There was Gao Ruona's memorial on Zhao Zhen's desk. The man burst into tears and complained about Su Jin's atrocities. He said how Su Jin tortured himself under the false pretenses of public benefit and private benefit, and how he didn't take the emperor seriously. He filled two pages with exaggerated remarks.
, asking the emperor to make the decision for him.
Zhao Zhen threw the memorial aside in disgust and sat at the desk to ponder. After Zuo Daoying returned to Beijing, he told himself in detail what he saw and heard in Pearl City, although Su Jin changed the middle chamber into a palace.
The matter was reported to Zhao Zhen, and it was clearly an act of clearing the air. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was Su Jin's remedy. Su Jin's move was not very clever, but at least it gave Zhao Zhen something to say.
Zhao Zhen also thought about whether he was too worried. Su Jin would never dare to commit any rebellious behavior. The fact that the layout of the middle compartment imitated the layout of the palace was probably because of Su Jin's nerves.
In other words, Su Jin didn't understand the taboos at all. After all, Su Jin's qualifications as an official were still relatively young. He had been in the capital for less than half a year before being sent to the northwest. He didn't understand the etiquette of the court at all.
And having said that, even imitating the layout of the palace does not necessarily mean that he has different intentions. He is obviously a little too nervous. Now Su Jin is operating on Gao Ruona and sending him to the border to build a city. This is an indirect expression.
Zhao Zhen understood his dissatisfaction. After this incident, the rift between him and Su Jin became wider and wider. It used to be just a secret complaint, but now it has almost escalated to an open expression of dissatisfaction.
To be honest, Zhao Zhen doesn't want his relationship with Su Jin to get worse. Su Jin is a capable person. This needs to be proven. Although this person's actions often surprise people and make people feel unprepared, but things
The results are often very disappointing to Zhao Zhen. Of course, except for the New Deal, Su Jin’s straightforwardness makes Zhao Zhen very embarrassed.[
Zhao Zhen began to think and weigh seriously. Should he suppress Su Jin's domineering behavior for the sake of face, or should he correct his relationship with Su Jin and let him run the Northwest well for him so that he could rest easy?
The answer seems obvious. Under the current situation, the northwest must be stabilized. The court has focused its discussion in the morning on the Lingnan Nong Zhigao rebellion in the south. It was originally thought that sending troops to the east and west routes of Guangnan could
They were wiped out, but they didn't expect that with the continuous defeats, Nong Zhigao's rebels were getting bigger and bigger like a snowball. All seven or eight states and counties in the south of Guangnan West Road had been occupied by the rebels. Things were getting out of hand.
situation.
At this time, the stability of the northwest becomes particularly important. If Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan were still in the northwest in the past, then it would be nothing without Su Jin. But now, Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan have been scapegoated by themselves and relegated out of Beijing.
, of course, it is not impossible to recall and reuse, but if he is recalled, there will be no place for his emperor's face, and the courtiers will definitely oppose it desperately. They are considered to be the cancerous cronies of the court, how can they be in charge again?
military power.
Then there is no one else but Su Jin who can take on the responsibility of stabilizing the northwest. Zhao Zhen originally thought that if Su Jin was really difficult to control, he could promote Di Qing, who had outstanding performance in the battle with Xixia, to replace Su Jin, but today morning Yan Shu
A proposal has been made to recall Di Qing to lead troops to the south to conquer the Nong Zhigao rebels. People need to be hired in the northwest, and people in the south are also needed. It can only be Di Qing who goes south and Su Jin stays in the northwest.
Zhao Zhenfa could imagine that although he was very angry with Su Jin, he still drafted an imperial edict to praise Su Jin for building a palace for him. At the same time, he also generously expressed that in order to prevent the palace from being idle and abandoned, Su Jin could continue with his subordinates.
Living in the middle compartment, making the best use of everything; at the same time, Zhao Zhen was very considerate and gave Su Jin a set of crown robes. Zhao Zhen vaguely remembered that Su Jin once told him that October this year will be Su Jin's 20th birthday.
On his birthday, the year when he was weak, the emperor personally presented him with crowns, robes and gifts, and also gave his cousin the title "Zicong". This could calm Su Jin's heart to some extent and calm down the resentment in his heart.
Of course, Zhao Zhen did not forget Gao Ruona. Su Jin had the ability to rebuild Weizhou City and seven or eight fortresses without paying a penny from the court. How could Gao Ruona have that ability?
Jin Zhen could kill him on this ground, and he would be even more embarrassed by that time. So Zhao Zhen secretly sent someone to give Gao Ruona 300,000 yuan, ordering him to complete the walled city well and not to use it again in the future.
A head-on confrontation with Su Jin solved Gao Ruona's urgent need.
Zhao Zhen's series of overtures made Su Jin feel a little calmer. At least Zhao Zhen still cared about his own feelings. Of course, Su Jin would never be stupid enough to lead everyone to the Zhongxiang Palace again. It would be a reckoning after the fall.
No one would think that the emperor really wanted Su Jin to live there. They would only say that the thief Su Jin was audacious and harbored evil intentions and went beyond the rules of etiquette. Since Su Jin was wary, he would naturally not make such low-level mistakes.
Su Jin's birthday is the tenth day of October. On this morning, he ate longevity noodles, wore the crown and robe sent by the emperor, and paid homage to his mother and ancestral tablets at home. He was officially an adult; after he was crowned, he could have a cousin name.
, can also be regarded as the official head of the family.
The whole Su family was naturally very happy. From a lazy sixteen-year-old boy in Luzhou to a powerful official in the northwest, it took others forty years, but Su Jin only took four years.
This is simply a myth, but this myth is living with them alive, rubbing their ears and temples every day, it is incredible to think about it.
For the last time, Su Jin asked Huan Niang to gently cut off the light beard that had grown out. From today on, Su Jin can grow a beard, like an adult man in the Song Dynasty, with a fluttering beard.
The person may be mistaken for a eunuch.
Compared to everyone's seriousness, Su Jin didn't feel much about it. In fact, he had already passed the age of twenty. After traveling through time, the real soul hidden in this body was already twenty-three and four.
Years have passed, and the soul inside is already twenty-seven years old; later generations have not overemphasized the gift of the weak crown, and the so-called adult standard has not been fixed. Most people have become adults in elementary school and junior high school. Of course, this refers to physical
Adults on.
There was no birthday cake, no candles to make wishes, and no one could sing happy birthday. Su Jin had no regrets, because he had already prepared a gift for himself on the day of the weak crown. After the ceremony, he took Yan Biyun, Xia Siling and other wives, concubines and Hu at home.
My son came to the street of Pearl City. After getting on the inner ring road, the accompanying wives and concubines suddenly noticed colorful flags fluttering and gongs and drums singing at the intersection in front of them, as if there was some happy event.
At first, they thought it was a shop opening that invited Luogujiashi, but when they saw Li Chong standing by the road with a smile and a group of subordinate officials to greet the arrival of Su Jin and his party, everyone realized that it was definitely not a shop opening.
"Oh, my lords, I have been waiting for a long time."
Su Jin stepped forward with a smile on his face, and Li Zhong greeted him with smiles from all the subordinate officials: "Congratulations on your honor."
Su Jin smiled and said: "I'm so happy. From now on, you can call me my cousin in private. The emperor gave me the cousin name 'Zicong'. You should remember it."
Everyone said yes again and again, and some people praised: "Su Zicong, a good match for your lordship. Your lord is smart and resourceful, which fits the character perfectly. Your Majesty seems to understand your lord very well."
Su Jin smiled and said: "In the evening, we will prepare some wine at Hefeng Tower on Eighth Street, and all of you will come to enjoy it."
Everyone hurriedly said: "Your Majesty forbids us from giving gifts and congratulations. How can we have the dignity to drink?" [
Su Jin smiled and said: "Whatever you say, what happened today is the best gift; I specially brought my family here to experience the first public carriage in our Pearl City. This is a big event."
Li Chong chuckled and said: "According to your Excellency's idea, a total of 500 carriages will be put into the city. Each carriage has three sections and 15 seats. The inner, middle and outer lines are Line 1, Line 2 and Line 3. Each carriage has fifty taels.
The remaining three hundred or so vehicles were put into the twelve main streets, with one stop sign every mile. Get on the bus under the sign, regardless of the distance, and get on the bus for a penny. Everything is ready, but with an order from the adults, the whole city's buses and carriages can be started.
"
Su Jin laughed loudly and said, "Okay, bring me the gong."
Li Zhong quickly ordered someone to deliver a gong. Su Jin held the gong mallet wrapped in red cloth and raised it high and dropped it heavily. There was a loud bang and the crowd cheered.
Hearing the sound of horseshoes trampling, an open-top carriage with three sections and fifteen seats was slowly approaching along the street. Su Jin lifted up his skirt and pulled all the wives and concubines onto the carriage, and ordered Xiao Sui'er to go to a locked iron box next to the driver according to the number of people.
Seven or eight coins were thrown into the crack, but the driver whipped his whip, and the horse kicked and neighed as it galloped forward along the wide street.