Chapter 141: Prologue - Sleepless Nights (continued)
"Lord Taishou!Teacher, please come this way!" Xu Chen walked out of the house and walked towards Wang Xian after conveying the order to his subordinates, but there were many people on the scene, and Xu Chen had to greet Wang Xian and Xu Fan from a long distance.
After a brief silence, the enthusiasm that had been building up for many days erupted at this moment. Fortunately, Xu Chen planned a number of waiting areas before, and the citizens entered the square in different areas, otherwise congestion would inevitably occur, once the treatment was not timely, something happened, and tonight's opening ceremony would lose its effect, and it would be worth the loss!
Therefore, in the face of the dense crowd, Xu Chen, with the help of the young man next to him, also took a lot of effort to get closer to Wang Xian's side little by little.
"Virtuous nephew, your movement tonight is a bit big!" Wang Xian saw that Xu Chen had to squeeze beside him with a lot of effort, and teased Xu Chen, who was a little wolf.
"I also hope that Lord Taishou will forgive his sins! The little nephew never expected that so many people would come in advance, so it is really a sin to make improper arrangements and neglect the adults!"
Wang Xian, as the head of a county, even if he travels in plain clothes, he must be followed by dozens of guards, but tonight under Wang Xian's orders, the guards are also disguised, and at this moment, under the leadership of Wang Shuo, the commander of the guards, they are mixed in the crowd, faintly separating the crowd from Wang Xian.
Therefore, a relatively loose empty space was formed next to Wang Xian, and when the surrounding citizens saw this, they knew that this was a big family traveling, and Wang Shuo's approach was relatively gentle, so it did not arouse the disgust of the people around him.
When Xu Chen squeezed into this empty space, he hurriedly said to Wang Xian to apologize.
Wang Xian naturally didn't mean to blame Xu Chen, and at the same time, he also liked the feeling of being surrounded by the people very much, after all, after being an official for a long time, it was inevitable that he would feel cold from a high place.
"Okay! Don't pour ecstasy soup there! Say it! Bring us here today, and what do you want us to do for you?"
As Xu Chen's teacher, Xu Fan naturally would not be polite to his apprentice. In addition, Xu Chen has not been to his class for more than a month recently, for such a disciple who is absent from class, he can already be regarded as very polite if he does not bring the ring ruler today!
Xu Chen saw the teacher's bitter face, and naturally understood the reason, but this matter was indeed mishandled by himself, and he couldn't tell anything, so he had to lower his head and make a remorseful expression.
"Okay, Brother Xu! The virtuous nephew is also busy preparing for the grand event in front of the people of Yuzhang! Don't blame him anymore! Besides, with the virtuous nephew's literary brilliance, he will not be able to delay his studies if he is a few days late for class. ”
Wang Xian naturally knew about Xu Chen's skipping class, and seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, he hurriedly said something to ease.
"Hmph! This time, for the sake of Lord Taishou, I will spare you! If you dare to skip school without saying hello next time, the ring ruler on the teacher's case is not an ornament!" Xu Fan saw that Wang Xian really handed him a step, and hurriedly got off the donkey, and turned the page after saying a threatening word in a menacing manner.
Seeing this, Xu Chen naturally hurriedly swore an oath, promising never to do it again, with a painful look of changing his past, the sincere and unmatched expression made Xu Fan's face twitch for a while, this guy is clearly preparing to commit it again!
Xu Chen ignored the teacher's expression, and hurriedly explained to Wang Xian: "This time, I invited the adults to come, I want the adults to unveil this square!"
After Xu Chen finished speaking, he pointed to the tall archway in the center of the entire square and said to Wang Xian.
Wang Xian looked at the archway in the distance, suddenly smiled, and said: "It's okay to let the old man unveil the plaque for you, but before that, you have to explain to the old man." ”
Since the black curtain was lowered just now, looking at this colorful square, those strange buildings can make our Taishou Lord wonder, now that the Lord is beside him, how can he not ask about it?
"It's too important for the adult! The little nephew is here to be a guide for the adult!" Xu Chen hurriedly replied.
"My lord, please come with me!"
After finishing speaking, Xu Chen led the way in front of the head, leading Wang Xian and the others to walk towards the square from the white jade-like path not far away.
As soon as he stepped on this path, Wang Xian's question came, and he asked: "Virtuous nephew, what is this road made of? It looks like jade but not jade, like stone but not stone!"
"Well...... It is made of a kind of mud prepared by the little nephew with an ancestral recipe, and the surface is as white as jade, but the little nephew has coated a layer of porcelain powder on the road. Xu Chen thought for a moment, but finally didn't say anything about the cement.
After all, once this kind of cross-era building material appears, it will definitely cause an uproar, although if it is presented to the imperial court, it can also bring a lot of benefits to itself, but this kind of thing pays attention to a way and object.
At least at this moment, Xu Chen would not tell Wang Xian about this, otherwise he would be completely tied to Wang Xian's chariot. In that way, with Wang Xian, who has contributed to the treasure, his own strength will inevitably be improved, and then the struggle between him and the local clan will be more intense, and he who participates in it is likely to be crushed to pieces.
Although Xu Chen knew in his heart that he would not be able to escape the struggle between the two sides, and he also made some plans for the future, he never wanted to participate in it as a pawn, after all, his fate must be in his own hands!
For this reason, Xu Chen had no choice but to make a sloppy eye and expose the matter, but fortunately, Wang Xian only asked casually, without the intention of delving into it.
"Then why do the leaves of these trees shine?" Then Wang Xian's gaze was attracted by the small trees on both sides.
"Your Excellency, please step forward!" Xu Chen said.
"My lord, please look!" Xu Chen took out a string of rosary-like objects from the leaves and handed it to Wang Xian, the string of beads was still glowing with colorful light.
"It turned out to be glass!" Wang Xian took the string of glowing beads and said loudly.
It turned out to be small glass beads!
"It's just, why does this shine?" asked Wang Xian again.
"My lord, please take a closer look!" Xu Chen sold again.
When Wang Xian heard this, he had no choice but to put the bead in front of his eyes and examine it carefully, and after a while, he was surprised: "Firefly!
These luminous glass beads are actually Xu Chen's imitation of neon lights, colored glass, Xu Chen can already make them, as for making them glow, in the era when there is no electricity, they can only rely on the natural light source brought by the animal itself.
Everyone then walked forward, walked through the hollow corridor, looked at the row of sage sculptures on the side, Wang Xian, Xu Fan, and the scribes who came with them all nodded with satisfaction, and saluted solemnly to the sages from time to time.
Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, culture and education are prosperous, with the increase of literati, the court is gradually controlled by the literati, which is also the practice of all dynasties, so in order to cater to the taste of scholars and literati, Xu Chen specially prepared such a row of sage sculptures.
When everyone came to the small square in the middle, Wang Xian looked at the smooth boulder that was several miles long, and asked Xu Chen, "Virtuous nephew, I don't know what this thing is for?"
Xu Chen replied with a smile: "Naturally, it is for the literati to leave ink treasures! In this way, their masterpieces can be passed down for thousands of years! By the way, the little nephew dares to ask the adults to leave ink treasures here, so that the world can know about today's grand event." ”
Since Wang Xian has been invited, he naturally has to make good use of it!
When Wang Xian heard this, he was also a little moved, after all, this can be regarded as a glory that has been passed down through the ages, as a literati, who doesn't want his own articles to do this?
It's just that as the magistrate of a county, Wang Xian doesn't seem too anxious.
"Well...... this"
Xu Chen knew that Wang Xian wanted to eat fish and didn't want to get into trouble, but Xu Chen didn't want to give up this rare opportunity, so he looked at the teacher.
Xu Fan naturally understood what the apprentice meant, so he opened his mouth and said to Wang Xian: "As a chief, if the adults are unwilling to take the lead, I'm afraid no one will dare to mention this matter in the future!"
After Xu Fan finished speaking, he pointed back at the literati who were following behind, but were already gearing up at the moment, to signal to Wang Xian.
Seeing this, Wang Xian had no choice but to respond, but he also deduced that there was not enough time today, and he would send the article in a few days, after all, not everyone has the ability of Cao Zhi to write poems in seven steps, and this is to be engraved on the boulder to pass on, if you don't write well, it will not be a hundred years old, but a stench for ten thousand years!
Xu Chen naturally readily agreed, anyway, what he wanted was Wang Xian to take the lead, after all, just like Xu Fan said, if Wang Xian refused to come, then even if the rest of the literati were in a hurry, it would be impossible for them to come and stay at the risk of disobeying Taishou, in that case, Xu Chen's intention to add cultural heritage to this square would be in vain!
"My lord, it's not too early! see if it's ......" Xu Chen saw that Wang Xian had already walked to the bottom of the archway, so he said in time.
"Hehe, look at your urgency! Okay! Since the old man has promised, he will not break his promise, so let's start!" Wang Xian said with a smile.
"Okay!" Xu Chen got the answer, and hurriedly asked a young man beside him to go and give the order.
After a while, Mu Chun, who had already been prepared, became busy.
A moment later, two large spotlights shine directly onto the torii in the concave lens. Suddenly, the red silk on the archway looked particularly gorgeous against the backdrop of the lights, and the visitors on the square immediately turned their eyes.
Seeing this, Mu Chun boarded the platform that had already been prepared, held an iron simple horn, and said loudly: "Everyone, I would like to ask Lord Wang of this county to unveil this square!"
As soon as Mu Chun finished speaking, the guys who were mixed in the crowd below immediately clapped their hands desperately.
The guys only saw the boss demonstrate once, and they didn't know the essentials of the applause, they only knew that they clapped their hands vigorously, and their hands were red, but the sound was not very loud.
Fortunately, there are quite a few people, and it can also have a blockbuster effect in a quiet square.
The citizens in the square had some doubts at first when they saw this group of people clapping their hands vigorously, but when they saw that the group of people in front of the stage who seemed to be quite powerful began to do the same, they gradually learned, and after a while, thunderous applause rang out in the square.
Wang Xian was also stunned when he heard this applause! When he saw Xu Chen signaling to him, he reacted, and then he was a little excited, after all, this kind of experience was also the first time in Wang Xian's life.
When Wang Xian came to the stage, there was another soft spotlight shining on Wang Xian, which made Wang Xian have a feeling of spotlight at this moment, and in the dark night, Wang Xian's image instantly became taller.
Wang Xian on the stage began to be a little excited at the moment, and his heart was excited, fortunately, Wang Xian has also been an official for many years, and such a scene is not difficult for him.
After a moment of silence, Wang Xian took the opportunity to speak to the people under his rule......