The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Update time: 22--4

After Fu Bi took Cao Min, he didn't put away the silk, but continued to read: "Qi Shunbin, the head of Yingtianfu Academy, knew about it and didn't do it. He tolerated and protected himself, and he owed the emperor's kindness. He has also been able to run the academy conscientiously for decades, and he has never committed any corruption on a daily basis. He also investigated the case of a student of the academy, Qi Shunbin, who took the initiative to do something for the Qingyu of the academy, which is considered competent. He continued to serve as the head of the mountain. However, he needs to be fined for half a year and eight catties of copper to be punished; the princes of Wangyuan will take the above two as a precept, fulfill their duties, and send good talents to assist the country for the Song Dynasty."

Fu Bi closed his hands in Chinese, and the expression on his face changed from serious to gentle. Qi Shunbin bowed and saluted all the lecturers, and let out a long breath.

"Qi Weng, don't be depressed. When this article was previewed by the emperor, the emperor once said: "Qi Weng is highly respected, but his behavior is a little pedantic. This incident is Cao Min's fault. You should comfort Qi Weng more when you go here. " Fu Bi stretched out his hand to support Qi Shunbin's arm and said with a smile.

"The emperor really said so?"

"Then there is still a lie? I have the courage to dare not to falsely pass on the words of the Holy Majesty."

Qi Shunbin burst into tears, clasped his fists to the sky, and murmured: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding, and thank you, my old minister, for your kindness." , next year, Yingtian Mansion will be upgraded to the accompanying capital, and even the name has been decided, it is called Nanjing Mansion, but Shan Zhang, your courtyard is Nanjing Guozijian. "

Qi Shunbin and a group of teaching chairs stared wide-eyed and clapped their hands in celebration. Their joy was beyond words. It would be a great honor to be promoted to the Imperial Academy. Who would want to be promoted to a national-level institution of higher education, but only Just thinking about it in my stomach, no one dared to take it seriously; seeing the great grace of the emperor, the Holy Majesty promised himself that as long as he can get the top three in the imperial examination next year, this will be a dream come true, how can Qi Shunbin and others be unhappy?

"Long live my emperor!" Qi Shunbin bowed to the ground, thanking the emperor for his kindness.

"Long live my emperor, benevolent and loving in the world, the most enlightened master in ancient and modern times." All the teaching chairs also fell to their knees and praised loudly.

Su Jin was holding her nose and laughing behind the bushes. These old guys are usually arrogant and arrogant, but when the emperor comes, they are all grateful and grateful. They are really a bunch of fake nobles; they are also literati, and their knowledge may not be much worse. But the arrogance of Li Bai in the previous dynasty that "the emperor can't get on the boat" is beyond the reach of these people.

Qi Shunbin invited Fu Bi and the others to study in the De Hall and have a conversation over tea. Fu Bi waved his hand and said, "I have to rush back to the official post to report to Lord Yan, so I won't bother you."

Qi Shunbin said: "Say hello to the third envoy for the old man, I will go to visit tomorrow."

Fu Bi smiled and said: "Say hello, I will send you my greetings, and this visit will be avoided. The third envoy is here on important business. This afternoon, even the magistrate Tang Jie was turned away when he asked for an interview." , Qi Weng had better not go."

Qi Shunbin was startled, based on his experience, the third envoy must have important matters to deal with here, and he didn't know if anyone was involved in the student's case, so he said: "In this case, I will work for the rich, and the old man will lead the court." All the chairs and students send off to Mr. Fu."

Fu Bi smiled and said, "Don't be busy, there is one more small matter."

Qi Shunbin said: "My lord, please tell me, but if you can help me, I will definitely die."

Fu Bi said: "Where does this come from? It's just a trivial matter. I heard about the case of a student. The Taizu entrusted a dream to a student named Su Jin in your courtyard. Is there such a thing?"

Qi Shunbin hurriedly said: "It's true, then Su Jin is a new student in Wuer Hall of our college."

Fu Bi stroked his smooth chin and thought for a while, "May I call for a meeting?"

Qi Shunbin said: "Of course." Turning around, he ordered people to look for Su Jin to come.

Su Jinben was hiding behind the bushes, when he heard that Master Fu Bi wanted to see him, he didn't know whether he should go out, so he asked Wang Anshi's opinion in a low voice.

Wang Anshi said: "What are you afraid of, Lord Teng, you are not afraid, but are you afraid of this little servant from the Ministry of Rites?"

Su Jin said: "It's not that I'm afraid, I just can't figure out where he came from. It is said that he is the servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Do you remember that Zhang Ye once said that his father is Zhang Shang of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and Zhang Ye has a close relationship with Cao Min?" , Lord Fu Bi is an official in the Ministry of Punishment, I'm afraid he has other plans."

Wang Anshi smiled and said: "You are really careful, you have considered so carefully, but in Brother Yu's opinion, there is no harm in going. If this rich man is a wicked person, I will chop off his head and give it to you as a kick."

Seeing his resolute and sure look, Su Jin hurriedly asked, "What's the explanation for this?"

Wang Anshi said: "Little Brother Su doesn't know something. This rich man has a lot of connections with Lord Yan Shu. Do you know what their relationship is?"

"what relationship?"

"Fu Bi is Lord Yan Shu's son-in-law. Thanks to you being so close to Miss Yan, you don't know anything about her family."

Su Jin was surprised. Damn, it turned out that this guy was Yan Shu's son-in-law. I didn't know about it at all. I never inquired about Yan Biyun's family affairs, so I never knew the general situation of Yan's family. "Damn! This kid is quite capable. He got Lord Yan Shu's daughter."

Wang Anshi laughed dumbly and said: "You are ignorant and ignorant, this Master Fu Bi is very famous. He was a talented person in Luoyang when he was young. Even Fan Xiwen and Duke Fan called him "the talent of Wang Zuo". This marriage was begged by Master Yan Shu himself. Fu Bi didn't go out of his way to hook up with other people's daughters."

Su Jin thought: "Isn't this an upside-down post? How can there be such a thing? Why didn't I encounter such a good thing."

"Speaking of which, you and him are the ones to take the lead." Wang Anshi teased.

"What burden?" Su Jin didn't understand the dialect.

"It's a burden, it's like a brother's brother." Wang Anshi blinked and said.

Su Jin rolled her eyes, this guy can also tease people, does it mean that all people will become oily after staying with him for a long time?

"Don't talk nonsense, Lord Yan will be in bad luck if this matter gets out." Su Jin said seriously.

Wang Anshi stuck out his tongue and covered his mouth, regretting that he was too talkative.

The servant who was looking for Su Jin searched around for a long time but couldn’t find Su Jin, so he ran back and said, “Sir, Master Qi, I searched around but didn’t see Su Xuezi. , disappeared in the blink of an eye.”

Qi Shunbin hurriedly said: "Go and look for him, maybe he has gone to the toilet, go look for him, and say that Mr. Fu is waiting."

The servant wiped his sweat, twisted his buttocks and went to look for it again. Wang Anshi pushed Su Jin's arm from behind the bushes, and Su Jin staggered out with a "ahhhh" and almost fell to the ground.

Everyone was stunned, Su Jin scratched his head and said, "Master Shan Chang, Su Jin is here, don't look for him anymore."

Fu Bi looked Su Jin up and down, and saw that the young man was not annoying, but his clothes were disheveled, his boots were covered with grass stalks and dirt, and there was a leaf stuck to his head, so he couldn't help smiling.

"Are you Su Jin?"

"I have met Mr. Fu, and this is Su Jin."

"You are really a young man, I thought they were telling lies." Fu Bi said without thinking.

Su Jin said: "At the next sixteen, it's not too young. Who are they? Why are they chewing my tongue behind their backs?"

Fu Bi laughed loudly and said, "What a sharp mouth, are they..." Fu Bi looked around, and saw a group of people stretching their necks and listening carefully, so he coughed and said, "Student Su, please take a step to talk." .”

After finishing speaking, he stepped across the lawn and came to the secluded corner of the capital to wave to Su Jin.

Su Jin thought: What are you doing so sneakily; Qi Shanzhang's voice sounded in his ears: "Go, my lord told you to talk, why are you dawdling?"

Su Jin had no choice but to step up to Fu Bi. Fu Bi looked around and said with a smile, "Sure enough, you are a talented person. No wonder Biyun will do everything for you."

Su Jin changed color and said, "My lord..."

Fu Bi waved his hand and said, "Don't call me my lord, call me elder brother, Lord Yan Shu is my father-in-law of Mount Tai, we are a family."

Su Jin can't laugh or cry, what is a family?You and I just met Kungfu without a cup of tea.

Fu Bi ignored what Su Jin thought, and said to himself: "I've heard about you for a long time, and I've always wanted to come and have a look, but I'm busy with work, so my virtuous brother won't blame me."

Su Jin squeezed two words out of his throat with difficulty: "No... strange."

Fu Bi gave a thumbs up and said, "That's right, a young hero is born, not only is his lyrics amazing, but he also defies power and dares to act. Miss Biyun has a first-class vision."

Su Jin had to remind him: "My lord, you can't talk nonsense, walls have ears."

Fu Bi hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, the reminder is that there are too many people here, and it is not a place to talk. There is still a reason for me to find you. The third envoy wants to see you. You go to the official post after the second watch tonight. Your Excellency is waiting for you at the official post."

Su Jin said: "Why do you need the second watch?"

Fu Bi said: "Your Excellency, I don't want to make too much publicity here. Before the second watch, there must be a group of officials asking for an interview. Your Excellency said that they will not be seen after the fatigue of the journey. After the second watch, the voice of the people is tentatively determined. Those officials will not bother you any more. You can go and get it right." it's time."

Su Jin nodded and said: "Thank you, Mr. Fu, for sending the message. I will definitely go there next time."

Fu Bi said in displeasure: "Look, look, you can call me elder brother if you are so out of touch. Adults and adults are called birthrights."

Su Jin said helplessly: "Well...thank you...brother."

Fu Bi laughed and said: "That's right, the whole family, Brother Yu is going back to report, and Cao Min has to be sent to the Ministry of Punishment. I won't stay here for long, let's talk about it tonight."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Su Jin's answer, he led people to escort Cao Min, and hurried away.