Ouyang Xiu regretted that he died, why did he have to wade into this troubled water, he only blamed himself for having an extra sentence in the morning, and actually took the initiative to invite Ying to come to Huainan Road to investigate Su Jin's case, I wanted to be able to pat Yan Shu's ass without a trace through this move, and I could also get some benefits after Yan Shu paid homage to the prime minister in the future.

didn't expect to find such a thing when I arrived in Yangzhou City; Originally, this was also an opportunity for himself, and every time he found out a big case, his official position would go up; Although Su Jin is Yan Shu's person, it can be concluded from Su Jin's age and qualifications that the relationship between Su Jin and Yan Shu will not be too deep, once there is a big leak, Yan Shu will definitely lose his pawn and protect the car, as long as he talks to Yan Shu in advance, Yan Shu makes some preparations in advance, not only will he not offend Yan Shu, but Yan Shu will thank him instead.

There are all kinds of indications that a group of big people who are far away in the capital should not know what Su Jin is doing at all, otherwise they would have made trouble a long time ago; There is no need to find any pretentious edicts and other messy crimes, but this crime of privately using military rations is enough to make Su Jin die without a place to be buried.

The current situation is that once he escorts Su Jin to the capital to ask for guilt, Yan Biyun wipes his neck or hangs himself in excitement, no matter how he reports in advance, Yan Shu will never spare himself; This thing can't be advanced or retreated now, and it will be finished by itself, and there is no way back when it takes a step back, just like a man and woman who have done half of their work, and suddenly someone breaks in and lifts the quilt, and they are annoyed.

Ouyang Xiu hated that he couldn't find a piece of tofu to die, but the only thing to be thankful for was that he had a heart, and when he came to Yangzhou on the first day, he learned about it from the prisoner, but he had a heart and didn't report it in a hurry; The usual prudence helped him a lot, otherwise now he could only go all the way to the black and take Su Jin to Beijing; In the future, it can only be left to fate.

"Lord Zhongcheng, if this is the case, you first pretend to let me go, trick Miss Yan back to the capital, hand it over to Lord Yan, and then turn around and take me again; Talk to Lord Yan beforehand, so that even if something happens, you won't be blamed. Lord Yan will definitely take care of Miss Yan in every way, and he will not let Miss Yan give her life in vain; Xia Guan also happened to spend some time enlightening Miss Yan, but if it didn't work, I pretended to be a wicked person and expelled her directly. ”

Ouyang Xiu looked at Su Jin's squirming lips, and couldn't wait to go up and slap twice: "Are you all idiots in the world?" I have already told Miss Yan that I want to escort you to Beijing, and now I have suddenly changed my words, do you think she will believe it? She has always been in love with you, and now she will not leave you unless she is tied to the capital by force; But I can't do this by kidnapping a woman and going to the capital; I can't think of anything good about you? It's so desperate for you. ”

Su Jin scratched his head and said, "It's not, that's not good, so what do you say?" ”

"I know what to do, why are you still talking to you here?" Ouyang Xiu said angrily.

Su Jin suddenly leaned over and looked at Ouyang Xiu with a hippie smile, Ouyang Xiu was furious by him, and frowned: "What are you doing?" I'm so happy to be smiling when I'm dying. ”

Su Jin whispered in Ouyang Xiu's ear, "Why don't you ...... Lord Zhongcheng simply opened his eyes and closed his eyes, anyway, the military rations had already been replenished, and there was no chaos; Why are you holding on to me? Just pretend not to know and let me go, Su Jin will definitely thank Lord Zhongcheng for saving his life in the future. ”

Ouyang Xiu was startled and said loudly, "What? Absolutely! ”

Su Jin hurriedly sighed and said, "Even if you don't agree, don't be so public, when I didn't say it." ”

Ouyang Xiu pointed at Su Jin's nose and said, "What you think is quite beautiful, can you hide this matter?" As soon as the prisoner went to Beijing, everything leaked, are you trying to pull the official into the water? ”

Su Jin arched his hand and said: "How dare the lower officials pull the adults into the water, I am also thinking about you, you have this kind of thing for no reason, you could have been promoted to make a fortune with this, but if Miss Yan really can't think of going with me, I'm afraid that Lord Yan will blame you; The life of the lower official is not valuable, and the future of the adult is great, how can he ruin the future for the life of the lower official; Besides, if this matter can be covered, it is needless to say that the lower officials will be grateful to you for the rest of their lives, and if the third division can successfully become the prime minister, the lower officials will let Miss Yan talk about your benefits in the ears of the third division; And my little life can be saved by the way, killing three birds with one stone, why don't adults consider it? ”

Ouyang Xiu was pointed out by him The pain in his heart, his mouth was full of steel teeth, and he jumped out word by word from between his teeth: "This official advises you to die of this heart, this official is favored by the emperor, how can he shield you, a person who has committed a serious crime; This official is working hard for the court, who are he afraid of offending? Even if the three ministers make the lord blame, the official has no choice but to act in accordance with the law of the country and will not tolerate it. ”

Su Jin sighed and said, "Since my lord said so, Xia Guan is naturally speechless; Although I violated the law of the country, it was not for personal gain, my thoughts had already been made clear to my lord, and the opening of the position was forced by the situation, and it was not really to make trouble, this point is that the emperor knows, and he must understand it in his heart; Therefore, adults can say that I have violated the law of the land, but they cannot say that what I have done is wrong; Adults are upright and clear, do not favor personal feelings, and do not want to let go of the lower officials, and the lower officials cannot say that what you did is wrong; It seems that there is only one way at the moment, that is, the adults quickly took me to the capital to ask for the crime, anyway, I will die, it is better to understand this matter as soon as possible. ”

Ouyang Xiugang wanted to speak: "Then what if I take you." Before the words came out, he heard Su Jin seem to mutter: "If the adult can let go of the official, the official has an idea to let this matter rot in Yangzhou City, and he will never let the court know; However, Lord Zhongcheng obviously won't agree, so it's better for the lower officials to keep their mouths shut obediently. ”

Ouyang Xiu's heart moved, what he was worried about was that he couldn't cover this matter, if he covered it up, the prisoner would definitely confess after being escorted to Beijing, it was obvious that he was going to be implicated and lose his life; But if there is a way to keep the news from leaking, it is not the best of both worlds; Ouyang Xiu is not so pedantic as to be like Bao Zheng and them, as long as he violates the law, he will be unsympathetic, and he has to deal with it according to the law and then quickly.

"Su Jin, this official advises you not to have any crooked ideas, these criminals are going to be escorted to the capital to be reconsidered by the Criminal Department, I am afraid that the emperor will personally interrogate such a big case, you still think that you can cover the crime, don't dream."

Su Jin was happy in his heart, this was asking himself in disguise: "How can I cover it?" Tell me about it, but I'm an ant on a hot pot right now. ”

Su Jin said softly: "My lord is right, this matter is indeed a little difficult, but the lower officials believe that there are always more ways than difficulties, aren't they afraid that these prisoners will go to the capital and talk nonsense in the criminal department?" Wouldn't it be okay not to send them to the capital? ”

Ouyang Xiu said suddenly: "Stupid words, the Criminal Department wants to review the confession, how can the prisoner be retried if he is not escorted to the capital?" The state government has no right to draw conclusions, and the state government is only responsible for the first trial, and the criminal department is required for conviction; You don't understand the program at all. ”

Su Jin said: "Isn't there an exception? ”

Ouyang Xiu said: "Naturally, if there are force majeure factors, such as impassable roads, war blockages, or the execution of the most heinous criminals in the local area can be angered, you can go to the imperial court 'five repetitions' and then execute them locally." ”

Su Jindao: "According to the law of the Song Dynasty, what punishment should these officials deserve?" ”

Ouyang Xiu said: "It's all capital crimes, and no one can escape; Corruption and dereliction of duty, collusion with the underworld, disregard for human life, and the common people, there is no atonement for their sins. ”

Su Jindao: "Has the evidence of the crime been collected?" ”

Ouyang Xiu said: "The Song Governor's Mansion has already tried it very carefully, plus there is evidence of the crimes of the victims in Yangzhou, plus the confessions left by the group of people you handed over to me to Feng Jingyao as a handle, there are human and material evidence, and the confessions are already a certainty." ”

Su Jin clapped his hands and said, "Isn't that the end?" The recital will be repeated, as long as people don't go to the capital; The adults can sort out the evidence and report it, and say that the people of Yangzhou are excited, demanding that the corrupt officials be severely punished, and then they will all be slaughtered before the year, can their ghosts still leak this matter? ”

Ouyang Xiu was shocked, this kid is ruthless enough, in order to save his life, he has to use a knife to kill people.

But these people really deserve to die, and they will never be wronged if they are killed, and the method Su Jin said will also work, as long as the Shangjuan said that the people of Yangzhou collectively petitioned to see the corrupt officials to be beheaded, and the New Year is approaching, in order to appease the people, in order to let the people who have experienced the disaster rejoice and have a comfortable year, it is the best choice to execute the criminal officials in Yangzhou; According to the emperor's temperament, most of them will approve it.

It's just that Ouyang Xiu always feels that something is wrong, if he does this, he may be able to cover this matter, but wouldn't it be cheap for Su Jin in vain? And he and he are also tantamount to a partnership to deceive the court, Su Jin earned it, but he didn't get anything; What is the future thanksgiving, how to do after the third division master seized the phase is ethereal, whether it can really be beneficial is not known, why take such a big risk with him.

Su Jin could see that Ouyang Xiu had a hint of intention, and hurriedly lightly added a weight: "Lord Zhongcheng, if you can save Xiaguan's life, Xiaguan will also have a big gift." ”

Ouyang Xiu stared at Su Jin and shouted, "If you think that this official is a greedy person and will be bribed for you, you are wrong. ”

Su Jin smiled and said: "My lord is the number one honest official in the world, how can the lower officials not know; It's just that this big gift is not money, but two big cases; Originally, I wanted to keep it for my promotion as capital, but if the adult can save this life for the lower official, these two big cases can be regarded as a generous gift to the adult, and the adult can be greatly appreciated by the saint with this, and the day of promotion is just around the corner. ”