Fortunate Young Gentleman

The 471st chapter of the main text of Ruyi Xiaolangjun: Inquiring about a person Tang Ning had no grudges against Liu Feng, the Minister of Rites. Just now, in front of Emperor Chen and all the civil and military officials, he deliberately set a trap for him, with ulterior motives and ulterior motives...

How could a dignified Lieutenant General of the Left Guard be bullied by him?

Emperor Chen acted quickly. Just now, the imperial edict came from the palace. From now on, he is the Lieutenant General of the Left Guard.

According to the custom of the imperial army, the general is usually just a nominal title, and most generals are sent abroad, so he is the actual ruler of the Left Guard.

Of course, he also knew what Emperor Chen meant. He promoted him to this position out of the ordinary, just to make him make some achievements in the Left Guard.

Xiao Jue hid the banknotes, then looked at Tang Ning and said, "I am now also the Right General. As long as I can be promoted to the Lieutenant General next year, I will have the confidence to become a general within three years..."

Tang Ning glanced at him and asked, "What should I do if you become the Lieutenant General?"

"You become a general." Xiao Jue looked at him and said, "When the time comes, we will join forces and be invincible among the Sixteen Guards..."

Tang Ning waved his hand, "You can be alone. I have something else to do and need to go out..."

The Sixteen Guards Competition has ended, and he can finally breathe a sigh of relief. At the end of the year, there is nothing important at the Ministry of War except the competition, so Tang Ning can rest at home for a while.

He went out and walked to the door of Tianranju when he accidentally met Tang Shui, and then went in with her.

In the secluded courtyard, Tang Yu held Tang Shui's hand and asked, "What has Shui'er been busy with these days?"

Tang Shui said, "I accompanied my mother to my grandmother's house and just came back yesterday."

Tang Yu thought of something and looked at her and asked, "It's almost the end of the year, and your birthday is coming soon."

Tang Shui looked at her, frowned and said, "There are still two months."

"Calculated, you are not young anymore." Tang Yu looked at her and asked, "Tell me, aunt, do you have any young talents you like?"

"No ..." Tang Shui frowned and said, "Auntie, are you so eager for me to get married?"

"When I held you in my arms, you couldn't even speak, and you've grown up so big in the blink of an eye..." Tang Yu just gathered her hair, looked at Su Mei beside her, and said, "Women always have to get married, you and Mei'er can't wait any longer..."

Su Mei is three years older than Tang Ning and two years older than Tang Shui. Even Tang Yaoyao is considered an old maid. The two of them who are three or four years older than Tang Yaoyao are 100% leftover women.

It's just that Su Mei can't get married because she doesn't want to get married. As long as she says a word, the men in the capital who want to marry her can line up from the East Gate to the West Gate and back again.

Tang Shui can't get married. Her bad reputation in the capital is even worse than Lu Ya's. Now Lu Ya is taken in by Xiao Jue, and she is the only witch left in the capital. Who dares to marry her, unless he is tired of living...

Tang Shui keenly caught Tang Ning's upturned mouth, looked at him and asked: "What do you mean?"

Her expression made Tang Ning aware of the danger, and he stood up and said: "You guys chat, I'll go out first."

When he walked to the front yard, Su Mei followed from behind and said: "Congratulations, General Tang."

Strictly speaking, Zhonglang Jiang can't actually be called a general, but everyone is used to bragging to each other on weekdays, and usually the first two words are omitted. Calling General Tang is much better than Tang Zhonglang Jiang.

Tang Ning looked at her and asked, "Just congratulations?"

Su Mei glanced at him and said, "How about you come to my room and I'll play a song for you?"

Tang Ning thought about it and shook his head and said, "It's not like I haven't heard you play before, how about you dance, I haven't seen you dance yet."

"You wish." Su Mei rolled her eyes at him and said, "I only dance for my husband, are you my husband?"

Tang Ning was not giving up and said, "Is it not okay to be a brother?"

Su Mei looked at him and asked, "Can a brother be a husband?"

"If you want..." Tang Ning looked at her and saw Su Mei looking at him with a smile, and smiled, "It's okay to play a song."

If you can't watch Su Mei dance, listening to her play the flute is also a kind of enjoyment, especially when you are alone, you can enjoy a kind of tranquility that comes from the depths of your heart.

The sound of the flute was ethereal and distant. After the song, Su Mei put down the flute in her hand, looked at him, and said, "You are different from two years ago."

When Tang Ning heard the same flute two years ago, it triggered memories in her heart and she burst into tears unconsciously. Now, when she heard it again, she felt a different state of mind.

Su Mei came over, sat down beside the bed, and said, "Two years ago, you were full of loneliness and sadness. Now you are different from then."

Tang Ning looked at her and said, "You are different too."

Su Mei asked, "What's different?"

Tang Ning looked at her carefully and said, "You look better and prettier than two years ago..."

Su Mei is in the most beautiful age of a woman's life. She has just lost the immaturity of a young girl. She is quite charming but not too much. Maybe because of the improvement of her sleep in the past two years, she looks better than before.

Su Mei glanced at him and said with satisfaction, "You are even more slick than you were two years ago..."

Tangning couldn't help but think of the confrontation between them when they first met two years ago. She coughed and said, "Weren't we young then..."

"Let's not talk about this." He waved his hand, looked at her and said, "I want to ask you about someone. You should have his information here."

"Who?"

"Minister of Rites, Liu Feng."

...

"A-choo!"

At the Tang family, Liu Feng, who was discussing matters in the hall, sneezed and couldn't help rubbing his nose.

Tang Qi looked at him and said, "It's been cold these two days, Lord Liu, take care of yourself."

Liu Feng wrapped his clothes around himself and said, "Thank you Lord Tang for your concern. I'll put on another piece of clothing when I get home."

Tang Huai took a sip of tea and said, "The position of the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is vacant. In terms of seniority, the only person who can compete with you is Li Yan, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Works. Li Yan has mediocre political achievements and no background in the court. It is unlikely that His Majesty will choose him. As long as you don't make any mistakes on your side, the position of the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel will belong to you."

Liu Feng immediately bowed and said, "I will definitely live up to the trust of the Shangshu."

Among the six ministries, the most important are the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel. Since the last incident of Han Ming, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the Tang family has lost one of the most important generals in the Ministry of Revenue and has not recovered yet.

If they can occupy a place in the Ministry of Personnel this time, it will be of great significance to both the Tang family and Prince Duan.

…

It has been two days since the Sixteen Guards Competition ended, and many people still buy a newspaper every day at the entrance of Tangrenzhai.

This is because during the Sixteen Guards Competition, the newspaper will not only record the schedule and technical analysis, but also publish some interesting news.

Among them, some are current political news, such as the grassland situation has been stable for a year, and there are signs of breaking the ice. The Wanyan tribe has annexed several tribes and has a trend of continued growth. In the distant Western Regions, Xiaowan Kingdom has also risen strongly in recent years, which has attracted the attention of several major Western Regions countries. Many officials in the court have also put forward the "Western Region Threat Theory". The envoy of Xiaowan Kingdom who is still in Beijing came out to refute the rumor, saying that he will unswervingly implement the policy of peaceful coexistence with Chen Kingdom...

Some are strange stories, such as a liar in the east of the city who claimed that he was the Koi King drawn by His Majesty himself. , because the bonus was withheld by the government, it took ten taels of silver to get it. He promised to borrow one tael and return ten taels. After defrauding eight people in a row, he was caught on the spot by the bailiff. Ping'an County Office solemnly reminds that as the year draws to a close, scammers are rampant. Please raise awareness of prevention and avoid being deceived by the people of Kyoto...

There are also some gossips about officials or dignitaries in the capital, such as a certain marquis married a concubine from the Western Regions, and a certain official was taken down from the bed of the most popular lady in the brothel by the eldest lady of the family who broke into the brothel...

These news satisfy the curiosity and gossip of the people in the capital, and because of the good quality and low price, they are quite popular among the people.

In the palace, Emperor Chen has become accustomed to reading a newspaper from Tangrenzhai after the morning court and before reviewing the memorials.

"After the Sixteen Guards Competition, Tangrenzhai's special correspondent Zhuo XX interviewed several citizens in the capital on the street. The enthusiastic citizens said that this Sixteen Guards Competition is conducive to promoting the majesty of the imperial guards and promoting the relationship between the Great Chen and the small countries in the Western Regions. Under the wise and powerful leadership of His Majesty, the State of Chen will surely become stronger..."

The corners of Emperor Chen's mouth unconsciously showed a smile. After a moment, he put down the newspaper, looked at Wei Jian, and said: "Let all the major government offices in the capital subscribe to a copy of Tangrenzhai's newspaper..."