The group of people entered the city in a mighty manner. The Yangzhou Xiang soldiers and yamen officers beat gongs all the way to clear the way, and the horse troops from Fangdutou crowded around. Ouyang Xiu's entourage held up flags and guard of honor, and the scene was full of pomp. The people of Yangzhou stopped to give advice and discuss, and the two imperial envoys gathered together. Yangzhou City, this is something that has never happened before in Yangzhou. I don’t know whether it is a blessing or misfortune for the people. www: read novels
Everyone came to the government office. As soon as Ouyang Xiu entered the lobby, he took out the imperial edict from the brocade box held by the entourage behind him and said loudly: "Su Jin, the special envoy of grain affairs, Song Xiang, the prefect of Yangzhou, will receive the edict!"
Su Jin and Song Xiang quickly knelt down and shouted: "I will receive the order."
Ouyang Xiu slowly unfolded the imperial edict, with a solemn expression, and read loudly: "Since Su Jin, the special envoy for grain affairs, has taken effective measures and acted wisely since he was entrusted with the edict, it is really difficult to calm down the difficulties in Yangzhou in a short time. He can be more resourceful and useless. , wiped out the ruthless bandits and solved one side's troubles, I am very happy to hear the report; I will specially commend it, and all those who reported meritorious service will be promoted and rewarded as appropriate, so as to show the world."
Su Jin was overjoyed. It seemed that the problem was not big. The first few sentences had already set the tone. It seemed that the emperor did not know about the military rations.
"Song Xiang, the prefect of Yangzhou, was responsible for the riots in Yangzhou and should have been reprimanded. However, he cooperated with Su Jin in a timely manner and took decisive measures. He also assisted in quelling the banditry and was able to handle the affairs in the city. If it is done properly, the merits outweigh the faults, I will also praise it; the two dear friends must work together and strive to forge ahead to solve the Yangzhou matter as soon as possible and live up to the expectations of the court! I appreciate this!"
Song Xiang and Su Jin shouted in unison: "Long live my emperor!"
Song Xiang and Su Jin stood up to receive the order. Ouyang Xiu shouted: "What are you doing? The imperial edict has not been announced yet."
Song Xiang knelt down in embarrassment and thought to himself: "We already admire this, why haven't we announced it yet?" Su Jin rolled his eyes and knelt down.
Ouyang Xiu shouted: "The Holy Spirit has spoken! Everyone, wait and see, exit the lobby!"
A group of people behind him quickly stood up. Even the officials, government servants and followers all exited the lobby. Someone reached out and closed the door.
"Su Jin! Song Xiang, listen, I want to save face for you. These words are not mentioned in the imperial edict, but you must remember that some things cannot be exceeded, otherwise I will not be able to spare you. As the prefect of Yangzhou, Song Xiang has jurisdiction over I made such a big mistake, but when I presented it a month ago, I just pretended to be wrong and didn't understand the seriousness of the matter. I'm really confused and I'm very dissatisfied."
Song Xiang was sweating profusely and kowtowed repeatedly. Zhao Zhen was not satisfied, and the consequences were serious.
"Su Jin, I heard that you were showing off with my imperial gold medal and making random promises in my name, which really annoyed me. The two government officials and the ministers of the imperial court all mentioned this matter. This time I sent Ouyang Ai Another reason why you went to declare the edict was because some officials participated in your false edict to recruit the bandits. They took advantage of the opportunity and refused the assistance of friendly forces, causing casualties to the imperial army and local Xiang troops. They also beat the deputy commander of the horse army, Long, who was detaining me without permission. Really, these are serious crimes."
Su Jin was shocked. Damn it, who is talking nonsense? How did the people in the court know these things? It was just a matter of recruiting bandits. What about greed for merit and rashly refusing friendly troops to assist and causing casualties? What else? I shouldn't have dealt with Long Zhen, it would be a big deal in the world.
"I am not a stupid person. I know the principle of following authority in urgent matters. Giving you a gold medal will make it easier for you to act. But how do you get the right to recruit people? How do you get the right to deal with the generals of the Forbidden Army? As for disregarding the life and death of soldiers for the sake of one's own merits, it is even more No; of course, these are all impeachment remarks, and I don’t know if you have any, so you must actively cooperate with Ouyang Aiqing’s investigation, and you must not hide, deceive, or make mistakes again and again. If it is true, If you don't have these things, that's it. It's normal to suffer some grievances. I will compensate you in the future, but if it is true, your previous achievements may not be offset. You two should take care of yourself."
Ouyang Xiu solemnly conveyed Zhao Zhen's oral instructions, then put on a smile and said: "Two adults stand up to receive the order."
Su Jin and Song Xiang then shouted long live and stood up, respectfully received the imperial edict and placed it on the table in the lobby.
Su Jin put down the imperial edict and turned around and scolded: "Damn, who is this so idle and chewing on my young master's tongue behind his back? I am working so hard here that someone actually stabbed me in the back."
Ouyang Xiu was stunned, this boy was so presumptuous, he cursed his mother immediately after laying down the imperial edict. If he wasn't stunned, he would have been greatly wronged.
"Why does Special Envoy Su need to be so angry? Didn't the Emperor say that? If you correct the problem, you will be encouraged. Another purpose of my coming here is to clarify this matter and restore your innocence. As long as Special Envoy Su cooperates with me,
official……"
"Cooperate... ten thousand cooperation. From now on, I will not do anything. I will just sit in the government office and cooperate with Mr. Ouyang. I will answer whatever you ask. Is this okay?"
Su Jin interrupted Ouyang Xiu and sat down on the chair angrily.
Ouyang Xiu was stunned for a moment, and felt a little annoyed. He knew a lot of people, but this was the first time he met someone so unruly. At this time, they were politely sitting down, greeting each other, and saying something about hard work.
Even if you have numerous grievances, you should not get angry in front of the imperial envoy. The imperial envoy delivers the edict on behalf of the emperor and complains just after delivering the edict. This is not giving the emperor face.
Ouyang Xiu was unhappy, but he would not scold him point-to-point, not to mention that he and Yan Shu had reached a certain tacit understanding, and the bond of this tacit understanding was the Su Jin matter. This time he came to investigate the matter, originally intending to give Yan Shu
A favor, even if there was anything wrong with Su Jin, he planned to sell it; it was important to stand in line with the court, and he was fancying the prospect of Yan Shu taking the throne next year, but he did not expect that Yan Shu was interested in what he planned to protect.
Su Jin is such a person.
Ouyang Xiu nuzzled at Song Xiang. Song Xiang understood and said hurriedly: "Envoy Su, what are you doing? Ouyang Zhongcheng first arrived and didn't even take a sip of the tea. He conveyed the Holy Spirit's decree for us in the dust. How can you be the one?
Losing your temper in front of the Imperial Envoy."
Su Jin said: "It's not because I'm not polite, but this is too troublesome. It's not easy to do this job in the first place. There are mountains of swords and fire in front of me, and there are people shooting cold arrows from behind. I can't do this job. I told you to cooperate with Mr. Ouyang."
Investigation, but I quit this job! Yangzhou is now in chaos, and my head is getting big. The Imperial Envoy just happened to be here, so there is no need to report these matters, just leave them to the Imperial Envoy to handle."
Ouyang Xiu lowered his face and said: "Special Envoy Su, what you said is wrong. You and I are both officials of the imperial court when it comes to eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor. How can we just refuse to do it based on our personal temper? You are a court official."
Are the rules like child's play? The national law allows you to do whatever you say and stop doing it if you don't."
Su Jin sneered and said: "Young master, you are an official of the imperial court. When you get your salary, you naturally want to be loyal to the emperor. But I didn't ask for a penny from the emperor, and I also put hundreds of thousands of my own property and food into it, along with my own."
In order to support me on my errands, my friend collected 500,000 shi of grain and sold it to the imperial court at a fair price. It is still an empty note. Will I be able to bear it if I have enough to eat?"
Ouyang Xiu didn't know these things, so he was stunned for a moment and said: "This..."
Su Jin said: "It's just money. I, Su Jin, don't feel sorry for the money. When the court is in trouble, the common people have their responsibilities. Su Jin has also read the saints for a few days, so I still understand these principles, but I can't stand the inconvenience."
Someone stabbed me in the back; I almost lost my life in the fight against the Bagong Mountain bandits. I was almost killed in order to investigate the grain harvesting incident in Yangzhou. I dug out more than a dozen corrupt officials in Yangzhou. I have become the target of public criticism. To be honest,
How many people hate me now. Maybe I will be shot to death tomorrow when I walk out of this yamen. What makes me even more sad is that I have been on Huainan Road for so many days to run errands. I am so close to my hometown and have no chance.
Go see my mother; I miss you so much that my eyes are almost blinded by tears. What am I doing this for? To get empty praise from the emperor? To get these life-threatening accusations? If it were you, would you?
What?"
Ouyang Xiu was speechless by what he said. He always felt that something was wrong, but he had no way to refute. This guy described himself as being like Dayu who controlled the floods. He never entered the house after three visits. He couldn't fulfill his filial piety and almost lost his life.
Giving money to others and being slandered by others, according to what he said, it is really aggrieved, and it is a huge grievance.
However, Ouyang Xiu soon regained his composure. Everything Su Jin said was based on being wronged. What if he was not wronged? What if he was really bold enough to falsely pass on imperial edicts, act beyond his authority, or was just greedy for merit and taking human lives?
?Are these grievances still grievances? In the final analysis
It is your voluntary choice to accept the emperor's mission. There is no doubt what benefits it will bring if you do it. These are your political investments, Su Jin. In order to become a prosperous person in the future, you are willing to contribute money and efforts, but now you have distanced yourself from saying that you are so noble.