Seven days later, the emperor arrived in Mingzhou. Officials from the two Zhejiang roads gathered here to greet the emperor, but Su Jin was nowhere to be seen. When asked about the matter, the answer was that Mr. Su claimed to have resigned and was no longer suitable to be in public.
It was an occasion where officials gathered, but Mr. Su was recuperating in a private seaside villa by Mingzhou Harbor. If the emperor wanted to see him, he would make tea for him.
Although Zhao Zhen was angry, he controlled his emotions in time. The purpose of this trip was not to accuse Su Jin. The more arrogant Su Jin was, the more sympathy points he won.
The next morning, Zhao Zhen and his party went to Su Jin's seaside villa to visit the patient. They stepped onto the bluestone embankment of the port and saw the vast blue sea and blue sky. Under the gathering of hundreds of sails, merchants from the Tibetan and foreign countries of all colors were busy.
, the civilians are like ants, carrying boxes of goods on and off the ships, busy in full swing.
Zhao Zhen lamented that the income of Shibo Company exceeded his imagination. These places that he had never thought of were developed by Su Jin. The petty profits that he dismissed have become a huge part of the national fiscal revenue, and he had to
Admit it, Su Jin’s brilliance.
In order not to disturb the order of the merchant ships at the port, Zhao Zhen changed into casual clothes. Accompanied by Huang Peisheng and more than a dozen highly skilled guards, he walked slowly east along the pier. After walking three miles from the pier, he found a coast with rugged rocks.
A golden beach actually appeared at the end. The weather in Mingzhou was not cold even in winter, not to mention the weather in early spring. Looking at the smooth beach and lush green trees on the shore, Zhao Zhen not only sighed that Su Jin would enjoy it, but chose
He built a house and lived in this place.[
"Your Majesty, that seems to be Mr. Su's villa over there." Huang Peisheng pointed at the hillside by the coast, where several eaves and horns poked out from the trees.
Everyone walked slowly on the soft sand, turned around the trees, and suddenly their eyes opened up. A three-story building stood there, looking exquisite and low-key. There was a large yard surrounded by a wooden fence in front.
There were dozens of people standing tall and short, all of whom were Su Jin's wife, children, servants, and maids. Zhao Zhen and his party appeared. The dignified and beautiful woman in purple at the head hurriedly led everyone forward to kneel down and salute.
"Welcome to the Holy Master!"
Zhao Zhen looked around a few times, but still didn't see Su Jin's figure. He couldn't help but said in surprise: "Where is Su Aiqing? I came in person, but he still doesn't want to see me?"
Yan Biyun lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I forgive you. My husband went fishing at the beach early in the morning. I left you a message. If the Emperor comes to visit today, please go to the beach to fish together."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "This Su Jin, I don't know how to fish, but I still want to go fishing with him. Where is he?"
Yan Biyun pointed with her slender hand to the vastness of the sea. In the distance, there was a small sandbar exposed from the sea in the mist. Beside the sandbar, there was a figure sitting on the sand and rocks on the edge, holding a pole and fishing. The old monk was as motionless as if he was in trance.
"What's this? The emperor came to visit in person. It's disrespectful for Mr. Su to avoid seeing him. What's wrong with asking the emperor to go fishing with him on the sea? Su Jin is too arrogant." Huang Peisheng was angry, and he said to
Zhao Zhen's sympathy exceeded his respect for Su Jin. Su Jin was always arrogant and arrogant, which was simply intolerable.
Bao Zheng, who was traveling with him, also felt that it was inappropriate. The emperor had given enough face to him and traveled thousands of miles to Mingzhou to see Su Jin. Even if he wanted to reconcile and explain, Su Jin still showed off his style, which was really a bit too much.
"Mrs. Su, I'd better ask Mr. Su to come back. How can the emperor go boating and risk danger? This is a bit of a joke." Bao Zheng said.
Yan Biyun said in embarrassment: "Mr. Bao, my husband has a stubborn temper. I have tried to persuade him, but he said that he wanted to be alone with the emperor under the sea and the sky to talk about things that God knows and the earth knows. He didn't want others to hear them. There was nothing I could do about it; Your Majesty.
Don't worry about your safety, we have a small boat ready and will deliver the emperor safely to the sandbank."
Huang Peisheng said angrily: "What are you talking about? I am a minister and I assign the emperor to do this and that. Is there any distinction between superior and inferior? Your Majesty, this old slave suggests that we turn around immediately. What is there to do with this arrogant person?"
Yan Biyun's face was calm, and everyone in the Su family was also very calm. They didn't seem to be worried or frightened by this incident at all, and they looked like you couldn't leave as much as you wanted.
Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Huang Peisheng, don't talk like that. Su Jin wants to talk to me alone. He must have something to say. I am not an old man in his seventies or eighty. I am in Bianliang Palace."
He has also been on a boat in the Great Lakes, so it is not a problem for me. You stay here while I go to see him."
The guards hurriedly tried to dissuade him, but Zhao Zhen straightened his chest and waved his hands, and walked towards the rocks on the seaside. A small boat docked there, and a boatman wearing an oar was already sitting quietly waiting. Zhao Zhen clumsily got on the boat, and the boatman said: "
Your Majesty, sit tight." Then the oar hit the shore and the boat slid into the sea.
The sea seemed calm, but the waves were surging. The boat was moving forward carelessly on the sea. Zhao Zhen quietly held on to the side of the boat. After a while, he felt annoyed and seemed to be seasick. This was completely different from rafting on the palace lake.
Already.
Fortunately, the journey was not far, and after about a stick of incense, the sandbar was already in front of us. The boatman slid hard, and the boat slid onto the edge of the shallow sandbar. The boatman dropped a plank and put it on the shore, and supported Zhao Zhen as he walked slowly.
After crossing the ship and setting foot on the ground, Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.
"Su Jin meets the emperor." Su Jin's voice rang in his ears. Zhao Zhen turned his head and saw Su Jin standing behind him with his hands bowed.
Zhao Zhen said: "You know how to choose a place. You can't talk anywhere. Why do you come here to talk? I almost fell into the sea, and I felt sick in my heart." [
Su Jin smiled and said to the boatman: "You row away and pick us up after an hour. Tell the ladies to entertain the distinguished guests who are accompanying you and don't neglect them."
The boatman turned around and got on the boat, and soon it sailed away from the sandbank.
Su Jin looked back at Zhao Zhen with a stern expression and said, "Is the emperor's annoyance getting better?"
Zhao Zhen said coldly: "I can't get better, I feel so sick that I want to vomit."
Su Jin smiled slightly and said: "Going into the sea in a boat is such an elegant thing, but the emperor is disgusted. This is not a problem of the sea, but a problem of the emperor."
Zhao Zhen sneered and said, "Don't play riddles with me. I'm disgusted by your behavior. Your pretentiousness is actually unwise."
Su Jin laughed loudly and said, "The emperor seems to be very angry. Do you dare to ask me what Su Jin did wrong?"
Zhao Zhen said: "You know what you are doing. If you say you are willing to give up, you will do so. The transfer of power from top to bottom in the court is not smooth. The chaos now is all caused by your secret instigation. What do you do wrong?"
Zhao Zhen's anger seemed to burst out. Since people here should speak mercilessly, he touched Su Jin's nose with his hand and said: "Don't forget, the world belongs to me. I only need to say one sentence."
Words can destroy everything you own, do you understand?"
Su Jin burst out laughing, and Zhao Zhen shouted: "What's so funny? Am I wrong?"
Su Jin stopped laughing and looked at Zhao Zhen coldly: "Your Majesty, take your finger away and don't point it at my nose. I hate it when people point their fingers at my nose; I know what you are going to say, you
Don’t you just want to say that my life and death, Su Jin, are in your hands? I, Su Jin, can lose my head with just one word from you. You are the emperor, and I am the minister. There seems to be a saying that the king tells the minister to die, but the minister has to die.
You must think this sentence is absolutely correct, but in my opinion, it is all fart."
Zhao Zhen shouted: "You... are simply too presumptuous. It seems that you are going to rebel."
Su Jin laughed again and said: "Rebellion? I am not qualified to do such a thing. I just ask you, what qualifications do you have to accuse me so brazenly? Should I use my private property for more than ten years to serve as the foundation of the Song Dynasty Northwest Four
Pay the bill for the road? Should I, Su Jin, work hard every day to work hard for you but still have to endure your doubts? These things may seem to you to be natural, but in my opinion, I am willing to do it not because of you, but because of you.
It's for the people of Song Dynasty. Anyone can accuse me, but you are not qualified."
"Why am I not qualified? I am the lord of the world, and everything in the world belongs to me." Zhao Zhen roared.
Su Jin smiled and said: "This is probably your most crowning reason. So, don't get angry. Since we are going to talk openly today, I will tell you a story."
Zhao Zhen said angrily: "I don't have time to listen to your nonsense. I have come all the way here to ask you a question. Can you still be of use to me? If you can, I will forgive your outrageous words and deeds. Please do a good job for me."
, I still won’t treat you badly; if I can’t, you know the consequences yourself, and I need to say more.”
Su Jin sighed and said: "The emperor came all the way here to threaten me. I am very disappointed. But I had no expectations for the emperor's arrival. I have decided to go into seclusion and ignore the affairs of the court from now on.
Are you satisfied with this answer?"
Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "Then I can just say it, you will regret it."
Su Jin shook his head and bent down to pick up the fishing rod on the ground, walked slowly to the beach, and chanted: "From tomorrow on, I will be a happy person, feed horses and chop firewood, travel around the world, and from tomorrow on, I will care about food and vegetables. I have a house.
The spring flowers are blooming towards the sea.”
Zhao Zhen didn't know the style of this poem in Su Jin's mouth, but he could hear Su Jin's determination to get rid of the fetters and involvements of the world. Zhao Zhen suddenly understood why he couldn't threaten the person in front of him.
Because this person has a sense of separation from the ministers, concubines, concubines, maids, and even all living beings in the world around him. He is one of them, but it seems that he should not be one of them.