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The night is already very deep, but today's official Zhao Zhen is still reviewing the folds. Li You, the chief attendant, walked in quickly with a brown paper bag, and when the attendants in the hall saw it, they all slowly withdrew from the hall.

Zhao Zhen looked up and said, "But what was sent by Yejin?" ”

Li You stepped forward and put the paper bag on the table, and replied: "Back to the official's house, it was sent by Yejin." ”

Zhao Zhen tore open the paper bag, which was still a thick pile of paper full of small letters, and briefly flipped through it, which contained the news of the southern counterinsurgency, the movements of the party members in the northwest, and the daily itinerary of those officials in Beijing. After looking at it for a while, Zhao Zhen rubbed his eyes and said to himself: "This Chen Jichang really doesn't stop!" ”

Li You stood aside, hearing this name, he felt very strange in his heart, these days I often hear the official family mention this name, could it be that he is a genius in the heart of the emperor? ! Although Li You was the head of the chamberlain, he didn't dare to inquire about the affairs of the court, so naturally he didn't know who this Chen Jichang was. And the reason why Zhao Zhen often mentions Chen Yan is not because this guy is in the emperor's heart, but a few days ago, he was recommended to him by Ping Zhangshi, a scholar of Zhaowenguan University, and a supervisor of Guoshi Pangji. There was Zhao Zongshi in the front, and Pang in the back, and it was difficult for the official Zhao Zhen to even think of this guy.

Pang Ji recommended Chen Yan because Yan Shu wrote him a letter, which was naturally different from Zhao Zongshi's other thoughts, but when he came to the official house, he tasted something else. Chen Yan, Di Yong and Zhao Zongxuan, as well as the Liu family, these related officials Zhao Zhen naturally knows, the reason why Zhao Zongshi recommended Chen Yan a while ago, he did not reply, is because Zhao Zhen is waiting and watching, there are many officials in the Great Song Dynasty, naturally this Chen Jichang is not bad, but Zhao Zhen has to see if this person can afford this responsibility. In terms of the situation in the DPRK and China alone, Zhao Zongshi is indeed the best candidate for the prince, but Nong Zhigao's rebellion made Zhao Zhen think about something else, or it can be said to be a wake-up call for him! The Great Song Dynasty may not need another benevolent monarch, but needs a prince who can overcome obstacles and forge ahead, so he will give Zhao Zongxuan a marriage, and even give him an official.

Early the next morning, a decree from the official family was sent to Pang Ji's desk by the inner servant.

Pang Ji looked at the will, was silent for a long time, and held his gray beard, in addition to being surprised, but more puzzled.

The situation above the court is naturally not something that Chen Yan and Zhao Zongxuan can know. However, since Zhao Zongxuan was given marriage by the official family and became an official, his status has also undergone a subtle change, although there has not been much change for a while, but the eyes of the ministers in the court and the central government have changed a little.

Chen Yan is still living his own little life, and everything outside has nothing to do with him for the time being, doesn't it?

On this day, Chen Yan was lying on the ground drawing a map of the sixteen states of Yanyun, Di Yong broke in with a cold breath and shouted: "Third brother, third brother!" ”

"Here!" Chen Yan raised his head and said.

Di Yong looked at the white paper on the ground and said, "You borrowed those maps just to draw such a big map?" ”

"It's not enough!" Chen Yan sat on the ground, scratched his head and said: "The maps of Cangzhou, Qingzhou, Xiongzhou, Bazhou, and Dingzhou are more careful, but the map of Nanjing Road, big brother, is really not successful." ”

Di Yong pulled over the chair and sat down, looked at Chen Yan and said, "This is already the most detailed map that my brother can borrow, I can't let my brother go to the Privy Council to find the ministers to borrow it, right?" Third brother, what do you have to do to draw such a large picture? ”

This is indeed a very large map, and if you put it together, I am afraid that it can occupy the area of nearly two walls.

Chen Yan said: "Knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible in a hundred battles, isn't it all written like this in the military books!" ”

Di Yong still didn't understand, so Chen Yan had no choice but to continue: "I just want to look at these maps every day, and let them tell me that Yanyun hasn't recovered yet, that's all." ”

The importance of the sixteen states of Yanyun is naturally self-evident, since Shi Jingjiao's king overlord ceded the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Khitan, the Han people have lost the protection of the Great Wall. For the sake of this land of Yanyun, Chai Rong of the previous dynasty, Taizu of the Great Song Dynasty, and Emperor Taizong all launched major wars, but unfortunately they all ended in failure. It wasn't until a few hundred years later that Zhu Yuanzhang drove the Mongols away and recovered the land of Yanyun. In Chen Yan's view, the most urgent thing for the Great Song Dynasty now is not to reform the government, but to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun and drive the Khitans north of Yanshan and beyond the Great Wall. It's just that he can't do anything now, so it's always okay to draw a detailed map, at least he has to plan ahead.

Di Yong looked at Chen Yan, he was really moved by this guy's thoughts, but unfortunately, few people in the Great Song Dynasty now have such an opinion. The ministers of the dynasty were thinking about how to refresh the government all day long, and nothing else.

"Actually, you can go to Liu Qixian."

"What do you mean?"

Di Yong said: "Brother Zibai is in charge of the Liu family's business, do you know that the Liu family's business is mostly in the north, so Brother Zibai should have a more detailed map than these." ”

Chen Yan shook his head: "No need." What's the use of going into more detail? I'm just talking. ”

Di Yong let out a long sigh and said, "There is no power!" He learned martial arts with his father Di Qing since he was a child, and fought on the battlefield at the age of fifteen.

Chen Yan was not as pessimistic as Di Yong, got up and took a big sip of the teapot, and said: "It depends on whether the second brother fights or not, if he works harder, I think, after trying next year, my brother is afraid that we will be separated." ”

"You mean the officials will let you and me out?"

"Obviously!" Chen Yan said lightly: "Even if the official family doesn't have such thoughts, Zhao Zongshi is afraid that he has already moved his mind." It's just that the second brother doesn't seem to pose much of a threat to him now, so this matter will be suppressed by the officials. But I think that after trying it next year, Your Majesty will naturally decide. By the way, big brother, you broke in in a hurry, just to see the map I drew? ”

Di Yong remembered the matter when he said this, so he said: "The wedding date of your second brother and Miss Liu has been set, and it will be on the fifteenth of this month. ”

"Ugh!" Chen Yan was a little speechless. I got married on the fifteenth day of the lunar month, I really don't know if it was the marriage date set by the master?

"Nothing more to say?" Di Yong looked at him.

Chen Yan blinked and said, "Congratulations, congratulations!" What else do you want me to say? ”

"Congratulatory gift!"

Zhao Zongxuan got married for such a big happy event, as brothers, they naturally had to prepare a generous gift.

"Oh! Be a part! But I don't have any money! Besides, the second brother still needs this thing from the two of us? ”

This time it was Di Yong's turn to be speechless.

No matter from that point of view, it is a good thing for Zhao Zongxuan to get married, and it is very beneficial to marry the Liu family. Second, maybe he can be more stable, otherwise according to this situation, Chen Yan feels that Zhao Zongxuan has the possibility of developing into a comic pen.

Counting with his fingers, there is less than half a month to go, and Zhao Zongxuan is busy. However, since it is a marriage given by the official family, I am afraid that this wedding does not need to be prepared by Zhao Zongxuan himself, and there are people in the palace to preside over it, and besides, the Liu family will also send someone to Zhao Zongxuan to help handle it, so there is nothing to do with Chen Yan and Di Yong at all.

Chenzhoumen Street, the old house of the Liu family, Shifang Garden.

Liu Xun sat in front of the bed, looking at the big red wedding dress and the phoenix crown on the bed, his expression was a little dazed. She had fantasized about her future husband many times, but she never thought that she would marry Zhao Zongxuan. In all fairness, Zhao Zongxuan's appearance can be called handsome, and he is also extremely generous, both in terms of appearance and family background, he is very compatible with her, but I don't know why, these days, her mood is always a little uncertain, I can't tell whether she is happy or worried.

"Big sister, big sister!" Liu Wei stepped in, entered the room, and saw where Liu Xun was sitting in a daze, so he couldn't help but shout a few times.

Liu Xun came back to his senses, looked at his little sister and smiled, and said, "Why did you have time to come to me today, didn't you go crazy?" ”

Liu Wei smirked and said, "Didn't I hear the third brother say that your wedding dress is ready, eldest sister, I came over to take a look, and by the way, I took a look at how your bride is prepared." ”

"What is there to prepare for the marriage of the official family. You'd have had to prepare earlier. It's a little funny to say, if you marry that Chen Jichang in the future, our sisters will become concubines. ”

As soon as he heard Chen Jichang's three words, Liu Wei immediately exploded and said, "Who said that I was going to marry that guy in the future!" ”

Liu Xun stretched out his hand and pulled his little sister to sit down, and said, "Little sister, you have already passed the exam, if it weren't for next year's big exam, Ji Chang would study hard, and my grandfather was afraid that he would let you and me get married together." ”

Liu Wei shook his head: "If you kill me, you won't marry that Chen Jichang, you hate it when you look at it." ”

Liu Xun sighed secretly, remembering what his third brother said: "That Chen Ji often has the atmosphere of a king, and he will show his glory in the future." ”