Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

The people from the waiting period collection office went to Qionglin Garden as a routine and reported that the number one scholar, Lu Ci, had returned to the period collection office. Emperor Zhao Heng was startled at first, and then he couldn't laugh or cry.

"This is Lu Ci." Shaking his head, Zhao Heng couldn't help laughing and said to Lin Neichen who came to report the letter: "The person who won the three yuan is different, very clever, and I don't worry about him for nothing."

Lin Neichen was a little apprehensive at first, but when he saw that the officials were not angry but happy about this, and there was obvious intimacy in their tone, his heart settled down.

I'm afraid only Kou Xianggong a few years ago can compete with Yan Shu today for this incredible favor.

He was even more optimistic about Lu Ci, and he agreed with a smile on his face: "That's right, the golden cicada's shell alone is a beautiful play, and it almost deceives everyone."

In Qionglin Garden, where many people gathered, it was only a matter of digging three feet to find someone, who would have guessed that Lu Ci had already returned to the collection center safe and sound?

Zhao Heng laughed a few more times, got up slowly with the support of his servants, and said leisurely: "Are you forcing him to fall into the water, or let the imperial doctor go to the last session, and then send a few more careful people?" Go and take care of him for a few days." Speaking of this, Zhao Heng seemed to realize how biased he was, so he couldn't help coughing lightly, and added casually: "Save that old Kou Xi'er talking about it all day long."

Lin Neichen's power should not be known, only respect should be.

Before getting out of the car, Zhao Heng dropped the last sentence lightly: "As for the official uniform, it would be a pity to lose it."

Why not?

Lin Neichen felt like a bright mirror in his heart: Of course, it is because the imperial court will give official appointments to these admitted Jinshi in just a few more days.

According to the usual practice, Lu Ci, as the number one scholar, cannot run away from an eighth-rank prime minister and a seventh-rank general judge.

However, it is rare for the three-yuan to rank first. If His Majesty insists on breaking the rules for promotion, or gives some special preferential treatment, as long as he does not go too far, there must be no resistance from the court.

Especially the Naganbei people headed by Kou Zhun are even more happy to see the success.

Lin Neichen thought about it, and ordered some trivial matters after the banquet.

The guards who went to search for Lu Ci can also be removed.

The healthy servants of the families who were catching the son-in-law looked at each other in blank dismay, looking at the master's Jiaojiao helplessly, waiting for instructions.

From the calm reaction of the banquet official, the smart Jiaojiao can also see some tricks, guessing that today's arrest of a son-in-law fell short.

They sighed annoyedly, recalled their servants, and returned home resentfully.

Confusedly missed the last good opportunity to catch his son-in-law, and then he could only invite the Iceman to come to his door, and then fight for it.

And Lu Ci, the wishful man in their hearts, was holding ginger soup at this time, and looked at Liu Qi who was lying on the couch with his back turned to them because of anger, and said nothing.

Didn't he just tell Zhu Shuo about the plan in advance, but didn't tell him? As for being so angry, he has to be coaxed like a child?

Lu Ci was amused in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, lest Liu Qi would completely blow up his hair.

He scooped up the warm ginger soup with a porcelain spoon, sat on the head of the bed, and persuaded in a nice voice: "Even if brother Liu wants to sleep, drink this bowl of ginger soup first to drive away the cold."

In response to this good intention to make up for it after a dead sheep, Liu Qi gave a heavy 'hum' in response, but still remained motionless.

He splashed around in the lake for a long time, choked on a few more saliva, and was really dizzy after being blown by the wind for a while.

When the imperial doctor came to the room for consultation just now, he was surprised to find that Lu Sanyuan, who had swum from Qionglin Garden all the way to Jinming Pool, was fine and much stronger than his gentle appearance.

On the contrary, she fell into the water and was quickly picked up. Liu Qi, who had only soaked for a short while, was faintly showing symptoms of weakness.

However, there is still a long way to go before he is really infected with the wind and cold. In addition, he is young and has a good foundation, so the imperial doctor is not worried.

It was enough to just tell Liu Qi to drink a few more bowls of ginger soup to dispel the cold.

Liu Qi felt even more flushed when he thought that his body was not as strong as Lu Ci's.

But after this encounter, he finally figured out the truth of the matter.

Liu Qi slapped the table angrily: "Good job, Lu Yuyu!"

What made him most angry was not that he danced for nothing in his head, so that he lost his face because he couldn't swim.

What's more, because of such an important matter, Xiao Taotie didn't call him when he conspired together, but only told Zhu Shuo!

Lu Ci explained: "One thing does not bother two masters, besides, brother Liu is suave, handsome, and his every move is very eye-catching. If there is any movement, people will have discovered it long ago. Compared with Brother Zhu, he is much more low-key. "

Liu Qi's face was sullen, and she didn't lose her temper indiscriminately, she just turned over and collapsed, with a posture of 'don't listen or believe'.

The most important thing is that Liu Qi was notoriously soft-hearted towards women when he was obsessed with sleeping flowers and sleeping in willows a few years ago.If an acquainted singing girl begged for a few words in soft words, most of them would be able to ask for a few good words.

If the other party directly resorted to beauty tricks like what Yi Shu met that time... Lu Ci thinks about it, it's better to take precautions before they happen.

I just don't know whether Liu Qi drank too much wine or something, but he played his temper so childishly.

However, thinking of Liu Qiyi's act of throwing himself into the lake to rescue him without hesitation, even disregarding his own safety and face, Lu Ci felt dumbfounded, but also very moved, and his heart softened.

Fine.

Lu Ci sincerely admitted his mistake: "It's true that I didn't think carefully this time. Since Brother Liu minds, I will discuss with you next time before proceeding. I promise not to make an exception."

——As for when the next time is, I am afraid that only God knows.

Liu Qi narrowed her eyes slightly, and curled her lips reluctantly.

But he didn't turn around in a hurry.

Seeing that Liu Qi was still pretending to be unresponsive, Lu Ci sighed deeply, and quickly exchanged glances with Zhu Shuo, who was sitting beside him honestly.

Zhu said he nodded understandingly.

Lu Ci raised his eyebrows and asked again: "Brother Liu, do you really not drink?"

Liu Qi didn't say a word, pretending to close his eyes and rest his mind.

"Forget it," Lu Ci's next sentence would be: "Then I'll drink it for you."

After putting down this sentence, he gracefully raised his head and drank the bowl of ginger soup which was just right in temperature.

Liu Qi: "..."

As soon as the bowl was put down, Zhu said that he immediately handed over a small bowl of candied tangerines that he had prepared so that he could hold it in his mouth to eliminate the spicy taste.

"Thank you, Brother Zhu."

Lu Ci took it with a smile, sucked two of them directly, his cheeks puffed up slightly, then lowered his voice, and said something to Zhu in a low voice...

Liu Qi couldn't hear clearly, so she simply stopped listening, feeling extremely sad.

All day 'Zhu Di Zhu Di'.

He thought he had devoted his heart and soul to the little Taotie, but it turned out that a friend in adversity saw the truth, and in the end it was only Zhu Di who was valued by the other party the most!

Zhu said he didn't know Liu Qi's jealous thoughts, so he happily answered "Yes", and then briskly opened the door and left.

The door was closed again, and the footsteps became farther and farther away.

However, Liu Qi who was still lying on the bed sulking suddenly found that there was no movement in the room.

He couldn't help frowning.

——The sound of leaving footsteps just heard, probably only Zhu said.

The door could be heard clearly, and indeed it only opened and closed once.

Could it be that Lu Ci also left with him?

Liu Qi was puzzled, she couldn't help pricking up her ears, held her breath and listened quietly for a while, but she couldn't figure out why.

Now, his heart felt as uncomfortable as a hundred claws scratching his heart.

Liu Qiji wanted to turn around to see what was going on, but he always felt tricky, and was really worried that his every move might have fallen into the expectation of the cunning little Taotie.

If Lu Ci's plan was not an empty one, but he really didn't leave, he only needs to move a little, and he can bump into the other party, which is tantamount to expressing reconciliation to others, and he is not reconciled.

Thinking about it this way, the only safest option is to hold back.

Just when Liu Qiqiang was enduring the torment of curiosity, while fighting in his heart, while slandering how calm Lu Ci was, the door was pushed open again.

This time, Liu Qi could clearly hear the footsteps of Lu Ci and Zhu Shuo coming in one after the other, as well as the sound of talking and laughing.

It is obvious that just now Zhu said that he did not go out alone, and Lu Ci.

"..."

Liu Qi tightened her grip on the quilt with a blank expression.

He no longer wants to think about what he was fighting with just now.

"Since Brother Liu doesn't want to drink the ginger soup, we have to use other methods to help keep warm."

When Lu Ci's smiling voice came, Liu Qi closed his eyes tightly and remained motionless, but felt that the quilt was suddenly opened a small crack, and before the cool wind could get in, Lu Ci quickly stuffed a warm Mrs. Tang Come in.

Zhu said that his hands and feet were also nimble, and quickly helped to tuck the feet.

"Have a good rest."

After Lu Ci finished speaking, he extinguished the candle, and took Zhu Shuo out the door to see how the lonely and drunk Teng Zongliang was sleeping.

After the door was closed again, Liu Qi waited patiently for a while, making sure that Lu Ci would not suddenly turn back, and then sat up, took the fire lady and lit the candle.

On the table, apart from Liu Qiping's favorite sugar cakes and melons and fruits, there is also a bowl of ginger soup covered and kept warm.

Liu Qi stared at it for a while, bent the corners of her lips, and used ginger soup unceremoniously.

——Since Xiao Taotie said that it is not an example, let's just trust him for now.

As soon as the Wenxi Banquet, which is the highlight of the issue, is over, there are basically only a small record of titles and a stele of titles, which are two consecutive items.

As the leader, Lu Ci also knew a lot of ministries, and the short records he got for the same year were much more exquisite and gorgeous than others.

Don't look at it as just a mere booklet, it has extraordinary significance and is enough to become a family heirloom for a successful Jinshi.

Lu Ci was also very curious about the difference between this and the little yellow paper that looked like a diploma that he had received before. As soon as he got it, he immediately flipped through it.

Compared with the address book he envisioned for the same year, this is more like a time record of their entrance exams, with each page specific to the year, month, and day.

On the first page is the imperial edict, on the second page is the topic of the imperial test policy, and then there is the record of the court lock day, the names and official positions of the officials who Zhi Gongju...

After Lu Ci glanced through dozens of pages at a glance, just as he was about to close them, he suddenly saw the record about himself out of the corner of his eye.

He couldn't help but pause, then took a few serious glances.

I saw that it was neatly recorded: "First A No. 1: Lu Ci, styled as Yuyu, nicknamed Taotie, written as Qiaotong, aged seventeen..."

Lu Ci: "..."

The author has something to say: Notes:

The main content of Xiaolu with the same name generally includes imperial edicts, provincial examination examiners, performances, hall examination examiners, imperial examination policy questions, roll calls, period collections, and lists of new and first candidates.

Under each person's name, the rank of the palace examination, name, character, ranking, age, date of birth, mother's surname, Zhi He Jing, number of examples, number of brothers, wife's surname, three generations of names and taboos, place of origin, etc. are listed in detail.

The various small records that appear in this article are borrowed from "Shaoxing 18th Year Small Records": "No. 1, Wang Zuo, word Xuanzi, nickname Qianli, small word Jier, year [-]..."