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Although Su Jin didn't take Xia Zhu's rhetoric seriously, according to his understanding of Xia Zhu and Du Yan, this kind of person values the interests of his life above all else, and they will never take risks to fight with themselves, but then again, who also has a bull temper, in case they are determined not to be coerced by themselves, then they have to consider whether to make the evidence public.

But soon the question was answered, as soon as it was dark, Du Yan, who loves you as well as himself, followed Su Jin's footsteps to Su Mansion to ask to see Su Jin, pretending to be a peacemaker and making some persuasion, saying that the love of Weng and his son-in-law is unbreakable, and that everything is for the sake of the overall situation of the court and does not have to make the court chaotic, and finally patted his chest and promised that although he had nothing to do in this matter, he couldn't bear to see Su Jin and Xia Zhu being implicated at the same time, and he decided to protect Han Fan and others tomorrow morning; However, he also made it clear that the fate of Han Fan and others who were degraded could not be changed, but he promised to plead for leniency as much as possible, and as for the final verdict, it was still the emperor's final ruling.

Su Jin knew that this was also the truth, pleading for mercy was for intercession, and it was up to Zhao Zhen in the end, if Zhao Zhen decided to punish him severely, there was nothing these people could do; Su Jin is also prepared for the worst, once Zhao Zhen insists on going his own way, it means that Zhao Zhen exposes that he is a mean and unsympathetic emperor, then he immediately returns to the northwest to tear up the war horse trading agreement, and no longer advances military expenses and various expenses, and will never give him his life again, but I don't want to. How to manipulate Zhao Zhen, but he will never be the wronged leader of foolishness.

The next morning, because they all know that today's morning court is to deal with Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others, officials of all sizes came to the Daqing Palace early, usually lazy and slippery and unwilling to get up in the morning court, today also deliberately got up early in the morning, and those who were really sick also cheered up and dragged their sick bodies to come, whether they were supporters or opponents of the new policy, they wanted to see with their own eyes and hear with their own ears the fate of these important people who actively promoted the new policy.

Su Jin also came very early, looking at the people outside the Daqing Palace, from everyone's faces, they could see their attitudes towards today's affairs, some people were melancholy, and some people couldn't hide their gloating, their mouths were like the upper of their shoes was fried, and some people were expressionless, and their joy and anger were invisible.

The bell of the early dynasty rang, and all the officials rushed in, Zhao Zhen ascended the throne with an expressionless face, and went straight to the point without much politeness after accepting the courtesy of the ministers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is only one thing to discuss today, and you must have heard of it, which is about Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu, Cai Xiang and other private friends, although Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others refuse to recognize them as friends, but Ouyang Xiu's intention in writing "On Friends and Parties" is to defend them, which is ironclad evidence and cannot be quibbled; The dangers of the scourge of the friends do not need to be repeated by me, the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty have repeatedly ordered the intention of putting an end to the evil of the dynasty by forming friends in the court, and I am naturally well aware of the troubles, so my attitude is that I will never tolerate it, you Aiqing can express your opinions, how Fan Zhongyan Han Qi and others should deal with it, and you still need to discuss it. ”

Zhao Zhen's words have already set the tone, seeing that Su Jin's entry into the palace yesterday had a counterproductive effect, Zhao Zhen decided to severely punish Han Fan and others.

Yan Shu is the head of the ministers, so he naturally has to be the first to express his position on this matter, but in fact Yan Shu is also very embarrassed, on the one hand, he has long been dissatisfied with the officials of the New Deal, and when the emperor's enthusiasm has not subsided, Yan Shu has not been allowed to speak about the New Deal, which makes Yan Shu very faceless, and Han Qi and others really do not know the inspection point, and lack of minimum respect for Yan Shu when they are in power, which makes Yan Shu very unhappy.

But on the other hand, Yan Shu is not a person who does not go through the brain, Yan Shu's way of politics is not to be offended left and right, to say that it is good to be pampered and not shocked, and to say that it is difficult to say that it is a cunning old fox; He never retaliates after the fact because of the attitude of others towards him, so he has a good reputation; Although he is secretly not less tidy, at least he is glamorous on the surface and does not cause criticism.

In this matter, he can't talk much, Fu Bi is his son-in-law, he must avoid suspicion in front of everyone, so in public, he is silent, but behind his back, Yan Shu still couldn't help but go to Zhao Zhen to intercede, so that Zhao Zhen called Yan Shu a lobbyist when he met Su Jin.

That day to intercede, Zhao Zhen had no choice but to have an ambiguous attitude, Yan Shu felt that it was a little reckless to intercede for Fu Bi, today in the palace, Yan Shu is determined not to make such a mistake again, he decided not to offend, say some scenes to deal with, so Zhao Zhen finished speaking, Yan Shu came out with a solemn face and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thought about this matter and thought about it, and felt that it was better for the emperor to decide, the old minister and Fu Bi are Weng son-in-law relations, and he also recommended Vice Marshal Fan, who was already afraid to avoid suspicion, if he must express his position, The old minister can only say that everything is done according to the law. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly, and said in his heart: Even if you know each other, it is best for you to know how to avoid suspicion, I am afraid that you will not know how to advance or retreat, just like that stunned Qing Su Jin.

"I understand your difficulties, so you don't need to express your position on this matter, and you can come forward to see what other people's opinions are."

Su Jin couldn't hold it back, stepped forward and said, "The minister has something to say." ”

Zhao Zhen frowned and said: "Su Jin, seeing that you look extremely indignant, I think you have a stomach full of words to say, I remind you, this is above the main hall, you must take into account your identity and etiquette when speaking, and you must not talk nonsense." ”

Su Jinxin said: "Aren't you afraid that I will magnify the cannon and put the responsibility for the failure of the implementation of the new policy on Fan Zhongyan and others by using this matter?" I'm not that stupid, and it's not good for me to make you angry. ”

"Emperor Xie reminded that Weichen naturally knows how to be proportionate, Weichen just wants to say that it is true that Lord Fan and Lord Han and others are suspected of forming a party, but please remember that these people are loyal to the country and have made meritorious deeds repeatedly, and they will be slightly lenient when dealing with them, after all, there are meritorious deeds, and it is debatable whether the merits are greater than the merits or the merits are greater than the merits."

Zhao Zhen said lightly: "Of course I will consider it, isn't I asking for the opinion of Zhong Aiqing, which merit is greater or less, I will not act arbitrarily, it is still up to Zhong Qing to decide." ”

Su Jin arched his hand and said: "The minister understands, the minister has nothing to say." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, pointed to an official and said, "Qian Mingyi, you can tell me your opinion, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others formed a private friendship party was the first to be played by you and Wang Gongchen, and I would like to hear your opinion on this matter." ”

Qian Mingyi hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Qi to the emperor, the minister thinks that there is no need to discuss this matter, Han Fan and others have made meritorious contributions in the past, but the emperor has already given a reward, otherwise how can he win the emperor's trust and enter the center?" At this moment, the minister thinks it is very ridiculous; Judging from the various performances of Han Fan and others after they took up their posts in Beijing, they first entangled the four officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory to impeach several senior officials in the court, and then dismissed a large number of court officials without asking questions, which made the people of the government and the opposition panic, and even happened that officials hanged themselves on the streets, and even took risks to frame the court officials; It stands to reason that Han Fan and the others can't be blamed, but if you think about it carefully, this is exactly the result of their exclusion of dissidents. ”

The ministers were a little commotion, and Su Jin slowly glanced at Du Yan with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, it seems that this guy doesn't want to be good, he said it was good last night, and said that he would notify the officials to open the net and not attack Fan Han and others in the main hall, and now it seems that he is fooling himself.

Du Yan was so depressed, he wanted Wang Gongchen and Qian Mingyi to change their words, but there was really no good reason, did he tell them that the evidence that he and Xia Zhu designed to frame Fu Bi was held by Su Jin? After thinking about it, Du Yan decided not to communicate with them, and Zhao Zhen first named Qian Mingyi and asked them to express their opinions, which was also unexpected by Du Yan.

I heard Qian Mingyi continue: "So the minister thinks that because Fan Zhongyan and other traitors are immediately taken into custody and imprisoned, they are asked to immediately explain their plots, as well as which henchmen there are, no matter how they quibble, this matter must be brought to light, if the emperor is soft-hearted in this matter, it is to tolerate and nurture the traitors, and in the future, these people will make a comeback and take refuge and subdu." ”

Qian Mingyi's attitude largely represents the attitude of Du Yan and Xia Zhu behind Du Yan, as soon as his words came out, he immediately attracted a chorus of echoes, and some people even bluntly guessed that the traitorous party had a plan to rebel, and he should be beheaded immediately to show the public.

Su Jin's face was pale, he plucked Du Yan with his eyes, his hand had already reached into his arms, and he took out a few pieces of white paper, which was the confession of several thugs who had given Du Yan a purpose last night to explain that Xia Zhu was the mastermind behind the scenes, Du Yan saw it in his eyes, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say." ”

Zhao Zhen said in his heart: "Another one who fell into the ground, but it's okay, today I want them to make up my mind, I can't annoy some people, they can only hate each other, I just act according to the will of the people, and never attract resentment." ”

"I should have listened to Du Aiqing's opinions, you can say it." Zhao Zhen said quietly.