Ouyang Xiu regretted it to death. Why did he have to wade into this muddy water? It was only because he had said something extra in the morning and actually asked Ying to come to Huainan Road to investigate Su Jin's case. He thought that through this move, he could take pictures without leaving any trace.
Yan Shu's flattery, he will also get some benefits after Yan Shu becomes prime minister in the future.
But I didn't expect that when I arrived in Yangzhou City, I would discover such a thing again. Originally, this was also my opportunity. Every time a major case was discovered, my official position would be promoted; although Su Jin was Yan Shu's
, but from Su Jin’s age and qualifications, it can be concluded that the relationship between Su Jin and Yan Shu will not be too deep. If a big mistake is made, Yan Shu will definitely lose his soldiers and save the car. As long as he communicates with Yan Shu in advance, and Yan Shu makes some preparations in advance, not only
Yan Shu will not be offended, and Yan Shu will thank him instead.
There are various indications that a group of officials far away in the stable should not know what Su Jin did at all, otherwise they would have started a riot long ago; there is no need to find any false edicts to recruit people, or any other messy charges, just this
The crime of secretly stealing military supplies was enough to make Su Jin die without a burial place.
The current situation is that once he takes Su Jin to the stable to be held accountable, Yan Biyun wipes his neck or hangs himself in excitement. No matter how he reports the news in advance, Yan Shu will never spare him. There is no way forward or backward in this matter, and he will be finished if he goes any further.
Taking a step back and having no way out is like being halfway through the relationship between a man and a woman, and someone suddenly breaks in and lifts the quilt, making you extremely upset.
Ouyang Xiu wished he could hit him with a piece of tofu, but the only thing he was thankful for was that he had a foresight. On the first day he came to Yangzhou, he learned about this from the prison officer. However, he had a foresight and was not in a hurry.
He had to report it; his consistent caution had helped him a lot, otherwise he could only have gone all the way to the dark side and taken Su Jin to Beijing; in the future, he could only leave it to fate.
"Master Zhongcheng, don't do this. You pretend to let me go first, trick Yan Xiu into taking him back to the stable, and hand him over to Master Yan, and then turn around and take me back. Talk to Master Yan in advance, so that even if something goes wrong
It’s not your fault. Mr. Yan must have taken good care of Yan Xiu, and Yan Xiu’s life would not have been in vain. The lower official also happened to spend some time enlightening Yan Xiu. If it doesn’t work, I will pretend to be a bad person.
Just expel her."
Ouyang Xiu looked at Su Jin's squirming lips and wished he could slap her twice: "Do you think everyone in the world is an idiot? I have already told Yan Xiu that I will escort you to Beijing, and now I suddenly change my words, do you think she will believe it? She is right
You are deeply in love, and now unless you use force to tie her to the stable, she will never leave you; but tying a woman to the stable is something I can't do. I really can't think of what's so good about you? You actually call someone right.
You are so dead-set."
Su Jin scratched his head and said: "This is not the case, and that is not possible, so what do you think we should do?"
"I know what to do, why are I still talking to you like this?" Ouyang Xiu said angrily.
Su Jin suddenly leaned over and looked at Ouyang Xiu with a playful smile. Ouyang Xiu was so scared that he frowned and said, "What are you doing? You are smiling so happily even when you are about to die."
Su Jin whispered in Ouyang Xiu's ear: "Why don't you... Mr. Zhong Cheng just turn a blind eye? Anyway, the army rations have been replenished and there is no trouble; why are you holding on to me? Just pretend not to know."
Let me go, and Su Jin will definitely thank Mr. Zhongcheng for saving his life in the future."
Ouyang Xiu was startled and said loudly: "What? Absolutely not"
Su Jin hurriedly hissed and said, "Even if you don't agree, don't be so arrogant. Just pretend I didn't say anything."
Ouyang Xiu pointed at Su Jin's nose and said, "You have a pretty good idea. Can you keep this secret? Everything was leaked once the prisoner came to Beijing. Are you trying to drag me down?"
Su Jin cupped his hands and said: "How dare you, a lowly official, drag your Majesty into trouble? I'm also thinking about you. You got into this thing for no reason. You could have been promoted and made a fortune by doing this, but if Yan Xiu really can't think of it anymore, let me go."
I'm afraid that Master Yan will blame you. Your life is worthless, and your future is huge. How can you ruin your future for this life? Moreover, if this matter can be covered up, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life.
I said, if Mr. Sansi can successfully become the prime minister, the lower official will ask Yan Xiu to talk about your benefits in the ears of Mr. Sansi; and my life can be saved by the way. Why don't you consider killing three birds with one stone?
consider?"
He pointed out the pain in Ouyang Xiu's heart. His steel teeth rattled in his mouth, and he spat out each word from between his teeth: "I advise you to give up on this idea. I have been favored by the emperor, how can I protect you?"
You are a person who has committed a serious crime. I am trying my best to serve the imperial court. Who am I afraid of offending? Even if the Third Secretary is blamed, I have no choice but to act in accordance with the national law and will never condone it."
Su Jin sighed: "Since your lord said this, I am naturally speechless. Although I broke the national law, it was not for personal gain. My thoughts have already been made clear to your lord. The opening of the position was forced by the situation, and it was not true."
If you want to cause chaos, the emperor knows this, and he must understand it in his heart. Therefore, your Excellency can say that I have violated the national law, but you cannot say that what I have done is wrong. Your Excellency is upright and clear-minded and does not show favoritism to selfish interests. He is unwilling to let the subordinates go.
The official can't say what you did was wrong; it seems that there is only one way now, which is to take me to the stable for questioning. I am going to die anyway, so it is better to understand this matter as soon as possible."
Ouyang Xiu just wanted to say: "Then what if I take it from you." Before he could say anything, Su Jin seemed to mutter: "If you can put down your official position, I will have an idea to let this matter die in Yangzhou City.
, I will never let the court know; but Master Zhongcheng obviously won’t agree, so I’d better keep my mouth shut.”
Ouyang Xiu's heart moved. He was worried that this matter could not be covered up. If he covered it up, the prisoners would definitely come after they were escorted to Beijing. It was obvious that he would be implicated and lose his life; but if there was really a way to prevent the news from getting out,
, it might not be a solution that has the best of both worlds; Ouyang Xiu is not pedantic enough to be like Bao Zheng and the others, who only cares about being ruthless when he breaks the law, and insists on dealing with it according to the law and then be quick.
"Su Jin, I advise you not to have any crooked ideas. This corrupt official will be taken to the stable to be reviewed by the Ministry of Punishments. I am afraid that the emperor will personally intervene in such a big case. You still hope that you can cover up the crime. Don't
It’s a dream.”
Su Jin felt happy, asking himself in disguise: "How can I cover it up? Tell me quickly, I am an ant on the hot pot now."
Su Jin said softly: "Your Excellency is right, this matter is indeed somewhat difficult, but I believe that there are more solutions than difficulties. Isn't it just that I am afraid that this official will go to the stable and talk nonsense in the Ministry of Justice? Isn't it okay if I don't send them to the stable?
Is it done?”
Ouyang Xiu said indifferently: "That's stupid. The Ministry of Punishment wants to review the confession. How can it be reviewed if the prisoner is not escorted to a stable? The state government has no right to draw conclusions. The state government is only responsible for the preliminary trial. The Ministry of Punishment is required to convict. You don't understand the procedures at all.
.”
Su Jin said: "Are there no exceptions?"
Ouyang Xiudao: "Of course there are. If there are force majeure factors, such as road blockage, war, or if the heinous criminals are executed locally and the people are angry, they can report the 'Five Complaints' to the court and then execute them locally."
Su Jindao: "According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, what punishment should these officials receive?"
Ouyang Xiudao: "They are all capital crimes, and no one can escape. Corruption and dereliction of duty, collusion with evil forces, disregard of human life, preying on the common people, and they will not be able to atone for their crimes."
Su Jin said: "Have the criminal evidence been collected?"
Ouyang Xiudao: "The prefect of Song Dynasty has already conducted a very detailed trial. In addition, there is evidence of the crimes of the victims in Yangzhou. In addition, the group of people you gave me left the confessions for Feng Jingyao to use as evidence. There are witnesses, physical evidence, and oral statements. It's already
It’s a done deal.”
Su Jin clapped his hands and said, "Isn't it over then? Let's play again, as long as people don't go to the stables. Your Excellency, you can sort out the evidence and confessions and report them. He also said that the people of Yangzhou were very excited and demanded severe punishment for the corrupt officials, and then they would all be punished.
They were killed years ago, can their ghosts still leak this matter?"
Ouyang Xiu was shocked. This kid was so cruel that he would kill someone with a knife just to save his own life.
But these people really deserve to die, and they will not be wronged if they are killed. Moreover, the method mentioned by Su Jin is also feasible. As long as the people of Yangzhou collectively petition and say that they want to see the corrupt officials beheaded with their own eyes, in order to appease the people's hearts as the New Year is approaching, in order to appease the people
To let the people who have experienced the disaster live a happy and comfortable year, executing the criminals in Yangzhou is the best choice; depending on the emperor's temperament, he will most likely approve it.
It's just that Ouyang Xiu always felt that something was wrong. If he did this, he might be able to cover up the matter, but wouldn't he benefit Su Jin in vain? Moreover, he and he were working together to deceive the court. Su Jin made money, but he didn't
I didn't get anything; there was nothing like the gratitude picture in the future, and there were only vague words about what would happen to Master Sansi after he took the phase. It was still unclear whether there would be any real benefits, so why should I take such a big risk with him?
Su Jin could see that Ouyang Xiu was slightly moved, and quickly added a weight: "Master Zhongcheng, if I can save Xiaguan's life, I will give him a big gift."
Ouyang Xiu stared at Su Jin and shouted softly: "If you think that I am a greedy person and will be bribed by you, you are wrong."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Your Excellency is the most honest official in the world. How can I know it if I am a subordinate? It's just that this gift is not money, but two major cases. Originally, I wanted to keep it to use as capital for my promotion.
But if your Excellency can save this official's life, these two major cases will be regarded as a generous gift to you. With this, Your Majesty the Guardian will be greatly appreciated by the Holy One, and your promotion will be just around the corner."