As Ouyang Xiu expected, the holy decree arrived the next morning, and the people who announced the decree came at the same time as Zhao Fang, who guarded the horse army, and one hundred and eighty horse soldiers also arrived.

is different from the Yangzhou official case, this time Zhao Zhen's words are less angry, and he seems calm and calm; The full text of the decree did not contain too much praise or disapproval, but only asked Ouyang Xiu, the minister of the Qin Mission, and Su Jin, the special envoy of grain affairs, to escort the prisoners back to Beijing for trial.

At the same time, the original general judge of Luzhou was appointed to act as the prefect, and waited for the officials to send the new prefect; The emperor also showed great tolerance for the behavior of the soldiers of the Luzhou Baoxin Army, and only demanded that except for the main participants escorting them to Beijing, the rest of the participating soldiers would be released and returned to the camp, and they should continue to fulfill their responsibilities of guarding Luzhou.

Su Jin secretly smacked his tongue, compared with Yangzhou, the emperor was a little too tolerant of the case in Luzhou, which just showed that Ouyang Xiu's judgment was correct, and Zhao Zhen's face was a little unbearable; The Great Song Dynasty was founded for decades, and this dynasty was praised as the most prosperous Shengping rule since the founding of the country.

After the decree was issued, Ouyang Xiu told Su Jin that he had to leave immediately; Su Jin's scalp was numb and complained, he couldn't even spend the Lantern Festival with his family this time, and he didn't know what it was for.

But complaining is complaining, things must be done, and there are several important things to do in the capital this time, just like a farmer planting crops, after months of hardship, this time is the time of harvest, Su Jin can only be used to comfort himself and Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang, who has experienced the bloody scene of life and death, can be regarded as understanding Su Jin's hardships, this time she will take Zhu Shiyong and several people from the Chamber of Commerce in one fell swoop, which is also equivalent to avenging the revenge of her late husband Su Moran, Mrs. Wang is also quite pleased, so she is also calm as usual, only earnestly teaches Su Jin, all actions before acting, no matter what happens in the future, you need to remember to stand upright, no matter whether you are in business, you must take Zhu Shiyong, Tang Jiyuan and others as a warning.

Before going to Beijing, Su Jin selected more than 30 capable guys from Su Ji, and after going to the capital this time, he wanted to start an industry in the capital, and the matter of Yinzhuang could also be put on the agenda, so he must bring enough manpower.

When discussing the candidate for the accompanying shopkeeper, Zhang Rongqin volunteered, and Zhao Da's shopkeeper also recommended himself, but Su Jin vetoed it; Several old shopkeepers are not young, and it is very unwise to wander to the capital thousands of miles away, and Luzhou Su Ji is now a dominant family, and it is necessary to expand the market share, reshuffle the Chamber of Commerce, and establish the leadership core of Su Ji.

Su Jin remembered that when he made changes to Su Ji in June last year, he was very impressed by a shopkeeper of Su Kee Dyeing Workshop, when Su Jin asked him to recite 20 rules of Su Ji's old shop.

"How is this person? Can you still be upright and steady on weekdays? Su Jin told the old shopkeepers about this person and asked for their opinions.

Zhao Da shopkeeper patted his thigh and said: "That's right, his name is Qian Henian, and he can be regarded as the old man of Su Ji, he has a good reputation, and he has worked hard in Su Ji Dyeing Workshop for several years, although the business of the dyeing workshop in Luzhou is not big, but it is profitable every year, and the accounts are also handled clearly. ”

Su Jin said: "So this person can use it?" ”

Zhang Rongqin nodded and said: "Available, bring it, bring Yang Xiaosi, this kid has a good experience now, his brain is also flexible, and he is very suitable. ”

Su Jin nodded and said: "Then take the two of them, the affairs of the family, still need to be bothered by the old shopkeepers, and the manpower must also be recruited, if the silver village can be opened this year, it will need a large number of people, and more manpower reserves must be made, don't panic when the time comes." ”

The hearts of the people in Luzhou City are still unstable, Ouyang Xiu left the forbidden army to maintain the stability of Luzhou City, and the remaining eight capitals escorted Zhu Shiyong, Tang Jiyuan and other more than ten prisoners on the thirteenth day of the first month of the second year of Qingli, and went to Bianliang in a mighty way.

The army was followed by Su Ji's convoy, Su Jin kept his promise and arranged for Bai Peony and others who were rescued from Luzhou Prison to drive and crash far behind the team; That little Jasmine is naturally not among them, Su Jin has not yet reached the realm of repaying grievances with virtue, but it is not his style to get along with a dusty woman; Su Jin did not embarrass him, on the contrary, he also gave her a few times of money and let her fend for herself in Luzhou City.

That little jasmine also understands her advantages, although she can't lift her shoulders and can't bear it, and she refuses to marry a good wife, she naturally has to rely on the capital to eat, and after a few years, she actually relied on the ability to serve people learned in Yangzhou, and became a hot brand in Luzhou Qinglou; But this woman likes to provoke and play with prostitutes for fun, and finally in the autumn of the fourth year of Qingli, the two sons and sons fought for her, triggering a fight between the servants at home, and the little jasmine was accidentally injured and died, which can really be said to be self-retribution.

This is a later story, so I won't show it for the time being.

The team traveled slowly, and the way back to the capital was the way Su Jin left Beijing to Yangzhou last year, and when he came to the year, it was the early winter season, although he was full of ambition, but Su Jin was more worried than confident at that time.

This time back to Beijing, the mood is very different, after the year, the temperature is as high as a day, after the ice and snow melt in the wilderness from a distance, there is this touch of green, especially these days, the wind and sunshine, occasionally there are anxious bees and butterflies flying in the air, and the scene at that time is very different; What's even more different is the state of mind.

In any case, the matter of grain affairs can be regarded as a successful completion, and it can also be learned from the imperial court's official newspaper that since the Yangzhou Mansion case was notified to the world, the stubborn businessmen in various places no longer dared to wait and see, and took the initiative to collect grain; Yan Shu also saw the opportunity, and immediately wrote to the imperial court, raising the price of grain from the punitive 300 wen to 500 wen, so that the grain farmers also had some comfort, although the loss was still huge, but at least three or four percent of the capital was recovered, and on the premise of saving his life, this was also an unexpected joy.

After walking for ten days, on the afternoon of the twenty-third day of the first lunar month, the brigade finally saw the tall and majestic city walls of Bianliang City.

The Ma Jun Pegasus, who was the first to enter the city to report the news, rushed back, and Zhao Dutou, who led the team, galloped to Ouyang Xiu's carriage and replied: "Lord Zhongcheng, Lord Yan Shu, the third envoy, asked Lord Ouyang to wait five miles outside the south gate, saying that he wanted to prepare a guard of honor to welcome the Lord and the envoy Su. ”

Ouyang Xiu was stunned for a moment, how could there be a reason for the officials to return to Beijing to be greeted by a guard of honor, in the past, only when the army returned triumphantly, there would be such courtesy, Yan Shu did this, wouldn't it be suspected of exceeding the rules?

Suddenly, Ouyang Xiu's heart flashed, and he almost rolled off the carriage excitedly, he hurriedly ordered someone to invite Su Jin, who was sitting in Yan Biyun's carriage behind to rub oil, to the front of the team, pulled Su Jin into the car, and lowered the curtain.

Su Jin looked at Ouyang Xiu's chubby face, and felt disgusted, what is this thing for?

"Special envoy Su, just now there was news from Zhao Dutou in the city, and the third envoy, Lord Yan Shu, asked me to wait five miles outside the city, saying that he wanted to prepare a guard of honor to greet me......" Ouyang Xiushen whispered mysteriously in Su Jin's ear, and a breath of turbid air made Su Jin nauseate for a while.

Su Jin hurriedly moved out of the way and said nonchalantly: "What's the big deal, just come to greet us, how can you say that we are also meritorious people." ”

Ouyang Xiu rolled his eyes and said: "It's one thing to greet, it's another thing to prepare a guard of honor, this is an act of transgressing etiquette, how can we stand it?" Only when the army triumphs will there be a guard of honor to greet you. ”

Su Jin was confused, how did he know about these broken rules, but as soon as he heard that this was an act of transgressing etiquette, he also understood the power here, wasn't this a trick as soon as he entered the capital?

"Don't you know that this is a passover? He shouldn't be so confused. ”

"Yes, I think so too, so I judge that this matter is definitely not the idea of Lord Sansi, I think nine times out of ten, the emperor is coming."

"What?" Su Jin was stunned, the emperor came to greet him in person? It's too much to give such face, but thinking about it again, I'm afraid it's really the case, unless Yan Shu's brain is in water, how could he make such a mistake.

"What then?" Su Jin doesn't know anything about these things, how can there be these broken rules in the future, and here, if the rules are not followed, people will even die.

Ouyang Xiu said: "Whether the emperor comes in person or sends someone to announce the greeting, we must be prepared, of course, it is not excluded that the three masters are confused, so we need to be more careful." ”

Su Jin said: "How to do it, you just say it, everything is according to your orders, but I don't know anything about this." ”

Ouyang Xiu said: "It's easy to do, let's wait on our knees five miles away from the city, if the emperor comes in person, we are not bad at courtesy; If someone is confused, we will not lose our manners, so we will not dare to accept the honor guard, and kneel down and ask the honor guard to return, won't we kill two birds with one stone? ”

Su Jin rolled his eyes and scolded secretly: "Damn! didn't enter the capital, first grovel and become a minion, this is really fucking unlucky. ”