Su Jin had already thought of an excuse after the Yangzhou protest killing, and at this moment, he didn't think twice about it, and poured out the prepared rhetoric.

"Does the emperor think that Weichen wants to bear this reputation for murder? I think that Weichen is only seventeen years old after the New Year, and he has killed so many people for the sake of food, even if he kills the people who should be killed, it seems that his reputation is not very good; After Wechen returned to Luzhou, the four towns and eight neighbors were respectful and far away, not as close as when they were in Luzhou before, Wechen was still very puzzled, and then Wechen's mother broke the window paper, it turned out that all the neighbors said that I had killed a lot of people, and there was a bad breath on my body, and they were unwilling to associate with me. ”

After a pause, Su Jin continued: "Weichen originally looked at the daughter of Li Yuanwai's family in the east of the city, and planned to go back to his hometown to ask for employment. The matchmaker's mother-in-law wrote back that the young lady thought that Weichen was too heavy and did not want to marry me. Your Majesty, you said that Weichen made everyone stay away, and why can't you marry your daughter-in-law? Isn't Wechen asking for his own hardship? ”

Some of the ministers couldn't help laughing out loud, Yan Shu frowned, this kid is talking nonsense, and he doesn't care about the system, and he talks about his own trivial matters in the hall, which is really speechless.

Lu Yijian, Du Yan and the others looked at Su Jin coldly, and said in their hearts: Look at how ugly you can be, this matter is not explained clearly, and I will not rest with you.

Zhao Zhen had a straight face, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, and hurriedly coughed to cover it up, and said solemnly: "What is the reason? Su envoys do things for the imperial court and eradicate corrupt officials and profiteers, which is a very happy thing, and the people should love and respect it, how can such a thing happen. ”

Su Jin sighed and said: "Who doesn't say that, the people of my Luzhou are very simple, this simplicity is good and obedient, and the ugly thing is ignorance, but they treat me as a murderous demon." ”

Zhao Zhen comforted: "Su is a talent, others don't look down on you, they don't have this blessing, the people will have a misunderstanding for the time being, once you understand the truth, you will love and respect you." ”

Su Jin arched his hand and said: "Thank you for the emperor's praise, Wechen is not bothered by this matter, as long as Wechen can do something for the court and the people, even if he is misunderstood, it doesn't matter if he is a bachelor for the rest of his life." ”

Lu Yijian couldn't help it after all, and shouted: "Is it because of this matter that Envoy Su resisted? ”

Su Jin ignored him, faced Zhao Zhen and continued: "Wei Chen also discussed with Ouyang Zhongcheng that he would simply transfer the case to the Criminal Department for trial, and he ended up with nothing to do; However, the situation in Yangzhou at that time was really not optimistic, many officials were in custody, Feng Cheng's disciples were very numerous, many officials' private guards and many disciples of Longhumen were in the city, suspicious situations were seen every day, and some people took advantage of the chaos to incite and spread rumors, and the people were also panicked. Under these circumstances, Ouyang Zhongcheng and I decided to ask the emperor for an order to send the prisoner to Yangzhou Zheng. Law. ”

Zhao Zhen held his chin and said slowly: "You want to borrow it. On the occasion of the law, deter Xiaoxiao and subdue the remnants? ”

Su Jin nodded and said: "It is precisely this idea that Yangzhou has experienced dozens of days of famine and turmoil, and Weichen went to the emperor's order, although he took the first evil and punished the ink officials, but if the situation cannot be calmed down, this errand is only half done; Wechen doesn't want to do half and keep half, just do it. ”

Zhao Zhen praised: "This attitude is still desirable, the people naturally want to have a stable life, just take people, the hearts of the people in the city can not be calmed, or cause trouble." ”

Su Jin said: "The emperor Shengming, and I don't know when there is a rumor on the street, saying that if these officials are escorted to Beijing, they will be acquitted, and some rumors have a nose and eyes, saying that there is a relationship between a certain official and a certain senior member of the court, and that they can buy their lives with money, these ink officials are all worth a lot, and buying money for their lives is definitely not a problem for them." The rumors made the people panic, and before we could ask for a decree, the people had already begun to spontaneously petition for a joint petition, and they gathered in the square of the government to jointly write a petition and submit it, which strengthened my determination to ask Ouyang Zhongcheng and me. ”

Zhao Zhen said: "I saw the joint petition of 10,000 people. ”

Su Jin said: "Yes, this is the will of the people. After the decree of the law, the fathers and elders in Yangzhou City rushed to tell each other, and finally they were able to witness with their own eyes that the culprit that had plagued them for several years was corrected. Fa, that's what they dream of; The people were also moved by the emperor's holy wisdom, and when Ouyang Zhongcheng and I rode horses to patrol the streets to announce the emperor's holy will, the fathers and elders along the street all knelt down and shouted long live; That scene was simply so touching, Weichen dared to say that in the current Yangzhou City, everyone worships the emperor like a god, and they all say that the emperor is the intimate person of the people and a great savior. There are also people who make up ballads to praise the emperor. ”

Zhao Zhen's eyes lit up and said, "Oh? Listen to the ballad. ”

Su Jin cleared his throat and said: "Dongfang is red, the sun is rising, and the Great Song Dynasty has a big savior; He works for the welfare of the people, and he is a great benefactor of the people! ”

This nondescript and unwritten ballad moved Zhao Zhen, and his eyes seemed to be moist, only to see him tap on the armrest of the dragon chair and sigh: "O public opinion, the people's aspirations, is what I have hoped for all my life, since I ascended the throne, I have been committed to hiding wealth from the people, and reducing taxes with light conscription, just to let the people live a peaceful life; Although the people suffered from famine, the court had a piece of grace and knew how to reciprocate, which was really embarrassing. ”

Su Jin said: "The emperor doesn't have to be like this, this is the result of the emperor's benevolent government, and you deserve it." ”

Zhao Zhen sighed: "I understand your hard work, I know that you refuse to carry out the second holy decree because you are afraid of disappointing the people, afraid that Yangzhou City will fall into chaos again, you have considered it thoroughly, I forgive you for this crime of resisting the decree." ”

Su Jin shouted long live and knelt down to thank him.

The Manchu Dynasty's civil and military eyes are jumping wildly, many people secretly pick their big fingers, and they study sycophants one by one on weekdays, thinking that they are perfect, and they only saw the master today, and even the emperor was almost made to cry in the blink of an eye, and even the crime of resisting the decree was exempted. When the sycophant is filmed to the highest level, it is like Su Jin who shoots directly into the emperor's heart.

Lu Yijian was unwilling to let this matter pass, and hurriedly said: "The emperor thinks twice, how can this crime of resisting the decree be forgiven, if it is all like this, who will obey the emperor's will in the future?" Isn't it a mess? ”

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said, "Who dares to disrespect my will?" Don't you want to have a head? Su Jin's move is for the sake of the overall situation, as he said, he is thinking about me and gathering people's hearts for me; Moreover, I am far away in the capital, so naturally I don't know the situation in Yangzhou as well as him; If you hadn't insisted on being cautious, how could I have issued a second decree, which is a bit hasty and not well thought out. ”

Lu Yijian hurriedly shut up, and if he continued to entangle, the emperor might burn the fire on himself, since the holy will has been decided, he should let go, Lu Yijian is not a tenacious person.

Lu Yijian was angry in his stomach, and returned to the brocade stool to sit down without saying a word, as if he had no interest in counting Su Jin's guilt; Du Yan was extremely depressed, Lu Xiang was frustrated, and it seemed that he didn't plan to speak anymore, so he didn't agree; The competition for the phase also has a chance, and Yan Shu is his biggest competitor, and the best way to fight Yan Shu is to punish Su Jin. Pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud, Su Jin was unlucky, and Yan Shu was unlucky, that was the best result, so even if Lu Xiang didn't make a move, he would never stop.

"Lu Aiqing, do you have any other responsibilities to Su Jin?" Zhao Zhen asked.

"The old minister has nothing to say." Lu Yijian said angrily, and he could scrape three catties of off his face.

Zhao Zhen said: "And that Aiqing, do you have any questions about Su Jin's food affairs?" If not, please propose a plan for this award and let me consider it. ”

Everyone shook their heads one after another, saying no, everyone can see that the emperor is biased towards Su Jin today, and even the crime of resisting the decree can be pardoned, who will go to find someone who is uncomfortable? Lu Xiang's face has fallen, will the emperor still care about other people's face?

Zhao Zhen was just about to say, 'Then let's start discussing merit', but before the words came out, he saw Du Yan slowly stepping out of the queue and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the minister has a question and wants to ask the envoy Su. ”