“The third step is to stabilize the domestic situation——
Although the officials of the current dynasty support Your Majesty, many local officials still insist on orthodoxy, and Gao Chen is one of the representatives;
Therefore, Your Majesty should immediately appoint imperial envoys to the western Lizhou, Qinfeng, Kuizhou, Jingnan and other roads. With the Western Expedition Army commanded by Brother Jiang as the backer, he should closely monitor the local officials. If any defection is discovered, If suspected, troops were immediately mobilized from Lanzhou to kill them and turn them over;
The fourth step, as the Korean father-in-law said before, if there are two males in the family, choose one of them to serve.
Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. As a man of great importance, he should have the awareness of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism;
I have tens of thousands of men in the Liang Dynasty. Once the propaganda against thieves and the theater troupe are in place, I believe there will be many people with lofty ideals who will voluntarily join the army;
Then, in the name of the emperor, the world can be granted amnesty, and all criminals who join the army to defend the country can be exempted from all prison sentences. This will be a big force;
When the troops are sufficient, they should be immediately transferred to various parts of the capital to defend the east, south and north capitals;
The area now controlled by Ma Wei will not hinder the Yongxing Army, cutting off their salt, iron and livelihood. The soldiers and civilians will definitely be complaining in March and May. By then, if we join forces with Brother Jiang to attack it from both sides, we will be able to easily recover it. Chang'an! "
After listening to Song Che's analysis, Liao Heng sighed: "Tonight, I can finally sleep peacefully."
Song Che said with a smile: "Hey, don't relax too early. Things are unpredictable, and plans may not keep up with changes. Your Majesty, it is better to hold back this breath for now, and it will not be too late to sigh after victory in the future."
"It makes sense, it makes sense... But I haven't seen Brother Song for two years, so I just drank three big bowls of it!"
"Since His Majesty invites you, and Song doesn't dare to refuse, let's try this palace bar!"
…
After lunch, we followed our plan.
He Qiu actually wanted to stay in Zhongshu Province.
"Government affairs are urgent right now, and I'm busy..."
"No matter how busy you are, you have to go home often and help your parents brush the chopsticks and wash the dishes..."
Song Che dragged He Qiu out of the palace.
Outside the palace gate, a jade-faced man wearing a green official uniform, with his hair tied up to a crown, seemed to have been waiting for a long time.
"Brother Song!"
She rushed forward excitedly.
Song Che looked the jade-faced man up and down, and suddenly realized: "You are...Liu Xinnan? Oh, I really didn't recognize it. The poor scholar who used to be in disrepute is now wearing an official uniform. He must be the number one scholar in high school, right?" "
She was the young scholar who disguised herself as a man and aspired to be the top scholar.
Liu Xinnan's eyes were a little lonely and she muttered: "I also heard Mr. Zhang from the Hanlin Academy mention that Mr. Song broke into the room, so he came to wait for you at the door... I came to wait for you at the door, but I came to apologize."
The more she spoke, the more she blamed herself and felt a little aggrieved. She bowed to Song Che and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Song. I failed to get the top prize. Not only did I disappoint you, but I also made you lose a thousand taels in Suyunzhai." !”
"ha?"
Song Che scratched his head, a thousand taels... He really forgot, "Ah, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, you must be among the best if you can become an official, it's great!"
He Qiu put his hands behind his back and said slowly with an old scholar's attitude: "Her articles are no worse than those of the Number One Scholar, but they are too idealistic and unrealistic, and...she is too pretty, so Got a prostitute."
Liu Xinnan muttered in a low voice: "It's not my fault that I'm handsome. Besides, I'm originally a girl..."
Song Che asked with a smile: "What is your official position now and what rank is it in?"
"Compiled by the Hanlin Academy, the official residence is from the seventh rank!"
She raised her chin slightly, even a little proud.
"Only from the seventh rank? You are a crown prince, but your rank is not as good as that of a county magistrate?" Song Che shook his head, "That's too low, that's too low... Mr. He, I think with Brother Liu's talent, the official position can be higher." Higher."
He Qiu said: "It's not low anymore, it's not low anymore. Compilation in the Hanlin Academy is the starting point for every Jinshi. The number one scholar, the second best scholar, and the top prize all have their own positions. Those who have the same background as Jinshi, some don't even have the opportunity to become an official. .”
Song Che asked with a smile: "Then why did Mr. He become the prefect of Suzhou as soon as he became an official?"
He Qiu said with a straight face: "Because my father is He Xuanzhang, the Yin of Luoyang Prefecture, can the boss be fine?"
"Brother Song, Mr. He is right. Editorial at the Hanlin Academy is just an internship. After two years of employment, he will be appointed based on his ability. I don't want to rely on connections to go through the back door. I want to rely on my own strength to move up. climb."
She was committed and enthusiastic. But in fact, she has no backer in the court. She is a handsome gentleman disguised as a man. Unless she "passes through the back door" for some high-ranking officials with special habits, it will be difficult for her to climb up.
"Well... let's see. Your Majesty and I have discussed writing an 'Essay against Thieves'. Brother Liu happens to have a talent for writing, so how about I leave this article to you?" Song Che asked.
Liu Xinnan said "Ah", "It is a national policy to punish thieves. I...I'm afraid I'm not qualified...Besides, Mr. He is much better than me in writing and writing articles. He should be the one to write the article." "
"Me?" He Qiu shook his head, threw up his sleeves and strode away, "I even have to take time to visit my wife and son, so how can I have time to think about words?"
"This..." Liu Xinnan was at a loss for a moment.
Song Che smiled and patted her shoulder, "Do it well. If you do this job well, I'm sure you will be a prefect." After that, he chased He Qiu and left.
…
Rested for a day in Jinling.
Before dawn the next day, Song Che chartered a water steamer and told the boatman and sailors at the helm that if he could reach Hangzhou before midnight, he would be rewarded with two hundred taels of silver.
When the boatman heard about this grand gesture, he immediately recruited ten more strong men to paddle, raise the sail, and step on the water wheel. It was as if a turbine engine had been added, and the speed increased three or four times.
Song Che stood motionless on the bow of the boat, looking and longing for the direction of home. He really missed it, missed it so much.
Haishi.
Passenger ship arrives at Hangzhou Pier.
It has been two years since I returned, but Hangzhou is still so beautiful in the snow.
Song Che bought a fast horse at the dock and rode towards home alone.
The Song Mansion was quiet at this time, with only the study room still lit.
Shen Wenjun sat behind the desk, writing and reviewing the account books. Maybe the accounts were too complicated, so every time she checked them for a while, she would put down the pen, pinch her brows, take a sip of tea, sigh, pick a wick, and hammer her back. , and then picked up the pen to illuminate and check.
She was in her prime many years ago, but now she is haggard and frail.
"Fu'er, the tea is a little cold." She called softly, weakly.
After a while.
"Uh-"
The door opened slightly, and she didn't even look up. She just complained: "Why have you been here for so long?"
The man walked to the desk, filled a cup of hot tea with a teapot, and gently pushed it in front of her eyes.
She picked up the tea cup, took a sip, coughed twice, and then said: "Fu'er, it's late at night, you should go down and rest early."
But the man was indifferent. He only slowly picked up a bill, glanced through it twice, and said softly: "As expected of Mrs. Song, every account has been commented in such detail-"
"Clang."
The pen in Shen Wenjun's hand fell to the desk, and she slowly raised her head tremblingly. Standing in front of the desk was the man she missed day and night.
"Song Che..."
"Madam, I'm back."
She immediately stood up, walked to Song Che, pinched her face with her left hand, and pinched Song Che's face with her right hand. This texture and pain were real and not a dream!
She cried out, her tears bursting instantly, and she threw herself into Song Che's arms, beating her with her hands, letting out the longing she had accumulated over the past two years.
Song Che hugged Shen Wenjun tightly, and after holding back the tears for a while, he said, "I'm sorry, I've caused you so much trouble in the past two years..."
After hugging each other with tears for a long time, she had cried enough. She smiled with a tear and held Song Che's face in her hands: "Why have you aged so much?"
"Always the same...the majesty remains the same!"
As the saying goes, a long drought brings sweet rain, and a farewell is better than a newlywed. It has not been moistened for two years, and the fields have long been dry. How can I not enjoy it tonight?
"Hey." Shen Wenjun poked Song Che's forehead and pointed at the pile of ledgers on the desk, "We haven't finished checking last month's accounts yet, so you can't be impatient."
Not in a hurry?
Song Che swept away the ledger with a push of his big hand, then pulled Shen Wenjun over and pressed her hard on the table. He was like a hungry wolf, determined to eat her up tonight.
"no……"
"Could it be that...the days have changed?"
"No..." Shen Wenjun said helplessly: "I rarely check accounts on weekdays, but in recent months, several large accounts have not been reconciled. We can't let this trend continue."
Hearing this, Song Che frowned, "What? Is there still some evil in our business?"
Shen Wenjun complained softly: "Can't I blame you? I went out for two years and didn't go home, leaving us women to take care of the family business... If there is no man in the family, no matter how rich or stubborn, aren't we going to be bullied? "
"But now that I'm back, those who engage in petty tricks, those who are evil, and those who bully you will all be in bad luck."
Song Che also lost interest at this moment, but just when he wanted to pull away, he found that someone refused to let go.
She blushed and licked her soft lips with her tongue, exuding the hot fragrance. Two balls of fire burned in her eyes, and her voice became soft and whispering: "Come..."
Seeing her lustful look, Song Che felt a little guilty for no reason, "I think we'd better check the bills first..."
She smiled sweetly, raised her jade feet high, put them on Song Che's shoulders, and gently pulled out the hairpin. She shook her head slightly, and her long hair fell down her shoulders, half covering her pretty face. She peeled off the disguise layer by layer, Until all the beauty is revealed.
Who says the fields are dry? It's just overwhelming.
"Song Lang."
She whispered coquettishly, and it was so sweet that she felt her bones. She held her finger in her mouth, raised it high, and said again: "It's not too late to check the slave's house first, and then check the bill."
It turns out that she has reached the age where she is like a wolf and a tiger.
