"Imperial City Department?" Chen Ke asked curiously: "Why are you here with me?"
"The low-ranking officials were ordered to protect Chen Chengshi's family." Marquis Yu said, "It's raining outside, let's talk inside the house."
"Okay." Chen Ke nodded and asked him to enter the front hall.
The Marquis of Yu took off his bamboo hat and raincoat, took out a letter from his arms, presented it to Chen Ke and said, "This is an official's handwriting."
"Official...official..." Chen Ke couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty's decree was conveyed so casually, and didn't he need to bathe, change clothes, and set up an incense table?
He took the TV series seriously again. In fact, even in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this kind of informal order that was neither an imperial edict nor a system was always transmitted in the simplest way to improve administrative efficiency.
Of course, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was indispensable to kowtow and shout long live twice, but in the Song Dynasty, you took it with both hands and that was it. What long live did you shout? Can the officials hear it?
After Chen Ke confirmed that there was indeed no need for any ceremony to receive the order, he took the letter over, opened it, and saw a beautiful stroke on it. Bai Fei said: "According to Bao Longtu, Xiao Chen Aiqing made a great contribution this time.
He has the style of a minister, but the reward is not timely, so I will note it down until you and the next one are promoted together. In addition, although Wuyou Cave was broken, the remnants of the Beggar Clan are still there, so the Imperial City Division sent twenty guards
, Protect your family, young and old. If you love me, you should go in and out less and work harder. Autumn is coming, and you will be on the golden list. Don't miss the leader's hope. I admire this.'
"I pay my respects to the official family." Chen Ke couldn't help but be secretly moved. It is indeed rare for an emperor to be so willing to consider his subordinates. He read through "Twenty-One Histories". Hey, if only I were an infertility expert...
But... if there are people guarding me day and night, then if I go to sleep among the flowers and willows, wouldn't it be possible for the emperor to know about it in the next day? Then I thought about it, and I knew it. It's not against the law anyway, and I don't want to be a high-flying person.
There is nothing better than a wealthy and idle person.
The soldiers of the Imperial City Division are the legendary Ouchi guards. They have never been ordered to protect such low-ranking officials, and they don’t know the contents of official letters. They thought they were ordered to live under residential surveillance... Only
Only in this way can the explanation be made sense. His words were inevitably a little scornful and he said: "Since Chen Chengshi has received the Holy Will, I am humble enough to talk about my future arrangements."
Chen Ke was being moved. He couldn't help frowning when he heard the words, but he couldn't bear to speak. Then he heard the soldier continued: "There are twenty of us in total, divided into two shifts to protect the whole house. If you want to go out, call us one day in advance.
It's easy to arrange for someone to follow you. If you don't say hello in advance, don't worry about it. This is for your safety. You are not allowed to go out without our company..."
"Also, please let Chen Chengshi prepare the food for our brothers on duty. If your family is too busy, we can help hire a cook. Of course... Chen Chengshi's family will have to pay for the expenses." The military man was in a street.
Tiao said, but saw Chen Ke turn around and leave the room.
The soldier said displeasedly: "I haven't finished talking yet, why are you leaving..." He stepped out and followed, but was blocked in front of him by a seven-foot-tall black man.
Wulang didn't speak, but the anger on his face made him aware of the danger.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for Chen Ke to turn it out, take the newly written notes, hand them to the military man and say: "Who gave you the official notes, you give this to him, and then I will trouble you to come back."
Turn around, walk together, and close the door when you go."
"What is this?" the soldier said with wide eyes.
"Thank you, Lord, for your kindness and please resign from the army!" Chen Ke said coldly: "Our Chen family temple is small and cannot tolerate big arhats like you!"
"Uh..." The soldier was stunned: "Are you trying to drive us away?"
"Well," Chen Ke nodded and said, "Do you have any opinions?"
"Mr. Chengshi, please don't make a mistake," the soldier immediately lowered his face and said, "We are here to protect you, how can it be that you have the final say on where we go?"
"Okay." Chen Ke sneered: "You don't want to send it, right? Then I will send it myself!"
While he was talking loudly, there was a sound at the courtyard door.
"The door is not closed, come in by yourself."
A young eunuch, holding an umbrella, poked his head in from the courtyard door and said, "Is this Chen Chengshi's house?"
"yes."
"Come in." The eunuch led seven or eight small yellow doors in, carrying lacquered wooden food boxes and black pottery wine jars, and asked people to find a place to put the things down. He sang to Chen Ke: "Our family is
From the Shangshi Bureau, I was ordered to send jade food and wine for Chen Chengshi and Chen Chengshi to enjoy."
"Uh." Chen Ke didn't know what etiquette he should use to thank him, so he could only clasp his fists and say: "Thank you for your hard work." Then he took out a handful of silver coins from his sleeve and said, "Take it for tea."
The young eunuch made a false concession, then politely thanked him and accepted it, and left happily.
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After the eunuchs left, Chen Ke turned to the soldiers and said, "Where were you talking about just now?"
When the Marquis of Yu saw that the official family had sent royal meals to Zhizhiguan, he knew that he might have guessed wrong. He wanted to shrink his head, but he couldn't find the steps. He was so embarrassed that he didn't know how to answer.
At this time, there was a knock on the door again.
"Please come in." Chen Ke saw that it was Di Yong, Yang Huaiyu and Cao Ping who came hand in hand.
Although they are not in the same system, how could these imperial guards recognize these generals? They quickly sang and saluted together: "Meet the three generals!"
The three people ignored them at all and said to Chen Ke: "I heard you were injured. Let's come over and take a look."
"All beards and all tails." Chen Ke stood under the eaves, spread his hands and said, "Who did you listen to?"
"Listen to what Lao Yang said." Di Yong and Cao Ping glared at Yang Huaiyu angrily and said, "This guy always follows the wind and rains."
"I also heard from people below that you were accidentally injured by the bandit leader, and Dr. Wang is still here." Yang Huaiyu said sarcastically.
"It's not true, but I still thank Brother Yang for your concern." Chen Ke smiled and walked down the steps to greet him: "Hurry up and come in. It's better to come early than to come by chance. I have wine and food given by the emperor, and I'm still warm."
"Oh?" Several people said happily after hearing this: "That will be a blessing!" "From last night to today, I haven't eaten seriously."
"Then what are you waiting for?" Chen Ke smiled, looked at Yu Hou and said, "What are you doing standing still?"
The Marquis Yu finally looked at the steps, and immediately nodded his head and said: "I'm humble, I'll serve you now." He said to his subordinates: "Come two people, come with me to serve the Lord and have a drink!"
Just as the banquet was set, another guest arrived. This time the guest was a bigger one. It was Zhao Zongji, the young prince of the Runan Palace. He appeared at the door holding an umbrella and carrying a food box. When he saw that the courtyard was full of military men, he smiled slightly.
He frowned imperceptibly.
Chen Ke and Di Yong welcomed him out and led him into the waiting room. When he saw that it was the young prince, the Marquis Yu's jaw almost dropped. He shouted in his heart, what kind of god is this Chengshilang? How could he even be the emperor?
Godson, come to his house as a guest?
"I heard that you killed everyone yesterday," Zhao Zongji said with a smile: "I came over to see if you are missing an arm or a leg." He glanced at the gold cup and silver cup on the table and said, "Oh, imperial meal."
"There is also imperial wine." Yang Huaiyu grabbed him and said, "Sit down and drink together. I want to avenge my shame!"
"How can you be brave when your generals are defeated?!" Zhao Zongji said with disdain: "You will lose a hundred times." He used to pretend to be crazy and an idiot, and often drank and played money with these generals. In the past six months,
He did restrain himself, but he was extremely itchy. It happened to happen this time, so why not take the opportunity to have a drink...
So a group of people changed cups and started eating and drinking happily. During the dinner, it was natural to brag about yesterday's glorious victory, especially Yang Huaiyu, who had killed all the people in Fanlou. He even boasted about the process of suppressing bandits, which was thrilling.
, gripping... seriously deviated from the truth.
Of course, he also did not forget to brag about the three Chen Ke brothers: "Don't look at Chen San as a scholar, he is more skilled than anyone else, and his swords can kill people. The number of gangsters who died under his hands was not even a hundred but eighty. Tell me.
A secret for you guys...he was the one who killed Big Dragon Head."
"False rumors, false rumors!" Chen Ke poured wine into Yang Huaiyu and said, "Your men killed him."
"Hey, that's what the battle report says, but they dare not hide it from me!" Yang Huaiyu said with a proud smile: "My group of arrogant and powerful generals will convince you very much." He said.
He smiled and said: "Some people told me that when you were a teenager, you once ran away under their noses, and as a result, you lost face by praising the Japanese army."
"The flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple." Chen Ke smiled and said, "I'll bring you a drink. I won't apologize."
"I should serve you the wine." Yang Huaiyu chuckled and said, "If you hadn't made such a scene and praised the Japanese army, how could it be my turn to be the commander?"
Everyone laughed when they heard this. After they finished laughing, Di Yong said: "How can your little fight be compared to when we outsmarted the Kunlun Pass?"
That Yuhou has been completely numb. Ancestor, what kind of immortal is this? In short, in short, in short, we absolutely cannot afford to offend...
The banquet continued, the rain continued, and people came to express condolences. Except for a few relatives and friends outside the window, most of them were representatives of the yamen, the government offices, the big families, and the princes' families. Although they just came to express polite greetings and send farewell
Some condolences were given. But what made them look at each other in a new light was obviously not Chen Ke's success in catching the thief last night, but some other reason...
Chen Ke couldn't stand these red tapes, so he directly invited Mrs. Cao to the front to greet him... Mrs. Cao also came to visit him. Hearing this, he was immediately embarrassed. What's the matter? Your father and I haven't gotten married yet.
But she didn't want to reject Chen Ke, so she gritted her teeth and stamped her feet, thinking: 'Just think of it as an early appearance!' So as the mistress of the Chen family, she appeared in the front hall to entertain guests... Cao Ping was so surprised that he was speechless.
He whispered: "My aunt, this is your family?"
"That's right," Yang Huaiyu chuckled, "How will you two discuss it in the future?"
"Call me cousin." Cao Ping smiled strangely and said, "Yes, cousin."
