Sima Guang's expression suddenly changed: "Gong Ze also thinks that I don't understand contingency and am stubborn about my own opinions?"

"If this is really what I am doing!"

"I have resigned and returned home long ago!"

Don't think that only Wang Anshi and Wang Jiefu regard fame as a floating cloud. Once their ambitions are not fulfilled, they resign overnight and leave without even giving others a chance to stay.

The same goes for Sima Junshi.

Being able to write books in Luoyang for fifteen years has proved his character.

Confucius said: If the Tao is not up to standard, it will float in the sea on a raft.

Scholar-bureaucrat, that’s all!

"In recent years in my reign, I have given up my official position long ago because I missed the emperor's expectations and the late emperor's entrustment!"

real!

In Sima Guang's mind, the whole court was filled with chaos, and everyone was only fighting for power and profit.

Especially those people with whom he had shared the same goals in the past were drifting away one by one, which made him feel discouraged.

There is only the Son of Heaven, only the Son of Heaven.

Make him unable to let go!

Every time he wanted to resign, he would think of those eyes full of sincerity and longing for him.

They all also think of the eight characters that the emperor inscribed in his imperial pen when he first came to Beijing and met with the emperor, "He will protect the people of the Song Dynasty."

The emperor treated him as a noble, and he should repay him as a noble.

So, with this belief, I saw other people embarking on Han Jiang's path of reconciliation.

Sima Guang's thoughts went astray.

In Sima Guang's view, this is not because he is unwilling to make changes.

But he can't make changes!

If he changes, everyone in the government will be obsessed with fame.

When the emperor is young, he will see ministers like this all over the court.

When he grows up, he will definitely feel that there are no honest people in the world.

Therefore, he may go astray.

Therefore, in Sima Guang's view, his persistence is worthwhile and necessary.

He needed to let the young emperor know that the ministers in the world were not all people who pursued fame and fortune and did not care about the right path.

And there are upright ministers like him!

There are also ministers like him who are not afraid of the powerful, not afraid of the two palaces, who still speak out and dare to give advice, and who can still go against the wind.

This is critical!

It was precisely because he had loyal ministers like Yan Yuanxiangong (Yan Shu) around him that Renmiao became the emperor who was full of trust and reliance on civil servants and officials.

Looking at Sima Guang's look and attitude, Li Chang already knew that his persuasion, like Fan Chunren, Lu Dafang and others, was in vain again.

Fan Chunren is right!

Sima Gong and Wang Jiefu are two completely contradictory people, but they are mutually exclusive.

They are all stubborn people!

No wonder, some people now nickname this veteran minister "Sima Niu".

There was no other way, Li Chang could only make a last-ditch effort.

He could only say: "How dare this junior criticize public affairs?"

He is just a junior.

In the circles of the old party, he is not even the number one figure.

Even the current umbrella is mostly picked up.

If competition really comes up, Li Chang knows very well that there are people who are more qualified than him to get this cool umbrella.

Apart from other things, Pu Zongmeng, who suffered from reputation, would definitely have had a share in the power this time if the late emperor were still here.

In addition, Lu Huiqing from Hedong and Liu Changzuo from Yanyan Road are both qualified to compete. Although Liu Changzuo was a military minister, there was no precedent for military ministers to govern the Western Government in the Song Dynasty.

Not to mention the founding of the country, at the time of Renmiao, King Hei and Duke Xianggong, Wang Deyong, and Duke Wu and Xiang of Di were successively appointed as privy envoys as military ministers.

In particular, the Black King Xianggong Wang Deyong, although he made no achievements in Xifu, was highly respected by the government and the public.

Under normal circumstances, Liu Changzuo would be qualified to enter the Xifu based on his military exploits.

Therefore, Li Chang knew very well that the reason why he was appointed as the governor was entirely due to the current special court situation and the new system of Tingtui. The combination of the two made him become the governor by chance.

Therefore, Li Chang has a very clear understanding of his role - when it comes to major matters, just follow the crowd if you can, and just give others a good start.

After a year or two, I took the initiative to invite the county.

In this way, this life will not be in vain.

So, he asked cautiously: "It's just that tomorrow, Your Majesty will meet the Emperor. I don't know what he will discuss with the Emperor?"

The will of the two palaces has been arranged.

Tomorrow the emperor will be in Jiying Hall and issue orders to Wen Yanbo, Zhang Fangping, Sun Gu, then Han Jiang, Lu Gongzhu, and finally Sima Guang.

Sima Guang said calmly: "I just said what I should say!"

He has nothing to shy away from.

He has always been an upright person and is not afraid of what others say.

Li Chang lowered his head and sighed again in his heart.

"Can't you think about the overall situation of the world?"

The news in the palace is very unfavorable to this veteran of the old party.

Especially the Empress Dowager, they have a lot of opinions on him now!

In case the two palaces are angered...

Li Chang no longer dared to think about it.

After all, the last time the heroine of the Song Dynasty listened to politics behind the curtain, she had traveled the Lingnan Road.

Sima Guang looked at Li Chang seriously, and he also knew what Li Chang meant.

"I have my own opinion!" Sima Guang said softly.

He naturally knew that Li Chang came to persuade him and told him these things for his own good.

Li Chang shook his head, completely helpless.

Sima Guang looked at his expression and felt a little unbearable, so he comforted him: "Don't worry, Gong Ze."

"As a wise man today, you must know that I have good intentions."

Li Chang lowered his head.

He couldn't help but said in his heart: "Today's day is indeed holy!"

That is, I am afraid that the weight of the senator in front of him in His Majesty's heart is far less than that of Zhang Dun and Zhang Zihou in Guangxi.

Although Li Chang did not have many connections in the palace, he had only been in office not long ago, and he had not yet had time to clearly see the direction of the situation in the capital and palace.

However, he has heard of the discussions in the public these days.

Many people are saying: Zhang Zihou's expedition to the south was because Jian was in the emperor's heart.

Why?

Because many civil servants felt that Zhang Zihou's victory so quickly proved a problem - the small country of Jiaozhi was weak and incompetent, and Master Wang could defeat it with one blow!

In other words: I can do whatever I want.

So, why did this beautiful mistake fall on Zhang Dun?

It can only be a shady story!

The palace has already made an internal decision.

As a result, countless sarcastic words spread quietly among the government offices these days.

Although Li Chang felt that these people were talking nonsense.

But what these people say is not without purpose.

After all, facts have proven that the Cochin people are indeed very weak!

Zhang Dun led 5,000 men southward, conquering five states in one day and conquering natural dangers such as Jueli Pass.

Zhang Dun won so easily.
Chapter completed!