The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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"The imperial court has a decree, and the magistrate has to follow it. But you are meritorious people. You work diligently on weekdays, and you don't make any major mistakes in official affairs. As for the deduction of soldiers' salaries, it may be important to the Northwest Front. But here, these things are not even on the table." Su Jin said.

"Then why do you still have to suspend my post and announce it in front of many brothers, how can this make people with low posts calm?" Pan Jiang muttered.

Su Jin said: "You don't understand this. The magistrate's brilliance is here. He made a high-profile announcement that he had suspended the two capitals. Leapfrogging into slander, saying that if the magistrate does not act, if other officials are sent down to investigate, the matter will not be so easy to think about."

Pan Jiang shook his head and said, "Speaking of which, I've been made a scapegoat. Now even the temporary replacement has been promoted. What's the use of talking about it?"

Su Jin asked: "Two conductors, do you understand what 'suspended' and 'interim' are? When have you ever heard of the post of 'interim commander'? Haven't you thought about this?"

Panjiang and Pan Shiyi shook their heads like yellow leaves in the wind, expressing that they didn't understand at all.

"The so-called suspending your duties instead of dismissing them on the spot is a tactic for the government to delay the army. Those who suspend their duties do not need to report in writing. That is to say, there is no way for the higher-ups to know about it. It is not a gust of wind to do business, but it is in the limelight at the moment, can it be done without making some gestures? After the wind is over, the lord of the government will announce in public that it has been verified that you have not been greedy for money, and the money will be deducted It was the soldiers who came to the meeting spontaneously to prepare for mutual aid in emergencies, and when the fair and honest officials return to their posts, wouldn't they be able to pass this hurdle without harming you and others?"

The so-called "shanghui" is understood by Pan Jiang and others, and it is popular among the people. Every ten or so households of poor people spontaneously form a meeting. If there is a lot of money, there will be several huge sums of money every month, and then distributed to each family in order every month, so that each family can get several huge sums of money during the meeting, which is worthy of doing a big event. Accumulate more zeros to make a whole.

Panjiang, Pan Shiyi and the others smiled happily when they heard the words, and hurriedly said: "It turns out that Mr. Fu Zun still has such deep meaning in it, but why didn't you wait for me to tell you clearly?"

Su Jin reprimanded: "You guys are impatient, and you still blame the Lord Mansion, do you need to tell you clearly what the Shangguan wants? You don't know that the most important thing to be an official is to try to figure out what you want. You don't even have this I don’t understand at all, and I don’t know how you have been in the officialdom for so many years.”

Pan Jiang thought in his heart: "You guys are full of tricks, I'm straight, how can I figure out so many twists and turns; besides, I'm just hanging out in the army, and I have something different from you as officials in various departments of the Yamen. Different, who has the patience to guess.”

Although he was muttering in his heart, he had no choice but to express his humility quickly, and pulled Pan Shiyi to bow his hands to Song Xiang and said, "My lord, the two of us are ignorant and didn't understand the intention of the magistrate's protection, but came to make trouble with you , really deserves to die, I beg your lord to punish him."

Song Xiang didn't realize until now that Su Jin went around and turned his reckless behavior into a deliberate one. Jin Da was in admiration; this kid might have to circle Yangzhou City several times to pull out the colorful intestines in his stomach. Once he explained something through his mouth, the black could turn into white, and the dead could become alive.

"Those who don't know are not guilty. The government planned to ask you to clarify it later, but unexpectedly, you brought people to make trouble. There are many people in the lobby today. If I say it, I'm afraid I will give others a blame, so I just If I can hold back, my family members are present at the moment, since Special Envoy Su speaks out to let you know, it’s okay, just don’t spread it widely.” Song Xiang’s acting skills have been with Su Jin’s for a long time, so naturally It is advancing by leaps and bounds, and it has the potential to enter the Oscar winner.

"No, no, if we live up to the Lord's wishes, shall we still be called people?" Pan Jiang and Pan Shiyi hurriedly said.

Su Jin laughed and said, "Don't you still want to respect Mr. Fu Zun with a bowl of wine? Everyone should offer a bowl to show their sincerity."

Everyone offered a toast one after another. No matter how heavy Song Xiang's drinking capacity was, he couldn't help it, and soon became smoky. In the end, he couldn't tell the truth from the fake. Even he himself thought that what Su Jin said to excuse him was originally I did it on purpose.

Su Jin ordered someone to help Song Xiang, who was drunk, back to the inner hall to rest. He also drank a lot of wine, slightly drunk, and still had important things in mind, so he suggested that the banquet should be over and drink again in the next day; Su Jin also planned to go back to his room to rest for a while, belching his goodbyes in twos and threes.

As soon as he turned around, he heard Pan Jiang whisper: "Master Special Envoy, please stop, I have something to say to you."

Su Jin turned his head and smiled and said, "Commander Pan, what can I teach you?"

Pan Jiang glanced left and right, leaned close to Su Jin's ear and said, "My lord, please take a step to speak. There are some words that cannot be spoken in public."

Su Jin looked around, Dynasty Ma Han, Zhao Dutou and Pan Shiyi, it seemed that there were no outsiders, but seeing Pan Jiang's mysterious look, his heart moved, so he nodded and said: "I'll go back to my residence, you can come later by yourself , just so I have something to ask you."

Pan Jiang blinked, and said loudly: "My lord is a good drinker. After drinking five or six bowls, I still have the same spirit. I want to make an appointment with my lord to fight for my drink."

Su Jin laughed and said: "I'm afraid I'm not your match for alcohol, but I agreed, and I would rather get drunk than be a coward."

Pan Jiang raised his thumb high, and a series of words of praise came out of his mouth. Seeing that he was drunk, Pan Shiyi hurriedly turned around to support him, smiled apologetically at Su Jin, and waved out.

Not long after Su Jin returned to the residence, Pan Jiang sneaked in by himself. Su Jinping retreated to Wang Chao Ma Han, and smiled at him while sitting on the case: "Commander Pan, what do you want to tell the envoy? What happened like this Mysterious."

Pan Jiang said in a low voice: "Originally, I was going to turn a blind eye to this humble job, because it's really hard to tell the truth, but it's always unpleasant to hold it in my heart. After thinking about it, it's better to tell the special envoy. Make adults take care of low-ranking people, if low-ranking people stand by and watch, are they still human?"

Su Jin frowned and said, "What is it that makes you so serious?"

Pan Jiangdao: "I heard that I heard that the special envoy went to Sanli Hutong in Beikou yesterday morning to look for Feng Laohu's bad luck, right?"

Su Jin said seriously: "What do you call looking for bad luck? The envoy is here to run a business in a serious way."

Pan Jiang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you know that people don't speak dark words, and you use the pretense that the bandit leader escaped, but in fact there is no such thing as the bandit leader's escape? What kind of evidence is your lord looking for?"

Su Jin narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "In your opinion, what am I looking for?"

Pan Jiang smiled and said: "Forgive me for your recklessness, I guess you must be looking for evidence of Feng Laohu's grain storage. At present, the envoy's biggest task is to dig out Yangzhou's grain storage. I'm afraid it's the same for the large number of visits in the past few days. For this?"

Su Jin looked at Pan Jiang with bright eyes and said, "I can't tell, Commander Pan is a man with a heart, and the envoy's every move has not escaped your eyes. You came here to tell this envoy?"

Seeing Su Jin's bad words, Pan Jiang hurriedly said, "Master, don't get me wrong. I'm not here to speak up for anyone. I just think it's futile to envoy Sir to do this. I'm afraid it won't be found out until next year."

Su Jin said: "How do you say that?"

Pan Jiang coughed, his voice was very low, and said: "Your Excellency is the most admired person in the humble position. Although he is young, he gives people the feeling of being as stable as Mount Tai. The adult is also a heart-to-heart for the humble position, so the humble position cannot bear to see it." My lord is busy in vain, so after thinking for a long time, I decided to tell you a big secret."

Su Jin's heart moved, and he said: "The big secret? What big secrets are there in Yangzhou City? Do you know who is storing grain and where is the granary?"

Pan Jiang smiled lightly and said, "Is that still a secret? I don't even say that adults already know who is storing grain. How can the humble officials know where the grain is being stored, and the humble officials are not one of them."

Su Jin tentatively asked, "You mean someone is with him?"

Pan Jiang was stunned, and then raised his big finger and said: "Sure enough, you are the special envoy. A casual word from a lowly post can make you notice the flaws. The special envoy can be said to be as sharp as lightning, and can see every detail."

Su Jin said: "Don't talk to me anymore, talk quickly if you have something to say, and be more straightforward; you also know that the envoy is too busy to touch the ground now."

Pan Jiang paused, lowered his eyes and pondered for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will tell you everything I know, but I don't have any evidence, you can decide for yourself whether it is true or not."