Chapter 322: Private and Public
The investigation by the procuratorate proceeded with ease and comfort, but the court had already become a place where everyone was on edge.
This situation was all too common. In many people’s view, Xu Zun was Wang Anshi’s man, and he would certainly expand the scope of the investigation. Those who were impeached would likely have eight or nine out of ten unable to escape—this was a signal of factional strife.
Among them, the most anxious was naturally Su Zhe, but he acted very carefully and cautiously. Although many ministers had been speaking out for Su Shi’s injustice during this time, he understood clearly that the more critical the moment, the less he could get entangled with them.
He was the first to rush to find Sima Guang.
“Academician Sima, my elder brother is innocent.”
Su Zhe said anxiously, “My brother did not presume to use that is lawsuit to stop the new laws. He simply felt that some provisions of the Balanced Delivery Policy are not very complete, so he hoped to use the lawsuit to make the Reform Planning Commission reconsider more carefully. At the same time, he also wants to see whether the judiciary can restrain the Reform Planning Commission. He absolutely has no intention of forming factions for private gain.
The other side’s actions clearly aim to destroy judicial supervision over them. If we let them succeed, Academician Sima’s judicial reforms would be out of the question.”
With these simple words, he spoke to Sima Guang’s interests.
My brother has not formed factions for private gain.