Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

After careful consideration, Lu Ci decided to find a suitable time in a few days and refuse Master Yang's kindness.

After all, specific plans have been made, and they are proceeding step by step—the real estate has been purchased as planned, the official main household registration has been successfully obtained, the economy has a stable source, and there is a lot of savings. There is really no need to be greedy for this shortcut.

Even if he is lucky enough to become a leader who stands out from the crowd, to further develop, he cannot get rid of the long process of becoming the prince's companion or entering the secret pavilion to study.

Although Lu Ci thinks that he is quite good at getting along with people, but for a long time, he has to support the royal family members who always control his wealth and life, and endure such a long period of officialdom... Just thinking about it is enough to feel guilty up.

Even if Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the country, stipulated in the ancestral family law not to kill scholars, Lu Ci was unwilling to take the slightest risk.

In his mind, walking on thin ice in the political center, how can it compare to being a local parent official?

The most important thing is that he hastily ended at this time. Even if Tong Zike only focused on chanting scriptures, he was not completely sure.

Anyway, I am not in a hurry, it is better to continue to study hard for a few years under the guidance and help of a good teacher and helpful friend, and I feel that I will be more successful, so I will mention the end.

Lu Ci leisurely made up his mind, but because Zhu Yue was thinking about it for him, he lost sleep for several consecutive nights for the first time in a row.

If brother Lu wants to end, he must start to prepare well now.

Zhu said that he couldn't help but think, if only he could be of some help.

As a result, after thinking about it, he became more and more depressed.

It is obvious that, judging from his performance in the past few days, not only did he fail to help the other party, but he also made him take care of him...

Apart from commuting and studying with Zhu Shuo, Lu Ci still eats, drinks, sleeps and sleeps, and develops some small business opportunities to make money in his spare time. He didn't expect the great name to feel guilty silently.

Just at this time, another person who was ready to move approached Zhu Shuo.

"Brother Zhu, why don't you see Lu Langjun with you?"

Because Lu Ci was called away by his master alone again, Zhu said that it was sunset, and he was quietly eating pancakes and porridge, while silently reciting today's lesson in his heart, when he suddenly heard someone calling him, he couldn't help but raise his head .

This person has delicate features and fair skin, and now he is smiling slightly, revealing a little white braid, obviously to show friendliness.

Zhu said that he swallowed the food in his mouth, and responded unhurriedly: "Yi Ya Nei. Brother Lu was called away by the master as soon as the morning class was over, and he should be back in a while."

He didn't know many people in the academy, but he recognized the person who came to say hello for nothing.

Not because of anything else, but because in my impression, Yi Shu, the son of the county captain here, has always been one of the people who like to be around Lu Ci the most. When he passed by, he would see him nine times out of ten.

The answer Zhu said was not beyond Yi Shu's expectations, and it could even be said that it was exactly what he wanted.

"It's okay that Mr. Lu Lang is not here for the time being." He looked around, and then gave Zhu Shuo a subtle wink: "I don't know if Brother Zhu is willing to talk further?"

Zhu said that he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the other party's gourd, but he had no fear, so he nodded and said politely: "Please wait for a while."

As soon as Hua finished speaking, Zhu said that he ate the lunch on the plate according to the previous rhythm, wiped his hands clean, and didn't forget to ask someone to leave a message for Lu Ci, and then followed him out.

When Yi Shu was waiting for him, the smile on his face stiffened a little, and there was a little more patience between his brows.

However, he was very keen, and it was easy to see that Zhu Shuo didn't deliberately let him go, but simply wasn't used to interrupting his rhythm for unplanned invitations, so he didn't take it too seriously.

What's more, he still wants to ask the other party for a while, so of course it's not good to make the other party unhappy.

Having said that, Yi Shu always felt a little subtle in his heart, and was a little worried that Lu Ci would come back at any time, so he decided to cut straight to the point and make a quick decision: "Brother Zhu just came to the academy not long ago, I'm afraid I don't know something, I am friendly with Lu Langjun Really..."

Zhu said that after listening to the explanation carefully, he quickly understood the other party's intention.

Yi Shu is a well-known arrogant person, and before Lu Ci came to Nanyang Academy, he was also a highly sought after figure.

As soon as Lu Ci came, he completely took away his limelight, and when he became a foil, he couldn't accept it easily at first, and he also thought about whether he would make a stumbling block for the other party.

However, Lu Ci's academics, conduct, and behavior in the world are all impeccable and perfect, which is not the same as his previous excellence.

After Yi Shu came into contact with him a few times, he couldn't help being convinced, and turned into a complete admiration.

The brilliance of the sun and the moon is irresistible to fireflies.

Yi Shu knew through his father that Lu Ci's family was poor, and he tried every means to help him, but he never succeeded, and was rejected by Lu Ci without any trace.

Now that Lu Ci is no longer struggling, he has purchased real estate and has become the main householder. Yi Shu was almost the first in the academy to hear the news, so he couldn't help being happy for Lu Ci.

Who knew that before he let go of his reserve and asked if he could be a guest at Lu Ci's house, Cheng Yaojin like Zhu Shuo would come out and move into Lu Ci's house, which he had never even imagined before. up!

Yi Shu was really not reconciled, and after much deliberation, he came up with a beautiful plan: he paid Zhu Shuo to find another better place to live, and he himself took the place of Lu Ci's house, staying with the person he admired day and night.

As the youngest son of his family, he was loved and raised, and because of Lu Ci's reputation, although his parents were reluctant to let him leave home, it was not impossible to persuade him for a while...

He will not treat Zhu Shuo badly, as long as Zhu Shuo can agree to smooth things over for him in front of Lu Ci and settle the matter, even if he helps him buy a house for one person, it is not impossible.

However, Zhu said that without waiting for Yi Shu to offer more attractive conditions, he shook his head resolutely: "A thousand pieces of gold can't be exchanged for a good teacher, and a thousand pieces of gold can't be exchanged for a good friend... In terms of emotion and reason, I will definitely not accept this matter, Yi Yamen Needless to say."

Yi Shu was stunned: "You—"

"Brother Yi, Brother Zhu."

Unfortunately, just as Yi Shu wanted to persuade him, Lu Ci, who came from his master who cared so much for him, found here.

Lu Ci didn't seem to see the delicate atmosphere of the two people's faint confrontation. He smiled slightly and walked forward. He gently pressed one hand on the back of Zhu Shuo's heart, and put the other hand on Yi Shu's shoulder affectionately: "Why did you walk so far? Here it is? Make me hard to find."

Zhu said all his attention, and since Lu Ci came back, he has turned all his attention to him: "Brother Lu, can you have lunch? I bought an extra one, because I don't know when you will come out, so I hired someone to be in the oven. Warm up first."

Lu Ci smiled: "Brother Zhu is so caring, I'm already doing good."

Yi Shu gritted his teeth secretly, not to be outdone, and said: "Even if it is heated on the stove, the taste is not as good as before. If Brother Lu doesn't like it, I just need to talk to the wine and food maker, and I can ask them to present a freshly made one. If you don’t like those things, you can ask my guy to come over now, and buy some of the best Disu crystal carp as food..."

Yi Shu's gallantry was so undisguised that even Zhu Shuo, who was secretly targeted by him, was amazed.

Lu Ci's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he immediately stopped Yi Shu's endless chatter: "Brother Yi's kindness, I shouldn't refuse it, but to tell the truth, when Master let me in, he also prepared some meals. It's not good To live up to Brother Zhu’s good intentions, I answered that sentence just now. If I really want to use the meal for two, no matter how good my appetite is, I’m afraid I’ll have to go to Bo Langzhong’s house soon.”

Seeing Yi Shu's face full of regret, Lu Ci took the initiative to ask: "I don't know how the Liquan Poetry Club founded by Brother Yi is doing?"

People at that time liked to form associations, and Yi Shu was of course not immune to customs. After Lu Ci repeatedly said that he was busy with "life and mundane affairs" as an excuse, he resentfully gave up the idea of ​​joining the club built by Lu Ci, and turned around to create it himself. got one.

Although he can't be said to be popular with everyone, he is not short of fans, and with his father's shadow, the Liquan Poetry Club has just been established, and it has grown to a large scale, with no less than a hundred members.

Now it was the person he admired the most who took the initiative to bring up the most proud thing in his heart, and naturally, Yi Shu put the little defeat just behind him and began to talk about it happily.

Lu Ci nodded from time to time, and responded with a smile just right, which made Yi Shu even more delighted.

It's a pity that before Yi Shu mustered up his courage to concoct a good word and try to invite Lu Ci to join the club, Zhong Yuan, the most unpleasant person, rushed over sweating profusely, and asked in a loud voice: " Lu Lang! Check the time, am I late?!"

Zhong Yuan was dragged away by the Cuju Club, he kicked him so carelessly that he lost track of time, and when he suddenly realized it, he was covered in cold sweat.

How could he forget the punishment of the previous few days so quickly, and immediately ran away, seeing that Lu Ci was still leisurely in the garden, he was only half relieved.

Yi Shu frowned quickly, and didn't like to stand with Zhong Yuan who seemed to be steaming and smelling of sweat—even if he stayed, this reckless man would steal Brother Lu's attention, so he stopped talking wearily , Shi Shi ran away first.

Seeing him go, Zhong Yuan breathed a sigh of relief: "I really like Lu Lang because I like to put on airs. I just saw the two of you surrounded by you from afar. The posture is like wives and concubines are jealous."

"Nonsense." Lu Ci rebuked helplessly, shaking his head: "He has a family background, how come he puts on airs when he gets into your mouth? But you are in a mess, there is more than enough smell, but not enough airs. If you don’t take the time to wash it off and change your clothes again, you will be caught and severely punished by the master.”

There are also Cuju classes in the college, so there will be spare clothes here, so I don’t have to worry about having nothing to replace.

"broken!"

As soon as Lu Ci reminded him, Zhong Yuan also became nervous, so he left in a hurry.

When everyone was gone, Lu Ci looked at Zhu with a smile and said, "You didn't get bullied just now?"

Caught off guard by such a question, Zhu said in a daze, "Naturally. Why did Brother Lu come here to ask?"

When Lu Ci asked questions, he carefully observed the expression on Zhu Shuo's face, and after he judged that what the other party said was true, his voice became a little more casual and lazy, and he smiled: "Brother Yi is not bad, and he treats talented people I've always looked up to you, with Zhu Di's high level of thoughtfulness, it would be nice to get along with him for a while longer."

——That's not necessarily the case.

Zhu said quietly in his heart.

The author has something to say: Notes:

1. Do not kill scholars

Zhao Kuangyin erected a stone tablet in the secret room of the Taimiao Temple. The inscription on the inscription is three chapters, one is not to kill the descendants of the Chai family (the royal family of the later Zhou Dynasty);

Therefore, the scholar-officials in the Northern Song Dynasty were basically very safe, even if they were often demoted to other places, they did not have any worries about their lives.

If the emperor wanted to kill an official, he would be unanimously resisted by his officials, who persuaded him to change his mind.

Another fun thing to share:

Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin once beat sparrows with a slingshot in the garden, and an inspector urgently asked to see him.He thought it was an important matter, so he put down his slingshot to see it. He didn't want it to be a trivial matter, so he was very angry, and he lifted the handle of the ax and knocked out two of the man's teeth.

The inspector was not afraid, so he picked up the tooth and put it in his sleeve.

The emperor sneered and said, are you going to use it as evidence to sue me?

The little official said: I can't sue, but the historian will record it.

The emperor had no choice but to apologize...

("Yi Zhongtian's History of China - Great Song Innovation" p51-55)

2. Bai Lang's family: directly appropriated the name of a children's clinic in Zhang Zeduan's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival"

3. Takeaway: In Zhang Zeduan's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", a guy delivering food is drawn

4. Work as a man (handyman), wine and food maker (cook), and young servants as servants ("Pretending to Live in the Song Dynasty", "Song: The Dawn of Modern Times")

5. Ya Nei: The son of an official is called Ya Nei, and the daughter is called Xiao Niangzi. ("Pretending to Live in the Song Dynasty")

6. Association:

In the Song Dynasty, "clubs" were very developed. There are hundreds of "clubs" in Hangzhou recorded in "Tokyo Menghualu", "West Lake Old Man Fanshenglu", "Menglianglu", "Wulin Old Stories" and "Capital Jisheng". There are all kinds of clubs, there are all kinds of clubs, those who perform Zaju can form the "Crimson Club", those who play Cuju have "Qiyun Club", those who sing songs have "Yun Club", and those who like sumo can join the "Jiaodai Club". etc.

In my opinion, the most interesting ones are probably the "Clean Hair Club" formed by shaving masters, the "Fang Sheng Club" who loves charity, the "Cui Jin Club" formed by prostitutes, and the "Rich and Poor Gambling Club" formed by a group of gamblers. "2333 ("Song: The Dawn of Modern Times")