Chapter 11 (45) Outer Garden (2)

Seeing Chen Pu and Nanyang coming, Shang Cheng and the others all stood up to greet them.

Chen Pu said to Li Mu, "Teacher, you sit." She took Tian Xiu's hand and sat down, and said, "I just heard from my father that the teacher will receive the title of Hanlin bachelor to work in the Prime Minister's Mansion after the New Year, so I came over with my sister to congratulate you." With the teacher's knowledge and insight, it is too condescending to be a young secretary in the Taishi Bureau. ”

Li Mu smiled and said nothing. Chen Pu is his disciple, and it is understandable to flatter the teacher in person. But she is a princess after all, and saying such things in her capacity, and mentioning the Son of Heaven, is inevitably a bit of a sense of praise and expectation; So he can't be reserved or humble, so he can only keep his mouth shut.

Chen Pu said to Tian Xiu again: "I heard that you have also entered the Hanlin Academy for a bachelor's degree, and the next step is to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion with the teacher?" ”

Tian Xiu nodded and said, "It's not decided yet." However, the teacher just told me that there happened to be a vacant position in Langzhong next to Zhu Xiang, and Zhu Xiang wanted to arrange me over. ”

Chen Pu said with a smile: "That just fulfilled your wish for many years." One by one, I wish to gallop thousands of miles," she patted Tian Xiu's hand and only chanted the last sentence, Tian Xiu smiled and said the next sentence: "No need Shang Shulang!" After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled.

Shang Cheng sat next to him with a dry smile on his face. He seemed to have some impression of the poems sung by Chen Pu and Tian Xiu, but he couldn't remember the specific source. However, he can understand the meaning of the poem, obviously saying that Tian Xiu is very ambitious and ambitious, even if he is not a scholar, he must realize his ideals, "willing to gallop thousands of miles" is not the ideal? He admires that. It's just that Tian Xiu's mind is too narrow, and she just called her a few times, sir, and she has been holding a grudge until now, obviously going to the prime minister's office to "go in and out with the prime minister", but she refused to reveal half a word to herself. Also, Chen Pu is not quite right today. From the time she entered the enclosure to the present, she didn't even say hello to herself, and she didn't even look at herself......

He was guessing where he had offended Chen Pu, and Nanyang, who was sitting next to him, whispered, "...... Uncle Ying, I also congratulate you! ”

"Congratulations to me, what?" Shang Cheng said. His expression was a little embarrassed. The capital is too small, and any news is running fast like long legs, and the day before yesterday, Gu Shi took his daughter to his house, and it had spread for dozens of miles yesterday. When I came to the outer garden in the morning, I met Zhenqian at the door, and I was teased by Zhenqian hiding his head and feet; turned around and bumped into Xue Xun, and was entangled by this guy's questions for a long time. Now that Nanyang congratulates him, he must be saying this.

"I heard that the imperial court wants to crown Guo Fengyi as the founding ......"

"Oh." Shang Cheng accosted. Guo Biao should have been crowned the founding father, which is not surprising. Before the Autumn Campaign, Guo Biao was Yan Shanwei's fake commander; Everyone thought that he had died on the battlefield at the beginning of the battle, and his role in the battle was limited, and his meritorious deeds were not worth the losses caused by his mistakes, so it was enough to posthumously crown the title of the founding marquis. But since he is not dead now, and he still runs back with such a great credit, then, as the supreme commander of the entire campaign, it is a matter of course to further knight the country.

Nanyang could see that Shang Cheng was a little absent-minded. She didn't know why Shang Cheng was unhappy, so she looked at Shang Cheng's expression and said cautiously, "...... For your merits, the court also has another reward and grace. ”

Nanyang congratulated himself for this? Shang Cheng was a little embarrassed by her words. Jue rewarded merit to appoint ability, he only had a merit in planning and planning in the entire autumn campaign, and it was too much to be knighted to the rank of county earl to Shangzhu country, where could there be any reward? At most, I will send some more money, food, cloth or something, which can be regarded as compensating for the first half of my salary that has been deducted.

"The court may reward you with some money. But the Son of Heaven said that Uncle Ying County has made great contributions to the country, and only a little money and food can not show your merits, so he will give you another imperial village. Zhuangzi is just by the Xinghe River in the north of the city......"

Shang Cheng grinned and squeezed out a smile on his face, grateful to Nanyang for coming to tell him the good news. But he didn't take it to heart. He didn't even care about the feudal state of Ying County, and a small Zhuangzi was even more reluctant to bother. Thinking of Zhuangzi and Fengguo, he naturally remembered Yue'er who stayed in Yanzhou. All along, it was Yue'er who helped him take care of these housework, and he was used to it. Alas, I don't know what she will decide in the end after receiving the letter she asked the guard who went back to get married, whether she will come to the capital or return to Yi County? Of course, he hoped that she would come to the capital. If she had been there, he wouldn't have to worry about these things at all; She can handle them all smoothly. Of course, for her, the feudal country in Yingxian County may be more tricky, after all, it is hundreds of feudal households and thousands of acres of land, which is completely different from the family business in Yixian County and the mansion in Yanzhou. But he felt that she would definitely be able to sort out all kinds of troubled things quickly, and then deal with them properly, just like she did in Yixian and Yanzhou......

He was a little distracted, so he didn't fully notice that Chen Pu was talking to him. It wasn't until Chen Pu's face was a little unkind that he woke up.

"General, I have something to tell you." Chen Pu directly called him the honor. After speaking, she walked out of the enclosure first.

He inexplicably followed. He couldn't figure out what military affairs Chen Pu would have to discuss with him. But if he didn't care about military affairs, how could she call him a general? Looking at Chen Pu's serious expression, it doesn't seem like a joke!

Outside, the snow was falling heavier, and a thin layer of snow had accumulated in the potholes and low places underground. Ten steps away from the enclosure, it was estimated that it was impossible for others to hear what they were talking about, Chen Pu stopped, turned around to look at him, and asked, "I remember, you said that day that there was a way to resolve the dispute with General Yang?" ”

Shang Cheng did not open his mouth. He didn't know how to explain it to Chen Pu. This matter is not complicated, it is just a way for senior generals to protect themselves, and whether they can understand the truth depends on their understanding. and never say it to anyone; Even if he and Yang Du can't communicate with each other beforehand and contact each other afterwards, whether they can partner up or not depends on the tacit understanding of the two people.

"Just for a bearded girl, you lost your honor in front of the king, and you also fought with General Yang on the Zichen Palace, do you know how your words are being spread outside?" Chen Pu said angrily. The words were so ugly that she couldn't even say them. "You are also a county uncle now, and you are also a Shangzhu country! Can you not be like a rough soldier and make a fuss for a woman? You, you...... You! It was still at the Zhengdan Dynasty Meeting, or in the Zichen Palace! That's purple, purple ......" The more she spoke, the more angry she became, and she couldn't spit out clearly. She really wants to beat this guy up! But she didn't dare. She turned red with rage and kicked the mud and mud flying on the ground.

Shang Cheng reached out to wipe away a few pieces of mud that had splashed on his face, and looked at her a little amusedly.

"You're still laughing?!"

Shang Cheng stretched out his hand again to wipe his face, spit out the mud hanging on his lips, and asked her, "I don't laugh, do you cry?" ”

Chen Pu was so choked by his words that he almost couldn't catch his breath. She stood still, gritted her teeth and stared at Shang Cheng for a long time, but she still couldn't think of a way to clean up this guy. She waved her hand violently and gave an order to Shangzhuguo: "You, you go back now, go to Yang's Mansion first to make amends to General Yang!" You are a junior, and it is impossible for him to seriously deal with you. Then let someone send a letter to Yanzhou, and ask them to send that Hu girl to the capital as soon as possible, and give her to Yang Du! With that, she stared at Shang Cheng to see how he reacted. This is the best way she has come up with after staying up all day and night. Only in this way can he slightly resolve the grievance between him and Yang Du.

Shang Cheng stiffened his face and didn't say a word, just looked at her with a very strange look, and then turned his gaze to the bare ridge in the distance.

"You can't bear that bearded girl, do you?"

"If I say no, do you believe it?"

"Don't believe it!" These two words burst out of Chen Pu's teeth. It's not that you can't bear that Hu girl, will you fight for her on the Zichen Palace?

Shang Cheng smiled and stopped talking. Chen Pu can't figure out the key to the matter, so he can't help it. Since it was not a military matter for Chen Pu to come out of him, for example, if she heard that he might be transferred to Dingjin or Longxi as a governor, he was ready to go back and play money or in the military generals. He didn't plan to enter the enclosure next to him. It's not that he doesn't want to talk to Li Mu and them one by one, on the contrary, if they don't work in the Prime Minister's Office, he feels that he will definitely be able to talk to them and become very good friends. But they will all go to the Prime Minister's Office in a few days, and they are still following Zhu Xuan to do things, he thinks it is better for him to stay away from them......

"I knew you couldn't bear it!" Chen Pu said fiercely, "Don't go!" You promise to go to Yang Du to apologize first, and then turn around...... I'll give you all my singers when I go back! One by one, this is all done, right? ”

Shang Cheng looked at her, not knowing what to say. She planned for him everywhere, and he was very grateful. But there are twists and turns in this matter, and he really can't talk to her. Swallowing his spit, he slowly organized his words and said, "Things are not what you imagined. He waved his hand in annoyance, swallowed back the words that came to his lips, and asked bluntly, "Do you believe me?" ”

Chen Pu shook his head firmly.

That's a!

However, Shang Cheng still dispelled the idea of turning around and leaving, and was ready to explain to Chen Zhuguo, who was not enlightened, in another way. He smacked his lips and said, "Look, that day in the Zichen Palace, I grabbed Yang Liehuo's legs......" He compared the scene at that time and told Chen Pu that he actually had a hand on Yang Du. “…… I didn't really want to beat him. Otherwise, just grab his leg and kick him down with a casual kick, how can you waste time jumping up and punching him with your fists? How could you give Gu Shi a chance to pull me back? He saw that Chen Pu frowned as if he had realized, and knew that this had some effect, and was about to add a few more words, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of two people coming along the road out of the corner of his eye, so he hurriedly changed his words and said, "I still have something to do over there, go first." See you later! With that, he took his leave.

It was Zhu Xuan and Chang Xiu who came.

Chang Xiu saw Shang Cheng and Chen Pu from a distance, came over to see the princess of Changsha first, and said to Shang Cheng affectionately: "I'm looking for you everywhere." They all said that you came here......" Shang Cheng greeted Zhu Xuan first, and then asked Chang Shi: "What are you looking for me?" By the way, after I mentioned the matter of firing glass to you that day, I suddenly had some new ideas, maybe your Ministry of Industry will also be interested, this and this, what is it about...... Oh, it's related to **. He said to Zhu Xuan again, "Zhu Xiang, Wen Shi and I will sue first." I have something important to say to him, hehe......"

Zhu Xuan knew that he was holding the Ministry of Industry to take the money out to burn the glass, and now he didn't care about what he said, and said with a smile: "You can do it at the invitation of your uncle." ”

Chen Pu saw that there were outsiders present, so he no longer forced Shang Cheng to go to Yang Du immediately to apologize. She also knows about glass. However, in her eyes, this was Shang Cheng who failed to cheat money in the Ministry of War, so he went to drag the Ministry of Industry into the water. She didn't believe that there was colorless and transparent glass in this world at all, and she only thought that it was Shang Cheng's big words after drinking.

Chang Xiu was half-dragged and half-pulled by him and left, and said while walking: "It doesn't matter if it's glass." I'm in a hurry to find you, I have something to say to you! I just heard that you admired a daughter of the Hou Gu family in Poyang, and you also prepared a lot of gifts to go to the Gu family to propose marriage on an auspicious day. Let me tell you, Ah Zida, this gentleman Mu Shaoai is human nature, but you must be cautious! Of course, the Poyang Valley family is a first-class good family, but that girl is a concubine after all, you are a national general, and you are a county uncle, if you dare to marry a concubine girl and go home, the imperial history will not spare you! ”

Shang Cheng now just wants to kick Chang Xiu to the country of Jawwa! This fat man can't wait to go a little farther and then whine on this shadowless!

But it was useless for him to complain in his heart, Chang Xiu's words fell, and the voice of Princess Changsha came.

"Shang Zida, you come back for me!"

This roar was really good, and there were more than ten or twenty people coming out of the three or four surrounding houses near the left, but when they saw that they dared to fight Yang Liehuo and Gu Poyang alone on the Zichen Palace, Ying County Bo was still pulling the great writer Chang Wenshi in his hand, and a few steps away there were also deputy prime minister Zhu Xuan and a female pillar country in a golden-winged red robe, no one dared to squeak, and they all shrank back quietly, leaving only a gap in the enclosure to listen to the excitement.

Li Mu and the others also came out of the siege. When they heard it, they thought it was Chen Pu and Shang Cheng who were talking and quarreling, so they hurried out to try to persuade them.

Li Mu and Chang Xiu were Jinshi in the same year, and the teacher at the time of Yuelongmen was also Zhu Xuan. He first gave Zhu Xuan a disciple salute, and before he could greet and talk, he hurriedly asked Chen Pu what happened.

Chen Pu shook his red robe with a cold face, and stepped into the enclosure without saying a word. Zhu Xuan groaned, lowered his gaze and said, "Wenshi, come here." Zida, you come too; I have something to say to you. After speaking, he ignored others and walked into the enclosure by himself.