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In the imperial study, Huang Peisheng stood beside the bookcase with his hands down, and told Zhao Zhen about the situation of going to Su Mansion to test the situation, Zhao Zhen frowned tightly and was silent.

"Your Majesty, Lord Su doesn't seem to have a ghost in his heart as Lord Zhang and Lord Han said, otherwise, when the old slave said this, why didn't Lord Su get angry and didn't explain, he only said that the emperor would see what was going on, and the old slave couldn't see what anger he had."

Zhao Zhen's face flickered in the candlelight, and he sighed and said: "Maybe Su Jin was an unintentional mistake at all, or maybe he had noticed something wrong, so he pretended to be pampered and not surprised. ”

Huang Peisheng said: "Your Majesty, the old slave thinks that Master Su is not like the kind of person who is proud of his achievements, although he has disrespect for the emperor, but looking at his words and deeds, he is still loyal to the emperor, is the emperor too worried." ”

Zhao Zhen shouted: "Bold! Are you saying I'm suspicious? When will it be your turn to draw conclusions about such matters? What benefits did Su Jin give you? ”

Huang Peisheng hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and said in fear: "The old slave should die, the old slave is talkative, the old slave is also for the emperor's sake, thousands of troops are easy to get, and one will be hard to find; Su Jin is a rare talent, and he has some means in military and political affairs, and the emperor's discerning eyes are discovering him in the recklessness, isn't it just to use him as his right hand and assist in state affairs today? Besides, most of the reports about Master Su are rumors and have no substantiation, so why should the emperor worry too much? ”

Zhao Zhen reprimanded: "It was back then, and now it is now, people will change, people's hearts are separated by a layer of skin, you can see his movements and hear his words, how do you know what is going on in his head?" Besides, I didn't deliberately look for his flaws, you see, this is a secret piece given to me by the ministers, a thick stack, all of which say how the people love Su Jin, and even some places are already setting up shrines and temples for him, so where will I be placed? Maybe in less than three years, the world may really be as Han Jiang said, I only know Su Jin but I don't know who I am. ”

Huang Peisheng said: "But these things are not what Master Su himself wants, the behavior of ordinary people is spontaneous, and you can't blame Lord Su for this." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "I really can't blame him, but I don't know that he won't have other thoughts because of this, Taizu released the military power with a glass of wine, and some people said in vain that some people said that the high bird was good and the bow was hidden, but I now understand Taizu's behavior very well, how can I stabilize the Song Dynasty, one is to strengthen the country and humiliate the outside, and the other is to remove the traitors in the country, Taizu has done these two, so that he can sit back and relax, but now I can't sleep; I admit that I may be too worried, but I can't bet on Jiangshan Sheji, once I lose, how can I see my ancestors and ancestors under my nine springs? ”

Huang Peisheng understands that the emperor is taking precautions, and the emperor will not let anything go wrong if it threatens the imperial power, even if it is Su Jin, who has made great contributions to the Great Song Dynasty, there is no room for maneuver in this matter, that is the bottom line.

"Huang Peisheng, I want you to send people to pay attention to Su Jin's words and deeds at all times, I don't want you to fabricate it, but you are not allowed to hide it, if you don't believe the words of the ministers, then I will believe your words, and I have to tell you, you must be careful in your actions, most of the lieutenant generals of my Great Song Army are from Su Jin's Northwest Army, and I don't want to provoke Su Jin and cause trouble."

Huang Peisheng bowed down and agreed, he was conflicted in his heart, he was naturally loyal to the emperor, but he actually had a good impression of Su Jin, the emperor is treating Su Jin like this now, with Su Jin's temper, once he knows that the emperor is secretly investigating him, he really doesn't know what will happen.

A few days later, Su Jin proposed a measure of rebate for land reclamation to overhaul the recent disadvantages of business being more important than agriculture, but Zhao Zhen rejected it unusually, saying that the land reclamation business was voluntary by the people, and the court did not need to be tempted by profit.

Su Jin understood in his heart that Zhao Zhen began to officially blow the horn of suppression of himself, Su Jin was almost desperate for Zhao Zhen, this person was humble and benevolent on the outside, but in fact he was extremely selfish, and very suspicious, of course, this was determined by his position, but he wanted to make the country rich and the people strong, but he was worried about the decline of imperial power, he had no ability to govern the country well, and he was worried that virtuous people would steal his limelight.

At the beginning, Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi were the victims of his mentality, and now it is his turn, if Su Jin still has some illusions about him at the beginning, since he went to the northwest to work hard, but he sent someone to investigate the middle compartment of Pearl City, Su Jin has lost respect for Zhao Zhen.

The reason why Su Jin still has to do so many things is that he doesn't want to waste his talent as a traveler, in view of the fact that the people's lives are difficult and the people's wisdom is ignorant and numb, Su Jin just wants to do something that should be done, so that the people's lives can be better, and the people's wisdom is a little more open, it is already his dream.

And as a son and daughter of China, he always has a dream of a strong country in his heart, he knows the trajectory of the wheel of history, he doesn't want to see the Great Song Dynasty finally trampled by the iron cavalry of Meng Yuan, and the barbarian clan will spoil history beyond recognition, what he can do is to make the Great Song Dynasty as strong as possible, maybe it will change the direction of history, in Western Xia, in Liao, he has done this.

But Su Jin is not Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi, he will not be as obedient as Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi, he was thrown out by Zhao Zhen as a scapegoat but didn't let go of a fart, Su Jin's bottom line is that once Zhao Zhen wants to play himself as a monkey, he will immediately make him pay the price; Su Jin sneered secretly, he came from a place where there was no emperor at all, and everyone there knew that no one was born nobler than others, and that set of theories about the son of heaven and the order of heaven was even inferior to the gods who held a small stool under the overpass to read palmistry for people under the overpass.

Su Jin was sick, it is said that he was overworked, and he asked for a month of leave, and then left the capital.

Zhang Yaozuo and the others almost jumped into the sky with joy, as soon as Su Jin left, they could decide the matter between the court and the central government, and they immediately took advantage of Su Jin's absence to propose the idea of sending troops to Western Xia to attack the alliance between Western Xia and Uighur Tibet; But the reality was a big slap in the face, and the news that Xia had sent troops to fight against the Uighurs came to smash the rumors of a non-existent alliance; At the same time, in response to the rumors that Xia Guo brought iron tools to trade with the Uighur Tibetans, Xia sent an envoy to come and made a long list of items, along with the list brought back all the agricultural iron tools that had been traded from Song to Xia in the past few years, Xia Guo's meaning was obvious, everything you gave us is here, don't wronged me.

The envoy of Xia also brought a letter from the Empress Dowager Yeli, requesting that the trade between the two countries in exchange for iron weapons and war horses be closed, so as not to provoke and advocate from people with ulterior motives, emphasizing the fact that Xia Guoyong was a vassal state of the Great Song Dynasty, and asking Zhao Zhen not to listen to rumors.

Zhang Yaozuo was scolded by Zhao Zhen and felt that his face was dull; A month later, Su Jin still did not return to the capital, and sent an excerpt saying that his condition had not improved and that he would still have to be raised for a month.

Zhao Zhen sent someone to visit the patient, and found that Su Jin stayed in a mansion by the sea in Mingzhou, and traveled to the sea with a group of friends every day to watch the scenery, and he didn't know how comfortable and leisurely he was, Zhao Zhen's nose was about to crooked, and he reprimanded Su Jin fiercely, asking him to return to the capital quickly.

Su Jin was unmoved, and simply went to the fold to resign from illness, the court shook up and down, and officials of all sizes went to Mingzhou in an endless stream to ask to see Su Jin, asking him to take back his life, because in the two months that Su Jin was away, Li Chong, the chief envoy of the Development and Reform Department, also fell ill, and the originally well-organized government affairs were suddenly taken over, Su Jin and Li Chong made those things that others didn't understand, Zhao Zhen was ruthless and asked Zhang Yaozuo to take care of it temporarily, where would Zhang Yaozuo do this, there were 30 million treasury bonds due that month, The businessmen who bought the investment ran to the yamen of the Development and Reform Department to ask for it, Zhang Yaozuo was dumbfounded, he didn't know where the money came from, and he didn't know how the money Su Jin used to do big things was financed and how it operated.

The businessmen were originally going to invest in Su Jin, but this time they all blew up, and the noise was boiling, Zhang Yaozuo had no choice but to confess to Zhao Zhen that he couldn't do anything.

Zhao Zhen refused to bow his head, although he did not agree to Su Jin's request to resign, but he continued to send people to deal with the panic caused by Su Jin's departure, and did not hesitate to use the treasury silver to repay the merchants' national debts.