Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

At home, Lu Ci comforted his friends who were worried about his future, and at the same time lived a leisurely life waiting for the final distribution with peace of mind.

Zhao Chao slept until he woke up naturally, and when he got up, not to mention that his friends had gone to the pavilion, even Di Qing had automatically and consciously silented a few articles, and while he was reviewing them, he followed the instructions he had given before. Practiced the range of exercises in policy theory.

Lu Ci's breakfast is Di Qing's lunch.

Lu Ci was not at all anxious about the fact that he was completely reduced to being the only salted fish in his family who didn't have anything to do with production. Instead, he enjoyed the real vacation he deserved: he didn't have to worry about the miscellaneous internal and external affairs of the Chinese New Year. It doesn't matter that the government is far away from him. Apart from eating, drinking and sleeping all day long, he only needs to supervise Di Qing's reciting and writing.

The income he earned from selling books and the investment in mats in Mizhou, even without the source of salary, are more than enough, and there is no such thing as sitting on the mountain.

Thanks to his house, which can be called a small house with all internal organs, it is not a house given by the government.

Otherwise, after the official position is rolled up, the next moment he will be kicked out in disgrace.

Lu Ci was not at all dejected that he would be dismissed, and he was not as frustrated as his friends were worried about.

... To be honest, it seems that the reason why he studied so hard was to live such a leisurely and leisurely fairy life?

He lay on the rocking chair specially made by someone, and closed his eyes comfortably, enjoying the warm and sunny day at the end of winter.

Sitting next to him was Di Qing, who was single-minded - he was serious about writing strategies, while pushing the seat with his feet, so that the rocking chair kept shaking at a stable and comfortable frequency.

When the news arrived in a hurry, Yan Shu, who was full of things to say to Lu Ci, was led to the backyard by his servants who knew him well, what he saw was such a look that made him speechless Harmony scene.

"..." Yan Shu's eyelids twitched wildly, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said in a forbearing tone, "I haven't seen you for a long time, and Yu Yu is more graceful than before?"

Di Qing stopped pushing the rocking chair, turned his head, and looked at him expressionlessly.

"Brother Yan!"

Lu Ci frowned and greeted in a loud voice, as if he didn't notice the irony Yan Shu deliberately said, he immediately got off the rocking chair that was so leisurely and eye-catching, put his hand on Yan Shu's right shoulder intimately, and said goodbye involuntarily. He dragged the person to the living room where the guests were received: "I guess you must have a lot to say. If so, why don't you go back to the living room and talk about it while drinking tea? Just don't disturb my brother Didi's study. "

Yan Shu unceremoniously rolled his eyes at first, then realized something, and a look of astonishment flashed across his face.

How could it be that less than three months had passed, Lu Ci, who was still about the same height as him before he went, jumped up without saying hello, and in the blink of an eye, he was a little taller than him?

When Yan Shu was shocked by this slight angle of looking up, Lu Ci had already caught the opening of this distraction, and pulled Life away with a smile.

Di Qing frowned, staring at the two people's shoulder-to-shoulder figures disappearing around the corner, before turning her attention back to the paper.

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to refocus.

—he was still too useless.

No matter what aspects it is, it will only drag down the grandfather, tire the grandfather to worry about, and get the care of the grandfather, but he will not be able to return half a cent to the grandfather.

Looking at the dense ink characters on a white background, Di Qing's mood sank a little bit.

He knew that his talent was ordinary, even if he continued to read it this way, he was lucky enough to be born as a Jinshi by luck or hard work, but the grandfather who went down to earth under the stars of Wenqu was destined to be a god-man beyond his reach.

If he continued his official career in a well-regulated manner, there would indeed be no mistakes, but the rewards he could give to his grandfather were destined to be minimal.

And before the opportunity favored him, how much care did he have from his father-in-law and how much affection he owed?

Di Qing's thoughts were confused, and for the first time, he was very worried about his future.

He couldn't sort out the clues for a while, and he didn't force it. Instead, he calmed down temporarily, focused his energy on the current affairs and policy issues in front of him, and continued to write steadily.

In the hall, Yan Shu looked at the smiling Lu Ci, and his mind was full of thoughts.

Lu Ci smiled and said: "Brother Yan didn't even change his court clothes, he came here in a hurry, and his face was so sad, it must be my fault."

"You do have some self-knowledge."

Thinking of how when Chaoli first heard about this, he was covered in cold sweat from the fright, but he had to act as if nothing had happened, and even put aside the business at hand, and immediately came to Lu Ci's house to ask the details, but witnessed the unlucky self enjoying the scene of happiness, Yan Shu couldn't be angry Call one: "Do you know how the officials are furious?"

Lu Ci said with a smile: "The official's illness is just recovering, and the anger should not be too serious."

When mentioning the illness of the official family, Yan Shu became even more angry.

Before today, not to mention him, looking at the government and the public, no one would compare Lu Ci, who had just returned to Beijing in advance and was still waiting for the approval of the Ministry of officials, before resuming his post immediately, with the sudden illness of the officials. to connect.

After all, there are only a very small number of people who have both eyes and ears and boldness.

And because of the sudden incident, the person who was immediately called into the palace by the officials for questioning after knowing that Lu Ci had come out of the East Palace, apart from the few servants, was the very cunning Saint Liu who had been in charge of the harem for many years.

Even so, she had no way of knowing what the two of them said in the hall.

Just when she was still facing the enemy and trying to find out more information, Zhao Heng, who was stabbed in the sore spot by Lu Ci's sharp questions, was immediately aroused with embarrassment, unconscious guilt, and whether to tell Reasonable anger and other chaotic thoughts.

After tossing and turning and not sleeping all night, he fell ill the next day.

However, because the officials have been obsessed with seeking immortality all the year round, immortality cannot be obtained, so the so-called nourishing pills have been taken a lot. He looks wide and fat, with a rosy complexion, but he suffers serious illnesses twice a year, and minor illnesses every three to five times. The norm in the eyes of everyone.

What's more, when there is no illness or pain, if the officials don't want to go to court, they often use poor health as an excuse, so that this trouble can be put on the prince's head openly.

In this regard, the officials who are well aware of it have become accustomed to it and tacitly understand each other.

Before the official dynasty broke out, who would have thought that Lu Ci, who had always been favored by the royal family with the blue eyes of the father and son, coupled with his outstanding talent and smooth fortune, would have made his way to the sky, would have lost his mind and self-destructed. Kuangyan, made a masterpiece that made the officials so angry that they fell ill for several days!

Looking at Lu Ci's beautiful face that seemed to have a heartless smile on his glowing face, and even teased him with jokes leisurely, Yan Shu almost crushed his heart to death.

He muttered a few words silently, after calming down his turbulent mood, he still sneered angrily: "I have known Yu Yu for many years. What an endless skill!"

Lu Ci clasped his hands casually, and said politely, "Brother Yan has won the award. Speaking of this, I am still far from Mr. Kou, so I dare not take it seriously."

...I can't go on talking nonsense with this nonsense person who wants to mess around.

Yan Shu rubbed his sore brows, and sighed, "In the eyes of outsiders, I can be regarded as a proud person, but do you know how old I was when I learned of the patent appointment?"

Lu Ci listened quietly, but Yan Shu was in a complicated mood at this time, and he didn't really want him to answer why, so he continued: "Whether you are admitted to an imperial examination or your official career, everything is smooth sailing. You have been promoted many times in just a few years, to the point where you are now known. Looking at the government and the public, your promotion speed is rare from the beginning to the end? I am afraid it is unique."

Such a bright future, which was envied by scholars all over the world, including him, was easily abandoned by Lu Ci. Even though Yan Shu had been in the officialdom for many years, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken and regretful, and was completely puzzled.

Could it be that it was too easy to get it, so I gave it up so happily?

Lu Ci's rapid promotion is naturally inseparable from his repeated political achievements, but the appreciation of His Majesty and His Royal Highness is also indispensable.

To be rejected by His Majesty means that Lu Ci will fall from the clouds that everyone admires, and his future will be bleak.

However, although the emperor is ruthless, from obeying Kou Zhun in every possible way to hating each other, apart from the treacherous slander and conflict of interests, it has indeed gone through a long time.

Lu Ci has a delicate mind and a good understanding of the world, so how could he say something terrible, so that the official who had affectionately called Lu Ci a "little cunning boy" a year ago would be furious at the court and insist on dismissing him from his official position? Once withdrawn to the end, do you still want to demote him to the local government to become an insignificant official?

Yan Shu was only half-believing until he saw Lu Ci, who was full of Buddha-nature, and had no choice but to confirm the guess that he had been refusing to believe.

But it is said that the official family broke out suddenly in the early dynasty, let alone Yan Shu, who had a close relationship with Lu Ci, treated Kou Zhun, Li Di and others whom he had always admired generously. Time does not know how to react.

... The anger came too strangely, and the change of attitude was too sudden. It is no wonder that everyone's first reaction was whether the officials had taken some "elixir" wrongly, so that the six relatives of the court did not recognize it.

The most suspicious thing is that Lu Ci said something offensive, but the officials were incoherent in anger, but they actually refused to mention it in a few words.

——Every sentence of Lu Ci saw blood, and the fig leaf was torn to pieces. How could Zhao Heng say it?

But he didn't know that he never mentioned it, so it became unfounded and unsubstantiated, and it seemed to be a random attack under the confusion of thoughts.

The faction headed by Kou Zhun argued with reason, and listed Lu Ci's past political achievements without mentioning them one by one. Even the auspicious atmosphere he brought to the Song Dynasty since he was enthroned as the number one scholar has always been dismissed. But regardless of the other Kou Zhun, he insisted on connecting.

Even though the officials were firm in their intentions, they couldn't explain why they demoted those who had always had a good reputation among scholars from the rank three to the bottom, which naturally caused an uproar and fierce opposition from everyone at their own risk.

What puzzled Zhao Heng was why even Ding Wei, who was the second assistant, chose to keep silent and stand by?

Little did he know that Ding Wei was able to get to where he is today, relying on his meticulousness and forbearance, which is difficult for ordinary people. He already felt quite tricky about the inexplicable anger of the officials, so of course he refused to bet lightly.

Seeing that the officials changed their attitude of loving and caring for Lu Ci like a nephew, they almost hated him to death, and felt even more foggy.

Out of caution, he simply kept silent and waited to see how the situation developed.

What Ding Wei didn't know was that, just because he was always so perceptive, he didn't express his position. After being seen by Wang Qinruo and others, who also couldn't figure out the reason, he became like, "Maybe the cunning and wise Kou Zhun didn't know about this matter." How to convince His Majesty, to unite, to trick or test them' evidence.

The party in the DPRK is nothing more than headed by these three people.

Now Kou must have been determined to save Lu Ci, so he fought violently on the spot, blushing and thick necks, while the other two factions had their own ulterior motives, and they were also quiet on the surface, obviously maintaining a disapproving attitude...

Sanfu was so contradictory, and what Zhao Heng wanted to accomplish would happen in a short while, so naturally it would not be possible.

Seeing that he wanted to say that the favored minister who was promoted by himself could not achieve the bad words, Zhao Heng, who did not expect this, was dizzy with anger at the moment, and he would not go to court early, and left in a huff .

In the early morning, the court scattered in a daze, and there was a lot of discussion in the court.

Kou Zhun and Li Di both had gloomy faces, and after looking at each other tacitly, they went to the East Palace to discuss countermeasures.

On the other hand, Yan Shu, who looked calm and calm, as if the matter had nothing to do with him, but in fact he was very anxious, couldn't even hear the call of his colleagues, and rushed towards Lu's house in a hurry, so he had to ask what happened. Help secretly.