Zhao Zhen quietly listened to Lu Yijian's statement, nodded and said: "All Aiqing's comments are accurate, and I will issue an edict to reward and publicize the world; After retiring from the dynasty today, he immediately drafted a commendation edict. ”

Fu Bi came out of the ranks and bowed down to promise.

Zhao Zhen continued: "Lu Aiqing, why don't you have a result of Su Jin's reward?" ”

Lu Yijian said: "Your Majesty, Su Jinzhi's reward should be decided by the saint, I don't know how to give him a reward." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Why is this? ”

Lu Yijian said: "When the old minister discussed with the lords, Su Jin, who felt that his hard work was high, should have been given a lot of praise, but there was a problem in front of us, so the ministers could not give advice. ”

Zhao Zhenqi said: "What, is there any major fault that Su Jin can't do?" ”

Lu Yijian said: "That's not it, it's just that Su Jin's identity is indeed a little embarrassing, this person was born in Luzhou Shangjia, although he studied in Yingtianfu Academy, he did not participate in the imperial examination screening, at best he was a civilian; Although the emperor had a discerning eye for talent, he promoted him to handle food affairs; However, my Great Song Dynasty has always attached great importance to the imperial examination, and although there are many people who have no merit and are influenced by their ancestors or military merits, they are still a minority, and the exceptional award of officials is limited to county officials; The ministers originally planned to grant Su Jin an official position above the sixth grade, but because of his status, he could not do so. ”

Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "Isn't there an exception?" ”

Lu Yijian said: "The emperor is clear, there are naturally exceptional favors, but if the emperor adds grace at will, won't it hurt the hearts of the world's sons?" Juzi studied hard for ten years, in order to participate in the imperial examination and serve the country; And some people can become high-ranking officials without going through the imperial examination, which will encourage the trend of students all over the world to abandon their studies and go to camps, which is still not good. ”

Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "There is some truth, but Su Jin is a meritorious person, and if I don't reward him heavily, wouldn't it be for the people of the world to accuse the court of being unkind and unrighteous behind my back, which also hurts the hearts of many people." ”

Lu Yijian said: "So the ministers dare not decide, if it is not against the ancestral system if the envoy is granted the official position of seven and eight grades, but it seems unfair to Su Jin; It's up to the emperor to make his own decision on this matter. ”

A nameless fire rose in Su Jin's heart, and the Yangtze River and the Yellow River were crossed, but they were stopped by a stinky ditch; If you are paralyzed, if you don't participate in the imperial examination, you don't learn and don't know how to do it? What kind of rules is this Nima, Lao Tzu worked desperately to run errands, but was blocked from the mainstream by this reason, and could only end up with the life of a seven-grade and eight-grade official, which was really infuriating; It is a trivial matter for officials to be big and small, and they can't afford to lose face.

Zhao Zhen looked at Su Jin's unkind face, and asked gently: "Envoy Su, you have heard it, this matter is indeed a bit tricky, I want to hear what you mean." ”

Su Jin sighed and said: "Your Majesty, Wechen will not embarrass you, Wechen wants to do a modest contribution to the imperial court, but he is not going to high-ranking officials; When Wechen was on an errand, he went through the risk of losing his life several times, if it was to get promoted and make a fortune, how could Wechen fight for his life? ”

Lu Yijian, Du Yan and the others smiled, and they all thought: "If you show your heart again, I'm afraid it's too late." ”

Su Jin continued: "On Bagong Mountain, Weichen was imprisoned in the dungeon, dripping into ice at night and being splashed wet even though he could grit his teeth and persevere; In Yangzhou City, in the face of hundreds of minions of profiteers and ink officials, several times the sword was slashed against the tip of the nose, and he never frowned; In Luzhou City, Zhu Shiyong led six or seven hundred soldiers to trap my Su family in the house, and more than a dozen servants in the family died, and they would be wiped out anytime and anywhere, and Weichen never regretted it. Wechen just thinks about one thing, since the emperor trusts Wechen so much, and the soldier dies as a confidant, Wechen is to give up this life, and he must also handle the grain affairs well, and also bring the ink officials and profiteers to justice; The minister was taught by Lord Bao of Tianfu, and always remembered what he said to me, 'The emperor lives up to the grace of the emperor, and the people of Li live up to the people', so the minister can persevere and complete the mission. ”

Su Jin's words made the ministers in the palace shocked, the officials only knew that Su Jin had done a few major things, but they didn't know the details inside, Su Jin's several life dangers, everyone heard it for the first time, and even Yan Shu heard it for the first time.

Most people attribute Su Jin's success to good luck and a little cleverness; I don't have much respect for Su Jin in my bones, but at this moment, many people are in awe of Su Jin; Not to mention whether Su Jin's slogan came from the heart, just these few experiences of fighting for his life are enough to make people have to sigh that this person is bold; In contact, when he was in Yingtian, this gentleman dared to argue with Zhao Zongdan, the king of Teng, and almost lost his life, which shows that this person is indeed not simple.

Zhao Zhen was instigated by Su Jin several times today, but he quickly calmed down, everything today was under his control, and the current situation was the situation controlled by Zhao Zhen; In today's hall, Zhao Zhen is a smart director and an actor who is enough to win the Oscar, when it comes to the critical time of this scene, how can he let Su Jin steal too many scenes.

"Envoy Su, I know that you have suffered a lot of grievances, but the ancestral system is like this, I am really embarrassed, so let's do it, I plan to grant you the official status, give you the same Jinshi and the first, if you are willing to stay in the capital, you can choose the seven official positions in the two governments and three divisions, if you don't want to stay in the capital, you can choose from the large and small counties under the jurisdiction of the state, you can go to be a county commander, as long as you have political achievements, I will give you a promotion in the future, and others have nothing to say."

Su Jin shook his head and said: "Don't worry about this, the emperor has already decided, he will not do anything, he just asks the emperor to fulfill the conditions he promised me before; Wechen also went to my business to be a grass farmer, and I didn't want any official position. ”

The officials were stunned, it was obvious that this kid was angry, but what was the use of being angry? If you don't want to be rewarded, who can blame you? suspects that the official position is low, who calls you from a wild road, and you have not passed the imperial examination to enter the office, then it can only be so; The emperor's conditions are good enough, and I don't know how many fat shortages there are in the two governments and three divisions, so it is better to pick one of them to make a fortune in a muffled voice than to be a grass farmer in anger.

Yan Shu stomped his feet anxiously, and told him that he was good last night, this kid changed his mind again; I have the ability, but I am too impulsive and don't know how to take it seriously; If the emperor says: Yes! All the previous efforts have not been in vain; Ay! What a wild horse, there is no way to predict his behavior.

Zhao Zhen looked at Su Jin and studied the credibility of Su Jin's words, whether this was from the heart or an angry expression of dissatisfaction; Zhao Zhen didn't want Su Jin to get nothing, and he didn't want him to get too much.

Su Jin didn't know that when he was still drunk in Yan Shu's mansion last night, Ouyang Xiu secretly entered the palace to see Zhao Zhen, Ouyang Xiu had his own calculations, and he concealed such a big thing for Su Jin, like a bloody blade hanging over his head; No one knows when the blade fell off and its head went small.

After thinking about it, Ouyang Xiu decided to take the initiative to confess the matter to Zhao Zhen; At this moment, the food crisis is lifted, and Zhao Zhen is in a good mood, and at this time, the chance of asking for forgiveness will be much greater.

So Ouyang Xiu made careful arrangements, changed into ordinary clothes and hats, folded the official uniform and hat neatly and entered the palace, and when he saw Zhao Zhen's face, he knelt on the ground and cried, bitterly stating that he had lost the emperor's grace, and his forehead was bloody.

As Ouyang Xiu expected, Zhao Zhen pardoned his guilt, because Ouyang Xiu knew better than anyone that as long as his handle was in Zhao Zhen's hands, Zhao Zhen could better control himself as his eyes and ears among the courtiers, which would be beneficial to Zhao Zhen and harmless.

As for the things that Su Jin did, Zhao Zhen didn't jump like thunder as he imagined, just sat there and thought about it, then comforted himself a few words and let himself go out of the palace.

The power of heaven is unpredictable, Ouyang Xiu has two hands, but this time he can't guess Zhao Zhen's thoughts; So today in the court, Ouyang Xiu became very honest and didn't say a word of superfluity.

At this moment, Zhao Zhen was wondering whether to tell Su Jin what he had done to deter this young man with all kinds of tricks; But soon he vetoed the idea, and after saying it, Su Jin was dead, and no one could save him, including Yan Shu.

And Su Jin's killing is just a trivial matter, the trouble is that this will put Yan Shu in an embarrassing situation from now on, Zhao Zhen wants a balance of strength between the two sides, not a monopoly of one side, this is exactly what he has realized The way of the emperor and the king, if Yan Shu is suppressed, Lu Yijian and others will be even more difficult to control, it will definitely be an unfavorable situation for himself; Many of his previous proposals were jointly blocked by the ministers, and these old guys have even begun to point out their own harem family affairs, if they are allowed to sit bigger, it will be even more difficult for them to be the emperor.

"Envoy Su, don't talk angry, you are asking the people of the world to scold me behind my back, and the rewards and punishments are unknown; It is a fact that you have made great contributions, but it is also a fact that you have not been examined, and I am also in a dilemma, so you must also be considerate and considerate of me. ”

Su Jin said: "Can you blame me for not having the imperial examination?" Last year, the imperial court stopped paying tribute, and Weichen wanted to participate in the scientific examination, but he didn't have the opportunity; This year's government exam is still in the fall, and it's too late to take the exam. ”

Zhao Zhen's heart suddenly moved, and he smiled: "That's it, I give you a chance, I am planning to advance this year's imperial examination, and the palace examination will be completed this spring, you can go to participate in the scientific examination, once you win the examination, I will reconsider your official position, so it's always fair." ”

"Grass!" Su Jin was dumbfounded, it was a reason for prevarication, but he didn't expect to get angry, although he had studied in Yingtian Academy for a few months, he was on errands for the rest of the month, and he didn't touch the side of the book, didn't the exam cost people at this time?

"Envoy Su, the emperor has done his best to you, but this is probably a little difficult for you, if you are not sure, you can find another way; In fact, it's not bad to be a county magistrate, the old man was a county magistrate for three years in Jiande. Lu Yijian lost no time in stimulating Su Jin, he could see that Su Jin was already dumbfounded, and he couldn't wait to see Su Jin's joke about Sun Shan's name.

"Yes, yes, with Su Zhu's talent, it must be the title of the gold list, and I hope to drink the wine." Someone saw the clue and hurriedly followed.

Su Jin scratched his head, scolded endlessly in his heart, looked at the gloating expression of the full hall, and the sympathetic eyes of Yan Shufu Bi and others, suddenly blood gushed up, and he said horizontally: "Take the test, I'm not afraid of death, are you still afraid of the exam?" ”

Yan Shu sighed secretly, and said in his heart: "It's over, you've been fooled, is it so easy for you to pass this imperial examination?" Every year, 100,000 people take the exam, but only a few hundred pass the exam, are you really a civil and military all-rounder? ”

The matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more, I hope Su Jin is really full of economy.

"Good!" Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Passing on the decree, temporarily conferring the position of the person in the Su Jinshi Pavilion, just to free up time to review the books, and participate in the imperial examination as a student of Yingtian Academy a month later." ”

The ministers chirped and laughed, and congratulated Su Jin one after another, Su Jin knew that these guys were laughing at him, so he could only stand on the hall with a bitter face, crying and laughing.