- When he got up early the next morning, Chen Ke was refreshed and played a set of tiger and tiger boxing in the courtyard, which attracted the excited applause of the widows.

took the towel handed by Du Qingshuang and went to the bathroom to take a shower...... Of course, it's a pure shower, followed by a breakfast of artwork in Bianjing, and finally a cup of fragrant tea. If someone asks him, are you happy? He would laugh and say, 'Who is happy if I am not sexually blessed?' ’

Yesterday afternoon, Zhao Zongji asked someone to bring a message over, saying that the imperial court had approved his leave...... The new science and technology scholars all have a year's vacation, Chen Ke first went to Dali, and then to Liao, but he has not enjoyed it, and now of course he has to make up for it. However, Zhao Zongji said that the imperial court would definitely not let him idle for a year, and the official family meant that it was probably an idle errand for him to rest.

'What do you mean to rest?' Chen Ke said he didn't understand, but in any case, he was on vacation now and could rest for a good time.

After breakfast, he went to the West Courtyard to talk to Erlang. Chen Chen was one term earlier than Chen Ke, a second-class jinshi, first out of the Dinghai main book, three years later after the expiration of the examination course, promoted to the county magistrate of Ye County, this year's term, the second examination excellent, was transferred back to the capital, promoted to Dr. Taichang, and the editor of the National Academy of History.

Speaking of which, in just six years, he was promoted to the official of Zhengbapinjing, and Erlang was already prosperous......

When Chen Ke came, Chen Chen was studying, he had just gone to Beijing, and according to the regulations, he had a month's vacation, so that the officials could settle down at home, familiarize themselves with the environment, and handle all affairs properly before going to work. Chen Chen doesn't have a small family, and there is only one servant, one mustache and one coachman who goes to Beijing with him: there is no need to settle down, the house is all cleaned up, and it will be done if you live in directly, I want to say that I will go to work directly.

Who knew that Shangfeng said, you can rest in peace, and this is the benefit of being an official in the imperial court. A cent is no less than yours. Why not, Chen Chen had no choice but to go home and rest.

Seeing Chen Ke come in, he put down the book. got up and smiled: "I woke up so early, I thought I had to sleep until noon." ”

"It's been a habit for many years to wake up on time every morning." Chen Kexin said. Except for that day. Look at the room, there are only the necessary furniture, and then there are stacks of books, simple as a cold Confucian, and I can't help laughing: "I have been an official for six years, but it has not changed at all." ”

"Why change?" Chen Chen smiled: "The simpler life is, the more peaceful your heart will be." He was afraid that Chen Ke would misunderstand, so he smiled again: "One person has one way to live, if you are like me." I guess it's going crazy. ”

"Hehe," Chen Ke laughed, "I'm a layman, so I have to have fun." in order to do things well. ”

"You, you." Chen Chen shook his head and smiled: "That's how Liulang made you bad." ”

"Xiaoliu just doesn't like to read, but his ability is actually not small." Chen Ke smiled: "Our whole family is an official." What does it mean to be a bird? Let him go. ”

"Anyway, my brothers only listen to you." Chen Chen smiled bitterly: "Even my second brother ......"

"I listen to my second brother." Chen Ke said with a smile. The brothers looked at each other and smiled, and after a long absence, their lives came to naught, and they regained the feeling that blood was thicker than water.

The brothers sat in the warm morning light and ate tea, under the influence of Chen Ke, Chen Chen also only ate clear tea, rushed a pot of hairy tips, and then brought some refreshments, just like this while eating and chatting, time flies.

Although they have never met, there is still a correspondence between the brothers, so the brothers are no strangers to each other's experiences over the years. Chen Chen poured Chen Ke a cup of tea and said with a smile: "I saw you extraordinary when I was a child, but I didn't expect that in just a few years, you have made such a big career, as your brother, I am really proud." ”

"What kind of career do workers talk about...... Chen Ke shook his head and smiled: "It's just doing your duty, and you are also doing your duty as a parent." The plague in Ye County the year before last, in order to stabilize people's hearts, you vacated the county government and concentrated on treating the sick, but most of the other counties fled, but no one in Ye County escaped, and stayed to fight the disaster and prevent the epidemic. In the end, it is your county that has the fewest deaths. Say, "Can I not be proud of you?" ”

"It's just a trivial matter, not enough to worry about," Chen Chen said with a smile: "Let's be honest with you, as long as I think of my younger brother being so good, I don't dare to relax in the slightest, lest I be laughed at in the future, talking about Brother Long and Mouse." ”

"So you're busy until you don't get married?" Chen Ke sighed and said, "Over the years, don't you rely on the "Hejian Biography" I gave you to pass the time? ”

"Poof......" Chen Chen, a gentleman who is good at Sven, was also out of shape, and scolded with a smile: "What a bastard, am I that kind of person!" ”

"So how do you solve that problem?" Chen Ke asked curiously.

Chen Chen didn't want to answer, but under the questioning of this embryonic brother, he had to pick up the teacup, put it down, pick it up again, put it down again, and said three times: "I don't need to look at that, I just need to think about her." ”

Chen Ke blinked and stopped talking. It turns out that the brother's obscenity kung fu has become superb......

"To tell the truth," Chen Chen said a little sadly: "Over the years, I have thought about her every day, but when I really want to meet immediately, I am afraid to see her." ”

"What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid that the she in my heart is not the same person as the real her." Chen Chen's sadness flowed into a river: "So I'm thinking, it's better to miss ...... than to see each other."

Before he finished speaking, he was slapped on the shoulder by Chen Ke and said, "I can't get used to you young people, one by one!" Do you want to live with your fantasies for the rest of your life? ”

"Of course not."

"Isn't that the end of it?" Chen Ke said: "Go and see her, if it's still your dream girl, there's nothing to say, whether it's drugging or kidnapping tickets this time, I'll get you back the round house!" ”

"I'll do my own thing, and I don't need you to get involved." Chen Chen shook his head and said, "Burn the qin and cook the crane!" ”

Chen Kexin said, if I don't burn the piano and cook the crane, Du Qingshuang is still singing outside, Liu Yue'e is still wandering the world, Xiao Guanyin...... Forget it, there is no human right in the face, so don't mention it.

"Don't talk about that." The brothers are at odds with each other in terms of feelings, and they don't talk about it if they can't talk about it. Chen Ke said: "Yesterday, my father said that there might be a big mess in Beijing, what's going on. ”

"It's caused by disarmament." Chen Chen said: "In the past few years, the imperial court has shouted for disarmament every year, but empty cannons have been released every year. However, in the spring, under the persuasion of Wen Xianggong and the former third envoy Zhang Xianggong, the official family finally made up their minds and ordered it to be completed by the end of June. ”

"This matter has been boiling since the beginning of the year, everyone in the army is in danger, and the families of military personnel are even more boiling. As the date of the announcement of the list approaches, the capital is already in chaos, and it is said that many soldiers and military families are engaged in tandem, and they want to make a big deal before the announcement and force the imperial court to make concessions......" Chen Chen looked at his younger brother and said: "At this time, Lord Yin Ouyang of Kaifeng Mansion fell ill again. Bao Zheng has long stopped meditating in Kaifeng Mansion, and now the palm print is Chen Ke's teacher Ouyang Xiu.

"What disease?" Chen Ke was shocked.

"Eye disease."

"Oh." Chen Ke nodded.

It is actually wrong to say that Bao Zheng and Ouyang Xiu are the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion, because the position of Fu Yin has always been reserved for the crown prince. So most of the time, this position is vacant, and the power of the prefect is exercised. Lao Bao is relatively good, and after more than two years in the position, the word 'right' went to Kaifeng prefect; Ouyang Xiu only served for one year, but his official was too high, so he also went to 'right'. However, officialdom is accustomed to calling officials highly, so they all call the two 'Fu Yin'. This is the same reason as calling the governor and the three envoys the same thing.

The capital is important, the Son of Heaven is under his feet, and the high-ranking officials are like carp crossing the river, and the affairs are complicated, so this is an important and complicated position, and it is difficult to control unless a shrewd, capable and virtuous minister is in charge. After Bao Zheng was appointed as the middle prince of the imperial history, the official family and the two ministers, after careful consideration, thought that Ouyang Xiu was indispensable.

So at this time last year, Ouyang Xiu, who was fifty-two years old, was appointed as a bachelor of Longtu Pavilion and the prefect of Kaifeng. But Ouyang Xiu refused in the letter. He spoke earnestly in "Ci Kaifeng Mansion Notes", telling that he had suffered from eye diseases for a long time, premature aging and many diseases, and suddenly dizzy, and his physical strength was exhausted, and he was afraid that he would not be able to govern such a heavy place as the capital.

He also frankly admitted that 'the ministers have always studied literature and rhetoric, and they are not good at governing the people and politics', and they are doing their best to write the "New Tang Dynasty Book", so they don't have so much energy to manage the affairs of the capital.

The imperial court resolutely refused to allow him to resign, and Lao Ouyang had to reluctantly take office. He has two completely different styles of politics and black spots, one is strict and serious, deterring the small, and the other is lenient politics and leading people to goodness. Both of these lines are reasonable, the key depends on the ability of the executor, Ouyang Xiu is obviously not his self-humble 'governing the people, neither is the director', he implemented a lenient and benevolent government, the Kaifeng Mansion is governed in an orderly manner, and is deeply loved by the people.

But as Ouyang Xiu had expected, due to Kyoto's busy schedule of official affairs and political affairs, he was a serious person, so he had to take care of everything day and night, constantly reviewing official documents and dealing with various things, as a result, his eye disease worsened, his eyes ached, his vision was blurred, and his physical condition was not as good as before.

"It's not that Lord Ouyang doesn't know the situation in Jingli," Chen Chen sighed and said, "Although he is sick at home, he has to report to him every day. He also extremely requested the imperial court to choose a competent official to replace him, but now, who will sit in this crater when the volcano is about to erupt? Nobody took over! As soon as my father and the government officials became officials, they could only hold on to their heads, and who knew that one day, they would break out. Saying that, he said worriedly: "Something happened, my father can't get out of it......"

"As for Rokuro, Daddy said that he was too deeply involved with the soldiers and scoundrels on the street, lest he follow him." Chen Chen continued: "Say, as long as he steps out of the house, he never has to come back." ”――

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