The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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The soldiers obeyed Zhu Shiyong's order mechanically, and carried hay and firewood from the pile of firewood near the left and piled them around the main hall. (.

Su Jin was very anxious, wondering whether he should take everyone to rush out, and he couldn't just let others burn his dozens of people to death.

Chao Mahan rushed out several times and kicked the firewood stacked near the hall door all over the ground, but everyone knew that this was useless; they did not dare to leave the hall door too far and fall into the enemy's No matter how powerful you are, you can't get out of the group's consequences. You can only worry about it, but there is no good plan.

Su Jin's eyes lingered on the figures of officers and soldiers who were busy stacking firewood, and suddenly his eyes met the eyes of a person, and that person was none other than the deputy warehouse secretary Liu Dalang he met at the temple fair that day; As soon as Su Jin's eyes met, he quickly lowered his head to put down a handful of firewood, turned around and walked away with a rather helpless expression.

Su Jin's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that these soldiers and servants were forced to feel helpless. If they forced their way out today, many people would be killed or injured. Even the commander of the Baoxin Army was killed. This action must have caused a great shock in the hearts of the soldiers. It is better to do some work while the fire is not lit. Once the fire is lit, they can only do their best.

"Brothers Xiang Bing, brothers yamen servants in Luzhou Prefecture, you are making a big mistake, you know?" In the silence, Su Jin suddenly called out loudly.

Zhu Shiyong grinned complacently, and cursed softly: "This guy still doesn't admit it, he's still thinking of crazy ideas." So he raised his voice and shouted: "Move faster, burn this guy to death earlier, everyone go back to rest earlier, Don't listen to this guy talking nonsense."

Su Jin ignored Zhu Shiyong's ears, and shouted to himself: "Brothers, I am Su Jin, the special envoy of grain affairs appointed by the imperial court. You should have heard about the fact that Long Zhen, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard Horse Army, came to Luzhou to escort 50 shi of grain to Yangzhou Prefecture for relief..."

The Xiang soldiers and yamen servants involuntarily slowed down their hands and feet, and listened to Su Jin's words with their ears tilted. This night, the public said that the public is right and the woman is right, and everyone was confused. Although it has nothing to do with who is right and who is wrong Big, but driven by curiosity, I always want to figure it out.

"Zhu Shiyong, the magistrate of Luzhou, had a personal enmity with me. In April and May last year, he colluded with the Luzhou Chamber of Commerce and wanted to put me to death. But it happened that Mr. Bao was in Luzhou to help me clear up my grievances. You guys I should have heard about it; but Zhu Shiyong held a grudge, and I accidentally learned that he and Tang Jiyuan of the Luzhou Chamber of Commerce and others privately weaved the Dashu Mountain bandit leader Heiqi and others into his thugs a few years ago, so I, Su Jin, became a thorn in his side..."

Zhu Shiyong gasped, he didn't expect Su Jin to know a big secret of his own, how could this person stay, it's ridiculous that he was still in the dark, and still didn't know anyone at this moment.

The servants in the chamber were also stunned. Su Jin revealed a shocking secret as soon as he opened his mouth. Hei Qi, the bandit leader of Dashu Mountain, and others were actually handed over by the magistrate. No one would have thought of this if they hadn't heard it with their own ears; Most people expressed doubts, this matter is a bit outrageous, it is really unimaginable how the majesty of the dignified family would cover up the bandit leader of Bao Dashu Mountain.

But the more unreliable they were, the more they wanted to hear what Su Jin had to say. Many people stood there holding firewood, as if waiting for Su Jin to continue.

Zhu Shiyong scolded: "Why can't a person who is about to die speak out? You idiots are obviously making false accusations. What's there to listen to? Move quickly, and if you stand still, don't blame the government for disposing of it in violation of orders." .{."

Su Jin sneered and said: "Since it's accusation, why are you nervous? I don't have any evidence and I dare not frame you randomly. Do you think I'm as shameless as you? You think this matter is perfect, but it's a pity that after Qin Dalang was killed by Hei Qi, You sent someone to kill Hei Qi and the others, but one person escaped unexpectedly. When I attacked the Bagong Mountain bandits, this person happened to join the Bagong Mountain bandits and become their second master. His name is Qiu Dabao, maybe some of you will know him."

As soon as Qiu Dabao's name was uttered, several yamen servants couldn't help but say "ah", obviously they had friendship with Qiu Dabao before, Qiu Dabao is not as brutal as Hei Qi and the others, and he has been handed over many times in Luzhou city. There are few people, otherwise Shen Yaozu of Bagong Mountain would not be able to ask him to be the second leader, it is precisely because this person has a lot of friends and good eyes and ears, and he took advantage of his good eyes and ears.

Su Jin continued: "I met Qiu Dabao on Bagong Mountain, and he told me that after Qin Dalang's death, Zhu Shiyong couldn't blame me, and he was afraid that Mr. Bao would investigate to the end, so he let the criminal minister Wukor Angkor take the blame. He also ordered people to invite Hei Qi and other people who participated in this matter to a banquet, and poisoned them all with poisoned wine; When I went out to bury it, several people were injured and then I fled to Bagong Mountain. I heard this with my own ears, and if there are lies, I will not be able to survive."

When Liu Dalang heard Wu Zuo Wukor's name, his body shook visibly, and the firewood in his hands scattered all over the ground. This was done by him himself. Su Jin said it in public at this moment, so how could he not be surprised?I thought that Zhu Shiyong was the only one who knew about it at this time, but unexpectedly, it has been known for a long time; Su Jin knows, and I don’t know how many people know the details. I hope they only know the general idea, and I hope they don’t know who strangled him. Angkor.

Zhu Shiyong flew up and kicked a soldier who was fascinated by it to the ground, kicked it a few times, and cursed: "You are also interested in hearing such absurd things, hurry up and do things, who will listen to his bewitching words again?" , the military law of this government is engaged in."

Su Jin laughed loudly and said: "Look at how scared you are. You have the guts to do it, but you don't have the guts to take it on. Don't worry, Qiu Dabao was killed when I attacked the bandit's nest in Bagong Mountain. Otherwise, how could you do it today?" Ri is rampant, your black hat has long been lost; it's a pity that you have done too many bad things, this incident is considered lucky for you, the main witness is dead and there is no proof, but you have too much hatred for me, so that you even sent someone to pretend to send me The official document passed through Bagong Mountain, and deliberately dropped the letter stating the date of grain escort and the strength of the troops into the hands of the bandits, so that the bandits could rob me of the grain I transported to Yangzhou. Chen Laogen, who delivered the official documents, would be killed by the bandits, but Chen Laogen was lucky enough to survive and be rescued by me, so your crime of collaborating with the bandits will be exposed to the world."

"Chen Laogen? How is it possible?" Someone in the yamen shouted.

Su Jin said: "You must find it strange that this Zhu Shiyong, with a good face, lied to Chen Laogen that the bandits in Bagong Mountain had been eliminated, and strictly ordered him to deliver the official document within a day, forcing Chen Laogen to take a shortcut from the foot of Bagong Mountain; After the bandits captured you, Zhifu Zhu hypocritically announced the news of Chen Laogen's death in the government office, and even personally sent pension money to Chen Laogen's old mother. The purpose was to confuse the public and cause Chen Laogen to die There are signs; Chen Laogen fell into my hands. If Chen Laogen is lucky enough to survive, I believe that your prefect Zhu will kill him to silence him; As soon as Chen Laogen came back alive to make preparations, Chen Laogen was his abandoned son from the very beginning, and he would never allow Chen Laogen to return to Luzhou alive."

The more everyone thought about it, the more they felt that Su Jin'e's words made sense. Looking at Zhu Zhifu and Su Jin, one of them looked livid and speechless, while the other spoke with eloquence and narration. It's a peerless talent who is so subtle.

"Let's let you be eloquent and spitting out blood. After a while, you will be turned into ashes. This government doesn't bother to argue with you." Zhu Shiyong made a weak sophistry.

Su Jin chuckled and said, "No matter how much you argue, you can't change the facts. I can swear by the ancestors of my Su family. If there is a false sentence, there will be a thunderbolt from the sky. Zhu Zhifu, do you dare to swear? Do you dare to swear?" I swear by the ancestors of your Zhu family, have you never done such a thing?"

Zhu Shiyong's face turned blue and red alternately, and he said angrily: "Whoever played such a silly trick with you, a little thief, if you say swear, how dare this government dare not, but I don't bother to argue with you, and I have lost my status."

Su Jin nodded and said: "I know you dare not, but I don't want to hold you back. I'm not speaking for you, I'm speaking for the Xiangbing brothers present and the Luzhou government servant brothers Listen, you, Zhu Shiyong, committed a heinous crime by yourself, yet dragged these brothers to die with you. Killing me and my family to vent my anger, I can understand that, after all, I was the one who found out your braids, but you just want these hundreds of brothers to accompany you to die, this is too wrong."

Zhu Shiyong scolded angrily: "You little thief with a red mouth and white teeth can sow discord, no matter how eloquent you are, you will always die today."

Su Jin said: "It doesn't matter whether I die or not, but if you insist on dragging these brothers who don't understand the situation and the brothers in the yamen to make trouble, isn't this putting them in a situation where they must die? Although there is a grievance between you and me, there is no reason to drag them into trouble like this." There are many people; you close the gates of the four cities to martial law, and Ouyang Zhongcheng led the army to come. You will definitely treat the Xiang soldiers following you in the city as a rebellious army. The Baoxin army has more than a thousand people and the yamen servants are only two thousand. How can you resist nearly ten thousand After the attack of the imperial army, after the city was broken, all these people were charged with the crime of treason, not to mention their own lives, and their families were in trouble. Are you still a person if you do this? Have you asked for your wishes? If everyone is really willing to swear to follow You, then let me, Su Jinxian, eat radish and light grass heart."