Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Perhaps it's really rare to see Lu Huhu in a pitiful state. Facing this rare and rare scene, the two bad friends stared at their friend's sharpening eyes, laughing and laughing wildly.

Such a lack of image caused passers-by to stare blankly, and the two of them didn't care.

When Lu Ci finally stepped into the post house, the door was closed tightly, only to cut off the sighs of doubt or regret from outside.

"It's a pity, it's a pity," Liu Qi patted Lu Ci's shoulder while wiping away tears from a lively laugh, and pretended to say, "Luohua has intentions, but running water is ruthless."

"That's not true." Yan Shu was a little more reserved, and didn't touch Lu Ci, but stood aside with a smile, and sighed: "The goddess has a heart, but King Xiang has no dreams."

The two sang together, and soon Lu Ci, who was busy lowering his head to remove the flowers or champagne on his body, fought back.

With a slight smile, he patted the pink champagne he just took off with a kind of elegance and ferocity on the rampant smiling face that was close at hand.

After the wild laughter stopped abruptly, Lu Ci asked slowly, "Have you seen enough?"

Hearing the hidden murderous intent in that calm tone, he was secretly glad that Yan Shu, who was standing a little further away, came back to his senses first.

When Liu Qi accidentally choked on the cheap incense powder and coughed endlessly, Yan Shu pressed his fist to his lips, coughed lightly, and said seriously: "Come back to business, it's about this trip to Tibet..."

The letter that Lu Ci received was only an appointment for him alone. Except for the short note at the end emphasizing that he did not need to return to Beijing, but went directly to Weizhou to meet with the mission to report on his duties, he was very sympathetic to other missionaries. The members of the regiment are obviously ignorant.

But even if he didn't know anything beforehand, after seeing the two friends at the agreed place, and Yan Shu's conspicuous purple official robe... even a blind person can tell the identity of his friends on this trip.

Sure enough, Yan Shu was the deputy envoy of the mission.

After listening to Yan Shu's words, Lu Ci nodded calmly, and said calmly, "After a few months, I don't want to take Brother Yan's prudence and self-restraint, but I also suffer from Brother Liu—"

"Yu Yu doesn't know something." Facing Lu Ci's condemnation and Liu Qi's loud protest, Yan Shu also smiled, and then said seriously: "Because of a few months away, thinking about the day when Yu Yu left Beijing Because of this, Jing Zhuanggu and I were worried every day, but it was not easy to get out, and we couldn't accompany Yu Yu on that trip. Seeing Yu Yu as usual, and even more elegant than before, the knot was relieved, and I couldn't help but be extremely happy Gaffe."

Lu Ci was slightly taken aback.

"I went there in a hurry, and I only had time to give Brother Liu a hard jump," he sighed and apologized, "I'm tired of worrying you."

"I'm not telling you these things to hear you say nonsense." Yan Shu smiled, although he deliberately changed the topic, but when he actually said it, he was filled with emotion: "When we first met, you I was just an official in the library at the beginning of my official career, and I came to the door politely just to recover the letter; after ten years, although I have been promoted many times, I have become your deputy envoy."

When he saw Lu Ci for the first time at that time, his eyes lit up, and he felt that the handsome young man was definitely not someone in the pool, and given time, he would surely rise to the top.

Therefore, his acquaintance with Lu Ci should not only be attributed to the earliest eye contact, but also a bit of deliberation after all.

It's just that the other party's momentum is far beyond his imagination: when he first met him, the handsome man who dealt with him cautiously, after that, he not only surpassed the dust in the same year, but also surpassed him in the same year, and even came from behind. All the way to the promotion can be said to be smooth sailing, and he is firmly behind.

Leaving Lu Ci's proud achievements and luck aside, the most amazing and enviable thing is that no matter the first emperor before he seemed to be insane, or today, the second generation of emperors all have a good eye for this three-yuan blue eye, and even prefer him To the point of 'soft spot'.

This point really makes the people in the DPRK unable to understand.

Although there are very few people with three yuan in the middle school, there is also a Wang Zeng in the court; if it is the most outstanding achievement in the past, anyone can say it is the second assistant Kou Zhun; There is another one who has been unknown all the way; even the nickname of "little master" who is always talked about by the officials, in the East Palace, apart from Lu Ci who is Zuo Yude, there is also There are also several decent tutors.It's just that everyone knows that although those few serious tutors are also high-ranking officials with high qualifications and high qualifications, they are all promoted step by step.

Speaking of 'familiarity', it really can't add up to one Lu Ci who hasn't been teaching in the East Palace for less than a year.

Since Lu Ci is not the most outstanding person in all aspects, how can he be the most popular among officials?

The only thing that can really be said that no one can compare with him is probably Lu Ci's appearance-it's just that no matter how beautiful a man's face is, it is only the appreciation of the same sex, and it is only a little bit of advantage in the eyes.

No matter how rebellious and outrageous a person is, it is impossible for him to dare to think that it is because the two officials are connected only by their appearance... their shallowness!

After turning a bunch of messy thoughts in his mind, Yan Shu looked at his friend who had a wry smile on his face, and said sourly: "Back then, I talked with Yu Yu about entering the prime minister's mansion, but now it seems that Yu Yu must be one step ahead of Brother Yu." .”

What all the ministers have tacitly understood is that Lu Ci pays homage to the prime minister—he has already been a high-ranking Jiedu envoy before he reached the age of [-], and the next appointment is only a matter of time.

It was thought that the officials would call him back for employment after the three-year filial piety had passed, but unexpectedly, even Tubo Zanpu missed him.

Didn't the official resign smoothly and use the excuse of sending him to Tubo as an excuse to cover up the gap of more than two years.

Regarding Yan Shu's statement, Lu Ci was very disapproving, and said lightly, "I don't think so. The ups and downs in the officialdom are inevitable. I have also had ups and downs in the past ten years. Otherwise, how could I be banished to Qinzhou?" How many years? Brother Yan is advancing step by step, steadily, maybe by the time Brother Yan is in the position of Zaifu, I will already be the prefect in Lingnan."

"What nonsense!"

Yan Shu's eyelids twitched when he heard him say this unlucky word casually, but before he scolded him and had no time to persuade him, Liu Qi had already exposed the truth with twitching corners of his mouth: "Even the fine wine from Tubo can't do that." Make you stop worrying about Lingnan litchi?"

"It's not just lychees," Lu Ci immediately retorted, "There are also mangosteens and longan..."

Seeing his serious appearance like a few treasures, Liu Qi's eyes almost rolled to the sky.

Yan Shu also showed a look of disbelief, but fortunately he still remembered the business, so he quickly dragged Lu Ci into the inner hall, and said as he walked, "It's been a while since Yu Yu left Beijing. Let me tell you slowly."

After Lu Ci finished listening to Yan Shu's narration, and read all the documents recording the information, it was already the beginning of the night.

He and Yan Shugu were so engrossed that when the light was dim and it was time to light the lamp, they realized that it was late and their stomachs were rumbling with hunger.

Lu Ci took it for granted: "It's rare to come to Weizhou, but you have to take a good look around and choose something to taste."

Because he met up with the mission smoothly, without any accidents, he will continue to march westward tomorrow morning, and he can stay in Weizhou for at most one night, so he can make good use of it.

Although Yan Shu didn't pay much attention to appetite, he was somewhat infected by Lu Ci's cheerful appearance, and nodded, "It's okay, and it won't waste much time."

"Where will there be any delays?" Lu Ci walked out with the curtain lifted, turned his head and said with a smile, "There is still a long way to go before Tubo, and it's not too late to discuss on the way."

When he looked forward again, he was quite helpless by the scene in front of him: "...Brother Liu?"

Liu Qi didn't follow him in before, stayed in the outer hall, and never idled, so he enthusiastically asked Ouyang Xiu who had a reserved face.

Hearing Lu Ci's tone of protection and warning, Liu Qi let out a haha, and boldly slapped Ouyang Xiu on the thin shoulder, "I, Uncle Guan Yong, was left behind by you. Speaking of talking, I never bullied you, a student."

Lu Ci glanced at him, looked at Ouyang Xiu who looked like he had been pardoned after seeing him, and persuaded him sincerely: "Unless you want to appear in "The Legend of Yuanyuan", you'd better stay away from Brother Liu. "

The series of storybooks featuring 'Lu Sanyuan' and 'Liu Niangzi', the happy lovers, has been forcibly taken away by the most loyal and noble reader named Zhao, and wrote "The Legend of Yuanyuan" by himself. "The title of the book.

Even Ouyang Xiu, who has been studying with his head covered for many years and hardly heard anything out of the window, still felt thunderous about the popular and popular "Mandarin Yuan Biography" all over the world. He widened his eyes on the spot and looked at Liu Qi with a hippie smile in disbelief.

This witty, poetic, and approachable friend of Mr. Lu... is that famous Liu Yuanyuan?

"Don't talk nonsense." Liu Qi coughed guiltyly, plausibly saying: "I just saw that you picked up a cub every now and then... When the gentleman came back to raise him, he still walked around with you, so I couldn't help being curious, so I asked. A few words."

With his ability, after just a few hours of hard work, he has already figured out Ouyang Xiu's specific background, family situation, birth date, etc., all clearly.

Lu Ci glanced at the smiling Liu Qi, didn't look into it carefully, and didn't intend to force Ouyang Xiu, who was obviously restrained, to go out together.

Instead, he summoned one of his own health servants, asked him to bring some money, and accompanied Ouyang Xiu to the market, and told him that if he saw delicious snacks on the mat, he wanted to go to the Goulan, or the bookstore. You can buy any collection of poems and classics that you can catch your eye in.

After arranging the students, he took Liu Qi and Yan Shu, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, to the street decorated with lights.

After what happened during the day, it is clear that the status of this handsome man is either rich or noble, and the girls who know that they have no hope are deeply regretful, but they dare not throw handkerchiefs like before. .

But walking all the way, Yan Shu and Liu Qi, who were by Lu Ci's side one by one, could still clearly feel the scorching gazes from the crowd, all of which fell on the crowned jade-like eyes of those around him. On the white and delicate profile.

In particular, Liu Qi, who was once famous for being good at poetry, good at composing music, and romantic, faced with the empathy of singing girls who judged others based on their appearance, she was both speechless and envious, mixed with a touch of envy and jealousy: "Ancient Some saw killing Weijie, throwing Guopanlang, and now throwing Palulang, they are not inferior to them!"

Lu Ci didn't look sideways, and said indifferently: "It's just because the begging is approaching and the number of female guests is increasing."

Having said that, when out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of the girls clutching handkerchiefs and was a little eager to try, Lu Ci decisively led the two friends to make a left turn and entered one of the busiest restaurants on the street. middle.