When Xiao Mo's carriage came to the Ministry of Industry, after stepping out of the carriage, he looked up at the yamen. [Reading Network] looked stunned.

I saw that the door of the Ministry of Industry suddenly opened. Then went up to Tang Lei, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and went down to the ordinary copywriter in the Ministry of Industry, and there were hundreds of people before and after. It was under the leadership of Tang Lei that he ushered towards Xiao Mo.

Obviously, Tang Lei was greeting Xiao Mo.

However, although Xiao Mo is an upstart in the court and is also favored by Emperor Chu Ling, after all, he is still only a sixth-grade petty official, and compared with Tang Lei, a second-rank official, he is far inferior.

So, why did Tang Lei deign to be noble. Regardless of his reserve as a Shangguan, he personally greeted Xiao Mo with such a big formation?

Xiao Mo's heart was full of puzzlement, but he didn't dare to slack off at all, and hurriedly greeted Tang Lei.

"Zirou, you're finally here, but the old man has been waiting for you here all afternoon."

Before Tang Lei arrived, the laughter had already arrived first, and his tone was cordial, but he couldn't help but seem too enthusiastic.

Different from Guo Xianhe's elegance and elegance, Tang Lei is tall and thin, with a luxurious temperament, although he is a little too eager at the moment, but the sense of grace is not reduced at all. Born in a famous family, he belongs to the Privy Envoy Wang Han's lineage, for 20 years, even when Zhang Qian is the most powerful, this Tang Lei can still firmly hold the Ministry of Industry in his hands, although the Ministry of Industry ranks at the end of the six, there is a reason why Zhang Qian does not pay attention to it, but the cleverness of the person can also be seen.

Seeing Tang Lei's enthusiasm, Xiao Mo hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"Please forgive me, Lord Tang, and ...... the officials."

However, before Xiao Mo finished speaking, Tang Lei had already walked in front of Xiao Mo, personally grabbed Xiao Mo's hands, and said with a smile: "Zirou is not polite, although the old man's official position is above Zirou now, Zirou's future is far from being compared to Zirou, not to mention." The old man has always admired Zirou's knowledge and knowledge, as long as you and I are not above the court, we can get along normally, and there is no need to be so polite. ”

After a pause, Tang Lei pulled Xiao Mo into the yamen of the Ministry of Industry and said, "What's more. Zirou entered the court as an official, and Lord Guo of the Ministry of Officials will definitely explain the rules of the court to you. And the early dynasty knew that it would end at noon, so it was naturally a delay in time. The old man thought that he would not be able to see Zirou until tomorrow, and Zirou could come to my Ministry of Engineering at this time. It was a bonus. ”

"Thank you for your kindness."

Xiao Mo said politely, but he became more and more confused in his heart.

There is a saying that goes, nothing to do. Either traitor or theft. And Tang Lei is so polite to Ge Mo, why is it why?

After coming to the main hall of the Ministry of Industry, the handover of the formalities was handed over to the officials below, while Xiao Mo was personally accompanied by Tang Lei and several other officials of the Ministry of Industry, chatting with some gossip.

Tang Lei first praised Xiao Mo's handsome appearance with a smile on his face, then praised Xiao Mo's talent, and finally greatly praised Xiao Mo's personality and ability.

However, for Tang Lei's words, the waiters and directors of the Ministry of Works next to him all nodded and responded loudly, and occasionally said a word, but they praised Tang Lei even more.

In the end, Xiao Mo already doubted in his heart whether the person he was talking about was himself.

This praise lasted for a quarter of an hour. Then, Tang Lei suddenly changed his words and said with a smile: "Zirou, since Your Majesty has appointed you as the weapons supervisor, then Zirou will be my own person in the Ministry of Industry in the future." Since he is already his own person, if Zirou has any use to get the old man's place in the future, he must be polite, and the old man will not shirk if he can do it. Xiao Mo arched his hand and smiled: "Thank you, adult." When Xia Guan first entered the court, he didn't understand anything. If there is anything wrong in the future, I hope that the adults can give more advice", after hesitating for a while, Xiao Mo said again: "In addition, Xiaguan was ordered by His Majesty to serve as the Weapons Supervisor in the next period of time, in order to improve the speed of the craftsmen in the Ordnance Department to make strong bows and ballistas, Xiaguan is ready to make some changes to some systems in the Ordnance Department, and I hope that the Lord can fully support it." Tang Lei laughed and said: "Zirou is humble, with Zirou's intelligence, she is young and steady, and she knows how to advance and retreat, where is the turn to get the old man's advice?" However, if Zirou has any questions in the future, she will come to the Ministry of Industry or the old man's house to ask the old man, and the old man will definitely know everything. As for the matter of the Ordnance Division, since His Majesty has appointed Zi Rou as the Weapons Supervisor, Zi Rou will naturally be in charge, and the old man and his colleagues in the Ministry of Industry will do their best to help each other and ask the old man to give it to others. If you want money and things, the old man will give money and things, as long as you can do your majesty's errand, if you have any requirements, Zirou will take care of it. He asked a middle-aged official next to him, "By the way, Li Shilang, are you ready for Zirou's mansion in the capital?" The middle-aged official smiled and said, "Go back to your lord." Xia Guan has already sent people to work day and night to repair the house in Zhuyi Lane. Now there are only a few finishing touches left, and when Zirou's clan comes to the capital, they can live directly in it.

Hearing the words of the two, Xiao Mo was slightly stunned and looked at Tang Lei suspiciously.

But seeing Tang Lei smiling and explaining to Xiao Mo: "The houses prepared by the imperial court for the officials have always been built by our Ministry of Industry, and since His Majesty Zirou has given me a mansion, my Ministry of Industry naturally has to prepare carefully." However, His Majesty did not explain the size and location of the mansion, and thought that Zirou and your family would soon come to Beijing, and it would be inconvenient to build a new house. So the old man made a private proposition and bought a house for Zirou at Zhuyi Lane, seven in and seven out, which should be enough for Zirou's clan to live.

It's just that the house is big enough, but it is inevitably old, so the old man sent craftsmen to repair Zirou's mansion well, and added a back garden and an inner lake, which is estimated to be completed in one or two days. After hearing Tang Lei's words, Xiao Mo not only did not rejoice, but became wary.

There is no flattery in the world for no reason, eating people with short mouths and short hands, Tang Lei will definitely get more benefits from Xiao Mo by doing this, which is not a good thing for Xiao Mo.

Although he thought like this in his heart, Xiao Mo still stood up, bowed to Tang Lei and said, "My lord is very loving, and the lower officials are terrified, and they are ashamed of it." After all, the house that Tang Lei gave Xiao Mo was, in the final analysis, the will of the court, but Xiao Mo couldn't say anything.

Tang Lei pulled Xiao Mo back to his seat again. Haha laughed and said: "You and I are officials in the same dynasty." Helping and supporting each other is what it should be, what does Zirou think? "Reading the latest chapter, please go to Vi mz to stare at Vi C Xiao Mo Although he nodded, he always felt that what Tang Lei said was quite meaningful.

However, as if he had thought of something, Xiao Mo hesitated again: "However, is it a little inappropriate for you to repair the house in Zhuyi Lane for your lower officials?" "It turned out that the civil officials of the Chu Dynasty wore green official uniforms below the seventh rank and light red official uniforms below the fourth rank. In the courtyard above the third grade, they wear dark red or light purple official uniforms. The reason why Zhuyi Lane is called "Zhu Yi" is precisely because most of the people who live in it are wearing red official uniforms, and the big ten are dark red official uniforms. As soon as Xiao Mo entered the court, he moved into Zhuyi Lane to live, which was really criticized.

Tang Lei didn't care, and said: "Although all the officials in Zhuyi Lane live in the fifth grade or above. But it was just a habit, and no one had ever stipulated that no officials below the fifth grade were allowed to live in Zhuyi Lane. What's more, as far as the old man knows, Zirou likes to be pure and pure, and the land of the capital. If it is pure, except for the palace where His Majesty lives. It's Zhuyi Lane, where Zirou lives. It can also be much less disturbing on weekdays. Li Shilang next to him said with a smile: "What's more, with Zirou's great talent and His Majesty's love for Zirou, although it is still a sixth grade today." But the day of ascension is already expected, in my opinion. Within three or five years, Zirou was already above the fifth grade of the official residence. Xiao Mo shook his head with a wry smile, and there was no reason to refute it, so he could only thank the staff of the Ministry of Industry. After a few more polite words between the two sides, Xiao Mo finally said to Tang Zhen: "Lord Tang, Your Majesty appointed me as the Ordnance Superintendent to manage the affairs of all kinds of equipment prepared for the front line, the king's order must not be neglected, today is not early, and ask Lord Tian to send an official from the Ministry of Industry to lead the subordinate to the Ordnance Superintendent, so that the subordinate can prepare early, so that I can wait for the completion as soon as possible." As Xiao Mo's words fell, more than 20 officials in the main hall of the Ministry of Industry suddenly fell silent, and they all looked at Xiao Mo with their eyes flickering.

At this point, Xiao Mo can already confirm that the fundamental reason why the people of the Ministry of Industry are so attentive to him must be because of his own appointment as an ordnance supervisor, and the Ordnance Department, I am afraid that there is something that cannot be known to outsiders.

After a while, Tang Lei suddenly waved his hand and said to the officials of the Ministry of Engineering in the hall: "Ladies and gentlemen, go and handle official business, and the old man will personally take Lord Xiao to the Ordnance Department to take up his post." Xiao Mo was slightly stunned, and said: "Lord Tang, you are the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and you are a second-class member of the court, so it is inappropriate for you to personally send me to take office, right?" Tang Lei shook his head with a smile and said, "Zirou, you are ordered by Your Majesty to manage the Ordnance Supervisor, and the task of the Ordnance Supervisor these days is extremely important. The old man personally took Zirou to the Ordnance Division, one to serve the public, and the other to take this opportunity to explain to Zirou the matter of the Ordnance Supervisor, after all, the old man is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and no one else knows more about the Ordnance Division than the old man. Saying that, Tang Lei smiled at Xiao Mo and nodded, and Xiao Mo couldn't refuse at all.