Ci Jinshi was born, and he was appointed as the master of the Bapin Honglu Temple!

Back in Jiangnanju, Gao Da and the others were pleasantly surprised, and in a blink of an eye, Lin Gongzi was an official, and from then on, he was superior.

Everything was expected, Meng Ruoying was not surprised, smiled lightly, and was happy for Lin Zhao. At the same time, thinking of his brother who was aiming for the title of the gold list, he couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart.

Gu Yuelun smiled and said, "My cousin will be an official master in the future!" However, isn't this Jinshi going to be examined? How come my cousin has a ...... in the blink of an eye"

Gao said with a smile: "Miss Gu, you don't know about this, of course, Jinshi has to be examined." However, if you are outstanding in learning, you can also be rewarded directly by the official, and you don't have to take another exam. Lin Gongzi's poetry and literary talent are obvious to all, and this time he solved the murder case of the Liao envoy and made great contributions, and it is natural to reward a Jinshi background! ”

The Song Dynasty did have such examples, such as the first year of Xining, which gave Wang Anshi's younger brother Wang Anguo Jinshi and Di. Later, in the third year of Xining, Chen Zhiyan was born in cloth. He was recommended by Wang Anshi, and his experience is similar to that of Wang Anguo, will he be classified as the side of the New Party by the government and the opposition? Thinking about the fierce party struggle in the Later Song Dynasty, Lin Zhao shook his head, but he didn't want to get involved in this troubled water......

"I see!" Gu Yuelun said with a smile: "My cousin has this achievement, hurry up and write a letter to my father, so that he will be happy and happy!" ”

"Well, don't be in a hurry!" Lin Zhao then hesitated: "Don't write a letter yet, and tell me when I come back, so as not to worry my uncle." ”

"Where is my cousin going?"

Lin Zhao sighed: "Do you think that this Jinshi was born and is the eight-rank sesame official of the main book of Honglu Temple?" On the birthday of the Liao lord in September, the imperial court wanted to send a delegation to congratulate him on his birthday, and at the same time negotiate the suicide of the envoy, and to choose a person who was familiar with the case to go with me, I was unfortunately shot, and I had to go to the Liao country for a ......."

"What? Envoy to Liao? Meng Ruoying was also surprised when she heard the news, and she was more worried.

In the minds of ordinary people in the Great Song Dynasty, the image of the Khitan people has always been relatively bad, and the Liao State is a dangerous place surrounded by tigers and wolves. Now that Lin Zhao is going to that kind of place, how can people not worry?

Lin Zhao shook his head and said: "It's okay, there is a way that the two countries will not fight each other, not to mention that Song Liao is a brotherly state, in a period of peace, there is a Lanyuan Covenant!" ”

"You are stupid, you just solved the case and offended the Khitans, after all, there is still danger, why don't you refuse?" Meng Ruoying didn't think much about it, and said it a little selfishly.

"I'm quitting!" Lin Zhao shook his head and said, "But the official Chrysostom has been opened, how can I resign?" The so-called food of the king, bear the worries of the king, and go honestly! ”

"But Liao Guo is far away, ...... outside the Saiwai" Meng Ruoying's worry was already written on her face, and Gu Yuelun also said with tears in her eyes: "Cousin, you are going to such a far place......"

Lin Zhao smiled lightly and said softly: "Don't worry, don't worry!" I'll take care of myself and come back safely. It's you, when I'm away, you take care of the restaurant and wait for me to come back. Miss Meng, don't take advantage of my absence to embezzle my share! ”

"I'm so crazy about money when I'm an official!" Meng Ruoying finally burst into tears and laughed.

Lin Zhao said: "Okay, cousin, let's go make a few good dishes!" The thought of not being able to taste your craft in a few months makes me feel troubled! ”

"Good!" For his cousin, Gu Yuelun hurriedly went to the kitchen.

"Yuelun is too young, too simple, and I trouble you to take care of her more during this time!" Lin Zhao asked softly.

"Don't worry, it's you, you must take care of yourself!" Meng Ruoying's expression was involuntarily gloomy, but there was affection in her eyes......

"Don't worry, wait for me!" Lin Zhao stretched out his hand and stroked the back of Meng Ruoying's head gently, which may be a bit too much in peace, but now Meng Ruoying doesn't think it's a pestle at all......

Lin Zhao knew in his heart that this mission was not good on the one hand, but it was also an opportunity. Otherwise, how can he be an official in an instant with a white body in cloth? If you are not a jinshi who are serious about the imperial examination, it is impossible to be promoted step by step normally, after all, you can only find another way, what you have to do now is to seize every opportunity!

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After the rain, the sky cleared, and after a few days, the ground road gradually dried up, and it was naturally time for the mission to set off, and Lin Zhao finally saw the two envoys.

Zhang Zongyi is an ordinary official in the Ministry of Rites, he looks humble and polite, and there are not many bright spots on his body, so there is no problem with letting him go to congratulate him on his birthday or something, but if he talks about some deep-seated problems, it is estimated that there will be pressure. Lin Zhao always felt that Lord Zhang seemed to be a little helpless on his face, and it was no wonder that a few people wanted to go to the hard work of the envoy. I don't know if I offended Prime Minister Chen and was personally vendetted by the gazette.

He didn't have any opinions on the deputy envoy Zeng Gong, which can be seen from Lin Zhao...... I had never heard of it at all, but after I learned about the deeds of his second kill of Kaifeng Mansion, as well as the support of the official family, Wang Anshi, and even Wen Yanbo and others, I kept silent. Ci Jinshi was born, and he was the master of Honglu Temple, but he jumped into the dragon gate! Zhang Lang, who was born in the imperial examination, still looked down on him a little, but he restrained himself very well and never showed it.

Lin Zhao was interested in Zeng Gong, a disciple of Ouyang Xiu, one of the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, and he really wanted to see and understand. Although it is better to be famous than to meet, after actually meeting, Lin Zhao couldn't help but be a little disappointed. I thought it was a suave talent, but after I didn't want to meet, it turned out to be a middle-aged and elderly man in his fifties.

After understanding it, I realized that I had taken it for granted, this was the deputy envoy who gave birth to the third year of Tianxi (1019) and the third year of Jiayou (1057) when he was thirty-eight years old. Although it is a master-apprentice relationship with Ouyang Xiu, in fact, the age difference is only twelve or thirteen years, and the empiricism of course kills people! However, this Mr. Zeng's experience made Lin Zhao understand a truth, it is definitely a great honor to have a Jinshi background at his age, it is a high starting point, and he must cherish it!

"I've seen two seniors!" After all, Zhang Zongyi and Zeng Gong's age is there, and it is more than enough to be his father, so Lin Zhao will carry the gift of late birth in the future, and he will be very humble and respectful.

"I finally saw Master Lin, I'm really young!" Zhang Zongyi faintly felt that it seemed a bit too child's play to let a milky young man go out!

Zeng Gong smiled and said: "Young and promising, talented and handsome!" ”

"Where, where, the seniors praised it falsely!" can get Zeng Gong's praise, Lin Zhao is still very useful in his heart.

Zhang Zongyi also nodded, although he was the nominal envoy, but the prime ministers had already greeted him, and this time Zeng Gong was the leader. In terms of the meaning of the envoy, his existence may not be as good as Lin Zhao's.

This time the envoy was not usual, and when he left, the emperor appointed the prime minister Chen Xu and the Hanlin scholar Wang Anshi to come and see them off by the Wuzhang River.

It is worth mentioning that the route of the envoy has been changed, firstly, the river has not yet receded, the road is difficult, and there is a risk of conflict between soldiers and soldiers near Xiongzhou. Second, the Liao lord Yelu Hongji was not in Shangjing, but hunted in the bowl (Khitan language, Liao Emperor's camp) near Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo, Liao. The stakes are very high, and in order to meet the Liao lord as soon as possible, the mission must rush to Liaodong as soon as possible. After weighing, the mission decided to start from the Wuzhang River waterway, along the Guangji Canal to Qizhou, and then by land to Dengzhou, and Fuhai directly to Liaodong.

Chen Xu said: "The three of you are ordered to send envoys, you should act properly, do not disgrace the country, and live up to the emperor's grace!" ”

"Obey the teachings of the Prime Minister!" There is always a polite word of etiquette.

Wang Yan also followed, and did not forget to advise: "Dongyang, this envoy must be bold and careful, it is your duty to keep no faults, and if you have one or two points of outstanding performance, that is the credit." In short, judge the situation and be careful. ”

"Thank you Brother Yuanze for the warning, I will pay attention!"

Meng Ruoying and Gu Yuelun also came to see them off in person, both of them were tearful and reluctant. Lin Zhao comforted: "It's okay, don't worry, I'll be back in winter, and then we'll go back to Jiangning for the New Year together!" ”

"Okay, cousin has to talk!" Gu Yuelun didn't understand much at first, but after listening to the discussion of Gao Da and others, he knew how dangerous the trip to Liao was and his heart was even more worried.

"Well, when did my cousin lie to you, don't worry!" Lin Zhao nodded lightly.

"Be careful, wait for you to come back......" Meng Ruoying hesitated for a moment, and said with tears in her eyes: "Wait for you to come back for the New Year!" ”

Under the tearful eyes of the beauty, Lin Zhao boarded the boat, and when he passed by an elegant courtyard, a pair of beautiful eyes watched the fleet leave behind the bamboo curtain in the attic.

The large and small officials of the mission, plus the escorted sergeants and officers, totaled as many as three or four hundred, divided into more than ten ships, and went out of Bianjing City and headed for Liaodong......