"Uncle didn't expect Su Gongzi to refuse, so he did everything possible to enlighten him, Su Gongzi heard that this errand was done, and the saint would be happy, so he agreed to follow his uncle into Beijing to face the saint; No one expected that when he met the emperor, Su Jin put forward a condition, and he promised to take over the errand if he didn't agree, he would refuse. ”

Ouyang Xiu shook his head and said: "How can there be such a thing, bargaining with the emperor, Su Envoy really doesn't treat himself as a green onion; So what is he asking for excessively? ”

Yan Biyun didn't care about Ouyang Xiu's teasing of Su Jin, and said softly: "Su Gongzi just asked the emperor to agree, if he satisfactorily solves the grain matter, he will ask the emperor to be the master of the jade...... A beautiful thing. ”

Ouyang Xiu was surprised: "Yucheng is a beautiful thing? You mean...... Marriage between him and you? ”

Yan Biyun blushed and nodded: "Young Master Su has a deep affection for the slave family, and the slave family has to repay him as a cow and a horse in this life." ”

Ouyang Xiu was very shocked, he didn't expect that Su Jin's food errand turned out to be to ask the emperor to come forward to lift the shackles on Yan Biyun's body, it is true that if the emperor came forward, Pang Ji would give the emperor a son no matter how unwilling he was, I have to say that Su Jin This is a clever move, saving a lot of trouble in one step, so that Pang Ji refuses to refuse.

"It's easy to ask for priceless treasures, and it's rare to have a lover." Ouyang Xiu nodded in praise, but in fact, there was a voice muttering in his heart: Is it worth doing this for a woman?

There are many good women in the world, although Yan Biyun is one of the best women, but she is always a person who has a marriage contract, which also has an impact on Su Jin's reputation; Besides, there is a huge age difference between the two, and it is not a good match for Su Jin at all, it doesn't matter if they are accepted as concubines, but looking at the posture of the two, it is obvious that Su Jin intends to marry this Yan family girl, otherwise he will not ask the emperor to come forward, and the emperor will naturally come forward to officially marry a wife, will the emperor come forward to mediate for someone to take a concubine?

"Your Majesty...... Promised? Ouyang Xiu asked without giving up.

Yan Biyun nodded and said, "Naturally, I agreed, otherwise how could Su Gongzi be on an errand in Yangzhou?" The slave family was grateful for the affection of the son, so he asked his uncle to follow him on an errand; The slave family knew that this errand was not easy to do, and he couldn't help much, so he could only accompany him to serve tea and water and take care of some trivial chores, so as not to distract him. ”

Ouyang Xiu was a little moved, and he suddenly found that he was actually quite envious of Su Jin.

Ouyang Xiu is a scholar, and the emotions of scholars are often extremely rich, but in the officialdom, he has to hide his true emotions, and the angle of his actions is gradually becoming utilitarian, but some things hidden in his heart will jump out from time to time to disturb people's dreams.

From an outsider's point of view, literati in officialdom often give people the impression that they say one thing and do another, and the articles they write are different from the actual people, in fact, because of the above reasons; When writing articles and poems, I carry the abundant emotions of a reader, and when I do things, I am swayed by utilitarian purposes, and everyone seems so hypocritical and contradictory.

The reason why Ouyang Xiu envied Su Jin was that Su Jin still maintained himself, his purpose was very clear, he was not doing errands for his own future, but because of his love for a woman; loves someone, so he wants to help her unshackle, the purpose is very simple and clear.

Although from a utilitarian point of view, Ouyang Xiu disagrees, the matter of grain affairs is a major national matter, and Su Jin insists on linking it to personal love, which seems too short-sighted, lacking the sense of responsibility of the male Han to make meritorious contributions and glorify the ancestors; What a great credit it is to do this errand well, but it is too wasteful and child's play to just ask the emperor to come forward to solve such a matter.

However, Ouyang Xiu had to admit that Su Jin's actions touched the softest part of his heart, he Ouyang Xiu was so simple once upon a time, and he also had a childhood sweetheart, but after entering the office, Ouyang Xiu categorically cut off everything in the past; He divorced his wife Xu and married the daughter of the eunuch, Yang, although Xu's gentle and lovely appearance often appeared in his dreams, but Ouyang Xiu knew that these were not enough; Although the Yang family is brutal, the Yang family has a great career and has a high status in the court, and between career and love, Ouyang Xiu chose his career without hesitation.

I can't say whether it's good or bad, and I can't say whether it's right or wrong, in short, Ouyang Xiu thought that he wasn't such a person, but in fact, he just did it; Because of this, he was both envious, jealous and hateful of Su Jin's actions, and felt very puzzled.

"Virtuous niece, in the heart of this official, I also hope that there are lovers in the world who will eventually become married, and the envoy Su is affectionate and righteous, and this official is also happy for you; But this official has to remind you, no matter what Su Jin's purpose is? Since he has received the grain service, he will do it with all his heart. It may seem to him that it is about you and his personal happiness, but in fact, this is a matter of the imperial court, and it is not a trivial matter. ”

Yan Biyun said: "Uncle Shi doesn't think that Su Gongzi is not working hard enough? The slave family has never seen him do one thing so dedicatedly, if he didn't want to do the errand properly, he would risk his life and go deep into the bandit's den? How could he know that Feng Jingyao was powerful and martial arts, but he was willing to risk his life to capture him and his minions? He's already thin, don't you see his whole cheek slimming? ”

Ouyang Xiu rolled his eyes and said in his heart: Who has time to care if he is thin or fat, these things are only cared about by those of you who revolve around him, and the old man is not his subordinate, how can he know? However, Su Jin fought hard to grab the grain from the bandits, and in order to dig out Feng Jingyao's grain, he did not hesitate to risk his life in Yangzhou City controlled by Feng Jingyao to capture it, these two points show that Su Jin is really attentive to food affairs.

"This official is not to erase the merits of Envoy Su, in fact, his errand is very effective, even the emperor praises him for his courage, but all this is no longer important, the virtuous niece knows what kind of big mistake Su Jin made, and this matter is not only enough to make all his credits disappear, but also bring him ruin."

Yan Biyun said calmly: "Is Uncle Shi talking about Su Gongzi opening a warehouse and releasing grain?" ”

Ouyang Xiu was surprised: "So you actually know? Do you know why this was not stopped? ”

"The slave can't stop it." Yan Biyun said: "If Uncle Shi was in Yangzhou two months ago, I am afraid that he would have agreed to Su Gongzi doing this, at that time, Yangzhou City was simply a hell on earth, and there was chaos and violence caused by hunger. The streets were empty every day, and there were only officers and soldiers galloping back and forth to arrest the rioters; The people had no food to eat, and no money to buy high-priced food on the black market, and the corpses of the people who starved to death and froze to death in the city after a heavy snowfall lined up in several rows on the Yamen Square; Some families could not bear the hunger and cold, and the whole family committed suicide, which is really miserable. Mo said that at that time, the slave family was still helping Su Gongzi transport grain in Luzhou, even in Yangzhou Mansion, and the slave family would never prevent Su Gongzi from opening a warehouse to release grain. ”

Ouyang Xiu shouted: "Confused, do you know what kind of food this is?" This is military rations, and you are also from an official family, don't you know how powerful it is here? ”

Yan Biyun looked up at Ouyang Xiu and said, "Uncle Shi, on the one hand, dozens of people are starving to death and freezing to death every day. Smash. Rob. Burning every day, on one side is a warehouse full of grain idle in the warehouse for hamsters to eat, in exchange for you, what should you choose? ”

Ouyang Xiuzhi said: "It is to open a position, maybe the Prophet will meet the three divisions and the Privy Council, and it can only be carried out with approval, and the use of military rations for relief without authorization is not allowed by national law." ”

Yan Biyun shook his head and said: "There was no way to delay the situation at that time, and Su Gongzi was not a stupid person, he naturally knew that the military rations could not be moved, but why did he insist on this, wasn't he afraid of death?" Didn't he know that even if he used such methods to run errands, he would still be severely punished? But he still did it, why? ”

Ouyang Xiu shook his head and sighed, "This official also wants to ask why?" Is he desperate for you? ”

Yan Biyun suddenly smiled dumbly, and said lightly: "Lord Zhongcheng......"

Ouyang Xiu keenly felt that Yan Biyun had changed his name to himself, not calling Uncle Shi but changing his name to Lord Zhongcheng, and the relationship between the two suddenly became far away.

"Lord Zhongcheng, do you really think that Su Jin is confused by the beauty of the slave family? You also underestimate Su Jin too much, and at the same time, you also underestimate the eyes of your uncle and the emperor, if Su Jin is such an indiscriminate person, how could your uncle give him such an important matter, and how could the emperor agree? ”

Yan Biyun looked out the window and said faintly: "Su Gongzi did this, not because of the slave family, maybe he was on an errand for the slave family at the beginning, but after arriving in Yangzhou, Su Gongzi really left his private emotions behind; The reason why he was willing to risk the crime of the nine tribes to mobilize military rations was precisely because of the compassion in his heart, he could not turn a blind eye to the suffering of the people, he could not watch the grain piled up in the warehouse and moldy and let the people of Yangzhou starve to death and freeze to death, and he could not watch the profiteers make a fortune in the country. ”

Ouyang Xiu was stunned and said, "Su ...... Su envoy has such feelings? ”

Yan Biyun smiled and said: "The slave family understands him, don't look at him on the surface, he is even cynical, but in fact, his heart is not as good as his appearance; In the eyes of the slave family, he has a heart as wide as the sea and strong as iron; How can others understand all this? ”