After the episode of Yan Xiao's hijacking of the ship, the road to the north has no twists and turns.
On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, thousands of sails compete in a show outside Dongbianmen, and cruise ships are like weaving by the Datong Bridge.
Early in the morning, the tyrannical slaves of Jia's house played the imperial flag of the hereditary Rongguo House, and they rampaged on the dumpling-like river. It was really crazy.
Although Sun Shaozong and Jia Yucun both felt that it was inappropriate to be so ostentatious under the imperial city, but Jia Lian had been away from the capital for nearly a year, and it was not easy to come back, but they still knew how to write the word 'low-key'
The two of them persuaded him a few words from side to side, seeing that he seemed to have never heard of it, and only cared about posing on the bow, so they didn't bother to care about it.
Not long after, the passenger ship was docked on the dock, and before the boatmen could set up the springboard, they heard someone jumping on the shore and shouting: "Second Master, Second Master! You are back!"
Jia Lian glanced at the probe on the boat, then laughed and said: "Bao Er, it turns out that you are a dog!"
As he said that, seeing that the springboard had been set up, he did his part and walked ahead.
Sun Shaozong and Jia Yucun said a few words to each other, and then got off the boat in the third place. They were thinking about whether to ride Jia's carriage into the city, or simply break up with him here and return to the mansion in another way.
"Second Master!"
Suddenly, someone threw himself forward, grabbed his arm and burst into tears: "Why don't you answer this old slave? The old slave has waited here for more than half a month, and finally I have hoped for you to come back!"
Only then did Sun Shaozong realize that there was still his own share in the 'Second Master'.
He was busy looking closely, but saw that the self-proclaimed 'old slave' was in his early fifties. Although his hair was gray, his stature was quite majestic and burly, and he was only half a head shorter than himself.
Fumbling in his mind, Sun Shaozong immediately remembered the identity of the person who came - Wei Licai, the old housekeeper of Sun's residence.
When the Sun family was in downfall, all the family members were scattered. Only this Feng Weili was the only one who never left. He just spent seven or eight years of hardship with the brothers of the Sun family. No difference.
"Weibo!"
Remembering this festival, Sun Shaozong naturally did not dare to neglect, he quickly supported Wei Licai with his backhand, and feigned angrily: "It's so cold, why do you keep waiting here for me? What about the little monkey cubs at home? Has everyone rebelled?!"
The young servant next to him hurriedly differentiated: "Second Master, it's not that the little ones don't understand the rules, it's really..."
"It was the old slave who wanted to be the first to see the second master, so he insisted on this errand." The old butler said while looking at Sun Shaozong up and down. The second master is getting more and more handsome when he pours out!"
Sun Shaozong was speechless when he heard the words. With his majestic physique, he was afraid that no matter how he described it, he wouldn't be able to match the word 'handsome', right
However, he said that Jia Lian was still thinking of taking Sun Shaozong for a ride. Seeing that he was also greeted by his family here, he didn't have much trouble. He only told Sun Shaozong to settle down at home, don't forget to go to Jia's house to find him and talk.
Needless to say, Jia Yucun was definitely going to stay in Jia Mansion.
So the three of them cherished each other in the East Bianmen, and brought their female relatives and luggage into the car, and went to the Rongguo Mansion and the Sun Mansion respectively.
Since Sun Mansion had sent two carriages, Sun Shaozong distributed one of them to Feng Xin, and asked the servant to take him home first, and then take the luggage back to the mansion.
Not to mention Feng Xin.
But Sun Shaozong brought Ruan Rong to the car, and he was thinking about how to introduce her to the old housekeeper, but Wei Licai didn't even ask a question as if he had never seen Ruan Rong before, which made him waste his time. .
The carriage passed through the East Gate and Chaoyang Gate and entered the inner city, and then went all the way to the northwest. Seeing that it was not far from the Sun's residence, Sun Shaozong was trying to recall the situation at home, so as not to make any jokes at the time, he suddenly felt a Only sweat-stained hands were clasped on his wrists.
Looking up, I saw Ruan Rong's face was uneasy, not as free and easy as usual.
"Do not worry."
Sun Shaozong hurriedly said: "I only have one elder brother in my family, and I have no parents in the hall. I can handle more than half of the marriage by myself!"
That is to say, but these days, the eldest brother is like a father, especially Sun Shaozong grew up with his elder brother since he was a child. If there is no Sun Shaozu nod, how can Ruan Rong marry into the Sun family
Just because she didn't want him to accompany her to worry, Ruan Rong forced a smile and said, "I trust you of course", and then she was speechless.
call~
After a while, Wei Licai stopped the horse and shouted angrily, "Hurry up and open the door, the second master is back!"
These days, the main entrance is usually furnished, and usually only enters and exits from the corner doors on both sides. Only when there is a major event or when welcoming a distinguished guest, will the main door be opened deliberately—for example, when Lin Daiyu entered the Rongguo Mansion, he walked through the corner door.
Seeing that the red lacquer door creaked apart to the left and right, Sun Shaozong felt a move in his heart. He couldn't help but drag Ruan Rong out of the carriage.
Only this time Wei Licai didn't dare to pretend he didn't see it, he hurriedly grabbed a few steps and stopped in front of Sun Shaozong, smiled at Ruan Rong and said, "Please go back to the car first, wait for the old slave to call the two old ladies out, and then send the girl off. Go to the back to rest, so as not to be bumped by the monkey cubs in the house."
All these words are for Ruan Rong's good.
But the real reason is: in addition to marrying a bride, women are generally not allowed to enter or leave the main gate - concubines and aunts, etc., can only be carried in from the corner gate or the back gate to marry.
Sun Shaozong and Ruan Rong crossed this threshold together, and also declared her identity as the hostess in disguise.
Ruan Rong didn't understand what was going on at first, but Steward Wei's blocking made her realize it. She looked at Steward Wei who refused to give in half a step, and then looked at Sun Shaozong, who was sullen, and gritted her silver teeth slightly. He said flatly, "Brother Sun, I'd better go back to the car first..."
"Go back to what car!"
Sun Shaozong scolded, looked at the old housekeeper and said, "Uncle Wei, if it wasn't for Rong'er's help back then, I'm afraid I'd already be in the country of Qianxiang, not to mention the friendship that has never been abandoned along the way - the two of us. She has already made a life-long reservation, since she is the hostess of this house sooner or later, what is the point of going back to the main entrance early?"
Saying that, he took a half step forward, and with a light push on his shoulders, he carried Butler Wei to the side, then pulled Ruan Rong and walked in.
"Second Master!"
Seeing that the two of them were about to cross the threshold, Wei Licai couldn't care less, and hurriedly shouted: "During the Taizu Dynasty, there was a rule that generals in the army could not take Fangirls as wives, and those who violated the order would have their officials cut off. people!"
The Great Zhou Dynasty still has such rules
When you think about it, it makes sense. At the beginning of Zhou Taizu's establishment of the country, he had just expelled the 'Mengyuan' and restored the rule of the Han people. It was when the national mood was high, and it was not an exaggeration to set such a rule.
Sun Shaozong's footsteps were stunned when he heard the words, and Ruan Rong's complexion changed suddenly, and then he struggled desperately, his eyes were full of tears, and his mouth persuaded: "Brother Sun, as long as I can be with you, Rong You are already content, you must not…”
If she didn't persuade, Sun Shaozong might hesitate for a little while, but this persuasion aroused Sun Shaozong's temper, so he immediately said nothing, pushed away the old housekeeper, and dragged Ruan Rong in!
After crossing the threshold, Sun Shaozong stopped again, looking at Ruan Rong, who was already in tears, he laughed and said, "Why are you crying? You can't marry a general, I'll just be a civil official—waiting to see the emperor. When the time comes, I will be ordered to be a civil servant first, and then I will marry you!"
He wasn't just trying to fool Ruan Rong with his words.
At the beginning of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, in order to avoid repeating the calamity of the unbalanced civil and military affairs of the two Song Dynasties, a rule was specially made: after the imperial examinations, a group of scholars would be selected from the Wenjinshi to serve as military positions in the army; A group of warriors who were proficient in writing and ink were selected from the soldiers to serve as officials close to the people.
Unfortunately, this rule has not reversed the inertia of history.
After decades of peace in the world, the Wenchen Group gradually suppressed the noble family, and the bad habit of emphasizing literature over martial arts became common again.
So to this day, although this rule is still in effect on the surface, it has long since changed beyond recognition.
On Wen Jinshi's side, only unlucky fellows among the fellow Jinshi would be kicked into the military for training, and they would all be promoted to sixth-rank real positions without exception.
Among Wu Jinshi, only the first-ranking scholar, second-ranking scholar, third-ranking flower, and the top 12 in the second-ranking category are eligible to be transferred to the civil service. The identity is waiting to be filled - and he can't be the official seal officer such as the county magistrate, so he can only fight for the Wen Jinshi.
Not only that, after taking office, Wu Jinshi will have to endure the exclusion of the official civil servants, and they will be impeached if they are careless.
But even so, Wu Jinshi still flocked to the matter of transferring to civilian jobs.
As for Sun Shaozong, he was the fifth-ranked Wu Jinshi in the eighth year of Guangde. Otherwise, how could he have become a real-time sixth-rank commander because he was young and had never been awarded a title
It is precisely because of this level of identity that Jia Yucun opened his mouth that day to persuade him to wait for an opportunity to change to a clerical job.