Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Lu Ci ignored Liu Qiwan's annoyed expression, and returned to the study alone Shi Shiran.

After closing the door with his own hands, he made sure that there was no one around, so he took out the scrolled manuscripts from his sleeve, spread them out on the table, and carefully admired them one by one.

Even if it is not said that this is the Ci written to him by Liu Yong, the founder of the Graceful School, which is known as "Liu Ci", even if it is simply a wish from a friend, it is impossible for him not to read it. On the edge, I have lived up to it.

The reason why he expressed his opposition was that Lu Ci believed that if Liu Yong was allowed to continue writing like this, it would not only distract his energy and affect his preparation for the exam, but also that Liu Ci had always been very popular with singing girls.Once it gets out, it is very likely that they will compete to compose and sing it.

Pavilions have always been known for their elegance and rigor, and Liu Qi is at a critical moment when he stepped in with one foot, but the other foot is still pending.

How could Lu Ci allow these lyrics full of grievances and fun and madness to be sung, which ruined Liu Qi's reputation?

If it gets to His Majesty and brings back his memories of the frivolous and resentful "Crane Soaring to the Sky", Liu Qi, let alone seize the opportunity to enter the pavilion, is afraid that his official career will be completely chilled.

The more Lu Ci thought about it, the more he had a headache.

It's better to confiscate it first, and when the time is right, I will leave an engraving for myself as a souvenir, and then return the original manuscript to Liu Qi, it's a good time.

Anyway, based on the years of friendship between him and Liu Qi, even if the other party can't understand his good intentions for a while, it is absolutely impossible to generate resentment.

Thinking of this, Lu Ci reorganized the manuscripts that he had read carefully and put them into the hidden compartment with peace of mind.

For Liu Qi's deadly behavior of staying up late to write lyrics, he was actually a little bit angry just now.

However, I have to say that after reading these manuscripts, he is full of confidence in whether his friend can pass the exam.

As far as Liu Qi's outstanding talents are vividly shown in these works, as long as Liu Qi shows seven points of strength and answers the wrong questions without brain cramps, then in this library test that only tests Ci and Fu, will he be able to fly like a fish in water and soar into the sky?

Liu Qi was totally unaware that Lu Ci had full confidence in him.

Just facing the daunting pile of homework, his head is already as big as his head, and he has just lost his satisfactory poem manuscript, and he has to worry about what new tricks he will think of after Lu Ci comes back from preaching to the prince Come clean him up.

He sat at the table in a daze, without moving a word for a long time.

It wasn't until the news that Lu Ci was going out came from the open window that he woke up like a dream, and while he was writing fast mechanically, he sighed hopelessly.

——Although he and the little Zhengjing Zhu said that their tempers were occasionally inconsistent, but at this moment, he was looking forward to the arrival of the other party who had to come for several days at night due to the long journey.

Little Taotie is so kind, he can't just let him suffer, cough and struggle alone.

At this moment, Liu Qi really had a tacit understanding with Lu Ci.

Lu Ci, who got on his horse and drove to the palace, was absent-minded all the way, thinking about when Zhu Shuo would come.

He really knew Liu Qi very well: Although he had frightened the other party for a while today, and could make Liu Qi calm for a while, the effect would not last long.

Especially since he has a job, he can't live with people like when he was preparing for the tribute, and put people under his nose all the time.

If Zhu said that, with his usual extreme rigor and conscientiousness, he could properly suppress Liu Qi, who was flirtatious and escaped, and the competition between the two could also stimulate a bit of tension in preparing for the exam.

Moreover, he had indeed not seen Zhu Di for a long time.

When Lu Ci came back to his senses, he was stopped by a strange servant on the way to Zishan Hall.

The first thing Lu Ci noticed, apart from the ordinary appearance of the other party he had never seen before, was the color of the clothes that symbolized his high rank among the servants.

And, there was no one around.

With a slight movement in his mind, the other party had already spoken firmly: "Lu Zuo Yude, please come back."

These words were extremely blunt, but Lu Ci was not angry at all, and only asked calmly, "Why?"

The servant sneered, and said in a startling way: "How does Lu Zuo Yude tell lies and play tricks in front of Prime Minister Kou and Your Majesty, don't you know yourself? He is so vulgar and immoral, how can he be worthy of His Highness's lecture!"

If it were someone else, they would probably be surprised to see his loud and loud posture when questioning.

Coupled with the fact that he had spoken to Kou Zhun in a word, he might be bluffed and go back angrily.

Lu Ci frowned and smiled unceremoniously.

The man's reaction to Lu Ci was obviously unexpected, and he couldn't help being taken aback.

Lu Ci said indifferently: "I am not only very familiar with the people in the East Palace, but I also know most of them. You are not of low rank, why have I never met them before?"

Lu Ci's words are not false.

He knew that when the emperor arranged for him to go to the East Palace and become one of his vassals, he was assigned to the side of the crown prince.

So as long as the emperor is still alive, in the next few years, regardless of the considerations, I am afraid that he will not easily move his position.

It is not only to ensure that the prince accepts the lectures, but also to prevent him, the former minister of the Eastern Palace, from being transferred to power, which will increase the power of the prince in disguise.

Because he knew that if he made no mistakes in the next few years, even if he was promoted, he would only be in the East Palace. Lu Ci consciously wrote down the faces and names of most of the subjects in the East Palace, instead of coming and going in a hurry like other lectures. Take note of the person's appearance.

Now with just one glance, he can tell with certainty that the other party is definitely not someone who works in the Eastern Palace.

Before the other party opened his mouth to quibble, Lu Ci took a step forward without haste, his jaw slightly raised, his deep pupils lightly inspected the other party, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and he said clearly: "You are more than The origin is unknown, and you know my whereabouts like the back of your hand. You just heard you questioning me repeatedly, and even wanting me to go back, so you must not have nothing to rely on..."

An unconcealable panic flashed in the man's eyes, he frowned, and said loudly: "Nonsense! I just don't work at Zishantang on weekdays—"

Lu Ci completely ignored his rebuttal, took another step forward, and asked with a slight smile, "Why don't you let me guess, whose order did you follow?"

The waiter was really anxious at the moment: "You!"

"It's definitely not His Majesty, Prime Minister Kou, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Lu Ci clearly had a smile that made people feel like a spring breeze, but in the eyes of this person, he was frighteningly aggressive: "Can you be transferred here from other places?" , knowing my whereabouts, and still caring about Kou Xiang so much, I really can’t think of anyone other than Zhou Dujian from Zishantang.”

After saying that, Lu Ci had already taken the last step, and he was only half a step away from the sweaty man.

The servant's heart skipped a beat.

Before that, he had only looked at Lu Ci a few times from a distance, and he only remembered that he looked pretty, and he looked very thin.

But when he got closer, he realized that Lu Ci was not only tall, but also his personality was not on par with the weak scholar in his impression.

Especially in terms of momentum, there is quite a bit of Xiao Kou Laoxi.

It wasn't until this moment that Lu Ci restrained his smile and released all the aura that had been restrained.

His eyes were cold, and he paused every word: "If I'm wrong, why don't you be honest and correct me, and see who is so bold?"

That person was forced to this point, how could he not know that the situation had been completely exposed?

His pupils constricted, and he attacked Lu Ci suddenly!

Lu Ci had been on guard for a long time, and easily dodged in a flash.

And the other party was not willing to fight, taking advantage of the half-step back, he wanted to run away without hesitation.

——Whether Lu Ci lied to him or really saw it through, as long as there is even the slightest suspicion, the goal of the capital prison will be impossible to achieve.

It would be even worse if Lu Ci was tougher and wanted to arrest him to confront him.

However, he escaped decisively, but Lu Ci's reaction was faster than this.

While swaying for half a step, he kept his center of gravity forward. The moment the opponent turned around, he grabbed the fabric of the nape of his neck with one hand, and at the same time bent his right leg slightly to accumulate strength, and kicked out suddenly in the next moment.

"what!!"

This kick was extremely accurate, and it hit the root of the opponent's knee so firmly that it made people cry out in pain, and was so painful that they wanted to kneel down on the spot.

But because Lu Ci was holding the cloth at the nape of his neck, he couldn't even kneel down. He could only sweat profusely from the pain, and was lifted up in embarrassment.

Facing this person's truly terrified and desperate eyes, Lu Ciyun smiled lightly, and asked playfully: "I see you all want to run away?"

Although he was not as good as Di Xiaoli slave who went to the mountains to hunt every now and then at a young age, he was athletic and fit, but he also paid great attention to health preservation and exercise at ordinary times.

Moreover, Zhou Huaizheng didn't pay much attention to him. The servant Chu Chu sent to deceive him was at best an ordinary physique who had done a lot of work, not a master with martial arts skills. In addition, Lu Ci was already [-]% on guard when he was in trouble. The state, just subdued the person.

Lu Ci took out the method of tying ducks that Di Xiaofantong had seen before, and neatly pulled the opponent's belt, tied him up, then walked around, called the servant he was familiar with, and asked someone to find out the identity of this person .

Although Zhou Huaizheng was deeply trusted by the emperor, he was appointed as the governor of Zishantang, but it was far from being able to overwhelm the sky with one hand.

He only saw that Lu Ci was a fourth-rank official at a young age. Apart from being talented and educated, he must also be arrogant, and most likely he would not be able to escape this calculation.

Even if the other party is not bluffed, his cronies are enough to escape.

Therefore, when the situation got out of control, Zhou Huaizheng, who was still serving at the official's side, hadn't realized it at all, and he had no time to block the news in the future, so the matter had already spread.

As the core of the incident, Lu Ci was as calm as usual, lecturing to Zhao Zhen as usual.

Zhao Zhen was almost dying of curiosity.

At first, he only wondered how Lu Ci, who had always arrived early and waited outside, was so late for a short while, and then learned a few words from his subordinates.

While he was shocked, the focus of his attention was not to trace the origin and intentions of that person, but he couldn't wait to ask how Lu Ci was able to see through the other party and subdue that villain in one fell swoop.

Lu Ci ruthlessly ignored his curious eyes, and only apologized for the delay for a while, without explaining the specific reasons in detail, and began to give lectures calmly.

Zhao Zhen was anxious as if being scratched by a hundred claws, but because of his self-cultivation, he couldn't interrupt Lu Ci who was preaching the scriptures to ask questions, so he looked at Lu Ci with longing eyes full of aggrieved eyes.

Lu Ci's eyelids twitched.

For some reason, he thought of Xiao Diqing who was far away in Fenzhou, but whose eyes were inexplicably similar...

He lasted for an entire hour, but was still helplessly defeated by Zhao Zhen's persevering eyes: "If you want to ask your highness, please tell me."

Zhao Zhen had given up all hope, and the results turned out to be bright.

After he was stunned for a moment, his eyes suddenly shone brightly: "Zuo Yude's words are serious!"

Lu Ci quickly added: "But only three questions are allowed."

The author has something to say: Notes:

1. The capital supervisor of Zishantang: Dazhong Xiangfu was built in the ninth year.Responsible for managing the affairs of Zishantang and looking after the prince who is studying.It is acted by a senior servant (middle noble).

"Song History Zhou Huaizheng Biography": In the ninth year, the Zishantang was built, and Huaizheng was the capital supervisor.

2. Don't think it's useless to scare people.In fact, many famous ministers were bluffed by similar tricks due to excessive brain supplementation, and even almost committed suicide.

Example:

Ding Wei was worried that Kou Zhun and Li Di would make a comeback, and wanted to put them to death.However, the Song Empire did not have the habit of killing ministers, and there was no provision for the crime committed by the two to be executed.Therefore, Ding Wei came up with a strategy to make the two "suicide".

He got the edict to relegate Kou Zhun and Li Di, and through Lei Yungong managed to send an envoy to meet the two with the edict.

After the envoy understood Ding Wei's meaning, he held the sword hidden in a kit in front of the horse, as if holding the "Shang Fang Sword", as if he was about to "slay something".

When the envoy arrived in Daozhou, Kou Zhun was having a banquet with the guests. Most of the guests were state officials from Daozhou. ——He just waited to scare enough, let Kou Zhun enter the house and commit suicide.But Kou Zhun looked calm and asked someone to speak to the envoy: "If the imperial court intends to 'give death', please show the imperial edict or decree." Where is the "give death"!The Chinese envoy had no choice but to issue an imperial edict, which was nothing more than demoting officials and continuing to go south to Leizhou.

Kou Zhun immediately took off the official uniform of Daozhou Sima, changed into a small official uniform that was short to the knees, and "worshiped the edict" in the court.Afterwards, the promotion, followed by banquets, talking and laughing as usual, did not end until dusk.

But Li Di is different.

Li Di was demoted to Yunzhou at this time, and will be demoted to Hengzhou next.

He just heard that a Chinese envoy came to Yunzhou with a kit "Shangfang Sword", so he thought it was over.He had a strong personality and didn't want to be humiliated by that sword, so he decided to commit suicide.But it has not been implemented yet, and was rescued by his son.

The Chinese envoy arrived at Li Di's mansion and did not leave.Someone came to visit Li Di, and the Chinese envoy pretended to ask the visitor to leave his name and report his place of origin, which means that you and Li Di are in the same party, and be careful to settle accounts after autumn.But Li Di is a high-quality and upright person, and many people, regardless of the possible danger, still come to see the former husband who is almost under house arrest.Some people brought some boxes of vegetables and delicacies, and the envoy stayed in the hall until it stinks, and Li Di was not allowed to eat.

One of Li Di's followers was Deng Yu, who saw the doorway and said angrily:

"Zhuzi wants to kill my father-in-law to flatter Ding Yu? Deng Yu is not afraid of death. If you kill my father-in-law, I will kill you!" Is this kid trying to kill my husband-in-law to flatter Ding Wei?I, Deng Yu, am not afraid of death. If you kill my husband, I will kill you!

So Deng Yu followed Li Di all the way to Hengzhou, staying close to each other along the way, and Li Di survived.