The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Both Yan Shu and Su Jin understood that Yan Biyun was crying with joy. From the age of 16 to now, the identity of the widow of the Pang family has been imprinted on her body for six years. Dark clouds have always shrouded her heart, and the years of youth have gradually faded away under the burden of this shackle.

Yan Shu's eyes were also wet. Although he loves Yan Biyun the most, he seems so powerless in this matter; it's not that he doesn't want to contribute, but many factors hinder his footsteps, making him unable to spare no effort to relieve Yan Biyun's troubles. shackles.

This can't be blamed on Yan Shu. According to Yu Gong, he is an important minister of the court. Except for the position of prime minister, he has almost held other important positions in the court. This shows Yan Shu's status in the eyes of the royal family; If it is important, Yan Shu must be more cautious in his words and deeds. Such matters of etiquette and righteousness are neither big nor small; once the power erupts, Yan Shu's reputation will be ruined.

Personally speaking, it is impossible for Yan Shu to ignore nearly a hundred members of the whole family for Yan Biyun alone. They are like vines entangled on Yan Shu, a giant tree in the sky. Only with Yan Shu can they live. Go down, Yan Shu can't fall down.

But now, when Su Jin is finally about to remove the heavy shackles on Yan Biyun's head, Yan Shu is also extremely grateful to Su Jin from the bottom of his heart; He tried his best to contribute, but it was for Yan Biyun's sake after all, and even though Su Jin came from a humble family background, he was definitely worthy of Biyun as a person. On the contrary, Yan Biyun seemed to be not worthy of Su Jin because of his age. .

"Miss Yan, you should be happy, don't cry." Su Jin sighed very much. He could see that Yan Biyun was very excited at the moment, so he got up and patted Yan Biyun's shoulder without avoiding suspicion, and comforted him softly.

Tears poured down Yan Biyun's eyes, Yingying bowed down in front of Su Jin and said, "Thank you Mr. Su for saving my family, how can my family... how can I repay you?"

Su Jin said in his heart: I agree with you with your body.But he said with a smile: "What are you talking about? How can I feel at ease if I don't do what I promised? At night, Lord Yan and Pang Ji have to deal with it. If Pang Ji doesn't know what's good, it's quite tricky."

Yan Shu said, "Why? How dare he not give the emperor face?"

Su Jin said: "Don't be afraid of [-], just in case, if this guy refuses to live or die, the emperor will not use this matter to punish him."

Yan Shu said angrily: "He dares, if he really doesn't know how to compliment at night, the old man will fight with him with his life."

Su Jin hurriedly smiled and waved his hands: "No, no, I think it's better not to force it. Let me give you an idea. You have to give him some sweetness. For the sake of the emperor and your promise, this The weight is enough to make him tempted; the key is whether the sweetness you give can make him unable to refuse."

Yan Shu thought for a while and said, "It makes sense. Pang Ji has been stationed in the northwest all year round. What he desires most is to be transferred back to the capital. How about I help him transfer back to the capital?"

Su Jin clapped his hands and said: "Yes, it is to give him what he wants most. One side of the balance is the emperor's face and what he wants most. The other side is just a marriage contract. If he is not a fool, he will definitely agree."

Yan Shu nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "You kid, I'm afraid you are trying to figure out people's hearts all the time. This idea shouldn't be a temporary idea."

Su Jin smiled but didn't answer, and said in his heart: Shall I tell you that there is a country in the distant future called the United States, and there is a guy named Carnegie in the United States, and I happened to read his masterpiece "The Weakness of Human Nature"?It teaches you countless ways that others cannot refuse, and weighing the interests is naturally the easiest way.

The reason why Pang Ji refused to agree to the dissolution of the engagement was because he and Yan Shu were political enemies?In fact, it's because you didn't give enough weight, that's why he disgusted Yan Shu with this matter. When the weight satisfies him, these problems don't exist at all; it's the same sentence, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests .

"Su Jin, you can tell the old man now, what did you and the emperor say, why did the emperor agree to you to do this?"

Su Jin said: "He promised me before, how can he go back on it? Naturally, he is going to help me with this matter."

Yan Shu was displeased and said, "Did you let you fool me when you were an old man? When you put forward the condition, you just vaguely mentioned it, and it was a beautiful thing! Who is it? You didn't say what your identity was, and the emperor's promise was just a slip of the tongue. Of course, if it is an ordinary beautiful thing, the emperor will be happy to add it to the cake; but this is a matter between my Yan family and the Pang family, which is well known to all civil and military people in the court; there have been times when the old man and Pang Ji had quarreled with the emperor, but the emperor did not say anything One word wants Pang Ji to dissolve the engagement; do you really have more face than this old man?"

Su Jin smiled and said: "That's not necessarily true, maybe the emperor just wants to give me face, but not you."

Yan Shu said with a stern face: "Are you saying it or not? The emperor is yelling at you to punish you. What is it for?"

The one on Yan Biyun's face still had tears, and said in surprise: "The emperor yelled at you to kill him? Why did you make the emperor angry?"

Su Jin smiled wryly and said, "How dare I make the Emperor angry, it's actually like this..."

Of course, Su Jin couldn't tell the real reason in front of Yan Shu, that would scare Yan Shu to death, so he could only temporarily make up a lie to fool him.

"It's actually like this... Today in Wende Palace, I was dissatisfied with the reward the emperor gave me, so I sent a few complaints; the emperor was indeed a little unhappy, and then I mentioned Miss Yan's engagement to him, unexpectedly The emperor actually refused..."

Yan Shu nodded and said, "It's not as I expected, how could the emperor stand up for such things."

"How can the emperor's golden words be cheating? I said a few words that he didn't like to hear, which angered the emperor and wanted to chop off my head. I was afraid, so I begged the emperor for mercy, and the emperor didn't really intend to kill me. head, so he let me out and promised Biyun's affairs."

Yan Shu frowned and said, "That's all?"

Su Jin nodded and said, "Ah, that's all!"

Yan Shu spat: "Lying to the face, firstly, the emperor never gets angry easily, can you make him angry with a few ugly words? If he gets angry because of such a trivial matter, is he still the emperor praised by all people? Second, Once the emperor gets angry, how can you calm down by pleading softly, even if he doesn't kill you, he will punish you severely, and finally send you out talking and laughing with you, this is simply impossible."

Su Jinwu said stubbornly: "Perhaps the emperor is in a good mood today...!"

Yan Shu finally got angry, and shouted: "It's okay if you don't say anything, I don't care to listen, come here! See off the guests!"

Su Jin hurriedly said: "Quiet your anger, sir, calm down! In fact, the emperor told me not to let me talk about it, otherwise I would dare to hide it from you."

Yan Shu wondered, "The emperor won't let you tell?"

Su Jindao: "That's right, but I figured it out, the one who was truly sincere to me from the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty is you, Lord Yan. Even if the emperor forbids me to say it, I dare not hide anything from you."

Yan Shu hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Don't, since the emperor won't let you speak, don't tell the old man. What the emperor says is the imperial decree. If you spread it to the outside world, it's against the decree and it's not good for you."

Su Jin was touched and said: "My lord is still thinking about me, but this matter is not a big deal. I still rely on you to help me complete this matter."

Yan Shu said, "What's the matter?"

"It's what the emperor told me, as long as you don't spread it, so as not to be kept in the dark, I feel ashamed if I can't be honest with you all the time."

Yan Shu rolled his eyes and said in his heart: Are you still hiding something?Ever since I let you go to Beijing for business, every time I sent a letter, I only knew the result but not the process, just like that time, when the courtier reported Su Jin's Jiaozhao in court, I didn't know anything about it , almost messed up; but now it's nice to say.

"Is it really okay to tell the old man?"

"No hindrance, no hindrance, others will naturally have hindrances, but you are absolutely fine."

"Then you can talk about it, the old man is tight-lipped and never misses a word."

Su Jin secretly despised, the old guy also likes to inquire about right and wrong, he said it's okay, so he listened with peace of mind, it seems that politicians are like this, spying on women has become a habit, let alone matters related to the emperor.

Su Jin was about to speak, but Yan Biyun stood up first, and said softly, "Young Master Su and Uncle are chatting here, I'm avoiding you for a while, and I also want to go to the kitchen to get some side dishes. Naturally, Young Master Su will eat here at noon."

Su Jin originally wanted Yan Biyun to sit and listen, but when he thought about it, since he had already said it was a secret, how could he let Yan Biyun listen here? He couldn't say that it would be all right for Miss Yan to listen, so it would be no wonder that Yan Shu didn't doubt it.

So he bowed his hands and returned the salute, and watched Yan Biyun leave.

The curtain was drawn down, and there was silence in the study room. Yan Shu stretched his neck and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"