At dawn, Su Jin reluctantly got up from the middle of the fragrant and delicate body on the bed, and let loose all night, tired Su Jin half to death.

Fortunately, this skin is very young, after taking a nap, although the back is slightly sore, but the spirit is not bad, Su Jin told himself to exercise diligently and be a little modest, otherwise he will be like most dignitaries and nobles in this era, and he will not live the year of the sixtieth year.

The guards and horses had already gathered and waited in line, Su Jin had finished washing, and ate two bowls of bird's nest porridge under the service of Huanniang, and then went out to get into the car; The guards surrounded Su Jin's carriage and went straight to the palace.

Outside the Daqing Palace, the officials gathered together to talk and laugh, the atmosphere was quite relaxed, the northwest war was victorious, the emperor was happy, so many days, the good news has been continuous, and the atmosphere in the entire court has been much more relaxed; The officials also let go a little, joking with each other and playing haha.

As soon as Su Jin appeared in the square in front of the Daqing Palace, all the officials stopped talking and looked sideways, looking at Su Jin's eyes full of envy and jealousy, Su Jin smiled and clenched his fists, and greeted the officials, all the officials returned the salute, and some people took the opportunity to chase after Su Jin's side and say some flattering words.

Su Jin secretly sighed, at this time and at that time, once upon a time, he could only stand at the bottom of the court, and the officials were all unreasonable, but he didn't expect that today, he could enjoy the honor of making people flattered.

Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan were surrounded by a group of Privy Council officials asking questions, the two smiled at each other, and answered without a word, but as soon as they saw Su Jin coming, the two quickly squeezed out of the crowd and walked towards Su Jin.

"Lord Su, it's early." Han Qi shouted in a loud voice.

"Han Shuai is good! Fan Shuai is good! The next official is the latest, and the two adults don't want to make fun of me. Su Jin arched his hand and smiled.

"Forgivable circumstances, extenuating circumstances, Xiao Biesheng is newly married, I heard that there are many beautiful wives and concubines in Master Su's family, and it is normal for people to get up later." Han Qi teased with a wink.

Su Jin rolled his eyes and said, "Each other, Han Shuai is from the past, and he is very understanding, thank you." ”

Fan Zhongyan smiled and said: "You two belong to cockfighting, you will pinch when you meet; But Master Su, this time you have wronged Han Shuai, last night Han Shuai and I entered the palace to face the saint, and the emperor left the two of us to discuss the second shift and return to the party, but it is not as comfortable as you. ”

Su Jin said: "The emperor really won't be sympathetic, the two adults are tired, and they said that they would go home and rest for a night, but they invited the two adults into the palace, and after the meeting, I will play a book on this matter." ”

Fan Zhongyan was stunned for a moment and said: "You are really nosy, you also play such things?" Speaking of which, what we discussed last night is about you, and I can't say what it is, but it's definitely a good thing to be able to tell you the truth. ”

Su Jinxin said: Do you still need to say this? Lao Tzu was born and died and won the battle, how could the court not give a reward, but it was just a small and small reward, which must naturally be a good thing.

While talking, Ouyang Xiufu Bi and others also gathered around, and a few people exchanged pleasantries, and then listened to the inner servants squeak and open the door of the Daqing Palace, and loudly announced the court.

Some people persuaded Su Jin, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others to stand forward, but the three of them were unwilling to be offside, so they only insisted on standing still, and everyone had to stand behind them, making a large area empty in front of the hall, and the place behind Su Jin to the door was crowded.

Du Yan and Xia Zhu glanced at each other, and two words rolled in their hearts: "Hypocrisy!" ”

Huang Peisheng, the chief of the inner chamberlain, hurriedly said: "Today's morning court, it is to reward the meritorious ministers in the northwest, and the emperor has a decree to order the three envoys in the northwest to stand in the front row, and you don't have to be humble." ”

The three of them moved forward and only stood in the second row, no matter what, they refused to stand side by side with Yan Shu, Du Yan, Xia Zhu and others in the first row.

Su Jinyou looked around, but he didn't see Lu Yijian's figure, it seems that the old guy is really too old to move, or he is unwilling to attend on this occasion today.

As soon as the hour came, Zhao Zhen, who was dressed in full costume, walked out of the side hall and ascended the throne, and the officials had finished paying homage, Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, today is the day of my great Song Dynasty, you are full of smiles, you should know what a great joy it is, right?" ”

All the ministers said in unison: "The ministers understand. ”

Zhao Zhen turned his head to look at the list of civil officials on the left, frowned slightly and asked, "Why didn't Lu Xiang arrive?" ”

Du Yan hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Lu Xiang is sick, he is recuperating in bed at home, and he ordered his ministers to confess like the emperor." ”

Zhao Zhen's face was unhappy and said: "I was fine when I went out of the city to greet me yesterday, but why did I get sick today." ”

Du Yan rolled his eyes and was about to speak, Xia Zhu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I don't know the specific situation, and the ministers plan to visit after the next dynasty." ”

Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said: "It's okay, when you go, take my dictate with you, let Lu Xianghao give birth to and raise, and there is no need to participate in the early dynasty, if the government affairs can be handled best, if not, hand it over to Jia Changchao and Zhang Dexiang, the two deputy ministers, to deal with it collaboratively; In addition, I asked the housekeeper to get some supplements and send them to me. ”

Du Yan and Xia Zhu glanced at each other, and hurriedly gave up their promises, but they understood in their hearts that Zhao Zhen was already quite dissatisfied with Lu Xiang's frequent claim that he was sick and did not come to the last dynasty, and when he encountered an occasion that Lu Xiang did not want to attend, he said that he was sick and could not come, Zhao Zhen Nian and his old ministers of the two dynasties always gave understanding and tolerance, but today's occasion is the most proud of Zhao Zhen since he ascended the throne, Lu Xiang is indeed a little unpleasant to do, and it is no wonder that Zhao Zhen is displeased.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" Zhao Zhen glanced at the ministers and said with a smile: "You already know about the victory over the Western Thieves in Weizhou a few days ago, but today my three heroes in this battle returned to Beijing to go to the court, I know that you must be very eager to hear the details of this battle, to be honest, I also want to hear it, so let's not talk nonsense, so I asked the three Aiqing to describe how the battle in the northwest defeated the 150,000 army of the Western Thieves attacking from the east and west, how about it?" ”

The ministers discussed enthusiastically, and said one after another: "The emperor has a good suggestion, I have long wanted to know how the three adults retreated from the enemy." ”

"Yes, let's talk about it, this battle has greatly promoted the prestige of my Great Song Dynasty, and the ministers and others suggested that all the details of this battle should be recorded and compiled into the history books to show future generations."

“……”

Zhao Zhen smiled and looked at Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, and Su Jin: "Three Aiqing, let's talk about it, I can't wait to listen." ”

Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi glanced at each other, and said in unison: "This battle was planned by Lord Su, and we are just assisting in the production, Lord Su said that it is better." ”

Su Jin hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Then how to make it?" The Northwest Four Roads are one, if there are no two adults to help me, the victory of Weizhou is unpredictable, Fan Shuai said. ”

Fan Zhongyan shook his head and was unwilling, Su Jin asked Han Qi to say again, Han Qi naturally refused, the three of you, you push me, I push you, you don't want to be in the limelight.

Zhao Zhen sighed: "The three Aiqing Gao Feng Liangjie really teach me to admire, this battle is so great, but they are not willing to fight for it, this kind of mind and courage is so precious, I want to pay tribute to the three of you; This battle is the work of the three of them, and the three of them do not need to shirk; In this way, I will appoint someone to represent the three of you to narrate that the battle took place in Weizhou, and Su Aiqing sat on the front line in Weizhou, and experienced the process of this battle, so it is up to you to say it. ”

Seeing that there was no shirk, Su Jin had to step forward and salute Zhao Zhen, and then said like a group of ministers: "Your Majesty, my lords, since you want the lower officials to narrate the process of the war, the lower officials naturally have nothing to shirk; But before that, there is a section that must be made clear to you, that victory in a war is not the work of one man; This battle from the emperor below the center of the three divisions of the road to make the state capital have merit, but the greatest credit is not actually our people, but our northwest military and civilian people, if there are no soldiers to kill the enemy in this battle, the people actively participate in the war to assist, if you want to win, it is more difficult than ascending to the sky; Therefore, the lower officials put forward this section, hoping that the emperor and all the adults will understand this section. ”

Everyone nodded one after another, and a cunning person couldn't help but secretly admire, Su Jin attributed the credit to the soldiers and the people, but it was to show a posture of arrogance, everyone knew that the people's merits were great, but it was impossible for the emperor to reward hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the northwest, and the credit was still the main general, but as soon as he said it, it made people feel that Su Jin was a good official with the people in mind, which can be described as a wasteful effort.

"Hypocritical your mother's legs!" Du Yan scolded in his stomach, but seeing that Zhao Zhen, Yanshu and all the officials were smiling and nodding, obviously they had fallen for Su Jin, although they wanted to say a few cool words, but they still held back.

Su Jin continued: "The victory of this battle is not so much a victory in the war, but a strategic victory, as far as I know, my Great Song Dynasty and the Western Thief have been secretly in contact with the envoy of the peace negotiation since years ago, and the reason why the conditions of the peace negotiation were not reached is because the conditions of the Western Thief are harsh, and my Great Song Dynasty is unwilling to accept the harsh conditions of the Western Thief; And this battle is on the premise that both sides want to make peace, which is a bit unbelievable, but it is a big war that will inevitably happen. ”

Zhao Zhen was immediately aroused by Su Jin's words, and said with a smile: "Why is it inevitable?" Both sides didn't want to fight, and the thief leader Yuan Hao brazenly led a large army to attack, and I was a little puzzled. ”

Zhao Zhen's question was also the question of many officials present, and dozens of pairs of eyes stared at Su Jin in unison, waiting for his explanation.