Chapter 3 Subordinates
"I'm so bored with her!"
Looking at Tian Shao's loyal expression on the other side, Xu Ping almost roared.
"Xu Tongju, you are a teenager, how can you live alone and lonely? I see that the servant girl you brought is still young, she is still a virgin, and she doesn't feel lonely at night? Although Lian Xiang is a singer, her appearance and talent are all the best choice, with her as her companion, you will not feel lonely in Lingnan, and a few years will pass. Don't care what Wang Cao's envoy says, Lingnan is not as good as other places, how can the imperial court punish local officials for this kind of thing! ”
Tian Shaozhong still chattered and persuaded Xu Ping to let him bring Lianxiang to Yongzhou, usually listen to songs and watch her dance, and have a warm bed at night.
As a military general, Tian Shaozhong's ban on not having too close relationships with official prostitutes is completely inappropriate, the sister of the Qinglou can sleep, but the head of the teaching workshop can't sleep? In fact, he has slept with several official prostitutes in Guizhou, and two of them are particularly happy and helped them get rid of their citizenship, one is married to a low-level officer, and the other is still raised in a foreign house. Lian Xiang is an excellent official prostitute in Guizhou, Tian Shaozhong is not unmoved, but Lian Xiang is a good sister who is fighting with him, and he is still cheeky and does not start. Lian Xiang is seventeen years old this year, which is not a small age among official prostitutes, and when it comes to thinking about lifelong events, with Xu Ping as a suitable candidate, the enthusiastic Tian Zhizhou will do his best to help her, even if it is a concubine in the future.
When the official prostitutes of the Song Dynasty reached their age, there were only two ways out, one was to be rewarded to the officers and soldiers who had made meritorious contributions, and the other was to be expelled from the country to get married, and the government had to accompany the dowry. Because the distinction between official prostitutes and private prostitutes is not very clear, many official prostitutes are recruited by private prostitutes, and when they go out to marry, they can only marry ordinary people, and large families will only buy them as concubines. Many official prostitutes made up their minds on the officials who were waiting, attracted their attention, and followed as concubines after leaving the country, according to the habits of this era, it was more decent than entering the family of merchants.
Lingnan officials are not allowed to bring their families, and correspondingly the private lives of officials are not so strict, and the military generals simply let themselves go, and Tian Shaozhong will have this kind of thought.
But for Xu Ping, his boss Wang Weizheng warned him only last night, and he really didn't mean anything to Lianxiang, so he couldn't accept Tian Zhizhou's kindness.
Tian Shaozhong saw that Xu Ping insisted on not allowing it, and couldn't help asking: "Since you have no intention, how can last night's new words be the same heart before and under the moon, and provoke the spring breeze or something." I'm a rough person, and I can hear that this is clearly interesting to other girls, why do you turn your face and deny it today? ”
Xu Ping smiled bitterly: "Tian Zhizhou, it was made by Zhang Ziye, a Jinshi from Huzhou, and it was being sung in the capital, but I just memorized it and passed it to Guizhou." How do I know which sister Zhang Ziye has feelings for? ”
Tian Shaozhong thought for a while: "It turned out that Zhang Ziye was emotionally attracted to which young lady?" Who is this Zhang Ziye? Do they get emotional when they first write a new word? ”
"Zhang Ziye's name is Zhang Xian, and Liu Sanbian is the most popular lyricist now, aren't these tunes made in the brothel of the Qinglou? Love, love, where can you take it seriously! ”
Xu Ping knows why these graceful celebrities are all romantic talents, mixed in the women's pile every day, and their status is much higher than that of the male stars of later generations, and the status of the female prostitutes who are mixed together is 108,000 miles worse than that of the female stars of later generations, and they are not held like babies every day?
Tian Shaozhong said: "I have also heard Liu Sanbian, and Guizhou often hears his new words, this Zhang Ziye can be as famous as him, and he is also a genius." Forget it, since Xu Tongju has no intention, I am not good at making it difficult for others. However, I have already arranged for Lian Xiang and a few female prostitutes to go to Yongzhou for three months, and Xu Tong will sentence him to deal with it. ”
The Teaching Department is under the management of Zhizhou, and he is not good at interfering, so he can only accept it.
The two chatted a few more words, and Tian Shaozhong got up to say goodbye.
Xu Ping sent Tian Shaozhong to the door of the post house, Tian Shaozhong was about to get on the horse, and suddenly turned back to Xu Ping and said: "Think about it again, it's very hard to live alone at this age!" ”
Xu Ping just smiled bitterly and shook his head, watching Tian Shaozhong get on the horse and send him away.
Most of the Wuchen Zhizhou on Guangnan West Road are the chief and deputy envoys of the various departments, such as Tian Shaozhong is the envoy of Rujing, Feng Shenji of Yizhou is the protocol envoy, Cao Keming of Yongzhou Zhizhou is the Wen Si envoy, and the order of order from high to bottom is Cao Keming, Tian Shaozhong, and Feng Shenji. It seems to be several levels worse, but in fact, they are all positive seven grades, and the deputy envoy is from the seventh grade.
Xu Ping's official is to be a prisoner, from the eighth grade, one and a half grades lower than them. But civil officials are higher than military attaches in terms of status, and they are promoted quickly, civil officials move every three years, and military attaches move every five years, not to mention that Xu Ping has a Jinshi background and is a super-level transfer, and it won't take a few years to go to the top of their heads. Therefore, Tian Shaozhong and others do not look down on Xu Ping because of their official rank, and everyone basically interacts on an equal footing.
After sending Tian Shaozhong away, Xu Ping returned to the room.
Xiuxiu and Gao Daquan were sitting at the table, with a pot of horseshoe and a pot of dense oranges on the table, and the two of them were eating happily. Seeing Xu Ping coming in, Xiuxiu sucked her finger and said, "Did you send Tian Zhizhou away?" Official, come and taste it, this orange is so sweet! And this ** hoof, crispy and delicious! ”
Xu Ping smiled: "You know how to eat!" Turns out you're still a foodie! ”
Xiuxiu shook her head and said, "Who doesn't want to eat delicious things!" Lingnan is really good, the weather is not cold when it comes to the lunar month, and there are delicious foods all year round! ”
"When it's summer, I see you crying!"
After speaking, Xu Ping turned his head and walked out of the hall. I didn't expect Tian Shaozhong's thoughts to be so unhealthy, how old is Xiuxiu's little girl? He dared to think in that direction, saying that he was still a virgin. But speaking of which, Xiuxiu is already thirteen years old, and there are really many people who can do it in this era.
When they come to Lingnan as an official, because they can't bring their families, there are really many people who take their maidservants to take office, or buy a maid to serve after they arrive, which goes without saying. When Zhang Yu knew Yizhou, he took office alone, which made his subordinate officials uncomfortable, for fear that he would strictly grasp his private life, and later bought a small maid to follow him to calm the suspicions of his subordinates.
It is precisely this system that causes the merry officials to buy a lot of concubines when they go to a place to become officials, and when they leave office, they either give them away or sell them, and buy them again when they arrive in a place. said that they were concubines, but in fact, they were all maidservants, and officials could not marry wives and concubines under their subordinates. Oh, it seems that Su Dongpo is just like this, and he is really a merry genius.
Standing in the courtyard and taking a deep breath, with the fragrance of grass and trees, Xu Pingzhi felt refreshed. Lingnan in winter is still good, no more sad than in the Central Plains.
On the way, Xu Ping also received a letter from home, which was nothing more than a report of safety. Unexpectedly, he also received a letter from Sang Yi, and in October, he was made up as the lieutenant of Weinan County because of his meritorious service in catching thieves, and he also had an official status. Since Xu Ping Jinshi and the first, the two seem to have a layer of separation, and they don't talk about it like before. Now that he has an official body, he is much more cheerful, and Xu Ping can feel his joy from the letter.
"Dare to ask the official, but Xu Tong is sentenced?"
Just as Xu Ping was thinking nonsense, a question came from behind him.
Turning around, I saw a middle-aged man in his forties standing there saluting, wearing a half-new green official robe, looking dusty. Seeing that this man is not very old, but his face is full of wrinkles, and there are traces of white hair on his head, which has been weathered for a long time. Not far away stood a young man in green clothes, of medium stature, who looked a little thin, with his back to the two.
"Yes, that's right."
Hearing the answer, the man bowed down and saluted again: "Xiaguan Duan Fang, Ruzhou Defense Officer, who was originally in Zhaozhou as a manager to join the army, has recently been sentenced to his subordinates in addition to the Ruhe County Order, which is really a coincidence." ”
Xu Ping nodded: "It turned out to be Duan County's order, go to the hall to speak." ”
As he spoke, he sorted out the identity of this Duan County Commander in his heart. At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the official system was complicated, and the separation of the official and the dispatch often made people confused. However, no matter how complicated the officials of the Beijing Dynasty are, there are still rules to follow after all, as long as they understand a little bit, they will not confuse their own officials with their dispatches. The selection of low-level personnel is different, the official and the dispatch are completely together, and even the commissioner of Liunequan can't figure it out.
The official of this Duanfang county order is the Ruzhou Defense Magistrate, which belongs to the junior rank and has nothing to do with Ruzhou, and there may be a magistrate working there now. The original position was to join the army as the manager of Zhaozhou, and he belonged to the first rank of the judge and bookkeeper, and was at the same level as Sang Yi, who had just been replaced. The new official is Ruhe County Order, and he has reached the level of Linglu, which is completely confused, and Xu Ping is also a little confused.
The chief officials of the county in the Song Dynasty were not all magistrates, and only the officials of the Jing Dynasty were in charge of the county and had the meaning of envoys from the emperor's side, so they were called magistrates. If it is a person who is elected to the head of the county, it is called a county order, and the meaning is completely different.
Shaking his head slightly, Xu Ping decided to save some brain cells, just remember that this person is his subordinate Ruhe County Order, and the others can be investigated.
Seeing Xu Ping starting, Duan Fang hurriedly beckoned the young man standing on the side and introduced, "This is the dog Duan Yunjie." I've seen the verdict. ”
Duan Yunjie came up and bowed: "Yunjie has seen Shangguan. ”
When Xu Ping saw Duan Yunjie's appearance, he was stunned for a moment, and he forgot to return the salute.
How can this be a man? Xu Ping is a human being in two lives, and he has seen too many people, especially in his previous life, all kinds of female stars, all kinds of makeup, all kinds of photos, and fairies can't be compared. Not to mention that this world is all about natural beauty. But he still had never seen the person in front of him as beautiful, the picturesque eyebrows were no longer enough to describe, the facial features were perfect to the extreme, and they were combined to the tender white face in the most perfect way, without any flaws. Just looking at the back, I only felt that it looked thin for a man, and when I turned around, I turned around with a face that was so beautiful that it didn't touch a trace of fireworks, and my figure was like a willow branch swaying lightly in the breeze.
Duan Fang saw Xu Ping's appearance, his face as yellow as the bark of an old tree twitched, and whispered: "General judgment, this is the dog Duan Yunjie!" ”
"Oh, oh, good! Good! Let's do it together! ”
Xu Ping forcibly concealed his expression and said absent-mindedly.