It was an accident, but Lu Yijian was not particularly surprised.\
After thirty years in politics, he had already cultivated himself to the point where he was not surprised by favors and humiliations. Moreover, this was just an appetizer. He had originally estimated that when Ouyang Xiu went to investigate Su Jin, he would not be able to find anything valuable.
Just now, Ouyang Xiu Shen went through a lot of tricks, obviously trying to show off to the limelight, but he was not showing off to himself, but to Yan Shu; the two people must have reached some kind of deal tacitly, and he
He is also a master, how could he not understand the key points involved?
Lu Yijian twitched the corner of his mouth slightly and said calmly: "It's so good that it was found out that Su Jin was not acting as a pretense. I would like to congratulate Special Envoy Su. Needless to say, other charges such as greed for merit and rash advancement are not the same."
It’s not established anymore, is it?”
Ouyang Xiudao: "It is indeed true. I have already found out that Su Jin sent soldiers from the Ma Army to deliver a letter to invite officers and soldiers from Shouzhou and Luzhou to come to the rescue on that day. Both soldiers from the Ma Army have testimonies.
Zhu Shiyong, the prefect of Luzhou, had a personal grudge against Su Jin, so he used it to benefit his own interests and deliberately delayed any aid; while the envoy Wang Lu of Shouzhou was not in the government office that day, so the horse soldiers who delivered the letter sent the letter to the Lufu government office.
The master who took over forgot about it. A few days later, when Su Jin and others had already attacked the mountain, the master remembered the matter. When he informed Wang Lushi, Su Jin had already gone to Bagong Mountain Stronghold, so
The generals did not receive orders from Su Jin and were afraid of disrupting Su Jin's deployment and bringing danger to Su Jin who was still in danger, so they did not let Wang Lushi's men participate in the attack on the mountain."
When Su Jin heard this, he immediately understood. Looking at this posture, Wang Qinian was also defeated by Ouyang Xiu in just a few days in Shouzhou.
Su Jin knew that Wang Qinian was actually in Shouzhou City all the time. If he was not in the government office, he could only deceive a three-year-old child. According to Su Jin's original intention, Wang Qinian must not let him go, but now that Ouyang Xiu has dragged him into the water, this matter
It has also been settled steadily, and I should respect Ouyang Xiu's wishes. After all, this person is still protecting himself.
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Thank you Ouyang Aiqing for your hard work, this matter can finally be clarified, and it can be regarded as repaying Su Jin's innocence. Wang Qinian originally thought that Su Jin was greedy for merit, but now it seems that it was a misunderstanding. The master who made the mistake must be
It must be severely punished.”
Ouyang Xiu cupped his hands and said, "It's already been dealt with. He will be punished for dereliction of duty."
Zhao Zhen nodded, turned to Lu Yijian and said, "Mr. Lu, please continue."
Lu Yijian said solemnly: "Even if this one is exposed, Su Jin's second crime is the crime of resisting the decree, but the evidence for this one is conclusive, and the emperor must also know it."
Zhao Zhen frowned and thought for a while and said, "Mr. Lu is talking about Zhang Mei, the deputy commander of the front army, going to Yangzhou to declare an order to retain people?"
Lu Yijian said: "Your Majesty is wise, this is exactly what happened. Zhang Mei was ordered to go to Yangzhou to announce the decree, and when she came back, she reported that Su Jin resisted the decree in public, and when deputy envoy Zhang arrived, he still threw the order arrow and beheaded the prisoner; afterwards, he denied it in every possible way.
, saying that they did not hear the shouts of Deputy Ambassador Zhang; and later encouraged Song Xiang and Ouyang Zhongcheng not to accept the imperial edict; this was a crime of contempt for the imperial court and ignoring the emperor; this happened in front of tens of thousands of people in Yangzhou,
There should be no denying it.”
Zhao Zhen looked at Su Jin, the smile on his face disappeared, and said coldly: "Yes, I almost forgot about it if you didn't mention it. Su Jin and Ouyang Xiu, what's your explanation?"
Ouyang Xiu opened his mouth, but found that there was no reason to make up. After hesitating, Su Jin said loudly: "Your Majesty, this matter is indeed true, but there is a reason for Wei Chen to do this."
"Resisting the decree means resisting the decree. There are so many reasons." Pang Ji couldn't stand Su Jin's expression and couldn't help but interject.
Su Jin had an inexplicable resentment towards Pang Ji and decided to teach him a lesson, so he said: "Master Pangda, does this matter have anything to do with you? The emperor is asking me, when will it be your turn to interrupt? Do you think this hall is...
Isn't your house good? If you want to interrupt, just interrupt."
Pang Ji said angrily: "You..."
Su Jinshai smiled and said: "What am I? People in Pangda should reflect on why the Northwest War has been defeated again and again, instead of taking care of my affairs. I will handle my food affairs. You guard your borders. I will handle the grain affairs."
Well, you should also win the battle, and this is called performing your duties."
Pang Ji jumped angrily, pointed at Su Jin and said to Zhao Zhen repeatedly: "Your Majesty, look at this kid, he is so domineering. How can such a person gain a foothold in the court? Please make the decision for me, your Majesty."
Zhao Zhen was a little surprised by Su Jin's sudden outburst. He didn't know why Su Jin was so merciless to Pang Ji. He had been observing etiquette since he came to the palace, but why did he suddenly start jumping like a firecracker?
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Zhao Zhen saw Pang Ji blushing at being humiliated, and was secretly amused in his heart. As an emperor, he kept half of what he said and could never express it as much as he wanted. After the defeats at Sanchuankou and Haoshuichuan, he wanted to scold these people in the northwest.
The person involved, but he still held back; Su Jin's slap in the face was like fulfilling one of his wishes, making Zhao Zhen feel a little happy.
But after all, we are above the imperial court, so such sarcastic remarks are really inappropriate: "Su Jin, please don't be rude. Pang Aiqing has come to my court. How can I allow you to be so unscrupulous, the senior officials of the two dynasties? I want Pang Aiqing to admit your mistake quickly."
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When Su Jin saw Zhao Zhen speaking, he had no choice but to say coldly: "Lord Pangda, I don't hesitate to say anything when I'm an official, but I still hope Haihan."
Pang Ji was extremely angry. Was this an apology or a show of shame? It was better not to apologize like this. But it was hard not to give the emperor face in the court, so he glared at Su Jin fiercely and snorted without saying a word.
Return to work and stand.
Du Yan saw this and became angry. Su Jin scolded Pang Ji for losing the battle. In fact, it was like slapping himself in public, because he had to bear the responsibility for the defeat.
"Special Envoy Su, there are a lot of military and national affairs waiting to be dealt with. You shouldn't have so many people wasting time on you about your merits and demerits, but you are talking endlessly here. You plead guilty to resisting the decree.
Don’t recognize it?”
Su Jin glanced at Du Yan and said coldly: "Privy Du seems to be very well-organized. The emperor didn't rush me, but you did. Isn't Privy Du busier than the emperor?"
Du Yan didn't expect that Su Jin would dare to contradict him. He couldn't react and was so dumbfounded that he couldn't speak.
Zhao Zhen felt so happy that he had eaten gunpowder and suddenly caught and bit someone. It seemed that Lu Yijian said that he had angered him by resisting the order.
"Your Majesty, did you issue an order for the ministers and Ouyang Zhongcheng to kill the corrupt officials, businessmen, and rioters in Yangzhou? Did Ouyang Zhongcheng and I execute the criminals according to the order?"
Zhao Zhen suppressed his laughter and replied: "After receiving the memorial from Ouyang Aiqing, I have indeed made the intention to kill him on the spot."
Su Jin said: "Then Ouyang Zhongcheng and I asked what was wrong with the executioner?"
Zhao Zhen said in astonishment: "The imperial edict came first. Later, after listening to the suggestions of the beloved ministers of the two governments, I felt that it was too hasty, so I sent Zhang Mei to send the second imperial edict, which is to ask you to escort the prisoner to the capital.
Additional trial and conviction.”
Su Jindao: "Excuse me, Your Majesty, is there any fallacy or inappropriateness in the case facts or evidence attached to Ouyang Zhongcheng's reconsideration memorial on a group of criminals in Yangzhou?"
Zhao Zhen said: "Not really. The case is clear and the evidence is conclusive."
Su Jin said: "Isn't it settled then? Since the case has been revealed, why did it have to be sent to the capital? It's both labor and money, so why bother?"
Lu Yijian shouted: "Bold, are you saying that the emperor's behavior is inappropriate? What decree does the emperor want to issue, and do you still need to agree to it? The emperor's decree is clear. Since the emperor has issued a second decree, you must obey it.
Yes, is it possible that we still have to bargain?"
Su Jin stared back without giving in: "Mr. Lu, how can you understand the situation in Yangzhou City at that time when you are in the capital? Without investigation, you have no right to speak; if you insist that I resist the decree, then I will admit that I did.
Moreover, I was the only one who deliberately resisted the decree. Master Ouyang and Magistrate Song tried to stop me, but I just wanted to kill those moths before the decree was read out, because this was for the sake of the emperor and the country."
Lu Yijian sneered and said: "You are indeed resisting the decree. Since you admitted it on your own and did not tell you the truth, this crime has been established."
Su Jin secretly cursed "old fox" and actually gave himself a chance to explain.
Yan Shu followed up in time and stepped forward and said: "Envoy Su promised to resist the decree, but he also said that he was thinking about the emperor and the country of the Song Dynasty. There must be a reason why he came here. Why don't you tell me?"
Lu Yijian said coldly: "It's just sophistry, what's there to say?"
Yan Shu said nonchalantly: "He has already admitted to resisting the decree and has been convicted, but what's the harm in hearing the reasons? Even ordinary people who commit crimes have the opportunity to defend themselves. What's more, Su Jin is a meritorious minister in charge of food affairs. Prime Minister Lu has a broad mind.
But don’t you allow a few words?”
Lu Yijian snorted coldly and stopped talking. Everyone turned their attention to Zhao Zhen, who heard Zhao Zhen cough lightly and said: "Then let's talk about it. I also want to hear why you resisted the decree for my own sake. This is interesting.