A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Latest website: There are many docks in Bianliang.

The river passes through the city and boats swim in the city. Bianliang is like a water city. On this steamy morning, cargo ships docked.

"Su Yi!"

A swarm of coolies swarmed away.

Su Yi was eating pancakes in the back, and a friend from the front called him, "Hurry up, or it won't be your turn."

Someone shouted: "His son is an official in the south, and he has to fight with us for this money?"

Su Yi took a sip of water, burped, and said, "Come right away."

He followed the coolies to the front, and the captain shouted: "Old rules, count money with lots... Let's get started."

Su Yi was at the back. When it was his turn, he bent down slightly and two people picked up the sack and put it on his back.

"Lao Su, this batch of goods is heavy, be careful."

"Know."

Su Yi trembled a few times, then walked forward steadily.

After carrying a few bags, he felt a little sore in his waist and legs, but he was in good spirits.

"Old Su, your son is already a high official. If you are not enjoying your time at home, what are you doing here at the dock?"

The captain stood aside, drinking water from a big teacup in his hand, and asked reservedly.

Su Yan never came back, and gradually, the legendary boy from Bianliang became history.

Su Yi held the sign in his hand and said, "There is nothing to do at home."

"Is this it?" the captain smiled, "Aren't you afraid of embarrassing your son?"

Su Yi was startled, then smiled and said: "That child is from the dock, and he also grew up doing work. As a man, you must not forget your roots. Today you are a coolie, and tomorrow you become an official, you will look down on those who are coolies. That is forgetting your roots, forgetting your roots. There are not many good people out there."

The captain shook his head slightly, "You... are a bit embarrassed."

When he saw that Su Yi was disapproving, he said: "I remember that when Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty became emperor, he took his father here. He was afraid that he would be lonely, so he built a village like his hometown... What did he sing when he returned home later... Gale Ah, the strong wind..."

This ship owner was probably uneducated, and the environment in the Song Dynasty was loose, so he dared to compare Han Gaozu with the Su family.

"Your son is an official, and an official is an official, so he should be a superior person. You, a good person, don't do it, but you have to do this. What is this called?"

Someone said: "This is called not knowing what is good and what is evil..."

Everyone was laughing, and Su Yi was laughing too.

The pier is a place where good and bad people are mixed, and this level of teasing is just normal. If you feel that you are pure and innocent, and you are not willing to be humiliated, then pack up as soon as possible, go home, and find a new job.

"Someone said this morning that your son came to Bianliang and saw the official family. Su Yi, please go home quickly." Someone shouted.

Su Yi shook his head, "He didn't say it in his letter, so he definitely didn't come back."

The coolies were laughing.

They happiest when teasing Su Yi from time to time.

Think about it, the father of a high-ranking official is doing the work with us, and we can still tease him, how cool it is!

Someone said: "Su Yi, your uncle lets you work here. This is unfilial."

Su Yi smiled and said: "No, Dalang is very filial. He always said that he would take me to Hangzhou, but he has been here all his life. If he leaves here... he is afraid that his soul will be gone..."

The so-called lingering dream means that apart from your lover, there is probably only hometown.

"What's wrong?"

Su Yi found that everyone was silent and looking behind him, so he couldn't help laughing and said, "Could it be that an official is here?"

The dock is a place where petty officials and sergeants from the inspection department often come, so Su Yi turned around disapprovingly.

Then he saw that familiar face.

"Daddy."

Su Yan knelt down, hugged his legs and cried, "It's been a long time since the baby has been gone, and you have suffered a lot."

It is a Chinese tradition to kneel to your elders after returning from a long journey.

The long-lost son suddenly appeared in front of him. Su Yi touched his head excitedly and said happily: "Why are you back? Why are you back?"

Su Yan raised his head and said, "My child was ordered to return to Beijing to report on his duties. He just came out of the court."

"Get up quickly."

Su Yi pulled him up and looked at him carefully, "Well, it looks okay, but he has lost some weight."

In the eyes of parents, their children will always be in need of nourishment. They wish they could let their children eat all the nourishment they need throughout their lives under their eyes before they can rest assured.

"Su Yi, go back quickly."

The captain came over to salute and said, "It was just a joke, don't take it seriously."

Su Yan glanced at him, his expression was very calm, but the captain was afraid for some reason and hurriedly changed his words: "I just spoke without restraint, please forgive me."

Is this official authority?

Su Yi frowned slightly, remembering what he had experienced in the village when he was young.

"When my father was young, my family was pretty ordinary. What I was most afraid of at that time were the petty officials. Those petty officials came in and asked for money and food. If you don't give it, they'll deal with you..." Su Yi recalled: "At that time, they were in charge What's that called? Official prestige... Da Lang, don't try to use this official prestige to scare people..."

Su Yi didn't know what officials needed, but years of experience had made him hate the so-called official power, so he said: "If you are okay, just accompany dad to carry a few bags of goods."

He didn't know how to educate his son, but he instinctively felt that letting him return to his old profession would help him regain the simplicity of the past.

It’s better to be an official and be honest!

Those corrupt officials will definitely not end well.

This is coolie Su Yi's idea, very simple and ordinary.

The captain's cheeks twitched, thinking that Su Yi had lost his mind and let his son, who was the chief magistrate of Hangzhou's shipping department, do the work.

"You...those wealthy businessmen will bow their heads when they see Su Tongpan, so-and-so...are not afraid of your jokes, so-and-so, it is because of your blessing that they can see Su Tongpan face to face. Can Su Tongpan carry the bag? So-and-so Don’t dare!”

The captain had a wry smile on his face, but Su Yi frowned and said, "What's wrong with Tongpan? Tongpan doesn't eat? He doesn't eat or drink? He doesn't curse? He doesn't make mistakes? He makes mistakes only when he forgets his roots, Dalang, come here."

He looked at his son with hope in his eyes.

He hoped that his son would still be the same son. Even if he served as an official for a long time, he would not forget his true colors.

Su Yan smiled and strode towards the cargo ship.

Damn it!

The captain was dumbfounded and shouted: "Su Tongpan, the villain doesn't dare, I don't dare!"

The Hangzhou shipping company judged that the God of Wealth in the eyes of a wealthy businessman from Bianliang actually worked for a certain person...

If word gets out, I'm afraid I won't be able to be a human anymore!

The coolies couldn’t believe it either.

"I have been a high official for a long time, why is Su Dalang still willing to do the job?"

"Isn't he embarrassed?"

"A certain person's son thinks it's embarrassing for a certain person to work as a coolie. The last time he met a certain person at the dock, he pretended not to know him."

"..."

During these discussions, Su Yan walked to the side of the boat and took off his official uniform. Su Yi took it and held it carefully.

This is my son's official uniform. The pride of the old Su family must not be soiled.

While letting his son do the work to find his duty, he also cherishes his official uniform. The two seemingly contradictory behaviors appear together, but they are very harmonious.

Su Yan bent down, but the two big men carrying the sacks did not dare to send them up.

Su Yan turned around and said with a smile: "Hurry, I'm done pretending and I have to go home for lunch."

He didn't even eat breakfast. He had to eat lunch, otherwise he would be starving.

Two big men put the bag on his back and held it by the corners, fearing that he wouldn't be able to carry it.

But Su Yan regained his strength, easily picked up the sack, and then walked to the shore with vigorous steps.

Su Yi heard his son's words and said distressedly: "Da Lang, please wait, my father is going to buy mutton buns."

In his opinion, the most delicious food is mutton, and mutton steamed buns are the most convenient because they are full of oil in one bite.

When he came back with a few mutton buns, Su Yan had finished his work and was sweating profusely while talking to the coolies.

"...Children must read. If you don't read, you won't be able to understand the things that appear in the future."

"For example, those things that we are thinking about in the academy will become easier to work with in the future when we have those things on the dock. But when work becomes easier, there will be more people, and some people will have no work to do? What should we do? What are they doing? If you don’t understand, what can you do? You can only do hard work. So you have to study.”

Shen An repeatedly emphasized in the academy that education is the foundation for the future development of the Song Dynasty. If this foundation is not strong, the Song Dynasty, no matter how powerful it is, will become a passing cloud.

After hearing and seeing more, Su Yan gained a lot of insights into this.

Someone said: "But we can't afford to study. Now those teaching places are much more expensive, and our children can't afford to study!"

"It's good to be able to support your children. It's too difficult to study. It's better to let your children help with work at home."

This idea still exists thousands of years later.

"There will be more in the future."

Su Yan remembered Shen An's words.

——In the future, there should be schools in every place in the Song Dynasty, and every child should strive to be able to read and write... and learn the skills to make a living.

Yes, Shen An never thought about any lofty goals. He just wanted more children to be literate.

As long as they can read and write, they can continue to learn and improve in the following years.

"There will be many gentlemen in the future, and reading will be very cheap..."

Shen An said that in the future, those children should have no money to study. Even if Su Yan admired him again, he still thought it was impossible.

"But when I go to school, there are fewer people working at home."

These coolies are still thinking about letting their children repeat their lives, simple but reliable.

"But after they get out of school, children can do other jobs, which are easier and make more money."

Su Yan said: "Look at XX, XX also worked at the dock back then, and later XX studied hard in college. How many people laughed at XX at that time? They said XX was fanciful, but what about now?"

Su Yi hugged his official uniform and burst into tears.

Now that he has returned from Hangzhou, he can meet the officials and talk with the ministers...

Who thought of this back then?

Everyone had some admiration. Someone said: "There is a scholar in the alley of so-and-so who is waiting for the exam. He looks poor! I will give him some money every month to see if he can teach so-and-so's children..."

"Okay, this is best."

Su Yan laughed, thinking this was a good start.

"Dalang, hurry up and eat the steamed buns while they're hot."

Not to mention the pride in Su Yi's heart when he saw that his son was speaking calmly and calmly, and that the coolies, even the captain and the boatmen were listening attentively.

"Dad, you eat too."

"Why!"

Su Yi took the steamed bun with one hand, UU reading www.uukanshu.netｔ, and still carefully held his son's official uniform with the other hand.

It’s great that someone’s son has not forgotten his roots!

"Da Lang, are these Li's steamed buns delicious?"

"Yeah, it's delicious. It's full of oil when you take one mouthful. It's so fragrant."

The father and son walked and ate while slowly leaving the dock.

Later, news spread that Su Yan, the shipping magistrate of Hangzhou City, had gone to the dock to carry out labor as soon as he returned to the capital, shocking the whole city.

Shen An smiled, very satisfied.

Zhao Shu nodded and said to Chen Zhongheng: "As a human being, you must never forget your roots. I have seen many officials who were born in poverty, but once they became officials, they forgot their duties. They stood tall and looked at each other from a distance. The people look disgusted. He cannot reuse such an official. Su Yan is so good, I like him like this."

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