Su Jin didn't know whether he should run away or grab Zhao Zhen and take him hostage, but he heard Zhao Zhen continue: "Here comes someone..."
A female official stepped forward and stood outside the bead curtain and said: "My servant is here, what are your orders from the emperor?"
Zhao Zhen glanced at Su Jin, who had turned pale, with a smile on his face, and said: "Student Su may have not eaten at noon, and his weak fire is strong. I'm going to pour him a bowl of lily and lotus seed soup to quench his hunger.
Get on fire."
The female officer took the order and left. After a while, she brought a small bowl of soup on a small tray and placed it in front of Su Jin. Su Jin didn't know what kind of medicine Zhao Zhen sold in the gourd. When she saw the bowl of soup, there were three lotus seeds and two lilies.
Two slices, the whole soup was watery, and I thought to myself: "This emperor is really stingy, he doesn't even have enough ingredients for a bowl of soup."
Suddenly he thought: "Isn't this a bowl of poisonous water? The emperor in TV movies likes to give his ministers wine and soup. When the minister drinks, he will bleed from his stoma and fall to the ground and die. Is he going to die here today?"
Is it done?"
While hesitating, Zhao Zhen said: "Drink it. Although there are not many lotus seeds and lilies in it, in this difficult time, I can only serve you this."
Su Jin said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I am neither thirsty nor hungry. Your Majesty will keep it for later use."
Zhao Zhen sighed and returned to his seat and sat down, and said to Su Jin: "I really don't blame you for being rude to me just now. It's just that this matter happened too strangely, so I have to ask a few more questions. It's the Taizu who asked me about his dream.
There is nothing like this after the funeral. I am wondering if I have done something wrong somewhere and Grandpa Taizu is here to remind me."
Seeing that Zhao Zhen's tone softened, Su Jin also found his way down the steps and said, "The emperor is right. There is something fishy about this matter. Even ordinary people feel like they are in a dream. No wonder the emperor is suspicious."
Zhao Zhen looked at the desolate trees outside the window and said calmly: "Tell me what you said when you wake up in your dream."
Su Jin knew that he still wanted to find a flaw, so he told the story of the dream again in detail, but when describing his appearance, he vaguely followed the portraits circulated in the market, and emphasized that the dazzling golden light should not be looked into, nor dared to face it.
After Zhao Zhen listened silently, he sighed and said: "You are more blessed than me. Grandfather Taizu has never even seen me, but you have."
Su Jin didn't know what he meant, so he could only pretend to be mute; Zhao Zhen patted the armrest and said, "Well, this is an auspicious sign. Since Grand Ancestor ordered you to publicly swear on the monument, they are the ones who caused the trouble."
It's outrageous to alarm his old man's heroic spirit. That's the end of the matter. There is only one thing. The Taizu entrusted you with the dream not because you are superior to others, but because of a coincidence. There was a student case in Yingtian Mansion.
That’s why Taizu came to correct things.”
Su Jin hurriedly said: "That's natural. Common people still have some self-knowledge."
Zhao Zhen chuckled and said, "Have some soup. After you drink it, I have something important to discuss with you."
Su Jin knew that the danger was over, so he picked up the bowl and drank it in two gulps. He then put the empty bowl down with his mouth and asked Zhao Zhen, "How does it taste?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "The emperor gave it, and it naturally tastes wonderful; but the ingredients are too little, not enough to fill the gap between teeth."
Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "If you knew that I was struggling to survive in this palace with limited food and clothing, you would feel that you are lucky to have enough food. The meal reduction order was issued, and the palace had two meals a day, and the portions were
It’s not enough, everyone is crying hungry.”
Su Jin was surprised. He only thought that the meal reduction order was just Zhao Zhen's show, but he did not expect that Zhao Zhen would actually reduce the meal. Even the concubines, princesses, eunuchs and maids who followed the emperor were starving. If the emperor hadn't said it himself,
Who can believe it.
Zhao Zhen said outside: "I invite Yan Aiqing to see you."
Su Jin understood that the next step must be to talk about raising food.
With thumping footsteps, Yan Shu quickly arrived and shouted loudly outside the house: "My minister, Yan Shu, is here to meet you according to the order."
Zhao Zhen said: "Come in, Yan Aiqing."
"I obey the order." Yan Shu opened the curtain and entered, performed a great ceremony outside the bead curtain, and walked into the inner room.
Su Jin stood up and saluted, and even Zhao Zhen stood up to show respect. After being given a seat, Zhao Zhen asked, "Yan Aiqing, do you have any plan to deal with the incident in Yangzhou Prefecture?"
Yan Shu said: "Prime Minister Lu and Privy Du strongly advocate heavy military suppression and will never tolerate the rebellion of the mob."
Zhao Zhen said: "What do you think?"
Yan Shu said: "I thought I should respond with gentleness. After all, this matter started due to lack of food. I am not speaking for the mob, but in fact they are just ordinary people. Without food to eat, they will naturally cause trouble."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "How can I respond with gentleness?"
Yan Shu said: "Originally, the old minister wanted to suggest that the emperor open a warehouse to sell grain, but it is understood that there is very little grain in the official warehouse in Yangzhou. Both the officials and the local garrison need food and grass, and the imperial court has transferred most of it to supplement the military rations. There is really nothing that can be done; the old minister
I am also worried about this matter."
Zhao Zhen frowned and sighed: "Is it impossible for me, the Song Dynasty, to escape this disaster? Will my country be defeated by this God even if there are no foreign troubles?"
Su Jin heard this and laughed involuntarily. Zhao Zhen and Yan Shu heard this and looked at Su Jin angrily.
Su Jin was extremely embarrassed and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, forgive me. The common people are not making fun of anyone, but they feel that something is wrong."
Zhao Zhen said: "What's wrong? Yan Aiqing recommended you to be the food collector. I haven't heard what you have to say, so I might as well tell you."
Su Jin glanced at Yan Shu, who nodded and said, "If you have anything to say, it's okay to say it. It's just a matter of raising food, don't get involved in anything else."
Yan Shu didn't know what he was thinking. Yesterday, he wanted him to say what he was thinking and let everyone discuss it, but the boy didn't know whether he hadn't thought about it or didn't want to say it. He used the opportunity of being drunk to prevaricate it.
He didn't come to write down the steps and send them over according to his instructions.
Yan Shu felt a little unhappy, but based on his understanding of Su Jin, he knew that if this person was unwilling to tell, forcing him might have the opposite effect. Although he made up his mind to restrain and train him, in the final analysis, this person had nothing to do with him.
It doesn't matter at all.
At this moment, the arrow is on the string. In front of the emperor, he has already blown Su Jin to a high level. He can only pray that Su Jin can give you some kind words and never embarrass yourself. Everything depends on fate.
Su Jin thought for a while and said: "The emperor wants the common people to speak. The common people dare not say anything, but if they say something wrong or offend someone, please forgive me, otherwise I won't say anything."
Zhao Zhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This kid left a way out without saying anything. The abacus beads were rattling. Seeing that he seemed to have some ability, Zhao Zhen decided to agree to his request. There were only three people here. Su Jin's words meant exactly what he said.
Naturally, he was going to offend Yan Shu, and now he could only feel wronged to Yan Shu.
Zhao Zhen glanced at Yan Shu, nodded and said, "I promise you, but you can't attack others and discuss things based on the facts."
Su Jin stood up and said, "Then I really said it."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Say, don't waste our time."
Su Jin smiled and said: "The first thing the common people want to say is about this 'meal reduction order'."
Zhao Zhen's ears perked up and he looked sideways at Su Jin and said, "Why, isn't it good to order a meal reduction? This is a time of food shortage. Couldn't this order save food to survive the famine?"
Su Jin said sternly: "This is a small gain, but it has great harm; a small gain can lead to great harm. This meal reduction order is really ridiculous."
The expressions of Zhao Zhen and Yan Shu changed drastically. Su Jin denounced the imperial decree as "ridiculous". This was too rude. What's more, Zhao Zhen thought up and promulgated this order himself. To say so was like beating Zhao Zhen.
slap.
Yan Shu shouted in a deep voice: "Shut up, you little kid with a yellow mouth is talking nonsense. How can you talk nonsense about the imperial government's plans? Why don't you kowtow and apologize?"
Zhao Zhen sat on the chair with a livid face, looking at Su Jin, his eyes became cold and sharp again.
Su Jin said: "I said I was guilty before I even said the reason. Come on, just pretend I didn't say it. I will apologize to the emperor and never mention this matter again."
Yan Shu said angrily: "Why are you so out of control? Is that the place where you can talk nonsense in front of the emperor?"
Su Jin sneered and said: "My great ancestor allowed people all over the world to express their opinions without being punished. How come the common people became sinners without saying anything?"
Yan Shu was extremely angry and speechless. This guy could make people mad with his words, but he was the one who recommended him. If he said anything that was not in line with the rules, he would definitely be involved. At this thought, Yan Shu quickly stood up and knelt down to kowtow.
He said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Su Jin is young and ignorant, and this is the first time he has met the Emperor. He may not be able to speak appropriately. I hope the Emperor will remember that he comes from a mountainous background and will not punish him. I will take him out now."
, severely admonished.”
After saying that, he stretched out his hand to pull the corner of Su Jin's clothes and asked him to kneel down to apologize. Su Jin stiffened his neck and refused to kneel down. Yan Shu rolled his eyes in anger.
Zhao Zhen looked at the old man and young man in front of him and suddenly felt very funny. One had his neck stiffened like a stubborn calf, while the other was kneeling on the ground in silence. He didn't know what the relationship between the two was.
Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said: "Yan Aiqing, get up. Maybe he has his own reasons. Let him talk about it."
"Your Majesty, this meal reduction order is very good. Don't listen to his nonsense." Yan Shu was extremely depressed and regretful.
If the emperor had not personally proposed the meal reduction order, it would be no big deal if Su Jin slandered him casually. But this was a slap in the face of the emperor. This little fool was seeking his own death. It was also his fault that he did not tell him about these joints and returned to the capital.
After that, everything became complicated and I couldn't cover everything. Unexpectedly, something went wrong.
Yan Shu was extremely worried and kicked Su Jin's calf to signal him to speak more leisurely. Su Jin seemed unaware and started to enumerate the disadvantages of the 'meal reduction order'.dd