The emperor came to the full moon wine in person

Tend to be inflammatory, and feel bitter in the heart

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Just when He Lai was immersed in the joy of Xi Tian's noble son, a holy decree suddenly came.

Thinking about last year, He Lai almost died because of covering the emperor's flight south to lead the troops to block the enemy, which is a great merit, Zhao Gou took advantage of this to send a grand gift, and at the same time, promoted He Lai to the official position of "Taishi", the grade is a good grade, this is the biggest official in the Song Dynasty.

"Congratulations to Master He, congratulations to Master He, I should have begged for a glass of wine, I was full of joy, but I had no choice but to be on official business, I really regretted it. ”

The father-in-law spoke, but he had no intention of leaving. Zhang Qin wondered in his heart, if he wanted to go quickly, what would he do with a lot of nonsense.

He is afraid of being a businessman. Naturally, we know the implications. At that time, he ordered someone to take the gold, silver and jewelry, but he said: "The journey is hard, a little care, please smile." ”

When my father-in-law saw this, he immediately smiled.

After he left, Zhang Qin muttered for a while, why bother to give him gold, silver and jewelry. He was afraid and sighed, the Song Dynasty was corrupt, and it was a last resort to settle down here. Give up some gold and silver, and end up in a quiet and stable place, why not?

The official position of the Taishi, this mansion is naturally more magnificent than before, the slave and maid are personally recruited, Zhang Qin is dedicated to taking care of his daughter-in-law, this confinement is not a joke, a bad one will fall into the root of the disease, for this reason, she specially invited the midwife to assist.

As the full moon approached, the midwife reminded her that it was time to prepare for the "children's washing party".

It's a very grand custom. The host family will send invitations to invite relatives and friends on the day when the baby is one month old, and relatives and friends will come to express their blessings to the baby with various gifts on this day.

"This is indeed a big event, and it must be well prepared!" He didn't want to take this opportunity to win over those high-ranking officials and nobles, maybe he would become a sinner in history if he was not careful.

But at the moment, the child is still in infancy, and they need a stable environment to grow up happily, so if he wants to survive in the officialdom, he must tend to be inflammatory.

Who should I invite? Why am I afraid of making a mistake with Zhang Qin, why do I wave my hand, what is the special thing to save money, is it difficult to think of taking it away? All the official positions in the court are invited, no matter how big or small! He said this, and he did the same, and even the emperor stuffed an invitation to the past, and he didn't come at will. When Zhao Gou got the post, he almost took a sip of tea and sprayed the post. You really have a big face, don't you just give birth to two children, you can use such a big pomp, and you dare to give me a post? You don't think I'm going to go, do you? I want you to see what the art of surprise is.

The day of the moon wine is the seventh day of the eighth month, He Lai's right-hand son and left-handed daughter stand at the door of the Taishi Mansion with his wife to greet the guests, all the big and small officials are present, and everyone brings a guest, all of whom are related to each family. He Lai thanked them one by one and received a lot of gifts.

Seeing that all the guests had arrived, He Lai was ready to open the banquet, and just as he was instructed to go down, He was afraid to come in: "Son, there are distinguished guests outside! ”

He Lai smiled and said, "Is there anyone else? ”

At this time, the curtain was raised, and Zhao Gou, who walked in, had a black line on his face: "What's the matter, Aiqing, send me a post, and you don't want to see me coming?"

He Lai trembled when he heard this, the special emperor is here! Hurriedly stepped forward with a smile and smiled: "Weichen didn't treat Your Majesty as an outsider, Your Majesty is an elder, please take a seat!"

The big and small officials collectively stood up and respectfully saluted Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou wasn't really angry, and pointed to where he came from with a smile: "Love is not sincere!"

He Lai replied shamelessly: "Thanks!"

Zhao Gou had a cold face: "I didn't praise you." ”

"Thunder, rain and dew, all are Jun'en. Glass replied seriously, just such a sentence, Zhao Gou was full of energy, and the smile on his face couldn't help but ripple, and all the officials of all sizes were watching from the sidelines, with different mentalities and thoughts. With the emperor present, everyone didn't have much taste for drinking, but at the moment, except for Zhao Gou, their minds were not on wine. In terms of this relationship, He Lai and Zhao Gouna are even closer than brothers, as long as he says a word in front of the emperor, he will give a mortal an official position a long time ago.

After three rounds of drinking, I suddenly heard Zhao Gou say: "He Taishi is brave and resourceful, I don't know what to think of the invasion of the Jin Kingdom?"

What do you think? In particular, Lao Tzu and the Jin State have long been incompatible, if everyone is like Yue Fei, the revival of the Great Song Dynasty is just around the corner. However, why did these words come from and could only be said in his stomach, he knew that the emperor was testing himself, but he said like this: "One word, harmony!

"What if the kingdom of Jin is not in harmony?"

"Then make peace. ”

"Why do you want to make peace?"

"Blind war can only intensify the consumption of the treasury, and now, we are not the opponent of the gold country, so only peace can have a day of respite. When the country is strong and the wings are full, it will be the day of the fall of the Jin Kingdom. ”

"I wonder if it's going to happen?"

He Lai said: "He, it's not that you're greedy for life and afraid of death, and it's not that you're compromised, it's just a temporary way to hide yourself and look for the right time." is the so-called: where there is a will, it can be done, the cauldron is broken, and the one hundred and two Qin passes belong to Chu after all; Hard-working people, the sky does not bear, lying on the salary and tasting the gall, three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu!"

"Well said!" Zhao Gou laughed with satisfaction after hearing this, "I have a great Song He Aiqing, don't worry!"

In particular, if you say surrender so highly, I'm afraid I'm the only one in the world. was beaming with pride, but he caught a glimpse of his wife looking at him with disdain, and he "chuckled" in his heart, it was over, he flattered the emperor and angered his wife, and now he is in trouble. Although Lu Xinyao was angry, she didn't show it, she still talked and laughed on her face, but she didn't pay attention to her husband anymore.

There was a custom in the Song Dynasty that opened the eyes of He Suom and Zhang Qin. Pour the fried fragrant sugar into the basin, and put in the gold and silver, dates, onions and garlic of the wash, etc., the ark stirs the water with gold and silver hairpins, and relatives, friends and neighbors put money and silver hairpins into the basin, which is called "adding pots". Married relatives and neighbors who have no children compete for jujubes that are spinning in the water, implying that they will give birth to a precious son immediately. The next step is to bath and shave the baby's hair and store it in a gold and silver box.

At this time, He Lai hugged the baby and thanked the relatives and friends who came to congratulate him.

Zhao Gou said with a smile: "I heard that He Aiqing is quite accomplished in poetry, why not take this opportunity to open my eyes?"

"What the emperor said, don't dare to disobey. ”

He immediately ordered someone to take the four treasures of the study, pondered for a moment, dipped the ink and lifted the pen:

The death is lonely and long, and the noble son descends to the business.

Proud and happy, innocent and generous.

The golden wind knows the jade dew, and the full moon understands the autumn light.

The poem sent me to laugh, and Kang Chengzhi was in all directions.

"Good poetry!" Zhao Gou laughed up.

After the ceremony, the baby is carried into the room of the healthy and long-lived elders of the family, which is called "moving the nest", and at this point, the full moon wine is over. Unexpectedly, Zhao Gou drank high, and stayed for the first time that day.

This is both an opportunity and a risk for Helai. If it doesn't work out, it is not impossible for him to be angry and behead all over the house. But as the saying goes: wealth is sought in danger. The more critical the moment, the more calm he became.

In the middle of the night, Zhao Gou woke up from drinking, and invited He Lai to continue to drink and talk happily, and after a night, he pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and He Lai patted the sycophants just right, which made Zhao Gou more and more satisfied and relieved.

When the emperor is satisfied, his career can be unimpeded. Right now, if you want to seek peace, you can only do this, but Lu Xinyao's face is becoming more and more ugly.

Finally sent Zhao Gou away, how did he feel very tired, it turned out that unconsciously, he chatted all night, and was about to go back to the house to rest, Lu Xinyao shook his face at him for the first time, and went to the little red bedroom next door with the child in his arms.

"Lady, why is this?" asked He Lai a little knowingly.

"Tend to be inflammatory, traitor, what a villain!" Lu Xinyao snorted.

"Shouldn't I be doing this for you and the child?"

"The concubine does not seek wealth and glory, nor does she expect the official to be famous all over the world, but now the official is such a villainous face, which makes people feel cold!"

He Lai froze in place, speechless for a long time, sitting in silence in front of the window. Although it was the height of summer, the heat was unbearable, but he felt a little cold in his heart, Xiaohong entered the house and changed the tea many times, he had never seen him so lost and sad, and he was about to say good words to comfort him, when he saw his wife walking over in clothes.

"Madame......"

"Go to sleep. Lu Xinyao waved her hand, gently pushed the door into the house, and whispered softly: "The concubine is unreasonable and unreasonable, and I hope that the officials will atone for their sins." "Her voice is always so gentle.

He Lai sighed: "I didn't want to be like this, I really can't bear to see my wife and children suffer again, and now I want to withdraw, I'm afraid it's difficult." ”

Lu Xinyao asked puzzledly, "Why did the official say?"

"In the face of the aggressiveness of the Jin State, but my Great Song Dynasty surrendered and sued for peace, ceded land and paid compensation, how can I be an official in the same dynasty as such a person!"

Lu Xinyao said: "The traitor is in charge, and the official doesn't do it." ”

He Lai sighed and said, "Having said that, what can I do if I am not an official?"

"What do the officials want?"

He Lai stared blankly at the night sky for a long time, speechless.

Lu Xinyao comforted: "If an official makes any decision, the concubine is willing to sacrifice her life. ”

Looking at the night sky, He Lai sighed: "At the end of the world, except for Jiangling, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to have a foothold." ”

Lu Xinyao said: "For the sake of the slave family and the children, the officials have no choice but to become inflammatory, and the concubine understands in her body and mind that she does not complain about the officials. As she spoke, she thoughtfully hugged He Lai from behind.

"Madame is reasonable and understands my hardships, but how many people in the world understand me?"

"Why bother with the people of the world? Why don't officials take their slaves and children and settle down in poor and remote areas?"

"I'm just afraid that it will hurt you and the child!" He Lai sighed.

She smiled lightly and said, "No matter how bitter it is, the slave family and the children will not be separated from the officials." ”

"Just have a lady's words, be patient, and when the child can walk, he will resign as a husband, and when the time comes, we will go home together. "He already has an idea. Let the two children grow up a little in the Song Dynasty, and then open the way home on the seventh day of the seventh month.

"If an official wants to be disarmed and returned to the field, the slave family and the official will never be separated. The concubine didn't know that the official had bitterness in her heart, and she hoped that her husband would forgive her. ”

"I hope that after weaning, my wife's figure is still enchanting, so obese, it is not what I want, and if I continue like this, I will have to find someone else. He Lai grinned and became indecent again.

However, the speaker has no intention of listening, although Lu Xinyao smiled, she remembered it in her heart. Since giving birth to a child, her figure has been out of shape, and her husband's eyes are not as affectionate as before, it turns out that it is out of himself. Knowing this, she began to resume going to bed early and waking up early, in addition to breastfeeding her two children, she practiced martial arts in the back garden in her spare time. At the beginning, I didn't dare to make a big move, from simple to difficult, and recovered little by little. What kind of state is it before giving birth to a child, what is it now, my man fights for it by himself, and no one can snatch it away, but why is this martial arts move not as sharp as before, but it has become gentle?