Having known the old beggar for so long, Tang Ning already understood why he was so unpopular in Lingzhou before, and he was beaten every once in a while.

Selling incomplete martial arts cheats, peddling small yellow books, deceiving children with lollipops, and giving light to women who have lost their footing......

This kind of slut, even the calm Lao Zheng can be aroused by him, if he couldn't beat him, he would have been chopped into eight pieces a long time ago.

What is "old does not cultivate" and "is not respected for the old", this is what is said to be this kind of person, there is no such thing as a top master, even a normal person is not as good, the more he lives, the more he is not serious, only in front of Xiaoxiao will he deliberately pretend to be a "loving teacher".

Lao Zheng probably didn't want to see the old beggar, or maybe he was worried that one day he wouldn't be able to control and cut him and would bring humiliation on himself, so he took the initiative to take the responsibility of guarding Tang Ning's side.

November was approaching, and Tang Ning deliberately went to the military department two days in advance to report.

The Ministry of War is equivalent to the Ministry of National Defense in later generations, which is in charge of the selection and promotion of military attachés, military status, armaments, military orders, etc., and does not involve military power, and even Lu Ding, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is also a 100% civilian official.

Even so, the position of the secretary of the military department is not something that any civil official can hold, the Lu family is a family of military generals, and the generals must not only be brave, but also strategic.

When Lu Ding was young, he was already a famous general of Chen State, once served as the general of the Sixteenth Guard, and now holds the position of the secretary of the military department, Lu Teng can sit in the position of Zuo Yudu Lieutenant at a young age, and the future is limitless.

The Xiao family used to be brilliant, but now there is only one single seedling left in Xiao Jue, which can no longer be compared with the Lu family.

He walked into the yamen of the military department, explained his intention, and the palm at the door hurriedly ran in to say goodbye.

Although the Ministry of War is also regarded as a civilian yamen, many officials in the Ministry of War, including the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, are from military positions, and the layout of the Yamen of the Ministry of War is also different from that of other yamen.

When I walked into the front yard, I saw that there were stone locks, stone poles, stone mills and other things in a corner of the courtyard.

Tang Ning glanced at it, and there was a sound of footsteps in his ears, and the palm accompanied a man out of a government room.

The man who came out arched his hand to him and said, "Lord Tang, I've been waiting for a long time. ”

This man is about thirty years old, his voice is calm, his steps are powerful, and he has a unique fierce momentum, which is completely different from the feeling given by the officials of the Ministry of Household Rites and Criminal Affairs.

Tang Ning clenched his fists and asked in return, "I don't know who this adult is?" ”

The palmist stepped forward and introduced, "This is Nie Shilang. ”

He was greeted by Nie Qian, the left attendant of the Ministry of War, Tang Ning before leaving Beijing to go to Chu, Emperor Chen had promoted him to the Ministry of Rites Langzhong, which was the official position of Cong Wupin, and now he left the Ministry of Rites, when he served in the Ministry of War, the official rank would not be lower than that of Cong Wupin in principle.

Nie Shilang welcomed him into a certain duty room, and said: "Lord Shangshu was summoned into the palace by His Majesty, but the Lord has already informed him a few days ago, if Lord Tang comes, I will let you temporarily take up the post of Langzhong in the military department, there were two Langzhong in the military department, Hu Langzhong was ordered to go out of Beijing a month ago, patrol the military camps of various states, this is Wu Langzhong......"

He pointed to one person in the duty room to introduce Tang Ning, this Wu Langzhong does not have the temperament that came out of the barracks, and is obviously from a civilian background.

He arched his hand to Tang Ning, but there was wariness in his eyes, and said, "I have admired the name of Lord Tang for a long time......"

When they met for the first time, this Wu Langzhong seemed to be a little afraid of him, and Tang Ning didn't show too eagerness, but just arched his hand to show his return gift.

After arranging everything for him, Nie Shilang looked at him and said, "I still have some things to do there, so I'll leave first, if you have anything, come to me at any time." ”

Tang Ning heard Xiao Jue say that the military department seems to be busy with the Sixteen Wei Dabi once every four years recently, and he is not very idle, nodded and said, "Nie Shilang go and get busy." ”

Nie Qian walked out of the military department and saw a person standing in the courtyard, looking at the stone lock in the corner.

From just now, he noticed this person, the other party's body, there is a temperament that he is extremely familiar with, although he is just standing there casually at the moment, but it feels like a sharp knife......

This kind of temperament, he has only seen in the army.

What surprised him even more was that the person on the other side invisibly put more pressure on him than General Sixteen Wei.

Nie Qian hesitated for a moment and asked, "I don't know which general this brother was under before?" ”

He could be sure that this person must have been born in the military formation, and with such a fierce momentum, it was very likely that he came from a division of a hundred battles.

Lao Zheng looked back at him, shook his head and said, "Recognize the wrong person, I'll kill the pig's ......."

Nie Qian's gaze stayed on him for a long time before he shook his head, and said in his heart that this might be his illusion, he raised his feet and was about to step down the steps, when his steps suddenly paused, he lowered his head and looked at the ground, slowly fell, and walked down the steps gently......

……

The first day in the military department was exceptionally leisurely, there was nothing for him to do, Tang Ning only went at noon, and he sat for less than an hour before he was released.

After the gong sounded, Tang Ning walked out of the military headquarters and found that he was the only one who came out.

He stood at the door and waited for a while, and when Lao Zheng came back from buying meat, no one from the military department let go.

Among the four yamen he has been in, the overtime of the military department is the most serious, and he can't see that Lu Shangshu is kind and pleasant on weekdays, but he is not polite to his subordinates at all, and he doesn't dare to come out of the duty room for a quarter of an hour.

Lao Zheng bought a pound of pork belly, planning to go back at night to chop dumplings into stuffed dumplings, and not long after Tang Ning returned home, he saw the county lord of Anyang walking in from outside.

"Is the county lord here to find the princess?" Tang Ning looked at her and said, "The princess and Xiaoyi have gone out, and it may take a while to come back." ”

Zhao Man and Xiaoru Xiaoyi have now become real sisters, close to each other, so that even if she often runs here, no one will gossip.

"No, I'm looking for Xiao Jue." The county lord of Anyang looked left and right and said, "Isn't he here?" ”

Tang Ning shook his head and said, "I just came back from the yamen and didn't see him." ”

The county lord of Anyang ran into the room in disbelief and looked for it, but after finding nothing, he left unwillingly.

Tang Ning stood up and said, "Come out, she's gone." ”

Xiao Jue climbed out of the vat in the corner, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said a little depressedly: "Finally left......

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "Do you owe her money?" ”

Xiao Jue shook her head and said, "She wants to introduce the girl to me." ”

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "Isn't this good, don't you always want to marry a wife and start a family?" ”

"You don't know." Xiao Jue waved his hand and said, "She introduced Lu Teng's sister. ”

Tang Ning thought for a moment and asked, "Lu Teng's sister...... Ugly? ”

It can be seen from the looks of Lu Teng and Lu Shangshu that the genes of the Lu family are not bad, and there is no reason why Lu Teng's sister is not good-looking.

Xiao Jue said: "It's okay, it's good-looking." ”

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "Then you still don't want to?" ”

Judging from his reaction just now, those who didn't know it thought that Anyang County mainly introduced Lu Teng to him.

"You don't know." Xiao Jue waved his hand and said, "Lu Teng's own sister is even more ruthless than your cousin, she often beat me when she was a child, didn't I kill myself by marrying her?" ”

"You can think the same way." Tang Ning looked at him and said, "Don't you look at Lu Teng unpleasantly, marry his sister, you are his brother-in-law, and you can suppress him in the future." ”

"Forget it." Xiao Jue shook his head and said: "In order to take advantage of his "brother-in-law" and lose the happiness of the rest of my life, I am not so stupid, I Xiao Jue is dead, I will not marry her for life, and I will not marry her Lu Ya!" ”

Tang Ning thought for a while and said, "I think you are a good match with the county lord of Anyang, don't you consider considering her?" ”

"She?" Xiao Jue didn't hesitate at all, waved his hand and said, "I have always regarded her as a sister, will you marry your sister?" ”

"You're not related by blood."

"That's not going to work either." Xiao Jue shook his head and said: "I think she is my sister in my heart, and if I marry her, I won't become a beast, no, it's not even as good as a beast!" ”