It was evening now, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites had already returned home, but Cai Jun was still dressed in an official uniform.

Moreover, the tribute students who were on the list in the scientific examination, the matters handled by the Ministry of Rites have long been stipulated by the imperial court, and there is no need for special reminders, if there is no special reason, as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, he will obviously not condescend to the noble to come and notify a champion descendant.

Who is Su Qinglang, the roundworm in the emperor's stomach, and he also has a clear grasp of the affairs of the harem officialdom, and after a little calculation, the reason for it was roughly determined.

Presumably he was called to the palace by the emperor and instructed some things about Mei Liusheng, Cai Jun didn't dare to slack off, and after coming out of the palace, he took a detour to meet here.

But with Mei Liusheng's current identity, if it is just for the sake of the new champion, with the emperor's temperament, he will not pay attention to deliberately announcing Cai Jun, among them, there must be other things.

The two of them wanted to drink, so they found a convenient place to sit down, surrounded by green willows and weeping poplars, flowing water, and the lights on the opposite side of the river bank reflected on the water, shining with sparkling colored light.

In the middle of the river, there are painted boats, peonies are painted on the boat, silk and bamboo orchestras in the boat, sheng songs are swirling, talents and beauties outside the boat swim hand in hand, and laughter comes one after another.

Although the location is a good location, but it was originally a place to drink tea, the father who sold tea saw the people carrying the wine jug in their hands, he knew that they were here to rub the tables and chairs, and saw that their clothes and accessories were extraordinary, and there was also an official who looked like a rich and noble person in the city, and he couldn't afford to offend, so he didn't drive them away.

said that it was drinking, Su Qinglang sat at the table, but raised his voice and called for a pot of good tea, and when his father saw that someone had ordered something, he squinted with a smile and hurriedly responded.

When the fragrant tea was served, Master Su didn't even look at it, paid several times more money, opened the good wine he brought, and poured it into the cup on the table.

I only heard Cai Jun say: "Xia Guan remembers that this Mei Zhuangyuan is a person from Huaiyang, and he has been living in Xicheng not long after coming here, but your mansion is in Dongcheng, so you should not know each other." ”

Su Qinglang glanced at him, knowing that Cai Jun's problem had been made again, but he was not annoyed, and he ignored it.

I just picked up the cup on the table and took a sip in silence, as if I hadn't heard what I had just said.

Cai Jun is not a fool, after all, he has been in the officialdom for many years, just looking at this situation, he knows this question, Su Qinglang didn't want to answer, so he didn't ask anymore.

Following Su Qinglang's appearance, he picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it silently, secretly scolding himself in his heart for not having a long brain, and almost upsetting his superiors.

I heard Su Qinglang say again: "This is the champion red that has been treasured for ten years, and it was originally intended to be given to Mei Zhuangyuan, and it is used here, but it also sets off the scenery." ”

Cai Jun was stunned for a moment, and looked at the wine in his cup, he was not good at this, he couldn't taste anything, and he didn't expect that the celebrity in front of the dignified and right-hand minister Qin Qian's henchman, Master Su, would treat himself like this.

He came back to his senses, looked at Su Qinglang again, and hurriedly said, "Thank you for your hospitality, Xia Guan is really scared in his heart." ”

Su Qinglang smiled, looking very gentle and kind, and said slowly: "You and I are officials in the same dynasty, and we are in the same department, so we should be closer. ”

After a pause, he said: "Our Ministry of Rites, although it is not the most important among the six departments, but there are many affairs, and it is hard, although you don't say it, I know in my heart that I should have invited you to this meal." ”

Cai Jun was even more frightened when he heard this, and his hand holding the wine glass trembled, almost shaking off the champion red that Master Su had carefully treated.

Although he has been in the Ministry of Rites for a year, he and Su Qinglang have often met, but he has never been able to see through this person and cannot guess it.

Xu is Su Qinglang's skin is too good, a young man, a jade-faced Shura, no matter how many bad things he has done, people who have seen him subconsciously do not want to treat him as a villain.

Just like himself, even though he knows that Su Qinglang is not a good person, in his heart, the impression of him seems to be that he is still the white-clothed young man five years ago.

But to say that he has not changed much from five years ago, in fact, it is not true, at least in the current Ministry of Rites, everyone is sincerely afraid and trembling when facing Su Qinglang.

Although their Lord Shangshu, in most cases, they can't even see a human figure, and they are treated with an unprecedented, unimaginably tolerant attitude.

Lord Cai's heart was empty, he didn't know what Su Qinglang's purpose was, and he had something in his heart, so he was a little anxious to drink this meal.

Three glasses and two glasses down, only to feel the strong wine on the head, the whole person was dizzy, and after pouring a few more glasses, the world was spinning, and even the person in front of him was round.

Master Cai was overwhelmed by the wine, slapped the table a few times, and said with a big tongue: "To be honest, Su Susu...... Master Su, in this court, I admire you the most......"

Su Qinglang sat at the table, shaking the folding fan leisurely, looking clear and clear, and there was nothing abnormal.

I heard Cai Jun say again: "Look at the people around the emperor, which one is not seventy or eighty, that Xu ...... Xu Jin, he is old-fashioned, and he still occupies the position of a bachelor, no matter how talented he is, can he compare to his predecessor Song University? It's just you...... Don't say it's Lao Cai and me, even if Xiangye was the same age as you, he was still a little hairy child......"

Su Qinglang smiled lightly and said, "Lord Cai, you drank too much......

Cai Jun's head shook like a rattle, stretched out his hand, hugged Su Qinglang's shoulder, and the whole person hung on him.

"If I were as smart as you, I wouldn't have to worry...... Your Majesty, you have announced that you are seeing me today, how rare it is, after so many years, you are finally willing to see me once......"

Hearing this, Su Qinglang's eyes moved slightly, and he felt that there was a drama in it, so he was silent for a moment, and said step by step: "What did the emperor tell you to make Lord Cai so embarrassed?" ”

Cai Jun snorted and sneered: "What else can I do, let me and Mei Liusheng preside over the trial of Lord Du's case, Lord Du, you know, just the one you went on a blind date with his daughter, the water here is deep, no one wants to investigate, no one wants to judge, so push it to us, let me and the kid surnamed Mei be substitutes for the dead ghost, you said Mei Liusheng, Huangkou Xiaoer, the hair is not tied together, what does he know, what a good person, young, but he came to dip this troubled water......"

When Su Qinglang heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, he was a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and he still had the leisure to worry about Mei Liusheng's future.

This Cai Jun, as soon as he gets drunk, he will become chatter, and if there is anything in his heart, it is like pouring beans, and everything is poured out cleanly.

Su Qinglang knew that he was wrong, so he asked Cai Jun to drink here, and as he expected, he fished a big fish out of his mouth.

However, seeing Cai Jun's sorrow like this, even Su Qinglang couldn't help but feel sympathy, so he comforted him and said: "You are originally from the Criminal Department, and investigating and questioning cases is also what you are good at, now that Du Qingyun has been arrested, no one in the Criminal Department can take care of this matter, the emperor is worried about the case, so naturally he is the first to think of you......"

He paused, and then said: "I remember that Lord Cai was full of ambition and wanted to do something in the Criminal Department, but was squeezed by his colleagues and had nowhere to stay. ”

"...... of the Criminal Department"

Lord Cai shook his head and smiled bitterly, as if he had eaten half of Coptis chinensis, and said with emotion: "How stupid was it at that time, thinking about serving the country and the people, and vowing to eradicate all traitors, but what happened?" ”

"I've figured it out now, what ambition, what ideal, it's just a void, what do you expect to do in this world? The world is big, the family is the biggest, the wife and children are hot on the kang, and they can live well, why do they go to find that sin again. ”

"What do others want to do, I can't control it, I don't want to care about it, the family is safe, and I live with the little money from the court, I don't have to be afraid, but just turn a blind eye, how good it is......"

Su Qinglang listened quietly, but when he saw Lord Cai on the side, tears fell on his face, and he buried his head and said: "I have already planned to retire in the Ministry of Rites, and now I want to take care of the affairs of the Criminal Department, you say, is the emperor old and confused......"

Being in Cao Ying's heart is in Han, saying that he is complaining, but in fact he is guilty of his family, he has already thought about it, he has already figured out how to do it, but he didn't even find out about it.

Time may change a person, a hero may become a bear, a warrior can become a coward, but what is deep in the bones cannot be changed.

Su Qinglang looked around and said, "Your Majesty, he is wise and martial, with this arrangement, there must be his reason, Lord Cai said carefully." ”

The bitter water in Cai Jun's stomach poured out, and the whole person felt a lot more comfortable, and immediately turned into a puddle of mud, and he was drunk on the table.

Su Qinglang looked at him and wanted to ask something more, but he heard Cai Jun snoring that shook the earth, long and long, one after another, and it sounded quite rhythmic.

He shook his head helplessly, sighed, stretched out his hand to help Cai Jun up, and together with Ruyi, helped Cai Jun to his carriage.

After giving an order to the coachman, he walked towards the mansion of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and walked for half an hour before arriving at the gate of Cai Jun's house.

Mrs. Cai saw Su Qinglang for the first time, and heard the other party report his name and say that he was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the top boss of her husband, and saw Cai Jun drunk and unconscious, and the whole person hung on Su Qinglang's body, and the dead pig was generally going to die, so she was even more frightened, and hurriedly ordered someone to take Cai Jun down and help him back to the house.

Leaving from Cai's Mansion, Su Qinglang sat in the carriage, it was getting late at this time, and he was the only one who drove slowly on Chang'an Street.

In the dead of night, a bright moon hung in the city, the sky was cloudless, the silver light sprinkled all over the heaven and earth, and a few dogs barked from time to time from the deep alleys.

He lifted the curtain, looked at the stars in the sky, and said meaningfully: "Du Qingyun's case, was it handed over to him......