The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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In the early morning of the next day, Fu Bi made a detour to Su Jin's house on the Desheng Bridge and asked Su Jin to go to the court together. Su Jin had already woken up and washed up, and asked Qian Henian and Yang Xiaosi to supervise the decoration of the shop, and then left the house .

Fu Bi was waiting anxiously, and when he saw Su Jin, he hurried forward and said, "My dear brother, you are really slow-tempered. Today, you have to go to the court first, and then go to see the emperor. I have made an appointment to go to the official post at Sishi." See Liao envoy, there are many things to do, get on your horse, let's go quickly."

Su Jin looked down at Fu Bi with a smile and said, "Brother Fu is dressed like an official groom today. His face has been shaved and his beard has been cut. This new official uniform is really tight."

Fu Bi said: "What you said, brother Yu, can you not do it? This official uniform is only worn by seniors, so I have to put it on today, so I can't lose face in front of the Liao people."

Su Jin smiled while getting on the horse: "You, you have a huge net worth, but you are stingy with official uniforms. Why don't you spend money to make two clothes?"

Fu Bi said: "That's not the same. Brother's official uniform was bestowed by the emperor himself, and it's the handicraft of the palace clothing department. It's expensive."

Su Jin said: "Siyi Division? What is it?"

Fu Bi urged the horse to walk side by side with Su Jin and said, "Are you really confused or not? There are 24 departments in the palace, and the Department of Clothes is one of them. It is the department in charge of tailoring the emperor's clothes and accessories. The masters there are all ignorant." I am the first-class skilled worker in the Song Dynasty, and the clothes I made are exquisite; my official uniform was made by the emperor's order, is it precious?"

Su Jin stuck out her tongue, stretched out her big finger, and said, "It's not a cover for face, the one who made clothes for the emperor actually made clothes for you, gold is precious, gold is very expensive."

Fu Bi hurriedly said: "What are you talking about? You can't just say it. It's the emperor's grace. There are also many people in the court who get official uniforms bestowed by the emperor every year. My father-in-law, Lu Xiangpang, and Mr. Chen have all done it before. But Brother Yu is the lowest rank, and I am the first to receive this honor among the fourth-rank officials."

Su Jin looked at Fu Bi's smug look and laughed, and thought: The workmanship of these clothes is not very good. Compared with my clothes from Suji Tailor Shop, the fabric is much better, but the workmanship is not necessarily easy. good.

The two talked about reentering the palace to participate in the morning court, and today's morning court is not a big deal, Lu Yijian and Du Yan both complained of illness, and the rest of the general officials talked about trivial matters that were not nutritious. Jin was still standing by the door, yawning when he heard it; it was no wonder that last night was rather hard, tossing and tossing at Yan Biyun's master and servant until four o'clock before going back, and woke up again after less than two hours of sleep. Jin's body is still light-headed after exercising.

It was so easy to get back from the imperial court, Fu Bi hurried over to greet Su Jin to meet the emperor at the side hall, Su Jin rourou followed Fu Bi to follow the emperor's footsteps and rushed to the side hall, Zhao Zhen had already changed into casual clothes and was sitting at the desk drinking tea .

After the two people visited, Zhao Zhen ordered someone to sit down, and ordered his wife to make two cups of tea for them to drink; Fu Bi didn't dare to drink the tea, but Su Jin didn't care, and stood there with an empty stomach. After being cold for a long time, the hot tea just warmed my stomach, so I picked up the teacup and drank a Siri Hulu.

Zhao Zhen coughed, and rourou said between his eyebrows: "The two of you are going to discuss with the Liao envoy today, but if you have any requests, just ask."

Fu Bi put down his teacup and got up and said, "Your Majesty, I don't have any requirements, but when the negotiation is in progress, if there is an important point of advance or retreat, who should I listen to for advice? Should I come to see the Emperor in person for the report, or go to see where?" An adult to report back?"

Zhao Zhen said: "You can decide by yourself on trivial matters, but you can report to Prime Minister Lu for major matters, and let him decide. If he doesn't decide, he will come and report to me."

Fu Bi nodded and said, "Observe the order!"

Zhao Zhen turned his head to look at Su Jin and said, "Su Jin, this time I want you to do an errand for me again, and I really don't want to."

Su Jin smiled and said: "What did the emperor say? It is the duty of the ministers to share the emperor's worries. How could he not be willing? It is a duty to do so."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Okay, the younger generation is responsible for the critical moment, and the old officials in the court are more than cautious, and they have lost their momentum. Don't worry, this time the errand is done, and I will cancel the past with you, and I will be credited in the future." Double the rewards."

Su Jin got up and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, you have no jokes, you can't go back on your word."

Zhao Zhen laughed and said, "I never regretted it. If I regretted it, it must be because you did something I can't tolerate. As long as you work diligently, I will naturally fulfill my promise."

Fu Bi heard that Mimi didn't understand, and the emperor and Su Jin didn't know what charades were playing between them, what kind of write-offs, etc. Could it be that there was some confusion between Su Jin and the emperor?

"Then do you have any request? Bring it up together, and I will solve your worries for the future."

Su Jin thought for a while and said, "I really have a request for the emperor's permission."

Zhao Zhen took a sip of tea and said, "Tell me."

Su Jindao: "Firstly, the minister needs manpower to deploy. The Liao envoy has more than a hundred entourages, and Mr. Fu and I are only two bachelors. Isn't it too shabby?"

Zhao Zhen said with a chuckle: "Don't worry, the guard of honor and the horses are all prepared for you, all of which I personally selected."

Su Jin said: "It's not enough, I want both the horse army and guards to show off."

Zhao Zhen said: "It's a trivial matter, it's not difficult."

Su Jindao: "The two Zhao Fang who are going to handle the grain affairs with me last time are the first to handle the affairs, they are familiar with each other, and they are easy to use."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "I promise you."

Su Jindao: "The second request is, I ask the emperor to give me another gold medal, so that I can dispatch it at a lower price."

Zhao Zhen said loudly: "What? You still want the gold medal? The gold medal last time..." Su Jin hurriedly pointed at Fu Bi, and Zhao Zhen finally stopped talking in time, and didn't lose his composure enough to say all the words.

"Your Majesty, everything is for negotiation purposes, and you can just return it when you're done using it. Don't worry, I'm in the capital, under your nose, what extraordinary things can I do? Don't you want to do a good job?"

Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will give you another piece. If you misuse or lose it this time, I will pay it with your head."

Su Jin smiled and said: "Don't worry, you will learn a lot from a pit, this time I will sleep with my arms in my arms, and I will never lose it again."

Zhao Zhen snorted and said, "Is there anything else?"

Su Jindao: "There is one last thing. I would like to implore you to contact the emperor directly on this matter, so as not to report to Minister Lu in the middle. Firstly, the minister does not like to be too restrained in his work, and Minister Lu is not familiar with me. If we are not familiar with each other I understand that conflicts arise, hurting feelings is the second priority, delaying the decision will be a big responsibility; secondly, I want to ask the emperor to give us more autonomy, so that I can play freely, Do your best to protect the interests of our Great Song Dynasty, of course, make decisions on major matters, and the ministers will report to the emperor in person."

Zhao Zhen stared at Su Jin, and said in his mouth: "It seems that you are planning to do something big."

Su Jin smiled and said: "Since I have agreed to this errand, it is natural to do it properly, just like handling food affairs. I not only have to do it properly, but also grab some corrupt officials and officials to sacrifice the flag. This is my responsibility." It's not my style to have a strange temper and not care about anything."

Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "Based on your goal, to what extent is it appropriate to talk about it this time?"

Su Jin said: "Firstly, we will not give the Liao people a reason to go to war, secondly, we will not agree to their unreasonable demands, and thirdly, we will not spend any money or silk, and send them back peacefully."

Zhao Zhen looked at Su Jin in disbelief and said, "How many of the above can you do?"

Su Jin nodded and said: "Since the emperor wants me to negotiate with the rich man, if I can't do the above, is it still a fulfillment of the mission? I heard someone openly said in the court that this negotiation will add coins and silk. I am very dissatisfied. This is a humiliating peace. When will this go on like this? The wolf’s appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and it will be out of control in the end. By then, the hard-earned gains of the common people of the Song Dynasty will not all be snatched by foreign enemies. What majesty and dignity is there in my Celestial Dynasty?"

Zhao Zhen sat up straight and nodded, saying: "That's right, this is exactly what I'm worried about, but under the current situation, it's okay to meet some of their conditions a little bit. In the future, the trouble of the thief will be calmed, of course not. Leave them alone."

Su Jin shook his head and said: "If there is one, there will be two. In the past, the Chanzhou alliance was one, and now it is two, and there will be three, four, five, six or even countless times in the future. The hungry wolf's stomach will never be full. of."

Zhao Zhen looked at Su Jin with piercing eyes and said, "Do you really have this spirit and ability?"

Su Jin smiled and said: "There must be a heart, the emperor can see for himself, it's not up to the minister whether he has the ability or not."

Zhao Zhen took the case and said: "Okay, I will agree to all your conditions. The two of you will be changed from negotiating special envoys to full-fledged special negotiating envoys. Important matters need to be reported to me, and other decisions will be made independently."

Su Jin said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Zhao Zhen said again: "But you have to be clear, if this matter goes wrong, it will be a disaster. I'm not talking about you and Fu Bi, but the whole Song Dynasty, do you understand?"

Su Jin said: "The emperor is relieved, it will not go so far. If the negotiation really collapses, you don't have to cut off my head. I will bring my family to be the first to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. I will show my ambition by dying on the battlefield."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "I don't want such a day, I look forward to hosting a banquet and waiting for you to bring good news."