The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Everyone was in an uproar and looked at each other. They didn't know what happened to Su Jin. Someone shouted: "Mr. Su, what do you mean by that? There have been many good ministers in the Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years, but like Su Jin Such a young, promising and courageous person is still rare, and now Su Xiangrong has been in the position of prime minister for less than a year, and the Song Dynasty has praised it, and the society is full of vigor, even if there are some unsatisfactory things, he will not resign. Su Xiangrong But don’t be too impulsive.”

"That's right, Prime Minister Su, how could you walk away with your hands? This... Where did you start?"

"Su Xiang, you can't leave, and the emperor will never agree."

Everyone asked questions in a hurry, and some people were so excited that they were about to cry. Su Jin looked at the crowd with a smile and said, "Thank you for your care and tolerance for Su Jin all the time. Thank you, Sir. Song is now on the right track. The prosperity of a country does not depend on individuals, but on the advancement of the system and the appropriate policies. I have put into practice all the plans in my heart. Years ago, from the beginning of my time as vice-prime minister, I had already planned it, and now it has gradually matured, and the emperor has already issued an order that all current policies will not be changed within ten years, so even after I leave, everyone Song will still gradually become stronger, and of course it needs the hard work and hard work of everyone here; personally, I was born in Kusano, and I am not good at staying in the officialdom for too long, so you will allow me to take the lead."

"Su Xiang, if you don't tell us, we will know. Is it because of the emperor? Don't worry, the emperor is a sensible king. As long as the monarch and his ministers are sincere, there is nothing unreasonable. After all, it is for the sake of the Song Dynasty. What?" someone dared to ask.

Su Jin laughed and said: "This lord is straightforward, but he is a little naive. If you are interested, you can go to the streets and alleys outside the port to see where Zhang Yaozuo has already ambushed with [-] imperial guards." It's time, your majesty... hehe... If your majesty doesn't give you permission, he, Zhang Yaozuo, would not dare to bring the imperial guards to Mingzhou. His intention is obvious; everyone, hurry up and eat and drink, I've already given it to you at the pier We have prepared eight passenger ships, and after you have finished eating and drinking, you can board the ship and leave, so as not to be dragged down by Su Jin."

Everyone was in an uproar again, Zhang Yaozuo came with troops, who was he dealing with?If this small place of Mingzhou was not the earliest port in the Song Dynasty, how could the imperial guards come here on weekdays?Everyone knows that Zhang Yaozuo is very popular recently, and Su Jin doesn't see eye to eye with Su Jin. Zhao Zhen sent him to lead the army, obviously to deal with Su Jin.

Su Jin said loudly: "My lords, don't panic, eat and drink before you talk, you think highly of me, Su Jin, and come to celebrate my mother's birthday, how can I let you be frightened? Where is Chao Mahan?"

"My lord, please tell me." Chao Mahan walked out from behind and saluted with fists clasped.

"Is your firecracker battalion in place?"

"The intersections on the north and south sides have already been guarded. Don't worry, my son, they can't break through our defense."

Su Jin nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, it's almost noon, they are about to launch an attack, you go to guard it yourself, let the adults eat and drink well, and then leave safely before evacuating."

Chao Mahan and his two hands clasped their promises and strode away.

Su Jin looked at the officials who had no appetite and said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone. Although I have only four battalions with less than [-] troops, even if the number is ten times different, Zhang Yaozuo can't do anything to me."

Su Jin snapped his fingers, and an attendant took out a long small cloth bag from behind and handed it to Su Jin. Su Jinmansi opened it methodically, revealing a dark iron pipe with a wooden handle. The iron pipe Opened a slot-shaped iron cover on the rear side of the gun, stuffed a small paper bag into the breech, pulled out the lead wire, then slid the iron cover and hooked it tightly, and grabbed a handful of black paper in his pocket. Stuff was put into the front section, and a small wooden plug was used to block the mouth of the iron pipe.

"Everyone, this is the firecracker gun exclusively developed by my Su family. I didn't want to make it public, but in order for you adults to enjoy the birthday banquet with peace of mind, I will demonstrate it for you." Su Jin laughed and held the black iron pipe to slow down. Stepping out of the birthday banquet venue, aiming the muzzle of the blunderbuss at an uneven reef on the seashore, followed by lighting the fuze, and a loud bang was heard as the blue smoke passed by. Countless fragments rose from the ground, the smoke dispersed, and a corner of the reef disappeared without a trace, being blasted into powder.

Everyone was amazed, this firearm was so powerful, no wonder Su Jin said that he could defend [-] forbidden troops with [-]. At the same time, everyone also understood that there was no such firearm among the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, but Su Jin's private soldiers were Secretly equipped with such excellent weapons, it is obvious that either Su Jin had a different intention or Su Jin had expected that the emperor would attack him one day.

"Eat and drink, everyone, please don't wander around. After the meal, everyone will give you gifts. Afterwards, someone will take you on a passenger ship and leave the land of right and wrong. From now on, everyone, don't say that you are friends with me, Su Jin. After I leave, the court will I will definitely publicize Su Jin's crimes, and everyone agrees, I will never blame you, it is also for your safety; I will go in and serve my mother to eat and drink, and I will leave for the time being." Su Jintuan cupped his hands, turned and walked back to the villa and go.

The officials didn't care about eating and drinking, they could hear the shouts of killing from the north and the south, the sound of gunfire bombardment one after another, and black smoke rising from the north and south of the pier, everyone was trembling with fear and stood about to fall.

Gunshots rang out, and the intersections on the north and south sides of the wharf were already on fire. Su Jin asked Yan Biyun to let all the accompanying people start boarding the boat immediately, and secretly scolded Zhao Zhen in his heart. He even refused to let An Sheng finish his mother's birthday banquet. This person is extremely heartless, and originally planned to board the ship to leave the shore tonight, but now it seems that he can only board the ship in a hurry. There are only more than [-] firecrackers in the two battalions. Some are worried.

Su Jin personally came to the intersection of Changjie Street in the north of the wharf. In order to ensure the security of the wharf, sandbag fortifications were set up at the intersection of the two roads north and south of the wharf.

At this moment, Zhang Yaozuo was furiously driving the imperial guards along the street to charge towards the fortifications. The "Wang" firecracker battalion in the south was divided into four groups according to the well-trained method. Each group consisted of 50 people. They took turns preparing behind them, and the remaining two groups were responsible for loading gunpowder and iron marbles. Rows of guns rang out, and groups of Imperial Guard soldiers fell down, their bodies being beaten into sieves. The formidable power was beyond the reach of the Imperial Guard's iron armor, and this charge was a futile suicide.

Su Jin bent down to avoid the dense arrows shot from the opposite side, and hurried to the front of the fortifications. Seeing Su Jin coming, Wang Chao hurriedly gave up his position at the entrance of the observation cave, and asked, "My lord, arrange for everyone to board the boat, Zhang Yaozuo The old guy is crazy, obviously unable to attack and drove the imperial guards to die, damn it, just now I saw several old subordinates were blown away by the firecrackers, I feel really bad."

Su Jin patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "I don't want to either. It's always a tragedy to fight in the same room, but we have no choice. The boarding has already begun. I'm afraid it will take at least an hour. Keep your spirits up and don't let them break up." The defense line, remember, you must not let them get close, the number of people varies greatly, and everything will be over if you get close, and you must control the shooting within a hundred paces to ensure area damage. This is a shotgun, a large area. "

Wang Chao said: "Don't worry, my lord, Zhang Yaozuo is hiding at the back, I really want to rush out and chop him with a knife."

Su Jin said: "I'll replace Ma Han. His iron tire bow can have a range of [-] steps when fully drawn. If you see Zhang Yaozuo showing his head, you can shoot him."

Wang Chao nodded and said, "Alright, young master, be careful."

Su Jin nodded and bent down to walk back. Suddenly, there was a shout from the opposite street, and the imperial guards stopped charging. Su Jin stretched out his hand to signal everyone to silence, and listened to what the other side was saying. It was the voice of Zhang Yaozuo .

"Lord Su, cease fire, cease fire, I have something to say."

Su Jin frowned and said nothing, wondering what tricks Zhang Yaozuo was playing.

"Master Su, I know where you are, and I have something to say."

Su Jin said loudly: "Isn't that Master Zhang? Are you here to celebrate my mother's birthday? Why don't you go to the humble house and have a glass of wine?"

Zhang Yaozuo said: "I don't dare to drink your Master Zhang's wine. If you drink it, you will lose your head. You will kill all the officials celebrating birthdays. I'm afraid everyone will be implicated. You are really serious. It’s just a matter of convenience, and you have to drag so many backs.”

Su Jin laughed loudly and said: "Conspiracy? Is this the crime that the emperor accused me of? It's sad, but I don't have the time to chat with you. If you slander me whatever you want, the people will not believe your words; Mr. Zhang, I advise you to cherish the lives of the brothers in the Imperial Guards, my guns are not comparable to your swords, bows and arrows, and I don't want to kill them and annoy me, but you look good."

Zhang Yaozuo laughed and said: "I was going to persuade you to surrender, but you persuaded me instead. Our early action must have disrupted your plan. I think you will not be able to escape in a few hours. I have already ordered people to call Dozens of catapults and bed crossbows came here. Although your firecrackers are powerful, they are probably not as far as my catapults. You are the one who leads troops to fight. You should understand the reason for this. I don’t need brothers at all. Sending you to death can also destroy your fortifications, the reason why I told you in advance is that the emperor ordered you to go to Beijing alive, you should surrender quickly, otherwise I will not be polite."

Su Jin was startled, and quickly calculated in his mind that the catapult is really troublesome, but throwing it three hundred steps away, his firecrackers can't threaten it at all, and the fortifications are narrow and simple, dozens of catapults bombarded it wildly When it exploded, it was impossible to defend it, Zhang Yaozuo's preparations were really sufficient.

"Master Su, don't you believe me? Well, teaching you to believe me is definitely not a false threat."

Before Zhang Yaozuo finished speaking, the sound of the machine shaft sounded from the opposite side, and Su Jingao shouted: "Hide."

As soon as the words were spoken, crushed stones were thrown from above, and the fortifications were suddenly covered in dust. Many soldiers were smashed with bloody heads and bloody faces.

"How? Do you believe it now? Can you surrender?" Zhang Yaozuo laughed loudly, obviously extremely proud.

Su Jin breathed a sigh of relief and whispered a few words beside Wang Chao, Wang Chao quickly got up and left, and rushed to the pier quickly.