Five days later, Di Qing, the world-renowned privy deputy envoy and Changhua military envoy, returned from Yanzhou.

After arriving in Bianjing, he was appointed as the envoy of the Xuanhui Southern Yuan, the Xuanfu envoy of the Jinghu South and North Road, and the envoy of the Guangnan East and West Road Economic Control Thieves...... Together, so many official positions are a 'full power', and Di Qing has the right to decide all military and political affairs in the south alone.

This series of decisions made by the official family shook the officialdom of Beijing. This is the first time since Taizong ascended the throne that a military general was sent to take command of the expedition, and no civilian officials were sent to accompany the supervising army. This naturally caused great uneasiness among the civil officials, but the current situation in Lingnan could not tolerate the slightest mistake, so Di Qing could only be used, and power must be delegated to him. So all the opponents fell silent, and only the cheers of the supporters remained—and at this moment, Di Qing was in anticipation.

In the vertical arch hall, the official family set up a banquet for Di Shuai, who was about to go on the expedition.

Looking at this masculine man who was the most beautiful man in the Great Song Dynasty in the past, the only flaw on his face was the golden seal that indicated his origin, and the official family always felt a little regretful, and he sighed lightly: "The most correct thing that the widow has done over the years is to promote Hanchen." ”

Di Qing, the word Hanchen, is seven feet long, with a majestic posture and a face like a crown of jade. When he was sixteen years old, because his brother fought with the villagers, he was stabbed on behalf of his brother and used as a forbidden army, so he had a gold seal on his face. He charged forward in the Song-Xia War, made a lot of achievements, and became a famous general in the world.

After the Song and Western Xia negotiated peace, he returned to Beijing and was summoned by the emperor because of his prestige, and since then he has become the first favorite general in Zhao Zhen's heart...... He started from the front of the guard infantry palace, and soon rose to the deputy commander of the infantry army and the commander of the horse army, and became the leader of the Great Song Forbidden Army. He was promoted to the envoy of the Changhua Army, and three months ago, he was promoted to the deputy envoy of the privy council, and reached the peak of the Great Song Dynasty soldiers.

"The reward and promotion of the official family," Di Qing got up gratefully and said: "Di Qing has a sense of guilt, only the body is broken, and the liver and brain are retribution!" ”

"Sit down, sit down." Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "You, the important weapon of the country, are missing a corner and a crack, and the widow will be distressed." ”

"Di Qing is a soldier, how dare he spare his life." Di Qing is colorful.

"Good, good!" Xu is because of his own lack of masculinity, Zhao Zhen appreciates this kind of masculinity very much, and said three 'good' in a row before he continued: "Aiqing is going to the south, just fight to your heart's content, and the rest of the things are taken care of, teach you to have no worries!" ”

"Thank you, official." Di Qing said in a deep voice.

"This battle must not only be won, but also won thoroughly and beautifully!" Zhao Zhen was slightly excited: "Play my prestige as a Great Song Dynasty!" Let those careerists break their minds! ”

"The last will obey!"

"Come, the widow will give you a drink."

"The last general will not dare to ......"

At the end of the feast, Zhao Zhen took out a sealed secret letter from his sleeve and handed it to Di Qing with his own hands: "After leaving Beijing, I will open it and look at it, and burn it after reading." ”

"Whoa." Di Qing respectfully took it, put it in his arms, and collected it closely.

The official family gave him a brocade robe and gold armor, and personally awarded him the sword of the Son of Heaven, full of ardent expectations: "When the triumphant day of the three armies arrives, I will personally catch the wind for you!" ”

"Your Majesty......" Di Qing bowed deeply.

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The army went out, naturally it took time to prepare, it was because Di Qing had not yet left Beijing, and Ouyang Xiu, who was far away in Luling, Jiangxi, received the latest Di report.

In the past half a month, Chen Ke and the others have become familiar with Lao Ouyang. Ouyang Xiu was a noble person, and Chen Ke was right on his appetite. In particular, they never regarded him as the leader of the literary world, and they did not mean to flatter him at all, which made him appreciate it very much. After going back and forth, these people turned out to be New Year's friends, and they began to talk no big or small.

Ouyang Xiu showed them the newspaper he had just received, and said triumphantly: "How about it, the veteran will come out, a top two, right?" ”

"Di Qing Dilan cares about our birds," Chen Ke read the newspaper twice, and after reading it, instead of flattering him, he asked, "Why is there no news of Uncle Chen?" ”

"Hey, unpatriotic stinky boy." Ouyang Xiu scolded with a smile, and said with a straight face: "If there is the name of Chen Zhixian on this, you should cry." ”

"......" Chen Ke looked at him puzzled: "What do you mean?" ”

"In this case, there are too many people who have offended, if your father becomes famous because of this, it will be difficult in the future...... Ouyang Xiu said lightly: "This is the official family protecting him." As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "After three generations, I can't find a second king, such a king who thinks about his courtiers." ”

"All I care about is when my dad will be released from prison!" The waiting time was too long, and it was difficult for Chen Ke to maintain peace of mind.

"Impatient boy, be respectful of your elders." Ouyang Xiu glared at him, twisted his beard and said, "There will be no special instructions in Bianliang City. ”

"How do you know?"

"Read the Di newspaper attentively," Ouyang Xiu patted his head with a pu fan and said: "The above is clear, all the major military and political affairs in Hunan and Guangxi are dictatorial by Di Hanchen, and naturally include your father's case!" ”

"So what are we going to do?" Chen Ke asked anxiously. The heart said, is it difficult, do you want to play a thousand miles to Di Qing again?

"yes, what to do?" Ouyang Xiu said with a narrow smile. hated Chen Ke and them, and really wanted to beat this old man down.

Seeing that a few little guys were angry, he shook his fan and said leisurely: "You don't have to do anything, the official family is a person of great affection, like Chen Gongbi, who is not afraid of hardships and dangers, and is loyal to the country, the official family must have proper arrangements, and he will not let him have a ...... of mistakes" paused, and said with deep feelings: "Speaking of carefulness, no one in the Great Song Dynasty can compare with the official family." ”

In the same newspaper, Chen Ke and they can only understand the surface, but Ouyang Xiu can see so many ways, this is the gap.

Seeing that a few people were skeptical, Ouyang Xiu said loudly: "Put your heart in your belly, if you don't believe it, let's make a bet, if Chen Zhixian has a mistake, the old man will give you this life!" ”

Hearing him say this, Chen Ke felt a lot more relieved, and said with a smile: "We are still young, it's not cost-effective." ”

"The old man doesn't want your life." Ouyang Xiu smiled and said: "The old man has to stay here for a year, it is very inconvenient in the poor countryside, how about you be a little servant for me for a year?" As he spoke, he assigned the task: "I've already thought about it, Brother Monkey runs errands, the big black janitor, the little monk sweeps the floor, San Lang, how about you be a scholar for me?" ”

"......" Everyone is sweating, but they are a little moved, they know that this is Lao Ouyang is promoting them...... After following him for a year, as long as you study hard, whether it is knowledge or insight, you will usher in a qualitative leap. Taking 10,000 steps back, just with the gold-lettered signboard of 'Ouyang Xiumen', it is enough to rank among the Shilin, and he will be regarded as a guest wherever he goes.

Such a heavy gift, coming out of Lao Ouyang's mouth, seemed to take advantage of it. Not to embarrass a few of them at all. After making eye contact with Song Duanping, Chen Ke nodded and said, "Bet!" ”

"What about the little monk?" Ouyang Xiu asked.

"Amitabha, the little monk is very good at sweeping the floor." Xuanyu folded her hands.

"......" saw that they had become a family, and the little prince Zhao Zongji was envious, he scratched his ears and cheeks on the side, but it was difficult to speak. He was not thinking about his clan identity, but about another layer......

Ouyang Xiu seemed to have the same concerns, so he had been very cold to Zhao Zongji. These days combined, I didn't say more than ten words to him.

"One day in the future, you will be sharp," looking at his embarrassed appearance, Lao Ouyang finally couldn't bear it, and sent Chen Ke to work in the field, and said to him lightly this time: "The old man will accept you as a closed disciple." ”

"Thank you Ouyang Gong." Zhao Zongji's eyes turned red at once, and he sang deeply, and said aggrievedly: "I never had the slightest thought. ”

"It's a pity that a lot of times, no one cares what you think." Ouyang Xiu looked at him with empathy and said, "Others like to think for themselves. ”

"Yes......" Zhao Zongji took a deep breath, bit his lower lip and said, "Who made me unlucky, I can't even be a carefree clan." ”

"You can't say that, everyone has a difficult scripture to read, what is your suffering?" Ouyang Xiu enlightened him: "Don't talk about others, just talk about the old man, I have been sluggish since I was a child, my family is poor, and I have tried and failed, and I can't continue...... I won't talk about it, and I said that when I was the most proud in my life, I was slandered as 'adultery' by political enemies, and I was not only demoted from Beijing, but also almost ruined. At that time, I was only thirty years old, and by now, my temples have been dyed with frost and my essence has failed. ”

"You are a hundred times worse than me." Zhao Zongji said softly.

"When I was at my worst, my friends were afraid that something would happen to me and wrote to comfort me, but I wrote back to assure them: first, I would never give up on myself and would not complain. Second, although I was relegated to a small county like Yiling, I will be a good official, diligent in political affairs, and will never slack off. Thirdly, I will 'learn the way every day' and study and learn. Ouyang Xiu showed a proud expression and said, "Ten years have passed, I can say that I did it!" ”

"Yes." Zhao Zongji was convinced. When Ouyang Xiu was deposed, he did not have the fame he has now, and he, like Fan Zhongyan, sublimated himself in the most difficult situation, one became a sage and the other became a writer. He couldn't help but ask softly, "How did you overcome frustration in the face of adversity?" ”

"Without it. Only 'self-love'. Ouyang Xiu said lightly: "In this world, everyone is sorry for you and can be forgiven, but you are sorry for yourself and can't forgive." ”

"Students are taught." Zhao Zongji said deeply.

"No one knows what will happen in the future," Ouyang Xiu hesitated for a long time, but still said more: "If there is really that day, you have to be careful of Zhao Zongshi." ”

"......" Zhao Zongji was terrified.