The curtain was high, Yan Biyun lowered his head and walked in, quietly walking in front of Su Jin for a blessing. :Read the novel
"Miss Yan, this is Ouyang Zhongcheng of Yushitai. I'm going to see you, sir. Then I have a few words to say to you." Su Jin said softly.
Yan Biyun agreed softly, walked slowly to Ouyang Xiu and said a blessing: "Biyun, see you, sir."
Ouyang Xiu couldn't see her face clearly, and he couldn't stare at Yan Biyun closely, but when the word 'Biyun' came into his ears, he was stunned. He bowed and said in return, "Are you...?"
Yan Biyun raised his head, his sharp eyes slowly swept across Ouyang Xiu's face, and said with a chuckle: "Uncle Ouyang Shi, I'm afraid he can't remember the slave family. Last year, during the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor gave a banquet in the palace, and Biyun went to the palace with his uncle.
I was at the banquet table with Uncle Shi."
An idea flashed in Ouyang Xiu's mind, and he suddenly remembered who the woman in front of him was.
"I remember, you are the niece of the Yan family that Mr. Sansi brought to the banquet that day? You...why are you here?"
Yan Biyun's face turned red and he lowered his head without answering.
Ouyang Xiu opened his mouth and pointed at Su Jin: "You...she...you...?"
Su Jin cupped his hands and said: "Master Zhongcheng, Miss Yan is my confidante and has no other relationship. Please don't make any suspicions."
This is a typical self-revelation. The more he clarifies, the more Ouyang Xiu doesn't believe it. He just said that the inn is filled with maids who followed him from Yingtian to the capital and then to Yangzhou. Why is it happening now?
Master Sansi's niece suddenly appeared. What on earth is going on?
Ouyang Xiu was in a mess. Things seemed a little tricky. It was obvious that the relationship between Miss Yan and Su Jin was not as simple as a confidante. She lived here, and Su Jin also lived here. What was going on between the two of them?
What's going on, it's really hard to say.
This is not what Ouyang Xiu is worried about. Ouyang Xiu naturally knows that Yan Biyun is the daughter-in-law of the Pang family. Ouyang Xiu has also heard about the Pang family's dragging on the marriage contract and Yan Biyun's remarriage. He also lamented in private that this girl's fate was not good. Her husband before she got married.
He died, but became the victim of the fight between Pang De and Yan Shu.
It is really unjustifiable for a woman in her prime to have wasted her youth. Although the temperance of temperance was highly praised by the Song Dynasty, if she really remarried, there would be nothing to criticize. After all, the court only promoted it, not forced it.
Forbidden.
Therefore, if Ouyang Xiu saw Yan Biyun with any other man, he would not make such a fuss; but if Yan Biyun and Su Jin get together, it will cause a headache.
Ouyang Xiu's sophisticated brain was working rapidly, and he quickly thought of the reason why Yan Shu cared so much for Su Jin.
Why did Yan Shu recommend an unknown boy to the emperor as the food envoy? This question had troubled Ouyang Xiu for many days.
Is it because of talent? There are so many talented people in the world. There are as many young and middle-aged talents in the four major colleges, the Imperial College in the capital, and various state schools as crucian carp crossing the river. Why is it not someone else but him?
Because of his family background? Ouyang Xiu had already found out clearly that Su Jin was Shaodong from a merchant family in Luzhou. Going back five generations, no one in his family had ever been an official in the court, not even a minor official.
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Since there is neither of these two, what is Yan Shu's reason for recommending him? It is nonsense to say that Su Jin cannot solve the food issue. Just pick a few from the court and they may not be able to solve the food issue.
Although the boy has some abilities and means, he is by no means irreplaceable.
Ouyang Xiu couldn't ask Yan Shu these questions. He could only attribute the reason to the fact that Yan Shu had an eye for Su Jin. As for the people in the court saying that Su Jin was Yan Shu's illegitimate son, Ouyang Xiu naturally didn't believe it.
It's just random rumors from boring people.
But today, the answer to this question finally came to light. Yan Biyun actually followed Su Jin around and lived together without avoiding suspicion. How could this be wrong? How could Yan Shu not know about it?
The actual situation is probably that Miss Yan was seduced by Su Jin, and Yan Shu is famous for liking his niece. After learning about this, Aiwujiwu naturally actively helped Su Jin find a future; so Su
Jin became the best choice in Yan Shu's eyes for the special envoy of grain affairs. With his face, the emperor would naturally not interfere too much. The special envoy of grain affairs was under the jurisdiction of the third department. The emperor was an amiable plasterer, so he would definitely not interfere.
Refute Yan Shu's face.
Ouyang Xiu thought about this and became even more worried; Yan Biyun was still Pang's wife, and Yan Shu could tolerate Su Jin taking her around. Wasn't Yan Shu afraid that his reputation would be damaged, and wasn't he afraid that Pang Ji would make a big fuss with him if he found out?
It is absolutely impossible to say that Yan Shu does not care about the reputation of the Yan family. Either Miss Yan is completely devoted to this boy and there is nothing Yan Shu can do, or Yan Shu has someone's permission and is not afraid of Pang Ji making trouble at all. The former is fine.
Well, if it is the latter situation, the person who supports Yan Shu must be the Holy One.
Although Pang Ji deliberately did not terminate the Yan family's engagement, it is blameless. After all, people practice five of the six wedding rituals. Speaking of which, Miss Yan can be regarded as the wife of the Pang family, but the Yan family's widowed daughter cannot remarry.
But everyone didn't take it seriously; Pang Ji only used this incident to deliberately disgust Yan Shu, which anyone with a discerning eye could see, and it was not impossible that the emperor did not say it on the surface, but secretly supported Yan Shu.
The more Ouyang Xiu thought about it, the more entangled he became in his heart. Originally, this matter was very simple. He could just take Su Jin, but now he hesitated. Without him, Su Jin's identity would have been different. If he really was Yan Biyun,
After he captured the man he was interested in, he had completely offended Yan Shu.
Of course, Ouyang Xiu can conclude that once Su Jin's case is committed, Yan Shu will immediately renounce his relationship with Su Jin, and the phase struggle will be basically hopeless; but who is Yan Shu? He is an evergreen tree in the court, a roly-poly, and two
He has gone through many ups and downs in the court for more than ten years, but he still remains standing. In addition to his ability to get everything right and wrong, he also has a large group of people personally recommended by his sons who are scattered in various key positions. Except for the people of Prime Minister Lu, there are only a few people in the court.
There are many who belong to him.
Su Jin's matter will inevitably affect Yan Shu. The hopelessness of his position does not mean that his power has been weakened. At the worst, Yan Shu can still stay in the position of the third envoy. And he, Ouyang Xiu, will probably have a sad life after offending Yan Shu.
Ouyang Xiu naturally has his own principles in doing things. It seems that he is a mad dog who bites people. In fact, if someone is careful and investigates carefully, they will find an interesting phenomenon, that is, anyone who is defeated by Ouyang Xiu must not be affiliated with Lu Yijian.
and Yan Shu's sphere of influence; it seems that Ouyang Xiu sometimes refutes Lu Yijian, Du Yan, Yan Shu and others in the court, as if he is righteous and unafraid of the powerful, but in fact he acts very measuredly, and those words are just
It was just a show in the court for the emperor to see.
Because of this, Lu Yijian and Yan Shu unanimously chose to stay away from Ouyang Xiu. If you don't mess with me, I won't mess with you. As for saying a few words that are too much, for the sake of the emperor's face, they won't care about him; but once
If Ouyang Xiu offends either of the two factions, he can imagine the consequences with his buttocks.
To put it bluntly, the two government offices are the center and the three divisions are the key, and his Yushitai is just a supervisory department at best. It is self-evident which is more important and which is less important. If there is a general quarrel, the emperor will definitely do anything to appease the anger of the center or the three divisions.
Abandon yourself without hesitation.
"My lord, my lord?" Ouyang Xiu was so immersed in the conflict that he couldn't extricate himself, so much so that he didn't even hear Su Jin shout twice.
Su Jinxiang winked at Yan Biyun. Yan Biyun understood and whispered softly: "Since Mr. Zhongcheng has important matters to discuss with Mr. Su, the slave family will retire first."
Ouyang Xiu suddenly said: "Xiannie, wait a moment, I have a few words to ask you."
Yan Biyun hurriedly said: "Uncle Shi, just ask."
Ouyang Xiu looked at Su Jin and said, "Envoy Su, please step aside. My niece and I have something important to say."
Su Jin felt relieved, knowing that Ouyang Xiu was scared, which was exactly what he wanted to see.
Su Jin cupped his hands and walked straight to the far corner. He found two cold pancakes on the cabinet and chewed them with tea and cheeks. He slept soundly in the morning and didn't even eat breakfast. He felt very hungry now.
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He knew that Ouyang Xiu definitely wanted to find out what the relationship between him and Yan Biyun was. If he couldn't figure out this issue, Ouyang Xiu would definitely not arrest him rashly. What he was betting on was that Ouyang Xiu was by no means a selfless ruthless person.
This person got into the position of Yushi Zhongcheng when he was in his thirties. He is definitely not a stubborn person. A stubborn person like Bao Zheng, for example, is only a prefect in his forties. If Yan Shu hadn't recommended him, he would still be the leader of Tianchang County.
People dig the river beach; even if a person like Song Xiang sneaks into the position of Prime Minister and Fu by virtue of his status as the number one scholar, he will still be demoted to a local magistrate, instead of being like Ouyang Xiu who always hangs in front of the emperor and gets promoted almost every year