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After several years of war, the northwest roads have taken on a new look like a reborn phoenix rising from nirvana.
After the Battle of Weizhou last year, Su Jin ordered the state governments to shift their focus to restoring production. Although the farming season has passed after the Battle of Weizhou and the rice method has matured, wheat can still be grown. The encouragement of rent-free farming is encouraged.
Under this circumstance, a large amount of wheat seeds supported by the Third Division were sown in the autumn on the northwest land that had been baptized by the fire of war.
Li Chongxiong had a place to play, and Su Jin gave him full authority to manage the farming and mulberry affairs on Qinfeng Road in Jingyuan. Under his leadership, digging ditches, cultivating fields and sowing seeds were carried out in an orderly manner.
The policy of fortifying walls and clearing fields during the war also changed accordingly, and the people gathered in the walled cities also chose to return to the land. Except for a small number of people who had adapted to life in the towns, the vast majority of the people chose to return to the villages and fields.
Living the life of farming they are familiar with, to these people, this life in the city is a nightmare.[
Su Jin also actively created employment opportunities, allowing tens of thousands of urban residents who had lost their livelihoods the opportunity to support themselves. In addition to the construction of the border defense system allocated by the imperial court, which required a large number of civilians, Su Jin also took advantage of the opportunity to go to the capital to widely
Invite merchants from the capital to come to the northwest to open stores and do business.
There are also many specialties in the northwest. Chinese medicinal materials, fur, and meat are also abundant because of the border with Xixia. Although they were harassed by the war, some industries in Qinzhou, Longzhou, Minzhou and other places in the rear were not completely destroyed. After the peace negotiation
With the decree banning mutual trade with Xixia, these things naturally became hot commodities; and attracted by the tax-free policy promised by Su Jin, many mainland businessmen came to the northwest to set up branches, which greatly eased the pressure of employment.
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Suji's horse racing farm, mines, silver shops, and newly opened garment shops, cloth shops, and grain shops also employed five to six thousand local people.
By the time around the New Year of the fourth year of Qingli, after several months of operation, the livelihood of the people was basically guaranteed, the people's morale stabilized, and the traces of the war left on this land gradually faded away.
The New Year in the fourth year of the Qingli calendar is a rare and comfortable New Year for people from all walks of life in the northwest, so that for more than ten days until the night of the Lantern Festival, the festive atmosphere is still strong.
From the New Year to the New Year, Su Ji hoped that the people would temporarily forget the painful memories of the past and devote themselves to a new life. For this reason, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money.
In the respective state capitals, lanterns, colorful decorations, lion dances and dragon dances were put up to entertain the people.
During these ten days of festivals, Su Jin also put aside all distracting thoughts and shared family happiness with his wife and children at home. After this year, he will be twenty years old after his birthday in October. This is what he has come to this era.
In the third New Year, three years is neither long nor short, and I have survived from being the son of a merchant in Luzhou to becoming a member of the northwest. Needless to say, it has been ups and downs, but I have finally achieved something, and I have not wasted my time.
A second life and more than a thousand years of experience and knowledge beyond this time.
On the night of the Lantern Festival, a family of more than ten people were in the garden guessing lantern riddles, watching fireworks, and having fun. The little tiger had passed its hundred days and became more and more lively and cute. Under the care of the girls and stars, the little tiger smiled with his teeth exposed.
I peed my pants several times.
When the atmosphere was getting lively, there was an untimely banging on the door. The gatekeeper opened the small door and asked. It turned out to be a female family member, about thirty years old. She looked sad and worn by the world, but her clothes were very luxurious.
, accompanied by a maid and a servant.
The gatekeeper took the name card and handed it to the mistress Yan Biyun in the inner house. Yan Biyun took a look and said in surprise: "Why is my sister here? How could she come to Qinzhou?"
Everyone noticed something was wrong and all fell silent. Yan Biyun handed the name card to Su Jin who was sitting on the big chair with his legs crossed and said: "Husband, please look, my cousin is here, qgu, my cousin is in the capital, why is she here?"
When you come to Qinzhou to look for us, why don't you just write a letter if you have something to do?"
Su Jin smiled and said, "Maybe we are visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year. It's a cold day. Do you plan to let your cousin stand outside the door to blow the cold wind?"
Yan Biyun said hurriedly: "Please, please come in quickly."
The gatekeeper hurriedly ran out, and everyone straightened their clothes and stood waiting at the entrance of the garden. After a while, Yan Shuzhen, Yan Biyun's cousin and Yan Shu's eldest daughter, rushed in like a gust of wind. As soon as she saw Yan Biyun, she gave him a hand
Hug her and cry loudly.
Everyone was dumbfounded, why did this cousin cry when they saw each other? It was too unruly and unlucky to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Yan Biyun was also shocked, thinking that something had happened to Yan Shu, and hurriedly asked: "Zhen
What's wrong with my sister? Is it my uncle?"
Yan Shuzhen shed tears and shook her head: "No, daddy, daddy is very good."
Yan Biyun said hurriedly: "Then what's wrong with you? You came all the way to Qinzhou, what happened?"
Yan Shuzhen burst into tears and was trembling with sobs. Su Jin hurriedly said: "Let my cousin sit down and rest for a while. Xian'er will make a bowl of hot ginger soup to warm her up. I'm afraid she has been on the road.
My whole body is freezing cold."
Everyone helped Yan Shuzhen to sit down, and brought ginger soup for her to drink, but Yan Shuzhen didn't drink it, she just shed tears. Suddenly she did something shocking again, got up and knelt down in front of Su Jin, crying: "Brother-in-law, please help me.
This slave family is here to beg you for help.”[
Su Jin was startled, and quickly asked someone to help her up and said, "Sister, if you have anything to say, just say it. They are all members of your family. Are you going to kill me by giving such a big gift?"
Yan Shuzhen sobbed and said: "I know that my family officials have had some unpleasant troubles with my sister-in-law recently, but we are relatives after all, and my sister-in-law is also a great person, so I won't bear any grudge against him; I would like to ask my brother-in-law to save my family this time."
, my family is in great danger."
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Su Jin didn't know why and asked quickly: "What happened?"
Yan Shuzhen choked and told Su Jin everything that had happened, and finally said in tears: "How could an official in my family have any rebellious intentions? It seems that there was a traitor who framed him. Now that official Shi has been arrested by Dali Temple."
Take it away for interrogation. Although the official has not been questioned, I'm afraid it's not far away. This crime of treason is a huge crime, and there is the letter from Lao Shizi as evidence. Once Mr. Shi opens his mouth to testify, what will happen to all of us?
All ten of them are going to die."
Everyone was dumbfounded and took a breath. Su Jin was also stunned. He didn't expect that such a thing happened. Shi Jie wrote a letter to persuade Fu Bi to abolish the emperor and establish a new one. This thing sounds unreliable. Su
Jin's first reaction was that someone had plotted against Fu Bi. The person who did it this time wanted to kill Fu Bi. The crime of treason was a crime that would punish the nine clans. Once convicted, Yan Shu would not be able to escape.
"What did Mr. Fu say?" Su Jin walked a few steps with his hands behind his hands and turned around to ask.
"The official was very angry. He went to see the emperor and wanted to defend himself, but the emperor did not see him. The official said that those who are clear will be clear and those who are dirty will be made dirty. The emperor will not believe such tricks."
Su Jin sighed: "Brother Fu still has the same temper. He would rather believe it or not. The emperor even took Shi Jie, so he obviously believed it. If you don't prove your innocence at this time, you are waiting for death."
As soon as this incident came out, many people would jump out and demand severe punishment. Brother Fu is so naive."
Yan Shuzhen cried: "That's why I traveled four days to ask my sister-in-law to help my official to exonerate me. My official is stubborn and he will never prove his innocence on his own."
Su Jin frowned and said, "Doesn't Prime Minister Yan have any plans to save him?"
Yan Shuzhen said: "Dad wants to avoid suspicion. He is the prime minister, and the person who committed the crime is his son-in-law. If Yan's family is also implicated, wouldn't it get worse if he mixes it in? Daddy resigned from the position because of this incident.
, the emperor did not agree, but he said that in order to avoid suspicion, dad would not interfere in this matter until everything is clear."
Su Jin realized the seriousness of the problem. Various signs showed that Zhao Zhen seemed to believe in this matter. That was the hardest part. Once Zhao Zhen believed it and someone fanned the flames, it was very likely that even without conclusive evidence,
He will also deal with Fu Bi. Zhao Zhen will never be soft on this kind of matter.
Su Jin hesitated for a long time, unable to figure out the clues of the matter, and was silent. Yan Shuzhen knelt down in the tunnel again and said: "Sister-in-law, you are the only one who can save my husband's life. If you don't save it, our family will have no hope.
Of course, the slave family is also aware of my sister-in-law's difficulties. Everyone avoids these things. It is understandable that my sister-in-law doesn't agree. The slave family is too selfish and should have thought of this."
Yan Biyun comforted her softly: "Sister, don't worry, how can my husband not save me until he dies? Let him think of a way."
Su Jin understood that the best way to deal with this matter was to protect his own life wisely, but if he did this, he would be a coward for the rest of his life. Not to mention how his colleagues would view him, including Yan Biyun and the others.
He will also look down on himself; but if he gets involved in this matter, he might make a fuss. If he is excused and gets imprisoned, his life will be ruined. Zhao Zhen will never do this.
If you are particularly kind to someone, maybe he will also doubt yourself and Yan Shu now.
"Who asked you to come to me to save Mr. Fu? Mr. Fan, Mr. Han and others have always been on good terms with Mr. Fu, and they are the emperor's favorites. You didn't go and ask them to speak?"
"All the slaves have gone, but Master Fan and Master Han still said that they can't help and can only find out the facts secretly, because someone has already reported that Master Fan, Master Han, Master Ouyang and my husband have become friends together and become friends.
A small group that colludes with each other, if Master Han and Master Fan come forward at this time, wouldn't it just allow others to seize the opportunity?"
Su Jin took another breath of air-conditioning. It seemed that this time the target was not just Fu Bi. He wanted to catch all the people who implemented the New Deal. This series of schemes was quite insidious. He first accused Fu Bi of treason, and then sued Fan Zhongyan.
Han Qi, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu and others became cliques; once Han Fan excused him, it would prove that they were a colluding group and the clique theory was confirmed.
The crime of collusion with cronies is not much smaller than treason. Not long after Taizu came to power, he took Li Tang as a niu and Li's factional strife as a lesson, and issued an edict saying: Anyone who passes the exam is strictly prohibited from calling the examiner ""
Mentors and teachers are not allowed to call themselves disciples. In fact, forming cliques is strictly prohibited. Later, Emperor Taizong and Zhenzong also issued edicts to reiterate this point many times. After Zhao Zhen of this dynasty came to the throne, he also issued edicts to "prevent cliques" many times, so it can be seen that
The collusion of cronies to control the government was a bottom line for emperors of the Song Dynasty. Once they crossed the line, they would be severely punished. No wonder Han Fan, Ouyang Xiu and others did not dare to come forward.