Chapter 102: Important and Unimportant Things
Shangyuan Night is destined to be an extraordinary night, and there are many things that happen on this night, such as sparks of stars, some of which disappear after just a moment of light, and some of which do not become prairie fires later. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Furong Building, the little guy who got Xu Chen's big bag of gold leaves left in a hurry without waiting for it to close, and naturally he didn't tell anyone, so he left quietly.
Such a simple approach made those acquaintances who wanted to borrow money angry, but they were helpless.
After this clever little guy casually changed into a set of old clothes he bought on the side of the street, he didn't even return home, and went straight out of the city gate with a large bag of gold leaves.
The little bit of tattered furniture at home is not up to the slightest leaf tip, but the bag of copper plates hidden in the corner is a pity, after all, it is several years of savings.
But at the thought of the windfall in his arms and the unpredictable risks of a trip home, this decisive little guy quickly made a decision!
"With so much money, when I go back to my hometown to buy a house and buy land, it won't be long before I am the biggest outsider in the village, and the little lady of the Yao family can't look down on Lao Tzu at the beginning......"
"Hmph, this time it's kneeling in front of Lao Tzu to beg Lao Tzu for favor, Lao Tzu doesn't ......"
"Forget it, let's grow up together, if I serve the master comfortably, I will be accepted as a ...... house"
"Forget it, it's better to steal fish! I heard that even the emperor Lao'er is good at this bite, hahahaha......"
Young men, thousands of miles away from home to survive, are much less important than the role of women.
Ambitious young people fantasize about a better life in the future and walk towards a bright future.
However, on a small road about ten miles away from Chang'an, and many miles away from the next town, several strong men covered in black cloth jumped out......
The rest is easy!
The little guy who thought he had escaped the entanglement of acquaintances could not escape the greed of the drinkers, and finally fell on the road in the wilderness.
However, before the strong men who had just grabbed a large windfall of money had time to get excited, they were pierced in the chest by a dazzling white light.
The middle-aged man dressed as the shopkeeper walked over and frowned, he didn't plan to spend much effort at the moment, looking at the little guy who had lost his breath in the pool of blood, his face was not good-looking.
In desperation, he squatted down and put his finger on the little guy's forehead, a white light flashed, and the middle-aged man opened his eyes.
"Sure enough, it's a spirit stone ......"
The middle-aged man then stood up and looked back at several strong men, hesitated slightly, but finally waved his hand again.
The white light flashed, and an invisible heat wave swept in, and the corpses of several strong men immediately turned into drifting smoke and dust, and the large bag of gold leaves was also evaporated......
In the same place, only the thin body of the little guy remained, as if telling his happy and sad fate, but only God knows whether the world, who is destined to not know the truth, can learn any lessons from it.
Similarly, when Xu Chen threw out a large bag of gold leaves, whether he had the evil idea of killing people with a knife in his heart was something that only the gods and Buddhas could know.
However, Xu Chen, who does not respect the gods and Buddhas, will not care about this, after all, there are more troublesome things waiting for him.
The next day, it was still dawn......
Yes, Xu Chen dared to vouch with his head that there was no difference in brightness between the sky outside the window and when he fell asleep last night.
"Isn't it......" Xu Chen on the bed was pulled up by the maidservant brought by Uncle Xu, his eyes were still closed, and his mouth was still resisting: "I haven't slept well for half a month! You tossed it so late last night......
Uncle Xu on the side had a dark face, coughed and said, "What nonsense! Do you want your Tang girl to hear this?"
"Hurry up and change into court clothes, the master is already waiting in the front hall!" As he spoke, Uncle Xu waved his hand to let the maids speed up.
The girl's soft little hand caressed Xu Chen's body, and the already high place pierced the sky......
"!" Xu Chen, who was sleepy-eyed, opened his eyes suddenly, pushed away the maidservant in front of him, and said with an embarrassed face: "This ...... Trousers...... I'll change the pants myself!, so I won't bother my sister!"
The girl was a little panicked when she was pushed away, but after seeing the shyness on Xu Chen's face, she actually covered her mouth and laughed, and still boldly looked at Xu Chen's lower body, with an inexplicable expectation in her bright eyes......
"Damn!" After Xu Chen saw it, he didn't dare to look at these beautiful maids anymore, and couldn't help but slander in his heart: "Teacher, is this intentional!"
Finally changed into the extremely complicated court clothes, Xu Chen followed Uncle Xu to the front hall.
"Uncle Xu, this can't work!" Xu Chen looked down at the court clothes on his body, and couldn't help frowning and shouted: "If you dare to love me, I have to come again...... Otherwise, no one will take off this dress when they go home!"
Xu Bogang was about to stop and move forward again, too lazy to pay attention to Xu Chen.
Xu Chen, who was dressed so bloated for the first time, walked to the front hall with difficulty, but saw that Xu Fan had already stood up, and glared at him with a frown: "Do you still think you are a three-year-old doll?
"I ......"
"Shut up!" Xu Fan walked over: "Take a few pieces of osmanthus cake and hurry up with me!"
"Is the bean paste cake okay?" Facing the teacher's cannibalistic gaze, Xu Chen lowered his head slightly and muttered: "The osmanthus cake is too tired......
Uncle Xu shook his head, and he didn't know why Xu Chen, who was usually unusually stable, was so funny today, so he walked over with a food box from the table on the side.
"There's everything in it, you can choose what you like!"
"Hehe, Uncle Xu is still good to me!"
The master and apprentice walked out of the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, got into the carriage that had been prepared, and slowly drove east.
On the dark street, the sound of wheels pressing on the bluestone slabs can be heard from time to time.
Xu Chen held a piece of pastry made of unknown pieces, lifted the curtain and looked out, only to see orange lights flashing from time to time in the hazy night, and under the swaying lights, tall horses gasped for heavy snorts......
"It's not easy!" Xu Chen couldn't help but sigh.
"Hmph!" Xu Fan said with a straight face: "Are you enjoying being an official?"
"I said the horse ......" Xu Chen chewed the pastry, stretched out half of his head, looked at the horse pulling the cart behind, and sighed: "I have to come out to carry people on a cold day......"
"Teacher, do you think that guy in the back is a fat man?
“……”
Xu Fan didn't plan to say anything anymore, so he simply closed his eyes and let Xu Chen make the sound of chewing food alone, and lowered his mouth by the way.
After about a quarter of an hour, the master and apprentice came to the Jinshui Bridge, and there were already many officials gathered in the square in front of the palace gate.
Officials like Xu Fan, who live closely, are not bad, and those who are far away have to leave a few hours in advance.
According to the rule, officials above the top of the nine pins in Beijing have to participate in the grand court meeting on the New Year's Day, not to mention that this is the first court meeting of the new year, and the storm that has been accumulated for months will also explode at this court meeting.
Xu Chen helped Xu Fan get out of the carriage, and immediately a group of officials greeted him, with clothes of any color.
"Xiangye, Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year!"
Although the New Year's Festival has long passed, after all, not every younger brother has the opportunity to visit the boss, and it is also the right thing to worship a late old age at this moment, Xu Fan naturally responded with a smile one by one.
"Xiangye, this one is your senior apprentice, right?" Without saying a word, the topic naturally turned to Xu Chen.
"Yes, he is the old man's unsuccessful student!" Xu Fan pointed to Xu Chen beside him, and said with a straight face: "Haven't you come to see your uncles and uncles?"
Under the public in the hall, Xu Chen is still very face-saving.
One by one, his expression is respectful and lively, just like a good young man who is knowledgeable and smart.
Seeing Xu Chen's appearance, Xu Fan couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart.
Xu Chen, who received a lot of gifts and got a lot of gift appointments, finally met the teacher's team in the capital.
Walking to Xu Fan's side in a proper manner, Xu Chen couldn't help but mutter: "Teacher, I really don't see that you also have so many little brothers......"
Xu Fan resisted the urge to hit people and walked towards a carriage that had just stopped.
The horse pulling the cart seemed to have completed a great mission, hanging its head and panting like a bellows.
"Zhiyuan ......"
The person who came got out of the carriage with difficulty with the support of the old servant, Xu Fan greeted him and bowed slightly: "Lord!"
Which prince Xu Chen didn't hear very clearly, anyway, there are many heirs of the Li family, although Li Longji's brothers were slaughtered a lot by Wu Meiniang, but there are always some survivors, look at this person's gray hair, it can't be Li Longji's son, right?
Another respectful salute, for the sake of this person's generosity, Xu Chen did not show a trace of a smile on his face.
Even if this person tried to twist his fat body and walk in front of him, the big ass with a grinding disc was in front of him, dangling......
The hour finally arrived, the melodious bell came from the drum tower, the heavy palace gate slowly opened, and the civil and military officials entered in two columns.
This time, of course, Xu Chen couldn't follow the teacher anymore, and after looking for a while, he finally found the position under the fifth grade with the help of a younger brother of the teacher......
Walking through the deep city gate cave and stepping on the long dragon head road, Xu Chen was rarely in a trance for a while.
The palace city under your feet has long disappeared in the smoke and clouds of history, and what you can see in later generations has long been renovated several times, and it is difficult to feel this heavy accumulation.
Although he came once, this time his identity and perspective were no longer the same, and the immersive feeling once again gave Xu Chen a sense of reality that he had fallen into history.
The supervising imperial history on the Dragon Head Road seemed to recognize Xu Chen, although this kid stopped in a daze for a moment, he never recorded it, let alone reprimanded him.
It was the kind-hearted "little brother" just now who woke up Xu Chen in a daze, which made him hurriedly follow the team.
First, everyone stayed in the wide square to accept the New Year's message from the Tang Emperor Li Longji, and then the officials above the fifth grade slowly walked into the Hanyuan Palace.
When he stepped on the steps in front of the hall, a little eunuch who was walking hurriedly fell beside Xu Chen.
Then, Xu Chen had an extra wax pill in his hand......