It was just after lunch, and the weather was very hot. Xue Shao approved a few documents in the official office, and it was so hot that he almost stuck out his tongue. Xiao Zhizhong, the newly appointed Xia official waiter, asked a few people to bring a large bucket of ice, and Xue Shao was so happy that he almost hugged him and kissed him.

"Where did the ice come from?" Xue Shao asked.

Xiao Zhizhong was an elegant and unsmiling person, he stood straight and arched his hands, and replied with a straight look: "Hui Shangshu, Your Majesty is sympathetic to the scorching heat of the ministers, so he specially sent someone from the palace to send ice cubes. All officials above the fifth grade have it. ”

Xue Shao looked at him like this and wanted to laugh, which was really different from Yao Yuanchong's hippie smiling guy. After thinking about it, Xue Shao said: "You send someone to the Taiping Princess's Mansion and ask her to send someone to send two barrels of Taiping wine." Now use these ice cubes to town a town, and when it is time to get off work, it is just enough for all colleagues to share a drink, which is the most heat-down. ”

"Yes, my subordinates will do it immediately." Xiao Zhizhong's face was happy.

"It's rare to see you smile." Xue Shao said, "Do you like to drink?" ”

Xiao Zhizhong smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "My subordinates have heard the name of Taiping Wine for a long time, and they have never tried it. Today, he was generously blessed with wine by Shangshu, and he rejoiced. ”

"That's weird." Xue Shaodao, "Taiping wine, isn't it sold?" ”

“…… It's too expensive! Xiao Zhizhong smiled a little shyly.

"Let's go!" Xue Shao smiled, yes. Beer is now produced at only two of Chen Xian'er's wineries, and in the summer it is in absolute short supply, and most of it is used to pay tribute to the palace or be used as gifts by Princess Taiping. Not to mention Xiao Zhizhong, a four-grade waiter who has just taken office, the prime minister may not be able to drink it easily.

Xue Shao was thinking in his heart, Yu Hongye should be about to arrive in Beijing, she has a wide range of roads and many people. It was only fitting that the patent for the production of beer would have been handed over to her.

After a while, Princess Taiping's Mansion sent someone to send two large barrels of Taiping wine. Xue Shao asked someone to pour the wine into a porcelain wine urn, and then put it in an ice bucket to cool down.

When it was almost time to get off work, a rare guest came to the official office, the newly appointed Chunguan (Ministry of Rites) squire and the general of the left guard of the inspection school, Lou Shide.

After Wang Xiaojie went on an expedition to the Western Regions to take Gongyue City, he continued to march to the four towns of Anxi, and Wu Zetian named him the general of Zuojin Wuwei of the Anxi Metropolitan Guardian School, and entered the county duke. This just made room for Lou Shide to inspect the general of the Left Guard to lead the Left Guard army. At the same time, Lou Shide no longer inspected the right feather Lin Wei, and after Zhang Qianqiao was demoted, Wu Yougui was promoted and became the new general of the right feather Lin Wei.

At the same time, Lou Shide's own position is still a spring official squire, and like Xue Shao, he has both civil and military positions, and he can be regarded as a member of the dynasty and one of the new leaders in the military circles.

Xue Shaojiu heard the name of Lou Shide, he was once a Jinshi, but in his early years, he was active in the front line against Tibet. He and Heizhi Changyi were stationed in Heyuan together, opening Tuntian to resist foreign enemies, and his political achievements and military exploits were outstanding. Now he has been called back to the court to hold important positions, and he really deserves it.

Lou Shide made a special trip to Xia Guan to report today. The generals of the Manchu Dynasty were all under the control of Xue Shao, and Lou Shide had to pass Xue Shao's pass first if he wanted to officially take over the army of the right guard, which had nothing to do with his own post of Chunguan Shilang.

When Lou Shide came in, he saw that many Xia Guan's officials were walking out. He muttered in his heart, I seem to be a little late, it's time for the official office to get off work, will Xue Shao embarrass me?

Because it has been rumored that Xue Shao and Hei Tooth Changzhi are extremely incompatible, there have been conflicts before. And Lou Shide is a close comrade-in-arms of Hei Zhi Changzhi, and now the empress wants Lou Shide to take charge of the military and fight against Xue Shao. Therefore, Lou Shide was worried all the way back to Kyoto.

But people have already arrived here, and they can't stop backing down. So Lou Shide had no choice but to walk into Xue Shao's official office.

"Lou Gong came just in time. Sit down and have a drink with me. Xue Shao's tone was relaxed.

Lou Shide was slightly stunned, he never expected it to be such an opening. He looked inside, and Xue Shao had already changed out of his official uniform and was sitting in cool civilian clothes, with a large ice bucket beside him.

Lou Shide didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Lou Shide see Xue Shangshu." ”

"It's already leisure time, and Lou Gong doesn't have to be polite." Xue Shao smiled politely, "Please take a seat." Try my home-brewed Taiping wine. ”

Lou Shide's eyes lit up, "Taiping wine, I have heard of it for a long time!" ”

"Haha, you are far away in Longxi, you can know Taiping wine?" Xue Shao smiled, and looked at Lou Shide, an elder in his fifties and sixties, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, long beard, big nose and thick lips, tall and energetic, his face was very majestic, and at the same time, he also had an elegant demeanor and was not reckless.

"Yes, the lower official knows." Although Lou Shide is a jinshi, he is also a martial artist, so he is no longer too polite and sits down opposite Xue Shao.

Xue Shao personally scooped a large bowl full of him with a wine spoon, "Taste it." ”

Lou Shide picked up the bowl, it was uncomfortable to feel cold in his hand, and the amber wine rippled from side to side even more to make his index finger move. So he said, "It's rude", and he drank it all in one gulp.

"Good wine—" Lou Shide let out a long sigh, feeling a burst of refreshment from his spleen and lungs.

"Then let's talk while we drink." Xue Shao poured him a big bowl again, and poured it himself, "Lou Gong, please!" ”

"Xue Gong, please!"

The two didn't have time to talk about anything, so they drank three bowls each.

Lou Shide felt that the atmosphere had changed. It seems that he is not in the central office of the court, but has returned to the barracks of the army. Xue Shao's unique generous and atmospheric martial arts aura made Lou Shide feel more cordial, and the distance between the two suddenly shortened a lot.

"Lou Gong must have doubts in his heart, thinking that someone Xue will embarrass you." Xue Shao smiled, "Now I can tell you clearly, you just have to be your court official with peace of mind, and lead the left guard army with peace of mind." It is Your Majesty's intention to transfer you back to the court, and at the same time, I am also very optimistic about Lou Gong. ”

Xue Shao's words were not explained, but Lou Shide could clearly hear his extraneous voice, if it wasn't for Xue Shao's vigorous promotion, he was afraid that it would not be so easy to return to the dynasty to take office. With Xue Shao's current reputation and status, it would be easy for him to prevent himself from entering the court.

So Lou Shide was surprised, why did Xue Shao take the initiative to call me back? Didn't he know that I commanded more left guards than his right guards, and that I would pose a certain threat to his position in the future?

This doesn't make sense!

At this time, Xue Shao still smiled and said: "We are all martial artists, so there is no need to beat around the bush. Lou Gongwen has become a martial artist, and my dynasty urgently needs a pillar talent like you. You are in charge of the left guard and I am in charge of the right guard, and most of the soldiers and horses in the capital are controlled by you and me. People will inevitably encounter power disputes and unpredictable people's hearts in the court, especially generals who hold military power, and are more likely to be pushed to the forefront. But Lou Gong, you only need to remember one sentence. The two of us worked together to suppress Anbang, and this is our true duty. As long as we can keep the bottom line and be honest and impartial, all other flies and conspiracy tricks are ridiculous jokes and not worth mentioning. ”

Lou Shide has always been worried about being caught in a power struggle in the court or being hated and excluded by Xue Shao. Now he suddenly felt that the big stone in his heart fell to the ground, and he hurriedly got up and bowed his hand, "Lou Shide, be taught!" ”

"It doesn't have to be that way. Have a seat! Xue Shao smiled and said: "When Lou Gong became famous, Xue was just a pawn who had just joined the army. Although there are large and low official positions, in Xue Shao's heart, Lou Gong is not only my predecessor but also a hero I admire. Now, you can return to the dynasty to provoke the beam, Xue Shao is very relieved. One day, Xue also hopes that Duke Lou can enter the cabinet to pay respects to the prime minister, and the king will be assisted by the king. In this way, NUS is lucky! ”

Lou Shide looked at the Xia Guanshangshu in front of him, who was famous as the world's leader but was almost half as old as himself, and couldn't help but sigh: "Xue Gong has a mind, Lou admires!" ”

At sunset, Xue Shao and Lou Shide drank a large urn of wine and walked home with their horses. As soon as the river breeze blew in the evening, Xue Shao felt a little light and fluttering, which was very pleasant. When I was walking to the Tianjin Bridge, a large group of carriages lined up in front of me. Xue Shaoting consciously led the horse to the side, and said in his heart that there are many model officials like me who are modest and low-key and abide by traffic laws and regulations?

Unexpectedly, the convoy came to Xue Shao's side and stopped, and the curtain of one of the carriages opened, and a surprised female voice came from inside, "Childe!" ”

Xue Shaozheng came up a little drunk, and when he looked around in a daze, he didn't see anyone, and thought that he shouldn't have called me, I haven't been a son for many years.

A woman hurriedly jumped out of the car and hurriedly walked towards Xue Shao, "Yu Hongye, see Childe!" ”

Xue Shao suddenly laughed, "It's you!" - You're back? ”

"Yes, Momiji has just arrived in Beijing." Yu Hongye, who was tired from the journey, couldn't hide her excitement and said, "I wanted to take a short rest and then go to meet Gongzi and Her Royal Highness the Princess, but I didn't expect to meet Gongzi here!" ”

Xue Shao smiled: "Now, my son is called Gongzi. ”

"Momiji is reckless." Yu Hongye hurriedly bowed, "You should change your name to Xue Gong!" ”

"It doesn't matter." Xue Shao smiled nonchalantly: "I was thinking about you just now, and you appeared in front of my eyes." Hey, did I have hallucinations because I drank too much? ”

Miss me?

Yu Hongye's face flushed, and he said with a smile: "Xue Gong, you may really drink a little too much." I saw that you were walking a little crookedly. Why don't you let Momiji take you home? ”

Xue Shao blinked and pointed behind her, "Then who cares about your one hundred and eighty cars?" ”

"The four major butlers assigned to me by Xue Gong can all stand alone. What's the point of this little thing? Yu Hongye hurriedly clapped his hands, "Quickly call the four housekeepers over and meet Xue Gong!" ”

"No, you don't." Xue Shao waved his hand, "Some are time to reminisce." There are many people on the Tianjin Bridge, so leave here first. ”

"Okay." Yu Hongye smiled and nodded, and beckoned a carriage, "Please Xue Gong board." ”

Xue Shao was full of wine, and he wished there was a place to lie down. It had only been a few seconds since he climbed into the car that he was snoring.

Yu Hongye smiled secretly, got into another car, and then asked the servants to lead Xue Shao's horse, and went to Princess Taiping's mansion together.

Princess Taiping's family was waiting for Xue Shao to come home and have dinner together, he should have come back at this time in the past. I didn't see Xue Shao go home for a long time, but I looked forward to Yu Hongye.

Princess Taiping was quite surprised, and even more surprised to learn that Xue Shao was lying in another carriage. She hurriedly stepped forward to open the curtain of the car, and said with a smile: "Momiji, you are too polite, every time you come, you have to bring a good gift to the palace!" ”

Yu Hongye also smiled, "Your Highness likes it." ”

"Such a handsome and strong man, how can this palace not like it?" Princess Taiping smiled wickedly, "Linlang, quickly carry this man to the bathroom, wash it and carry it to the bedroom of the main palace!" ”