The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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So far, Su Jin's doubts about Pan Jiang have gradually faded away. Although there is not much good news, it is good news. This shows that Xiang Jun is still a monolith, and Pan Jiang and others have not fallen into Feng Jingyao's calculations. , things are going to be great.

Su Jin was still a little worried about Pan Shiyi, so he asked a few questions in detail. Pan Jiang patted his chest and assured that Pan Shiyi had no connection with Feng Huhu, because Pan Shiyi was actually Pan Jiang's cousin. Although he had no skills, he was quiet. Introverted family upbringing is very strict, and among the Xiang soldiers, Pan Jiang is the only one who follows the lead, and has never done anything out of the ordinary.

Su Jin considered whether to pull Pan Jiang into her arms, and followed her to dig out the nest of mice, but felt that the more people knew about it, the more inappropriate it would be, so she hesitated.

On the contrary, Pan Jiang took the initiative and said: "Master Special Envoy, I know that you are looking for the place where Feng Laohu is storing food. I want to know if there is any clue. Is there any place where I need to serve?"

Su Jin thought for a while, then tested him further and said, "Two places have been found out. There may be grain hoarding. One is a place called the Racecourse near Baoyang Lake, and the other is Liutiaoer Hutong in Dongcheng."

Pan Jiang frowned and said, "May I ask how did your lord know that?"

Su Jindao: "I ordered the local officials in Yangzhou to pretend to be civilians and find out among the common people."

Pan Jiang asked again: "Which official posts are there?"

Su Jindao: "I'm not familiar with the names, but they are all small officials of the warehouse department arranged by Mr. Fan, the warehouse department in Yangzhou. The grain affairs are directly linked with the warehouse department. Who do you use if you don't use them?"

Pan Jiang was shocked and said, "Master Special Envoy, there is a problem."

Su Jin pretended to be surprised and said, "What?"

"This Yangzhou Warehouse Secretary, Fan Chengren, is probably unreliable. There is no guarantee that this person is not Feng Huo's eyeliner. There must be nothing in these two warehouses. If my lord sends troops to search for them, I'm afraid it will leave a clue."

Su Jin said: "You mean that Fan Chengren belongs to Feng Huhu?"

"It's likely to be the case. My humble cousin Zeduan once told me..."

"Who?"

"Oh, it's Pan Shiyi, with proper characters. I'll call it Shun Kou. Your Excellency doesn't know his pronoun."

"Go on."

"Zeduan once told me that this Fan Chengren once invited him to drink in Beikou Sanli Hutong, saying that there was a hot spring restaurant there where he could soak in hot springs and drink fine wine, but when he heard that it was Beikou Sanli, he rejected him. Feng Jingyao's property, he doesn't want to get too involved with this person."

Su Jin said: "But Fan Chengren was invited by Feng Huhu to send his cousin?"

Pan Jiangdao: "I don't dare to say for sure, but that place is Feng Jingyao's private property, so you don't have to go there even if you drink, and Feng Jingyao bought that alley to monopolize the hot spring, and let outsiders come in for no reason, which is not suitable for cleaning; Either someone who is closely related, or has ulterior motives."

Su Jin slapped his hands and said: "The analysis is correct, it is exactly this principle; I will tell you the truth when I say this, I know everything you said today, and I also know that other people are involved, the name is my name." There are, but not all of them; you must be wondering why I found out where the food was stored for several days but didn’t send troops to search for it. How can you be fooled."

Pan Jiang said in amazement: "You...you know everything?"

Su Jin said seriously: "The reason why I keep asking you is to hear if you are telling the truth. I want to find someone who can rely on me in this Yangzhou mansion, but I dare not trust people easily. Today if you have half If the sentence does not match what I know, then you will be finished, I will put you in the list of officials controlled by Feng Huo, and when I launch with a thunderbolt, you, Panjiang, will be finished."

Pan Jiang looked at Su Jin in a daze, with cold sweat dripping down his back. He wanted to hide something at first, but fortunately he was so drunk that he couldn't vomit, so he told all he knew, otherwise he would fall into the trap of this The envoy is on the blacklist; how did the envoy in front of him know? He probably wouldn't tell himself that this person is not a weak young man, he is simply a scheming veteran. How can he be so scheming? As deep as the lake and the sea, but it shows nothing on the outside?

What we need to do now is to get closer to the organization. It seems that the special envoy must have a clever plan to get rid of Jian, and it may be a great achievement to hang out with him. Let the adults make another contribution."

Su Jin laughed and said: "Well said, this is another great contribution, and you can't escape this contribution if you follow me. Your current identity is very useful, just use your identity to see if you can get anything."

Pan Jiang said: "My lord, are you talking about being suspended from a humble job?"

Su Jin said: "Yes, in the eyes of outsiders, you and Pan Shiyi are frustrated, and at this time you are the most likely to be wooed, I just want to see if they will take the opportunity to woo you, so that you can come up with some words .”

Pan Jiang said: "I'm afraid this is unlikely. What they need is useful people. After I am suspended, I am no longer useful to them. How could they come to win me over?"

Su Jin smiled and said: "Don't worry about that, I will discuss with the prefect of Song, and let him let him air in front of Feng Huhu's people, and say that the suspension of you is just a temporary measure, and the official will be reinstated in a few days , do you think they will tell you about it?"

Pan Jiang said: "I can't guess that."

Su Jin smiled and said: "If they want to win you over, they won't tell you about it, but let you be depressed, and you have to make complaints everywhere to make a look of righteous indignation, so that they will take the opportunity to approach You, when you return to your post, will be their most important pawn, and when you are in his trap, will you still doubt everything before? Even if you doubt, what can you do?"

"Miao, it must be the case. But what news do you need, my lord?"

Su Jindao: "At present, what the envoy is going to do is another thing, and you'd better find out where the grain is stored. As far as the grain is concerned, if I send troops to search the whole city randomly, wouldn’t it be a big joke to dig it up by mistake? They will definitely guard against me, so once my people approach the real granary, someone will tip off the news , so there must be someone who knows where the grain is stored.”

"Your Excellency is brilliant, with the slightest entrance in analysis, the humble job is really all over the place."

Su Jin laughed and said, "What? Could it be that your admiration for me before was all fake?"

Pan Jiang scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "I have never heard the analysis of the adults, and I always feel that the adults are lucky. Only now do I know that the wisdom is superior."

Su Jin said: "Luck? How can a person rely on luck in his life? Good luck is due to his strength, so it seems that many lucky people have considerable strength to seize opportunities. Luck does not come to you out of thin air. .”

Pan Jiang cupped his hands and said, "Golden jade is a good word, and I have been educated in a humble position."

Su Jin said: "That's all for today. I live in a government office. You will inevitably be watched when you come. Just in case, let's play a full set. I will kick you out, and you will turn against me." The incident must be known to everyone, so as not to arouse their suspicion."

Pan Jiang blinked and said softly, "I'm offended."

Suddenly he yelled: "You bird envoy, please don't do it for a long time. I have worked hard with you to destroy the bandit's nest. The credit is all yours. You crossed the river and demolished the bridge and suspended my position. I will go to the road transfer envoy to sue you. "

Su Jin smiled and said loudly: "Bold and talented, you actually quarreled with the Shangguan. You are unforgivably guilty of embezzlement of ink's military salary. Whoever wants to make friends with you will not go out with me."

"Shangguan of the bird, you are a stinky little baby. I recognize you as a Shangguan, but I don't recognize you. You are a fart. It's great. I go back to the countryside to farm, and I can save you from seeing your faces."

Su Jin saw that the veins on Pan Jiang's face were bulging, and he acted so realistically, he suspected that he was scolding himself for public benefit.

"Come on, fork out, and make a noise again, and break his dog's legs with random sticks." Su Jin shouted.

Dynasty Ma Han, who was basking in the sun outside the door, had long been surprised how the two of them would have a quarrel. Seeing Su Jin calling someone, he hurriedly kicked the door and entered. Pan Jiang was still jumping around with his mouth dirty, hurriedly crossing each other. The neck twisted and the arms were dragged out.

Su Jin shouted: "Fork out of the gate of the yamen, and don't allow him to come in half a step. If he is swearing, give me a hard hit."

Chao Mahan didn't care why, he dragged Pan Jiang out of the yamen. Su Jin lived in the inner hall of the yamen, and in front of him were the offices of the various departments of the yamen.

Pan Jiang scolded Su Jin in his mouth, and was slapped wildly by Chao Mahan, making him dizzy, but in order to act realistically, he could only grit his teeth and hold back until he was crossed by two people and stuffed down at the gate of the yamen. On the bluestone ground, he wiped his bloody mouth and limped away.