The last conscience of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 3
Liang Xin sat down with her hands on the edge of the bed and wanted to say something, but she didn't know where to start.

Liang Shicheng turned around with difficulty and reached out to hold Liang Xin's hand: "Son, dad is not stupid. After receiving this punishment, the officials will no longer be angry with you or blame you for that matter. "

Liang Xin felt mixed emotions in her heart.

Liang Shicheng smiled: "That year, it was very cold, and my father was just a poor scholar with no money to buy rice. Your mother went back to her parents' home and never came back. A few days later, someone came from your grandfather's house and brought a Li Shu, and some rice grains, signed Li Shu, those grains allowed us father and son to survive the winter."

"One day, in an old book shop, my father was copying for someone and got an old book. It was about a famous man in the Tang Dynasty, Gao Lishi. Seeing that another winter was coming, and there was still no rice or firewood at home, my father came to Bian. Jing, cut himself and entered the palace...

Liang Xin listened silently, thinking it was a long story.

Liang Shicheng also had a purpose in saying this.

After telling his story, Liang Shicheng's tone became serious: "Son, don't hate me. Remember, remember, the lives of you, my father and my son, and our glory and wealth all belong to one official."

Liang Xin covered Liang Shicheng's medicated wound with straw paper, then a clean cloth, and then a quilt.

After building it, Liang Xin said: "Dad, you can recover from your injuries. I'm going back to the house."

Liang Shicheng looked at Liang Xin without saying anything, lying on the bed and slowly closing his eyes.

Liang Xin walked outside the house, an endless hatred welling up in his heart.

The abominable Zhao Ji, the selfish Empress Dowager Xiang, the dignitary who is lying on his back and eating nothing...

Standing outside the house, looking up at the waning moon.

a long time.

Liang Xin spit out two words:
do him!

Late at night, Liang Xin tossed and turned in bed, feeling unwilling, angry, helpless, and depressed...

It wasn't until dawn that I slept peacefully.

The next afternoon.

Liang Xin woke up and saw Liang Shicheng lying on the soft chair beside the bed, reading.

"father?"

Liang Shicheng put down his book, looked sideways at Liang Xin, and said silently: "Still alive."

These words made Liang Xin a little confused.

Liang Xin thought she was dreaming and dreamed that she had traveled through time.

In fact, Liang Shicheng once thought that he was dreaming. At that time, Liang Xin was really out of breath, and now he came back to life. Although he suffered from amnesia, he was still alive after all.

The father and son just looked at each other.

Liang Xin was also troubled in her heart. She traveled to the late Northern Song Dynasty and fell in love with a eunuch father who was known as one of the six thieves. However, this father also had a heart for her.

The father and son looked at each other for a long time, and then Liang Xin asked: "Dad, what kind of person do you think Zhao Ji is?"

This question made Liang Xin nervous first.

Calling the emperor by his first name would be a big trouble if others heard him.

But who would have thought that Liang Shicheng replied calmly: "Emotionless, greedy and lustful..." Liang Shicheng didn't have a good word in his mouth, and finally added: "There are rumors in the palace that Shenzong dreamed of Empress Li, who slept with him that night. His concubine has him, and in the past ten years since he entered the palace, he looks like Empress Li in the book."

Who is Empress Li?
Li Yu.

After saying this, Liang Shicheng said: "Son, you must be careful what you say. This is at home. You don't dare to call officials by their names outside."

"I was wrong."

Liang Xin's admission of mistake is true.

Hearing Liang Xin admit his mistake, Liang Shicheng said: "Don't go out these days. Dad still has some money. I will buy you two concubines on a good day..."

concubine! ! !
When Liang Xin heard this, her head felt a little hard to turn.How old are you now?
Liang Shicheng's voice was very low and he spoke very slowly: "In our family, we, father and son, depend on each other for life. You take two concubines first and expand our family as soon as possible. When you get older, Dad will see Is there a suitable person who can arrange a formal marriage for you, and..."

Before Liang Shicheng could say anything more, Liang Xin said, "Dad, I want to be an official."

Liang Shicheng shook his head.

Liang Xin asked: "Dad, can't you do it?"

Liang Shicheng: "It's not impossible, but it's not easy. Let me think about it."

Liang Xin added: "Then, find me a good master. I want to practice calligraphy. Dad, you said, the official family is the wealth and glory of our father and son. At least I can practice good calligraphy. If there is a chance, maybe the official family will Reward me with an official position?"

Got it.

My son is enlightened.

This is true. To please the officials is the way out for the father and son.

Liang Shicheng nodded: "Take your father's name card, go to the Ministry of Rites to visit Yuanwai Lang Mi Fu, and practice your calligraphy. We are slaves of the official family. We must learn to please the official family, otherwise our life will be difficult. Let alone glory and wealth. .”

Liang Xin responded: "Yes, I will go if my headache is better tomorrow." He knew that it was Liang Shicheng who told him if there was any way to please Zhao Ji and get a chance to stand out.

Liang Shicheng: "It doesn't hurt to rest for a few more days."

In the next few days, Liang Xin was resting at home, reading and practicing calligraphy.

Practice hard.

What he practiced was Zhao Ji's own thin gold style, which Liang Shicheng called Crane style.

The family has a lot of money, but except for the young eunuch Liang Zhong, there is no one there.There was no fire in the kitchen. The young eunuch Wang Pu arranged for a restaurant not far from home to deliver food every day.

Food and accommodation are good.

Liang Xin had a headache every evening.

When she had a headache, Liang Xin was scolding Zhao Ji in her heart, and the scolding was unpleasant.

On this day, Liang Shicheng's health gradually improved and he returned to the palace as an errand.

Liang Xin prepared gifts and followed Liang Shicheng's instructions to visit Mi Fu (FU), a member of the Ministry of Etiquette at that time. For no other reason than to seek a teacher, she hoped that she could get his guidance on calligraphy.

Chu Hong, a down-and-out scholar who took refuge in Liang Shicheng, accompanied Liang Xin.

The two sat in the carriage and walked from home along the road outside the palace.

After not walking far, I saw a doorway crowded with people, many of whom were carrying gifts.

When they were approaching, the coachman stopped the carriage, and saw a huge fight starting at the door.

Those in short clothes beat each other with sticks, while those in long clothes used their fists to scold and push each other.

A man wearing an orange gown was pushed out by several young men also wearing long gowns and fine clothes. He took a few steps back and almost fell down when he reached the carriage on Liang Xin's side.

Out of good intentions, Liang Xin reached out to help the other person.

Looking at the door again, someone got a fan and rushed to deliver it to his owner.

"Alas!" The man who fell in front of the carriage sighed heavily, turned around and saluted Liang Xin: "Thank you for helping me just now."

Liang Xin asked: "Just fighting for a fan? I have no other intention, I'm just curious."

The man looked Liang Xin up and down and saw that Liang Xin was definitely not an ordinary rich man.

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(End of this chapter)