Chapter Fifteen and Sixty One: Daqing Palace Storm VII
Su Jin had already thought of an excuse after resisting the imperial edict and killing people in Yangzhou, and now he poured out his prepared excuses without thinking.
"Does Your Majesty think that Wei Chen wants to bear the reputation of being a murderer? I think Wei Chen is only seventeen years old after the Chinese New Year. He killed so many people just to run the food service. Even if he killed the right person, it would not be good for my reputation.
It didn't seem to be of much benefit. After Weichen returned to Luzhou, his neighbors from all over the country kept a distance from each other. They were not as close as before when he was in Luzhou. Weichen was still puzzled. Later, Weichen's mother broke the window paper.
It turned out that all my neighbors said that I had killed a lot of people and that I had an evil spirit about me, so they were unwilling to associate with me. The minister had originally set his sights on the daughter of Mr. Li's wife in the east of the city, and planned to go back to his hometown and ask someone to apply for the job. Originally, he was a sure shot.
The matchmaker replied, saying that the lady in that family thought Wei Chen killed too many people and was unwilling to marry me. Your Majesty, your Majesty said, Wei Chen has made everyone stay away from him, and all his wives have married him.
Why not? Isn’t Wei Chen asking for trouble?”
Some of the ministers laughed involuntarily, and Yan Shu frowned. This boy was talking nonsense without caring about his decency. He talked about his own trivial matters in the hall, which really left people speechless.
Lu Yijian, Du Yan and others looked at Su Jin with cold eyes and said to themselves: Let's see how much more ugliness you can make. If we can't explain this matter clearly, we will never let go of you.
Zhao Zhen had a straight face. He couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He coughed to cover it up and said solemnly: "What's the truth? Special Envoy Su works for the imperial court and eradicates corrupt officials and businessmen. This is a very satisfying thing for the people.
You should love and respect me, how could something like this happen?"
"Start"
Zhao Zhen comforted him: "Expressor Su is a talented person. Others look down on you because they are not blessed. The people will temporarily misunderstand you. Once they understand the truth, they will love and respect you."
Su Jin cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. I am not worried about this matter. As long as I can do something for the court and the people, it doesn't matter even if I am misunderstood and I will be a bachelor for the rest of my life."
Lu Yijian finally couldn't help it and shouted: "Is it because of this that Special Envoy Su resisted the order?"
Su Jin ignored him and continued facing Zhao Zhen: "Wei Chen also discussed with Ouyang Zhongcheng to simply transfer the case to the Ministry of Punishment for trial, and ended up with no trouble; but the situation in Yangzhou at that time was really not optimistic, and many officials
In prison, prisoner Feng had many disciples. Many officials' personal guards and many disciples of Longhumen were in the city. Suspicious situations could be seen every day. Some people took advantage of the chaos to incite and spread rumors, and the people were also panicked. Here,
Under such circumstances, Ouyang Zhongcheng and I decided to ask the emperor for an order to bring the prisoner to justice in Yangzhou."
Zhao Zhen held his chin and said slowly: "Do you want to take advantage of the rectification to scare Xiao Xiao and subdue the remaining evildoers?"
Su Jin nodded and said: "This is exactly what I thought. Yangzhou experienced dozens of days of famine and turmoil. The ministers went there under the emperor's orders. Although the culprits were caught and the officials were punished, if the situation could not be calmed down, this errand would be of no use.
It’s half done; I don’t want to do half things and leave half things alone, I just have to do it right.”
Zhao Zhen praised: "This attitude is still advisable. The people naturally hope to have a stable life. Just taking people away will not calm the hearts of the people in the city, and it will still cause trouble."
Su Jindao: "Your Majesty, the emperor is wise, and a rumor spread on the streets at some point, saying that if these officials were escorted to Beijing, they would be released without charge. Some people spread rumors that there was something going on between a certain official and a certain high-ranking official in the DPRK.
They also said that money can be used to buy lives. These officials are all worth tens of millions, and money to buy lives is definitely not a problem for them. The rumors made the people panic. Before we even asked for the order, the people had already started to spontaneously
They gathered in the Fuya Square and jointly wrote the petition and submitted it. This strengthened Ouyang Zhongcheng and I's determination to petition."
Zhao Zhen said: "I have seen the petition signed by ten thousand people."
Su Jin said: "Yes, this is the will of the people. After the Holy One issued the decree to rectify the law on the spot, the elders in Yangzhou City rushed to tell each other. Finally, they could see with their own eyes the culprit who had caused harm to them for several years. That was their dream.
What I was thinking about; the common people were also moved by the emperor's sage. When Ouyang Zhongcheng and I rode on horseback to patrol the streets to announce the emperor's holy will, all the elders along the street knelt down and shouted long live. The scene was so touching, I dare to say
, Now in the city of Yangzhou, everyone regards the emperor as a god, saying that the emperor is the people's caring person and great savior. Some people even made up songs to praise the emperor."
Zhao Zhen's eyes shone brightly and he said, "Oh? Come and listen to the song."
Su Jin cleared his throat and said: "The east is red, the sun is rising, the Song Dynasty has a great savior; he works for the welfare of the people, he is the great benefactor of the people!"
This nondescript and nondescript ballad moved Zhao Zhen so much that his eyes seemed to be moistened. He lightly tapped the armrest of the dragon chair and sighed: "The will of the people, what the people want is what I hope for all my life.
Since he came to the throne, he has devoted himself to hiding wealth from the people, easing corvee and reducing taxes, just to let the people live a peaceful life. Although the people suffered from famine, the court was kind and knew how to repay it. It really makes me ashamed.
.”
Su Jindao: "Your Majesty, you don't have to be like this. These are the results of His Majesty's benevolent policies, and you deserve it."
Zhao Zhen sighed: "I understand your painstaking efforts. I know that you refused to carry out the second imperial edict because you were afraid of disappointing the people and fearing that Yangzhou City would fall into chaos again. You have thought carefully about this crime of resisting the edict.
I forgive you."
Su Jin shouted long live and knelt down to thank him.
The eyes of all the civil and military officials in the court were jumping wildly, and many people were secretly pointing fingers. They studied flattering skills every day, thinking that they were proficient in it. Only today did they meet the masters. In the blink of an eye, even the emperor was almost made to cry.
The crime of resisting the decree has been absolved. This ability is not comparable to my poor flattery skills. The highest level of flattery is to shoot the emperor like Su Jin.
in my heart.
Lu Yijian was unwilling to let the matter go by this way, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, think twice, how can you forgive the crime of resisting the decree? If this is the case, who will obey the Emperor's decree in the future? Isn't it a mess?"
Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said: "Who dares to disrespect my will? Isn't it possible to use your head? Su Jin's move is based on the overall situation. It is indeed as he said, he is thinking about me and winning people's hearts for me; and I am far away
In the capital, naturally, I don’t know the situation in Yangzhou as well as he does; if you hadn’t insisted on me being cautious, how could I have issued the second decree? It seems that this second decree was a little hasty and not very well thought out.”
Lu Yijian quickly shut up. If he continued to entangle, the emperor might burn him. Since the holy will has been decided, he should let go. Lu Yijian was not a stubborn person.
Lu Yijian felt angry and returned to the brocade stool without saying a word. He seemed to have no interest in recounting Su Jin's crimes. Du Yan was extremely depressed. It seemed that Lu Xiang was frustrated and did not intend to speak anymore. He would not agree. Xiang Xiang's
He also has a chance to compete for himself, and Yan Shu is his biggest competitor. The best way to attack Yan Shu is to convict Su Jin. Pull out the carrot and bring it out of the mud. Su Jin will be unlucky, and Yan Shu will be unlucky. That is the best result.
, so even if Prime Minister Lu doesn't take action, he can never stop.
"Lu Aiqing, do you have anything else to ask Su Jin?" Zhao Zhen asked.
"Old minister, I have nothing to say." Lu Yijian said angrily, three kilograms of feces could be scraped off his face.
Zhao Zhen said: "Is there anyone else who has questions about Su Jin's food affairs? If not, please put forward the plan for this award for my consideration."
Everyone shook their heads and said no. Everyone could see that the emperor was partial to Su Jin today. He could even forgive the crime of resisting the imperial decree. Who would find trouble and cause trouble? Lu Xiang's face was lost. The emperor
Do you still care about other people's face?
Zhao Zhen was about to say, "Let's start discussing the merits," but before he could say anything, he saw Du Yan slowly walking out of the queue and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have a question that I would like to ask Special Envoy Su." dd