Long Xiao was rewarded with 10,000 taels of gold, this is not a golden ticket, but it is real gold, and he can't take it alone, so he asked the people from the Internal Affairs Office to help him transport it back to the Zhuangyuan Mansion. Long Xiao was in the Zhuangyuan Mansion in the capital, and now it came in handy, and 10,000 catties of gold were transported into the mansion. At this time, the housekeeper Long Liu was very happy to see the master come back, so he asked what to do with the gold, whether to collect it, or to exchange it for a golden ticket, Long Xiao said, "Take out 9 percent, exchange it for a golden ticket, and the rest of the 10% will remain in the house, all the gold and silver treasures are you responsible for, I am not often in the house, everything in the house is up to you."

Long Liu was very happy and went to handle it. Long Xiao's monthly salary to Long Liu is 1ooo taels of silver per month, which is enough for Long Liu to squander in the capital, plus Long Liu's rebates on some purchased items, there are tens of thousands of taels of silver in a year, so Long Liu does not have the slightest betrayal. Besides, Long Liu is Long Xiao's own family, which is essentially a family, and there is no second heart.

Long Xiao arranged everything, and wanted to go back to Shenwu County, his two wives were in Shenwu County, and one of them was in the capital, so he was a little lonely. At this time, the emperor sent someone to issue an order, saying that Long Xiao should live in the capital first, and not return to Shenwu County, and Long Xiao was confused. The emperor's order could not be violated, and Long Xiao had no choice but to stay, but the holy decree said that Long Xiao had to go to court every day, and Long Xiao didn't understand.

According to the custom of the Sui Dynasty, only the officials above the third rank in Beijing are qualified to go to the court, that is, the second-rank or the first-grade officials, and those who are high-ranking officials, they are a small seven-rank sesame officials, and they want to go to the court by themselves, isn't it a joke? Long Xiao didn't understand either, so he had to follow the holy decree, and got up early the next day and sat in a sedan chair to go to court. According to the rules of the Sui Dynasty, officials under the five grades can only make a two-person sedan chair, even a four-person sedan chair is not good, Long Xiao is not used to sitting in a sedan chair, he originally wanted to make a carriage, even worse, the carriage is in the capital, it is a member of the product to sit, unless he is at the level of the prince, otherwise, it is a big rebellion to enter the palace by carriage.

Long Xiao was helpless, so he had to ask Long Liu to prepare a sedan chair for two people for himself. However, even if it is a two-person sedan chair, Long Xiao's sedan chair man is also very awesome, because Long Xiao's starting price, lift himself once, and give 5o taels of silver, and the sedan chair man can't earn so much silver, so he serves with all his heart. Long Xiao came to the court, and the ministers all came, waiting for the emperor to go to court. Generally speaking, the emperor went to court at a quarter past five o'clock, and only ministers waited for the emperor, not the emperor and ministers. If the emperor comes and the minister does not come, as long as he does not name him, it is a big crime, but if he asks for leave or has a reason, generally speaking, the emperor is also close to people.

After Long Xiao went to court, it was the first time, and he didn't know how to stand, so he stood behind the ministers, anyway, his official position was the smallest, so he had to do this. Even if he went to the court by himself, the emperor might not pay attention to himself, Long Xiao stood behind, and saw that the ministers all lowered their heads, as if they had something on their minds. Candles had been lit in the lobby, and the lights were still a little dim, and Long Xiao was standing there, retreating.

Finally waiting for the emperor to come, after the roll call, it is the ministers to start playing, nothing more than some daily trivialities, some ministers will report, a certain province and county grain harvest, this year's tribute how many burdens, that is, so-and-so has a rare play, to attack the emperor, now there is no war, it is some daily management things, the emperor just agreed, the ministers reported after an hour.

This is, the deacon and eunuch asked, if there is a start, if there is a start, it will be faster, and if there is no start, it will be retreated. But he didn't inquire, and the deacon and eunuch were about to shout to retreat from the court, but the emperor spoke: "Is Longxiao, the magistrate of Shenwu County, here?" Long Xiao was pretending to sleep, and suddenly heard someone calling his name, so he shouted "Coming", and everyone burst into laughter. The emperor asked, "Long Xiao, do you have anything to say?" Only then did Long Xiao know that the emperor was asking himself. At this time, everyone listened quietly, many ministers knew that Long Xiao was a concubine, although his official position was low, but the identity of the concubine was higher than that of ordinary people, and he was not a small master, so everyone held their breath and looked at Long Xiao Let's say.

Long Xiao: "Your Majesty, I'm just a seven-rank sesame official, I don't have anything to say, I'm okay in that small place in Shenwu County, and I often go to the court, but it's the first time, so I don't understand, I don't have anything to say." The emperor just smiled: "Long Xiao, you are real, you have nothing to say, I have something to say today, ministers, just yesterday, Long Xiao, the magistrate of Shenwu County, cracked a shocking case, maybe everyone knows, the three dragon robes of Gu's Imperial Clothing Workshop in Shenwu County were stolen, it was originally a headless case, but Long Xiao solved the case after more than ten days, you say, Long Xiao's credit is not great?" ”。

When the ministers heard this, this was the emperor praising his concubine, so everyone immediately flattered him, and some said that Long Xiao had made great contributions and could be promoted to three levels, and some said that he should be rewarded, anyway, they were all full of praise. The Emperor said, "Listen well, Ministers, the credit for this matter is great, but there is a greater matter, guess what?" ”。

As soon as the emperor said it, everyone speculated, some said that Long Xiao had a strange treasure, and some said that Long Xiao had achieved great success in governing Shenwu County. Shenwu County was originally the poorest county, but now it is the richest county in the country, all of which are the credit of Long Xiao, and some even implore the emperor to ask Long Xiao to be transferred to the capital, appoint Beijing officials, and go to the court with the ministers. Everyone knows that saying good things about Long Xiao now is saying good things about the emperor in disguise, and the emperor is happy. Just when everyone was desperately praising Long Xiao, the emperor spoke: "You all guessed wrong, what I want to say today is that Long Xiao actually found Jiaolong Yuandan on the sea, do you say it's a great achievement?" ”。

So, everyone started to discuss: "Jiaolong Yuandan, what kind of thing is that?" "You are really rare and strange, you don't even know Jiaolong Yuandan, it is recorded in the book, Jiaolong's natal Yuandan, if anyone gets it, he can live forever, that is, if he smells it, he can be a hundred times more energetic", "Jiaolong Yuandan? That's a legendary thing, Long Xiao, we found it? What a real adventure? ”。 Everyone talked about it, and at this time, the emperor took out the Yuan Dan, and when everyone saw it, they felt that it was strangely fragrant, and they were immediately dumbfounded.

The emperor asked the deacons and eunuchs to pass down the Jiaolong Yuandan, so that the ministers could watch each other, and the ministers carefully circulated it to each other, and they all felt that it was true, all because of Long Xiao's blessings. In the end, Jiaolong Yuandan returned to the emperor's hands, and the emperor put it away and said: "Ministers, this is a strange treasure, it was presented by Long Xiao, it can be seen that Long Xiao is loyal to the royal family, but it is a model for everyone to learn." Everyone heard the meaning, the emperor's meaning is very clear, since he is a model, he must learn, that is, everyone must dedicate their good things to be loyal to the emperor, otherwise it will be a big rebellion.

Long Xiao also heard it, today the emperor let himself go to the court, that is, he used himself as an example, so that the ministers could learn something, there are good things to be dedicated to the emperor, Long Xiao finally understood the emperor's intentions. Everyone was chatting for a while, and the emperor also felt that his goal had been achieved, so he announced his retirement from the court. But he left Long Xiao behind, saying that he wanted to accompany him to breakfast. When the ministers heard this, they were even more envious, and there were a few people who could proudly accompany the emperor to dine, which was an honor that ordinary people did not have. After Long Xiao entered, he thought of another question, this matter is by no means so simple, the emperor must still have intentions.

Sure enough, during the meal, the emperor asked intentionally or unintentionally: "Long Aiqing, is it just one Jiaolong Yuan Dan on the all-eating island, not two, or three?" ”。 Long Xiao chuckled in his heart, the emperor was really suspicious, he offered this Jiaolong Yuan Dan, the emperor still didn't give up, and even suspected that there were a few. Long Xiao himself knew that there was indeed one Jiaolong Yuan Dan, but he was unwilling to contribute any more, so he had to say: "Emperor Qi, I don't know very well, Huang Tiandao of the All-Eating Island said that this Yuan Dan was snatched from Jiaolong's side after a lot of hardships and tens of thousands of lives, it is unlikely that there will be a few, it would be good to have one, in the eyes of his subordinates, it is such a one, it is already very difficult, if you get the second one, it is almost impossible." Please rest assured that this treasure is absolutely unique in the world."

When the emperor heard this, he smiled and said: "Long Aiqing, it's hard for you, it's not a loss for me to marry the ninth princess to you, yes, you are still sincere to me, as long as you work hard, you will be promoted to the prefect and governor, that is also just around the corner, I have your treasure, I don't dare to say it, there is no problem to live a few more years." (Author's notice: Please use the APP to read, free and ad-free, the web version affects the reading experience Please pay attention to the WeChat public account appxsyd (press and hold three seconds to copy) to install the client!