After teasing the important minister, he took it seriously

Qin Boyue was led into the Nuan Pavilion, before he could see clearly inside, he bowed down and bowed down, "I kowtow to Your Majesty."

Li Chengqi held a long-handled brass incense press in one hand, and pressed the burnt seal incense into the ashes. When he heard the voice, he put down the incense press, tilted his head and smiled, "You don't need to be polite, just get up."

Qin Boyue got up, seeing the emperor again was not without excitement and mixed feelings.

Li Chengqi slowly swept down the incense ash on the edge, and asked casually: "I asked Gu Qing alone in the morning, what should the local officials do to collect debts and exploit the people, Qin Qing is also here, is there any solution?"

Qin Boyue bowed his head and said: "I think it's better to send someone to check the amount every six months, and the checker will come from Beijing to prevent the officials from protecting each other."

The furnace is moon white, with different colors at the top and bottom, and the transition is very natural, just like the sky after the first rain and snow.

Li Chengqi put down the feather broom, turned around and asked with a smile: "What if the officials protect each other?"

His tone was very relaxed, as if the question was an extremely interesting question, but Qin Boyue was shocked when he heard it.

The sweet fragrance of the warm pavilion slowly dissipated, and the breeze blew like a tall pavilion, which was surprisingly cold.

Qin Boyue never thought that Li Chengqi's question would be so straightforward, and he was immediately speechless.

This is an extremely mediocre answer.

Li Chengqi was not in a hurry, she went to the shelf and took out the porcelain jars with spices.

Porcelain pots and stoves are the same color, exquisite and lovely.

He took the incense seal and placed it on the flattened incense ash, scooped three teaspoons and poured it into the pores of the incense seal.

There was silence in the warm pavilion, only listening to the crisp sound when the emperor inadvertently touched the incense seal mold when smoothing the spices with the incense shovel.

The emperor's side face was cold and beautiful, and when he lowered his eyes to shovel incense, his expression was focused. Even without looking at those black eyes like cold stars, his outline looked much softer.

Qin Boyue dryly said: "Approved officials do not have a high grade, or do not have a grade at all. They are called officials, but they are actually officials. They will be inspected once every six months. If there is any exploitation in the local area, the official seal of the local official will be taken away, and the approval will be temporarily ordered. officials take office."

Ding.

The sound was like broken jade.

Li Chengqi lightly taps on the incense seal, and the seal begins.

He put the xiangzhuan on the tray next to it.

The powder has been formed - Ruyi pattern.

Li Chengqi smiled at him, obviously very satisfied.

The incense was formed, but Li Chengqi ignored it and turned around to talk to Qin Boyue.

"Qin Qing is serious and lonely." This was the emperor's answer.

Li Chengqi also said this last time, but what Qin Boyue heard this time was completely different from the last time. He was so nervous that he could hardly breathe, but he was indescribably pleasantly surprised.

"The two prefectures of Yanghuai and Huaihe Rivers are places where the imperial court pays a lot of taxes." Li Chengqi smiled, but the smile was not as relaxed as before. "It is also where the imperial court owes the most."

Qin Boyue's heart beat wildly, and he suddenly understood what the emperor meant.

"When the late emperor was here, everything was complicated, and a thousand wastes were waiting to be rejuvenated. The country's ills have not been dealt with for many years." Li Chengqi said slowly: "Since I have inherited the great order, I should follow the late emperor's ambition."

Qin Boyue bowed down and bowed down. He was a person who was calm to the extreme, but at the moment he was so nervous that he couldn't even speak clearly, "I am willing to go to relieve the country's worries."

Li Chengqi looked at the young man kneeling on the ground, and suddenly felt endless relief and emotion in his heart.

"Although Yanghuai is prosperous, but in this place, you don't know it, you don't know it, and you don't want to force it," Li Chengqi said: "You can think carefully, and then go back and forth alone."

In a luxurious place, government and businessmen collude, like a monolith, with countless aristocratic families, no matter what you do, go against their will, you will struggle, threaten, lure, even if you are very proud, not afraid of frost and snow, how many people will face the splendor of glory and gentleness? Fragrant nephrite jade but not tempted?

Qin Boyue kowtowed deeply, "The heart of a minister is like a stone and cannot be changed."

……

Lu Sheng was so drunk that his eyes were red, and he stumbled towards the Luming Pavilion.

He smelled of alcohol and was still holding a fine porcelain jug in his hand, passers-by who didn't want to be troublesome walked around him intentionally or unintentionally, for fear that this person would go crazy while drunk, and it would be even more mocking in his eyes, everyone looked disgusting, Everyone was climbing high and stepping down, mocking and ridiculing him, a down and out person.

Although he is not from a noble family, he is much better than Qin and Gu. Before the court examination, there were flowers and stars, and today in the court examination, those who kept claiming that he was a friend and worshiped him as a brother After Gong Sheng saw him fall to the ground, he didn't look sideways, as if he didn't know him at all!

He has tasted the warmth and coldness of human relationships today.

If it wasn't, if it wasn't, he thought vaguely in his mind, if it wasn't for those villains provoking him, he wouldn't have had a quarrel with Gu Wuyu, and he wouldn't have made a bet that he might not be able to surpass Gu Wuyu after he sobered up, and went again Luming Pavilion buys questions, making mistakes again and again.

He hated in his heart, hated the Gongshi around him who were booing with wine, hated the sharp-tongued Gu Wuyu, hated the waiters in the Luming Pavilion, and even hated the emperor who dismissed him because of his disrespect!

He picked up the flagon and poured it into his mouth, most of it spilled on the skirt of his clothes, and the small part flowed into his mouth, but choked himself, threw the flagon away, covered his mouth and nose and coughed, all kinds of emotions rushed into his heart, and the tip of his nose Sour, tears rolled down his cheeks.

He regretted and hated at the same time, although it is unknown that her husband will make a comeback, but the emperor has said that he will never be hired, even if he becomes a great talent in the world, it will be difficult for him to enter the hall of heaven.

The Luming Pavilion is in sight.

At this moment, Gu Wuyu, who has the deepest grudge with him, should be going to the Qionglin Banquet. He has nothing to do, he can vent his second or third grievances, and the only place where he can get a result is the Luming Hall.

Lu Sheng walked quickly towards the Luming Pavilion.

On ordinary days, the Luming Pavilion was very lively after nightfall, and scholars came and went, but today it was deserted. Lu Sheng suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, and ran over staggeringly, facing the closed gate of the Luming Pavilion.

He lost his footing and fell to the ground.

Some people passing by the Luming Pavilion saw that the young man dressed as a scribe knocked on the door of the Luming Pavilion and cried loudly, and they all speeded up their pace of leaving.

The gate was closed tightly, and the big brass lock was fastened on the door from the outside. Obviously, there was no one in the Luming Pavilion at the moment.

Lu Sheng clenched his fingers into fists and slammed on the door angrily, only to hear the door making dull noises, but it was of no avail.

Both of his arms were bruised and purple, but he didn't seem to feel the pain. After an unknown amount of time, he was stunned that his arms were as if filled with lead, and he couldn't lift them no matter what. He leaned back and leaned against the door. Cry and laugh.

The lantern swayed in the wind and made a burst of sound.

Lu Sheng looked up and saw that it was already dark, but no one changed the wax on the lanterns. The lanterns outside the Luming Pavilion were made of rice paper, which was fragile, but it was changed every day, and the patterns drawn and poems written were different every day. , very elegant.

Today's lamp is broken.

A corner of the tattered paper fluttered in the wind.

He raised his hands with difficulty and cried on his back.

Not far away, someone watched him quietly for a long time before walking up to him, bending over and asking in a low voice, "This gentleman?"

The human voice suddenly appeared in his ears, Lu Sheng raised his head as if waking up from a dream, his eyes blurred by tears had long been unable to see the face of the person in front of him clearly, only a vague shadow, he murmured: "Who are you? "

The man didn't answer his question, instead he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, handed it over and said, "Why is Lang Jun crying so sadly?"

All he had tasted today was cold eyes and ridicule, and the usual caring seemed all the more precious at this moment. Lu Sheng stared blankly at the snow-white handkerchief, but didn't pick it up. He didn't know what he was thinking, and said, "I It is the emperor who personally ordered the expulsion of fame and fame, if there is nothing wrong with your lord," he choked up with sobs after he said this, "let's go, lest my scapegoat be a burden to lord."

The man was silent for a moment, his knife-like gaze across Lu Sheng's face. The latter was so drunk that he didn't notice such unkind scrutiny. He looked at it for a while, his gaze suddenly softened, and imitated Lu Sheng and sat down by the door. , shook his head, and said in a gentle voice: "I have failed seven times, and I have long since given up hope for fame. If you have anything to say, you might as well tell me."

Lu Sheng didn't expect to have someone by his side when he was in extreme despair, tears poured out again, he took the veil almost hastily, wiped the veil on his face, and then told the story, such as How could Gu Wuyu be arrogant and arrogant, and he couldn't understand his behavior, so he was provoked by a villain to kowtow to Gu Wuyu after he was drunk. They can all be rated as the third in the first class. It is the poor eyesight of those who read the paper, which makes Zhu Zi famous!

He spoke incoherently and intermittently, but at least he explained that he was deeply saddened when he heard that Gu Wuyu was named the third. In a moment of excitement, he lost his honor in front of the imperial court, was dismissed and never hired.

As for what happened in the Luming Pavilion, he didn't mention a word.

Lu Sheng was just drunk, but not so drunk that he could say such words freely.

The young man sitting beside him listened intently, with gentle eyes, as if encouraging Lu Sheng to speak out.

After listening to it, the man seemed puzzled and asked: "Then Mr. Lang wants to cry at the gate of the Luming Pavilion?"

Lu Sheng was taken aback, and replied in a panic: "If my father knew that I was betting with people outside and caused these things to happen, thinking about it, thinking about it, he would definitely be worried, and besides, how can I have the face to face my clansmen with my appearance? "

The man nodded in understanding, and said, "So that's the case, I thought Mr. Lang came to Luming Pavilion to find someone."

Lu Sheng heard the meaning behind his words, "Looking for someone?"

"To tell you the truth, before the boss of Luming Hall left, I was outside the hall and watched him go." He took out something from his pocket, which was a jade pendant carved into deer antlers. It was the shopkeeper of Luming Hall. Lu Sheng naturally recognized this piece of jade when he saw it.

Immediately, his eyes widened, he snatched the jade, and with the strength he didn't know where, he grabbed the young man's clothes.

"Where did it come from!" His eyes were red and his canthus were tearing apart, "I ask you where did this come from!"

The young man was taken aback, and stammered: "Lang Jun, listen to me, sir, this is, this is what the man gave me, saying that if you see a person dressed as a scribe coming to the Luming Pavilion, Just give him the jade pendant and lead him to the back street." He hurriedly took out another ingot of delicate silver from his sleeve, "He gave it to me."

Lu Sheng let go of his hand slowly.

At this moment, he was as disappointed as dead ashes in his heart, the first person who came to take the initiative to care about him today was just because of a piece of silver.

Lu Sheng held the jade pendant tightly, stood up against the door, and said, "Where is he, take me to find him."

His mind was in a mess all day, but after crying and making a fuss, he became more sober.

At least, he thought in his heart, at least he had to get back the money he paid for the questions.

With that amount of money, if he cut down on food and lived like an ordinary person in the future, he would be able to live well. He doesn't do farming, but he can write well and draw well, so he doesn't have to worry about sitting and eating.

He had to go, he had to leave Zhongzhou far away, leave the capital, go to a place where no one knew him, to a place where no one knew his past.

After Lu Sheng made up his mind, he suddenly thought of his elderly parents, and the guilt flashed away in his heart.

He followed the youth to the back street.

On the day when my son makes a comeback, I will come to pick you up and enjoy the blessings.

He made up his mind, and even his steps became lighter.

The back street is far less lively and bustling than the front, because it is separated by several courtyards, the street is extremely narrow.

Originally, there were people trying to get closer and walk behind. However, last year, the shopkeeper of a restaurant had a whimsy and dug a lotus pond in the backyard. Still half of the wall collapsed in the lotus pond, and the white bricks were covered with moss.

The pool was very deep, and there were green algae all over the bottom. When it was dark, I went to look at it, and there was a quiet, deep and dark inside, as if there were monsters.

Lu Sheng has just been in Beijing for half a year, and the places he usually goes to are also rich and prosperous places. How did he know that there is a half-collapsed lotus pond here?

He walked forward without knowing it, and impatiently turned around and asked the young man, "Where is he?"

The young man seemed to be frightened by his actions just now, bowed his body and responded submissively: "Hurry up, hurry up, right in front."

Lu Sheng walked forward slowly.

A cold light flashed in the young man's eyes, he bent down and picked up a brick on the ground, and smashed it hard at the back of Lu Sheng's head.

Lu Sheng was ignorant, being brought to such a ghostly place, and seeing no one, he got angry again, turned his head impatiently, and before he could open his mouth, a thick green brick was coming towards him.

bang.

Lu Sheng felt his forehead was cold, and his eyes suddenly darkened.

The man picked up the brick, hit him on the head a few more times, and then threw the brick into the water very smoothly.

He broke Lu Sheng's hand, took away the jade pendant, and took the rest of his valuables, stuffing them into his bosom. After doing all this, he stretched out his hand, sniffed at the latter, and suffered several severe injuries. He was still breathing weakly.

The young man squatted down, grabbed Lu Sheng's arms, turned him over, and pushed him into the water.

The splash of water made the fish in the water flee in a hurry.

After finishing all this, he washed his hands by the slowly turning red water, wiped his wet hands on his clothes, and walked out quickly.

He raised his head, and the moon was on the branch.

Let's have a banquet in Qionglin.

……

Qin Boyue walked out of the warm pavilion.

He was sober in his mind, his blood couldn't cool down, and he wished he could take up the post tomorrow, but his body was limp, as if he had collapsed, and he followed the leading eunuch out of his body.

As soon as Qin Boyue went out, Li Chengqi immediately leaned back on the chair boneless.

The flesh on his body hurts, it hurts and itches, and the scraping of the cloth makes people feel uncomfortable, like being stung.

He closed his eyes and rested his mind, when he suddenly heard a sound behind him.

Before turning back, he was already enveloped by a burst of medicinal fragrance.

Li Chengqi almost gritted her teeth when she smelled the aroma.

He used to think that Xie Mingyue smelled good, Xie Hou really didn't let him down, last night it lingered on the tip of his nose for a long time, the fragrance made him breathless.

The cold fingers stuck to Li Chengqi's wrist, making people tremble for no reason.

Thinking of last night, Li Chengqi couldn't help curling her fingers.

Without showing his face, he withdrew his hand and said, "Eavesdropping is not done by a gentleman, Xie Qing."

The author says:

一更。感谢在2022-05-1423:38:59-2022-05-1519:08:13期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦——

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