Luzhou City is tantamount to a super earthquake, in just a few days, Zhu Shiyong, the prefect of Luzhou City, who is also considered to be prestigious, fell from the clouds to hell and instantly became a prisoner under the stairs.

The officials in the city took turns to accept Ouyang Xiu's interrogation and interrogation, and for a while, everyone was in danger, and the city was full of glory.

The Luzhou Xiang Army was also unarmed, and all those involved in the military were imprisoned, with the exception of Tou Cheng, who followed Su Jin in blood. Fight to kill the more than forty soldiers who survived.

Tang Jiyuan of the Chamber of Commerce, the two vice presidents and some businessmen were all detained, all the family property was sealed, and the forbidden soldiers riding tall horses continued to shuttle through the shops of the chambers of commerce at the entrances of major cities, and posted seals to seal the shops involved.

Ouyang Xiu does have some skills in prison, and everything is complicated, but he is methodical, taking prisoners, investigating evidence, and conducting a preliminary trial; Everything went in order.

His efficiency is not low, the case basically came to an end two days later, of course, all this has to do with Zhu Shiyong's forgiveness of the family and his family's confession almost every time he is guilty, such as the Scarface Black Seven and other bandit chiefs who fell out of the execution ground ten years ago, and he also confessed when the evidence was insufficient, not to mention other cases with conclusive evidence.

As for the crime of banditry, he didn't admit it, and the fact is also true, he had nothing to do with the bandits, but just put Su Jin to death by the hands of the bandits; And Ouyang Xiu also understands this, and it can be learned from Chen Laogen's account that Zhu Shiyong did not have anything to do with the bandits, so this crime was changed to 'Communiqué personal vendetta, set up a bureau to frame the court officials; In addition, there is naturally another great crime waiting for him in the matter of grain affairs, that is, the crime of 'colluding with profiteers, harming the public and private interests, tampering with the date of grain production, and openly sabotaging grain affairs'.

The others are all minor crimes, and they are nothing compared to these major crimes.

After the case was confirmed, Ouyang Xiu quickly wrote a report and sent it to the capital urgently, and announced the whole city to soothe the panicked mood of the people.

Zhu Shiyong hides deep enough on weekdays, and his reputation among the people is not too evil, and when the notice was posted, the whole city was in an uproar, and the people never expected that the parents and officials in Luzhou were actually such people; Compared with the announcement of the crimes of the three people in the Chamber of Commerce, it was a different reaction, when Tang Jiyuan and others rose ten years ago, they ordered Hei Qi and others to do a lot of hurtful things, and at this moment, old hatred and new hatred came to their hearts, and the people of Luzhou all celebrated with their hands.

On the evening of the tenth day of the first lunar month, Ouyang Xiu and Su Jin held a banquet in Hefeng Building to entertain the forbidden army who came with this cameo.

After sending off all the heads of the forbidden army, Ouyang Xiu was undiminished, and pulled Su Jin to open another seat on the third floor of Hefeng Building, and had a good time with Su Jin.

"Envoy Su, what do you think about the events of the past few months?" Ouyang Xiu's face was slightly red, and the smell of wine was compelling, but he could see that his heart was extremely sober.

Su Jin stuffed a piece of foie gras into his mouth, chewed it slowly, swallowed it slowly, and said with a smile: "For me personally, it's like in a dream." ”

Ouyang Xiu smiled and said: "Not only do you feel this way, I also think it is incredible, tomorrow the imperial decree will come, I estimate that I must wait for the escort prisoner to go to Beijing to resume my life, and you and I will go to Beijing to report on our work." ”

Su Jin nodded and said: "That's for sure, don't tell the adult, I'm always a little uneasy in my heart, we have repeatedly made shocking cases in Yangzhou and Luzhou, what kind of atmosphere do you think this debriefing will take place?" ”

Ouyang Xiu raised his glass towards Su Jin, drank it to himself, and said with a smile: "Envoy Su is really different from others, if others have such a great achievement, they may not know how to go back to Beijing to be rewarded, but you are worried, it's really strange." ”

Su Jin rolled his eyes and said, "My lord, can I tell a lie in front of you?" Some things still need to be vigorously maintained, although this merit is not small, the leak is also big, I only hope that the merit is offset by the demerits, and Amitabha Buddha can be punished without punishment, as for the reward, there is no extravagant hope. ”

Ouyang Xiu nodded and said: "This statement also comes from your sincerity, to tell you the truth, you are worried in your heart, and I am also uneasy in my heart; You and I are all in one pot, it's not good for anyone to make a mistake, we won't mention that thing again, you haven't done it, I haven't seen it, and it's gone. ”

Su Jin smiled: "I'm afraid that the matter won't be over." ”

Ouyang Xiu said: "It should be over, it will naturally be over, and if it should not be over, you can't end it, although the saint today governs the country with benevolence and pursues the policy of governing by inaction, but the big and small things are all in his heart, if you want to hide it from those people in the two provinces, you can do it, but if you want to hide it, I don't think it's possible." ”

Su Jin was shocked and said, "Isn't that going to be bad?" ”

Ouyang Xiu laughed and said: "The holy will is unpredictable, but don't worry so much, although I, Ouyang Xiu, don't dare to say that the speculation is clear, but seventy or eighty percent can still guess, since the emperor promised me to behead Yangzhou criminals when I was in Yangzhou, the emperor's attitude has been clear, it's just that you are not good at speculating about the meaning." ”

Su Jin said suspiciously: "If this is the case, why did you send Zhang Mei, the deputy commander of the former army of the palace, to obstruct it?" ”

Ouyang Xiu smiled and said: "This is the emperor's cleverness, at that time, even if you don't propose to be executed immediately, the official will quickly arrange for the execution of the prisoner, because the gap in the middle is only two days, at that time the emperor specially left us, if we are slower, this opportunity will slip away; So the hand is fast and the hand is slow, let's play to see who is fast. ”

Su Jin had an indescribable feeling in his heart, it turned out that there were so many twists and turns here, today Ouyang Xiu was confident of himself, that day he was in a hurry to stew the insider in Yangzhou, Ouyang Xiu also pretended to say that it was too hasty, and when Zhang Mei shouted at the execution ground to keep people under the knife, Ouyang Xiu also deliberately pinched the arrow and did not throw it down; After doing it for a long time, he was trying to make a move by himself, and Ouyang Xiu was sure that he would make a move, this old fox saw himself thoroughly, and he was just playing tricks on himself.

Thinking of this, Su Jin felt a burst of anger in his heart, he thought that he had already experienced enough Taoism, but he was unexpectedly in Ouyang Xiu's calculations.

And the emperor is even more unfathomable, every move has a deep meaning, if it weren't for Ouyang Xiu's analysis, he wouldn't understand anything at all, no wonder people say that accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, Ouyang Xiu, Yan Shu, Lu Yijian These people can gain a foothold in the court, just the ability to promote the true and false relationship between Zhao Zhen and Zhao Zhen, he is already beyond his reach.

Ouyang Xiu didn't care about Su Jin's solemn face, and said to himself: "This time, there is a big case in Huainan Road, this matter is a good thing, and it is indeed a bad thing; This Zhu Shiyong is recommended by Lu Yijian, like Wang Qinian, the transfer envoy of Shouzhou Road, belongs to the Lu Party faction, this time we touched Lu Xiang's nerves, what his reaction was, but it is unknown; Of course, on the surface, he must have praised him a lot. ”

Su Jin sighed and said, "That's no way, I've done everything, I'm afraid it's useless." ”

Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "Actually, this is not the main thing, the most important thing in this matter is the emperor's reaction, and the emperor must not be happy in his heart." ”

Su Jin understood a little, and said softly: "Is it because of the corruption of the officials that the emperor feels faceless?" ”

Ouyang Xiu said: "You are considered to be a beginner, the dignity of the royal family is sometimes more important than the case, why can King Teng Zhao Zongdan not die?" It's not that the emperor can't kill him, it's not that he doesn't dare to kill him, it's just about the dignity of the royal family; The emperor is good at everything, but he is too good-looking; So I have to remind you that after returning to Beijing this time, you must not be arrogant, and you must be low-key and low-key, especially in front of the emperor, you can't get carried away. ”

Su Jin arched his hand and said: "I have been taught, Lord Ouyang is heartfelt in the next place, it is all good words, and I will remember it in my heart." ”

Ouyang Xiu waved his hand and said with a smile: "This is the outside, you are also the most courageous and smartest one among the people I have ever seen, I, Ouyang Xiu, am not the villain of the flies and dogs as rumored by the outside world, for me, the Great Song Dynasty is still in the first place, and the skin will be attached to it, Lu Xiang, Lord Sansi, Lord Fan, Lord Han and other ministers of the DPRK and China all understand this truth, although there are differences between friends and parties in secret, and they are inclined to each other, but when it comes to the national system, it must be concerted; It's a pity that there are always some people who don't understand this truth and blindly ignore the national system for personal gain. ”

Su Jin's eyes were bright, and suddenly he seemed to understand a little bit about the thoughts of these important ministers of the dynasty, Ouyang Xiu seemed to gossip, but he did some enlightenment for Su Jin in politics, which Ouyang Xiu did not expect.

Su Jin suddenly said boldly: "These two major cases of official governance may have some ideas in the emperor's heart, or they may affect the direction of the imperial court's policy. ”

Ouyang Xiu said suspiciously: "How do you say this?" ”

Su Jin said with a smile: "It's just a casual speculation, I heard that Song Qi had written redundant things in the early years, and the emperor has not made up his mind for so many years, this matter may prompt the emperor to have some ideas, or restart the reform of the rule of officials and the theory of the fee system, and it is unknown that it may have a long-term impact on the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Ouyang Xiu was shocked and said, "You mean, the new deal?" ”

Su Jin silently didn't answer, thinking in his heart, thinking that in a few years, the Great Song Dynasty Gang would be led by Fan Zhongyan and others to carry out the law change movement, what role did he play in this? These two major cases of official governance are earth-shattering, and they have never been the founding of the Great Song Dynasty so far, perhaps it is their own unintentional actions that contributed to the implementation of the new policy in the future, but they are people who have crossed over thousands of years, but they have an impact on history, isn't this a confused account?

Su Jin didn't speak, and Ouyang Xiu didn't ask, the two of them pushed the glasses and changed the glasses and drank a few glasses of wine, and finally they both fell drunk on Hefeng Tower.

The first quarter moon shone lightly in the calm city of Luzhou, sprinkling a touch of clear light; Although the night wind is cold, it is no longer cold bone marrow, and the sound of percussion can be heard in the distance, and the sleepless people silently count the sounds, but it is already four watches.

(Please see the next volume at the end of the third volume: Xiaoxiao Wind and Rain in the Capital)