The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Yan Shu's words made everyone very puzzled, so they listened to him explain: "The old man wants you to do this based on the following points. First, you were born in a merchant, and you also participated in the folk grain storage. You can do this just right." Mastering the minds of merchants who are hoarding, and knowing ourselves and the enemy can get twice the result with half the effort, is this considered an advantage?"

Su Jin shook his head and said: "There are more than a million merchants in the world. I am just a half-hearted merchant. I have been in business for less than half a year. Why don't I choose someone else?"

Yan Shu said: "I can't believe other people."

Su Jin was stunned and said, "Is it that simple?"

"Yes, it's that simple; you must ask why I trust you so much. Firstly, what you have done in Luzhou is beyond what ordinary people can do. Secondly, the old man can only say it is fate." Yan Shu laughed He looked at Su Jin and then at Yan Biyun.

Su Jin knew what he meant, and with Yan Biyun as the bait, He Chou didn't agree with him. This old fox is very wicked, and even used this relationship to tie himself to him; , He didn't force himself, and it wasn't because of his own selfishness.

"The second point is that when you do things, people can't figure out the context. You often fail to grasp the unexpected. Extraordinary things need extraordinary people to do them, and you just fit this." Yan Shu raised his wine glass and gestured to Su Jin, and immediately 'Zi'er' sucked it dry with a bang.

Su Jin said: "How can you see it?"

"Doesn't the case of Xuezi Yingtian prove this point? Your method of saving people was quite unexpected. Originally, the safest way was for the old man to come forward to coordinate and then fish out the person, but you took it upon yourself to take someone to sit quietly at the gate of the yamen. I almost put myself in it; and when everyone thought you would not be able to get out, auspiciousness fell from the sky, and the great grandfather... Hehe... The great grandfather entrusted you with a dream again. People in the world don't understand the tricks of doing things, but this old man can understand the brilliance of it."

Su Jin scratched his head and said, "It's just a coincidence. If it wasn't for the help of the great grandfather, I would have been helpless. Maybe I would have died long ago."

Yan Shu chuckled and said, "Why did Grandpa only help you? Grandpa never entrusted his dream to anyone for decades after his funeral, but he chose to entrust his dream to you. Isn't it really strange?"

Su Jin was speechless, and acted like a rascal: "Then you have to ask Grandpa Taizu about this matter, and ask me how I know? If it wasn't for Tang Jie's fault-finding and weaving, Grandpa might not be bothered to find out. body."

Yan Shu waved his hand and said, "Don't play with this old man. I have traveled more bridges than you. Although there are few disasters caused by writing in this dynasty, I have never heard of it. Three years ago, there was a man in Yuncheng County. The Yasi surnamed Song mentioned a poem in the restaurant, and was immediately arrested by Yousi. Du Heng, the county magistrate under his jurisdiction, wrote a poem because there was a sentence in it that seemed to be disrespectful to Taizong Ye. ; There is also a student surnamed Meng of the official school under the rule of the Tixue Division in Shanxi who once..."

Su Jin completely surrendered and said, "That... you are right, let's stop here, and I'm convinced, isn't it?"

Yan Shu said with a smile: "Successful people in this world always have their reasons for their success. There is no reason for great wealth or great luck to fall from the sky. There is always a reason."

Su Jin drummed his eyes and remained silent. This old man seemed really hard to deceive. Listening to him, he was pointing out the strangeness of the story about his dream, but he didn't dare to say it was a lie. .

"Is there a third one?" Su Jin didn't want to get entangled in this topic, the more he talked, the more likely his lies would be revealed, so it's better to stop in moderation.

"The third one is that although you are cunning and wise, you have an extremely stubborn personality. In fact, you could have gotten out of Yingtianfu's affairs, but you insisted on rushing forward with the will to die, and finally Not only rescued more than [-] students, but also rescued Wang Anshi and other four students who were arrested and almost convicted; although the old man cannot say that it is a stupid behavior for you not to cherish your own life, you have to know that some people are too indecisive to do so. If you were given a chance, if you were an old man, you would not even have the chance to tell about the dream, and you would be taken directly to jail, even though you have thousands of reasons, what's the use if you can't tell them in front of everyone?"

Su Jin was covered in cold sweat. What Yan Shu said was absolutely right. If it hadn't been for the fact that King Teng hadn't been able to force his hand in front of the tablet of the great grandfather and thousands of people that day, how would he have had the chance in the future.

King Teng is shameless, but he has not yet reached the point where he is invulnerable to swords and guns. He wants to make things impeccable. He wants to prove that he is nonsense in front of everyone, and then take himself down reasonably, so he has his own. turnaround.

If he doesn't care about 21 and [-], he will take him down and put him in prison, and afterwards he will be charged with disrespect like desecrating the tablet of the ancestor, although it will cause people to discuss, or he will be reprimanded, but it is better than getting nothing in the end Being in a passive situation is a thousand times better.

"There are people who are not born with that kind of material, but they want to force it, but I can't control this matter. What I value is your indomitable momentum. Maybe it's your overwhelming momentum that makes the opponent feel timid. , do you think the old man is right?" Yan Shu said proudly.

Su Jin is speechless, an old fox is an old fox, others judge people by their appearance, he judges people by their bones, in front of him, it's like being stripped of their clothes, stripped of their flesh, and their hearts, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys are all shining in broad daylight The next thing is, let him see through at will, which makes Su Jin extremely uncomfortable.

"The fourth point is your identity as Taizu Tuomeng, Taizu Tuomeng and you, you must be a different person, even if you are an ordinary person who can't be more ordinary, you will become different because of it. Be ordinary; this identity is a double-edged sword, if you use it well, you will scare Xiao Xiao, if you use it badly, you will die, how can I not use it?" Yan Shu drank the No.18 glass of wine tonight, and his spirit became more and more radiant stand up.

With a sullen head, Su Jin picked up the glass of wine in front of him and drank it all in one gulp, and said, "So I'm still so good. My lord said that, I almost don't know myself."

Yan Biyun looked at Su Jin worriedly, she could see that Su Jin was a little unhappy, and said softly, "Drink less, what's the good of drinking?"

Yan Shu laughed and said, "It's not a real man who can't drink, let him drink."

Su Jin really took the jug and poured another glass by himself. After thinking about it, he got up and filled it for Yan Shu, raised his glass and said, "My lord, finish this glass." He raised his neck, and a glass of strong wine went into his stomach again.

Yan Shu didn't care that Su Jin had lost his manners. He drank his glass and looked at Su Jin without saying a word; Is it in the hands of the emperor? I... I just want to ask... just one sentence; how could the emperor agree with you to hand over such a big matter to me? I am afraid that the reasons you mentioned will not be said in front of the emperor. Why should he Do you believe it?"

Yan Shu laughed loudly, pointed at Su Jin's nose and said, "You are wrong, you are very wrong, the emperor doesn't care who I send to complete this matter, he just needs to stare at the old man, and the old man is the one who sent me." He won't care about an illiterate beggar."

"Then...why do you want to see me?"

"That's because of another matter, you understand it yourself, so you not only have to think about the countermeasures for raising food, but also think about the reasoning for that matter. What the emperor really cares about is that matter; and what the old man cares about is you of raising food."

Su Jin giggled, and water started to flow from his mouth. The moment Fu Bi came up to help him, Su Jin fell to the ground with a thud, drunk as mud.

Yan Biyun hurriedly called the servant outside to help Su Jin up and leaned on the chair; after a while, Su Jin was already snoring, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, before the topic was said, this guy had already fallen asleep.

Yan Biyun was at a loss, watching Yan Shu asking for advice with his eyes, Yan Shu drank the No. Come to me and tell me your thoughts on raising food, otherwise the emperor will not be able to make it through."

Yan Biyun hurriedly called people to lift Su Jin into the carriage and sent him to the small courtyard in Yulin Lane. Yan Biyun also took a few servants to go with the carriage.

Fu Bi watched the crowd go away, turned his head and said, "Father-in-law, he is so drunk, how can Bi Yun tell him?"

Yan Shu said: "Is he drunk? He is very sober. The little bastard is acting with me here. He already has a plan in his mind. It's just that today we talked about competing for the position, which made him feel like he was in a thief's boat." Feeling, so he is expressing his dissatisfaction."

Fu Bi said in surprise, "Don't tell me he doesn't want his father-in-law to become the chief executive? It's good for him."

Yan Shu said: "You don't understand, of course he wants me to be the prime minister, but there is nothing wrong with him taking the initiative to help me, but now he feels that I am forcing him, so naturally he doesn't want to be bound by this because of his personality .”

Yang Cha frowned and said, "Then why did the father-in-law teach Biyun to pass the message to him? Isn't it forcing him even more?"

Yan Shu said with a straight face: "How can things in the world be as you wish? He is used to being loose, how can he adapt to the grievances in the court in the future? Some things are not just what you want, but what you have to do; this truth must be made clear to him." , once he understands this truth, maybe in less than ten years, no one in the court will be his opponent, if he still doesn't understand, I'm afraid he won't be able to stay in this court for a day."