"My uncle didn't expect Mr. Su to refuse, so he tried every possible means to persuade him. Mr. Su heard that the errand was done, and the Holy Emperor would be delighted, so he agreed to go to Beijing with his uncle to meet the Holy Spirit. No one expected that he would come to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit.
When he was the emperor, Su Jin put forward a condition. If he agreed to his condition, he would agree to take over the job. If he didn't agree, he would refuse. :Read the novel."
Ouyang Xiu shook his head and said: "How can this be the case? When bargaining with the emperor, Special Envoy Su really doesn't regard himself as an onion; then what excessive demands did he make?"
Yan Biyun didn't pay attention to Ouyang Xiu's teasing to Su Jin, and said softly: "Master Su just asked the emperor to agree. If he satisfactorily solves the food issue, he will ask the emperor to make a final decision... a beautiful thing."
Ouyang Xiu was surprised and said: "It's a beautiful thing? You mean...the marriage between him and you?"
Yan Biyun blushed and nodded: "Master Su has such a deep love for the Nu family. The Nu family will spend their whole lives working as cows and horses to repay him."
Ouyang Xiu was shocked. He didn't expect that Su Jin's purpose of doing the food service was to ask the emperor to come forward to lift the shackles on Yan Biyun. It is true that if the emperor came forward, Pang Ji would have to give the emperor face no matter how unwilling he was. It has to be said that Su Jin's
This is a wonderful move that saves a lot of trouble and can be done in one step, making Pang JiJi irresistible.
"It's easy to find a priceless treasure, but it's rare to find a lover." Ouyang Xiu nodded in approval, but in fact there was a voice in his heart muttering: Is it worth doing this for a woman?
There are many good women in the world. Although Yan Biyun is the one-in-a-million woman, she is still engaged to someone before, which also has an impact on Su Jin's reputation. Moreover, there is a huge age difference between the two, so they are not Su Jin's good match at all.
It doesn't matter if she takes him as a concubine, but looking at the attitude of the two of them, it is obvious that Su Jin intends to marry this daughter of the Yan family, otherwise he would not ask the emperor to come forward. The emperor would naturally marry his wife formally. Could it be that the emperor would marry someone
Do you want to mediate when someone takes a concubine?
Yan Biyun nodded and said: "Of course I agreed, otherwise how could Mr. Su be on errands here in Yangzhou? The slave family felt deeply for the young master, so they asked their uncle to follow him on errands. The slave family knew that this errand was difficult to handle, and there was nothing they could do to help.
I'm busy, so I can only stay with him, serve him tea and water, and take care of some trivial matters to prevent him from being distracted."
Ouyang Xiu was a little moved. He suddenly realized that he actually envied Su Jin.
Ouyang Xiu is a reader, and the emotions of readers are often extremely rich. However, in officialdom, he has to hide his true emotions, and the angle he considers in acting becomes more and more utilitarian. However, something hidden in his heart will appear from time to time.
Jump out and disturb people's dreams.
From the perspective of outsiders, literati in official circles often give the impression that they say one thing and do another, and that the articles they write and their actual conduct are two different things. In fact, it is because of the above reasons; when writing articles and poems, they write with the rich emotion of readers.
, and when doing things, they are dominated by utilitarian purposes, and everyone seems so hypocritical and contradictory.
The reason why Ouyang Xiu envies Su Jin is that Su Jin still maintains himself. His purpose is very clear. He does business not for his own future, but because of his love for a woman. He loves someone so he wants to help her release her shackles.
The purpose is simple and clear.
Although from a utilitarian point of view, Ouyang Xiu disagrees. Food matters are a national matter. Su Jin insists on linking it to personal love, which seems too short-sighted and lacks the sense of responsibility of a man to make contributions and honor his ancestors; this matter
It's such a great achievement to get the job done, but it's such a waste and child's play to just ask the emperor to come forward to solve such a matter.
However, Ouyang Xiu had to admit that Su Jin's actions touched the softest part of his heart. He, Ouyang Xiu, was once so simple and had childhood sweethearts. However, after becoming an official, Ouyang Xiu decisively broke away from the past.
Everything; he divorced his wife Xu and married Yang, the daughter of an official. Although Xu's gentle and lovely appearance often appeared in his dreams, Ouyang Xiu knew that these alone were not enough; although Yang was unruly
, but the Yang family has a great business and a high status in the court. Between career and love, Ouyang Xiu chose career without hesitation.
He couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, or right or wrong. In short, Ouyang Xiu thought he was not such a person, but in fact he did just that. Because of this, he was envious, jealous, and resentful of Su Jin's actions.
I felt very puzzled again.
"Good niece, in my heart I also hope that all lovers in the world will eventually get married. Su Zhuanzhi is affectionate and righteous, and I am happy for you. But I have to remind you that no matter what Su Jin's purpose is? He is both
When you accept a food errand, you must do your best to handle it well; it may seem to him that it is related to your and his personal happiness, but in fact it is an important matter for the court and cannot be tolerated."
Yan Biyun said: "Uncle Shi, don't you think Mr. Su doesn't work hard enough? The slave family has never seen him do something so wholeheartedly. If he didn't want to do the job properly, he would risk his life and go deep into the gang."
How could he know that Feng Jingyao was powerful and powerful but risked his life to capture him and his minions? His body is already thin, haven't you seen that his entire cheek has lost weight? "
Ouyang Xiu rolled his eyes and thought: Who has time to care whether he has lost weight or gained weight? Only those of you who hang around him will care about these things. I am not his follower, how can I know? But Su Jin
He risked his life to seize grain from a bandit's nest, and even risked his life to capture Feng Jingyao's grain in Yangzhou City, which was controlled by Feng Jingyao. These two points show that Su Jin is really serious about grain affairs.
"I am not trying to deny Special Envoy Su's achievements. In fact, he did his job very effectively. Even the emperor praised him for his courage. But all this is not important anymore. My niece, does she know what kind of big mistake Su Jin made?
, and this matter is not only enough to wipe out all his achievements, but also bring him disaster."
Yan Biyun said calmly: "Is Uncle Shi talking about Mr. Su opening a warehouse to store grain?"
Ouyang Xiu was surprised: "So you actually knew about it? Why didn't you stop it if you knew about it?"
"The slave family can't stop it." Yan Biyun said: "If Uncle Shi was in Yangzhou two months ago, I am afraid he would have agreed to Mr. Su's doing this. At that time, the city of Yangzhou was simply a hell on earth, with riots caused by hunger occurring several times a day, and the streets
There was no one in the sky, only the officers and soldiers who were rushing back and forth to arrest the rioters; the people had no food to eat, and no money to buy high-priced food on the black market. After a heavy snowfall, the bodies of the people who starved to death and froze to death in the city were lined up in rows in the Yamen Square.
; Some families could not bear the hunger and cold and the whole family committed suicide. It was really tragic. Not to mention that at that time, the slave family was still helping Mr. Su transport grain in Luzhou. Even in Yangzhou Prefecture, the slave family would never stop Mr. Su from opening a warehouse to store grain.
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Ouyang Xiu shouted: "Confused, do you know what kind of food this is? This is military food. If you use the military food without permission, you will punish the nine tribes. You are also from an official family. Don't you know how powerful this place is?"
Yan Biyun raised his head and looked at Ouyang Xiudao: "Uncle Shi, on one hand, dozens of people are starving to death and freezing to death every day. Beatings, smashing, looting and burning occur frequently every day. On the other hand, warehouses full of grain are idle and allowed to be eaten by hamsters. In exchange for
It’s you, what choice should you make?”
Ouyang Xiu hesitated and said: "Just to open a warehouse, we may first inform the Third Division and the Privy Council and obtain approval before proceeding. Using military rations for relief without authorization is not allowed by national law."
Yan Biyun shook his head and said: "The situation at that time was such that there was no way to delay it any longer. Mr. Su was not a fool either. He naturally knew that the military rations could not be moved, but why did he insist on doing this? Wasn't he afraid of death? Didn't he know that even if he used this method to deal with it?
Will he still be severely punished for doing a good job? But he still does it, why is this? "
Ouyang Xiu shook his head and sighed: "I also want to ask why? Could it be that he risked everything for you?"
Yan Biyun suddenly stopped laughing and said lightly: "Master Zhongcheng..."
Ouyang Xiu keenly sensed that Yan Biyun had changed his title of Uncle Shi instead of Mr. Zhongcheng. The relationship between the two people suddenly became distant.
"Lord Zhongcheng, do you really think that Su Jin is deceived by the beauty of the slave family? You underestimate Su Jin too much. At the same time, you also underestimate the vision of your uncle and the emperor. If Su Jin is such an indiscriminate person, uncle
How could your lord entrust such an important matter to him, and how could the emperor agree?"
Yan Biyun looked out the window and said quietly: "Master Su did this not because of the slave family. Maybe at the beginning he was taking on errands for the slave family, but after arriving in Yangzhou, Master Su really put aside his personal emotions.
Finally; the reason why he was willing to risk the crime of killing the nine tribes and mobilize military food relief was precisely because of the compassion in his heart. He could not turn a blind eye to the suffering of the people. He could not just watch the food piled up in the warehouse and become moldy and let Yangzhou suffer.
The people are starving to death and freezing to death, and he cannot stand by and watch profiteers profit from the national calamity."
Ouyang Xiu said in astonishment: "Su... Special Envoy Su actually has such feelings?"
Yan Biyun smiled and said: "The slave family understands him. Even though he looks jovial and cynical on the surface, in fact, his heart is not what he looks like. In the slave family's view, he has a heart as broad as the sea and as strong as the sea.