Shanglin Night Snow

The setting sun is setting, and the day is coming to an end.

Putting down the official document he was half-reading, Guo Kai held his forehead and sighed, Hou Chaozhong's big belly and round body floated in front of his eyes, and the next moment, the face on that short and thick neck was changed to his own!

Woohoo, the world is unpredictable!Before going out today, Fang ordered the boy to discard those books and calculations as far as possible, and embarked on the road to the post with high ambitions, but who would have expected that as soon as he entered the office, he would be taught the official documents, military reports, and case files accumulated over the past few months? Besieged, there is no way to break the situation, but thinking about the years to come, I am afraid that I will bury my head in the pile of old papers day after day, and my heart will suddenly fall apart and mourn.

Sadly, if things go on like this, within a few months, his belly and waist may be beyond the reach of Hou Chaozhong, who has turned into ashes.

"General, it's getting late, you'd better go back early to rest, take care of your mind, the trial will start tomorrow, and there are still 20 people waiting to be heard in court!" The voice from nearby made the man with frowning eyebrows slightly raise his head.

Glancing at the flattering face, Guo Kai nodded: "That's right, tomorrow..." Having said this, the center of his brows retracted half an inch, looking very troubled.

Earlier, it was ordered that the imperial court would repatriate those who participated in the rebellion in the previous cold food incident, but all the generals below the head of the infantry commander would be sent back to the commander for trial.This is really difficult for Guo Kai: first, he knows that most of these people are acting according to orders, and it is not enough to punish them severely because of emotion and reason; A crime of favoritism.So he hesitated.

"What concerns does the general have about the interrogation?" The man who waited on him was vigilant. He saw Guo Kai's hidden worries at a glance, but his face showed happiness: "Speaking of which, thanks to the general's righteous words, Yuan was able to avoid this innocent disaster!"

Guo Kai shook his head: "At that time, Guo only reported the truth to the imperial court, and the original capital did not need to thank you." There is a reason for righteousness, but it cannot be denied that he is selfish.

Thinking about how the generals of the army have experienced previous changes, and now they are everywhere, how can this make people feel at ease?Because the most urgent task is to win over trustworthy people!This original hope is nothing, but he has a lot of experience in flattering and clinging, and he also thinks differently. He is a veritable profit-seeking mediocrity.However, Guo Kai thought that because of this, those with ulterior motives dared not take advantage of it easily, for fear that they would be betrayed instead.That being the case, you might as well keep it by your side temporarily, no matter how bad it is, it can also be used as a human barrier to filter the sediment close to you.

Yuan Wang complimented him a few more times, but seeing that Guo Kai was still sad, he said, "Young brat, if the general really finds it difficult to start the trial tomorrow, I'm a bit unimpressed. The general can hear you."

Gathering ideas, he hesitated, but he didn't disagree with what other people saw Guo Kai, so he nodded: "Let's listen to it."

Yuan Wang said: "Little Silai, the general is in a dilemma at the moment, and he can't bear to punish everyone severely, but the light punishment is afraid of arousing foreign opinions and accusing the general of being partial. In this case, why don't the general stand aside and ask the court to send another middle-ranking official to attend the meeting?" The trial will save the general from bearing the name of 'arbitrary'."

Guo Kai's expression darkened: "What do you mean, do you want me to hand over all these dozens of lives to outsiders?"

Seeing his displeasure, Yuan Wang hurriedly confessed: "This is not the intention of the young man, but if the general wants to save these lives, he must first protect himself! Because then, the general will still have to accept the middle official's wishes. , and try to deal with it in secret..." At this point, the footsteps in front of the door suddenly interrupted.

The two looked up and saw a soldier walking in quickly, and said: "General, there are people outside the door asking to see you."

Guo Kai was surprised: "Who is it? Do you have a name?"

The answer was: "The man claimed to be surnamed Xun, and he was the secretary of the province..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a heavy bang, which was the sound of tables and chairs falling to the ground!The soldiers raised their heads, but they could not see the occupants. They could only hear scolding coming from under the desk: "Who is this chair that was found for the general, and it is so dilapidated! How can the general sit still if his feet are uneven?"

The soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then heard another voice: "Forget it, this office has been abandoned for a long time and newly opened, most of the soldiers and soldiers made mistakes unintentionally, so don't be harsh." In the words, the person who had just disappeared had already turned his head from the case, his face was red, It seemed that he was taken aback.With great difficulty, he stood up straight and waved at the soldiers: "Go and tell him that it's getting late, so you won't invite him in. I'll go out to meet him right away."

The soldiers go by themselves.Guo Kai carefully moved his waist and legs a few times, but he seemed to feel all right. He looked back at the scattered chair frames on the ground, and said to Yuan Wang angrily, "You can find a new chair for me before tomorrow morning. It's okay if it's old and rough, but it only has four legs. It’s enough to be equal.” Although it is necessary to be prepared for danger in times of peace, it is not necessary to give up the original and chase the original to try yourself, otherwise, if you make a careless move, you will be disabled before your ambition is rewarded, and you will really laugh at the generosity.

After the matter was explained, Guo Kai went to meet the guests.

Just out of the gate of Yasi, I saw the carriage under the steps.Standing in front of the car is a man wearing a wide robe with wide sleeves (1). Although he is thin, the wind blows his clothes, revealing his elegant charm.It's just... Guo Kai looked horizontally and vertically, and always felt something different.Zheng Nahan, the man has already stepped forward to salute and greet him.

Guo Kai was coping with it in his mouth, but his eyes scanned his body repeatedly. After a long while, he had a flash of inspiration and suddenly realized: Green (2)!That's right, after half a day, his official uniform has changed from green to green!This is really unexpected. (I've always heard that cold and cough can be contagious, but I don't think that this promotion and salary can also do it?)

Stepping down the steps, Guo Kai cupped his hands to return the salute, joking: "When we met before noon, you and I were in a hurry, and we still said that we would meet again some other day, but we didn't expect that we would meet again at this moment." He looked at him from head to toe, so Surprised: "Brother, this is... when will you be promoted?"

Xun Miao blushed, folded her hands and smiled: "My brother is not talented. Two days ago, I was ordered to write an essay for the Empress Dowager. I didn't want to be praised for it. Today, after I left my brother and went back to the office, I had to order the secretary to save the letter. Moved to Secretary Cheng."

"诔文..." Guo Kai seemed to feel that the word was familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it mentioned, but it was not important, so he didn't intend to think about it.I'm just wondering, it's been a few months since the Empress Dowager passed away, is it too late to order me to write an euphemism at this time?

Sensing his heart or doubts, the visitor took two steps closer, but hesitated to speak, and turned to find a place to have a drink.Guo Kai wanted to decline, but when someone was promoted, it seemed inappropriate to spoil people's interest, so he had to agree.

The two got into the car together.

It was dark in the car, Guo Kai had no choice but to grope for a seat, he stepped forward, but stepped on a rolling object, he couldn't stand for a while, it happened that the car was moving at this moment, so he fell over unexpectedly!The strange thing is that this fall left half of his body hanging in the air—a pile of hard objects below his chest held it up, but fortunately he didn't seem to be injured.When I touched it with my hand, the surface of the thing was very smooth.

Just as he was suspicious, the surroundings flickered: it turned out that Xun Miao had brought in a lantern from the outside.Guo Kai stood up cautiously, but didn't dare to take a step—at first glance, the mess at his feet was full of... melons and vegetables? ?

"This..." Guo Kai's eyes widened, and after a moment of thought, he seemed to be enlightened, but he was still surprised: "The weather has warmed up, so it's not a good time to pickle vegetables?"

The man's face flushed when he heard the words: "General Guo misunderstood, no matter how deep my belly is, I can't hold so many dishes, and I don't like vegetarian food very much..." Pointing outside: "These are all It belongs to the old man Li who drives the car."

Guo Kai was stunned, and praised: "Xun Xingcheng is modest and kind, and these old people are also blessed."

The other quickly shook his head: "This old man Li is not my family, but an old farmer in the suburbs. When I first entered Beijing, I was next to him. At that time, I tried to ride his carriage. Even today, although I have moved away from the original place, he Every day I go to the city to sell vegetables, pass by my place, and still take me to the secretary's province on the way, and then pick me up in the evening. I will post his fodder every month, so as to save some leg strength, which is also cheap." Put down the lantern: " On the other hand, my character is Zhiwei, and the general will only use this as a commensurate in the future."

Guo Kai said "Oh", pondered for a while, and finally said: "My name is Huiqing..." It was a bit inexplicable.

The man nodded, but did not answer yet.

In the silence, Guo Kai carefully stepped over the pile of vegetables and sat down on the bench in the middle.He raised his eyes but was surprised: that person was undressing himself!

"What are you... doing?!" A hundred thoughts turned in his mind, and Guo Kai turned pale at the moment.