Long Zhen has been mixed in the guard division for nearly ten years, and with his excellent popularity, he has also mixed into the position of deputy commander of the guard Sima Jun, although this five-grade official is from the fifth grade, and although this one from the fifth grade still has a 'down' word, but the size is also a five-grade general, but for Long Zhen, who has no family background and no backstage, he is already very satisfied.

Long Zhen, who is content and happy, also has troubles, and this time he was sent to be a special envoy of bird food affairs who has no rank and no rank to be a guard, which made him a little annoyed, and he saw a smile in the eyes of other officials at the same level, it was definitely not a kind smile, but a mockery.

Although it is an errand of the imperial court, it can be anyone's deputy, but this kid named Su Jin is sixteen years old, and the hair under his crotch may not grow together, and the name of this grain envoy is very easy to call, but according to private rumors, this is a rankless official title.

"What is this? Do you treat Lao Tzu as a monkey? "The dragon was really angry.

When he went to the Privy Council in the morning to lead the military documents, Du Yan met him in person, and in front of the smiling and cordial privy envoy, Long Zhen expressed his dissatisfaction very vaguely, like an angry little daughter-in-law.

Du Yan smiled and waited for him to finish speaking, and after retreating from everyone, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Do you know that it is this official and Lu Xiang who recommended you?" ”

One sentence made Long Zhen excited to death, it was actually the recommendation of the heads of the two governments, is he really so important?

"Does Commander Long know that there is a great responsibility for going here?" Du Yan said with a smile.

"Assist the grain envoy to complete the emperor's order, and do his best to die in his humble duties." Long Zhen is categorical.

Du Yan raised his big finger and said: "Very good, worthy of being the commander of the guard Sima Jun, he is so responsible and imposing, but ...... I'm afraid it's not as simple as you think. ”

Long Zhen said suspiciously: "I don't understand what adults mean. ”

Du Yan groaned: "Actually, Lu Xiang and I recommend you to be particular, first, you are conscientious and conscientious, and you have a very good reputation in the two divisions, which can be regarded as high hard work, and you stay in the capital every day to be busy and hard, this trip out of Beijing should be regarded as a big vacation for you to go out to play and relax; Second, this Su Jin is a stinky boy who has never done a royal errand, and he is afraid that there will be chaos when he goes out this time, so he needs an old and serious person to help. ”

Long Zhen was dumbfounded, and said in his heart: "Knowing that there is going to be a mess, you still sent me to do things with that kid, isn't this a trick for me?" If the errand is smashed, won't I be unlucky? ”

"He is an envoy, and the lowly position is only a coercion, how can the lowly position be his master?"

Du Yan smiled and whispered, "You don't have to call the shots, let him toss it." ”

"My subordinates don't understand it anymore, if his errand is smashed, won't he be implicated in his humble position?"

Du Yan smiled and said, "Do you know who recommended this person?" It was the three envoys Yan Shu who recommended him to the emperor, boasting about how capable he was, think about it, who was the most unlucky to smash the errand? ”

Long Zhen said: "Is it still the most unlucky Lord Busansi?" ”

Du Yan said: "Isn't this the end?" ”

Long Zhen is not stupid, and he gradually felt some signs in his heart, but he still shook his head and said: "I don't understand the meaning of adults. ”

Du Yan smiled: "You know, if you don't understand, why did Lu Xiang and I recommend you to do this errand?" ”

Long Zhen was silent for a long time, and finally asked, "What should I do if I want to be humble?" ”

Du Yan touched his beard with a smile and said: "A smart person is a smart person, and the key to the problem is asked in one sentence, let's talk about it directly, how to make his errand not pay off, it depends on your ability." ”

Long Zhen took a breath and said, "But, after the Holy Lord's blame, isn't the humble duty all over?" ”

Du Yan patted Long Zhen on the back and said lightly: "All the blame is only borne by that person, with me and Xiangye protecting you, who can help you?" By the way, the position of the commander of the guard department has been vacant for a year, and the emperor has been asking me and Lu Xiang to look for candidates, and this time it depends on your performance. ”

Long Zhen's head jumped, Ma Jun's commander has been fighting for that position for a long time, Long Zhen also has ideas, but he has self-knowledge, and he can't compete with others, although he is greedy, he just thinks about it in his heart, and he hides it very well on the outside.

This time, the privy envoy slapped this fragrant fat in front of him, and he could grab it into his mouth with just one stretch of his hand, and take a bite of squeaky oil, how could such an opportunity let it slip away.

He is also a big boss, he has been in the army for ten years, he is a general from the fifth grade, and he has no real power in his hands, he has done a lot of things with a cold ass all day long, and he is bullied on weekdays and greets him with a smile, how can he not seize this great opportunity to come to the door, if he can sit in the position of the commander of the guard division, those guys who are not good to themselves can rectify them at will, and that kind of life is what he really looks forward to.

"Of course, you can also have your own choice, and this official and Lu Xiang don't blame you." Du Yan said lightly.

This sentence made Long Zhen make up his final mind, and at this time, it was no longer a question of whether he wanted to do it or not, but whether he wanted to live or not; As for this Su Jin, he can only blame him for being unlucky, and his fate and future can only fall on him.

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Su Jin went to Yan Mansion, Yan Shu was not there, it seemed that he was still working in the Yamen of the Third Division, Su Jin found Yan Biyun and told her about leaving tomorrow, Yan Biyun was actually ready, but there was nothing to arrange.

Su Jin then went to the household department under the Yamen of the Third Division to receive the soldiers' salaries, he didn't know anything about these, but fortunately, it was an old acquaintance who paid the soldiers' salaries, it was Yan Shu's second son-in-law Yang Cha who he saw in the Yan Mansion that day, Yang Cha was the judge of the Third Division, and the soldiers' salaries and food on the side of the Household Department belonged to the jurisdiction of the Third Division.

Yang Cha felt strange about Su Jin's coming to receive the soldiers' salaries, which was originally the work of the army's chief Bo, even if Su Jin was a special envoy for food affairs this time, and he did special things, but the commander with the troops did not come but asked the envoy to receive it, which was a bit unreasonable.

But there's nothing incomprehensible, it's still the same sentence: special affairs, anything that doesn't make sense is always reasonable in the big frame of these four words, not to mention that Yan Shu has already said hello, so it is not enough to study deeply.

With his assistance, Su Jin successfully received the soldiers' salaries, and he knew that the salaries of the forbidden army of the Song Dynasty were actually not high, except for food, drink and clothing, each person was only a month's usual big money, and this time the three-month salary was sent down together, and it could be seen that Yan Shu also thought that he needed to be prepared for a long-term battle.

Everything was arranged, in the evening, Su Jin went to Yan's mansion to resign, he knew that Yan Shu must have explained, although he had been a little tough with him in the past few days, but after all, Yan Shu still didn't have anything to say to himself, and he still needed his strong assistance in this errand.

Yan Shu warned Su Jin to prepare for the worst, and originally planned to make a big deal about it, but the emperor told Lu Yijian and Du Yan all about it, and Lu Yijian arrived, after all, for the past few years, although he was arrogant, he had not made a big mistake when it really involved social affairs, but that Du Yan was difficult to say.

Su Jin understands the key here, Du Yan is also a strong contender for the phase, this matter is messed up, Yan Shu will not be able to compete with him for the phase, driven by self-interest, it is difficult not to let people have some ideas.

Yan Shu also told Su Jin that when he arrived at the local level, he had to have a good relationship with the local officials, and that some things were almost impossible to accomplish without the assistance of local officials, and that he must not overturn a boatload of people with a stick, and that he could not classify everyone as an alternative because of the collusion between officials and profiteers.

In the end, Yan Shu personally wrote a letter and handed it to Su Jin to bring to Song Zhen, the prefect of Yangzhou, and told him: "Song Zhen, the prefect of Yangzhou, was once a governor of political affairs, and his person was elegant, with a clear distinction between right and wrong, and had a strong and arrogant backbone. You should consult with him more when you go to meet problems, after all, he was the deputy prime minister and has a lot of experience in dealing with the world. ”

Su Jin didn't expect this Song Zhen to have such a big background, not only was he a champion, but he also served as a deputy prime minister, but it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, even if he has great ability, he has no grain to stabilize food prices, appease people's hearts, and still grasp blindness with both hands.

The two talked about the details of the matter, and agreed to send a messenger every ten days to report the situation, and finally Yan Shu sent a horse to Su Jin, patted the horse's back and said: "It's very difficult to go, the old man doesn't have confidence in you, but you are too young to do things, so don't miss the horse, but if you have any problems, you can write to discuss and decide, and you can't be impulsive." ”

Su Jin turned over and said, "Don't worry, don't you give me this horse to indicate that I will succeed?" Su Jinding will not teach you to be disappointed, waiting for my good news. ”

Yan Shu said: "I hope so, may you return triumphantly." ”

The next day, the team was assembled, in order to avoid too much momentum, Yan Shu and others did not come to see them off, Su Jin led two hundred horses to escort a car with a low curtain and drove out of the east gate.