Chapter 1,589: How to Succeed Ancestors

Back at Jiedu Mansion, Su You already had a heavy look on his face and called over some young men: "I can't wait for the 43rd Jiedu Mansion to come back. I will go to the guild right now to learn about the various livelihoods in Daming Mansion, especially the annual fortune." Let’s see how much coal and iron we put in. Then take some samples.”

Wang Cai responded.

Su You scribbled a few more notes and said: "Zizheng, take my documents and go to the Capital Transfer Department, the Daming Prefecture Yamen, and call the prefect and the transfer envoy. By the way, the prefect in the Yamen is afraid that You can't even call me ugly, so I'll call the general judge over."

Gao Shi took the post, sang "Eye" and went there too.

Su You then said to Wang Yanbi: "Fu Zhi, look at this."

Wang Yanbi was shocked when he saw the result: "Counterfeit banknotes?"

Su You said: "From the day the treasure notes came out, this thing will appear sooner or later. I can only leave this matter to you and investigate it quietly."

"This paper is weird. It is a formula of stone paper. It also contains five-color abaca wadding. There are not many places that use this kind of paper in the Song Dynasty. Do you understand?"

Wang Yanbi said: "Bank bills and government account books."

Su You tapped the table with his fingers: "In addition to the source, there is also the destination. The lights are dim, the money is huge, the flow is frequent, and it is not easy to be reported. Those places are the easiest to take action."

Wang Yanbi nodded: "That's Goulan and gambling stalls!"

Su You turned around and asked Cheng Yue: "Are you familiar with the ways of thieves in Daming Mansion?"

Cheng Yue crossed his arms across his chest, as if he was still angry: "Huh! I thought the master didn't need me!"

Su You stopped: "Why are you being so coquettish when you are several decades old! You are the instructor of my Jiedu Mansion, you have to take care of this matter. Now that everyone is not familiar with you, I happened to go out to investigate, supplemented by your dialect and temperament. If it doesn’t match, it’s just a good time for you two to dress up.”

After telling the two of them to do this and this, and sending them away, Su You took out the folding knife from his memorandum bag and began to write a secret note for Zhao Xu.

"Your Majesty, Su You, respectfully asks about your Majesty's daily life and health:

We arrived at Daimyo yesterday, and after delivering the cans to Dengzhou today, we went to the north of the city for a walk.

Daming Mansion is a good place. Although the people of Hebei are tough, their customs are actually simple. Today, I was changing horseshoes at Sun's shop in the north of the city. Old craftsman Sun is a typical example...

...The old craftsman has a grandson named Wheat Cake. The grandson and grandson can earn three to four hundred cash a day with their craftsmanship... Among them, food and drink will cost a hundred cash. I estimate that the little money left behind was paid in taxes. When renting a store, you can leave up to about a hundred wen a day.

Such a small blacksmith shop can earn three guan a month, which is only more than 30 guan a year, of which four or five guan are needed for clothing and shoes. With the various expenses, it is almost impossible to go to school. Things..."

"...Old craftsman Sun's skills are good. He replaces horseshoes for the army. He does not charge wages, only the cost. Then he uses the iron material of the waste horseshoes to make some small knives and small tools for sale. I saw that the skills are quite good, so I bought one. The fish knife is given to His Majesty."

"This craft is called horse-tooth inlaid steel with earth-covered burnt blade. Although the thing is small, it shows the care. It is made of polished wheat cakes and is mechanical. Old Craftsman Sun also complained that his grandson was cheating and slipping..."

"They are all good people, but they were deceived by criminals and used counterfeit money to buy things from them. I am secretly investigating the matter. The progress of the matter will be reported to Your Majesty in detail in the future..."

After writing a thick pile of words like this, he wrapped the fish knife inside, put it in a secret fold, locked it, and asked someone to send it to the capital.

Bianjing, Military Aircraft Department.

Zhang Dun walked in angrily and said to Zhe Jizu: "I want to send a report to Su Mingrun!"

Zhe Jizu was surprised and said: "Why is the Right Prime Minister so angry? Telegrams from the Military Aircraft Department cannot be sent randomly, and the imperial edict must be worn."

Only then did Zhang Dun come to his senses and pulled a chair to sit on: "I'm so angry!"

Zhang Dun also served in the Military Aircraft Department, and was Zhe Jizu's immediate superior at that time. He called the old army over to serve tea, and said with a smile: "The Right Prime Minister's temper... why is it this time?"

Zhang Dun said: "Su Zizhan was in Hangzhou to help the victims and opened warehouses to store grain. He was a bit lavish. The deputy transport envoy Ye Wensou brought the lawsuit to the capital!"

Zhe Jizu was a little confused: "What the Prime Minister meant was Su Zizhan's doing..."

Zhang Dun rolled his eyes and said, "Where did you think that Zi Zhan would be that kind of person? He has a Bodhisattva heart, and he gives too much thanks to his abundant official position."

"Furthermore, he was partial to the people of Hangzhou. He thought that the people of Hangzhou enjoyed his government and wanted to be generous. He wanted to take half of the relief distributed by the imperial court and give it to Hangzhou. Ye Wensou insisted not to do so. He believed that the severity of the disaster in each state should be considered, and then he would consider whether to give it to Hangzhou.

Of."

"What Ye Wensou said doesn't make sense - the duties of an envoy are different from those of a county guard. If the public aspires to the world, why should I keep my state private and prevent me from performing my duties?"

"Zizhan's ambition is solid and beautiful, although it may be hurt by abuse, but it is not harmful to benevolent; Ye Wensou fulfills his duties and is not strict with his official duties, which is also difficult for others."

"Now that the lawsuit between the two has reached Bianjing, Lu Weizhong did not reprimand Zizhan, but wanted to reprimand Ye Wensou. It is true that everyone in an official position wants to have his own way!"

Zhe Jizu said: "Then what is the reason for Zuo Xiang?"

Zhang Dun said contemptuously: "It's quite a coincidence that he said that the imperial court had successively left Su Song, Su Shi, and Su You. Now if he writes an article to denounce Zizhan, he is afraid that the world will think that there is another change in the imperial government."

"We ignore the political affairs of the country and ignore the lives of the victims, and even use the excuse of balancing the government's situation as a child's play! Lu Weizhong, you have too many predecessors!"

"Su Mingrun should not go to the prime minister. If Mingrun were here, he would put political affairs first!"

Zhe Jizu laughed so much that he fell down: "If Mingrun were here and you called him a senior, I'm afraid you wouldn't have to talk about it for the rest of your life."

Zhang Dun always acted like "you are not as good as me" in front of Su Mingrun, and Su You never cared about him, and always respected him as a big brother. Now he suddenly revealed his identity in front of Zhe Jizu, and he couldn't help but feel extremely embarrassed.

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For a moment, he didn't know how to save his face, and his face suddenly turned red. He had to pick up the tea to cover it up, and looked around: "What's going on with Zhe Shuai? Ever since Mingrun left the military aircraft department, the tea here has been worse than ever."

One year..."

Zhe Jizu knew the temper of his old boss, so he didn't want to joke too much, so he took advantage of this to change the topic and said with a smile: "Except for Your Majesty, all the people who come and go are big and rough. What good can a cow chewing on peonies do?

But the stronger and more soaked the better, the Mingqian tongues and other things that Situ used to drink are tasteless to me even if I drink them!"

After saying that, he took a small box from the bookshelf at the back and said, "We don't know how to play with this, so the Prime Minister will take it to you later."

Zhang Dun opened the small box, and inside was one tael of one-cake dense dragon dumplings. He couldn't help being surprised and delighted: "Your Majesty rewarded you, how can I get it?"

Zhe Jizu didn't take it seriously: "Your Majesty brought it to class, but Shi Xianqing said that young men tend to restless at night when drinking tea, so he mixed it with herbal tea and asked Master Colander to deliver it. Your Majesty drank it and thought it was good, so I threw this tea cake here."

"I heard that this thing has to be ground into powder and made into flowers. How can there be a lot of rough guys in the yard playing with this? It's just right for you to come and take it away. If you really feel sorry for our military aircraft department, just put a piece of paper under your hand and hold it up."

Zhang Dun then put it away with a smile: "Don't look at me carelessly, as if I don't recognize this military aircraft department when I leave."

Zhe Jizu then said: "Actually speaking, Master Su's matter is not a big deal at all. In my opinion, it would be complicated for Prime Minister Lu Zuo to figure it out."

"Exactly!" Speaking of this, Zhang Dun got angry again: "Zizhan Mingrun is not that kind of person!"

Zhe Jizu said: "So this matter is easy to handle. I am a rough man and have no idea. You can tell the officials secretly and let them make their own decisions."

"It concerns Dasu. The officials will definitely come to the Military Aircraft Department and send a telegram to Situ for advice."

"According to Situ's temper, it must be business."

"In this way, Your Majesty, you are clean and have no involvement in right and wrong. Also, Your Majesty is getting older and wiser every day..."

Zhang Dun understood immediately: "They say warriors are thick and straight, but I think you have a lot of twists and turns in your belly!"

As Zhao Xu grew older, he began to have his own opinions and ideas about government affairs. Zhe Jizu was giving Zhang Dun advice. He didn't want the government to hold meetings and make decisions on everything himself, and only used Zhao Xu as a rubber stamp.

The emperor had to make some decisions on his own.

Through this incident, Zhao Xu can experience the feeling of "the ministers follow the instructions", and at the same time achieve Zhang Dun's own political goals. Moreover, if Zhao Xu wants to "act arbitrarily", he will definitely not use telegrams from the palace.

He had to go to the Military Aircraft Department to send a telegram to Su You. The importance of returning to the Military Aircraft Department was also highlighted in front of Zhao Xu.

This small thing was used to the extreme by Zhe Jizu. It can only be said that everyone who was able to get into the upper echelons of the Song Dynasty court, whether civil or military, had an exquisite mind.
Chapter completed!