The winter in the north is particularly dry, and all the grass in the fields has withered.
The exposed floating dust was blown up by the gust of wind, and like a tornado, it passed through the team.
At this moment, whether it was the soap uniform of the captain of the Dongchang School, the court uniform of the second-rank officials of the two ministers, or the flying fish uniform of the factory official Lin Shangli, there was a thin layer of dust on it.
While patting the dust on his body with the horse rein in his hand, Li An said: "Just for a while, I got dust all over my body. My face and mouth were all covered with dirt. I just want to come and see, after traveling thousands of miles
Come back, Brother Xiao, have you become a native?"
Wang Changlian just patted the hem of his clothes lightly and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao came to see me several times when we were in Qinghe Store. When I arrived at the Ministry of Rites, he was not in the capital. Today is the day for him to return to the capital.
I came here to greet him."
"You two are the dignified ministers of the Six Bureaus. They are in charge of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment of the imperial court. They can be said to be very powerful. Today, you have lowered your body to greet a school captain of our Dongchang. As the official of Dongchang, I
I would like to thank the two adults here for him."
Lin Shangli bowed to the two of them again.
Lin Shangli understood that the greater Xiao Chen's influence in the court, the more enemies would want to deal with him behind his back. Today he is very favored, but who can guarantee that he will always be favored?
As the saying goes, the higher you stand, the harder you fall.
Once Xiao Chen falls out of favor, those who want to add insult to injury will come, and those forces hidden in the dark will surface and target Xiao Chen everywhere.
Taking precautions has always been Lin Shangli's greatest strength.
The two people in front of me are the six most powerful ministers in the imperial court. Although I don't know how far Xiao Chen has interacted with them, allowing them to rush to Daxing to greet Xiao Chen regardless of the severe cold and the wind, but as a
Mr. Dongchang, by treating them with courtesy, could be regarded as doing his little bit to gain support for Xiao Chen in the court.
"The factory owner is out of touch when he says this. Although Brother Xiao and I have known each other for a short time, he is the only person in my life who can persuade me to become an official in the court. From now on, we will jointly assist the emperor in governing the world.
We can be considered a family, and we are together as a family. We still won’t say thank you.”
Wang Changlian said with a smile.
Seeing that Wang Changlian had taken the advantage of him, Li An also took a step forward: "Master, there is no need to thank me, it is Xiao Chen who still owes me a drink. He has been gone for dozens of days, and I have already wanted to drink.
, it’s just that he didn’t come back. No, when he comes back today, I’ll be stuck here, insisting that he pay me back the drink.”
"Easy to say, easy to say. There is no problem with this." Lin Shangli also laughed.
Listening to what the two said, Lin Shangli couldn't help but feel happy for Xiao Chen.
According to the influence that Xiao Chen has in the court where he is now, there are many people who want to get close to him and curry favor with him. However, there are only two ministers who are willing to brave the severe cold to come to Daxing on the outskirts of Beijing to greet him.
Although the two adults said it very calmly, no one would do this without a deep emotional foundation.
Xiao Chen is really quite good at being able to establish such a network of contacts in such a short period of time.
What's more, Li An, the Minister of Punishment, was Xiao Chen's mortal enemy before, but now he has become his close friend. Being able to turn enemies into allies is not easy, and he doesn't know what to say about Xiao Chen.
At the end of the official road, there was a faint sound of the wooden carriage shaft creaking. Everyone hurriedly looked up.
Five or six tall horses slowly appeared in everyone's sight.
He is dressed in soap-colored clothes and has a uniform saber hanging on his waist, which is clearly the standard attire of a captain in the East Factory.
"Mr. Factory Master, you are from our Dongchang. Xiao Chen and the others are back." Xiao Lizi waved the whisk in his hand towards the distance, then hurriedly turned back to look at Lin Shangli next to him, and shouted excitedly.
"Yes." Lin Shangli nodded, dusted himself off, and tidied up his makeup as if he was about to enter the palace.
A carriage appeared behind the Dongchang captains, followed immediately by a second and third carriage.
There were many famous captains running back and forth in the middle of the motorcade, checking each one one by one. Lin Shangli said: "With just such a small number of people, it's really hard work for them to bring back hundreds of prisoners."
"Brother Xiao is a very brave man. He is not afraid of people kidnapping people on the road." Li An chuckled and said mischievously.
Wang Changlian also quietly looked at the still far away convoy, with his hands behind his back: "This road is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there are many guard posts on the road, and there are some corrupt and bribed officials, how can anyone come back to kidnap
.Besides, even if there really are thieves without eyes, with Brother Xiao here, they are not asking for trouble."
The hundred and ten carriages finally appeared in everyone's eyes, and the two figures walking at the end made Du Shaoqin extremely excited.
"Xiao Chen, Duan Tianming, those are the last two people." Du Shaoqin waved his right hand and was about to lead people up to respond.
"Wait a minute." Lin Shangli stopped him, "With so many people rushing over, do you want to disturb the carriage? If the horses pulling the carriage are disturbed and run around, see if those two scold you.
you."
Du Shaoqin scratched his head, with a look of grievance on his face.
Why am I so unlucky today? I made the factory boss laugh at me twice in a row.
In about half a stick of incense, the first carriage pulling the prisoners had arrived not far from everyone.
Looking at the Dongchang team standing in the middle of the road ahead, Xiao Chen slapped the horse on the butt and rushed to the front of the team.
"Mr. Factory Master, why are you here?" Xiao Chen, who was as dirty as a native, turned over and jumped off the horse.
Lin Shangli smiled lightly and said: "There are too many people living in the capital and the air is not fresh enough. We came here specifically to Daxing to breathe in the dusty 'fresh' air."
Bastard, can't you tell that this formation is to welcome you? You still ask me what I'm doing here even though I know it.
Du Shaoqin took the horse's reins from Xiao Chen's hand and said, "I will go to the back of the motorcade and lead the team with Captain Duan."
Handing the reins to him, Xiao Chen patted Du Shaoqin's arm: "Go."
"Do you think we, the people from Dongchang, are the only ones here to greet you in Daxing today? We haven't seen the two ministers yet." Lin Shangli said with a smile, pointing to Li An and Wang Changlian next to the captain team.
Xiao Chen was busy chatting with the people in Dongchang just now, and he really didn't notice the team next to him. After hearing Lin Shangli's words, he hurriedly raised his head and looked at the two of them.
"Master Wang, Master Li. Are you here on horseback?" Looking at the horses behind the two of them, Xiao Chen couldn't help but be startled.
The two civil servants always rode in sedans when going out, but today, in order to welcome themselves, they came to Daxing alone in this dusty place.
