The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

This comatose man also had a servant boy who followed him all the time. Hearing Xiaobao's words, he was angry and embarrassed, and argued: "Little master, my husband's complexion is naturally dark, it's not because he was poisoned!"

When the boy servant said this, Xiaobao and the monks all looked at each other in blank dismay, is this just a little bit?They never expected that there were Song people who could be so hacked.

Xiaobao had no choice but to apologize, "It shouldn't be poisoning... so it's just a blue complexion, could it be some old illness?"

The boy servant said aggrievedly: "Mr. Lang has always been in good health. This time, he and I came to Beijing together. When we arrived at the gate of the temple, he passed out. I don't know what happened to him suddenly."

Knowing that it was funny, he felt the man's pulse and said, "It's okay, I'll prescribe a prescription, take the decoction, and it will be fine after a few doses."

The boy servant was busy thanking the pen and ink carefully.

Knowing the prescription, he asked Xiaobao to grab the medicine, fried it and fed it to him.He also asked Xiaobao and his servants to take turns looking after the man.

The man slept until night, and Xiao Bao asked someone to send a letter home, telling his family that he would go back later to take care of the patient.

At the second watch, when the family saw that he hadn't come back, they guessed that the patient might need to be taken care of all night. Zheng Ping, as usual, had a midnight snack and asked Yunyan to take him back to Xiaobao, so that he would not be hungry at night.

Yunyan recalled the midnight snack, and went into the Buddhist monastery in a familiar way, and asked where Xiaobao was, and when he went to the east room, he saw that the door was closed, so he knocked on the door.

Not long after, a servant dressed as a boy came to open the door, and he was taken aback when he saw Yunyan dressed like a monk.

Yunyan recalled that this person belonged to the patient's family, so she said: "Hello, I am Zheng Yueren's elder brother, here to bring him some food."

The boy servant suddenly realized, and asked Yunyan to come back in.

Seeing that it was Yunyan who came back, Xiaobao rushed to meet him, took the midnight snack, and called the boy servant: "Baoxing, you didn't eat much at night, let's eat together."

This boy servant named Bao Xing was frowning, "My husband is not awake, how can I eat it?"

"My master has already said that he will wake up tonight, don't be afraid." Xiaobao comforted him.

Bao Xing felt a little more relaxed, so he sat down and ate with Xiao Bao.

Yun Yan returned to the side and waited, and saw a patient lying on the clothes, although the candlelight flickered not very clearly, but he could vaguely see that his face was very dark, so he couldn't help saying: "Brother Bao Xing, your lord is suffering from heat stroke." Right? It seems to be a little sunburned, I think you need to understand the whitening mask made by Zen Master..."

Xiao Bao had already admitted that he had missed it once, and said embarrassingly: "This gentleman is born with such skin."

Oh, born like this?It doesn't look like a mixed race. Song people are still so black?

Yun Yan looked at the man again in amazement, and suddenly saw his eyelids move a few times, then leaned closer, "Hey, your lord seems to be waking up."

Bao Xing quickly swallowed the food in his mouth, put down the bowl and wanted to come over to have a look.

At this time, the person on the bed struggled to open his eyes, looked at Yunyan and replied, "Where is this place, what happened, who are you..."

"I don't know, I'm just a midnight snack..." Just as Yun Yan Hui finished speaking, Bao Xing squeezed in front of him, and said to him, "Mr. Lang, this is the Daxiangguo Temple in Bianjing. Today you and I are driving horses." When you arrived at the temple, you fell headlong and fell unconscious, but thanks to the abbot here, Zen Master’s disciples found you, and carried you in to be treated by the Zen Master, and then you were able to wake up.”

Yunyan looked back and saw that the man's lips were still pale, and his dark skin was especially weak, so he turned around and called for him.

After Mingran came, he took the man's pulse again and said: "It will be fine when you wake up, but you can't get out of bed for a while, and you need to take some medicine."

The person handed over his hands and thanked him again and again, and then announced his name, "Thanks to the abbot for treating me, I am very grateful. My surname is Bao Mingzheng, a person from Luzhou Prefecture..."

Yun Yan, who had been doing nothing with nothing to do, opened her eyes wide when she returned, what the hell, Bao Zheng?Baogong? !

Bao Zheng saw that the boy next to him heard his name, his eyes suddenly widened, his face was shocked, he couldn't help but paused, and asked curiously: "Why is this little brother so surprised when he heard my name? Do you know me?"

Yunyan nodded back, then shook her head violently, and stammered, "No, I don't know, it's just that Mr. Lang shares the same name and surname as a friend of mine, and he was born with the same complexion as Mr. Mr. Lang, but he is not Luzhou Mansion's..."

Now this Baogong—if it is indeed that Bao Zheng—doesn't look very old, presumably he is not well-known all over the world, so Yun Yanhui didn't dare to say that he knew him, so he had to find an excuse to explain his surprise.

"There is such a coincidence in the world?" Bao Zheng smiled slightly, "I never thought there would be people as dark as me in the world."

Yun Yan replied: "..." Shouldn't it be said that there are people with the same name and surname as you?It seems that Bao Gongda is also used to being ridiculed for his skin color. I don't know if his nickname is really Bao Heizi.

Bao Zheng just woke up and became short of breath after saying a few words. Bao Xing quickly helped him to sleep.

Yun Yan wanted to continue to confirm, so she had to say good night and go home.

Although it's been so long since time travel, Yun Yanhui really hasn't seen many famous people, especially close contact.

In the past two years, Fan Zhongyan, who "worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later", has known Kaifeng Mansion for a while, and Yun Yanhui has seen it a few times from a distance, but he didn't have a chance to talk.

Unexpectedly, Bao Qingtian fell from the sky, which made Yunyan feel a little unbelievable. According to the understanding of the TV series, he vaguely remembered that Bao Zheng was from Luzhou, so it should be the right one.

I just didn't expect that Bao Zheng's skin was really so dark!

But the facial features are correct and handsome... By the way, didn't they say that there is a crescent moon on the head?It seems that I didn't see it.

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Yunyan thought about it for a long time, and ran to Ran there the next day.

It is normal for him to come here, and Xiaobao is here, so no one thinks much about it, including Bao Zheng's boy servant Bao Xing.

Before Bao Zheng recovered from his illness, Yun Yanhui took the opportunity to talk to Bao Xing, and found out about his family's situation. After knowing the character of his family's gentleman, he was completely sure that this is the man who will be the governor of Kaifeng in the future. Bao Zheng.

Yun Yanhui still has a good impression of famous ministers like Ouyang Xiu, Fan Zhongyan, and Bao Zheng. This is a rare opportunity to get along with historical celebrities. Cooked the stewed Hehua fish soup by himself, and sent it to Bao Zheng.

When Bao Zheng and Bao Xing saw that he brought the fish soup himself, they thought it was because of Xiao Bao's favor.

After drinking the soup, the mouthful was full of fresh fragrance and the aroma of grass flowers. I knew it was the famous Hehua fish of Daxiangguo Temple all over the world. City, Brother Yan's cooking skills are even more superb, this fish soup is really precious."

"You're welcome. Although Hehuayu is rare for foreign friends, we Bianjing people are used to eating it. You are sick, so drink more soup to replenish your health." Yun Yan looked back at them drinking soup, and was careful He asked, "Are you going to Beijing to rush for the exam?"

But Bao Zheng gave a wry smile, "My virtuous brother doesn't know something. I am a Jinshi of the last department. I was sent to Fengyang Mansion to be a county magistrate. I just executed the prisoner and returned home shamelessly after being dismissed. Go to Beijing and make plans."

Bao Zheng explained the reason frankly, with a hint of shame on his face.

Hey, so Bao Qingtian was dismissed?Yun Yan regained his posture consciously, and comforted him: "I don't think your Excellency is a treasure in the pond, and you will definitely be reused in the near future. Don't be discouraged."

"Thank you for your good words." Bao Zheng had been ill for a while, but his heart was relieved. Hearing his sincere voice, he lifted his spirits and thanked him.

Bao Zheng fell off his horse before because he was tired from the long journey and he was overwhelmed. Now that he has taken medicine and rested for a few days, his mood is relaxed again.

It coincided with the Daxiangguo Temple Wanxing Temple Fair. Bao Zheng used to concentrate on scientific research when he was in Beijing and never went shopping. This time he happened to live in the temple again, so he walked in the temple fair. He felt that it was very lively but orderly. It can be seen that the management of the temple is careful .

After another observation, it's not that there are no disputes, but if they can't be resolved, they will drag each other and talk about going to the festival management office of Daxiangguo Temple.Bao Zheng became curious and followed him.

In a Buddhist monastery, there were some long tables filled with paperwork, and several monks buried themselves in their work.Those merchants who had disputes came to find them, and monks ruled for them.

Looking at it again, there are also tasks such as lost and found, booth rental registration, safety management, etc. The monks perform their own duties, and no one's energy is wasted.The core managers of such a large Xiangguo temple fair are such people.

Bao Zheng suddenly appreciated that the yamen of the Great Song Dynasty was overstaffed, and the problem of redundant officials was serious. There were many people who received salaries but did not work. It seemed that there were many people in the yamen, but few were able to do things.Bao Zheng was greatly surprised to see such a small management office operating so efficiently.

Although he has been dismissed, he still has the world in mind, so he couldn't help asking a monk about the person in charge here. During the conversation with Liao Ran, he felt that the abbot was very wise, so he asked if it was the abbot's appointment. rule.

The monk saw Bao Zheng's extraordinary bearing, and he seemed to know him well, so he was very polite and said, "It's not the abbot's setup, but it's also related to it, because the person in charge is the abbot's layman, whose surname is Yun and his name is Yan." back."

Although Yun Yanhui did not become a teacher, but everyone seems to have acquiesced in his identity, not sooner or later.

When Bao Zheng heard the name, he was surprised and said: "Yun Yanhui, but there is a brother named Zheng Yueren?"

After hearing this, the monk hurriedly said, "Does the benefactor know Brother Yan? Yes, it is him. His younger brother Zheng Yueren also studied medicine with the abbot."

"The current system of the management office is determined by Brother Yan. We all know it in the temple. He is this." It was founded by our brother Yan."

Bao Zheng calculated the year when the now famous Daxiangguo Temple Food Festival was born, "Brother Yan is only fifteen or sixteen years old. If he founded it, he would have been a young boy back then, right?"

The monk nodded, "That's right."

Bao Zheng clapped his hands and sighed: "It really is a child prodigy." Because the imperial court valued literary talents, most of the child prodigies that appeared in the Song Dynasty were famous for their talents and learning, such as Yan Shu and Yan Tongshu who was five years old in the previous dynasty, but those who were good at general affairs and economics, Bao Zheng himself was the first one anyway. See you once.

He thought of the kind young man who personally boiled the fish soup for his younger brother and them. He was fair and handsome, and his smile was very gentle, without showing any sharpness. , than many elders.

In addition, Xiao Bao is also kind and kind, which makes Bao Zheng feel even more fond of this family.