Dong Ce said lightly: "You should have thought of it, your end will be three - either wait for death, or run for your life, or just here, kneeling, begging for forgiveness." ”

Song Heilang nodded with difficulty, his voice was already hoarse, and he squeezed out one word: "Yes." ”

"If you think about that, you know he's a fine person. I'm curious, how did you end up like a green-skinned bastard with this kind of mind? ”

Song Heilang grinned, his face full of bitterness.

If you can get ahead, who wants to be on the streets and do nothing in the eyes of others all day long? It's just that these children from a poor family, if they want to get ahead, how easy is it? Illiterate, can't take the Xiucai exam, knows that martial artists are as cheap as dogs, and they don't want to join the army, they have no capital to do business, and they are quite poor and have no way...... What else?

"I'll give you a chance to get ahead!"

A voice suddenly came from behind Dong Ce, he looked back, but saw a scholar in a green shirt coming out of the brightness.

Dong Ce flickered his eyes at first glance, but he didn't recognize who this was, and when he looked at it again, it was Ji Changyun. He wore a green shirt today, a six-in-one hat, and soap boots on his feet. Ji Changyun's conditions are not bad, he is tall, although he is not as good as Dong Ce, but he is also about 1.7677 meters, which is very high in this era. He is not ugly, his facial features are upright, his complexion is fair, and he is very thin, thin and thin, he doesn't look very healthy, but he has a kind of style and bones that are respected by literati. He stood at the intersection of light and darkness, his waist straight, a bit of a jade tree in the wind.

The dirt on his face was gone, his shaven beard was shaved, his face was white and clean, and his black sideburns were exposed on the outside of his hat.

Where is the half-point appearance of the down-and-out filthy drunk who was beaten on the street yesterday?

The gap between him and before him was so great that Dong Ce didn't recognize it at first.

Now he found out that Ji Changyun was just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, similar to Hou Fangyu.

Now he has bright eyes, full of confidence, his eyebrows are slightly raised, and the whole person looks very energetic. Looking at his mental state, I know that he should have figured it out, as if he had been reborn.

Dong Ce was stunned for a moment, and then arched his hand with a smile: "Seeing Ji Gongzi's former demeanor again, it is really gratifying, and I am very pleased to be here." ”

Ji Changyun looked at him, suddenly took two steps back, and took a deep look: "Da Ne has thanked Lord Dong for saving his life twice, the kindness is unforgettable, and he will definitely repay it." ”

Their two brothers, one Changfeng, one Changyun, one Damin, and one Da Ne, this name is very interesting.

Dong Ce said with a smile: "Ji Gongzi is serious, I fell in love with Brother Ling, and we had a very happy conversation. The so-called life-saving grace does not need to be hung upon, so as not to be born. ”

"Da En dare not or forget." Ji Changyun shook again, got up and said, "There is a presumptuous word below, and I ask for forgiveness." ”

Dong Ce waved his hand: "But it's okay to talk about it." ”

"I don't know how many idlers can you raise under the command of adults?" Ji Changyun asked eagerly.

Dong Ce was stunned, and said secretly in his heart: "What do you mean?" ”

Ji Changyun sighed and explained: "After this change, I am already disheartened and have changed my mind, and if I study again, I am afraid that I will not be able to read, and I am afraid that this scientific examination road will come to an end." This is unrighteousness. My eldest brother treated me like a father, but I failed to live up to his expectations, and I fell into disgrace and debauchery, which disappointed him and made him sad day by day. This is unfilial piety. ”

"I'm ashamed to say that I really don't dare to face my brother in the next commission, I just want to bother the lord to pass on the news to my brother, just to say that everything is fine with me, so as not to worry him. It's just wandering around, after all, it's not the right way, and I don't know if I can do a little bit of work in the rock fort under your command? ”

He said it elegantly, but to put it bluntly, it roughly means this: I ran away from home, and I made it like this, I am really embarrassed to go back to meet people, so I will stay with you for two days to avoid the limelight. You can take care of my food and pay my salary, but don't treat me badly......

He was afraid that Dong Ce would not agree, so Mao Sui recommended himself: "My lord, you also know that my brother is the general judge of grain and grass in Hebei Province, and he often says that he must read but he can't read to death, let alone read to death." Therefore, I should be more pragmatic and less pragmatic since I was a child, and since I was a teenager, I often followed my brother to help the counselor, and some clumsy schemes. Later, some trivial things, my brother was directly handed over to the subordinate to deal with, and the experience in this area was quite a bit in the subordinate self-esteem. The soldiers under the command of adults, logistics and other affairs can be effective below. ”

Dong Ce really didn't expect Ji Changyun to have this ability, he has always regarded the latter as a sour and rotten Confucian student with extremely serious literary and young circumstances. He didn't dare to believe Ji Changyun's words, but then again, even if Ji Changyun was useless, the fact that he was Ji Changfeng's younger brother was enough for him to decide to take care of Ji Changyun.

"Needless to say, it's so detailed. Now that you've opened your mouth, you'll join me tomorrow at Rock Castle, walk around, see what's right for you, and make a decision. Dong Ce patted him on the shoulder: "But Brother Damin, I must say it, pick you up or let you stay, I don't count if I say it." ”

Hearing Dong Ce's promise, Ji Changyun was very happy, and quickly thanked him again.

He pointed to Song Heilang, who was kneeling on the ground, and said with a smile: "I still lack a long follower, my lord, don't you mind having an extra pair of chopsticks, right?" ”

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Early in the morning of the second day, Dong Ce went to the Xuanda Governor's Office again.

But this time it's not a request to see, but a New Year's gift, seeing that the New Year is approaching, naturally I can't slack off Shangguan. In the days before the Chinese New Year, it happened to be the busiest time for lower-level officials, buying New Year's gifts and visiting various road bosses, but everything that could get a little touch with them had to be delivered. If you go and give a gift, he may not remember you, but if you don't, he will definitely remember you. And it is conceivable that what followed was trouble and revenge.

There are many officials who choose to give gifts after the New Year, but Dong Ce considered that he would be very busy during that time, very busy, and he was afraid that he would not have time to move around. And after the Chinese New Year, the mansions of the officials on all roads flew in like snowflakes, and they were guarded by the districts, drowning in the crowd, and I am afraid that there are no officials who can remember it at all. It's better to take advantage of the fact that there are fewer people now, and you can be more or less familiar with each other, so that people can have a good impression when they mention their names.

Not surprisingly, after he put all the prayers in, they only let them put down the gifts, not at all like last time, and invited people in. Obviously, if there was no relationship with Hou Fangyu, he would not be qualified to sit in the governor's office at all. Dong Ce is not angry, the rules of officialdom are like this, it is normal. However, the man was very enthusiastic and invited Dong Ce to go in for two cups of hot tea, but he politely declined. Dong Ce stuffed him with five taels of silver, and entrusted him to transfer a red envelope to the steward Yang Mo, which contained one hundred taels of silver.

Dong Ce will not miss any opportunity to consolidate his network. What's more, Yang Mo, the steward, is also a very important figure in the Xuanda Governor's Office. I believe that I gave him this money, and the word 'Dong Ce' will definitely be mentioned a lot more times in front of Yang Sichang.

Now that the prayer post has been put in, the gift has been sent in, and the intention has arrived, so that people can remember it, then there is no point in staying here.

Thinking about it, apart from Yang Sichang, there is nothing to give to this Yanghe city.

Although there is also a Yanghe Bingbei Dao Yamen in this city, Dong Ce is an officer subordinate to North Hebei Province, if he gives gifts to Yanghe Bingbei Road, it will be really crazy, and it will definitely make the Shangguan of North Hebei Province very displeased. In fact, Dong Ce directly gave gifts to the governor of Xuanda, the boss of the Northern Hebei Army, which was already a bit out of the rules. It's just that he has already made it clear to Liu Ruozai, so there is no need to worry about this.

In fact, Dong Ce has always wanted to know who the important person in front of the Governor Xuanda who spoke for him when he was promoted before and couldn't be decided, but his official position was too low and the news was blocked, so he didn't inquire until now. Although he also asked Hou Fangyu to inquire, there was no result.

If you know who it is, you will definitely visit your home to thank you.

Dong Ce couldn't help but feel a little lucky, fortunately his Yang and Wei commanders had not come down yet, otherwise, they would have to give out a few more gifts. Although it is only a fictitious title, Yang Hewei's officials-commanders, commanders, etc.—as well as a group of colleagues, have to show something, and it is a lot of silver.

Back at the Yuelai Inn, Wang Tong and the others had already packed up and waited at the door of the inn with their horses.

Du Siniang stood at the door, with some reluctance in her eyes, and greeted: "Dong Daguan, this is leaving?" ”

Dong Ce finished everything that should have been done the year ago, he only felt relaxed and in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Why, the boss lady cares so much, but you are short of your hotel money?" ”

"What's the matter......"

Du Shi Niang said with a smile: "I told you a long time ago, this store is going to give you free money." ”

"Eh, this is not good, in business." Dong Ce waved his hand and interrupted her: "It's not easy for anyone, besides, your store is comfortable, the food is good, and the price is fair." The official is not short of this little money. ”

Du Shi Niang came around from behind the counter to see him off, and sent him a long way away, beckoning with a warm smile on his face: "Big official, come here after the New Year, I'll keep the yard for you." ”

Dong Ce smiled and waved his hand, turned over and got on the horse. When he turned around, he didn't see the meaningful and complicated smile on Du Shi Niang's face. Outside the south gate, Zhang Mazi was waiting there early in the morning, he came early, and the city gate was not opened when he went out of the city, and he waited for a while, and he was the first to go out. I've been waiting for nearly an hour and a half until now. Although the weather is good and the sun is shining today, there is no warm meaning, but the cold wind is still cold, the air is already cold, take a breath, it seems that there is the cold smell of ice ballast. I didn't cover up here, and after standing here for a long time, my body and bones seemed to be frozen and stiff.

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