Su Jin repeatedly bowed his hands and said: "My lords, please calm down. I have no other intention. I just laughed, so there is no need to get angry. {Qingfengshou.hit&} Your Majesty is here, how can I dare to ridicule and sneer? Your lords will
Misunderstood."
Su Jin specifically mentioned Zhao Zhen, just to remind those who criticized him not to be too presumptuous. They didn't have the final say here.
Zhao Zhen did not get angry, but felt very interested in his heart. Originally, the court meeting would be held after the memorial, and only then would he seriously call Su Jin forward to discuss with the ministers the gains and losses of the food service.
It's a big case for officials, but this guy couldn't bear the loneliness and actually jumped out, which is strange.
"Su Jin, please come forward and answer." Zhao Zhen said calmly, his face was calm, and there was no sign of happiness, sorrow, likes and dislikes.
Su Jin stepped forward quickly, and just as Yu knelt down to salute, Zhao Zhen waved his hands and said, "Forgive me, you are behaving inappropriately in the court and making scornful remarks. What's the point?"
Su Jin hurriedly said: "When I started to report to the emperor, the minister just smiled, but did not sneer."
Zhao Zhen shouted: "Do you think everyone here is a fool? Can't you tell the difference between normal laughter and ridicule?"
Su Jin hurriedly said: "I just don't agree with what some adults said, so this smile is, at most, a sneer. How can it be called a mockery?"
Du Yan shouted: "How dare you have objections to what Prime Minister Lu and Yan Sansi said? It's really funny."
Su Jin raised his head and said, "That makes no sense. Although Su Jin is a soft-spoken person, he can't even have his own opinions on things. Is Privy Du trying to deprive others of their right to think?"
Du Yan was speechless for a moment, pointed at Su Jin and said: "How can you behave with sharp teeth and a sharp mouth?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Even the common people are worried about national affairs. Why can't I have an opinion on this matter? Whether the opinion is right or not is one thing. Whether or not you have an opinion is another matter. Everyone has some advice.
Why does Privy Du think it is impossible to bear the responsibility of the country?"
Du Yan said angrily: "What you said is simply treasonous! Everyone has the responsibility to guide the country. Doesn't that mean that everyone can slander the government?"
Su Jin cupped his hands and said, "Privilege Du doesn't need to blame the subordinates. In this court, doesn't everyone have this responsibility? Otherwise, all the affairs of the emperor can be decided by one person, so there is no need to go to the court to discuss affairs and consult everyone's opinions.
What? Everyone is just waiting for the imperial edict to be followed, so why bother getting up so early in the morning to blow the cold wind in this hall."
Du Yan's angry face turned black and purple, and he shouted: "Su Jin, you are simply... simply... unreasonable."
Yan Shu was so happy that Su Jin was fooling Du Yan around with just a few words, but he couldn't find any words to refute. He could only get angry randomly, showing his clumsiness and stupidity. He then stepped forward and said: "Privilege Du, why bother with him?"
If you have ordinary knowledge, wouldn’t you lose your identity?”
Du Yan glared at Yan Shu and said, "It's not you who recommended this person. He's neither a good person nor a good person. He's rude and unreasonable."
Yan Shu retorted and said sarcastically: "Privilege Du, please don't say that. Special Envoy Su is the Emperor's designated food envoy. Don't blame me for not reminding you of this."
Du Yan was startled and quickly shut up, standing aside angrily and sulking.
Zhao Zhen felt very happy. Hearing the quarrels and quarrels among his subordinates, Zhao Zhen not only was not angry, but was not anxious at all. Just like what the old queen mother had taught him when he first ascended the throne, the way to serve is to be both moral and moral.
As an emperor, you have to exercise power and tactics. When you are an emperor, you cannot expect that your ministers will work together and be as obedient as a puppet. On the contrary, proper fighting can show the authority of the imperial power; the emperor himself is like a
As a weight, wherever there is an imbalance among the courtiers, you need to balance it. As long as you don't make the world angry and resentful, the more you fight, the more stable your imperial power will be.
"What are you two adults doing? Are we still discussing politics or not?" Lu Yijian was a little angry. He couldn't participate openly. Seeing that Du Yan suffered a loss clumsily, he naturally wanted to come forward and fight fifty times each to show his majesty.
Come.
Yan Shu didn't want to think about the head-on conflict, and saluted, "I'm rude, Privy Du, don't take it to heart." After saying that, he called Su Jin to return to his position with his eyes, and he also returned to the train.
Su Jin twisted his butt and stepped back, but heard Zhao Zhen's voice: "Su Jin, wait a minute."
Su Jin secretly cried out that it was bad luck and had no choice but to turn around.
"Just now you said that you have some opinions on the Liao Kingdom's troop garrison on the border. Please tell me. I would like to hear what you think."
Lu Yijian hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, how can you ask him about such important national affairs? Su Jin has not been admitted to the imperial examination and has not yet had an official status. If he talks nonsense in the court, wouldn't it be a joke if it spreads?"
Su Jinxin said: This old guy looks down on people. Isn't he a human being without an official status? He must be less knowledgeable than someone with an official status?
However, he was annoyed, and he really didn't want to cause trouble, so he followed Lu Yijian's words and said: "Yes, the humble minister is short-sighted and his ideas must be immature. It's better not to make others laugh. Such important national affairs are not something that a humble minister can discuss arbitrarily."
Yes, the emperor still spared the humble minister."
Zhao Zhen smiled slightly and said: "Lu Aiqing, what's the harm in listening? If there's anything worthwhile, just take it. If there's nothing worth mentioning, just let it slip by the ear. Why not listen and then make a fuss about it."
Lu Yijian rolled his eyes, knowing that if he continued to argue, he would not be able to tolerate others, so he said: "Since the Holy Spirit is so elegant, it is okay to listen; but if Su Jin talks nonsense, I will
You have to stop drinking."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "I know, I know, Lu Aiqing is the prime minister, and he naturally has this right to seek his own government in his position."
Lu Yijian was greatly impressed, so he went back to the brocade stool and sat down, intending to listen to what Su Jin had to say without missing a word. If he made any objectionable remarks, he would immediately stop him and never allow him to talk nonsense.
"Su Jin, tell me." Zhao Zhen said with a smile.
"Do you really want to say it?" Su Jin hesitated.
"Just say what you say, why do you still want to resist the decree?" Pang Ji couldn't help shouting.
"Man Pangda, why do you always blame people and scare people? This is a bit unethical." Ouyang Xiu stepped forward to help Su Jin.
Pang Ji glared and moved forward. Seeing that another verbal battle was about to break out, Zhao Zhen said displeasedly: "My dear friends, please go back to your train. I am asking Su Jin, please don't say anything."
Ouyang Xiu and Pang Ji could only stare at each other and return to their normal positions.
Su Jinxin said: Ouyang Xiu is very angry. Now he shows his support for me. It seems that he has some intention of making friends.
Su Jin cleared his throat, bowed respectfully and said: "Since the Emperor has inquired, I can only say what I think in my mind. If what I said is wrong or there are fallacies, I ask the Emperor to forgive me and just treat it like a gust of wind."
But don’t take it to heart.”
Zhao Zhen snorted and said nothing.
Su Jindao: "Wei Chen heard clearly what Privy Du and Deputy Chen just said. Yan Sansi and Lu Xiang said that the Liao State's troops were not stationed to attack the Song Dynasty. This conclusion, Wei Chen thought, was premature...
"
The ministers were in an uproar. Some people shook their heads and said in a low voice: "What a loud tone. He actually casually pointed out the faults of relegating Prime Minister Lu and Yan Sansi. This kid has lost his mind and gone crazy."
Lu Yijian didn't say anything, but his face was cold. Of course he couldn't respond. Responding to this guy would be giving him too much face. Yan Shu was more calm. He knew that Su Jin's way of speaking was not Su Jin's.
On the contrary, Yan Shu was looking forward to the reason why Su Jin said this.
Also looking forward to it was Zhao Zhen. He had not seen such a bold and arrogant minister appear in front of him for a long time. Zhao Zhen felt very strange.
Before Zhao Zhen could ask, Su Jin had already continued talking: "Wei Chen is not saying that the analysis of Prime Minister Lu and Yan Sansi is wrong. On the contrary, the analysis of the two adults is very reasonable; Song and Liao had already been in Chan
The two states have become brothers in the alliance. The Song Dynasty is our elder brother and the Liao Kingdom is our younger brother. The two countries have been on good terms for nearly forty years and live in peace and harmony. There are also many settlements on the border, and the two countries have mutual interests in business and trade.
Benefit, I will give you 100,000 taels of silver and 200,000 pieces of silk to the Liao Kingdom every year to show your brotherhood. If the Liao people are a little more humane, they will not blatantly use troops against me, the Song Dynasty. Therefore, the minister said that Lu Xianghe
Yan Sansi analyzed it very much."
Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "In that case, why do you say such shocking things? Lu Aiqing and Yan Aiqing have already made it very clear what you said, and I also know this truth."
There was a burst of discussion among the officials, and they all said: "This kid is picking up on others' wisdom. He has no insights. He is just wasting his time."
"Your Majesty is so kind that he allows this man to talk in general terms without coming up with anything new."
"..."
Su Jin smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, although I agree with the analysis of the two adults, I have to add two words to the conclusions of the two adults."
Zhao Zhen said: "What is the word?"
"It's the word 'temporary'."
"You mean, the Liao people just won't attack me, the Song Dynasty, for the time being?"
Su Jindao: "Exactly, although the Liao people have been influenced by the etiquette of the Song Dynasty and they also speak some principles, everyone here should understand that the barbarians are not trustworthy enough. The Liao people are Khitan wolf clan, and their wolf ambitions have never been eliminated. Treat evil wolves
The gang can only save one point to gather them, but they need to be nine points defensive. Since the Liao people are stationing troops on the border, is it possible that they just put their troops and horses on the border to waste food and grass? No matter how you look at this matter, there is something strange about it."
There was silence in the court hall. The officials thought about Su Jin's words and felt that they made some sense.
"Then what do you mean by temporarily? Could it be that some kind of opportunity prompted the Liao people to take action?" Zhao Zhen keenly grasped the key points in Su Jin's words and asked quietly.
Su Jin nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise and I believe that this matter cannot be viewed in isolation. Only by looking at the overall situation can we come to an appropriate conclusion."
Yan Shu said in a deep voice: "Special envoy Su, don't say half and leave half. You can say everything you think, and don't wait for the emperor to ask questions."
Su Jin bowed and said: "Yes." He turned to Zhao Zhen and bowed his head and said: "There are four things happening at the same time. I will list them one by one for the Holy One. The first one is the rebellion of the Western thieves and their invasion of the northwest.
; The second thing is that our Song Dynasty encountered a great famine last year that had not happened in ten years; the third thing is that the Liao people suddenly stationed troops on the border; the fourth thing is that the Liao envoy is about to arrive; these four things seem to have nothing to do with it.
There is no connection, but after careful analysis, we will find that there are subtleties and inextricable connections."
Everyone was thinking about the inextricable connections between the four major events mentioned by Su Jin. Zhao Zhen also lowered his eyes and pondered the key points. The hall was silent, filled with the breath of old officials.