The long night is finally over.
The morning light was faint, and the sun had not yet completely emerged from the sea of clouds. From Xiao's mansion, which had been noisy all night, several large carriages drove out one after another, and then, with the crisp sound of horse whips, they headed towards the imperial city in the north. .
Logically speaking, today is not a grand meeting.
But everyone knows that today is the day when the prince officially returns to Beijing, and it is also the time for Li Yuan to reward the heroes!
Therefore, as long as everyone was eating and drinking in the Tang Dynasty Hall, everyone was rushing towards the palace in this quiet morning, and Xiao Han's carriages were on the road, so they were not lonely.
The Xiao family carriage has always been famous for its luxury and comfort.
The wheels covered with thick leather made almost no sound when rolling on the main road of Zhuque Street, and were equipped with a few spring plates for shock absorption.
People in the carriage feel as if they are sitting upright in the clouds, and there is no longer the pain of being bumpy all the way and making their bones feel numb wherever they go.
Several carriages like this were running on the road, and they were immediately different from other carriages. Many people traveling with them secretly swallowed their saliva after secretly looking at these carriages.
No way, the sky-high price of 200 guan for a carriage is enough to make officials who are not even wealthy sigh in despair!
Moreover, they also heard that these carriages are not guaranteed to last a lifetime with a one-time payment, but will need to be continuously maintained in the future. Just changing the leather of the wheels is a sky-high price!
At first, many people wanted to impeach Xiao Han because of these luxurious carriages, but after discussion, no one was willing to be the leader, so the matter was dropped.
In the last and largest carriage of several carriages.
Duan Zhixuan, who had black eyes and looked as good as a national treasure, was looking at the people in the carriage suspiciously.
He drank so much last night that he couldn't remember anything when he woke up in the morning, but the bruises on his body told him that his life last night might not be stable...
"Old Cheng, did you do it?" Duan Zhixuan, who couldn't swallow his breath, stared at Cheng Yaojin who was in the same compartment for a long time, and the more he looked at him, the more suspicious he became!
"What? Me?"
When Cheng Yaojin heard Duan Zhixuan question him, his eyes immediately stared like bells, and he yelled angrily: "What the hell! I don't know who knocked this big bump on my head. Who has the time to poke your eyes?"
"Then, Lao Liu, it was you who did it?!"
Duan Zhixuan stretched his neck and glanced at the big bulge on Cheng Yaojin's head. Although he couldn't remember how his injury had anything to do with being beaten, he still honestly turned his eyes to Liu Hongji in the corner.
However, Liu Hongji, who had been silent since getting up in the morning, directly scolded you without raising his head: "Get out of here, uncle, hiss... your mouth hurts! Humph, don't let me know who slapped me, let me know who slapped me. I know, I have to tear my mouth to pieces!"
"your mouth……"
"roll!"
Duan Zhixuan raised his sleeves and wiped his face angrily after successfully receiving the goods again. Duan Zhixuan raised his sleeves and wiped his face: "Huh? That's weird. How did we end up like this?"
"Pfft..."
Just when everyone in the carriage was quite puzzled, someone actually laughed out loud in the middle of nowhere! Although the laughter was not loud, there was only so much room in the carriage, so Duan Zhixuan and the others still heard it clearly.
!
"Who!" Several people turned their heads and glared angrily!
Xiao Han covered his mouth, with a smile still hanging on his face. Seeing the angry looks of several people, he quickly rolled his eyes and explained: "Ahem, I, I'm not laughing at you! Yes, I suddenly remembered something happy.
Things..."
"What are you happy about? Say it and make everyone happy too?" Cheng Yaojin stared at Xiao Han and asked maliciously
"yes……"
Xiao Han was stunned by Cheng Yaojin's question. He said "yes" for a long time, but in the end he didn't say anything.
"What the hell! It's none of our business that he's happy? Hey! Xiao Han, did you see who messed with my eyes?" Duan Zhixuan didn't think much when he saw Xiao Han hesitating, and waved his hand to interrupt Xiao.
If it's cold.
"And my head..."
"My mouth..."
"Ahem, and my butt..."
Looking at these angry eyes, Xiao Han's head was full of black lines, and then he shook his head firmly: "I didn't see it!"
"Didn't you see it? Didn't you stay awake until the end last night? Why didn't you even see it?" Liu Hongji asked in disbelief.
Xiao Han touched his nose and said: "You guys were so drunk last night, how can my little body stand up to your tossing? So when I saw that the situation was not good, I found a place to hide first. When I came out again, you were already there.
That’s it!”
"real?"
A few people didn't seem to believe what Xiao Han said. They always vaguely felt that this matter had something to do with this guy!
"Really, more real than gold!" Xiao Han nodded hard to hide his guilty conscience...
Not to mention Cheng Yaojin’s head, Duan Zhixuan’s eyes, and Liu Hongji’s mouth.
It was really because he drank too much last night and insisted on performing martial arts in front of Xue Pan in excitement, beating them like human sandbags...
But, whose butt... God can tell, this is really none of his business!
"I didn't suffer any injuries on the battlefield. Why did I come back to drink and get injured all over my body?"
Similar questions were raised in other carriages at the same time...
But even when they arrived at the entrance of the palace, these guys didn't think of a single thing about it.
It’s all the fault of Xiao’s liquor, it’s too strong!
After entering the palace and walking through the wide square, Xiao Han, Cheng Yaojin and the others started climbing the damn steps.
Surrounded by a group of men with bruised noses and swollen faces, Xiao Han was the only one who was fair and clean without any injuries. Such a strange sight attracted the attention of many officials.
However, they only dared to take a sneak glance. After all, people who swelled into pig heads early in the morning usually don't have a good temper. They don't have to make trouble for themselves.
After finally climbing the damn steps, Xiao Han laboriously entered the main hall and sat down on the futon at the door regardless of Cheng Yaojin and the others.
These guys will naturally stand forward when they want to receive the reward. Since he has no reward, he will not go crazy and make do with it there.
I don't know how long Xiao Han rested. Anyway, he didn't hear the bell ringing. It wasn't until he accidentally raised his head and looked forward that he realized that the court meeting had already begun.
Today's court meeting is a little different from last time. Li Yuan's subordinates were changed from Li Shimin to Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng.
And looking at the position, Li Jiancheng seems to be closer to Li Yuan than Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, it is a blessing that the prince has returned from suppressing the rebellion! I think it is appropriate to reward the minister who has made great contributions this time!"
When Xiao Han looked up, he happened to see the old fox Pei Ji coming out of the queue to ask for credit for Li Jiancheng.
"A commendation? How to reward him? He is already a prince, how can you still pass the throne to him?"
Listening to Pei Ji's words, Xiao Han couldn't help but complain in his heart.
This chapter has been completed!