Tang Tong is still busy working on the Yongji Bridge and the barracks, the Guangji Bridge has begun to take shape, the piers and stone beams have been completed, and now it is the end of the bridge deck and fence. It is now September, and Tang Tong has already received the news that on the seventeenth of this month, Qin Xinyi went to the Jueling Temple in the east of the city to burn incense, and Tang Tong and He Wang rode horses to Chaoyang Gate very early to wait.

As soon as Qin Xinyi's carriage arrived, Tang Tong greeted him, and after saluting, he teased mischievously, "Miss Qin is so coincidental!".

All this can't escape the sharp eyes of Baoqin, who angrily showed his head and reprimanded, "Why are you staring at our young lady like a ghost!".

"Half of the road to the sky, meet is fate.".

Huqin ignored it, and shouted with no one in his eyes; "Get out of the way! We still have to hurry.".

When Tang Tong was about to get out of the way, Qin Xinyi's voice came: "Let's go together!".

Hugging the qin no longer squeaked, Tang Tong saluted: "Thank you Miss Qin!", as he spoke, he got out of the way, and after Qin Xinyi's carriage left, he and He Wang rode the horse to follow the team.

When he came to Jueling Temple, Tang Tong dismounted and handed over the reins to He Wang and stepped forward. Qin Xinyi was getting out of the car, only Baoqin and Zhuhua were with her, and there were six family members. Holding the qin and entering the painting are lined up on both sides of Qin Xinyi, Tang Tong had no choice but to follow Qin Xinyi, and entered the Jueling Temple, where a monk from the prison was already waiting. "Miss Qin! Please go to the backyard and rest!".

Tang Tong followed to the room of the Qin Mansion in the backyard, and after Qin Xinyi entered, she stopped Tang Tong with the qin, looking very polite, "Lord Tang!" Please wait outside!".

Tang Tong waited helplessly outside the house. After resting for half an hour, the monk of the prison came to call Qin Xinyi to go to the incense, Tang Tong quickly stood aside, Qin Xinyi looked at Tang Tong a few times when he passed by, Tang Tong followed to the main hall of Jueling Temple, the pilgrims had been cleared out, and when Qin Xinyi entered the main hall, Tang Tong also followed in. Seeing that only one dumpling was arranged in the painting, he immediately took a dumpling and put it side by side. Staring at Tang Tong in the painting, seeing that Qin Xinyi didn't squeak, he stepped aside to light incense and handed it to Qin Xinyi.

Tang Tong stepped forward and stretched out his hand to ask for the painting, but the painting was dead or alive. Tang Tong stepped forward and grabbed it, and bowed three times side by side with Qin Xinyi, first asking Qin Xinyi to insert the incense into the incense burner, and then plugging it in himself. Baoqin stared dryly on the side, seeing that the young lady didn't squeak, it was not easy to stand up to stop it. At this time, Qin Xinyi came to Tuanpu and knelt down, Tang Tong also hurriedly went over and knelt down side by side, first bowed three times, folded his hands and whispered a word, Tang Tong also did the same. Qin Xinyi bowed three more times, and at this time, Baoqin came to help her up, and Tang Tong also stood up with three bows. At this time, Qin Xinyi and the three of them had already walked towards the palace gate, and Tang Tong followed out of the main hall.

Qin Xinyi, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, and Tang Tong immediately stepped forward, "Miss Qin! Please tell me something!".

Qin Xinyi stared at Tang Tong and didn't seem to believe it, "Do you really believe in Buddhism?".

"When people are helpless, they will look for spiritual sustenance, and I also believe in Buddhism.".

"What wish did you make just now?", hugging Qin's heart that knows the young lady best, help is asking.

Tang Tong looked at Qin Xinyi, "Do you want me to say it?", it was to ask for her opinion.

Qin Xinyi nodded, Tang Tong hesitated for a while, and said very solemnly: "May the Buddha bless this life with Miss Qin, no matter what kind of test God gives me, I am willing!", Qin Xinyi hurriedly started and walked away after hearing this, hugging the qin and entering the painting was very shocked, and immediately followed when she saw Miss leave, and Tang Tong also followed behind.

Out of the gate of Jueling Temple, watched Qin Xinyi get into the car, and said to the last entrance painting: "Take care of your young lady!", after watching the carriage leave, he immediately got on the horse with He Wang, and followed closely behind.

All the way to the Qin Mansion without incident, Tang Tong got off the horse and took a large box of gifts, and immediately rushed to the carriage, and after Qin Xinyi got off the carriage, he handed it over with both hands and said, "Miss Qin!" A little gift is not a tribute, don't shirk!".

Qin Xinyi sharply refused, "I don't want it!" This gift is so precious!".

"As long as it's what Miss Qin wants, even if it's the moon in the sky, I'm willing to give it a try!", said and handed it to Qin Xinyi, seeing that Qin Xinyi was still shirking, Tang Tong said with a slight threat: "If Miss Qin doesn't want it, I won't let you leave!".

Qin Xinyi was afraid of being surrounded by Tang Tong and causing unnecessary trouble, so she still took the gift box, looked at him angrily and said, "You are really a scoundrel!".

"As long as Miss Qin can talk to me, I'll be happy to say anything!".

Qin Xinyi was obviously laughing after hearing this, lowered her head and walked towards the gate of the Qin Mansion, Tang Tong sent a few steps forward, stopped and watched Qin Xinyi enter the Qin Mansion all the way, and only left after she disappeared.

At the end of October, although some roads are still being widened, winter is coming, and the end of the year is approaching. After Tang Tong negotiated with Mao Zong, he felt that the bridge toll would be a considerable amount of income, and he must seize the opportunity to open the road as soon as possible, and use one or two months to publicize and drive the flow of people, and strive to bring sixty percent of the passenger flow to Xidingmen at the end of the year.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was grand. Shang Chengjie invited the six Shangshu and Shuntianfu Yin Zhang Zhengde to attend. Tang Tong prepares for the ribbon-cutting ceremony and is on the sidelines to maintain order. I saw Zhu Siliang busy around the six Shangshu, looking tireless. Gongs and drums were noisy and firecrackers rang out, Shang Chengjie spoke, and the five Shangshu elected Xiong Daoyun to say the opening remarks, and the officials announced the end as soon as they appeared.

After that, Shang Chengjie invited all the adults to the banquet to eat and drink, and the five main officials of the Yamen were all invited, Tang Tong didn't want to go, and there was no way to entertain in the officialdom. From Sipin, he is considered a middle-level official in the Ministry of War, and he is not qualified to be at the same table as the six Shangshu, so Zhu Siliang accompanies him as the director of the Yamen. Tang Tong sat at a table with several Lang Zhong from the military department. In Langzhong, who has a strict official rank and a five-grade official, everyone has nothing to restrict, but talks and laughs, eats and drinks very happily. Until a few Shangshu adults dispersed and left, Tang Tong excused himself to leave the table under the pretext of something, and the remaining few were not finished.

One month after the road was opened, the bridge toll income of the Yamen handled by Xidingmen has stabilized to about 110 taels of silver a day. Everything returned to normal, and the Xidingmen ran the yamen and eliminated it, and it was assigned to the Wuxuan Qing Officials Division. The establishment of a division of director management, which happens to be Tang Tong's current position, because Tang Tong is not from Qi Guogong's side, Shen Jingwen was promoted to director of the department. Zhu Siliang was promoted to the military department and the senator is the fourth product. Tang Tong still returned to the Xibianmen military camp city gate captain, Guangji Bridge added 200 general, guarding the security and toll guard of Guangji Bridge, and these two hundred people were also under the jurisdiction of Xidingmen military camp. Tang Tong was actually hollowed out, and he couldn't manage the money just by the soldiers. This was expected by Tang Tong, Shang Chengjie was afraid that Tang Tong would have an opinion, so he comforted that the Xiding Gate would be equipped with two thousand people like the other city gates, and the city gate captain would be the fourth rank of the city gate. After doing it first, the fourth rank of the lieutenant is Tang Tong's. In this way, it is difficult for Tang Tong to say anything. Guangji Bridge is all run by Tang Tong alone, not to mention the hard work, only in exchange for an official promotion.

The addition of 500 general guards to Xiding Gate has already been reported to the cabinet, saying that due to the tenfold increase in the flow of people, if the Rouran cavalry invades directly under Xiding Gate, the importance of Xiding Gate has risen, and 2,000 general guards need to be set up. Now Xidingmen has an establishment of 1,500 people, and it needs another 500 people and 500 people. It just so happened that Yang Weibiao of Guangdong wanted to transfer to the capital, Tang Tongguan was promoted to one level, and Xidingmen had five more hundred totals. As soon as Tang Tong and Shang Chengjie said, Shang Chengjie felt that Tang Tong was a talent, and he immediately agreed if he wanted to envelop him. In less than three months, the cabinet approval has been issued, and the Ministry of War has arranged the staffing. Tang Tong really became the city gate commander Zheng Sipin, with a total of 2,000 and 200 people, nearly 2,000 people. Yang Weibiao's transfer has been sent to Guangdong, and he will go to the capital from time to time to take up his post, Chen Da is already Yang Weibiao's personal guard, and will come to the capital with Yang Weibiao.

On this day, Tang Tong returned to the mansion and told Chen Xiao the news, and heard that Chen Da was coming back, Chen Xiao was very happy. Mo Lixin heard the news of Tang Tong's ascension and came to the house to congratulate. He is still the main Bo Zheng Qipin, and he has returned to the Military Selection Division. Although he is a member of the Qi State Mansion, he is a marginal person like Tang Tong, and he is not promoted. After dating Tang Tong for half a year, I admired Tang Tong's ability very much, and his personality was also compatible, so he became friends and often ran to Tang Mansion. Tang Tong left him for dinner, and the two of them had a cup and I had a cup and had a good chat.

Mo Lixin is in his thirties, which is about the same age as Tang Tong. It is a liberal arts scholar, Mo Lixin is the son of Shang Chengjie's original wife Mo's eldest brother, although the Mo Mansion has declined, but Shang Chengjie is only the brother of the Duke of Qi Shang Chengzhi, when he was young, he was not a weapon, and he could not rely on the relationship of the Duke of Qi, thanks to the help of his father-in-law, he had to study hard to get a Jinshi, and he relied on the help of Shang Chengzhi of the Duke of Qi to have a smooth career. Mo Lixin served as the head of the county government near his hometown, and was later transferred to the capital through Shang Chengjie's connections.

It is difficult to promote Mo Lixin did not complain, but he sighed when he saw Tang Tong ascending. During the conversation, Mo Lixin asked, "Why hasn't Lord Tang continued the string?"

Tang Tong shook his head and deliberately avoided it, "I like it, but the time has not yet come!".

"Can you tell me about it?", I was expecting to answer.

Tang Tong didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble to Qin Xinyi, so he deliberately concealed it, "I don't know what the result will be, it's inconvenient to disclose!".

Mo Li saw that Tang Tong had an unspeakable addiction, so it was not good to ask again, and he did not forget to bless, "I wish Lord Tang to find the person he likes as soon as possible!".

"Thank you! Let's have another drink!", the two laughed heartily and clinked glasses and drank it all. It's really a thousand glasses of wine for a confidant, Mo Lixin originally drank a little lighter, so he got drunk and Tang Tong asked people to send him home..

Xiding Gate, City Gate, Captain Yamen, is still in the original barracks. But along the wasteland of the city walls, eight rows of houses were expanded. On the west side of the new Guangji Bridge outside the city, on the mountainside on the west bank of Jishui, a small military camp was also built, which lived in 200 people, and was rotated by 20 hundred corps once a month. Since there is a subsidy for the military headquarters stationed at Guangji Bridge, all the 100 corps want to go, and Tang Tong has to stipulate that it will be changed every month.

According to the usual practice, every 100 households are less than the number, about 80 people, and there are about 1,600 people in the Xidingmen military camp. Later, the 500 corps was incorporated into Lan Tingshu's 1000 corps, and Yao Can took the opportunity to transfer it to Lan Tingshu's 1000 corps. Lan Tingshu has been freed from his emotions, and seriously led the team for training, and now he rarely goes home, taking the military camp as his home, vowing to train the newly formed thousand corps well. Tang Tong saw all this in his eyes, and he didn't know how to comfort Lan Tingshu, and when he had time, he went to chat with Lan Tingshu, this back and forth Tang Tong and Yao Can actually knew each other, the two abandoned their previous suspicions, and no longer lingered on the previous unpleasantness.