In order to distinguish the sky and stars, the ancients divided the stars into three walls and 28 stars, because Ziweiyuan is in the middle of the sky, so in ancient times, it was believed that Ziweiyuan was the place where the Son of Heaven lived, and it was usually called Ziwei City in the palace city of the past dynasties.

When Yu Wenkai, a master craftsman of the Sui Dynasty, built the Eastern Capital, he focused on the stars and the celestial phenomena, and used the concept of the unity of heaven and man. When the capital was built, Luo water was introduced through the capital, like the Tianhan, and the bridge was crossed to the south, and the law was carried out. Of course, Luoshui means the Tianhan Milky Way, and the horizontal bridge refers to the Tianjin Bridge.

Miyagi is in the southwest corner of the eastern capital, but Ziwei City is in the middle of Miyagi. Ziwei City has the Forbidden Garden and Gushui as a shield in the west, Yaoyi City and Yuanbi City in the north as guards, and Taiwei City, Luohe and Dongdu Waiguo in the south can be used as natural shields.

Because Ziwei City is inhabited by the Son of Heaven, it is heavily guarded in terms of geographical location, and there are at least three barriers in either direction, and the east side is of course no exception. On the east side of Ziwei City, there is the East Palace, the East City and the Waiguo Barrier, which are also extremely tightly guarded. Ordinary people can only live in the eastern capital, not to mention Ziwei City, even if the eastern city is not easy to enter.

Xiao Buyi is a common person, but now he is in an inn in Dongcheng outside the palace, smiling on a chair, like a bright egg, he has been waiting for two hours, and he doesn't know how long he will continue to wait.

When he first arrived in the Eastern Capital, he already felt that the Eastern Capital was unimaginable, and he felt that the heavy luxury of the Eastern Capital was far from being comparable to the remote Mayi. The main road in the eastern capital is very wide, if measured by the eyes of his time, it is at least 100 meters wide. The street with a width of 100 meters, even if it was difficult to see in his time, he didn't understand what such a wide street was, but after seeing Yang Guang's Jingen car, Xiao Buyi knew that this kind of street was specially used for Yang Guang to walk, and his Jingen car was very large, and it was not easy to walk without such a wide road. He is so luxurious that he is so luxurious.

Not only the street is wide, the buildings on both sides of the street are also extremely strict, all the buildings near the main road must be heavy eaves pattern, and decorated with Dan powder, showing a luxurious atmosphere. This is all a holy decree, just to let foreign envoys see the prosperity of our great country, to put it bluntly, it is a face-saving project. In Xiao Buyi's impression, no king of any dynasty has such a good face, and let the people have a good face with him.

But the luxury he saw was only the tip of the iceberg, and after he arrived in Dongcheng, he found that the luxury here was even more unimaginable. The inn here is specially to welcome visitors from all over the world, the magistrate comes here to rest here, the inn is just a window, the wall band and the hanging frieze are made of sunken wood and sandalwood to make people surprised, but the luxury is not only that, it is also decorated with gold, jade or pearls and jadeite!

A casual door here, a chair can be taken out to buy a mansion in Mayi, and the forty taels of gold that Pei Mingcui gave him are really insignificant compared to here. But according to the officials, the reception here is only on a small scale, and if you go to the Sifang Pavilion to receive foreign envoys, it is called grand.

Thinking of Wan'er, compared here, Xiao Buyi shook his head secretly, what kind of people are the four people, the four people, and the people of the country, he is not very clear, he only knows that the luxury here must be at the expense of the poverty of the people, Yang Guang took the lead in extravagance and waste, and his subordinates competed to follow suit, and the people were extremely rich, so it was no wonder that the people rebelled.

After he saw Yang Guang enter the Eastern Capital, although he had not seen his true face of Lushan, he also had hope, and returned to the Gaosheng Inn early to wait, but he didn't expect that three or four days would pass. As soon as he was hopeless, he was in despair, and while he was lying high in his bedroom and practicing the Yi Jin Sutra, several soldiers suddenly broke in. Xiao Buyi was startled at the time, thinking that the assassination of Li Gongzi had been revealed, and when he saw Huang Sheren coming in, he let go of his worries. In addition to asking for money, Huang Sheren will also pass down the holy decree, he brought the news that Xiao Buyi was looking forward to two months, and the holy decree announced that Xiao Buyi was waiting in Dongcheng.

Xiao Buyi is a little scared of this waiting for the driver now, he feels like a maid ring next to the seventy-two concubines of the emperor's three palaces and six courtyards, and it is even more difficult to wait for the saint to favor him than to win the [***] lottery. However, this matter is not up to him, if he doesn't want to resist the order, he can only obey Huang Sheren's orders.

Before he saw the car, he first bathed and changed clothes, of course, the bath was not washed by himself, but there was a maid ring to serve, the light was infinite, but he could only see but not touch. The two maids didn't know if they were loyal to their duties or hadn't seen a man for too long, and they almost washed Xiao Buyi's skin.

After bathing, Xiao Buyi changed into clean clothes, and from the inside out, seeing the maids' longing eyes, Xiao Buyi could only say sorry in his heart. Wearing a satin-like linen dress is simply the most pleasant thing in life. It's just that such a dress makes Xiao Buyi feel apprehensive, and he has a kind of fear of being a duck.

Then he followed the Huang Sheren to an inn in the eastern city, and the Huang Sheren went to the inner city to reply to the decree, but he could only continue to wait here.

Fortunately, he can still practice for recreation, but after two hours, it is past noon, his body breath is smooth, but his stomach begins to gurgle.

Xiao Buyi remembered that the bearded guest said that this method does not need to be Dacheng, and when it is small, it can be opened up, that is, he eats very little, or even does not need to eat, it seems that he is not Xiaocheng, at least he will be hungry.

He was the only one in the room of the inn, it was empty, and when Xiao Buyi wanted to go out to find someone to ask where he was eating, there was a knock on the door, and a man with a slightly chubby body and a big round face and ears had already walked in. Xiao Buyi recognized him as Chen Yanzhi of Honglu Temple, and when Huang Sheren brought him here, he had already introduced him. Chen Yanzhi was followed by two subordinates, carrying baskets.

Chen Yanzhi is also a Shaoqing, which makes Xiao Buyi doubt the gold content of Yu Wenhua and that Shaoqing, because during this time he has met several Shaoqing, Yu Wenhua and yes, Li Yuan too, this Chen Yanzhi too, if this Shaoqing is judged by Xiao Buyi, it is similar to the vice president of his era, grab a handful.

The five eunuchs of the Nine Temples of the Great Sui, the management of ordinary affairs, the Honglu Temple is mainly to receive foreign envoys, Chen Yanzhi does not know the reason why there are too many people to receive or what, and he always smiles when he sees people, as if he sees a lover.

"Lord Chen." Xiao Buyi was finally able to stand up and move his muscles.

"Buyi, are you hungry?" Chen Yanzhi is kind.

"Sort of." Xiao Buyi told the truth.

"Let's eat first." Chen Yanzhi smiled.

Two of his men hurried forward and laid out the food in the basket on the table. Xiao Buyi turned his head to look over and saw four dishes and one soup, with excellent color matching, which was pleasing to the eye.

Xiao Buyi sat down, and Chen Yanzhi actually sat opposite, and said with a smile: "Buyi, because you are waiting for the Holy Lord to summon you, this wine will be spared." ”

"Thank you, Lord Chen, for your kindness." Xiao Buyi was also hungry, apologized, and ate with chopsticks. The delicacies are delicious and delicious, and I don't even know what I am eating for a while.

"Does this deer lip taste okay?" Chen Yanzhi saw Xiao Buyi feasting and asked.

Xiao Buyi almost threw the chopsticks out, the dish in front of him was not much, the pieces were cut squarely, arranged like a cavalry phalanx that the saint drove into the Eastern Capital, Xiao Buyi casually pinched a chopstick into his mouth, only felt that the taste was wonderful, unprecedented, he couldn't help but eat two more bites, where did he think it was a deer lip.

"Good, good." Xiao Buyi nodded and smiled bitterly, "Master Chen, Buyi is a rough person, I haven't eaten this." "He lied about this, he had eaten deer in the cottage, but he had never eaten it so elaborate and delicious. But a cloth cloth is not an Orion, and eating deer lips is still a confusing thing.

Chen Yanzhi didn't care about the rudeness, "If Buyi is summoned by the saint, these are really nothing." ”

He called him by his name, but his tone was affectionate, and when he saw that Xiao Buyi really didn't know, he didn't mean to disdain, but introduced him to the rest of the dishes. Xiao Buyi was startled again when he heard this, when he saw four dishes and one soup, he only saw flowers and greenery, where did he think of such a precious. The red one is roasted from swan meat, but the yellowish one is cooked with bear's paws, a big bone stick-like thing, inconspicuous, it turned out to be a wild camel's hoof, and the rest of the bowl of soup is called Xuanyu syrup, but it is cooked with mare's milk.

Xiao Buyi ate swan meat, didn't know if he was a toad, ate a few more bites, looked up and asked: "Lord Chen, Buyi has seen ugliness, he has never eaten such a delicious taste, this time it can be regarded as an eye-opener." ”

Chen Yanzhi said with a smile: "After all, there are not many people who eat swan meat in their lifetime, and they have to eat swan meat through their own efforts to be considered capable." Buyi doesn't need to be too modest, I think the person who can be recommended by both Ke Dun and Pei Valve is by no means mediocre. ”

Xiao Buyi was slightly stunned and said, "Ke Dun recommended me? ”

Chen Yanzhi didn't know when he saw him, his expression didn't seem to be fake, and he hesitated before saying: "I also heard what others said, and I don't know if it's true or not." ”

Xiao Buyi thought of Ke Dun, I don't know if I should thank her, Ke Dun has always been lukewarm to him, I didn't expect her to recommend herself, this person knows how to use talents, Pei Mingcui is also loyal, but Da Sui is still dead, which makes people pity the loyalty of these people.

"These dishes are a must-have for everyone who comes to the inn?" Xiao Buyi asked with some curiosity.

Chen Yanzhi said slowly: "Different visitors, of course, have different reception specifications. Buyi has no official position, and it is a cloth cloth, so these dishes seem to be prepared according to the specifications of the seven-rank official. But it's not me who prepares, because I can't break the rules. ”

He was ambiguous, Xiao Buyi didn't want to ask much, and secretly thought that since he had prepared a seven-pin meal, would he have to sit in the position of seven-pin? Yu Wenhua and Shaoqing officials are from the fourth grade, Li Jing has been from the sixth grade for more than ten years, and he is not allowed to be promoted, if he wants to mix from the seventh grade to the fourth grade, it seems that the hair is not necessarily white, but the Great Sui is going to die, how can he wait for himself to boil? In this way, the official road still does not work.

Both of them are gossip, Chen Yanzhi is kind and approachable, and there is no official arrogance at all, which makes Xiao Buyi feel good. After finishing the meal, Chen Yanzhi was also a little surprised, and didn't understand why the will hadn't come yet, so he asked Xiao Buyi to go to the wing room to rest. After resting in the afternoon, Xiao Buyi waited in the guest room again, bored. Fortunately, Chen Yanzhi took the initiative to talk to him, Xiao Buyi felt a little relieved, a senior official from the fourth grade chatted with you, not enough for you to stink? In the future, it will be a show-off capital to turn around the cottage.

Footsteps outside the door were hurried, Chen Yanzhi slowly stood up and said with a smile: "Presumably the Huangshe people have arrived." ”

As soon as the door rang, Huang Sheren pushed the door in, his face was only uneasy, Xiao Buyi saw that he didn't know why, his heart was just to meet, first the eastern capital and then the eastern city, and the first wait was more than two months, so many twists and turns, Yang Guang, the emperor's face, was really big.

Chen Yanzhi asked, "But the will of the Holy One has arrived?" ”

Huang Sheren's face was a little strange, and he held up the holy decree and said, "Xiao Buyi takes the decree." ”

Xiao Buyi could only kneel down and say, "Xiao Buyi takes the order." ”

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said," Huang Sheren moved these two sentences up, "There is a view of Xiao Buyi's merits, and Xiao Buyi is specially appointed as the school secretary, and he chooses to take office, and he admires this." ”

Huang Sheren accepted the holy decree and handed it to Xiao Buyi, and when the three of them sat down, three pairs of six eyes were full of doubts.

Chen Yanzhi's eyes were full of surprise, and he could even be said to be disappointed, and he smiled after a while: "Congratulations to Buyi, in the future, you and I will be courtiers, and I hope to take care of each other." ”

Xiao Buyi asked in a daze: "Lord Huang, is the teacher a teacher?" ”

Huang Sheren's face was very strange, and he said in a deep voice: "It's the school secretary, I'll explain to you later, I'll say a few words to Lord Chen first." ”

Xiao Buyi saw that the two of them had ghostly expressions, and he didn't know why. Huang Sheren went out with Chen Yanzhi early, I don't know how long I muttered, Xiao Buyi also muttered in his heart, they are all Lang, how much difference is there between himself as a wolf and a foreigner? Coming all the way to teach is really ridiculous.

The door opened again, and Huang Sheren walked in alone, he and Xiao Buyi were also familiar with each other, and they were no longer polite, "Buyi, I will take you to the secretary province tomorrow, and there will be someone to see you there." It is really gratifying to congratulate you on the fact that you can be promoted to the position of school secretary only when you arrive in the Eastern Capital. ”

When he said that he was congratulatory, there was no joy on his face.

Xiao Buyi didn't go out of the guest house and Dongcheng until he arrived at the Waiguo Lide Fang, and saw that no one was paying attention to the left and right, so he took out the ingot silver and stuffed it over, "Lord Huang, what does the position of school secretary do?" ”

In fact, what he wanted to ask most was not what Xiao Shulang would do, because even if he was given a big general, it would only be a few years before the situation collapsed, but what he was most concerned about was why Yang Guang said that he wanted to see him, and now he is just a petty official. He knows that he has some self-knowledge, only from the disappointment in Chen Yanzhi's eyes, it can be seen that this school scrivener's official position is definitely not big, he heard that Yu Shinan was a secretary in the restaurant last time, I don't know which wolf is more wolf?

Xiao Buyi is cloth clothes, the most important thing now is money, the merchants gave him a lot of entanglements, he is not a stingy person, he thinks that the money is enough to spend, the network is the most important, Huang She people get money, they get the news, it is really a matter of course. Every time Xiao Buyi made a silent dot, Huang Sheren was still half-pushed and half-pushed at first, and later became familiar with Xiao Buyi, and felt that Xiao Buyi's money might have been robbed, and he was not humble, but this time he pushed it away with his hand and said: "Buyi, you give me money again, but you are ashamed of me." Actually, alas, I don't understand what's going on, I thought you were at least an official from the sixth grade, but I didn't expect that the saint would only seal you as a school scholar, I was powerless, and I was really ashamed. ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and put the silver in Huang Sheren's hand, "Brother understands, Lord Huang's care for me, including Bu Yiming's feelings, this matter is not determined by Lord Huang, no matter what, there will always be hardship." ”

Huang Sheren saw Xiao Buyi's sincerity, no longer shirked to take the silver, sighed slightly, and patted Xiao Buyi's shoulder hard, "Buyi, if you don't dislike it, don't call me an adult, just call me big brother." ”

Xiao Buyi didn't shirk either, and said with a smile: "It's the best, Brother Huang doesn't have to sigh, human fate is predestined, and it is not much use to think wildly." ”

Huang Sheren nodded, "Brother Xian's state of mind is not arrogant or impatient, and he is really a talented person." It's just that you have to be recommended by both Kedun and Pei Valve, which is already an unprecedented thing. Because although Pei Valve and Kedun are both loyal to the saint, their opinions are always different, and this time they are both recommending one person, and they both feel that the future of the virtuous brother is limitless. It's hard to think that now there is only one school scrivener, which is really unexpected. ”

As if he had seen through Xiao Buyi's thoughts, Huang She said: "Originally, the saint wanted to see you, but I have been in a bad mood recently, so I haven't seen you today, but I think my brother always has a chance, don't give up on yourself." ”

"Why is the Holy One in a bad mood?" Xiao Buyi said in his heart, Lao Tzu didn't see him when he was in a good mood.

Huang Sheren looked around, and when he saw that no one was paying attention, he lowered his voice and said, "I'll talk to my brother about this, and you must not tell anyone else." Seeing Xiao Buyi nodding, Huang Sheren said: "Dong Chun, who stayed in Pengcheng, had worked hard and worked hard to pacify the thieves in Yishui, and won many battles, but now there are more and more thieves. Someone framed Dong Chunping as a thief, saying that he was cowardly, and the saint was upset because of the Goryeo incident, and when he heard this, he took Dong Chun to the Eastern Capital, and now he is said to be executed! It's also a good thing that you don't see the saint, otherwise if you really run into him in a bad mood, I'm afraid there will be a disaster. ”

Xiao Buyi was stunned for a while, secretly thinking that this Yang Guang is not an ordinary tyranny, there are ministers who have been cooking and killing, and meritorious ministers are torn, Pei Mingcui also asked herself to persuade him, isn't that a big joke? !

The two said as they walked, and Huang Sheren said: "The post of school secretary is the ninth grade, which belongs to the secretary province, and the secretary of the province is now the secretary supervisor Liu Guyan, the deputy official secretary Cheng, the subordinate official secretary Lang, the school secretary Lang, the orthography, the record and other positions. There are more than 10 school scriveners, and the work of this school scrivener is mainly only to proofread the classics, and it is easy to say that it is easy. ”

Xiao Buyi almost lifted his toes up to calculate, only to know that his wolf was not as good as Yu Shinan's wolf, and he was not disappointed, only funny, "Brother Huang, Buyi is a rough person, and he doesn't know big characters, how can he be a school scholar, why don't you quit?" ”

Huang Sheren shook his head again and again, "Don't do it, the saint is in a bad mood, so he made you an official, you resigned immediately, I'm afraid that someone will catch the handle, and when the time comes, I will join you, and my brother will have a big disaster." ”

Xiao Buyi's heart moved, "I just arrived in the Eastern Capital, who will join me?" ”

Huang Sheren hesitated for a moment, "Brother Xian, although Ke Dun is powerful, it is just outside the fortress, and the sky is high and far away, so it can't protect you." But you are recommended by Pei Valve, as long as you are careful and forbearant, there will always be a way out, and you will not be far away for your brother and other things. ”

Xiao Buyi knew that his relationship with himself was maintained in interests, and he explained that a few words to himself were also based on silver, and he still had scruples in many places, so he didn't ask questions, and went straight back to the inn.

Before his ass was hot, Yuan Xi had already pushed the door in, "Brother Bei, where did you go today, why can't I find you." ”

Xiao Buyi was not angry, but said with a smile: "Where do you go down, do you have the obligation to tell Brother Yuan?" ”

Yuan Xi didn't hear Xiao Buyi's bad tone, and walked over with a shake of his head, "Of course Brother Bei doesn't need to tell me, but a few days ago, Brother Bei said that there were several early warblers competing for warm trees, and it was wonderful for a new swallow to peck at the spring mud." Compared with raising the head and saying that the white clouds are low, and the four seas and lakes are all looking at two sentences, the realm is completely different, but they are all wonderful. The former is graceful, the latter is bold, but from the mouth of Brother Bei, they are all so wonderful and natural. ”

Xiao Buyi saw Yuan Xi's intoxication, and remembered that he had indeed said these two sentences to him, and he was in a hurry to go out, but he grabbed himself and wanted to compose a poem, so he casually borrowed Bai Juyi's two sentences, but he didn't expect to stop him again, and he still can't forget it.

"Brother Yuan has won the award, in fact, I am a rough person, and I don't know a few big characters......"

Speaking of this, Xiao Buyi can't go on, he doesn't know a few big words, but he goes to be a school scrivener, this is no longer a measure to use, but some deliberately embarrassed, Huang Sheren said that he had to be careful and tolerant, so he said that he did this Jiupin Sesame Official, it must be the result of someone being embarrassed! There are not many people who can not deal with Pei Valve, Yu Wenhua is of course one of them, so he saw him as a horse and a horse, and he did his best like a mule, but he could stay by Yang Guang's side every day, but he was saying bad things about himself?

Seeing that Xiao Buyi was silent, Yuan Xi still didn't know his face, and arched his hand: "Brother Bei, didn't you think hard about meditation yesterday, but I think these two poems are good, but the time is wrong, Brother Bei is a warm tree, and Xinyan Chunni is talking about the scene of spring, but now that it's winter, could it be that Brother Bei did these two sentences early?" ”

Xiao Bu's head was as big as a bucket, and he wanted to move Mr. Teaching out to save him, but Yuan Xi hurriedly said: "I thought about it for a long time, so I came up with a few lines of poetry, and I asked Brother Bei to correct it." Ignoring Xiao Buyi's yawn, Yuan Xi had already chanted: "Flying souls are the same as night magpies, and they are worried about the morning chicken." Hanging cobwebs in the dark, empty beams falling into swallow mud, Brother Bei, what do you think of my words? ”

Xiao Buyi heard the applause and said loudly: "Good poems, good poems, especially this sentence of the morning chicken is the best, I heard this sentence, I just want to sleep immediately." ”

When he said this, he turned around and walked towards the bed, but was grabbed by Yuan Xi, and when Xiao Buyi turned around, he was a little stunned when he saw the cunning in Yuan Xi's eyes, and he didn't think much about it.

Yuan Xi said: "My Yan mud is completely different from your spring mud, your mud is new mud, and I am an old mud ......."

Xiao Buyi couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "Brother Yuan's old tree has new sprouts, which is gratifying." ”

Yuan Xi was stunned for a moment before saying, "I came up with a wonderful sentence, and I would like to ask Brother Bei to say a few more words." It's just that every time Brother Pei composes a poem, there are only two sentences? ”

Xiao Buyi sighed: "I am the real talent, what I said is nothing more than improvisation, what kind of poetry I made, so after saying two sentences, I have no power to follow." ”

"No, Brother Bei must say a few words today, I can't hear Brother Bei compose poems now, and I'm uncomfortable all day."

Xiao Buyi said with a smile: "That's a big trouble, Yuan Xi will eventually marry a wife and have children, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany him at that time." ”

Yuan Xi's eyes widened, and he suddenly laughed again, "I don't know how to marry a wife, but I can be with Brother Bei every day, I'm just afraid that Brother Bei will dislike it." ”

Xiao Buyi knew that the trouble was even bigger than he imagined, and hurriedly changed the topic, "Since this is the case, I might as well obey my fate and compose two verses of poetry." ”

"Don't just listen to me." Yuan Xi said happily, it seems that he just hates to take a paper and write it down.

"Those who abandon me will not stay yesterday, and those who disturb my heart will be troubled today." Xiao Buyi groaned two sentences, but felt that these two sentences were more in line with his state of mind, and when he saw Yuan Xi's stunned appearance, he only thought that he was not lightly electrified, and couldn't help asking, "What do you think of these two sentences, Brother Yuan?" ”

Yuan Xi shook his head, "Brother Bei, what are you doing?" Is it poetry? It doesn't rhyme, and the number of words is not neat, just like the oil seller shouting, this time Brother Bei's poem is a big failure, a big loss! ”

Xiao Buyi was stunned, he didn't expect to get this comment, he didn't wait to speak, pretended to be a scholar, and then ran in with a wife, "Little, little boy, it's not good." ”

When Yuan Xi heard that the big thing was not good, he didn't care about helping Xiao Buyi correct his mistakes, but he just whispered a few words to Yahuan, his face had changed greatly, and he arched his hand and said: "Brother Bei, I still have something to do, I can't accompany me, so I'll see you later." ”

After he finished speaking, he ran away in a puff of smoke. Xiao Buyi breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head and walked towards the bed, muttering to himself: "Ignorant Xiaobai, Li Bai's masterpieces are all said to be substandard, and I look down on you." You haven't heard me draw a knife and cut off the water, raise a glass to dispel your sorrows, otherwise you will definitely be shocked! ”

After thinking about it, I don't understand what is good about this poem, it is all moved over by life, and it has been recited by people through the ages, so it is naturally appreciated by masters. Now that I think about it, different eras have different standards, and I haven't moved out the contemporary poetry yet, otherwise Guan Bao Yuan Xi doesn't want to come to him, when he sat on the bed, Xiao Buyi sighed inexplicably, "Secretary Lang, School Book Lang, Oil Seller, Jiupin Officer, such a big sesame official!" ”

When I fell asleep, I just thought, Bi Ma Wen, don't be complacent, jump up and down, even if Lao Tzu doesn't cure you, you won't be able to jump for a few years.

(To be continued)