Su Xian looked at Zhou Ji's office in surprise and asked, "That's it?"
Zhou Jishi’s eyes widened and he said:
"Su Wenxu, you don't know something. A favor from one of the three arresters is really valuable."
"Let's put it this way, in the capital city, His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to ask the Three Catchers to help him with something, but the Three Catchers ignored His Royal Highness!"
"hiss……"
Su Xian couldn't help but take a breath when he heard this.
First, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to ask Nangong Kui to do things, which shows that he is indeed very capable, quite capable, and a reliable person.
Secondly, Nangong Kui actually rejected His Highness the Crown Prince! And it's still in a "no reason" form...
Although the current Crown Prince's brilliance has been largely obscured by Princess Lanling, he is still His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and his status is there.
In short, Su Xian now looks at Nangong Kui with admiration.
This is a great guy.
Su Xian thought for a while. Although he didn't like Nangong Kui, he still admired his abilities and his way of doing things in exchange for benefits.
Moreover, the "law of confinement" was nothing in his eyes, and he had no intention of becoming a policeman in the future.
Therefore, it was a very reasonable decision to agree to Nangong Kui and complete this transaction.
"Okay, I agree to the three arrests."
Su Xian finally said.
Nangong Kui nodded.
On the contrary, Zhou Ji was the most excited person in the office, as if the one who got Nangong Kui's promise was not Su Xian but him, smiling stupidly there.
"However, I have a condition." Su Xian added.
"It doesn't matter if Su Wenxue just says it."
"..."
Nangong Kui's expression was indifferent.
But the words were polite.
The smile on Zhou Ji's face gradually solidified, and he stared at Su Xian eagerly, praying secretly in his heart, hoping that Su Xian would not scare Nangong Kui away by opening his mouth like a lion.
Su Xian smiled and said slowly:
"I could tell you everything about the Law of Incarceration, but you would do three things for me, not one!"
"..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Nangong Kui's feminine face did not change at all, but the pupils in his eyes shrank, and his gaze became slightly sharper.
It's over, it's over! Su Wenxue was greedy. Not only did the cooperation fall through, but Su Wenxu also angered the three arrestees. It was over... Zhou Ji's office covered his heart with his hands, stomped and stared, and stepped back a few steps.
It was extremely sad.
That was a favor from Nangong Kui!
How good would it be for him?
But it was wasted by Su Xiansheng...
Zhou Ji's office turned to look at Su Xian, with a look of hatred on his face.
At this time, Nangong Kui's voice suddenly came, saying coldly:
"Can!"
Hey, I finally pissed off the three catchers... huh? etc!
Zhou Jishuo suddenly turned his head and looked at Nangong Kui, with a look of shock on his face, and asked, "What did you just say?"
However, Nangong Kui didn't even look at Zhou Ji's office.
He just stared at Su Xian indifferently and said, "I want to know everything about the 'Claustrophobia Method' immediately. Please Su Wenxue come with me."
Su Xian nodded and said, "That's fine."
The two walked away one after the other.
But Zhou Ji's office still stayed in the same place, with a look of shock on his face, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time...
…
…
In the blink of an eye, the time has come to night.
Yingzhou City, the post office of the state government.
Back hall.
Tang Ju, Mrs. Chen, Tang Shuwan, and Tang Shujing, a family of four, were sitting around a table having dinner.
The meal was finished in no time.
The family of four has not dispersed yet, but gathered together to chat and engage in household chores.
After all, the whole family doesn't spend much time together.
Tang Ju chatted about official affairs for a while, and Mrs. Chen chatted about family matters for a while. Seeing that there was nothing to talk about, and everyone was about to disperse, Tang Shuwan suddenly said:
"Recently, my daughter heard that there was a rumor in the market, which was very strange."
"Oh? Tell me." Tang Ju smiled.
"Dad, do you still remember the song "Snow Plum" that was circulated dozens of days ago?"
"Of course I still remember that it is a good poem, especially the last two lines, 'The plum blossoms are three cents whiter than the snow, but the snow is less fragrant than the plum blossoms.' My father loved it very much! It is said that it was written by the boy from the Lin family. It seems to be called Lin Chuan, right?"
"Daddy is wrong!" Tang Shuwan pursed her lips and smiled.
"Is it wrong to be a father?"
"Yes, this song "Snow Plum" was not actually written by Lin Chuan, but by...Brother Su Shi..." At the moment, Tang Shuwan recounted the rumors she had heard in the market.
"Hiss... Listening to what you said, it seems that this is really the case. I said that Lin Chuan's academic performance was mediocre, so how could he write a famous poem? It turned out that Nephew Su Xian composed it on his behalf!"
"Brother Su Shi's poetic talent puts my daughter to shame. It's true that there is a world out there, and there are people out there!" Tang Shuwan shook her head gently and said with a smile.
】
"..."
At this time, Mrs. Chen yawned, but listened carefully, and then glanced at Tang Shuwan strangely. She always felt that this eldest daughter...
The youngest daughter Tang Shujing also yawned. Because she heard that her father and sister both admired Su Xian, her clean and fair face became a little unhappy, and she said lazily:
"Just him? What good poems can he make?"
Then he added silently in his heart: "In addition to being good-looking and having a good cousin...he just..."
Tang Shuwan raised her beautiful eyebrows slightly, preparing to refute this sister who didn't understand poetry.
But Tang Ju took the lead and said in a lecturing tone:
"What do you know? You only know how to wield knives and guns and kill. If you don't understand, just shut up. Otherwise, it will just add to the joke."
Tang Shujing was not convinced and analyzed carefully:
"That song "Plum Snow" was probably bought by Lin Chuan from someone else with money. As for Su... Brother Shi, he must have also composed a song at that poetry banquet!"
"..."
"That poem is called "Snow Plum"."
Tang Shuwan corrected, and then analyzed: "I know about Lin Chuan, he doesn't know how to write poetry at all, and there is no precedent of buying other people's poems before."
"And I also found out that Lin Chuan and Brother Shi were sitting together at the poetry banquet, and they were whispering to each other when they were composing poems... So the poem "Snow Plum" must have been written by Brother Shi."
"..."
Tang Shujing responded tit for tat and said:
"If that's the case, why did Brother Su...why wasn't he famous before?"
Tang Shuwan said: "Brother, of course, he has his own considerations when he acts like this."
"..."
While the two sisters were arguing, Tang Ju and Mrs. Chen looked at them, watching whoever spoke, causing their necks to feel a little sore.
Seeing that the two sisters would continue to argue, Tang Ju immediately loudly said majestically:
"enough!"
"Poetry has indeed been very important since the founding of the Liang Dynasty. But after Her Majesty the Queen came to the throne, especially after she decreed that 'all officials must come from the imperial examination', poetry has gradually become a minor thing!"
"So for now, poetry can only be used for self-entertainment, and no matter how good it is, it will not be beneficial to the official career. The right way is to study hard and pass the imperial examination."
"You two sisters have no intention of arguing!"
"..."
As soon as Tang Ju spoke, the two sisters shut up at the same time.
Tang Shuwan slowly breathed a sigh of relief and returned to her ladylike appearance.
Tang Shujing secretly said "cut", but she was not prepared to confront her father.
The back hall fell silent.
Tang Ju was very satisfied with this. He twirled his goat's beard and thought to himself: "It seems that I am still very majestic at home. Well, this is what I should be like as the head of a family!"
Thinking about it, Tang Ju couldn't help but straighten his waist.
However, at this moment, Mrs. Chen suddenly smiled sarcastically:
"Yes, poetry is a minor path, and studying for the imperial examination is the right path! But you are already very old, and you are only a seventh-grade official! Are you sorry?"
"Madam, you..."
Tang Ju's expression changed several times, and he glanced at his two daughters frequently, fearing that the majesty just now would disappear.
As expected, Tang Shujing covered her mouth and snickered.
This made him feel ashamed.
Fortunately, there was Tang Shuwan, a little cotton-padded jacket, sitting there quietly and orderly... The old man finally felt a little comforted.
With this feeling of relief in his heart, Tang Ju immediately remembered, how could he still be a seventh-grade official now?
He has been promoted to governor.
This is a senior official of the fourth rank!
"Ahem!"
Tang Ju coughed twice to attract everyone's attention, and then said loudly: "I am now the governor of Yingzhou. I am a fourth-grade official, and I am no longer a small seventh-grade county magistrate!"
As soon as he said this, Mrs. Chen and others were suddenly stunned.
They had forgotten this.
Mrs. Chen smiled hurriedly and said:
"Look at me, my memory is bad. Congratulations, husband. Congratulations on your promotion to the fourth rank of governor!"
"Uh-huh?"
Before Tang Ju had time to correct Mrs. Chen, he heard Tang Shuwan lower her voice and say: "After all, dad was promoted to the governor of Yingzhou because of my brother..."
"..."
Tang Ju opened his mouth and shouted silently: "My little cotton-padded jacket!"
"Ahem!"
He quickly adjusted his mentality and said calmly:
"Nephew Su Xian has repeatedly made great contributions when he was young, and the path to promotion is actually not a conventional path. The right path should be to be down-to-earth and climb up slowly!"
"..."
Although he said this, he actually envied Su Xian very much in his heart.
If he hadn't been promoted to the governor of Yingzhou this time and was promoted to the fourth rank, which suppressed Su Xian from the seventh rank, he might not even have the face to see Su Xian.
That would be too embarrassing.
Fortunately, he was promoted to governor of Yingzhou.
Very good!
Just at this time, a boy came outside to see him, saying that important news came from the camp in the north of the city.
As soon as Tang Ju heard that it was about the camp in the north of the city, his face immediately became serious and he ordered the boys to come in.
The boy entered the back hall to see the ceremony and said:
"Su Jijiu and Su Xian have made great contributions again. Her Royal Highness the Princess gave him the position of literature, starting from the sixth rank..."
"You...what did you say?"
Tang Ju stood up directly and pointed at the boy with his hand trembling slightly, "Nephew Su Xian...he has been promoted again?! From the sixth rank to the literary officer?"
"Yes……"
"..."
Tang Ju fell back into his seat and covered his heart with one hand. He felt heartbroken.
From the sixth rank, although it is far lower than his fourth rank, he is an official of the Princess Mansion, two levels higher than an external official!
Going up from the sixth grade is almost equivalent to going up from the fourth grade...
This is already infinitely close to Tang Ju's current level.
The boy didn't notice Tang Ju's change and continued to report: "Then the princess held a celebration banquet in the camp, during which Su Wenxu composed another poem..."
Nothing left to say.
Tang Shuwan interrupted the boy and asked, "Brother Shi has written a poem again? What kind of poem did Brother Shi write this time?"
Mrs. Chen and Tang Shujing were also very curious.
Only Tang Ju was sad. As an old father, he was slumped in his seat. However, instead of offering condolences, Little Cotton Jacket was so interested in the poems written by Su Xian...
In short, Tang Ju is heartbroken and sad now, feeling terrible.
The boy got the order, thought about it and read it in public:
"The clouds are like clothes, the flowers are like faces, the spring breeze is blowing on the threshold, and the dew is thick."
"If we hadn't met at the top of Qunyu Mountain, we would have met under the moonlight at Yaotai."
"..."
The poem is finished.
The back hall also fell silent.
Tang Shuwan was completely frozen.
Although Mrs. Chen and Tang Shujing don't know much about poetry, it seems that this one... seems to have some meaning.
Tang Ju forgot about his heartache and sadness, and moved the hand covering his heart, stood up, shook his head and read the poem again.
Finally, he praised: "What a poem! This is a good poem! Nephew Su Xian is so talented. It's not simple. It's really not simple!"
"..."
The boy didn't give them any more time to read poems, and then told them about Su Xian writing poems on Lin Chuan's behalf.
When Tang Shuwan heard this, she felt very proud and glanced at her sister Tang Shujing.
Tang Shujing twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, snorted coldly, looked away, and then said:
"No matter how good the poem is, what's the use? It can't be used to get promoted or buy food!"
"..." Tang Shuwan hesitated.
"Haha, what Jing'er said makes sense. At this time, poetry is just a minor thing after all. Nephew Su's poetic talent... eh, if it had been ten years earlier, it would have been of great use!"
Tang Ju laughed and finally found an opportunity to attack Su Xian. He continued:
"As for now...it's just like what Jing'er said, no matter how good the poems are, they have no practical use!"
"..."
Tang Shuwan's bright red mouth opened slightly. She wanted to refute, but the fact was that she didn't know how to refute.
Just at this moment, the boy suddenly said:
"Alang and the second lady both said it wrong!"
"What did you say?" Tang Ju frowned.
"What did you say?" Tang Shujing glared.
"What did you say?" Tang Shuwan looked happy.
"..."
Mrs. Chen felt that she couldn't get a word in, so she quietly retreated to the side and sat down to watch the show.
The boy was frightened and hesitantly said:
"After Su Wenxu finished this poem, the princess was very happy and gave Su Wenxu a large house with seven entrances and seven exits in public, as well as some palace utensils and utensils."
"..."
Tang Ju and Tang Shujing looked at each other.
Tang Shuwan's lips curled up unconsciously.
The boy then said:
"In addition, the princess also gave ten maids!"
"..."
Tang Ju and Tang Shujing continued to look at each other.
The curve of Tang Shuwan's mouth was stiff, but growing up in a wealthy family, she quickly adjusted.
Men from big families have many maids and concubines around them. Even her father, Tang Ju, has four or five concubines...
Don't be surprised.
So, Tang Shuwan still smiled, looked at Tang Ju and Tang Shujing, and said slowly:
"It seems that both dad and Jing'er are wrong. Writing poems well is actually useful!"
"..."
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