The people who went to see Xu Guo off today were not only Wang Fulin and Cheng Naixuan, but also Xiaobei and Xu Yao accompanied him. Xiaobei naturally mainly went to send her sister Ye Mingyue, because her brother-in-law Xu Zhihe would also follow Xu Guo to Nanzhili this time, in order to get to know more southeast scholars with her father, and at the same time sharpen her craft, she and her sister were only reunited for half a year, and now they are going to be separated again. Xu Yao sent her father, mother and brother and sister-in-law, holding her mother's hand at this time and crying, where is she still like a mother who already has a son and a daughter?

What should be said has been said before, so on the Tongzhou wharf, Xu Guo did not give Cheng Naixuan any more instructions, as for Wang Fulin's instructions, it is even simpler, but cherish.

Seeing that the group had already boarded the boat one by one, Wang Fulin saw that Xiaobei's eyes were red, and Xu Yao leaned on Cheng Naixuan's arms as if crying, so he hugged his wife and comforted: "It's just a matter of one or two years, and when the next year will be examined, even if Master Xu won't come, my sister and brother-in-law will come back together." ”

"My sister goes to Nanjing, whether it is going back to Ningbo to see my grandmother, or going to Jiangxi to see my father, it is the most convenient thing, so I don't feel sad about this." Xiaobei didn't care about the people who were driven away and looked at them quietly, just leaned on Wang Fulin, his voice was low, and he was still a little choked, "My sister just told me that in the past, you had relatives and friends in Jingshi, and then you have to rely on yourself." ”

"Being an official is inherently impermanent, and I've long been used to it." Saying this, Wang Fulin didn't sigh in his heart. Seeing that Cheng Naixuan was smiling and coaxing Xu Yao to laugh, he gave this guy a thumbs up, and then said to Xiaobei, "As long as you are here and Xiao Cheng is here, I am not alone in this Beijing Division." Let's go, it's hard to get out of the city to Tongzhou, let's go to see the famous lantern pagoda outside the Tongzhou Xue Palace, and then find a place to have a good meal, and then it's not too late to go back. ”

Cheng Naixuan knew that Wang Fulin was hiding today, and he also had the intention of avoiding Yin Zhengmao, so he naturally would not object at this time, Xu Yao had always listened to her husband for everything, and nodded at the moment. However, when they actually came to the outside of the Tongzhou School Palace and saw the lantern pagoda, the group was disappointed.

This pagoda has a history of three or four hundred years, in the early years it was the temple of Youshengjiao, and now the temple has long been changed into a school palace, only this lonely thirteen-story pagoda stands there. The carved beams and paintings of the past are long gone, and only a small part of the golden glaze remains, and even the ancient Buddha of the enshrined lamp, the stone Buddha has also appeared cracks under the wind and rain. As for going upstairs...... That's a dangerous building! The two couples could only go around under the tower, admired the Jieshi and a part of the ink treasures left by the predecessors, and saw that there were many literati and scholars gathered here, and more than half of them were Xiucai prisoners, so they found a place to worship the five internal organs temple.

Tongzhou is the closest to Jingshi, and the food is generally not much different from Jingshi, but because it is the starting point of the canal waterway, and then the waterway that leads directly to Jishuitan does not take passenger boats, and the merchants from the south to the north gather in Tongzhou, which naturally brings food specialties from all over the world. Wang Fulin found a Lu restaurant with a private seat box in various restaurants and restaurants, and ordered grilled chicken, fried double crispy, vinegared cabbage, sweet and sour carp, a product of tofu, shrimp, plus two seasonal fruits, as for the entourage, they let them pack two tables outside, seven or eight bowls of good dishes, two pots of good wine, and only specially instructed not to get drunk.

And Yan's mother and Wang Cheng's two maids and servants booked another private seat next door.

Xu Yao has developed the habit of cherishing blessings and cultivating herself since she was a child, and she has little appetite, but Xiaobei has never pretended to be a lady in front of outsiders, and she is unceremonious in front of her own people. In addition, the chef's skills in this Lu restaurant are obviously very passable, Xu Yao is just a few dishes and a few chopsticks each, she and Wang Fu Lin Cheng Naixuan ate all the plates, and then they started chatting.

Although one side of the door is their own people, but on the other side of the door there are also guests, the box is all boarded walls, completely unable to isolate the sound, they naturally only say that the family is short, and does not involve major events in the DPRK and China at all. When Wang Fulin said that Wang Erniang took the initiative to stay and take care of the house today, and his brother-in-law Wu Yingjie took Chen Bingchang to Guozijian to familiarize himself with the environment, Cheng Naixuan was about to comment on several Guozijian doctors in Guozijian today, when suddenly a loud slapping of the table came from next door.

"Please be rewarded for your merits, there are such shameless people in this world!"

"Yes, yes, if it weren't for Brother Chen coming back from Liaodong, we wouldn't have known that the big victory would be so big."

"Li Chengliang has no way to control his subordinates, and he is really hateful!"

This is knowing that the two Kedao were eating next door, and deliberately said so?

After eating a meal, someone next door was scolding Li Chengliang, and Wang Fulin suddenly habitually conspiracy theories again. And Cheng Naixuan touched his chin and hesitated for a moment, then suddenly stood up with a wicked smile, and flashed out of the box directly. Xiaobeizheng felt strange, but in a blink of an eye, she heard Cheng Naixuan's familiar voice from next door, her eyes widened, and Xu Yao went out to eat with Cheng Naixuan and Wang Fulin for the first time, and her husband suddenly had such a moth, she couldn't help but blush, and after a long time, she said: "Brother Wang, he ...... him."

"It's okay, if he slows down, it's me who will pass by then." Wang Fulin snorted, but his voice was very soft. It's not to hear what the next door is saying, but to avoid being overheard talking on their side. And Cheng Naixuan has been gone for a long time, he is idle and bored, so he simply hinted that Xiaobei and Xu Yao talked about parenting, and he was there listening to the two talking about their children, and he was in a slight daze. I don't know how long it took, he heard the door curtain move, but saw that it was Cheng Naixuan who finally came back.

As soon as Cheng Naixuan, who was full of alcohol, took a seat, he smiled and said: "Coincidentally, next door is a few Tongzhou talents we met at the Burning Lamp Pagoda before, one of them has just returned from visiting relatives in Liaodong, so I know what the so-called Changdingbao victory is." ”

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Wang Fulin looked next door, and Cheng Naixuan immediately said nonchalantly: "I've already left, I just sent someone downstairs in person, and I made an appointment to go back and reunite in Tongzhou School Palace." Hehe, they all think I'm a registered Xiucai, this year the school palace is really getting more and more disagreeable, Xiucai doesn't go, there are few orders, people can't recognize everything, if it weren't for my most standard official language, I couldn't fool it. By the way, you were right next door just now, why didn't you hear me say anything to them? ”

"Don't look at indecent things, don't listen to indecent people." Wang Fulin said a cold joke seriously, and when he saw that Xiaobei and Xu Yao were obviously tired, he smiled and said, "You're all over, do I still need to eavesdrop, just listen to what you say, just be in a daze." After coming out for so long, we should go back, otherwise when we turn back and the city gate is closed, won't we have to sleep in the open? ”

Cheng Naixuan naturally had no opinion on this, Xiaobei helped Xu Yao up, and after the group settled the bill, the two women took their mothers out and got into the carriage, while Wang Fulin and Cheng Naixuan rode horses in parallel. When Cheng Naixuan said in a very orderly manner the inside story of the victory of Changdingbao that he had heard next door, Tao Chengyu killed and surrendered, although the more than 400 people who were killed were barbarian subordinates, but they were discovered because of stealing cattle and horses, so they led the crowd to surrender, but Tao Chengyu promised to report it on the one hand, and lured people in to kill and surrender, he saw Wang Fulin's brows twisted into a knot.

Seeing this scene, Cheng Naixuan couldn't help asking: "Not only have you been to Liaodong, but you have also stayed there for a long time, do you think this statement is true or false?" ”

"It can't be fake, it can't be fake...... Li Chengliang has been appointed to the general army of Liaodong, presumably even if he is the governor of the capital of the five armies of the Beijing Division, or the position of one of the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, he may not be in his eyes, so he will naturally not do the matter of killing and surrendering, but it is difficult to say that Tao Chengyu, the main general of Changding Fort. Wang Fulin knows that from ancient times to the present, killing border people and even killing and surrendering are all inevitable phenomena, and An Lushan in the Tang Dynasty liked to treat people like this the most.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "Do you know that you are going to be transferred to the military department?" ”

This very jumpy conversation caught Cheng Naixuan a little off guard, he was stunned for a while, and then asked suspiciously: "I was transferred to the military department, what does it have to do with this matter?" ”

"Over there in Liaodong, there must be more than only the show you saw just now who knows such a thing, and even if it is such a show, I don't think it's just these cats who have just told those people about the victory of Changding Fort, I'm afraid that in the near future, there will be corresponding rumors on the Jingshi side. Although Li Chengliang was promoted by Gao Xinzheng, the current first assistant also attaches great importance to him, and Li Chengliang has always been very generous in giving gifts to Zhang University's scholar's mansion. Now that he is clearly a close confidant of Lord Shousuke, do you think others will not take advantage of the topic? At that time, the imperial court will definitely send someone to Liaodong to investigate, and the candidate will not be able to get rid of the science and technology. ”

Cheng Naixuan couldn't help but glared at Wang Fulin and asked bluntly: "Even if you really want someone to go to Liaodong, shouldn't you be the best candidate?" ”

"Huh." Wang Fulin laughed, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Just because I have been to Liaodong, if I go again, there will be many people who are not at ease." Moreover, how can I say that I have played the Li family father and son, if I go again, I will inevitably look at each other and even be embarrassed, maybe I will take the opportunity to give the Li family father and son eye medicine? Besides, look at how many people there are in Guangdong Road right now? Wang Jiguang's illness hasn't healed yet, Wang Xuezeng and Gu Yuncheng are too busy, what will they do if I leave again? On the contrary, the most suitable thing for this kind of thing is to give the military department to the middle of the matter, but your qualifications are still a little worse, and it is more likely that you will give them to the middle of the matter or give them left and right. ”

"That's it." Cheng Naixuan immediately came to life, and said vividly, "Even if I transfer to the military department, it is also the lowest ranked, what does it matter to me?" ”

"But you have to know that the current military department is all about Guangmao. This person has always been a bold speaker, thinking that in the fifth year of Wanli, Bai Dong promoted a whip in Dong'a, Shandong, and he was yelling at the inconvenience there, Yuan Fu almost fell for him, and only after the investigation did he support Bai Dong. After the implementation of the examination law, he boldly shouted for those county orders that were demoted because they failed to meet the tax collection standards. And the emperor took Guanglu Temple and Taicang silver, a total of 200,000 taels, he also boldly dissuaded, although the emperor did not listen, but the upright reputation went out. Even Yuanfu has no way to take this person, do you think Yuanfu can rest assured that Guangmao will go to Liaodong alone? ”

Cheng Naixuan was suddenly dumbfounded. After a while, he said stupidly: "If you want me to say, the six science corridors are all in the matter, and the characters are difficult to deal with." My boss Hu Ke gave Shi Yingyue Chengtian a straight face in the matter, and the officials all gave Chen Sanmo and the military department a reputation for Guangmao in the matter, ambitious, one dared to say anything if he didn't want to die, but the latter two were still the same year as the top three in Jiajing's forty-fourth year, but they were usually like enemies, don't say salute each other when they meet, and don't even say hello. ”

Chen Sanmo and Guangmao do not deal with each other, this is a well-known thing in the Six Science Corridor, and Wang Fulin has naturally heard of it. Chen Sanmo, like him, is called Zhang Juzheng's lackey, but Guangmao is a self-proclaimed gentleman who dares to say and do. He knew that Chen Sanmo's arrogant style, Cheng Naixuan would definitely stay away, but Guangmao's pretentious and high-minded temperament, Cheng Naixuan also didn't get anywhere. So, he smiled and raised his horsewhip and said, "What, don't you want to go to the military department?" ”

"Shi Yingyue's boss is pretty good, but Guangmao is really ......" Cheng Naixuan scratched his head with a bitter face, and suddenly said in his heart, "Wait, we hid out today because of Yin Butang's matter, how can you say that the good ones may interfere with the mess in Liaodong?" ”

"Who let the two of us together, it's Kedao?" Wang Fulin shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently, "It's none of our business how the dispute between Yin and Li is, we just need to watch from the sidelines." On the contrary, if you are really transferred to the military department before the Liaodong incident, if you don't take that trip, I also recommend you to go, and it is also a gold-plated qualification. At that time, you don't have to compete with Guangmao, let him do whatever he wants, you just have to do it, I'm a newcomer, I listen to you, come and go, he won't be wary of you. ”

"And then I came back and caught him off guard?" Cheng Naixuan habitually substituted Wang's thinking, and when he saw Wang Fulin smiling and silent, he was angry, "When I go back, I will say to Shi Yingyue, I won't go to the military department to work for Guangmao's facial paralysis, isn't this making myself uncomfortable?" ”

"Which department does the Sixth Branch Corridor transfer to, who do you think you listen to in this matter? Not to mention that Shi Yingyue is in the middle of everything, he can't be the master even if he is a scholar. ”

In the carriage, Xiaobei opened the curtains to see the two horses riding side by side of the road, and after muttering, one was annoyed and the other smiled, and couldn't help but think that although Wang Fulin said that he had no brothers, Cheng Naixuan's friend was almost inseparable from his brothers. And Xu Yao has always been shy, but he just raised his head and glanced at it quickly, and immediately pulled Xiaobei's sleeve with some worry and asked, "They won't really quarrel, right?" ”

"It's okay, don't you know their temperament, and they'll quarrel a few times if they're fine. I don't know if our children will be like a family like them in the future. As Xiaobei spoke, he remembered his son who stayed in his hometown, and his face showed a trace of melancholy, "Speaking of which, Ah Mao should also be able to climb ......."

Xu Yao didn't know what her close friend was thinking, so she smiled and clenched her hand: "Master Wang and Lao An are both good people, and they will definitely teach their grandson well." When I see you again in the next day, the child may be called his mother. It's you, maybe when you return to your hometown one day, your grandson will call your grandmother. ”

Xiaobei was stunned for a moment, and when she imagined that scene, she suddenly felt so frightened, and immediately put her hand on her forehead and said: "According to what you say, in another ten years, when I am only in my thirties, won't I have to ask my granddaughter-in-law and become a grandmother-in-law, oh my God!" (To be continued.) )