There are ten days to celebrate the New Year, during this time, the people who fled out have returned, the outer city has recovered a lot of popularity, the most lively is naturally the Xuanbei Fang outside the Xuanwu Gate, because it was originally the gathering place of the handicraft workshop in the capital, the coal yard, the cellar factory, the brick factory, the dyeing workshop, the carriage and horse shop are all available, and many people in the capital rely on these workshops to work for a living.

It is said that today is the full moon of the two daughters of Jinghaihou's family, so not only do they have meat porridge, but also give each person two buns, so there are a lot of refugees who come to receive relief, and the streets are blocked.

Some of the refugees who received the porridge and steamed buns were so excited that they burst into tears, and knelt directly on the ground and kowtowed, thanking the Marquis of Jinghai for saving the suffering, and wishing the two daughters of the Marquis of Jinghai a long life, smart and clever, and healthy growth............

At this time, the window of a private room facing the street on the second floor was open, but I saw three people sitting around the table, looking at their dress, either rich or expensive.

The three of them were drinking stuffy wine, while looking coldly at the refugees queuing up to receive porridge on the street through the window, and when they saw some refugees kneeling down to thank Dade, one of them couldn't help but snort coldly and mocked: "These lowly mud legs are really easy to satisfy, a bowl of meat porridge and two buns were bought, I'm sorry, that Jinghai Marquis Xu Jin is just a person who sells his reputation and reputation." ”

Another person said in a weird manner: "The key people don't have to spend a penny of their own rice and silver to sell their fame and reputation, this method is not ordinary clever, and it is not okay to accept it." ”

The one who spoke first glanced at the third person who only bowed his head and drank alcohol, and teased: "Why didn't Old Qiu go to the Jinghai Marquis Mansion to congratulate him today?" I heard that on the day that Xu Jin, Marquis of Jinghai, returned to Beijing from Shanxi, Lao Qiu also went out of the city to greet him with the imperial prison Huang Gonggong, how about it? Xu Dashangshu didn't arrange an official position for you? ”

The person who bowed his head and drank wine was the Marquis of Xianning, Qiu Luan, and the first to speak was Chen Yu, the Marquis of Taining, and the yin and yang weird one was also a noble, the title Ning Jinbo, whose name was Liu Wen, was just an insignificant figure in the Xungui group, and he also had no public office, and belonged to the small footsteps who relied on Fenglu to eat and wait for death.

Xianning Hou Qiuluan has been very depressed recently, and originally wanted to hug Xu Jin's thigh and mix up a public office, but who knew that Xu Jin didn't like him at all, and he was not received several times.

Seeing that he couldn't hold Xu Jin's thighs, Xianning Hou Qiuluan had no choice but to retreat and go to Xu Pengju, Duke of Wei, Zhu Fu, Duke of Dingguo, and Xu Guangzuo, Duke of Dingguo, to perform duties in the bigwigs of the noble group, and finally got a positive reply from Duke Xu Guangzuo of Dingguo, but the emperor actually wanted to abolish the 12th regiment battalion of the Beijing Army and restore the three battalions in the early Ming Dynasty.

In this way, the martial arts group that controlled the 12th regiment and battalion of the Beijing Army was equivalent to all the military powers, and the promise of Xu Guangzuo, the Duke of Dingguo, was naturally invalidated, and Qiu Luan's desire to find an errand in the Beijing camp was once again disappointed.

The most terrible thing is that Xu Jin actually proposed a demotion system at this time, and it was also approved by the court, this time Qiu Luan is sad, he finally inherited the title of Marquis of Xianning from Lao Tzu, and now he has no public office, and there is no way to talk about meritorious service, so that when he passes the title to his son, he has to be demoted to Xianningbo, and Fenglu will also be greatly reduced.

In fact, not only Qiu Luan is worried, all the nobles are worried, once the title downgrading system is implemented, then their good days of lying on the ancestral merit book and enjoying happiness will be gone, and if they want to keep their titles, they have to go to the battlefield and make meritorious deeds.

Therefore, many nobles hated Xu Jin, who was "selling his reputation and reputation", such as Taining Hou Chen Yu and Ning Jinbo Liu Wen, often greeted Xu Jin's family in private, and even cursed the paper people. It's a pity that these are useless, Xu Jin is still disease-free and painless, the scenery is infinite, and the two daughters in the family today are successfully full moon, and they have a grand moon banquet.

Qiu Luan poured down the turbid wine in the cup in one gulp, and said with resentment: "Xu Dashangshu doesn't look down on us at all, why should we be cheap, go to Xu Mansion and stick people's cold butts with a hot face!" ”

Ning Jinbo Liu Wen sneered: "Xu Jin doesn't look down on you, Lord Qiu, he also looks down on all our old martial artists, and he wants to kill us all." ”

"Hmph, Xu Jin is just a villain now, sooner or later, when he is unlucky, Lao Tzu doesn't believe that he can cover the sky with one hand forever." Taining Hou Chen Yu's eyes were full of hatred, he was originally the camp governor of the martial arts training camp, and now the twelve regiments and battalions are about to be cut, and he, the camp governor, is naturally at the end, so he is very angry.

Qiu Luan sighed and said: "Alas, you don't understand, Xu Jin is secondary, the key is that the emperor is also dissatisfied with our old martial arts children, I am afraid that our life will become more and more difficult in the future, if you want to keep the title, you still have to work hard to make meritorious contributions, or after two or three generations, you will become ordinary people, Yao, just like those mud legs who line up to receive porridge on the street." ”

Chen Yu and Liu Wen couldn't help but feel stunned and silent, this time I answered the siege of the city, the performance of the old Xungui group is indeed too bad, plus Zhang Lun, Guo Xun, Tang Shaozong These traitors, it is normal for the emperor to be dissatisfied!

Liu Wen said dejectedly: "The two of you are okay, you both have a marquis, you are just an earl, my son will not even be an earl in the future, at most he will have the false title of a brave general." ”

"What can I do, now I can only desperately find a way to make meritorious service, but if you want to make meritorious service, you must first have a military position!" Qiu Luan said depressedly.

Chen Yu's eyes rolled and said: "I heard that Xu Jin is going to do something about the martial arts hall, as long as he can complete his studies in the martial arts hall, he can get a military position, do you want to try it?" ”

Qiu Luan shook his head and waved his hand and said: "Lao Tzu is in his thirties, and he is also a marquis, if he goes to the martial arts hall to study with a group of hairy boys, where will this cheeky go!" ”

Chen Yu frowned and said: "That's right, it's better to participate in the martial arts, by the way, the martial arts in February next year should be the last, and when the martial arts hall is established, the martial arts should be abolished, do you want to seize this opportunity?" ”

Qiu Luan couldn't help but be moved when he heard this, he asked himself that the bow horse was quite skilled, he could pull the two-stone bow, and his archery skills were also good, it was difficult to get in the top three, but it should be possible for a martial artist.

Ning Jinbo Liu Wen suddenly said: "It is said that Xu Jin will lead the sailor to the East to clean up Wang Zhi's father and son after the spring next year, although Xu Jin's son is hypocritical and rampant, but he does have a hand in leading troops to fight, and he has not tasted defeat so far, it is estimated that Wang Zhi's father and son are local chickens and dogs under him, and defeat is only a matter of time." If Xu Jin makes this contribution again, it will be even more incredible, so this credit must not be allowed to be swallowed by him alone. ”

Chen Yu pouted and said, "Then what else?" Xu Jin's prestige in the army is incomparable, and the emperor also favors him, this time the troops in the East must be commanded by Xu Jin, and others can't fight at all! ”

Liu Wen said coldly: "He Xu Jin eats meat, he has to give others a mouthful of soup, it is better for us to jointly elect Ding Guogong as the deputy marshal, and then kill Wang Zhi's father and son, then our old Wuxun children will also have a light on their faces." ”

Qiu Luan shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that Dingguogong's age is not suitable for going to sea, and I guess he doesn't want to toss himself!" ”

Liu Wen suddenly woke up to the fact that Xu Guangzuo, the Duke of Dingguo, and Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, were nearly seventy years old, with old arms and legs, how could they withstand the wind and waves at sea, maybe they would stretch out their feet and return to heaven before they arrived in the Wa Kingdom.

"That'...... How is Wei Guogong? Liu Wendao.

Qiu Luan and Chen Yu glanced at each other, although Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei, was in his prime, but this guy was bent on doing business and making money, and I am afraid it would be difficult to persuade him to go to sea with the army.

"Just try it, if you lie down and earn credit when you go to sea this time, it is estimated that Wei Guogong may not refuse!" Chen Yu said.

The three of them immediately settled the bill and went downstairs, preparing to go to the Wei State Mansion to find out Xu Pengju's tone.

"Hey, which one-eyed fat man is a little familiar!"

Qiu Luan and the three of them got out of the restaurant and were about to board the carriage to leave, when they suddenly saw a much smaller porridge stall near SF Carriage and Horse Shop distributing porridge to refugees, and the person in charge of hosting was a one-eyed fat man.

Ning Jinbo Liu Wen said with a smile: "This son's name is Yan Shifan, and he is the son of Yan Song, the country's superintendent, oh no, Yan Song is now a Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites." ”

Chen Yu said suddenly: "It turned out to be him, it is said that Yan Song is lucky, not long ago he was demoted to the sixth grade of the Guozijian Siye, but as a result, he was promoted to the fifth grade of the rite department Langzhong, responsible for preparing for next year's spring festival." It is said that Yan Song is now favored by the emperor, and the emperor has ordered him to enter the palace several times to talk about the division of heaven and earth, the sun and the moon, and let him preside over the construction of the altar in the suburbs. ”

Qiu Luan's heart moved when he heard this, and he said secretly: "In this case, you might as well make friends with Yan Song's father and son." ”

The two marquis and one uncle boarded the carriage and headed towards the Wei State Mansion, where Xiao Yongfang was located.