Zhang Yaozuo and Han Jiang's carefully selected 10,000 Praetorian Guards secretly assembled in Yuezhou, northwest of Mingzhou, a few days ago, and the reason why they did not enter Mingzhou was for fear of arousing Su Jin's suspicions.

On the night of the 26th, Zhang Yaozuo received a report that Su Jin and his entourage had arrived in Mingzhou City, and the 28th was the birthday of Mrs. Su Muwang, and all those who wanted to come arrived on these two days.

Patiently waited for another day, at midnight on the 27th, Zhang Yaozuo and Han Jiang issued an order to invade Mingzhou, and 10,000 forbidden troops rushed to Mingzhou City overnight, and with the cooperation of the soldiers deployed in Hangzhou, the roads in the northwest and south of Mingzhou were all cut off, and overnight, Mingzhou became a besieged city; Many Su Ji, who came from afar and were still on the road, came to attend the birthday and annual meeting, and they were stopped on the periphery.

Han Jiang thought carefully, and after leading people to check the salutes and accompanying personnel of these Su Ji personnel who came from afar, Han Jiang found a very serious problem, these Su Ji guys and shopkeepers actually brought their families small and soft, not like they came to attend the annual meeting or birthday celebrations at all, but as if they were fleeing.

Han Jiang hurriedly reported the news to Zhang Yaozuo, and the two of them totaled for a long time and came to a common conclusion.

"Su Jin's nose is really smart, this is to take people away, we did it secretly enough, he actually noticed it." Zhang Yaozuo said.

"It's not necessarily our fault, the emperor may have leaked the news, my lord, what now?"

"There's nothing to do, Mingzhou has been surrounded, where can they go? Do you grow wings and get fat? Tomorrow's army will march into Mingzhou, and after taking the slaughter, it will be over, so there is no need to worry. ”

"But...... Mingzhou is a seaport, doesn't Su Jin have an ocean-going fleet? Will he escape by boat? ”

"Hmm...... This is a problem, but, looking at the momentum of these people still arriving one after another, Su Jin must not be ready to run away from the sea, we have time; Besides, what can they do even if they go to the sea? Will you be a pirate? What if he fled to the country of Fan? These Fan countries all have dealings with my Great Song Dynasty, and they are taken by my Great Song Tianwei, who will take him in! Speaking of which, the friendship between these Fan countries and my Great Song Dynasty is all the credit of Su Jin, but it's a pity that people go to tea and cool, since he is nothing, these Fan countries will not be bad because of him and the Great Song Dynasty, this is called cocooning and self-restraint. ”

Han Jiang still didn't feel at ease and said: "The lower officials think that it is better to be careful, the emperor means to capture Su Jin's family and his henchmen in Mingzhou, if he really escapes to the sea, he will not go to Waifu, and it is also troublesome to find a desert island where no one is hidden, and the emperor will blame us if he does not get rid of his worries." ”

Zhang Yaozuo said: "Then what do you say?" ”

Han Jiang said: "Hangzhou has deployed 5,000 sailors and 30 warships, I will order them to rush to the sea east of Mingzhou immediately, if Su Jin escapes from the sea, it is better to intercept him and sink him at sea. ”

Zhang Yaozuo nodded and said, "It's okay, you can arrange this matter, I hope there won't be such a result." ”

Han Jiang said: "Why is that? ”

Zhang Yaozuo chuckled, leaned into Han Jiang's ear and said: "Su Jin is our Song Dynasty is very rich, I dare to say, if he escapes, the gold, silver and jewelry he carries will definitely not be able to fit a big ship, if it is sunk at the bottom of the sea, we will not be able to make a penny; Also, his wives and concubines are all beautiful, and the concubines in the official mansion are simply worlds apart from them, and it's a pity to feed them sea fish. ”

Han Jiang was stunned and said, "Do you dare to accept Luo Sujin's wife and concubine into the room?" ”

Zhang Yaozuo chuckled: "I don't dare to collect Luo, but it doesn't hurt to slaughter the taste afterwards, Brother Han, don't worry, I also have your share, I know that your Brother Han thinks very highly of himself, but you haven't seen the best products that Su Jin collected, and you can't move your legs when you see it." ”

Han Jiang was speechless, he was not interested in Su Jin's property and beautiful wife and concubine, he only wanted Su Jin to die, when the same subject examination, the government test, the provincial test, and the palace test were all suppressed by Su Jin, and he boasted that he was full of splendor, but he couldn't compare to a reckless man born in a businessman, and now the elites of the older generation in the court are gradually getting old, and he is the candidate who has the best chance to ascend to the position of ruler in the new generation, at this time there is only Su Jin in front of him. That's why he spared no effort to constantly slander Su Jin with Zhang Yaozuo and provoke the relationship between Zhao Zhen and Su Jin.

As for Zhang Yaozuo, Han Jiang didn't take him seriously at all, this is a straw bag, it can't be a climate at all, Han Jiang has absolute confidence to clean up this straw bag after cleaning up Su Jin, and it's just using him at present.

On November 28 of the second year of the Great Song Dynasty and the second year, the Su family villa on the side of the harbor of Mingzhou Mansion was full of lights and was very lively, the grass and the beach in front of the villa set up a huge color shed, hundreds of sets of tables and chairs were placed there, both to the banquet and the sea view, the corner of the table and chair was placed with thousands of burning incense cakes, the winter in Mingzhou, the weather was not too cold, the incense cakes were burned, and the slight cold air was immediately expelled completely, under the open air, but also warm.

The officials who came to pay their respects to the birthday took their seats one after another, and sighed in their hearts that only Su Jin could come up with such a method, which was both rich and original.

In the morning, the gongs and drums sounded in unison, the music wrinkled, Mrs. Wang, dressed in a big red blessing dress, walked out of the villa with the support of the daughters-in-law of the Su family, and accepted everyone's congratulations with a smile on her face, Su Jin was also beaming with joy wearing a new red robe, like a groom official on the side to thank you, all the daughters of the Su family were also wearing red brocade coats, all of them were like a spring breeze, glamorous like a peach and plum, and everyone who watched was smacking, not only that, the handmaid who shuttled back and forth, Su Ji's shopkeepers and men are also wearing uniform red uniforms to serve back and forth, obviously this is the collective agreement of the Su family, and what they want is this full house of lip gloss.

At the end of the whole hour's birthday salute, Mrs. Wang smiled and asked Su Jin to entertain everyone, and then went back to the house surrounded by all the women, and everyone got up to send the birthday star away, and congratulated Su Jin one after another.

Su Jin thanked him and ordered the banquet to be opened, and suddenly all kinds of vegetables and vegetables were presented to the banquet, the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and the delicacies were dazzling, and many people had never seen the dishes on the table one by one.

Su Jin sat on the chairman, picked up the wine glass in his hand and slowly walked to a small open space in the middle of the banquet, coughed a few times, and the scene suddenly quieted down, everyone knew that Su Jin had something to say.

"Ladies and gentlemen, relatives and friends, all Su Ji's shopkeepers, old and young masters, thank you for coming all the way to participate in my mother's 60th birthday banquet, Su Jin wishes you a glass of water and wine, after drinking, Su Jin has something to say to you."

Su Jin raised his neck and drank it all, lit up the bottom of the cup in all directions, and put down the wine glass; Everyone raised their glasses and drank all the wine in their glasses.

"Fifteen years ago, Su Jin was still the son of an ordinary businessman in Luzhou, thanks to the recommendation of Lord Bao to enter Yingtian Academy to study and take the exam, and later Yan Sansi took a fancy to some of the thin talents below, and recommended me to handle the food affairs, with the blessing of the emperor and some personal luck, it can be regarded as a worthy mission; Later, it was the imperial examination into the office, the northwest as an official, until the Pingxia extermination of Liao, I was also involved in its affairs, witnessed my Great Song Dynasty from the northern barbarians oppressed and even unified the strong process of the north, now my Great Song Dynasty is thriving, dominating the world, all countries come to the dynasty, a hundred countries are inlay, far away from the sea of the Song people, as long as I mention my Chinese country, will be regarded as a guest, this is the proof of the country's strength. ”

"Master Su is indispensable, without Master Su, how can there be today's Great Song."

"Yes, Lord Su has done his best for the Great Song Dynasty, and he is the first hero in both military and political affairs."

"Master Su is a genius of heaven, and my Great Song Dynasty was favored by God, so that Master Su was born, so that my Great Song Dynasty has the current atmosphere."

“……”

Everyone shouted one after another, bowing their hands to Su Jin to pay respect.

Su Jin smiled and waved his hand: "I say this, not to ask you to sing praises for me, but to look back on all the emotions of the past when parting." ”

Everyone was stunned, not understanding what Su Jin meant by parting, but some people vaguely understood something.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am taking the opportunity of today's mother's 60th birthday to come to another with you, I have decided to resign from the phase, and return to the sea, take this opportunity to say goodbye to all of you who have supported and cared for Su Jin, eat this feast, we will never meet, but the poem says: The sea memory confidant is like a neighbor; Whether we see it or not, I, Su Jin, will remember you. Su Jin hugged his hands and shook them to the ground deeply, his eyes were already filled with tears.