There were shouts from behind, and Xia Shang and Chuntian turned around one after another, and saw the clerk who had looked down on them just now panting and catching up.
He originally wanted to catch Chun Tian, but after all, it was this woman who the Master felt was inappropriate.
But when the clerk arrived in front of Chuntian, he was shocked by a cold look and grabbed Xia Shang instead.
Xia Shang did not dodge and looked at him: "What's wrong?"
"You...you...who asked you to bring a woman in?"
"Didn't you let us in?"
"Fart! How could I let you in? This is the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, where court officials work. How can you let women come in and out at will? It's simply unseemly. It's obviously you who broke in without permission!"
The clerk spoke very quickly, dragging Xia Shang out without even taking a breath: "Now, now! Get out of here!"
"I have business to attend to, it's related to the princess's marriage."
"Whose business do I care about you? Now that you have broken the rules, you must leave! How can you, a small editor of the Hanlin Academy, come to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites?"
Xia Shang frowned. Although he didn't care about some insignificant minor characters, some minor characters were too graphic and too eye-catching. No matter who they were, they would always feel a little unhappy.
Xia Shang was about to do something when another shout came from behind: "Master Xia, Master Xia..."
The sincerity in this shout can be heard from a distance, and the humble feeling is like a pilgrimage.
Goosebumps went up on the back of the clerk's back, and he thought that this statement was the essence of flattery, and the level of nausea was far more than when he met some high-ranking officials.
I don’t know when such a heroic figure appeared in the Rites Yamen. I should have known about it in advance.
The little official had many doubts in his mind. When he looked back, he saw Lord Shangshu staggering over. Although he was out of breath from exhaustion, the smile on his face still gave people a warm feeling like the spring breeze, and the words from before were still echoing in his mouth.
This voice, progressive and full of passion, was completely different from that of a petty official.
Hearing this voice, the junior official knew why he was still a junior official, and why the minister
Your Excellency is already Lord Shangshu.
Today, the clerk has experienced what true enthusiasm is.
But, who is Master Xia that Master Shangshu calls?
Master Xia?
Hanlin Academy edited Xia Shang?
Master Xia Shangxia?
Could it be that Master Shangshu is here for this Master Xia?
This is impossible!
He is just an editor of the Hanlin Academy, he doesn’t even have a rank, he is a non-staff employee, and he is just a writer hired from outside.
Although he is a junior official in the Ministry of Rites, he has a formal establishment, and he will be considered an eighth-rank official when he is assigned to places in the future.
And what is the rank of Lord Shangshu?
A true second-grade officer!
Apart from the Prime Minister, the Prince, and the Emperor, who else in the world can make Lord Shangshu so attentive?
The little official's mind was like lightning, and many thoughts flashed through his head. Before he could think about it, he was grabbed by the arm by Lord Shangshu and was violently thrown behind him.
Lord Shangshu immediately seized this opportunity and approached Xia Shang in a flattering manner. He chuckled and said, "Lord Xia, this is our first time meeting you. I am really reckless."
The junior official did not fall when he was thrown away by Lord Shangshu, but he fell to the ground under the word "Xiaguan" that Lord Shangshu called himself.
what's the situation?
Lord Shangshu calls himself a lower official to a Hanlin Academy editor?
What is the difference between a tiger kneeling down to a mouse?
This time it really refreshed the young official's world view. This was something he couldn't understand at all.
It is unclear why Lord Shangshu was so attentive, but the junior official had a vague feeling that the situation was not good, and that he seemed to have offended someone he could not afford to offend.
Xia Shang didn't look at the junior official, but looked at the middle-aged official in front of him with some doubts: "My lord is..."
"Dong Guojin, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Lower Official."
"It turns out it's Lord Shangshu. I don't know, Lord Shangshu, you are..."
"To be honest, I have wanted to make friends with Mr. Xiaoxia for a long time, but I just didn't have the chance. Today I got news that Mr. Xiaoxia is here as the reception minister to discuss the prince's wedding. I came here early, but I didn't expect it.
Mr. Xiaoxia came one step ahead. The lower official should have come out to greet him personally."
"Your Majesty, you're too polite. I'm just an editor of the Hanlin Academy."
, how can I bear the personal reception of Lord Shangshu?"
Dong Guojin ran around and spoke too fast. He felt a little out of breath. He took a breath and smiled at Xia Shang: "My lord is really joking. When I was the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I was talking to you in the court hall.
How majestic is the crown prince's tit-for-tat confrontation? The entire court, both civil and military, were enemies of you, and in the end, didn't you get out of the incident unscathed? Your subordinate was in the court at that time, and all of you could see Master Xia's grace."
"That was before, but now I am a low-level official. I am not even a senior official. Even the junior officials in your etiquette department can order you around."
Xia Shang said, looking back at the clerk a little behind, "Isn't that right?"
The clerk was a little far away and couldn't hear what Xia Shang said before, nor did he know what the other party was asking him.
But when he saw Xia Shang smiling at him, he kept his smile with a guilty conscience.
Master Dong naturally understood what Xia Shang meant. He turned back and glanced at the junior official coldly: "Don't worry, Master Xiao Xia, this blind thing will have to deal with it in the future."
Xia Shang originally wanted to acquiesce, but he thought that there was nothing wrong with the little official, he just made himself unhappy: "No need."
"Yes, yes...just do whatever Mr. Xiaoxia says. Come on, let's go to the Yamen together."
Under Dong Guojin's personal reception, Xia Shang went to the side hall of the Ministry of Rites to wait.
As Dong Guojin said just now, Xia Shang and others arrived earlier, and there was no one else in the side hall.
Dong Guojin also took the opportunity to get close to Xia Shang.
It doesn't matter if the petty officials outside don't know the names of Xia and Shang. How could the dignified Minister of Rites not know the glorious history of Xia and Shang?
In the official circles of the capital, there is no one who is not a big figure on the front line who does not know about Xia and Shang.
This Lord Xiaoxia almost fought with the royal family members and offended the entire court, but he is still alive and well.
How much ability does it take to do this?
If it hadn't been for the Xia and Shang riots in the capital, Dong Guojin's immediate boss, the previous Minister of Rites, would not have stepped down so early, and he would not have had the chance to take over.
It can be said that his current status has a lot to do with Master Xia.
Therefore, in Dong Guojin's heart, Mr. Xia is not only a great person, but also his lucky star. Naturally, he must get close to him.