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Chapter 136: Plums and Wine

  "Your Excellency," Song said, glancing at the characters on the bamboo slip, pondering for a moment, then bowing deeply to Jing, "You have entrusted me with a heavy responsibility, I will not betray your trust."

  Jingjian returned the courtesy and said, "In the future, sir will be a close minister of the monarch, it would be better to personally thank Your Majesty."

  The governments of various countries have largely borrowed from the Zhou Dynasty, with civil officials roughly divided into the Department of Nobles and the Department of Royal Secretaries. The Department of Nobles was composed of nobles, great officers, and officers, who were in charge of national governance. The Department of Royal Secretaries served as a secretariat for the royal family, and according to different divisions of labor, there were mainly "Five Historians".

  The Five Histories refer to the Grand Historian, Lesser Historian, Inner Historian, Outer Historian and Imperial Censor. The chief official of the Grand Historian's Bureau was called the Grand Historian, who was one of the Six Ministers, while the assistant officials were called Lesser Historians. They were mainly in charge of recording national events and genealogies of noble families.

  The inner historian is also called "making a book", mainly responsible for drafting important documents for the monarch, while the outer historian is in charge of external orders, in charge of the records of all directions, and in charge of the books of the three emperors and five emperors.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, he was appointed as an imperial historian, responsible for receiving documents from all directions and also in charge of keeping files and classics.

  This is undoubtedly a high-ranking official, and such an official position that tests one's learning, is generally held by elderly scholars with extensive knowledge. At the age of Song Chu Yi, it is difficult to have persuasive power.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, one could not help but ponder the meaning behind giving her this official position. If he really wanted to let her intervene in the clan dispute, he would probably give her a position like Neishi.

  Ying Yu's interest in "The Theory of National Destruction" is obviously greater, so he doesn't plan to really throw Song Chu into this maelstrom, but neither will he let her watch from the sidelines.

  As soon as the official order was issued, someone sent over the official robes that very night. Following this, the news spread like it had grown wings and quickly reached the ears of all the court officials.

  The next morning, Song Chuyi received various invitations or visiting cards.

  Won the favor of Emperor Taizong of Song at the beginning, so he was given a four-day rest period due to fatigue. After four days, he formally attended the imperial court meeting and the matter of the Imperial Censor.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Yi did not want to waste these few days, so he declined all invitations due to fatigue from traveling by boat and carriage, closed his door to visitors, and was busy brewing apricot wine and plum wine at home.

  A servant rushed over from the corridor, "Sir, General Che has arrived"

  A dense thicket of trees rustled, and a voice came from within, "Let him in."

  A figure clad in black strode in with large steps

  As they reached the entrance of the corridor, they saw that the plum and apricot trees in the courtyard were laden with fruit. Song Chuyi emerged from the cluster of trees, saw Che Yun's puzzled gaze, and turned to Qian Er, "Prepare the wine utensils and bring them under the tree."

  "Yes" he replied, backing away with a bow

  "General Che, please sit down." Song Chuoyi casually sat on the grass, brushing off the leaves from his body.

  Che Yun smiled faintly and sat down beside her, "Isn't the gentleman feeling quite carefree outside in the wind and rain?"

  Song Chu took over the towel handed by Jian and wiped the sweat on his face, smiling and asking, "How's everything going?"

  "Really doesn't know?" Che Yun didn't believe it. After getting to know her on the way, Song Chuyi seemed to be indifferent to worldly affairs, but she didn't miss anything that she should know.

  The maid led several servant girls to place wine utensils between Song Chuyi and Che Yun, and the cook started brewing wine.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, someone picked some green plums from a tree and had them washed and put into a wine container. The plum wine that was brewed had a slightly astringent fruit flavor, with a unique taste.

  It's the perfect time for green plums and cooking wine. Song Chuoyi personally stirred the wine ladle, then followed Che Yun's words, "There are too many things going on these days, I don't know which one General Che is referring to?"

  "It is natural for Master Shi to be an imperial censor" Yuchi said

  The former imperial historian was a Confucian scholar, a 69-year-old elder with high moral character and prestige. He had served as an imperial historian for at least twenty years over the past forty years, starting from when he was only sixteen or seventeen years old in the early Song dynasty. He had never held any official position in any other country before, but his reputation has risen rapidly recently. This kind of disparity is probably hard to accept!

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, one also roughly understood the situation. However, no matter which country, those who hold the position of Yu Shi are all knowledgeable and erudite. This official position is indeed very challenging for her.

  "Drinking" Song Chu handed a cup of green plum wine to Che Yun, "I don't know what brings General Che here today, what's the purpose?"

  "Come and have some wine!" Che Yun laughed and said

  "In a poor household, the general must bring silk and money to make it work." Song Chu took a sip of wine, her brewing skills were still as good as ever, without any decline.

  "Good wine!" Che Yun Zan said

  Song Chu initially leaned against the tree trunk, leisurely sipping his wine, and indeed treated Che Yun as his drinking companion.

  The two of them finished drinking the wine in their cups, and Che Yun was just about to take advantage of the intoxication to chat with Song Chu for a few more sentences when he turned his head and found her leaning against the tree trunk asleep.

  After being stunned for a moment, Che Yun stood up and left.

  The dappled shade fell on Song Chuyi's body, the courtyard was quiet for a long time, her ears moved slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes, looking in the direction where Che Yun left, her fingers gently stroking the edge of the wine cup, as if lost in thought.

  As for why Che Yun would come at this time, Song Chuyi also had some guesses in her mind. It was probably because of the new and old laws. When Song Chuyi was being pursued and killed for violating the rules, she suspected that there were eyes and ears from the old clan within the car team, but she didn't expect that this person would be Che Yun.

  But even with such doubts, Song Chuyi wouldn't ask questions because she's not the one in a passive position now, and there are other ways to understand the truth.

  "Mr." Ji Bian walked in and whispered a few words in her ear

  Song Chu's face floated up with a smile, "Please let them in."

  After Ji Bian left, Song Chu smoothed out her disheveled clothes.

  In an instant, a sturdy man in hemp clothing walked in with big strides. His whiskers almost covered his entire face, making it impossible to see his features clearly. However, Song Chuyi recognized him at a glance as Chi Ju, whom he had not seen for half a year.

  "Sir!" Chi Jufei quickly sized up Song Chuyi, finding that apart from growing taller and having a deeper voice, she had hardly changed at all, which left him somewhat astonished.

  "Great job this time! Thank you, Huaijin!" Song Chu bowed deeply with a flourish of his sleeve.

  Chi Ju hastily stretched out his hand to support her, "It's Mr. who knew it before"

  "How did you know?" Seasonal Tian asked back in surprise

  Chi laughed loudly and didn't answer. She still wanted to start from the money Song Chuyi gave him to buy land, at that time Song Chuyi said there was a silk pouch in the box, wait until she left before opening it to see.

  What was said in the letter was not about buying and selling land in Qin State, but rather Song Chuoyi ordering them to spread rumors about Min Chi in Qi State before he could make a move. From the moment Song Chuoyi suspected Min Chi, she had already begun making plans to frame him, even if he didn't take action, her plan wouldn't be ruined

  Towards Min Chi, Song ChuYi had an attitude of rather killing by mistake than letting go. (Voting for monthly recommended votes)

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