When he went down to court, Gao Xuan, the household servant, deliberately slowed down, just to wait for Qin Jue.

Two years ago, the original secretary of the ministry woke up Mr. Su to give office, and Qin Jue took over from Mr. Su as the leader of the ministry.

Last winter, when Zhang Xiu and Zhang Laoshangshu of the household department went to court, he accidentally slipped and broke his leg. The position of the head of the household was vacant.

Gao Xuan thought that the position of this Shangshu was his own, and he was happy in his heart. Waiting for the emperor's decree to appoint at any time. Who knows, this wait, from last year to this year. Seeing that most of this year has passed, and this position is still not settled, Gao Xuan is anxious.

I thought about asking Qin Jue, the secretary of the ministry and the uncle of the country, to see if he could talk from him. Seeing Qin Jue come out, he hurriedly took two steps behind and said, "Lord Qin, please stay?" ”

Qin Jue also returned the half-salute and said politely: "Is there something wrong with Lord Gao?" He could think of what the old boy was up to with his toes.

To tell the truth, this person who has been in the household department for many years and has been conscientious, although he has not made any great achievements, he has not made any mistakes, and his qualifications alone are enough.

But what is the status of the six Shangshu, which was the prime minister in the previous dynasties. Those who can sit in this position must not only be able to work, but also be able to work. Vision, ability, and courage are all the same.

Especially the Tobe. The household department is in charge of Daxia's money bag, and the choice of a chief official is even more cautious, this one is really worse.

However, as an official in the same dynasty, even if you know some results, you still have to have the face you deserve.

Gao Xuan said cautiously: "Since Lord Zhang Zhishi, there has been no chief official in the household department for nearly a year. I wonder if Lord Qin has ever heard of His Majesty's plans? ”

Qin Jue said quietly: "No! ”

Gao Xuan obviously didn't believe it: "Why should Lord Qin bother me." You are a secretary of the ministry, uncle of the country, how come there is no news at all? ”

Qin Jue said: "Lord Gao is cautious. Although Qin is the chief official of the ministry, he does not dare to speculate on the king's heart, and please don't embarrass Lord Gao! "All the words have been said about this, and Gao Xuan can't be entangled anymore, so he can only say goodbye and leave sullenly.

When the officials saw it from afar, they all shook their heads, this Gao Xuan was really stupid.

His Majesty would rather leave the position of the head of the household department empty for nearly a year, and not mention the matter of the successor at all, so that anyone with a discerning eye can see who it is reserved for. Only this Gao Xuan still can't understand, or he doesn't give up.

Alas, stupid man!

Jiang Wenyuan saw that his daughter was holding a big wooden box all the way, and she would take it with her no matter how she got in the car or when she got off the bus, and she would put a meal in front of the box when she ate.

Although her daughter has her own reasons for doing things. But when I stopped to rest at noon that day, I still couldn't help asking, "Good baby, what kind of living creature do you have in your box?" Do you want me to hug you? ”

Jiang Yuqing shook his head, gently stroked the box, and smiled a little sadly: "It's the grave." I took it from the graves of the heroes outside the Yumen Pass.

Most of them have never been to the capital in their lives, and I want to take them to see how prosperous the land they are guarding is. ”

Jiang Wenyuan was stunned for a moment, and then said with red eyes: "It should be!" After returning to Beijing, we built another martyr's shrine next to the ancestral shrine in the back garden, and enshrined them in it forever. They don't deserve to be forgotten. ”

"Daddy, thank you!"

Jiang Wenyuan touched his daughter's head and evoked a slightly bitter smile.

My daughter looks so happy and lively every day. He thought she had forgotten the pain, but it turned out that she had been immersed in the pain and had never come out.

Some people have some things that are destined to be engraved in the depths of her memory forever, never deliberately remembered, but never forgotten.

Jiang Wenyuan knew, and everyone knew it.

After that, when eating and resting, everyone will set aside a seat for "them", put a pair of dishes and chopsticks, and add food. No one is afraid, and no one is discouraged.

After a month and eleven days of turbulence, the convoy finally entered the capital on the evening of September 14. At the moment of looking at the city gate, Jiang Yuqing gently patted the box next to him and smiled: "Partners, we have arrived in the capital!" ”

Jiang Yujiang and Jiang Yuchuan had been waiting at the city gate for a whole afternoon. At this time, when I saw the convoy coming from afar, I couldn't help but get excited immediately.

There is no need to look at the logo, and the Jiang family's convoy does not have a logo. Recognizable at a glance, there was a deer and a tiger next to Gain's convoy.

These two peculiar animals are also talked about because of the legend of the owner's family.

Jiang Yuqing sat in the second carriage and saw his brothers from a distance. Seeing his brothers waving in this direction, he also stretched his head out of the carriage and waved vigorously to his brothers.

When the carriage approached, the family got out of the carriage. The second brother came to salute.

"The son has seen his father and his mother!" Fifteen-year-old Jiang Yuchuan has grown into a handsome young man, slightly taller than his father. is full of vigor and calmness as the prince of the country.

Jiang Wenyuan patted his son's hand with relief: "Good job!" You're doing a great job! ”

"It was my father and mother who taught me well!" He touched his sister's little head again: "Good baby has grown up and become beautiful." ”

Jiang Yuqing rubbed his brother's hand in enjoyment, and slapped his ass: "My brother has also become handsome." And my brother also passed the exam, you are the best and most handsome brother in the world. ”

Jiang Yujiang on the side didn't follow: "Oh, only your seventh brother is handsome, isn't the eldest brother handsome?" "Jiang. Duanshui Master. Yu Qing immediately went online: "Handsome, of course handsome." My brothers are all handsome, and there is no ugly one in our family! ”

The crowd laughed, and those who praised others could praise themselves as well, and they saw it.

Jiang Wenyuan looked at his eldest nephew, who had not seen him for six years and was becoming more and more handsome and calm, and patted him on the shoulder very happily: "In a blink of an eye, you have grown so big." That's nice! ”

Lu Shi said proudly: "Which child in our family is not good?" It's just, Yujiang, shouldn't you also become a family? ”

Faced with the third aunt who urged marriage as soon as they met, Jiang Yujiang was also very helpless, so he had to say vaguely: "If the nephew has a liking, he will definitely tell the third aunt!" ”

Jiang Yuqing didn't want his eldest brother to be embarrassed by his mother, so he stepped forward and took Jiang Yujiang's hand and said coquettishly: "Big brother, do you want to hug one?" ”

Jiang Yujiang snorted and laughed, and nodded her forehead dotingly: "No, you have grown up,." Can't hold it anymore. But it's still okay to carry it on your back! He said and squatted down with his back as he did when he was a child.

Jiang Yuqing was overjoyed, and trotted and jumped on the back of his big brother, the corners of his little mouth raised high. Lu scolded her for being naughty, but she was happy in her heart, even if she hadn't seen her for a few years, there was no strangeness between her brother and sister. That's good!

The people exchanged a few words at the gate of the city, and then they rode into the city. If you have anything to say, I'll talk about it when I get home.

Compared with six years ago, the capital seems to be more prosperous. Although it was evening, there were no fewer vendors on the streets.

Mr. Jiang said the curfew was lifted in Beijing two years ago. Therefore, even at night, the people of the capital can come out and move freely. After two years of development, it has now formed a large-scale night market.

The people of the capital have gradually begun to enjoy this convenient life.

The original Qingzhou Hou Mansion has become the Guogong Mansion. The plaque at the door has also been replaced with six large characters with gold lacquer on the vermilion background inscribed by the emperor himself: "The Mansion of Jiang Guo".

When the carriage arrived at the gate of the Guogong Mansion, he saw that the door of the mansion was wide open, and Steward Zhao led all the slaves to stand on both sides to greet him.

Seeing that Jiang Wenyuan and his wife got out of the car, they hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

After six years, living in this magnificent mansion again, looking at everything that was once familiar and a little unfamiliar, Jiang Wenyuan couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

This time, I guess it's going to be longer.

The family has prepared a sumptuous meal of wine and food for the masters to catch the wind and wash the dust. Jiang Wenyuan thanked the servants for dutifully guarding their homes for so many years, so as soon as they came back, he rewarded them with two months' monthly money. The servants were overjoyed.

At the dinner table of the family banquet, in addition to the Jiang family's family of four, there were Jiang Yujiang and Doctor Qiu, and Jiang Wenyuan asked him to add a chair and a pair of chopsticks.

After the people brought the chairs, Jiang Yuqing put the wooden box on the chair, and then put the dishes, chopsticks and wine cups, the two boys of the Jiang family suddenly understood.

When I looked at the simple wooden box again, there was only distress and respect in my eyes.

After eating, Jiang Wenyuan called Steward Zhao and told him to invite the best craftsmen to come tomorrow and build another martyr's shrine next to the ancestral shrine in the mansion, Steward Zhao's reverence for this grandfather of the country went up to a new level.

After a tiring day of driving, everyone was a little tired. After eating, they briefly talked for a while, and then they all went back to their rooms to rest.

Nothing was said all night.

The next day, September 15, is suitable for the fifth dynasty. This dynasty implements a three-day and one-day court meeting system, and the first and fifteenth days of the new year are the big court meetings.

Jiang Wenyuan got up before dawn, put on the purple court clothes of the prince, and went to the palace gate early, waiting for the emperor to summon him.

Not long after the court meeting began, he heard the layers of announcements: "Xuan Jiang Guogong Jiang Wenyuan to the palace!" ”

This is the first time that Jiang Wenyuan has set foot in the Jinluan Hall in the nine years since he was an official, but he did not see the slightest crampedness. The atmosphere is calm, the dragon walks and walks the tiger, and the wind of both elegance and fortitude is on his body, and he bows down and bows: "Minister, Jiang Wenyuan, see Your Majesty, long live, long live!" ”

Emperor Xia Jing personally walked down from the throne and helped him up: "Aiqing, it's been hard all the way, please get up quickly!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The emperor was so attentive that he saw the ministers with a burst of hot eyes. But it's useless to have hot eyes, who let you not have Jiang Wenyuan's ability.

After that, the emperor asked about Suzhou in detail, and Jiang Wenyuan answered them one by one.

The emperor was very satisfied, and asked, "What are Aiqing's plans in the future?" ”

Jiang Wenyuan said: "But listen to Your Majesty's orders!" ”

The emperor said: "Since the head of the household department, Mr. Zhang, the post of the secretary of the household department has been vacant. In this way, Aiqing took on this burden for me! When the words fell, the ministers looked like they were really like this.

Jiang Wenyuan knelt down and kowtowed again: "Minister, Jiang Wenyuan thanks Lord Longen, he should fulfill his responsibilities and live up to His Majesty's expectations!" ”

After going down, several officials who were good friends on weekdays just patted Gao Xuan's shoulder and said, "Look away!" He left, leaving only Gao Xuanpestle in place, his mouth full of bitterness.

It's not that he doesn't know that His Majesty likes Jiang Wenyuan, but that position has never fallen, and he always has so many points in his heart that he is unwilling to take two points to be lucky.

Now that the dust has finally settled, he can extinguish that delusion. From the bottom of his heart, if anyone changes the position of this Shangshu, he will not be convinced.

Only Jiang Wenyuan, even he couldn't say half a bad sentence. You don't see, the treasury of this Great Xia can be so abundant now, and this grandfather has directly or indirectly contributed most of the credit.

Anyway, if the household can come to such a cattle man as the chief official, his future life will be much better. After figuring this out, the depression in Gao Xuan's heart also dissipated a lot, and he strode out of the palace.