This Zhou Tong is really bold, and he actually made a public threat, which is really infuriating. It's just that in comparison, Su Shi's courage is obviously overpowering, and he actually killed Zhou Tong like this.

Not to hurt, but to kill.

What many courtiers thought in their hearts was that Su Shi had the ability to kill Zhou Tongdi, and he should also have the ability to hurt this person, but he didn't do that, but took the most direct method, isn't this bold?

What is the Secret Agent? That is the Son of Heaven's pro-army, the emperor's slave, even if he really makes a mistake, he can only be punished by the official family. Anyone who wants to overstep his authority is provoking the majesty of the officialdom.

As long as you are a scholar, you can know this truth, how could Su Shi, as the fourth rank of the imperial court, not know it.

But Su Shi still did it, so what did he want to do?

Do you really think that the merits he has made can give him the ability to provoke the imperial power?

There is a good saying, if you don't die, you won't die.

Su Shi is going farther and farther on the road of death.

The courtiers sighed in their hearts, but most of them were happy in their hearts.

As for the secret spy department, they have long been dissatisfied with what it has done, and some people have even mentioned the matter of abolishing the secret spy department more than once. It's a pity that Zhao Zhen never agreed.

This also makes the secret spy department even more crazy, and there are many times when they don't need any evidence at all, and they can go their own way just by relying on suspicion, which makes many courtiers jealous in their hearts at the same time, but also secretly hateful.

Now that Su Shi had done what many of them wanted to do but didn't dare to do, of course they were happy in their hearts.

There are even people, like Prime Minister Li Di, who gave a thumbs up to Su Shi's actions in his heart. It is said that he is also the worst one among all the people who has been cleaned up by the secret spy department. That was when he was young, and because he was open-mouthed, he provoked the secret spy department, and his house was raided.

It's just that at that time, Li Di was upright, and the search didn't find anything useful, on the contrary, it proved that he was indeed honest, which was equivalent to indirectly helping him to make a name for himself, and then he had the opportunity to be reused.

Then again, no matter what, it was also raided. If you want to say that you don't have any anger in your heart, it's impossible, just like Li Di, he wrote to Zhao Zhen more than once, asking for strict control of the secret spy department, limiting its power, and closing this department is of course the best.

The book has been played several times, and now that he sees that the secret spy division has suffered a loss in the hands of Su Shi, of course he is happy in his heart, and begins to secretly applaud him.

Of course, not everyone applauded Su Shi's actions. It's like Dazong Zheng Zhao Yunrang.

After dealing with Su Shi a few times, the relationship between the two sides is becoming more and more tense, and now it has reached a state of near-open hostility.

finally caught the opportunity for Su Shi to make a mistake, and of course Zhao Yunrang wanted to fall into the well.

But when he thought of Zhao Zhen's gaze at him just now, Zhao Yunrang hesitated. Will it be bad to jump out at this time, and will it make the officials have their own opinions about themselves?

Just when Zhao Yunrang was still hesitating to stand up, Fan Zhongyan, the governor of the political affairs, was the first to jump out unexpectedly. "Your Majesty, what Zhou Tongzhi did was indeed wrong and should be punished heavily. But what Su Tianyou did was even worse. ”

"Our Great Song Dynasty is a big country with a law, if everyone does things with their hearts and kills whoever they want, then won't the world be chaotic? Therefore, the minister thinks that no matter what Su Shaofu's reason is, it is wrong for him to kill people. Considering He Yuan's death, the minister believed that the two crimes should be punished concurrently, and the punishment should be severe. The minister suggested sending someone to bring Su Shi back from the Zhending Mansion, hand it over to Dali Temple and the Criminal Department for strict interrogation, and impose a heavy penalty on the sentence, so as to follow suit. ”

Fan Zhongyan has a reason to be angry.

If it weren't for Su Shi's trouble, today's dynasty would not be anticlimactic.

Although this is not about Su Shi, everything is a coincidence, but Fan Zhongyan just hated Su Shi.

Not to mention, Fan Zhongyan's favorite is obedient officials, what he likes is officials who act according to rules and regulations, people like Su Shi who have repeatedly done things out of the ordinary, of course, he doesn't like it. Now that he has the opportunity, he will also propose a heavy penalty. ”

Fan Zhongyan opened his mouth, and Zhao Yunrang was happy in his heart. He wished that Zhao Zhen would agree to this proposal now, and then he would see Su Shi's down-and-out appearance, and then he would let everyone know what the fate of offending himself would be.

But it was still the same as before, and before Zhao Yun could make him happy, Prime Minister Li Di spoke, "Your Majesty, the ministers have different opinions. ”

After speaking, without waiting for Zhao Zhen to agree with him to continue speaking, Li Di had already continued, "Everything in the world has cause and effect. It is precisely because of the threat of Zhou Tong that it is the cause. This is why Su Shaofu's resistance is the result. ”

"Think about it, if someone put a knife on your neck, would you have to talk to him about the testimonies? At that time, in order to survive, it would not be surprising to do anything. ”

"As for Su Shaofu, he accidentally injured Zhou Tong, and it is inevitable that there will be times when he is uncontrollable, and Chen believes that this is just a small accident, or an understandable small accident. If Su Shaofu is severely punished because of this, then the minister wants to ask, is it that in the face of such a thing in the future, everyone must bow their heads and cooperate, even if you are wronged, you can't say it clearly? If everyone thinks they can do this, then the old man has nothing to say. ”

Relying on his oldest and oldest qualifications, Li Di said without any emotion. Especially while talking and looking at Fan Zhongyan, that means that if you are coerced by the secret spy department in the future, you promise not to resist and let it go, even if the truth is standing with you, won't you explain a word?

Regarding this question, Fan Zhongyan certainly disagreed.

Why don't you let him say that he has been wronged? This also caused him to see Li Di's gaze fall on him, but he had nothing to say.

Li Di just stood up, followed by another governor Pang Ji also stood up, "Your Majesty, although Su Shaofu is at fault in this matter, the cause is not him. The minister thinks that there are still some people who are too lawless. Therefore, the minister suggested that it is okay to punish Su Shaofu appropriately, but as for sending people to Zhending Mansion to arrest Su Shaofu because of this, it is a bit too much. He has just returned from Liaodi and has made great contributions, if he really does this, won't it chill the hearts of the people of the Great Song Dynasty? ”

Pang Ji talked from the perspective of the country, which made Zhao Zhen frown after hearing it.

Yes, if Su Shi is moved now, what will those people who don't know the truth think?

What will the border soldiers of the North and West think?

If you have made meritorious service, you will not be rewarded when you come back, but you will be imprisoned, so who will dare to make meritorious contributions in the future?

As for Su Shi's killing of Zhou Tong, I'm afraid that few people will care about it at that time. After all, who would consider the idea of a dead person?

The minister also agreed that Su Shaofu could not be severely punished. This time, Su Shaofu made a great contribution to Liao, and when he returned to the city, he also took the head of Wu Yu, a famous general in Western Xia. If at this time, we severely punish Su Shaofu, wouldn't it be painful for the relatives and quick for the enemy? ”

This time, it was the privy envoy Wang Deyong who stood up to speak, and he put forward his own views purely from a military point of view.

The three ministers stood up one after another to express their positions, and they all interceded for Su Shi, which made Zhao Zhen's face look very unhappy.

Although these people have their own truths, it is their own Son of Heaven who dies. If the matter is settled like this, then won't everyone in the future take the secret spy department in their eyes, and indirectly not put themselves in the eyes of the emperor?

Thinking that he wanted to punish Su Shi, he couldn't let things go like this, so Zhao Zhen's eyes swept towards the other ministers.

Han Qi, Fu Bi and others also stood in the crowd, but when they faced Zhao Zhen's gaze, they all lowered their heads tacitly, obviously not wanting to be in this troubled water.

From the bottom of their hearts, they supported Su Shi's moves, after all, sometimes the secret spy department was too domineering, and they had long been disliked.

But now, it is obvious that Zhao Zhen is angry, so at this time they are standing up and helping Su Shi speak, it is really unpleasant. Their qualifications are still shallow, but they don't have the courage of Li Di. They don't have any interests involved with Su Shi like Pang Ji, so if they have to stand up and express their attitude, it's better not to speak.

When his eyes swept over, most of the courtiers lowered their heads, which made Zhao Zhen dislike. What's the matter, you need to express your stance at this time, everyone wants to be a good person, and the angry Zhao Zhen began to take the initiative to name him, "Jia Aiqing, tell me your opinion." ”

The name was none other than Prime Minister Jia Changchao.

Someone had already pleaded for Su Shi just now, and Jia Changchao originally wanted to speak in the bottom of his heart, even if someone came forward, of course he could save trouble and save trouble, which would not cause the unhappiness of the official family, and it could be regarded as completing Queen Cao's entrustment, what a good thing.

Unexpectedly, now that Zhao Zhen called his name, he had to stand up and say something. Fortunately, Jia Changchao had already been mentally prepared and had already thought of a way to curry favor with both sides.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Su Shi is indeed guilty, and he dares to kill a deputy commander of the Northern Region of the Secret Spy Division without an order, which is really bold and should be punished heavily, even if it is a reduction of officials for the people, it is nothing."

Jia Changchao finally spoke, and came up to show that Su Shi's actions were extremely wrong, which made Zhao Zhen on the dragon chair breathe a sigh of relief. It is still easy to use the courtiers who have been promoted, and they know which side to stand on to speak at critical moments.

Some people died, but not completely......