Xiao Changyi approved Shao Xi's long vacation, which means that from today onwards, Xiao Changyi will not hand over any important errands to Shao Xi, which makes Shao Xi can't help but secretly rejoice in his heart.

Since entering the Central Plains, it seems that things have not stopped in the past year, whether voluntarily or not, and compared with the previous on the grassland, the whole person has not stopped.

After Shao Xi thanked Xiao Changyi, he actually made a request again with a face.

"Holy Lord, Wei Chen has a small request, I hope the Holy Lord can answer it."

When Xiao Changyi heard that Shao Xi wanted to make a request again, he couldn't help frowning, and said in his heart that this kid was a little bit inch-deep, is he too good at talking?

But since he has already brought it up, it is better to let him say it and listen to it.

"You have another request? Let's hear about it. ”

Shao Xi glanced at Xu Maocheng, who was standing next to him, and said to Xiao Changyi with a hippie smile: "Wechen went to Nanzhao this time, and I was fortunate to have Lord Xu's help along the way, and Wechen felt that Lord Xu was thoughtful and rigorous.

"Wechen went to Qingshan County to build a cemetery for his deceased wife and wanted to ask Lord Xu to go with Wechen, and hand over this matter to Lord Xu, so that Wechen felt more relieved, and asked for the grace of the saint."

Xiao Changyi turned his head and glanced at Xu Maocheng, Xu Maocheng bowed his head at the moment and didn't dare to talk, but he was very grateful to Shao Xi in his heart.

You must know that the officials of Shangshu Province go out to do the emperor's errand, but it is both face-saving and beneficial, because it is a substitute for the saint to go out to do business, no matter where he goes, the local officials are regarded as guests, and the benefits are naturally needless to say.

What's more, this time I went to help Shao Xi build a cemetery for his deceased wife, this matter is not very difficult, but the power is not small, whether it is the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, or the local officials at all levels in Qingshan County, they must unconditionally contribute money and efforts, and he Xu Maocheng can also take this opportunity to make friends with many people who hold real power in the DPRK and China.

This is not the point, the most important thing is that Shao Xi handed over this matter to him is a great trust in him.

You must know that Shao Xi is already a fourth-grade now, and in view of the importance that the current saint attaches to Shao Xi, it will be a matter of time before he is promoted to the third-grade in the future.

As long as you are on the third grade, I can't say that I will really be the marquis in the future, if I can do this thing beautifully, I can further deepen the relationship with Shao Xi.

Once Shao Xi gains power in the future, he Xu Maocheng will also be able to follow suit, and the chances of becoming an official will naturally be much greater.

So when Shao Xi asked him to go to Qingshan County with him, Xu Maocheng was already secretly surprised in his heart, which clearly showed that Shao Xicheng wanted to help him, how could he not be grateful to Shao Xi?

In fact, Shao Xi is also wooing Xu Maocheng, you must know that if you want to establish power in the court, you don't know how long and what month it will take to rely on those students in the academy to cultivate?

Now we are trying to find some capable and unambitious officials in this court to win them over, and we will also gather a group of loyal and capable people around me.

Shao Xi's request made Xiao Changyi a little crying and laughing, and he gave him two chances, but he didn't expect that what he proposed was something that was not painful, but he was not greedy at all, which made Xiao Changyi feel very pleased.

So he smiled and said, "I thought you would make some great request, but it turned out to be such a small matter, and I was allowed to do so." ”

After speaking, he turned his head to Xu Maocheng and said, "When Shao Aiqing goes to Qingshan County in a while, you can go with him!" No matter what you do over there, you just do what he wants, his arrangement is my arrangement, Xu Aiqing, do you know? ”

Xu Maocheng hurriedly knelt down and replied: "Weichen obeys the holy order!" I must assist Lord Shao with my heart, thank the Holy Lord and Lord Shao for their trust, and we will live up to the trust of the Holy Lord and do things well! ”

"Hmm!"

Xiao Changyi nodded, turned back to look at Shao Xi, and asked, "Are you satisfied now?" Everything is up to you. ”

Shao Xi hurriedly thanked him and said: "Wechen thanks the saint's compassion, Wechen will definitely go to the soup and fire, and his liver and brain will be smeared to repay the grace of the saint!" ”

Xiao Changyi smiled and tapped Shao Xi with his finger and said, "You have this mouth!" You don't have to think about it when you say beautiful things, if you really have this heart, you will give me more advice in the future, anyway, your head is a crooked idea, although it can't be put on the table, but it is very effective, you don't want to be perfunctory when the time comes. ”

Shao Xi smiled with a smile on his face, and said earnestly: "The saint is laughing, how dare Weichen perfunctory the saint?" But where there is a will in the saint, the ministers will do their best and do their best, and they will not dare to be careless. ”

Xiao Changyi is also a little fed up with Shao Xi's flamboyant tongue and full of compliments.

So he waved his sleeves impatiently and said, "Okay, okay!" Don't show your loyalty here anymore, it's time to seal it, it's time to reward it, you two stand down! If anything happens to me, I will announce that you will enter the palace. ”

Shao Xi and Xu Maocheng saw that Xiao Changyi had started to drive people away, so let's be more interesting!

The two of them retreated, left Xiao Changyi's imperial study slippery, and walked towards the direction of Yintai Gate together after coming out.

"Thank you Lord Shao for your care, this time I went to Qingshan County with Lord Shao, and I will definitely do my best to complete the construction of Mrs. Shao's cemetery for Lord Shao, and I will never dare to make any mistakes, as long as Lord Shao has something to do in the future, I will tell my lord at any time."

Xu Maocheng thanked Shao Xi as he walked, and Shao Xi won a good deal for him this time.

It is only necessary to go to Qingshan County to build a cemetery for Ye Ziyuan, and the silver, craftsmen, and materials required are all collected by the household department and the Ministry of Industry.

To put it bluntly, let him go is to keep an eye on the quality of the project, don't cut corners, and there is nothing else for him to do.

But if this matter is done, the credit will be his, and when the time comes, Xiao Changyi will reward him with a good supervision, and his credit will be the same as that of picking it up for nothing.

And Shao Xi was willing to let him supervise this matter, which naturally meant that he trusted him, and he should thank Shao Xi.

Shao Xi smiled and waved his hand, and said to Xu Maocheng with sincerity on his face: "Lord Xu doesn't have to thank this official for this matter, as soon as I saw the Holy Lord, I knew that you had already said a lot of good things about me in front of the Holy Lord before the arrival of the Lord.

"I'm not a person who is not grateful, you Lord Xu helped me, and the official naturally wants to help you, not to mention that you are indeed quite effective in this envoy to Lord Nanzhao Xu, and the matter of building a cemetery for Neiko is handed over to Lord Xu, and the official also feels very relieved.

"So this errand and credit is earned by Lord Xu, you rely on your own ability, and you don't have to thank this official! This official is new to the court, and many places still need people like Lord Xu to give more advice and help.

"In the future, you and I will come to Japan for a long time, as long as Lord Xu helps the official, I, Shao Xi, am also a person who knows how to repay the favor, and if Lord Xu needs the help of the official in the future, just ask."

Xu Maocheng had a flattered expression on his face, you must know that Shao Xi is already a high-ranking official at present, not to mention that Shao Xi's four grades are still the supervision history of "Jing Chengsi".

He, the fourth grade, is a real power-holder, and even the second-grade Zhongshu Ling and Shang Shuling, who are the left and right phases, have to be polite in front of Shao Xi, and they can't find a few people like Yang Mucheng, the waiter of the Criminal Department.

Now just because he sent Nan Zhao together to let the Lord Shao in front of him take such care of him, Xu Maocheng was really a little surprised.

Because he didn't think he had done anything that could attract Shao Xi's attention, everything was just done according to Shao Xi's instructions, but this trip back made Shao Xi value himself so much.

Xu Maocheng really felt that his fortune had come, it seemed that Shao Xi was his nobleman, and in the future, he would probably have to rely on Shao Xi to raise himself on his way to advancement in this court.

It can only be said that Xu Maocheng's perception of himself is still very clear, and indeed as he thinks, Shao Xi actually doesn't think he is a smart and capable person.

However, this person is very down-to-earth, cautious and steady, and can do everything he is assigned properly.

More importantly, he found that Xu Maocheng was very knowledgeable about current affairs and knew how to judge the situation, perhaps out of order to protect himself in this officialdom, but I have to say that his unpretentious character does make people feel very relieved.

Xu Maocheng is a typical kind of person who doesn't have to worry about things when he hands them over, and Shao Xi really needs this kind of person around him.

Down-to-earth, unassuming, and reliable in doing things are the biggest advantages that Shao Xi saw from Xu Maocheng.

Although such a person can't entrust him with some particularly difficult things, you can rest assured that he will not be held back by entrusting him with some ordinary affairs.

"Lord Shao's kindness to the lower officials, the lower officials will remember it, the lower officials have served in Shangshu Province for many years and have never met people as young and promising, talented, extraordinary and sympathetic to his subordinates as Lord Shao, as long as Lord Shao does not dislike the mediocrity of the lower officials, the lower officials are willing to serve the work of the dogs and horses for Lord Shao in the future."

Shao Xi looked at Xu Maocheng's expression full of gratitude, and said in his heart that this honest man must have been excluded a lot in the court, depressed and unwilling, even if he has some abilities, he is not valued.

Now that he has given him such an opportunity, he is so grateful to himself.

This is very good, and if you are grateful, you must be a loyal person, and maybe you will really be able to become a powerful person under your own hands in the future.

"Lord Xu, don't be polite to this official anymore, you and I are now officials in the same court, so we should support each other and facilitate each other, don't say who serves whom.

"I think Lord Xu is also a loyal person, and this official is willing to help Lord Xu achieve something in this career in the future, and don't forget each other if there are any benefits in the future."

Shao Xi's words almost made Xu Maocheng cry, it was a little incredible for Xu Maocheng that a fourth-grade inspector who was being favored in front of the saint could look down on himself as a fifth-grade Zuo Shilang in Shangshu Province.

At this moment, Xu Maocheng actually had the feeling of meeting a confidant, he actually felt that he had been an official in the court for so many years, and Shao Xi was still the first person who really valued him and really saw the shining points in him.

Although he didn't dare to say that he was a thousand-mile horse, he believed that Shao Xi must be that Bole, and such a person would definitely have many followers around him in the future, and he would become one of them.

Xu Maocheng seems to see Shao Xi's future, and he also seems to see his own future.

At this time, he deeply believed that Shao Xi would be the one who would influence the future of the Jingyuan Dynasty, and following such a person would definitely have the opportunity to witness history, and might even leave a name in history.

The more he thought about it, the more determined Xu Maocheng was to follow Shao Xi in the future, and perhaps today was the beginning of his assistance to Shao Xi to create brilliance.

Shao Xi looked at Xu Maocheng, who had already decided to take refuge in himself, the corners of his mouth were lightly raised, and the smug look of successful planning flashed on his face.