Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Lu Ci jumped so decisively that he jumped, which directly made Liu Qi dumbfounded.

What made him even more dumbfounded was that there were many people who reacted faster than him—almost the moment Lu Ci submerged in the water, there was a commotion from the other side of the lake, and then he jumped down like a dumpling. pile of people.

However, all of these people who threw themselves into the lake were strong and healthy servants. After falling into the water, their goals were very clear.

The water was crashing, the waves were ups and downs, the crowds were crowded, and there were cheers from other servants belonging to the same family, it was very lively for a while.

Some drunk Xinke Jinshi who walked a few steps slower first paused when they heard an inexplicable sound of falling into the water, then turned around, and when they were about to come over to check, they saw the 'other side' with a pair of dim drunk eyes. The strange scene of tourists rushing to the lake...

Either he was stunned on the spot, or he woke up completely drunk.

It is May, late spring and early summer, and the weather is pleasant.In Liu Qi's view, this scene of chasing each other, competing with each other, and swimming hard has become a lively and unique spring swimming competition.

If it wasn't for his little Taotie who won the lottery, it would really be worth watching.

But because of that, it's not fun anymore.

Feeling his scalp tingle from this fierce battle of snatching a son-in-law that he had never seen before, Liu Qi felt a rare sense of panic.

However, Zhu said that he was not there, and there was no one to discuss, and seeing that Teng Zongliang was already drunk at the table, he couldn't count on...

He looked around, the lake was already in chaos, and he couldn't see where Lu Ci had gone, and as the number of people increased, the scene became more and more chaotic, making it even more difficult to find where the other party appeared.

Alas, at this critical moment, when things come to an end, he still has to rely on Liu Sanbian!

In the end, Liu Qi's blood rushed to his forehead, he simply turned his heart, took off his outer robe indiscriminately, and jumped down proudly: "Qi Yu——"

In Liu Qi's vision, only if he himself, who is dressed similarly, goes off in person and makes the chaos even more chaotic, can Lu Ci escape from the increasingly dense siege without being caught easily .

While the idea was perfect, the execution wasn't great.

Liu Qi, who jumped into the lake almost with a sense of loyalty, suddenly remembered the most important thing when she suddenly realized that her body was sinking heavily.

... It seems that he can't swim.

"Help! Help!"

After taking a few sips of water hard, Liu Qi couldn't care less about cherishing her image, so she hurriedly threw herself around and shouted for help in embarrassment.

The dumbfounded guards were about to jump down to save people, but at this moment, the first few healthy servants who had already swam to the end of Wen Xiyan as soon as possible, because the sight was blocked by snow-white water splashing all around, they couldn't be separated for a while. It is not clear who is who.

In their impression, that Lu Sanyuan was not only young, but also a northerner. To get this ranking, he was obviously pampered and studied hard all day behind closed doors.

Even if he can swim, he is definitely not good at it. In addition, he hastily entered the water and drank alcohol, so he must not be able to swim far.

Why didn't you look at people?

Suddenly they heard Liu Qi's shout, and they didn't know who yelled "over there", and they didn't have time to think about it, so they all swam towards the direction of the sound source.

With a palace flower on his head, and his age looks young, it must be him!

Their eyes lit up and they swam even harder.

Waiting for the fastest, the man rushed straight to the shouting man with a desperate posture, skillfully clamped him firmly, and was immediately extremely excited. While dragging the limp man to the shore, he raised his voice and shouted: "Caught it, caught it! It belongs to Shangshu Zuocheng's family! It belongs to Shangshu Zuocheng's family!"

After all, he was single and weak at this time, and he was not able to travel fast alone. In a hurry, he could only quickly call out his identity as the master, and maybe he could stop those powerful competitors who arrived a little later.

Although there is no definite rule on how to catch a son-in-law, it is generally on a first-come, first-served basis. However, when those few people had no time to feel annoyed and give up, they heard an earth-shattering reminder from the lake bank behind them-"Wrong catch, wrong catch!"

That's not Lu Sanyuan at all, he's just a fool!

Jiao Jiao from Shangshu Zuocheng's family, seeing how stupid her servant was, not only did she catch the wrong person in full view, she proudly yelled her name, stomping her feet in anger and embarrassment.

The health servant who was still smiling complacently just now was stunned when he heard the voice clearly.

He quickly turned the man he had caught and looked at him carefully, comparing his appearance, compared with the beautiful young man he had just met, it seemed that he was really not alone...

I don't know which scholar who drank too much deliberately came to stir up the muddy water!

Amidst the unbridled laughter of those who were a step behind him, he was so angry that he almost threw people back into the water, took a deep breath, and threw them to the shore with red faces.

The guards who happened to be killed also arrived, and after receiving Liu Qi, he rushed back again, enduring his embarrassment and continuing to find someone, eager to make up for his mistakes.

And the official family was on the horizontal floor of the high-rise building, looking down at the men and horses gathered in the lake from all sides, and they were too happy to spend.

He originally thought that the greatest pleasure was watching the beautiful young man throw himself into the lake.

But I don't want to catch up with the active and surging army of son-in-law, which is the essence worthy of endless aftertaste.

After appreciating such a big show by surprise, Zhao Heng relied on himself on the tall building, surrounded by servants and maids, and there were no ministers of the court, so he simply indulged himself and laughed for a while.

In the end, with the support of the servants, he rubbed his chest that hurt from laughing too much, and said out of breath, "Okay, don't be stunned, go down and save people. Prepare clean clothes, and then send an imperial guard." The doctor went to Lu Sanyuan's home to see someone."

Fulfilling the promise is the practice, if good or bad things really happen, it is not what he wants.

But to be honest, it seems that Lu Ci hasn't been seen since the plunge into the water.

This doubt not only lingered in Zhao Heng's mind, but also in the hearts of the sweaty guards who fell into the water in the next step, as well as the various teams who came down first to arrest them.

——In Jinming Pool, there are five halls of Shuixin, and Feiliang in the south, leading hundreds of steps, which belongs to Qionglin Garden.

No one expected that the cunning Lu Sanyuan not only had good swimming skills, but also figured out the terrain ahead of time.

Starting from Qionglin Garden, you only need to swim a few hundred steps north along the lake, and you will arrive at Jinming Lake.

As soon as Lu Ci fell into the water, he kept submerging in the water, and only came out to take a breath after swimming a certain distance.

Looking back casually, I saw chaos.

……what happened?

After Lu Ci was slightly surprised, he became calmer.

Whatever it was, it was in his favor.

After getting farther away, when everyone almost turned the lake upside down, he calmly bathed in the gazes of other tourists on both sides of the bank, and slowly swam north.

Not long after, I saw the tiger-winged sailors in the pond not far away who were "learning boats, learning to play in water".

Although this group of divine guards and tiger-wing sailors had to come to the Jinming Lake to practice water in March, April and May, which are regularly open to the people of the capital, they had the determination to turn a blind eye to outsiders, but suddenly they saw a person emerging from the water. When he came out and was dressed as a gentleman, he couldn't help but look a little weird.

If a scholar who went to a wedding banquet accidentally fell into the water, there would be guards to catch him, so how could he swim so far?

Should we be on the alert and drive people away, or should we arrest them, perhaps turning a blind eye?

When the navy soldiers were at a loss, Lu Ci didn't get too close to them, and stopped when they were dozens of steps away.

He bowed to them with different expressions, and said with a smile at a volume just enough for them to hear clearly but not for passers-by on the bank to understand: "Xinke Jinshi Lu Ci, I am ordered to throw myself into the lake, please forgive me."

In his plan, he only planned to use the movement of them entering and leaving the water as a cover, so naturally he didn't need to get too close to them.

Lu Ci looked around, quickly found a place, and went ashore calmly.

Anyway, as a scholar, and in public, he must not go into the water naked, so as not to be insulting to the gentlemen, so when he threw himself into the lake, he deliberately left a thin coat on.

At this time, it was tightly attached to his body, and Lu Ci felt sticky and uncomfortable, but because he was still outside, he couldn't take it off to take a bath, so he had to endure it for the time being.

But in the eyes of outsiders, it is a completely different scene - the skin that is almost as fair as the cloth is lined hazyly, and the long black hair is not bound by the hairpin, and it falls down like flowing water. There are only a few wisps stuck to the handsome side face like a crown jade, and the contrast of one black and one white is thrilling.

In addition, the eyes are like lacquer, the lips are like red vermilion, and the lazy and coquettish posture, all of which make the viewer lose their minds unknowingly.

The little ladies covered their faces with fans one after another, their ears were red, but they couldn't help whispering and peeking carefully.

Lu Ci turned a blind eye to the gazes of the unsuspecting tourists, and just rolled up to the shore of the lake to take a rest.

Fortunately, he didn't swim too far, and he swam slowly, otherwise his body, which was not as well exercised as it was in modern times, would definitely not be able to bear it.

Lu Ci was lazily half-lying and half-sitting, as if he was a salted fish that had been sunbaked, almost wanting to melt in the warm sunshine.

And he didn't wait long, after listening to the previous instructions, Zhu Shuo, who came with the clean robes he had prepared in advance, ran quickly following the sound.

Seeing Lu Ci in such distress and hardship, Zhu said that he couldn't help but pursed his lips, and he didn't want to call his name loudly, lest people around him recognize Lu Ci's identity, so he dared to whisper: "Brother Yu Yu."

"Thanks to you."

Lu Ci patted him reassuringly, and deliberately joked: "I'm willing to bet and admit defeat. Besides, if you can get three yuan, not to mention throwing it back into the lake once, even if you throw it a hundred times, there must be many people who are willing."

Zhu said he also knew this, and couldn't help but raise his lips.

Then even if they dance hundreds of times, they can't make a dollar.

After answering this in his heart, Zhu said and asked again: "Do you want to go back and find brother Liu, and go back together?"

Lu Ci said without hesitation: "That's not necessary. He's already married, and he won't be caught by the son-in-law. He is just with Brother Teng. On the contrary, you and I have to be more careful."

After getting the answer he wanted, Zhu said that he was very happy in his heart, and he only said seriously on his face: "Brother Yu Yu's words are reasonable. It is not appropriate to stay here anymore. Someone will find him sooner or later, so let's leave as soon as possible."

"Alright. Then don't forget to send a letter to Brother Liu first, lest he is still looking for someone."

After Lu Ci finished speaking, he put on his coat at a leisurely pace, and together with Zhu Shuo who had finished looking for someone to deliver the message, from Jinming Pool, which was much more deserted than the bustling Qionglin Garden, walked calmly Hire a carriage and go back to the period camp.

The author has something to say: Notes:

In the first year of Taiping Xingguo (976), Emperor Taizong ordered more than [-] soldiers to dig a large pond, which was more than nine miles away in a week, and water from the Jin River was injected into it, which was called Jinming Pool.In the pool, there are "Shuixin Five Halls, with Feiliang in the south, leading hundreds of steps, belonging to Qionglin Garden. At the beginning of March every year, the god guards and tiger-wing water soldiers are ordered to teach boats and learn to play in the water" ("Cultural History of the Two Song Dynasties")