Zhang Mei waved his hand and was about to step down with his subordinates, Ouyang Xiu and Song Zhen hurriedly stepped forward to hold it, Ouyang Xiu smiled and said, "Why is Zhang Du in such a hurry? You are here to announce the decree, and you will go back before the decree is announced, how can the emperor deal with him? ”

Zhang Mei sneered: "Everyone has been killed, what kind of will is being declared, is Ouyang Zhongcheng entertaining himself?" ”

Ouyang Xiu said: "How dare you, although Zhang Duzhi is a step late, his will still has to be announced, otherwise wouldn't the emperor blame Zhang Duzhi for his dereliction of duty?" This official is also for your sake; Besides, the official also wondered why the emperor had just issued a decree yesterday to allow us to execute criminals in Yangzhou, so why did he send Zhang Du to send a decree to suspend the execution? ”

Zhang Mei thought for a while and said: "Okay, what Ouyang Zhongcheng said is also reasonable, although the person did not stop it, the holy decree still has to be announced, otherwise I will not be able to explain it when I go back." ”

After that, he turned around and took the brocade box from the guard behind him, and said loudly: "Ouyang Xiu, Song Zhen, and Su Jin listen to the order!" ”

The people were busy dressing and kneeling to the ground, and the people and soldiers also fell to their knees to listen to the order.

"Ouyang Aiqing, Song Aiqing, Su Aiqing, I issued an edict to promise you and others to execute Yangzhou criminals on the spot for the sake of the common people, but after the edict was sent, the political hall and the Privy Council all wrote to say that it was inappropriate, saying that this was the first major case of the officials of this dynasty, and it was illegal to hastily execute it. I also felt that the request of the Privy Council of the Government Council was a prudent move, so I considered it again and again and decided to suspend the execution from his request. If there is something incomprehensible among the soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou, the three Aiqing should do a good job of appeasing and explaining, I promise you that after the audit is completed, the place of execution is still in Yangzhou, and the people will be able to witness the crime chieftain as soon as possible! Chin this! ”

Everyone shouted long live, hula got up, Zhang Mei put away the holy decree and said lightly: "Ouyang Zhongcheng, take the holy decree." ”

Ouyang Xiu stepped forward to accept the order, but Su Jin hurriedly grabbed it, took a step forward and said: "Zhang Du, please ask Zhang Ducheng to bring this holy decree back to the capital, the ministers can't accept the order." ”

Zhang Mei said angrily: "Su Jin, what did you say?" If the decree is read in public, is there any reason not to accept it? ”

Su Jin said: "Envoy Zhang, the Holy Lord's will is to ask us to suspend the execution, but the prisoner has already been executed, and I will accept the will again, isn't it disrespectful to resist the decree?" We can't afford this crime, Zhang Duzhi brought the holy decree back to the capital and returned it to the saint, and it was helpless to fail to announce the decree before the execution, and the emperor would not blame you, your duty has been fulfilled. ”

Ouyang Xiu and Song Zhen only understood at this time that Zhang Mei had set a trick for them to drill in, if they received the holy decree and the prisoner was executed, Zhang Mei could report Ouyang Xiu, Su Jin and others for resisting the decree and disrespecting it, as for whether the prisoner had been executed before receiving the decree or executed after receiving the decree, it was impossible to tell if there were ten mouths.

Ouyang Xiu secretly called luck, if it weren't for Su Jin's fast brain, he would have fallen into this trap today.

"Do you really refuse to accept the order?" Zhang Mei said angrily.

Ouyang Xiu arched his hand and said: "Zhang Du, we are not refusing, but we don't dare, please forgive me!" Lord Zhang came in the dust, people were sleepy and tired, so the official arranged a place for the adults to live, set up a banquet for the adults to catch the wind and wash the dust, rest for a night, and then return to the capital tomorrow? ”

Zhang Mei's face turned pale, and she said coldly: "No need, I will go back to reply to the decree, there are still important matters in the capital, so I will leave." ”

Ouyang Xiu was already very dissatisfied with this person's act of setting a trap just now, it was originally a polite word, but of course he didn't insist on keeping it at the moment, and arched his hand: "That is the case, Zhang Du will make it." ”

Zhang Mei's cold gaze swept over the faces of the three of them one by one, fell on Su Jin's face, and sneered: "Special Envoy Su has been a man of the year recently, and the daily topics inside and outside the court are always inseparable from Special Envoy Su, and he has some skills, but I will play this matter truthfully to the emperor, you ask for more blessings and leave." ”

Su Jin arched his hand and smiled: "I hope that Zhang Duzhi is really playing truthfully, the weather is cold and the road is far away, Zhang Duzhi is careful all the way, don't send it!" ”

Zhang Mei snorted angrily, took more than a dozen palace guards down the high platform, stepped on the horses, waved the horsewhip to knock the people out of a passage again, and galloped away.

Ouyang Xiu had cold sweat on his forehead, looking at Su Jin speechless; Su Jin sighed and asked, "Lord Zhongcheng, will the emperor blame me for this?" ”

Ouyang Xiu glanced at him and said, "Are you scared now?" This matter is said to be big and big, and small is also small; It is true that we were executed before the decree was given, and the crime of resisting the decree is absolutely unspeakable; However, Zhang Mei has already spoken out to stop it, and we are still executing in front of him, and the two governments will have doubts, I am afraid that they will hold on to it, and they will definitely send someone to investigate secretly. ”

Su Jin said: "Check it, check it, what are you afraid of him?" ”

Ouyang Xiu said, "Do you think you can fool the past without hearing a word?" Tens of thousands of people present will help you cover? Ay! Trouble will continue. ”

Su Jin's scalp was numb, so he simply didn't think about it, and arched his hand: "The soldiers are coming to block, and the water is coming to the earth, at least these prisoners have been executed, and they want to make trouble, but it is not so easy." ”

Ouyang Xiu nodded and sighed: "It's only like this, and after this pass, let's talk about it, so far, the three of us will bite our mouths and say that we didn't hear it, no matter how he interrogated him, I didn't hear three words, if anyone loosens his mouth, everyone will play." ”

Su Jin smiled: "Yes, I will follow the words of Lord Zhongcheng." ”

Ouyang Xiu was not in the mood to play poor with Su Jin, so he turned his head and said: "Governor Song, call for an autopsy, after confirming the death of the prisoner, the body will be retracted, and the head will be hung on the gate of the four cities for three days; In any case, the matter of Yangzhou is understood. ”

Song Zhen listened to the two answers, and faintly felt that Su Jin and Ouyang Xiu were killing people, but he also learned to be obedient, from now on, he should not interject from now on, he will never interject, just follow the steps of Su Jin and Ouyang Xiu; As long as Su Jin is fine, he will be even more fine, and he doesn't have to think too hard.

……

The Yuelai Inn was busy, the Su family packed up and down, the black shed carriage at the door of the inn was arranged into a long slip, Wang Dynasty Mahan and others took out one big box after another from the inn and stacked it on the car, Su Jin stood aside with his waist crossed, and his heart turned upside down.

These are a large amount of money looted in the past two months, the bandits of Bagong Mountain and Feng Jingyao made Su Jin make a windfall, the two places are combined, and the property obtained is equivalent to no less than five or six million, Su Jin never dreamed that he could do such a fat flow of oil even if he did a bad job; The matter is not over yet, there are still a group of people in Luzhou waiting to clean up by themselves, and they may be able to make a lot of money again; Su Jinxiao's eyes were full of copper ingots, and Le's mouth couldn't close.

Rou Niang and Yan Biyun stood in the lobby of the inn and looked at Su Jin, and Rou Niang sighed softly: "Master Gongzi is playing with fire, the slave family is really worried about him." ”

Yan Biyun smiled: "What are you worried about? He has his reasoning, although these properties are suspected of greedy ink, but they are all ill-gotten gains, although your son loves money, but he is not a stingy person, the slave family is thinking, even if these properties are handed over to the court, how much can they benefit the people? But in his hands, it may really be used by the people. ”

Rou Niang said: "Did the prince say how to use this money?" ”

Yan Biyun covered her mouth and smiled: "He said that when I go back, I will build a luxurious mansion and raise you all in it, and call it the Grand View Garden, this is to hide the beauty of the golden house, it seems that your son-in-law is going to collect all the beauties in the world as his personal pet." ”

Rou Niang blushed and said, "Sister Yan, you are still laughing, you don't care about such a ridiculous thing." ”

Yan Biyun also blushed and said: "The slave family doesn't care, your son-in-law should be in charge of you, what's my business?" ”

Rou Niang said: "Sister, do you want to clear up?" I don't know who got into my sister's room that night and didn't come out early the next morning. ”

Yan Biyun hurriedly checked left and right, and said, "You also come to laugh at me, how can you see people in the slave family when you spread it?" ”

Rou Niang saw Yan Biyun's solemn expression, and hurriedly apologized: "The slave family is too talkative, sister is not strange, but the slave family still needs to have one more mouth, I heard Huanniang and Sui'er say that the Xia Siling in the capital went to the rented house in the capital several times, and before coming to Yangzhou, Miss Xia also wrote a letter to Sui'er to bring to the son." ”

Yan Biyun was stunned and said, "What about the letter?" ”

Rou Niang whispered in Yan Biyun's ear: "Sui'er has been torn, you know Sui'er's sister's temper, how could she bring a letter to Gongzi for Miss Xia." ”

Yan Biyun nodded silently.

Rou Niang said softly: "So the slave family still has to remind my sister, you can't take it lightly, there are many people eyeing it outside, my sister can't do nothing, the master is young, if he is tempted by others and can't hold it, it's terrible." ”

Yan Biyun shook his head and said, "If he is sincere to me, why should I worry about this." ”

Rou Niang shook her head and said: "That's the case, but you can't let others take advantage of the loopholes, for example, this time you want to go back to the capital for the New Year, according to my sister, it is better to go to Luzhou together, and also meet with the old lady, in the end, in the future, the old lady still has to agree." ”

Yan Biyun's heart moved, thoughtful.