"Your Majesty, I know everything." Su Jin bowed and said.

Zhao Zhen nodded, slowly paced a few laps, stopped and asked, "I have seen your ten disadvantages of strategy, and I am very touched; I think that with your experience, you can see these many shortcomings, which shows how far my Great Song Dynasty has accumulated shortcomings, and I don't believe that the ministers in the court and the central government will not be able to see these things. ”

Su Jin is not good, if you want to say that some people know that there are so many drawbacks, that's for sure, at least even if Fan Zhongyan is one, Lu Yi, Jian Yanshu and others who have been above the court for a long time must also know, but if you want to say that all people regard all this as 'disadvantages', it may not be, many officials take these things for granted.

"I watched it several times last night, and I saw a cold sweat on my spine, and I also like to read, and I can learn about the rise and fall of history as a mirror; Which of the previous dynasties that perished did not prosper for a while, but eventually perished; I didn't dare to think that my Great Song Dynasty would have that day, and when I thought of this, I couldn't sleep and didn't know the taste; I must not let this happen. ”

Zhao Zhen seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be cheering himself up; Su Jin knew that his article had awakened Zhao Zhen's sense of crisis, and in Zhao Zhen's mind, I am afraid that there was nothing more important than managing the Great Song Dynasty well and passing it on to the next generation steadily.

At present, he poked open the layer of window paper at once, and in the sound of singing praises to the peace of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military whitewashing, it was like pouring a scoop of cold water on Zhao Zhen's head; It's not that Zhao Zhen doesn't know these things, but no one analyzes them systematically for him, and he doesn't know that the accumulation of shortcomings has reached such a serious point.

When he realized that this crisis was enough to affect the safety of the country, his first reaction was to make changes quickly, and it was not too late to make amends.

"Su Jin, I think your article is very well written, and I have appointed you as the champion against public opinion, because you say things that others know but don't say, which is much better than those who scratch their boots and say things that don't hurt or itch; You say, "If I entrust you with these things, will you be able to do them?" ”

Su Jin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Weichen will tell you the truth, I'm afraid that Weichen can't do any of these things, so your Majesty, don't let Weichen do this." ”

Zhao Zhen sighed, couldn't hide the disappointment on his face, and said lightly: "Why is that?" Doesn't your article have its own countermeasures on how to rectify the evils of the times? Seven or eight thousand words, the narrative is detailed enough; I think you're well thought out. ”

Su Jinxin said: That was Fan Zhongyan's thoughtfulness, but it wasn't mine.

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, the emperor's mood is well understood, but the things of change have been the most difficult since ancient times, and not to mention these big things, even if it is an innocuous little thing, it will definitely be blamed for changing the eternal old rules; Without him, it's just hard to change habits. What's more, it is a change in the major affairs of the imperial court, which naturally involves the whole body, and several of these ten articles involve the interests of officials, and the resistance will be great, and if it is acted rashly, it will cause a series of turmoil; At present, my Great Song Dynasty is not in trouble, and it is not easy to act rashly. ”

Zhao Zhen frowned and nodded: "I understand what you said, I don't mean now, I mean the future; Of course, external troubles can be worried, but internal troubles must be dealt with even more, otherwise the harm of internal troubles is far greater than that of external enemies. ”

Su Jin said: "What the emperor said is right, but he still can't be in a hurry, and such a major event is not something that Weichen can undertake, no matter how senior and prestigious it is, it is not enough to convince the public, so if the emperor wants to decide to change in the future, he can find important ministers to do it, and Weichen can be a pawn." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "You don't have to be modest, you are the third yuan of my Great Song Dynasty, and only three of them have been produced in the eighty years since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty; Qualifications are not enough to experience, prestige is not high can be accumulated, in short, this matter falls on you, since you bring it up, you can't stay out of it. ”

Su Jin scratched his head and said: "Your Majesty, this is difficult for a strong man, but the emperor commanded, how can Weichen be disrespectful, the only thing he asks for is that the emperor must not bring up this matter lightly, and it can only be carried out after the appropriate time and appropriate preparation; Wechen doesn't like to fail, and if there is no success to grasp, Wechen categorically does not do it. ”

Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "How can I wait with peace of mind, I also want to be out of sight, but how can I be out of sight and pure?" ”

Su Jindao: "The emperor is a wise man through the ages, and he naturally understands the overall situation, if the change is successful, otherwise it will not increase the laughing stock in vain; The emperor can also start to start where it is innocuous and insignificant, as long as it does not touch the core interests for the time being, it will not hurt the overall situation. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "That's right, I also think so, I will think carefully about where to start, hey!" I have to look at everyone's faces, am I too soft-hearted? ”

Su Jin hurriedly said: "The emperor is benevolent, not soft-hearted; After all, Jiangshan Sheji still relies on the concerted help of everyone, and even if the emperor is a genius, he can't do everything. ”

Zhao Zhen hurriedly stopped his mouth, what he said just now was a little excessive, and he inadvertently exposed the idea of focusing on me, and he needed to know that he had also advocated the words of 'the people are precious, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light'; although it is only a scene, it cannot be openly denied.

Su Jin pretended not to hear anything, lowered his head and said nothing, Zhao Zhen changed the topic and asked, "I heard that you are going to marry tomorrow, right?" ”

Su Jin said: "It is true that the emperor cares. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and smiled: "On the night of the candle in the cave room, when the gold list was titled, the two great things in life came together, what a blessing, I am happy to you; Married to the daughter of the Yan family? ”

Su Jin said: "Thank you to the emperor, it is Yan Biyun, the daughter of the Yan family." ”

Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said: "Tomorrow I will inscribe a plaque, and the inner servant will send you congratulations, tomorrow morning the court will give the official position to the new branch jinshi, you will definitely not come." ”

Su Jin nodded and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, Weichen didn't expect that the two things would conflict, what should the emperor say?" ”

Zhao Zhen asked: "Last time, I promised you that as long as you take the imperial examination to high school, I will grant you the position of the prefect of the fourth grade, which is a performance to compensate you for your previous great achievements, and I have never forgotten your merits." ”

Su Jin hurriedly thanked him, and Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said, "Don't thank you, I haven't finished speaking, I haven't forgotten your credit, but I haven't forgotten how bold you are." ”

Su Jindao: "Weichen understands that rewards are rewards and punishments, although rewards are given, this head is still stored in my neck, and the emperor will take it when he wants to." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "It's good that you understand, but as long as you do a good job from now on, I won't come to you to ask for a head." ”

Su Jin nodded yes, and said in his heart: You want to hold Lao Tzu's handle and ask Lao Tzu to do things for you in a proper manner, when the emperor also uses this method to control his courtiers, this emperor is also cheap.

"I originally wanted to keep you in the capital, but I mentioned it at the banquet in the morning, and guess what?" Zhao Zhen tilted his head and smiled.

Su Jin said: "What else? Naturally, one by one they don't want me, and they may say something like 'the temple can't accommodate the big Bodhisattva'. ”

Zhao Zhenqi said: "How do you know? Do you even know this sentence? ”

Su Jin was speechless, he didn't patronize and drink at the Qionglin banquet, he overheard a few words of conversation with the officials intentionally or unintentionally, of course he knew what was going on.

"I ask you, where do you want to be an official? I can only compromise for the time being and release you, but this is fine, I propose to release you to the prefect, and no one dares to oppose it anymore; You must know that even the champion Lang can't be released and become the prefect directly, it's not that I'm not at ease, but because the etiquette system is not in line. ”

Su Jin said: "Thank you Emperor Longen, Weichen is grateful." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "You can choose a state capital near the capital to be the prefect for a few years, and then I will transfer you back, and with your qualifications and achievements, there will be no obstacles." ”

Su Jin thought for a while and said, "The minister wants to go to Weizhou." ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned and said, "Northwest? There's a war going on somewhere. ”

Su Jin nodded and said: "It is Weizhou in the northwest, firstly, it is the best place to train, and secondly, the silver village in Weizhou needs to be established by me personally, and the salaries of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the northwest must be exchanged through the silver village. ”

Zhao Zhen hesitated and said: "No wonder I didn't remind you, Weizhou is in a warring area, and the prefect there is not only to be in charge, but also to be responsible for the border, can you do it?" ”

Su Jin smiled: "The emperor can see if I can do it?" ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Su Jin for a long time, sighed and said, "Who will you be?" Anyway, the bitter cold land on the border is a good place to sharpen people, what do you ask, I will meet you, Weizhou is now Wang Yan and Zhi, he set Jingyuan Road strategy, pacification, and solicitation of three envoys in one, affairs are indeed busy, you are willing to go to him will be welcome. ”

Su Jin raised his head and thought for a while: "Weichen only asks the emperor to give me a few military positions as a nurse, so that the ministers can take them to Weizhou together, and it is convenient for them to act with them; Besides, the last time I competed with the Liao envoys, they were all meritorious ministers, and if the emperor didn't reward them, I would come to ask for credit. ”

Zhao Zhen raised his forehead and said: "Oh, I forgot, Fu Bi told me about it, and I actually forgot about it; In this way, I will do it all tomorrow; In addition, when you go to Weizhou, you must have a personal guard battalion to escort you, and the local box soldiers also need to be restrained. ”

Su Jin was overjoyed, and hurriedly saluted and thanked him, these five hundred people were given away for nothing, and they became their own free thugs, and they were worried that the nursing home of Yinzhuang was not manpowered, but now it was good, and the big cooking cakes fell from the sky again.