Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Lu Ci teased Di Qing habitually, almost turning Di Qing into a hard-boiled egg.

...hire?

When he knew that Gongzu was just a joke, but still couldn't help being moved by the word, Gongzu had already been called away by Teng Tong, who was busy with the aftermath.

Di Qing watched the two go away in a daze, and stood quietly in place until the other soldiers who had agreed to go out of the camp found out.

Although the pursuit was a complete victory, and the Tubo soldiers who were aggressive a few days ago were killed and fled desperately, but how to reward them is not up to Lu Ci, who is the governor of the state, to decide .

In the next few days, in addition to dealing with the aftermath and taking inventory, we have to wait for Lu Ci to compile a report and submit it to the court, and then wait for the result.

But no matter how much credit can be achieved, a hearty, overwhelming and beautiful victory still makes people feel joyful and exhilarated from the bottom of their hearts.

——Especially when the elite cavalry who were several times their size came to kill them at the beginning, what they thought was that they could save their lives until the reinforcements arrived.

However, in addition to the strict military law, there are still human feelings that can be accommodated.

Without waiting for Li Chao to bring it up embarrassingly, Lu Ci took the initiative to answer the request of "permitting ten people from each battalion to go out to 'shopping' in turn every day".

As for whether they want to "really shop" after they leave the barracks, or go to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion to relax, or have a few cups of slowing down in the main store, they will be turned a blind eye.

Seeing the joy of the soldiers, Lu Ci added two more things with a smile: Although the ten people sent by the same battalion do not have to stay together all the time, they need to supervise each other; Resident women and other regulations, memorized word for word ten times.

After the person carried that piece on their backs ten times without any mistakes, the remaining excitement in his mind faded a lot.

No matter what, it is always a good thing to be able to get out of the camp quickly and quickly.

In the Flying Eagle Battalion led by Li Chao, everyone tacitly sorted out the best and worst performances in the war, and decided the order of leaving the battalion.

After obtaining Li Chao's quick approval, the ten people held their heads high, and under the admiring gazes of their colleagues, without changing their military uniforms, they marched towards the gate of the camp with arrogance.

On the way, almost at the same time, they saw Di Qing who was standing with a 'destroyed' face.

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, and they all saw puzzlement in each other's eyes - what happened to Di Shenshe?

In the face of numerous victories, no one in the battalion would underestimate Di Qing, who usually does not show his talents, just because he is still young and new to the battlefield.

After all, the military is no more than a temple, and the emphasis on seniority is far less than that on personal bravery.

In this battle, Di Qing was already the hero with the most amazing performance and the best record: on the first day, he showed his sharpness, shot every arrow, and took dozens of enemy soldiers in a row, which boosted morale; , With only one person's power, he directly claimed the life of the enemy general, which directly led to the defeat of the Tubo army.

Once such a proud achievement spread, it quickly gained the sincere admiration of the vast majority of people. Among them, the Flying Eagle Battalion, led by Li Chao, had the most favorable impression of this marksman.

Seeing Di Qing alone, in a daze for some reason, they smiled friendly, stretched out their hands tacitly, and slapped him on the back at the same time.

They used [-]% of their strength in this hand, and most of them were joking, but when several people slapped him at the same time, they probably wanted to slap him down on the spot.

Unexpectedly, before the palms touched, Di Qing's eyes suddenly turned sharp, and he turned around vigilantly. After seeing them, although he raised his eyebrows in surprise, he didn't try to avoid them.

After several palms landed on him in disorder, it was the turn of the instigators to be amazed—how could this Di Shenshe look tall and thin, but his tendons and flesh were like iron bars, not only making their palms numb, but also Not moving at all?

After they subconsciously withdrew their hands, they wanted to shoot again in disbelief. Di Qing took a step back calmly and asked, "Do you have any orders?"

When the leader was asked this question, he forgot what happened just now, and said with a smile: "We are going out of the camp now, and I would like to invite you to join us. I wonder if it would be convenient for you?"

Although it is said that only ten people are allowed in one trip, Di Qing is only temporarily ordered by Li Chao's Flying Eagle Camp verbally, and does not actually join the camp from the army, so naturally he does not have to be bound by this.

Di Qing wanted to refuse without even thinking about it. Who would have thought that Lu Ci, who had just been called away by Teng Zongliang, just happened to visit here, and also heard that sentence, and answered him with a smile: "Of course."

Di Qing's eyes widened.

—he doesn't want to go!

"Lu Zhizhou!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and they gave a military salute in unison.

Lu Ci nodded with a smile, and gave Di Qing a loving smile: "Do you want to go?"

Di Qing looked at Gongzu and was about to shake his head when the considerate Gongzu put a money bag in his palm and whispered in his ear, "You are the first one today, I allow you to make an exception. "

Di Qing was taken aback.

Lu Ci said bluntly: "Whether it's staying out at night or drinking and having fun, as long as it's too out of line or even violates military law, it's fine."

Lu Ci thinks he knows a lot about Xiao Langjun who is at Di Qing's age.

As the saying goes, blocking is worse than sparse, instead of being stuck all day long, you should be rewarded when you should, and when you should be loose, you should send it out occasionally.

Besides, with these ten people from Feiying Camp, Di Qing should be taken care of so that he won't suffer.

Di Qing: "..."

With Lu Ci's generosity and reassurance, Di Qing was immediately gossiped by the ten people from Feiyingying, talking and laughing, and reluctantly twitched the corners of his mouth, but he couldn't be happy at all.

Obviously, the grandfather agreed with him to go out, which represented his trust, value, appreciation, understanding, and care for him...

Why do you feel so uncomfortable?

Admitting his 'ignorance of good and evil', Di Qing introspected for a while, and finally convinced himself.

Looking up again, they suddenly found that their group had arrived at their destination - the largest Qinlou Chu Pavilion in Qinzhou City, Zuixianlou.

Qinzhou City was not only defended, but also spread the good news that the Tubo soldiers had been killed, which not only made the army rejoice, but also made the people in the city feel that they had survived the catastrophe, and rushed to tell the news.

Because of this, even though they knew that they could not earn much money in the hands of these shy bosses, the people in the restaurant still smiled at them with great enthusiasm.

A group of people were surrounded and entered the exquisite box. Before ordering the side dishes, a group of beautifully dressed girls came in with their best musical instruments, smiling.

Di Qing frowned unobtrusively when he saw the appearance of a few people who showed their true colors, and moved the chairs so that he could sit a little farther away.

He wanted to hide, but as soon as he came in, the first singing girls who couldn't help but look at him couldn't let him go easily.

Not only was he the youngest and most handsome among the group of people, but his aloof arrogance that imitated Lu Ci unconsciously was particularly eye-catching.

What's more, they have experienced the world for a long time, and even with their toes, they can think that the first batch of people who can go out of the camp must be those who have done the most meritorious service.

This handsome man can take a seat among them, he is either a shadowy general, or a talented general.

Regardless of the former and the latter, after becoming famous in this battle, they will have a bright future in the future.

——With such backgrounds, it is impossible for them to dream of marrying such a lover, but if they can use all their skills to coax the other party to have a good time with themselves, it will also be the capital that can greatly increase their reputation in the future.

It was the most talented and beautiful people among this group of singing girls who had such calculations.

A few pairs of beautiful eyes flashed, and soon a battle started to decide who the young man would like tonight.

He just picked up a jar of wine and sat far away. Di Qing, who was completely oblivious to the chaotic scene in the arena, naturally knew nothing about it.

Gongzu never allowed him to drink alcohol, even if he got permission, he would not drink too much.

It's just that he also knew that since he was going out with the veterans who kindly invited him, and he didn't want to hug a girl in the same way, let alone reject it coldly, he just randomly picked a pot and settled the matter.

In addition, he also slyly planned the wishful thinking of 'pretending to be too drunk for a while, and drunk on the table, so as not to be entangled by them'.

Di Qing poured a glass full of hesitation, but couldn't drink it down for a long time, a singing girl looked at the gap, covered her lips with a champagne, and came in with a coquettish smile.

"Mr. Xiao Lang is so handsome!"

Her pretty face seemed shy, but she gave a bold and direct compliment in exchange for Di Qing's attention.

Di Qing really took a look at her.

Although he immediately looked away, he finally glanced at her.

Just when she was very excited, she heard Di Qing state in Gujing Wubo's tone: "That's because you haven't seen Gongzu before."

——Seeing that he can still act so exaggeratedly, how could he drop his eyeballs when he sees the grandfather's Huiyue Zhizi?

"Grandpa?" She pretended to be curious, and moved closer without any trace, and slowly pressed her body up like a boneless person, and deliberately asked in the most intoxicating lazy tone: "What is that?" who?"

The moment Di Qing realized her posting intention, Di Qing moved the chair a little further without hesitation.

Immediately, the upper body that she was touching was empty, and she almost lost her center of gravity and fell to the ground in embarrassment.

Facing her feigned grievances, Di Qing didn't even look at her, and just said calmly: "It's okay, you don't need to know."

The geisha named 'Baimei' looked as if she was choking on her face. Of course the soldiers who were busy drinking and admiring the beauties didn't notice it, but they were fully seen by the other geisha who were also coveting Di Qing.

As soon as she was deflated, several people couldn't help but laugh.

Before Baimei regained her strength, Biluo stepped forward gracefully—after learning the lesson of Baimei, she was not in a hurry to touch Xu because she was too shy or too old. The gentleman, who is light and ignorant of amorous feelings, leaned down with a charming smile, revealing his snow-white chest, and went to take the glass of wine that Di Qing put on the table in a charming way: "I don't know this pretty man. Jun, would you like to buy Biluo a drink?"

Di Qing remained motionless, letting her lift the cup smoothly, put it to her lips and took a sip, then looked at him with pretty eyes.

Di Qing said calmly: "I haven't touched the contents of the cup yet, you can take the rest yourself."

Biluo: "..."

The two returned home one after another, making the other singing girls a little bit trembling while laughing.

But small setbacks only arouse their determination to win.

——If you can let this cold little man hug you for a night, how much face will you have among the sisters!

After observing for a long time, Jasmine had a flash of inspiration, embraced the pipa, and asked Di Qing openly: "Young gentleman doesn't want to drink, and he doesn't like to talk and laugh. I wonder if you would like to listen to the slave's play?"

Before Di Qing could speak, she winked and played "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix" by herself.

A song was played quickly, and she stared at Di Qing affectionately, as if she really had a thousand feelings, and asked softly: "What do you think, Mr. Xiaolang?"

Di Qing sat motionless like an old monk in meditation the whole time.

After listening, he nodded calmly, hesitantly unwrapped the bulging money bag, and under the covert eyes of many singing girls, passed Jiaozi, and took out bits and pieces... Yitong copper coins.

As soon as he put it on the table, he paused again, reluctant to part with it, and decisively took half of it back.

Only the pitiful half of the copper coin was left behind, causing Jasmine to blink in disbelief.

As a singer in this restaurant, the pipa song is the most outstanding, and although she is not top-notch in appearance, she is definitely a singing girl who can be regarded as a beauty. The rewards she receives from the distinguished guests who can enter the private room have never been so poor!

Di Qing didn't care about the change in her face, after leaving the bounty according to the 'rules', he estimated that the time was almost up, and then took a look at the other soldiers of the Flying Eagle Battalion who were half drunk and didn't care about him at all, and sighed with relief .

Under the inconceivable gazes of several people, he got up quickly and fled openly.

Only on the way back to the barracks, seeing no one around, he stroked his peaceful chest, and let go of the little tangle between his brows.

According to Gongzu's words, he can be called to do anything.

But those singing girls are clearly old customers in the entertainment venue, why can't they speak one by one, and they are spitting out some kind of young man at him, just to annoy others?

Thinking of this, Di Qing couldn't help frowning again.

Total nonsense!

He is not small.

——Nowhere is small!

Lu Ci let Di Qing out of the 'cage' for the first time, so he couldn't help but be curious about the follow-up.

It soon became known that Di Qing returned home after only an hour, with a strong smell mixed with the smell of wine, and took a bath for half an hour with a stern face before resting.

Lu Ci could easily imagine where the soldiers would go after a big victory: Drinking alcohol alone is not possible, and seven or eight out of ten will go to the place of fireworks.

Unexpectedly, Di Xiaoqing's self-control was extraordinary, and she came back early without being stunned.

Could it be that he has practiced some kind of boy kung fu that must not break the precept in private, that he has such concentration, and also learned that super god arrow technique?

——Lu Ci couldn't help guessing like this.

Before he could observe Di Qing carefully for a few days, Di Qing quickly took some of the bounty awarded by Li Chao and went to the city to find craftsmen.

After a few more days, when he finally summed up the summary, verified what should be verified, and reported what should be reported... Lu Ci, who was busy with everything, finally had time to take a walk, he was surprised to find that training in the barracks was as usual For some reason, Di Qing had an eye-catching bronze mask on his face.

"What are you wearing?"

Lu Ci couldn't help calling him to him, and as soon as he asked this question, he felt that the mask looked familiar.

After a few more glances, I finally recognized it—wasn't it the weeping sheep-faced ghost mask that he bought casually when he took Di Qing to the Nuo opera?

Of course, the mask he bought was only pasted with waste paper by the stall owner himself. The pair Di Qing is wearing now is carefully cast from solid bronze using that pair as a mold.

Di Qing hurriedly took off the mask. Facing Gongzu's inquiry and curious scrutiny, he instinctively felt a little embarrassed, his ears blushed quietly, but his face remained calm: "It's the Nuo opera mask that Gongzu gave him that day."

Lu Ci laughed and said, "I'm not old and dim-sighted, so of course I can recognize it. I just want to ask you why you beat it out for no reason? Even if it's not too heavy, isn't it too annoying?"

Di Qing was just sweetened by the little surprise that "the grandfather never forgot the Nuo opera they went to". After hearing the back, after being silent, he still chose to confess, and said in a low voice: "Qing's appearance is a bit green, It is easy to be underestimated. In this way, it can be more deterrent."

On weekdays, the soldiers in the barracks joked about it, that's all, he didn't take it to heart, after all, he was indeed younger.

But after being caught and teased by the singers, he felt uncomfortable no matter what he thought.

In other words, even singers dared to surround him at will because of his appearance, but they had to be more careful with other soldiers. Wouldn't it prove that his appearance was not as murderous as others?

Fortunately, when fighting Tubo soldiers, he mainly used bows and crossbows, and did not engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Tubo soldiers, so the enemy did not underestimate him.

But it will be hard to say in the future.

Looking good is not something that can be achieved in a day or two. After thinking about it, he simply put on a mask, and after getting used to wearing it, he can do it once and for all.

After listening to Di Qing's explanation, Lu Ci felt dumbfounded.

Isn't it good to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger?

But seeing the serious face of the little raccoon slave, he always felt that it was not easy to speak out.

So, after thinking about the words that just came to his lips, he swallowed them down.

——Who doesn’t have a second-year middle school?

Lu Ci thought fondly.

To put it bluntly, isn't it COS a Lanling King?

After a while, when he finds it really inconvenient, or feels stupid, Di Qing will just let it go without his telling.

Having said that, Di Qing's rare stupid and stubborn performance still made Lu Ci think about it subconsciously.

When I replied to Zhu Shuo and Liu Qi, I couldn't help thinking about it.

There was a smile on the corner of Lu Ci's lips, and when he was about to write, he froze.

——Wait a minute.

If he remembered correctly, he insisted on wearing a mask to fight because he was too handsome, and among the famous generals in history, apart from King Lanling who was played badly in some TV dramas, there was indeed another one.

...What is that man's name?

With the arrival of this belated awareness, the calm smile finally gradually disappeared from the corner of Lu Ci's lips.

He put down the pen expressionlessly and rubbed the space between his brows.

--like.

His eyes were empty, as if he was thinking.

--seem.

He closed his eyes.

--Maybe.

After an unknown amount of time, in the dead silence, Lu Ci opened his eyes again, with an unprecedented blankness on his face.

After the last bit of doubt, as the belated memory was shattered, he suddenly leaned forward and let his forehead be firmly knocked on the white paper.

——It’s no wonder that the first battle on the battlefield can surprise everyone with skills.

Fortunately, he thought that he had a good eye for pearls, panning for gold in the battlefield, and became the Bole of the unknown Maxima.

——It was only today that I realized that the little raccoon slave I had worked so hard to raise for a long time was not a simple character at all!

The author has something to say: What the courtesans still haven’t learned is that the biggest reason for their overturning is that they flattered the horse’s legs...

Di Qing finally lost his horse at Lu Ci's place!congratulations!

Notes:

1. Military law:

During Song Taizu's time, it was stipulated that "the clothes of the forbidden soldiers should not be longer than the knees; anyone who buys fish, meat and wine into the gate of the camp will be guilty of a crime."Only brown clothes are allowed, black clothes are forbidden.Forbidden soldiers are not allowed to leave their squad without reason, and two people are sent out for shopping in each shift.Soldiers are not allowed to gamble. Those who violate the rules will be punished for two years and their rank will be lowered. "Wu Jing Zong Yao" contains 72 military regulations, mainly related to marching and combat.The content includes "those who leak military or scattered numbers, beheaded"; "those who retreat before the battle, beheaded"; "Beheaded"; "Those who look back after the bow and crossbow have been injected with arrows before the battle, beheaded"; "Whoever refuses to obey the order, beheaded"; [Note] Regarding the escape of forbidden soldiers, the early Song Dynasty stipulated that if they fled for one day, they would be beheaded.During Renzong's time, it was relaxed for three days.In the fifth year of Shenzong Xining (1072), it was changed to a forbidden soldier with a monthly salary of [-] Wen. After seven days, he was beheaded.Wang Zhi, a man from the Southern Song Dynasty, listed the soldiers at that time as "there were bans on fighting injuries, games, poultry and dogs, witchcraft, drinking, indiscriminate use, escaping, theft, and treachery." There is a ban on fame, there is a ban on hiding adultery, there is a ban on accumulating wealth, there is a ban on entertainment, there is a ban on stealing military weapons, there is a ban on privately passing on military styles, there is a ban on producing legal objects, and there is a ban on forming a sworn society." .These prohibitions naturally have many provisions.It can be seen from this that the military laws of the Song Dynasty were quite strict, but with the passage of time, the military and government gradually became corrupt, and the situation of failing to comply with laws was also quite serious. ("Cultural History of the Song Dynasty")

2. Di Qing wearing a bronze mask:

... Di Qing had enough courage to volunteer to take on the vanguard role of the large army.Every time he fights, I see him with disheveled hair and a copper mask, taking the lead, galloping and swinging a knife, attacking bravely, making opponents daunting and no one dares to stop. ("Born in the Song Dynasty: Talking about the General Altar of Shilin in the Northern Song Dynasty")