The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

As it was getting late, Su Jin ordered to camp on the spot to rest and set off tomorrow.

I am in a hurry, even if I rush to the bandit village at this moment, the [-] officers and soldiers on hand are useless, and I don't know anything about fighting, and it seems that Pan Jiang and others don't look like invincible generals. Before the army from Shouzhou and Shouzhou arrived, they had no choice but to rely on the commanders of those two states to discuss countermeasures together after meeting.

That night, Su Jin tossed and turned sleeplessly. The matter was completely under his control, but why did he suddenly become like this? Su Jin was also seriously analyzing the reasons why he was in a state of desperation.

Long Zhen didn't know him before, why did he want to be obedient to himself, and even fabricated a lie about embezzling the soldiers' pay, which made the soldiers of the horse army dissatisfied with him; was it because the food was cut off by the bandits? What is the relationship between them?

But Su Jin quickly vetoed his guess. Long Zhenjiu was in the capital for a long time, and the two places were thousands of miles away. I haven't heard any news about bandits in Bagong Mountain, so it can be seen that the bandits at that time were still playing tricks, and they didn't make a fuss at all.

The incident happened suddenly, Ba Chenglong really didn't know that the bandits dared to rob food, but one thing is for sure, Long Zhen didn't intend to handle this mission properly at all; The grain trucks just left, which means that they have been delayed in Luzhou for at least ten days, and it took such a long time to start transporting grain, so there is obviously a problem.

But this trip is the emperor's mission, everyone knows the importance of this mission, it is really related to the stability of the country, Long Zhen is just a small commander's deputy, what reason and courage does he have to obstruct this mission?Before this, I had never had any formal contact with Long Zhen, so why did this master secretly trick me into putting myself in such a difficult situation?

After Su Jin thought about it, there is only one reason that can explain Long Zhen's behavior, that is, this person was instructed by others to deliberately obstruct this errand, so Su Jin naturally thought of the aspect related to the success of the errand It can be roughly confirmed that he has become a victim of the upper-level struggle.

Su Jin sat up angrily from the tent, his heart was very disturbed, how much he missed that kind of thing called cigarettes at this moment, it would be nice to be able to smoke one.

In any case, I can't just admit defeat. Although it's the end of the mountain at this moment, the last ray of hope still exists. Maybe it will be a new scene of a bright future. From the beginning, every step needs to be careful.

This time, as soon as the soldiers and horses from Luzhou and Shouzhou arrive, they will take back this batch of grain even if they pay a huge price. This is not only related to their own wealth and life, but also to the people in Yangzhou. We will definitely not survive this winter, and there will be more human tragedies and bloody conflicts, which Su Jin does not want to see. In comparison, personal honor and disgrace are indeed very small.

At dawn, Su Jin, who hadn't slept all night, ordered to set off. Two days later, he arrived at Liangyuan Town, where the food was robbed. That night, Su Jin carefully asked the local residents what happened that night. Many guards Ma Jun The details that he didn't want to reveal were asked, and Su Jin further confirmed his judgment. That night, Long Zhen didn't even give the order to attack. He just met the bandits before turning around and fleeing, handing over 50 shi of grain People are not at all invincible as he said.

Su Jin carefully ordered people to make statements, and ordered these people to be charged. He has no right to deal with Long Zhen, but since he has exceeded his authority, he must collect all these evidences for future needs. Is there any future.

On November [-]th, the brigade finally arrived at the foot of Bagong Mountain. The bandits saw the officers and soldiers arriving from a distance from the checkpoint. After the message tree was cut down, the entrance of the mountain pass was on full alert to prevent the officers and soldiers from attacking.

But the officers and soldiers were not in a hurry to attack, but set up camp on a small hill far below the mountain, and only sent spies to spy on the Malay Pass pass, but the bandits dared not come near after they were condescending and shot random arrows.

For two days in a row, the camp of officers and soldiers showed no sign of attacking. Shen Yaozu and Qiu Dabao were also puzzled. After robbing food, they were ready to meet the encirclement and suppression, but they were not afraid. Thousands of officers and soldiers had previously encircled and suppressed Several times, it is not the last to die down and retreat.

But this time the situation seems to be a little different. Before the officers and soldiers arrived at the foot of the mountain, they hurriedly rushed up the mountain, as if they were afraid that they would run away, but this time such a large group of officers and soldiers stationed at the foot of the mountain did not move, it is really confusing. .

The bandits were really overwhelmed. It's not that Su Jin didn't want to attack, but he didn't have a clue at all. The only thing that is certain is that the bandits didn't dare to go down the mountain to take the initiative to fight, so there is no need to worry about the bandits attacking the camp. It's just that the Ma Jun who delivered the letter has already returned, but the reinforcements have not arrived for a long time. With more than 1000 people at hand, Su Jin certainly will not take the initiative to attack.

One day...two days...three days, Su Jin was anxious like an ant on a hot pot. There was no news at all from Huainan Road in Shouzhou, the nearest place. He was reprimanded, saying that the matter of suppressing bandits is a major military matter, how can it be that his little food envoy said that troops can be transferred if they are transferred, and they must be reported to the Privy Council for approval, and they also told Su Jin not to act rashly, The matter of suppressing bandits is not at the discretion of his food envoy.

Su Jin hopped his feet angrily, but there was nothing he could do. In the early morning of the fourth day, Su Jin was sitting in the camp, and the sentry came to report that a group of people came from the direction of Luzhou in the southwest. , a team of less than 50 people was sparsely pulled, and there were a few carriages mixed in the middle. They were not Luzhou garrison troops at all, and suddenly a ladle of cold water poured down.

But the dynasty next to him jumped up and shouted: "It's Zhang Long and the others, Yang Xiaosi, and many family members. Look, isn't that Liu Da, the guardian of Yan Dong's family?"

Su Jin hurriedly took a closer look, and it really was a group of people from the Su family and the Yan family. The purple carriage was vaguely discernible, and it was Yan Biyun's car. He was choked up for a while, and stood there blankly, not knowing what to do. up.

Dynasty Mahan had already rushed to greet him, and brought Yan Biyun and his party into the camp, Su Jin regained his composure and stepped forward to greet him; not only did Yan Biyun come, but Xiao Xianer, Rou Niang, Even old shopkeeper Zhang shivered slightly and got down from the black caravan behind.

Su Jin quickly greeted the old shopkeeper. The old shopkeeper had a smile on his face when he saw Su Jin, but he couldn't hide the sadness in his brows. Su Jin didn't dare to meet his eyes, and only said repeatedly: "Why don't the old shopkeeper It’s coming, don’t stop me, I’m tired from traveling all the way, let me ask you.”

Yang Xiaosi said aggrievedly: "My lord, you'll be reprimanded when you meet him, but it's different when you become an official. It's not like you don't know the temper of the old shopkeeper."

Su Jin said with a straight face on purpose: "Your mouth is also a lot slippery. All the growth in this period has grown on the lips, right?"

Everyone laughed, and they didn't really want to laugh, but the young master's feigned relaxed and active atmosphere should be coordinated no matter what.

Su Jin quickly let everyone into the tent, sat down, lit the fire, made tea, and then talked about the farewell. Su Jin took a peek at Yan Biyun, and saw that Yi Ren was slightly haggard, her eyes were slightly blue, and she was obviously worried. Anxious about not getting a good night's sleep, Su Jin felt more and more shameless.

After chatting for a while, we must return to the main topic. The looting of food is well known in Luzhou, and there is a lot of excitement, but the Luzhou Yamen posted a notice to warn everyone not to spread rumors indiscriminately. For the reason, he mobilized the soldiers to patrol the city, looking very busy.

When Su Jin heard this, he understood that Zhu Shiyong was making excuses for not sending troops, and his hope that the Luzhou garrison would come to assist him was in vain.

Seeing that Su Jin's face was gloomy, old shopkeeper Zhang sighed: "You don't have to worry too much about these things, Zhu Shiyong won't come to help you at all, these should be within your expectations."

Su Jin looked up to the sky and sighed: "I really expected him to take care of the overall situation, but I didn't expect them to be rotten to the bone. I really didn't expect much, but Zhu Shiyong didn't even give me a reason, and accepted my request for help." I didn’t leave a single word in the letter, which was indeed beyond my expectation.”

Shopkeeper Zhang said: "Big Boss, what are you going to do? Look, we have brought all the young and strong in our family. For this matter, it doesn't matter if I count my old bones."

Su Jin's eyes were filled with mist, and he almost didn't shed tears. At the critical moment, his family members could help him desperately. Although these people came to help him, this friendship is real. I'm afraid this friendship came from him. The biggest harvest of this dynasty has been achieved.