Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

The good times with lovers will always pass quickly.

Ten days passed in a flash. Under the warm hospitality of Di Qing's "ulterior motives", the other officials of the mission not only ate and drank, but also paid out of their own pockets to buy the eye-catching Qinzhou specialties. Bring the ones you bought together as a souvenir for your family.

On the day of departure, when they looked at each other, they both felt that the other had gained a little weight, and of course... also had enough energy.

Di Qing's performance this time is also much more stable and self-sustaining than last time.

When others took a quick look, they saw that his face was normal, and only when he looked closely, could he clearly see the strong reluctance in his eyes.

However, Lu Ci knew exactly how the wolf cub, who seemed so harmless at first glance, stalked and hugged him tightly last night.

Ever since that day, Di Qing, who had tasted the meat, had learned to disregard his appearance and whimpered against him like a puppy.

Taking advantage of his soft heart, she suddenly showed her fangs, pinned him on the couch, and demanded a blow.

As a direct result, when he got up this morning, he always felt sore and weak in the waist, and even when he walked normally, he had to be a little slower than usual.

If it weren't for the fact that parting is imminent, and this big raccoon slave still remembers a little bit of propriety, he didn't make any progress and insisted on having fun, but for the sake of taking a taste of it and then resting...

He will not spare the other party so easily.

Lu Ci glanced at the Tubo steed that was staring at him expectantly, and rubbed the side of the side that had just been ravaged without any trace. He gave up the plan of riding the horse and slowly got into the carriage.

After pushing away Liu Qi and Yan Shu who looked surprised, he sat on the side next to Di Qing, raised the curtain, and easily met Di Qing's fiery gaze.

He silently looked at Di Qing, who was full of longing, and slowly narrowed his eyes.

When the carriage was driven by the driver and started to move forward from slow to fast, looking at Di Qing who couldn't help walking forward a dozen steps, he suddenly raised the corners of his lips and smiled brightly.

——Who made the big raccoon slave so impatient?

Then let's not talk to him first, I will ask His Majesty to get more opportunities to go to Tibet as an envoy, so that it is a good thing to meet him frequently on the way to business.

The axle rolled, and the convoy of the mission quickly left Qinzhou City.

Since Lu Ci got into the carriage, he looked lazy, while Liu Qi was full of enthusiasm, so he pulled him to talk: "I don't know, although you have been away from Qinzhou for a long time, you still have a good reputation!"

Lu Ci raised his eyebrows, and said unexpectedly: "Oh? When did you pretend to be a tiger?"

Liu Qi was in a very good mood, he didn't care about the word 'fox fake tiger prestige', he still said cheerfully: "But for any mats in the city, you just need to report your identity as a friend of Yu Yu, and those merchants rushed forward to hear the news, and even offered to give me the money." Not a small discount!"

Yan Shu, who also couldn't hold back and bought a lot of new gadgets in the market, nodded silently in agreement.

The corners of Lu Ci's mouth twitched slightly, he silently looked at Liu Qi who was still talking endlessly, and for a moment didn't know how to speak.

According to his knowledge of some profiteers in the city... Judging from this group of fat sheep who don't understand the local prices but spend a lot of money, they should have raised the original price by a certain amount first, and then applied the so-called discount.

But seeing the satisfied looks of the two friends, he decided to keep silent, not to spoil his unknowing happiness.

Amidst the chattering explanations of his friends, Lu Ci, who had been tossed about for most of the night, felt his eyelids becoming more and more heavy.

Before he could last long, he closed his eyes and dozed off unknowingly.

The two friends who originally wanted to continue talking to him both believed that he hadn't had a good rest last night, so they lowered their voices considerately, and only exchanged a few words occasionally. Most of the time, they were quietly watching the scenery along the way up.

What made the other envoys lament in their hearts was that Lu Jiedu's magnanimity and tolerance towards their laziness really only lasted for ten short days.

In the next half a month, there was no such thing as a leisurely stay in Qinzhou. Although it was not like traveling non-stop like when I was still in Tubo, I would spend a little time in a nearby county town at most. Night.

After breakfast the next day, we continued our journey.

Under such a high-intensity rush, when everyone finally saw the majestic city wall of Bianjing, they all burst into tears for finally reaching their destination.

--finally reached!

Although they had received the letter from Tubo sent by Lu Ci a few days ago before leaving for the return journey, the whole court was extremely concerned about the specific situation.

After their group was inspected first and entered the city quickly, they were stopped politely by the ordered guards halfway and invited them all into the palace within a few steps.

At this moment, the morning court had just passed, and when the group of people were being led to walk towards Da Nei, they passed by a number of promoted officials who had just left the court along the way.

Against the background of the brightly dressed and full of spirits of these Beijing officials, the whole group of people who are busy with travel and dust look more and more disheveled and embarrassed.

Only Lu Cisheng had a uniquely handsome appearance, even though it was stained with frost and dust on the way, it was still good-looking.

Even because his hair and clothes were a little messy, he imperceptibly added a bit of an unruly prodigal atmosphere that contrasted sharply with his modest and gentlemanly temperament.

Except for this 'heterogeneous' leader, most of the other envoys who were bathed in the restrained eyes of the crowd couldn't help but feel ashamed because of their disheveled appearance at the moment.

If it weren't for the officials who couldn't wait to hear the details, and they hadn't been called to enter the palace immediately, they themselves were going to go to the perfume hall together, wash off the dust, burn incense and change their clothes before making the next step.

However, the gazes that the Beijing officials cast on them were not teasing, but full of joy and pity.

——The bitter cold in the Western Regions is far away, it really is not a good place to go!

Fortunately, they were not unlucky enough to be selected, and it was not like Yan Shu was foolish and asked for the drudgery of the mission by himself.

No, it's only been a few months, and the errands of the mission have tossed everyone who was originally well-behaved into such a haggard state?

Lu Ci strode swiftly and gracefully ahead, but the corner of his eye never missed their happy expressions.

Having obtained the desired effect, he raised the corner of his lips indistinctly, then quickly restrained himself, and headed towards Yudian seriously.

At this time, Zhao Zhen, who was in the royal palace, was not willing to just sit and wait like this, wishing to greet him early as he did when he was still the prince.

But his status is not what it used to be, even if he is willing to do this, in order to prevent Lu Tichao from being impeached by someone who cares, he can only suppress it forcibly. He is really excited and just walks around in the hall.

Just when the servants looked at each other and were shocked by the depth of the emperor's heart that Lu Ci had received, a group of people named Zhao Zhenqian and others finally arrived.

Zhao Zhen's eyes lit up suddenly, and he captured the most conspicuous and familiar figure effortlessly. He immediately took strides and approached him in the blink of an eye. He took Lu Ci's hands as a matter of course, sincerely Said: "It's a long and bumpy journey for Zhuqing, it's really hard work—quickly, all of you will be seated!"

Such a warm and friendly official family, it is true that many people present saw it for the first time. How could they remember the hard work along the way, and they patronized and flattered one by one. sit.

Relatively speaking, Liu Qi and Yan Shu were much more stable. After expressing their gratitude calmly, the two of them just declined a bit in terms of etiquette, and then sat down generously.

Anyway, they have been bad friends with Lu Ci for many years, and they have seen a lot of things about this friend who has won the emperor's favor.

Naturally, a crucial detail was not overlooked: Although the officials said they cared for them equally, they only held Lu Ci's hand.

Not only that, but he refused to let go for a long time. Even if Lu Ci silently glanced at him a few times, he didn't notice it, so he dragged him to his side and sat down.

Where Liu Qi couldn't see it, Lu Ci's eyelids twitched a few times patiently, and he couldn't help snickering in his heart.

However, they have to cooperate with the officials, put on a serious face, and listen carefully to the officials who have always refused to let go of Lu Ci and greet them kindly.

Seeing that the officials didn't mention the most important details of the Tubo mission, and were more concerned about their difficult journey, everyone was even more moved, almost tearing up their eyelashes, choked up, and hurriedly said they dared not.

Until they were all 'coaxed' into a daze by the benevolent little emperor, and grateful for the grace of going to the side hall to take a bath, go to bed and take a nap, and they left one after another, only Lu Ci and Liu Qi were left behind.

Liu Qi was not surprised that Lu Ci was kept, but he was puzzled by the fact that even Yan Shu, who was the deputy envoy, was 'sent' away, but he was left together.

When everyone went to the side hall and the door was closed again, the little emperor, who was still smiling just now, turned his face in an instant, with a face that had not completely faded away, with traces of the bun face from before. , Pretending to 'threat' at Liu Qi viciously: "Well, you Liu Yuanyuan, why, you think I can't find you to settle accounts with you for the new storybook you published before you left Beijing?"

Liu Qi was taken aback by the little emperor who suddenly turned his face.

However, although Zhao Zhen had cultivated an aura of calm and prestige due to being the emperor for many years, when he was targeting Liu Qishi at this moment, it was obviously mostly a joke, not a real threat to him.

So in Lu Ci's eyes, it was like a little milk cat waving its claws ferociously. It didn't really scare Liu Qi at all, but the speed of turning his face was too fast, which made people stunned.

Liu Qi's mind was blank for a moment, unable to respond, subconsciously asked: "What did your Majesty say..."

"Hugh pretending to be confused!" Seeing that he still dared to speak harshly, Zhao Zhen frowned, threw his arm back, and said in a vicious voice: "Although you came up with the pseudonym Liu Yuanyuan at the beginning, it has become a lot after all. Fame, how can you let the plot develop unreasonably for a moment of pleasure, and smash the signboard yourself?"

Liu Qi foolishly said "Huh?"

Seeing that he still didn't quite understand, Zhao Zhen immediately lost his temper, and said bluntly: "You and Yu Yu's quarrel is the quarrel, how can you vent your personal anger publicly, and let Liu Niangzi and Lu Sanyuan reconcile! "

At that time, he immediately sent his servant to grab the latest printed script, and secretly read it together with Guo Shengren. When he was caught off guard, he read that the happy couple, who were separated and reunited, had a quarrel due to some misunderstanding, and they really got into trouble. and away from here...

Loyal readers Zhao and Guo, who have always been worried about their fate, can't wait to catch Liu, the culprit who went to Tibet as an envoy overnight, and let the guards give him a good punch.