The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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The wine is good, and the food is also good. Su Jin ate very comfortably, and everyone in the seat kept flattering, and the filming was also very good; Yan Shu was also quite happy, and the wine was full of joy, and there were many witty words in his mouth , talking about some literati anecdotes and jokes in the officialdom, which made everyone laugh.

Su Jin noticed a detail. Whenever someone asked about the specific situation of his errand, Yan Shu would deftly divert the topic and prevent them from asking. Of course Su Jin knew the twists and turns, but he didn't need to If Yan Shu is like this, he will deal with it carefully. After all, even though the errand is done, he has a lot of filth and filth in it. Once he leaks his words, he will immediately turn from a hero to a prisoner. Who is Su Jin better at? all clear.

Some officials with ulterior motives have tried several times to no avail. They thought that Su Jinhui would talk about his pride, but unexpectedly, this young man has a tighter mouth than anything else. In addition, Yan Shu interrupted from the side, and even admonished those who refused to give up asking questions in the form of fine wine a few times in a half-joking manner.

For these people, once they lost the opportunity to find out about the inside story of the Communist Party, the food and drink became dull. When the Imperial College directly told Sun Fu to discuss poetry and songs with Su Jin with trembling lips, these people did not hesitate. chose to say goodbye.

"The second watch of the night general, Special Envoy Su's journey must be exhausting and exhausting. Today, we really admire the demeanor of the Special Envoy, so we just came to bother you. I also ask Yan Sansi and Special Envoy Su not to blame us for taking the liberty." Cai Longduan said. A glass of wine got up and said.

"The old man suggested that we drink it together. Tomorrow morning, the emperor's favor will be great. If the envoy makes such a great contribution, he will be promoted to a high position. This glass of wine is our congratulations to the special envoy Su in advance, how about it?"

Everyone stood up and raised their glasses one after another, saying, "You're right, it's congratulations to Special Envoy Su in advance."

Yan Shu chuckled and said, "You guys have a good plan, and you use the old man's wine as a favor. Anyway, the old man also joins in the fun and comes to wish Special Envoy Su a great success. From now on, he will make more contributions to our Great Song Dynasty and become a pillar of the country."

Su Jin stood up with the cup unsteadily, seemed a little excited, and said with a big tongue: "Everyone has deep friendship, how can Su Jin be a man? I think I am a grassroots person. If it is not the emperor's favor, Yan Sansi recommends it, and the officials in the court help me, how can I do it?" Can I have the opportunity to serve the country? I don’t want to be so prosperous, and I don’t need to respect me for this glass of wine. Let’s raise our glasses together, and wish me a happy and peaceful family, no more drought, flood and famine in the world, and the court forever With good government and harmonious people, as long as this wish is fulfilled, I am willing to go back and be my grassroots."

"Good mindedness, great courage. Although Special Envoy Su is young, he has no one in a hundred miles. This old man has opened his eyes. No wonder Mr. Fang Zimo of Yingtian Academy wrote to me and mentioned Special Envoy Su. Much appreciated, at the beginning I was skeptical, but now I really believe it." Sun Fu said excitedly, pointing his thumb.

Cai Long rolled his eyes and thought, "Who wouldn't say something in such a situation? This deserves such admiration? I can't see that this nerd Sun Fu will also flatter, and he is especially good at picking the right time."

After Sun Fu said that he raised his neck and drank cleanly, everyone echoed and drank up the wine cup; Cai Long and the others left immediately on the grounds that they would not disturb Su Jin's rest. Everyone sent their carriages one by one, and handed them over to the servants from each family who came to follow and serve them. After a while, they sent these unexpected guests away.

Sun Fu was still waiting to stay to talk to Su Jin, but Yan Shu took two jars of Xinghuacun wine as bait and sent him back to the Imperial College residence.

When the crowd had almost left, Yan Shu breathed a sigh of relief. He returned to the hall and ordered the maids to clean up the leftovers. After the servants cleaned up the hall, they served green tea and ordered a few more. Pillars of sandalwood overwhelm the smell of alcohol in the hall.

Only now did Su Jin have the opportunity to say hello to Fu Bi, Yang Cha and the others. These two are Yan Shu's eldest son-in-law and second son-in-law. Naturally, they are Yan Shu's unbreakable alliance. The last time I had a drink with them in Yan's mansion in the capital, it was a flash. Four months have passed.

Su Jin first apologized to Fu Bi: "Brother Yan Guo, I heard that my little maid had offended you a lot years ago, and I have already punished her after learning about this. Brother Guo, forgive me a lot."

Fu Bi blushed, recalling the scene of being pulled off the horse by Xiao Sui'er and covered in horse manure that day, he waved his hands and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, your maid is very protective of you, and there has been no news for a long time since you left Beijing." , they are naturally worried about your safety, and Brother Yu is at fault for not taking care of them in time."

Su Jin laughed and said: "I heard that brother Yan Guo's official uniforms were stained. This time I specially ordered the tailor shop at home to make two sets and bring them to you. It can be regarded as an apology."

Yan Shu had heard about this a long time ago, put down the teacup and said with a smile, "Su Jin, I'm afraid you won't be able to use your official uniform."

Su Jin said: "What?"

Fu Bi laughed and said, "Brother Yu is no longer in the Ministry of Punishment."

Su Jin hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "It turns out that he has been promoted, congratulations brother Yan Guo, this is a treat."

Fu Bi laughed and said, "Eating wine is a trivial matter, and it can't be regarded as a promotion. The current official position is You Zhengyan Zhi Zhizhi, um... it's a small promotion."

Su Jin was stunned and said, "What kind of official is this? My little brother doesn't understand."

Yan Shu twisted his beard and said, "Of course you don't understand. You haven't started yet. You Zhengyan is an officer of the admonition court, and belongs to the status of an admonition officer."

Su Jin said: "Isn't that the same as that Cai Long just now?"

Yan Shu shook his head and said: "The identities are the same, but Yan Guo's Righteous Statement is just a title. His real identity is Zhizhigao. As the name implies, the Zhizhigao is the person who drafts edicts by the emperor's side. Yanguo has another The title is the Hanlin Bachelor, my official system in the Song Dynasty, those who use the Hanlin Bachelor to add knowledge and patents are the "internal system". It is also for advancing to the rank of Zaifu; as for the status of the admonisher, it was specially bestowed by the emperor to allow Yan Guo to have the right to speak to the emperor, how can it be compared with that of Cai Long."

Su Jin opened his eyes wide and said in his heart: I'm sorry, I haven't seen this guy messing around so well in four months, and he's messing around with the emperor from the Ministry of Punishment.

Needless to say, Yan Shu must have made a lot of effort to insert Fu Bi'an next to the emperor to draft the edict, that is to say, what edict the emperor wants to issue, Yan Shu can know one step earlier than the others, this move can be taken It's wonderful.

Moreover, if this position is the ladder leading to the position of governor of the two prefectures, it is tantamount to cultivating the next successor. Once he is down, the son-in-law will immediately step up, which can be described as a scheming plan.

"Congratulations to brother Yan Guo, and congratulations to brother Yan Guo. From this point of view, those two sets of official uniforms are really useless. Brother Yan Guo's Fei Huang Tengda is just around the corner. Please support me more in the future."

"Bah! Do you want me to support you? Doesn't the emperor want to reward you this time? You have enough face, the emperor personally went out of the city to welcome you. Ask your father-in-law, who in the Manchu dynasty has enjoyed such treatment?"

Su Jin was stunned and said, "Has no one enjoyed this kind of treatment? Didn't Lu Xiang and Lord San Si also enjoy it?"

Yan Shu shook his head and said, "I don't have as much face as you."

Su Jin raised his forehead and said, "No wonder Ouyang Zhongcheng was terrified. It seems that this may not be a good thing."

Fu Bi laughed and said, "You are being hypocritical."

Yan Shu frowned and said, "Su Jin's worry is not unreasonable, this move may not be a good thing."

Su Jinfu, Bi Yang, and Cha were startled, and Yan Shu even said it was not a good thing, it seems that there is a lot to write about.

"Could it be that the emperor's move was not to praise Su Jin? The emperor tried his best to welcome Su Jin. It doesn't look like there is another purpose." Fu Bi hesitated.

"That's right!" Yang Cha echoed, "I heard that Lu Xiang had a quarrel with the emperor over this, saying that he would not recover from his illness. Could it be a play?"

Yan Shu shook his head and said, "Don't speculate too much. The emperor is sincere. I say it may not be a good thing, but I mean the reaction between the government and the opposition. This incident is not in line with etiquette and makes many people unhappy. This is not good for Su Jin." It's very unfavorable; no one will fight against the emperor, they will target Su Jin, and there will be a good show tomorrow morning."

Su Jin scratched his head and said, "What kind of tricks is this? The emperor is not authentic, I don't believe that he doesn't know that this will make me a target of public criticism."

Yan Shu looked at Su Jin and said, "Perhaps the answer to this question can be found from you. You must have done something that displeased the emperor. The emperor is a king of benevolence and righteousness. Naturally, the rewards he should give will not be less, but Whether you are worthy of this reward, this old man has no answer to this question, because I don't know much about what you did on Huainan Road, so I can't give you an answer."

Su Jin scratched his head and said nothing, he could hear the meaning of complaint in Yan Shu's words, but Su Jin made up his mind not to tell Yan Shu everything, it's better to rot in his stomach for the things he did, telling Yan Shu would not be good to him benefit.

But Yan Shu's words reminded Su Jin that he should not expect too much from the rewards from the morning court tomorrow, if he did not position himself properly and really regarded himself as a great hero, then he would be making a big mistake.