As Ouyang Xiu expected, the imperial edict arrived on the morning of the next day. At the same time as the person who announced the edict, the two heads of Zhao Fang who were guarding the cavalry army arrived, and one hundred and eighty cavalry troops also arrived.
Different from the major case of Yangzhou official administration, this time Zhao Zhen's words were less angry and appeared calm and calm; the full text of the imperial edict did not contain too much praise or criticism, but only asked the imperial envoy Ouyang Xiu and the food envoy Su Jin to
The prisoner was escorted back to Beijing for trial.
At the same time, the original magistrate of Luzhou was appointed to act as the prefect, waiting for the appointment of a new prefect by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The emperor also appeared to be particularly tolerant of the behavior of the Luzhou Baoxin Army soldiers, and only required that in addition to the main participants be escorted to Beijing,
The rest of the participating soldiers were released and returned to the main camp, and they were asked to continue to fulfill their responsibility of guarding Luzhou.
Su Jin secretly smacked his tongue. Compared with Yangzhou, the emperor was a little too lenient with the Luzhou case. This just showed that Ouyang Xiu's judgment was correct, and Zhao Zhen's face was a bit lost. After the Song Dynasty was founded for decades,
This dynasty was praised as the most prosperous peace and prosperity since the founding of the People's Republic of China. At this time, there were even major mistakes. No wonder Zhao Zhen felt upset.
After the imperial edict was issued, Ouyang Xiu told Su Jin that he had to leave immediately; Su Jin's scalp was numb and he was complaining. Now he couldn't even spend the Lantern Festival with his family. He, a small official, was busy all day long.
You have no clothes on your body, and you don’t know why?
But after all, things have to be done. Besides, there are still several big things to do when going to the capital this time. Just like a farmer planting crops, after months of hard work, this time it is time to harvest. Su Jin can only use
It will take a long time to comfort myself and Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang, who has experienced bloody scenes of life and death, understands Su Jin's difficulties. Taking down Zhu Shiyong and several people from the Chamber of Commerce in one fell swoop this time is equivalent to avenging her late husband Su Moran. Mrs. Wang is also quite pleased, so
He was as calm as usual, and only taught Su Jin earnestly to think twice before taking any action. No matter what happens in the future, he must remember to uphold his integrity. Whether he is in business or an official, he must take the example of Zhu Shiyong Tang Jiyuan and others.
Before going to Beijing, Su Jin selected more than thirty capable men from Su Ji. After going to the capital this time, he would start a business in the capital, and the bank affairs could also be put forward, so he must bring enough manpower.
When discussing the candidates for the accompanying shopkeeper, Zhang Rongqin came forward, and shopkeeper Zhao Da also proposed himself, but Su Jinjun rejected it; several old shopkeepers are already very old, and it is unwise to wander to the capital thousands of miles away, not to mention Luzhou.
Now that Su Ji is the only one, it needs to expand its market share, reshuffle the chamber of commerce, and establish Su Ji as the core leadership. This task must be done by the highly respected shopkeepers Zhang Lao and Zhao Da.
Su Jin remembered that when he was reforming Su Kee in June last year, he was deeply impressed by a shopkeeper of Su Kee Dyeing Shop. At that time, Su Jin asked him to recite the twenty rules of Su Kee's old shop.
Standing on his hands, he recited everything word for word, which left a good impression on Su Jin.
"How is this person? Is his conduct normal and steady?" Su Jin told the old shopkeepers about this person and asked for their opinions.
Shopkeeper Zhao Da slapped his thigh and said: "Yes, his name is Qian Henian. He can be regarded as an old man from Su Ji. He has a good reputation. He has been working hard at Su Ji Dyeing Workshop for several years, although the dyeing workshop is in Luzhou.
The business is not big, but it is profitable every year, and the accounts are handled clearly. I even mentioned to shopkeeper Zhang a few years ago that I wanted to promote him to be the shopkeeper of a newly opened clothing store in Xicheng."
Su Jin said: "So this person can be used?"
Zhang Rongqin nodded and said: "It's available. Bring it with you. Take Yang Xiaosi with you. This kid is also well experienced now and has a flexible mind. He is very useful. There are not many clever errands in the capital that the big boss can't do."
Su Jin nodded and said: "Then take the two of them with you. The old shopkeepers still need to worry about household matters, and they also need to recruit manpower. If the bank can be opened this year, it will require a large number of manpower. More manpower will be needed.
Reserve, don't panic when the time comes."
The people of Luzhou City were still unstable. Ouyang Xiu left five imperial capitals to maintain the stability of Luzhou City. The remaining eight capitals and 180 bodyguards and horsemen escorted Zhu Shiyong and more than ten famous people in Tang Jiyuan. On the 13th day of the first lunar month of the second year of Qingli
Set off and march to Bianliang in a mighty way.
Behind the army was Su Ji's motorcade. Su Jin kept his promise and arranged for Bai Mudan and others who were rescued from Luzhou Prison to drive behind the team. Little Jasmine was naturally not among them.
Su Jin has not yet reached the point of repaying evil with kindness, but it is not his style to have trouble with a promiscuous woman; Su Jin did not make things difficult for him, but instead gave her a few taels of money and let her fend for herself in Luzhou City.
That little Jasmine did understand her own advantages. Although she couldn't lift her hands or shoulders, and she was unwilling to marry a decent woman, she naturally had to rely on her own money to make ends meet. Within a few years, she actually relied on the skills she learned in Yangzhou to serve people.
His ability made him famous in the Luzhou brothel.
She was a popular top card; but this girl liked to tease and tease pimps for fun. Finally, in the autumn of the fourth year of Qingli, two young men fought over her, which led to a fight among the servants in the house. Little Jasmine was among them and was accidentally injured and died. It was really said that
You reap the consequences.
This is something to talk about later, so I won’t mention it for now.
The large group of people walked slowly. The road back to the capital was the same road that Su Jin took from Beijing to Yangzhou last year. When he arrived last year, it was the early winter. Although he was full of ambitions, Su Jin was more worried than confident at the time.
Returning to Beijing this time, my mood is very different. After the New Year, the temperature is getting higher day by day. After the ice and snow melt, the wilderness looks like a faint green from a distance. Especially these days, the wind is gentle and sunny, and occasionally there are
The anxious bees and butterflies flying in the air were completely different from the scene at that time; what was even more different was the state of mind.
In any case, the food service matter can be considered successfully completed. It can also be known from the imperial court's official report that since the Yangzhou Prefecture case was announced to the world, stubborn merchants from all over the country no longer dared to wait and see, and took the initiative to sell food; Yan Shu also
Seeing the opportunity, he immediately wrote to the court and ordered
The price of grain increased from the punishing three hundred cents per stone to five hundred cents, which gave the grain farmers some comfort. Although the losses were still huge, at least 30 to 40% of the capital was recovered, and their lives were saved.
Given the premise, this can be considered an unexpected surprise.
After walking for ten days, on the afternoon of the 23rd day of the first lunar month, the large group of people finally saw the tall and majestic city walls of Bianliang City.
The cavalry army who entered the city first to report the news rushed back. Zhao Dutou, who was leading the team, galloped to Ouyang Xiu's carriage and reported back: "Master Zhongcheng, Mr. Yan Shu, the third envoy, asked Mr. Ouyang to wait five miles outside the south gate. He said it was
We must prepare a guard of honor to welcome you and Special Envoy Su."
Ouyang Xiu was stunned. How could there be any etiquette to greet an official on mission when he returned to Beijing? In the past, such courtesy was only given to the army when it returned victorious from a battle. Doesn't Yan Shu's doing this seem to be a violation of the rules?
Suddenly, Ouyang Xiu's heart flashed, and he almost rolled off the carriage in excitement. He quickly ordered someone to bring Su Jin, who was sitting in Yan Biyun's carriage, to the front of the team. He pulled Su Jin onto the carriage and put it down.
curtain.
Su Jin looked at Ouyang Xiu's chubby face and felt disgusted. What is this guy going to do?
"Special envoy Su, there was news from the city just now from Zhao Dutou. The third envoy, Mr. Yan Shu, asked me to wait five miles outside the city. He said that he wanted to prepare a guard of honor to welcome us..." Ouyang Xiu Shen whispered in Su Jin's ear mysteriously.
He whispered, blowing a breath of turbid air that made Su Jin gag.
Su Jin quickly moved away and said nonchalantly: "No big deal, just come to greet us. After all, we are also people who have made meritorious deeds."
Ouyang Xiu rolled his eyes and said: "Welcoming is one thing, but preparing ceremonial guards is another. This is an act that goes beyond etiquette. How can we stand it? Only when the army triumphs will there be ceremonial guards to greet them."
Su Jin was confused. He didn't know about these broken rules, but when he heard that this was an act that exceeded etiquette, he understood the power of it. Wasn't he caught as soon as he entered the capital?
"Don't Master Sansi know that this is a transcendental journey? He can't be so confused."
"Yes, I think so too, so I judge that this matter is definitely not Master Sansi's idea. I think 90% of the time, it is the emperor who is coming."
"What?" Su Jin was stunned, the emperor came to greet him in person? Such a favor was too much, but then he thought again, I'm afraid it was really like this. Unless Yan Shu was in trouble, how could he make this mistake?
"What should we do?" Su Jin knew nothing about these things. How could such rules be broken in later generations? But here, failure to follow the rules would even lead to death.
Ouyang Xiudao: "Whether the emperor comes in person or sends someone to greet you with an edict, we must be prepared. Of course, we do not rule out the possibility of Master Sansi being confused, so we need to deal with it more carefully."
Su Jin said: "You can tell me how to do it. Everything will be done according to your instructions. But I don't know anything about this."
Ouyang Xiudao: "It's easy to do. Let's kneel down and wait five miles away from the city. If the emperor comes in person, we won't be disrespectful of etiquette. If someone is confused, we won't be disrespectful of etiquette and say that we don't dare to accept the courtesy.
, Kneel down and ask the ceremonial guard to return, wouldn’t you kill two birds with one stone?”
Su Jin rolled his eyes and cursed secretly: "Damn! I haven't entered the capital yet, so I have to grovel and become a slave. This is really bad luck." dd