Chapter 39: The Feast of Longevity (Part I)

"Sir, what did you say the emperor would ask you at the longevity banquet?" Huang Xi holds a glass of sake.

I came to Zhuang Xun's house to drink again, and today I brought a smoked beef leg, with a few jars of sake, and these people are drunk one by one.

Only Zhuang Xun looked at a few people with a smile, because he drank the least.

Because he said that he would not drink, but could only drink.

"Thank you for the test-taking education, it's okay to memorize the skills, no matter what you ask, you can probably memorize it." Zhuang Xun was also a little drunk.

The day after tomorrow is the longevity feast, and after completing the recitation task and the etiquette task, he can relax a little.

"Is that Brother Xiao Qian's guarantee that he is a big official like the county order?" Luo Yuecheng said excitedly.

"The government push and the emperor's appreciation should be able to get the position of the county guard, but I don't know which county it is, a good county can't be obtained, and an ordinary county is fine." He Heng drank a glass of wine and recalled what he had heard before.

"Maybe, it may also be in the imperial court, but I will write an application to request transfer, first, I can't stand the party struggle, and second, the war is chaotic or the local military power is still there, and my heart is more stable."

Zhuang Xun leaned on the chair and wanted to go to the place, this kind of behavior was very maverick, and ordinary people felt that even if there was a shortage of soldiers, it was the safety of the capital, and they were afraid to go to the place to be an official.

"The local government is an official, and you must have the ability to govern the place, otherwise the more you govern, the more chaotic it will be, I don't doubt you, sir, it's just that you have no experience in governing the people, or you should study in the court for one more year, at least learn to control the experience of your subordinates." He Heng kindly reminded.

"Time waits for no one, I still want to go deep into the place as soon as possible." Zhuang Xun obviously felt that the wind and rain of Yu Country were shaking, and he was able to go to the local area to farm a year earlier to accumulate strength.

As for governing the people, he has no confidence, but Si Qinmi has already been praised by the king of Hades as Wang Zuozhicai, so she has to be allowed to play her talents, and she cleans, cooks, and embroiders clothes at home all day, which is too wasteful of her talent.

"Sir, what you say is what it is, we don't understand, but officialdom is dark, you have to be careful......"

Huang Xi was drunk and kindly reminded that he was the youngest, only seventeen years old, and his parents died early, so he would leave the family property for him to be hoarded and finally lost.

"In essence, it is a matter of standing in line, standing on the right side of the official fortune is prosperous, standing on the wrong side and there are no bones, but I have my pursuit."

Zhuang Xun saw this kind of thing very thoroughly, if it wasn't for the emperor's vein, with his own IQ, he wouldn't want to enter the officialdom.

Wouldn't it be nice to flee to a strong country, earn a little money every day with the ability to count, marry a gentle and lovely little daughter-in-law, and enjoy retirement?

The weight of the times can't press on him, he is half a rentier class, what other messy rebellion, as an official, he can only say that he is incapacitated.

He couldn't even remember the periodic table clearly, and he didn't know how to mix the gunpowder formula, let alone whether the physics of this world was his own world, so why did he think that he was superior.

He is just a powerless ordinary person, but he just happened to encounter the wind and waves of progress and was coerced forward.

"Yes, stand in line, if you stand right, you have everything, and if you stand wrong, you have nothing." He Heng nodded, deeply touched.

"So Brother Xiao Xun is standing in the clear stream where Prime Minister Yang is located? That would be very hard, after all, treacherous and powerful. Luo Yuecheng said of course.

"Yes, yes, Qingliu are all miserable, not reused, have been excluded, and even have some fake Qingliu to ruin Qingliu's reputation, like Han Yang, sir, you better not stand in line with Qingliu......" Huang Xi was pitiful, and said angrily.

"You are really, Mr. is the team of Qingliu Gong and Xia who did not stand in Qingliu, where do you stand, and go to collude with Yu Chen?" He Heng lectured the two of them.

……

Zhuang Xun was suddenly embarrassed, and at this time told them that he was almost on the team of the traitor Zhang Youxiang, would they immediately draw their knives and cut off their robes with themselves.

"Knock Knock ......"

There was a knock on the door.

"I'm going to see who it is?" Zhuang Xun finally put this embarrassing question aside.

"Benefactor, you're in trouble." Before entering the door, He Jung's expression was worried.

"Ahh If you open the door, you will be in great trouble, Zhuang Xun was a little confused.

"Why did Xiucai say this, please come in first." Zhuang Xun invited him to the door.

"There are a lot of people, let's talk about it when we enter the house." Glancing at the group of people drinking in the courtyard, He Jung's motioned for Zhuang Xun to find a private place to talk.

"Okay." Knowing that there is trouble, Zhuang Xun also knows the priorities.

"Second Brother He, you guys drink first, I'll be absent for a while, and He Xiucai and I have something important to discuss." said hello and brought Jungher into the house.

"What happened?" Zhuang Xun entered the house, and became a little anxious, troublesome, what trouble.

"I heard about your deeds on weekdays, and the saint decided to recruit you as the left attendant of the household department after the longevity banquet." He Jung's eyes were low and his tone was heavy.

"Then I can't go anywhere, that's a real problem." Zhuang Xun was surprised and said, why did it suddenly become Liujing.

"This is a small problem, other official positions, no problem, it is easy to go to a place, but this is the left servant of the household department, from the third grade, the benefactor of your information, you are only twenty-three years old." He Jung's look at Zhuang Xun with a hint of awe, is this the ability and luck of the emperor's vein?

"Tobe Zuo Shilang, the one who cut off his head a few days ago?" Zhuang Xun vaguely remembered that when he was shopping for vegetables, he heard it, and when he was drinking just now, he also mentioned it.

"That's right, that's it, this position was vacant after Han Yang's death." He Jungsan nodded and said.

"What did the emperor listen to and let Xun do this position?" Zhuang Xun also understood, you said that the young man went to be a county guard, and everyone in the Liubu Langzhong thought that you were a handsome man with a big family background and money, so everyone put up with it.

Isn't it too much for you to be a young man all at once, and you don't care about the order of the young and the old.

"Recently, Yin Du has rumored that Xiaolian San invited his mother and daughter to return and saved He Erlang's story, I don't know if Xiaolian knows? It just so happened that Donghua Dao Jiedu made Feng Zheng reported corruption by King Donghua and escorted Yin Du yesterday, so this story spread far and wide. He Jungs looked at Zhuang Xun, is this the posture of the Son of Heaven?

I've become a traffic password, and I know what I'm talking about when I hear the name.

This was the first thought in Zhuang Xun's mind, and then he reacted and said, "It's so casual? This is a great official from the third grade. ”

"The emperor has always been like this, people who treat each other with blue eyes are always stingy with rewards and favors, the good ones are like this, the bad ones are like this, and in the end, Yu Guo is like this." Jungsan was noncommittal.

Simply saying this sentence is full of sarcasm, at least Zhuang Xun can't help laughing.

"Now that I sit in such a high position, doesn't it seem strange to apply to go to a place to be a guard." Zhuang Xun thought of what to say.

Yu Guo is already visible on the verge of collapse, in troubled times, the secretary is not as good as a dog, he understands this truth, in Yin Du is to sit and wait for death, especially he has the emperor's vein, Gou can't be Gou, Gou is just waiting for death.

"This is not critical, please make the left envoy of the festival, and you can lead the county guard, the main benefactor, you have become a point of wrestling between the left and right phases." He Jungs said worriedly.

"The matter of asking for the right minister has been exposed?" Zhuang Xun was puzzled and said that he didn't tell anyone.

"No, it's just that you're not a person from the left side, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry have always been Qingliu's own land, and now you, a person who is not close to Qingliu, will be considered the emperor inserting a knife into Qingliu." Jungsan explained.

"Ah, it's all about the money-making department." Zhuang Xun couldn't help but complain.

At the moment, the Ministry of Rites is also making money, because diplomacy is really important.

"Probably the Qingliu people are short of money." He Jung's words listened to Zhuang Xun's words, and he didn't know whether it was sarcasm or describing a fact.

If you lack money, you can go to a rich department to stay, and there is nothing wrong with it.

"So what do we do? Qingliu wants to deal with us? Zhuang Xun asked for help.

"Then go against them, the emperor appreciates you Langjun and wants you to make a knife, then take advantage of the situation to stab the wounds of the Qingliu people and stab them a few times!" Si Qinmi walked out of the side room, still holding a gorgeous shirt in her hand, which she had made for many days.

"Lady?"

"Mrs. Wei."

"Lang Jun, don't be afraid, if it's just Qingliu's target, Your Majesty will keep you no matter what, Your Majesty knows what Qingliu is like." Siqin Mi said firmly.

"Ah, is that so?" Zhuang Xun had a little confidence.

"That's right, the more Qingliu targets you, the more Your Majesty will value you, and you can climb faster by making knives for Your Majesty, so you naturally have to take advantage of this opportunity." Siqin Mi said with a light smile.

"There's some truth, but doesn't this reputation stink? Against the clear stream. "Zhuang Xun is well aware of the importance of public opinion, and a bad reputation will be scolded for everything.

"Qingliu, how do they define Qingliu?" Si Qinmi chuckled.

"Ah, what do you mean?" Zhuang Xun did not react.

"No greed or corruption is a clear stream." He Jung's somewhat understood what Si Qinmi meant.

"No matter how clear the stream, can there be my family Lang Junqing?" Siqin Mi sneered and said proudly.

"These Qingliu officials, which one is not a fake Qingliu, if it is really Qingliu, how can you think of dealing with Lang Jun." Siqin Mi said sarcastically.

"You mean to occupy the high ground of public opinion and be clearer than them, but we can't afford to hire someone to speak for us, and how can we be clearer than them?" Zhuang Xun understood, half understood.

"Jungsan doesn't understand either." Although He Jung's guess was the meaning of Si Qinmi's words, he didn't have any idea of how to operate it.

"Anti-corruption and corruption! Didn't Your Majesty want to recruit Lang Jun to be the left servant of the household department? When you take office, you will check the accounts, check the household department to the bottom, and see how clean these clear streams are, as long as you find two or three typical ones, Lang Jun, you are the new clear stream. Siqin Mi's tone was indifferent, but the fierceness in it made people's scalps tingle.

"Mrs. Wei, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, it offends people too much, and it will evolve into a situation of endless death." He Jung's horror could be imagined how fierce the counterattack of the household officials would be at that time.

"Isn't it a never-ending situation now, they want my family Langjun to die, and my family Langjun still cares if they will be annoyed and angry?" Si Qinmi sneered, ready to turn the world upside down.

"That's what Mrs. Wei said." He Jung's thought about it, it's true, others have made it clear that they are dealing with you, what kind of affection do you have left, can you join the other party if you show mercy? Let the other party not deal with themselves.

"What do you mean by Lord Xiao and Zhang Xiang?" Si Qin Mi asked Xiang Hejung, those majestic eyes carried the coercion of the superior, and the powerful aura took over the rhythm of this discussion.

"They told the benefactor not to worry, and they will do their best to make this happen, but don't say that you have taken refuge in them, but don't say that you have taken refuge in them." He Jungsan remembered the reason why he came here today.

"How hard is it to make it happen? Let Lang Jun charge for them for free? I didn't want to get the blood spilled yet, but I didn't want to think of it, and told them that we wouldn't get the equivalent of 100,000 taels of silver before noon tomorrow, and we would go to the palace of Lord Gongji Gong tomorrow afternoon to thank him. Si Qinmi threatened, disdainful of the two big people's ability to draw flatbread empty-handed.

"I understand below." He Jungs understood the meaning of Si Qinmi's words.

"One more thing?" After the main thing was discussed, He Jung's voice said.

"What." watched Siqin Mi finish Zhuang Xun to straighten out the logic.

"According to the news, Yang Zuoxiang will attack the benefactor at the banquet, and the benefactor should prepare early." He Jungsan reminded Zhuang Xun.

"Do you know why?" Siqin Mi's beautiful eyes flashed, and she said with concern.

"I don't know what the truth is, it's just news, Jungsman has been investigating during this time, but he has no clue, it should be about Xiaolian's identification, and the news says that Xiaolian's identity is going to be canceled." He Jungs was ashamed to say that his hands and eyes could only get such a message.

"It's okay, I'm ready, how can I not be troubled, thank you Xiucai for running around." Zhuang Xun reassured that he had no position to accuse He Jung's news of not being detailed.

"Now that the message has arrived, Jungshire has retired." He Junghe said.

"Thank you Xiucai for telling me, have a thin drink." Zhuang inquired and retained.

"It's still too early to drink at this time, and it's not too late to get together again when the benefactor passes the exam!" He Jung's hand waved.

Zhuang Xun sent him to the door, but turned around but was not in the mood to drink, and had a bitter face.

He Heng and the others saw Zhuang Xun like this, Zhuang Xun didn't say, they didn't want to ask, and they ate the smoked beef leg in a few bits.

"No, I'm drunk." Luo Yuecheng poured a few sips of sake and fell on the table.

"This bastard boy doesn't know how to drink in moderation, let's send him back to rest." He Heng said with a smile.

"It's my fault for making everyone unhappy, and I'll invite the brothers to ...... next time," Zhuang Xun also saw it and apologized.

"Where, this bastard is drunk, and he blames Mr. for not being able to do it." Huang Xi played a round field.

The two helped Luo Yuecheng out of the courtyard.

Zhuang Xun walked into the house worriedly, Siqin Mi was decorating the corners of her clothes with needles and threads, after her needle show, the original simple clothes were already cloudy, just looking at the pattern to know that it was a high-grade fabric.

"Lang Jun, don't worry, the more this is the case, the more you must be calm, the good things you have done are true, and Your Majesty favors you." Siqin Mi bit off the thread and stood up, straightened up the clothes in her hand and stood up.

"We have too little information now, and the room for maneuver is so big, and the concubine can only gamble.

Taking refuge in Qingliu means losing the emperor's trust, so no matter what conspiracy there is the day after tomorrow, it is better to bet on the emperor's trust, he will not be able to let Qingliu persecute you.

If you don't want to gamble, tomorrow we will take the money of these big corrupt officials and run away directly, and then start a new game. Siqin Mi was calm and terrifying, and faced with a big gamble without the slightest hesitation.

"I understand...... although there is still no solution, but this solution of breaking the jar does make Zhuang Xun feel more at ease.

"Come, try if it fits, and change it if it doesn't fit." Siqin Mi lifted her clothes and compared them to Zhuang Xun.

"You, this is not ......" Zhuang Xun was dumbfounded.

"The concubine made a new dress for Lang Jun, is Lang Jun so surprised?" Siqin Mi was surprised and said that it was the smile that exposed her.

"How can you be like this, I don't want to ......" Thinking of Si Qin Mi working day and night, almost constantly making the clothes he made, Zhuang Xun's heart was surging with enthusiasm, so that he couldn't think of anything else in his mind after drinking thin wine, it was all Siqin Mi's needlework appearance.

"The styles are all made into men's styles, and the size is made into the shape of Lang Jun, you don't want to, wouldn't you live up to the concubine's heart." Siqin Mi held the clothes in front of Zhuang Xun.

Picturesque beauty, gorgeous clothes.

"Ah, Lang Jun, what are you doing, don't be the face of your relatives, or the daytime......"