The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Early the next morning, Su Jin, who was in a state of hangover, was woken up by Xiao Sui'er. Seeing that it was almost [-] o'clock, he would be late for school; Su Jin hurriedly washed up, and asked, "Brother Jiefu What about them? Where is Miss Yan?"

Xiao Sui'er laughed and said: "My lord is so drunk and confused, those young masters went back to the academy after listening to Sister Rouniang's song last night, didn't you personally send Miss Yan out of South Street? forget."

Su Jin patted his forehead, and then he remembered what happened last night. When his "Water Tune Song Tou" came out last night, everyone cheered. Su Jin originally planned to ask them to sing one song, but Zhu Yu was the first, and Wang Anshi Wei Songhe and others were unwilling to make a fool of themselves.

On the contrary, the Rouniang Huanniang sisters took the initiative to sing "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" for everyone, so Su Jin, who was intoxicated by alcohol, made a mistake and gave the tune of "When Will the Moon Come" sung by a singer named Teresa Teng in later generations? After the pirated version, I insisted on teaching Rou Niang. Fortunately, this song is classical and beautiful, and it doesn’t look very abrupt. is a fan.

Su Jin came out of the courtyard and saw that the four guardians and five or six men were practicing kicking, lifting stone locks and punching in a corner of the courtyard. He couldn't help but be surprised, and beckoned Chao Chao to come over and asked, "Who are those people?"

Wang Chao blinked and said, "Master, why did you forget, last night you chatted with Yan Dong's family in the study for a while, and when you went out, Yan Dong's family told Lao Niu and the others to stay and listen to you, but now you come to ask. "

Su Jin suddenly realized that he and Yan Biyun told the whole story about Xishan last night. Yan Biyun unexpectedly did not blame him for being troublesome, but said: "When encountering such a thing, with your temper, you will inevitably You can’t back down, if you stand still, it’s not you.”

Only then did Su Jin understand that Yan Biyun actually didn't blame him for falling out with King Teng at all, on the contrary, there was a sense of joy on his face. Su Jin understood that Yan Biyun hoped that he would be a responsible person. It made her look down on herself a little, and this time her behavior made her realize that Su Jin is not a shrinking turtle, there is no way she doesn't like it in her heart; no woman wants the person she likes to be a timid and heartless person, let alone Su Jin's attraction to Yan Biyun also includes this point.

Later, Yan Biyun proposed to keep a few companions she brought with her to guard against possible revenge. At the same time, she also told Su Jin that if something happened, she must not act recklessly. Report everything to my uncle, and I believe that Yan Shu will naturally have a countermeasure.

Of course Su Jin would not refuse such a request. He needed help, otherwise he would not be able to cope with King Teng's challenge, so the five companions stayed in Su Zhai to listen to them. Little Zhuzi, no matter what, he can resist King Teng's surprise attack.

Of course, if King Teng mobilizes a large number of people to work hard at all costs, it will naturally be unstoppable, but Su Jin judges that King Teng is not that stupid, as the incident of more than 30 people that night has caused a lot of trouble in the city. Although the yamen kept silent, the matter had clearly alarmed the Song army camp stationed in Yingtianfu on Jingdong Road.

Yingtian Mansion stationed Hatchback Forbidden Army, the designation is "Guide Army". Generally speaking, the local garrisons are the Xiang Army, and the Forbidden Army is nominally an army to protect the safety of the emperor and the capital. Because of its special status, Yingtian Mansion is the The place where the fortune was born, so there are also 5000 imperial guards stationed in the hatchback, and cooperate with the local Xiang army to defend Yingtianfu.

The Xiang army in Yingtianfu is under the jurisdiction of the local governor of Jingdong Road, but the forbidden army here is different from the "guide army", which is directly assigned by the imperial court. The military chiefs are deployed to rule, except for daily military activities. The chief mobilized the Xiang army to calm the outside world. If he wanted to control the actions of the imperial army, he had to order the Privy Council of the imperial court.

Li Gang, the commander of the deployment of the Guide Army, is the leader of the Guide Army Yingtian Camp directly appointed by the imperial court. In addition to strictly ordering the chief of the garrison not to be closely related to the order of the local chief executive, Li Gang himself is also a prickly person, similar to the unreasonable kind of person, so even though Teng Wang Tang Jie and others racked their brains to win them over, they kept a close relationship with them. With a certain distance.

Of course Li Gang knew about the massacre in the city at the beginning of August. He once lashed out at the daily meeting of Yingtian Mansion for dereliction of duty by the Nancheng defenders. Naturally he didn't want to turn his face against him, but he just reasoned that the thief has high martial arts skills, his whereabouts are secretive, and it's normal for him to rush to help.

Li Gang didn't take it seriously, and actually found a witness the next day, and insisted on giving an overview of what happened that night. Unfortunately, the witness didn't dare to take a closer look, but just leaned against the window and listened to the sound of swords, lights and swords for more than an hour; Xia Li Gang refused. For more than an hour, the sound of swords and swords was heard even by the people who lived a few streets away, but they said that it was the work of high-ranking thieves. How can this be believed.

Tang Jie was also embarrassed, but he absolutely couldn't retreat in this matter, and there was no way to retreat. Once he retreated, King Teng would be pulled out. By then, King Teng would be unlucky, and his black hat would no longer be on his head. The head is gone, not to mention the black hat.

Tang Jie had a plan. On the second day, the witness suddenly changed his words. Li Gang knew that there was something tricky about it, so he had no choice but to do so. In the end, in the name of strengthening defense, he transferred five people with a total of 500 people to four cities to strengthen night patrols .

Tang Jie couldn't refuse. Firstly, public security was the common responsibility of Yingtianfu Yamen and the capital, and it was Li Gang's duty to strengthen public security. Second, if he refused, he would give Li Gang an excuse. How to appeal, although the Privy Council is the highest department of the military, the real jurisdiction of local government affairs is the Zhengshitang, but the Privy Council cannot be offended, if it is determined to send people to investigate, it will definitely show its feet; so Tang Jie can only pinch his nose. Make a sound and let it go.

Although Su Jin didn't know about these twists and turns, judging from the atmosphere in the city and the ten-man soldiers patrolling the streets and alleys, the law and order in the city had indeed been strengthened; It will not mobilize a large number of people to harden the evidence.

Su Jin didn't dare to take it lightly, who knows that this is not a show, and those soldiers Su Jin don't know who accepted it, if it is Tang Jie's soldiers, it is tantamount to decoration, so strengthening manpower is the most important thing .

Several days passed, the wind was calm and there was no disturbance. Su Jin, Wang Anshi and others got together to analyze the situation. Zhao Zongdan lost such a big face, but knocked out his teeth and swallowed it in his stomach. This is a bit unreasonable, isn't it? Is he really the legendary virtuous king?

Su Jin resolutely refuted this kind of thinking back. The more he thought about it these days, the more he felt that King Teng was not simple, and wantonly accumulating money would not be just greedy for money, there must be a conspiracy; Knowing their secrets, it's no wonder that Zhao Zongdan can let himself go.

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While Su Jin and the others were racking their brains to guess and prevent, Teng Wang Zhao Zongdan was furious in the study. This time standing below was a large group of people, including Tang Jie, the prefect of Yingtian Mansion, Qin Fei and four The four stewards of the city also bowed their heads tremblingly to be scolded.

"It's all a bunch of wine-making ricebags! Useless! It's been a few days, but I haven't found a chance to do it. Those unscrupulous people insulted the king, so why not just let them have fun? You are all idiots, with so many people under your command , why can’t even do such a trivial matter, and it’s not like you are going to attack the city; I’m angry with this king!”

Qin Fei said tremblingly: "My lord, please calm down. Su Jin, a troublesome man, lives in seclusion on weekdays, and his home is very well guarded. His subordinates found at least a dozen thugs in his house. We really have no chance to do it; we can't do it in broad daylight." Let's do it."

"Fool, a dozen people? How many people do you have? There are at least five hundred people available in the four cities, and just a dozen people are so scared that they pee their pants?" Zhao Zongdan yelled angrily.

"My lord, this matter cannot be done with a large number of people. The imperial guards patrol the city day and night. If we insist on it, wouldn't it be boring? Those soldiers are all deployed imperial guards. Master Tang should know this. Once the imperial army is disturbed, no matter how many sons are there, it will be useless." Qin Fei pleaded aggrieved.

Tang Jie hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "My lord, this is the truth. Li Gang, the son of a bitch, wants to intervene in the city's security, and the lower officials can't stop him. I have already told you about this matter. It is not a good strategy to force it."

King Teng frowned and gasped, "Then what should we do? You guys in the city can't do it, those few stay in the academy every day, let alone go to the academy to do it, let them laugh at me, right? Even these troublemakers can't be cured, so why talk about big things? I only hate that there is no crouching dragon and phoenix chick to help me, it's really hard for me to walk alone."

Tang Jie's face was embarrassing, and he cursed secretly in his stomach: Damn, isn't this pointing at his nose and saying that I am incompetent?Still crouching dragon and phoenix young, do you think you are Liu Bei?

Naturally, he didn't dare to say it out of his mouth. After thinking about it carefully, he came up to King Teng's ear and said, "My lord, I have a clever plan. It will definitely get rid of these troublesome people, and it can kill two birds with one stone. The imperial court's reward is also unknown."

King Teng looked sideways, and teased, "Master Tang, how could he have such a good plan? But don't talk nonsense just to make this king happy. This king is not in the mood to listen to your jokes."

Tang Jie suppressed the urge to curse, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, after listening to it, let's talk about it. Since it's too hard for a while, why don't we be soft? Aren't they all studying in the academy? The academy lecturer Cao Min and I are For some friendship, just order him to be like this... like this, are you afraid that they won't obediently wait to die?"

King Teng listened to Tang Jie whispering in his ear, his brows gradually relaxed, he slapped his thigh and praised: "Good plan, Mr. Tang is really a crouching dragon among men. With Mr. Tang sharing my worries, my great affairs will surely succeed. The matter will be left to you to handle, and if you need this king to come forward, you can speak up."

Tang Jie rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "I have to bother the prince, and I will do it now."