Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 128 He Zhengchen

The autumn weather is high and crisp, and it is gradually getting colder.

After drinking a bowl of mutton soup, Su Yun's forehead was already slightly sweaty.

The mutton soup in Bian Jing is really delicious, and this flavor is hard to find in the south.

Su Yun was very satisfied.

After eating the mutton soup, Su Yun strolled back and forth on Zhuquemen Street. During the time, he saw two egg-filled pancake stalls, both of which were run by Baldy Head.

Business is really good. From a distance, you can see the steam rising and the noise of people bustling about.

Su Yun felt very comfortable. He had finished writing The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and his business was on track, so he could take some time off.

But what should I do?

Just lying at home?
That's not possible. Not to mention whether it's a waste of life or not, as far as your mental state is concerned, there will definitely be problems if you have no time to spare.

But what to do?
fishing?

The weather is cold, and it's hard to catch fish. I always come up empty-handed. Going fishing at this time is just asking for trouble.

Eat, drink and go to brothels?
Ha, this is not bad. I heard that Fanlou in Bianjing is pretty good. I’ll find time to go and have a look... Better today than tomorrow, let’s go tonight!

Enjoy life to the fullest when you are happy. If you come to Bian Jing and don’t even visit Fan Lou, then it would be a wasted trip.

Having made up his mind, Su Yun strolled back to the yard. Since he was going out to have fun at night, he had to get a good sleep today and get enough rest so that he could perform well.

The Song Dynasty was good in every way except for too little entertainment. There were no mobile phones, computers or televisions. People either read books, went out to travel, or visited brothels.

It was not the case for the native Song people. They had never seen a better entertainment life, so there was no such thing as whether they were used to it or not.

Moreover, they either need to study for the imperial examinations or work to support their families. People like Su Yun, who neither study for the imperial examinations nor work to support their families, have an easy job, so there are very few people who have a lot of time.

Su Yun spent a lot of time exploring how to spend this large amount of time.

Haha.

Of course you can go fishing, but if you always come up empty-handed, not many people will be able to stick to it.

People who travel and play too much will always get tired.

Su Yun stayed in Meishan for more than ten years. He started his business when he was twelve or thirteen years old. Then he used the business as an excuse to travel around Meishan, especially the Sichuan-Tibet border, where he went several times.

I have basically already visited Mount Emei, Mount Wawu and so on, and as for mountains and rivers, after playing with them so many times, they are actually boring now.

Su Yun reads books every day, but in his opinion, vernacular novels are too crude and the stories are too simple. To him, it is like reading a comic book and there is really no meaning in it.

So Su Yun could only read some interesting collections of scriptures like Mencius's, and of course, he read history books the most.

History books are actually very interesting. As long as you have sufficient historical knowledge, you will not only be able to understand the written content, but also the metaphors hidden behind the historians. You can get a lot of pleasure from it.

Since Su Yun was reborn, he has been living by reading history books, because other entertainments really cannot consume much of his time.

Going to a brothel... Ha, it's certainly a good pastime. When I was in Meishan, I was still young. Going to a brothel when I was too young would easily be criticized, which is not a good thing after all.

Now that I'm an adult and can read and write, it's normal for me to participate in social activities during the Song Dynasty, right?
Su Yun was quite happy to have found something to entertain himself. He went home excitedly to catch up on his sleep and prepare to go to Fanlou to kill everyone in the evening.

But just as he lay down, he heard someone knocking on the door outside the yard.

Su Yun was a little surprised. If Ah Hui and the others came back, they would naturally not knock on the door. And he went to Zhang's house every day, so there was no reason for them to come to see him so early in the morning.

Su Yun got up and went to the yard to open the gate. As soon as he opened the door, he saw several eunuchs escorted by the imperial guards.

When the eunuch saw Su Yun, he was immediately delighted and immediately bowed and asked, "But is Su Yun, Master Su, here in person?"

Su Yun thought to himself, here it comes.

Su Yun bowed and smiled, "I am Su Yun, who are you?"

The eunuch said, "I am a palace eunuch, and I am here on the orders of the emperor to invite Master Su to the palace to see the emperor."

Su Yun nodded and said, "This is my first time to see the emperor. I don't know what the process is. Please tell me, sir."

Upon hearing this, the eunuch smiled and said, "I am just a eunuch, how can I be worthy of the title of noble? Master Su, just call me Zhen Shixuan.

Mr. Su, please follow me now. The emperor will receive you in Chongzheng Hall after the morning court session."

Su Yun was surprised and asked, "Leaving now?"

Zhen Shixuan nodded and said, "Now."

Su Yun nodded and said, "Can you let me change my clothes?"

Zhen Shixuan nodded and said, "Okay, go change, I'll wait for you."

Su Yun smiled and said, "Please come in, it's cold outside."

The eunuch did not refuse and followed him into the front hall.

Su Yun went in and changed into a clean shirt, then opened the cupboard, took out a few red envelopes and walked out.

Zhen Shixuan and a few others were standing in the front hall waiting. When they saw Su Yun coming out, they said, "Mr. Su, let's go now."

Su Yun smiled and nodded, then handed a red envelope to Zhen Shixuan and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Zhen Shixuan waved his hands quickly and said, "This is official business, this is official business, Mr. Su, please don't be polite."

Su Yun smiled and said, "It's a great thing to meet the emperor today. It's just a good omen. Besides, this red envelope is the custom in my hometown. Eunuch Zhen, just accept it. Besides, these nobles also have some. If you don't accept it, it will be difficult for them to accept it."

Su Yun showed the rest of the red envelopes.

Zhen Shixuan glanced at the imperial guards, and they smiled at him.

Zhen Shixuan stamped his feet and said, "Oh, I'm so sorry. Master Su is really embarrassing me. Okay, okay, I'll take it."

Zhen Shixuan took the red envelope and felt a sinking feeling in his hand, but when he pinched it slightly, it felt like a thin flake and he was puzzled.

Su Yun handed the red envelopes to the rest of the people.

Zhen Shixuan said quickly, "Mr. Su, let's go now, don't waste time. We should have left earlier. I went to Zhang's house to look for you, but I heard that you were here, which actually delayed us for some time."

Su Yun nodded quickly and said, "Let's go now!"

After several people left the hospital, Zhen Shixuan asked Su Yun to get in the car, and he stayed behind, then quickly opened the red envelope.

"Hey?"

A piece of golden leaf. It weighs about 50 liang (about grams).
Zhen Shixuan quickly put it into his pocket and looked at the imperial guards, all of whom had happy expressions on their faces.

One tael of gold could be exchanged for approximately ten taels of silver, and ten taels of silver could be exchanged for twenty strings of copper coins.

The Imperial Guards sound impressive and look glorious, but in reality their salaries were not that high. Lower-ranking Imperial Guards received 300-500 coins per month, and middle-ranking Imperial Guards received 500-700 coins per month.

They were high-ranking imperial guards and could earn one thousand coins a month, less than one and a half strings of cash.

Of course, in addition to the regular salary, they also have other benefits, otherwise the money is really too little, such as rice, clothes and so on.

They don't have many opportunities to come out, and even if they do, they may not get any reward money, and if they do, the reward might not be much. If they can get a reward of one banknote, they will be happy for a long time.

I didn't expect that I would get a reward of twenty strings of cash today. This amount of money is equivalent to their salary for twenty months. How can they not be happy!

Zhen Shixuan was also very happy. He was just a small eunuch. Although his salary was higher than that of the imperial guards, it was not much better. Twenty strings of cash was a huge sum of money for him.

Wow, this Mr. Su gave out twenty strings of coins at once. Five people came today, and he directly gave out a hundred strings of coins!

Zhen Shixuan said with some emotion.

Having received Su Yun's favor, Zhen Shixuan was very enthusiastic. After getting into the car, he told Su Yun about the many things he needed to pay attention to when meeting the emperor. Su Yun listened very carefully.

The vehicle entered the imperial city along the Imperial Street. After entering the palace gate, Zhen Shixuan asked Su Yun to get off the car, and the group walked in.

After walking for two quarters of an hour, they arrived in front of a palace, and Zhen Shixuan took Su Yun into the gatehouse.

There were quite a lot of people in the gatehouse at this time. Looking at the official uniforms, most of them were red and purple, and there was not even a single green official uniform.

Official uniforms in the Song Dynasty were arranged according to rank: blue was for officials of the seventh rank, green was for officials of the sixth and seventh ranks, red was for officials of the fourth and fifth ranks, and purple was only worn by officials of the third rank and above.

Therefore, the lowest official here must be of the fifth rank or above. The prefects in the Song Dynasty were at least of the fifth rank, which means that these people at least started as prefects.

Zhen Shixuan brought Su Yun in. The officials were surprised to see Su Yun in a blue shirt. He came to see the emperor without wearing official uniform, which meant that he had no merit and no official position.

The officials had originally gathered in their own small groups to talk, but when they saw this amazing scene, they naturally started whispering to each other.

"This young man has no official title, but comes to see the emperor. He must be a descendant of a noble family, right? Does anyone recognize him?" an official whispered.

"Hey, you are quite good-looking. Are you from the family of Duke Zhongxian? I heard that Duke Zhongxian's fourth son, Han Chunyan, is very talented and knowledgeable. Are you here to seek an official position?" said another official.

"It's also possible that the imperial court is going to reform its system soon. I guess many people will be screened out this time, and the path to official positions will also be blocked. Is this a way to get an official position before that?"

"Haha, what system do you want to change? Yinguan is a welfare provided by the imperial court to the children of officials like us. How can it be changed at will?"

"Shh, don't talk nonsense."

Su Yun listened to the whispers of these officials and felt only amused.

Zhen Shixuan asked Su Yun to find an empty seat and sit down, then said: "Please don't talk nonsense, after all, this is Chongzheng Hall. If someone hears it, it may be bad."

Since I have taken Su Yun’s money, I have to give him some face.

Many officials suddenly fell silent.

They looked down on the eunuchs, but were also afraid that they would go to the officials and talk nonsense.

Zhen Shixuan said to Su Yun, "Mr. Su, please wait here. I will go inside to report first."

Su Yun bowed and said, "Thank you for your help."

Zhen Shixuan went inside, and the officials all looked at Su Yun.

At this time, an official in red stood up and bowed to Su Yun, saying, "I am Kou Kui from Fujian. I just heard the eunuch call you Master Su. Are you a descendant of the Su family in Quanzhou?"

Many officials looked over.

Su Yun stood up and bowed, saying, "I am Meishan Su Yun."

Kou Kui was surprised when he heard this, "Meishan Su? You are Su Zizhan's nephew, and you wrote Linjiangxian. Are you Su Yun, who is also known as Jiangyou Su Lang?"

Su Yun smiled and nodded.

Kou Kui was silent for a moment, then nodded, bowed, and sat down, without even glancing at Su Yun again.

The other officials also looked surprised, but no one looked over here again.

The concierge suddenly became quiet.

Su Yun looked at these officials avoiding each other as if they were snakes and scorpions, and shook his head secretly, but it was understandable.

In the Wudai Poetry Case, many people were implicated by Su Shi. Now Wang Gui, He Zhengchen, Li Ding and Shu Tan are all in important positions. How could they dare to offend them? Naturally, they had to avoid them.

Su Yun felt relaxed and comfortable, closing his eyes to rest.

The chief of bandits whispered to the officials around him, "Why is Su Yun here to see the emperor? Could it be that Su Zizhan is going to be reinstated? This is interesting. The new law of the court is just beginning, and the reform is just beginning. If Su Zizhan and his people come back, the court will be lively again."

"Hush, be careful with your words! We shouldn't get involved in this kind of thing. After reporting on our work, we will go back to our local areas. We should avoid getting involved in the affairs of the court if possible. It's too dangerous." Keeping oneself safe is the right thing to do.

"That's right, that's right. The court is a treacherous place. We small fish and shrimps should know our place and stay away from it." Some people are very self-aware.

"Ha, this is interesting. If Su Zizhan can come back, then Sima Gong, Zeng Gong, Li Gong and others should also come back?
If they come back, the court will be really interesting. Hehe, during the Xining period, it was really lively. "Some people like to watch the excitement and are not afraid of big trouble.

Su Yun closed his eyes and rested, only to hear a buzzing sound of low voices. The voices were too low to make them clear, but he knew without listening that they were definitely talking about himself, the nephew of Su Zizhan, the convicted official.

Su Yun naturally didn't care. If he were an official, he would need to be careful, but since he was not an official, he had no interaction with these people and there was nothing to care about.

However, it's not all irrelevant.

At this time, someone stood up and asked, "Did you write the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"

Su Yun opened his eyes upon hearing this and looked at the person who was speaking. The person was wearing a red official uniform, and must be an official of the fifth rank or above. His expression was righteous and awe-inspiring, and he looked at Su Yun as if he was looking at a treacherous villain.

Su Yun looked at the man carefully and said with a smile, "I wrote this. Who are you?"

The other party was impolite, and Su Yunzi would not tolerate it.

The man snorted and said, "I am the Minister of Personnel and the Chief Judge of the Eastern Court. I am He Zhengchen."

Su Yun narrowed his eyes immediately.

Oh my god, it’s you, He Zhengchen!

He Zhengchen stared at Su Yun and said, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms contains many stories of treason. When I see the emperor, I will definitely report you!"

Su Yun sneered and said, "Ah, that's right, prying into people's privacy and framing them is exactly what you are best at, isn't it? You are indeed worthy of the name of a loyal minister. You ask for what you need. Your parents are also very foresighted!"

(End of this chapter)