The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

The curtain was high, Yan Biyun walked in with his head down, and quietly came to Su Jin in small steps to give him a blessing. :Reading novels

"Miss Yan, this is Ouyang Zhongcheng from Yushitai. I went to see you, and then I have a few words to tell you." Su Jin said softly.

Yan Biyun agreed softly, and slowly came to Ouyang Xiu to say his blessings: "Biyun sees your lord."

Ouyang Xiu couldn't see her face clearly, and couldn't stare at Yan Biyun closely, but when the word 'Biyun' came to his ears, he was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly saluted, "Are you...?"

Yan Biyun raised his head, his water-shearing pupils swept across Ouyang Xiu's face slowly, and said with a light smile, "Uncle Ouyang Shi probably won't remember my slave's house. Last year, during the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor gave a banquet in the palace, and Biyun went to the palace with his uncle I once sat with Uncle Shi at the banquet."

A flash of inspiration flashed in Ouyang Xiu's mind, and he suddenly remembered who the woman in front of him was.

"I just remembered, you are the niece of the Yan family that Lord San Si brought to the banquet that day? You...why are you here?"

Yan Biyun blushed and hung his head without answering.

Ouyang Xiu pointed at Su Jin with his mouth wide open and said, "You...she...you...?"

Su Jin cupped his hands and said, "Lord Zhong Cheng, Miss Yan is my confidante and has nothing to do with it. Don't be suspicious, sir."

This is a typical self-confession, the more you get rid of it, the more you don't believe Ouyang Xiu; just now you said that all the maids in this inn lived with him from Yingtian to the capital and then to Yangzhou. Suddenly, the niece of Master Sansi appeared, what the hell is going on?

Ouyang Xiu was in a mess in his heart. Things seemed a little tricky. Obviously, the relationship between Miss Yan and Su Jin was not as simple as a confidante. She lived here, and Su Jin also lived here. What happened between the two? It's really hard to say what's going on.

This is not what Ouyang Xiu was worried about. Ouyang Xiu naturally knew that Yan Biyun was the daughter-in-law of the Pang family. Ouyang Xiu had also heard about the Pang family's behavior of delaying the marriage contract and not letting Yan Biyun remarry. He died, but became the victim of the struggle between Pang De and Yan Shu.

It is really unreasonable for a young woman to be squandered in her youth. Although the strong wind is highly praised by the Song Dynasty, if it is really a remarriage, there is nothing to blame. After all, the court is only advocating, not forcing Forbidden.

So if Ouyang Xiu saw Yan Biyun with any other man, he wouldn't make such a fuss; but Yan Biyun and Su Jin got together, which would be a headache.

Ouyang Xiu's precise brain was working quickly, and soon he thought of the reason why Yan Shu took such good care of Su Jin.

An unknown kid, why did Yan Shu recommend him to the emperor as the food envoy?This problem has troubled Ouyang Xiu for many days.

Is it because of talent?There are so many talents in the world. There are as many young and middle-aged talents in the four courtyards, the Taixue in the capital, and the prefectural schools in various states. Why is it not someone else, but him?

Because of family background?Ouyang Xiu had already made a clear investigation that Su Jin was the Shaodong of a family of merchants in Luzhou. Going back to the Five Dynasties, none of the families had ever been an official in the court, not even a minor official.

Since there are neither of these, why did Yan Shu recommend him?It’s nonsense to say that Su Jin can’t solve the grain affairs. Randomly picking out a few from the court may not be able to handle the grain affairs. Although this kid has some skills and means, he will never be irreplaceable the point.

It's not easy for Ouyang Xiu to ask Yan Shu these questions. He can only attribute the reason to Yan Shu's love for Su Jin. It's just a random rumor of a boring person.

But today, the answer to this question finally surfaced. Yan Biyun actually ran around with Su Jin, and lived together without avoiding suspicion. No matter how you think about it, something is wrong, and how could Yan Shu not know about it?

The actual situation is probably that Miss Yan was hooked by Su Jin, and Yan Shu is notoriously fond of his niece. After learning about this, it was natural that Ai Wu and Wu actively helped Su Jin find a future; In Yan Shu's eyes, Jin became the best candidate for the grain envoy. With his face, the emperor would naturally not intervene. The grain envoy was under the jurisdiction of the third division. Refuted Yan Shu's face.

Ouyang Xiu figured this out, and became even more worried; Yan Biyun was still Pang's wife, and Yan Shu could tolerate Su Jin running around with her. Isn't Yan Shu afraid of losing his reputation, or that Pang Ji would make a big fuss with him if he found out?

It is absolutely impossible for Yan Shu to disregard the reputation of the Yan family. Either Miss Yan has already given up on this kid and Yan Shu has nothing to do, or Yan Shu has someone's permission and is not afraid of Pang Ji's troubles at all; the former is fine. Well, if it's the latter case, the person who supports Yan Shu must be the Holy One.

Although Pang Ji's deliberate refusal to dissolve the Yan family's marriage contract is also beyond reproach. After all, they perform the fifth of the six rituals in marriage. Speaking of which, Ms. Yan can also be regarded as Pang's wife, but the daughter of the Yan family can't remarry. But everyone didn't take it seriously; Pang Ji just deliberately disgusted Yan Shu with this matter, which anyone with a discerning eye could see, and it was not impossible for the emperor to secretly support Yan Shu without saying anything on the surface.

The more Ouyang Xiu thought about it, the more entangled he became in his heart. Originally, this matter was very simple, and it would be fine if he took Su Jin, but now he hesitated. Without him, Su Jin's identity is already different. If he really is Yan Biyun The person he loves, after he takes him down, it will be regarded as a complete offense to Yan Shu.

Of course, Ouyang Xiu can conclude that once Su Jin's case is committed, Yan Shu will immediately disregard his relationship with Su Jin, and the battle of phases is basically hopeless; but who is Yan Shu? He has experienced many trials and hardships in the court for more than ten years, and he is still standing tall. In addition to his ability to have both sides, he also has a large group of people recommended by his own hands scattered in various key positions. His people are many.

Su Jin's affairs will inevitably affect Yan Shu. The hopelessness of his position does not mean that his power has been weakened. At worst, Yan Shu can still stay in the position of the third envoy, and he, Ouyang Xiu, will have a sad life after offending Yan Shu.

Ouyang Xiu naturally has his own principles in doing things. It seems that he is a mad dog that bites people. In fact, if someone is careful to investigate carefully, he will find an interesting phenomenon, that is, anyone who has been knocked down by Ouyang Xiu must not belong to Lu Yijian and Yan Shu's sphere of influence; it seems that Ouyang Xiu sometimes refuted Lu Yijian, Du Yan, Yan Shu and others in the court, acting as if he was not afraid of the powerful, but in fact he acted very well, and those words were just It's just a play in the court for the emperor to watch.

Because of this, Lu Yijian and Yan Shu chose to stay away from Ouyang Xiu in the same manner. If you don't mess with me, I won't mess with you. Ouyang Xiu offended either of the two factions, and the consequences can be imagined with his ass.

To put it bluntly, the two governments are the center, and the third department is the key point, and his Yushitai is at best a supervisory department, which is more important is self-evident, and the emperor will definitely do nothing to appease the anger of the center or the third department. Do not hesitate to abandon yourself.

"My lord, my lord?" Ouyang Xiu was so immersed in the conflict that he couldn't extricate himself, so that he didn't even hear Su Jin call twice.

Su Jin winked at Yan Biyun, Yan Biyun understood, and softly called out: "Since Mr. Zhongcheng has something important to discuss with Mr. Su, the servants will leave first."

Ouyang Xiu suddenly said: "Hold on, niece Xian, I have a few words to ask you."

Yan Biyun hurriedly said, "Uncle Shi, just ask."

Ouyang Xiu looked at Su Jin and said, "Special Envoy Su, please step aside. My niece and I have something important to talk about."

Su Jin felt relieved, knowing that Ouyang Xiu was afraid, which was exactly what he wanted to see.

Su Jin cupped his hands, walked to the far corner, found two cold flatbreads on the cabinet, and chewed on the tea with his cheeks puffed up. He slept soundly in the morning and didn't eat breakfast. He was so hungry now. .

He knew that Ouyang Xiu would definitely want to find out what the relationship between himself and Yan Biyun was. If he couldn't figure out this question, Ouyang Xiu would definitely not take him away rashly. He bet that Ouyang Xiu was definitely not a selfless idiot.

This person has been in the position of Yushi Zhongcheng since he was in his 30s, and he will definitely not be a single-minded person; such as Bao Zheng, who is more than 40 years old and is only a magistrate. If it wasn't for Yan Shu's recommendation, he might still be leading people to dig in Tianchang County. He Tan; as stubborn as Song Xiang, even if he got to the position of prime minister by virtue of his status as the number one scholar, he would still be relegated to the local magistrate, instead of being dangled in front of the emperor like Ouyang Xiu, who was promoted almost every year.

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