"Of course!" Liao Xiaoxiao put down the hand that covered her lips and said quickly: "Isn't this Song Xiaoniang?" Listen to a hundred tongues, and turn back to the house and sing. *College"

The Song Dynasty's "hundred tongues" was the name for ventriloquism. Zhao Xing once watched the "Hundred Tongues" performance in Quanzhou, and the performance of the hundred tongues was performed with the help of a whistle made of wood, teeth and bone, which was held in the mouth and half swallowed in the throat. In this way, it imitates the chirping of birds. This kind of whistle is called "voice", and it can not only be used as a consonant, but also as a human speech...... This method of making whistles has been lost in modern times.

When he was in Quanzhou, Zhao Xing once asked for a very stubborn "hundred tongues" performance to let him see the "voice", but the kind of guy who eats, who is willing to show it, as a result, Zhao Xing still got nothing after a sky-high price, and at this time, seeing the shy appearance of Song Xiaoniang, Zhao Xing couldn't help but move his fingers.

"I'll move into a new house in five days, and my singer will come to Beijing at that time—since Miss Liao wants to learn new songs, please come to the house at that time, I have a few new types of music...... Little lady Song, it's a pity that I didn't hear your hundred tongues performance today, please come and show us a hundred tongues when the time comes. Zhao Xing warmly invited.

Song Xiaoniang seems to cherish her voice very much, she has not opened her mouth since she entered this bedroom, and she replied to Zhao Xing's invitation with body language - a salute to show acceptance. There was a whisper at the door of the box, it was Li Ying, who was waiting at the door, to block Zhao Xing's car. The people who came this time seemed to be very big, and the eagle was a little submissive, and the tone of the people who came was very resolute.

After a pause, the Heavenly Eagle stood outside the door and asked softly: "Big official, Liu Yushi is visiting, he brought Qin Xiaoguan and Brother Zhou, can you see it?" ”

It was Liu Zhi who came. This old man squatted in prison with Su Shi in the "Wutai Poetry Case", and now he has also recovered with Su Shi and has become the imperial envoy Zhongcheng, in charge of the imperial history platform.

What does the Imperial Historical Observatory do, supervising hundreds of officials.

Liu Zhi has always had a reputation for Geng Jie in officialdom, but when the Song people talked about the word "Geng Jie", it basically means in modern times: small-minded, vindictive, and at the same time relatively honest in his own affairs - please be careful. It is incorruptibility and not justice.

Liu Zhi sent Qin Guan and the Zhou brothers, who were drunk into a ball of mud, and when they entered the room, he first swept the clothes of Zhao Xing and Chen Gongchuan, shook his head slightly, and didn't know why he shook his head. Then, he pointed at the unconscious Zhou Bangyan and Qin Guan, and said dissatisfiedly: "Virtuous nephew." Life is proud, and it shouldn't be so profligate, the old man, as an elder, will say a few more words to you today......"

When Zhao Xing looked at Liu Zhi, he had already stood up respectfully, and his hands were not far away. He followed Liu Zhi's gaze and quietly looked at his outfit, and then secretly glanced at Chen Gongchuan, who was following his appearance and respectfully serving him aside.

Zhao Xing's clothes are very ordinary - this is late winter, the weather is slightly cold, everyone else is wearing a brocade robe, and Zhao Xing is slightly thin. But in reality, his simple cloth robe was completely modern: underwear and underwear woven with antelope cashmere, sweaters and trousers, plus a soft camel hair cotton vest. Camel hair cotton trousers.

He seems to be very plain in a cloth robe on the surface, but there is something underneath the cloth robe. It's enough to buy a few clothes for ordinary people. And the belt tied around his waist is worth a lot of money to a discerning person at a glance. This belt is actually an Arabian soft sword, the scabbard is made of rhinoceros leather, and the hilt is used as a loop in the middle, and it is a semi-curved wooden handle made of Mayi rosewood. For easy grip. There is no pecking on the wooden handle, only a net pattern carved vertically and horizontally.

Liu Zhi is not a "clear-eyed person". He couldn't see the value of Zhao Xing's dress, he only felt that the other party was very simple, and the simplicity was unexpected.

The Song people of this era liked to decorate their belts with jade gems and named them "jade belts", but Zhao Xing's waist turned out to be a belt with a piece of wood inlaid on it. made Zhao Xing's whole body look very simple, simple and almost cold.

On the contrary, Chen Gongchuan was dressed gorgeously. * He wore a silver-white Shu brocade robe, which was also known as "luminous brocade", and under the candle flame, it was like silver foil, shining with a silver metallic luster.

Perhaps under the influence of Zhao Xing, Chen Gongchuan's robe was not carved without any embroidery, but Chen Gongchuan's painting tiger is not an anti-dog, this silver robe alone is worth a lot of money, and he is also surrounded by a jade jade belt, which is decorated with polished and smooth, arc-shaped jade jade pieces. Although those jadeite jade pieces are not carved with any ornamentation, they are just polished and smooth, but the jade pieces are emerald and warm, so that the blind can also see that even those jadeites are worth a lot of money without polishing.

Zhao Xing was wearing a warm body, so he came out in a light robe, but Chen Gongchuan in addition to this brocade robe, there was also a fox fur, that fox fur was made of the fur of the Beihai blue fox, the coat color was pure white and even, and the slight blue revealed by the tip of the hair was covered with a layer of subtle blue on the dazzling white...... But this kind of implication, on the other hand, is also sharp.

The Song people have never seen the blue fox in the North Sea, and the Liao State occupies the north, and it is difficult for them to even get war horses, let alone this kind of blue fox that grows in the north of Liao, but Liu Zhi has read a lot of books, and he knows that this kind of white-furred fox is called "Snow Fox".

Liu Zhi only glanced at it just now, and he already understood that the younger Chen Gongchuan was luxurious, and according to the clothes of the two, he immediately understood that it was the brocade-robed man in the room who threw the pearl just now, not Zhao Xing.

The official pays attention to calmness, pays attention to quietness, the so-called "Mount Tai collapses in front, and the face does not change" is. He was very satisfied with Zhao Xing's simplicity, but his expression did not show it, and he shook his head because he thought that a simple person like Zhao Xing should not have a relationship with a gentleman like Chen Gongchuan who did not hesitate.

"Young people, the admonition is dry, the admonition is luxury, the admonition is greedy, and a lot of money is spent...... No, throwing thousands of dollars, how could the Sven people do it? Liu Zhi said seriously, but he also understood that the object of reprimand should not be Zhao Xing, but the literati of this era are so subtle, Chen Gongchuan is not familiar with him - of course, Zhao Xing is not familiar with him, but since he has a relationship with Su Shi in prison, he thinks he is qualified to reprimand Zhao Xing instead of Su Shi.

"What people do is wrong, the old man has also heard that Zizhan went to Huangzhou back then, and he has no life. Fortunately, there is someone to take care of, others say that it is a gamble of poetry and wine, Brother Zizhan won a good apprentice, but I know that Zizhan has a very high vision, and ordinary people do not enter his eyes.

I know that Liren acts steadily and is not ostentatious, but I didn't expect that when I first arrived in Bianliang today, I showed my true colors......"

Liu Zhi knew that his words had mistaken the firepower target at all. However, this method of speaking is called "knocking on the side", that is, it clearly wants to target another person, but the target is aimed at the person next to him, deliberately wronging the person next to him to cause an argument, and then refuting it in a righteous and strict manner, so as to achieve his own goal.

Liu Zhi had already prepared a full stomach of words and waited for Zhao Xing to defend. But he didn't expect that Zhao Xing just bowed his hand respectfully and sincerely assumed all the responsibilities: "Long training, never forget!" ”

What else can Liu Zhi say, the words he mentioned in his throat were swallowed back at once, and he secretly gasped a few times before he evened out. After taking a good breath. He sighed and sighed: "I can't leave people!" Liu Zhi has also gone through a degrading life, he knows how depressing that period of life is, and Su Shi is the criminal of the "Wutai Poetry Case", and the persecution he suffered is ten times more ferocious than the one he suffered. However, Su Shi was able to get the full support of such a generous and righteous man as Zhao Liren, so that his degrading career was no longer boring.

Liu Zhi is very satisfied with Zhao Xing, such a person. Such a dress is very plain and does not act ostentatiously at all. The person who has the courage to take responsibility makes him full of jealousy of Su Shi's good luck, which makes him sigh - why didn't I win such a protégé?!

"In the court today, Zizhan talked about leaving people", Liu Zhi's tone softened. didn't even glance at Chen Gongchuan. He sat down at the edge of the table and continued in a tone of instruction, "We have to leave people for help." * Shuyuan Zizhan presented the box of overseas copper coins, leaving himself alone, which left the New Party speechless.

Seeing that the imperial examination is about to begin, Zizhan is the chief examiner, so he shouldn't be so public...... Well, today's palace, Zizhan has applied for another test, the official family is approved, leave people, you will move to the house in the next few days......"

The so-called "don't take the test" was a kind of avoidance policy for the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty. When there is a relationship between the examiner and the examiner or the cadres who have a master-apprentice relationship, the examiner can apply for a "separate examination", that is, a special examination institute is set up for these examiners to take the examination separately.

In the whole Chinese society, only the Song Dynasty had this kind of avoidance policy in the examination, and even the modern civil service examination did not implement this kind of avoidance, or although there was a recusal policy, it was not actually implemented.

The avoidance policy prevented fraud in the science field, and it seems that Su Shi was worried that someone would provoke another incident, so he preemptively made his relationship with Zhao Xingdi public, but the side effect of these announcements was that the "gambling on poetry and wine" became famous all over the world.

Liu Zhi knew Zhao Xing's name and the relationship between Zhao Xing and Su Shi after he dispersed today. In the past few years, even if Zhao Xing is far overseas, Su Shi is still under Zhao Xing's care, Zhao Xing through the world restaurant, a steady stream of "food subsidies" to Su Shi, "poetry and wine bet" after the public, both the new party and the old party in the court are full of injustice about Su Shi's fingering luck.

This guy's luck ...... Ah, this doesn't let people live. Even if this guy is relegated to Huangzhou, where barbarians are infested and enemies are close by, this guy can find a patron and turn hell into heaven, how can he be embarrassed in the future?

This "gambling on poetry and wine" has almost become the ultimate dream of all court officials, in the officialdom, the old and new parties are fighting so fiercely, who does not want to be in a difficult situation, with their own talent, with a poem to win a no regrets, generous, undemanding follower.

This is the much-awaited elegant event.

Next, out of jealousy, Liu Zhi taught Zhao Xing a hard lesson, of course, this kind of lesson may be an honor for others, he is in a loving psychology, teaching Zhao Xing how to behave and behave in a loving way......

Liu Zhi's basket of words didn't end satisfactorily until midnight, it was Liao Xiaoxiao who finally rescued Zhao Xing, she pretended to be sleepy, and fell on the table with Song Xiaoniang, deliberately snoring loudly in her nose, interrupting Liu Zhi's interest.

When Liu Zhi said goodbye, Liao Xiaoxiao hurriedly jumped up, yawned and said: "Ah yes, I'm really sleepy, I often hear that Liu Zhi is iron-faced, this black guy is really nagging endlessly...... How do you go? ”

Zhao Xing has been pondering. When Liu Zhi left, why did he stare at Zhou Bangyan meaningfully. Qin Guan and the Zhou brothers were drunk, so he didn't stare at Qin Guan, who was more famous, but instead paid attention to Zhou Bangyan, who was relatively cautious. What's going on?

Excessive concentration made him not hear Liao Xiaoxiao's question, Liao Xiaoxiao thought that he was also sleepy, and arranged for his guy to help the drunk Zhou brothers go home. When Zhao Xing came back to his senses, Qin Guan had been arranged to get on the warm sedan chair, and the other sedan chair was empty, waiting for Zhao Xing to take it. Li Ying stood sleepily by the sedan chair. Wait for him to come home.

Out of modern psychology, Zhao Xing politely asked the two ladies if they needed to send them home, as soon as she heard this, Liao Xiaoxiao smiled, she covered her mouth, and laughed crisply: "Ah, I originally thought that the big officials were a piece of wood." I don't understand the amorous feelings, but I didn't expect the big officials to have such means. But I don't know which one of us you want to send tonight? I? Little lady Song? ”

Song Xiaoniang's face was already red, and she pushed Liao Xiaoxiao, with an obvious attitude of refusal. Zhao Xing was still puzzled at first, but when he saw the two girls fighting, he suddenly realized.

This is an era of "people about after dusk". In the middle of the night, he asked to send the girl home. In fact, it is equivalent to applying to be a guest of the curtain and asking for a good bed.

You can send people home, and by the way, you can enter the house - isn't this a Western custom, how can the Song Dynasty have such a rule?

Zhao Xing, who understood, smiled awkwardly and immediately changed the topic: "Or, I'll let the two companions send the girls back?" ”

As soon as he said this, it showed that Zhao Xing really didn't understand the customs of the Song Dynasty. The two girls stopped making fun of them, and they took their leave according to etiquette. Zhao Xing took the Xiao brothers. Chen Gongchuan returned to the street. Standing on the streets of the Song Dynasty, he sniffed deeply into the air of 1087 and yelled at the sparsely populated streets: "I'm here!" I see it! I love everything here! ”

Chen Gongchuan had been made drowsy by Liu Zhi's nonsense, and he was woken up by Zhao Xing's shout, rubbing his eyes. Dissatisfied, he said, "Anything is good." It's just that the old master is too nagging! ”

"Palm Lamp!" Zhao Xing roared. The Xiao brothers took out two glass lamps from their bags and lit them. Pick up the lights with the wooden staff in your hand, one runs to the front of the line to lead the way, and the other runs to the end of the line to illuminate.

Zhao Xing turned around and thanked the attendant of the Sky Fighting Eagle, stuffed him with two gold coins, and then ordered: "It's too late today, you go back and rest first." After that, it's okay, and walk around frequently. ”

Zhao Xing consciously said that two gold coins were equivalent to 20 taels of silver, and Li Ying could get this money after serving for one night, so he should be content. But he didn't expect Li Ying to think so, he saw that Zhao Xing's reward for "catching up" people was also a gold coin, rewarding Chen Yiniang, and the shot was a pearl. Therefore, Zhao Xing's reward was too far from his expectations.

The thick night covered up the trace of anger on his face, Zhao Xing unknowingly stuffed Chen Gongchuan into the warm sedan chair, carried the wooden stick himself, and strode out of the lotus workshop.

The next day, it was a scream that woke up Zhao Xing, the scream came from next door to him, in the screams, and Chen Gongchuan's pleading, Zhao Xing finished grooming, slowly walked out of his room, now Cheng Azhu is wearing a fox fur, is standing in front of Chen Gongchuan's window, listening to the movement in the house, and the torture in the house does not seem to stop.

Chen Yiyi asked Chen Gongchuan quickly, asking him why he came back so late, who he had seen in Goolan Washe, and whether he had any misdeeds......

Chen Yiyi didn't actually want to ask Chen Gongchuan what he did, she wanted to know that it was Zhao Xing's behavior, and Cheng Azhu also wanted to know, so she stood in front of the window and listened, and when she saw Zhao Xing coming out, she was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly made a blessing and ran away.

Seeing Zhao Xing walking into the door, Chen Yiyi did not stop, she twisted the flesh on Chen Gongchuan's arm vigorously, as if she wanted to vent the anger all over her body, and looked at Zhao Xing with hatred while twisting. Chen Gongchuan howled miserably, but she commented angrily.

"He should be punished", Zhao Xing fanned the flames and said, "He didn't tell you? Last night, he listened to Chen Yiniang's performance, and actually threw out a pearl as a reward, which was worth 50,000 yuan in Bianliang City...... This Chen Yiniang was also redeemed by him, Yiyi, and soon after, you will have an additional sister-in-law. ”

These words made Chen Yiyi stop asking, she jumped up happily, grabbed Zhao Xing's arm, shook his arm and asked, "Brother Xing, where are we going to play today?" ”

Chen Yiyi's delight. is because his brother is entangled with those female artists in Vasheri, which shows Zhao Xing's innocence more and more, his brother can indulge, but as long as Zhao Xing is not romantic, Chen Yiyi feels that the sky is clear. She regained her good mood, looked at Chen Gongchuan encouragingly while coquettishly to Zhao Xing, and advised: "In the future, my brother will go with Brother Xing to see Bianliang***, don't stay at home all the time." ”

The actual meaning of these words is: If Zhao Xing goes to *** place in the future, Chen Gongchuan must follow closely. It's best to stay on the line.

Chen Gongchuan didn't understand why his sister's face changed so quickly, he stroked his bruised arm aggrievedly, and muttered, "I haven't woken up yet...... The girl's family broke into the man's bedroom, so unruly...... Let me sleep a little longer! ”

Chen Yiyi ignored his brother's complaints, and happily carried Zhao Xing out, she raised her fingers to take stock of her interests: "Brother Xing, yesterday was in Daxiangguo Temple." We haven't had a good time yet, and I'm going to Daxiangguo Temple again today, I'm going to buy ......."

I can't go to Daxiangguo Temple today, Dong Xiaoliang moved quickly, and the people he sent had rushed to Su Shi's mansion.

"Lord Di Gong, my lord's land-finding residence is not far from Donghua Gate. A little further back along this street, near the big store, you can see a large compound. There is also a small lake in the courtyard, and the scenery is bottomless. This garden covers an area of about ten acres, which is located in the outer city. My lord said that it is not easy to find this big yard in the inner city, only the outer city ......."

The steward hesitated a little when he replied, and Zhao Xing asked again: "Near the big cargo store." Next to it should be the Great Liao Embassy Post House. ”

The steward didn't know that although Zhao Xing had never been to Tokyo, he had already asked someone to get a map of Tokyo in advance. He was clear about the key positions, and he was shocked that Zhao Xing actually knew about the embassy of the Great Liao people, and after a little hesitation, he simply explained: "Yes, Lord Di Gong knows that the Liao people are arrogant. The owner of the courtyard was also forced to do so. Abandon the yard and live separately.

Because the courtyard was very large, the Liao people tore down the courtyard wall. Use your backyard as a racetrack...... Now that courtyard has been empty for a long time, the rent price is very cheap, and the original owner would rather stick it upside down, only hoping to live in it, and others will be too ruthless.

I told the master of the house about this situation and persuaded the master of the house to find another room, but the master of the house said: It doesn't matter, Lord Di Gonglang is more fierce than the Liao people. Neighboring with the Liao people, it must be the Liao people who suffer. This is also a help to the owner of the garden. ”

Zhao Xing laughed: "That's right! Let's go, lead the way, and look at the house. ”

Chen Yiyi jumped out: "I'll go too." ”

This set of yards is indeed large, but it is clearly lacking in care. The horseshoe prints in the garden are messy, and they follow the horseshoe prints to the backyard, and there are several Liao people dressed around the collapsed courtyard wall, and they are leisurely basking in the sun. As soon as Xiao Feng saw them, he immediately dodged and covered Zhao Xing with his body, and he reminded in a low voice: "It's under the head."

Zhao Xing was wondering just now, I heard that the Liao people have now accepted the influence of Confucianism, how could the Liao ambassador who knew Confucianism etiquette be so arrogant, and when he heard Xiao Feng's reminder, he immediately understood the truth of the matter - it was the servant of the Liao ambassador who made trouble, because it was the subordinate who made trouble, and the Song Dynasty officials, who had already had scruples, naturally did not come forward, and at most gently explained a few words to the Liao ambassador.

And the ambassador of Liao had the psychology of condescending to look down on the Song people, and he didn't pay attention to the innocent explanations of the Song Dynasty officials, and even deliberately connived at them, and the result became this situation - several subordinates used other people's gardens as a racetrack.

When the soldiers saw the "master of the courtyard" appear, they continued to do their work disappreciatively. Occasionally, someone glanced at the female dependents behind Zhao Xing, and then glanced at the tall Zhao Xing vigilantly, and reminded in a low voice, and then, several Liao soldiers lazily began to pack their bags, as if they were ready to lead the horse out of the garden.

After all, they were still timid, so the steward who was ready to leave first to lead Zhao Xing to see the house had been trembling, and Chen Gongchuan was also timid, he glanced at a few Liao soldiers who were strong, and whispered to himself: "What a majestic sergeant, are the Liao soldiers so majestic?" ”

Cheng Azhu shook Zhao Xing's arm and reminded Zhao Xing not to cause trouble, while Chen Yiyi shook Zhao Xing's other hand fearfully, instigating Zhao Xing to negotiate, and whispered: "Brother Xing, after living in the backyard, these people will come and go at will for fear of disturbing the female dependents, if there is another incident, at least it will be a sin of laxity, but the Liao people are not harmed......"

Cheng Azhu's stop was out of concern, because she lived in the Song Realm, so she naturally knew the lawlessness of the Liao people. And Chen Yiyi's instigation was also out of concern, in the eyes of this little girl, Zhao Xing was an omnipotent hero, and she didn't want Zhao Xing to endure this insult because she was afraid of her safety...... As for killing a few of his subordinates, in the opinion of the lord of the feudal country: the great hero will do it himself—including the aftermath.

Zhao Xing replied softly: "Don't worry, I have a way." ”