I lost!

Since he was defeated by Tang Cheng in the impromptu poems he learned in Yunxi County that day, Liu Suifeng has taken this one-year appointment very seriously; After that, Liu Suifeng became more and more careful, although today's day was ordinary for Tang Cheng, but for him, it was extremely important.

As the grandson of the famous poet Liu Xiyi in the early Tang Dynasty, Liu Suifeng, who is brilliant and hardworking, can be said to stand out from the crowd since he was a child, at the age of five, he learned poetry at the age of seven, and at the age of nine, he was conceived without lag for poetry.

What caused him to suffer defeats, and it was Tang Cheng in front of him who was defeated again and again.

For this day, Liu Suifeng prepared for a year, and when he came to burn incense and bathe, he heard this sentence: "I lost!" ”。

Before the competition, Tang Cheng had already admitted defeat in person, Liu Suifeng was a little stunned for a while when he heard this, and he did not have the joy of victory in his heart, but it was all empty.

Liu Suifeng hadn't spoken yet, but Zhang Xiangwen on the side didn't do it, "Big brother, if you are a man, you can't be cowardly, how can you admit defeat?" Compare yourself to him".

Compare, what to compare? Anyway, they have known each other for so long, and the two may even have the same friendship, Tang Cheng knows that Liu Suifeng is not only very talented, but also willing to work hard, purely from the literary point of view, if he does not have the hard advantage of the traverser, he is really incomparable to him.

And the practice of painting in front of him, although the two started almost at the same time, but as early as Yunxi, his progress was faster than his own, and then he went to Jinzhou. Some days were wasted because of the trip to Yangzhou. Even though he picked it up again with Mr. Yan, he was busy repairing roads in the dark these days. Although he didn't stop following Lao Yandi's orders, the time spent practicing for an hour every day was indeed greatly reduced, and sometimes he could only squeeze out three or two pillars of incense. Even if I don't say that. In the past few months with Lao Yan, he has been teaching and teaching. Speaking of which, it's just a copy of the basic skills, not even mentioning the color, in short, Tang Chengxian is still working on the basic skills in painting, and he is not even proficient in color. What to compare?

Besides. After last year's trip to Yangzhou and the major road construction in front of him, Tang Cheng, who was open-minded and open-minded, did not care so much about the painting itself. No matter how you look at this thing in front of you, there is a bit of a child's vindictiveness.

"Just because it's a man, you have to admit it generously when it's time to admit defeat", Tang Cheng waved his hand to stop Zhang Xiangwen's shouting, and looked at Liu Suifeng again and said, "I lost!" ”。

When he said these three words calmly, Tang Cheng thought of the first two times when Liu Suifeng calmly admitted defeat in public.

If someone treats me like a gentleman, I will answer him as a gentleman!

If Liu calmly admits defeat because of pride, then I have your pride too!

Liu Suifeng quietly looked at Tang Cheng with a straight face, and then looked up at the bright and clear sky, "Tang Cheng." You didn't let me down". After saying this inexplicable sentence, Liu Suifeng did not stop again. He turned around and walked outside.

Since the willow came in with the wind, except for Tang Cheng, no one else looked at it, and at this time, he turned around and was about to leave after leaving such a coaxing sentence, how could Zhang Xiangwen stand his "suffocation" energy, "If it weren't for my eldest brother who was busy building roads and really didn't have time to practice this bird painting, could he lose to you?" Hey, surnamed Liu, don't look at your win today, that's not a victory, do you know what this word means? That's my eldest brother who saw you lose pitifully and made you ......".

The back of the white-clothed Shengxue who had just walked out of the gate of the second courtyard froze.

"Second brother, if you lose, you lose, you have to admit it", Tang Cheng interrupted Zhang Xiangwen, "If you lose, you have to make excuses, this is to coax men."

"The surname Liu, did you hear this, this is a real man", Zhang Xiangwen has his own Zhang Xiangwen's bones, for repeatedly ignoring his own willow with the wind, Zhang Xiangwen's self-esteem was really bruised, so he was not moved by Tang Cheng's eyes, and continued to sneer: "Your painting is at best just scribbling on paper, in addition to hanging on the wall as a wallpaper, there is also a bird's egg." My eldest brother is to Jinzhou as a picture scroll, with thousands of people as a brush to paint a picture of the "Golden State Changlu Map", and after the completion of this painting, the children and grandchildren of the 200,000 people in Jinzhou can benefit, than, what do you compare? ”。

Seeing that in addition to blocking Zhang Xiangwen's mouth, he really couldn't stop him from speaking, Tang Cheng stretched out his hand and pulled him and was about to go to the courtyard, so he avoided it, he couldn't really block Zhang Xiangwen's mouth in front of Feng Haizhou, especially Liu Suifeng, he knew this second brother too clearly, don't look at him who has no shape in his life, but he is not ridiculous at all, especially the arrogance in his bones, which is no less than himself and Liu Suifeng.

Although they are sworn brothers, although they are the eldest brothers, although Zhang Xiangwen has always been obedient to him, Tang Cheng has always clearly understood that all this is based on respect, once this is missing, although the two brothers will not turn against each other, they will gradually drift apart.

Tang Chenggang pulled Zhang Xiangwen to walk back, but suddenly saw Liu Suifeng, who had stopped at the gate of the courtyard, suddenly turned around and walked towards this side.

"It's my own business, big brother, you let go!" , Zhang Xiangwen broke free of Tang Cheng, and looked coldly at Liu Suifeng, who was getting closer: "Little pen and ink kung fu, big husband with fists and feet, I have wanted to compete with him since last year, and I can finally get my wish today."

It's messy, it's all messy, Zhang Xiangwen is now as excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, Liu Suifeng is getting closer and closer, facing such a scene, Tang Cheng, who doesn't know who to pull, simply retreats and stands aside. Whoever you love, since you want to fight, then fight. Anyway, there is no human life in this realm, at most it is just a blue nose and swollen face.

These two people are both donkeys and have never suffered any losses, as soon as they meet, they will pinch, and it is not a good thing for them to have a blue nose and swollen face, and they can't help but spend more time later.

At this moment, Liu Suifeng, who turned around from the door, had already walked in front of Zhang Xiangwen.

"How! You can't fit it anymore this time, face to face. Okay, see clearly. Lao Tzu is Zhang Xiangwen", Zhang Xiangwen, who was laughing, stretched out his hand and beckoned to Liu Suifeng, "Come on." Let you strike first".

Liu Suifeng looked at Zhang Xiangwen's tolerance clothes, and said with a faint smile: "Look at your vulgar language." Presumably, he didn't know that the master had six arts", as soon as he finished speaking, he stretched out his fist and hit Zhang Xiangwen straight to the door.

Liu Suifeng's punch came slowly, and the traces were obvious, obviously because he didn't want to sneak attack and take advantage. After Zhang Xiangwenge blocked it, the two of them immediately crackled back and forth.

"Haizhou. Don't pull, let them fight", Tang Cheng grabbed Feng Haizhou, who was about to step forward to persuade him, and turned back to Li Yingjun and Lancao, who walked out quickly after hearing the sound, and said: "Prepare the medicinal wine, by the way, bring two more teas."

"Sit, sit, sit", after Tang Cheng pressed Feng Haizhou on the stone table, he looked at the two people in the fight with great taste, he originally thought that Zhang Xiangwen was active, and he had been doing it for so long. It must have the upper hand. I didn't know that the scene at this time was unexpected. Although Zhang Xiangwen is more flexible, it is necessary to talk about physical fitness. Liu Suifeng is not bad at all, and the two of you come and go. Six Arts! Thinking of Liu Suifeng's words just now, Tang Cheng understood, and Liu Suifeng not only practiced poetry and books, but also didn't even pull down the imperial and shooting in the six arts, thus forging a solid foundation of body bones.

Li Yingjun personally sent the tea tray over, looking at the scene in front of him and worried, "Ah Cheng, this ......."

"It's okay, don't worry", Tang Cheng turned around and patted Li Yingjun's hand comfortingly, "Both of these people still have children's hearts, maybe they will get better after a fight."

At the beginning, the two of them had enough strength, you punched me and I kicked each other, and after Tang Cheng drank a cup of tea, the two of them not only shouted and cheered when their strength was exhausted, but their fists and feet were out of order, and they hugged each other like children fighting, rolling around on the ground. And the faces of the two are also flattering after this fight.

The suave Liu Suifeng blackened his left eye circle, but Zhang Xiangwen didn't get better, his right eye circle was also blue and black, and the dusty tolerance clothes were no longer visible at this time, and Liu Suifeng's Shengxue white clothes were already unbearable wolves.

Fighting back and forth, the two turned out to be a tie, and in the end, Liu Suifeng, who had completely lost his strength, rolled on the ground with Zhang Xiangwen hugging each other, and no one could help anyone's snoring and panting.

After waiting for this time, Tang Cheng finally stood up, "It's also a good fight, let's go down", as he said in his mouth, he and Feng Haizhou walked up to him, and separated the two from left and right. Tang Cheng has always seen that the ground willow is dusty and graceful with the wind, and after pulling him up at this time, he looked at the black-eyed chicken with a blue nose and swollen face, and pouted his lips and wanted to laugh, although he finally barely held back, but since then, his face has been very strange.

On the other side, Zhang Xiangwen, who was supported by Feng Haizhou, couldn't see Tang Cheng's strange appearance, "Big brother, you can laugh if you want, don't be such an awkward and disgusting person", as soon as he finished speaking, he took a sip, but it was because what he said just now affected the injury on his face.

"Just rest in peace", Tang Cheng threw a sentence and helped Liu Suifeng to sit down on the stone table, pushed over the medicine and wine that had already been prepared and said: "Young Brother Liu is looking for me today, after all, this is my family again, and if something like this happens, I really ......can't help it."

"If I don't want to fight with him, no matter how loud he is, he won't be able to fight", saying this, Liu Suifeng raised his head and looked at Tang Cheng, "Naturally, I won't let Brother Tang sit on the mountain and watch the tiger watch a good scene."

"This, this ......", Tang Cheng rarely had such a time when he didn't know what to say, seeing him like this, Liu Suifeng, who had a blue nose and swollen face, smiled, "This is a matter between the two of me, Brother Tang, what are you embarrassed about, I want to thank him."

Not to mention Tang Cheng, even Zhang Xiangwen, who was sitting a few times apart, was stunned when he heard it, and turned his head to look at Liu Suifeng in astonishment.

"What my generation of scholars have sought all their lives is just to cultivate the four characters of Qi Zhiping, and the others are really small roads, compared with Brother Tang's recent busy "Jinzhou Changlu Map", my coming here today seems shallow", when Liu Suifeng said this, the panda's eyes shone brightly, "Brother Tang, I want to make an appointment with you again in Chang'an."

"Chang'an?".

"Yes, Chang'an! The Imperial City Rite Department will decide the winner again on the test field. After that, the officials were elected to support the people. Let's see whose rule is more able to clear the river and clear the water, and the people live in peace", when it comes to these. Liu, who had always looked at the light willow, became higher and higher with the wind, "Tang Cheng." \ Do you dare to compare yourself to me? ”。

"Oh, Young Brother Liu is going to be better than this", looking at Liu Suifeng, who was high-spirited and excited, Tang Cheng also suddenly rushed into his chest, and slapped the stone a few times at the moment: "I should go down!" ”。

"Good!". Liu Suifeng patted the stone table in the same way, and suddenly turned his head to look at Zhang Xiangwen opposite. "Do you dare to come?".

"Me?" , Zhang Xiangwen was stunned for a moment, and then said heavily: "Come, grandson doesn't dare!" ”。

"A man's daughter is a promise", after laughing and saying such a sentence, Liu Suifeng didn't use medicinal wine, so he got up and walked out, laughing loudly as he walked: "A good boy is determined to be a manager and a good man in his life, and seek the art of the emperor." Strive for its intelligence, willing to be a supplement. So that the world is at peace. Haixian Qingyi. The way of the king is completed, and the righteousness of the honored relatives is completed. Then with Tao Zhu, Liuhou Fu Wuhu, play Cangzhou, life is so far, what more can the husband ask for, happy, happy! ”。

In this laughing and singing, Liu walked away with the wind, not caring about the blue nose and swollen face on his face, not caring about the dusty robe, at this moment, this proud and tranquil person burst out with a pride that Tang Cheng did not expect, looking at his floating figure, listening to him talk loudly about his life's ambitions, Tang Cheng said no, but he really felt blood boiling in his chest.

A good man is just like this, he endures all kinds of hardships and has a lifelong ambition! After a long time of hard work, he has not changed, and he has not moved with the axe, although he has died nine times, he still has no regrets!

As soon as Liu Suifeng's voice stopped, Zhang Xiangwen had already praised loudly: "Liu Suifeng, you have said everything in my heart!" If you don't fight, you don't know each other, you friend, I made it! ”。

In response to him, only Liu Suifeng sang and laughed as he drifted away.

If you don't agree with each other, you will draw your fists and face each other; Like-minded, wide between life and death, set up a life ambition, make a hundred-year contract, the boy's mind should be like this, and the young man's spirit should be like this!

Tang Cheng's "contracting" system was quickly implemented, the big pot of rice was broken, under the stimulation of more work and more rewards, the atmosphere on the entire road construction site changed, there were fewer chats and gossip, but the sound of "Hanghang" suddenly increased, those teams of fifty people burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm, and now they do more work in one day than in the past two days, and even a few teams have done three times the amount of work in one day, and their wages have also doubled up.

Just because of the change in the distribution method, the progress of road construction has been made by leaps and bounds, and the four technical officials from the Ministry of Industry were surprised and inexplicably witnessed the huge changes before and after, and Tang Cheng finally had an unprecedented sincere affection for the quality of the road who came to inspect the road, and Tang Cheng was very happy to accept this kind of affection. Good guy, after so much effort ahead, these people are always lukewarm, and now they are finally truly accepting and recognizing him.

It was also after this time that when Feng Haizhou carried out Tang Cheng's order again, no matter how contrary this order was to his common sense, he would immediately follow it, and no longer ask: "My lord, is this okay?" ”。

And Zhang Xiangwen after the previous fight with Liu Suifeng, the whole person quietly changed a little, although the trick has not changed, but he is more serious and persistent than before, and in his spare time after busy business every day, he is no longer all over the street to find the excitement and join in the fun, but uncharacteristically picked up the book of the law department and read it.

One night, Yu inadvertently witnessed Zhang Xiangwen holding the thick "Tang Law Shu" to fight at night, and the shocking scene in front of him almost made Tang Cheng cry. Since he took over the task assigned by Sima Zhang Zishan that day, from last year to now, in order to persuade Zhang Xiangwen to use his heart and mind, he doesn't know how much he has spent and how much effort he has spent but it has no effect at all, but he didn't expect that the fight would wake up this sworn brother.

God, earth, you have finally opened your eyes! This morning, when Tang Chengzheng, who had just woken up, was reverently crawling on Li Yingjun's stomach to listen to the fetal movements, there was a knock on the door of the girl outside.

Hearing the sound, Tang Cheng didn't move, still pressing his ears tightly on Li Yingjun's bulging belly.

At the same time as Lancao opened the door, a loud shout of "ah" suddenly came from behind him. She shuddered when she held her hand against the door frame, and when she turned her head. I saw Tang Cheng suddenly turn out of the quilt, and said in surprise: "It's moving, Yingjun." He moved, and his son beat Lao Tzu."

Tang Cheng has developed the habit of sleeping naked since he was beaten. This habit has not been changed until now, at this moment he turned over in surprise, and immediately exposed his whole body ** naked, Li Yingjun and Lancao are nothing, the little girl who just entered the door suddenly saw this scene. His eyes flashed like an electric shock, and his face was as ashamed as a big red cloth. I don't know where to put either hand.

Seeing this scene, Li Yingjun, who was also surprised, reacted first, "Ah Cheng ......."

"It's really moving, don't you believe it?" For the first time in his life, he heard his child's fetal movement, and Tang Cheng, who was immersed in excitement, had not yet reacted from the surprise, he thought that Li Yingjun didn't believe that the child was really moving, so he deliberately pointed his finger at the left side of his face and said, "It's here." Here. That's where he hits, and it's crispy. Hehe, this little guy is not small."

Looking at Tang Cheng, who kept gesturing in his hands and smirking on his face, Li Yingjun, who was already in surprise, couldn't help but laugh out loud, and while laughing, she had reached out and covered Tang Cheng with the quilt, turned her head to the girl and asked, "What's the matter, so urgent?" ”。

"The second master is here, I want to see the big officials", the little girl didn't dare to look up at all when she replied, "The second master said that something happened to the place where the road was built."

"What, something happened on the road", Li Yingjun covered the quilt and asked again, Tang Cheng finally came to his senses, and after hearing the little girl's reply, he suddenly sat up when he put his ear back just now, "Lancao, prepare water."

Let's get dressed and freshen up, Tang Chengzhong, who had already walked to the door, turned back to the couch again.

"What's wrong?" As soon as Li Yingjun asked this, she saw that Tang Cheng on the side of the couch had leaned over and kissed her on the stomach, "Son, dad is going to work, you are obedient at home!" ”。

Feeling the dampness and heat on his stomach, and hearing Tang Cheng's words again, Li Yingjun suddenly felt that his chest rushed to take a breath, this breath rushed to his nose, and then his nose was sour, and then it reached the corner of his eyes, and then, the mist condensed into drops of crystal, and when Tang Cheng stood up and kissed her lightly on the cheek and turned to leave, the inexplicable tears finally couldn't help but slide down anymore.

"What's the matter?" Out of the inner courtyard, Tang Cheng asked Zhang Xiangwen, who was waiting at the gate of the courtyard.

"Big brother, look at this", Zhang Xiangwen handed over the official document and scolded fiercely: "*** Lao Ma is looking for trouble again."

Tang Cheng took the official document and read it, and the content on it was to ask all counties in the state to start conscripting conscripts from now on to repair the embankment of the Han River. There are three points that are particularly striking in this official document: first, the comprehensive recruitment; The second is that the conscripts recruited by the counties must be adult and strong, and they must not be perfunctory with the old, weak, women and children; The third point is that the time for the conscription is set to be gathered within half a month.

"The embankment of the Han River was only renovated last year, and it is going to be repaired today, so why do you need so many people?" , Zhang Xiangwen pointed to the official document and said: "Big brother, look at the content on this, everything is aimed at us, his recruitment, now the people who build the road have to go back to serve the conscription, and do a bird's egg job!" ”。

"Well, don't worry, it's Ma Dongyang who is named and signed on it, although this matter is in charge of him, but after all, there is a Yao envoy who is in charge of him", at this point, Tang Cheng took the official document, "Go, find Lao Yao, now I'm not in a hurry, he has to be in a hurry."

At this time, there was also an old man in the other driving mansion who was also looking at this official document, because he was dazzled by old age, even though the old man who was as dry as an orange peel had brought the official document close to his eyes, he still couldn't see it clearly.

In the end, the old man could only reluctantly hand the official document to the people around him, "Read".

After listening to the official document word by word, the old man leaning on the couch sighed and closed his eyes, "Go and call Ma Dongyang to see me."

In the past ten years since he served the old man, this is the first time I have heard him call his uncle's name, and the next person was stunned for a moment and then obeyed.

Ma Bei drove in with an impatient face, since he failed to take the throne smoothly after beating Sun Zhijun away, Lao Ma no longer has the previous respect for this old and immortal father-in-law, "Father-in-law, the little son-in-law is still in a hurry to get to the Yaya, if there is anything, just say it quickly."

Seeing Ma Dongyang like this, the old man who had originally sat up from the couch slowly leaned down again, and only pointed at the official document with trembling thin fingers and said, "This is your idea?" ”。

"Yes", Ma Dongyang nodded, "My father-in-law is also old, don't worry about these little things in the Jinzhou Prefecture, take care of your health."

Hearing this, the old man raised his head and looked at Ma Dongyang with cloudy eyes for a long time, then waved his hand, "You go."

He called me early in the morning for this matter, and the official document did not have my named signature on it! "It's really old and confused", Ma Bei said as he walked out of the door.

After seeing Ma Dongyang out of the room, the old man muttered to himself: "Idiot! After muttering to himself, he beckoned to the next person again, "Go, invite the young lady."

"Dad, what are you looking for me?

"Come, come and sit next to my father", the old man leaning on the couch looked at Mrs. Ma with a kind face for a long time, and said softly: "Ling Yue, you and Ma Dongyang should make peace and leave."

Mrs. Ma no longer expected the old man to say this, "Dad, what are you talking about?"

"The most regrettable thing in my father's life is that I shouldn't be soft-hearted that day, and approve your marriage with Ma Dongyang", the old man's words were full of desolation, "The gold and jade are outside, and the defeat is inside, I thought that Ma Dongyang was just a long-term mind, but I didn't know that he was stupid to this point, Ling Yue, Dad won't live much longer, and when Dad dies, Ma Dongyang will definitely have an accident, what will you do then?" ”。

As for his father's ability, Mrs. Ma Lingyue knew it well since she was a child, so she didn't ask him what happened at all, how did he know the news, but she just said with red eyes that she didn't want to "reconcile".

The atmosphere in the room was very silent for a while, and after a long time, the old man who sighed again patted his daughter's hand, "Don't get along, don't get along, Ling Yue, pack up your things, Ma Dongyang, this official can't do it, but in this way, it may be able to keep you safe for the rest of your life."

After turning his gaze from Mrs. Ma, the old man said to the next man: "Take my name and go to Yao Rongfu and Zhang Zishan's mansion, and say that today evening, the old man will hold a banquet in Wanfu Building."