Six days is enough for the Ye Party to make all preparations. At King Yi's vassal residence, Cui Yi had already planned feasible strategies for his guests. Cheng Woting listened to all of them and tried his best to do it. Finally, a day or two later, he got in touch with nearby literati and celebrities through a literary society, and in an instant In the meantime, more than hundreds of people have been recruited, and they have agreed on a time to kowtow in front of the hall.
As the first month of the lunar month was approaching, many people came out to the market to attend the market. Cheng Woting and others took advantage of the opening of the market and poured into the streets one after another, shouting loudly, causing people to rush to see it, and the number of people gathered together. many. Seeing that the time had come, Wating posted documents everywhere, and stood on a high place and said to the people: "I wonder if all the elders have heard the news from the capital? Prince Yi wanted to fulfill his filial piety by the emperor's side, but I don't know who these villains are. They obstructed him and forced him to leave. They also claimed to follow the imperial program and the national constitution, and even the emperor couldn't do anything to them!"
"I think those traitors will never give up. This is just the first step. Once the prince completely loses power in the court, they will have the power and will definitely threaten your majesty again. That is to take away King Yi's vassal! Folks , During the years that King Yi was here, he did not charge you any more taxes, nor did he abuse the people. Instead, he built many schools and dredged the rivers. He did not treat you badly, right? Now at this time of life and death, I beg you Everyone, please do your best to save the prince!" He burst into tears at the end of his story and choked up several times.
All the people were moved by his emotions, and indeed saw many benevolent policies of King Yi, so the bold ones rushed to follow him, and the timid ones, knowing that the law does not punish the people, also followed him, and gradually formed a long team until When I arrived at Zhizhou Yamen, many people knelt down.
Zhizhou hid in the inner hall, fearing that they would make a big fuss, so he quickly sent two subordinates to the door to appease everyone. They brought the letters submitted by Cheng Woting and agreed to the requests one by one. Only then did the crowd get excited. Dispersed.
Zhizhou did not dare to break his promise, so he quickly drafted a memorandum to admonish King Liu Yi and asked someone to take it to the capital on a starry night journey. At this time, the prefectures and counties along the way had already been shaken by this turmoil, especially the participation of many celebrities, which made the officials feel even more worried and did not want their subordinates to be involved. When they saw that the magistrate over there had sent someone, they all stopped the envoy and asked patiently. Each of them maintained a wait-and-see attitude, and first wrote and prepared a memorial in agreement.
As expected, two days after Shang Shu submitted it to the capital, it was not rejected. The stone in the hearts of all the officers fell to the ground, so they gathered together to present the report, like a sudden whirlwind, rushing straight into the undercurrent of the court. .
Memorials for local remonstrances gradually accumulated in Zhongshu Province, which made people in Hunan extremely worried. He gradually became desperate about this matter, and simply ignored it, left the depressing environment here, and went back to Dali Temple to meditate alone.
Suddenly, the imperial edict was issued, announcing two key orders: first, King Yi would stay until the first month; second, Lu Tingci would be appointed as the imperial censor. The Leaf Party has since achieved a temporary victory, but what makes them most happy is that the long-awaited New Deal can finally begin.
The prince could only watch the defeat of these three groups. Faced with the sudden turn of the situation, it was really hard for him to accept it. The more he thought about it, the more depressed and mad he became. His spirit was almost trapped in fear and despair. He was pulled repeatedly by these two forces, like a string that was about to be broken. He couldn't bear it any longer, so he began to drink to drown his sorrows. His temper became much worse, and his image became more decadent. He looked like he was dying all day long, sighing and sighing.
"Doctor Lu will be here soon." A white-haired official glanced at Ge Mingwei, the censor Zhongcheng in the study, then turned back and whispered to everyone, "The new official has three things to do when he takes office. In addition, he is young and energetic. You have to be careful and serve me."
"Sir," the other young imperial censors responded, "we people have no roots and power, and we don't favor anyone. Let him say whatever he wants. I'm afraid that Master Ge and him are incompatible, and there will be a quarrel." It will surely put us in a dilemma, not knowing whom to lean towards.”
"Yes, Mr. Ge is from the Chen Party..."
"Nonsense!" the old censor yelled in a low voice, and poked his lips again, telling him to shut up, "What the hell, Chen Dang, you want to call Qingliu!"
"Yes, clear water..."
"The new imperial censor, Lu Gongtingci, has arrived!"
Everyone followed the call and saw Lu Tingci being led to the hall by a clerk. He was wearing a brand new official uniform, standing upright and extremely majestic.
"Sir, please see me for your humble rank!" the old censor shouted with his head.
"No need," Lu Tingci raised his hand and took a few steps closer to look at them, "I heard that Ge Hanlin serves as the censor Zhongcheng concurrently, why can't I see him here?"
Several people looked at each other with a look of horror. Lu Tingci noticed something and frowned slightly.
"I'm sorry." Ge Mingwei walked out of the study room in the back and saluted arrogantly. "I didn't expect Lord Ye to send someone to come here. I'm so happy to congratulate you. In the future, every word and deed of all the officials will be reflected." It's in your hands."
Several subordinates secretly sweated after hearing this, but they were afraid of being rude and did not dare to step forward to persuade him to make peace, so they had to stand frozen in place.
Unexpectedly, Lu Tingci did not feel dissatisfied and smiled softly: "Lv is just a junior in front of you. I need to ask you for advice on everything. How can you hold the power in my hands? My heart is nothing but loyalty to my duty. To repay the emperor's kindness, I don't feel that I belong to any family or household."
Seeing that he was so magnanimous, Ge Ming was so ashamed that he apologized and said: "En Yan is a junior, but he has such magnanimity. It is really shameful for a subordinate to judge a gentleman with a villain's heart. Your Excellency, A gentleman treats me, and I will repay you as a gentleman!"
Lu Tingci was very moved, and leaned forward and replied: "I have always heard that Ge Hanlin is a gentleman in this world, and now that we meet, it is indeed true! I am very impressed that you can put aside your suspicion with just one word from me!"
As a result, the two of them were as enthusiastic as ever and invited each other to sit down, making the officials around them look stunned. After that, they talked freely about the official affairs of the DPRK and China, not shying away from party disputes, and judging the state affairs from the bottom of their hearts. Although there were many disagreements in the discussions, Lu Tingci still listened with an open mind, patiently defended, and did not show any anger. The two chatted for two hours before breaking up, and it became a good conversation for a while.
When Ming Huiguang heard about this, he was furious and wrote a letter accusing him of conniving with the enemy and ignoring the overall situation. However, Lu Tingci smiled and wrote back: "If we are a party of gentlemen, we must first show others the courtesy of a gentleman. How can we do it because of this?" Is he biased because of his prejudice? Some people believe that everything should be based on facts and should not rely on emotional likes and dislikes."
Min Huiguang was annoyed that he was unreasonable, so he immediately handed the letter to Cai Xianqing for his careful evaluation.
