Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

The Xintongpan that he thought he had to deal with carefully turned out to be his best friend. While Lu Ci was pleasantly surprised, he knew very well that this was no coincidence.

The prince's full support, Kou Zhun and Li Di's smooth sailing... many factors are indispensable.

Since he was an old friend who hadn't seen him for many years, Lu Ci was no longer busy discussing business affairs, but ended his business affairs on time when it was rare.

Then he led the people, and walked out of the hall talking and laughing under the surprised eyes of other officials.

Teng Zongliang is satisfied as long as he has wine, and he doesn't pay much attention to other things.Lu Ci then found a decent restaurant nearby and held a simple banquet, on the one hand to welcome him, and on the other hand to reminisce about the old days.

Teng Zongliang completely relaxed after taking the contents of the cup, and talked more and more.

Unlike Liu Qi who was worried, Yan Shu who couldn't understand him, and Zhu Shuo who was yearning for him, Teng Zongliang's behavior of admonishing Lu Ci's loyal words and provoking the emperor's fury was very relaxed and flat.

He pretended to offer a glass of wine to Lu Ci, and joked: "Hey, I really admire and envy Brother Lu after hearing such a heroic and courageous feat! It's a pity that my official is light-hearted, even if I want to imitate Brother Lu to be hearty Come here this time, because there is no way to see the holy face, at most the county magistrate will spit on his face."

Lu Ci smiled and said: "Brother Teng, if you really have this intention, why not write it in the memorial, and then I will transfer it to a friend in Beijing to ensure that it can be submitted to the official case."

After Teng Zongliang really thought about it for a while, he waved his hand regretfully: "You have become a blockbuster, and I will imitate it immediately. Wouldn't it be a good example? Not good, not good."

Lu Ci smiled, and did not continue this topic, but said in other words: "According to common sense, since brother Teng's first post was located in Yiling, which is a very remote area, when the salary is full and the post is transferred, the staff will Considering the situation, I would send you to a prefecture near Bianjing. Why did you do the opposite and leave you here in Qinzhou?"

"That's not true," Teng Zongliang said with lingering fears: "It's thanks to my contribution to assisting Shangfeng in repairing the dam, otherwise I wouldn't be able to ask him to give me a good word and change this appointment for me."

The corner of Lu Ci's mouth twitched slightly: "..."

This kind of sending people to a worse place is really meritorious, not enmity?

Teng Zongliang said in a good mood: "Lu Ci really wanted to go wrong this time, and I really came here on my own request. Fortunately, your office is located in Qinzhou. If it is a good place, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to do so."

It is as difficult as going to the sky if you wish to go to the good, but it is not too difficult to adjust to the bad.

It's just that anyone with a normal mind, after their salary is full, can't wait for their next job to be as close to Bianjing as possible.How can it be ingenious to transfer to a more remote and desolate military frontier?

Lu Ci looked at the cheerful Teng Zongliang, thinking of the other party's stupidity of trying to keep him company, he didn't know what to say for a while.

When he was in a complicated and unspeakable state of mind, Teng Zongliang tilted his neck, his movements were chic and beautiful, and he poured down a full glass of wine happily.

Complete!

Teng Zongliang hugged him comfortably, and let out a sigh of satisfaction: "This wine with a fragrant and beautiful woman is really much better than drinking it alone!"

Lu Ci: "..."

He frowned, smiled and brushed the hand away without saying a word, and said calmly, "One altar at most."

Teng Zongliang was taken aback: "What?"

Lu Ci repeated slowly: "At most, I allow you to drink another jug ​​of wine."

"One jar?! That's it!" Teng Zongliang picked up the half-empty small wine jar in disbelief, and said dumbfounded: "Even if there are five more jars, I won't be drunk!"

Lu Ci chuckled in his heart, and said seriously: "Teng Tongpan will take office tomorrow, and it's time to show off his skills and impress everyone. As a friend, I should help supervise a few things, how can I just sit by and watch your troubles?" Sunrise hall, did you miss the job because of drinking?"

Teng Zongliang frowned.

He looked at Lu Ci, but he didn't see any sign of a joke from the other's expression, and suddenly he had a bad premonition.

He struggled to death and said, "I just came today, even if I leave the hall tomorrow, at most I can only look through the files and get familiar with the affairs of the central state, it is far from the point where I can really get started..."

"Brother Teng is worrying too much." Lu Ci said earnestly, "Brother Teng is very talented and knows everything. Others may not know much, but I know it all too well. With Brother Teng's ability, at most one hour , you can easily get started, why spend a lot of time?"

Teng Zongliang said in a daze, "Oh, but—"

Lu Ci patted the back of his hand with a smile, and continued without giving him a chance to speak: "To tell the truth, Brother Teng, there are vicious enemies around Qinzhou outside, and there are many things waiting to be done inside, and there are many complicated affairs. It's the time when manpower is most scarce. I didn't dare to think about a talent like Brother Teng, but now that I have it, how can I make you waste even half a day?"

Hearing the oppressive meaning in Lu Ci's words, Teng Zongliang felt that the weight on the back of his hand became heavy before he had time to rejoice at this importance.

Although he is willing to do his best to help his friend, at least not to let his friend be disturbed by the sentence, and his hands are tied, but he doesn't mind living a little more leisurely this day.

Hasn't there been no war in Qinzhou for many years?

How could it be that once Lu Ci said it, it became a dangerous situation that was about to be full of dangers?

Teng Zongliang was silent for a long while, then struggled to find his voice, and said hesitantly: "Brother Lu is really overrated. Even so, I don't—"

Lu Ci looked at him with heartache, and sighed: "Brother Teng, why should he be so cautious in front of me."

Teng Zongliang was speechless.

But Lu Ci didn't let him go, and said directly: "Now that Xixia is temporarily dormant, and Tubo is full of ambitions, the Tubo monk surnamed Li can't make a plan, and he becomes angry from embarrassment. He must make another plan. After all, he wants to establish his prestige and help fight for the tribe. If the power is in the middle, war is indispensable. However, the court doesn't pay much attention to this, you and I can only take precautions, and never allow the other party to take advantage of it."

Although Teng Zongliang had done some homework in advance, he didn't know that the situation was so urgent and dangerous, so he was immediately taken aback when he heard it.

"...It is necessary to train soldiers, repair the city walls, supervise the ordnance, and try to contact Wen Buqi." After listing a list of to-do items, Lu Ci took a sip of tea and continued: "Wen Buqi once met with that fan When the monk joins forces, one should be aware of the other party's thoughts and behaviors, and should be on guard. Now that the two are both Tibetans, it is inconvenient to directly attack each other, lest they cause the tribes to kill each other and lose the hearts of the people. Determine strength elsewhere."

Teng Zongliang couldn't help asking: "Since Wen Buqi also wants to cherish his reputation and want to be an upright person in the eyes of the people, he must not want to take advantage of the situation and send troops to attack the rear when Li Lizun sent troops to attack."

Lu Ci smiled and said, "It's true that he doesn't want to be a man with a knife in front of everyone. But when Li Lizun's success is in sight and his power is about to double, how can he still be as stable as Mount Tai and not be anxious? Really? To persuade him to reveal a little military plan to me, and perform the important task of killing people with a knife without a trace, I have to trouble Brother Teng."

Teng Zongliang choked for breath.

After laying the groundwork for so long, did you just wait here? !

Lu Ci was completely unaware of Teng Zongliang's silence, and continued: "However, there is no rush for this matter, and we still need to wait for the right time, but there was really a lack of suitable candidates before, and I have no skills at all. Now that Brother Teng is here, it really relieves me." This is a big problem. Before that, the process of repairing ordnance needs to be watched by someone who can be trusted, and I can only feel at ease if I tell Brother Teng; there are also things like transplanting tea trees and encouraging trade..."

Teng Zongliang was as quiet as a chicken the whole time, and what lingered in his ears was the rare eloquence of that melodious voice.

However, the things in the cup that attracted him in every possible way on weekdays have completely lost their taste under the impact of repeated shocks.

A jar of wine is not finished yet.

The cushions hadn't even sat warm.

The tasks assigned to him... are already enough for next year?

I don't know how long it took before he regained his trance, and said indifferently: "Lu Zhizhou, although you and I have a good relationship, but in order to avoid suspicion and pay attention to business affairs, we should talk less about friendship in the future and get used to calling me Teng Panzhou earlier. .”

——In the face of a catastrophe, his life is the most important thing, he no longer wants to have this fragile paper friendship.

He just wanted to be a stranger for once, and was treated by Lu Ci as a serious judge who should be coaxed and confessed.