The time soon came to the next dynasty time, the Song Dynasty officials had to go out before dawn, but the time of the next dynasty was also early, generally around three o'clock in the afternoon, with the sound of the scattered court bell in the Suzaku Gate Tower, the court officials began to clean up the table, and left the official office in twos and threes to go home, most of the court officials will make an appointment to go somewhere to have a drink, and generally go home after dark.

Li Yanqing was going to Hongqiao Baoyanzhai today, and when he went out in the morning, he heard that Wang Gui's father was coming, so he wanted to know about Wang Gui's situation.

As soon as Li Yanqing rode his horse and left the Yushitai, he heard someone calling him from behind, and as soon as he turned around, he saw that it was Chen Dong, the leader of the Tai students he saw in the afternoon, so he grabbed the reins, and after a while, Chen Dong ran up and said, "I've caused trouble to the Yushitai today." ”

"It's okay, you dispersed in time, the matter didn't make a big deal, we are all very happy, did you go to Wendeng Courtyard in the afternoon?"

"We'll go back in the afternoon to write a letter of redress, it's too late, and we plan to go early tomorrow morning."

"Then I wish you all the best in getting your grievances avented!"

Li Yanqing urged the horse to leave, but Chen Dong stopped him again, Li Yanqing frowned, "What else do you have to do?" ”

Chen Dong bowed deeply, "We are very worried that Wendeng Academy will not accept it tomorrow, Li Yushi is a senior of Taixue, can you give us some guidance, we all hope to get Li Yushi's help." ”

Li Yanqing sighed and said: "I want to remind you that it is better to do less things to gather people to march, you are doing too much now, so that the court is used to it, and if there is really any major event in the country in the future, your demonstrations will have no effect." ”

"But..... If you don't march and demonstrate, the court doesn't pay attention to it! ”

"You can write a joint letter! A small case like Zhang Pu is enough with a joint letter from hundreds of students, and the imperial court will pay attention to it. ”

"Thank you Li Yushi for your advice!"

"I didn't instruct you, but if I were you, I would try my best to get Empress Zheng's attention, if Empress Zheng paid attention to this matter, Kaifeng Mansion would not have closed the case so easily."

"But how can we get the attention of the queen? She's in the deep palace! ”

Li Yanqing smiled faintly, "I only know that the privy envoy's surname is Zheng, and I believe he is very happy to see the influence of Empress Zheng appear in the imperial court." ”

After speaking, Li Yanqing laughed and urged the horse to leave, Chen Dong pondered for a long time, and suddenly realized, he gave a deep salute to Li Yanqing's back, and whispered to himself: "Thank you seniors for your advice!" ”

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Li Yanqing came to Hongqiao Baoyan Zhai, at this time, it was the moment when there were the most pedestrians, everyone was wearing winter clothes, and the street was very crowded, Li Yanqing had to turn over and dismount, and the two entourages behind him, Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying, also dismounted, followed behind him.

At this time, Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying exclaimed at the same time, their eyes lit up, and Li Yanqing also saw that a passenger boat came in the Bianhe River on their left, and there was a group of young women standing on the side of the boat, about fifteen or sixteen years old, about eight people, all wearing gorgeous short skirts, and their faces were very beautiful.

Li Yanqing saw Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying's eager eyes, so he smiled and said: "If you just have some kind of desire, then it is better to go to the Qinglou, if you want to find a lady to start a family, I can help you pull the strings." ”

Zhang Bao scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "People don't look down on us!" ”

"They earn at most six taels of silver a month, and you earn fifty taels of silver a month, and I remember that each of you has savings of a few hundred taels of silver! Why do you think they don't look down on you? ”

"We're all rough people!"

"If you have silver, it will not be coarse."

Li Yanqing laughed, and then walked into the gate of Baoyanzhai, and happened to meet the group of beautiful young women in the courtyard, they went ashore from the dock, and walked into Baoyanzhai from the back door.

At this time, the deputy steward of Baoyanzhai hurriedly stepped forward to accompany Xiao and salute, "The official is here!" ”

Li Yanqing raised his chin to a group of beautiful young women, "What are they here to train?" ”

"Back to the officials, they are here to train makeup, the lord invited a very powerful makeup master from the Daimyo's Mansion last month, we all call her Granny Liu."

Li Yanqing's heart moved, and he asked with a smile: "How powerful is she?" ”

"How so? She can make a very ordinary-looking woman as beautiful as a fairy. ”

"Can it change people's appearance?"

"Absolutely! We've seen her put on Magpie Girl's makeup, and when Magpie Girl comes out, we don't know each other at all. ”

At this time, the deputy steward looked behind Li Yanqing with his mouth open, and when Li Yanqing turned around, he saw a young woman standing behind him, not tall, slightly thin, with fat powder on her face, looking very pretty, although it should be the first time to see this woman, Li Yanqing felt that she seemed a little familiar.

The woman covered her mouth and laughed, "The little official doesn't know me anymore?" ”

"You are.... Magpie? Li Yanqing was stunned for a moment.

The voice is clearly magpie, but it looks like this..... It's another person entirely, if it weren't for the fact that I was very familiar with her temperament, I really couldn't recognize it, the original magpie's eyebrows were relatively thick and short, but now they have become thin and long, the eyes were originally very round, like a longan, but now they are elongated, the nose seems to have become taller, the key is the face shape, it was originally a slender face, but now it has become wider, is this plastic surgery or makeup?

Li Yanqing took a closer look, and found that the magpie's face shape had not actually widened, but it was just an illusion of his eyes.

Li Yanqing grabbed the magpie's thin arm and pulled her aside and asked in a low voice, "Is this Granny Liu your idea to let her change her appearance?" ”

"Actually, what Qing'er thought of, she knew that there was such a person, and then I suggested that the master invite her, and then I would learn makeup from her, and I would go back and teach Qing'er and Sister Sisi."

"Why don't you just let her teach?"

The magpie pouted: "Don't the little officials believe in my ability?" I made up my own makeup on my face, and Granny Liu praised me for being better than blue, and I was her most outstanding disciple. ”

Li Yanqing nodded, "You have a talent for learning, you have seen it since you were a child." ”

The magpie laughed again, "The little official is here to find your brother!" ”

"Wang Gui is also here?"

"Hmmm! He came with his father and stayed at the Tang Inn, so let you go there and look for him. ”

Li Yanqing was overjoyed, quickly turned around and left, walked a few steps, and then turned back and instructed the magpie: "Go back and tell Sisi, just say that I will come back later today!" ”

"I see!"

........

Li Yanqing sent Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying back first, he came to the Tang Inn located in the outer city alone, the Tang Inn is the base camp of the Tangyin Fellow Townsmen's Association, almost all the guests are fellow villagers, Li Yanqing just walked into the lobby, and saw Wang Gui sitting in the lobby waiting for him, the two hugged excitedly, Wang Gui punched him in the shoulder socket again, and said with a smile: "I really didn't expect that your kid would actually be the imperial history." ”

"Aren't you also promoted?"

Wang Gui has been promoted to the captain of Yilu from the seventh grade because of his meritorious service to the Western Xia War and the bandits, and has been appointed as the deputy envoy of the Xiangzhou regimental training, which is equivalent to the head of the Xiangzhou People's Armed Forces Department, and is in charge of the training of the township soldiers and the bow and arrow club.

"No matter how powerful you are, you are not as good as you! If you go to Xiangzhou now, Zhizhou and Tongju will tremble with fear, these dogs have embezzled Lao Tzu's military salary. ”

Li Yanqing smiled dumbly, and asked with a smile: "What about your bride?" I heard you're married. ”

"You said Ah Yuan, she's at home! I just came to the capital for business, and I was not transferred to the capital, my family is now in Anyang, is an official residence covering an area of eight acres, I can't think of it! ”

"Dare to live wider than me."

"Shall I exchange with you?"

Li Yanqing slapped him on the back of the head, and scolded with a smile: "The skin is itchy again, let's go!" Drink two glasses and go. ”

Wang Gui smiled, "Let's say okay first, you're in for a treat!" ”

"Let's go!"

Li Yanqing took Wang Gui to Zhouxi Wazi, and the two found a wine shop with good wine, called Yang Xizi Zhengdian, the so-called Zhengdian is a shop with an official background where you can buy koji and make your own wine, and the sheep wine in this store is more famous.

The two sat down by the window on the second floor, ordered seven or eight dishes and two pots of wine, Li Yanqing poured Wang Gui a full glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Tell me how your group practice is?" ”

"What else!"

Wang Gui took a sip of wine and said: "Two deputy regimental training envoys, one is in charge of the city camp, and the other is in charge of the township soldiers and the archery club training, I am working hard, running around with a village soldier all day long, but I would rather work a little more than take care of the city camp, damn it, it's too dark." ”

"I know, it's pretty much the same everywhere."

"Hey! The rules of the imperial court are very good, it is not allowed to torture prisoners, if you are sick, you must be treated, and if you are seriously ill, you are allowed to serve your family, but in fact, it is ...... Forget it, don't say these disappointing words, let's talk about Lao Yue! He also returned to Tangyin. ”