Reincarnation of the powerful minister

On August [-], Qingshui Camp.

The eight-day horse market was extremely lively on the last day.Many unsold goods, because merchants are eager to clear out and cut prices, lead to another wave of trading climax.

In addition, this year there is a novel fun - the Jockey Club.Led by the newly appointed supervisory censor, many horse administration officials signed up to participate. The Shaanxi capital, the cloth office, and the three divisions all sent officials with a rank of four or more to join in. Even the governor of Shaanxi Province, Mr. Wei, came to the scene in person.

Mr. Wei's famous name is Tang Yuan, and he is about [-] years old. Fang Yi has a broad forehead, white face and a slight beard.But Su Yan's impression of him was limited to a memorial requesting the abolition of the two temples, and he felt that he was a little short-sighted in terms of the development of armaments.

He had inquired about Wei Quan from Jin Yiwei who was accompanying him beforehand.

Judging from the information sent back from Jinyiwei's secret sentry base, this person is fairly clean as an official, he does not accept corruption or bribery, he is good at managing household registration, money and food, and he is quite good at communicating with governors and various prefectures and counties.Apart from frequenting the Fireworks and Willow Lane, there is nothing serious about it.

Su Yan silently gave Governor Wei a comprehensive assessment of his professional level - "Grade B" in his heart.

Governor Wei still doesn't know the temperament and tactics of the new censor, but the moment he saw the real person, he also habitually gave a comprehensive evaluation of his appearance and level in his heart-"A top".

With ulterior motives, Gao Shuo secretly applied eye drops behind his back, and said to Su Yan, "Lord Su, be careful, Wei Quan likes beautiful women, and he can go hand in hand with water and land."

Oh, I see, Governor Wei is bisexual, Gao Shuo, you are so gossip, Su Yan looks indifferent.

Now he is almost numb to the prevailing masculinity in Da Ming Dynasty—in a sense, the atmosphere is more open than modern times, and the development of erotic culture can be seen just from the book "Jin Ping Mei".

What is even more astounding is that although there are still some people who are not on the stage and cannot be publicly mentioned on official occasions, the acceptance of Nanfeng among the people is surprisingly high.

In this miraculous dynasty, Long Yang was almost regarded as a normal and common hobby.Except for those old-fashioned defenders, the people don't link it with a person's conduct and cultivation.This kind of atmosphere makes it difficult to distinguish between "friendship" and "Longyang". The so-called "reciprocity with body" or "mutual admiration" is often regarded as an extension of "friendship".

All in all, as long as the sleeves are broken purely and faithfully, and don't change the man's pet like a certain prince like changing clothes, it doesn't seem to be a big deal for two same-sex friends to exchange their true feelings with their bodies.

As for the definition of the so-called "loyalty", people in this dynasty think that the key point is in the heart.Even if the body is romantic, as long as you put your lover in your heart and go through life and death for it, you are considered loyal, and the other party also agrees with this kind of loyalty.

If the character of the person involved is high and pure, and the relationship is covered with a moral aura of "steadfastness and loyalty", then not only will it not be despised by others, but it will also make everyone sigh.

Regarding this atmosphere, Su Yan has been in this dynasty for a full year, but he still feels that the three views are a bit broken.

Faced with Gao Shuo's vigilance, he rolled his eyes and replied, "You think too much."

Facts have proved that Gao Shuo really thought too much. In order to guard the gate for Shangguan, he became a frightened bird.

No matter how much Governor Wei messes with the relationship between men and women, he will at most follow the unspoken rules about the disciples who hug their thighs, and will not be so outrageous that they will hit the imperial court sent his idea on the censor.But because this young censor really fits his aesthetics, he didn't hesitate to admire him a few more times and chat with him a few more times.

Of course, the main reason is that Su Yushi is quite a holy family.Not long ago in Yan'an City, he was involved in danger due to thieves robbing the prison, and even alarmed Sheng Ting. Fei Ge secretly ordered him to send a thousand elite soldiers to protect him, scaring him into a cold sweat. he.

It can be seen that this Su Twelve is really a celebrity in front of the imperial court, and he was ordered to investigate what he played, what else can he do?Coax it.

When they were seated, Su Yan and Wei Quan gave way to each other, and finally sat side by side at the top of the stands.

Governor Wei looked at the divided horse racing track, the uniformly dressed referees and supervisors, and the advertisement banners pulled by the merchants on both sides of the field. He felt that it was very novel, and stroked his mustache. Sun Tzu won by betting on horses with the art of war, and was named a military adviser by King Wei of Qi. Only then did he have the battle of Maling in the future and defeated Wei. Today, Su Yushi wants to emulate the sages of the past?"

Su Yan felt ashamed, I just wanted to make a fool of myself and earn some money to buy a sword for my guard.

He smiled and replied: "How can you be a lowly official? How dare you compete with your grandson. You can't even pick up people's teeth. The main thing is to join in the fun and make Qingshui Yingma Market famous."

Seeing his humility, Wei Quan felt that Su Twelve was much easier to get along with than in the rumors. It can be seen that the rumors have misled others, so his face became more genial.

The participating officials had just finished roll call, except for a few who were sick or really couldn't make it in time, all of them arrived.Wearing light military uniforms, holding horsewhips, and fighting spirits, they stood in the well-planned preparation area and waited.

Because there are so many differences between tall, short, fat, thin, old and young, at first glance, it looks like a stewed stew in a square tripod, with radishes long and potatoes flat, which is hard to describe.

Su Yan glanced around with a smile, and ordered the announcer to announce the rules of the game.

The announcer was a young man with a loud voice who had practiced the lion's roar. His voice was as high-pitched and sonorous as a loudspeaker in later generations. It was the first time he was in the limelight in such a spot where everyone was watching. He was so nervous that he wanted to hiccup, clutching the manuscript tightly in his hand.

The rules are very simple. The contestants are divided into six teams according to their different departments.The horse racing is also divided into six batches. The captain draws lots to determine the horses controlled by the team. They run around the circular track for ten laps, and the fastest one wins.

The first is the individual competition, and each team nominates three players to participate.The total time spent by the three is added up to obtain the results of each team, and the champion, runner-up and third runner-up are judged based on this.The bonus is huge.

Then there is the team competition, also called a friendly competition. Everyone can run freely, and there will be prizes for reaching the finish line within the specified time.

It sounds very harmonious, and the focus is on participation, which is quite similar to the trade union activities of later generations of government agencies.

After hearing the rules of the competition, the officials all breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Su Yushi was using the Jockey Club as a team building activity, and took the judging fees they paid to distribute benefits.As I said earlier, they rushed all the way to Qingshui camp in a hurry, and they were very nervous because they didn't know the situation.

Six teams, three candidates for the singles competition were quickly determined, all young and strong, with excellent riding skills, and then began to draw lots.

The signature is a bit strange, it says neither the breed nor the serial number, but "Kaesong, Guanning, Anding, Qingping, Wan'an, Heishui".

"...What does it mean to sign the two words?" The contestants asked each other in whispers.

An official recognized it immediately: "This is the name of Liuyuan!"

Six gardens for shepherding official horses.It belongs to the two prisons of Lingwu and Changle.The two prisons belong to Yuanma Temple and Xingtaipu Temple.

The fence at the end of the track was slowly opened, and six batches of racehorses were driven out.

The participating officials stared wide-eyed——

Horses with broken skin and spines, horses with tall bones and hair loss, horses with trembling feet after walking two steps, horses with bent necks and foaming at the mouth... All the horses are not fat at all, and the bones on their bodies are sticking out. It is an exaggeration to say that the hoof is damaged and thin, it is skinny at all.

This is not a horse, it's not even as good as a watchdog!

The officials are still stunned: how can this kind of thing be ridden?I can't even stand upright, I'm afraid people will fall to the ground before they sit on it, how can they compete?Ten more laps?

The horse market in Qingshuiying was unprecedentedly grand, with so many horses from Beimo, you can choose any batch, but the official horse raised by Liuyuan was used as a racehorse. Is the organizer out of his mind? !

Su Yushi, whose brain was flooded, smiled slightly and nodded towards the announcer, so the young man became even more nervous, stuttering and shouting: "Please, please stand up and draw lots immediately to decide the participating horses of each team." !"

Does it make a difference which batch is drawn?They are all worse than dogs...

The captain of the Yuanma Temple team was Li Rong and Li Siqing. The lottery was handed to him first, and he drew a lottery with the words "Qingping" written on it.

He waved the sign and asked the team members: "The horse from Qingpingyuan. How is my luck?"

Yan Chang, the head of Qingpingyuan in the team, broke out in cold sweat, and immediately said in a low voice: "No, Mr. Li! Biyuan... Last time I was tricked by a fake horse dealer named Su, and then by Ningxia Wei's. Zhang Qianhu has wiped it out, and now the rest are crooked melons, but they must not be used!"

Li Siqing's chubby face suddenly lost the smile.

Others quickly came up with ideas: "Draw again!"

Li Siqing walked over with a big belly, and in an official tone, asked for a new lottery.Jinyi Weili, who was holding a lottery, ignored him and turned to the other team.

This team is the representative team of Xingtai Pusi.Because Yan Chengxue and Yan Siqing were put into confinement, Xue Shaoqing, his deputy, took over as the captain and drew lots on his behalf.

Xue Shaoqing smoked "An Ding".

The face of Wang Jian of the Lingwu Supervisor also turned green. He picked and sold the official horses of Andingyuan, and sold them again. The hides of the horses were peeled off several layers. Is it unclear what kind of virtue the remaining horses are?Immediately, he also shouted: "This is not acceptable either! Master Xue, hurry up and change the lottery!"

Xue Shaoqing had also heard quite a lot about the appearance of the official horses in the Jianyuan, so he was busy doing good things, and said to the team of the Tea Horse Division on the next track: "Should I change it? 'An Ding' is good, at least it is better than the 'Kaicheng' in your hand." !"

Pooh!The ambassador of the Tea Horse Department thought, who doesn't know what kind of virtues the officials and horses in the six courts of your two prisons have developed? "Anding" and "Kaicheng" are not the same thing, and we will be unlucky if we get involved.Although our Tea Horse Division doesn't have many horses, we got them through trading with Beiyi and Xifan at any rate. Even if what we get are all discarded goods from others, they are better than the official horses you raise!

Ambassador Xu glared: "If you don't change it, 'Kaicheng' will be 'Kaicheng'!"

Xue Shaoqing searched around, but the sign was not exchanged, so he returned to the original place, and said bitterly to Li Siqing: "Master Li, I think you are also worried, how about we exchange?"

Li Siqing looked at the lottery in his hand hesitantly, and asked his subordinates unwillingly: "Who knows how 'An Ding' is?"

The subordinate hesitated for a while, and finally confessed to him: "It's all the same, Mr. Li. Let's put it this way, there is a Mu Jun who made up a ballad, saying, 'Riding a donkey, a cow, a wild boar, and don't ride a horse from Liuyuan'..."

The announcer shouted loudly: "Attention all teams. The requirement of the competition is that people and horses reach the finish line at the same time. If they can't run, they will get off the horse and lead them. Pack horse! In short, no matter what, you must lead the horse to the finish line. If you abandon the horse and flee, you will be served by the royal staff!"

Li Siqing let go of his hand, and the sign fell to the ground with a clatter.