When Su Jin arrived at the Daqing Hall, today's morning meeting had already been delayed for more than half an hour, and everything as big as sesame seeds and mung beans had been talked about. Zhao Zhen even dozed off while sitting on the dragon throne.
Being an emperor is also very hard. You have to get up very early every morning to go to court. Moreover, you have to take care of so many beautiful concubines in the harem. It seems that the glory is limited, but in fact you know the pain.
Su Jin walked into the palace as quickly as the wind without waiting for the announcement from the chamberlain. He glared at Xia Song fiercely before turning his head and saluting Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen straightened up and said with a smile: "You are flat, but Su Aiqing is so arrogant. We are all tired here waiting for you. Your job is quite easy and enjoyable."
Su Jin said unhappily: "I don't know that the emperor wants to see me today. I have a low status, and the emperor does not reward me with a high official. I am not even qualified to go to court. Otherwise, why wouldn't I go to court every day?"
I want the emperor to wait for me."[
Zhao Zhen heard the anger in Su Jin's words, and he wisely stopped teasing Su Jin. His favorite time had come, because the ministers were about to fight again. Whenever the ministers were fighting, Zhao Zhen always
They are extremely happy and can sit and watch the show, and in the end they have to ask themselves to do justice.
"Su Jin, I summoned you to see you today because Xia Aiqing, the Deputy Privy Councilor, has a case that she wants to hear from you, so I asked you to explain it."
Su Jin said calmly: "Deputy Ambassador Xia has something to ask the minister, so he naturally knows it but doesn't say anything, but I don't know which case it is?"
Zhao Zhen glanced at Xia Song and signaled that he could ask questions. Xia Song stepped forward with a straight face and said, "Master Su, there was a major case in the city the night before yesterday. Do you know about it?"
Su Jin cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Xia, there are at least forty or fifty cases happening in Bianliang City in one day. I am not a criminal official in Kaifeng Prefecture, nor an official in the Ministry of Punishment. How do I know which one you are talking about?"
Xia Song said coldly: "Of course it's the Pinghu Yuzhang Tower murder case. Why would I ask you about other small cases?"
Su Jin said with an 'Oh': "You mean that case where more than twenty people were killed, right? I've heard about it. There was a lot of noise in the streets, saying that the owner of the house was a bad guy with pus.
I have made enemies with many people, and they seek revenge, but I don’t know if this is the case.”
An official on the side quickly reminded him softly: "Mr. Su, that house is the private property of Mr. Xia..."
Su Jin pretended to be surprised, hurriedly cupped his hands and said with a smile: "It turns out that the one who suffered is Mr.
Son, look at Lord Xia's behavior, he is a righteous man with a breeze on his sleeves, he is a pillar of the imperial court..."
Xia Song looked at Su Jin coldly and said, "Are you done? I am asking you this question on the order of the Emperor, so put away your playful smile."
Su Jin smiled and said: "What a great official power, but you were massacred in your house, why do you come to ask me? What a joke."
Xia Song said: "Master Su, I heard that you secretly purchased a batch of firearms from the Ministry of War and hid them in your house?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "Master Xia is really well-informed, but there is no need to add the word 'heard' to this matter. I did buy a bunch of junk from the Shenhuo Camp."
Xia Song said: "I also heard that you used these firearms to stage a large battle to send the Liao envoy back to the country, right?"
Su Jin said: "Yeah, what's your advice? Shouldn't it be that we shouldn't scare the Liao envoys, but should kneel down and serve them?"
Xia Song said calmly: "I'm not interested in how you deal with the Liao people. That's your job. I have no right to intervene. But I heard that you used those firearms to transform a batch of very powerful firearms. They are in the West Campus.
The power during the test firing was astonishing. There were thousands of firearms. During the salvo, it even destroyed a forest a hundred steps away. There was also a cannon that flattened a mound several feet in diameter with one shot.
This matter?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "Yes, there is such a thing, what's wrong?"
Xia Song sneered: "Then where are these firearms now?"
Su Jin said: "It's in my house, what's wrong?" [
"Why didn't you turn over such a powerful firearm to the court, but instead used it privately? Why?" Xia Song asked coldly.
The officials were in an uproar. Except for a few people who knew the inside story, most of the officials knew nothing about how Su Jin used these firearms. Lu Yijian and Du Yan naturally knew the inside story, but the emperor said hello when he reported it.
The news spread to Liao too early
The country has lost its deterrent effect, so those who know the inside story can only know it in their hearts and are not allowed to spread it. This move is in line with the wishes of Lu Yijian, Du Yan and others. After all, Su Jin's drama is indeed wonderful, and if it is spread out,
It's to help Su Jin become famous, so don't mention it.
The officials generally smelled something unusual in Xia Song's questions, as if Xia Song was hinting at Su Jin's intentions for keeping these firearms.
Zhao Zhen sat on the dragon throne and secretly laughed. I don't know what Xia Song was thinking. He insisted on provoking Su Jin. It was obviously Su Jin's trick to fool the Liao envoy, but Xia Song used this matter as an excuse.
, I don’t know what kind of conflict there was between the two of them, so they wanted to put Su Jin to death like this.
Lu Yijian and Du Yan blinked anxiously, regretting that they should have told Xia Song the inside story before it happened. Xia Song's seemingly fierce punch hit the wrong place at all. It was intended to hit Su Jin's vital part, but unexpectedly hit the steel plate.
Xia Song was proud of the bombshell he had thrown. He regarded the reactions of Du Yan and Lu Yijian as approval, and he was also very satisfied with the reactions of the officials; the confessions given by Zhao Dehai and Fang Chengzhong last night were indeed effective.
, the two men said in unison that firearms are incredibly powerful.
, the woods turned into scorched earth, the mounds were razed to the ground, and so on. The more vigorously he said it, the happier Xia Song was; now he could finally bring this matter to light in the court. Let's see how Su Jin responded and whether he should talk about it.
It was clear that the emperor would tear this kid alive without even having to do anything.
Su Jin was overjoyed. Looking at Xia Song's proud look, he couldn't help but want to ridicule him. He had already greeted Zhao Dehai and Fang Chengzhong. It seemed that the two of them had kept the secret faithfully. Poor Xia Song
He even used this matter to attack himself, which is pitiful and pitiful.
"How do you explain? Everyone is waiting to hear your explanation." Xia Song couldn't hide his pride in his tone.
I thought that Su Jin would argue forcefully, so I pursued him while the iron was hot, and finally taught Su Jin to explain. Unexpectedly, the words that came out of Su Jin's mouth were: "I just want to keep these firearms, can you take care of it?"
"What? Presumptuous! Storing firearms privately is an evil intention. You are so brave."
"It's none of your business! I'll just keep it private, what do you want to do?" Su Jinbao crossed his arms, looking like he was trusting.
Zhao Zhen was about to laugh to death. This Su Jin just didn't explain and wanted to tease Xia Song. It was really hateful. Xia Song also made random accusations without knowing anything about it in advance. In the end, he was still afraid of being given the credit. , otherwise you should go to Du Yan for confirmation anyway.
"Your Majesty, I feel that Su Jin has evil intentions. Hiding arms privately is a serious crime. I ask the Emperor to authorize me to investigate and deal with this matter with all my strength." Xia Song reported.
Zhao Zhen held back his laughter and said, "Xia Aiqing, aren't you going to ask Su Jin about the murder case in your house? Why did it get involved again? Let's ask the real question."
Xia Song blinked and said: "No... Your Majesty... This is a shocking event. These firearms are extremely powerful. I personally heard what the two commanders of the Ma Army and Zhao Fang who were present at the incident said. This is a huge worry." ah."
Zhao Zhen really couldn't bear to see Xia Song make a fool of himself, so he waved his hand and said, "Are you done yet? Please ask Privy Du or Prime Minister Lu to explain this matter to you after you leave the court. You'd better ask the right question quickly."
Monk Xia Chang was confused, and Du Yan whispered from behind: "Don't say it, it's a lie. Don't worry about it."
Xia Song looked around the hall and saw many officials covering their mouths and snickering. Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu and others did not hide their disdain. Only then did he vaguely feel that something had gone wrong.
He coughed and said to Su Jin: "Since the Emperor said that we will discuss this matter later, I will not mention it for the time being."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Bring it up, why don't you mention it? Don't you just want me to admit that I kept these firearms for rebellion? What grudge do I have against you, Mr. Xia? You want to frame me like this? ?I have long heard that you were checking me behind my back. There was a murder in your house but the cause was suspected on me. Do you think that I, Su Jin, is a soft persimmon who can be bullied by you? "
Xia Song said angrily: "What are you talking about? I'm just investigating the case. Someone was injured by a firearm in the Yuzhanglou murder case, and you are the one who possesses a powerful firearm. Shouldn't I ask you?"
Su Jin put away his smile and said: "It seems reasonable. Then I lost a donkey in my house yesterday. I heard that Mr. Xia is the most fond of eating donkey meat. I suspect that Mr. Xia stole my donkey. I want to report to the emperor. Make the decision for me."[
All the officials are very happy, this Su Jin is really a tricky person, it seems like there will be a good show today.
"You... you are simply unreasonable. Your Majesty, look at this Su Jin. He is so outrageous. I came to ask him a question on your orders."
Zhao Zhen suppressed his laughter and said with a straight face: "Su Jin, please answer me carefully."
Su Jin cupped his hands and said: "Since the Emperor has an edict, let's put aside the donkey's matter for the time being. I will investigate this matter carefully. If it involves Mr. Xia, I am not someone who is afraid of high positions and will definitely get to the bottom of it."
Zhao Zhen glared and said, "You're almost done. The murder case in Mr. Xia's house was indeed caused by someone using a firearm to kill people. It makes sense for him to ask you. Why don't you just explain it? How come there are so many things."