The residence of Wei Dafu, the head of the Imperial Ministry of Rites, is located on the Return Avenue in the South Sixth District, which is not prosperous, but the location is moderate, not far from several large private libraries in the South District, and the environment is also good, many imperial officials have chosen this place as their mansion, Wei Dafu is one of the representatives.

It was already dark when Qin Duan took the carriage to Return Avenue, although it was already approaching the Spring Festival, there were still many pedestrians and vendors on the street, but fortunately, the road was not far, and Qin Dui and his party arrived at their destination smoothly.

Due to the experience of the assassination in Tokugawa, the guards were much stricter in guarding Qin Dui's official activities. Especially in this imperial capital, the people are not familiar with the place, and the soldiers of the guards are doubly careful, Song Tianxiong personally led ten guards to open the way, and there were eight guards on each side of the carriage to protect them, and Gu Dengyun led ten guards soldiers to be in charge. Among them, there were two beautiful female guards, who were also disguised as men, disguised as two personal guards, and rode in the same carriage with Qin Dui, guarding Qin Dui on the left and on the right.

For such a banquet to attend a formal occasion, Qin Duan knew that he had to go by carriage, and he had to wear the Great Qin clan's long robe according to the customs of the empire.

Due to the too many invitations, Qin Duan was very difficult to arrange the order, and after repeated consideration and weighing, he decided to attend the family banquet of Wei Dafu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, first.

Wei Dafu is a veteran minister of the imperial court for many years, and he is also very old in terms of qualifications, he is an old minister of the two dynasties, and the Ministry of Rites he manages is not a key department, so he has a good relationship with the ministers of the court, and he himself is also very open-minded, even if the relatives of the emperor are very respectful to him, choosing him as the first step to attend the social occasion of the imperial capital can avoid the contradictions of various forces, which is conducive to his survival in the imperial capital.

When Qin Duan established Northwest University and Northwest Military Academy, he was introduced to him by the dean of the Imperial Military Academy, that is, his cheap old man. After meeting a few times, I felt that the conversation was relatively close, and the old man was also very satisfied, and he strongly supported the establishment of two colleges in the northwest, and Qin Duan also knew that this old man was very straightforward, so the gifts he gave many times were just some academic works in the cultural circles of the Western Continent and the Central Continent brought by the businessmen who came and went with him. Great for the old man's heart.

Although it was a time of peace, in view of the fact that the situation in the Five Lakes region to the south was not calm, the princes and nobles still carried a large number of guards.

When Qin Duan and his entourage arrived at the open space in front of the mansion of the Ministry of Rites and the Lang Lang in the carriage, there were all kinds of carriages parked outside the gate, some of them were unique, some were small and exquisite, some were full of luxury, some were simple and generous, and there were many guards and royals standing next to the carriage. It's all there to gossip.

Qin Dui's carriage is still Master Li, seeing that Qin Dui does not have a car in the capital, he chose a larger one from his two carriages and let Qin Dui use it for the time being, of course, Qin Dui also asked Song Tianxiong to order three carriages with different specifications from the largest carriage manufacturer in the capital, but that must not be obtained until after the Spring Festival, and now he has to take Master Li's somewhat small carriage to use.

Originally, there was still the emblem of the Li family on the carriage, which had been taken down by Qin Dui, but Qin Dui, the mark that represented his identity, had not yet thought about it, so he had to leave it empty, so when he arrived at the door. Although the doorman was accustomed to seeing the world, he was also surprised by this vehicle that clearly belonged to the private of the noble, but did not have the insignia that represented the status. However, seeing so many guards vigilantly guarding the carriage, he also knew that the identity of the person who had come was extraordinary, and he very politely placed the ornate cushion for the lady's feet beside the carriage.

The first to get out of the car were two young men in a strong suit, who looked a little nondescript on this occasion, but their faces were unusually delicate, which surprised both the doorman and the butler who greeted them. But then the young man dressed in the traditional Great Qin clan robe immediately made it clear to them that this was the real host and guest.

"May I ask your name, sir?"

The middle-aged housekeeper who is full of everyone's spirit is extraordinarily calm, showing generosity but not making people feel distanced.

Qin Duan nodded secretly, just by the level of this housekeeper, you can see the bearing of a master, as the saying goes, it takes at least three generations for a nobleman to become a nobleman, which seems to be true. Wei Dafu has been a veteran of the empire for more than 20 years, and he is also from a scholar family, and he has considerable attainments in literature, calligraphy and painting, and even a random housekeeper is so unusual.

"Qin Dusk."

Gently spit out three words, Qin Dui motioned to Song Tianxiong to hand over his name sticker, and the three words "Qin Dui" in his handwritten handwriting on a very ordinary-looking Huzhou fine plate paper looked extremely simple, even a little cold.

But it was precisely this Qin Dui's own handmade name sticker that was sold for a whopping price of 600,000 imperial silver at a black market auction of precious works of art a hundred years later, and was bought by an unknown wealthy merchant, and the reason why this name sticker appeared in the black market auction is that a thief sneaked into the Wei family's old mansion and stole it from it, at first the thief did not know the preciousness of this object, and sold it to a calligraphy and painting dealer at a very low price. But it's a pity that it was only passed on to the third generation of the family, and was sent to the black market auction by the unfilial descendants, which also solved the life of the family for several lifetimes, and it can be regarded as saving a large family.

"Oh, Lord Qin is here, my master has been waiting for a long time, please." Although he was a little shocked, his tone was still neither humble nor arrogant, fully showing the good qualities of the middle-aged housekeeper.

The middle-aged housekeeper waved lightly, and a servant trotted in front of him, took the post and ran quickly into the door to hand it to the doorman, and at the same time, he took a step forward with his right hand and led the way for Qin Dui.

"Your Excellency Duke Qin Dui, the military and political envoy of the northwest of the empire and the governor of the North Loulan region, has arrived!" With a slight sweep of the post in his hand, the melodious voice of the doorman sounded in the warm and spacious hall.

Hundreds of pairs of eyes were fixed on the purple-red gold velvet curtain in an instant, as the curtain opened, Qin Dui, who was dressed in Tang costume, strode in, Qin Dui, who was accustomed to seeing big scenes, was far from being comparable to the past, fully showing his good adaptability, with a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, a simple hairpin with a simple shape on the jade crown of his hair, a well-fitting oil yellow brocade Tang dress gown, an embroidered ribbon at the waist was tied obliquely at will, and a milky white jade pendant was hung on it.

Sweeping the hall slightly, the smile full of joy seemed to infect everyone in the hall, and the atmosphere that was originally frozen at that moment was restored to its original state for a while, Qin Dui naturally integrated into this hall without hindrance. (To be continued......)