Seeing Zhao Zhen's hesitation, Lu Yijian was extremely dissatisfied. This Su Jin made people uncomfortable no matter how he looked at him. Since he entered the capital, although he had done several things and was considered a talented person, he was Yan Shu's arm after all.
It's okay that there was no solid evidence before, but now he openly talks nonsense in the court, how can he tolerate it.
Although Lu Yijian is about to return from his official career next year, his ageless heart is reluctant to let go of the power of the prime minister. However, he is old and frail after all. He has been ill for several months and has been unable to go to court for several months, which has delayed a lot of things. Although Zhao Zhen
If you don't say it, there will be criticism in your heart, so it is wise to take the initiative to become an official.
After becoming an official, the only way to keep the affairs of the court in his own hands is to choose a successor who is obedient to him. Lu Yijian is not unaware that Du Yan is not a prime minister. In terms of talent, Yan Shu is indeed the prime minister.
The best candidate; Du Yan is a fool, a man who loves great achievements but is mediocre, but he is a chess piece that can be played in the palm of his hand. Only by letting him become the prime minister, the overall situation in the future will still be in his hands, even if it is
He raises fish and flowers in his mountain villa, and he will still be able to control and make major decisions. Du Yan is just a cover.
Out of this consideration, Lu Yijian tried his best to suppress Yan Shu. As for Su Jin, he was not an opponent of the same level as him at all, but this boy played a great role and helped Yan Shu alleviate several crises in succession. Not only did he
Winning the emperor's appreciation, he even scored two points in the imperial examination. If he waits for this person to mature, he will be a strong opponent in the future, and this is an excellent opportunity, and perhaps the last opportunity.
Su Jin's move actually fell into the category of slandering the government. As long as Zhao Zhen nodded, as soon as Su Jin was taken care of, more than a dozen major charges would be slapped on him. Lu Yijian was very good at this kind of thing;
The next step is to burn Yan Shu's head. The person belongs to him, how can he get rid of this matter? The only thing missing now is Zhao Zhen's approval.[
"Your Majesty, you are so rebellious and uttered such treacherous words. I ask your Majesty to issue an order immediately to deal with Su Jin as soon as possible." Lu Yijian spoke again, with the intention of putting pressure on Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen squinted his eyes and looked at the hundreds of people in His Highness. He closed his mouth tightly and said nothing. There was a crow in the hall and the atmosphere was extremely solemn. Some people naturally hope that Su Jin will be dealt with immediately, but some people do not want to see this happen.
, After all, Su Jin is the founder of Xinke Huihui, and what he said just now seems to be a word of concern for the country and the people, but the words are disrespectful and the way of expression is a little wrong.
Everyone's eyes are focused on Zhao Zhen. This seemingly weak emperor holds the power in his hands, not to mention the little Su Jin, but also everyone here. He only needs to move his fingers, and everyone will be able to do it.
Everyone needs to be killed.
Zhao Zhen moved his body, coughed slightly, scanned the faces of everyone present with his sharp eyes, and slowly said: "Su Jin, do you know your guilt?"
Su Jin had also regretted it just now, secretly scolding himself for being too meddlesome and saying too much, and this time he went too far and got into trouble. But as soon as Zhao Zhen hesitated, Su Jin guessed what Zhao Zhen was thinking.
Thousands of years later, historians have different opinions on Zhao Zhen, but they all agree that Zhao Zhen deserves the word "Ren". Among the emperors in the past dynasties, only a handful of them can be honored as Renzong. Confucius said:
"He who can do the five things in the world is benevolent." The five are respect, tolerance, trust, sensitivity, and benefit. Although Zhao Zhen may not have all five, but he can be worthy of this word of benevolence, he is obviously not the kind of inbreeding.
And other emperors out there are comparable.
In view of this, Su Jin decided not to admit his mistake, betting that Renzong was not a foolish king and that he could understand what he wanted to express.
"What's the crime for a humble minister?" Su Jin said clearly but firmly.
Zhao Zhen was slightly surprised, but not too surprised. He was a smart man. He had thought about the character and behavior of the ministers in private many times. Although Su Jin was not a senior official, this person left a deep impression on him.
, I threatened to kill him that day in Wende Palace, but I didn’t see him bowing his head, let alone now.
"Pull it down and hit the forty big boards first." Zhao Zhen said lightly. He already had the intention to forgive, but he could not let Su Jin be unruly. In other words, these forty big boards were played for Lu Yijian and Du Yan.
Yan Shu breathed a long sigh of relief. It seemed that the emperor did not want to punish Su Jin for his crime. This small punishment was enough to prevent a big disaster.
Su Jin quit and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, what crime did this humble minister commit that warrants this punishment?"
Zhao Zhen said: "Your status today is to be a candidate for the palace examination. How can you go out and act casually without permission? For this reason, you can be punished twenty times; the other twenty punishments are for inappropriate speech and false remarks about the government."
, what you said yourself is a kind of contempt for me and all the beloved ministers in the imperial court. If it weren’t for your patriotism, how could these twenty big boards atone for your sins? Don’t say more, just accept it.”
Su Jin knew that this was Zhao Zhen's intention to protect himself, but nothing could be done about the forty big boards. Let alone the forty big boards, even if he hit them in half with twenty big boards, it would be enough for him to survive for ten days.
I can't get up for half a month; I don't want to lie down for a year and a half even if I am 40 years old. The most important thing is that I will become the laughing stock of others. Xinke Huiyuan was spanked to pieces by the Emperor during the imperial examination. This is enough for him to last a lifetime.
Can't lift my head up.
"Your Majesty, if you want to give me a slap in the face, I will not dare not accept it, but I will not obey in my heart. It is a crime for me to be punished. If you don't give me a slap, what you are afraid of is that people in the world will say that Your Majesty is doing things unfairly."
Yan Shu was about to get angry to death. At this moment, this kid still didn't stop and was still quibbling. Originally, the faces of Lu Yijian, Du Yan and others had turned into the color of pig liver, expressing their dissatisfaction with Zhao Zhen's obvious response, but Su Jin still refused.
He doesn't know good from evil. This is really a fierce horse that cannot be tamed no matter what. If today's incident really makes the emperor angry, Su Jin's life will definitely be over.
As expected, Zhao Zhen looked unhappy and said coldly: "It seems that I have indeed acted unfairly. Ouyang Aiqing, you are the censor Zhongcheng. You should be familiar with the laws of the imperial court. What kind of punishment should you receive for slandering the imperial court and making false claims about right and wrong in court?"
Ouyang Xiu didn't expect that his name would be called. He trembled in fright and said bravely: "This... the emperor has made it clear that those who slander the imperial court will have their posts cut off for the sake of the people and will never be retained, and they will be sentenced to prison based on the impact of the slander.
The lightest one is exile, the most serious one is...the most serious one is..." Ouyang Xiu couldn't go on.
Zhao Zhen interrupted him and said: "You and Su Jin once went to Huainan Road to investigate a major official case. We have some friendship with each other. You may not bear to say some things, but I will say it for you. At worst, I will confiscate your home and kill all the nine tribes."
"Su Jin, do you think these forty boards are heavy or light? Is my treatment of justice unfair?"
Su Jin heard that the words were wrong, but it was impossible to back down at this moment, so he gritted his teeth and fought hard, saying: "It's unfair!" [
Zhao Zhen suddenly changed his expression and said angrily: "Then I will give you a fair deal."
Su Jindao: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The unfairness mentioned by Wei Chen refers to the fact that Wei Chen was definitely punished for his fault. It is naturally unfair for him to be punished for his faults. I admit that I have been punished for my faults."
Zhao Zhen scolded: "You are a donkey, and you are a stubborn donkey."
Su Jin hurriedly said: "The humble minister speaks out and speaks out, which is upholding the sage's way of benevolence and forgiveness. I remember that the title of the essay on solving the test questions is "The Theory of Honesty and Honesty in Punishments and Rewards". This topic was chosen by the Emperor himself.
Weichen was honored to get the first place in the Beijing East and West Road Interpretation Test for the Unified Policy Examination Questions. Weichen thought that since the imperial court agreed with Weichen’s views, it was advocating the principle of benevolence and forgiveness;
It is unbecoming of etiquette to turn ten years of hard work into water. This move is naturally contrary to the benevolence and forgiveness advocated by the emperor. Therefore, I followed the emperor's wishes and came out to defend them. If this is wrong, then it is also the emperor's fault.
The fault has nothing to do with Wei Chen."
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Su Jin, are you crazy?"
Everyone shouted to stop. Su Jin actually openly forced his fault on the emperor. It seemed that this man was crazy and didn't want to live anymore. As soon as he said these words, he couldn't live even if he wanted to.
Unexpectedly, instead of getting angry, Zhao Zhen burst into laughter. However, this made Yan Shu and others even more worried. It was obvious that Zhao Zhen was laughing out of anger, and he was afraid that he would issue a strict order next. Yan Shu was extremely worried.
He secretly cursed Su Jin for not being a thing, and it didn't matter if he didn't want to live. He also hurt himself, and Yan Biyun, who was about to pass away, had to be left alone for the second time. Unfortunately, she still had a few-month-old baby in her belly. How could this happen?