Before I knew it, it was raining, and with the breeze hitting Xu Ping's body, it was so cold that people shivered.

In the morning, it was still a sunny day, so you could feel the warmth of autumn, but in the afternoon, it was cloudy, and it rained sometime, and it suddenly entered winter.

It's already October, and it's supposed to be winter, but it's just that there is a lack of such a winter rain, so let's remind people.

Xu Ping already felt that the festival of the Song Dynasty was earlier than his previous life, and he was doing work on agriculture and was more sensitive to the solar terms. A thousand years is enough time to stagger the solar terms by a few days, and this year, winter also comes earlier than in previous lives.

In the morning, he was told by Ren Bu, and in front of his subordinates, Xu Ping's mood was very lost. If it was in a previous life, if there was a top boss who treated him like this, maybe he would slap the table and scold, there is no master here, there is a place to keep the master. It's impossible in this era, and if you take up this job, you have no choice. When I was in Yongzhou, didn't I have no subordinates to quarrel with me for six years? Regardless of whether they have grievances or not, they will do things silently, and they can see it when they think about it this way.

Alas, I think back then, Cao Keming's attitude was a little disrespectful, so he stood up to him. But in a few years, my mentality changed unconsciously, I was wronged, I licked my wounds silently, and went home silently.

After all, he was uncomfortable, Xu Ping left the Sansi Yamen ahead of schedule today, and he didn't wait for Gao Daquan to pick him up. A person braved the wind and rain, followed the royal street to the Bianhe River, and went home quietly along the avenue by the Bianhe River.

When she entered the house, the rain had already wet her clothes, and Cui'er in the yard saw it and was surprised: "Why did the official come back in the rain?" Brother Gao led the horse and just went out! ”

Xu Ping said: "I came back early today, so I won't wait for him." ”

As he spoke, he went straight back to his small courtyard.

The crowd on Bianhe Avenue was crowded, and Gao Daquan often did not walk from there on horseback, and the two did not meet on the road. The parents took Panpan back to the countryside to hide in the winter, and only Xu Ping and his wife were left at home, which was much more deserted than usual.

As soon as she entered the yard, Lin Suniang hurriedly came out of the house, saw Xu Ping's appearance, came up to help him shake off the rain on his body, and complained in her mouth: "It's raining, why are you still in a hurry?" I specially instructed Gao Daquan to bring an umbrella over. It's good now, he ran for nothing, and you were drenched. ”

"A little rain, what's in the way?"

"How can it not get in the way? It's going to get cold all of a sudden, so be careful of catching a cold! ”

Lin Suniang said as she dragged Xu Ping into the house and helped him take off his soaked coat.

Lin Suniang changed Xu Ping into clean clothes, and asked the little maid to make a pot of charcoal fire and bring it into the house, while Xu Ping roasted the fire on the side.

The rain kept going, as if to wash away the warmth between heaven and earth, Xu Ping sat beside the charcoal fire, feeling the warmth emanating from the firelight, and silently looked at the rain outside.

Before it got dark, the sun was obscured by the clouds, and I didn't know what time it was.

Xu Ping looked outside the house and suddenly smiled. Lin Suniang, who was sitting opposite, saw it and whispered, "What are you laughing at?" I know you're in a bad mood just by looking at you, and suddenly laughing like this, it's scary! ”

"It's nothing, it's just a happy thing."

Xu Ping ignored Lin Suniang and thought about his own thoughts. Thinking that he didn't know what time it was, Xu Ping suddenly remembered that there were no clocks in this era, and there were many things he had in his previous life. What are you sulking about for a Chinese book? When did you care so much about the bad things in officialdom? Now that he has an official body and returned to the capital, the family is together, and he already has everything he wanted. Why bother with things in officialdom?

In the future, I will go to work on time, talk less, do more things, and not offend people! If you have time, you can sell something that is lacking in this era, make money at home, and live comfortably!

Those people in the court want to make trouble, and they don't owe anyone, why do they follow it? How many ways to get rich in your own mind, and you don't expect that little reward to get rich!

During the time of Taizu, the famous general Cao Bin famously said: "A good official doesn't have too much money." Of course, Cao Bin himself was not greedy for ill-gotten gains in his official position, but this sentence became the motto of many ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, especially the military generals. The privy envoy Zhang Qi, who was demoted for a short time, was the most outstanding, the ruling minister who was favored by the Empress Dowager when she was in power, in order to prevent the wages of the slaves and maids at home from flowing out, he actually sold groceries at home, and the courtyard corridor was full of all kinds of items, which was simply the prototype of the supermarket in later generations, but he only ran it in his own home. What's more, he personally treated the slaves at home, and then used medicine to pay the wages of the slaves, and all kinds of whimsical ideas were amazing.

As long as you don't make mistakes, others can't find fault with you, and then it's good to have more money to spare.

After this point, Xu Ping's mood finally calmed down, and he even had expectations for his future life.

Lin Suniang shook her head helplessly, she didn't know what Xu Ping was thinking, but as long as her face was better and she no longer looked depressed. She can't do anything about Xu Ping's officialdom, she just hopes that her family will be happy.

There was the sound of horses' hooves outside the door, I thought it was Gao Daquan coming back, but I didn't expect it to be Li Zhang's guest.

The two families now live not far from each other, and they can move around when they have nothing to do. Although the Li family is a relative, the Empress Dowager Zhang Yi has already gone, and the Taiwanese advisers are not strict in their eyes, and they are friends with Xu Ping, so they are not very eye-catching when they move around.

Entering Xu Ping's courtyard, Li Zhang saw Xu Ping'an leisurely roasting by the charcoal plate, and sighed: "I heard that you were reprimanded by Zhongshu today, and you went home in the rain in advance, I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to think about it for a while, so I specially handed over the shift in advance to see you." ”

Li Zhang's immediate boss at this time was the envoy of Xishang, Cao Bin's youngest son, Cao Cong, the assassin of Rongzhou. After Cao Cong became a famous general, his brother married the daughter of Zhao Tingmei, the king of Qin, who was also a relative, and his relationship with Li Zhang was not bad. Anyway, after the relatives and nobles who are basically all in the gate, the relationship between these people is complicated and self-contained.

Sitting down opposite Xu Ping, Lin Suniang served tea.

Xu Ping said: "The rain outside doesn't seem to stop for a while, the rainy night is fine, you are ordering to cook a few dishes, and our brothers will drink two cups." Since returning to Beijing, our brothers have rarely had the opportunity to have a good drink. ”

Watching Lin Suniang go out, Li Zhang leaned forward and said to Xu Ping: "Brother, I found out which of the chief deacons gave you a message, you will never think of it!" ”

Xu Ping's mood had already been relaxed, and he said indifferently: "There are only a few people in Zhongshu Zaisuke, and I can guess it." Although Li Xianggong was anxious, he did not interfere in this matter. The banquet is more useful, purely an outsider. Among the remaining three people, Lu Xianggong has always done things without leakage, and he can't do this kind of thing. As for Wang Xianggong, who is dedicated to Buddha, he is already old, physically inconvenient, and his participation in political affairs is becoming less and less. So who is left? ”

The last remaining governor Song Shou wanted to enter the government as a prodigy with Yanshu back then, but his career was far less smooth than Yanshu, and there were many twists and turns in the middle. Now that they are participating in politics together, the banquet is neutral, but Song Shou follows Lu Yijian closely. Whether in terms of personality or position, there must be no doubt that Song Shou is Song Shou. Xu Shen got the copper coin miscellaneous casting method from Yan Wenying, and the relationship between Yan Wenying and Lu Yijian for so many years is no longer a secret, but it has never been in the hands of others. Without the support of Lu Yijian, Xu Shen's matter would not have been able to pass the Zhongshu level at all, Xu Ping's recital added chaos at this time, of course, he had to give Xu Ping a little color. However, Lu Yijian has always been tactful, and it is impossible for him to make a move by himself, so there is only Song Shou.

Li Zhang looked at Xu Ping, smiled and shook his head: "Brother guessed wrong, it was Wang Suixianggong who gave you a note." ”

"What? How could it be him? How could it be him? ”

Although Xu Ping's mood had calmed down, he was still taken aback when he heard the news. (To be continued.) )