Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Lu Ci really couldn't understand how Liu Qi managed to compose poems and compose music for ten years, just to tease him, when he rarely responded.

Liu Qi actually didn't know the answer to this question.

To be honest, I am afraid that at the beginning, I thought it was interesting to tease the prudish, but in fact smooth, cunning, and full of black water. I occasionally did it when I got excited; I was indomitable after repeated setbacks; It has become completely self-satisfied.

What's more, compared with other officials who are busy with their duties, the position of the scholar of the pavilion is respected, but also very leisurely. He often has leisure time to meet and travel, drink and compose poems, and sing with each other.

This leisurely and slow pace obviously suits Liu Qi's appetite.

And with his god-given poetic talent, he quickly stood out in the banquets of his colleagues, and became a celebrity who was paid for composing poems and singing, and was highly favored and appreciated by others.

I am afraid that only an ascetic monk like Zhu said can live such a busy and hard life in such a noble and loose life.

Zhu said that although he didn't like Liu Qi's association with those colleagues who didn't know the details, but after careful observation for a while, he found that Liu Qi seemed absurd, but in fact he was very clear-headed and had a good deal of communication. Report to Lu Ci.

Brother Yuyu is guarding Qinzhou, and everything needs to be taken care of, and wars ignite from time to time, and there are close to death in the battle.

Looking at them again, staying comfortably in the capital, it is a shame that they can't help, but they really shouldn't make trouble for each other.

Zhu said he thought so, so he chose to let Liu Qi go.

Zhu said it didn't matter, but Lu Ci didn't know that Yan Shu himself was a frequent visitor... Naturally, no one would hinder Liu Qi's active participation in the party.

However, this kind of smoothness and ease without any obstruction made Liu Qi feel more and more at a loss.

What's the matter?

He has gone too far, and no one has come out to take care of him?

Liu Qi was inexplicably disappointed.

Soon, after the excitement and excitement like a bird out of the cage at the beginning passed, even though the number of invitations to invite him to a private banquet in the third hall surged, Liu Qi still recovered his lack of interest and laziness in an instant. In such a state, it is not necessary to go two or three times out of ten.

All the time he saved was spent on creating new scripts.

Anyway, he wrote so many poems, Xiao Taotie didn't even pay attention to them, let alone reply to them.

Simply change the road.

And the stories that were born by him, all of which focus on condemning Lu Ci, the "thin lover" who ruthlessly left him and Zhu Said, the "old love" alone in Beijing, and only took his new "good friend" Di Qing away.

So much so that when his words were favored by prostitutes in brothels and Chu houses in central Beijing, and even by the prostitutes of rich families who held banquets, Lu Ci's reputation as a "thin lover" was also promoted and talked about.

It's a pity that Lu Ci was not in Beijing after all, even if they wanted to tease him, they couldn't find it.

So Liu Qi, who personally created the scripts full of beautiful poems, sincere feelings and poignant and graceful plots, is the first to bear the brunt.

Walking on the street every day, there are many friends who have new acquaintances, smiling narrowly, and teasing for a while: "It's been two years since spring has passed and autumn has come, why, Lady Liu hasn't expected to reject her lover yet?"

"If I've been looking forward to it, why am I so alone?" Liu Qi relied on his thick skin, not to mention all the orders, but also pretended to be heartbroken and pitiful, and slapped half of him with one hand. Covering his face, he said straightforwardly: "If you really feel sorry for me, please send me a swan goose to persuade him to come back as soon as possible."

The friends burst into laughter, Zhu said that he frowned, and couldn't help seriously thinking about the way out in the near future.

Seriously, he has been working in the pavilion for nearly five years.

Instead of honestly building up your qualifications in the capital, talking on paper, waiting for the opportunity that does not know when it will come, why not choose another place to be an official like Brother Yuyu?

No matter how big or small you are, you can accumulate some practical achievements and gain some knowledge.

After the third time, he should have enough confidence to return to his hometown to recognize his ancestors, pick up his mother, and restore his original surname.

Thinking of this, Zhu said, he couldn't help but look at Liu Qi, who was laughing and cursing, full of vitality.

... Otherwise, if he continued to get along with Brother Liu day and night, he was really worried that he would become 'crazy and stupid' because of his closeness to black people.

Liu Qi didn't know that he had just been despised by his brother Zhu, who had just depended on him for life, and was pretending to wipe the dry corners of his eyes with his sleeves, as if he had really been heartbroken by Lu Ci.

Lu Ci, who was far away in Qinzhou, couldn't see this scene with his own eyes, but he seemed to have sensed it, and shivered involuntarily.

"Just let you put on an extra coat before going out, isn't it cold?"

Teng Zongliang complained, but casually took off the cloak on his body, and swung it on Lu Ci without hesitation: "Put it on quickly."

Lu Ci was taken aback for a moment, and didn't take advantage of the trend to tie on the cloak, but took it on hesitantly, and took a closer look: "Brother Teng."

Teng Zongliang thought he was going to politely refuse, waved his hand coolly, and said grandly: "I can withstand the cold better than you! Don't be polite, put it on quickly, don't let the heat go away."

"Thank you Brother Teng for your kindness." Lu Ci said calmly, "It's just that the tea stain on the left sleeve of this drape seems to have been accidentally stained by you and me when we drank together at the end of October last year, right?"

Teng Zongliang was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously glanced at Dapi, and thought about it carefully for a moment, and suddenly said in amazement: "You can remember this too?! How good is your memory?"

Lu Ci said indifferently: "I not only remember these, but also remember that on that day, I reminded you that this big cloak has not been laundered for two years."

"Oh." Teng Zongliang's eyes wandered, and he laughed dryly for a long time: "It seems that there is such a thing..."

Before he could talk about him and change the subject clumsily, the corners of Lu Ci's mouth twitched, and he took off the cloak elegantly, and put it back on Teng Zongliang: "—the inner layer is almost growing fungus, let's leave it to brother Teng." Take it for yourself."

Teng Zongliang took it back angrily.

Bacteria?

Where is it, no way!

He murmured in his heart, but in the end he only put it on his arm, and he didn't have the guts to put it on Lu Ci's eye knife.

In recent years, the training of sergeants in the barracks has also been greatly reduced, and the regulations for allowing soldiers to rotate out of the camp or increase the number of relatives to visit have become relatively more relaxed.

Although Di Qing lived and ate almost in the barracks, every New Year's day, under the envious eyes of a group of people, he packed up his bags and went back to Lu Ci's temporary rented house without hesitation: this kind of rare reunion with his father-in-law , The time to talk intimately is a precious motivation for him to continue to work hard, how can he give up?

After entering the barracks, which had undergone repeated repairs and was nearly double the size before Lu Ci's arrival, and where the number of soldiers had increased greatly, Teng Zongliang was relieved and proud, but also a little worried.

Even though this was not the first time, and he was guaranteed by Lu Ci, Teng Zongliang still couldn't hold back, and asked Lu Ci in a low voice: "Brother Yuyu, since the Chanyuan Alliance, the two states have agreed not to cross the border again." To increase troops and build villages. Will our actions be too big?"

If the Liao Kingdom knows about it, they will definitely come here to cheat a fortune.

Lu Ci said without blinking: "Not long ago, Qinzhou City was almost slaughtered by the Tubo army, which made us feel lingering fear and restless. The reason why the increase in troops was to guard against Tubo, not against friendly countries. Daliao You receive so many tributes every year, surely you won't even be willing to accommodate this kind of affection?"

Teng Zongliang said: "...I'm afraid they will be unforgiving."

Even if you believe it, you will probably not give in, either by adding more soldiers and building more villages to fight back, or sending envoys to condemn and protest until the Song Dynasty compromises.

"That's weird." Lu Ci lazily said: "I just saw that the barracks were dilapidated, and because the army protected the civilians, the people supported the army, and got rich households to raise funds, I repaired the barracks. The so-called increase in military households is nothing more than Soldiers recruited from other prefectures should be recruited first among the people in the city. In fact, only you and I know the specific number of increases or decreases in the entire Qinzhou city; if they are placed in the temple, they can only be discussed. There are only a few people in the hall; dare I ask, how did the Liao Kingdom know about it? Could it be that they had already harbored evil intentions and laid down secret operations to spy on important military planes?"

Teng Zongliang was stunned when he heard that: "They probably don't need to give a specific number, just give a rough idea—"

Lu Ci calmly said: "That shouldn't be the case. Is it the way a big country should behave if it is unfounded? Such insolent extortion, unless there is no bloody man in the court, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to continue It's bearable."

Teng Zongliang: "..."

Lu Ci said meaningfully: "The Forbidden Army is not the Forbidden Army of the past, and the Daliao... is not the Daliao of the past."

Who doesn't want to seize the time to recuperate, and if there is an opportunity, who doesn't want to take advantage of the fire?

When there are small moves on both sides, the more unreasonable it is, the more confident it is.

It would be foolish to allow the border to turn into a piece of soft tofu just to reassure the powerful enemy lying on the side of the couch.

Teng Zongliang could not help but feel excited when he realized another meaning hidden in Lu Ci's words.

"Your thoughts..." Teng Zongliang said vaguely, "Have you already talked to His Highness?"

Lu Ci said: "That's not the case. I only sent a letter to Mr. Kou."

Since the beginning of the year, under the insistence of the little prince, Kou Zhun has returned to the position of deputy prime minister. The prime minister is still Li Di, and the last prime minister has changed from Ding Wei to Wang Qinruo.

Teng Zongliang said full of expectation: "What did Xianggong say?"

Lu Ci replied truthfully: "He hasn't answered me yet."

The truth he has not mentioned is that although Kou Zhun agrees with this very much, he casually mentions that his health is getting worse, and His Highness misses him very much, implying to urge him to come back...

Lu Ci wrote a letter with great sincerity, advising him to advance when he is advancing, to retreat when he is retreating, to take a long vacation when he should recuperate, and to retire if he is really unable to hold on.

It was just such a letter full of his rare truths, it seemed that General Kou Xier was so angry that he refused to talk to him for half a year.

Just when Teng Zongliang wanted to continue to ask a few more questions on this topic, Di Qing, carrying a small burden, rushed out of the barracks: "Grandfather!"

So Teng Zongliang witnessed Lu Ci's sudden change of face - the original indifference and sarcasm suddenly melted away and became a warm spring breeze.

Lu Ci smiled and said softly, "Young Brother."

Teng Zongliang's eyelids twitched.

No wonder Brother Liu, this attitude is so good...

Even he, who is used to being exploited only, couldn't help but eat it.

After Di Qing came to him and stood there blushing, Lu Ci raised his head slightly and sighed enviously, "You haven't grown up yet?"

For such a dangerous topic that must not be continued, after a few years, Di Qing has completely learned how to be clever, and he just smiled shyly and foolishly.

Seeing that he was honest and well-behaved, Lu Ci really didn't intend to continue complaining. After handing over the extra snacks in his hands to Di Qing, he slapped Di Qing on the shoulder who deliberately leaned over for him to touch his head: "—— Adding meals, by the way, will contribute to your growth and great career."

Di Qing carefully stuffed the snacks into his bag, not wanting to eat them on the spot, and then naturally followed Lu Ci, stepping out of the barracks.

After a few words of concern for him, Lu Ci felt relieved when he heard that everything was fine, and asked with a smile, "How is your training with the Wansheng Army? If you regret it, tell me now, and I will replace you to take over the burden." It’s still too late, don’t hold on.”

Di Qing thought about it carefully, and said cautiously: "It's all good. It would be even better if there is a chance to actually send troops to practice."

Soldiers who have never seen blood, no matter how well trained they are, are just a bunch of sheep pretending to be wolves.

To everyone's surprise, Lu Ci replied easily, "Okay."

The author has something to say: Notes:

1. Wansheng Army:

There has really been such a team in history, which was used flexibly for Wang Shao:

At that time, in order to supplement the troops on the northwest battlefield, the imperial court recruited a group of scoundrels from inside and outside Kaifeng, and organized them into the "Wansheng Army".However, due to insufficient training and low quality, these soldiers became famous for their timidity when they came to the front line.Taking advantage of the enemy's underestimation of Wan Sheng's army, Zhang Kang ordered the elite Tiger Wing Army to pretend to be Wan Sheng's army, and then led them to confront Xia's army.At the beginning of the battle, the heedless Dangxiang army launched an attack, but unexpectedly encountered a strong opponent and was unable to attack repeatedly.Just as the two sides were in a stalemate, the Song army's archers in ambush launched a fierce attack from the flank and rear, and then defeated the party members and won a major victory of beheading more than [-] ranks. ("Born in the Song Dynasty: Talking about the General Altar of Shilin in the Northern Song Dynasty")

2. Regarding the recruitment of local soldiers and the field camp system, it was proposed by Fan Zhongyan in history

Fan Zhongyan focused on two systems: first, to solve the problem of military supplies, the "camp field" system was established.One of the biggest disadvantages of the northwestern frontier defense in the Northern Song Dynasty was that all the needs of the army depended on long-distance transportation. "The day provides granary food, the month provides food for storage, and the spring and winter clothes, silver, and shoes are endless. The country uses the power of the people to meet the needs of the day." Of course, this is not a long-term solution. The establishment of the "Yingtian" system can "get the envy of the soldiers, and sell them to the officials. People enjoy their hard work, and the public receives their benefits, so the trouble of transfer can be stopped for a long time."Second, properly recruit local strong men and establish a "local soldier" system.This system is also closely related to the "land camp system".Another major disadvantage of the northwestern frontier defense in the Northern Song Dynasty was: "The soldiers stationed far away will not be replaced for a long time, bear the suffering of the stars and frost, and cherish the hope of the country."The local "soldiers" were hired, or the border guards were "relocated", and the families of the soldiers were allowed to share the labor in the "camp field", and part of the income belonged to the individual family.This kind of system can also help to solve the problem of no cultivated land for the families of extremely poor soldiers, and ease some social conflicts.Then, the soldiers of the army will definitely "pay attention to the benefits of the fields, learn the terrain, and stick to it with their parents and wives. Compared with the Eastern soldiers who are not happy with the benefits of the fields, do not learn the terrain, and have no nostalgia, their achievements are far away." ("If This Is Song History 3")

3. About Cao Wei and Li Yuanhao:

"Cao Wei beat up Li Jiqian, and bullied Li Deming even more blatantly. There was a small conflict within the Dangxiang tribe, and he dared to recruit and instigate rebellion on a large scale. As a result, the population of Li Deming's jurisdiction shrank on a large scale. They rushed to the border of the Song Dynasty.

Cao Wei did not refuse anyone who came, and all of them were recruited. In turn, these people became the backbone of the Song army, and they faithfully followed Cao Wei to fight everywhere. Not only the party members, but even the Tubo people were chopped off by them.These Li Deming can only stare blankly.But now it's different, the next generation of Dangxiang people has grown up again, Cao Wei must have an advance amount.He pays close attention to Li Yuanhao.

Li Yuanhao's knowledge, habits, temperament, and even appearance were all under Cao Wei's spying, and his interest became more and more intense. Cao Wei finally decided to go out in person to see what this future enemy would look like with his own eyes.

Cao Wei disguised himself and sneaked into the discussion field on the border between Song Dynasty and Dangxiang.According to reliable information, Li Yuanhao often haunts here with a large number of followers.But history once again favored the future Xixia king here. Cao Wei waited for him many times, but he didn't show his face.But Cao Wei's determination remains unchanged, he must see this legendary boy.

He sent someone to go deep into the party, and drew the image of Li Yuanhao. His wish came true, and Cao Wei suddenly faced the enemy—"A true hero!"

What he was worried about really happened. He concluded that Li Yuanhao would definitely become a disaster for Song Dynasty, but he couldn't get close to this young man.There are no ifs in history, but Cao Wei was so shocked by the blueprints, so what will happen when the two meet in the chaotic and noisy discussion field?Will Cao Wei suddenly and desperately draw his sword and kill him? !

Border incidents, for example, can't be studied in depth, not to mention Cao Wei's strength, even if he can be accurately accounted for afterwards, Li Deming and even Zhao Heng can only open their eyes and close their eyes.But the problem is, the Song Dynasty did not have that fate!

Cao Wei couldn't meet him at that time, and now Cao Wei is dead.

After the downfall of Ding Wei, Cao Wei immediately made a comeback. He was in charge of Tianxiong Army, an important northern town, as the observer envoy of Huazhou and the prefect of Qingzhou. After that, Yongxing Army and Heyang Mansion also left his footprints, but soon he was Ill, the last official position and position is the governor of Zhending Mansion and Dingzhou, and the Jiedu Envoy of Zhangwu Army. Until his death, he guarded the northern gate of the Song Dynasty.

The last military general in the Northern Song Dynasty who deserved to enjoy the Taimiao passed away, and the great deterrent power of the Song army against Dangxiang, and even Khitan and Tubo also dissipated.Before he was alive, Li Deming of Dangxiang dared not speak out against him, and let everything go unchecked; when the envoys of the Khitan passed through his defense zone, they all walked slowly and did not dare to gallop; As soon as Ji Siluo heard Cao Wei's name, he immediately faced the east and joined hands to pay respects.In the following narratives, we will look back at the Battle of Sandu Valley that year. Cao Wei wiped out more than ten thousand cavalry in Tubo in the first battle. The friendship and respect of people are all played by Cao Wei!

Cao Bin, Pan Mei, Li Jilong, and Cao Wei were the symbols and honors of Han soldiers during the Northern Song Dynasty. Among them, Cao Wei came from a famous family and was known in history as "a general who has been a soldier for 40 years without losing a lot." He is a real victorious general.But the timing of his promotion and death was too unfortunate. He failed to catch up with Li Jiqian when he was at his most arrogant, and he also failed to contain Li Yuanhao's growth in his lifetime. As a soldier, he missed the truly glorious and heroic battlefield , but the greater regret is that of the entire Song Dynasty and the Han nation.

When Cao Wei died, he was gifted to his servant, and he was given the posthumous posthumous title of Wu Mu. "("The Great Song Empire 300 Years 7")