Chapter 70: The Beginning of the Year
When the morning sun rises, the cells that have been noisy all night are quiet, and on the first day of the new year, the young students await an unknown fate in anxiety. Romance Starter ?.?'
The sound of footsteps came from far and near, and the students, who had just closed their eyes easily, were awakened, and their confused eyes were full of unease.
However, the thin figure did not stop, and went straight forward.
"Lord Envoy, the food you wanted, the small one was bought for you!" This man was in his fifties, dressed in the clothes of a jailer, with a large set of keys tied to his waist, but he was the head of the prison cell of this Jingzhao Mansion.
Seeing that Xu Chen had opened his eyes, he opened the door and went in.
The cell leader put the food box in his hand on the shabby low table in the cell, turned to Xu Chen and said with a smile: "Yesterday was too hasty!
Xu Chen smiled slightly.
The cell leader's eyes rolled, and then he stretched out his hand and slapped himself, and said, "You should be beaten! You really should be beaten! What kind of person is Lord Jun? How can you stay in such a place for a long time, maybe you will go out today!"
Xu Chen ignored him, but asked, "Is there hot water?"
"Yes!" the cell boss hurriedly walked to the door and shouted into the aisle, "Where are all the dead? Hurry up and bring a basin of hot water to the envoy!
After shouting, he turned around and apologized to Xu Chen: "On the first day of the new year, I have all gone home for the New Year, and I didn't greet him!"
The scene here brought a lot of consternation in the eyes of the students next door, but it was also relieved when he thought about it, but then he looked at Xu Chen with many other things in his eyes, including envy and disdain.
Xu Chen felt these gazes, so he said to the cell boss: "Take more, send them too!"
"This ......" The cell leader looked at Xu Chen, his expression was not embarrassed, but eager.
"It's all mine!" Xu Chen smiled lightly.
"Okay!" the cell boss was overjoyed.
"And!" Xu Chen said again: "Give them the food as it is...... Forget it! I will have a few more portions of these meals as they are, and then I will buy a table of noodles and send them to the other side, and I will also go over and join everyone. .?? `”
"This ......" cell boss's face was full of embarrassment.
"Don't make it difficult for you, just for a while!" As he spoke, Xu Chen took out a delicate money bag from his arms, took out a few yellow gold leaves from the bright eyes of the cell head, handed them to the cell head, and said, "I'll come back after eating!"
The cell leader swallowed his saliva, struggled for a while, looked up at Xu Chen, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!
"It's nature!"
With that, the cell boss opened the door next door to Xu Chen, let him in, and left quickly after relocking it.
"Brother Ruan, everyone, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, you should always eat something good, and the things in this food box will be mended first, and a banquet will be delivered later. ”
Although the students were a little unhappy with Xu Chen's "privileges", they encountered great changes, and now they are no longer enthusiastic, they have not eaten Chinese New Year's Eve for the New Year, and they have been hungry all night, no one will be unable to get along with their belly at such a time, not to mention that Xu Chen is still an official.
And knowing more, he even has a certain understanding of Xu Chen's identity, and his mind is alive at this moment.
"Brother Xu is so polite!" Ruan Wenhao listened to Xu Chen's few words yesterday, although he was not completely relieved, but he finally stopped worrying.
"It's just some food, it's not a big deal!"
Xu Chen put the food box down on the low table, and it happened that the jailers also rushed over with buckets of hot water.
"If you are hungry, eat first, I'll wash up first!" This is not Xu Chen's intention to be hypocritical, it is really a slight cleanliness habit that he can't tolerate the environment in this cell, and when he slept last night, he even crushed a precious pill, just to prevent those cockroaches and rats from approaching him.
But as soon as Xu Chen said this, the students who were originally hungry couldn't go to the food box anymore, but lined up one by one and walked towards the hot water brought by the jailer.
After all, they are all scholars, and no one wants to insult Sven??? .?`
After everyone had washed up, the cell boss went and returned, followed by a group of young men dressed as men, who kept their heads down and hurried away, oblivious to the surroundings.
"Let it go!"
The cell boss instructed the men to put down the food boxes one by one, and asked them to lead them back the way they came.
In a few moments, several low tables were put together on a table covered with a white cloth sheet, on which were filled with dazzling dishes, and the various dishes exuded an enticing aroma.
"You're really fast!" Xu Chen glanced at the wine and food on the table, and said to the cell boss with a smile.
"That's!" the cell boss said a little proudly: "As long as it is in Chang'an City, except for the imperial dining room, it doesn't matter which restaurant has a banquet, within a quarter of an hour, it will be delivered to you!"
"How can this be reasonable!" As soon as the cell boss finished speaking, one of them spoke out angrily: "You have disregarded the law of the country in such a way, and if I become an official from now on, I will first deal with you silverfish!"
Following the prestige, Xu Chen saw a young student in his twenties who was making a gesture of righteous indignation, and after feeling Xu Chen's gaze, this person's chest rose a little more.
The cell head was slapped in the face, his face turned blue instantly, he glanced at this person viciously, and then said to Xu Chen: "Adult, you use it slowly, and the small one will retire first!"
"Good!"
The young man also felt that he was too much, and he was looking embarrassed and at a loss, but fortunately, Xu Chen immediately beckoned everyone and said, "Sit down!
Everyone was very hungry, so they saved their greetings and ate one by one, and after a while, most of the dense dishes on the table were gone.
Fortunately, the amount of noodles at this table was large enough, and when the cups and plates were messy, Xu Chen put down the dishes and chopsticks, and everyone immediately stopped throwing cups and chopsticks.
"I'm full, if you don't have fun, I'll ask him to send another table!" Xu Chen said as he looked at everyone.
"Thank you Brother Xu for your kindness!" Ruan Wenhao said with a smile: "The best mat in Mingyue Tower, I am fortunate to be able to eat it once!"
"Oh?" Xu Chen was slightly startled and said with a smile: "I have only been in Chang'an for a few days, but I have heard the reputation of this Mingyue Tower many times, and I was going to try it when I was going to try it, but I didn't expect it to get my wish in such a place." ”
"This cell boss is not arrogant!" Sitting opposite Ruan Wenhao, a scholar who looked to be in his thirties answered: "Mingyue Lou was fortunate to go once, and he was invited by a wealthy businessman, otherwise he would be in this net worth, and I am afraid that he will not be able to spend a day in such a place." ”
"Oh?" Xu Chen was interested and asked, "So, Mingyue Tower seems to be a little unusual!"
"It's not ordinary!" Ruan Wenhao said another person on his left: "I heard that there is a ...... behind this Mingyue Tower."
"Forget it! when I didn't say it!" the man said halfway through, "No matter what kind of background people have, what does it have to do with us people?"
"That's it, let's talk about whether we can go out!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions darkened a little.
However, the young man who was speaking righteously at the cell head just now rolled his eyes and asked Xu Chen: "I heard that Brother Xu is a student of Xu Xiang?"
Facing this person's fiery gaze, Xu Chen smiled faintly: "I am indeed lucky to worship under Master Xu!"
“…… No wonder!"
After a slight inhalation, everyone thought it was true.
Xu Chen was still smiling, and naturally understood what these people had suddenly realized, but he was too lazy to explain anything, and he couldn't explain it clearly.
Then, everyone's eyes were filled with more envy and eagerness.
"How could Brother Xu be reduced to ......" The man wanted to speak and stopped, but it was more of an inquiry.
After all, if even the prime minister's students are not spared, then what can these rootless scholars compete with?
"Actually, ...... about it"
As soon as Xu Chen spoke, there was a sound of hurried footsteps in the corridor.
"Hurry, hurry!" The cell boss came panting, and hurriedly shouted, "Your Excellency...... The adults are going to ascend to the court, and the trappers are coming to lead the people!"
"Then I'll go out now!" Xu Chen walked over.
"It's too late!" the cell boss shook his head violently, "No! No! you all have to go to the court!"
"Oh?"
Before I had time to think about it, a team of catchers came from the other end of the aisle.
Time regressed a moment, and at the gate of the Jingzhao Mansion, Chen Xilie was blocked by Luo Xizao, and listened to the discussions of the people around him, so he realized that he had made a mistake.
The people are all in the fog about the affairs of the court, and how short-sighted, Luo Xizao's notoriety is known to everyone among the hundred officials of the court, but in the eyes of these ordinary people, most of them are just rumors, and now they see that he dares to face the prime minister of the court, this kind of mentality of resisting the weak and resisting the strong can resonate with them the most, whether it is right or wrong, they will naturally have a heart to Luo Xizao.
"No! If this continues, won't all the people who have worked so hard to bring it fall to him!"
Chen Xilie's lively and lively play was naturally not a fool of his staff, but a countermeasure that he came up with after careful consideration.
Chen Xilie is now weak, and he was even more unprepared for this incident, but he must win this fate-changing one!
The power of officialdom could not be used, so Chen Xilie had to find another way, and the people behind him were brought by him to gain momentum.
Public opinion is sometimes fragile, but sometimes it can have unexpected effects.
But the point is, public opinion must be on its own side!
"Lord Luo, don't worry!" The situation was urgent, Chen Xilie didn't care about the shelf, put down his body, and said with a smile: "This time, the saint is extremely concerned, and the matter is on Suzaku Street again, and the people are also watching!"
"Since Lord Luo is doing things in a down-to-earth manner, according to his own appearance, it is better to pass the trial in front of the people! In this way, the saint can rest assured, and the people can also see Lord Luo's public heart. As he spoke, he leaned closer and said softly: "It is also extremely beneficial to Lord Luo's official reputation and reputation!"
"This ......" Luo Xizao suddenly said: "This ......"
"What?" Chen Xilie's face changed instantly, and he said in a cold voice: "Lord Mo Feiluo really used torture for himself, and he couldn't beat him into a trick?"