Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 316 4.112 Let’s let sister Qingwen come in too

Volume Four

4.112 Let Sister Qingwen Come In

The night of April 26th is an auspicious day, everything is suitable.

In the large tent of the Central Army of Daye Qianhu Station, a very sumptuous banquet had been laid out. Zhou Yang was in charge at the middle table, accompanied by five Qianhu and Fu Shi. There were several other tables around, basically Qianhu. Everyone above the general banner in the household arrived - including Xue Pan. He was drinking happily at this time, but he only glanced at someone on the main seat every once in a while.

"Come on, come on, Brother Changwen has such a bright future, it will be revealed today!" Zhou Yang smiled and picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Fu Shi next to him and drank it in one gulp, "Thanks to Uncle Zheng's gang. With the operation, Brother Changwen can take a step forward today, and he will definitely have a bright future in the future. Maybe one day, when I need help, Brother Changwen, don’t refuse!"

"How dare you humble your position!" Although Fu Shi had already laughed like a flower, at least he had not completely lost his sense of control after drinking. After drinking with him, he said happily, "Besides, it is not just the humble position who was promoted this time, the five leaders are now all It’s a real-level teaching of Baihu (Sixth Grade), which is half a level higher than the humble rank!”

That's right, the reward for quelling the Bailian Sect's civil unrest has finally arrived, and it has been delayed for more than a month. During this time, there have been joint inspections by the Ministry of War and Rites, repeated wrangling by the Wuchang side, and inspections of military achievements. Fortunately, arrangements have been made. I also prepared generous red envelopes in advance, so that I wouldn’t fall over halfway.

Nowadays, Zhou Yang's own guerrilla generals and the actual professors of the five hundred households all have official documents issued by the Ministry of War, which were not delivered until yesterday; Fu Shi's Shuntian Prefecture general judge transfer order was delivered three days early. Today's banquet , not only to celebrate everyone's promotion, but also to practice for Fu Shi. If there are no surprises in the future, both sides will belong to the civil and military divisions.

"Brother Changwen is right." Zhou Yang smiled and nodded, "In that case, why don't we all have a drink together to celebrate today's joy, wish other brothers a bright future, and thank His Majesty and the imperial court for their kindness. --Dry!"

"Do it!" The whole tent responded loudly.

After drinking for more than half an hour, it is difficult to say "have fun", because this kind of wine place brings together all the officers on the stage of the entire Qianhusuo, and the relationship between superiors and subordinates is too obvious. As a result, everyone is very restrained , not to mention drinking to the point of losing control, not even a little too much, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing wrong with it.

"Brother Zhou, let's have a cup of herbal tea!" In the southeast corner of the residence, Zhao Qiying handed the tea cup to Zhou Yang's hand, turned around and touched Qingwen's little head. The girl was pouting at this time, obviously looking at Ms. Zhao. He was dissatisfied with Xia Xia's behavior of "stealing business", "This Fu Shi is indeed an immature person. He has just made progress, and he puts on airs when he talks."

"There is a difference between civil and military affairs. Please keep in touch in the future." Zhou Yang drank the herbal tea in one gulp, then put down the tea cup and said with a smile, "It's interesting to say that the Zhou Dynasty used military force to establish the country, and the Supreme Emperor was recognized as the Emperor Wu. The dynasty has been based on military power for hundreds of years. With Wu Xun as the core, I don't know where the confidence of these poor people came from, and they actually started shouting that "only those who study well" started to shout.

Although His Majesty is not very close to Wu Xun, and is basically a bowl of water, Wu Xun's heritage of more than a hundred years still has an advantage in the court, and this does not include the four kings with different surnames who dominate the four directions. Looking at the four most elite frontier armies of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I really don't understand. Forgetting those top three, Jinshi and the like, what's so great about him being the last in martial arts? "

"Master, this servant knows that the old scholar in the village looks like this too." Qingwen took the footwashing water and put it away. After testing the temperature, she picked up someone's big feet and put them in. "I usually look down on this I went to that place, but I don’t have much ability, so I rely on twenty acres of farmland to encourage students to survive. It’s really”

"Girl Qing, I remember that your village needs some couplets and the like during the New Year and festivals, so people are busy, right?" Zhou Yang touched her little head and smiled, "On weekdays, you usually write letters, weddings and weddings, etc. He also helped a lot!”

"So what?" Qingwen snorted and curled her lips, "Where did he not take the money? It's like weddings and weddings. Every time, he seals the pen and invites him to the scene to drink and eat meat? How could he treat him badly?" ?”

"Okay, let these poor people go. Anyway, we won't have much dealings with him in the future." Seeing that Qingwen had already washed someone's feet, Zhao Qiying took a towel and came over to help dry it, "Just like this , even if the post of chief bookkeeper here is vacant, how should we arrange the future official correspondence?"

"How about you bear it first?" Zhou Yang asked carefully.

Zhao Qiying rolled her eyes at him, picked up the footwashing water and walked out the door, not bothering to answer.Zhou Yang was also helpless at this point. He was able to pass the martial arts examination by relying on his bravery, archery and swordsmanship. The cultural examination in the inner field can only be regarded as "literacy". There is indeed no problem in reading traditional Chinese characters, but when it comes to writing, It was really difficult for him to write with a brush. His calligraphy was basically a waste of pen and ink.

The Zhao sisters' calligraphy is indeed much better than his, but the purpose of their literacy and reading was not to blind them. Their function was to manage the accounts and correspondence of the Zhongyuan Escort Bureau. They could write some notes or letters so that they could write official documents. That is really overthinking, and it is even difficult to read. There is nothing we can do about it, the official documents of the Zhou Dynasty are also in classical Chinese.

"Master, after a busy day, it's better to go to bed early!" Just when he was thinking about something, the good girl Qingwen had already made the bed and was about to get into the warm quilt, but she was carried away by someone. At the door, "Master—"

"Go to sleep outside!" Zhou Yang didn't care about her sad tone and occasionally played some small games. It was just to show his attitude to the girl, and he didn't really want to harm the flowers. "I have something to discuss with Qiying, you can go there yourself." Just sleep."

"Hmph!" Seeing that there was no hope of "taking care of the bed", Qingwen pouted angrily and ran to the door. Before leaving, she did not forget to say, "You said 'we have something to discuss'. Sister Yan Ling happened to have something to go to the Qianhu Yamen." , otherwise there would be a day when both of them would not be with the young master? Finally, only sister Qiying was at home, and the servant was also "

"Okay, go to bed!" Before she could finish her words, Zhao Qiying, who had finished pouring the foot-washing water and returned to the room, had already covered her mouth and carried her to the study. When she came back, she did not forget to close the door tightly, "Brother Zhou , If there is really no one to handle the official documents, you can try to find an old scholar nearby to deal with it for a while."

"Then let's deal with it first." Zhou Yang smiled and hugged the girl and sat on the edge of the bed. Just looking at her crimson cheeks, he knew that Qingwen's complaints just now clearly made her embarrassed. The so-called "discussing official documents" was just Forcibly changing the topic, "Don't worry, what about those units that don't have a master register at all? I haven't seen them?"

"Brother Zhou, the troubles with the White Lotus Sect are over for the time being, but you still have to make arrangements for the Wuchang Mansion." Zhao Qiying said softly, "According to the rules of the imperial court, the superiors are always required to share the profits of battles, but you have not done so yet. I have contacted Commander Luo, even if he is not your direct superior, you still need to explain something."

"Yes!" Zhou Yang was also helpless about this, "Not only the commander, but also the Wuchang prefecture's yamen have to go. Although these two families have nothing to do with us in name, if they can't be handled well, the others won't be able to do it first. Mention, Xue Brand’s business in Wuchang Mansion, I’m afraid there will be a lot of trouble.”

"Brother Zhou" Zhao Qiying hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but said, "Zhang Bo, the prefect of Wuchang, is indeed not very clean. Although we have not found out whether he has any contact with Prince Yi Zhong, after these days of observation, the Zhang family The company's normal business profits would make it difficult to maintain the dignity of the Zhang family.

Our manpower reports that the Zhang family's business is nominally engaged in various businesses related to clothing, food, housing and transportation, but this type of business is easy to operate and difficult to make a fortune, and is completely inconsistent with the luxurious life of the Zhang family; not to mention that we have also found that these Stores generally sell contraband from Beijing. The salt products are basically private salt. I only heard that they purchase iron products, but none of them are sold on a regular basis. "

"It seems that Zhang Bo is not only following Prince Yizhong, but also the backbone of his subordinates." Zhou Yang frowned and said, "No matter who has an idea about the position in the palace, they will inevitably need weapons and food. The latter is not bad. , the former is too sensitive; it is impossible for Zhang Bo to be placed in this position without being a core member."

"Brother Zhou, what should we do?" Zhao Qiying asked worriedly, "That prince is too special. I'm afraid no one in the world will get involved with him."

"Cool." Zhou Yang picked up the girl and got into bed angrily, "Is it possible that we still need to report the matter and show loyalty to His Majesty? Prince Yi Zhong has been the prince for more than 20 years, how many people has he given favors to? , no one can tell, if these people expect them to succeed, even Prince Yi Zhong can't do it; but if they want to do bad things, His Majesty will feel uncomfortable!

The smartest thing to do is to pretend that you don't know anything, and keep as little contact as possible on weekdays. Anyway, for the time being, Yizhong County King is still safe, because the Supreme Emperor is still there, and His Majesty can't move if he wants to; even if there is any trouble, There are many people in the world who do this, and we are not alone. "

"When will we arrive at Wuchang Fucheng?" Zhao Qiying's tone was trembling as she sensed someone's already launched offensive.

"As soon as possible!" Someone obviously made a pun.

After a long time.
"Good brother, let's let sister Qingwen come in -"

(End of this chapter)