The whispering in the private room is naturally mostly fleshy nonsense, to make a long story short, the two agreed at night that Du Qingshuang would no longer accept new performance invitations, but only the list at hand, and he would have to perform until April and May next year. She just used this time to train Xiao Du to take over the song and dance troupe, so that those women would not be left without branches after she quit.

Du Qingshuang told Chen Ke that during this time, the two should not expose their relationship, so as not to bring unnecessary trouble, this is true for her, and even more so for Chen Ke...... After all, from now until March next year, it is a critical moment for Chen Ke. Therefore, Du Qingshuang persuaded Chen Ke bitterly: "During this period of time, the son is still concentrating on his studies, and Lianjie in the field is the right thing to do." If you are obsessed with the boudoir and miss the child's business, Qingshuang will become a vixen who is not shallow, and you can only find a stone to hit and die. ”

She did make sense, and Chen Ke agreed. For the next period of time, I didn't listen to what was going on outside the window, and I only read the books of the sages, and then I came to meet her after the autumn was over.

Having said that, the two of them had just fallen in love with each other, and when they thought of it, they hadn't seen each other for more than a month in the blink of an eye, and even a woman with a cold feeling like Du Qingshuang was stunned in her heart. Not to mention Chen Ke, who eats marrow and knows the taste. So this night, the two stayed awake all night, lingering to death, Du Qingshuang also threw away his reserve, trying his best to meet his lover, until the rooster crowed outside, only to suddenly wake up, urging Chen Ke to leave quickly, Hugh was about to be bumped into.

Chen Ke reluctantly got up, found his shorts and put them on, and gave Du Qingshuang a hot and spicy deep kiss, before he was reluctant to climb out of the window......

Don't look at her urging, but when he left, Du Qingshuang suddenly felt empty, looked at the window where Chen Ke disappeared, and quietly shed tears......

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The next few days. Chen Ke stayed at home honestly and read with his heart. Prepare for the autumn season in a month's time...... The rain, which had been going on all summer, finally stopped. The water level in the city began to drop, and according to Jia Jia's observation, the water in the city could basically recede in half a month at most...... So although many people are in legends. The autumn of this subject will be postponed, but Chen Ke thinks it is unlikely. The imperial court attached great importance to culture and education. It will inevitably make every effort to ensure the progress of the imperial examination, with the administrative efficiency of Kaifeng Prefecture, half a month. It's enough for them to repair the Gongyuan to seven, seven, eight, eight.

Cao began to be busy preparing for the wedding. She and Chen Xiliang are ready to get married after the autumn season and end this long-distance love run. But Chen Xiliang is not idle now, and he still has to go to the court every day, rain or shine.

On this day, it was another regular dynasty, and before the fifth watch, Chen Xiliang wore court clothes. Ride on a horse and be lit by a family lantern. Rush from home to the imperial city. On the streets leading to the imperial city, although the water receded, the streets were muddy and the horses were slow, and it took an old nose to reach the gate of the imperial city.

In front of the gate of the imperial city, there is no natural mud, and the stone road is washed clean. Chen Xiliang got off the horse, and walked to the waiting courtyard outside the Xuande Gate with a few colleagues who arrived at the moment. Outside the Xuande Gate, there are more than ten rooms on the left and right, which are the shelter and shelter places set up for the officials waiting for the end of the fifth watch and the opening of the imperial city, which is the so-called waiting courtyard.

The courtyard is divided into different rooms according to the rank, Zai Fu and the prince are naturally close to the Xuande Gate, and the sixth and seventh grade officials like Chen Xiliang are in the outermost room. The conditions and supplies in the room naturally vary.

The Song Dynasty was really attentive to its officials, and in order to appease the mood of the bureaucrats when they were waiting for the court, the Hanlin Division, which managed the courtyard to be missed, would provide the officials with wine, fruits, and food...... The Hanlin Division is an inner court institution, and the eunuchs work on the ground, as opposed to the Hanlin Academy in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it is a pavilion in the Song Dynasty.

The wine is the imperial wine, and the officials praise it, and the dried and fresh fruits and all kinds of meat are also supplied to the palace. When Chen Xiliang and the others entered the house, a subordinate stepped forward and said, "Today there is mutton, snacks and wine." "The impact of the flood has not been eliminated, and even in the palace, there is no fruit to eat.

Chen Xi nodded brightly, then asked for some snacks and a corner of wine, and carried it inside. At this time, there were still two quarters of an hour before the last dynasty, and the officials were already sitting in the courtyard, and the officials were talking quietly while eating and drinking, because from this moment on, they had already fallen under the supervision of the imperial historians, and any unethical behavior could be impeached, and they would be named and criticized at the least, and punished and demoted, so no one dared to be careless.

In stark contrast to the solemnity in the courtyard to be leaked, the lights in front of the hospital are bright and the voices are noisy. The vendors who sold breakfast actually set up stalls in front of the imperial gate of the Great Song Dynasty, selling rich breakfasts such as liver and flour porridge, braised duck eggs, and sprinkled seeds to the retinue, which were more numerous than the officials. Many officials did not like to eat the jade food provided by the hospital, so they also bought snacks outside and brought them in.

A thousand years from now, can you imagine setting up a stall at the gate of Zhongnanhai? In fact, the officials of the Song Dynasty could not accept it, and the noisy exchanges outside this solemn place made many officials frown and say "Zhentong Ear ......", but the officials of the Song Dynasty never thought of expelling these unsightly grass people. Because the law does not prohibit setting up stalls outside the official gate, the scholars and doctors are also allowed to maintain restraint and not abuse their power to destroy the livelihood of the people for their own comfort.

This is in stark contrast to other dynasties, where officials and lords are eager to clean up the front of their private houses.

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Today in the waiting hospital, Chen Xiliang felt that something was wrong, the peaceful and elegant atmosphere of the past was gone, and the officials couldn't suppress their voices, and their faces were full of excitement, restlessness, and worry, as if something big was about to happen.

He couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, he had been busy with his marriage recently, and his attention to the court couldn't help but decrease, so he was naturally confused at the moment, and he was really sorry for the identity of the official. He whispered to his colleague next to him, "What's the matter?" ”

"Yesterday, Ban'er went to see the official's house, and the monarch and the minister talked for a whole day." The colleague on the side smiled and replied softly: "I think there must have been a result, I went to the court today, just watch the play." ”

"I'm afraid it's not that simple, I saw Jia Xianggong, and he actually came here today." The colleague on the left side whispered again: "Since this old gentleman returned to Beijing, he has never been to the court, what are your plans to appear this time?"

"What are you going to do?" The previous colleague said, "Staring at the vacated seat for Ban'er." ”

"Then don't you have an open and secret fight with Han Xianggong?" The latter colleague was speechless: "These two are ruthless characters." ”

"It's what Wen Xianggong wanted." The former one sneered.

Seeing that the more they talked, the more outrageous it became, Chen Xiliang really regretted it, what did he say, if he let Yushi hear it, he would have to participate in their remarks......

Fortunately, at this time, the melodious bell sounded on the city gate tower, and the fifth watch day passed. The officials all kept their mouths, and went out to wait for the leakage of the courtyard, lined up in shifts outside the Xuande Gate, and under the leadership of the supervising imperial history, they entered the Xuande Xiaoguo Daqing Palace, and entered the Danfeng Xiaozhi Zichen Palace.

On the Zichen Palace, the furnishings have been set up, and the subordinate officials in the imperial history are sent to the west of the palace, and the supervising imperial history wearing a scarlet robe will be called to urge the hundred officials to take duty in the palace according to their grades. After the shift is completed, the official family will be promoted, and the hundred officials will meet him.

Zhao Zhen was wearing a red round-necked shirt with a black gauze and a right-angled head, sitting upright and silent. Instead, the personal eunuch beside him said nonsense, and said in a sharp voice: "Flat!" ”

After the hundred officials got up, Hu Yandui asked again: "What do the yamen have to play?" ”

According to the series of recitals, the Yamen of the Ministry of Books, the Privy Council, the Three Divisions, and the Province of Shangshu are arranged in order. But today's order was disrupted, and Zhang Boyu, the imperial historian of the Imperial History Observatory, rushed out of class before the prime minister and said: "The minister has this music!" In this case, there is only one possibility, that is, his recital involves the prime minister, and he believes that the prime minister is no longer qualified to speak in the court......

The officials present had come to see the good show of the Privy Council, and they couldn't help but gasp when they saw this.

Wen Yanbo was obviously also in the dark, and he couldn't help but be slightly surprised at the moment, but he calmed down in a blink of an eye and waited to see what happened.

"Play." Hu Yandu screamed.

"As the imperial history, the minister has the right to supervise hundreds of officials and rumors, and today I heard that Guo Shenxi, the deputy envoy of salt and iron, exposed Li Shen, the transfer envoy of Hebei, and sent someone to give the prime minister of the dynasty Wen Yanbo a ...... of "River Map"

Originally, the hundred officials only thought that it was an ordinary bribery and bribery, and they could keep quiet, but at this moment, when they heard that the property they received turned out to be the legendary "River Map", they 'buzzed' when they boarded.

Supervising Yushi hurriedly scolded: "Quiet! The hundred officials were silent. Listening to Zhang Boyu continue to read his recital, in the recital, Zhang Yushi only characterized this kind of acceptance behavior as 'collusion between friends and evil, and there is a case of trusting" and did not put it on the line, accusing Wen Yanbo of accepting holy relics privately and concealing them without reporting them...... However, everyone knows what he means.

Hearing the word "Hetu", the official family who had always been like an ancient well did not wave, and his face changed, he glanced at Wen Yanbo deeply, and saw that Wen Xianggong's face was expressionless, as if it was none of his business.

The official's gaze turned to Guo Shenxi, the deputy envoy of salt and iron, and asked in a low voice, "Is this the case?" ”

"It is true that when Weichen was in Hebei, he heard that there was a "River Map" in the world, but he never saw the real thing, so he didn't dare to report it rashly." Guo Shenxi hurriedly went out of class and said: "Later, I heard that the "River Map" had been secretly given to Wen Xianggong by Li Shen. Please ask Your Majesty to inquire about the Minister of Wen, and the ministers are willing to confront him. ”

"Wen Qing's family," the official nodded, turned his gaze back to Wen Yanbo's face and said, "What do you have to say?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there is no such thing." Wen Yanbo said categorically: "Guo Shenxi is purely a rumor, Zhang Boyu is chasing after the wind and shadows, the minister asks the two to come up with evidence, or Your Majesty can immediately send someone to search the minister's house, if there is the so-called "River Map", the minister is willing to lead the neck and kill!" ”

(To be continued)