The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Qiu Dabao was muttering, but his movements were extremely nimble. He scanned the cell with his probe and saw the snoring sound all over the cell, so he tiptoed to the bed of Qi Lao Si and the others, stretched out his hand and gently pushed, He said: "Qi Lao Si, where did you put my waist knife?"

After yelling and pushing several times, the three of them fell asleep like pigs, how could they wake up.

Qiu Dabao glanced at Su Jin's cell, and Su Jin gently stretched out his hand outside the fence and waved it.

Qiu Dabao hesitated for a moment, then tiptoed to the shadow beside the wooden fence and squatted down. Su Jin straightened up and sat up gently, cupped his hands and said, "How is the second master?"

Qiu Dabao said expressionlessly: "What are you waving for?"

Su Jin said with a smile: "The second leader has gone and returned, didn't he come to talk to me?"

Qiu Dabao sneered and said: "You officials really have seven holes in your heart, I just came here to find a knife."

Su Jin chuckled and said, "The second master didn't bring a knife in at all, so how could he find a knife?"

Qiu Dabao was taken aback, rolled his eyes and said: "Didn't you bring it? I think I forgot, I don't have a good memory recently."

Su Jin smiled and said: "I'm afraid the amount of alcohol has been reduced a lot. I drank four bowls of wine in total, and spit out three bowls of wine. One bowl of wine will make your tongue big. The second leader's alcohol capacity is even a bitch. Not as good."

Qiu Dabao stared at Su Jin, Su Jin was silent and smiled; Qiu Dabao finally sighed, and said: "You look very carefully, I did spit out a lot of wine, and I did come to ask you .”

Su Jin said: "I know, the second leader is not in a good mood, and wants to chat with me to relieve boredom."

Qiu Dabao said: "It is not a good thing for people to be too smart. You are too smart, but it makes me not trust you very much."

Su Jin said: "It's better to be smart than dull. When danger comes, smart people will take precautions in advance, and those who are slow to respond can only be caught off guard. There will be a difference between life and death."

Qiu Dabao stared at Su Jin here, shook his head and said, "I don't understand what you're saying, I just want to ask, is it true that what you said about the forbidden army from the capital transporting kerosene here to attack the mountain?"

Su Jin smiled and said, "Is this important? It's important to me, but it doesn't matter to you. Your fate is already doomed."

Qiu Dabao frowned and said, "How do you say that? I'm so tired of talking to you."

Su Jin said: "I'm not tired at all. You understand what I said. Your status in this cottage is not as high as I imagined. Anyone with a discerning eye can see this."

Qiu Dabao said angrily: "So what? Falling grass is a bandit. Today is not the Ming Dynasty. Do I still care about these things? If you can live a day, you will be happy. What's the benefit of thinking too much?"

Su Jin smiled and said: "The second leader is open-minded, but you think so, others may not think so, based on my experience, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay in this cottage for long, even if the officers and soldiers retreat immediately, you won't be able to stay. long."

Qiu Dabao said: "Don't make people sensational, the head of the family treats me as much as a mountain, and you brothers get along very well with me, why don't you stay for a long time?"

Su Jin said: "Don't deceive yourself, you know your position in Shen Yaozu's heart, there are Diao Mazi, and Shen Yaozu's confidantes, I think those little bosses have no respect for you, it is conceivable that Shen Yaozu must not treat you as a It's the same thing; the so-called bullying dogs can also bully people, but in fact they dare to bark at someone because their master looks down on them."

Qiu Dabao couldn't help being a little silent when he was talking about the central matter.

"The world is so big, there is nowhere for me, Qiu Dabao, to live. When that day comes, I will leave the village to wander around the world, or hide my name. It will be a good thing for me."

"The second leader can't help but say it lightly. Do you think I don't understand the rules of bandits? There is a talk about joining the gang, and there has never been a talk about being able to escape safely. You know all the secrets of the cottage, and the government is still there. Where are you going to catch you? Can you escape?"

"What exactly do you want to say? I came to ask you with good intentions, just to plead with you in front of the head of the family, but you told me these things. You have come to such a situation, and you are still trying to provoke the relationship between me and the cottage. Tell me You, don't even think about it!"

Su Jin smiled and said: "Be safe and don't be impatient, do you still use me to provoke the relationship between you and Shanzhai? I'm just telling you the hidden worries in your heart. You are a smart person and know what will happen to you if you go on like this. Since you know what lies ahead South wall, why don’t you take a detour and look for another way? Take a step back and suddenly the wind will be clear and the sky will clear up. This step depends on whether you are willing to take it.”

Qiu Dabao frowned, with a tangled expression, and finally said: "Even if I think about it, there is nothing I can do. I advise you to give up on this idea."

Su Jin chuckled and said, "It's up to man. There is nothing in this world that I think can't be done. What's more, this is just a small bandit cottage."

Qiu Dabao said: "Since you are so confident, why did you come looking for me?"

Su Jin said seriously: "Three gangs of heroes, and three stakes for the fence. If you cooperate with me, I will be able to destroy this cottage."

Qiu Dabao hesitated and said: "Why should I trust you? The head of the family is right. You are just a special envoy for food affairs. You have no right to promise me. I helped you, but the court still wanted my life. What can I get?"

Su Jin waved lightly and said, "I'll show you something."

Qiu Dabao poked his head over, and Su Jin reached out and dug out for a long time inside the skirt of his clothes, took out the imperial gold medal, and flashed the warm gold medal in front of Qiu Dabao's eyes, "Do you know what this is?"

Qiu Dabao said: "What is this?"

Su Jin said slowly: "The emperor bestowed the gold medal of 'like me in person'. The emperor gave me a special invitation to recruit security. I was afraid that you would not believe me. With this gold medal, it is equivalent to the emperor's promise to you. Don't you feel relieved? ?”

Qiu Dabao was shocked, and fixed his eyes on the gold medal fiercely. Su Jin smiled, handed the gold medal to him and said, "Do I still dare to forge this gold medal? Besides, even if I forge it, I have to have the ability to do it." .”

Qiu Dabao took the gold medal tremblingly, carefully sizing it up in the dark light, Su Jin continued: "As long as you help me break the stronghold and get back the food, you will be a great achievement, and I will go to the court, the worst I also want to give you a small official position. To be a high official is to fool you again. It is easy to be a patrol chief in a small county, or to find a post in the Xiang army. At that time, you will be the second in charge. Once you change your body, you can be an upright person, marry a wife and have children, honor your ancestors, you can do whatever you like."

Qiu Dabao licked his lips and said, "Are you telling the truth?"

Su Jin shook his head and said, "If you still don't believe me by now, then I really have nothing to say."

Qiu Dabao still hesitated, Su Jin said in an inaudible voice: "Second in charge, I'm afraid it's because you don't want to do it now."

Qiu Dabao was startled and said, "What?"

Su Jin said in an extremely thin voice: "That bandit named Qi Lao Si opened his eyes just now, and he probably heard everything you and I just said."

Qiu Dabao turned pale in shock, and gradually clenched his teeth.

"Go for it, have you done anything important in your life? Apart from being a bandit, killing people, robbing, and robbing, have you done anything that your parents can be proud of? Today's opportunity is right in front of you. I'm not afraid of a young man with a weak crown. You A person who has experienced many storms is still hesitating, it really makes people look down on you."

Qiu Dabao's palms were full of sweat, his body trembled slightly, he gritted his teeth and stood up, walked step by step to Qi Laosi's bed, suddenly reached out and picked up the simple knife leaning against the bedside, when the knife was drawn out of its sheath, a white light flashed, fiercely Qi Lao Si yelled and covered his bleeding neck, jumped up, pointed at Qiu Dabao, opened his eyes wide, and made a loud noise in his mouth, and immediately fell to the ground, dying.

Qiu Dabao was stunned, but the noise had already awakened Fatty Huang and Ma Laosan. Qiu Dabao moved swiftly with his sabers up and down, one knife at a time, and the two gangsters settled immediately.

Su Jin laughed loudly, applauded and praised: "The second master is very skilled."

Qiu Dabao walked towards Su Jin, dragging his bloody knife and glaring at him. He gritted his teeth and said, "Qi Lao Si didn't hear us at all, did he? You're lying to me."

Su Jin nodded and said, "I'm helping you make up your mind."

Qiu Dabao raised his knife to Su Jin, gritted his teeth and said, "I chopped you up!"

Su Jin said coldly: "I said, this is your only way out, if you kill me, you are digging your own grave."

Qiu Dabao's arm trembled, he held the knife for a long while, and finally hung down powerlessly: "I've been fooled by you, that's all, tell me, what should I do next?"