, but they are all reliable, that group of people are desperadoes with similar morality as thieves, and they owed me that someone Shi accidentally rescued their leader. Besides, it doesn't mean that they should do it for nothing, as long as they are paid enough, not to mention going into the mountains to kill horse thieves to get rewards, even if they are allowed to kill horse thieves, they dare to give it a try. Other places would never dare to do this, but our Ningzhou is different. Officials are not considered uncles, but bandits are. "
Song Keli nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, from now on, whether there are one or two captains of Wuze County, there will be a seat for you."
Shi Hu shook his head and smiled, "It's another matter to seek an official position to play awe-inspiring prestige. The main thing is to do things with you, Captain Song. It's just two words. It's fun! Not long ago, a fortune-teller who traveled all over the world told me. Our predestined nobleman is named Song! Damn, he really didn’t lie to me, and he wasn’t willing to give the reward back then, so he feels very guilty now!”
Song Keli was noncommittal, "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, Brother Shi and I will spend the New Year's Eve together?"
Shi Hu grinned and said, "It's good to be brave."
When Shi Hu and his party left, only Song Keli and the young Shutong were in prison.
Song Keli looked at a corpse, and said to himself: "Many troublesome things have to be cured, and the two words must be followed. It is difficult to do, but someone always needs to do it. Done, the other Not to mention, the worst thing is that no one in Ningzhou is willing to be a thieves in the future. You can’t die. Someone has to do something, and someone has to die.”
The book boy asked softly: "Young Master, with your skills, how can you deal with these dozen or so horse thieves without the reckless stone tiger? Even if you go to a thieves lair, you can still fight in and out a few times."
Song Keli smiled softly: "The word rules are the most important. If you don't follow the rules in everything and want to take shortcuts, you will always get into opponents who are even more unruly than you. The old saying is that it is difficult to walk by the river. Wet shoes, that's the reason. If you act in the Jianghu style, you will get your shoes wet sooner or later. A third-rank master is killed by a second-rank junior grandmaster, and a junior master is killed by a first-rank master. No one can escape. Since becoming an official, it is equivalent to taking a boat to see the rivers and lakes. The difficulty is that you can't take chances. The difficulty is that you can't get off the boat to walk by the river once. Lun used official tricks against me, and there were no bad rules, so I, Song Keli, took it. If I couldn't catch it, it was because my Gongmen didn't practice enough, so I had to endure it. If I caught it, it would be like standing in Wuze County. With a firm footing, you can operate slowly and step up step by step. Killing horse thieves is the captain's job, because I have no bad rules, so I won't make the road to official promotion narrower and narrower."
The book boy pouted and sighed: "Young master, but you are only from the ninth rank at the moment, how many years will it take to become an important court official from the third rank like the master?"
Song Keli tapped the young man's head, his eyes were warm, and he reprimanded him: "I just told you the word Jijian, and you forgot?"
The boy let out an oh and smiled.
The young man suddenly said softly: "That Shihu is so stupid, he didn't realize that the fortune teller is the young master in disguise!"
Song Keli, who had launched a series of meticulous arrangements in Wuze County early on, laughed it off.
Song Keli let the young man sit on a small bench, squatted casually and stretched out his hands to keep warm, and murmured: "It seems that someone in the capital knew that I was here and started to play tricks. It's strange to say that no one sent charcoal to the Song family. Isn't that true?" It's strange, but the Song family has fallen to this point, and there are still people who miss a little captain? The Song family has been very popular in the past few years, but they have never made any enemies in the officialdom. They have made many enemies in the literary world, but how many of these opponents are there? They all need to show some face, could it be that there are some helpers around them who take the initiative to flatter this group of literary giants who have always been ignorant of ordinary things? Otherwise, this gust of wind is blowing something wrong."
Song Keli stopped tapping his forehead with his fingers, grabbed the string of copper bells, and laughed at himself: "If you don't understand it, don't think about it."
"I heard that the princess almost blocked the way when the young master left Beijing."
"Children love each other, but heroes are short-tempered. It's useless to think too much, and I have no right to think about it."
"The young master still wants to get married and start a career."
"Of course, it's not bad for Wuze County to find a virtuous woman."
"How can this work!"
"Why not?"
"How can they be worthy of a boy?!"
After saying this, the book boy's eyes turned red, and he sobbed, "Young master is Chu Feng of the Song family. He was originally going to be the leader of the world's scholars."
Song Keli smiled lightly, and reached out to wipe away tears for the innocent young man.
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Shinsaburo, whose every move can affect the view of the capital, has begun to grow a beard. In fact, at his age, he can pass the age of 30 years, unless he wants to learn from Zhang Shoufu to be the bearded man, there is no need to be like this, but after he became the right priest of the Imperial College, he was able to work with Yao Baifeng, the current master of Neo Confucianism, and Jin Lan Ting felt that it was necessary to grow a beard to show his ambition. Mrs. Xu, whose wife was ordered by her husband, had to groom her husband's beard almost every day, striving to be perfect. Jin Lanting jumped up from a small county in the territory of Beiliang. It first broke the rules and became the Dahuangmen, and then became the living man of the emperor's close ministers. With the power to control the ups and downs of the world's scholars, Jin Lanting waited quietly every morning for the sky to turn pale and his sight to become clear. Then he drove from the mansion to the Imperial College, and occasionally lifted the curtain of the car to see the awe-inspiring faces on the road. The hot face filled Jin Lanting with such a heroic spirit as a man, especially when the carriage drove into the Imperial College, he bent down and lifted the curtain, and the moment he got off the carriage, Jin Lanting seemed like a lifetime away, when he met people, he Almost no one is willing to accept the homemade cooked propaganda. Nowadays, countless people want it, but Jin Lanting doesn't want to give it away at all. However, Jin You Jijiu was not in high spirits. He lived in the capital for more than two years, and saw many farces that suddenly became rich and lost power, like the three masters of the Song family. The Hanlin Academy needed Jin Lanting to curry favor with the Song family's young phoenix, and she completely faded out of the temple's sight. The more Jin Lanting knew about the treacherous court, the more he cherished the few nobles who were dormant and bowed their heads. Zuojijiu Huanwen, who took the post of Zuojijiu Huanwen, at the beginning there were few giants who were willing to accept the rice paper he gave, but now he has become a scholar of the Wenting Pavilion. He didn't reveal the surface, even with Mrs. Xu, the woman who slept in the same bed, he didn't mention a single word. Jin Lanting clearly remembered that morning court, with white eyes and sarcasm all the way, only the senior who was also from Huang Menlang, She patted him on the shoulder and said something very heartwarming.
A scholar dies for his confidant.
As for the letter of recommendation from the King of Beiliang back then, Jin Lanting avoided talking about it, and privately regarded it as Nilin. If anyone didn't know how to mention this to him, no matter whether you were the son of a minister or a general, Jin Lanting would frown angrily on the spot And go, break up the friendship, and never talk and laugh at the meeting. What's more, Jin Lanting never felt in his heart that Xu Zizi had any merit in recommending him. The world is orthodox in the Zhao family. Even if your surname Xu is named a king with a different surname, even if the current hereditary succession fails, the political situation is changing rapidly. How many generations of glory and wealth can last? Randomly flipping through the history books, even if those aristocratic families have the iron scroll pill book "If you are rebellious, you will not be given death", wouldn't it be the case that the emperor would arbitrarily find a major crime of treason and implicate the nine clans
Say goodbye to the old year, change to a new house, double happiness. The Youjijiu mansion was replaced with a new one, which was bestowed by the emperor. It used to be the mansion of a Liyang clan. In Tai'an City two hundred years ago, it was extremely prosperous. Children of the royal family, living in this first-class house is somewhat suspected of being inappropriate, but after all, it is a clan that has not made any serious mistakes. It is not easy for them to move out. Youguang received a large sum of reward from the palace in private, so he moved out. When today's emperor advocates frugality, the dishes cooked in the imperial dining room became decorations. Later, it was the queen's suggestion that there was a meal list. The princess, courtiers, and generals in Beijing are all expected to be gifted. Today, a great eunuch personally carried a rosewood wine meal box wrapped in yellow satin and came to the new mansion where Jin offered wine. After eating, he finally begged the eunuch to let him keep the pair of ebony chopsticks, which were not considered valuable items. The eunuch secretly stuffed a suet jade pendant into his sleeve. The skin was golden and dazzling, and the meat was as delicate as fat. There is a scene of topaz symbiosis on the top. You don’t need to get closer to look at it. Just play with it casually and you will know that it is not a vulgar thing. The stigma of greedy ink, but the great reputation, how can we prevent the great eunuch from grinning from ear to ear? For You Jijiu, who is nearly thirty years old and is expected to be among the elders of the pavilion, he feels more and more comfortable.
Sending out an ancestral jade pendant and leaving behind a pair of ebony chopsticks worth a few cents, Mrs. Xu felt distressed. In the past, in the counties, she relied on her natal family's power, so she had to grab her ears and swear, but now she absolutely dare not .
After growing a beard, Jin Lanting looked a bit older.
Mrs. Xu asked cautiously: "Sanlang, why don't you take advantage of the New Year's Eve to pay a visit to Mr. Shoufu? Sanlang is close to Tan Tanweng. This Lord Zuo Pushe and Mr. Shoufu are from the same school. They have been best friends for most of their lives. Sanlang Going to pay a visit, no one will talk too much."
Jin Lanting said impatiently: "Women, what are you talking about!"
Mrs. Xu smiled resentfully, summoned up her courage, but finally she didn't dare to speak back. In the past, my parents didn't have a good face when they saw this husband who came from a small noble family. Now that the whole family has moved to Tai'an City at the foot of the emperor, they can only bow and kneel.
Mrs. Xu also flattered her in every possible way between the beds, but Saburo's airs were still getting bigger and bigger. Mrs. Xu always felt that the way he looked at her was no different from how he looked at a servant girl.
In this era when women are as cheap as grass, and after men have achieved fame, it is not difficult to treat women as women, but the difficulty is to treat women as human beings.
Mrs. Xu suddenly remembered something, her parents were worried when they talked about it, and it also made her very uneasy. You only get rich, but don't just turn around and lose it.
Madam Xu gritted her teeth, and sat beside Jin Lanting, her delicate body got close, especially her plump breasts rubbed against his arm intentionally or unintentionally, and then said softly: "Sanlang, I heard that you are in the Imperial College..."
Jin Lanting pushed her away calmly, and said with a sneer, "Why, I was frightened by my husband's words 'the people are the least important to your society'? What do you know, I can't talk to you. Your parents have little knowledge, so let them stop coming to bother me in the future."
Madam Xu lowered her head and said timidly, "Understood."
Mrs. Xu stood up and left, saddened.
Jin Lanting didn't care about this at all, staring at the pair of ebony chopsticks, the corners of his mouth curled up.
The scholar was granted the title of marquis, presiding over half of the country.
There are thousands of beauties, but there is only one country.
Jin Lanting, who was alone, grabbed the pair of chopsticks, made a gesture of putting vegetables into his mouth, and laughed wildly.
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This year's New Year's Eve dinner, Mr. Lu of Jing'an Prince's Mansion, who didn't drink much, was heavily fed by the young feudal lord. I drank too much, and when I finally got out, smelling of alcohol, I crouched at the base of the courtyard wall and vomited again and again. The only maid beside me, Xinghua, patted my back gently. It was really distressing to see. Although Mr. Lu suffered a serious crime, he was obviously in a good mood, and said that he would take Xinghua, a dead man whose real name was Liu Lingbao, to visit his former residence. In fact, Xinghua used to go to that dilapidated little house in her spare time. The house had already been bought by Prince Jing'an's mansion. As long as Xinghua went there, she would clean it meticulously until it was spotless. She was already familiar with the way. Blind Lu Xu didn't enter the house, but just stood at the door, not knowing what to "see". Then Lu Xu took Xinghua to Yongzi Alley where he used to play chess for a living, squatted on the ground, leaning against the wall, and remained silent. It seems that there is a chess game in front of you, with your two fingers in the shape of a raisin, and gently drop the chess. Xinghua didn't make a sound, her eyes were gentle.
The young blind man kept "falling" and said with a smile: "Our Qing Party was defeated, and I also added a handful of firewood. Otherwise, the Jing'an Palace will become a vase decoration. I am a snobbish person. One is honored and the other is humiliated, how can we just watch His Royal Highness be unable to use it?"
Xinghua knew that in private, King Jing'an Zhao Xun liked to call him Mr. Lu, or Mr. Lu, and he would even call him Xiaoliu when he was happy to joke. And the latter has always disrespected the so-called His Royal Highness, not King Jing'an.
"The Lu family on the road between the sheep houses wants to leave, and Xiangfan City can't stop it, but it's not difficult to stumble aside. Although it's not good for the overall situation, since His Royal Highness is uncomfortable, he insists on going to the disgusting one. Beiliang, as a chess player, I can only do my best to gamble and plant some hidden dangers for the Lu family. If the wise Lu Ge is alive, these little tricks may not be successful. Once the old man leaves, it will be hard to say Xinghua, do you think that an insidious villain like me, let alone a celebrity, is not even worthy of a scholar?"
Xinghua changed her position, sheltered Mr. Lu from the cold wind blowing into the alley, and said softly, "Mr.
Lu Xu said with a smile: "It is said that if you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world, and that those who do great things don't care about small things, the ancients and old sayings really confuse future generations. But I am a blind man, and it is true that I can only rely on you to clean the house." gone."
Xinghua's eyes turned, "The servant girl is very happy."
Lu Xu stretched out his hand, as if drunk with courage, and wanted to touch Liu Lingbao's smooth cheek, but when Liu Lingbao approached his face, he withdrew his hand and said softly: "We are lucky to live together, and try to live for a few more years."
Lu Xu tilted her head back and leaned against the wall, "You are blind."
Xinghua suddenly lowered her voice and said, "Young Master Lu, if you want to go to Beiliang, Liu Lingbao will protect you even if you die."
Lu Xu froze for a moment, shook his head and said with a casual smile, "I have my own plans. It's pretty good here."
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Listening to Chaohu Lake in Beiliang, Chen Xiliang, a humble scholar sitting in a gazebo by the lake, Xu Beizhi, the grandson of Xu Huainan, the former King of the Northern Academy, and Xu Weixiong, the second princess sitting in a wheelchair, three characters with very different identities, forming a tripartite confrontation. pattern.
Xu Weixiong, who is in charge of half of Beiliang's intelligence spies, said calmly: "I have some news to tell you. The Empress Beimang brought only one person to the border of Beiliang."
Xu Beizhi hummed, and quickly revealed the secret, "It must be Tuoba Bodhisattva."
Chen Xiliang frowned and asked, "Can't you kill him?"
Xu Beizhi smiled and said, "Who can be killed but not killed, but can't be killed."
Chen Xiliang let out a calm expression.
Xu Weixiong turned his head to look to the south, and said with a smile: "Let's make plans, anyway, they have to do things."
Although Xu Beizhi has already been appointed as a local official, he rarely has the opportunity to come to Qingliang Mountain, and there are often rumors that he and the scholars have a drink together. And even if Xu Beizhi met Xu Weixiong, he didn't feel restrained, and dared to say a few innocuous jokes, as if he said lazily at this time: "I heard that His Royal Highness has kidnapped many important people for this trip. Beiliang is really good at being a coolie, if you want me to talk about His Highness's appearance, it's not difficult to deceive some girls, but I didn't expect to deceive men as well."
Chen Xiliang was expressionless, and turned his head to look at the Tingchao Lake with tens of thousands of koi.
Xu Weixiong pointed to Xu Beizhi and Chen Xiliang, smiled and said bluntly: "Xu Beizhi, you can just scold yourself, and bring Chen Xiliang with you. It's an act of killing one thousand enemies and self-defeating one thousand. There's no such thing as a profit-making business. mean?"
Xu Beizhi laughed loudly and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know, I'm naturally dark-hearted and thick-skinned, so I'm less injured than Young Master Chen."
Chen Xiliang shook his head helplessly. It is impossible to be friends with such a guy, but even if he is an opponent, he still can't hate him.
Xu Weixiong said to himself: "The new year is cool and new."