Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 187 3.94 I am yours for the rest of my life
Volume Three

3.94 I will always be yours
Maybe he was anxious about the important matter of "disarmament", or maybe he really didn't want to see someone upset. Even though it was already past noon after the three of them talked, Chen Ruiwen kicked Zhou Yang out of the Duke of Qi's mansion without mentioning a meal, and only arranged for Chen Yejun to Just sending him out of the gate is enough. Of course, it's not completely without benefits.

"Go away, someone will arrange to send your confession documents to your home, and you can just wait until you take office." Before leaving, Chen Ruiwen said a few more words, "Also, the Second Military Department will organize a After the celebration, all the conferees will go to the Ministry of Personnel to prepare their cases. After that, the three-month term will begin, so don’t forget to go there!"

According to the regulations of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the army is controlled by the Ministry of War, including personnel management, promotion of generals and subordinates, war arrangements, military discipline inspection, etc. No department other than the Ministry of War has the right to intervene, but can supervise impeachment; Wu Xun, the Minister of the Ministry of War, is in charge of military regulations The left minister who is responsible for military discipline and even selection and evaluation is also a military officer, but the right minister who is in charge of logistics and food and salary must be a civilian official.

Moreover, although the personnel power such as the selection and promotion of generals lies with the Ministry of War, after the candidates are determined, the lists and files must be sent to the Ministry of Civil Affairs for filing; the Ministry of Civil Affairs has the right to conduct a comprehensive review and report back to the Ministry of War if problems are discovered. Or directly report for impeachment, that is to say, who can perform martial arts has the final say, but civilian officials can decide who can't.

In addition to the Ministry of War, the Zhou Dynasty also nominally had a military jurisdiction department, which was the "Fifth Army Governor's Mansion" mentioned many times in the original work. However, this place was actually an empty shelf, which was for those declining military officers who had no actual duties and high titles. Those who received temporary posts and paid salaries, such as the so-called "Double Marquis" in historians, Jia She, Jia Jing who resigned as the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp, and others were like this.

After bidding farewell to Chen Yejun, Zhou Yang rode straight to his home. Because it was lunch time, he went directly to the Duke of Qi's Mansion without going home. He was worried about starving, so he bought some cooked food and cold dishes on the way. When he was about to go back to get some cushions, he was pleasantly surprised by a familiar figure at the second door.

"Dongfang, why are you here?" Zhou Yang stepped forward and hugged the cold-faced Dongfang Bing, ignoring the maids and servants in the outer courtyard who greeted him with salutes. He hugged her and continued walking, ignoring the laughter behind him. "Remember to come back." I didn’t send anyone to deliver the letter before, just to prevent you from waiting impatiently.”

"Who will be waiting for you? I just happened to meet sister Qingwen. I came here to accompany her because she was pitiful. It doesn't matter whether you are with her or not." Dongfang Bing still had a cold face, broke away from his arms and held on to her. The smiling Qingwen's delicate hands happened to sweep the cooked food into his hand, so she snatched it and threw it to the servants in the outer courtyard, "I'll give it to you!"

"Thank you, Mrs. Dongfang!" Unexpectedly, the names of these people made Dongfang Qianhu's pretty face turn red.

"Hahaha!" Zhou Yang couldn't help laughing. He rushed up and hugged the girl tightly, ignoring her meaningless resistance. "Didn't I just say goodbye to you in person before I left? Isn't this the reason for staying? After receiving the handwritten letter, I left a little hastily—Girl Qing, go to the kitchen and find me something to eat!"

"Qingwen is not allowed to go, this heartless person will starve to death!" Dongfang Bing raised his hand and gave someone an elbow kick, but did not resist again, but his mouth was still unforgiving.

"Hehe, the young master may not know that Sister Dongfang lives at home these days when we are away." Qingwen ignored the two people's flirtation, said something and went straight to the kitchen in the outer courtyard.

"Which one has been living there?" Dongfang Bing's pretty face turned red, but he was still stubborn, "The princess is busy with the things at hand these days, how can I have time to be free? I just come over occasionally to visit, so that there is no one here. , occupied by others."

"Dongfang, thank you for your hard work!" Zhou Yang naturally knew the girl's temper. How could he come back by taking a break every now and then?Just listen to this, "It seems that Her Royal Highness the Princess has made good progress in the days since I left?"

"Hmph!" Even though Ailang returned to the living room in the inner courtyard, Dongfang Bing pushed him on the main chair, poured him another cup of herbal tea, and stood beside him and said, "The Xue family The salt goods are very good, and since the princess has this source of income, she has quickly opened up the situation, she is the head of foreign affairs of the hidden guards, and she has cleaned up the core parts, so it is not difficult to regain control."

"That's good!" Zhou Yang smiled and took the girl over and put him on his lap. "Although I prefer the resentful woman who let me bully me, I am still happy for her when I see her regaining her career. It’s just that when we meet again in the future, I’m afraid we won’t be able to be as casual as before.”

"I'm also very happy to see the princess recovering day by day!" Said softly, Dongfang Bing let Zhou Yang hold her, and leaned her head on Ailang's chest, "Actually, before I met you, the princess His condition makes me more and more worried day by day. The person named Huang is a loser, and the princess is a arrogant person.

If the two of them are allowed to procrastinate like this day by day, I am really worried that one day, sooner or later, the princess will completely indulge herself, just like the famous Princess Taiping, who has fallen step by step since the death of her consort, and finally turned her back on her face. The stigma of the first three thousand' has been passed down to this day. "

"Whether it is a man or a woman, if he has nothing to do all the time and is mentally empty every day, no matter how rich his material conditions are, he will easily become without a bottom line." Zhou Yang said with a smile, "Only when you find something worth investing everything in Things can truly escape the fate of the walking dead - of course, they must be the right and upward hobbies."

"Huh?" Dongfang Bing was very confused by this piece of modern persuasion, but at least he could understand the general idea, "In short, the princess in the palace these days is as confident and flamboyant as she was when the Supreme Emperor first abdicated. , His Majesty also began to rely on her again, and even the eldest prince was very polite to me."

"That's good. Anyway, from now on." "Master, let's eat!" As she was talking, Qingwen had already brought a dish into the living room and placed everything on the dining table. Well, since we have just come back, why not make some food tonight to celebrate the young master’s return from Jiangnan!”

"Girl Qing, you don't just take the wind in your own home." Dongfang Bing got up from Zhou Yang's arms with a smile and went to the table to help spread the dishes. "The official document from the Ministry of War has been issued. From now on, your young master will be the fifth-grade Daye Guard Qianhu Station. Qianhu, if you take office before the end of August, you, the girl who has been serving me since the beginning, will benefit from you in the future!"

"Master?" Qingwen raised her head in surprise and looked at Zhou Yang eagerly. According to Chinese cultural traditions, no matter which dynasty or generation you become an official, it is something worth celebrating, including in modern society.

"Uh-huh!" Zhou Yang smiled and nodded.

"Oh - Young Master!" Qingwen no longer cared about her dignity, she cheered excitedly and threw herself into Zhou Yang's arms, actually shedding tears.

"Okay, okay, let's eat first!" Zhou Yang smiled and patted his personal maid, "It's still early anyway. If I become a first- or second-grade official in the future, or even have a title, you won't be able to faint with joy. past?"

"If that day comes, I will be willing to die!" Qingwen rubbed herself in her master's arms excitedly, "Master - then, will you have many maids in the future?"

“Pfft—” Dongfang Bing, who had always been steady, couldn’t help laughing, “You girl, it turned out that was your idea!”

"Sister Bing!" Qingwen's cheeks were already red at this time, but she still raised her head and looked at Dongfang Bing seriously and said, "I naturally have to serve the young master, and I should also serve sister Bing. In the future, after grandma comes in, I will I am happy to serve you, but what should I do if one day the young master no longer needs a servant to serve me?"

"Don't worry. Now that you are still young, I will let you take care of me first. When you grow up, I will accept you as my aunt, okay?" Qingwen was so embarrassed by Zhou Yang's words that she buried her head in front of her young master. In his arms, "Besides, I have given you an increase of twenty taels of monthly salary. No matter which company you are in the capital, how can you get it without my aunt?"

"Yeah!" Qingwen still didn't dare to raise her head, but she nodded her head like a chicken pecking at rice, making Zhou Yang and Dongfang Bing laugh.

"Okay, let's eat!" Zhou Yang picked up the chopsticks with a smile and looked at the four side dishes simply prepared on the table, fried peanuts, small fish, white meat, mixed tofu, and a large plate of white steamed buns. He simply lowered his head and ate it. Eat, fill your stomach first and then talk.

Seeing that he was enjoying his meal, Dongfang Bing picked up a few chopsticks even though he had already eaten lunch. After finishing the meal together, Qingwen immediately came up, packed up the bowls and chopsticks, and took them out, leaving only the two lovers in the living room.

"Zi Yang, the princess has a lot of things on her hands these days, so she may not have time to see you, but she will arrange the time after she has finished handling it." After personally carrying the mouthwash and helping Zhou Yang wash up, Dongfang Bing's cheeks were slightly red. , but still pulled Zhou Yang into the master bedroom and sat down, "Because I choose to serve you, the princess will no longer let me."

"No, it's not necessary!" Zhou Yang hugged his lover tightly and said solemnly, "The Dongfang Bing I know is the descendant of the Marquis of Weiyuan, the fifth-rank second-class bodyguard of Douchizheng, the commander of the bodyguard of the Princess Yongchang's mansion, and a personal bodyguard, isn't it? The little woman waiting for her husband's favor in the inner courtyard is not a doll in the bedroom or a tool for giving birth to a child.

You don’t need to leave your career, because the friendship between you and me is not intolerable to your career. I know your thoughts, and you’re afraid I won’t accept it, right?Today I will tell you clearly that what I want is your person, your body, and your heart. On the basis that these all belong to me, I don’t mind if you have your own career. Do you understand? "

"Zi Yang!" Dongfang Bing fell into Ai Lang's arms with tears on his face, "You know, the princess has promised me that she will slowly let me leave the secret guard cleanly in the future, and I will no longer have to worry about being raped all day long. Liquidation; and also transferred my affiliation to In short, don’t worry, I will give you everything you asked for just now, I will be yours for the rest of my life!”

"What about now?" Zhou Yang asked with a smirk.

Dongfang Bing's cheeks turned red, and he pushed him down and pounced on him.

(End of this chapter)