On January 10th, Fan Zhongyan and Wang Deyong led the army to the northwest, and in the blink of an eye it was the 11th.
The world of martial arts is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and worldly wisdom.
The same goes for the temple.
The next day, the old men took out their gold coins and sent all kinds of precious gifts to Zhao Jun's house.
The main reason is that today happens to be Zhao Jun’s birthday. In addition to the things prepared before, everyone gritted their teeth and gave him a birthday gift.
The fact of Zhao Jun's birthday has not been made public. His date of birth written on his ID card is February 15, but the ID card only records the Gregorian calendar, while his hometown in Hunan only celebrates the lunar calendar.
So his real birthday is the eleventh day of the first lunar month in 2000, which is the eleventh day after the millennium, making him a typical first-generation millennial.
He was usually on winter vacation at this time, so he spent most of his birthdays with his family. Sometimes he would go to their county town and have dinner with his good friends from junior high and high school.
It's clear that Zhao Jun isn't in a very good mood this year. With the New Year approaching and none of his family and friends around, his birthday celebration lacks the usual atmosphere of family and friendship.
As a result, he didn't even think about his birthday, nor did he tell Zhao Zhen and the others that his birthday was the next day.
If Zhao Zhen hadn't remembered that Zhao Jun was born on February 15th, he would have mentioned it in passing and asked Zhao Jun if he wanted to wait until the 15th of next month to celebrate his birthday before leaving Bianliang. Zhao Jun replied that that was his birthday according to the Gregorian calendar, and his lunar birthday was January 11th, so he was afraid no one would celebrate his birthday.
The birthday celebration was held in Guanjia Hall. There was no birthday cake, but there were longevity noodles, longevity peaches, and extremely rich foods, at least in the Song Dynasty, such as bear paws, deer tendons, bird's nests, delicacies from mountains and seas, and the food was quite luxurious.
In the past, Zhao Zhen would never have hosted such a grand banquet. Before Zhao Jun arrived, he had lived a rather ordinary life. Due to the floods in Bianliang during the Jingyou Year and the severe drought in Huainan, he had to live frugally, and his meals consisted of ordinary noodles or rice. He rarely indulged in such extravagance except on special occasions.
But today was Zhao Jun's birthday, and the Lantern Festival was coming soon, so the joy was still there. Secondly, Zhao Jun would be leaving the capital soon, so Zhao Zhen, besides having selected a few gifts from the treasury, naturally wanted to celebrate for him and have a meal together to strengthen their relationship.
At the banquet, Zhao Jun played modern music on his laptop, all of which he liked to listen to. He even played "The Wandering Earth" to liven up the atmosphere, giving these ancient monarchs and ministers who had never seen the world a little shock from later science fiction masterpieces.
The only pity is that Zhao Jun had watched "The Great Song Dynasty Judge" as a child, including "Young Justice Bao". He never thought he would be able to go to the Song Dynasty, so he never downloaded these two dramas.
"Young Justice Bao" is okay, mainly because it has a strong suspense tone. However, "The Inspector General of the Song Dynasty" blatantly satirizes the officialdom of the Song Dynasty.
I wonder what the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty would think after watching this drama, especially the ending where the Emperor of Song burned all the evidence of the crimes of corrupt officials, blatantly shielding them.
At least the current Song Dynasty is not as bad as the middle and late Southern Song Dynasty in "The Inspector General of the Song Dynasty", but it is actually almost the same.
Zhao Zhen himself often protected corrupt officials, which can be regarded as a fine tradition of the Song Dynasty emperors.
The Lantern Festival is just a few days after my birthday.
During this period, in addition to giving lectures, Zhao Jun also taught Zhao Zhen how to operate a computer and how to use solar charging panels.
It would be difficult to carry the computer after leaving Beijing, so I simply left it in the palace. There were many popular science videos in it for them to pass the time while I was away.
After the Lantern Festival, Zhao Jun finally decided to set off on January 20th.
The first destination is Huainan.
The drought in Huainan two years ago had a profound impact, and the local people were suffering terribly, so naturally I had to go and see the situation there.
However, on January 18, two days before Zhao Jun was about to leave, a small boat went upstream along the Cai River, finally drifted into the water gate, and stopped at the pier outside Xuanhua Gate.
It was early spring, and the weather in Bianliang was still a bit chilly, but the willows along the riverbank outside the city were already turning green. With the arrival of spring, the snowmelt, the flow of the Yellow River in the upper reaches, and the water level in the middle and lower reaches began to rise, and the canal transportation in Bianliang began to bustle.
Cargo ships appeared one after another on the canal, bobbing up and down in the water. Although not as exaggerated as in late spring and early summer, they continued to arrive one after another, injecting new vitality into Bianliang, which had been deserted all winter.
Laborers on the dock rushed up to move the goods. Amid the noise, a middle-aged man in his forties walked down from the small boat.
He was dressed simply, wearing only a blue long gown, which was not new but rather a bit worn. He wore a pair of gray cloth shoes, which were gray not because of their natural color but because they had been washed too many times and had turned from black to gray.
He seemed to have nothing, with only a backpack on his back, and was extremely poor. However, his eyes were firm and calm, and his dark face was stern, making him look like an iron-faced judge and lacking some affinity.
The middle-aged man with a dark face took out money from his bag, paid the boat fare, and plunged into the crowd in Bianliang.
He had a clear goal and headed straight for Liu Nei Quan.
Liuneiquan is one of the three departments of the Ministry of Personnel, and is responsible for the selection of Liunei officials. Basically, the allocation, appointment and dismissal of officials below the seventh rank are handled by this department.
The Ghost Festival holiday is from January 11th to 17th. Today happens to be the first working day after the Ghost Festival. Officials in Liuneiquan are still in a state of depression as the long holiday has just left them.
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