Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Due to his duties as an envoy to Tubo, Lu Ci stayed in Qinzhou for at most three days before he had to start again.

Being able to personally visit the city of Qinzhou, which has been renewed and prosperous under Lu Ci's previous governance, and also join in the excitement of begging and celebrating, is enough to satisfy the rest of the mission, all of them radiant and energetic.

On the day of parting, Di Qing couldn't hide his sluggishness, like an abandoned puppy, disregarding his own image, staring at Lu Ci eagerly under the eyes of everyone.

Di Qing was tall and heroic, and riding on a tall horse, he was already very eye-catching.

At this moment, when he, who is usually unsmiling, indifferent and calm, showed his pitiful appearance in public for the first time, it really stunned the other officials and made the other people who sent it out feel suspicious.

Those cold and stern people who had witnessed him with seven stars and even the head of the enemy were even more dumbfounded, as if in a trance in a dream.

...Where is this the majestic Di Tongpan they knew who had beaten countless enemies?

The corners of Lu Ci's mouth twitched slightly, even though he still felt a lot of reluctance, now he was provoked by the little lover's shameless move, making him unable to laugh or cry.

He knew that Di Qing had been tossing and turning since the night before, not only stayed in his bedroom but also hugged him tightly.

He thought about the imminent parting, and the two would get together less and part more in the next few years, so he softened his heart for a while and endured it for the time being.

But I didn't want Di Qing to accept it without knowing it. Instead, he tasted the sweetness, and for some reason, he became more courageous. His move: while grunting and making pitiful gestures, he instinctively wants to make out with him...

At first, he acquiesced to him, but Lu Ci, who was sweating all over due to the close contact, had to push him away and stop.

If the nonsense continues, although the restriction of filial piety will not be broken, it will definitely not be able to wake up tomorrow morning.

Lu Ci pushed his dejected head away, dumbfounded: "Haven't you heard that if two people are in love for a long time, how can they be in the day and night? It shouldn't take long to go to Tubo, and I will go the same way When we return, we have to go through Qinzhou, and we will meet again soon."

Reluctantly being soothed, Di Qing let out a muffled 'humming' sound from his nostrils, and boldly rubbed his arms against the person for a while, before sighing heavily, aggrieved and giving up.

"Okay." Even though Lu Ci was extremely sleepy, he still made him laugh: "I need to get up early tomorrow, so let's take a rest."

But when he was very sleepy and fell asleep, Di Qing, who was full of reluctance, still didn't close his eyes.

He knew it was impossible, but he still couldn't help but hope for it selfishly, just don't ask for dawn... just fine.

The sky did not fulfill the wishes of the people, not only did the dawn come as scheduled, but the sweetheart woke up on time.

In order not to attract too much attention and avoid leaving his post without authorization, Di Qing couldn't even send him away.

He silently watched the Dasong Mission, which was ready to go, make a final inventory, then walked farther and farther away in his sight... and soon disappeared as far as he could see.

With the complete departure of the carriage team, Di Qing's feeling of loss became so intense that anyone could see it at a glance.

Even Fan Zhongyan, who knew that Young Brother and Brother Lu had a deep friendship, didn't expect that Young Brother didn't care about his "face" at all, but showed his childish reluctance without a doubt.

He thought about it, but he didn't know what to take as comfort at this juncture, so he just smiled as usual, patted Di Qing on the back, and said dryly, "Go back?"

Di Qing nodded gloomily.

With his head drooping, he followed Fan Zhongyan silently, ignoring other people's half-hearted glances, and slowly returned to the government office.

Among the missions, Liu Qi and Yan Shu, who had a panoramic view of Di Tongjuan's disappointment just now, couldn't help joking a few words in good faith.

——However, they soon discovered that Lu Ci, who was still looking at the normal face when they parted, actually started a long silence and distracted.

Talk to him ten sentences a day, if you can get two or three sentences in response, it will be regarded as indomitable.

Before arriving in Qinzhou, Lu Ci rode beside the convoy from time to time. He didn't want to sit in the airtight carriage. Since leaving Qinzhou, he had never left the carriage except for the necessary rest.

All day long, with one hand propped behind one ear, he lazily lifted a curtain, looked at the scenery outside, and was in a daze, without saying a word from the beginning to the end.

Liu Qi, Yan Shu, and Ouyang Xiu, who were in the car with him and shared similar interests, thought he was thinking about something important after trying to persuade him to talk to him many times but failed.

They didn't bother him anymore, and quickly turned the trip into a tour of mountains and rivers.

From time to time, they were amazed by the mountains, waters, strange rocks and strange peaks on the way, and wrote poems and paintings to each other, and then commented on the works...

Repeating this cycle is very enjoyable and tireless.

When the mission finally arrived at Qingtang City, Lu Ci, who was in a daze, suddenly realized that in the short period of less than 20 days, these three poetic and talented friends rarely met a "playmate" who was evenly matched. The scenery of the plateau along the way is magnificent and unique, each of them is full of poetry, and there are 32 poems written every day.

As for why not 33 articles...

In the queue waiting to check the guides, Lu Ci, who was too idle anyway, flipped through them for a while, and found out that the titles were out of place, written by Yan Shu and Liu Qi respectively, and two articles by Ouyang Xiu were missing.

He glanced roughly, and was speechless immediately: "...how did you even remember the day when Uncle Yong suffered altitude sickness?"

Tubo is located on a high ground, which is different from the flatness of the Central Plains. Ouyang Xiu is the only one in the group who has a little altitude sickness.

In order to take care of his disciples, and also to prevent other people with similar symptoms in the group, Lu Ci specially ordered someone to stay on the spot for a day.

After he observed carefully and made sure that everyone else was safe and that Ouyang Xiu recovered quickly, he slowly moved on.

But they didn't expect the two to be so frantic that they recorded this "interesting incident" that once frightened the people around them into the lyrics and music.

...It is also hard enough.

Glancing at the three people who share similar tastes, and missing Lu Ci, his young lover who had just parted, he simply didn't bother to talk to them.

The mission led by Lu Ci did not wait long, and was soon discovered by the guards in front.

They hurriedly sent a few people over, and after inquiring and confirming the identities of Lu Ci and his party, they politely invited them into the city, without even checking their belongings, and placed them in the post house.

After stepping into the post house, Lu Ci could easily see that the post house was not only spacious and gorgeous, but also the exquisite decoration was brand new, obviously it had just been carefully repaired.

This Tubo Zanpu seemed to reciprocate Da Song's sincerity in building a special reception hall for Tubo envoys.

Although most of the members of the mission were exhausted after the long journey, when they finally arrived at the destination, after some washing and refreshed, they were all looking eager to try.

After observing on the window sill for a while, they couldn't bear to be excited, so they asked Lu Ci for instructions one after another, asking if they could go out for a stroll.

Not to mention them, even Lu Ci, who traveled frequently in his previous life, was quite curious about the Tubo city thousands of years ago, so he agreed immediately.

After everyone went out, Lu Ci changed into casual clothes, put on a veiled hat, just in case, put the documents to prove his identity in his arms, and walked leisurely to the street.

The reason why he put on the veiled hat was not for other reasons, but purely because Qingtang had a relatively high terrain and the sun was scorching, so it was better to take precautions.

In addition to the huge difference in the appearance of the people and the surrounding architectural styles, the streets of Qingtang City are also bustling with traffic and bustling.

Lu Ci wandered around casually for a while, the novelty quickly dissipated, and he gradually got tired of it.

Just as he was about to retreat, he passed by a teahouse with familiar words on the signboard, which seemed to be opened by a Song Dynasty, and walked in.

Compared with the bustling shops in the surrounding area, this teahouse is not only much smaller in scale, but also in business.

The store only invited two waiters, and there were only two Tubo guests sitting in the lobby at this time, each ordered a bowl of the cheapest tea, and just sat there and talked.

When he heard the footsteps of a new guest coming from the door, he only raised his eyelids lazily, and greeted feebly: "Welcome, sir—won't you go to entertain the guests?"

Urged by him, the two guys who were chatting started to move, put on smiling faces, and greeted him: "How many guests are there? Do you want to be in the lobby on the first floor, or go to the private room on the second floor?"

"Elegant seat, one."

Lu Ci nodded slightly, and they led them to the private seat.

The teahouse is quite small, the so-called elegant seats are only three relatively spacious rooms, Lu Ciben just sits and rests casually, and is not picky.

"What tea do you have?"

After sitting down, Lu Ci sat on the window-most seat of the round table, took off the veil, and asked habitually while pushing the window out.

It's just that he didn't expect that after asking this question, he didn't wait for an answer for a long time.

"What's the matter? Doesn't this teahouse sell tea?"

He turned back to ask again in doubt, but saw that the man opened his mouth wide, his eyes widened comically, and he seemed to be in a daze as if he had seen something inconceivable.

After he asked again, the other party suddenly came back to his senses, and hurriedly said: "Sell, sell!"

Be good to him, where did this guy come from? !

——He has never seen such a handsome man!

Seeing the buddy stuttering when he reported the name of the tea, his eyes dodged, and he looked guilty and short of breath, Lu Ci couldn't help frowning.

No wonder the business of this store is not good.

Not to mention comparing it with the unspeakable Fan Lou buddy, even a guy picked out from a random restaurant in Qinzhou City is much more eloquent than the one in front of him.

"Let me have a... goat's milk sweet soup." Lu Ci was not attracted by the bad teas that could only fool the Tibetans, but was interested in the latter ones: "Let's have three more refreshments. "

Say hello quickly, buddy.

When not looking at Lu Ci's handsome face that seemed to glow, he could still remember it well.

It's just that when he went downstairs, his whole body was as vain as sleepwalking, until the other guy and the shopkeeper looked at him for no reason...

Lu Ci didn't take the guy's strange reaction to heart. After opening the window, he waited for tea while looking out boredly.

Opposite the private room of the tea house is the private seat of a restaurant with much more prosperous business.

At first glance, it is not difficult to see that whether it is the customers sitting in the store or the guys who come and go shouting, they are all Tubo people with thick eyebrows and big eyes and tall stature.

Lu Ci only glanced at the opposite side briefly, then lowered his eyes to prevent impoliteness, and only let his eyes occasionally fall on the passers-by walking below.

Therefore, I missed what happened in the opposite room.

Sitting around several tables, the Tubo ladies who were chatting happily, suddenly someone casually swept over in this direction, caught a glimpse of the handsome and beautiful profile of the opposite guest, and couldn't help gasping on the spot.

Seeing that she, who was fine a moment ago, suddenly covered her face, her reaction was very intense, and the others also looked over curiously.

As a result, Gu was shocked, and rushed towards the window while talking in a hurry.

Because Lu Ci always lowered his eyes and turned his face slightly sideways, from their angle, he could only see a very handsome side face.

In order to see his whole picture clearly, a bold noble lady had an idea and deliberately made some noises.

Sure enough, Lu Ci heard the sound, raised his head subconsciously, and what he saw was a group of Tubo noble girls surrounded by veils, gathered and scrambled to watch: "..."

After all the battles, Lu Ci immediately got up calmly, and closed the wide open window without saying a word.

——Being peeped by the little raccoon slave, he only thought it was to enhance the interest of his relationship.

——and suddenly surrounded by other people, it becomes a horror movie.