A trip starting from the courtyard

Chapter 674 Ru Lan glanced back contemptuously, who is afraid of whom!

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

early morning.

"Quack...quack" a few wild geese flopped into the small pond, happily taking a bath for mandarin ducks.

Wang Lidong opened his eyes, and saw that Rulan was in a big shape, with a big leg pressing on his chest, no wonder he always felt a little heavy.
(*￣(エ)￣)
A piece of white + flower + flower. This is to challenge his weakness!

Wang Lidong turned over
". Heng..Second brother...don't make trouble"

"You still call me Brother Heng! It seems that the education of these two days is not deep enough."

"Are you the second brother?"

After half an hour,

"Ah~~ official, official"

"……late."

'Dong dong dong' After a few knocks on the door, Chunlan's voice sounded, "Young master, eldest lady, it's 4:6 (45:[-])."

"It's miserable, it's terrible, it's going to be late again. It's all your fault! It's all your fault!"

Wang Lidong rolled his eyes, he didn't know who was more energetic than himself just now... Amidst Ru Lan's complaints, the two quickly got up and hurriedly changed their clothes
After burning incense, Wang Lidong dragged Rulan into the Bailu Courtyard. Princess Pingning's embarrassment made the elders feel punctual since their daughter-in-law came in three days ago.

Seeing her mother-in-law's dark face, Ru Lan panicked, and carefully moved in front of her in-laws and said all blessings, "Ru Lan pays respects to parents and mothers."

Father Qi stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Sit down quickly."

He is quite satisfied with the daughter-in-law chosen by his son, with a straightforward personality, lively and lovely, and most importantly, a kind heart.
Rulan glanced at her mother-in-law, Princess Pingning snorted softly, "Sit down."

Ru Lan obediently sat down at the dining table, and saw several plates of her favorite breakfast on the table, her eyes lit up, especially the crystal clear shrimp dumplings, the bright red shrimps, they looked delicious, and her mood was +20.

"Today is the day to go back home. After you have breakfast, go out." Princess Pingning said after eating two mouthfuls of porridge, looking at her daughter-in-law.

Ru Lan hurriedly nodded in agreement.

I'm so happy, I don't need to learn the rules today.

These days, after breakfast every morning, Princess Pingning will personally teach her various etiquettes and rules
It really feels like years.

Fortunately, it was only half a day, otherwise I would have died...
Princess Pingning said, "Are you ready for the return ceremony?"

Ru Lan looked confused, do I still need to bring a gift when I return home?

Turning her head, she remembered that when Mo Lan returned home, she seemed to have come home empty-handed, right? .
Wang Lidong said, "It was ready yesterday."

Seeing that her mother-in-law didn't ask any more questions, Ru Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
After breakfast, the two greeted their parents, and when they left the Bailu Courtyard, Ru Lan asked, "When did you prepare it? What did you prepare?"

Wang Lidong said, "I asked Chunlan to prepare it yesterday. As for what is there, I haven't seen it. You can ask Chunlan later."

After walking for a while, I found that my daughter-in-law had turned into a gourd. She was fine just now, but it changed suddenly. Wang Lidong asked concerned, "My lady, what's wrong?"

Ru Lan drooped her face, and said in frustration, "Isn't it useless to ask you to prepare me for the return ceremony?"

"How old are you! You will be fine in the future." Wang Lidong smiled and rubbed the girl's head, she is still in junior high school at her age.
Ru Lan raised her hand to push away the hand on her head, and said angrily, "I'm not a child anymore!"

Wang Lidong nodded in agreement, "Yeah, I've grown up a lot."

Ru Lan's face turned red
Wang Lidong was about to tease his wife again, when he suddenly saw his cousin Qi Xuan coming in from the side door, "Brother, what's the matter?"

Qi Xuan nodded and said, "There is a small matter. Didn't bother you two?"

Wang Lidong said, "What are you talking about!? Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Come in and talk."

The two entered the room, Qi Xuan took the hot tea from Fu Gui, drank a couple of sips, saw his cousin's face flushed like a spring breeze, he was really envious, he sighed and said, "My mother took me to see my relatives again yesterday." gone."

Wang Lidong asked curiously, "Which one did you visit this time?"

Qi Xuan said, "The second girl of my third cousin's family."

Wang Lidong said, "Oh, judging by your appearance, I must have missed you."

She has a flat nose, short legs, and her face is not half as beautiful as Sheng Minglan's.

Qi Xuan said, "If I remember correctly, today is the day you and your siblings return home?"

Wang Lidong nodded.

Qi Xuan hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Three days ago, at your wedding banquet, I saw Minglan's face was a little pale, and I heard that she had a serious illness a while ago. I asked Baoqin to prepare some nourishing things for later You ask my siblings to help me bring it to her." He said and put a mahogany box in his hand on the tea table.

wipe!
This guy.!

Wang Lidong somewhat hated that iron could not become steel, "Brother! This Xiaoliu has treated you like this. As the saying goes, a good horse never turns back!
There must be girls who are more beautiful than her in the world. Even if Da Song can't find them, there are still Goryeo, Wa, Annan. Farther away, Persia is rich in beauties, not only beautiful, but also in good shape." Suddenly Thinking that she was already married, she glanced sideways at the room, and found that Rulan was sitting on the sofa not far away, having sex with Chunlan Damagpie.
Cough!

Wang Lidong picked up the teacup and drank a couple of sips. After praising the tea, he turned back to the topic, "If your mother knows what you're thinking, she will definitely break your legs."

Qi Xuan said, "The matter of regretting the marriage was all done by that bastard Gu Tingye. The imperial decree has been issued, how dare Ming Lan refuse to accept it, let alone your father-in-law and uncle instigated it at that time."

Wang Lidong put down his teacup and said, "You should tell your mother about this, it's useful to tell me."

"My mother likes the second girl of the third uncle's family very much. I don't want to marry whoever I marry, so I followed her wish and let my cousin be the first wife." Qi Xuan said to Wang Lidong, "When the time comes, I will want Minglan again. Although my mother will be unhappy if you enter the door, she will definitely not object."

Ru Lan was embroidering a handkerchief, but her ears were pricked up. When she heard Qi Xuan's words, she said in surprise, "Brother, do you want Ming Lan to be your little girl?"

Qi Xuan looked at Ru Lan and asked, "Sister and sister, you and Xiao Liu grew up together, do you think Ming Lan will agree?"

Ru Lan blinked her eyes, thought for a while, and said, "I don't know either. Although we grew up together, Ming Lan is always polite to everyone, and never offends anyone with her words. I can't figure it out. What is she thinking?"

Wang Lidong felt that the success rate of his cousin's idea was quite high.Now he is not Bai Ding, as a Conglong hero, he was conferred the Duke of Wei half a month ago.But now Sheng Minglan is burdened with Kefu's reputation, plus a lot of bad things about the Sheng family, if she wants to be the head of the family, she has to marry far away, just like Yu Yanran in the TV series, after her reputation was ruined, she married far away in Yunnan Province, If you want to stay in the capital, you can only be small, and not necessarily someone will dare to accept it.

Seeing his cousin's pleading expression, Wang Lidong sighed, "I'll ask Rulan to ask you."

As expected of his good brother, Qi Xuan happily patted his cousin's arm, "Are you guys coming back today?"

Wang Lidong said, "I will stay at my father-in-law's house tonight and come back tomorrow."

"Okay, then I'll look for you tomorrow. Let's go." Qi Xuan was still uneasy when he walked to the door, then turned around and came to Ru Lan and told him twice, "Sister and sister, don't forget!"

(ー_ー)!!
Chengxi Zengfu
The Minister of Zhongshu and the Minister of the Household Department, Tongping Zhangshi, and Zeng Gongliang, a scholar of Jixian Temple, are directing their own book boys and packing various books.

He handed in his resignation yesterday.

Since the Empress ascended the throne, he has not lived a single day of stability.

Recently, every day, many scholars would come to the gate of his house early in the morning, scolding him for being greedy for life and afraid of death, a scum of scholars.

When I went to work in the Yamen, a small official would pop up from time to time and criticize him a few words.Hearing that the salary will be lowered again soon, the salary for the next year will not even reach 4000 guan, so he got angry at both ends of the salary, flicked his sleeves and quit!
Hearing the faint yelling and cursing from outside the mansion, the book boy looked angrily, these students would bully the weak and be afraid of the hard, and if they had the ability, they would go and shout in front of the Duke of Qi's mansion.

On the third day after the Empress ascended the throne, a group of scholars went to Duke Qi's mansion to make trouble.Unexpectedly, a large number of guards armed with sticks rushed out of Duke Qi's mansion and beat up the scholars. I heard that more than 30 scholars had their legs broken that day.Then he was sent to Kaifeng Mansion, and then he was beaten 60 boards.After that day, I have never heard of any scholars going to Duke Qi's mansion to make trouble.

Zeng Gongliang waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'll go back to my hometown right away. They won't be able to quarrel for a few days."

At this time, Menzi entered the room and reported that someone from the palace had arrived.

Zeng Gongliang snorted coldly, it was nothing more than inviting him into the palace, persuading him to stay and help clean up the mess.

late!

When he came to the front hall, Zeng Gongliang greeted him politely when he saw Mr. Liang, the chief executive officer.

"Ms. Zeng, Your Majesty asked the servant to give something to Mr. Liang." Officer Liang smiled and took out a small booklet from his sleeve.

Zeng Gongliang took the booklet curiously, only to see that there were eight large gold-plated characters printed on the cover, "Handbook for the Reorganization of the Great Song Dynasty Court".

Officer Liang said with a smile, "Your Majesty asked your servants to tell Xianggong, and His Majesty temporarily suppressed Xianggong's resignation."

Zeng Gongliang nodded, and asked the butler to escort Mr. Liang out. He sat on a chair, took a sip from the tea bowl, and then picked up the manual to read it.

I didn't feel anything at first, but when I turned to the second page, when the prime minister formed a cabinet and was fully responsible for the daily affairs of the court, my breathing immediately became heavy.

The emperor ruled by doing nothing!

Isn't this the ultimate goal that their civil servants have been pursuing!
Quickly looked through the detailed rules, frowning slightly, the money bag is not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, the army is also Yushitai, which is directly under the emperor's jurisdiction
The most important thing is that the cabinet list still needs to be nominated, and then voted by officials
After Zeng Gongliang turned over the last page, he pondered for a while, and told the housekeeper not to pack the things at home for the time being, "I will talk about it when I come back from the palace."

At the same time, Sheng Mansion in Jiying Lane was extremely lively.

Today is the day when Ru Lan returns home. The day before yesterday, Mrs. Wang sent invitations to her seven aunts and eight aunts, vowing to make the little girl's homecoming banquet a splendid one.

"Big lady. Big sister." Sheng Molan walked into the courtyard with her own officials, clutching her big belly. When she saw Wang Shi and Sheng Hualan, she greeted her with a smile.

Seeing Mo Lan's soft and coquettish appearance, Mrs. Wang thought of Lin Xiaoniang, her mortal enemy, and felt a little displeased, so she forced a smile to deal with it, signaling that Mo Lan has such a big belly, and she won't blame her if she doesn't come back.

Sheng Molan said with a smile, "Today is the first time Fifth Younger Sister returns home. How can I, as an older sister, be absent?"

"Hey, Miss Si, why is your belly so big? It looks like it's been eight months. I remember you and Xu Sanlang have only been married for less than half a year, so it can't be..." Aunt Kang, the "little knives expert", went online, One sentence almost exploded Mo Lan's anger. She gritted her teeth and greeted Aunt Kang with a smile, then turned around and left with the officer.

Aunt Kang looked at Mo Lan's back and snorted coldly, "Assuming she's smart, if you dare to talk too much, I'll reveal all her past scandals in front of Xu Sanlang."

As for Mrs. Kang, Mrs. Wang had no choice but to persuade her to enter the house quickly, but her brother-in-law was getting impatient.

It was rare for Mrs. Kang Wang not to shake her face. After saying a few more words with a smile, she entered the room with Uncle Kang.

"Mother, why are you free to come here today?" Mrs. Wang had just sent the God of Plague into the house, when she saw her elder brother and sister-in-law helping her into the yard, and hurriedly greeted her and said hello.

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "Ru'er is my granddaughter. It's such a big deal to come back home. How can I not come. Are Ru'er and uncle here?"

Wang said with a smile, "Not yet, but I think it will be here soon."

While speaking, she saw her little girl and uncle walking into the courtyard talking and laughing, Wang said happily, "Mother, Ru'er and Brother Heng have arrived."

When Ru Lan saw the old lady, she immediately jumped up and said coquettishly, "Mother."

Mrs. Wang pulled up her little daughter and took a good look at her. Seeing that Rulan's face was rosy, her eyebrows were stretched, and there was a joy in her eyes. She knew that her daughter had a good life these days, and the stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.

Wang Lidong greeted his mother-in-law with a smile, and then greeted the members of the Wang family one by one.

Mrs. Wang took the uncle's hand and said eagerly, "Ru'er, you haven't caused Brother Heng any trouble these days, have you?"

Wang Lidong smiled, "Don't worry, mother. Rulan is so cute and sensible, it's too late for my parents to like her."

Ru Lan also nodded her head cooperatively.

Mrs. Wang was very happy, but she still put on a straight face and preached a few words to Ru Lan in front of Wang Lidong. She was probably married and not a child anymore. She should not be as self-willed as before. , be a good daughter-in-law.

When they entered the room, Wang Lidong and Ru Lan whispered, "You don't seem to like your grandmother?"

Ru Lan nodded, "Brother Heng, did you see it?"

Xiao Nizi has committed suicide again!
Wang Lidong threw a 'Take care of your eyes at night', "Yeah."

Ru Lan glanced back contemptuously, who is afraid of whom!She has already made up her mind to sleep with my old lady tonight, (＾U＾)ノ~YO "The old lady has only liked my second brother and two cousins ​​since she was a child."

While talking, when they came to the house, the two kowtowed to Sheng Hong and Mrs. Sheng and Mrs. Sheng, and Mrs. Sheng said a few words to them before returning to the backyard.

Then Ru Lan went to chat with a group of female relatives, and Wang Lidong followed the old Zhangren and the heads of Sheng Wang's family to the study.

Sheng Changfeng was in the study half-heartedly looking at the books in his hand. This time Rulan got married, he finally took the opportunity to return to the capital, but he didn't expect it to be worse than being in his hometown. For the past three days, Sheng Hong asked him to review his homework in the study every day.Seeing his father bring Qi Heng into the study, Sheng Changfeng immediately went up the mountain to say hello warmly, "Brother-in-law is here."

Wang Lidong smiled and said, "Changfeng, haven't you returned to Youyang?"

Which pot should not be opened and which pot should be lifted, Sheng Changfeng looked depressed when asked, and smiled reluctantly, "I will go back to my hometown tomorrow."

After everyone sat down, they exchanged greetings for a while, Sheng Hong saw that all the relatives were winking at him, and said hesitantly, "Brother Heng, I heard that in two months, the serving officials can only receive their basic salary, and even the tenure will not be paid. Are you going to take it back to the court?"

Job field, also known as "job field", is the field granted to officials by the imperial court as salary according to their official ranks, that is, the rented millet collected from renting land is used as salary.As the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, Sheng Hong has 15 hectares of working land, that is, 1500 mu of land, and can receive about 700 guan of rent every year as an on-the-job subsidy.

Wang Lidong nodded and said, "Yes, Bianjing and nearby four roads will be implemented in January next year, and the other 20 roads will be implemented one after another."

It has been rumored for half a month that the official ape's salary has been cut, and it was his intentional rumor.Just like when Hyundai is about to introduce a new policy, it will reveal the news, look at everyone's reaction, and then do some targeted work.

A few elders in the house with official status and grimaces, especially Uncle Kang, jumped up and said, "Brother Heng, this matter is very wrong! I heard that many officials have connected in private. If the imperial court really lowers the salary Already ready to resign.

If the local prefectures and counties are not under the control of officials, turmoil will surely be caused, and the various yamen in Bianjing will also be paralyzed, and the whole Song Dynasty will be in chaos by then! "

Now he rests at home and does not go to work. He spends all day reciting poems and odes with a bunch of arty and prudish people, giving pointers to state affairs, and his small life is not to mention how comfortable it is.On the one hand, the Kang Wang family will often help the point, and on the other hand, he still has a monthly salary of 90 yuan.Although he has no official business, he still has two false titles on his head, and the court will issue 90 titles every month.But if according to Wang Lidong's statement, starting from next year, anyone who doesn't work will have no salary, so how can he be so cocky and chic in the future?

Sheng Hong also said, "Brother Heng, you need to think twice about this matter. Just like Brother Kang said, without officials, the local government will be paralyzed."

He is also very resistant to this Zheng Ce, but as the county magistrate of Qipin, there are many channels for money.If you eat more carefully, 2000 to [-] guan in a year is still very easy, but if you start with a little trick, [-] to [-] guan is not a problem.But who would dislike the hot money, after the salary cut, he will lose more than [-] pennies a year!

Wang Lidong glanced at Uncle Kang, no wonder he was so miserable, the head is a good thing, but some people just don't have it.Now the top level of the Song Dynasty is not a scholar bureaucrat, the rules have been changed, and they still want to continue to lie on the Song Dynasty to suck blood, thinking about something beautiful, and said lightly, "There are many people who want to be an official, even the reduced salary is better than that of ordinary people. The income is several times more.

The Song Dynasty lacked everything, but there was no shortage of scholars. There were more than 50 people, and more than 300 million scholars. It is not difficult to find tens of thousands of people who want to be officials. "

Uncle Kang patted the coffee table and said angrily, "It's ridiculous, these people didn't even pass the Jinshi examination, how can they be officials. This is a violation of the ancestral system, and it is disrespectful to Taizu Taizong!"

Wang Lidong looked at Uncle Kang in surprise, how the hell did he pass the Jinshi exam? ! !
"Did Uncle Kang forget that Mr. Zhao Pu, Mr. Lu Duan, and Mr. Chen Zhizhong were all prime ministers of Taizu and Taizong's dynasty, but none of them passed the Jinshi examination, and Mr. Zhao failed to pass the test repeatedly, not even a scholar?" , but Taizu personally promoted him to be the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty."

"Papa papa" Uncle Kang's face flushed.

Looking at the small and transparent Sheng Changfeng standing in a corner, Wang Lidong said, "Changfeng, if the imperial court asks you to be a county magistrate now, with a monthly salary of only 30 yuan, would you like it?"

Sheng Changfeng said in his heart, no fool would want to, even if he didn't have a penny of salary, he would do it!But he glanced at his father's face, lowered his head, and continued to pretend to be his good baby.

(End of this chapter)