Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Qinzhou's winter was bitterly cold. Even though Lu and Teng wrapped themselves into a ball, they couldn't last long on the city wall. After inspecting what should be inspected, they came down to the wall without hesitation.

"If you don't go to the field to investigate, it's really hard to feel that the sergeant is working hard." Lu Ci looked back and couldn't help but sigh. Taxes, if there is a lot of surplus, I will ask again to see if I can add another layer of winter clothes for the soldiers."

Teng Zongliang nodded approvingly.

They only swayed around the city wall a few times before they were too cold, but the soldiers who had to stay on the high wall for a whole day before they could take turns wore much thinner clothes than them.

Under the good-natured and respectful scrutiny of the guards who were still motionless covered with ice and snow, the two shivered and retracted into the scarf around their necks. Urged by bouts of north wind, they hurried back to the In the barracks.

After pouring a full cup of hot soup and down half a cup, I felt the heart-piercing cold.

As long as Teng Zongliang opened his mouth, there would be a big cloud of white mist, and he couldn't help but miss the exuberant charcoal fire that every household in Bianjing could afford to burn and could make the whole city warm: "Every winter, I want to go back Go to Bianjing."

"Isn't that easy?" Lu Ci smiled: "As long as you survive this time, you will be able to live in another place next winter."

Teng Zongliang muttered perfunctorily.

He lacks interest in the matter of completing the qualification test and transferring to another place.

Counting this capital, he has only been an official for six years.

Thanks to his outstanding performance in the two terms, and the kindness of the officers he met, he was able to be promoted to the eighth rank.

In the eyes of outsiders, compared to the fifth-ranked ranking, to achieve such an achievement so quickly is considered outstanding.

What's more, after this fund is full, it is conceivable that relying on the tacit cooperation with Lu Ci and striving to develop, it is destined to be a huge sum of money.

In this way, it is absolutely impossible for him to be transferred to a place worse than Qinzhou, and most likely he will choose a more affluent jurisdiction for him.

But no matter how fast it was, it was impossible to return to Beijing so early—at least it would have to wait two or three rounds.

If the two friends, Liu and Zhu, hadn’t been able to take advantage of the fire at Prince Rong’s Mansion, which caused heavy loss of books in the pavilion, Dongfeng, who temporarily selected the pavilion officials for the test, would definitely be like him at this moment, still wandering around .

Moreover, with a new appointment, can he still meet an officer like Lu Ci who is courageous and courageous, who loves the people and agrees with his philosophy, and most importantly, will he still trust and appoint him in every possible way?

Simply don't even think about it.

Thinking of this, Teng Zongliang couldn't help but look up at the smiling Lu Ci.

When Lu Ci received the reminder letter from the emperor that it would be delivered every month, he did not deliberately hide it from Teng Zongliang.

Therefore, Teng Zongliang knew very well that Lu Ci, who had been speculated suspiciously by many people whether he had lost his trust in the new official's family, and never recalled to Beijing, was purely out of his own will and refused to go back for a long time.

When the little emperor was still the crown prince, it was well known that he valued Lu Ci first.This return will definitely sweep away the haze of being relegated to Qinzhou by the late emperor, with boundless scenery and a bright future.

Is it possible that Lu Ci doesn't know about the generous treatment he will receive after returning to Beijing?

Even if Teng Zongliang thought about it with his toes, he knew it was impossible.

However, Lu Ci could not bear to take the golden pearls and jade fruits, and the post of Qinzhou Zhizhou, who treated everyone as hard work, was firmly seated, and he was determined not to transfer in advance.

If it were him...

Teng Zongliang's face was slightly hot.

Asking himself, he might not be able to resist that temptation.

"Brother Teng?"

Lu Ci didn't wait for the answer to the question, and when he looked up, he saw Teng Zongliang holding hot tea, looking leisurely and ecstatic, raised his eyebrows immediately, and called out again.

Teng Zongliang suddenly recalled: "What?"

Lu Ci blinked, and said empathetically, "If brother Teng misses his wife, let's call it a day. We'll talk about the rest tomorrow."

The corner of Teng Zongliang's mouth twitched, and he pointed it out: "If I remember correctly, today was Xiumu, but because Brother Lu was concerned about the fishery, I had to give up my life to accompany the gentleman and come here for a while. How did Brother Lu say it?" , but it was you who let it go?"

Lu Ci smiled and said: "Brother Teng's words are too exaggerated. However, I also miss the deliciousness of fried carp. If Brother Teng doesn't mind it, would you like to invite me to have a little gathering at home?"

In order to encourage the Qinzhou soldiers to move their families here, Teng Zongliang did not hesitate to set an example and sent someone to bring his wife who had stayed in his hometown.

And since Lu Ci inadvertently found out that this quiet and pretty sister-in-law is not good at words, but has amazing cooking skills, his appetite for gourmet food has been aroused, and he has quickly become a frequent visitor of the Teng family, and he still visits frequently. Please come.

Teng Zongliang glanced at him helplessly: "I'm afraid I can't stop it even if I want to!"

Lu Ci nodded with a smile, and admitted directly: "Of course."

In fact, compared to her husband who is eloquent outside but rarely communicates with her at home, Mrs. Lin welcomes Lu Ci, who is too handsome to look away, personable, and good at telling jokes. .

In particular, every time Lu Ci tastes the dishes she cooked by herself, she is full of praise, and her words are sincere, and her words come from the heart, and she often puts forward feasible suggestions for improvement, which really surprises her who has devoted herself to cooking .

Although in order to avoid suspicion, she was reluctant to talk too much with Lu Ci, but in order to repay this appreciation, whenever Lu Ci wanted to come to the door, she would be ready to fight.If you know the date of your visit in advance, it will be even more terrible: go back and forth to toss the new dishes, and then when the dishes are served, although you don't say a word, your eyes are shining brightly waiting for Lu Ci's comment.

——The number of times is too many, it really makes Teng Zongliang not only look at it with sore eyes, but also eat it in his heart.

What Teng Zongliang didn't know was that there was another person in the barracks who was deeply interested in this.

Because the official office was closed for bathing, most of the barracks, except those who had duties, went out to hang out, bought some food that they were reluctant to buy on weekdays, and after returning to the barracks, they got together with their close friends and chatted.

And those who followed the Qinzhou government's call and brought their families to Qinzhou city were even more joyous as if they had taken advantage of it. They returned home a few days earlier on vacation and had a reunion with their families after a long absence. .

Although Di Qing's family members were not here, he didn't feel any envy in his heart when he watched the soldiers leave the camp one by one, preparing to reunite with their families under the envious eyes of everyone.

After all, the grandfather had told him early on that not only the Spring Festival, but also the Lantern Festival had to go back to Lu Zhai to get together.

Because it was a festive season, today's training naturally ended very early.

After taking a bath, Di Qing hurried back to the barracks to fiddle with his little belongings: the hand warmer he bought in advance for his father-in-law, the homework he had to do in the past few days, and the winter clothes he changed...

Gao Jixuan, who was lying happily on the bed eating the meat pie he just bought, saw Di Qing who was usually ice-like so eager, and suddenly felt that the delicious meat pie he was chewing in his mouth became dull.

He swallowed the meatloaf in his mouth, and didn't bother to chew on the remaining half. He held it in his hand first, and couldn't help leaning over and asking, "Brother Di, are you going back to Zhizhou's residence again?"

Di Qing nodded vigorously.

Without the cover of the bronze mask, his extraordinarily handsome eyebrows and eyes can be seen at a glance, and at the same time, the corners of his lips slightly raised for joy are also reflected in Gao Jixuan's eyes.

Gao Jixuan rolled his eyes and had an idea in an instant.

Taking advantage of Di Qing's happiest moment, he said with a chuckle: "Brother Di, since I usually work hard, don't fear hardships, train hard, but stay away from my family, and even spend this festive season alone, you The next time you go back to Lu Zhizhou's house, why don't you take me with you?"

Without even thinking about it, Di Qing flatly refused: "No."

Gao Jixuan has always been a thick-skinned person who would never stop trying to achieve his goals, how could he be overwhelmed by Di Qing's refusal.

He kept walking around Di Qing, first reassuring that after he went there, he would be absolutely honest and not cause trouble to others, and then boasted about Lu Zhizhou's demeanor to show his admiration...

While talking nonsense, he looked carefully at Di Qing's face.

No, he immediately noticed that when he praised Lu Qinzhou, Di Qing's face was particularly relaxed, as if he had loosened a bit, so he quickly stepped up his offensive in this regard.

In order to make his words more weighty, he did not hesitate to think that he should have a better impression in Di Qing's eyes on weekdays. At this moment, he was quietly leaning against the wall beside the bed, and Yang Wenguang, who was concentrating on reading military books, also pulled Come in: "The same is true for Wenguang."

Yang Wenguang was inexplicably involved, and instinctively wanted to refute, but after reacting, he acquiesced.

It wasn't that he deliberately cooperated with Gao Jixuan to play tricks, but he was really curious about Lu Sanyuan, who was a civil servant but had a calm military strategy like a general at a young age.

If Gao Jixuan continued following Gao Jixuan's words, he might be able to meet him once, then he... really didn't want to refuse.

Di Qing frowned, but still didn't agree.

For the sake of Gao Jixuan's foresight, he reluctantly let go and agreed to ask the grandfather when he came.

The goal was achieved, and Gao Jixuan exaggeratedly cheered on the spot!

Because he didn't want others to disturb his precious time with Gongzu, he came to pick him up before Lu Ci and asked this question out of his mouth. In fact, he hoped that Gongzu would refuse. .

However, he forgot that it was rare for Lu Ci to see him make any request, especially when he said it, he looked embarrassed and hesitant, so how could he have the heart to refuse?

What's more, he took Di Qing away from his family when he was young, and he didn't study seriously in the academy after that. Even in the military camp, the soldiers who lived with him day and night were much older than him, so Di Qing had no chance to meet his peers. people.

Now some dudes in this 'Wansheng Camp', if they can be taught well, they are indeed closer in age to Di Qing, and they are more able to talk.

Lu Ci agreed without hesitation.

What he calculated in his mind was that the dishes prepared in advance by himself were definitely not enough.In a while, I have to remember to send someone to the restaurant again, and tell them to add some more dishes, so as to feed these half-sized children who are enough to feed the poor.

Facing the anxious Di Qing, he smiled softly and said, "Since it's a friend who catches your eye, it's naturally a good one. You go and bring the two of them together."

"..."

Di Qing's face changed slightly.

Failed!