Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Lu Ci naturally didn't expect to change the deep-rooted thoughts of other examiners with just a few words.

After studying hard for decades in the cold window, once they were admitted to the imperial examination, they became the envied Jinshi Lang of the world, and after many years of hard work, they finally got out of the head. The position they are in is not destined to be in the border , who is always worried about the troubles and fears of the wind and grass, is comparable to ordinary people who are precarious.

If it was just a slap in the face, Lu Ci believes that there are many 'gentlemen' who are willing to endure this and patiently educate these barbarians who don't know etiquette.

But the disaster that befell the people in the frontier is far from the level of a slap in the face - when their wives and children are all killed, and their relatives, friends and relatives are treated worse than pigs and dogs, how can these honest gentlemen still do their best and be gentle? Enlightenment?

This kind of generosity is just that the pain is not severe enough, and it is based on the premise that it has nothing to do with oneself and the generosity of others.

Lu Ci didn't expect to persuade them, and the occasional sarcasm was just to make Han Jiang, who was always happy to find faults, choke, showing that funny expression of 'too angry but helpless'.

The results of the bow and horse test will be announced the next day. Even if Lu Ci doesn't look at the posted list, he can be absolutely certain that Di Qing, who has crushed everyone with his strength, will definitely win the leader in the comprehensive court test and the bow and horse test.

Due to the different preferences of the reviewers, there are still disputes on the policy theory, but how can those literati who can't even hit the dead target, bow and horse can't bear to look at them, and look even more gentle and weak, how can they be on the battlefield together? Di Qingbi, who has been tempered for several years and lived with other soldiers in the barracks?

After passing the court examination, there will be half a month to go before the palace examination in Chongzheng Palace—and the palace examination has nothing to do with Lu Ci.

Not only has nothing to do with him, it has nothing to do with the other examiners who are filled with righteous indignation.

Recalling the more than half a month of being locked in the secret pavilion and being forced to spend more than half a month with other deputy examiners who were not speculative, it really made him very bored.

When it finally came to the opening day of the hospital, Lu Ci couldn't wait for the servants who came to see him off. He personally carried the bags he had packed early in the morning and walked out of the place without any hesitation.

When he walked to the front of the house, he happened to bump into Liu Qi who was wearing a bright official uniform and was about to go to the pavilion.

Liu Qi's face was originally half-dream and half-awake, but when he caught sight of Lu Ci's figure from the corner of his eye, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he said cheerfully, "Qi Yu is back!"

"That's not it."

Lu Ci raised his eyebrows, and walked closer, relying on being half a head taller than Liu Qi, he directly put the weight of his upper body on his friend, and said lazily: "Don't go, let's borrow it first."

Liu Qi was pressed deliberately by him, and almost fell on the spot. While complaining, "You are very impolite", while trying to stand up straight, Lu Ci really leaned on him: "Look at your flimsy skeleton! Son, how can it be so powerful when you press people?"

Lu Ci replied easily: "You are so weak that you can't even stand this, so you have the nerve to blame me."

Liu Qi: "Oh!"

Lu Ci didn't bully Liu Qi for long, but was 'stopped' by Di Qing, who had sharp ears and heard the movement from a long distance in the courtyard, and rushed to push open the door: "Grandfather!"

"Young brother."

Lu Ci chuckled, straightened up slowly from Liu Qi, and fell down on Di Qing's chest, his whole body was limp, exuding a strange lazy and leisurely atmosphere: "Come on, there's no need for you, Brother Liu, Alright, let's go to the museum now."

"Hello, Lu Yuyu!"

The decisiveness of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge made the corner of Liu Qi's mouth twitch.

"I'm fine, thank you Brother Liu for your concern." Lu Ci kindly reminded: "But if Brother Liu doesn't go out again, I'm afraid it will be late."

Liu Qi: "..."

He snoozes every day, always pinching time to go out and step on time to arrive at the library, the short delay just now is really important.

If not, he was afraid that he would have to criticize Lu Ci for a few more words before giving up.

But worried that he would be late, no matter how angry he was, he could only give Lu Ci a cursory glance, and then left in a hurry.

Before Di Qing had time to eat Liu Qi's mouthful of thick vinegar, he was so shocked by the sudden surprise that he fell into his arms that he was speechless.

As soon as Liu Qi left in a hurry, his ears trembled slightly. Seeing that there was no one around, he simply plucked up his courage and stood at the gate, lowered his head, and gently hugged the person in his arms.

"It's terrible, it's terrible." Lu Ci completely relaxed his body, let him hug him softly, but then said with a smile in his ear: "It's indecent to hug and hug in broad daylight, how can it be decent?"

"What the grandfather said is very true."

Di Qing, whose ears were warmed by that breath, responded sincerely, and really let go of his arms around Lu Ci, leading him into the house.

After passing through the front hall and going upstairs to Lu Ci's bedroom, the big raccoon slave who came uninvited just closed the door behind him neatly with his heels, and hugged him up again.

"A feather."

After entering the room, Di Qing changed his words very naturally, rubbed his face lightly, and buried it between his sweetheart's delicate, white, slender and elegant neck, and couldn't help taking a deep breath.

The attracted Lu Ci: "..."

For some reason, Di Qing made this movement, making him seem to see Liu Qi who was addicted to sucking cats many years ago.

"There's something to say," after all, having been manipulated by Di Qing many times, Lu Ci secretly rejoiced that he had the habit of taking a bath every morning, and on the other hand, he would not lose his footing anymore. He calmly said, "It's exhausting to stand. Very well, let me sit down first, and then talk face to face."

Di Qing was obviously very reluctant to let go of the person in his arms, but when he heard Lu Ci say that he was tired, that little bit of reluctance was quickly dispelled.

Not only did he let go of the person immediately, but he also took all the soft pillows out of the closet and skillfully piled them up on the small couch, allowing Lu Ci to lie comfortably next to each other.

After serving the person, he sat down next to each other with a look of expectation.

Lu Ci unceremoniously enjoyed this thoughtfulness, lay down on his side at ease, and asked lazily, "Did you go to see the list released yesterday?"

Di Qing was obviously thinking about other things. When he was suddenly asked about this, he was taken aback for a moment before nodding vigorously: "I've already gone to see it."

"Oh?" Lu Ci smiled, knowingly asked: "How is the ranking? Why didn't you mention it?"

"It's thanks to Yu Yu, Brother Zhu, Brother Liu and Brother Teng for their guidance." Di Qing said with a slight blushing: "It's a fluke to get... the first name."

Lu Ci laughed lightly: "Then you should be thinking about it. There is no fluke in the examination room, only success will come when conditions are ripe."

If it weren't for the intensity of his preparation for the exams, he had repeatedly asked Di Qing to practice strategies and answers, and he had never been hesitant to share his experience, and Di Qing himself had worked hard enough to improve his martial arts by leaps and bounds.

Even if the officials are more inclined to lead the battle, it is impossible to still favor Di Qing's answer sheet when the full transcript is sealed.

Looking at the little crabapple in front of him, who was too humble to be shy even when he was the leader of the court test, Lu Ci smiled slightly, and patted him on the cheek: "You are at an age when you are full of vigor, fresh clothes and angry horses. When the time comes, you can be in a better situation, but you don't have to be old-fashioned, stable and dull."

I'm afraid no one will know, how proud he was when he saw Di Qing's tyrannical strength over all the candidates in the bow and horse test with his own eyes.

——This is the best little raccoon slave, who is devoted to him and belongs only to him.

Hearing Lu Ci's words, Di Qing, who had always been obedient to him, shook his head rarely.

Before Lu Ci could ask a question, he had already lightly held Lu Ci's hand, and placed an incomparably tender kiss on the back of Wei Liang's hand, without answering.

With a priceless treasure in your heart, how dare you be frivolous?

No matter before he understands his own intentions or after he knows his love, he dreams of catching up with the person in front of him all the time, becoming an existence that he can stand side by side with, and even rely on with peace of mind.

With such an inconceivably lofty goal, how could he be complacent just by passing the imperial examination in front of his lover who won the third prize in the most difficult tribute exam?

The result he wanted was just the simplest first step.

Lu Ci didn't wait for his answer, and the questioning words were interrupted by the careful almost pious kiss on the back of his hand. He simply didn't think about it anymore, and only calmly inserted his free other hand into the little lover's hair, Use a little force.

Prompted by this, Di Qing lowered his head knowingly, and greeted him with the most gentle lips and teeth.

A month's work is fleeting.

When Liu Qi didn't notice that there were two bold mandarin mandarin ducks stalking wantonly and crookedly under his nose, the Imperial Examination, presided over and supervised by the little emperor himself, was also held in the Chongzheng Hall on time.

To avoid suspicion, Lu Ci did not send Di Qing to the palace gate, but when the little lover got on the horse and was ready to go, in front of Liu Qi, he calmly pressed the other's hands holding the rein: "Don't be too nervous .”

Di Qing's eyes flickered slightly, her back tensed unconsciously, but her tightly pursed lips suddenly softened.

Liu Qi didn't realize that there was something wrong at all, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, thinking he understood Lu Ci's intention, and imitated Lu Ci's move, and put his hand up.

He was careless and sloppy, with one half on the back of Lu Ci's hand and the other half on Di Qing's, and said with a smile, "Although my talent is not as good as Yu Yu's, let me pass it on to you."

"..."

Di Qing slowly moved his eyes away from Liu Qi's hand on the back of Lu Ci's, and said softly, "Thank you, brother Liu, and thank you... Gongzu."

Lu Ci smiled slightly, and before pulling away from his hand, he suddenly had a thought, couldn't hold back and scratched Di Qing's palm lightly, and immediately teased him without changing his face: "After the test, there will be a meal from the government, wine mash, tea and beans , all offerings are made to show the meaning of seeking talents. Then you will be able to feast on it, and you will be rewarded for years of hard study."

"Years have passed, but your concern for Yushan has not diminished at all!"

Unaware of the subtleties, Liu Qi was immediately amused by Lu Ci's words and burst into laughter: "That's not possible. If the officials are startled by the young brother's gluttonous appetite, will they have to pay for it? It's better to be reserved, Mo Learn from the one around you who swept away all the surrounding dishes at the Wenxi Banquet."

Di Qing stared at Lu Ci for a long time, before he managed to suppress the surging desire in his eyes, and nodded slowly amidst Liu Qi's ignorant and pure laughter: "Thank you, Gongzu, brother Liu, for your advice, I remember caught."