This day in the evening. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The backyard of the Yamen of Ying County is full of lights, and people and horses come and go, and it is very lively. All officials, big and small, and those from well-to-do families, were invited to the banquet. The people on the side of the road approached and inquired, and it turned out to be the 70th birthday of Li Si's father. I saw three or five families lined up at the door to solicit guests into the house, and there was a beautiful young woman standing on the side, and two maids behind her stood left and right, and they were also clear and beautiful, which made people shine.

I saw a group of five people coming over in the distance, led by a man in his fifties, wearing gray cloth robes, with a thin face, and beside him were young people dressed as scholars, about 20.

"Lord Fang, Ding Lan is polite!" As soon as the five of them walked to the door of the mansion, the beautiful young woman immediately greeted them, and Ying Ying smiled.

This young woman is the wife of the county commander Li Si, named Quan Dinglan. His brother is the ruler of Lingzhou Thorn Shi Quan, and his official residence is from the third grade. Ying County belongs to Lingzhou, and although Li Si is only a seven-grade county order, the road to ascension can be known if you think about it.

"Fang has seen Madame!" The man at the head clasped his hands into fists and saluted. The four young men who followed behind him also saluted, looking extremely respectful.

"Lord Fang is so polite, but he has tormented the little girl!" Quan Dinglan smiled and said, "Xiao Cui, quickly bring Master Fang into the mansion!" ”

As soon as the man entered the mansion, he turned his head and said sternly to the few people behind him: "Don't talk nonsense later." ”

Everyone nodded in unison and said, "Yes, sir." ”

The man at the head is the head of the four doctors, Fang Nansheng, and the official residence is from the seventh grade. I don't know when, let alone who passed it down, they all say that he studied under Deng Rubing when he was young. Deng Rubing is now the secretary of the capital Guozijian, and the official residence is four products. Guozijian is the place where the nobles of the palace learn, and if the relationship is one or two, the official road is a shortcut.

Today's banquet in the Li Mansion, Fang Nansheng brought his students to the mansion, first, for a long period of knowledge, and secondly, to visit the officials by the way.

In officialdom, there is a kind of affection called 'hometown friendship'. All those who are from the same township and become officials in the court are called 'Xiangyi'. There is a bit of natural closeness between fellow villagers. Fang Nansheng is well aware of this kind of relationship, if his students can enter the court as officials in the future, they will also take care of each other.

The four students behind Fang Nansheng are all dignified, but the young man who walked at the end was blind, and some of his souls were not giving up, and he would follow what others said, and everything would be half a step slower. When Fang Nansheng and the other three stepped into the mansion, he was still stunned.

"Chengkong, you don't want to keep up quickly!" I saw a young man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes turned his head and reminded in a low voice, this person was Yin Zhengyi.

"Oh, here we are." Lu Chengkong responded listlessly, and then slowly followed.

The guests in the mansion tonight are all people with heads and faces in Ying County, and only students with the qualification of 'apprentice' can follow Fang Nansheng to the mansion, Luo Xiuyuan, Yin Zhengyi, Zhou Huaizhi, Lu Chengkong and others are at ease.

Luo Xiuyuan looked back at Lu Chengkong, who was unrelenting, snorted coldly in his mouth, and said secretly: "This soil bun is really a good fate." Since Lu Chengkong had chosen to get along with him in public, Luo Xiuyuan no longer concealed it, and said in his words: "Brother Lu, you can keep up, presumably it is the first time you have come to the county magistrate's mansion, if you get lost, you can't find your way home." ”

Lu Chengkong heard Luo Xiuyuan's sarcasm, but he was really in no mood to argue with him at the moment, so he just smiled coldly and stopped talking.

To say that the backyard of this county government is the residence of Li Si, the county commander. Ordinary people must not take half a step, and Lu Chengkong has never been there. Walking in the courtyard tonight, he couldn't help but be full of curiosity, and said secretly: "The ancient county order is the parent official of one party, what does the residence of such a class look like?" So as he went, he looked around.

Looking at it, I was amazed, what a big mansion! The pond in front of the lake is rippling, there are three or two pavilions in the pond, and the aisles are verdant and shady. Walking out of the pond, there are many long winding corridors, and you can't see the edge. I saw the candlelight shining on the side of the corridor, which was bright and thorough, and the whole house had an indescribable quietness and calmness.

Walking on this road, looking at this scene, Lu Chengkong suddenly felt a little fluttery, and couldn't help but think in his heart: If you can live in such a place, it is really comfortable.

Fang Nansheng and his entourage of five walked with the family for a while, and saw that the spacious inner hall in front of them was already full.

The county commander Li Si and Jia Ding stood at the door of the hall, and when they saw Fang Nansheng and his party coming over, they bowed and said, "Lord Fang is coming, this official is not far away, please come in quickly." After speaking, he motioned for Jia Ding to take Fang Nansheng into a seat.

Lu Chengkong lowered his head and secretly glanced at Li Si, although he was not good-looking and short, he was full of authority. At this time, although the other party Nansheng saluted, his eyebrows revealed a supernatural demeanor, looking at his inconsistent appearance inside and outside, he sighed in his heart: "It turns out that Fang Nansheng can't still enter Li Si's eyes." ”

Fang Nansheng and Li Si exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then led Lu Chengkong, Yin Zhengyi, Luo Xiuyuan, and Zhou Huaizhi into the hall.

Entering the hall door, Lu Chengkong saw that hundreds of people had already sat in the seat, and when he looked at it, they were all gorgeously dressed and extraordinary. I know that all the officials and rich people here are in Yingxian County and the surrounding areas, how can ordinary people enter this place?

Suddenly, I heard a Ding Lang voice say: "Captain Aohong has arrived!" Guo Yi Du Lieutenant Luo Tian arrived! The crowd hurriedly got up.

A group of three people entered the hall. The person at the head was about forty years old, expressionless, wearing a round-necked shirt, a short shirt to the knees, and the cuffs were tightly tied, looking particularly energetic. There was also a strong man behind Li Si. This strong man is also in his early forties, dressed quite well, with a bearded face, a burly figure, and a faint smile on his face.

Lu Chengkong has been to the military mansion several times, and he also recognizes the two people in front of him. The big man next to Li Si and Luo Xiuyuan are carved out of the same mold, he is Luo Xiuyuan's father, Guo Yi Duwei, Luo Tian.

Everyone in the hall stood up and saluted in unison: "I've seen Lord Ao, Lord Luo." ”

Ao Hong looked around, nodded, and knew that he was the biggest official here, so he waved his hand, motioned for everyone to sit down, and followed Li Si into the upper seat.

Datang is a state and county system, and military governments are set up in local areas, called Zhichong Mansion. Zhechong Mansion is responsible for recruiting and training soldiers, directly under the control of the 12 guards in the capital, and the general manager of the government is called Zhichong Duwei, from the four products; Deputy title Guo Yi Du Lieutenant, from the fifth grade.

Although the county commander Li Si was only a seven-rank official, he was related to Lingzhou Assassin Shi Quan Zongzhi. Although the military government is not under the rule of Quan Zong, in the officialdom, Duoduo friendship is always wrong, and Ao Hong and Luo Tian have to give Li Si some face.

Everyone sat down according to their official ranks, and Fang Nansheng led dozens of people from the four disciplines to sit at the same table. After Lu Chengkong sat down, he looked around, and saw that everyone at the same table was sitting down in a proper manner, complimenting Fang Nansheng. Yin Zhengyi and Luo Xiuyuan are already eloquent, and on such occasions, they are like fish in water, chatting happily with the people around them, one will be poetry and songs, and the other will be the officialdom anecdote.

After Aohong sat down, Li Si sat aside.

Luo Tian turned his head and ordered his subordinates to take the birthday gift and hand it over to Li Si's family, Ao Hong smiled and said to Li Si: "I wish the old man a blessing like the East China Sea!" ”

Although Li Si has the right to rule and support him, he also knows that Ao Hong, Luo Tian and the Beijing Guard have a deep relationship, if he wants to be promoted, there must be no one in the court, so he has the meaning of stammering, so he replied with a smile: "Where is Lord Ao and Lord Luo, the two adults can come to the father's birthday banquet, and the officials are grateful, and I hope that the adults will take care of them in the future." ”

When Ao Hong heard this, he laughed and said, "Lord Li is polite. "Although Zhechong Mansion does not directly belong to Lingzhou, it is within the territory of Lingzhou, and the history of Lingzhou is also unaffordable.

Li Si saw that all the important people had arrived, so he asked the family to announce the opening of the banquet.