In the following days, until the fifth day of the first lunar month of the following year, except for the Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year, everyone got together for a small party, and the life of everyone in the "delegation" was basically a copy of the 26th day of the lunar month. Zeng Zhilin and Xu Shao'an, in addition to continuing to accompany Zhao Kuangyin to pick people, spent the rest of their time thinking about how to conduct actual combat training for the Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion; Lin Xiaoyu would be called to the palace by Queen Fu almost every day, and it was almost the norm; The rest of the brothers wandered around Kaifeng City, and almost saw all the places they could play and see.

The only difference is that it is the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month. That morning, before everyone had time to go out to do their own business, the post keeper of the pavilion accompanied several officials to the small courtyard where the "delegation" lived.

After being introduced by Na Yicheng, Wang Kunjun and others learned that these officials had come to deliver official certificates, seals, and official uniforms. Moreover, not only the brothers of the "delegation" were sent, but also the related items of those brothers who did not come to Kaifeng were also sent. Due to the large number of "Qingyuan" brothers, it is easier to talk about the relatively small things such as official certificates and seals, and the official uniforms, including clothes, hats, boots, etc., seem to occupy some space. For this reason, these officials also specially rushed a car.

Wang Kunjun and the others took a number of items, thanked the officials who came to deliver the things, and after sending them out of the small courtyard, they began to change their clothes, intending to see what they looked like in official robes.

Everyone worked hard for a while before they changed their clothes, then put on their official hats and official boots, and walked around the room one by one to show each other.

Everyone was showing off there, but they didn't notice that Lin Xiaoyu, who was sitting on the side, was in a very low mood at this time. This is not because Lin Xiaoyu is an official fan, she is not interested in being an official, especially an official in this era. The reason why she is in a bad mood is mainly because of her psychological imbalance, because among all the female traversers in the crossing team, she is the only one who has not received the title of Mrs. Decree (Wang Kunjun and others are all sixth- and seventh-grade officials, so they can only be named their wife Mrs. Edict, not Mrs. Fate).

Of course, the reason why this is the case is not that Chai Rong deliberately did not seal it, but that Lin Xiaoyu is now single, and it is impossible for Chai Rong to seal her a wife who can only be obtained by the wife of a meritorious official.

Although Zhang Weixin told Lin Xiaoyu about the rules, and Lin Xiaoyu had never taken it seriously before. But when she saw with her own eyes that on the appointment documents of the imperial court, the long list even included Yang Xiaoyun, Zhong Ziqi, and Han Qingwen - when Zhang Weixin reported the list, Wang Kunjun's two wives were written down, and the ins and outs of the matter were indicated, so Han Qingwen and Zhang Xiaofei both had orders - such non-traversers were on the list, but she was the only one who was not among them, there was still a huge psychological gap. Therefore, when the other members of the "delegation" walked around in official uniforms to learn how bad Lin Xiaoyu's mood was, one can imagine how bad Lin Xiaoyu was.

Fortunately, Lin Xiaoyu's bad mood lasted for a short time, and the father-in-law Ma, who had come to pick up Lin Xiaoyu into the palace every day for the past few days, appeared in the small courtyard again. When Lin Xiaoyu saw this father-in-law, it was like seeing his savior, and hurriedly said to Wang Kunjun, "I went into the palace to accompany the queen's mother", and then left the museum with Gonggong Ma.

At this time, Wang Kunjun and the others were still immersed in the novelty of wearing official robes for the first time, and they didn't notice Lin Xiaoyu's performance that was different from the past. Except for Wang Kunjun who agreed casually, the others didn't even notice that Lin Xiaoyu had left.

The lively atmosphere in the small courtyard did not calm down until Zeng Zhilin and Xu Shaoan left the pavilion and went to meet Zhao Kuangyin according to the prior agreement. Of course, because the freshness has not yet passed, and it is also convenient to move in the barracks in official uniforms, Zeng and Xu did not change their clothes back, and went directly in official uniforms.

After Zeng and Xu left, Zheng Zhiwei didn't delay in the pavilion anymore, and went to Xu Xinsheng to contact Xu Xinsheng after changing his clothes. The other brothers also lost their momentum just now because of their departure, and took off their official uniforms one by one, changed into civilian clothes and went to Kaifeng City. ,

Kaifeng City ushered in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere for three years, just when the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were still immersed in the joy of the New Year, Chai Rong, as the king of a country, had to worry about the war in the south. Due to the unfavorable deployment of Li Qi and the slow progress of the former military camp of Huainan Province, which led the troops to the south in November last year, Chai Rong finally did not listen to the persuasion of Empress Fu as written in the history books of his previous life, and still decided to drive the expedition in person, preparing to leave Beijing on the eighth day of the first lunar month. And Empress Fu did not stay in the capital as Lin Xiaoyu hoped, but decided to go with her husband.

Such a result made Lin Xiaoyu feel extremely bad. Moreover, because Empress Fu was busy preparing for the trip, she did not summon Lin Xiaoyu into the palace for two consecutive days, so that Lin Xiaoyu had no chance to persuade Empress Fu to stay in the capital until Chai Rong officially issued an order to Xing Huainan on the sixth day of the first month. Therefore, on the sixth day of the new year, with Chai Rong's will, Lin Xiaoyu was depressed for the whole day.

During this period, although Wang Kunjun and others tried every means to persuade them, they had little effect. The reason why this is the case is because Lin Xiaoyu is still worried that she is the only female traverser who has not been sealed, and she is more willful and can't listen to the persuasion of Wang Kunjun and others. Second, it is also because after this period of frequent communication, Lin Xiaoyu has regarded Queen Fu as his good friend and sister, and he really can't bear or want to see the other party lose his life.

Lin Xiaoyu's situation lasted until the evening of the sixth day of the new year, and after a few bites of food, Lin Xiaoyu returned to his room without saying a word. Although the other brothers of the "delegation" were very worried about her state, there was nothing good to do but let her go.

After dinner, when Wang Kunjun and the other three committee members just wanted to discuss how to persuade Lin Xiaoyu, they saw Zheng Zhiwei, who had been out for a day, walk in.

Zheng Zhiwei naturally made an appointment to chat with Xu Xinsheng today, but unlike in the past, Zheng Zhiwei now has no confidence at all a few days ago, but a depressed face. After entering the door, he did not immediately report to Wang Kunjun and others, but sat on the chair and was silent. Zheng Zhiwei's uncharacteristic expression made Wang Kunjun and the other three have a premonition, feeling that there might be something wrong with Xu Xinsheng's censorship.

Thinking of this, Wang Kunjun asked tentatively: "Brother Zhiwei, what's wrong with you, is it because Xu Xinsheng's review work is not going well, and he still hasn't revealed his background?" ”

Zheng Zhiwei shook his head when he heard this, and said: "That's not it, Xu Xinsheng has already revealed his life history to my brothers and me today, just as we expected at the beginning, this Xu Xinsheng is really a traverser." ”

"Now that it has been proven that he is a traverser, Brother Zhiwei, you should be happy, weishenme is going to be sad?" Xu Shaoan asked puzzled.

"Because, through his narration, I discovered a very coincidental fact. That is, this Xu Xinsheng is the same person as the Jia Runanjia brother from Shandong who said that Xu Shanduo who crossed with him is the same person. Zheng Zhiwei replied.

"Xu Shanduo?" Zhang Weixin said curiously, "Is that the Xu Shanduo who broke his promise and sacrificed his life to save his benefactor in order to get ahead?" ”

"Exactly," Zheng Zhiwei replied, "Xu Xinsheng is his name after he came out of Cui's house." ”

"So what, it doesn't matter if he's Xu Shanduo or Xu Xinsheng, as long as it's a traverser," Xu Shaoan said.

"That's different," Zhang Weixin shook his head and said, "If he is really that Xu Shanduo, whether to recruit him into the team will have to be carefully considered." ”

"Yes," Wang Kunjun agreed, "this matter has to be summed up." According to the Jia Run Anjia brothers, Xu Xinsheng or Xu Shanduo is a treacherous villain who doesn't count. Pulling such people into the gang may do more harm than good to the team. Of course, although Brother Jia is already a quasi-member of the team, we can't just listen to his words and draw conclusions about Xu Shanduo's behavior, and there are some things that we need to know more about it. ”

"What the fifth brother said is," Xu Shaoan answered, "We only have a one-sided relationship with Jia Run'an, and our understanding of him is also very limited, so we must not believe what he says." Besides, judging from his performance when we met Xu Xinsheng on the road, this person is still a person with a great sense of justice and righteousness. Not to mention anything else, just the fact that he dared to stand up in the face of nearly a hundred thieves is not something that a treacherous person who pursues fame and fortune can do. ”,

Zheng Zhiwei smiled bitterly when he heard Xu Shaoan's words, and said: "Starling, you only know one and don't know the other. Do you know that he weishenme wants to change his name to Xu Xinsheng, and weishenme risked his life to save Zhao Anyi's master and servant? ”

“weishenme？” Xu Shaoan asked puzzled.

"He did all this, to put it bluntly, for the sake of fame and fortune," Zheng Zhiwei replied, "I invited him to drink tonight, probably because I have been looking for various reasons to get close to him these days, so that he is aware of my motives." So, as soon as he came up, he drank to himself for a while. Then, without waiting for me to make a tentative statement, he pretended to have drunk too much, and began to test me in turn by talking drunk, trying to find out that I was deliberately approaching him again and again. I see that this is the case, and if I go around in circles with him again, it is likely that the relationship between the two sides will be stiffened. Therefore, I didn't hide it from him anymore, and directly handed him a copy of the 'test questions' I brought with me.

The results of the test were expected, and he passed without a hitch. Later, he talked to me about his experience after the crossing. It was through his narration that I knew that he was that Xu Shanduo. Moreover, when he was chatting with me, he did not hide the slightest hint of what he had done over the past two years. Not only did he bluntly tell him that he left the Cui family in order to get ahead as soon as possible, but also changed his name to avoid trouble from the Cui family coming to him again in the future. And he also said that the reason why he rescued Zhao Anyi's master and servant was because he felt that he cooperated with those servants and had a certain certainty of defeating the bandits. The second reason is that he has heard in the conversation between the people of the Zhao family and the thieves that Zhao Anyi is not a son of an ordinary family, but the son of an official eunuch. He felt that if he could save the other party's life, it would be of great benefit to realize his ideals.

In particular, he also told me that he began to regret it not long after he 'roared when he saw the road'. Because those thieves were not as easy to deal with as he imagined, as the servants of the Zhao family fell one by one, he had already begun to plan how to get out. As a result, at this moment, our people descended from the sky and killed those bandits. In this way, he, a righteous man who 'sees righteousness and acts bravely', will also sit firmly. As for later, he didn't immediately agree to Zhao Anyi's invitation, but he was just making a show for the other party.

In a sense, Xu Xinsheng is still very concerned about being able to enter the Zhao family as the head of the nursing home. Although he is not highly educated, he was a person who usually loved to read books in his previous life, so he also has some understanding of history. Although it is far from the seventh brother, he knows Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Pu and other influential figures in the early Song Dynasty. Therefore, when he learned that Zhao Anyi was Zhao Pu's younger brother, he had already made up his mind to stay in Zhao Mansion and not leave. I hope that I can climb the high branch of Zhao Pu through this, and maybe even get Zhao Kuangyin's appreciation one day.

In addition, because he has these ideas and plans, I don't think this kind of person is suitable for the team. Therefore, I made my own opinion, and I never expressed to him from beginning to end that I wanted to invite him to join the gang. As for whether to recruit this person, it is up to your brothers to make up their minds. However, my opinion is that it is better not to accept such people. Besides, even if we want to recruit, people may not be willing. After all, in his eyes, our current identity is just a businessman, and our future development may be limited, and it cannot be compared with an official eunuch like the Zhao family. ”

"He's looking down on people with dog eyes," Xu Shaoan said dissatisfiedly, "Zhao Pu is an official, aren't we also officials now." Moreover, according to what the seventh brother said, Zhao Pu is only a seventh-grade official now, not as big as the fifth brother and the seventh brother. ”

"This is different," Zhang Weixin explained, "Zhao Pu is a ministry official, and we are a loose official." Although the grade is higher than his, the actual development prospects are not as good as others. What's more, Zhao Pu is a historical figure, and we can't compare with him at this point. ”

"Even if we are ministers like Zhao Pu, it will not affect Xu Xinsheng's decision," Zheng Zhiwei said, "Because after I learned his thoughts, I didn't tell him about our official being sealed at all." Moreover, not only did my brother not tell him about the official seal, but he didn't even tell the truth about our strength in Youzhou. It's just that he thinks that we are a group of businessmen, a group of businessmen with a certain strength, and we came to Kaifeng just to do business and make money. The reason why my brother did this was mainly because this person was too utilitarian, and if he knew too much about us, I am afraid that he would have some unrealistic illusions. ”,

"Brother Zhiwei is very right to do this," Wang Kunjun said approvingly, "This kind of person is indeed not suitable for recruiting into the team, nor is it suitable for him to know too much about us." If he knows too many things, it's not good for us. ”

"This Xu Shanduo is actually such a person," Xu Shaoan sighed, "Then he said this to you, aren't you afraid that you will tell the people of the Zhao family his details?" After all, we and the Zhao family are friends. ”

"Of course he is not afraid," Zhang Weixin explained, "because while we are grasping his handle, he is also holding our handle." If we tell the truth, he will naturally reveal our secrets to the public in a-for-tat. ”

"Brother Qi is right," Zheng Zhiwei agreed, "Xu Xinsheng is relying on this to say these things to me." Of course, this dependence is two-fold. As long as we don't push him to a dead end, he will never talk about it. At this point, he is still very practical. ”

"He also dares to talk to us about the conditions," Xu Shaoan said angrily, "If he has this thought, I don't think we have to be polite to him anymore." Just, find a suitable opportunity, and I'll just shoot him and forget it. ”

"The old eight can't make mistakes," Wang Kunjun stopped, "Not to mention that this is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, we must not act arbitrarily." It is only said that this Xu Xinsheng is now the head of the Zhao Mansion's nursing home, and he is also Zhao Anyi's life-saving benefactor. If you kill him, then Zhao Anyi will not give up.

Besides, in this Kaifeng City, who else will use firearms except us. If you use a gun, don't you make it clear that we did it? If you don't use a gun, but a cold weapon, with Xu Xinsheng's martial arts, how sure are you that you can kill him with a single blow. If you don't get the job done quickly, the consequences can be serious if you get the attention of the patrolling soldiers on the streets.

Since Brother Zhiwei has reached an understanding with him, let's have a 'well water does not interfere with river water' with him. As long as he honestly does his nursing home and hugs Zhao Pu's thigh wholeheartedly, we naturally don't have to get along with him. After all, everyone is a traverser, and it is better not to break your face if you can not break your face.

Of course, if he doesn't know how to lift up, has a bad heart, and wants to damage the interests of our team, then we naturally can't let him do anything wrong. When the time comes, he won't blame us for being ruthless. ”

While Wang Kunjun stopped Xu Shao'an from acting brutally, he did not blindly tolerate it. When he said Zuihou's words, a cold light flashed in his eyes unconsciously.

Zheng Zhiwei nodded again and again after hearing this, and said, "What the fifth brother said is that the brother will find another opportunity to interview him again in the next two days and convey the fifth brother's meaning to him." However, the brother thought that although Xu Xinsheng was utilitarian, he was still very sober-minded. Based on our performance in dispersing the bandits, he will weigh it carefully before making any decisions that concern us. ”

Wang Kunjun nodded and said, "I hope everything is as Brother Zhiwei said, and we can be safe with him in the future." ”

Subsequently, everyone contacted Li Junwu through the radio, on the one hand, they explained the situation of the day, and on the other hand, they also informed Li Junwu of Xu Xinsheng's problem, and explained the conclusions reached here. In this regard, Li Junwu also expressed his support.

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