The matter has been decided, and all the officials are a little relieved, but this matter is like a sword hanging above their heads, and they will fall down and cut everyone's heads at some point.

Although there was a temporary response, everyone was still a little absent-minded; So much so that the earthquake in Jinghu was discussed by several officials next; Matters such as the border friction between Guangnan Road and the border friction of Nanbanyi have no longer aroused everyone's interest.

Zhao Zhen and Lu Yijian and others arranged a few tricky matters properly, and looked at the low morale of everyone below, and they were also a little helpless.

"Zhong Aiqing, my Great Song Dynasty was indeed an eventful year as Su Jin said, and all the ministers were also working hard and hard, but what made me happy, the successful completion of the grain affairs in the winter, this is the fundamental event; No matter how strong the external enemy is, as long as there is no chaos within our Great Song Dynasty, it will be enough to resist all attempts. Zhao Zhen tried his best to cheer up the ministers in a high tone.

"I ask Yan Aiqing to inform everyone of the results of this matter, which is also the main purpose of today's court discussion."

Du Yan and Lu Yijian exchanged glances, and finally it was time to reward meritorious deeds, and today was delayed by the Liao people's affairs until now, and it was only at this moment that it was considered to be the theme; The two had agreed in advance that they would only wait for Yan Shu's statement before making a move.

Yan Shu came out and saluted: "The minister obeys the order." Then he took out a bundle of codex and said: "My lords, in the spring and summer of last year, the southern states suffered from a great drought, and the main grain producing land in the south was almost no harvest, so that in October of last year, the crisis was prominent, and all the state capitals were in a food emergency, especially the Yangzhou Mansion on Huainan Road, and even caused a civil uprising. ”

"At the critical moment, our three divisions urgently sent people to various places to supervise the food affairs, and the saint also made an exception to the order of Su Jin, a student of Tianfu Academy, as the special envoy for food affairs, and went to Huainan Road to handle food affairs; From the beginning of October to the end of the night of the first year of this year, the grain affairs have been considered complete; In the past four months, the three divisions, together with various ministries, departments and yamen, have made concerted efforts to crack down on and inspire non-governmental grain merchants, confiscated and purchased grain from officials totaling more than 47 million stones, and disposed of 1,09 households of grain profiteers, involving more than 290 officials; It not only eliminated the corrupt style of officials and businessmen colluding with them, but also ensured that the rations of the military and civilians of our Great Song Dynasty were used, which can be said to have achieved great results; The minister hereby asks the Holy Lord to praise the meritorious ministers, and there have been officials to give severe punishments, so as to show the emperor's grace and heavenly prestige. ”

Yan Shu presented the music in his hand with both hands, and the waiter took it and handed it to Zhao Zhen; Zhao Zhen quickly looked through the list of grain collected by the state capitals listed above, as well as the list of people who needed to be rewarded and punished, put the book on the case, looked around at the ministers and said: "This grain matter is very important, you don't know the price of firewood and rice, and even the capital is almost out of grain this time; The grain and grass of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the northwest are also unsustainable, and it is really dangerous; Fortunately, with the blessing of our ancestors, the grain affairs were finally completed, and as long as the current national grain stocks are carefully planned and dispatched, we can ensure that the new grain will be harvested and handed over to the market this summer, and the trouble in my heart will be eliminated. ”

All the officials said in unison: "My emperor is blessed with heaven, God bless me in the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Naturally, it is God's blessing, but the best efforts of personnel are also indispensable, Su Jin, you come forward." ”

Su Jin walked forward quickly and saluted, "Weichen is here." ”

Zhao Zhen said in a gentle tone: "You have made a great contribution this time, the food affairs are tricky and difficult, and it is not easy for you to live up to the expectations of the public." ”

Su Jin said: "It's all about the Holy Dragon's might, and all the adults are working together, and Weichen is just doing his best." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled: "Don't be humble, if you do it well, you should do it well, and if you have merit, you should be rewarded, what reward do you want?" ”

Su Jin said: "How dare Weichen ask for a reward, Weichen only asks the Holy Lord to reward the meritorious ministers who Weichen drafted and submitted, and comfort the soldiers and soldiers who donated their lives, so that the ministers can feel at ease." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "It's rare for you to be sympathetic to your subordinates, but you can rest assured that these things will be rewarded, I will arrange for the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials to have a reward for meritorious deeds, what I want to ask is what reward do you want?" ”

Su Jin scratched his head and said, "This ...... Whatever the emperor gives, there is no courtier's reward. ”

Zhao Zhen laughed and said: "If you are humble, if I give less reward, you are not allowed to murmur afterwards." ”

Su Jin said: "How dare Weichen, but Weichen knows that the emperor will not treat Weichen badly." ”

Zhao Zhen laughed, Yan Shu couldn't help but laugh, Su Jin was squeezing Zhao Zhen: The reward given is small, are you embarrassed to take out your hand?

Zhao Zhen turned to Lu Yijian and said, "Lu Aiqing, what reward do you say should I give Su Jin?" ”

Lu Yijian got up slowly, arched his hand, and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Su Jin should not be rewarded, but should be ......punished."

The officials almost didn't believe their ears, and Lu Yijian's earth-shattering sentence made everyone's jaws almost drop; Lu Xiang: What is this doing? The emperor and Yan Sansi both hinted that Su Jin's contribution was huge, and when he came to Lu Xiang, he actually said a word, and said that he should be punished; What's going on? When Lu Xiang went out, he was caught in the head by the big iron gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Zhao Zhen didn't seem surprised, and his face didn't move at all; Even Su Jin Yanshu was not surprised, his expression was as usual, as if he had expected this scene a long time ago.

"Lu Aiqing, what is the basis for this?" Zhao Zhen asked calmly.

Lu Yijian stroked his long silver-white beard and said slowly: "How can the old minister be honest, the matter of grain affairs, Su Envoy is admittedly meritorious, and it can even be said that he has worked hard, and he should be greatly praised; However, Su Jin also made several big mistakes in the process of handling grain affairs, and the credit was not enough to offset the mistakes, so in line with the principle of clear rewards and punishments, the old minister thought that it should be a small punishment, and as for the reward, it was not feasible. ”

Zhao Zhen looked sideways and said: "What are the mistakes?" ”

Lu Yijian said: "One of the mistakes, when Su Jin exterminated the bandits in Bagong Mountain, he had an edict to recruit An, even if it was to suppress the bandits and steal grain, the edict would never be allowed. ”

When everyone heard it, it was still this cliché, and they had already used this to talk about it last time, and now it is still this one; However, Su Jin breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that Lu Yijian would say in the first sentence: Su Jin opened a warehouse in Yangzhou privately and used military rations; As soon as these words were spoken, Su Jinke would be dead.

"Lu Aiqing, I know about this matter, didn't I send Ouyang Aiqing to investigate this matter? Ouyang Aiqing, how is your case handled? Can there be a result of Su Jinjiao's edict? ”

Ouyang Xiu came out of the column and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has already investigated clearly, the minister in Shouzhou around the first year together with Huainan Road envoy Wang Qinian interrogated the captured bandit leader Da Lao Wang, after his confession, Su Jin did mention the matter of Zhao'an on Bagong Mountain. ”

Su Jin was stunned, what is Ouyang Xiu going to do? Yan Shu was also full of suspicions, could it be that Ouyang Xiu was really unreliable, and finally took the opportunity to fall into the well?

Yan Shu Su Jin was surprised, Lu Yijian was also surprised, Ouyang Xiu and Su Jin were fighting hotly in Yangzhou, I thought they had been complicit, but I didn't expect Ouyang Xiu to actually follow his own words, Lu Yijian proposed this matter, it was just one of the reasons, the real reason was still behind, now I didn't expect that the first shot was going to hit, once the crime of Jiao Zhao was established, Su Jin's crime would be heavier, and the original small punishment would be upgraded to a big punishment.

"So, did Su Jin really pretend to recruit An?" Zhao Zhen frowned and asked.

Ouyang Xiu arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, according to what the old king said, Su Jin did mention the matter of recruiting An; But...... He didn't say that he had this right, but said that he would go back to the court to invite the Ministry of Rites to come to negotiate Zhao'an, and said that he had a little thin face in front of the emperor, and swore that if Zhao'an would be successful; There is no such thing as exaggeration, but there is some disrespect for the saint. ”

The ministers were in an uproar again, the situation took a turn for the worse, and this Ouyang Xiu sold a pass and teased everyone; If Su Jin just patted his chest and bragged, it was just a small part, not to mention that he was disrespectful to the emperor, even the old guys who were a little temperamental in the court would scold their mothers in front of Zhao Zhen, if this is also a crime, Zhao Zhen doesn't know how many heads he has to cut off.

Lu Yijian's face was ugly for a while, and he asked, "Ouyang Zhongcheng, have you really investigated this matter?" That's what the big king really said? ”

Ouyang Xiu said: "Lu Xiang, the confession is here, and Wang Lu Envoy also accompanied the interrogation at that time, and the case file will be submitted to the trial court for review, if Lu Xiang is interested, he can go to check it in a few days." ”

Lu Yijian wondered in his heart, why didn't Wang Qinian say so in the letter, at that time, it was said that the eldest Wang clearly said that Su Jin patted his chest and said that he was the envoy sent by the imperial court to recruit An, and also said that he could arrange their positions after Zhao'an, and the promise was all over the place, why did he suddenly change his confession at this time.

It's a pity that the bandit chief Shen Yaozu was taken away by Ouyang Xiu, and the emperor has been asking about this matter, and it is not good for him to forcibly interrogate, otherwise asking this Shen Yaozu can also be confirmed.

Su Jin secretly picked his big finger and praised Ouyang Xiu's ability, he could actually make the eldest king turn over his confession, and it is estimated that Wang Qinian was also dumbfounded; But thinking about it again, as a royal historian, there are naturally a lot of flowers and intestines in his stomach, if he can't deal with a small bandit leader, then his Taoism for so many years can be regarded as a vain cultivation.