Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 302: The foresight of Song Shenzong!
At this time, Su Yun and Zhang Ruo were on a boat on the Bian River, slowly moving downstream.

This time he really wanted to go back to Meishan. Seven years had passed since he left Sichuan in the first year of Yuanfeng. He did miss home. Although he was actually the only one in that home, he still had many memories of the place where he grew up. In this era, it was still his roots.

This time, his route back to Sichuan was to enter the Huai River from Bian, go up the river to Jiangling, and then enter the gorge and follow the waterway to Sichuan.

When he came out, he took the land route across the Qinling Mountains. Since he was not in a hurry this time, he simply took the water route and looked at the scenery on both sides of the river. If he saw a view he liked, he would just stop and take a closer look. Anyway, there would be nothing to do in the next few decades, so it would be nice to travel around the mountains and enjoy the water.

The water flow in the Bian River in winter is not much, and there are still some ice chips, so the boat cannot go too fast, just go slowly.

Su Yun was not one to treat himself badly, so he rented a large ship. The ship had an elegant room, making it very convenient to make tea and eat hot pot. Su Yun planned to eat and drink along the way, and then change ships before arriving in Jiangling and entering the Three Gorges.

Zhang Ruo was very much looking forward to the upcoming journey. She chattered with Su Yun about the scenic spots along the way, where they could go for fun when they arrived in Sichuan, and she said that she must visit the Wuhou Temple, just like a girl going out for the first time.

Su Yun listened to his wife's words with a smile, and couldn't help but look forward to arriving in Sichuan as soon as possible.

Speaking of which, when I was in Sichuan, I always felt that life was too comfortable and boring. After coming out to explore the world, my mental illness was cured, but I also got into a lot of trouble. However, it is a good thing that I retired at the right time and returned to Sichuan to spend the rest of my life in the comfortable Sichuan.

As for the Jingkang Incident and the fall of half of the country decades later, it did not affect Sichuan. By the time the Mongols destroyed the Song Dynasty, the grass on his grave would have been several meters high, and there would be nothing he could do about it.

However, in his spare time, when he looked at the prosperity on both sides of the Bian River, Su Yun gradually felt a sense of dissatisfaction in his heart.

Such a beautiful land is about to be destroyed under the hooves of the Jin people... Stop!
Every time Su Yun thought of this, he would stop the idea in time.

The chronic illness of the Song Dynasty had long been incurable, and I am not a great saint. How can I save the world?
He had worked so hard in the northwest, and all he had to do was feed the cake into the mouths of Li Changzuo and Lu Huiqing, but even so, their generals managed to mess things up. What else could he say?

After all, Western Xia had been established for more than a hundred years and had long lost its sharpness. Its level was actually not very high. But when the Jin Dynasty just rose later, the Jin Dynasty was full of sharpness and its fighting power was much stronger than that of the current Western Xia.

Will he still take such stupid teammates to fight against the Jin soldiers at that time?
Forget it.

Su Yun didn’t know whether he was comforting himself or making a rational choice, but he didn’t look back anyway.

However, the ship was stopped when passing Yongqiu.

Su Yun looked outside and saw several government ships blocking the way.

On the official ship in the middle was an old eunuch, who was looking over like lightning. When he saw Su Yun, he smiled and bowed to Su Yun, saying, "Young Scholar Su, we have finally arrived before you after all our efforts."

Su Yun was a little surprised and asked, "Who are you?"

The old eunuch smiled and said, "I am the eunuch who has served the Queen Mother for many years. My name is Dou Nian'an. I would like to greet the young scholar Su."

Su Yun nodded and said, "Dou Daban, what's the important matter that brought you here?"

Dou Nian'an smiled and said, "Of course I am here to invite Scholar Su back to the court. Scholar Su is a Hanlin scholar of the Song Dynasty, but he wants to take a leisurely trip to enjoy the mountains and rivers. The Queen Mother heard this and felt a little bit of blame. She sent an old servant to ask Scholar Su to return to the court as soon as possible and not to delay the state affairs."

Su Yun was stunned when he heard this, thinking that since he had resigned on his own initiative, shouldn't Empress Dowager Gao, Sima Guang and others be celebrating? Why did they come here for such a trip?
But then Su Yun immediately understood the whole story and sneered in his heart: It turned out that they were just doing it for their own reputation, and they were afraid of being known for excluding meritorious officials. Even if he went back, he would probably just be left out in the cold.

laugh!
Su Yun said coldly: "Dou Daban, please reply to the Queen Mother. Su is already disheartened and plans to retire. From now on, he will have nothing to do with the court or the world. So, Dou Daban, please get out of the way."

Dou Nian'an looked bitter when he heard this, and said, "Xiaoxueshi Su, even if you want to resign, you should at least tell the Queen Mother in person. You just ran away without knowing the reason. What's the point of that?

Besides, actually, if you have achieved your status as an official, there is no need to resign like this. If you don't want to be in charge and want to return to your hometown, the court will naturally give you a high-ranking official position. Isn't it much better than going back like this?" Su Yun shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter whether I am an official or not. It doesn't matter to me anymore.

When I left Sichuan, it was originally to repay the kindness of my uncle Su's family. Later, due to the great favor from the government, I entered the official career. In the past few years, I have also repaid the great kindness of the late emperor.

Now that the late emperor has passed away, I naturally have nothing to be nostalgic about. I will just go back to where I came from.

Dou Daban, I have said this much, please move aside."

Dou Nian'an sighed and said, "Master Su, you can't just leave like this. If you leave like this, I will tell all the nobles in the court to come and invite the young scholar Su over."

Su Yun's expression suddenly turned cold. Is he going to force it?

Then let’s see what everyone has to offer!

A few official ships nearby suddenly had over a hundred imperial guards rushing out, holding long poles to hook the boats and trying to control Su Yun's boat. At this moment, more than a dozen cavalrymen from the shore came quickly, and someone in front shouted, "Don't be disrespectful! Don't be disrespectful!"

More than ten riders approached, and Su Yun smiled immediately when he saw the leader.

Still an old acquaintance.

Select the right time.

Su Yun hasn't seen Zhen Shixuan since he came back from the last time he met him in the northwest.

Zhen Shixuan had never come to see him. Su Yun thought that because Emperor Shenzong had passed away, the old eunuch had lost his power and therefore had never come to see him. But now it seems that he can still do something?
When Dou Nian'an saw Zhen Shixuan, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was a little afraid, and then he snorted coldly and said, "What are you doing here?"

Zhen Shixuan and Dou Nian'an bowed and said respectfully, "Dou Daban, I and Scholar Xiao Su are old acquaintances. I know that you are in a difficult situation today, so I want to persuade Scholar Xiao Su. Please don't use other means."

Dou Nian'an laughed and said, "If that's the case, then go aboard. If you can't persuade him, don't blame me for being rude."

Zhen Shixuan was overjoyed and said, "Thank you Dou Daban, thank you Dou Daban!"

Zhen Shixuan hurriedly boarded the ship and then entered the cabin. Su Yun first smiled, bowed to Zhen Shixuan, and then said: "Zhen Zhonggui, we are old acquaintances. You know my temper, so you don't need to persuade me."

Zhen Shixuan sighed and said, "I'm not here to persuade you, I'm here to deliver a letter."

Su Yun was a little surprised and asked, "Who wrote to me?"

Zhen Shixuan looked at Su Yun and said, "This is what the late emperor left for you before he died."

"What!" Su Yun guessed that it was the young emperor Zhao Xu, and guessed that it was Sun Sigong, the former companion of Emperor Shenzong. He did not expect that it was a letter left by Emperor Shenzong for him.

Then Su Yun reacted again and asked, "Why didn't you give it to me before?"

Zhen Shixuan smiled bitterly and said, "The emperor ordered at that time that if you are content to serve as an official in the court, then this letter will not be given to you. If you want to quit, then you must give it to you."

Su Yun was speechless upon hearing this, thinking that Zhao Xu was really good at judging people and he actually predicted that I was going to give up.

(End of this chapter)