The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Pang Ji pulled Yan Shu to the corner of the hall by the side of the road, and asked with a smirk, "I have a little doubt, should I say it or not?"

Yan Shu said: "Is there anything inappropriate to say? Brother Pang is so polite when things change, just say it."

"This... the old man is straight to the point. There is a bit of a rift between you and me. The previous incident made you unhappy, so I am very surprised. Even if the emperor doesn't like Xia Song, you wouldn't recommend this old man as this one." Deputy privy envoy? Don't worry too much, I don't mean that you are a private and vengeful person, but that this is a bit unreasonable."

Yan Shu laughed and said, "You don't need to explain, I understand what you mean, you guessed right, the old man is indeed dissatisfied with you, what you have done can be said to be despised by the old man; to be honest, the old man didn't consider it at all before." I will recommend you, since Prime Minister Lu and the others recommend Xia Song, the old man can go along with the flow and not offend anyone."

Pang Ji's face was ugly, and he murmured: "Yeah, I said how could you forget the past."

Yan Shu smiled and said, "You're wrong again. The old man has already looked down on that matter, and the real reason why I want to recommend you as the deputy privy envoy is not only that you are the right candidate, but also a purpose."

Pang Ji said: "What purpose?"

Yan Shu sneered and said, "I just want you to exchange your sincerity. This is a deal. If you satisfy the old man, the old man will no longer obstruct you from returning to Beijing, and will recommend you to be the deputy privy secretary; but now let's talk about these things." It doesn't make much sense, you're used to living in the Northwest, and you don't want to miss Shu, so let's not talk about it."

Pang Ji scolded in his heart: grandson is too happy to miss Sichuan.

But after hearing Yan Shu say that he also wanted something from himself, the fire of hope ignited in his heart suddenly blazed. Since it was a deal, he didn't need to be so cowardly, and the burden in his heart suddenly became much lighter.

"Master Yan, why don't you tell me what you want me to do? Even if I can't be the Deputy Privy Envoy, you and I can use this to improve our relationship. Maybe there will be opportunities to help each other in the future. I don't know."

Yan Shu said with a smile: "It seems that Pang Daren is still moved, and there is nothing embarrassing about it. With Pang Daren's qualifications, he should have entered the center as an important minister long ago; I have two options here for you to choose from. The first one is , the old man recommends you to be the candidate for the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, but you also know that since Lu Xiang recommended Xia Song, then you are only [-]% sure; you also know the situation in the court, the emperor still wants to give Lu Xiang face , but the old man also has his own method, so success or failure is unknown, just like a game, it is hard to say who will be the deputy envoy in the end."

Pang Ji thought for a while and remained silent. Yan Shu was telling the truth. If he promised that he would be appointed as the deputy envoy, it would not be so credible.

"The second way is, I will suggest to the emperor to transfer you back to the capital to serve. You can choose any of the six servants, or you can go to Kaifeng Mansion to be an official. This old man is sure, and I will look for opportunities to recommend you later." Central; this road is more stable, but it will take a little longer."

Pang Ji rubbed his hands and kept turning in circles. For him, these two roads were optional. Yan Shu was a strong contender for the aspect, so what he said would naturally be able to come true; in comparison, with the second road, The first clause can be ignored.

"I choose the second one." Pang Ji rubbed his hands together.

"Sure enough, it's an old Jianghu!" Yan Shu raised his big finger and said, "Not only can he avoid turning against Lu Xiang Xia Song and others, but he can also make a detour to the superior, and he can make the right choice in a moment. A huge man of praise."

The old Pang Ji blushed and said, "Let's not talk about that first, my lord only said that I want the old man to show some sincerity, so I can think about it and weigh it."

Yan Shu smiled and said, "The sincerity I'm talking about doesn't refer to one particular thing, but the attitude of a huge person; you and I have been hostile for a long time, how do I know if you will treat me like you did before when I recommend you to the center in the future?" Together; this old man doesn't want to fall twice in the same pit."

Pang Ji scolded secretly: "I also said that I forgot about it, but if I remember it clearly, I know that this old thing is not so easy to get along with."

However, in Pang Ji's opinion, Yan Shu's words were meant to win over, and he must have wanted his own help in the phase competition.

"Yan Sansi, please don't worry. In fact, if there is no past incident between you and me, we would have a very good friendship. Besides... hehe... Besides, we are still relatives of our sons and daughters. I was forced to do nothing back then. My lord, you were just Deputy privy secretary, Prime Minister Lu and privy envoy, it is really unwise for Fan Zhongyan to impeach him; this old man is just aware of current affairs, and he did not mean to embarrass you, Lord Sansi."

Yan Shu smiled and said: "The old man understands that good birds choose trees to live in. It may be right from your standpoint, but look, now that there is a good vacancy, Xiang Lu still clings to others first. Nian didn't get much benefit, did he?"

Pang Ji rolled his eyes and said in his heart: "It's not thanks to you old man who forced me to the northwest and prevented me from coming back. Now you are making sarcastic remarks."

"Okay! It's getting late, let's go to the banquet first, and find another time to talk in detail. We can't keep the emperor waiting." Yan Shu laughed.

"Yes yes yes, let's go to the banquet first, Sir Sansi please!" Pang Ji stretched out his hand graciously, Yan Shu walked first with square steps, and Pang Ji followed with a smiling face, and began to express his 'sincerity'.

Yan Shu is worthy of being an old Jianghu. There is a reason why he didn't tell the matter of the marriage contract. For Pang Ji, any handle in his hands is passive; If I transfer you back to Beijing, you must terminate the engagement', then the initiative will fall into Pang Ji's hands.

When the emperor mentioned this matter again during the banquet, Pang Ji would definitely feel that the marriage contract was a way to control himself, because even the emperor was alarmed, which showed that the Yan family attached great importance to this marriage contract; Ji would regard the marriage contract as a big bargaining chip and ask Yan Shu to do more for him.

Yan Shu doesn't say what the conditions of the exchange are now, but just generally says that Pang Ji should show sincerity, so that when the emperor proposes to terminate the contract later, it will not appear how important the marriage contract is; on the contrary, it gives Pang Ji an illusion, Spontaneously agreeing to the emperor's proposal is not only to show face to the emperor, but also to show Yan Shu's sincerity, so it will not cause him too much suspicion.

Yan Shu's acting skills are top-notch. When Zhao Zhen asked Pang Ji to break off his engagement with the Pang family at the banquet, Yan Shu's astonishment was stronger than Pang Ji's, as if he didn't know about it at all.

Pang Ji was originally surprised why the emperor mentioned this matter, he thought it must be because of Yan's family begging the emperor for permission, but when he saw Yan Shu's surprised face, he felt puzzled again.

As smart as Zhao Zhen, naturally he wouldn't say it was Su Jin's request, wouldn't he be openly supporting married women and others to be ambiguous?He also wouldn't say that it was Yan Shu's invitation, he just vaguely said that it was to eliminate the discord between the two of them and to be a peacemaker.

Who doesn't know the grudge between the two inside and outside the court?There were several times about the marriage contract. People on Yan Shu's side thought that Yan Shu was using this to find trouble with Pang Ji, while those on Pang Ji's side thought that Pang Ji deliberately made this matter disgusting to Yan Shu; as for the marriage contract itself Whether it should be lifted or not, no one cares about it.

What everyone cares about is just the dog-eat-dog game. As for why the two dogs bite, it's secondary; so it doesn't seem too abrupt for Zhao Zhen to use this as an opportunity to resolve the grievances between the two.

Pang Ji fully agreed, but he kept his eyes open, and said that next time he returned to Beijing, he would bring back the marriage certificate of Geng Tie before canceling it.

Yan Shu knew that he didn't see rabbits and didn't scatter eagles, and he would terminate the contract happily after he transferred him back to Beijing, but how could Yan Shu allow him to do this, and immediately said: "Actually, there is no need to return things like the marriage certificate, your son. Now that he is gone, the son obeys the father's order, and Da Dao can write a letter of divorce on the spot, and the emperor is here to testify, who else can say a word?"

Zhao Zhen was also eager to make this matter happen, so he tried his best to make it happen. Pang Ji judged the situation. The emperor's face and the bargaining chips Yan Shu said outside were really attractive. If he refuted the emperor's face today and made Yan Shu unhappy, In this life, I am afraid that I can only drink sand and eat wind in the northwest.

So without thinking too much, he wrote a letter of divorce on the spot and handed it to Yan Shu.

Yan Shu finally let out a long sigh of relief when he got the letter of divorce, and lost his composure with joy.

Pang Ji suddenly had the feeling that he had been fooled. When he was pulling Yan Shu to the bathroom, he asked Yan Shu worriedly, "Lord Sansi, do I really show my sincerity tonight?"

Yan Shu smiled and said, "Absolute sincerity, I didn't expect Pang Da to be so happy tonight."

"My lord has to worry about what I said before, don't worry, from now on, I, Pang Ji, will follow your lord to do business, and I will go east when your lord points to the east, and I will never frown."

Yan Shu laughed and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, you are so sincere, how can the old man not show it? Just put your heart at 120."