Chapter 452: Pengzi

Xue Chongxun noticed that Su Jin didn't know this person before, but once he saw his talent, it was still easy to inquire. It turned out that the little scribe was actually a Jinshi and had been a Beijing official at all levels, so it is no wonder that he had some opinions about officialdom. During the Ruizong Dynasty, Prime Minister Song Jing admired his calligraphy and literary talents, and cultivated and promoted him many times, so the two formed a deep friendship. Unexpectedly, Song Jing was deposed and collapsed, and after Yao Chong was convicted, Song Jing was also dismissed and returned to the wilderness.

Knowing the ins and outs, Xue Chongxun also sighed that the prime minister is indeed a member of a hundred officials, as long as a certain prime minister is abnormally down, the impact is not small, but a large group of people have to be unlucky. Liu Youqiu is like this, Yao Chong is like this, and now this Su Jin is also down because of the fall of Song Xianggong.

At this time, the official who was questioned said: "Lord Wang, the little one has told everything he knows. ”

Xue Chongxun then said, "Well, you go down...... By the way, the words that your family asked Su Jin to ghostwrite may be worth a lot of money after a while. ”

"Huh?" The official stood blankly for a moment.

Xue Chongxun smiled and waved him out. He picked up Su Jin's handwriting on weekdays, which was a very high-level calligraphy. Xue Chongxun's handwriting is not very good, and he has no attainments in calligraphy, but when he was forced to practice calligraphy in his previous life, he saw a lot of calligraphy of various styles, and he could see whether the words were beautiful or not. However, no matter how good Su Jin's words are, when he has a tainted identity, the officialdom and literati do not dare to take it out and speculate; Once it turned over, its reputation was sought after by a group of literati who took the name of friends, and the situation was completely different.

At this time, it was already noon, and Xue Chongxun had dinner in the pro-kingdom. There is a kitchen in the official office, which is not only made for Xue Chongxun to eat, but those officials also have a free lunch, which can be regarded as a benefit of the pro-kingdom.

People are used to having a good start to a busy morning, so they tend to have more things to do in the morning and much more leisurely in the afternoon. He thought of the Su Jin who asked him in the morning, and pondered in his heart: Although he is a person under Song Jing's sect, but the tree is scattered, and there should be no problem in using this talent; Besides, if he still thinks about Song Jing's set, why bother to commit himself to the Jin Palace's errand, and why show his talent, these things show that his motivation is still there, and he has not given up his career due to setbacks.

Xue Chongxun didn't have anything important at this time, thinking that life in Chang'an was almost three points and one line, nothing more than running back and forth at home, the pro-kingdom official office, and the Daming Palace, and he also wanted to go out for a walk occasionally. Just wait for the next duty, you can personally visit Su Jin's house, so as to show the attitude of Corporal Lixian first, and express that he values Su Jin enough, so as to lay a good foundation for use. This ancient appointment of talents is also special, obviously it is a matter of your affection and my willingness, the corporal has to pretend to be high before being worshipped, as if to show that the official is not for material interests but because of the courtesy and friendship with the lord.

After the unitary hour, as soon as the drums on the Chang'an city wall sounded, the people who ate the imperial grain went home from their respective official offices one after another. At this time, Xue Chongxun asked Pang Er to prepare the car and prepare to go out. Xue Chongxun said that there was no need to keep a low profile on this trip, so he ordered Bao Cheng to lead a team of heavily armed Flying Tiger Regiment cavalry to escort them, and the chariots and battles were readily available.

The carriages and horses swaggered down the streets, and the officials and the people avoided them, although they were not as exaggerated as kneeling on both sides of the road, but the people did not dare to make a loud noise, and their eyes showed awe...... Xue Chongxun got mixed up to this point, in fact, he didn't care about things like pomp and circumstance, and the awe around him was his self-esteem, which he had long been accustomed to. Some things are like climbing a mountain to the top of a mountain and finding a view, and when you keep climbing up with something in your dreams, those longing things may not be as important as you think.

There was a scribe who was familiar with Su Jin on horseback and went directly south to Su's house. The further south you go, the less populated you are, even if you are in the same capital, the south and the north are really worlds apart, and the houses here are even lower, of course, the price is much cheaper. Xue Chongxun lifted the curtain and asked, "Su Jin didn't have any savings after his dismissal?" Want to live in a place like this? ”

The scribe replied: "Returning to the prince, Duke Su is a jinshi of the Wu Zhou Dynasty (Wu Zetian for political purposes, greatly promoted the imperial examination, regardless of his background), and his family is not solid. In addition, it was almost difficult to protect his net worth after being convicted, and his legs were discounted, so he finally passed the difficulty, and his livelihood was not surplus. ”

The current scribes of Su Jin are naturally very envious, and at the same time, they also know that this Su Shilang, who can usually joke casually, is about to make a fortune, so they are also called Su Gong and Mr. Su respectfully.

Sure enough, at this time, Xue Chongxun casually said, "The heavens will descend on the people, and the people must first suffer their minds, and only those who have experienced setbacks and have not lost their ambition can understand the ups and downs of the world", which further affirmed Su Jin's good luck.

When Xue Chongxun lowered the curtain of the car, Bai Qimei, the "scholar" in the same car, chuckled and said, "Your Royal Highness, is the Su family another little lady who looks very beautiful?" ”

"Where?" Xue Chongxun was stunned.

Bai Qimei said: "The people in the pro-kingdom said that as soon as the little lady of the Du family entered the Xue Mansion, Du Xian was about to climb up; This time, Su Jin looks like he wants to be proud again, isn't there a beautiful little lady in the Su family? ”

Xue Chongxun said: "If it were so simple, I would have been calculated to death." If you don't understand, don't be sarcastic. ”

Bai Qimei hugged Xue Chongxun's arm, and a pair of stiff and elastic softness pasted through her clothes, and said, "I don't understand what you teach me." ”

The two were flirting and scolding in the car door, and said outside: "Lord Wang, it's time to Su Mansion." ”

Xue Chongxun coughed, straightened his waist, and wiped his face with his hand, his expression suddenly became elegant and calm. Seeing this, Bai Qimei covered her mouth and almost didn't laugh and turned her back on it.

He glanced at Bai Qimei angrily, and as soon as the car door opened, he walked out seriously. Looking left and right, surrounded by glittering guards, the low tiled houses are getting more and more dilapidated. The person who reported it said nicely and added a "Su Mansion", there are only ordinary houses around, where does it come from?

Many ordinary people were watching, and when they saw this battle, the Su family naturally had a light on their faces, and the neighbors had to talk everywhere in the future. At this time, I saw Su Jin, who was gray-haired and dressed in old clothes, limping out of the door slowly, he looked too ordinary at first glance, no different from the people around him, but Su Jin was less inexplicable than ordinary people, and more of a literati temperament who was neither humble nor arrogant. He clasped his fists and saluted: "I don't know if the King of Jin is coming, please forgive the King of Jin." ”

Xue Chongxun looked like a corporal of Lixian, stepped forward to hold Su Jin's arm and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, I just came over to see you casually." Look, I just got off duty and I had time to change my clothes, but let's be casual when we don't have the official office. ”

Bai Qimei, who was wearing green clothes and combing her hair in a bun on the side, looked at Xue Chongxun's face with great interest, and looked at his words and deeds with a smile, but fortunately, she is not so troublesome now that she has learned to be obedient and not mess around in front of others.

Su Jin said: "Pengshu at home, if the king of Jin does not dislike it, please come in and sit down, please." ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Xue Chongxun naturally didn't need to be too polite, and walked ahead when he lifted his robe. While thinking about this, Su Jin's words were also a little interesting, he didn't say that Peng Sheng was so honored that these words could be put on his lips, and he didn't feel like he was willing to slap the prince, but the prince himself patronized the thatched house and took the initiative to come to the door, but it was only reluctantly difficult.

However, if these literati want to be high in front of people, they will fulfill him, as long as he is willing to serve me honestly.

Xue Chongxun entered the house, and sure enough, he saw that it was Pengxu, but he was not modest, he was really simple. However, the closer look is quite clean, but no matter how much the earthen walls and ground are cleaned, they are not as spotless as in the palace mansion, maybe Xue Chongxun will feel that this place is dilapidated when he is used to it in the prince's house.

Two children were sticking out their heads at the inner door and looking curiously, Su Jin scolded, and they retracted their heads, but they didn't wait for a while to stick out again. Bai Qimei grimaced at them, and the two children immediately burst into laughter.

Su Jin sighed, turned around and said, "King Jin, please take a seat, come here, and watch tea for King Jin!" ”

His command was sufficient, but there were obviously no slaves and maids at home, and most of the women who came out to entertain Xue Chongxun with tea were Su Jin's wives. Xue Chongxun said: "Mr. Su also sat down and spoke. ”

"Don't dare to be a ......" Su Jin responded calmly, most of his heart was a little flattered by the title that the prince called him, but his face was calm.

Xue Chongxun said in his heart: In the end, a person who has been an official is much more generous than ordinary talents.

Bai Qimei stood behind her with her hands down, and then bent down and whispered in Xue Chongxun's ear: "Su Jin is poor like this, his wife is good-looking." ”

Xue Chongxun finally managed to maintain a serious look, and said in his heart: This person was born in Jinshi, and he must have wanted to marry his daughter to him, but it is unknown why the old father-in-law's family did not fund him when he was down.

After a few polite greetings, Xue Chongxun and Su Jin didn't have much nonsense to say, after all, the two were not familiar with each other, and if they were Wang Changling's family, they would not be so restrained. He brought up the matter, firstly, there was no need to be embarrassed and embarrassed, and secondly, it was better to try Su Jin's opinion again, after all, not all Beijing officials have superior talents, such as Dou Huaizhen, a prime minister in Xue Chongxun's eyes, in addition to being a franchise, he is a mediocre talent.

Xue Chongxun waved his hand away first, and then said: "I heard you mention the northern affairs the day before yesterday, and you were also present when I had a public discussion with the DPRK and China, I want to hear what you think?" ”

Su Jin frowned and pondered for a while, then hugged his fists and said: "Is the King of Jin asking about Turkic affairs, he is not proficient in military affairs, but he has the courage to say a humble opinion: Turkic affairs are important to horse soldiers." ”Q