Qin Mubai had expected that the emperor would have this hand, and it was naturally not good for him to learn from himself as an emperor, but it would be okay to send a seven-grade petty official to come. Qin Mubai never thought that the broom was a secret from being treasured, it was better to be happy alone than to be happy, and his inadvertent talent changed and promoted the pipa performance skills of the Zhenguan era, and this matter itself was quite fulfilling.

Soon, the pipa was fetched. Qin Mubai played a song first, and Zeng Hongyou naturally listened attentively.

At the end of the song, Zeng Hongyou was completely stunned, and his eyes were straight.

"Zeng, what's wrong with you?"

"Huh?!" Zeng Hongyou suddenly came back to his senses, his face seemed a little pale, "Sure enough, sure enough!" Your Majesty is really discerning, sincere, and does not deceive people! Qin sacrificial wine, your pipa stunt is really unprecedented! Xia Guan has been immersed in pipa music for 30 years, and he has always been quite conceited, and now he has to be happy and convinced! Those who have no elders and young talents are the first, and the lower officials and lower officials must worship you as a teacher, definitely! ”

After that, he knelt on the ground and performed the rite of master and apprentice.

Qin Mubai could only shake his head and smile bitterly: "That's it, whatever you want." Since you are also a great expert in this area, you probably don't need me to teach you step by step - I will teach you this unique fingering! ”

"Thank you, teacher!" Zeng Hongyou was unambiguous, and thanked him with a happy face.

It is one thing for the emperor to have an order to complete a task, Zeng Hongyou himself is also a person who likes music, and he is naturally happy to learn Qin Mubai's unique skills. Moreover, in the feudal dynasty, it has always been an upward and downward example - whatever the emperor likes, the courtiers and people below will also compete to follow suit, citing fashion and trends.

For example, Li Shimin, the emperor, was born in the military aristocracy of Guanlong, and has been proficient in riding and archery martial arts since he was a child, and he is also a horse emperor who won the world in the southern and northern wars.

Li Shimin likes calligraphy, and his "flying white book" is unique, which can be called a unique contemporary calligrapher, and often leads a group of courtiers to taste books and discuss characters, which has become a trend in the government and the opposition for a while. Therefore, all the people in the world, whether they are old or young, have studied Hanmo, and the Tang Dynasty was expensive in Luoyang for a while.

Even Li Shimin is lustful, and people all over the world are competing to follow suit, so that the Tang Dynasty is open, and he does not shy away from the affairs of male and female boudoirs, and the concept of chastity is relatively weak. This may not even be comparable to that of the 21st century.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the feudal dynasty, the emperor was the unique "popular king" who led the world's fashion.

The emperor liked music and was devoted to the lute, which was well known to everyone in the world. Whoever can play the pipa with an outstanding hand is naturally a great thing.

Therefore, Zeng Hongyou has no reason to be unhappy. Although he was in his forties, he still served Qin Mubai with peace of mind as a primary school student, and studied for most of the day before he left with a thousand thanks.

In the next few days, the house was quiet, and no other idlers visited, and even Li Ke, the king of Wu, did not come to the door again. The official appointment letter of the imperial court has not yet come down, and Qin Mubai is not in a hurry, and lives a very regular life every day. He got up at dawn to practice martial arts, discussed the art of guns and arrows with Qin Shubao in the room, and then devoted himself to reading. Then he accompanied his mother and sister to chat and narrate, and taught his little sister to play the pipa.

Zeng Hongyou worshipped the teacher, and he was ordered to do things, he didn't dare to be diligent, and he must come to learn art at noon every day, and leave after three o'clock. After a few days of hard practice, he has learned almost the pipa fingering, and he can be regarded as a successful teacher.

Two days later, the Qin Mansion, which had always been crowded, suddenly became lively.

Early in the morning, there was a commotion in the house - a group of eunuchs and palace maids in the palace came, all of whom named and wanted to see Qin Mubai, saying that they were here to learn art.

Qin Mubai's head is big, people are really afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, this matter is very troublesome!

The dare is that Zeng Hongyou played it in the palace for the emperor after learning the skills, and Long Yan Dayue praised it. And the news that he studied under Qin Mubai also spread.

Harem concubines, who doesn't want to have a specialty that pleases the emperor and wins favor? Therefore, many concubines in the harem have sent personal eunuchs or palace maids who know how to play the pipa to find Qin Mubai to learn art, and their intentions are clear at a glance.

A group of palace maids and eunuchs were waiting anxiously in the hall of the Qin Mansion, who didn't want to go back on an errand to win the favor of the master and get a reward? This is a major event related to whether their master is favored by the emperor, and a person who has attained the Tao and ascended to heaven is also closely related to their own interests.

As a result, Qin Mubai, a little-known little person who has never shown his face in the court, inadvertently became the sweetheart that many concubines in the inner courtyard of the palace wanted to woo.

Just when the palace eunuchs were waiting a little impatiently, a low and powerful knocking sound sounded at the corner of the hall, and the sound was sonorous, as if it sounded in their hearts—Qin Shubao came out on crutches.

"Meet the Wing Kingdom!" Hula la's knees.

"Let's go back later, just ask the Tai Agency to order Zeng Hongyou to learn art, and you don't have to come again." Qin Shubao said lightly, and the silence in the hall was slightly solemn. The female eunuchs of the palace did not dare to come out, let alone anyone who dared to raise any objections, so they had to apologize and leave.

Qin Mubai came out to help his father, and the father and son shook their heads together with a wry smile.

"San Lang, as a general, you must not have any contact with the people of the harem. It's a big no-no, remember! ”

"Remember, child!"

Before the father and son had time to turn around, a crowd of people poured out of the door, and it turned out to be people from various Quyuan Song Workshops in Chang'an West City, who came to learn art with a lot of money.

It seems that Qin Mubai's pipa skills have spread from the palace to the market, alarming the people in these places of sound and color.

Qin Shubao waved his hand angrily: "Shut the door and thank you!" ”

Keep these unpopular people out of the door. The cane in his hand hit the ground heavily, and he snorted: "Liang'er, in the future, I will not sell this kind of strange and obscene thing again, it is useless." My Qin family is a general, and I believe that as a father, the things that you will live in the future must be martial arts and the art of war. Spend more time practicing martial arts and reading! ”

"Got it, Dad." Qin Mubai could only smile bitterly. As for the pipa, it is at most a "hobby" for him, and he has never thought of relying on it to make a name for himself or find a way out. I didn't expect the occasional "unintentional mistake" to make a big splash.

It's so difficult to keep a low profile.

A few days later, the closed door of the Qin family finally opened, because this time it was an official from the Ministry of Officials who came and sent Qin Mubai's official certificate, the title Tian Tian Deed, official robes and boots and other things, and without saying a word, he took away the Wuguan "Confession Money", regardless of whether you are a Shangzhu State or a seven-rank petty official, it is correct to accept it.

Qin Shubao didn't say anything about this, thinking that it was a "precedent" of Datang.

Qin Mubai unfolded the official certificate and looked at it, a folded book in vermilion was actually the "Official Appointment Letter", which wrote his hometown age and appointment official position, etc., and stamped the big seal of a series of departments such as the household department and the official department, and the production was sturdy and exquisite.

"Well, we're also bureaucrats, although we're seven-rank sesame officials."

Looking at the Tian Qi again, Qin Mubai was a little happy in his heart: "This is still a landlord." ”

According to the Zhenguan Tang system, the officials' income was mainly rice and land. The Qipin Beijing officials can receive 80 stone of grain every year, and another 3 acres and 50 acres of "post fields". The land can be rented to farmers for planting, and the rent can be collected every year. With all this income, ten Qin Mubai can't eat and drink. Of course, having to spend a lot of time drinking is another matter.

I tried the green official robe of the Qilu official system again, although this style is not very pleasing and habitual, but at least the fabric is good and fits. The most fortunate thing is that the official hat is not green.

"Let's go to King Wu's Mansion tomorrow to order something!" Qin Shubao said, "Be a down-to-earth person and be a diligent official." ”

"Hmm......" Qin Mubai nodded in response, but he was thinking in his heart: The political wisdom of the ancients and the way of being an official are not lost to future generations, I don't know what it will be like to be an official in the Tang Dynasty? It's challenging, and it's really worth looking forward to.

The next day, Qin Mubai got up early as usual, and after practicing martial arts for an hour, he dressed up and prepared to go to work on the first day. Before going out, Liu and Qin Shuang'er smoothed out the unnecessary folds on his shoulders left and right, and sent him out with a warm smile on their faces.

Walking on the stone road in Chang'anli Fang in a thick coat, breathing in the dry and cold air of the Tang Dynasty in winter, Qin Mubai looked left and right, and the quaint buildings and crowds made him quite fresh.

King Wu's Mansion is not far from Qin's Mansion, and it is only a cup of tea on foot. It didn't take long to arrive in front of the gate of the house, above the gate of vermilion lacquer and copper riveting, a plaque of "Wu Wangfu" was hung, and eight sergeants with spears stood upright in the cold wind, quite a bit of military arrogance standing in the harsh winter.

"Stop, who are you?" Qin Mubai stepped forward before a military academy stopped him, with a black beard and a bit of majesty.

"In Xia Qin Mubai, the new Wu Wangfu East Pavilion sacrificial wine, today for the first time, I came to take office." Qin Mubai replied.

"Qin Mubai? Haven't heard of it. Official certificates. The black-faced military academy said coldly.

At this time, a pawn behind him said: "Captain Fan, but I know this person below-it's Qin Sanlang of the Yiguo Prince's family, who is quite famous for playing the pipa, right?" ”

Qin Mubai was reaching out to take out the official certificate, and at this time, he was slightly stunned and couldn't help shaking his head.

"Oh, it's a bit like the Captain of the Wing Country." The black-faced military academy had a disdainful smile on his face, waved his hand and said casually, "The adjutant below the fifth rank enters from the side door, let's go quickly-Qin Sacrifice Wine." ”

Qin Mubai frowned slightly, thinking that my reputation for playing the pipa was really not much better, and even these military academy soldiers regarded me as a person like a good man.

Pulling the thick fur on his body, Qin Mubai smiled indifferently and walked towards the side door.