watched Jia Daoquan change from a thief to a bully.

Although he wants to die, for Xu Rang, this kind of punishment that evades the important and lightens it is the most difficult for him to accept.

The credit is too bad.

Destroying a rebellion, and killing a bully, the former must be highly valued by the temple, from the emperor to the minister, all have to go through, and then all the big people in the Great Song Dynasty remember that there is such an official as Xu Rang, who has worked hard in the Yingzhou officialdom for many years, and finally exterminated the thief Jia Dao for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji.

Although, the first credit is definitely not him. But as long as there is this credit endorsement, promotion and salary increase are just around the corner.

The latter is different.

Bullies kill people, at most, they are to raise the prison department to walk around, and then when the autumn is decided, wait for the approval of the imperial court. The credit is gone, and nothing good can be done. There are even local officials who are not effective in managing the local area, and they did not discover Jia Daoquan's evil deeds in advance, and even for this, Xu Rang will have a bad reputation.

Can Xu Rang accept this ending?

Xu Rang couldn't sit still, but others spoke softly and rashly interrupted the big guy's play, I was afraid that in the end, he would attract the anger of the big guy and let himself die without a place to bury. However, opportunities always favor those who are prepared, and Xu Rang found that it was noon, and he finally had a chance to give his opinion. In the hall, he was under too much pressure, and he didn't dare to interrupt Fan Chunren's questioning once.

"Bachelor!"

Xu Rang found Su Shi, and the appearance that he wanted to say but didn't dare to say made Su Shi quite dissatisfied.

Everyone is a smart person, if you want to let the old man be a shield, at least you should always tell two truths when facing the old man, right?

Su Shi said impatiently: "Xu Tongju, do you have something to say to Fan Xiang?" ”

Xu Rang was taken aback, what qualifications did he have to pass on the message to the prime minister? also asked the boss to run errands, in officialdom, this is simply disrespectful, belonging to the two or five boys who are going to be beaten by reality. Xu Rang immediately stood up straight and asked Su Shi in a low voice: "Bachelor, Jia Daoquan's case, the lower officials feel that they are hasty, and they want to face Fan Xiang's suggestion in person, but they are afraid of angering Fan Xiang's tiger power." I want the bachelor to introduce one or two to the lower officials. ”

The introduction is fake, and I want to refute Fan Chunren's approach is true. In particular, he wanted to use Su Shi's mouth to express his dissatisfaction with Fan Chunren's case. For him, any result is acceptable, but what is absolutely unacceptable is that Jia Daoquan's case has become a local public security case in Yingzhou. This is simply an insult to his IQ.

Su Shi had already understood Fan Chunren's thoughts, this big man came to Yingzhou from the capital, he really thought that the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty had nothing to do, and the cases that happened in the local area needed to let his old man run non-stop?

Don't think about it, it's impossible.

Fan Chunren came to Yingzhou from the capital for one purpose, to limit the Yingzhou case to Yingzhou, and not to let the case have the possibility of fermentation. It is even more impossible to give the New Party an excuse to make this case a weapon to attack the Empress Dowager, to block the imperial court, and to become an opportunity and reason for the New Party to attack the Empress Dowager. If he doesn't do it, it will be unfaithful to his heart; For the loyal Great Song court, it was a dereliction of duty; For the old party, it is to cause trouble and to be an enemy.

In short, no matter whether he is reasonable or reasonable, he will not change his mind.

Xu Rang opened his mouth and wanted Su Shi to persuade him, which was simply impossible. Because Su Shi knew that he couldn't move Fan Chunren. Su Shi was cannon fodder for people, but that was when he was young and ignorant. Besides, he was cannon fodder for Wang Anshi back then, but Xu Rang, which onion is worth making Su Shi pay a huge price to satisfy your selfishness?

I have to say that Xu Rang thinks too much.

However, Su Shi nodded and said, "It's okay, since Brother Xu has an idea, then say it when you eat, and I'll find you a chance." He said yes, but he deliberately let Xu let himself charge. Wealth is in danger, since you want to be rich, don't want to be a turtle with a shrunken head.

After speaking, Su Shi accompanied Fan Chunren to catch up.

Leaving Xu Rang with a confused face, he muttered angrily: "Who said that Su Shi can't hold sand in his eyes, and when he encounters injustice, he will definitely roll up his sleeves and rush forward?" ”

If Zhang Dian was here, this former minister wouldn't mind teaching Xu Rang a lesson, Su Shi would not be the same Su Shi back then.

It's a pity that Xu Rang's status is too low, and no one guides him.

Su Shi and Fan Chunren talked and laughed, and talked about the interesting stories of Bianliang back then. is different from Fan Zhongyan, Su Shi's father Su Xun can't wait for his two precious sons to be famous all over the world. Before the two sons went out, they were visited all over the world by their own old men, and their experience was much broader than that of ordinary bureaucrats.

Speaking of the customs and customs of various places, it is eloquent and fascinating.

In addition, Su Shi was also a guest at various high-end parties in Tokyo back then, and he followed Ouyang Xiu, Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, Bao Zheng and others behind him, which really made Fan Chunren, who had been running around with his father, envious.

On the contrary, Fan Zhongyan has a very strict family education, although his son is not as extreme as Zhang Dan, and he rarely mentions his son's official connections.

Although Fan Zhongyan has the reputation of the prime minister of cloth, he is not the real prime minister. The prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty was the same Zhongshu Sect Pingzhangshi, and when Fan Zhongyan was in charge of the reform, the highest official position was to participate in political affairs. It belongs to the category of deputy ministers who have little power. The specific affairs are not as big as the privy envoys, and the affairs under control are not as good as the three envoys, and the first deputy minister is the Zhongshu Shilang. Fan Zhongyan's position is not embarrassing or embarrassing, there is a prime minister above him who is pressuring him, and the power in the hands of a group of colleagues is not smaller than him.

Carrying out a reform based solely on the emperor's trust is bound to fail.

Fan Chunren is different, in fact, he and Lu Dafang take turns to be prime ministers. This is also to prevent one person from dominating the phase for a long time, resulting in a situation where one family dominates. It is also an excessive method that the Empress Dowager pondered. Therefore, he also has the reputation of the prime minister of cloth.

Although Fan Chunren did not become an enterprising reformer like his father, he became a member of the old party. But there is one thing that he is very similar to Fan Zhongyan, and if he recognizes it, ten cows can't pull it back.

At the beginning of lunch, Su Shi gave Xu Rang this opportunity, introduced Xu Rang to Fan Chunren, and said that Xu Rang had doubts about the punishment.

In the Great Song Dynasty, officialdom is a place where people are interested and reasonable, even if it is the emperor, he does not dare to openly go against the grain and openly challenge the laws of the Great Song Dynasty. Lower-level officials, dissatisfied with the decisions made by their superiors, can naturally propose. This is also in the Great Song Dynasty, in other dynasties, this kind of two-eyed and five-eyed officials don't know how to die.

Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, Fan Chunren still held back, he glanced at Xu Rang, and he couldn't use his official position to suppress people and not let people speak. originally thought that the biggest obstacle was Su Shi, after all, Su Shi's reputation was seen with his own eyes. Unexpectedly, he came up with a general sentence, and he was still an old general judge in his fifties, which surprised him.

So, he put it on the wooden chopstick, raised his chin and said to Xu: "Who is that...... Say, the old man listened. ”

Fan Chunren had just heard Xu Rang's name, and besides, if he was confused and forgot about things, the Empress Dowager would not dare to send him to Yingzhou. The reason why he didn't even bother to say his name was that it was estimated that Fan Chunren also took the opportunity to knock on the unsightly goods, don't give him too much trouble.

Xu Rang was frightened, and said in his heart: Sure enough, he offended Fan Xiang, he cried and mourned, and secretly hated Su Shi in his heart. Sell your subordinates, you can do it too?

Looking at Fan Chunren's gloomy expression, Xu Rang's face sank, gritted his back molars, and said in his heart: "It's out!" ”

Only then did he stumble and start to say: "In the case of Jia Daoquan, he built an army privately, blocked the news, looted the township before leaving, killed the people, and then attacked Gaojiazhuang, and robbed the people, which is suspected of becoming a big deal." This move is already a rebellion, why does Fan Xiang still think that Jia Daoquan is a bully in the evil township, not a traitor who burns and loots? ”

What else should Fan Chunren do?

That's it?

This is also too underestimating his Xiao Fan's ability, and sneered: "Looking at the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, there are no more than four conditions for rebellion. As long as one item is satisfied, there is no doubt that it is a rebellion. ”

Su Shi responded to the situation and said: "Which four? ”

"Blaspheming His Majesty, insulting the saints, stealing and digging up the imperial tomb, Jia Daoquan can commit it again?"

Xu Rang shook his head and said, "No." ”

"Did he attack cities, plunder local treasury, build armies, and make armor, crossbows, and other weapons? As for the private army, he doesn't even have officers and colonels under him, so what kind of army can he talk about? ”

Xu Rang shook his head again: "No." ”

"Set up the flag and recreate the regime, did he do it?"

Xu Rang touched the sweat on his forehead a little weakly, but still shook his head and said, "No." ”

"Killing officials, besieging the government, did he do it?"

"Nope! But...... He didn't have time to ...... yet, "Xu Rang's mind was in turmoil, Jia Daoquan's rebellion caused the death of thousands of people in Yingzhou, and according to its nature, it was enough to be a rebellion."

However, there is no reason in the Great Song Dynasty to characterize it as a rebellion because of the large number of killings.

At this point, Fan Chunren said with a righteous face on his face: "If you don't catch any of them, then he is a bully in the evil township, that's all." ”

After saying that, he began to eat intently, and did not mean to continue speaking. But I was proud in my heart, thinking that back then, Zhang Dian was dumbfounded by the old man's training, you have a small general judgment, against the sky, who gave you the courage?