Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

As he was busy arranging things, washing and changing clothes, Lu Ci asked the guest residence to prepare the lunch directly.

After spending the whole afternoon checking each other and spot-checking endorsements, Lu Ci led Zhu Shuo in a good mood to search for various snacks in the nearby streets.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the mansion, Zhu Shuo's eyes were attracted by something, he couldn't help but approached it, and studied it carefully.

Lu Ci didn't realize anything was wrong at first, so he could only follow behind Zhu Shuo angrily, taking a closer look.

Different from the hotels and mansions with tall and eye-catching embroidered buildings that they are used to seeing along the way, Liu Fang's guest house is small but has all the internal organs, and there are many small places that are ingenious.

It's like a 'light box' made of very thinly shaved leather.

There are several candles inside, the top is see-through, and the four characters "Liu Fang Guest House" are neatly drawn in red ink on the position facing outward in the middle.When the candle is lit, the warm light illuminates the orange background, highlighting the large characters written in red ink, which are very clear at night.

Even Lu Ci, who is used to all kinds of modern advertising signs, couldn't help but be amazed by the creativity of the Song people. He sincerely praised: "The store has such a clever idea."

Zhu said and nodded vigorously.

The two of them were not in a hurry to leave, so they simply studied the light box for a while.

Lu Ci was okay, although he was surprised, after all, he came from a more prosperous and advanced future generation, so he accepted it calmly after a while.

He looked at Zhu Shuo's eyes shining brightly from the candlelight, with an eager look on his face, as if he wanted to write a poem to praise the light box to describe his personal aspirations, and he couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth in time. He patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "We will live here for more than a month at least. Brother Zhu, don't be in a hurry to watch it for a while? If you want to find out the mystery, ask the buddy to invite the boss to come up and give us In detail, it’s okay.”

Zhu said that he just came back to his senses, smiled embarrassedly, stopped looking at the novelty and interesting light box, and obediently followed Lu Ci.

Lu Ci secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Zhu said that no matter how many poems he wrote, it would be impossible for him to recite them...

But for some reason, just looking at the other party's unrestrained energy to write three or five or six articles at every turn made his scalp tingle instinctively.

Going out with Lu Ci, Zhu said that he was infinitely more comfortable than when he was with Liu Qi last time, and he had to look forward to it countless times.

He always had a smile on his face unconsciously, looking around curiously all the way.

Thanks to Lu Ci, who always has a way to make money in an interesting and easy way, Zhu said that he is no longer as shy as he was when he first met Lu Ci, and he doesn't need to be as careful as he was when he visited the Liquan temple fair last time.

He has a lot more money, and because he has confidence, he no longer needs to think carefully before using every copper plate.

Zhu said that he would not hesitate to pay for any small items that he saw or liked along the way, or that he thought were suitable for Lu Ci.

Lu Ci smiled and watched him buy, buy, buy, not only did not stop him, but also taught him to add a few more in a gentle tone like a guide after he finished picking.

After shopping around a street, Lu Ci pulled Zhu Yue to sit down in front of a wonton stall he had found just now, ordered two bowls of three delicacies wontons, and then began to help him check the harvest.

"Brother Zhu has a good eye." Lu Ci's eyes were venomous, and he immediately picked out the best one he bought, and he did not hesitate to praise him: "Especially these small fragrant pancakes from Shuijing Lane in Liu's family, regardless of the asking price Not too low, in this city of Suzhou, it can be called high quality and cheap. If you go to Mizhou city, due to the long distance, the goods are not durable to accumulate, and there are many people who are famous and famous, the price can always be abruptly lowered. The increase is nearly eight times. How much principal do you have left? If there is more left, I suggest you buy more. However, if such products are sold, most of them will not be forgiven. You are used to thin skin. If you don’t Feel free to say it, I can negotiate for you."

But in the blink of an eye, Lu Ci had already figured out exactly how to sell soap balls through the boys who sell soap balls in various perfume shops after returning to Mizhou City, and even the salary ratio that should be paid.

Zhu said: "..."

Lu Ci suddenly praised him so much that Zhu Shuo was ashamed to confess the truth.

What he knows is that the reason why he bought these expensive cakes, each of which is worth five new books, is purely because they look good and smell pleasant, and they always feel that they will be very suitable for Brother Lu. Delicate people are willing to spend money...

Lu Ci didn't hear Zhu Shuo's reply, so he couldn't help but look up at him: "What do you think, Brother Zhu?"

Zhu said that looking at Shang Lu Ci's smiling eyes, he lost the desire to defend for some reason, and simply made a mistake: "Brother Lu has always been the most thoughtful, and I hope to listen to Brother Lu. It's just that I don't bother Brother Lu to come forward, it's such a trivial matter , I can still do it.”

Lu Ci nodded with a smile: "I'll go with you when the meal is over, and I won't interfere when the time comes, I'll just wait for you by the side."

Zhu said desperately nodding.

After the two steaming bowls of wontons were delivered, Lu Ci and Zhu Shuo both tacitly maintained a state of 'eating without talking', soaking in the delicious soup, the skins of the wontons were shining with a crystal-clear light, and their bodies were plump and lovely. The small wontons were eliminated one by one.

When paying the bill, Lu Ci's group naturally settled the two's bill together. To Zhu's protest, he just lazily said: "If you let me go out with you, how can it be your turn to pay the bill?"

Because his tone seemed too righteous, Zhu Shuo was speechless for a moment.

While the two were walking slowly towards the stall selling fragrant cakes, Lu Ci looked up at the bright moonlight from time to time, while perfunctorily perfunctory Zhu, "What care...isn't it rent collection? To the messy outsiders, I have to give the Yaren two points of interest. To be honest, you have saved me worry and money... You can't say that, you usually take care of my mother for me, if you really count , that has to be counted together... If nothing else, I will ask you, if it were you, you could do it while you have spare room at home, and still watch me sleep pitifully in a cave Is it something with a heart of stone?"

Zhu said: "..."

He can't do it, but he doesn't even have the house in the premise!

Before Zhu Shuo could argue again, the fragrant cake stand had already arrived.

Lu Ci smiled slightly, stepped aside calmly, and really just watched from the sidelines, admiring the rare scene of Fan Zhongyan's slightly clumsy bargaining with the shrewd stall owner.

What surprised him was that Zhu said that although he spoke slowly, he was well-founded and clear in thinking, and he did not lose the slightest bit in the end. In the end, with a slight blush, he got a far better concession than he had imagined.

Lu Ci stared at Zhu Shuo seriously for a while, then sighed, "Before I knew it, I had to look at Brother Zhu with admiration."

Zhu said that his face turned redder when he was seen, and he wisely chose to change the topic before Lu Ci was about to tease him: "Should we go back to the mansion directly, or take a walk?"

Lu Ci snatched the small bag from Zhu Shuo's hand, weighed it lightly, and after making sure it wasn't heavy, he let Zhu Shuo snatch it back again: "Let's go shopping again."

If you go back too early, you may have to listen to Li Xin's nagging, so it's better to visit Suzhou City, where you may not come back for the second time in the future.

Besides, Lu Ci didn't intend to wander around aimlessly.

He found someone to ask the direction, and took Zhu Shuo together, and walked slowly towards the county government office.

Zhu said strangely: "Brother Lu, do you want to listen to your father-in-law's handling of the case?"

Lu Ci nodded: "Whether Li Lang's matter can be completed depends on the grandfather and the person sent by the court to preside over the Pumai matter."

Among them, the role of magistrate and county lieutenant is greater than that of the one who came down from the court.

The latter is just a matter of routine, and has no conflict of interest with the former two. Because of this, they will more or less ask for their opinions, and then act according to their discretion.

Lu Ci believes that instead of spending so much effort to please an official from the central government, it is better to directly try to use the fact that magistrates and county lieutenants need political achievements if they want to be promoted.

Coincidentally, when the two arrived, the county government was judging a case that happened three days ago.

Now that the trial of the case has been completed and the evidence is convincing, the criminal also confessed to the crime of intimidating people and seizing property.

It was only when sentencing that Qin Zhi County had some difficulties.

According to the laws and regulations of the Great Song Dynasty, there are clear regulations on what constitutes an official household, but the definition of what constitutes a scholar is relatively vague.

The prisoner in front of him claims to be a scholar. He studied poetry and Fu in a private school in another county when he was young, and later moved here with his family.

As to whether I have actually been to a private school, it is too far away to be tested.However, one of the more powerful evidences he provided is the two scholars'friends' whom he invited.

The two argued hard, firstly, they could jointly intercede with him, and secondly, they could prove his status as a "scholar", which could greatly reduce the punishment.

There is some basis for such a verdict.

However, Qin County Magistrate has been here for more than two years, knowing that there are many tricks in it, and he is not very happy to comply with the other party's wishes, but the other party is well prepared, and he can't find any other way to overthrow it for a while, so he repeatedly hesitate.

The people outside waiting for the results were even more unhappy-they knew that the real support behind this tyrannical bully was none other than the wealthy Sun family in the city.

He was originally a countryman, illiterate, but because his younger sister was beautiful, he married the grandson's eldest son as his wife. As the only elder brother, he no longer said he was short of money, and his attitude became violent.

What scholar?It is clear that the Sun family spent money to open up relationships, and found two scholars who were open to money to give this false testimony, in exchange for a light sentence for this person.

Lu Ci was thoughtful.

He has also studied the laws of the Song Dynasty a little bit, and knows that if the other party really succeeds, the magistrate recognizes his status as a scholar, and if other scholars intercede for him, the sentence will be lighter and lighter, and may even be as low as Even the penalty was waived, and he was only sent to the state school to study for half a year, which was considered a punishment.

Qin Zhixian struggled for a moment, but he didn't think of a good way, and he couldn't delay any longer. He could only pinch his nose, and when the sentence was pronounced according to the law, a clear and pleasant voice suddenly came from the crowd outside. Clear and audible.

"Since he claims to be a scholar, and has learned poetry and fu since he was a child, why don't Gongzu write a poem on the spot and ask him to compose a poem in person for verification?"

The author has something to say: I saw many people calling for Gong to come out, but his appearance will have to wait for Lu Lang to become an official.

It won't be long either.Suzhou still has a few chapters at most, and it will be transferred to the imperial examination three years later.

After all, the keynote of this article is not about dating (this may be one of the reasons for being so aggressive...), but about Lu Ci's career development, and love will be added as he grows up.If you only want to watch the love part, then I'm afraid you have to wait a month to come back.

And don't worry that friendship will overwhelm you.When Di Qing officially debuts, you will find that he will be completely different from other people's impressions.

There is no miracle in this article, but it has been completely rushed.So I just want to write slowly according to my mood and pace, and keep updating as much as possible during the busy graduation year.

I'd appreciate it if you guys would walk with me a little longer.bow.

Notes:

1. Light box:

Light box advertisements appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty. In front of the gate of "Sunyang Zhengdian" in "A Picture of Shanghe during the Qingming Festival", there are three three-dimensional signboards, with the words "Sunyang", "Zhengdian" and "Xiangmao" written on them respectively. These three three-dimensional signboards are light box advertisements.They are illuminated with built-in candles and are particularly eye-catching at night when they are brightly lit.At the entrance of the "foot store" near Hongqiao, a light box advertisement was also set up, with the words "ten thousand" and "foot store" written on it. ("Song: The Dawn of Modern Times")

2. Fragrant cakes: There are mainly two kinds of fragrant cakes in Song Dynasty, one is small fragrant cakes, which are used simply for incense: "Shu people cut off the top with quinces, gouged out the heart, put sandalwood, agarwood powder, and A little musk (fragrance). Cover the cut tops, tie them with thread and steam them until they are rotten. Take them out and let them cool, and grind them like mud. Put a little into the brain, mix well, make small cakes and burn them, and the fragrance will not diminish the ambergris (fragrant).”—— Song People's "You Huan Ji Wen"

Another kind of incense cake is briquette: it is made of coal powder mixed with spices and pressed, which can burn for a long time and emit fragrance.

"Incense cakes are also charcoal. They are used to burn incense, and the fire of one cake can last all day long." - Ouyang Xiu's "Return to Field Records".This kind of fragrant cake can even be used as an elegant gift for each other in the families of scholar-bureaucrats. ("Song: The Dawn of Modern Times")

Incense was very common in the Song Dynasty, not just a luxury of the upper class: especially during the Dragon Boat Festival, every household burned incense: "Hangzhou people, regardless of their size, burn incense for one month"

People in the Song Dynasty used aromatic medicines extensively. In addition to aromatherapy, they were also used in processed food, health care, bathing, makeup, sacrifices, wedding etiquette and so on.

3. The prototype of this case is adapted from "Minggong Shupan Qingming Collection" Volume [-] "Character Gate · Scholars Humankind · Yinshi".

It involves local officials directly asking people to write poems in order to judge whether they are proficient in writing or ink.The reduction of the sentence to only being sent to the state school for half a year is also the result of this case.

4. Scholars:

Song was broad-minded towards scholars, but he was very loose about what it means to be a scholar.

Those who have taken the examinations and provincial examinations are considered scholars even if they fail the exams; those who have studied in local or central government schools are also considered scholars; "Song Dynasty Imperial Examination Society" p168