The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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Su Jin is very busy, so busy that she doesn't even have the time to tease Huanniang and bicker with Xiao Sui'er. Since she and Yan Shu will go to the capital to meet the emperor, and it is very likely that they will not be able to return to the courtyard for study, Su Jin is busy asking the courtyard's staff for advice. Teachers of various subjects ask for advice.

I just passed half of my studies, and there are still many subjects that I haven't finished. Although they are all high-level characters, I know everyone, but this is like a girl. The same girl, your wrong way will get you a blank stare or a smile. Swearing, it is more likely to summon the demon spirit; but in another way, it may be exchanged for a sweet kiss, or even the bliss of having sex together.

This analogy may not be appropriate. For readers in this era, Su Jin has just learned a little bit. People say that there is no limit to learning. Su Jin has now truly realized it. Before, I always thought that there was something wrong in my stomach. , Come out to show off from time to time, but only when I touch the edge of the sea do I realize how naive and ridiculous I am.

It is also because of this that Su Jin’s sense of awe towards the imperial examination is getting stronger and stronger. He knows that this dynasty did not undergo the imperial examination. status.

In short, the officials who entered the official career due to military exploits, ancestral shadows, and recommendations were raised by their second mothers, comparable to the sons of concubines; as far as the first-rank and second-rank officials of the central center of this dynasty are concerned, almost all of them were born in the Jinshi department. , a very small number of alternatives are officials who have entered official positions through various disciplines and other methods; There is smoke.

Su Jin wandered among the teaching chairs of various subjects, like a shriveled sponge trying to suck up the experience of these old guys, but this was Su Jin's natural ear, in Fang Zimo's words: "Eat one bite A fat person is useless, even if you swallow it whole, without digesting it, it will still be futile if you can’t make inferences in the examination room.”

Su Jin had his own plan. He brought a cheat sheet and forced the old guys to draw key points, talk about the scope, and memorize dozens of pages of self-important key points. He prepared to study by himself in his spare time. In the end, even Qi Shunbin was moved. , Straight: "Although it is useless, but the attitude is commendable."

Regarding the matter that Yan Shu wanted to take Su Jin away, all the teaching chairs expressed different opinions. They agreed that although the opportunity to experience with the third envoy is a rare opportunity, for Su Jin, it is just throwing away melons and picking up beans to backfire. This move, with Su Jin's talent and learning, is a sure thing from the academy to the government examination and high school in August next year. It is by no means a delusion to get a Jinshi in the spring, and it is hard to say now that it is done like this.

Su Jin can't tell which side he prefers. Although staying in the courtyard is a bit boring, it seems to be more suitable for him. After all, he is used to the life in the courtyard, but Yan Shu seems to be able to give himself more. Although Su Jin also knows that the challenges he will face on this trip to the capital will be huge, and this also echoes the desire in Su Jin's heart to like new and exciting challenges. The most important point is that he I want to take this opportunity to do a good job so that the emperor can help solve Yan Biyun's marriage contract.

After weighing the two, Su Jin made a compromise choice, not only going to work on a job, but also taking the government examination next year and passing it; in this way, the double pressure on the upper body could not help him not to be busy.

Su Jinlian didn't care much about the recent affairs of Yingtianfu. With Yan Shu around, everything was in order, and it was his turn to point fingers. When he went to and fro, he felt that there were more and more soldiers on the gate of Yingtianfu, and the soldiers on the streets There are also more and more people. Although the market is still lively and the crowd is still bustling, there is always something wrong.

On September 27th, the tenth day after Yan Shu arrived in Yingtian Mansion, Fu Bi rode a horse and brought a few entourages to Su Jin's small courtyard. After sorting them into categories, Fu Bi bluffed loudly and got in, calling out, "Little brother Su, little brother Su, who do you think is here? I'm waiting to see you."

Su Jin was taken aback, and stared with his dirty hands crossed: "Whoever he is, I'm not free, unless you ask Master Yan to let me go, don't teach me to go to the capital, I'm busy right now."

"I know you are worried about fame, but what's the use of these things? Your brother was not like you when he took the imperial examination. He even got some cards and wrote some notes, which is not necessary at all."

Su Jin said: "My brother? Who is it?"

"That's what I said, I!" Fu Bi pointed to his nose angrily.

Su Jin rolled his eyes, this guy has a way of taking advantage, he has recognized that he and himself are a "tough and tough" couple, and always regards himself as an elder brother, there is really nothing to do with him.

"Who is here? I don't have time to see ordinary people." Su Jin was very airy.

Fu Bi laughed and said, "I'm afraid you have to go, Mr. Bao is here."

"Who?" Su Jin thought she had heard wrong.

"Bao Tieban, that Bao Zheng who is inflexible in what he says and does, and who is like a Tieban, don't you have a teacher-student friendship with him?"

"What is he here for?" Su Jin thought about it: "Could it be to take over the post of Yin Tian Fu Yin?"

"Hey, that's really good, it hits the nail on the head." Fu Bi pointed tallly: "He is the new Yingtian Fu Yin, and we can get away as soon as he comes."

Su Jin quickly put down the things in his hands, and said repeatedly: "Sui'er, fetch water, I want to wash my face, wash my hands and change my clothes, and go to see Lord Bao."

Xiao Sui'er quickly brought a large basin of water, and after Su Jin had finished scrubbing, Huanniang helped him comb and tie up his shiny black hair, changed his clothes, and went out with Fu Bi.

Su Jin was sitting in a mule cart, and Fu Bi and several personal guards were walking side by side, looking nondescript. They were heading east all the way, and Su Jin knew that they must be going to Hefeng Tower. In order to avoid the suspicion of Yan Shu these days, Su Jin and He had never stepped through the threshold of Fenglou, and Su Jin's heart suddenly warmed up at the thought of seeing Bao Zheng and Yan Biyun.

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Bao Zheng has lost a lot of weight. Duanzhou's life doesn't seem to be easy. His face is black and white, and his skin has faded. He looks extremely funny. Su Jin listened to Bao Zheng before he could say hello. Zheng muttered from time to time: "The imperial court's actions are somewhat inexplicable. I have only been in Duanzhou for two months, but they transferred me to Yingtian Mansion. Isn't this a change of order?"

Yan Shu had a good temper, he just listened to him complaining, and didn't refute, but just kept explaining, Su Jin finally understood the reason for Bao Zheng's dissatisfaction.

There was a severe drought in Duanzhou. When Bao Zheng took office at the end of July, fires were raging all over the place. The crops and seedlings were almost dead. Seeing that there would be no harvest, how could Bao Zheng be reconciled, so he led hundreds of thousands of people in Duanzhou to dig ditches? Diversion of water for irrigation and replanting of grain.

The ditches have been dug, the water has been brought to the ground, and the seeds planted have just sprouted a green layer of tender seedlings. Bao Zheng was very annoyed by the order of the imperial court to bring him back to Duanzhou. Kneeling all the way, begging Bao Zheng not to leave, but the emperor's order was hard to violate, Bao Zheng had to leave.

"Tell me, what about the hundreds of thousands of people in Duanzhou?" Bao Zheng yelled at Yan Shu with his hands spread out. Outsiders thought Yan Shu was his old entourage without knowing it, and it was impossible to tell that he, the prefect of Duanzhou, was recommended by Yan Shu .

"The affairs of Duanzhou will be taken care of by the next officials. It is right for you to care about the suffering of the people, but you are also needed here." Yan Shu explained tirelessly.

"I don't care. You need to send someone to supervise the successor in Duanzhou. You must always pay attention to the growth of the seedlings. The dam should also be dug to store water when the winter is coming, in case there is a severe drought in the coming year. The people have no harvest this year. How do you survive the winter, cause refugees, and stir up civil uprisings? These things are urgent to be resolved. If these things are not resolved, how can I be at ease? I, Bao Zheng, don’t want to be poked in the back and scolded that I have no beginning and no end.”

Yan Shu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to say: "Okay, okay, I will greet the official who is going to take office after I return to Beijing, and tell him to take care of these things. I promise you that this year, the third department will allocate food for disaster relief, so how about leaving Duanzhou without first-class people? "

Only then did Bao Zheng say: "This is more or less the same."

Yan Shu smiled and said: "But you also have to promise me that you will properly manage this Yingtian Mansion. I have already told you the ins and outs just now. I have checked the official documents in the past ten days and found that the official affairs here are simply a mess. , There are dozens of unsolved murder cases alone, there are wounding, robbery, etc., the pile of files is higher than mine, if you Bao Zheng can't do these things, who can do it?"

Yan Shu sighed, and suddenly lowered his voice, "That man is here, and he hasn't regretted it so far. Your greatest duty is to keep an eye on him and find the fatal evidence. If Tang Jie wasn't intercepted and killed halfway, this matter wouldn't have happened." You don't need to worry about it, but the situation is different now, Master Bao, you should pay more attention."

Su Jin's ears were sharp, and he heard it clearly. He was startled. He didn't expect Tang Jie to be intercepted and killed for no apparent reason. Needless to say, it must have been done by King Teng.

Bao Zheng nodded and said, "Of course I won't give up on this matter. After everything is handed over, I will start."

Yan Shu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's very good. Mr. Li, the German army, will be at your disposal. Originally, your state magistrate has no such power, but you have the power to do so. This is a special order, so that you can do things conveniently."

Bao Zheng said: "That's very good, but I've said my ugly words first. If anyone is involved, I won't be in vain. If I get hotter at that time, don't blame me."

Yan Shu said with a smile: "Everything is in accordance with the laws of the Song Dynasty."

The two finally negotiated the conditions, and it was not until this time that Su Jin had no time to go up to see Su Jin. Bao Zheng was very happy to see Su Jin, he pulled Su Jin to sit down, and asked some questions about homework, and the two chatted about the old days Talking freely, it's like meeting old friends again.