"The imperial court has issued an order, and the magistrate has to obey it. However, you are also meritorious people. You work diligently on weekdays and make no major mistakes in official duties. As for the matter of deducting soldiers' pay, it may be important to the northwest front.
things, but here, these things are not even brought to the table." Su Jin said.
"Then why do you want to suspend me from my position and announce it in front of so many brothers? How can this make people in this humble position feel at ease?" Pan Jiang muttered.
Su Jin said: "You don't understand this. This is where the magistrate's brilliance lies. He announced the suspension of the two governors in a high-profile way. It was an act to deceive others. It was to tell others that the magistrate was really serious, lest anyone
He jumped over the top and went into slander, saying that the prefect did not do anything. If the higher authorities sent other officials down to investigate, the matter would not be so easy to deal with."
Pan Jiang shook his head and said: "After all, we have been made the scapegoat. Now that even the temporary replacement has been promoted, what's the use of saying this?"
Su Jin asked: "Two commanders, do you understand what 'suspension' and 'temporary acting' are? When have you ever heard of the position of 'temporary acting commander'? Haven't you ever thought about this?"
Pan Jiang and Pan Shi shook their heads like yellow leaves in the wind, indicating that they did not understand at all.
"The so-called suspension of your duties instead of dismissal on the spot is a delaying tactic by the Lord. People who are suspended from their duties do not need to report in writing. In other words, there is no way for the higher-ups to know about this matter. To put it bluntly, the imperial court's subordinates
When doing things under imperial edict, there is no time when it is not a matter of gust of wind, but now it is in the limelight, no matter how hard it is,
Is it possible to make some gestures? When the news is over, the Lord of the Palace will publicly announce that it has been verified that you and others have not been greedy for money. The salary withheld is the soldiers who spontaneously came to the meeting to prepare for mutual aid and emergency. When the time comes, it will be open and honest.
If the official is reinstated, wouldn’t it be possible to overcome this hurdle without causing any harm to you and others?”
The so-called "Shanghui" is understood by Pan Jiang and others, and it is also popular among the people. Every ten or so households of poor people spontaneously form a society, and each family pays hundreds of copper coins every month and deposits them at the head of the meeting.
If you make more money, you will have several huge sums of money every month, and then distribute it to each family in sequence every month. In this way, when you get it, each family will get several huge sums of money, which is enough to handle a big thing. In fact, to put it bluntly, it means accumulating a small amount of money to make a big difference.
It means accumulating more zeros to make a whole.
Pan Jiang, Pan Shiyi and others smiled happily when they heard this, and hurriedly said: "It turns out that Lord Fu Zun still has such deep meaning in it, but why don't you wait for me to explain it clearly?"
Su Jin scolded: "You are anxious, but you still blame the Lord. Do you still need to make the Shangguan's wishes clear to you? You don't know that the most important way to be an official is to figure out the Shangguan's will. You can't even do this?"
I don’t understand at all, and I don’t know how you managed to stay in the officialdom for so many years.”
Pan Jiang thought: "You guys are full of tricks. I am a straight person, how can you figure out so many twists and turns? Besides, we are just hanging out in the army, and we have nothing to do with you as officials in various departments of the yamen."
Different, who has the patience to guess?"
Although he was muttering in his heart, he had to express his humility with his mouth. He pulled Pan Shiyi and cupped his hands towards Song Xiang and said: "Your Majesty, the two of us are ignorant and did not understand the Lord Prefect's intention to protect you. Instead, we came to make trouble with you."
, I really deserve to die, please punish me, Lord Fu."
Only now did Song Xiang understand that Su Jin had gone around and turned his reckless behavior into intentional behavior. His image instantly changed from a reckless man to a Kong Ming-like figure who strategized and behaved well. In his heart, he felt sorry for Su.
Jin was greatly impressed; the messy intestines in this kid's belly would probably go around Yangzhou City several times when he pulled them out. As soon as his mouth explained something, black things could become white, and dead things could become alive.
"Ignorance is not a crime. I originally planned to talk to you alone later to make it clear, but unexpectedly you brought people here to make trouble. There are many people in the lobby today. If I speak out, I am afraid that I will be criticized, so I will only
If you can resist saying it, your own family members are present at this moment. Since Special Envoy Su has spoken out and let you know, there is no harm in it, just don't spread it widely." Song Xiang's acting skills have been with Su Jin for a long time, so naturally
It has made rapid progress and is on track to become an Oscar-winning actor.
"No, no, no, if we fail to live up to the wishes of the Lord, will we still be called human beings?" Pan Jiang and Pan Shiyi said quickly.
Su Jin laughed and said: "Why don't you still offer a bowl of wine to the Lord of the Palace? Everyone offers a bowl to show your sincerity."
Everyone came to toast one after another. No matter how drunk Song Xiang was, he couldn't hold it back. He soon became so drunk that he couldn't tell the truth from the lies. Even he himself thought that Su Jin's words to excuse him were actually true.
I did it on purpose.
Su Jin ordered people to help the drunk Song Xiang back to the inner hall to rest. He also drank a lot of wine and was slightly tipsy. He still had important events on his mind, so he suggested that the banquet be abandoned and he would drink again later in the day. The soldiers in the chamber started fighting.
Saying goodbye in twos and threes with wine and burps, Su Jin also planned to go back to his room to rest for a while.
As soon as he turned around, he heard Pan Jiang say softly: "Your Majesty, please stay here. I have something to say to you."
Su Jin turned around and smiled: "Commander Pan, what can I teach you?"
Pan Jiang looked around, then leaned into Su Jin's ear and said, "Sir, please take a step to speak. There are some things that I can't say in public."
Su Jin looked around, including Dynasty Mahan, Zhao Dutou and Pan Shiyi. It seemed that there were no outsiders, but seeing Pan Jiang's mysterious look, his heart moved, so he nodded and said: "I'll go back to my residence, you can come by yourself later."
, it just so happens that I also have something to ask you."
Pan Jiang blinked his eyes and said loudly: "Your Majesty has a good capacity for drinking. He is still in such good spirits after drinking five or six bowls. I would like to make an appointment with you to try and compete with your drinking capacity."
Su Jin laughed and said: "I'm afraid I'm no match for your drinking ability, but I agree. I would rather get drunk than cower."
Pan Jiang raised his big fingers and spoke a series of words of praise. Seeing how drunk he was, Pan Shiyi hurriedly turned around to support him, smiled apologetically at Su Jin, and waved to go out.
Not long after Su Jin returned to his residence, Pan Jiang sneaked in alone. Su Jinping retired to the imperial court, Mahan, and sat across from him at the table. He smiled and said: "Commander Pan, what do you want to tell me? What happened like this?"
It’s so mysterious.”
Pan Jiang said in a low voice: "Originally, I was planning to turn a blind eye, because it was really hard to tell the truth, but it was always unpleasant to hold it in my heart. After much thought, it was better to tell the envoy, the envoy.
Your Majesty has taken great care of people in humble positions. If you continue to stand by and watch in humble positions, are you still considered human beings?"
Su Jin frowned and said, "What on earth made you take this seriously?"
Pan Jiang said: "I heard that the special envoy went to Beikou Sanli Hutong yesterday morning to look for Feng Laohu's bad luck?"
Su Jin said sternly: "How do you call it seeking bad luck? This envoy goes about his business in a serious manner."
Pan Jiang said with a smile: "Your Excellency, I don't tell secret stories. Your Majesty, Special Envoy, pretends that the bandit leader has escaped. But in fact, where is the escape of the bandit leader? What evidence are you looking for?"
Su Jin squinted his eyes and said coldly: "What do you think I am looking for?"
Pan Jiang said with a smile: "I'm sorry for your recklessness. I guess you must be looking for evidence of Feng Laohu's grain harvesting. The biggest thing at hand for the envoy at present is to dig out the grain harvesting in Yangzhou. I'm afraid that you have visited it extensively in the past few days.
For this matter?"
Su Jin looked at Pan Jiang with blazing eyes and said: "You can't tell, but Commander Pan has a good heart. My envoy's every move has not escaped your eyes. Is this what you came here to tell me?"
Pan Jiang saw that Su Jin was not speaking well and said hurriedly: "My lord, please don't misunderstand me. I'm not here to say good things to anyone. I just feel that this is a futile effort. I'm afraid I won't be able to find out next year."
Su Jin said: "How do you say this?"
Pan Jiang coughed, his voice was very low, and said: "Your Excellency is the person I admire the most. Although he is young, he gives people the feeling of being experienced and stable as a mountain. Your Excellency is also considerate of Beizhong, so I can't bear to see you."
Your work has been in vain, so after thinking about it for a long time, I decided to tell you a big secret."
Su Jin's heart moved and he said: "Big secret? Are there any other big secrets in Yangzhou City? Do you know who is collecting grain and where the granary is?"
Pan Jiang chuckled and said: "Is that still a secret? I don't even know who is collecting grain. I already know it. How can I know about the place where the grain is being collected? It's not like they are in the same group."
Su Jin probed: "You mean someone is with him?"
Pan Jiang was startled, and then he said tall and pointed: "As expected, he is the special envoy. A casual word from his humble position can make you aware of the flaws. The special envoy can be said to have lightning-like eyes and can see everything clearly."
Su Jin said: "Don't argue with me. If you have something to say, say it quickly and simply. You also know that I am very busy right now."
Pan Jiang paused, lowered his eyes and thought for a long time, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I will tell you everything I know, but I don't have a shred of evidence. You can defend yourself whether it is true or not." dd