The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Yan Shu had ulterior motives in beating Su Jin. He could see that Su Jin was a bit smug now. Of course, this kid had always had an inexplicable sense of superiority, and he also vaguely had an attitude of respecting and staying away from him, which made Yan Shu a little Difficult to accept. \\..\\

It's like a love affair between a man and a woman. I gave you my heart, but you don't give me a good face. Then I can only beat and beat you. I want to prove that you can't leave me. I'm better than you many.

It was precisely because of this mentality that Yan Shu was almost critical and dismissed Su Jin's success in Yangzhou as useless; of course Su Jin did have some inappropriateness, but no one in that situation would be able to consider such things. Comprehensive, in fact, few people can do as well as Su Jin.

Watching the fire from the other side can naturally point fingers and say, the fire is big here, and the fire is fierce there, but if you are asked to carry a basin of water to fight the fire, I am afraid that in the face of raging fire, you have only one choice, and that is to wave the water out of the basin. Who cares about the pros and cons of big fire and small fire.

Afterwards, Zhuge Liang could do it to anyone, but the few people here were photographed by Yan Shu's reputation, and they never thought that he had such a mentality.

Of course, Yan Shu has a sense of proportion. Based on his understanding of Su Jin, if it is too much, Su Jin will definitely not buy it; It may be insignificant, but from now on, Su Jin's position in the emperor's mind has reached an equal position with some important officials.

This sentence is not an exaggeration at all, the emperor insisted on going out of the city to greet him today, and anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was not for Ouyang Xiu, at best Ouyang Xiu was just trying to get credit for it, the person who really let Zhao Zhen greet him was Su Jin.

Yan Shu knows this better than anyone else. Even when the emperor decided to go out of the city to welcome Su Jin, Yan Shu once stopped him, but when Zhao Zhen said: "Su Jin relieved me of my crisis, how can I treat you indifferently? I think that’s the etiquette.”

Yan Shu immediately understood the emperor's mood. Last year's food crisis left the emperor with lingering fears. When foreign enemies surround him and internal worries frequently occur, whoever can stand up will be a loyal minister in Zhao Zhen's heart. If the food crisis is not resolved , at this moment in the Song Dynasty, the food prices are soaring and mobs are flocking, and the hundreds of thousands of western thieves must have trampled on the hungry and dizzy Northwest Army of the Song Dynasty, and headed straight for the Central Plains; The danger is safe to guard, and the situation will deteriorate to the point where it cannot be further improved.

Although Yuan Hao may not be able to succeed, the Great Song Dynasty is the Great Song Dynasty after all, and the invasion of foreign enemies will always arouse the hearts of the same enemies, but it is not the Western Thieves but other people who are terrible.

Under the chaotic situation, the descendants of the royal family like Zhao Zongdan disappeared without guarantee. When the people had no food to eat, another Zhao Zongdan would be hundreds of times more dangerous than the Western Thieves if he climbed up and shouted.

These are not alarmist words. Looking at the past dynasties, the times of dynasties change are times when the people have no food to eat. People who have nothing to eat are a hundred times more terrifying than those who have food. To a certain extent, Zhao Zhen regards Su Jin as a savior .

After Yan Shu figured out Zhao Zhen's thoughts, he stopped blocking him; this incident was considered a great achievement, even in the emperor's heart, he was more grateful to Su Jin than to himself, but Yan Shu knew that In fact, I also got a great opportunity in it.

As expected at the beginning, this matter is related to the affiliation of the aspect. This year, Lu Yijian is about to return to his official position, and the chance of him Yan Shu becoming the prime minister is not small. After this incident, it can be said that it is a certainty.

In this matter, Su Jin took her own ride, so why didn't she also ride Su Jin's ride; so at this juncture, how important it is to ensure that Su Jin is under his control, Yan Shu naturally can't let it go. Since Su Jin ran around like a colt with a broken rein, he wanted to tighten the rein and pull Su Jin firmly by his side.

"What are your predictions for the morning court tomorrow?" After a short silence, Yan Shu suddenly asked without thinking.

"Are you asking me?" Su Jin pointed to his nose.

Yan Shu couldn't help laughing. It has to be said that sometimes this kid is as cute as a naughty boy, and sometimes he is unfathomable. I'm afraid this is where Su Jin is difficult to control.

"If you don't ask who you ask? How do you think the emperor will reward you, you might as well tell me and see if the old man's prediction is the same as the old man's prediction."

Su Jin pondered for a while, but did not answer right away.

Yang Cha interjected, "According to my son-in-law, tomorrow's Special Envoy of Su must at least be awarded a fifth-rank official..."

Su Jin smacked his lips and said, "Only rank five..."

Yang Cha opened his eyes wide and said: "The fifth rank is still young? You need to know that the Jinshi and the first can only release a seventh-rank county magistrate. If you really give a fifth rank, it will be a great grace from the emperor."

Fu Bi said: "I don't think so. Brother Su Xian has not passed the imperial examination, so there will be some restrictions on his position. I think he will be given the rank of a cavalier or something to accompany him. If it is released, it is likely to be awarded to a Military positions such as regimental training, the sixth and seventh ranks of officials, are considered very good."

Yan Shu frowned and said, "I didn't ask you again, I just asked Su Jin what to expect."

Su Jin pinched Wu Mao's chin and said, "Do you really want me to tell you?"

Yan Shu said: "This is just a family chat, what are you afraid of when you say it?"

Su Jin coughed and said, "I don't want any officials, I just hope that the emperor can fulfill his original promise."

Everyone was taken aback, not knowing what Su Jin was referring to.

Su Jindao: "Master Sansi, do you remember that I made a request when the Emperor Yushufang asked me to agree to the errand?"

Yan Shu turned his eyes to the sky and thought for a while, "The old man has a poor memory, so I can't remember."

Su Jin looked around and said in a low voice: "Since my family is here, I might as well just say it straight. I will ask the emperor to do a good thing for me when it is done..."

Yan Shu supported his forehead and said, "Yes, yes, yes, the old man remembered it, and it did happen."

Su Jin smiled and said: "That matter is about the marriage contract between Miss Your Mansion, I ask the emperor to dissolve the marriage contract between Miss Yan and the Pang family."

Yan Shu and the others laughed and said, "When you mentioned it at the beginning, the old man knew that you were beating up my Biyun girl. This matter must be done."

Su Jin cupped his hands and said: "As soon as Biyun's restraint is released, I will ask someone to come to the door to apply for employment. At that time, Lord Sansi cannot refuse."

Yan Shu chuckled and said, "It depends on your performance. My Yan family's daughter is a treasure. With her, everything in my Yan family is prosperous and orderly. If you marry me, I really can't bear it."

Su Jin changed his face and said: "You want to go back on your word? How did you tell me? If you hadn't agreed to this matter, how could I follow you to the capital to take over this errand?"

Fu Bi and Yang Cha looked at Yan Shu in astonishment. They didn't expect Yan Biyun to lure Su Jin to the capital with Yan Biyun as the bait, which was a bit of a loss.

Yan Shu coughed twice in embarrassment, but he felt a little relieved in his heart. Apart from anything else, Su Jin was sincere to Yan Biyun, and he couldn't make fun of it. This was his taboo.

So he said with a smile: "I promise you, is it worth it? Hey, after all, he is a young man, and such things are actually more important than official positions."

Su Jin turned from anger to joy and said, "Thank you so much, I don't have any other requests."

Fu Bi and Yang Cha glared at Su Jin as if they saw a monster with three eyes and two mouths. This kid must have lost his mind and asked for nothing. It's a waste; it's like a beggar picked up A luminous pearl, but in the end, I exchanged this almost invaluable luminous pearl for a basket of steamed stuffed buns, a waste of everything, a waste of everything!

Yan Shu shook his head and said, "Your contributions don't stop there, and I'm afraid you don't know the emperor's temper. The last thing he wants is to owe favors, let alone those from his subjects; do you want the emperor to bear the reputation of not rewarding his meritorious deeds?"

Su Jinqi said: "If I don't want rewards, I can't do it? There is no such reason in the world."

Yan Shu stared and said, "The imperial court has clear rewards and punishments, how can we allow you to mess around."

Su Jin scratched his head and said, "Is this called nonsense? It's really crazy."

Yan Shu said stunned, "Stop messing around, and think about what you have to deal with tomorrow morning."

Su Jin said helplessly: "Then I will ask an official to do it, but it is agreed that I will not do it if I am lower than the prefect level."

Yan Shu couldn't help laughing and said, "You have such a big breath, you just opened your mouth to ask for the post of fourth-rank magistrate. Are you all so worthless as an official in the court?"

Su Jin pouted his neck and said: "I will definitely not do anything lower than the fourth rank. The prefect of Song Dynasty in the fourth rank in Yangzhou has been ordered by me for several months. Now I am going to do group training for the seventh rank, what casual servants, lost I'm sorry for that man."

Yan Shu laughed and said, "You haven't taken the imperial examination, so once you enter an official position, it's pretty good to be a regimental servant. As long as you do a good job, you may not be able to become a magistrate or even the central government. It's just that the imperial examination is the most important in this dynasty. If you don't have the imperial examination, Zaifu is hopeless."

Su Jin said: "Let's wait and see. Tomorrow morning, you can either give me a big one, or I don't want anything. I don't care about favors or inhumanity. The emperor is not afraid to owe me a favor, so he will give me a big one. Otherwise, the favor will be nothing." If I let him carry it, I don't believe it, and if I don't want to be an official, can he still kill me?"

Yan Shu, Fu Bi, and Yang Cha looked at each other in astonishment, this man really didn't know good from bad.