Others were the first to start a new official's job, but Li Qi was very straightforward. He didn't even light the fire, but was poured cold water directly from the top of his head to the soles of his feet, and he was no longer in the mood to chop firewood.
Li Qi knew that the imperial court was corrupt, so he was fully prepared, and he always thought that his ability to withstand pressure was pretty good, but... this result still made his heart freeze.
It’s not disappointing, because it’s almost despairing.
After chatting with Niu Da for a while, Li Qi and Ma Qiao found an excuse to sneak out. Those people were busy working, and no one noticed them at all.
When he came outside, Ma Qiao brushed his signature long beard on his forehead a few times with his hand, and asked lazily: "Deputy Commander Ma, where are we going now?"
"Don't call me Deputy Marshal Ma, it gives me a headache."
Li Qi sighed and said: "Maqiao, tell me the truth, how are my soldiers doing?"
Ma Qiao was stunned for a moment and asked curiously: "Were those soldiers just now?"
"Uh...that makes sense."
Li Qi nodded with deep understanding and said: "Let's go, let's go to guard Ma Si, but if the soldiers are like this, then this general will not be much better."
The two of them sighed all the way to the guard Ma Si. This official office is not small. There are two majestic guards standing next to the two beams in front of the gate. They hold big swords in their hands and have meticulous expressions on their faces. They are much better than those in the teaching field just now.
Brother Liangbing is much more majestic.
Doesn't this make sense?
Li Qi finally found some comfort, nodded, and walked inside.
The two guards immediately stopped them and shouted: "Who is coming?"
Since Li Qi was not wearing official uniform, they did not recognize him.
Li Qi shook his head toward Ma Qiao and said, "Take it out."
"what's that?"
"Damn! It's an official document!"
Ma Qiao suddenly realized it and immediately took out the official document and handed it to one of the guards.
The guard took it and looked at it, and immediately saluted, "For this humble position, please see Deputy Marshal Ma."
Li Qi finally got a taste of what it's like to be an official. He hummed in a dignified manner, nodded and said, "Is Marshal Ma in there?"
Ma Shuai is older than him here. Naturally, he reports to Ma Shuai.
"Sir, Sir, Ma Shuai has just gone out, but you are waiting inside."
The guard clasped his fists and said, "I will go in and report immediately."
The Du Yuhou he mentioned was the third in command of the bodyguard Ma Si, just below Li Qi.
"No need, I can just go in by myself. Just tell me where to wait in that room."
"Marquis Du Yu is in the room in the middle."
"Um."
Li Qi made a gesture towards Maqiao, and then the two of them walked in. The guard immediately asked someone to tie Li Qi's donkey up.
There is an open space in the middle, surrounded by houses. It is somewhat similar to the courtyard house of later generations, but it is much larger than the courtyard house, and it is relatively clean. There is also a team of guards patrolling inside. Since Li Qi does not wear official uniform, those patrols
The guards did not salute him. Occasionally, they could see a few servants carrying water and tea. It seemed that the service was quite attentive.
"This place is really nice." Ma Qiao looked at it for a while and nodded in praise.
Nonsense! There are only three departments in San Yamen, so we can’t make them too shabby no matter what.
Li Qi looked at Ma Qiao with disdain. He walked towards the big room in the middle. As soon as he came under the eaves, he suddenly heard someone reciting poetry inside, "Looking at the moonlight in front of the bed, I suspected it was frost on the ground. I raised my head and looked at the moon on the mountain."
I bow my head and miss my hometown."
Sweating profusely! You can hear people reciting poems when you come here? The literary style of the Northern Song Dynasty is really great.
Li Qi stopped immediately, with a look of surprise on his face. He had heard before that a military attache was a military attache, and poetry was nothing close to it. He didn't expect that when he came here, someone would greet him with "Jingye Si". It was really too much.
Weird.
Another person was heard clapping his hands and shouting: "Good poem, good poem. It is true that Marquis Yu has a talent of eight hundred dou and a wealth of knowledge of five thousand chariots."
Another person said: "I believe it won't be long before Marquis Yu will be promoted to the Privy Council."
Sweat! This flattery is too explicit. Eight hundred buckets, five thousand cars, what kind of concept is this? Besides, if you can get into the Privy Council by reciting a poem, then I am afraid that all three-year-old children in the future can become
Now that I have become an official, I can become prime minister.
Li Qi broke into a cold sweat after hearing this, but he was not in a hurry to go in.
Ma Qiao had also read a book, and the corners of his mouth were twitching, but he was suppressing his laughter.
One of them said again: "Hey, you two have won the prize. Since you two are so interested today, how about we play Solitaire Poetry?"
"Okay, then please ask Marquis Yu to make a start for us."
"Then it would be disrespectful for me to refuse. Well, I won't spare anyone."
This line of poetry almost made Li Qi laugh out loud, and he quickly covered his mouth with his hands. It was so classic.
"Okay. It's my turn. I'll chop my head off with a bang."
Sweating violently, this guy is also reciting poetry? I can’t stand it anymore.
Li Qi was trembling all over. After a while, he heard the last person say: "Go back to the camp to collect the silver reward."
"Okay, okay, good pick up."
The other two people applauded.
Li Qi burst out, there are really three wonderful flowers, but after waiting for a long time, the next part has not yet arrived.
"This last sentence should come from Marquis Yu."
"Hey, I'm the one who started it. This last sentence should be given to Luo Dutou."
"The humble official position is the lowest, so let's leave it to Deputy Commander Wang."
The three of them tried to push each other, but no one was willing to take it. The little bit of ink in their stomachs must have been squandered.
I can't take it anymore. It seems that I have come to the right place. This is indeed the place where the military attache is staying.
Li Qi opened the door and walked in, casually chanting: "The silver reward is seven hundred and fifty."
"good."
The three people inside immediately shouted.
I saw three men in official uniforms standing inside. They were all muscular and slovenly. The short man in the middle had a mustache, a garlic nose, a pair of small eyes and two thick eyebrows. He really had a personality;
One person is older, almost forty years old, with a medium build. His temples are mixed with black and white, a long beard, and his eyes are bright. The man on the right is taller, about 1.78 meters tall, slightly shorter than Li Qi.
At one point, he has a beard and a shiny face. A pair of tiger eyes are quite impressive.
The strangest thing is that all three of them hold a book in their hands, which is simply incredible.
Li Qi saw the appearance of these three people and thought of the poem they had just read, and everything was relieved.
After the short man finished shouting, he suddenly reacted. He pointed at Li Qi and shouted: "Who are you? How dare you break into our office without permission."
I'll go. I just realized it now. I really don't know how you became an official.
Li Qi cupped his hands and said, "I, Li Qi, am the newly appointed deputy commander." As he said that, he took the official document from Ma Qiao, handed it over, and said, "This is my official document."
The dwarf in the middle took the official document and took a look at it. He looked at Li Qi again, was stunned for a moment, and immediately saluted, "Fan Xin, a humble official, will refer to you as an adult when you meet the deputy."
The other two people also reacted and said: "Wang Qingyuan (Luo Sanshi), who is of humble rank, is the vice-president."
Both of them are officials directly under the guard horse. The elder is called Wang Qingyuan. He is the deputy commander. The bearded man is called Luo Sanshi and serves as the head of the capital.
Li Qi cupped his hand again and said with a smile: "Polite, polite. Li Qi is here for the first time, and he will have to rely on three adults in the future."
"How dare you, how dare you."
Fan Xin nodded, stretched out his hand and said, "Deputy Commander, please take a seat."
Li Qi did not pretend to be pretentious, and thanked him, then sat down. Wang Qingyuan immediately came up to pour tea for Li Qi and said in a close tone: "Deputy Commander, in the poem you just answered, why did you say seven hundred and five? What's in it?
Is it particular?"
He is really a studious person. Li Qi chuckled and said: "Actually, it doesn't matter. In my hometown, two hundred and fifty is similar to eight hundred strokes of talent. I think two hundred and fifty is quite suitable for your talent and learning. If you add three two hundred and fifty, it won't be enough."
It’s seven hundred and fifty, so I couldn’t help but blurt it out.”
"I didn't expect that there is such knowledge in this, two hundred and five, two hundred and five, well, it sounds quite easy to pronounce." Luo Sanshi on the side nodded, thoughtfully.
Li Qi was very happy in his heart, but he said: "Where, where, what he chanted casually is really far behind the three of them. I think the three of them are quite knowledgeable about poetry and songs, and they are knowledgeable.
Their talents and knowledge are extraordinary."
Luo Sanshi said carelessly: "The deputy commander is laughing at me, I'm just a rough guy, I don't even know a few Chinese characters."
"oh?"
Li Qi pretended to be surprised, pointed at the book in Luo Sanshi's hand, and said: "Luo Dutou is too humble, what you are holding is not an erotic picture."
Luo Sanshi laughed and said: "I wish this was an erotic picture, it would be much more interesting than this. I only carry this thing because I want to think about the future."
"Luo Dutou." Fan Xin's face tightened and he hurriedly interrupted Luo Sanshi.
Luo Sanshi was stunned for a moment, then reacted and quickly shut up.
Fan Xin glanced at Li Qi and said with a smile: "I don't know that the deputy commander will come today, so I have no time to prepare for the future. I hope the deputy commander will forgive me for any offense."
In fact, he had known for a long time that a new deputy chief would be coming in the near future, but after waiting for several days, there was no sign of Li Qi, so he forgot about it. He did not expect that Li Qi would suddenly arrive today.
It seems that the guard Ma Si is also full of weirdness.
Li Qi shook his head and said: "I don't dare, I don't dare. I have been delayed by some things these days, so I didn't come until now. But the three of you should not take offense."
Wang Qingyuan suddenly glanced at Li Qi and said, "Deputy Commander, I have a question in my humble position. Should I ask it?"
Li Qi was stunned for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter if Deputy Wang says so."
"Excuse me, the deputy commander was once named the chef of Zuixianju with unparalleled cooking skills by the emperor." Wang Qingyuan asked cautiously. After all, cooks are more humble than military attachés these days. He felt that it was inappropriate to ask directly, so he asked
Under the guise of the emperor.
Li Qi's official was highly recommended by Gao Qiu. He was appointed by the emperor and was appointed by a few people. Even the ministers in the court were rarely aware of it. Although these three junior officials knew that there would be a new chief, they
I don’t know who the Holy Spirit is.
Li Qi smiled and said, "Oh? It seems that Wang Fuzhi is a frequent visitor to Zuixianju."
This is undoubtedly an indirect admission.
Luo Sanshi and Fan Xin were both stunned. Li Qi's name had already spread in the capital, and they had naturally heard of it, but it was unheard of for a cook to serve as an official since the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Wang Qingyuan chuckled and said: "In my humble position, I have only been there a few times occasionally. I was lucky enough to meet the deputy commander once."
Just because of Li Qi's hairstyle, I will naturally remember him when I meet him.
Seeing that Li Qi was the chef of Zuixianju, Luo Sanshi looked excited and said: "Deputy Commander, your Zuixianju's food is really delicious, but it's just too expensive. I can only eat it for a month at most."
Go there two or three times.”
Li Qi chuckled and said: "In that case, let's do this. I'll be the host tonight and call other colleagues. Let's go to Zuixianju tonight. Well, Zuixianju is too far, so we might as well get to you first."
If you have a good meal at the restaurant that you often go to, I will definitely invite you to Zuixianju for a good meal someday."
It was his first time here today, and he wanted to know about their situation, so he didn't invite them to Zuixianju.
They knew the strength of Zui Xianju. Luo Sanshi nodded excitedly and was about to say yes. Fan Xin hurriedly said: "How can I ask the deputy commander to be the host? The deputy commander has just arrived today. It's me who should take over for the deputy commander."
Just wash off the dust."
"What does this have to do with it? Don't be polite, Marquis Yu. This matter is settled."
Li Qi waved his hand and said, "By the way, is Marshal Ma here now?"
Fan Xin replied: "Ma Shuai went out to do business this morning."
As soon as these words were finished, a rough voice suddenly came from outside, "Fuck you, you really piss me off."