Half an hour later, the aroma of sweet potatoes filled the room.
After digging around in the ashes, Xiao Chen pulled out the ripe sweet potato.
Part it in the middle, close your eyes, and sniff it vigorously: "It smells so good."
Xiao Chen smiled, handed the fragrant sweet potato to Xiao Yu, and went on to pick up the second one.
There was a burst of messy footsteps in the yard, and then Duan Tianming's loud voice was heard: "Xiao Chen, Master Wang, I see you are here."
Hearing the cry, Xiao Chen stopped pulling the sweet potatoes, stood up hurriedly, and opened the door.
In the yard, all the captains of the Thirteenth Army had returned from work, and those who had gone to Hangzhou with him began to happily take a bath.
Wang Changlian, accompanied by Duan Tianming, was walking towards Xiao Chen's room.
"Master Wang, you are here." Xiao Chen greeted with a smile.
Seeing Xiao Chen wearing clean clothes, Duan Tianming said dissatisfiedly: "You are clean, but we are still covered in dust. You chat with Mr. Wang first, and I will go wash up."
"Go." Xiao Chen responded, and then opened the door behind him, "Master Wang, please come inside."
Xiao Yu, who was behind Xiao Chen, bowed respectfully: "Hello, sir."
"Okay, okay." Wang Changlian touched Xiao Yu's head with a distressed look, and then looked at Xiao Chen, "You guys in Dongchang get along very well, and you are like brothers to each other, which is very enviable."
"We are all brothers who have been through life and death. When there is no one around, we don't pay much attention to etiquette." Xiao Chen laughed.
In the room, the scent of sweet potatoes is still wafting.
Xiao Chen pulled a stool and placed it next to the stove, and said sheepishly: "Master Wang, my room is simple, so I ask you to make do with it."
"This is a military camp, what's there to be surprised about?" Wang Chang sat down without any hesitation.
Xiao Yu had already taken the two pieces of sweet potatoes that Xiao Chen had just given to her, and handed one of them to Wang Changlian.
"Sir, these are the sweet potatoes my eldest brother roasted for me. I'll give you half of them."
Wang Chang smiled continuously, touched Xiao Yu's little head, and said with a smile: "Okay, I will win people's love and try the sweet potatoes your elder brother roasted for you."
Seeing the teachers and students talking and laughing, Xiao Chen also took a stool and sat down.
After eating half a sweet potato in a few times, Wang Chang patted the residue on his hand and looked at Xiao Chen: "If you can bring the emperor to Qinghe store, I know you are not simple. But as I got to know more after arriving at the Ministry of Rites, I didn't expect Brother Xiao
He was at the height of his power in the imperial court."
Hearing Wang Changlian praise him like this, Xiao Chen felt a little embarrassed: "The reason why the sun is booming is because the emperor bestowed purple clothes. In addition, several cases were handled, and the officials in the court were a little afraid, so they wanted to get closer.
"
"Brother Xiao, what are your plans for coming down?" Wang Chang asked.
"Plans? I really don't have any specific plans. I have just returned from Hangzhou, and the emperor has no new cases to deal with. I will take a rest in the Thirteenth Battle and deal with the trivial matters left over from before." It seems that it is not comfortable to sit like this.
When it was appropriate, Xiao Chen stood up and took two tea bowls, picked up the hot water kettle on the stove, and each poured a bowl.
Taking the tea bowl, Wang Chang said: "Today, I asked you to take a detour. Do you know why?"
Xiao Chen nodded: "Master Wang is afraid that the welcoming ceremony will be too big and cause unnecessary trouble."
In fact, when Xiao Chen knew that the emperor had asked everyone to go to Yongding Gate to greet him when he was in court, Xiao Chen had the idea of avoiding him.
It's just that Wang Changlian said it in advance.
Putting the tea bowl in his hand, Wang Changlian's expression gradually became serious: "As the saying goes, if a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it! And now you are just a single tree that is beautiful in the forest. This seems to be the most beautiful tree in the forest.
There is a lot of excitement among the stars and the moon, but the jealousy hidden behind it is just ready to move."
Xiao Chen nodded: "I know this. From the day the emperor bestowed the purple coat on me, I was destined to be a thorn in the side of hundreds of officials. When I went to Yizhou to handle the case, they jointly signed a letter to accuse me.
That’s the best way to say it.”
In the beginning, when Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty first proposed the imperial gift of purple clothes, Xiao Chen declined in every possible way because he did not want to become the target of everyone's jealousy.
Although adding Ziyi would bring him a lot of convenience in handling cases, it would also bring a lot of trouble, which was also the reason why he declined in the first place.
Wang Changlian smiled faintly: "The jealousy of hundreds of officials in the court will not cause much trouble to Brother Xiao. At most, we can just avoid them."
"Well, I won't go to any unnecessary entertainment." Xiao Chen said.
Looking up at the house, Wang Changlian's eyes rested on Xiao Chen's face: "As a purple-clothed captain, it is indeed a bit inappropriate to still live in the military camp of the 13th Army."
"Master Wang, you want to say that someone is going to give me a place to live?" Xiao Chen couldn't help but laugh.
"As far as I know, the Ministry of Works has started to build a residence for you. Will Brother Xiao accept this intention or not? This is not an individual act, but the Ministry of Works intends to use the work of the Ministry of Works to serve the emperor.
I give it to you as a gift." Wang Changlian said with a smile.
Xiao Chen shook his head helplessly: "Mr. Wang may not know something. Before handling the Qinghedian case, I was an ordinary school captain living in Dongchang with a salary. The reason why I worked hard to investigate the case was just because three people died.
One of the eunuchs is a brother I grew up with."
"I don't have much interest in these fame. As for the house, I feel that living in a military camp with a group of good brothers is more suitable for me. They can build as many houses as the Ministry of Industry wants. I am
I won’t want it, let alone move there.”
After listening to Xiao Chen's words, Wang Changlian smiled knowingly: "Actually, it's not just the Ministry of Industry that has taken action, the Ministry of Personnel has also taken action. They have set up a bookstore, and children who pass the exam can enter.
study."
"This San'er told me that you wouldn't let him go. I originally thought that Mr. Wang would be busy with the affairs of the Ministry of Etiquette and wouldn't have much time to teach San'er. It would be a good thing to let him go to school."
Xiao Chen smiled.
Hearing this, Wang Changlian shook his head: "It's not as simple as Brother Xiao thought. This school of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was specially set up to train officials for the imperial court. Once Xiao Yu enters, he will definitely be able to work as an official in the future.
.The reason why I don’t let him go is because I want him to rely on his own ability to obtain fame in the future. This is also responsible for Xiao Yu. At the same time, I don’t want to have any involvement with you because of an admission quota.”
After hearing this, Xiao Chen put down the tea bowl in his hand and stood up: "Xiao Yu has been handed over to Master Wang, and I also ask Master Wang to train him into a real talent. I, Xiao Chen, firmly support your decision on such opportunistic things.
"
Wang Chang nodded, with a trace of worry in his eyes.
"Xiao Yu is still young, so this is all for later. It's just you, I feel something is wrong. This is why I came to the Thirteenth Battle today."
