The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

At dawn, Su Jin reluctantly got up from the bed full of fragrant and tender bodies, and spent the night in a state of exhaustion, exhausting Su Jin to death. It seems that having more women is not necessarily a good thing sometimes. , but the body is a bit overwhelmed.

Fortunately, this skin is very young. After a nap for an hour, although the back is slightly sore, but the spirit is not bad. Su Jin told himself to exercise more and exercise a little restraint, otherwise he would be like most people in this era. Like the high-ranking officials and dignitaries, they will not survive their sixtieth year.

The guards and horsemen had assembled and waited in line. Su Jin finished washing, and after eating two bowls of bird's nest porridge under the service of Huan Niang, he went out to get on the carriage. All the guards surrounded Su Jin's carriage and went straight to the palace.

Outside the Daqing Hall, the officials gathered in twos and threes to chat and laugh, the atmosphere was quite relaxed, the Northwest War was victorious, the Emperor Longyan was very happy, for so many days, the good news continued, and the atmosphere in the entire court was much more relaxed; all the officials also Let go a little bit, joking and laughing at each other.

As soon as Su Jin appeared on the square in front of the Daqing Palace, all the officials stopped talking and looked sideways. Seeing the envy and jealousy in Su Jin's eyes, Su Jin smiled and nodded, and greeted all the officials. Returning the gift, some people took the opportunity to chase after Su Jin and say some flattering words.

Su Jin secretly sighed, at this time and at that time, once upon a time, he could only stand at the bottom when he came to the court, and the officials were all indifferent. I didn't expect that today, I can enjoy the honor of being flattered .

Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan were surrounded by a group of officials from the Privy Council and asked questions. The two smiled and answered without a word, but when they saw Su Jin coming, they rushed out of the crowd with a confession Walk towards Su Jin.

"Master Su, good morning." Han Qi called out loudly.

"Hello Shuai Han! Hello Fan Shuai! I'm the latest official to come, the two adults don't want to make fun of me." Su Jin cupped his hands and smiled.

"It's justifiable, it's justifiable, Xiaobie is better than a newlywed, I heard that Mrs. Su has a lot of beautiful wives and concubines, and it's human nature to wake up late." Han Qi blinked and teased.

Su Jin rolled his eyes and said: "To each other, Han Shuai is from the past, and he is very understanding, thank you."

Fan Zhongyan chuckled and said, "You two belong to fighting cocks, so you pinch when you meet; but Mr. Su, you have wronged Han Shuai this time. Last night, Han Shuai and I went to the palace to have a face-to-face. Not as comfortable as you."

Su Jin said: "The emperor really doesn't know how to be considerate of people. The two lords have been exhausted by boats and cars. They agreed to let them go home and rest for a night, but they invited two lords into the palace. After the meeting, I will make a report on this matter."

Fan Zhongyan was stunned and said: "You are really nosy, you also play such things? Speaking of the matter discussed last night, it was about you. Good thing."

Su Jin said in his heart: What do you need to say?Lao Tzu was born and died and fought victoriously, how could the imperial court not reward him, but the rewards are small and small, so it must be a good thing.

While talking, Ouyang Xiu, Fu Bi and others also gathered around, and after exchanging pleasantries, they listened to the servants squeak and open the gate of Daqing Hall, and announced loudly that they would go to court.

All the officials filed into the hall, Su Jin habitually stood at the end, Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi were not at the front, someone persuaded Su Jin, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others to stand forward, but the three of them refused to offside and just insisted on standing. They stayed where they were, and they had no choice but to stand behind them, leaving a large space in front of the hall, but the area from behind Su Jin to the door was extremely crowded.

Du Yan and Xia Song looked at each other, and two words came to mind: "Pretentious!"

Huang Peisheng, the chief servant, said hurriedly: "Today's morning court is to reward the ministers who have made meritorious service in the northwest. The emperor has a decree to order the three officials from the northwest to stand in the front row. You don't have to be humble."

The three of them moved forward and only stood in the second row. No matter what, they refused to stand side by side with Yan Shu, Du Yan, Xia Song and others in the first row.

Su Jin looked around, but he didn't see Lu Yijian. It seemed that the old guy was too old to move, or he was unwilling to attend today's occasion.

As soon as the time came, Zhao Zhen, dressed in a splendid attire, walked out of the side hall quickly and boarded the throne. After all the officials paid homage, Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "My dear friends, today is the day of great joy for my Song Dynasty. Man Mian, you should know what great joy it is, right?"

All the ministers said in unison: "I understand."

Zhao Zhen turned his head to look at the line of civil servants on the left, frowned slightly and asked, "Why hasn't Prime Minister Lu arrived yet?"

Du Yan hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, Lu Xiang is sick and is recuperating in bed at home. He ordered the minister to sue the emperor for his crimes."

Zhao Zhen said with a displeased face: "Yesterday I was fine when I went out of the city to greet you, why did I feel sick today?"

Du Yan rolled his eyes and was about to speak, Xia Song hurriedly stepped forward and said: "I don't know the specific situation, and I plan to visit after the court."

Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said, "That's fine. When you go, take my oral order and let Lu Xianghao give birth to a general. You don't need to participate in the early court. It's best if you can handle the government affairs. If you can't, leave it to Jia Changchao and Zhang Yu." It’s as if the two deputy ministers are cooperating to deal with it; in addition, I will find the head of internal affairs to get some supplements and send them to me.”

Du Yan and Xia Song looked at each other, and hurriedly handed over their hands to promise, but they knew in their hearts that Zhao Zhen was quite dissatisfied with Lu Xiang's frequent complaints that he would not be able to come to court. Zhao Zhennian, as a veteran of the two dynasties, has always given understanding and tolerance, but today's occasion is the most elated since Zhao Zhen came to the throne. It is indeed a bit of a shame for Lu Xiang to do so, no wonder Zhao Zhen is unhappy.

"My dear friends!" Zhao Zhen glanced at the officials and said with a smile on his face, "You all know about the victory over the Western Thieves in Weizhou a few days ago, but today the three heroes of my battle returned to Beijing to go to court. I know you must be very happy." I want to hear the details of this battle. To be honest, I really want to hear it too, so let’s not talk nonsense, so I asked the three lovers to describe how the Northwest campaign defeated the 15 army of the western thieves who invaded from the east and the west. ,how?"

The ministers discussed enthusiastically, and they all said: "Your Majesty, I have a good suggestion. I have long wanted to know how the three adults retreated from the enemy."

"That's right, let's talk about it, three adults. This battle has greatly promoted our Song Guowei. The ministers and others suggest that all the details of this battle should be recorded in the annals of history, so as to make it known to future generations."

"..."

Zhao Zhen looked at Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, and Su Jin with a smile and said, "Three lovers, tell me, I can't wait to hear it."

Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi looked at each other, and said in unison: "Master Su planned this battle, I'm just waiting to help and restrain, Master Su said it would be better."

Su Jin hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Then how do we do it? The four roads in the northwest are originally one. If there are no two adults to help me, the victory of the Weizhou battle is unpredictable. Fan Shuai said it will be."

Fan Zhongyan shook his head and refused, Su Jin asked Han Qi to say, Han Qi naturally refused, the three of you push each other and you push each other and you don't want to show the limelight.

Zhao Zhen sighed: "The three lovers are so noble and upright that I really admire them. This battle is so great, but they are unwilling to fight for it. How precious is this kind of spirit. I want to pay tribute to the three of you; There is no need for you to decline; let me designate one person to represent the three of you and tell the story, the battle took place in Weizhou, Su Aiqing was on the front line of Weizhou, and you personally experienced the process of the battle, so it is up to you to tell the story."

Seeing that there was no excuse, Su Jin had no choice but to step forward and salute Zhao Zhen, and then bowed like all the ministers and said: "Your Majesty, my lords, since I want to go down to describe the course of the battle, I can't shirk it." ; but before that, there is a section that must be made clear to everyone that the victory of a war is by no means the work of one person; this battle has merits from the emperor down to the center, the three divisions, and the state capital, but it is not us who have contributed the most These people are our soldiers and civilians in the Northwest. If there are no soldiers to fight the enemy with all their strength, and the common people actively participate in the battle to assist, it will be more difficult to win; therefore, the lower officials proposed this section, and I hope that the emperor and your lords Understand this section."

Everyone nodded, and the old and cunning people couldn't help admiring them secretly. Su Jin attributed the credit to the soldiers and the people, but it was a gesture of taking credit. Wan Junmin gave rewards, and the credit goes to the general, but saying this makes people think that Su Jin is a good official with a heart for the people, which can be said to be a waste of time.

"Pretentious your mother's legs!" Du Yan scolded in his stomach, but seeing Zhao Zhen, Yan Shu and all the officials smiled and nodded, it was obvious that they had been fooled by Su Jin. Hold back.

Su Jin continued: "The victory of this battle is not so much a war victory as a strategic victory. As far as I know, the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Thieves have already had peace talks, and their envoys have been in secret contact since years ago. The condition of the peace negotiation is because the conditions of the Western Thieves are harsh, and my Song Dynasty is unwilling to accept the harsh conditions of the Western Thieves; and this battle took place under the premise that both sides want to negotiate a peace agreement. It is unbelievable to say, but it is inevitable a great battle."

Zhao Zhen was immediately aroused by Su Jin's words, and said with a smile: "Why is it inevitable? Both sides don't want to fight, and the bandit leader Yuan Hao brazenly leads an army to attack, I am a little puzzled."

Zhao Zhen's question was also asked by many officials present. Dozens of pairs of eyes stared at Su Jin, waiting for his explanation.

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