Chapter 589: The cowhide blows to the explosion
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Early the next morning, Fu Bi made a detour to Su Jin's house at Desheng Bridge and asked Su Jin to go to court together, Su Jin had already gotten up and washed up, and explained that Qian Henian and Yang Xiaosi supervised the decoration of the shop, and then went out of the house.
Fu Bi was anxious about waiting, and when he saw Su Jin, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Brother Xian, you are really a slow son, today you are going to the court first, and then you are going to see the emperor. ”
Su Jin smiled and looked at Fu Bi under the mountain and said: "The rich brother is dressed like a groom official today, his face has been trimmed, and his beard has been cut, this new official uniform can be really tight." ”
Fu Bi said: "What you say, can the foolish brother not do it?" This official uniform was only worn on a big day, so I had to put it on today, so I couldn't lose my dignity in front of the Liao people. ”
Su Jin smiled while getting on the horse: "You, you have a huge net worth, but you are stingy with official uniforms, can't you just spend money on two bodies?" ”
Fu Bi said: "That's different, my brother's official uniform was given by the emperor himself, and it is the craftsmanship of the palace secretary, and the gold is expensive." ”
Su Jin said: "Si Yisi? What's that? ”
Fu Bi urged the horses and Su Jin to walk side by side and said: "Are you really confused or fake, the twenty-four divisions in the palace, the Si Yi Division is one of them, and it is the division in charge of the emperor's clothing cutting and accessories. My official uniform is made by the emperor's order for the clothing division, but is it expensive? ”
Su Jin stuck out his tongue, stretched out his big finger and said: "This face, it's not covered, the person who made clothes for the emperor actually made clothes for you, it's expensive, it's very expensive." ”
Fu Bi hurriedly said: "What is this, you can't talk nonsense, the emperor is a grace, and there are many people in the court who will get the emperor's official uniform every year, my father-in-law, Lu Xiang, Da Daren, and Lord Chen have all been, but the foolish brother has the lowest level, and I am the first to receive this honor among the four officials." ”
Su Jin looked at Fu Bi's proud appearance and laughed, and said in his heart: The workmanship of this dress is not good, compared with the clothes in my Su Ji ready-to-wear shop, the fabric is a lot better, and the workmanship is not necessarily good.
The two talked about re-entering the palace to participate in the early dynasty, and there was no big deal in the early dynasty today, Lu Yijian and Du Yan both fell ill, and the rest of the ordinary officials were talking about trivial things that were not nutritious, Su Jin was still standing by the door, and he yawned straight to it; It's no wonder that last night was hard, and I tossed at Yan Biyun's master and servant until the fourth watch before I went back, and I got up again after sleeping for less than two hours.
It's easy to stay up until the retreat, Fu Bi hurriedly came over to beckon Su Jin to go to the side hall to see the emperor, Su Jin rubbed his eyes and followed Fu Bi to follow the emperor's footsteps to the side hall, Zhao Zhen had already changed into civilian clothes and sat by the bookcase to drink tea.
After the two of them finished worshipping, Zhao Zhen ordered someone to sit, and ordered the waiter to make two cups of tea and give them to drink; Fu Bi didn't dare to drink the tea, Su Jin didn't care, he stood there on an empty stomach and froze for a long time, the hot tea just warmed his stomach, and he picked up the tea cup and drank a snoring.
Zhao Zhen coughed, rubbed his eyebrows and said, "The two of you are going to negotiate with the Liao envoy today, but if you have any requirements, just put them forward." ”
Fu Bi put down the teacup and got up and said: "The emperor, the minister doesn't have any requirements, but when the negotiation is going on, when there is a critical point of advance and retreat, who should I listen to, do you come to see the emperor in person, or which adult to return?" ”
Zhao Zhen said: "You can wait for your own decision on trivial matters, and you can go back to Lu Xiang for major matters, and he will decide, if he doesn't decide, he will come to report to me to know." ”
Fu Bi nodded and said, "Obey!" ”
Zhao Zhen turned his head to look at Su Jin and said, "Su Jin, this time I want you to go on an errand for me, and the boss in my heart is unwilling." ”
Su Jin said with a smile: "What did the emperor say, it is the responsibility of the courtiers to share the emperor's worries, how can they not be willing, it is incumbent on them." ”
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Okay, at the critical time, the younger generation is still responsible, and the old ministers in the court are more than cautious, and they have lost their momentum, you can rest assured, this time the errand is done, I and you will write off the previous affairs, and the credit will be doubled in the future." ”
Su Jin got up and said: "Thank you to the emperor, you have no jokes, but you can't regret it." ”
Zhao Zhen laughed and said: "How can I regret it, if I regret it, you must have done something that I can't tolerate, as long as you are diligent in doing errands, I will naturally fulfill my promise." ”
Fu Bi didn't understand in a daze, and he didn't know what dumb riddles were being played between the emperor and Su Jin, what kind of write-offs and the like, could it be that there was a confused account between Su Jin and the emperor?
"Do you have any requests? Bring it up together, and I will solve your worries. ”
Su Jin thought for a while and said, "The minister really has a request for the emperor's permission. ”
Zhao Zhen took a sip of tea and said, "Speak." ”
Su Jin said: "First, the ministers must have manpower to deploy, and the retinue of more than 100 Liao envoys, and I and the rich adults are only two, isn't it too shabby." ”
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Don't worry, the horses of the honor guard are all prepared for you, and they are all personally selected by me." ”
Su Jin said: "It's not enough, the minister wants both the Ma Army and the Guards to make a show." ”
Zhao Zhen said: "This is a trivial matter, not difficult. ”
Su Jin said: "Zhao and Fang, who were going to do food affairs with me last time, are both familiar with each other and are handy to use." ”
Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "I promise you." ”
Su Jindao: "The second request is that the emperor will give me another gold medal, and I will be cheaper." ”
Zhao Zhen said loudly: "What? Do you want a gold medal? The gold medal last time......" Su Jin hurriedly pointed at Fu Bi, Zhao Zhen finally stopped in time, and did not lose his temper to say all the words.
"Your Majesty, everything is for negotiation, and it will be returned when it is used up, you can rest assured, I am in the capital, what can I do under your nose? Don't you want to do a good job? ”
Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I will give you another piece, if it is abused or lost this time, I will use your head to counteract." ”
Su Jin said with a smile: "Don't worry, eat a trench and grow wise, this time I will sleep with my arms in my arms, and I will never lose it again." ”
Zhao Zhen snorted and said, "Is there anything else?" ”
Su Jin said: "There is one last one, the minister wants to implore the emperor to contact the emperor directly on this matter, and save the middle to report to Lu Xiang, one is that the minister does not like to be too restrained, and Lu Xiang and I are not familiar with each other, if they do not understand each other and have a conflict, they hurt their feelings and fall second, and delay the decision, then the responsibility is great; Second, the minister wants to ask the emperor to give me more autonomy, so that the ministers can play freely and try their best to protect the interests of my Great Song Dynasty. ”
Zhao Zhen stared at Su Jin and said, "It seems that you are planning to do a big job." ”
Su Jin said with a smile: "Since I have agreed to this errand, I naturally have to do it properly, just like doing food affairs, the minister not only has to do it properly, but also has to grab some corrupt officials and ink officials to sacrifice the flag, this is the minister's strange temper, no matter what happens is not my style." ”
Zhao Zhen groaned: "With your goal, what extent can you talk about it this time?" ”
Su Jin said: "First, I will not let the Liao people have a reason to fight, second, I will not agree to their unreasonable demands, and third, I will not spend a penny or a silk, and send them back with harmony." ”
Zhao Zhen looked at Su Jin in disbelief and said, "How many can you do?" ”
Su Jin nodded and said, "Since the emperor wants me to negotiate with the rich man, if I can't do the above, can I still complete the mission?" I heard someone openly say in the court that this negotiation should accumulate coins and silk, and the minister was very dissatisfied, this is a humiliating peace, when will it be the end of this? The wolf's appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and in the end it will be out of control, and when the time comes, the hard-earned income of the people of the Great Song Dynasty will not be all seized by foreign enemies, and what majestic and dignified status does my Heavenly Empire have? ”
Zhao Zhen sat up straight and nodded: "That's right, this is exactly what I am worried about, but in the current situation, it is only possible to meet some of their conditions a little, and in the future, if the trouble of the West Thieves is settled, it will naturally not be left to them." ”
Su Jin shook his head and said: "If there is one, there will be two, in the past, the alliance of Lanzhou was one, and now it is two, and then there will be three, four, five, six or even countless times in the future, and the stomach of a hungry wolf will never be filled." ”
Zhao Zhen looked at Su Jin with blazing eyes and said, "Do you really have the heart and ability?" ”
Su Jin smiled and said: "There must be a heart, the emperor himself has the ability, whether the minister has the ability or not is not the minister's final say." ”
Zhao Zhen patted the case a few times and said: "Okay, I will agree to all the conditions for you, and the two of you will be changed from a special negotiator to a special negotiator with plenipotentiary powers, and major matters need to be reported to me, and everything else will be decided independently." ”
Su Jin was overjoyed and said, "Thank you for the emperor's permission." ”
Zhao Zhen said again: "But you also have to make it clear, if this matter is smashed, it will be a catastrophe, I am not talking about you and Fu Bi, but about the entire Great Song Dynasty, do you understand?" ”
Su Jin said: "The emperor is relieved, it won't go any way, if the talks really collapse, you don't have to cut off my head, the minister will bring his family to the battlefield to kill the enemy first, and die on the battlefield to show his minister's ambition." ”
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "I don't want that day, I look forward to a banquet waiting for you to bring good news." ”