Chapter 509: Congratulations
The wedding day is approaching, the big housekeeper Feng Zhong took the family, arranged the courtyard, purchased items, and almost renovated the mansion, according to the thoughts of their servants, this is to marry the princess, and it is the wife of Luofu, the eldest lady, so he attaches great importance to it and does not dare to be sloppy in the slightest. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Luo Rong and Luo Yi, sitting in a carriage, shuttled through the mansions of various wealthy families, to deliver posts, the older generation of ministers, often the old man Luo goes, and the middle-aged officials' mansions, it is Luo Yi who used to send invitations, with a smile on his face, because the Luo family has jumped from a second-rate family to a first-class nobleman in the Great Sui, all of this is because of Luo Zhaoyun's talent, and he has repeatedly performed miraculous feats.
came to the family, and it was a major matter to talk about marriage, which was completely represented by the elders, Luo Zhaoyun instead stayed idle and drank with some young people, the eldest grandson Wuji, Xue Wancheng, Mai Mengcai and others, the age difference is not big, and they have fought many times on the battlefield, and they have a deep love for the robe, so the four of them drank a few meals in a row, and their feelings were even deeper.
In the past few days, the number of people who came to visit Luo Zhaoyun has been increasing, in addition to some nobles in Luoyang, there are also some scholars in the Eastern Capital, who have come in groups, because of the extensive printing of Luo Cheng's poetry collection, so that the poetry and literature fashion is popular in Guozi Academy, and they have to make seven-word quatrains to learn from 'Luo Cheng', but so far few people have written masterpieces that can be compared.
To Luo Zhaoyun's surprise, Gao Biaoren, the son of Gao Gong, and He Ruohuaikuo, the son of He Ruobi, also brought congratulatory gifts, which should be sent before the wedding, because the two families were degraded and exiled, dismissed from their posts and served as the people, and it was inconvenient for them to appear on the wedding day.
Luo Zhaoyun left the two of them and asked, "I don't know if Lord Gao and General He are okay at the moment?" ”
Gao Biaoren arched his hand and said: "Back to General Luo, my father has traveled a long way to send Lingnan, and he is depressed in his heart, and his health is not as good as before, but his old man is grateful for General Luo's righteous words and saved the Gao family. ”
He Ruohuai also sighed: "My father is the same, the family went to the southwest border, the water and soil are not adapted, and they are old quickly, but they have not lost their lives, and they can be regarded as returning to the fields and recuperating for a long time." ”
"Both of them are people who read the scriptures and read books, and their families are knowledgeable, so in a remote place, the pearl is covered with dust, I don't know if the two of them have the heart to be a hero?" Luo Zhaoyun asked.
Gao Biaoren and He Ruohuai were all happy when they heard this, in fact, they traveled thousands of miles to submit congratulatory gifts, and they also hoped that with the help of Luo Cheng, there would be a chance to re-enter the office, because he is now in a high position, and he is about to become a concubine, a dignified official, if you want to say who can help the two families in the entire Great Sui, then Luo Cheng must be the most qualified one.
"My two families have lost the favor of the saints, and they have been cut off their official titles, do they still have a chance to reuse them?"
"At present, when there is civil strife in various places and the imperial court is also employing people, I will find an opportunity to apply to the Holy Lord and hire him exceptionally, but it may have to wait until after the wedding, during this time, I will find someone to arrange for the two of them to find a house to live in, and for the time being, I will count myself as a guest of the Luo family." Luo Zhaoyun had the intention to keep the two, but he did not push them to the imperial court, but kept them for his own use.
"Then thank you, General Luo." The two were grateful, felt that there was a great chance to re-enter the company, and their faces were full of joy.
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On the eve of the wedding, Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie rushed to the Eastern Capital with a generous gift, which included a gift money jointly made up by Zhang Xutuo and other generals, and asked the two to send it and hand it to Luo Zhaoyun.
"Meet Youguo Gong!" Qin and Cheng bowed their hands.
"General Qin, who is this?"
Qin Qiong said respectfully: "Returning to the country, this is under the account of General Zhang Xutuo, Cheng Zhijie, who is in the same position as me, belongs to the robe of life and death, and jointly suppressed the rebellious army in Ludi and Hebei. ”
It turned out to be the demon king of the mixed world, Cheng Biting Jin, Luo Zhaoyun was shocked, because this young man was not a rough man with a big beard in the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, nor was he the same age as Qin Qiong, looking at his appearance, he had a square face and big ears, an open forehead, his complexion was not dark, and he was dignified, definitely no more than thirty years old, at least fifteen years younger than Qin Qiong.
According to historical records, Cheng Zhijie is a family after the family, his great-grandfather name Cheng Xing, is the Northern Qi Yanzhou Sima, his ancestral name Cheng Zhe, is the Northern Qi Jinzhou Sima, his father's name Cheng Lou, is the Northern Qi Jeju Dazhongzheng, can be described as a nobleman, but in the Sui Dynasty, no one in the family has entered the office, and since then it has declined, but it is also a local squire wealthy.
Luo Zhaoyun gestured to Cheng Zhinod, which was considered a meeting etiquette, and then said: "General Zhang is too polite, you are fighting in the front, suppressing rebels in various places, licking blood on the knife edge to live, and there are places where money is used everywhere, why are you still spending so much money and sending me gift money, so that I can feel at ease?" ”
Qin Qiong said: "Guogong, in fact, these are some of our intentions, and there are not many, and I am worried that you will not look down on you." ”
"How can it be, even if you send goose feathers for thousands of miles, the courtesy is light and affectionate, how can I Luo Cheng be greedy for money?" Luo Zhaoyun's face was upright.
Cheng Zhijie muttered beside him: "Actually, in addition to giving gifts, we have other things to ask Guogong to help." ”
Luo Zhaoyun suddenly smiled in his heart, and said with a slight smile: "I don't know what the matter is, please tell me." ”
"Qi Yu Guogong, here's the thing, General Zhang and I are in Ludi and Lu Mingyue battle, but the money and food are already insufficient, only enough to last half a month, regardless of war horses, personnel, food, etc., are unsustainable, seeing that it has entered the middle of October, and it will be winter in half a month, if our army does not get the logistics baggage supplement, tens of thousands of troops will be dispersed, General Zhang has written several official letters to step up, submitted to the Ministry of War and His Majesty, but there has been no movement, only to ask for help from Youguo Gong, can think of a way, to solve the difficulty of grain and grass and military supplies." Cheng Zhijie was bold and careful, found the opportunity, and immediately spoke out about the difficulties in the army, hoping to get his help.