Yan Liben said: "Xue Jungong was honored yesterday, although he received the canonization documents, but the dress and official robe were not accepted, and the honor guards and guards did not return to their positions. After yesterday's banquet, the king of Qin admonished the sage, saying that Xue Jungong grew up in a foreign country since he was a child, and he wanted to come to the food, clothing, housing and transportation are different from my dynasty, and the sage gave him a field house, so that his family should be settled, and how to arrange the mansion, when he asked Xue Jungong's opinion, if the layout of the mansion is similar to the former residence of Xue Jungong, he wants to come to Xue Jungong to have a sense of homecoming. Therefore, the sage ordered me to accompany Xue Jungong to the imperial mansion to see if there was anything that needed to be improved. ”

When Xue Lang heard this, he was quite moved in his heart, and sincerely bowed his hand in the direction of the inner palace, and said gratefully: "Thank you for the sage's care, and thank King Qin for his thoughtfulness." The saint treats his ministers like this, I really don't know how to repay him! Master Yan, please take me to the mansion to have a look. ”

"Xue Jungong, please."

The two of them went out of the palace together, Xue Lang asked Changjian to go to the South Guest House to call Jiang Lin and them, and the group went to the mansion given to Xue Lang by the sage of Xingdaofang.

Xingdaofang is at the end of Suzaku Street, close to Suzaku Gate, next to the inner city, and the location is very good. The people living nearby were either relatives of the emperor or ministers of the court. If Xue Lang hadn't been given by the Emperor, he basically wouldn't have to expect to live here. Across a Suzaku Street, opposite Guanglufang, Princess Pingyang's mansion in Beijing is there, quite close.

On the door of the mansion, a plaque with the words Xue Mansion had been hung, and when the group entered, Yan Liben took out a drawing from his entourage, drawing a panoramic plan of the mansion.

Yan Liben pointed to the drawings and explained to Xue Lang in detail where and what the place was in the mansion and what the purpose was-

In ancient times, the construction of dwellings was strictly regulated. The latest and fastest update of the roof style, the width of the gate, the materials that can be used, the pattern, etc., are different levels, different identities, and different regulations.

The best is naturally the Imperial Palace, followed by the Royal Palace, and then the Prince's Residence. The Tang Dynasty mostly followed the ancient rites, and according to the "Zhou Rites", the residence of the hundred officials was called the mansion. Ordinary people, even wealthy businessmen, cannot hang the word "government" on the door plaque.

When building a house, it is illegal to use patterns, ornaments, materials, or even the wrong number of steps, which is called overstepping. When the emperor doesn't want to liquidate, it's fine, and when the emperor reckons, that's one of the evidence of the offense. Xue Lang's mansion was given by the emperor and not built by himself, so naturally there is no need to worry about overstepping the system.

There are two places where Xue Lang asked to be modified, one is to build a flat martial arts arena, which is used to play games with Baozi and his own exercise.

The other is the garden, for the flower garden, Xue Lang, a pragmatic faction, basically has no idea, and directly asks people not to plant any flowers and plants, but to plant peach trees and grapes. There are more peach trees, and there can be fewer grapes.

The rockery can be retained, and I hope to plant some pillars, and there is no need for beautiful ornamental bamboo, just ordinary bamboo. Varieties are not specifically requested.

These requirements are very different from the requirements of the times, although Yan Liben is strange, but he did not say much, but carefully wrote down Xue Lang's requirements, and checked with Xue Lang before leaving. The latest and fastest updates

After Yan Liben left, Xue Lang and his party walked around the new mansion with great interest. As a county mansion, it can be said that the courtyard is deep, and the range of activities in the outer courtyard alone is very large, not to mention the inner courtyard with many houses.

In addition to the houses where they lived, the pavilions and pavilions were all available, but the plaques were all blank, waiting for the owner to pick up the name. In the garden that covers a wide area, there is also a pond, Xue Lang visually measured, at least dozens of acres.

According to records, the mansion of Li Tai, the son of His Majesty Taizong, the king of Wei, once occupied an area of one square, and the pond in the house was as much as 300 acres. With Xue Lang's current level, there is a pond of dozens of acres in the house, which is also moderate.

The pond is still empty, there are only about some small fish, looking at Yan Liben's drawings, because the climate is not suitable, the original plan was to plant lotus flowers, but now we can only wait for next year.

In this regard, Xue Lang means that the lotus pond can only occupy one-third of the pond, and the remaining two-thirds, and there is no need to plant anything, as long as the fish are put on it. Some weeping willows are planted on the edge of the pond, and in summer, boating in the pond and fishing on the shore are also interesting.

Xue Lang estimated that he hadn't walked around the mansion for half an hour before he had walked through the entire mansion, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if in modern times, even if he worked hard for ten lifetimes, it would be impossible for him to have such a big house.

What a complicated feeling!

"Yu Dalang, Taifu Temple, Weiwei Temple and the Criminal Department have sent honor guards and servants."

Taifu Temple is in charge of ceremonial chariots and horses, Weiwei Temple is in charge of ceremonial guards, and officials and slaves are supervised by the Criminal Department. The saint gave thirty miscellaneous servants and five palace maids. Of course, the palace maid is from the Yeting Palace, and the miscellaneous servants are sent by the Criminal Department. The palace maid has not yet been allocated, and now they are sent by miscellaneous servants and honor guards.

Looking at the people present, Xue Lang deeply felt that there was a lack of a housekeeper, if there was a housekeeper, these things could be done by the housekeeper.

When he was in a dilemma, among the guards who came, a guard named Sun Chang came out of the crowd: "Counselor Xue, please send Changjian to accept the servants, and the people of the guard will be taken over by Jiang Duwei and a certain family to help you." ”

Jiang Lin reacted at this time and said, "Big brother, just leave it to me." Zimao, let's go. ”

Xue Lang immediately decided: "Xiuniang, pass my handwritten letter to Weize Pass, and ask Ah Chen to bring your children to Beijing." ”

Xiuniang was surprised and delighted: "Thank you, Dalang, the slave will go and call someone." ”

Xue Lang can't live in the mansion in Beijing for the time being, and with Ah Chen's insight and talent, I don't know if there is enough ability to support the affairs of the mansion in a place like Chang'an. Fortunately, Xue Lang will not live in Beijing in a short period of time, and the personnel exchanges are naturally not complicated, let Ah Chen take care of the house, and exercise by the way, if he can exercise, he will naturally be promoted to be a housekeeper, if his ability is insufficient, he should also stand out when the time comes.

Xue Lang groaned slightly and called, "Lotus incense." ”

Hexiang replied respectfully: "The slave is here." ”

Xue Lang said: "The inner courtyard in the county mansion, I will hand it over to you." You have been with me for a while, you know my temperament, you say it yourself, can you do it? I'll leave it to you if you can do it! ”

A resolute look flashed across Hexiang's face, and she said in a steady tone: "The slave will definitely live up to Dalang's expectations." ”

"Good! In this way, it is like a person who came out of the princess's mansion, and I will leave it to you in the inner courtyard of this mansion. ”

"Whoa."

Hexiang replied respectfully and firmly.

Xue Lang nodded, this arrangement is only temporary, if these two people are competent, when he takes up his post in Chang'an in the future, he will naturally stay in office, if he is not competent, it will be okay to talk about it at that time. Whether they can seize the opportunity depends on the ability of the two.

Today's court meeting has only been going on for half a day, and it is just past noon, and it is still early. Handover with the people of Weiwei Temple and the Criminal Department. Sun Chang has been with the princess for a long time, has a wide range of knowledge, and is basically familiar with how to arrange honor guards.

Directly lead people to a house specially set aside for the honor guard to live in, and arrange for people to live. The guard of honor that identifies the identity of the Duke of Xue Lang County will be sent tomorrow, so the guards are still empty and have not actually performed their duties.

Thirty servants, Xue Lang directly asked men and women to be locked in two courtyards, and then asked Changjian to pick out a few strong male servants and go to the post station to move the things that belonged to Xue Lang.