"Short pavilion?" Xiao Han climbed out of the carriage and looked around, feeling that compared with the long pavilion, this short pavilion is not short...
Behind Xiao Han's carriage is the frame of Butler Lu. At this time, Butler Lu seems to have something wrong. His face is livid, his hands are tightly holding the horse's reins, and his eyes seem to be on fire!
Not only him, but Uncle Fool next to him and the newly minted bookkeeper, Lao Cao, also looked ugly. Their gloomy faces made Xiao Lang, who had always been cautious, not dare to approach these people and could only stay far behind.
The five-mile road, whether it was far or near, was passed in just a tea break. The city wall of Sanyuan County could be seen in the distance. Xiaodong and Lengzi behind did not know whose advice they were listening to.
He ordered him to run after Xiao Han's carriage and ask Xiao Han to change into his official uniform. Someone from Sanyuan County will definitely greet him after a while. It is always not good to wear casual clothes.
Xiao Han is an idiot in this area, but he just does as the Romans do. He just does what others say. There is nothing wrong with following the crowd.
Last time in the court, Li Yuan allowed Xiao Han to wear a red robe. Although it was just a set of clothes, it symbolized a kind of honor. Xiao Han had almost forgotten about it, but Uncle Lunzi and the others did not value these things in general.
, after all, the master's family has a high status, and the people around them will also rise with the tide, isn't it right, the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister...
There is no need for Xiao Han to ask. In fact, Xiao Han is too lazy to ask about trivial matters here...
As early as in Chang'an, they found the best tailor to make the red robe. Today is also Xiao Han's first time wearing a red robe. Unknowingly, Xiao Han is now a young man who has achieved success, unlike the coward in his previous life.
The situation is very different.
Sanyuan County is actually not that big. It is not as big as a county-level city in later generations. Compared with Chang'an, it is even smaller and pitiful.
The wooden door covered with iron is only three feet high and ten meters wide. There are many marks of slashing and burning on it. It makes people feel shabby at first sight. Even the horseman driving the carriage thinks that the best destination for it is to be demolished.
Come down and light the fire...
At this time, a young official in dark green court uniform was standing under the dilapidated city gate, looking at Xiao Han's motorcade approaching with his hands behind his back, looking arrogant.
Half a body behind him, a middle-aged man with a bitter look on his face and dressed in light green stood there and kept wiping his sweat. Behind him, there were some government officials and people watching the excitement. It was very chaotic, but it was no more than a county.
Their parents were here, so they didn't dare to make any noise. They just craned their necks to look outside curiously.
Xiao Han's team walked slowly and soon arrived in front of the city gate under the gaze of everyone. Uncle Lunzi glanced at the people greeting him at the city gate, raised his palms and shouted softly: "Stop!"
"Xu..."
The auxiliary soldiers riding in the front row all took the reins of their horses, and the entire team stopped in an orderly manner.
The young official squinted at the auxiliary soldiers in heavy armor in front of him. At this time, the auxiliary soldiers were no longer what they were when they first followed Xiao Han. They were all wearing brand-new armor and riding strong horses.
Their fierce temperament makes people believe at a glance that this is a team of real elite soldiers!
The convoy stopped, but no one came out to speak. The air seemed a little solid. The young official squinted his eyes and waited for a while. Finally, he couldn't hold his breath and took the lead in raising his hand to the carriage behind the cavalry: "Your Majesty, Mr. Dou, the Minister of Etiquette."
Jing, I have met Mr. Xiaohou!"
Seeing this, the middle-aged man behind him quickly raised his hand and said: "Xiaoguan, the magistrate of Sanyuan County, Ma Zhiyuan has met the Marquis..."
"In ancient times, we greeted each other ten miles away. I didn't expect to see two adults greeting each other three feet away from the door today. It's really embarrassing for us..."
The Marquis did not come out, only a cold word floated over. He said it politely, but everyone could hear the deep sarcasm in his tone. Dou Jing's eyes, which were not big in the first place, were narrowed like a poisonous snake at this moment.
The speaker was Steward Lu. Originally, to him, a sixth-rank official of the Ministry of Rites was no different from a big shot. However, during the few days in the Hou Mansion, all the people who came and went were third-rank court officials, especially the prince-level Li Shimin.
A regular visitor, unknowingly, his horizons are naturally much higher. Seeing officials of the sixth rank is just like seeing passers-by on the road, without any signs of nervousness.
Dou Jing saw that Butler Lu's words were tough, but his age seemed to be a little different from the legendary Xiao Han. After hesitating, he did not immediately speak out and asked, "Is your Excellency Mr. Xiao Han?"
Butler Lu cupped his hands casually and said, "The master of the house is changing clothes."
When Dou Jing heard this, it turned out that this person was just a servant! A servant dared to ridicule me like this, it was completely contrary!!
Dou Jing almost exploded with anger, and immediately said angrily: "Drink! A slave dares to bark randomly and commit a crime against a court official. Is it possible that Mr. Xiao is so lawless? Is this the etiquette of the Xiao family?"
Butler Lu was still a bit bookish after all. He choked on this sentence and his face turned red and purple for a while. He was speechless for a while. The veterans next to him glared at Dou Jing.
In their eyes, everyone in the Hou Mansion is one of their own. They can make fun of each other or even fight with each other, but this is limited to their own people!
Now an outsider actually scolded their steward in front of him! This was a taboo. If he hadn't been wearing an official uniform, these rebellious auxiliary soldiers would have stepped forward to take action!
Dou Jing was stared at by these veterans who came down from the battlefield. He unconsciously took a step back and stood still. Dou Jing suddenly felt as if he was afraid of those people. This was embarrassing, and he quickly blushed.
He raised his face and said with a pinched neck: "What? You still dare to beat up the court officials?"
When the auxiliary soldiers heard this, they looked at the countless eyes behind this man. They really didn't dare to do anything to him. They could only look back worriedly, hoping that the Marquis would come over quickly and shut up this bastard!
Dou Jing saw the scrupulous look on the veteran's face in front of him, and he became energetic again. He jumped out and pointed at the veteran and was about to speak when he saw something flying towards his face...
"What the hell?"
Dou Jing stood there blankly. Before he could figure out what this thing was, he heard a crisp sound of "pop..." and a bitten apple flew out from the crowd and happened to hit him.
His face was so powerful that the official hat on his head was knocked to one side!
"Who?! Who dares to hit me?!" Dou Jing was almost stunned by the apple. It took him a long time to react, covering his face and screaming!
"Who just said that my family has no manners?"
A voice that could not be described as pleasant came from behind the veterans. It was not loud, but it was unusually calm. The atmosphere in front of the city gate, which was originally tense, suddenly relaxed.
The veterans moved their horses to make way for a passage, and Xiao Han, dressed in a bright red robe, walked slowly, guarded by Xiaodong and Lengzi on the left and right.
"Master Hou..."
"Master Hou..."
Butler Lu and the veterans on both sides bowed and saluted Xiao Han. Xiao Han waved his hand and walked straight to Dou Jing with a faint smile on his lips. He said nothing and looked at him with amusement.
Dou Jing covered his face. He was so angry that he wanted to curse, but looking at Xiao Han in front of him, he couldn't curse. He was stunned for a while, neither retreating nor advancing.
Dou Jing and Xiao Han are similar in terms of positions. Even Dou Jing's official position in the Ministry of Rites is much more noble than Xiao Han's official position in the Ministry of Works.
However, here, Xiao Han is a person with a title. With the title, no matter how big the official position is, his status is immediately much higher than him. It is like when others call Xiao Han, they always call him Marquis, and
Instead of calling him the Military Supervisor or the Supervisor... In the same way, Li Shimin's fiefdom was where the ancient Qin Dynasty was, so he was called the King of Qin. Official positions were no longer important to these people.
Time passed by second by second, and Dou Jing, who was looking at Xiao Han, began to have a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and his eyes that were trying to be calm began to become a little erratic.
Although Dou Jing was half a head taller than Xiao Han, he felt like he couldn't lift his head in front of this young prince. In the end, Dou Jing was defeated and faced Xiao Han first.
Han cupped his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty... Dou Jing, I have met the Marquis..."
The Tang Dynasty valued martial arts over literature, but in front of him was a Wuhou. He said these words bitterly. Dou Jing felt as if he was being suppressed. He had never thought that a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, a man who relied on "chance"
"It was a coincidence" that a person who sat in a high position could be so calm, which actually gave him a sense of powerlessness.
"Dou Jing?" Xiao Han looked at him, without mentioning what happened just now. His expression was as calm as that of a fifteen-year-old boy, and he said, "What are you doing here?"
"In response to the Marquis, according to etiquette, I will come to help the Marquis arrange the location of the Marquis's mansion."
Every word was suppressed. Although Xiao Han showed no expression, Dou Jing was even more frightened by a young man who showed no emotion or anger. Now, he began to regret taking this job.
"Oh, Ministry of Rites... Your surname is Dou, are you related to Queen Dou?" Xiao Han muttered something, and suddenly the conversation changed and he asked about Dou Jing's identity.
"No..." Dou Jing felt a little uneasy after being asked by Xiao Han. He didn't look arrogant at first. But in his heart, he wanted to establish a relationship with Queen Dou. If he was a direct descendant of the Dou family, how could he be questioned here?
A person can be crushed like a grandson?
The Dou family is such an awesome family. It has been passed down from the Xia Dynasty, the first dynasty in China, to this day. No one can imagine how much it has! This is a truly behemoth, a true Chinese family with a history of thousands of years!
"Oh..." Xiao Han obviously also had this intention. Of course, the person who came to the Dou family would not stoop to be a small sixth-grade official. If it was a side branch, Xiao Han would not have to give it to him.
Face, after all, in such a big family, apart from the direct line, the other collateral lines will not be any more noble than a chicken in front of Li Shimin...
After asking about this person's identity, Xiao Han felt a little strange. It stands to reason that the two of them had no enmity in the past and had no enmity in recent times. Could it be that this person had a funny brain and wanted to give him a blow?
"Since you are in the court, you must have heard of me. By the way, do you know the doctor who offended me for the first time?"
Xiao Han walked around Dou Jing twice and accidentally saw the jade pendant hanging on Dou Jing's waist. His eyes narrowed and he suddenly stood still and asked a profound question.
Dou Jing suddenly felt a cool breeze blowing on his back, and his legs began to bend unconsciously: "I know..."
"It's easy to handle if you know it!" Xiao Han raised his hand and patted Dou Jing on the shoulder with a smile, as if an elder cared about the younger generation: "...Since you are doing things for me, just put away your things for me.
The temper of an official, you must do things honestly and be a down-to-earth person! You can't play with this thing of showing power, and I won't accept it either!"
Dou Jing's mouth seemed to be filled with bitterness: "Yes, Lord Marquis..."
After talking about Dou Jing, Xiao Han turned to Ma Zhiyuan next to him: "What do you do?"
Ma Zhiyuan was almost frightened to the point of having cramps in his calves, and replied tremblingly: "Xiaguan, the magistrate of Sanyuan County, Ma... Ma Zhiyuan, I have met Mr. Hou..."
