Lu Yijian saw that Zhao Zhen was hesitant, and he was extremely dissatisfied in his heart, how does this Su Jin look uncomfortable, since he entered Beijing, although he has done a few things, he can be regarded as a talented person; But after all, he is Yan Shu's arm, and he didn't have a definite handle before, but at this moment, he is openly making nonsense in the court, and he can not be appeased.

Although Lu Yijian is about to return to Shi Rong next year, an ageless heart is reluctant to have the authority to dominate the world, but after all, he is old and frail, and he has been sick several times and cannot go to court for several months, which has delayed a lot of things.

And the only way for Zhishi to keep the affairs of the court in his own hands after that is to choose a successor who is submissive to him. Lu Yijian is not unaware of Du Yanfei's talent as a prime minister, and in terms of talent, Yan Shu is indeed the best candidate for the position of prime minister; Du Yan is a straw bag, a person who is happy but mediocre, but he is a chess piece that can be played in the palm of his hand, only if he becomes the prime minister, the overall situation in the future is still in his own hands, even if he raises fish and flowers in the mountain villa, major matters will still be decided by himself, then Du Yan is just a disguise.

Out of this consideration, Lu Yijian will try his best to suppress Yan Shu, as for Su Jin, he is not a level opponent with himself at all, but this kid has played too big a role, and has helped Yan Shu alleviate several crises one after another, not only won the emperor's appreciation, but even the imperial examination made him even two yuan, if this person is full-fledged, he will be a strong opponent in the future, and this is an excellent opportunity, maybe the last chance.

Su Jin's move is actually a crime of slandering the government, as long as Zhao Zhen nods, as long as Su Jin is dealt with, there will be more than a dozen major charges on his head immediately, this kind of thing Lu Yijian is handy; And the next step is to burn the fire on Yan Shu's head, the person was recommended by him, how can he clear up this matter? The only thing missing now is Zhao Zhen's approval.

"Your Majesty, such a rebellious minister, speaking a big rebellious remark, the old minister asked the emperor to issue an order immediately and take Su Jin in a hurry." Lu Yijian spoke again, and there was a sense of pressure on Zhao Zhen in his words.

Zhao Zhen squinted at the hundreds of people in His Royal Highness, closed his mouth tightly and did not speak, the palace was silent, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn; Some people naturally want to take Su Jin away immediately, but some people don't want to see this happen, after all, Su Jin is the new branch of the Yuan, and what he said just now seems to be a word of concern for the country and the people, but the language is disrespectful, and the way of expression is a little wrong.

Everyone's eyes are focused on Zhao Zhen, this seemingly weak emperor has supreme power in his hands, not to mention a small Su Jin, that is, everyone here, he only needs to hook his fingers, and everyone will fall to the ground.

Zhao Zhen moved, coughed lightly, his sharp eyes swept the faces of everyone present, and slowly spoke: "Su Jin, are you guilty?" ”

Su Jin also regretted it just now, secretly scolding himself for being troublesome, saying too much and losing it, this time he oversaid it and caused a big disaster; But as soon as Zhao Zhen hesitated, Su Jin guessed Zhao Zhen's thoughts.

Although historians after a thousand years have mixed evaluations of Zhao Zhen, the only thing they agree with is that Zhao Zhen deserves the word "benevolence", and there are only a handful of emperors in the past dynasties who can be honored as Renzong. Although Zhao Zhen may not have both, he can be worthy of this benevolent character, and it is obviously not comparable to other emperors who have reproduced brainless inbrants.

In view of this, Su Jin decided to resolutely admit his mistake, betting that Renzong was not a dumb king, and that he could understand what he wanted to express.

"Wechen doesn't know what the crime is?" Su Jin said clearly but firmly.

Zhao Zhen was slightly surprised, but he was not too surprised, he was a smart man, he didn't know how many times he had figured out the character and style of the minister in private, and although this Su Jin was not a big man, this person gave him a deep impression, and he didn't see him bow his head when he threatened to kill him in Wende Hall that day, let alone now.

"Pull it down, hit the forty boards first." Zhao Zhen said lightly, he already has the intention of forgiveness, but he can't let Su Jin be unruly, or these forty boards are for Lu Yijian Du Yan, Yan Shu breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the emperor does not want to treat Su Jin's crime, this small punishment is enough to prevent the catastrophe.

Su Jin stopped doing it, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what crime did Weichen commit to be punished by this?" ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Your identity today is the palace test, how can you casually act without permission, and one of them can beat you with twenty boards for punishment; In addition, the 20 boards are to punish you for your inappropriate speech, vain talk about the court, what you say is a kind of contempt for me and all the Aiqing of the court, if it is not for your patriotism, how can these 20 boards atone for your sins, you are not allowed to say more, bear it. ”

Su Jin knew that this was Zhao Zhen's intention to maintain himself, but he couldn't take anything about the forty boards, let alone the forty boards, even if he hit the twenty boards in half, it was enough to make himself unable to get up for ten days and half a month; Forty boards don't lie down for a year and a half, the most important thing is that this will become a laughing stock for others, Xinke Huiyuan was beaten by the emperor during the palace exam, this thing is enough for him to not be able to raise his head for the rest of his life.

"Your Majesty, if you want to beat the micro-ministers, the ministers naturally dare not accept it, but the ministers are not convinced, the ministers are not guilty, and the ministers are not tight, what I am afraid of is that the people of the world will say that the emperor is unfair."

Yan Shu was about to die of anger, by this time this kid had not stopped, he was still quibbling, originally Lu Yijian, Du Yan and others had turned the color of pig liver, and expressed dissatisfaction with Zhao Zhenming's protection, but Su Jin still didn't know what to do, this is really a fierce horse, no matter what, it can't be tamed, today's matter, if it really provokes the emperor to be angry, Su Jin's life is over.

Zhao Zhen's face was really displeased, and he said coldly: "It seems that I have indeed acted unfairly, Ouyang Aiqing, you are the middle of the imperial history, you should be familiar with the laws of the imperial court, and what punishment should you be punished for slandering the court in court?" ”

Ouyang Xiu didn't expect to call his name, so he trembled in fright, and said stiffly: "This ...... The emperor clearly learned that those who slandered the dynasty were cut off from their posts and never retained for the people, and according to the influence of the slander, they were sentenced to prison, and they were sentenced to exile at least and ...... The most important thing is ......" Ouyang Xiu couldn't go on.

Zhao Zhen interrupted him and said: "You and Su Jin once went to Huainan Road to investigate the big case of the officials, and there is some friendship between them, and there are some things that you may not bear to say, so I will say it for you, and if it is serious, you will be beheaded by the family and the nine clans; Su Jin: Do you say that these forty boards are heavy or light? Is it unfair for me to act fairly? ”

Su Jin heard that the words were wrong, but it was not okay to retreat at this moment, so he gritted his teeth and let go, saying, "It's unfair!" ”

Zhao Zhen changed color and said angrily: "Then I will give you a fair one." ”

Su Jin said: "The emperor is angry, what Weichen said about injustice means that Weichen is not at fault at all and is indeed punished. ”

Zhao Zhen scolded: "You belong to a donkey, a donkey." ”

Su Jin hurriedly said: "Wechen came out of the column to speak bluntly, it is adhering to the way of benevolence and forgiveness of the saints, and the minister remembers that the title of the essay on solving the examination questions is "The Theory of Punishment and Rewarding Loyalty", this question is the emperor personally selected the unified policy examination questions, Wechen is honored to take the first place in the East and West Road of Jingxi, Wechen thinks that since the court agrees with the views put forward by Wechen, it is the way to advocate benevolence and forgiveness; And now the famous man has no intention of losing his favor, but he wants to turn the hard work of the ten years of cold windows into flowing water, which is naturally contrary to the way of benevolence advocated by the emperor, so he adheres to the emperor's will to come out to defend them. ”

"What nonsense?"

"Su Jin, are you crazy?"

Everyone shouted loudly, Su Jin actually openly imposed his fault on the emperor, it seems that this person is crazy and doesn't want to live anymore; As soon as these words came out, even if you wanted to live, you couldn't live.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhen not only did not get angry, but laughed, but this made Yan Shu and the others more worried, obviously Zhao Zhen was angry and laughed, and then he was afraid that he was going to make a strict order, Yan Shu was anxious, and secretly scolded Su Jin for not being a thing, and he didn't want to live a tight life. Even if it affects itself, and even Yan Biyun, who is about to pass through the door, is about to become a widow for the second time, but there is still a few months old child in her belly, how can this be good?