Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

At this time, Xinghua'er's voice finally rang out in the room, "Ah Cheng is my younger brother, the only seedling of the Tang family, you...you must accumulate some virtue."

"Ku De, your mother...", followed by the sound of cursing, there was the sound of hurried footsteps, and then there was a crisp sound of "pop".

Chen Huagui slapped Lancao hard.

With the sound of "pa", Li Yingwan felt his hand loosen, and Tang Cheng strode forward.

There was a light knock on the door.

"What are you crying for?" Chen Huagui looked at the door, yelled at the tearful Xinghua in a low voice, and then came over and pulled the latch.

As soon as the door opened, Chen Huagui saw a swift black shadow approaching his face, and then felt a sudden pain in his face, and staggered back.

A punch hit Chen Huagui's face, and Tang Cheng followed up with another kick, kicking him to the ground.

At this time, Chen Huagui had already reacted, lying on the ground and hugging Tang Cheng's leg, the two started fighting like this.

It's a pity that his stature and physical strength are far inferior to Tang Cheng's. After fighting for a while, Tang Cheng pinned him on the small table in the middle of the room and beat him so helplessly.

This guy was held down and couldn't fight back, so he simply released his rogue tactics under the pain of his body, shouting at the throat: "My brother-in-law beat my brother-in-law, ouch... everyone, come and see... ah... my brother-in-law beat my brother-in-law" .

"This is at my house, so just scream," Tang Cheng's subordinates said, adding another three points of strength to their hands.

Chen Huagui saw that it was useless to scream, and his body was getting more and more painful, so he even yelled, "I beat my own wife, it's none of your business?".

"He's your wife, and even more my sister." Tang Cheng punched Chen Huagui's mouth heavily. With just one punch, the corner of Chen Huagui's mouth was instantly broken, and bleeding protruded from the outside.

With this heavy punch, Tang Cheng finally stopped. He sneered and said, "It's your turn for the Tang family to fight too? My wife? I told you that it won't be the case from now on."

"Ah Cheng, your hand!" Injured one thousand enemies, eight hundred self-damages, Tang Cheng's hand was also torn, and Li Yingwan, who was holding his hand, was stunned when he heard this.And Xinghua, who was sitting on the side, not saying a word, but crying, was also stunned.

Chen Huagui's appearance at this time was really embarrassing and embarrassing, with blood still dripping from the corner of his mouth, he couldn't speak clearly, and said vaguely: "Old... I am a married man with three matchmakers and six certificates, and I want to go to the Yamen Tell you to go, tell you to go."

"Go to the yamen, okay?" Tang Cheng sat down firmly on the couch, stretched out his hand and let Li Yingwan bandage him with a handkerchief, looked at Chen Huagui with a half-smile on his face and said, "Do you know that the state yamen is here?" There? How about I take you there?"

With just this sentence, Chen Huagui was speechless.

After waiting for a while, Chen Huagui was speechless.Tang Cheng relaxed his face, pointed to the Hu stool not far in front of him, "Sit down."

Chen Huagui looked suspicious, until Tang Cheng changed his face and shouted "Sit!", this guy came to sit obediently, but his sitting posture looked really awkward, with only half of his ass down, obviously ready to sit down at any time run.

"That's right," Tang Cheng smiled, "Chen Huagui, let's discuss something."

"I have nothing to discuss with you."

Tang Cheng didn't care about his stern attitude, and continued: "Tonight, there are two roads in front of you; one is that you write a divorce letter honestly, so hello, my sister, everyone, If you are straightforward, I will prepare a statement for you here. I dare not say too much. It is enough for the village to ask for a new wife; second, if you do not want to write this letter of divorce, then I can only trouble you The tolerance in the state government office, I will get you in now, and when you want to write, you will come out when you finish writing."

As soon as Tang Cheng said this, the room was really shocked. In such a closed place in Jinzhou these days, writing a divorce letter is such a big deal. I didn't expect him to say that, just like buying a box. Dim sum fruit is the same.

Hearing Tang Cheng talk about the prison, the flesh on Chen Huagui's face suddenly trembled. He looked at Tang Cheng, and then he looked at Xinghua'er with a dull expression on one side. Asked, "How much do you express?".

Following Chen Huagui's question, Xinghua shook her body, quietly closed her eyes, and two lines of muddy tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes.

Tang Chengliang shook his palm.

"Five guan?" Chen Huagui jumped up from the stool, "It was not enough money to get married back then, even if you took her to the north of the city and sold her, you would have to have at least twelve or thirteen guan."

Tang Cheng gritted his teeth, forcibly resisted the urge to kick him again, and said in a deep voice, "I'm talking about fifty strings! To use your words, a top-ranking girl in the north of the city is only fourteen or five." Gu, if you want to take all the fifty money, the two children have to stay, and this point must be clearly written in the divorce letter."

Fifty guan!Hearing this number, the flesh on Chen Huagui's face trembled again. Before Tang Cheng could finish speaking, he nodded impatiently and said: "It's a deal, don't go back on it!"

"Okay", Tang Cheng nodded: "The grandson just regretted it."

So, two days before this New Year's Eve, Tang Cheng completed the last major event of the year. He specially invited two colleagues in the yamen who were middlemen to face each other. Chen Huagui formally drew blood on the ghostwritten divorce letter. , Xinghua regained her freedom, and the two children were also in her name.

The blood bet, as the name suggests, is not ink pad, but a handprint that is pressed with a bitten finger. Once you make a bet, you will never go back.

During the whole process, the second sister Xinghua never said a word of objection.And this is what makes Tang Cheng most gratified and completely relieved.

Chapter 144 To be an official, I want to be the chief official!

On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Tang Cheng went shopping with his family for a day, and then the orchids and apricot flowers arrived, and in the evening, something like Chen Huagui happened, and he didn't go to bed until very late; After the incident, Lanhua and his wife were busy shopping for some new year's goods, while Tang Cheng accompanied Li Yingwan and directed the girls and servants to start hanging lanterns and preparing firecrackers.

As for the Tang and Zhang couples, they were entangled by their five grandsons and couldn't move, but they also enjoyed it.

Busy with these things, although Tang Cheng's academic work was temporarily stopped because of the return of Mr. Yan, the copying of the vermicelli was in accordance with Mr. Yan's instructions that day, and he did not stop all day.

On the morning of the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, Lanhua and Baocheng had to rush home. After all, Baocheng's parents were still waiting at home, and they couldn't stay here for the New Year.

The Lanhua family was sent away, and three of the five children also went. The yard obviously felt much deserted.

Watching the carriage go far away, Mrs. Tang and Zhang sighed wistfully, and stretched out her hand to hold Xinghua's four-year-old eldest daughter. When she was about to take her little grandson, the little dog ran up to Tang Cheng and pulled him The clothes raised his face and called: "Uncle, uncle".

It's strange to say that these five children were probably a little scared when they saw Tang Cheng, but this little dog, maybe because Tang Cheng hugged him yesterday, was extra affectionate to this uncle, if in the past two days At the same time, he likes to pull the hem of Tang Cheng's robe when he walks, like a small tail.

"Hey, my little nephew is much prettier today." Tang Cheng stretched out his hand to hug Goudan, and said with a smile, "The child is so beautiful, and the name Goudan really doesn't match, so I have to change it."

"Your uncle is a scholar, and you have a lot of knowledge, so give him a good official name." At this point, Tang Zhang looked at Xinghua who was accompanying but did not say a word, and sighed with his head bowed.

"Okay, I've paid attention to this matter, I must have given our nephew a good name." Tang Cheng really likes to make out with him, and he stretched out his hand to pinch his cheek with a smile on his face. Tang Cheng turned his head to Xinghua and said to Xinghua: "Second sister, Chen Huagui is nothing at all. It is a good thing to be away from him. You can live a relaxed life. You should be happy. Without your husband's family , don’t you still have your parents and my younger brother?”

"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, let's let go and enjoy the New Year's Eve. After the Lantern Festival, if you feel uncomfortable living with me, and the house next door is just inquiring about selling the house, I will send you a house." After you buy it, it’s okay for you to live alone and live separately, and I will naturally pay for the expenses. Let’s not talk about the child now. When he is a little older, I will take care of the matter of asking a teacher to go to school.” So far Tang Cheng smiled slightly and said, "Second sister, you can only have a better life without him, Chen Huagui. Don't worry, and don't worry. Whether it's my parents or me, I will never let you and your children suffer any more. My son is wronged".

Tang Cheng's words were commonplace, but they were heart-warming truths. The corners of Tang Zhang's eyes were wet when he heard it. Xing Hua'er was stunned for a while and then shed tears first, and then couldn't help crying loudly.

Tang Zhang and Li Yingwan were about to go forward to persuade them, but they were stopped by Tang Cheng, "Let the second sister cry, she is holding back too hard, so crying will make her feel more relaxed, and it will also be good for her body." At this point, Tang Cheng patted Li Yingwan's hand, "Yingwan, tell someone to go to the street and invite two women who are good at sewing and cutting to come in and buy more clothes for the second sister and the two children. From now on, we have to look good and live happily."

"En", Li Yingwan agreed, and at this moment, the little dog Daner in Tang Cheng's arms said in a childish voice, "Uncle, do you have snacks every day from now on?".

"Yes, open to eat", Tang Cheng laughed loudly when he heard this, and everyone laughed too. This laughter dilutes the last trace of sadness in the courtyard without a trace.

Back in the inner courtyard, Li Yingwan went to tell the girl that Xinghua, who had cried just now, went to wash her face. Seeing her walking away, Tang Shuan, who hadn't spoken just now, patted Tang Cheng on the shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Cheng, Xinghua You've done a good job with the flowers."

Tang Cheng knew that Tang Shuan had feelings for Xinghua. After all, he had arranged the marriage at the beginning, so he smiled and said, "Father, we are all family members. Why are you talking about this! Don't worry, I'm the second sister's business. After he relaxes for a while, if he wants to remarry, I will definitely find him a good and responsible brother-in-law, and I will never let her suffer again."

"En", Tang Shuan nodded emphatically, finally let go of the hand scratching his head, and a gratified smile appeared on his face.

"You are in charge, don't worry," Tang Zhang walked over with his granddaughter, "It's you, Ah Cheng... I heard that you gave Chen Huagui fifty strings?".

"Well, it was fifty guan." Looking at Tang Zhang with a look of resentment, Tang Cheng squeezed the dog's face and smiled: "Mother, I don't give the money to Chen Huagui, but to Chen Huagui. Second sister".

"Xing Hua'er?" Tang Zhang was a little confused, and Tang Shuan also turned his face in surprise.

"Yes, she is the second sister! It's not that you don't know her, she is too kind and soft-hearted." Tang Cheng sighed, "If Chen Huagui hadn't said that he would sell her the night before yesterday, I'm afraid she wasn't so good last morning. Shun Shun. One night couple, Bai Rien, let alone a young couple with two children, these fifty pennies should be used to buy peace of mind for the second sister! If it is for Chen Huagui, it will not be a loss if he is killed", the words so far , Tang Cheng said with a smile: "As for Chen Huagui, the more money he has, the worse he will end up. I bet he never returned to Yunxi, he must be in the casino in this city, and Sometimes you have to be beaten."

"It deserves to be beaten to death, and it should be dragged to feed the dogs," Tang Zhang cursed in relief.

Seeing Tang Cheng give Chen Huagui fifty pennies, and after crying a lot, Xing Hua'er, who had been tortured by life, completely let go of her knots, and slowly a smile appeared on her face.The Tang family's New Year's Eve is just like the smile on her face. It is unassuming and hot, but it is endearing.

This is the first time so many people have celebrated the New Year together since time travel, and there are two three- and four-year-old children making a fuss, Tang Cheng's family's New Year is very festive. Follow him wherever he goes, chasing him is even closer than Tang and Zhang.

After the puppy was washed and put on new clothes, it looked more and more beautiful. The child is two or three years old and it is the cutest time. Every move, every word is often ridiculous, Tang Cheng also I really like this nephew, coaxing him to play some future games every day, after my heart is completely relaxed, the irresistible childishness of the post-[-]s people in the later generations is also vividly displayed in the process.

Seeing Tang Cheng rolling on the couch like a child and playing wildly with Goudaner, Tang Zhang, Li Yingwan and others were really dumbfounded at first, and then they had other thoughts in their hearts.

Not to mention that her mother-in-law is in a hurry, Li Yingwan is also in a hurry!She is actually 29 years old. If someone else was her age, the child would be in her teens. How could she not want to be a mother, especially since Tang Cheng likes children so much? To be honest, every time she looks at the puff When he was a child, he was hotter than anyone else in his heart.

As a result, Gao's family in Zaofang added a new job every day. When cooking dinner, they burned thirty red beans together, and she also recited the mantra of praying for a child so that the sky was dark and the sun and the moon were dark.Since then, this year, Tang Chengzhen has had a spring night every night, and devoted himself to the great cause of creating people all night.

After New Year's Eve, the family went to a temple outside the city together on the first morning of the first day of the new year. Tang Cheng didn't believe this, he just went out to get some air, but Tang Zhang was devout. People, big and small, are all talked about by her; while Li Yingwan and Lancao focus on Songzi Guanyin.

When it was the second day of junior high school, it was time to go to the New Year ceremony. Tang Cheng and Li Yingwan got up in the morning and went to Sun Shijun's house after tidying up.

When Tang Cheng was promoted to judge that day, Li Yingwan had been to the Governor's Mansion and had met Mrs. Sun. At this time, she and Mrs. Sun went to the inner courtyard to talk, while Tang Cheng was let to Sun Shijun's study.

After presenting the tea, Sun Shijun held the teacup in his hand and asked leisurely, "Tang Cheng, have you made up your mind about what you said years ago?".

Tang Cheng was stunned for a moment before he realized that what Sun Shijun said was to let him find a way to leave, he took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Nianxia also told his parents about this, but they didn't agree. Go if you want."

"Oh!", but Sun Shijun did not expect that Tang Cheng would still not leave after what he said so clearly last time.After carefully looking at Tang Cheng again, he smiled and said lightly, "After the Shangyuan Festival, I should set off to become the governor of Chunzhou in Lingnan Road. Well, this is the definite news! There are still more than ten years before Shangyuan. God, if you are willing to go to Chunzhou with me, I will promise you to join the army as a secretary in half a year."

Lingnan was not well developed in the Tang Dynasty, and it was a famous remote place. Although they were both governors, they were actually relegated from the inland Shannan East Road to Lingnan. For Bai Yu's relationship, this degree of relegation is considered very light.

It seems that Sun Shijun has finally gone through the way of Shangguan Zhaorong.With Mr. Sun's means, if there is such a network, at least within two years, it will be a matter of time before he gets transferred and promoted.So after hearing the words, Tang Cheng's face was expressionless, he got up and bowed his hands as a salute: "Congratulations to Chengxiang, my lord."

"This matter is due to the efforts of Mr. Zheng, the ship envoy of Yangzhou City. In the final analysis, I borrowed your strength." At this point, Sun Shijun also stood up and returned a salute to Tang Cheng, "How? I just now What do you think of the proposal?"

"Thank you, my lord, for your favor." Tang Cheng's words of thanks were indeed from the bottom of his heart, "It's just that my parents are here, and I don't want to travel far. My subordinates still want to stay in Jinzhou for a while."

"It's not that you can't travel far when your parents are around, but you must travel well and don't be too rigid." Seeing that Tang Cheng was not moved, Sun Shijun smiled at himself, and didn't persuade him any more, "That's all, Everyone has their own aspirations! Since you are determined to stay in Jinzhou, you need to remember one thing. In the future, you must be cautious about things in the state government. If the matter has reached the point where it is absolutely impossible, just come to me. It doesn’t matter whether the official is here Wherever you take office, there will always be your place under the yamen."

"En", Tang Cheng nodded.

"I also heard about the entanglement between you and Ma Biejia at the literary meeting that day." After taking a sip of tea, Sun Shijun put the teacup on the side table and said to Tang Cheng seriously: "If you are in the literary Judging from the talents shown in the meeting, the imperial examination is really promising. Since you won't be able to do much in the state government in the future, you might as well turn your attention to this. Tang Cheng, you have to remember one thing, you can't be a chief official without fame , but if you can’t be the chief official, then it’s meaningless for the official to do it.”

Since getting acquainted with Sun Shijun, this was the first time Tang Cheng had seen him speak so bluntly.

"It's better to be a chicken head than a cow's queen." Facing Tang Cheng's eyes, Sun Shijun showed a Jiangnan smile again, "Whether it's to show your ambitions or just make a living as an official, if you can't be a chief official It's not good to be pinched by others from time to time! You are committed to the state government at this time, listen more, see more, it is good to accumulate some experience, but you must not be addicted to it. The business is mediocre That's it, spend more time on the imperial examinations, get your name on the gold list in the next day, and then ask Master Zheng to go to the Ministry of Officials for activities and let a county magistrate come out, even if it is a small and remote county, it doesn't matter. One side is the right way for you."

These words are indeed straightforward, but they are the most truthful truths. At this time, the yamen is not as good as before. In the later generations before time travel, there are two checks and balances, the party committee and the government. In the yamen of the Tang Dynasty, there was only one chief official in charge. All things, the power is extremely concentrated, which is the fundamental reason why Sun Shijun can crush the old horse to death.

"Well," Tang Cheng nodded, "my subordinates have never neglected their studies." With Sun Shijun's speaking style, it is not easy to say such straightforward words. Tang Cheng inevitably felt a little hot when he heard it. What he said, it was not in vain that he had a fight with Sun Shijun.

Having said this, Tang Chengyin took advantage of the situation and asked about the new envoy.

"The new envoy's name is Yao Rongfu. It is said that he is an old officer released from the Imperial City of the Imperial Capital." Sun envoy refilled Tang Cheng's water with a tea pot in his hand. "I also got the news vaguely, and that's all I know. , as for Master Yao's temperament and preferences, it is unknown."

"Yao Rongfu", Tang Cheng whispered the name several times.

Seeing Tang Cheng like this, Sun Shijun smiled, "Although there is no mention of his temper in the news, since he is an old officer who has spent most of his life in the imperial city, it is always good to think about it." .

"Oh, please remind me, my lord."

"Slippery! It's hard to say anything else, but this is absolutely impossible. This is a common problem with all the temple supervisors in the imperial city." Sun Shijun looked at Tang Cheng and shook his head with a half-smile, "Such a Shangguan But it’s not easy to serve!”

When the two of them said this, a servant came to report that the meal was ready.

After having lunch at the Governor's Mansion, the two said goodbye. Along the way, Li Yingwan saw Tang Cheng lowering his head and thinking about something at the beginning, so he didn't bother him. After walking for a while, he couldn't help it, "Ah Cheng, you What are you thinking?".

"To be an official, to be the chief official!", the originally normal sentence, but at this time Tang Cheng said viciously, "If you don't be the chief official, there will be no fool in this yamen."

Since crossing last year, until last month, Tang Cheng has been running around more for survival, farming, going to the village to study, to the county school, to the county government, and then to the state government. The starting point of his journey is For one of the most basic ideas - to have enough food, he was not truly out of poverty until last month.

In the past few days, during the New Year's Eve, the family got together in harmony and reunion. They looked at the house, thought about their wealth, and the position of the judge in the state government office. Very satisfied, even Tang Cheng himself felt that it was very good. He had worked hard and sweated for more than a year, and now he was able to take care of his family and eat a good meal.Although he didn't say anything, he was actually quite satisfied in his heart.

Because of this, Tang Chengcheng didn't think too much about the future and his own plans. He just lowered his head to pull the cart, but forgot to look up at the road.

Today, it was Sun Shijun's blunt words that woke him up, yes, he can't just be satisfied with the status quo, and just indulge in the exiled officials.

Even if he is willing, even if he thinks that the ordinary life like other colleagues in the state government is good, it is not possible now. With the old horse, it is doomed that he will not be able to live such an ordinary life at least now. .

Lao Ma has nothing else, but he is a government official. As long as Tang Cheng is still working in the Jinzhou Yamen, he will have to be pinched by him.

From a short-term point of view, from a long-term point of view, since Tang Cheng went to Yangzhou last time, he has always had an idea, or to put it more politely, he has an ideal - if you give me a county and a state... ...How can there be one county and one state?

Whether it is from the small point of view that you never want to be pinched by others, you and your family can live more peacefully and safely, or from the point of view of the big ideal, the only way out is to be an official, an internal official, And it must be the head officer of Liu Nei!

Only in this way, it will no longer be like now, just anyone can pinch him; and only in this way, the ideal can be realized.

If having enough food was Tang Cheng's first goal after traveling, this goal has been achieved now; after Tang Cheng has been in a daze for a few months, he even felt a little complacent in his heart.After Sun Shijun's straightforward words, Tang Cheng was awakened and set up a new goal.

To wake up, yes, to wake up, in fact, Tang Cheng has always had this idea, for example, he studied his homework, and for example, he continued to study and reflect in the yamen, these are all intuitive manifestations of this idea.But everything before that was unclear and not too positive.

But today, the once hazy idea finally manifested itself incomparably clearly.

To be an official, whether it is for his family or his own ideals, he must be the chief official!

"Be an official, be a chief official!" Tang Cheng said viciously like a declaration, declaring the establishment of a new goal in his life, and also declaring that he would sweat even more for this goal!At the same time as he uttered these words, Tang Cheng suddenly felt a surge of energy coming out of nowhere—maybe, this is the power of desire!

People have different goals in different encounters and situations.The process of completing old goals and creating new goals is growth. From having enough to eat to becoming a chief executive, who knows what Tang Cheng will grow up to be?What will be his next goal?

Chapter 145 New Year, New Governor!

After returning from Zhang Sima's house in the morning of the third day of junior high school, Tang Cheng and Li Yingwan got into the carriage without any delay, and went straight to Yunxi County.

This was the first New Year's Eve after the two got married, and Li Yingwan had to go back to her mother's house. Tang Cheng returned to Yunxi not only to accompany Li Yingwan, but also to meet Zhao Huhu and Zhang County Magistrate.

After a few months, to be honest, Tang Cheng really thought about these people. Compared with the current environment in the state government, it was much more comfortable when he was in the Yunxi county government.

Since there was such a commotion when delivering the marriage letter that day, Tang Cheng really never stepped into the door of Lao Li's house, except that he had to come on the wedding day.

The person is still so individual, but this time when Tang Cheng came back with Li Yingwan, compared with the time when he applied for the marriage letter, the treatment he enjoyed was completely different. The people in the old Li family seemed to change their faces. It is impossible to say.

Li Yingwan's parents were better. Li Yinggui, Li Yingsheng brothers and their wives almost laughed their faces off, and each mouthful of a good sister-in-law made Tang Cheng get goosebumps all over his body.

The more they are like this, the more Tang Cheng thinks it's fake.I can't help thinking about a question in my heart, if I am unlucky again, will they change their face again?Speaking of which, they are also close relatives. If you want to pretend to be fake with outsiders, or say something insincere, but this is also the case between close relatives, which really makes no sense at all.

Because it was awkward to stay here, Tang Cheng went to Zhao Huhu's house after having a meal at Lao Li's house.

A burning fire cage, a pot of sizzling hot wine, and a few small dishes to go with the hot wine, the two of them sat casually on the couch, drinking and talking, watching the sudden rise of There are so many snowflakes, such a day can be called a comfortable one.

"Emissary Sun is going to Chunzhou, Lingnan Road?" After listening to Tang Cheng's words, Zhao Huhu, who was sitting cross-legged on the couch, shook his head with a smile and said, "Our Lord Envoy is really a tumbler. Days later, I got the news from Daocheng, knowing that Sun Shijun and Lin Baiyu are closely related, and Lao Zhang also said that Mr. Shijun is afraid of suffering this time, and it is the best result to get out of the body. Last time, there was new news. The old grandson showed his face this time, Chunzhou! If my expectations are not bad, this is just a post, and the first imperial court will abolish the prince's henchmen. It's almost there, and he'll have to get up right away."

"New news?" Tang Cheng refilled Zhao Huhu with Jiuou, "What new news?".