The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Du Yan was speechless. Although Su Jin was bragging and showing off, it was true that he leveled Bagong Mountain with only a thousand officers and soldiers.In contrast, Long Zhen's cold run seems a lot more wretched.

"Well said, the words of Special Envoy Su are loud and clear. Long Zhen really has no excuse to run away. He lost the integrity of the 80 Imperial Guards of the Great Song Dynasty and the dignity of the imperial court." Yan Shu applauded and applauded. , some officials like to follow suit, and clapped involuntarily. It wasn't until Lu Yijian and Du Yan's cold eyes swept over him that they felt that they had sinned. .

"Special Envoy Su, I admire you for your ability, but even if Long Zhen committed a crime, he should be handed over to the Privy Council for disposal. The military regulations of the Song Dynasty will punish him, and he must be brought if he should be killed; but this person There is no trace now, shouldn't you explain it?"

Su Jin smiled and said: "I don't know where he has gone. I was really annoyed when he lost his food and fled back to Yangzhou. Ten lashes; but he said that he was a member of the Privy Council, but he was ordered to follow me on errands, saying that I had no right to punish him. His words reminded me that I, a small food envoy under the Privy Council Lord Du, really It cannot be shaken; the person who knows the current affairs is a hero, so I did not embarrass him; instead, I let Yangzhou Song Zhifu hand him over to Shen Dezhang, Yangzhou's procuratorate."

Du Yan said: "Then why did he disappear again?"

Su Jin spread his hands and said, "You ask me, who do I ask? Then Shen Dezhang didn't make things difficult for him, but rented a house near the Xiaoshiqiao in the west city of Yangzhou to keep him in custody, but it was said that he was in custody, but the days passed It's more comfortable than a god. When I was exhausted and exhausted, I was fighting for my life with Yangzhou Moli Jianshang. This dragon conductor was enjoying his life leisurely. Didn't he invite singer fans to drink for fun? I was too busy , I don’t dare to blink my eyes more, and I might lose my life if I blink more, but I don’t have the time to help you stare at this master.”

Du Yan said angrily: "Does Long really dare to do this? Then where is Shen Dezhang now? I want to call him for questioning."

Su Jin sighed: "You can't see him anymore. If you want to see him, you can only dig the grave and look at the corpse. Shen Dezhang colluded with Yangzhou policeman Feng Jingyao to attack the people who complained and charged huge bribes. .It's done."

Du Yan said in amazement: "Then don't you know the real whereabouts of the dragon?"

Su Jindao: "I took Feng Jingyao's note and went to the Xiaoshiqiao house to invite Long Zhen that night. I was afraid that the rioters would disturb his life. I didn't expect that when I arrived with my men, the house was already empty; The servants of his punishment department confessed that Long Zhen rewarded these servants with money that afternoon, let them go drinking and have a holiday, and then took advantage of this opportunity to escape; it can be seen that he had premeditated all this, perhaps because he was afraid of being dealt with by the military law. Maybe it was because the rioters in the city flocked to find a place to hide. All in all, I spent a lot of time searching the whole city afterwards, but I didn't see him; Ouyang Zhongcheng was in Yangzhou at the time, and he witnessed the whole process. thing."

Ouyang Xiu saw that he was mentioned, so he stepped forward and said: "It is true. I asked Su Jin for Long Zhen to investigate the food robbery. Long Zhen did escape privately and disappeared; The soldiers searched and arrested him, but they didn't find him."

Du Yan was speechless, he didn't believe that Long Zhen would run away privately, Long Zhen had no reason to run away, just as he said, Su Jin had no right to punish him at all, his matter had to be reported to the Privy Council for decision; Step by step, even if Long Zhen escaped because he felt in danger, he should return to the capital to find him. reason.

But the fact is that Long Zhen has indeed disappeared. Whether he has seen the dead body or the living person, it is as if the world has evaporated. Su Jin didn't suspect it, even if he was killed, he wouldn't believe it. Su Jin dared to destroy flowers with his hands, and directly killed Long Zhen.

In this world, except for Su Jin's master and servant who participated that night, only Ouyang Xiu could guess the ending of Long Zhen. Su Jin just told him, "I'm afraid I will never see Long Zhen again in this life." With just this sentence, Ouyang Xiu understood everything.

Du Yan thought for a while, then bowed to Zhao Zhen and said: "Qizou the emperor, Long Zhen followed Special Envoy Su to go on business, but there was no trace. The real case is put aside for the time being, and after the trace of Long Zhen is found, it will be verified and decided; otherwise, a hasty conviction will cause dissatisfaction among the soldiers of the Forbidden Army."

Zhao Zhen frowned and thought about it for a while, then nodded and said: "Yes, all the state governments will be notified to mention the Criminal Division, search for Long Zhen's whereabouts, and arrest him and bring him to justice."

Du Yan kowtowed to express his thanks, and then slowly backed away.

Su Jin secretly admired, Du Yan is worthy of being an old Jianghu, he is Long Zhen's recommender, once he realized that Long Zhen's matter was not good for him, he immediately stopped and made a quick decision to protect himself; At that time, if Zhao Zhen determined that Long was really guilty, he would also be blamed for being unfavorable for his recommendation. Therefore, he used the reason that Long Zhen had not been brought to justice and his one-sided words were not credible. Just let this matter be put on hold for the time being.

Su Jinxin said: Long Zhen, you can't find him. He is lying rotting in an old grave in the southwest of Yangzhou at the moment. Unless he really dug the ground three feet, where Long Zhen went in this life will be a mystery; If Zhenruo was alive, he might have a chance to stab Du Yan, but Long Zhen knew too many secrets, and he was more threatening to himself, so it was better to die.

At this point, all the accusations against Su Jin have disappeared, and the only crime of resisting the order was pardoned by Zhao Zhen himself; To see what benefits the emperor will give himself.

Zhao Zhen looked at Su Jin's smug look, with an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth, and said: "Dear dear friends, please discuss with us the people who have contributed to the handling of grain affairs and the major administrative cases in Yangzhou and Luzhou. Take the list, and the two governments will discuss it with the officials of the Ministry of Rites and officials of the three divisions, and give me an opinion."

The servant took the list from the Long case, and first handed it to Lu Yijian for review. This list of meritorious service was compiled by Yan Shu based on Su Jin's report, and it was written in great detail. It is clear and well-organized what kind of suggestion it will have on the consequences of the matter.However, there was no word behind Su Jin's name. Yan Shu knew very well that it was not appropriate for him to judge Su Jin whom he had recommended, and it was better to leave a blank for the emperor to discuss with others.

The emperor was supervising, and the efficiency of the ministers was really high. After some discussions, a consensus was quickly reached, and finally Lu Yijian stepped forward to make a statement.

Su Jin pricked up his ears and listened carefully. Starting from Ouyang Xiu, to commanders of the Xiang army like Pan Jiang and Pan Shiyi, and then to several Xiang soldiers and the capitals of the imperial army, the small government officials who participated in running errands all received different rewards.

This time, Ouyang Xiu was honored by Su Jin, but perhaps the personnel were too poor, so he only suggested that he should be rewarded with the false title of "Ji Ying Dian Zhi Shi Shi". He didn't change his face, the abacus in his heart was pounding loudly, the biggest gain was not this reward, but the ride on Yan Shu's ride, there are a lot of opportunities in the future, why should he care about the gains and losses at this time .

Even Pan Jiang was promoted to a higher rank, and was promoted to the inspection envoy of Yangzhou Capital. Needless to say, he was in charge of the military affairs of the Yangzhou Xiangjun, and even the inspection office that assisted in the management of public security was also under his jurisdiction.

Others, such as Ma Jun Zhao and Fang Erdutou who participated in Yangzhou's grain affairs, and the ten imperial guards who participated in the arrest of Zhu Shiyong, who were purely soy saucers, also reaped benefits.

Only for Su Jin's award, Lu Yijian didn't mention a single word after reading the list in his hand.

Su Jin was a little confused, and involuntarily looked at Yan Shu who was participating in the discussion. Yan Shu signaled Su Jin to be calm with his eyes. Seeing Yan Shu's calm expression, Su Jin had no choice but to suppress his doubts and wait and see the development of the situation.