The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Although Su Jin regretted it, but the matter had come to this point, he had no choice but to continue acting.

But Su Jin decided to give Xia Song a big warning later, clearly telling him that if he still took human life as a trifle, killed as he wanted, and ignored everything else, his own endurance was limited.

Although Su Jin is not full of loyalty to the monarch and serving the country like many people in this era, he does not want to live in an era where there are too many bloody storms. After all, he is also one of them.

Although I hate Xia Song's vicious means, I have to admire Xia Song's clever means. In this way, it meets the two requirements put forward by Su Jin. The relationship between Xia Song and this matter has been cleared; to make this matter more perfect, just conceal the confessions of the six captured thugs, and only present Jin Geer and his confessions to make it perfect.

Brother Jin didn't know who was behind the scenes. He only knew that a group of people killed Lao Gu and gave him money. As for the identity and origin of this group, he didn't know at all. A person hired by Xiong Dekang can also make sense. [

Next, the Criminal Division of Kaifeng Mansion found several copied letters in the guest room where Xiong Dekang lived. Shi Jie's autographed letter and several blank stamped letterheads were found, further confirming the authenticity of the content of Xiong Dekang's suicide note; so far, it can be regarded as conclusive evidence, and this Xiong Dekang is naturally suspected of being the mastermind.

In the afternoon of the same day, Su Jin brought these evidences to the palace to meet the emperor, and narrated the whole story of the case. Zhao Zhen was also surprised when he heard it. The whole thing was like a tortuous drama. A derelict official was able to design such a good show, but in the end he found out that he "suicide" in fear of crime.

Zhao Zhen sighed for a long time, and immediately issued an imperial edict to bring the case to light, release Shi Jie immediately, and Fu Bi, who had been suspended at home by the imperial edict, was also reinstated as an official, and he would go up to comfort him the next day.

Su Jin didn't want to stay in Beijing for too long. He had already finished his errands, so he said goodbye to Zhao Zhen on the grounds that Qinzhou was busy with affairs. Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhen refused to let him leave, and instead invited him to sit down.

"Su Jin, you and I haven't had a long talk for a long time. If you came back to the capital recently, if I didn't call you to the palace, you would just hide from you. What's the reason?"

Su Jindao: "Which is hiding from the emperor? Sometimes I go to Beijing for private affairs, fearing that the emperor will scold my minister for abolishing public affairs for private reasons; sometimes it is because of official business, but it will be done in one day after coming to Beijing, and you can't just come to bother me Your Majesty, the monthly memorial to Zhezichen has never been interrupted."

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said: "Don't give a reason, I know, you don't want to get involved in the New Deal. Originally, I made up my mind to reform because of your theory of ten evils in the palace test. Now the New Deal has been implemented for almost a year. , Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi and others have also put in their best efforts, but the results seem to be not great, and instead the voices of opposition have intensified. You are the one who started it, so you should know why."

Su Jin shook his head and said, "I don't know the reason."

Zhao Zhen said displeased: "Do you not know or you don't want to talk about it?"

Su Jindao: "Your Majesty, don't embarrass the minister. The minister stated his position at the beginning of the New Deal. He neither participated nor opposed it. Now, what's the point of me jumping out and making irresponsible remarks?"

Zhao Zhen said: "Who will gossip if you talk to me in private?"

Su Jindao: "The emperor should ask Mr. Fan, Mr. Han, Mr. Fu, they are naturally insightful, but the emperor asked me instead. I'm sorry to say that this is a distrust of them."

Zhao Zhen glanced at Su Jin and sighed: "You still understand what I'm thinking. I really don't believe that they can do this. Look, the New Deal has been implemented for almost a year. There are clarifications, but the voices of opposition from all over the world are getting more and more intense. My original intention is to hope that they will adopt gentle methods, but they have provoked anger and resentment; , making people panic; as far as this matter is concerned, a small county magistrate actually said that they are a "traitor" party who blinds my eyes and can "force" people to death. Is it really embarrassing?"

Su Jin said quietly: "Your Majesty, don't say that. The New Deal will naturally offend many people. People die for money and birds for food, and their interests are touched. It is not surprising that they are "forced" by death; Why is it necessary to issue an edict to implement the New Deal?"

Zhao Zhen got up slowly and said: "Although this is the case, I am not a omnipotent person. I don't know that the situation has developed to such an extent that more than half of the ministers in the court and China do not support the New Deal. This makes me feel very surprised. Do you think so?" Think about it, Yan Xiang, Du Shumi, Chen Xiang, and the three of the six ministers, these people are indifferent to the New Deal. Although I have ordered them not to participate in this matter, I can still see their attitudes, especially called I was surprised by you, I thought you would definitely support it, but I didn't expect you to be the first to propose it and then categorically not participate, this is even more puzzling to me."

Su Jin smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty, I just proposed these disadvantages and countermeasures that day, but it doesn't mean that they can be implemented immediately. With the power of a humble minister, it is futile to participate; people with reputations like Fan Shuai and Han Shuai, who ascended to the top and called the world to respond Even if the minister is so boycotted, what is the use of joining? Moreover, the affairs of the Northwest are complicated, and the eating and drinking of hundreds of thousands of people has already caused me to burn out, how can I spare no effort to involve other things?"

Zhao Zhen murmured: "Ascend and shout... the world responds, is this how you see Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan and the others?"

Su Jin was startled, keenly sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "What I mean is that the two lords, Han and Fan, are famous ministers in the world, and everyone knows that they are loyal ministers for the country and the people, so their reputation is naturally better than that of my minister." To be high..."

Zhao Zhen interrupted Su Jin's conversation, and asked abruptly: "Have you heard the cronies in the court?" [

Su Jin was dumbfounded, and said in his heart: "It's finally here, Zhao Zhen has already become wary of Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others."

Zhao Zhen turned his head slowly, pointed to a pile of memorials on the desk and said: "I have received many memorials from many people in the past few days, such as Qian Mingyi, Wang Gongchen, Li Yaocheng, the envoy of North Jingbei Road, Cheng Suihuan, the magistrate of Jiangning Prefecture, etc. As well as the central admonition officer and more than a dozen officials from the six ministries, they all reported that Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu and others formed cronies and used my trust to form cliques for personal gain and eliminate dissidents. Some even said that even the people around me, Some of the servants in the harem were recruited by them, tell me, is this true or not?"

Su Jin's heart skipped a beat, he calmed down and said, "It's true that fake ministers don't dare to speak nonsense, but Yichen's understanding of these adults should not be so."

Zhao Zhen sneered and said: "You are slippery, neither side should offend. That morning at the court, I asked Fan Zhongyan what he thought about crony affairs, and he actually said that at the court, it would not be surprising if there were two parties, good and evil. He said that as long as I observe carefully, I can distinguish between loyal and evil. He also said that if you form a party to do good things, it will harm the country. You listen to his argument. This is a blatant excuse for cronies. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, The three dynasties of Taizu Taizong and Zhenzong all left ancestral precepts, never allowing cronies to exist in the court, and the danger of the collapse of the previous dynasty is still in sight. Now this Fan Zhongyan is talking about what is okay even if there are cronies, isn't it extremely absurd ?”

Su Jin hurriedly got up and said: "The emperor calm down, these are not enough to prove that Mr. Fan and Mr. Han and others are indeed forming a party. The emperor must not believe just because of one-sided words. You still need to investigate qnghu, maybe... maybe It’s because of the New Deal, and it’s unknown if people accuse and slander.”

Zhao Zhen looked at Su Jin coldly and said, "You seem to be defending them. Could it be that you are among them?"

Su Jin said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I just suggested that the Emperor should be careful. Since the Emperor asks, I have to answer, but I have doubts after answering. What else can I say? I just don't want to make troubles in the court again. I will return to the northwest today, and the emperor can decide on the affairs of the court, on this matter, I decided not to say a word."

Zhao Zhen looked at Su Jin, who was blushing, suddenly smiled, and said softly: "You are still so bold, I just say a few words to you, but you are dumb to refute me; you really don't know the trouble this matter has caused in my heart, Although I am not a promising king, I don't want to be a foolish king. I don't want to see people forming a party to cause disaster under my nose. Once the society is in turmoil, how can I be worthy of the country of my ancestors, how can I be worthy of the people of the Song Dynasty? "

Su Jin sighed and said: "I understand the emperor's thoughts, but I can't help you with this matter. The only suggestion I can give is to check qnghu before talking, and other ministers are inconvenient to say more."

Zhao Zhen sighed and sat on the chair meditating. Su Jin didn't want to stay for a long time, so he got up and left the palace. Zhao Zhen didn't realize it.

……

Su Jin had a faint feeling that the storm was coming. Although he did not agree with Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi's eagerness for quick success, it was obvious that Zhao Zhen's attitude had changed. As a result, the status of Han Fan and others was in jeopardy up.

The implementation of the New Deal was difficult, causing repeated opposition, and strange things happened frequently inside and outside the court. Zhao Zhen could tolerate these things, because no matter what Zhao Zhen's real attitude was, he also publicly expressed his support for the New Deal, so if the New Deal failed, it would mean Zhao Zhen made a mistake in decision-making.

Zhao Zhen naturally did not want to bear the reputation of this decision-making error, but he could not publicly express his retreat. At this moment, this crony's proposal was raised, which just gave Zhao Zhen a reason. If Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others were proved If they really formed cronies, Zhao Zhen could logically dismiss them, and the New Deal would naturally come to an end, but the crime was due to cronyism, not Zhao Zhen's fault.

Moreover, cronies are the bottom line of the Song Dynasty. Once the important officials in the court form a crony group, it is obviously a threat to the imperial power. The important officials control the government, and there are too many things to abolish the monarch and set up another one. Zhao Zhen's worries are not superfluous, no wonder He treated it cautiously, treating it like a tiger or wolf.

Going back to Su Zhai to pack up his bags and prepare to go back to Qinzhou, Su Jin felt uncomfortable. He felt more and more the cruelty of this era. Being in the position of a courtier, no matter how loyal you are, you are dedicated to serving the court and the emperor. , the end has never been so good.

Although Su Jin knows that the failure of this reform is inevitable, Su Jin still wants to do something for Fan Zhongyan and others. When the storm is about to come, he can't be indifferent, but there is indeed a limit to what he can do.

After much deliberation, Su Jin wrote an unsigned and unsigned letter. In the letter, he roughly listed the content of the conversation between Zhao Zhen and himself today, pointing out that the emperor has seen suspicions about cronies. I hope someone can stand up and clarify this matter quickly. thing.

After writing the letter, Su Jin originally wanted to order someone to send it to Fan Zhongyan or Han Qi's residence, but thinking about it, with the arrogance of the two adults, he might not care about it at all, and instead wasted his own thoughts. Fu Bi is not suitable either, only Ouyang Xiu Most suitable, Ouyang Xiu is old and cunning, so he naturally understands the power of this anonymous letter.

After making the decision, Su Jin sealed the envelope and ordered the servants to deliver the letter to Mr. Ouyang's mansion after leaving tomorrow, and hand it over to his housekeeper without revealing his identity.

Early the next morning, Su Jin only bid farewell to Yan Shu, and hurried on the road with his family. When he left the capital, Su Jin turned his head and looked back. He didn't know whether it was a psychological effect or a sign from heaven. The desolate and lonely "look" made people feel very uncomfortable, so Su Jin quickly turned his head and refused to pursue idealistic thoughts, and hurriedly left Beijing.

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