Yanfu family banquet.

Because he had just arrived the day before, he was tired all the way, and Yan Shu had to enter the palace to see the emperor in the evening, so the family banquet to welcome Su Jin was postponed to today, and the family banquet could have been held at noon, but due to the existence of the meal reduction order, no one dared to eat and drink at noon, but not eating this meal at noon was really Zhao Zhen's wishful thinking, most people didn't take it seriously at all, and they didn't move fireworks on the surface, but they actually hid in the room and ate more than before.

Yan Shu did not ask many people to accompany him, some of the sons of the family were idle at home, and some were small officials in various ministries, Yan Shu was extremely disappointed in them, and even did not let them participate in the family banquet.

Yan Shu has his own considerations, in front of Su Jin's human spirit, Yan Shu has a little pressure, he doesn't want Su Jin to see that his sons are all wretched, that may not be a good thing for Su Jin's relationship with himself, he doesn't want Su Jin to look down on him.

Sitting at the same table is his favorite youngest son Yan Jidao, of course, the two-year-old child must be taken care of by his mother Zhang, so the fourth concubine Zhang is lucky to have a place, and the rest is Yan Biyun and Fu Bi, who was specially invited, and another official in his forties.

Yan Shu introduced, Su Jin then knew that the strange official was called Yang Chazi Yinfu, who was Yan Shu's second son-in-law, and was currently the judge of the third division.

Su Jin is a little funny, it seems that the Yan family can handle the characters except himself, which is these two sons-in-law, but those sons are not successful, this is probably also the reason why Yan Shu likes the youngest Yan Jidao, Yan Shu has too much hope for him.

Wine and food up, but extremely rich, Yan Shu is good at feasting, mouth is also greedy, this meal at noon was forbidden to eat really made him very unhappy, although the bar has some snacks, but snacks and meals, the former is an embellishment, the latter is indispensable.

Yan Shu didn't even have time to speak, raised his glass and drank a few glasses of wine, and ate two pigeon legs, then put down his chopsticks and started to speak, but Su Jin had already been dazed by his round of wine.

Yan Biyun looked at him with some concern, she knew that Su Jin couldn't drink, not to mention that she couldn't bear to drink so quickly, so she hurriedly ordered the maid to get a cup of strong tea for Su Jin to drink.

Yan Shu laughed and said: "Su Jin's amount of alcohol is not as good as that of a woman, in the officialdom, not being able to drink is equivalent to blocking a channel for making friends with people, and many things are done at the wine table." ”

Su Jin said: "If you are not an official, if you don't practice, even if you become an official, do you have to drink?" ”

Yan Shu smiled and said: "Su Jin, you don't have to be hypocritical, it is a matter of time before you enter the office; Yesterday evening, I entered the palace to face the saint, and stated that the matter of Yingtian and the fact that you have come to Beijing with me, the emperor is very interested in you, and he will summon you in the next few days, you don't have to run around these days, in case the emperor summons you and can't find you, it will be a joke. ”

Su Jin said: "I only turned around on the left, today I went to Xiangguo Temple to play for a day, the prosperity of Bianliang is unexpected, but the countrymen enter the city, and they are stupid to see." ”

Fu Bi said with a smile: "At the foot of the Son of Heaven, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, can it still be the same as your Luzhou?" ”

Yang Cha, who looked a little wooden, interjected in surprise: "Is Little Brother Su from Luzhou?" ”

Su Jin said: "Luzhou South City." ”

Yang Cha smiled and said: "It turns out that you and I are fellow villagers, I am a native of Luzhou Mansion, and we drink the water of the same lake." ”

Su Jin hurriedly stood up and said, "That's close, authentic fellow countryman." ”

Yan Shu laughed and said: "It's fate, you know each other in another country, this is a joy in life, you two should have a drink." ”

Su Jin drank the cup as soon as he finished it, and Yang Cha also drank the wine with a smile.

"Eat some food, it's all drinking, and it's easy to get drunk on an empty stomach." Yan Biyun saw that Su Jin's handsome little face began to redden, and couldn't help but speak.

Fu Bi smiled and said: "I won't drink too much, Biyun, don't worry about it, with my father-in-law here, how can I drink too much of him." ”

Yan Biyun said angrily: "It is precisely because of the presence of his uncle that he will drink too much." ”

Yan Shu smiled and turned to Su Jindao: "The Holy Lord summoned you, have you thought of a countermeasure?" Don't come to the Holy Majesty to ask you something, but you are not prepared, then it is not good. ”

Su Jin scratched his head and said, "Didn't the adults come up with countermeasures?" I don't know anything about it, how can I talk nonsense. ”

Yan Shu said with a heavy face: "According to the conversation I have with you in the past few days, the old man knows that you must have an idea in your heart, but at this moment you have come to hide your secrets, you learned such cunning at a young age, it is not good, it is not good." ”

Su Jin rolled his eyes and said, "You are an old fox, I am a little fox, and you still say that I have an idea in my stomach and wants me to get an idea." ”

Yang Cha looked at Su Jin and said: "Junior Brother Su, we have also heard about your affairs, on the occasion of today's family banquet, we want to discuss this matter, my father-in-law called me and my rich brother here, just to think that the four of us will discuss the best way together, first, the saint will ask for countermeasures, and second, the next thing must also have a suitable plan. ”

Su Jin looked at the faces of Fu Bi and Yan Shu, knowing that Yang Cha was telling the truth, it seems that this family banquet is said to be to pick up the wind and wash the dust for himself, but in fact it is a small meeting held to deal with the next affairs, this matter is the most urgent matter of the three divisions at the moment, and it is just around the corner that Yan Shu will enter the two mansions, and if it is not possible to handle the social turmoil, Yan Shu has a direct relationship with this matter, I am afraid that he will not be able to sit in this position in the third division.

Yan Biyun knew that she was getting to the point, and quietly withdrew the maids, and Yan Shu's concubine Zhang also took Yan a few goodbyes and returned to the room, and only the Yan family's son-in-law, Su Jin, and Yan Biyun were left in the flower hall.

"Let's say, let's talk freely at the moment, everything for this errand to be done, the emperor's mind is already very clear, if this food crisis can be passed safely, the old man can become the master, Lu Xiang is old, listen to the emperor's words in the meaning is to let Lu Xiang return to Shi Rong after the New Year, although the old man is not very keen on the phase, but in his own hands, it is better than cheap Zhang Dexiang, Du Yan, Pang Jiren, in case they enter the two mansions, many people's lives are afraid of being sad."

Yan Shu went straight to the point, directly expressed his meaning, and was able to speak so frankly, which showed that in his heart, he had treated Su Jin and his two sons-in-law equally as confidants.

Of course, Su Jin was happy about Yan Shu's trust, but at the same time, he was reluctant to do this, it was like joining a small group, as if he was doing something unseemly.

Originally, the matter of raising grain was a major event of the imperial court, and Su Jin agreed to come to the capital to help, in addition to wanting to solve Yan Biyun's identity problem through meritorious service, in fact, he didn't want to see the situation of starvation and thieves rampant; And Yan Shu nakedly linked these to the struggle for power, which made Su Jin a little unhappy.

Yan Shu continued unconsciously: "Originally, Lu Xiangzhishi, the most qualified to replace him is the old man, if it weren't for this troublesome matter, it would almost be a sure thing, but once this matter cannot be solved perfectly, my status in the emperor's mind will plummet, and the phase will fall into the hands of others. Pang Ji, Zhang Dexiang, and Du Yan are all narrow-minded, and we have all offended him, how can he not make things difficult everywhere? ”

Fu Bi frowned and said: "What my father-in-law said is that we will be embarrassed, Pang Ji's mind is not right, Du Yan and Zhang Dexiang are mediocre people, and the son-in-law is only afraid that they will be in charge of the two mansions and will bury the good situation of the Great Song Dynasty, so it is not a personal matter." ”

Su Jin nodded secretly, Fu Bi still listens to what he said, if you say that you are afraid that they will mess up the dynasty, it can be regarded as a noble reason, if it is purely for the sake of phase and personal honor and disgrace, it is really not convincing.

But it's just that there is some dissatisfaction in his heart, Su Jin also knows that Yan Shu is naturally better than Pang Ji or a stranger called Zhang Dexiang, Yan Shu is a friend, listen to Yan Shu and Fu Bi's tone, this Zhang Dexiang is their political enemy like Du Yan and Pang Ji, a friend's friend is a friend, and a friend's enemy should naturally be an enemy, dissatisfied is dissatisfied, or tend to Yan Shu's side, at least Yan Biyun is Yan family, the Yan family is unlucky, she will not be happy.

"Do you really want to listen to your opinion on the matter of raising food?" Su Jindao.

Yan Shu squinted at Su Jindao and said, "Do you think the old man recommended you to do this on a whim?" There are several qualifications that must be required to do this, and you meet all of them. ”

Su Jin smiled: "I didn't know I had so many advantages. ”

Yan Shu laughed and said: "It's not necessarily an advantage, maybe it's a disadvantage, but in this matter, even a disadvantage can be an advantage." ”