The reactions of Zhang Weixin, Wang Kunjun and others were beyond Chai Rong's expectations, he didn't expect that these ordinary people from the Land of Hidden Clouds would actually refuse to enter the court as officials, which made him a little puzzled. In Chai Rong's opinion, the reason why these people came to the capital to see him with so many gifts thousands of miles away, in addition to their master writing a letter to invite them to come, the main reason was that they wanted to get an official and a half-position by serving the imperial court.

Of course, this is also human nature, Chai Rong didn't believe that these people had traveled so far and spent so much effort, just to be invited by his master. However, it turned out that Chai Rong was wrong, and when he had already expressed that he wanted to recruit the other party to become an official, the other party clearly refused, and the reason for refusal turned out to be to fulfill his so-called promise.

With a lot of incomprehension, Chai Rong asked: "It has been less than three years since you returned to Youzhou from overseas, and the time to contact the local people is still short, and I am afraid that there are not even a few friends who are confidants, why did you make such an oath?" And without knowing what kind of official position I would give up, I would give up the opportunity to become an official in the court in order to make an oath to these almost unknown people? ”

Wang Kunjun took a step forward and said, "Bixia, when you want the grass people to escape from the sea and set foot on the land of Youzhou, except for the few clothes they are wearing, they are almost useless. The grass people and others were able to reach the place where their ancestors lived from the seaside, and they relied on the alms and relief of the local people along the way. If it weren't for the help of the people along the way, the grass people would have starved to death in the wilderness. Don't say that you don't have to worry about food and clothing and live a rich life like now, I'm afraid that even the corpse capital has been fed to the beasts.

Later, in Liangxiang County, the ancestral hometown, the grass people and others were taken care of by the local squires and the common people, so they were able to temporarily live in the Taoist temple of the fourth brother Yuxuzi. Moreover, every step of the development of grass people in Youzhou is inseparable from the strong support of local squires and people. It is the care and support of the local squires and the common people that make the grass people have today's scenery. It can be said that the squires and people of Youzhou are the regenerated parents of the grass people, and without them, there would be nothing for the grass people.

It is precisely because the squires and people of Youzhou have such great kindness to the grass people, and the grass people and others have seen the Khitan people's endless oppression and demand for them, so the grass people and others will swear to the sky that if they cannot free the squires and people of Youzhou from the rule of the Khitans in this life and this life, they will never leave Youzhou and leave their reborn parents. Therefore, although the grass people and others were mistakenly loved by Bixia and wanted to recruit them as officials in the court, they still dared to ask Bixia to take back their orders and let the grass people return to Youzhou to fulfill their promises. ”

After speaking, Wang Kunjun fell to the ground, and the other members of the "delegation" also followed suit and bowed down together.

Wang Kunjun's words have raised this matter to the height of personal faith, in this era when everything must be "reasoned" first, and even the army must first find a good excuse and issue a good document, even Chai Rong, the emperor, can not blatantly ask Wang Kunjun and others to put aside the word "faith" and become a courtier for themselves.

Therefore, although Chai Rong couldn't figure out whether what Wang Kunjun and others said was true for a while -- in fact, according to Chai Rong's mode of thinking, he was still inclined to believe that what Wang Kunjun and others said was true, otherwise he would have asked someone to push the other party out and cut him off on the charge of resisting the decree -- but he still reluctantly accepted the reality that these people with real talent and learning could not be used for themselves immediately.

However, for the purpose of wooing, Chai Rong did not intend to retract his decision to reward his official position. Therefore, after a little thought, he said: "I am not wrong, and it can be seen from the oath that you are all people who value love and righteousness. If you can repay your kindness, I naturally have no reason to stop you. Therefore, I decided to return to Youzhou for the beauty of adults. However, I am the Son of Heaven, and I have already said that there will be a reward, so I can't break my word. However, when you are in Youzhou, the ministry officials must not be able to do it, so they can only seal the title of the scattered officials first, and then wait for you to really enter the court in the future, and then seal the corresponding ministry official positions according to each person's ability and merit. ”

After speaking, without waiting for Wang Kunjun and others to make any more excuses, he said in a very solemn tone according to the list of "delegations" provided by Fuyaozi in his hand: "Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin and others listened to the order, Nian'er and others devoted themselves to serving the imperial court, and contributed to the dedication of telescopes, firearms and other rare things. The rest of your brothers who did not arrive in Beijing were respectively named Chaoyu Lang and Zhiguo Lieutenant respectively according to their civil and military abilities. ”,

Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin and others were too late to refrain at this time, so they had to kneel on the ground to accept the reward. Only Zhang Weixin, who is familiar with history, has a relatively clear concept of these, and knows that these official positions given by Chai Rong are all civil and military officials with names and no positions, and only represent the rank of everyone, without any actual position. In addition, Chai Rong had promised to let everyone return to Youzhou just now, so after Chai Rong finished the reward, he indicated that Wang Kunjun and others, who had cast an inquiring eye at him, could accept these rewards. Then, he took the lead in thanking and said, "The minister is grateful." ”

With Zhang Weixin's demonstration, everyone else, except for Lin Xiaoyu, who was not sealed at all, also followed suit. As a result, Lin Xiaoyu, the only one who did not lower his body, stood out very prominently. This sudden situation made Lin Xiaoyu a little overwhelmed, she didn't know whether she should be grateful like the other brothers, or just straighten up.

Fortunately, the process of thanking the brothers was very short, and with Chai Rong's "All the ministers are exempt from courtesy", everyone stood up again. However, Lin Xiaoyu's embarrassment had obviously been seen by Chai Rong, so he heard him say: "As for Miss Lin, although a woman can't be an official, I will reward her in other ways." Hmm, by the way, I wonder if Miss Lin has ever been married? If Miss Lin is the wife of a certain Aiqing who has been rewarded just now, then I can make you Mrs. Destiny. ”

Lin Xiaoyu was stunned at first when she heard Chai Rong call herself a girl, but immediately reacted, and the other party had already seen her daughter's body early in the morning. However, it also makes sense. Who made her Lin Da beautiful and beautiful, she had to choose a suitable one to wear men's clothes, and her behavior did not deliberately imitate men, as long as the other party was not blind, she would see at a glance that she was a female child dressed as a man. Of course, Lin Xiaoyu doesn't really care about whether she can be an official, she has never wanted to be an official. However, regardless of whether he has the intention of becoming an official or not, Chai Rong's question still has to be answered.

Considering the difference between ancient and modern concepts, Lin Xiaoyu decided to make some small changes to her experience, and she replied with a true and false balance: "Your Majesty, the Minnu was married when she was overseas, but the Minnu's husband was not among the brothers. He was a man of thin life, and he lost his life in the great storm that he encountered on the way back to Middle-earth. And the folk girl has not remarried since returning to Middle-earth, so she is still alone. ”

Hearing that Lin Xiaoyu was a widow, Chai Rong had no choice but to give up the idea of making her the wife of the Imperial Order, and instead rewarded a lot of money, clothes and other things.

At this point, the major event of the "southward delegation to meet the delegation" in Beijing to meet Chai Rong should also be regarded as coming to an end. However, just when the brothers of the "delegation" were waiting for Chai Rong to allow them to leave the palace, the situation changed again. It's just that it wasn't someone in the side hall who caused the change, but a little eunuch who entered the side hall at this time.

This little eunuch was the one that Chai Rong sent to send a mirror to Empress Fu just now, he hurried into the side hall, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Wang Kunjun and the others were still here. The little eunuch's abnormal behavior attracted Chai Rong's attention, and he asked in a deep voice, "Why are you so alarmed?" ”

The little eunuch immediately knelt on the ground at Chai Rong's question, and said, "The official family forgives the sin." The slave maid was sent by the queen mother to deliver a message to the gentry who sent the glass mirror, because she was afraid that they had already left, so the slave and maid ran in a bit of a hurry along the way. ”

Seeing that it was his own queen who sent him to pass the word, Chai Rong didn't care about pursuing the little eunuch's faux pas, and asked, "What did the queen let you say?" ”

The little eunuch replied: "The official family, the queen mother heard that there are women among the Youzhou gentry who came to Beijing to meet this time, and she really wants to see them and reward them in person. So I sent a slave to spread the word, wanting to summon this woman to meet **. ”

Although Queen Fu's request surprised Chai Rong, after all, the husband and wife are deeply in love, and the wife has this request, and it is a legitimate and reasonable request, and the husband will naturally not refuse. Therefore, Chai Rong said to Lin Xiaoyu: "Miss Lin, since the queen wants to summon you to meet ** and give you a reward, you will go with Xiaohuangmen." ”

"The queen wants to see Lin Xiaoyu!?" , This news was too sudden and unexpected, and all the brothers in the "delegation", including Lin Xiaoyu himself, were confused, and they didn't understand that Empress Weishenme would have this request. It is said that the three glass mirrors are nothing special, so as not to make the well-informed queen so excited. Xu Shaoan even wondered if it could be that Chai Rong had taken a fancy to Lin Xiaoyu, and planned to leave Lin Xiaoyu behind under the pretense of the queen's mouth, and then find a way to make her a concubine for herself. ,

Thinking of this, Xu Shaoan couldn't help but feel a little anxious. Although he and Lin Xiaoyu have broken up, from the bottom of his heart, he still cares about Lin Xiaoyu very much. As a modern person, he has the impression that ** is a dark place that does not see the light of day, and being the emperor's concubine is a very dangerous profession, and there are not many people who can get a good death.

Thinking that Lin Xiaoyu might never return, Xu Shaoan couldn't control himself, and seeing that Chai Rong didn't ask Lin Xiaoyu's opinion at all, he asked her to see the queen immediately, and even believed that there was a "conspiracy" here. So, he clenched his fists and was about to do it.

Just when Xu Shaoan wanted to come forward to stop Lin Xiaoyu from going to see Empress Fu, Zhang Weixin, who noticed the abnormality, immediately secretly stretched out his hand to hold him and signaled him not to be excited with his eyes. Because in Zhang Weixin's view, Empress Fu's move should just be to express her heart to the person who gave the gift in person, and Lin Xiaoyu, as the only woman in the "delegation", is naturally the best choice for this summons. Therefore, while signaling Xu Shao'an with his eyes, he told Xu Shao'an not to be impatient, and at the same time told Xu Shao'an his judgment in a very low voice. At the same time, he warned him that this is the palace, and he must not act recklessly, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable.

After listening to Zhang Weixin's analysis and admonition, Xu Shaoan also calmed down from the impulse just now. He nodded, and also said in a very low voice: "Seventh brother, don't worry, my brother won't come nonsense." ”

Although Xu Shaoan calmed down, Lin Xiaoyu still did not wake up from her stunnedness, so that she did not react to Chai Rong's order to ask her to see the queen. Fortunately, Chai Rong saw that Lin Xiaoyu didn't move for a long time, and only thought that she was timid and afraid of life, so she didn't dare to see the queen, so she comforted her: "Miss Lin doesn't have to be afraid, the queen treats people generously, she just wants to reward the person who gave the gift in person, and she will never embarrass you." ”

Chai Rong's kind words made Lin Xiaoyu's heart settle down a lot, she subconsciously looked at Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin, and saw that both of them signaled her not to worry, so she no longer hesitated, responded to Chai Rong's voice, and followed the little eunuch to **.

sent Lin Xiaoyu away, and Chai Rong's summons officially ended. He ordered Wang Kunjun and others to return to the pavilion for a while, and as soon as the official document officially appointed by the imperial court arrived, they could return to Youzhou on their own. Wang Kunjun and the others received the order, and they were still led by the little yellow gate that brought them into the palace, and returned to the palace along the same road. Everyone thought that they would go out of the palace with Zhao Kuangyin all the way, but they never thought that Zhao Kuangyin and the minister surnamed Zhang were left by Chai Rong to continue to discuss things, and they did not go with everyone, so that everyone's attempt to "chase stars" could not be realized.

When the "delegation" returned to the pavilion, it was already dark, and everyone first went to see Master Tai, reported their experience in the palace to the old fairy today, and then accompanied the old fairy to have dinner before returning to their residence.

In the largest room in the courtyard where the "delegation" lived, everyone was discussing their experiences in the palace today, while waiting for Lin Xiaoyu to come back. Others were better, and after leaving the special environment of the palace, Xu Shaoan became a little anxious again. This guy didn't eat much dinner, and he was walking around the room all the time. However, everyone can understand his feelings, so although his brothers turned their heads a little too big by him, no one came out to accuse him.

It wasn't until the beginning of the unitary period that Lin Xiaoyu, escorted by several small yellow doors, returned to the pavilion with a large bag of things. The brothers hurriedly stepped forward to inquire about the situation, only to learn that it was Queen Fu who was very happy to see Lin Xiaoyu, and was very interested in her overseas experience, chatted with her for a while, and rewarded her with many things. Later, when he saw that it was getting late, he left her in the palace for dinner, which is why he came back so late.

The brothers were relieved when they figured out the situation, and Xu Shaoan finally quieted down and began to discuss the next move of the "delegation" with Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin.

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