order to make up for the previous mistakes and to get Han Yu to come to the rescue, the price to be paid must be very high. Perhaps it is not just a matter of a few official positions, but to support Han Yu and seize the position of the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.
Everyone knows that Liu Yijing was not intended to sit in that position for too long, but it was not prepared for Han Yu either.
Under such circumstances and at such a price, Sun Shenxing and the others really didn't dare to do it.
Minister of Rites Sun Shenxing sighed and said helplessly, "This is the only way. I hope Sun Chengzong can persuade His Majesty. We don't ask for anything else. As long as Zou Yuanbiao and the other three are safe, that's all."
Zhao Nanxing nodded.
At this point, bleeding was unavoidable. Feng Sanyuan and the others couldn't be saved, but Zou Yuanbiao and the other four still had to be saved.
Although both of them said this, neither of them seemed to have much confidence.
However, the two people reached a consensus, that is, to advance and retreat together.
If they could convince Sun Chengzong to save Zou Yuanbiao and the other three, then the two of them would take a step forward.
If you can't keep it, then you have to step back and even be prepared to be implicated.
In a word, don't give in.
You can't lose your reputation.
Even if you lose your official position, you must keep your reputation.
In this way, even if the two of them were sent down, their reputation in Shilin would be preserved.
Although Sun Shenxing and the other person didn't say much, they reached a consensus.
Cabinet duty room.
Han Yu stood at the window, looking expressionlessly at the branches outside where green buds were sprouting.
After a long time, he sighed softly.
Han Yu knew that the situation was irreversible and that His Majesty no longer trusted many people. In Han Yu's view, the Donglin Party had simply played a good hand badly.
But he had no choice, he couldn't change anything. Those people didn't listen to him in the first place, and after all, he had made his decision and fulfilled his responsibility, so the rest didn't matter.
"Lord." The clerk's voice sounded behind him.
Han Yu didn't turn around, but stood with his hands behind his back, and asked softly, "What's the matter?"
"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister has something to ask you to come over." The clerk bowed hurriedly.
Things are getting chaotic outside right now, and things are not stable inside the cabinet either.
Although several university scholars did not express their opinions, not expressing an opinion is also a kind of attitude.
Many people below can no longer bear it.
There have been a large number of petitions impeaching several cabinet ministers in recent days, and the number is on the rise.
Obviously some people can no longer stand it. The content of the impeachment is varied, and some old things have been dug up.
At this point, people in the cabinet were naturally in a panic.
To put it bluntly, the people outside were forcing several cabinet ministers to express their opinions, and then using their power to force the emperor to compromise.
This isn't the first time this has happened.
If the three of them don't do it, they will either resign or be scolded.
The paper-made three cabinet ministers and clay-made six ministers of state were reviled for countless years, and even now, when they are brought up, they are still regarded as treacherous by civil servants. In the cabinet, if you don't want to have a bad reputation, you have to do something to make the civil servants look up to you.
So the atmosphere in the cabinet is not very good.
Now is the time for an avalanche, and not a single snowflake can stop it.
Han Yu nodded and said calmly, "Okay, I understand."
After saying this, he turned around and walked outside.
He didn't know what Liu Yijing wanted to talk to him about, but he knew it must be related to this incident.
When he arrived at the duty room of the chief minister of the cabinet, Han Yu found Liu Yijing looking at him with a smile.
Han Yu sighed helplessly.
The current situation is actually somewhat beneficial to Liu Yijing. Because once the situation stabilizes, the first thing everyone will do is to replace Liu Yijing, the cabinet minister, because he cannot control the Donglin Party.
Of course, Han Yu knew that he couldn't control it either.
Once Liu Yijing goes down, the person who comes up will definitely not be him, Old Han, but someone else.
Now that things had gotten to this point, naturally no one wanted to remove Liu Yijing. It wasn't that they thought he was useful, nor that they didn't want to move him, but because there were too many messes to deal with.
But now Han Yu has a choice. What should he do?
"Yu Chen is here? Please sit down." Liu Yijing greeted Han Yu with a smile.
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