"Holy ...... Divine decree? ”

Zong Xiu jumped up from the chair and saw a middle-aged man with a white face and a bookish body standing in front of him.

The man was wearing a purple official robe, with a jade hook around his waist, a golden fish talisman hanging, and a holy decree made of yellow silk in his hand, looking at him with a playful look and laughing.

Behind the man, there were also a dozen or so handymen, carrying a pile of boxes on their shoulders.

Qin Huaidao stood beside Zong Xiu and introduced: "Master, this is Chu Suiliang, Master Chu, come to announce the decree to you." ”

Chu Suiliang? The calligrapher among the four families of the early Tang Dynasty?

Zong Xiu thought of this person, and hurriedly bowed his hand: "Xiaguan Zong Xiu, I have seen Master Chu." ”

Chu Suiliang said with a smile: "The assistant professor of the sect is teaching hard, can you sleep well?" ”

Zong Xiu's face was embarrassed, and he didn't know how he fell asleep while lying down.

Seeing that Zong Xiu was silent, Chu Suiliang shook the holy decree and said, "Sect Assistant Teaching, take the decree." ”

Zong Xiu was thinking about whether to kneel like in a film and television drama, when he saw Chu Suiliang throw the holy decree over and hand it over to Zong Xiu.

"Assistant Teacher Zong, Your Majesty remembers that you have made a meritorious contribution to creating 'numbers', and I will specially reward you for your official promotion to the third level, from the original [from the ninth grade] to the [upper nine grades], and the [Ru Linlang] will be sealed, and ten horses of brocade, ten horses of silk, ten horses of yarn, one thousand taels of silver, and one hundred taels of gold."

Chu Suiliang pointed to the miscellaneous servants behind him and said, "The rewards are all here, and the official robes are also inside, tell them where you want to put them." ”

"Forehead ......"

Zong Xiu's face is strange, is the decree so casual now?

In Zong Xiu's puzzled eyes, Zhu Suiliang smiled strangely: "By the way, Your Majesty remembered that you first arrived in Chang'an, and there was no mansion, so he held a tail burning banquet for you." In the evening, don't forget to have a drink in the Imperial Garden. Ha ha...... There are a lot of people in the court waiting to meet you as a prodigy. ”

After Chu Suiliang finished speaking, he turned to Tingzhong and shouted: "Yanfu, Yanchong, learn from the master well, and don't forget to tell your mother when you go back, I won't go back for dinner." ”

The two boys, who were also full of books, stood up and said impatiently: "I know, if you are full of alcohol, don't go back." ”

"It's just that when I get drunk, I go back and quarrel and listen to it."

These two sons are the sons of Chu Suiliang, and they are the eldest sons; Chu Yanfu, second son: Chu Yanchong, is also a member of the Guozijian.

was confronted by the two sons, and said that the family was ugly, Chu Suiliang laughed and laughed and played with Zong Xiu, and put a bunch of rewards in the school building next to him according to Zong Xiu's instructions, and then left with the palace handymen.

Zong Xiu held the holy decree in his hand, confused, and saw that many students were staring at him, and his eyes were glaring at the moment: "What to see, take your class." ”

"Yes."

Fang Yiai and Du Gou hurriedly tore open the rice paper that served as a 'temporary blackboard'.

Qin Huaidao and Wei Shuyu were about to go back to class when they heard Zong Xiu shouting, "Qin Huaidao, you and I will come here." Wei Shuyu, you go on. ”

In the school building next door, Zong Xiu looked at a pile of rewards, full of doubts.

Qin Huaidao asked, "Master, but do you need the disciple to help transfer these rewards?" ”

Zong Xiu waved his hand: "No, I don't have a place to store it anyway, just leave it here." ”

Not to mention Lao Li's reward, no one dares to steal it, just say that the students who are qualified to come to Guozijian to take classes, which one is not the son of the powerful, and who sees this bit of money.

Qin Huaidao was puzzled: "What is the matter with the master calling his disciple here?" ”

Zong Xiu looked left and right, saw that there was no one around, and asked with a strange expression: "Let me ask you, is the decree so casual now?" Don't even have to kneel down to receive orders? If I take the holy decree like this, will Your Majesty blame me? ”

"Forehead ......"

Qin Huaidao was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Hahahaha...... The Master was too worried. His Majesty is a kind elder, he meets privately on weekdays, and there is no such vulgar etiquette as in the court, and it is Lord Chu who came to announce the decree just now, everyone is in Chang'an City, and there are contacts on weekdays. ”

“……”

Zong Xiu rolled his eyes and said in his heart: Lao Li is kind? I believe in your wickedness. You are Qin Qiong's son, Lao Li and your Lao Tzu are iron buddies, and when they meet in private, they may call Lao Li uncle, of course, they are their own people. But what am I?

But Zong Xiu quickly figured it out.

It is now the eighth year of Zhenguan, not long after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and Lao Li has just ascended the throne for eight years, and most of the officials in the court are his iron buddies who fight the world.

When everyone fights the world, they eat a large piece of meat and drink wine in a big bowl, and they can't just let the original brothers kneel down every day as soon as they ascend the throne. That didn't chill the hearts of the brothers.

The rules come step by step.

Lao Li is kind now, it doesn't mean that he will always be kind, it's always right to be careful.

It's okay if you don't have to kneel, as a traverser, Zong Xiu is still quite annoyed by kneeling.

Zong Xiu thought for a while, and then asked, "What is the Burning Tail Banquet?" ”

Qin Huaidao explained: "It is said that any carp that jumps over the dragon gate will have a heavenly fire to burn its tail off, and the fish will become a real dragon. Later, in order to have good luck, whenever a new official took office or an official was promoted, a 'roasted tail banquet' would be held to entertain the Son of Heaven and relatives and friends who came to congratulate him. ”

"A total of 58 dishes were served at the banquet: bears and deer from the north, raccoon dogs, shrimps, crabs, frogs, turtles from the south, fish, chickens, ducks, geese, quails, pigs, cows, sheep, rabbits, etc., all of which were delicacies from the mountains and seas, mixed with land and water."

After speaking, Qin Huaidao was also puzzled: "It stands to reason that even if a first-class member is promoted, His Majesty will not hold a roast tail banquet in the Imperial Garden, Master, you ......."

Qin Huaidao didn't continue to say the following words.

Zong Xiu's official is too small.

On the ninth grade, he is still a civil and prose official with no real power, not to mention anything else, this level of position is not as good as the son-in-law who came to class today.

Zong Xiu was also muttering in his heart: "Lao Li, which song is this?" ”

Seeing Zong Xiu's gloomy face, Qin Huaidao comforted: "Master, don't worry, maybe Your Majesty feels that there is less reward for you, so he will make up a roasted tail banquet for you in the imperial garden as a reward." ”

"What do you mean?" Zong Xiu asked.

Qin Huaidao laughed: "The master created a new way of counting in the year of the weak crown, which can be said to be a merit in the present and a benefit in the future, and it should have been rewarded." It's just that Master, your age is indeed a little younger, and if you are promoted too quickly, you will not be jealous of the people in the world. ”

Zong Xiu: "......"

Yes, lose in age. Who made his soul wear a body that was too small, just sixteen or seventeen years old, even if this baby face was a big official, it would be difficult to convince the public.

Qin Huaidao looked at the sky, saw that it was not early, and said to Zong Xiu: "Master, you are going to enter the palace tonight to participate in the roasted tail banquet, you must prepare well, do you need me to call two maids to help you clean up?" ”

“……”

Zong Xiu rolled his eyes: "No need, I don't have the squeamishness of you boys, I can wear clothes myself." ”

"Then do you need the student to bring the master into the palace?"

Qin Huaidao asked again.

Zong Xiu thought for a moment and said; "I'll just go with Cheng Huailiang."

"Huailiang?" Qin Huaidao was stunned.

Zong Xiu said proudly: "The teacher he just worshipped yesterday is now my apprentice, hahahaha......"

"This, this ......"

Qin Huaidao opened his mouth, the shock in his heart was indescribable.

Qin and Cheng are also close friends, and he has played with Cheng Huailiang since childhood, of course he knows Cheng Huailiang's character. Will Cheng Huailiang worship a person younger than him as a teacher?

Is it possible?

When Qin Huaidao was suspicious, he saw a person coming quickly from a distance.

The person who came walked quickly, but after a while, he walked up to the two of them.

"Hey, eldest nephew, why are you here? Has your father been feeling better lately? ”

Cheng Yanjin was obviously stunned when he saw Qin Huaidao.

Qin Huaidao hurriedly bowed and saluted, feeling depressed: "Seeing Uncle Cheng, my father's body is still the same, and there is no improvement. ”

Qin Huaidao's father is Qin Qiong, who has been fighting for many years and has fallen ill, and now he has been recuperating at home, and he is also at ease when he occasionally goes to the court.

Cheng Yanjin sighed: "Hey, Brother Qin's life is hard, he has fought a lifetime of battles, and finally the world is peaceful, and he is tired of injuries and illnesses, so his life is really hard." Go back and talk to your father, and I'll see him in a few days. ”

"Thank you Uncle Cheng for your concern, my father has often mentioned several uncles in recent days, and I miss them very much."

Qin Huaidao knew that Cheng Yanjin was here to find Zong Xiu, so he said a few polite words and went back to class under the pretext.

Waiting for Qin Huaidao to leave, Cheng Biting Jin put his hand on Zong Xiu's shoulder with a smile and said, "Boy, brother is interesting enough, do you want to thank me." ”