Du Yan was speechless, although Su Jin had the element of boasting and showing off, but he really brought more than 1,000 officers and soldiers to level Bagong Mountain, which is a fact. In comparison, the dragon really escaped from the battle and seemed much more obscene.

"That's right, the envoy of the Su Dynasty is loud, Long Zhen really doesn't have any excuse to flee from the battle, he ran away, what he lost was the integrity of my 800,000 forbidden army in the Great Song Dynasty, and what he lost was the dignity of the imperial court." Yan Shu applauded, some of the officials liked to follow the trend, and they couldn't help but applaud along with it, until Lu Yijian and Du Yan's cold eyes swept over him, and then he felt that he had sinned against him, and quickly stopped his palms, shrunk his neck and lowered his head as if he had made a mistake.

"Envoy Su, the old man admires your ability, but even if Long Zhen commits a crime, he should be handed over to the Privy Council for disposal, and the Great Song Military Regulations will punish him, and he must be killed and killed; But this man is nowhere to be found, shouldn't you explain? ”

Su Jin smiled and said: "Xiaguan doesn't know where he went, when he lost his food and fled back to Yangzhou, I was really annoyed, and I once ordered someone to tie him to the lamppost in the palace square and whip him dozens of whips; But he said that he was a member of the Privy Council, and that he had only been ordered to follow me on an errand, and that I had no right to punish him. His words reminded me that under the Privy Council, Lord Du, I am indeed a small food envoy who cannot be shaken; Those who know the times are handsome, so I didn't embarrass him; Instead, he was handed over to Shen Dezhang of the Yangzhou Criminal Division. ”

Du Yan said: "Then why did you disappear again?" ”

Su Jin spread his hands and said, "Who do you ask me?" That Shen Dezhang did not embarrass him, but rented a house near the small stone bridge in Yangzhou Xicheng to watch where he was, but said to be a guard, in fact, life is more comfortable than the gods, I am tired and tired of fighting with Yangzhou ink officials and profiteers to fight for their lives, this dragon commander is enjoying Qingfu, not to attract singers to drink and have fun, I am so busy, I don't dare to blink my eyes more, I may lose my life if I blink more, but I don't have the time to help you stare at this master. ”

Du Yan said angrily: "Does Long really dare to do this? So where is Shen Dezhang now? I'm going to call him for questioning. ”

Su Jin sighed: "You can't see him, if you want to see him, you can only go to dig the grave to see the corpse, Shen Dezhang colluded with Yangzhou profiteer Feng Jingyao to fight against the people who complained about people's lives, and received huge bribes. Legal. ”

Du Yan was stunned and said, "Then don't you know the true whereabouts of the dragon anymore?" ”

Su Jin said: "I took Feng Jingyao's night and went to the Xiaoshiqiao Mansion to invite Long Zhen, I was afraid that the chaos would disturb his life, but I didn't expect that when I arrived with my subordinates, it was already empty; The officials of the Criminal Department who detained him confessed that Long Zhen rewarded them with money that afternoon, let them go to drink and take a vacation, and then took advantage of this opportunity to escape; It can be seen that he had premeditated all this, perhaps because he was afraid of military law, or maybe he saw the rioters in the city swarming to find a place to hide, in short, I spent a lot of time searching the whole city afterwards, and I did not see his shadow; Ouyang Zhongcheng was in Yangzhou at the time, and he witnessed the whole process. ”

Ouyang Xiu saw that he mentioned himself, so he stepped forward and said: "This is indeed the case, this official once asked Su Jin for Long Zhen, and wanted to investigate the robbery of the grain, but Long Zhen did escape without permission and did not know where to go; The Su envoy used his soldiers to search for him, but he was not found. ”

Du Yan was speechless, he didn't believe that Long Zhen would run away without permission, Long Zhen had no reason to escape, as he said, Su Jin had no right to cure his crimes, and his affairs had to be reported to the Privy Council to decide; And take 10,000 steps back, even if he feels dangerous and Long Zhen escapes, he should return to the capital to find himself, but he gave him a package ticket, promising that if things are messed up, he will keep him safe, and there must be a reason why he doesn't come to find himself.

But the fact is that Long Zhen is indeed gone, he has not seen a corpse or a person, just like the world has evaporated, if he can't see Long Zhen himself, it seems that he will not be answered; Du Yan didn't suspect Su Jin's head, and he wouldn't believe it if he was killed, Su Jin dared to destroy the flowers with his hands, and directly asked for Long Zhen's life.

In this world, except for Su Jin's master and servant who participated that night, only Ouyang Xiu guessed the ending of Long Zhen, Su Jin just told him, 'I'm afraid I won't see Long Zhen in this life', just this sentence, Ouyang Xiu understood everything.

Du Yan thought for a while, saluted Zhao Zhen and said: "Your Majesty, Long Zhen followed the Su envoy to run an errand, but there was no trace, and the Su envoy's accusations against Long Zhen had no evidence. Otherwise, a hasty conviction will create discontent among the officers and men of the forbidden army. ”

Zhao Zhen frowned and thought for a while, then nodded: "Yes, announce the criminal departments of the state capitals, search for Long Zhen's whereabouts, and arrest him." ”

Du Yan kowtowed and thanked him, and slowly retreated.

Su Jin secretly admired himself, Du Yan deserved to be an old Jianghu, he was Long Zhen's recommender, once he realized that Long Zhen's matter was not good for him, he immediately stopped fighting, and quickly made a decision to protect himself; If Zhao Zhen was convicted of Long Zhen's crime at this time, he would also be blamed for not knowing the unfavorable recommendation, so he used Long Zhen's failure to return to the case and his words were not credible, and even did not hesitate to exaggerate and talk about the entire forbidden army, the purpose was to put this matter on hold for the time being.

Su Jinxin said: Long Zhen, you can't find it, he is lying in the old grave in the southwest of Yangzhou at the moment and rotting, unless he really digs three feet into the ground, otherwise it will be a mystery where Long Zhen went in this life; Originally, if Long Zhen was alive, he might have the opportunity to stab Du Yan, but Long Zhen knew too many secrets, and he was a greater threat to himself, so he still died steadily.

At this point, all the accusations against Su Jin have disappeared, and the only crime of resisting the decree was pardoned by Zhao Zhen himself; Su Jin was relaxed, this time he could do his best, and no one would come to make trouble, but he wanted to see what benefits the emperor would give him.

Zhao Zhen looked at Su Jin's triumphant appearance, a subtle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said: "Ladies and gentlemen, please discuss the matter of rewarding those who have made meritorious contributions in the process of handling grain affairs and Yangzhou and Luzhou, and you can take the list, and the two governments will discuss it with the secretaries of the Ministry of Rites and Rites of the Three Divisions, and give me an opinion." ”

The chamberlain took the list from the dragon case, and first handed it to Lu Yijian for a look, this list of meritorious service was compiled by Yan Shu according to Su Jin's report, and it was written in great detail, who played what role in what matter, what kind of suggestions were made, and what impact on the consequences of the matter were all clear and orderly. However, there was no word behind Su Jin's name, Yan Shu understood very well that it was not appropriate for him to judge Su Jin recommended by himself, and it was better to leave a blank for the emperor to discuss with others.

The emperor was supervising, and the efficiency of the ministers was really high, and after some discussion, a consensus was quickly reached, and finally Lu Yijian stepped forward to make a statement.

Su Jin pricked up his ears and listened carefully, starting with Ouyang Xiu, until the commander of the box army like Pan Jiang and Pan Shiyi, and then to several box soldiers and the heads of the forbidden army, the yamen officials who participated in the errand all received different rewards.

Ouyang Xiu was stained with Su Jin's light this time, but maybe the personnel were too poor, and he only suggested that he be rewarded with a fictitious title of 'Jiying Hall Straight Bachelor', and the only real benefit was that the official salary was increased by one level;

Even Pan Jiang was promoted to one level and was promoted to the inspection envoy of Yangzhou Metropolitan Government, not to mention the military affairs of the Yangzhou Xiang Army, and even the inspection yamen who assisted in the management of public security also belonged to him.

Others, such as Ma Jun Zhao and Fang Erdutou who participated in Yangzhou's grain affairs, and the ten leaders of the forbidden army who participated in the arrest of Zhu Shiyong who were purely soy sauce also benefited.

Only Su Jin's reward, Lu Yijian didn't mention a word after reading the list in his hand.

Su Jin was a little confused, and couldn't help but look at Yan Shu who participated in the discussion, Yan Shu signaled Su Jin with his eyes not to be impatient, looking at Yan Shu's calm and relaxed appearance, Su Jin had to suppress the doubts in his heart and wait to see the development of the situation.