Chapter Twenty-Three: The Banner of the King of the City Changes

When Su Tang moved over, he brought three ox carts to salute, which was not much for a girl, but it was a little too much for a girl who was going to send someone under the fence. Eight? One? Chinese net? â‰Ĩ≠≈.â‰Ĩ8=1â‰ĪZ=≈.COM only two male servants were only thirteen or fourteen years old, weak and weak, and the boxes and utensils were piled up at the door and could not be transported in, or Xu You couldn't stand it, so Zuo Yan went over to help and brought it to the courtyard of Sijin. Since it was decided to let Su Tang live in, there is no need to be hypocritical, if you can help, it will not hurt.

After finally settling down, Su Tang brought Fang Xiuniang over to thank him and gave her home-made cut cakes. The so-called cut cake is to use cow and goat's milk to mix water and soak the noodles, add honey and it, and then Xu You refused, just wanted to taste it, but was stopped by the winter solstice stretched out his hand, looked at Su Tang sharply, and said with a smile: "I love to eat cut cakes the most, Xiaolang let me taste it first." Then he took a random piece from the plate, put it in his mouth and chewed it for a while, then nodded and said, "Xiaolang, the cut cake is very delicious, you can taste it!" ”

Xu You was a little helpless, the winter solstice was a little too careful, he was not a powerful relative, and he had to let people test the poison if he ate something. Fortunately, this is in Jingyuan, and Su Tang is not like a long-tongued woman, otherwise it would not make people laugh at it when it is spread. But it's not good to reprimand her in front of outsiders, pretending to be indifferent, but in fact, even the mind of eating bread is light.

"Huh?"

The cut cake is broken in the mouth, crisp as Ling Xue, rare is the sweetness with nectar, Xu You was originally made by the winter solstice episode, but he didn't expect it to be surprisingly delicious, and couldn't help but praise: "Eat this delicacy, lips and teeth are fragrant!" ”

Su Tang smiled, not angry because of the winter solstice's actions, and said, "The thin ring cake and jade dust paste made by my sister are still on top of the cut cake, and they will be sent to Lang Jun to taste in a few days!" ”

Xu You thanked him, looked at Fang Xiuniang, and said, "Is there caramel in the cake?" ”

Fang Xiuniang didn't understand the meaning of the caramel candy, and suddenly her face turned red most of the time, she was very ashamed, and she didn't know how to answer. Su Tang relieved her siege and said: "The poem has clouds, 'Zhou Yuan is full of flesh, and violet is like syrup', the so-called starch sugar, that is, sand starch stone honey." ”

Xu You woke up, the name of maltose in this era is generally "syrup" and "syrup", to put it simply, it is soft candy, and syrup is hard candy, but there is no sugar word, no wonder Fang Xiuniang listens to the book of heaven and does not know why.

As for the sand syrup stone honey mentioned by Su Tang, it comes from Zhang Heng's "Seven Distinctions" in the Han Dynasty, sand syrup is the maltose with small particles, and the stone honey is also honey. This woman is very smart, and she deduced the meaning of sugar from the word "syrup", not only proficient in poetry, but also well-read, and really worthy of the word "talented woman".

"It's my gaffe, can I put stone honey in the cake?"

"Hui Langjun, it's not stone honey, it's cane honey." Although Fang Xiuniang is in her thirties and has crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, she has a dignified appearance, a charming body, and a mature style that only women have. Maybe it was because Xu You asked them to borrow it, without yesterday's pungency and arrogance, cautious between his eyebrows and eyes, his earlobes were crimson, and he didn't dare to look at each other with his head down.

"Sucrose?"

Xu You suddenly remembered that Gu Kaizhi liked to eat sucrose, which shows that in the Wei and Jin dynasties, the manufacturing process of sucrose was already very common. However, whether it is honey or sucrose, it was a luxury ornament in ancient times, and non-rich people could not enjoy it. Su Tang has fallen so far, even if he still has some money in his pocket, it must not be too much, he should have carefully calculated his life, but he is still lavish, and it seems that he is not a person who can live.

"If Miss Fang has leisure, she might as well teach me, a maidservant, how to cut cakes." Xu You pointed to the winter solstice and said, "But she is stubborn and stupid, I'm afraid she will have to bother the girl to work hard." ”

Fang Xiuniang naturally agreed, Dong Zhi understood what Xu You meant, and also lowered her body and called Sister, anyway, no matter what she was thinking secretly, there was a group of harmony on her face, and the sound of laughter was endless in the room for a long time. Etiquette is still exchanged, Xu You stayed in Sutang to eat, it is a celebration of the joy of housewarming, during the banquet when it comes to poetry, she is quick to think, full of economy, every word must have a source, but there is no other way, not fake predecessors, have their own opinions on many things, if it were not for Xu You and He Wei are well-educated people, it is estimated that they can't even chat with her.

She grew up in the Qinglou since she was a child, although she is smart, but she has dabbled too much, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, Han dance and Hu music have to know a little bit or two, but it is not as talented as Su Tang in poetry. So after encountering, she hated to meet late, and she was the best at interacting with people, and how Su Tang resisted it when she was ready to meet her, she became familiar after a while.

Time passed slowly, Su Tang never showed up since that day's dinner, except for the frost and the winter solstice occasionally walked around, as soon as it was night, the courtyard door of the four entrances was locked with copper locks, and the two sides of the red wall seemed to be in two different worlds, no involvement, no entanglement.

Xu You also closed his door, as soon as Zuo Yan recovered his strength, his body also needed to recuperate; Second, to avoid the limelight for the time being, after all, the waves caused by the White Snake case have not completely dissipated, and Si Lifu is eyeing the couch; The third came to wait for Gu Yun to come back from Wu County before he could decide what to do next. Ten days passed in a blink of an eye, and early in the morning, Bao Xi came to visit, saying that Gu Yun was invited, Xu You did not dare to delay, and immediately followed him to the county government after dressing.

I haven't seen him for many days, Gu Yun's demeanor is still the same, and the official uniform on his body hasn't had time to change, seeing Xu You happily hugging him directly, he said with a smile: "Weizhi, you really gave me a big problem!" ”

Xu You felt embarrassed, men in this era held hands at every turn, and physical contact was more frequent than that between women. It's just that Gu Yun is a vulgar man, he is three points more beautiful than a woman, and it is easy to have a gender illusion when looking at each other at close range, and he continues to have a physiological illusion, which really makes him very anxious.

"Why did Fei Qing say this?"

Xu You grabbed his arm and quietly pulled his close body away an inch away. Gu Yun didn't notice Xu You's small movements, his feet didn't stop, he pulled him to the bed behind the screen, and said: "Zhou Ying'er's fraud of money is just a trivial matter, but it was speculated by Wei Zhi to flee to Wei State, and the crime of collaborating with the enemy was deducted, and this became a big deal." Don't slack off on big things, I'm already busy in Wu County in order to send Liu Yuanjun, and I have to get up and arrange people to hunt down Zhou Ying'er, I don't have the skills, but I can't help but do it, isn't it a big problem? ”

Xu You's body was shocked, and he didn't care about Gu Yun's holding his hand tightly, and exclaimed: "Liu Envoy Jun has been promoted?" ”

Gu Yun said with a smile: "Yes, there is an order, move Liu Quan to be the doctor of Guanglu, and add a gold medal and purple ribbon." ”

From the history of the fourth grade to the third grade of the Jin Ziguanglu doctor, it seems that he has been promoted, but the official position after the Wei and Jin dynasties is very different from that of the two Han Dynasty. During the two Han Dynasty, Dr. Guanglu was the most prominent of all doctors, in charge of the discussion between the court and the central government, but almost all Jiuqing were promoted from Dr. Guanglu, and the prominent position of this position can be seen from this. However, after arriving in the Wei and Jin dynasties, Dr. Guanglu became an idle position, often used to reward and praise officials who had received meritorious service awards.

In other words, Liu Quan was promoted from a Yangzhou assassin who could lead the army, a feudal official, and a major minister who could shake Jiangdong by stomping his feet, to a vain scattered official in Jinling City. is the third product, the rank is two thousand stones, it sounds good, but don't forget, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are many high-ranking officials and dignitaries, such a promotion, rising and descending, it is estimated that Liu Quan has cried and fainted in his own toilet!

Xu You also had a smile in his eyes, and said, "With the addition of gold and purple, Liu Yuanjun will be on an equal footing with Zhongshu Ling." Liu's family has two third-grade masters, Huamenzhi, and the name is well deserved! After speaking, he and Gu Yun glanced at each other, and the two laughed at the same time!

However, laughing and laughing, Liu Quan's departure implied too many things, and it also directly changed the power pattern of Yangzhou. Xu You had something that he couldn't help but ask, and said, "Who will take over the history of Yangzhou Thorn?" ”

"King Jingling!"

Gu Yun shook his head and said, "However, King Ling is very old, so he may not be able to become a vassal domain, and he is likely to sit in Jinling and lead the position of assassin from afar." ”

King An Zishang? This prince is the younger brother of the current emperor An Zidao, and he is also the only remaining royal brother. Xu You had heard anecdotes about An Zishang when he was in Yixing before, and almost all of them were filthy and debauched so-called celebrities. The most powerful one should be the incident of Shang Shufu shooting Wang Ji's favorite concubine. Wang Ji has a favorite concubine with unparalleled beauty, especially good at singing and dancing, and once invited An Zishang to his home as a guest, and at the same time there were more than a dozen ministers to accompany him. After the concubine presented the song, An Zishang, who had drunk too much wine, was moved by lustful feelings, and took off her clothes in public to force Wang Ji's favorite concubine, but fortunately she was stopped by everyone before she gave up. Later, an official impeached An Zishang, but was suppressed by An Zidao, and was locked up for only a month, and reprimanded.

"Haruka? Is Feiqing's message reliable? ”

It is not uncommon to hold official positions remotely, some remote states and counties, such as Ningzhou, Yuezhou and other places, thousands of miles away from the country, full of miasma, mosquitoes, very unlivable, although given to a certain prince, but if he is afraid of hardships, he can also stay in Jinling, do not have to go to the post in person. All kinds of government affairs are naturally in charge of local officials, and then report to the prince every three or six months, as long as there is no chaos, the emperor actually acquiesces.

But Yangzhou's status is different from those remote states, no matter what considerations, since the Chu State was established, Yangzhou Assassin Shi must go to Wu County to take office, and it is impossible for Yao Ling to be able to do so, no wonder Xu You suspected that his ears were wrong, and confirmed it to Gu Yun again.

"That's not wrong, it's my family who gave me the news!" Gu Yun's face also became solemn, and he said: "Yangzhou is the foundation of the country, and it is really inappropriate for the Lord to let King Jingling be the assassin of history." I will write to the court tomorrow and vigorously oppose ......"

"Feiqing, never!"

"Ming Mansion can't!"

Xu You and Bao Xi shouted out at the same time, and Bao Xi hurriedly said: "The Lord must have another deep meaning in rectifying Yangzhou." Moreover, King Jingling has a deep brotherhood with the Lord, as a foreign minister, how can he separate the flesh and blood of the Heavenly Family? If the Ming government writes against it, I am afraid that it will cause a catastrophe! ”

Gu Yun's expression was firm, and he said: "If you let the lord go out of chaos because you are afraid of causing trouble, then this official, don't do it!" ”

Bao Xi is a man of wisdom and outstanding strategy, but he also knows Gu Yun's temper, as long as he determines something, the nine cows can't pull it back, and he suddenly became confused, and turned his head to look at Xu You in desperation, hoping that he would open his mouth to dissuade him, in case Gu Yun really did such a stupid thing.

"Feiqing, don't you understand, the lord sent King Jingling to lead Yangzhou, in fact, he wants to move Yangzhou's governance back to Jinling!"