However, it is said that Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, which is naturally the center of the rule of officials, so theoretically speaking, even if a Jiupin sesame official is appointed, he should go to the court officials to go through the formalities.

But the problem is that in this era, there are neither planes nor trains, and the transportation is extremely inconvenient, if this official is near Chang'an, it will be easy to do, if the person is serving in Lingnan, the local county lieutenant will be promoted to the chief secretary of another county, in this case, if the family comes all the way to Chang'an, it is basically more than half a year of hard work thrown on the road. In other words, the county where he is about to take office will be without a bookkeeper for at least half a year...... Therefore, theory is theory, considering the actual situation, there is also a clear system in the imperial court, unless there is a special need, the local officials of the seventh grade and below do not have to go to the official department, and can directly take office with the edict document.

Of course, the prefectural order is the exception.

Although Datang divides all counties into Jing County, Qi County, Shang County, Zhong County, Middle County and Xia County according to the number of household registrations and geographical location, the county order of Jing County is on the five products, such as Zheng Shuang, the county order of the upper county is from the sixth grade, and the county order of the lower county is only from the seventh grade, but the county order is the most basic level of the chief official who manages the local people on behalf of the imperial court, that is, the so-called parent official, so the Tang Dynasty has been extremely valued since the founding of the country.

Therefore, before each county commander takes office, not only must he go to the ministry to report, but he must even have his majesty the emperor personally read and pass the examination, and only then will he be allowed to take office.

To a certain extent, this is also one of the reasons why the rule of officials in the early Tang Dynasty has always been clear and the country has been governed relatively well, and it must be regarded as a relatively important reason.

Therefore, in this context, it is conceivable that among the officials waiting to enter Chang'an in the West Post House of Chang'an City, most of them are naturally either scarlet or green, not to mention that they must be six grades, and there are a few seven grades, not many, most of them have to go to those middle and lower counties to do county orders, and he is the only one like Li Xi who wears a green robe for a nine-grade official.

In fact, it is a coincidence, in the past, it was not so neat, although there were not many, and there were always a few green-robed officials who came to Beijing for special business trips, but today it is a coincidence, except for Li Xi, there is no one.

So this green robe is very conspicuous.

At that moment, the presiding officer read out Li Xi's name, and the many officials waiting in the courtyard naturally couldn't help but wonder, so they turned their heads back and forth, so soon, Li Xi was exposed to many eyes.

He took a step forward quietly, as if he didn't feel that so many people were looking at him at all, but he just bowed his hand soothingly, and said loudly: "Xiaguan is from Jiupin to Lilang Li Xi, from Jinyuan County, Shuzhou, Jiannan Province, and has seen this adult. ”

The scene was silent, and after everyone looked at each other, they all just looked at this young Jiupin petty official, thinking that they didn't know what the origin of this person was, so they even lined up the approval documents for entering the city, all of which were closely behind the fifth grade, but many sixth-grade officials were gone. There are even three or two officials who inevitably whisper, but they just inquire in vain, and no one knows who Li Xi is.

The principal glanced at Li Xi, and then looked at the approval document in his hand, he obviously didn't understand why Li Xi, a nine-grade petty official, would be ranked in front of the six-grade official. Therefore, this principal is also a little unhappy.

However, he has lived in Beijing as an official for many years, and he has not seen such things uncommonly, thinking that this Li Xi is so young and dignified, who knows if it is a noble son of which family, anyway, the order of this official document was handed over by Lord Langzhong, and he has never moved, but he just read it according to the script, so naturally there is no need to show his face to others at this time, and he offended people in vain.

Therefore, in the face of Li Xi's salute, he nodded, and took out the approval document expressionlessly and prepared to hand it over, but at this moment, someone suddenly said in surprise: "Li Xi? Jiannan Road? But Li Xi and Li Zi, who brewed Jiannan Burning Spring in Shuzhou, said? ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and then they all turned their heads and looked at the sound, but saw that the speaker was actually Li Chang and Li Shizhi, who had just walked away after getting the approval.

Li Xi also turned his head in wonder, thinking to himself, did anyone here know him? Turning his head, he saw Li Chang and Li Shizhi standing under the corridor on the west side of the courtyard with his hands in his hands, looking at him with blazing eyes, he quickly bowed down and gave a flat salute, and said indifferently: "It is Xia Guan, Li Xi of Shuzhou." ”

Hearing this affirmative reply, Li Shizhi couldn't help but be overjoyed, just now he was still a calm man, but he couldn't help but walk over quickly, and he couldn't even take care of the head of the Ministry of Rites who was working here, and even laughed and stretched out his hand as he walked, and grabbed Li Xi when he saw it.

"Now that I can see the genius of Bashu, I don't have to worry about the wine from now on!"

Before Li Xi came back to his senses, he had already grabbed Li Xi's arm, with a smile on his face, and said enthusiastically: "Come, come, come, you and I are both surnames, hundreds of years ago as a family, now we have to get acquainted with each other." ”

Li Xi was a little stunned, freed his hand to give a salute, and said politely: "Xiaguan doesn't dare, Xiaguan Shiju Jiannan Dao, although he is also surnamed Li, he doesn't dare to claim to be a national surname, Lord Li is polite." ”

Li Shizhi smiled when he heard this, frowned suddenly, and then laughed again, but suddenly said: "Hmm, regardless of his North Li and South Li, it is Li after all, and he is in the same vein as the moral Laozi!" I see that the virtuous brother is extraordinary, and I hear that the virtuous brother is amazingly talented, well, it is really yearning, I intend to be a brother with the virtuous brother, I don't know what the virtuous brother wants? ”

As soon as he said this, it was really amazing, not to mention Li Xi for a while, even the officials around him, large and small, were all stunned.

What does this so-called "about brothers" mean? That's the righteous brothers!

In other words, what kind of person is Li Shizhi, that is the dignified emperor's family! And unlike the long-distance runner Uncle Liu Huang's inexplicable so-called imperial family, Li Shizhi's imperial family is full of gold.

He is the grandson of Prince Chengqian, that is, the great-grandson of Emperor Taizong, in other words, if Prince Chengqian had not committed any crimes, maybe he would be the emperor now! Even if Prince Chengqian had an accident, he is still the cousin of Emperor Xuanzong today, and the hardness of this royal bloodline is simply nothing to say!

And even if you put aside this layer, they are also dignified members of the imperial court, who previously served as assassins and governors in many places, and this time they were transferred to Chang'an, and it is said that they are going to serve as the imperial historian!

What a status, what a reverence!

And Li Xi ...... A little nine-grade sesame official!

To be honest, when Li Shizhi said this, let alone those officials who were watching, even Li Xi was puzzled, and even couldn't help muttering in his heart, this Li Shizhi wouldn't be fooling me, right? He's going to make a date with me as a brother? This is where and where, something that can't be beaten with eight poles!

Therefore, after listening to Li Shizhi's words at the moment, Li Xi was naturally a little stunned, and when he came back to his senses, he couldn't even put on the indifferent style that he deliberately took out just now, he just thanked him and said: "The lower officials don't dare, the lower officials don't dare, don't take the official and joke!" ”

Li Xi's resignation was naturally very serious, but who would have thought that after Li Shizhi heard this, he was bluffed on his face, and said with a calm face: "Why does the virtuous brother want to resign?" Could it be that you don't look down on me Li Chang? ”

"Uh......" Li Xi hurriedly surrendered his hand, "The lower officials don't dare, it's just, this ......"

It's just what, Li Xi didn't say it, but Li Shizhi was extremely smart, he could guess it.

He is forty years old this year, and Li Xi looks like he is ten ** years old, this age ...... Of course, age is not a problem, the most important thing is that the identity difference between the two is too great.

Moreover, looking at the cautious look on Li Xi's face, he came back to his senses in a trance, as if he was too anxious?

Think about it carefully, yes, suddenly someone ran over and took your hand with a smile, and said Brother Xian, if we don't marry brothers, whoever changes will only be startled, and it is impossible to agree.

There are madmen in this world, but two madmen, and two madmen with the same smell meet together, this one says let's bow down, and the other one immediately says okay, then let's bow down...... This probability is not large.

Thinking about this section, Li Shizhi couldn't help laughing, "Brother Xian, I think you don't know why Brother Fool has to pull you about brothers, right?" ”

Li Xi arched his hand and smiled in accord, but the expression on his face was a little stiff, and said, "This...... Flattered! ”

In fact, at this time, it is no wonder that Li Xi repeatedly refused, the key is that he doesn't understand the situation at all.

It is said that what kind of character is Li Shizhi? It was the dignified emperor of the imperial family, the history of Shaanzhou, not to mention that Shaanzhou and Shuzhou were far apart, and Li Xi was not a big man in the world, and his Jiannan Yaochun had just started to set up a store in Chang'an, and Li Shizhi really had no reason to know the name Li Xi.

But it is a coincidence, it is said that when Jiannan Burning Spring just came out, Shuzhou had taken it as a tribute and offered sixty altars to Emperor Xuanzong, Emperor Xuanzong knew that Li Shiyi always liked to drink, so he tasted it himself, and after thinking it was good, he specially ordered someone to send an altar to his cousin.

In other words, who is Li Shizhi? That is the character who was later written into "The Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking" by Du Fu, and there is a sentence called "Zuo Xiang said that he spent 10,000 dollars, drank like a long whale sucking a hundred rivers, and held a cup of music and sage called avoiding sages." That's what he's talking about, Li Shizhi!

Needless to say, this person has a reputation for being able to write good poetry, the key is that he likes to drink too much!

(To be continued)