Early in the morning, a knock on the door woke Ouyang Xiu up. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Rubbing his eyes, he walked out of the door, and the hired old servant came up and said, "Official, there is a Yang official from Si Tianjian outside, who said that he has something to ask to see." ”

Ouyang Xiu didn't wake up from a hangover, he only felt a pain in his head, and said while pinching his forehead: "What Yang Guanren?" You take it to the living room for tea first, and let me wash up and meet the guests. ”

The old servant answered the promise and turned to go.

The water had already been fought, Ouyang Xiu washed it, picked up the toothpaste and toothbrush on the basin stand and began to brush his teeth. After Xu Ping tested this thing, he naturally let the new field work produce it and sell it in the shop in the third division. Anyway, soap has glycerin, a by-product, which happens to be wasted, and it is nothing more than adding some calcium carbonate and mint.

The people in the capital are well-informed and pursue new trends, and they have been promoted in a few months, and the sales are very good. Ouyang Xiu is also an official, something that ordinary people can afford, he has no reason not to use it. Not to mention toothpaste, one day I occasionally saw Wei Pu's myopic glasses, and he specially found a glass to get a pair for himself.

Ouyang Xiu has only one widowed mother, because he has been in the capital for a short time, he has not yet taken over, and there is only one old servant in the family to serve. Because I live in an official house, the cost is small, and I have plenty of money. In the past two days, he has been looking everywhere, wanting to change to a bigger house, and when the weather is a little cooler to pick up his mother to Beijing, he will settle down.

Originally, Ouyang Xiu also had an older brother, but he had no contact.

When Ouyang Guan was not yet developed, he divorced his ex-wife and remarried Ouyang Xiu's mother, so Ouyang Xiu's father was a full thirty years older than his mother. When my father died at the age of fifty-nine, my mother was not yet thirty.

The ex-wife left the Ouyang family while pregnant, and later had a son, that is, Ouyang Xiu's eldest brother, who went to recognize his relatives after Ouyang Guan Zhongjinshi. However, Ouyang Guan was quite mean to this son, and he didn't think he was a member of his own family at all, he couldn't eat enough, he didn't care about cold or warm, and even the servants in the family often bullied him. However, when Ouyang Guan died, Ouyang Xiu was only four years old, and he still relied on his eldest brother to collect his father's bones. The two families did not communicate with each other since, and Ouyang Xiu grew up with his widowed mother.

Recently, I heard that my brother is in Huangpi, Jingzhou, and he is a small official, but he is also unhappy. In the end, brothers and sisters, those old things have been put down, and the two began to exchange letters again, just hiding from their mother.

There is a scenery in front of people, and every family behind them has a scripture that is difficult to read.

After brushing his teeth, he felt a little sober, and Ouyang Xiu finally remembered that he was going to leave for Xijing Luoyang today.

Hurriedly putting on his official uniform, Ouyang Xiu went to the living room, saw that it was Yang Weide waiting there, and hurriedly said: "Last night, my colleagues got together for a drink, and I returned drunk, and I slept for an hour before I knew it. Brother Lao has been waiting for a long time, please forgive me! ”

Yang Weide hurriedly got up and returned the salute: "Brother Ouyang is polite, I just sat for a while." ”

After a few words, Ouyang Xiu said, "Are we going to the Yongning Marquis Mansion now?" ”

"If there is nothing else to do, the sooner you go, the better. With a carved pendulum along the way, in order to avoid damage, it must not go fast. Go early, so as not to be embarrassed to spend the night on the road. ”

"Reasonable, then let's go."

The two of them walked out of Ouyang Xiu's courtyard, and when they saw a subordinate waiting outside, Ouyang Xiu said a little embarrassedly: "I haven't been in the capital for a long time, and I haven't bought horses yet, how can this be good?" ”

Yang Weide waved his hand, let the companion lead the horse first, and he and Ouyang Xiu walked together as a car, and when they reached the main road, the two hired a car together to go out of the city.

When he arrived outside the gate of Xu's mansion, it was already three poles old, Ouyang Xiu looked at the sun and bowed his hand to Yang Weide: "Sins, it's all a momentary negligence and missed the time!" ”

Yang Weide is a trick official, how can he deal with the officials of the pavilion, he just said that it was okay.

After a while, someone from the house took it, and the two walked all the way to the back garden.

When they arrived at the pavilion, they saw Xu Ping and Shi Quanbin sitting at the stone table and talking, and the two were busy going up to greet them.

Xu Ping saw that Ouyang Xiu looked unenergetic, so he endured it and asked: "It's hot now, you look like this, could it be heat stroke?" I have medicine at home to relieve the heat, and I will have people take it with you later. ”

Ouyang Xiu arched his hand: "Waiting for the favor, don't dare not accept it." However, Xia Guan was not suffering from heat stroke, but drank last night, and he had a hangover and did not wake up, so he seemed to lack some energy. ”

After speaking, he added: "Previously, the lower officials were in the shogunate of Henan Prefecture, and they were mostly taken care of by Qian Si, and our subordinates received a lot of favors from him back then. Now that he has passed away, when the old people heard that I was going to Luoyang, they gathered together to see him off, and by the way, he prepared some sacrifices and went to worship in front of Qian Gongling. This is a private affair, affecting official affairs, and waiting to be forgiven! ”

Xu Ping said: "This is the sophistication of human feelings, and it is not a bad thing for you to miss the old love, what is it." It's just that I'm late today, so I have to hurry up on the road. This stone pavilion master, follow you all the way. ”

Ouyang Xiu and Yang Weide stepped forward to greet Shi Quanbin.

This year, Shi Quanbin took the opportunity of promoting the three departments and regulations to work outside the palace, and had a lot of contact with foreign officials, and everyone knew him. At this time, Yan Wen deserved to be in the palace, he relied on the appreciation of the Empress Dowager Yang inside, and Lu Yijian and Zhang Shixun outside, and he was in the limelight for a while, and no one could resist him.

Although the chamberlain is a person close to the emperor, the Privy Council is responsible for promotions and official arrangements, and part of the power is in the Xuanhui Yuan, which is not in the hands of the emperor himself. Zhao Zhen is actually annoyed by Yan Wenying, but firstly, he is a filial son and cannot go against the will of Empress Dowager Yang, secondly, he has a soft temperament and cannot be ruthless, and thirdly, he respects the power of the foreign dynasties, so he has to call for wind and rain in the palace.

sat down, the next person served tea, and several people drank a cup of tea.

Xu Ping said: "You send the moment to Luoyang, there are a few things I want to explain, be sure to keep it!" ”

The three of them made a promise together.

"The first one, although the engraved pendulum to be sent is on the heart when it is made, the others are strong and heavy, but in the end, there are many organs inside, very fine, and you must pay attention not to bump it on the road, and don't be too bumpy."

Seeing that the three of them nodded, Xu Ping said again: "Second, last night it was already aligned with the lotus drain outside the Xuande Gate, you must remember not to adjust it again." No matter whether this moment is right or not, how much worse it is with the leakage of the Luoyang Division, it is all placed there as it is, and you will come back to report it as it is. ”

Ouyang Xiu smiled: "I'm too worried about it." At this moment, it is like a big object, and I heard that there are many mechanisms in it, we just want to adjust it, and we don't know where to start. ”

"You don't need to know, but Yang Weide is a person in Si Tianjian, and he knows."

Yang Weide hurriedly promised: "The lower officials must remember to be controlled, and never dare to move lightly!" ”

Xu Ping nodded: "Well, you must remember this." And the last one, after this moment is placed in the place, what it looks like, how it is placed, and what the carving leak of the Luoyang Division Tianjian looks like when it is placed, you must remember it clearly. When you come back, report to me in detail, preferably write it down and write it clearly! ”

Time is magical, in Xu Ping's previous life, everyone was used to knowing the exact time at any time, and there was no sense of it. After so many years in this world, Xu Ping is fully aware that time affects all aspects of society, which is really quite inconvenient.

When the officials went to court, they all followed the signal sent by Si Tianjian from the bell and drum tower outside the Xuande Gate, it was the middle of the night, how could the people also follow this schedule? Not to mention anything else, in the new field affairs of the three divisions, it is not easy to standardize the working hours. It is the north of the city, and the number of people is scarce, and the sound of the bell and drum of Xuandemen cannot be transmitted there at all, and the hourglass is too simple to keep the timing accurate. In addition, it was impossible to work with lamps in this era, and the cost of the three divisions could not afford it, so it became very troublesome to go up and down, and the calculation of wages was also complicated.

Things like pendulum clocks may seem inconspicuous, but they affect many aspects of society, as well as the development of science and technology.

It is precisely because of the importance that Xu Ping is cautious, for fear of making a mistake. No one is an immortal, and all aspects are considered completely, and there are always places that cannot be considered, and they need to be overcome with a serious attitude.

Xu Ping looked at the three of them, his eyes swept around, and finally looked at Ouyang Xiu and said, "Ouyang Xiu, this time you are the main one." ”

Ouyang Xiu arched his hand: "Rest assured that the system will be made, and the next official will not disgrace the mission!" ”

"I repeat, you must be careful this time, if something happens, the three of you will discuss it more, and you must not act recklessly. From here to Luoyang, although there are only a few hundred miles of road, but in this world, different places are not only different in geography, but also in different days, and it is normal for anything to happen. What you have to do is to carefully send the engraved position to the Luoyang Division Heavenly Prison as it is, write down everything you encounter, and don't make your own decisions! Remember, don't take matters into your own hands! ”

Seeing Xu Ping's repeated emphasis, Ouyang Xiu's heart couldn't help but become nervous, and he said in a deep voice: "Obey the orders!" ”

Yang Weide and Shi Quanbin also bowed their hands together: "Obey the orders of the system!" ”

Xu Ping nodded: "Don't be too restrained, just be careful." I asked the third division to make a special carriage, as long as it is on the official road, it should not be bumpy. You and the car, sit in the chariot, and don't ride horses. All three of them have to be together along the way, don't be separated, and when I come back, I want to hear the most detailed return! ”

Ouyang Xiu nodded hurriedly, he didn't have a horse to ride, if he went out to borrow a horse again, it would be embarrassing, just sit in the car. And hundreds of miles away, it is still comfortable to ride in a car.

Seeing that it was not early, Xu Ping felt that everything that should be told had been said, so he let them go on the road.

Shi Quanbin brought a soldier, who was specially escorted and carved, and he had already been waiting in the courtyard of Xu Mansion. The carving is related to Si Tian's observation of the celestial phenomena, the solar terms of the almanac, and the national rituals, and the travel specifications are still very grand.

(Note: Yang Weide was the first person in human history to observe supernovae and record them in detail, which he called "guest stars.") In addition, the two books that readers of this book recommend are Xianxia, one is "Starting from the Land Father-in-law", and the other is "The Legend of the Purple Green Dragon", which can be collected and read by readers who like it. (To be continued.) )