I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 426 Refusal to meet! Choi Sang-an, a doctor from the Korean household department who took care of college

April 16th, afternoon.

Su Liang and his party arrived in Dengzhou.

The follow-up matters of the military camp business case in Linqu County, Qingzhou are the responsibility of the chief officer of Jingdong East Road, and Su Liang no longer needs to worry about it.

He believed.

After the imperial court learns about this, it will definitely investigate and purge all the troops in the Song Dynasty.

Di Qing, the current Privy Councilor, does not rub sand in his eyes.

The warriors of the Song Dynasty finally improved their status a little bit and developed some combat effectiveness.

He would never allow himself to be destroyed by these black sheep.

……

One is to take a look at the development of the "Japanese Island King Caohu" whose base camp is located in the waters off Dengzhou.

The evidence provided by the Song Dynasty is sufficient.

Su Liang's face was still filled with a smile, but gradually, his expression turned gloomy.

Therefore, Su Liang will not investigate the reform situation in Dengzhou in detail.

Cui Shangan, a doctor from the Ministry of Household Affairs, was also dispatched to deal with Liu Yu, the magistrate of Dengzhou.

The news came back that this must be a matter of human trafficking.

……

The information about the Song people who were trafficked and the situation of the Korean people who were responsible for connecting with the Song people who bought and sold people were clearly explained.

"parking!"

pity.

Cui Shangan was very enthusiastic and immediately organized a large group of people to search for him.

It has two main purposes.

Dengzhou is not a large state.

at first.

The trees are lush and lush.

It can be said.

Su Liang understood his abilities and character, and he had a better understanding of the implementation of the reform in Dengzhou than in other state capitals.

It governs Penglai, Huangxian, Mouping and Wendeng counties.

The carriage gradually stopped and pulled to the side of the road.

He has an excellent official reputation and is acquainted with Su Liang.

It's not too difficult for them to find people.

However, relying on maritime trade, it became more and more prosperous, and some foreigners even settled in Dengzhou for doing business.

Come to Dengzhou.

Su Liang and his party took the official road and headed eastward to Penglai County, which is near the sea.

Nearly a month had passed since they learned of the incident before thirteen people were sent back.

He had written to Liu Yu a few days ago to inquire about the progress of human trafficking.

Su Liang instantly became energetic.

Just when Su Liang was dozing off in the carriage, Du Lei rushed over on horseback and said outside the carriage window: "Boss, there is a letter from Liu Yu, the magistrate of Dengzhou!"

Thunder, little rain.

The Koreans agreed very readily and seemed to take it seriously.

It is connected to the Bohai Sea in the north, the Liao Kingdom to the north, and the Koryo Kingdom to the east across the sea.

Liu Yu, the governor of Dengzhou, was recommended by Bao Zheng two years ago to know Dengzhou.

Dengzhou.

The Song Dynasty wrote in the name of Zhongshu to inform the Goryeo court about human trafficking, and asked Goryeo to send all the Song people trafficked to Goryeo back to the Song Dynasty.

It was the starting point of the Northern Maritime Silk Road of the Song Dynasty.

As summer comes, the weather is getting hotter and hotter.

Su Liang tore open the envelope and read it carefully.

One is to see how many of the 742 Song people who were trafficked to Goryeo have been rescued so far.

Dengzhou is the last stop of Su Liang's tour on Jingdong East Road.

The state government is in Penglai County.

on the official road.

In a small country, there are only a handful of people engaged in human trafficking.

If you want to check, it's very simple.

Liu Yu said that this must be Goryeo's deliberate delay.

Goryeo was a vassal state of Liao.

If they followed Song Yan's advice and cooperated tacitly, the Liao Kingdom would definitely be angry, so they chose to delay.

Also.

The dignitaries of Goryeo enjoyed the feeling of being served by Song people.

Some people are unwilling to return it.

Their ultimate goal may be to return some people and let the matter go unanswered.

Liu Yu has written seven urging letters, but to no avail.

"Change horses!" Su Liang said loudly.

In Su Liang's eyes.

The lives of these people of the Song Dynasty are very important, and they must all be brought back to the Song Dynasty without leaving any trace behind.

This is the first time since Su Liang's foreign tour that he has given up his carriage and replaced his horse.

soon.

Sun Sheng brought a fast horse for Su Liang, and the three of them rode straight to Penglai City (ie Dengzhou City).

……

The next day, it was nearly noon.

Su Liang, Sun Sheng, and Du Lei came to Penglai City.

Penglai offshore.

There is a smell of salty seawater inside and outside the city, and there are many restaurants specializing in fish, shrimp and crabs on both sides of the street.

Dengzhou Port, the easternmost port, has many ships and is even busier than the city.

When Su Liang lived in Yangzhou, what he felt most deeply was the scenery and food along the Yangtze River. Now when he meets the sea, he feels completely different.

But Su Liang at this moment.

I am not in the mood to enjoy the sea view or taste the seafood.

The three of them went directly to Dengzhou Yamen and handed over their name cards.

Lean slightly.

A middle-aged man of about fifty years old with a medium build and a slightly dark complexion walked out quickly.

This person is Liu Yu, the magistrate of Dengzhou, whose courtesy name is Wenyuan.

"Jingming, I knew you would come to Dengzhou, but I didn't expect you to come to Dengzhou so soon. Please come inside! Please come inside!"

Su Liang smiled and said: "Brother Wenyuan, you have worked really hard guarding Dengzhou!"

"It's not hard, it's not hard. Compared to you station admonishers, I'm much more leisurely!"

……

The two of them exchanged pleasantries while entering the state government office.

Liu Yu has a very good relationship with Bao Zheng.

Su Liang also had dinner and chatted with him, and the two of them regarded each other as brothers in private.

After a while.

The two sat in the back hall.

Liu Yu poured tea for Su Liang and said angrily: "That Cui Shang'an, the doctor from the Goryeo household department, is an old loach, very cunning!"

"The last time I met with him, he told me how the King of Goryeo attached great importance to this matter. Goryeo had sent tens of thousands of soldiers and officers to search for it. As a result, it took more than 700 people to find only a dozen people. Isn't this disgusting to us? "

"I want to lead people into Goryeo. Give me ten days and I will definitely find all of our people!"

Liu Yu is a temperamental person.

He didn't have a good impression of Gao Li opposite him.

Su Liang looked at Liu Yu and said with a smile: "If we really rush into Goryeo, we will start a war with it, and we can't make it right now."

present.

If the Song Dynasty sent troops to attack Goryeo, Liao and Japan would definitely take action.

Da Song is not afraid of them, but it is not worth it yet.

What's more important is——

Once a war breaks out, more than 700 innocent people of the Song Dynasty may be killed.

Liu Yu nodded in approval, and then looked at Su Liang.

"What should we do next?"

"I even called him an old loach in my urging letter, but he still said that he was trying his best to find someone, and he looked like he was very serious about his work. It's really hard to make a mistake!" Liu Yu wrote a reply from Choi Sang-an, a doctor in the Goryeo household department. Passed it to Su Liang.

After Su Liang read it, he also said: "This man is really an old loach. He replies politely and politely. I can't find anything wrong with him, but he just doesn't do things!"

Liu Yu thought for a while and then said: "How about I ask him to meet in your name? You are a famous person in Goryeo. He is afraid of your authority, so he might just let us go!"

What the Koreans feared the most were the Khitans.

Su Liang defeated the Khitans many times, and even captured King Yelu alive, which made Prince Yelu Hongji highly praised him.

These things were spread to Goryeo, and there was also the incident of Goryeo merchant ships stealing books in Yangzhou City.

They respected and feared Su Liang.

"Okay, you can meet him for a while first." Su Liang nodded.

"I'll write a letter in the afternoon." Liu Yu looked at Su Liang and said, "It's almost noon. Are you hungry? In Penglai, you can eat all the fish, shrimps and crabs!"

Immediately.

Liu Yu took Su Liang, Du Lei, and Sun Sheng to have lunch.

A table of seafood is very rich.

Su Liang and the other two were also polite.

It didn't take long for him to take action, leaving a lot of seafood shells on the table.

The seafood from Linhai is much fresher than the river food and seafood shipped from Bianjing City.

Liu Yu didn’t eat much seafood.

But he drank three large bowls of loach soup in one go.

Dinner is over.

The three of them stayed in a private courtyard arranged by Liu Yu.

Su Liang can live in a private courtyard.

It was because he was sent on an overseas tour for the official family.

If he was just an ordinary admonisher, he would have to live in a simple dormitory with two people to a room, or stay in an inn at his own expense.

In the small courtyard.

Su Liang breathed in the salty sea breeze and looked at Du Lei and Sun Sheng.

"Send someone to look for Cao Hu. I must see him before leaving Dengzhou."

Cao Hu is at sea, and his current identity is a merchant, a thief, and not a soldier. You must search for him in advance before you can see him.

"Yes." Sun Sheng handed over his hand.

Su Liang looked at the clear blue sky in the distance.

"With these few free days, we can have a good time in Penglai and experience the life of fishermen at sea."

Su Liang stretched and gradually relaxed.

As long as he can negotiate, he can make Goryeo compromise.

Du Lei and Sun Sheng were very excited.

At the last stop of the tour, they could finally relax.

at this time.

Liu Yu, the magistrate of Dengzhou, walked over with a smile on his face.

Behind him were three government officials.

The three government officials each carried a pole, and at both ends of the pole were two bamboo baskets containing a large amount of documents.

Su Liang was stunned and asked in confusion: "Brother Wenyuan, what is this?"

Liu Yu said seriously: "This is all the information related to the reform in Dengzhou in the past two years."

"Jing Ming, you are on an overseas tour to inspect the reform situation in various state capitals. If you see anything I have done wrong, feel free to mention it."

"I originally wanted to take you to the beach for a walk and take a boat out to sea, but I guess you will be in a bad mood before completing the task, and you might even scold me, so I brought all these information first. , Let’s put business first and then private life, you see!”

Su Liang looked at the six bamboo baskets of documents in front of him and couldn't help swallowing.

It would take him at least five days to read through these documents.

Liu Yu completely mistook him for Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng was the kind of person who would never rest until he finished his official duties. He was the first person to stay up late in the Song Dynasty.

Wang Anshi can reach beyond his reach, but others are beyond his reach.

Su Liang said with a bit of laughter and tears: "Brother Wenyuan, it's a good arrangement, I will definitely watch it as soon as possible!"

aside.

Du Lei and Sun Sheng also looked helpless.

If Su Liang couldn't go to the beach to relax, they would have no chance.

A quarter of an hour later, Su Liang began to read the documents.

……

Early the next morning.

Su Liang had just finished breakfast when he saw Liu Yu arriving with a group of officials from Dengzhou.

When these people heard that Su Liang came to Penglai, they wanted to ask Su Liang for advice on how to reform the entire Song Dynasty.

Under Liu Yu's training, these officials had a strong thirst for knowledge.

How could Su Liang refuse such a request, so he had to sit with them in the front hall to discuss the reform.

At the beginning.

Su Liang's chat with the officials was quite serious and the topics were correct, but it gradually changed.

"Su Sijian, I heard that Wang Jiefu spent all his bathing time on the reform of the entire Song Dynasty. He only took a bath once a year, but what is the truth?"

"Su Sijian, I heard that Sima Guang has reached the state of being 'homeless in his heart'. Is he really eating and sleeping in the pavilion?"

"Su Sijian, I heard that you stayed up all night in order to carry out the reform. You and Bao Xiren are the best at staying up late in Bianjing City, but is it true? Do you have any secret recipe for staying up late?"

"Su Sijian, you are so obsessed with political affairs, how do you handle the relationship between husband and wife? Isn't there any conflict?"

……

These local officials had very wide eyes and were quite gossipy.

The news they heard was not groundless.

Most of them come from Zhongshu Province.

In order to make local officials work hard, the ministers of the Zhongshu Province continued to beautify the image of young officials such as Su Liang, Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang.

It was called the Song Dynasty Reform.

Wang Anshi took a bath once a year, Sima Guang made the government office his home, and Su Liang stayed up all night long.

in fact.

Wang Anshi didn't take a bath because he didn't like taking a bath.

Sima Guang made the government office his home. It was purely because his wife asked him to take a concubine during those days that he was forced to run away from home.

As for Su Liang staying up all night, that was because Su Liang wrote the memorial so quickly that many people mistakenly thought he stayed up late to write it.

These rumors.

With public confirmation and dissemination, it has become a good story that inspires many local officials.

At this time, Su Liangruo told the truth.

They would only call Su Liang humble and would not believe him at all.

Su Liang was helpless.

For some questions that you don't want to answer, a slight nod or an awkward smile is enough to dismiss them.

……

The next two days.

Su Liang discussed reform strategies with officials during the day, and read Dengzhou's reform documents at night.

Although busy.

However, being accompanied by delicious food made Su Liang feel very happy.

If the local officials in the Song Dynasty were as enthusiastic and eager to learn as the local officials in Dengzhou, the Song Dynasty would not have to worry about not being strong, and the people would not have to worry about being rich!

Another day, near dusk.

Su Liang was nibbling documents in front of the bamboo basket, and Liu Yu came over with a livid face holding a letter.

Unlike Bao Zheng, who always has an expressionless face, Liu Yu shows his emotions and anger.

From his expression.

Su Liang could tell that something bad had happened.

"Jingming, Cui Shangan refused to see us. This is the reply from that old loach!"

Su Liang couldn't believe it.

"Didn't you tell him that I was on an official tour this time and could talk to him on behalf of the imperial court?"

"I said it! But he said he is trying his best to find someone. After he finds someone, he will come to Dengzhou and prepare a banquet to entertain you and me!"

Su Liang opened the envelope, looked at it carefully, and frowned.

"How dare a fifth-level man from a small country dare to put on airs like this? He is used to being a dog of the Liao people, and he still hasn't seen the current situation clearly!" Liu Yu said angrily.

Su Liang thought for a while and said, "He probably knew that after meeting me, he didn't know what to say, and he didn't want to send our people back, so he used this as an excuse and refused to see me."

"More than 700 weak women, if they stay in Korea for one more day, they will be humiliated for one more day. They must be saved!"

Su Liang threw the envelope aside and said: "Since he is so trusting, don't blame me for being rude, I will let him come to us begging for help!"

(End of this chapter)