"Their second crime is the abuse of power to exclude dissidents, the minister heard, these people took advantage of the emperor's trust, took the opportunity of promulgating the new policy, patrolled all over the Great Song Dynasty, arbitrarily appointed and dismissed officials, and dismissed many officials, and these officials are all heroes who have followed the Taizu Taizong to saddle up the horses and lay down the Great Song Dynasty."

"The minister can't figure it out, the ancestors have worked hard to make meritorious deeds, even if they don't do anything as a descendant, even if they are greedy for a little money, even if they are bullying the people, what's wrong? As the saying goes, the predecessors planted trees and the descendants enjoyed the shade, and the ancestors made outstanding contributions. Why can't Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi endure this? The minister thought that they must be jealous of others, and their own ancestors did not leave them anything, so they were psychologically unbalanced. ”

Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "Do you have anything else to say?" ”

Su Jin said loudly: "Of course there is, Han Fan doesn't know for what purpose, he dismissed all his sons and nephews who had not been examined, it looks like a duke and selflessness, but in fact, it is to clear himself, so as not to let others get the handle of their unfair behavior; But Teng Zongliang, the governor of Najing Prefecture, was friends with Fan Zhongyan in the same year, and he used the minister's money to pave the way and build bridges, and also used the minister's money to reward and banquet his colleagues, but Fan Zhongyan turned a deaf ear; Yang Jiang, the prefect of Chenzhou, used the minister's money to build a big courtyard for the sake of the court's dignity, and in order to be healthy and better serve the imperial court, he used the minister's money to buy some expensive supplements for a few years, so why can't Fan Zhongyan tolerate it? is also using the minister's money, Fan Zhongyan favors one over the other, isn't this a gang to exclude dissidents? ”

"Also, when the minister just went to Weizhou to take up his post, he was robbed by thieves on the road. Robbed, Fan Zhongyan violated the rules of the imperial court, let the army of Mulangzhai press the border, and led 2,000 people to travel six or seven hundred miles to grab credit with me, and grabbed hundreds of war horses captured by the ministers. ”

"In the battle of Weizhou, he did not send a soldier to help, saying that Huanqing Yanyan Road is the direct gateway of the Beijing Division, and he can't let the thieves have a chance to take advantage of it, so he ordered someone to send 100,000 stone of grain and some armor and arrows to perfunctory, and later the minister learned that Fan Zhongyan actually only left 30,000 stones of grain in the two roads of Huanqing in Yanyan, which is not enough for the soldiers of the two roads to consume half a month. Therefore, the minister thought that Fan Zhongyan was simply joking with the great task entrusted by the imperial court, and the act of sending me food and weapons was to find a reason for the western thieves to break through his defense line in the future, and he would say that it was because he supported Weizhou that he had no food to eat, which led to the defeat of the war. ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned and said, "Are you confused?" Fan Zhongyan is what you think? He couldn't bring troops to help, it was indeed because Yan Yanhuanqing was the barrier of the Beijing Division, and he made this matter clear. ”

Su Jin sneered: "Then he is even more hateful, this is to use the emperor's ignorance of the situation in the northwest to deceive the emperor, and pretended to send food and weapons to me, that is undoubtedly another purpose." ”

Zhao Zhen frowned and said: "It's really surprising that you look at him like this, in your opinion, how should you deal with them?" ”

Su Jin said: "Then do you still need to think about it?" The emperor should quickly cut through the mess and directly behead these guys. ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Do you really think so? ”

Su Jin said: "Of course, the emperor should not be bound by the constraints of the Taimiao testament, kill when he should be killed, and don't tolerate it, otherwise this group of people will make waves again, saying nonsense such as the accumulation of malpractices in the court and the need for change to demagoguery." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Didn't you also cite the ten evils of the imperial court? You have said that the words of change have changed, why is the conversation so different now? ”

Su Jin said: "Yes, so for the sake of fairness, the minister asked the emperor to kill me even together, anyone who wants to implement the new policy should be killed, I am the Great Song Dynasty and the country is peaceful, where there are so many evils and corrupt officials, where there are so many difficulties, the emperor is not determined, if it is determined that the army sweeps the Western Thief Liao people will definitely not be a problem, saying that the people who have accumulated disadvantages in the world are denying the emperor's sage, please ask the emperor to make an immediate decree to kill Fan Zhongyan Han Qi Fubi, kill me Su Jin, kill Ouyang Xiu, Kill the group of bird people who said this is not right in the court, kill a chicken and dog, and then the world will be quiet, the country will be peaceful, all countries will come to the court, what a great achievement, what are you hesitating about, the emperor? ”

Zhao Zhen's face changed drastically, and he looked at Su Jin coldly: "I heard it, you are not here to intercede, nor are you here to fall into the well, you are here for me, you are here to count me, not to come." ”

Su Jin said: "How dare the minister count the king, the minister just feels that it is becoming more and more boring, and those who serve the court are slandered, there is a saying called, 'It's not good to do it, It is true that Han Fan and others' new policies were implemented too radically, and there was also a suspicion of overkill, but they really did things, but they ended up trembling and trembling all day long, the emperor once said that he was determined to change the status quo of the Great Song Dynasty, so that my Great Song Dynasty was so strong that the Western thieves did not dare to look sideways, and the Liao people did not dare to watch. ”

Zhao Zhen said sharply: "Presumptuous, you are too presumptuous, Jiangshan Sheji is mine, don't I want the Great Song Dynasty to be strong?" I am the lord of the world, will I still sell my reputation and say some empty words? I see that you and Han Fan and others are in the same party, and this is the same argument. ”

Su Jin said: "Your Majesty, let's not beat around the bush, you know that I am not their comrade, the so-called saying that there are friends in the court is just an excuse, if you want to say friends, there have been dynasties and dynasties, and this dynasty has also been there for a long time, to say something disrespectful to the deceased, when Lu Xiang was alive, was it not a group of officials?" Fan Zhongyan presented a hundred official pictures to expose the selfishness of Lu Xiang's friends, why was the emperor indifferent at that time? To put it bluntly, the emperor was disappointed with the implementation of the new policy, and wanted to stop but was afraid of taking responsibility, so he made a big fuss about the affairs of his friends, so as to make the new deal end without a problem. ”

Zhao Zhenqi's face turned blue, and he pointed at Su Jin and said, "You are too presumptuous, you are simply too presumptuous." ”

Su Jin arched his hand and said: "The emperor treats me lightly before I tell the truth, the emperor can kill me afterwards, but allow me to finish speaking." ”

Zhao Zhen snorted angrily and said: "I have been too tolerant of you, and now I am starting to accuse me, you are the heart of a tiger and wolf, I understand." ”

Su Jin said: "The emperor can say whatever he wants, but please don't hurt the hearts of the loyal and patriotic people in the world, Han Fan and others are sincere, the emperor doesn't even need to doubt it, let alone use this matter to punish them; The New Deal can be repealed immediately, but it doesn't have to be. ”

Zhao Zhen said: "It's not your turn to teach me what to do." ”

Su Jin said: "How dare the minister teach you how to do it, the minister is just exercising the right to admonish, the emperor will not even be blocked from speaking, that is the same as the previous ones...... Those ......"

Zhao Zhen said angrily: "Do you want to say that it is no different from those faint monarchs before? ”

Su Jin said: "The minister is just reminding. ”

Zhao Zhen stretched out his hand to pick up the teacup on the table, and smashed it at Su Jin, Su Jin did not avoid it, and let the teacup hit his forehead, the blood was dripping, and he looked unyielding.

Zhao Zhen regretted it slightly, but he was also extremely relieved, Su Jin's words were too direct, revealing the thoughts in his heart clearly, if it wasn't exposed, how could Zhao Zhen be so annoyed and angry?

"I originally wanted to spare them, but when you say this today, I feel that I can't spare them, and I will order these people to be taken immediately tomorrow morning, and they will be imprisoned and their homes raided, what can you do?"

Su Jin said: "The ministers are invited to be taken together." ”

Zhao Zhen laughed angrily: "Do you think I won't take you away? Don't forget, your pigtails are in my hands. ”

Su Jin said quietly: "The emperor's power is supreme, naturally he can take whoever he wants, the minister has a lot of pigtails, the minister is not only that little thing in Yangzhou, the minister also fornicates with the West thief and the West thief to do business and exchange grain for war horses, the minister also opened a silver village to exchange taxes for the imperial court, and the minister also paid the military salary in the northwest, and changed a barren land, and the minister did everything for the harm of the Great Song Dynasty, and should be punished." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "You are here to show your merits, without you, Su Jin, no one can do this?" ”

Su Jin said: "Naturally, there are a lot of people to do it, so the minister is asked to be dismissed and sent to prison." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "I don't let you get your wish, I will settle accounts with you in the future, I will take Han Fan and the others first, what can you do?" ”

Su Jin stretched out his hand and took off the official hat, held it in his hand and said: "The minister asks to resign, the mother is old, and the minister is unwilling to leave the mother to be filial, this request is not too much, right?" ”

Zhao Zhen was angry and wanted to copy the guy again, but the teacup was copied in his hand, but he put it down dejectedly, and muttered in the chair: "You are trying to blackmail me, I am not good to you?" You are so threatening to threaten me. ”

Su Jin said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the minister just doesn't want the emperor to make a wrong decision, this matter can be a big deal and a small one, and there is no need to shake the whole country, whether Fan Zhongyan and others really have the intention of harming the Great Song Dynasty, the emperor knows it, if it is because of the minister's attitude that the emperor feels that he cannot step down, the minister is willing to accept the punishment, but please don't be rash." ”

Zhao Zhen seemed to be muttering to himself: "Fan Zhongyan Han Qi They are as hard as a stone in a pit, you are aggressive, Du Yan and they are biting hard, and there are hundreds of twists and turns demanding severe punishment, what should I do?" I am annoyed that Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others are ignorant, and I don't want the ministers to think that I am making everyone unhappy by favoritism, who will tell me what is the best of both worlds? ”

Su Jin said quietly: "The emperor was originally troubled by the ministers' demands for severe punishment, and the ministers misunderstood the emperor; Tomorrow morning, the emperor can openly consult the opinions of the ministers, if the crowd is excited and asks for severe punishment of Han Fan and others, he will comply with the will of the majority, and the ministers will not make trouble, and obediently return to the northwest to raise horses for the emperor, and never let the emperor be embarrassed. ”

Zhao Zhen raised his head and said, "Really? ”

Su Jin said: "Of course it's true, the minister is an honest man, and his words count." ”

Zhao Zhen took a sip and said, "Are you an honest person?" Reaching out, he took out a colorful sweat towel from his waist and handed it over, "Wipe the blood on your forehead, I missed it just now." ”

Su Jin bowed down to take it, wiped the blood on his face, put on his official hat, and said goodbye and left the palace.