Drunk House

Zhou Gu guessed well. As soon as Cui Yanjin arrived at the capital of Nanchu, he was dazzled by the prosperity of the capital.

He was a playful person, so he ran to the streets that night and wandered around three streets in the capital of Nanchu before going back to his mansion to sleep. The next day, he ran out to play again. It was the same today. It was already dark, but he was still playing outside and did not return home.

Fengling and Ziye arrived at Cui Mansion and found nothing, so they had to go out to look for someone.

In the large capital of Southern Chu, it would be difficult for others to find someone, but it was not difficult for Fengling and Ziye, so the two of them quickly found Cui Yanjin in a tavern.

At such a young age, he did not come here to drink, but because someone in the tavern told him stories. He got tired from playing on the street, so he went into the tavern to rest and listen to stories.

Of course, there was a kind of wine in the tavern, which had a low alcohol content and was suitable for women and young people. So he ordered a bottle and sat in the lobby. He felt very comfortable in the lively atmosphere.

When Fengling and Ziye came over, the storyteller was talking about the climax, which was when the Wei Dynasty fiercely attacked Heiya Pass. Seeing the city was broken, the princess asked the second son Ye to protect the son Zhou and left. At the critical moment, the two Cui family members The scene in which the young master is like a magic weapon descending from heaven and saves the princess is very realistic and exaggerates the atmosphere, as if the storyteller has witnessed that scene with his own eyes.

There were men, women, old and young in the tavern. The crowd was all attentive and exclaimed.

 Since ancient times, if royal power and hegemony are linked to romance, it is a play suitable for men, women, old and young, and everyone loves to listen to it. Su Rong and Zhou Gu, the deep love between the mountains and the sea, is such a scene that people love to listen to. Now it has been spread all over the world. It has been happening for so long, and it is still talked about and heard over and over again. Storytellers never tire of telling it, and theater listeners never tire of listening to it.

The King of Nanchu and Ye Xiang didn't care, because they also liked hearing this and didn't feel it offended the princess.

Cui Yanjin loved listening to it even more. He seemed to have found the fun all of a sudden. He thought about listening to it again tomorrow. He and his cousin were just like magic soldiers descending from the sky that day. But they were so majestic and saved their cousin-in-law. He could play it for the rest of his life. .

Fengling and Ziye naturally heard it, looked at each other with curiosity, came to Cui Yanjin, and sat down opposite him.

“Oh, you two are blocking my sight.” As soon as Cui Yanjin finished speaking, he saw clearly that it was Fengling and Ziye, and he immediately smiled, “Oh, it’s you two, brother Feng, brother Ziye.”

"Xiao Yanjin, you had a lot of fun." Feng Ling moved her stool and hooked Cui Yanjin's shoulders, "If I had known you were so good at playing, my brother should have come out of the palace to play with you."

Lest he be caught by his brother-in-law, who now thinks he is too idle to share the court affairs with her sister, kicked him out of the ceremonial department and took his place.

"Hey, Brother Feng, Brother Ziye, aren't you here too? Isn't this play storyteller very good?" Cui Yanjin whispered: "Shh, let's not be too loud, disturbing the sir and affecting his performance. "

Fengling nodded, thinking, okay, let him have fun for a while, lest he cry when he later learns that he has to be on duty at such a young age.

So Fengling and Ziye accompanied Cui Yanjin, eating and drinking, and after listening to today's play, they left the teahouse late at night.

Cui Yanjin said: "I will have two brothers coming tomorrow. Will you come tomorrow?"

 Ziye glanced at Cui Yanjin with pity and said nothing.

Feng Ling hooked Cui Yanjin's shoulder and said, "I'm not coming. Do you know why we found this tavern and came to see you today?"

Cui Yanjin's mind was filled with how he and his cousin saved the princess with magic weapons. He was praised by the storyteller for being able to cultivate talents, and how the two young masters of the Cui family in Qinghe were so powerful. Naturally, he couldn't think of anything else. He was so cute. He asked: "I don't know, why? Don't you know that the storyteller here is good at telling stories, so you came here specifically to listen to them?"

"No, we are here to arrest you." Fengling said. "Ah? Why did you arrest me? I didn't commit any crime." Cui Yanjin was confused. Is it illegal to listen to the book?

“It’s the time of employment in the imperial court, and there is a huge shortage of people. Don’t you think you are too idle? You are the boss, not the young one.” Fengling asked.

Cui Yanjin doesn’t think, “I’m still a child.”

"You have nothing to do with children. You are older than children." Fengling said deliberately: "If people know that one of the young masters of the Qinghe Cui family, who is praised by others as a magic weapon descended from the sky, only knows how to play, don't you think it's okay? Is it too embarrassing? What do you think?"

Cui Yanjin: “…”

 It seems like hey.

He looked at Fengling and said, "Brother Feng, just tell me, why are you here to see me?"

 He is not really stupid. When he heard this, he knew something was wrong.

“My wife, my brother-in-law, your cousin, let us tell you that starting from tomorrow, you will work with me.” Fengling finally revealed her purpose.

 “What kind of work do you do?” Cui Yanjin naturally knew that his cousin had been promoted to the rank of concubine. Notices were posted all over the city. This was not an accident.

“Go to the Ministry of Etiquette. I will replace my brother-in-law as a fourth-grade minister, and I will give you a job as a sixth-grade minister of etiquette, wailang. The main thing is to follow me.” Fengling said.

“Huh?” Cui Yanjin opened his mouth so wide that he could swallow an egg, and his eyes widened, “No way? I’m still a child.”

“You are over ten years old.” Fengling reminded him, “You are not called a child until you are ten years old.”

Cui Yanjin was so shocked that he stuttered, "Brother Feng, isn't it? How can anyone enter the court at the age of more than ten? Or is he still in the sixth rank? Don't be kidding me."

 He knows that if a new top scholar is not reused and is sent to another rank, he will be nothing more than a seventh-rank sesame official.

"I'm not joking." Fengling said: "Before I came to you, I asked specifically that the Ministry of Rites still lacked a sixth-grade Yuanwailang. With your military exploits against the great Wei Dynasty, you are enough to fill this gap. What you lack is The problem is that you are too young and there is no precedent. Otherwise, just because you saved my sister at the critical moment, you would not be able to get a fifth grade. Although there is no precedent, it is not that exceptions cannot be made. The princess is newly established, and everything is a new situation. , the imperial court selects talents in an eclectic way."

Since his brother-in-law entrusted him with peace of mind, he naturally wanted to fight for a position for Cui Yanjin. He couldn't be his book boy. There was no benefit in doing the job, so what could he do?

Cui Yanjin looked at Ziye and said, "Brother Ziye, please pinch me quickly. Can I do it? I haven't read much."

"This is not a problem. You just need to listen to Brother Feng. You are following him. You will do whatever he asks you to do. As long as you don't mess around and make trouble, nothing will go wrong." Ziye felt that Cui Yanjin could do it. Although he is young and has little education, he is spiritual. With his temperament, he can call anyone brother, and he can strike up a conversation in a short time and get close to him. Entering the officialdom is just a change of place for him to play seriously. be popular.

He added: "Besides, you can take the time to read more books. When I go back and see the young master, I will tell him to hire a master for you and read for an hour every night after going to the Yamen."

Cui Yanjin: “…”

No! He didn't even try hard when he was in school. (End of chapter)