Chapter 121: The Chicken Leg of the Degraded Official
Xiao Jiading smiled and reached out to caress her towering breasts: "Then let me see your heart......"
Bah! Ya Niang took a sip lightly and blocked his hand: "Hurry up!" The boss is still waiting! ”
Xiao Jiading also knew that there was no delay in this way, so he came out and told Crazy Mei. When Crazy Mei heard that Tang Lin was going to summon Xiao Jiading, which showed that there was still room for redemption, she couldn't help but be happy and nervous. Because Tang Lin only said that he would summon Xiao Jiading, he didn't let Crazy Mei follow, so she had to wait at home. sent Xiao Jiading to the door, and asked him to explain with thousands of instructions in his mouth, don't be angry.
Xiao Jiading saw that she was like a little daughter-in-law, so he patted her fragrant shoulder and agreed.
Su Yunxia did not participate in the poetry meeting, because there were some things on the construction site that were in a hurry to deal with, Xiao Jiading asked her to be busy with things on the construction site, and after coming back, she listened to the maid and the tender bamboo whispered, and then she knew that she was thinking about this limerick poem, and at first she felt that Xiao Jiading's poem was too child's play, but then she was silent, and when Xiao Jiading left, she said to Crazy Mei: "Sister, don't worry, I think this poem is vulgar, but the truth is very profound, and it happens to be aimed at Tang Sima's situation." Tang Sima just didn't use his heart to understand it when he was angry, and when he calmed down, he should be able to understand the good intentions of this poem. ”
Crazy Mei looked at Su Yunxia suspiciously, and saw that what she said was sincere, not a word of comfort, so she thought about it, couldn't help but her eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands and said, "That's right!" How could I not have thought of it! Sister, you're so smart! ”
Su Yunxia smiled: "The so-called concern is chaos, my sister is dedicated to the good of Brother Xiao." I'm in a hurry. I wasn't there, I heard it later, so I'm a little bit quieter. ”
Crazy Mei wants to understand this. Immediately swept away his worries and said, "Xiao Lang will definitely be able to handle this matter." ”
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Xiao Jiading sat in Yaniang's carriage and followed her to the yamen of the state capital.
Because Tang Lin was a degraded official, he did not have his own real estate in Yizhou, so he lived in the yamen. Generally, the yamen of the state capital is such a special courtyard to place degraded officials. The courtyard is luxurious, and it has its own back garden, which is very refined. Moreover, there are soap subordinates on duty to guard, which is equivalent to the current armed police standing guard, to show the importance of such a degraded official.
Ya Niang's carriage was smooth all the way. I didn't get off until I got to the gate of the courtyard. The soap on duty knew Xiao Jiading and hurriedly bowed down.
Entering the courtyard and arriving at the main hall, Tang Lin did not wait there. The main hall was empty. I asked the servants under the porch to know the way. Tang Lin went to the back garden alone. So Ya Niang asked Xiao Jiading to sit and wait in the main hall, and she went to the back garden to find Tang Lin.
Xiao Jiading knew that this is a way for officials to take the shelf, for those subordinates who need to be reused but have things that make them unsatisfied, it must be beaten, and one of the ways is to put the subordinates aside. Therefore, he waited calmly, and also took the opportunity to sober up. He didn't actually drink much. Walked this way, got here. The wine has long since dissipated.
After waiting for half an hour, Tang Lin walked in with a gloomy face. Sit down on a couch in the middle.
Xiao Jiading saw that he didn't speak, and he didn't say it himself. It was a bit cold for a while.
Ya Niang hurriedly made a color towards Xiao Jiading. Xiao Jiading cleared his throat and laughed: "Why didn't the boss leave without reading it?" ”
Ya Niang's original intention was to let Xiao Jiading quickly apologize, but she didn't expect Xiao Jiading to say this, and she seemed to have a little bit of blame for Tang Lin, so she couldn't help but be anxious and annoyed, and glared at him fiercely.
Xiao Jiading looked at Tang Lin as if he hadn't seen it.
Tang Lin's anger, which was already a little calm, was provoked by Xiao Jiading's marginal words again, he stared at Xiao Jiading, and said in a deep voice: "Don't you think, you should give an explanation for today's events?" ”
"I thought the boss understood," Xiao Jiading pretended to be very surprised, shrugging, "Since the boss asked me to explain, then I will explain,—— I know that the boss has been demoted to Yizhou, and I have been very depressed, but I believe that sooner or later the boss will leap into the sky and return to the center of the imperial court, I firmly believe in this." It's just that the boss is busy with official business, and he has never had the opportunity to see you, nor has he had the opportunity to say such things. It just so happens that the topic of today's poetry competition will be Yizhou Pagoda again. So I wanted to take the opportunity to comfort me, so I wrote this poem. The boss is now a degraded official in Yizhou, just like a pagoda, located on the lower floor. However, I believe that the boss will reverse the situation, and at that time, it will be located in the clouds, back to the center of the imperial court! ”
Tang Lin was stunned, and after thinking about it carefully, it wasn't like this, but using such a method to express consolation really made Tang Lin cry and laugh.
After listening to Xiao Jiading's explanation, Tang Lin basically believed Xiao Jiading's statement. His face was a little calmer, and he said, "You have to comfort me, how can you be on such an occasion?" Have you forgotten what I told you last time at the boat? ”
"How could I forget the teachings of the Boss. The boss asked me to find opportunities to increase my popularity as much as possible, and this time Lu Zhaolin came to participate in the poetry meeting, which was a good opportunity. He is the number one talent in the capital, as long as I defeat him in Doushi, I will be able to become famous in the capital. ”
"Since you know the way, why don't you listen to me? Why do you want to write such a vulgar slip in such a crucial competition? Do you know how much I expect from you? If you want to comfort me with this poem, you can write it to me later, why do you want to do this on such an important occasion? Shameful? ”
Xiao Jiading shook his head: "To be honest, boss, I don't think this poem is ashamed." Moreover, I am a lazy person, and I can say whatever I think in my heart, although I saw the boss at that time, although there was a smile on your face, there was a faint sadness between your eyebrows. If I write this popular poem to the boss after I come down, I believe that there is absolutely no such deep impression on the boss as it is now, and I believe that in this life, the boss will never forget my poem. I also hope that no matter what adversity the boss is, you have to believe in yourself, the salted fish can turn over, the pagoda can also be reversed, everything is possible! ”
Hearing Xiao Jiading's explanation, it turned out that he wanted to make himself memorable, and in the final analysis, it was also out of kindness, Tang Lin's anger gradually subsided, snorted, and said: "Do you know how rare it is to be able to compete with Lu Zhaolin on such an occasion?" I'm really disappointed that you lost, and you lost in this way! ”
"Lu Zhaolin is still young, almost like me, I believe that there will be many opportunities to fight poetry with him in the future, so there is no need to worry. Besides, fame and fortune are like floating clouds to me, and I am a free and easy person, and I don't care about these fame and fortune at all. What if you lose? - pampered and humiliated, watching the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court; Go and stay unintentionally, and follow the clouds outside the sky! ”
Tang Lin was stunned for a moment, Xiao Jiading's last two sentences were from the Taoist Hong Yingming's "Caigen Tan" in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. This is a state of mind that he sometimes wishes to have, but he can't see through Vanity Fair, and he wants to make a big career in his career. Therefore, although Xiao Jiading's two couplets also touched his heart, they did not make him change his already firm belief in his career.
However, this also made Tang Lin truly appreciate Xiao Jiading's detached attitude towards the world, which happened to be contrary to what he hoped Xiao Jiading would do for him! He admired Xiao Jiading's poetry very much, and firmly believed that Xiao Jiading could not write such vulgar poems as at the poetry meeting, but Xiao Jiading just wrote it, and after Tang Lin came back, after thinking about it carefully, he had a feeling that Xiao Jiading didn't care about fame and fortune at all, and he was too reckless! According to their own character. At that time, he was not very sure, but now, when he heard Xiao Jiading reciting such a tranquil and detached couplet, he knew that his guess was right!
No way! If Xiao Jiading is allowed to go on like this, then his overall plan may fail!
Tang Lin was thinking about it quickly in his mind, and finally, he figured out one thing, that is, if he didn't tell him things clearly, it would be impossible for him to follow his own plan, and it would probably fall short!
So, Tang Lin took a deep breath and said to Ya Niang next to him: "You are tired for a day, go back early to rest, and I will send someone to send him back later." ”
Ya Niang knew that they must have something very important to talk about, so important that even she couldn't let Zhi Lu Dao, although she wanted to hear it very much, it was not simply curious, but because the matter was related to Xiao Jiading, this is the man she is ready to entrust for life. But now, she can't stay. So he got up and gave a blessing, didn't say much, and turned around and left silently. When I went out, I closed the door, and there were only two people in the house, Tang Lin and Xiao Jiading.
Xiao Jiading was secretly proud in his heart, this was exactly his plan. Where is he actually a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune and quiet and far-reaching? If this were the case, he would not have the cheekiness to go to the door of the Qinglou to pick up banners and fight poems with others to make money, and sharpen his head to enter the yamen. All of this, including the posturing in the back, has only one purpose, that is, to let Tang Lin say what he is going to let Xiao Jiading do. Only when we know the truth can we weigh the pros and cons and make a choice. He believed that Tang Lin would definitely tell the truth of the matter.
Tang Lin said: "Do you know why I was demoted?" ”
Xiao Jiading shook his head and didn't speak, he knew that if he didn't ask, the other party would also say.
Tang Lin smiled bitterly and said: "The reason is very simple,—— that day the palace court meeting, at noon outside the palace to eat, I was eating a piece of chicken leg, the saint suddenly announced that I went in, I didn't think much about it, so I took the chicken leg in, but the saint saw it, and was furious, saying that I had lost official etiquette, so he immediately issued an order to demote me to Yizhou Sima, and let me leave Beijing on the same day. That's it, I was demoted! (To be continued......)