Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Although he was suddenly choked by Lu Ci's unreasonableness, Zhong Yuan, as a child, was used to the behavior of his friends all the way, so he soon recovered and was about to pick him up.

"Let me think about it carefully." Unexpectedly, as soon as he stretched out his hand, Lu Ci changed his mind in the blink of an eye, and took the few pages back: "Establishing a composition is a major event after all, and it is only up to me to decide." , it’s a bit flimsy and sloppy.”

Zhong Yuan was puzzled and said: "The meaning of Yu Yu is..."

Lu Ci smiled slightly: "I have other arrangements, so Brother Zhong doesn't have to worry about it."

"Let's do it." The corners of Zhong Yuan's mouth twitched slightly, but his curiosity was not strong at all. Seeing that Lu Ci had changed his plan in an instant, he didn't bother to ask, and changed the topic that made him more concerned: "How many more?" Today, I’m going to go back to secret, are you really busy? If I stay for a while longer, you won’t be able to find a reliable candidate for a while, and you’ll be in a hurry.”

"Thank you, Brother Zhong." Lu Ci politely declined with a smile: "It's just that you are the pillar of the family now, and you need to manage the Cuju Club, so it's not suitable to be away for a long time. Besides, you have been working tirelessly for me these days. If you are on the right track, there is no need for you to deliberately stay, and I will just leave the rest to you. But the ugly words have to be said first, you will still have a hard time in the next few days, and you still need to help with the handover of affairs. "

After he spent a lot of money, and Cai Qi, who was the magistrate of the state, gave him convenience everywhere, he had carefully screened through the dental office, and finally hired a lot of employers. It is indeed not as short of manpower as it was at the beginning.

What's more, Zhong Yuan's temperament is forthright and straightforward, and he also has some violence that is common in Cuju field.

When he faced some merchants who saw that Lu Ci needed to purchase many seats and maliciously raised the transfer price in order to seek more benefits, because of his disgust, he often confronted them directly, and never knew how to deal with them smoothly.

"It's a small matter." Zhong Yuanyuan knew that Lu Ci was very successful, and he was definitely not a person who tried to be arrogant. Hearing this, he had no doubts, and said straightforwardly: "I've been away from home for too long, so it's really difficult to rest assured, and you don't even say hello. The sudden departure of the old man frightened many villagers. Especially Mrs. Li, I think the letter from you and me alone is not enough to stabilize the old man. Oral will do."

Lu Ci smiled, and cupped his hands along the way: "If that's the case, I'll ask Brother Zhong to come over and take care of the aftermath for Ci."

Not long after Lu Ci sent away Zhong Yuan, who had successfully completed the handover of all affairs as promised, Zhu Shuo and Di Qing in Qinzhou, Liu Qi from Bianjing, and Teng Zongliang who had just taken office received letters from Lu Ci successively.

It turned out that after Lu Ci finished the composition, he suddenly felt that it would be too boring to monopolize the matter, so it would be better to let friends with their own strengths get involved.

Once this idea was born, it was out of control, and without blinking, he directly discarded the article he wrote.

The few people who have been taken care of by Lu Ci all the year round, but rarely receive requests from friends, when they read the letter, they feel flattered and surprised, and they are all proud of their friends who are willing to spend all their wealth and do this great thing to benefit the people through the ages.

Lu Ci's 'request' was agreed without even thinking about it.

Lu Ci is very aware of the strengths of each friend, and when writing invitations, the titles are different: please Zhu Shuo to compose the composition, please Liu Qi to compose the music, please Di Qingjianwu, please Teng Zongliang to do the painting, and ask Yan Shu to write the preface...

Zhu said that what he regrets most is that he cannot go to Suizhou or Mizhou in a short period of time to witness the completion of Yizhuang because of his duties.

However, as Lu Ci knows, he is a master of imaginative composition. Although he has never seen it with his eyes, he can also rely on the general appearance Lu Ci described in the letter after careful deliberation for a long time. Can write with ease.

When "The Story of Lu's Yizhuang" was completed, Zhu said that in order to avoid delays, he sent someone to deliver it overnight so that it could be brought to Liuqi as soon as possible, so that he could conceive and compose the song as soon as possible.

When he came back after finishing his work, he saw Di Qing holding the invitation letter from Lu Ci, frowning thoughtfully.

Zhu said slightly surprised: "Young brother?"

When Di Qing was called by him, he quickly came back to his senses, put down the envelope unhurriedly, and replied steadily: "Brother Zhu."

When he got a little closer, Zhu said that he raised his head habitually, and looked up at Di Qing who had grown taller without realizing it: "I see you look serious, but something happened?"

Di Qing was silent for a moment, apparently silently considering whether to discuss with Zhu Shuo, and quickly chose to speak: "I can't say that something happened, but..."

He hesitated to speak and took out the letter paper from the opening of the envelope again, but did not unfold it, but flicked it lightly with his fingertips according to the original folded appearance of the paper, and suggested: "Brother Zhu, if you don't mind, come here for a while." try."

Zhu said he stepped forward in confusion, imitating what he did, brushing lightly on the smooth and delicate paper, but he didn't notice any difference, and looked at Di Qing involuntarily.

Di Qing was also pondering, and it took him a while to react, and he explained simply: "The stamps are placed on the envelopes, and the stamps are often left on the letter paper. The stamps used by foot delivery and horse delivery are completely different."

Di Qing didn't directly point out the problem, but Zhu Shuo also suddenly realized something from his words, wiped it again carefully, and finally understood what Di Qing said was strange.

This letter was clearly delivered to Qinzhou by step, but for some reason, there are still stamp marks on the letter paper that were delivered by horse!

The two chapters overlap, could it be that this letter was originally delivered by horse, but was intercepted on the way, opened and read privately, sealed again, and then delivered by step?

Just after Teng Zongliang was raided by Yan Du, Zhu Shuo suddenly had an alarm bell in his mind.

He quickly picked up the envelope and carefully examined it, trying to find the subtle traces of the paint seal being damaged.

But what's even more strange is that not only the lacquer seal is intact, but also Liu Qi's handwriting on the envelope is correct, and the stamp is only handed in step by step, which exactly matches the stamp on the letter paper.

The only thing that makes people feel weird is that there is no trace of the horse's hand stamp that also left marks on the letter paper!

That is to say, Di Qing is as meticulous as a hair, and he is extremely infatuated with his sweetheart, and he has always loved the precious family letters sent by him, and he will read them over and over again to catch the loopholes.

Otherwise, if it continues like this, no one will notice this tiny flaw.

Zhu said that he was stunned for a while, then woke up suddenly, and hastily dug out the recent letters from Lu Ci stored in the cupboard, and checked them.

Sure enough, since Di Qing arrived in Qinzhou, all the letters from Lu Ci that he received had an extra layer of imprints of horse delivery that did not appear on the envelopes out of thin air.

The letters before this only have the seal of delivery.

Zhu said that he couldn't figure out the mystery, and was dumbfounded for a while: "What's going on?"

Di Qing had a vague guess in his heart, but at this moment he shook his head: "I don't know yet."

He carefully collected the scattered letters, put them back in the cabinet, and then said in a deep voice: "Until the matter is clear, please don't make any noise, brother Zhu."

Liu Qi didn't know that Di Qing's unbelievably sharp eyes had seen through his way of forwarding the letter according to Lu Ci's instructions.

After talking with Yan Shu, who also received the invitation from Lu Ci, he took the initiative to take over the task of finding suitable handwriting and seal script.

In their opinion, it would be a waste of money if only ordinary craftsmen memorized its inscriptions for Yizhuang, which was destined to become a good example after a lot of battles.

Liu Qi has been working in the pavilion for many years, but he has heard of Su Shunqin's excellent calligraphy: every time he is drunk, he drops calligraphy, and there are always people who fight for it.

Hearing Liu Qi's mention, Su Shunqin, who was a little bit terrified and depressed due to the recent court case, suddenly regained his spirits.

He was worried that he couldn't find the opportunity to repay Lu Ci's suggestion that day. How could he let go of the great opportunity that came to him now?

As soon as Liu Qi finished talking about Lu Ci's plan, Su Shunqin eagerly held his hands and begged to take over the matter before he had time to ask.

Yan Shu was not far behind: after careful selection, he chose his friend Shao Xi, who was very proud of the handwritten inscriptions, and asked him to be the seal forehead of the stone tablet.

After the impeachment drama that shocked the always rampant Yushitai a while ago, the court has been calm for a while, so the news that Yan Shu and Liu Qi successively invited people gradually fell into the news through Lin Neichen's mouth. In Zhao Zhen's ears.

Zhao Zhen had been irritated by the idea of ​​Yizhuang since he read the letter from the little master, but he didn't get any follow-up news, so he couldn't ask questions.

Now that I heard that Yan Shu and Liu Qi were busy working on the inscription, they were immediately aroused with strong curiosity, and hurriedly called Liu Yuanyuan, who was relatively closer, into the palace, and asked them carefully.

Liu Qi, who was called into the palace again, more or less guessed the real purpose of the little emperor.

He could no longer bear the excitement and apprehension of receiving the imperial edict in the first place, only the helplessness of being urged to write a script again, and the headache of being questioned.

Sure enough, after a few words of perfunctory concern, Zhao Zhen went straight to the point, and asked about the young master's recent situation with great interest.

After learning that the little master was really no longer depressed, and was even interested in mobilizing a group of friends to work on erecting the monument in Yizhuang, Zhao Zhen was sincerely relieved, and said joyfully: "Knowing that Yu Yu's situation is like this, I feel relieved. "

Although he didn't call Lu Ci "little master" in front of Liu Qi, the intimacy and care revealed in these words can be tasted by even the dullest person.

Liu Qi couldn't help being a little touched by the acquaintance between his best friend and the official family, and was about to agree with him, but Zhao Zhen changed the subject, resisting the urge to rub his hands, and locked on him with bright eyes: "—— If I also want to participate in it, I wonder if it is too late?"

Faced with the official's sudden change of name, the word "望" which is full of weight and full of hints of "coercion", Liu Qi's eyelids twitched wildly.

With his spiritual wisdom, how can he not be able to taste the real answer expected by the officials, but...it is not his turn to decide!

Two hours later, Liu Qi, who was overwhelmed by the indescribable majesty of the Tian family, walked out haggardly, carrying the transcribed score in her arms.

When Lu Ci received the semi-finished product half a month later, he was surprised to see that no matter whether it was on the inscription that had already been sealed, or on the score that would be sent to Qinzhou to be accompanied by sword dance by Di Qing, it was stamped. A very familiar and full of presence of the emperor's private seal.

Lu Ci: "..."