The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Yan Shu didn't show up from the beginning to the end. Su Jin accompanied him and stood far away on the high platform of Daqing Gate, watching a farce outside Yide Gate in the distance. Su Jin could tell that Yan Shu, as the prime minister, felt very exhausted.

Becoming the prime minister was originally an exciting thing, but at this moment, Yan Shu didn't feel any joy. It was really difficult to be the prime minister, especially after Zhao Zhen made it clear that he would not interfere with the political reform. It was full of injustice.

As a prime minister, he should have the right to intervene in military and political affairs. In the eyes of civil and military officials, the emperor did not trust Yan Shu. Although Yan Shu kept comforting himself, it was a way for the emperor to protect himself. Yan Shu always felt like a puppet.

Every day in the political affairs hall, I saw that the public house of Deputy Prime Minister Fan Zhongyan was full of people, and there was an endless stream of officials, big and small. He always talks about him from left to right. Although he is still enthusiastic on the surface, he can see his defense against himself.

In all honesty, Yan Shu respected Fan Zhongyan very much. When he was the governor of Yingtian, Fan Zhongyan, who was down and out at the time, would definitely have entered Yingtian Academy as a teacher. He lived up to expectations and won a great reputation, even known as a contemporary saint. [

As for Fan Zhongyan's achievements, Yan Shu was also happy for him. He never even thought of asking for anything in return. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. He and Fan Zhongyan are both gentlemen. I formally thanked myself, and I never blamed him.

Now that the reform has begun, Fan Zhongyan is actually the same Fan Zhongyan, but in Yan Shu's eyes, the distance between him and Fan Zhongyan has become farther and farther; at the beginning of the reform, in order to avoid suspicion, Yan Shu took the initiative to order more than a dozen fame in the family, but it was filled in The brothers, nephews and nephews of the imperial court resigned voluntarily, not because they were afraid that Fan Zhongyan would be found out, but because they didn't want to embarrass Fan Zhongyan.

In the final analysis, although Yan Shu was quite critical of the reform, he still held a positive attitude towards Fan Zhongyan's dedication to serving the country, and Fan Zhongyan did not have anything to teach others to blame. Fan Zhongyan is as simple as an old man on the street, his three meals are only a few small dishes, and he is only followed by a driver and servant when he goes out, with a half-luxury atmosphere.

"Yan Xiang, let's detour to Donghua Gate." Su Jin said softly. Su Jin, who was going back to Beijing to sell coal cakes, was called by Zhao Zhen and asked to go to court every day, so he was very lucky to see this farce.

Yan Shu sighed, turned around and walked slowly, "Su Jin, what do you think of this matter?"

Su Jin smiled and said, "President Yan already knows the answer, but why ask me?"

Yan Shu said: "I just want to ask you, besides you, who else can talk to me?"

Su Jin could hear his feeling of loneliness, and seemed to be complaining about things being right and wrong. Like Fu Bi, her son-in-law stopped seeing him because of the political reform, which was indeed a bit sad.

"Yan Xiang just relax, don't think too much." Su Jin comforted: "Actually, what Mr. Fan, Mr. Han, and Mr. Fu did is a good thing. They are not treacherous people. , this is enough.”

Yan Shu said: "That's your point of view. In my opinion, even if the starting point is correct, if there are complaints and chaos from top to bottom, then it is a sinner of the court. I don't think the old man can sit idly by. If this continues, I don't know." What kind of trouble is going to happen; people are making trouble in front of the palace gate, if the emperor finds out about this, wouldn't Long Yan be furious?"

Su Jin stopped and cupped his hands and said, "Yan Xiang, I have something to say and I don't know if I should say it or not."

Yan Shu said: "But it's true, do you need to hide it between us?"

Su Jin said seriously: "Mr. Yan must not intervene in this matter. It is obvious that someone has already exerted his strength. It is unnecessary for Mr. Yan to intervene at this moment; moreover, Mr. Fan and others are dedicated to the country, even if the means are excessive and inappropriate. You shouldn't come forward to suppress, I don't want Yan Xiang to leave a bad name."

Yan Shu said: "How do you know that suppressing them will leave a bad name?"

Su Jincong explained that later generations have a positive attitude towards this reform, and those who oppose it are always labeled as wishful thinking, and these words are too old to say; he just said: "I won't say much about other things, if you come forward Suppression means that the Pope will not come to power, and today's incident is obviously planned by someone, why doesn't Yan Xiang sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight and wait for the change? If the reform really makes people angry, then I will be with Yan Xiang If you come forward to stop it, you must not let the court be in chaos, if the reform is successful and the government will take on a new look, why should you be a villain in vain?"

Yan Shu nodded and said: "What you said makes sense. Since that's the case, you and I will wait and see." After a pause, Yan Shu asked: "You said, who planned what happened today? Is it Du Yan? Look It seems that he has premeditated it with his strong appearance."

Su Jin thought for a while and said, "Du Yan must be involved, but I don't think Du Yan is really behind the scenes. Du Yan is too stupid to think of a good way."

Yan Shu said, "Who could it be?"

Su Jin said: "Nine times out of ten it is Xia Song. This person is much more powerful than Du Yan. I feel that calling for grievances is only the first step. The next move must be more difficult. I seem to know what they should do next." How to do it."[

Yan Shu said: "I'm afraid that there will be no chaos in the world. Although I don't like the reform, I don't want them to be hurt by back arrows. If the emperor asks about the old man about today's matter, the old man will still excuse Mr. Fan and others, regardless of grievances Or not, using such extreme methods to collectively appeal for grievances in front of the palace is an act of coercion and must not be tolerated."

Su Jin smiled and said: "What Yan Xiang said is, let's not talk about this anymore, Biyun is still in your house with Hu'er, don't you want to visit your nephew and grandson? He respects you very much. "

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Yan Shu smiled and said: "That kid, he must be a character in the future, and he can already learn the language. What he said is, what is more important than enjoying family happiness?"

Su Jin murmured in his heart: Brat has a fart future. Although his first year has not yet come, but when his wife and concubines rehearsed the catch week, this kid caught three times with rouge and gouache. He must be a dude in the future. It would be a shame to raise a second generation of trash.

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A new house was built near the Zhuque Gate of the south gate of Bianliang. There is a plaque on the gate of the house, with the words "Sheng Yun Zhai" written on it.

The owner of this house is Xia Song who was impeached and left home. Several of Xia Song’s houses were polluted by Su Jin, and people died everywhere, so he couldn’t live there. I bought a piece of wasteland near the gate and built this house. It was named Shengyunzhai, which means that I will live in seclusion behind closed doors and concentrate on studying the rhyme of ancient Chinese to show the meaning of seclusion and independence.

But these are all blindfolds. Anyone who knows Xia Song knows that he is not a reclusive and independent person. On the contrary, he is the kind of person who will take revenge by any means. He was kicked out of power by Fan Zhongyan and others. If he could swallow this bad breath, then he wouldn't be Xia Song anymore.

"Zhen Ri's heart sweeps her eyebrows, and before leaving, I worry about seeing Li Zhengyi. I am afraid of hurting my husband's will, and I dare not shed tears. Stop the BMW, hold the Yao and goblets, pour each other and persuade each other to be patient and separate? It is better to drink and treat slaves before getting drunk , I don’t know when Lang left. Master Du, how is this old man’s new poem written by Partridge Sky?” Xia Song’s hoarse voice came from the study in the back garden.

"It's this time, you still have the mind to write lyrics?" Du Yan sat at the table angrily with a big belly, holding a folding fan in his hand and fanning wildly.

Xia Song smiled and said: "It seems that my partridge sky is not in the eyes of Du Shumi, and Du Shumi is becoming more and more impatient."

"How can I hold my breath?" Du Yan put his fan away, slapped it on the table, and said: "The officials who were dismissed today are calling for grievances at the gate of the palace. I will come forward according to the steps we discussed. Who knows what will happen?" When I arrived at the emperor's place, the emperor actually reprimanded me, saying that something happened to me was inappropriate, and I shouldn't be supporting the deposed officials. He also said that the list of deposed officials was personally reviewed by the emperor. These people have reasons for dismissal. Tell me , isn’t our effort wasted?”

Xia Song looked at Du, who was blushing, and scolded a stupid pig, and said slowly: "Then what do you want the emperor to say? Could it be that the emperor ordered the abolition of the new law immediately, and sent Fan Zhongyan and others to prison?"

Du Yan was stunned and said, "Could it be that you expected this result?"

Xia Song said: "Of course this is the result. Our efforts were not in vain. We made a fuss just to let the emperor know that the outside world is in chaos. It's not that everyone in the world praises the new law. We need to plant this seed in the emperor's heart, and then we will start to fight." Good for the second step."

Du Yan said angrily: "You made it clear to me. If you don't make it clear to me, I will be reprimanded by the emperor."

Xia Song laughed and said: "Calm down, calm down, I was afraid that you would reveal your flaws so I didn't tell the truth, so that it looks real. I have a new dancer named Deng Bo'er, who dances gracefully and has a demeanor that cannot be described." , how about we just drink and watch a paragraph?"

Du Yan said: "I'm not in the mood to watch."

Xia Song laughed and said, "Are you coming? You will regret it if you don't come." Standing up, she ordered the servants: "Put wine in the hall, call Bo'er to come out and dance for the guests."

After finishing speaking, he got up and swaggered out of the study, Du Yannai followed him out of the study with a sigh.