Da Wei Chun

Chapter 295
The mile in Luoyang is the square, which got its name because the radius is one mile.To put it more simply, it is a fully enclosed community.

There are only four doors in each mile, and there must be no other passages connecting the inside and outside.There are two Lizhengs, 12 officials and doormen in each li, who are responsible for all affairs in the li.

Regardless of whether the official is big or small, whether he is a citizen or a slave, he must verify his letter or name (similar to an ID card) when entering the inner gate.

Because they are foreigners entering Beijing, they may have to live permanently, so the procedures are very troublesome. Li Chengzhi and Li Shiliang were delayed for nearly an hour at the Limen.

Li Chengzhi felt like he was about to be dried out.The cold water was poured into the stomach one gourd after another, but it couldn't keep up with the speed of sweating.

Don't even think about Bing, only officials above the fifth rank are eligible to be employed, and Li Shiliang is from the sixth rank, which is three ranks behind.

Fortunately, he is Guang Lucheng, and he is temporarily in charge of the Qingzhang Department that specializes in ice. Although he dare not take more, he can still get some ice cubes for cold soup and wine.

After finally getting to the mansion, it was almost dusk.

After seeing his aunt and two aunts, and meeting his two cousins, Li Shiliang asked his servants to set up a table under the shade of the trees in the backyard, and the father and son accompanied Li Chengzhi to drink.

Both father and son are officials, and the weather in Jingzhou has been good in the past few years, and the income has not been bad. Li Shixian will find a way to bring money to Luoyang every year, so the living conditions are not bad.

There are three kinds of wine, and there are a lot of food: cold-cut mutton, dried smoked chicken, lightly blanched fish, whole elbow...the table is full.

In contrast, it is common for Beijing officials of the fifth and sixth ranks to not have a meal in ten and a half months, and even low-level officials still can't get enough to eat...

Li Shiliang and Li Shixian are seven or eight points alike, both of them are people who look at the wolf and look at the wolf, and are not angry and arrogant... Well, to put it more simply: they don't look like a good person at first glance.

It may be that he inherited his mother's genes, but Li Chengxian's face is very kind. Although he is not as outstanding as Li Chengzhi, he can definitely be called personable.

After all, playing music comes with the study of "rituals", plus it is a "poet" handed down from generation to generation, so the temperament is naturally extraordinary.

After a few words of emotion that Li Chengzhi was so out of touch, Li Shiliang started to talk about the business, but laughed as soon as he said it, as if he couldn't figure it out, can a man be more beautiful than a woman?
"Say you're lucky. You were almost taken away as soon as you entered the city, and you don't know if there is any trouble in the future...

Let’s say you are unlucky, what you did today, plus your meritorious service in Jingzhou, you must be in the heart of the emperor, not to mention there is an expert behind you to help..."

Expert help?

Li Chengzhi was a little suspicious: "My nephew also felt a little strange. It stands to reason that the prince was beaten. No matter how slow Zongzheng Temple reacted, it should have been notified at the same time as the Luoyang order. But after the trial of the Luoyang order, Henan Yin has been here for a long time. Did Zongzheng Siqing arrive so late?"

"That's why I said that you are lucky, otherwise how could you be in the mood to drink with you at this time... It was King Ruyang who knocked out his teeth?"

Li Shiliang was not polite to him either, and glared at him: "After I left the palace, I paid a special visit to Brother Ji Sun (Luoyang Order Yang Jun) and found out that it was Gao Zhan, the Habayashi supervisor who was guarding the city gate today, who helped you a lot. ?”

He paused again, looking extremely puzzled: "Even if Gao Zhao is not an enemy, Gao Zhao has always been at odds with the Guanlong family, so how could Gao Zhan save you?"

Li Chengzhi sighed secretly: How could he become an enemy?Maybe it won't be long before they get married...

I can't say anything about private life, he just talked about the process of saving Gao Wenjun in Hexi.

"You are really lucky?"

Li Shiliang was amazed when he heard this, and he became serious again: "In the capital, Gao Zhao is a mountain that cannot be circumvented, compared with it, Yuan Yuezhiliu is not even Daotian Gong.

I can't wait to cling, but at least I need to know the etiquette.So prepare two gifts tomorrow, don't need to be too expensive, come to thank Gao Zhan..."

Li Chengzhi nodded in agreement, and also felt in his heart: Just looking at his father, he knew that there was no pedantic generation in the Li family.What kind of enemies are not enemies, and how can it be as simple as black and white?
Regardless of officialdom or aristocratic family, only interests are concerned...

Even if Li Shiliang didn't talk about it, or if he didn't come out today, and didn't meet Gao Zhan, he would have to pay a visit to Gao's mansion sooner or later.

Not for others, only for Gao Wenjun.

Li Chengzhi recalled the words Zhang Jingzhi had in secret with him after the Dragon Boat Festival: Gao Meng seems to have a plan for you, but I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing...

Regardless of good and bad things for the time being, Li Chengzhi just can't figure it out, what good plans do he have?

After chatting for a while, seeing that it was getting dark, Li Shiliang asked Li Chengzhi to rest earlier, and told him not to rent a house, but to stay at home.

Li Chengzhi responded, but scratched his head in his heart.

He can live there, but what about Li Xie, Li Rui and the ten guards?

Furthermore, it is not convenient.

It would be nice to be able to buy a set, but money is a big issue.For the present plan, we can only rent one first...

……

In the early morning of the next day, it was still dark, at most it was at the beginning of Yinshi (three o'clock) when Li Shiliang heard the news of Li Shiliang leaving the mansion.

The Qingzhang Department had to divide the ice before sunrise, so it was so early.

Li Chengzhi simply got up: it's too hot!

It felt like the sweat on his body hadn't dried up, and he drank a full seven or eight catties of plum wine with an alcohol content of only one or two degrees. He felt as if he was drunk, and he was a little floaty.

Unable to bear it any longer, Li Chengzhi took a blanket and sat in the shade of the trees in the yard until dawn.

As soon as the sun came out, the sweat on his body began to pour out again and again. In the blink of an eye, Li Chengzhi seemed to be fished out of the water.

It is now the end of May in the lunar calendar, and it will not turn cold until at least the beginning of August.How did you spend the two months in between?
Worried about himself, Li Chengxian called him to court food, dealt with them casually, and the two brothers went out together.

Li Chengxian might have something on his mind, since he met Li Chengzhi last night, he hasn't said much.Li Chengzhi was hot and upset, thinking about how to get through these two months, and had no intention of talking.

The two rode a horse each, and wobbled out of Yannianli.It wasn't until Tongtuo Street was about to leave that Li Chengxian opened his mouth expectantly: "Chengzhi, brother...maybe brother will be promoted?"

Li Chengzhi was at a loss: You get promoted as soon as you get promoted, that's a good thing, why such a strange expression?

After waiting for a while, Li Chengxian gritted his teeth: "I have never dared to tell my father. I only found out last night that it was because of you saving Gao Nv Shi... Well, just a few days ago, Gao Nv Shi asked to resign from Mrs. Le Ling, recommended me to Si Qing again..."

Too happy?
This is an official of the seventh rank. It is not clear, but it is not dirty. It should not be under Gao Wenjun's control.

Li Chengzhi's heart moved: Could it be the work of the Gao family?
ps: This chapter is a bit watery, so I apologize.

I got the second injection in the afternoon, and after I came back, I was in a bad state, and I always felt like I was drunk.I'll ask the doctor tomorrow to see if there is any way to relieve it.

(End of this chapter)