high official

Chapter 877 grand
As soon as the official road enters the provincial border, there is a beautiful pavilion for receiving officials.The pavilion was not built for a long time, it was only built for a day... It was built specially for imperial envoys!Although it was built hastily, it is not sloppy at all. It is a double-layer octagonal pavilion with cornices, three rooms wide and one and a half rooms deep.Such an exquisite and majestic pavilion was created from scratch in only half a month, which can be said to be a miracle.

At this moment, there were officers and soldiers outside the reception pavilion, colorful flags fluttering, and nearly a thousand civil and military officials at all levels, the scene was very pompous.The three officials from Shandong were all wearing brand-new crimson official robes, standing anxiously in the receiving pavilion, stretching their necks and looking at the official road to the north.

Around Chenshi, smoke and dust rose from the end of the official road, and a galloping horse came to report, "Report! The imperial envoy has arrived!"

"Ah! Ladies and gentlemen, follow me to greet you!" Chu Yan was excited, and walked quickly to the reception hall, not forgetting to tell the officials beside him: "Everyone, please remember the etiquette, and don't mess around. Got the rules!"

"Yes!" All the officials answered in unison, followed Chu Yan to the side of the official road outside the pavilion, and stood still at the pre-arranged position. Liu Ben waved his hand, and the gong and drum team in red and colorful began to play hard!When Wang Xian's team approached, sixteen red firecrackers were lit, crackling into a pot of porridge.

Amidst the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers, the three senior officials led their subordinates and staff members to pay homage to the dust, and shouted in unison: "Welcome to the Imperial Envoy!"

Although Wang Xian had been prepared for a long time, he was taken aback by the situation. He froze for a moment before laughing and said: "Everyone killed me, hurry up and get up."

After all the officials got up, Chu Yan stepped forward to hold the reins of the horse, Liu Ben moved the horse stool, Ma Zhong held the stirrup, and the three officials went into battle together, and helped the imperial envoy off the horse.At that moment, Wang Xian felt as if he was a paraplegic patient, and he almost had to push another wheelchair over.

The imperial envoy got off his horse in the resplendent octagonal pavilion. Chu Yan hurriedly introduced himself and introduced two other gentlemen.Then, the three introduced their subordinate officials respectively. Apart from the senior officials of the Sansi Yamen, 89% of the Zhengyin officials from the [-] counties of the six prefectures, fifteen prefectures and [-] counties in Shandong Province came!
When the subordinate officials finished their visit, Wang Xian was surrounded by three adults and entered the reception pavilion.Tea sets and refreshments have already been set up in the pavilion, and there are more than a hundred kinds of exquisite snacks.

After Wang Xian was invited to take his seat, three adults sat beside him. The graceful and elegant maid held a warm water face towel, and Chu Yan smiled and said, "Imperial envoy, please wipe the dust and moisten your throat."

"This is a poor and remote place, so we really can't hold a banquet," Liu Ben continued, "So the reception banquet is arranged in Dezhou City, twenty miles away. The journey is a little far away. Please use some refreshments indiscriminately by the imperial envoy. When we arrive in Dezhou, we will treat you well." Take the wind."

"Yes, yes." Ma Zhong continued: "Your family has their own hospitality, we Shandong people are the most hospitable, adults just need to rest assured."

"You guys are so hardworking, what else is there to worry about?" Wang Xian wiped his face with a face towel, took a sip of the tea from Chu Yan, and said in a little surprise: "It's this year's Dragon Well Tea before the rain. ?”

"Your Excellency is really extraordinary, you will know the origin once you taste it!" Liu Ben praised: "It is the latest West Lake Longjing this year!"

"Counting the days, it should be the first harvest over there," Wang Xian asked, "Why is there grown tea in this Shandong area?"

"Hehe," Ma Zhong said proudly, "Your Excellency, I don't know. There are several morning tea trees in Longjing Village, which ripen ten days earlier than other tea trees. The tea you drink is picked from those tea trees and fried. After that, Pegasus sent it to Shandong, the first cup of Longjing tea this year!"

"That's right," Wang Xian laughed when he heard the words: "In ancient times, Tang Minghuang used [-] miles to send lychees to Concubine Yang Guifei. Today, Master Du Si sent tea to me with the post of the army. We can't be regarded as letting the ancients exclusively. Beautiful!"

"Hahaha..." The three adults laughed apologetically, just to avoid muttering in their hearts, what does the imperial envoy mean by this?Why doesn't it sound right?

Fortunately, Wang Xian didn't say anything to spoil the scenery. After finishing the refreshments and drinking the first pot of Longjing this year, everyone was about to set off.When Wang Xian came, he rode a horse. At this time, Chu Yan and others said that they would not let him ride again. They said that he must ride a sedan chair... The government stipulated that civil servants ride sedan chairs, and military commanders ride horses, but how hard is it to ride a horse?Not only was it bumpy right away, but the road was also dirt at this time. After riding for a while, the whole body was covered with dust, so there is a saying about washing the dust.So it's better to be in the capital. Once you leave the capital, civil servants and generals will all sit in sedan chairs.For example, Ma Zhong, as the commander of the capital of Shandong Province, a military general of the second rank, when he came, he would carry eight sedan chairs.

Wang Xianke did whatever he wanted, and followed them to the Jieguan Pavilion, he couldn't help being surprised when he saw the big sedan chair prepared for him, my good fellow, this is a pavilion with carved beams and painted buildings!The bright red car roof curls up like a curved roof, and under the eaves is a foot-long golden curtain, half hidden in the curtain, is a latticed window made of white silk, through which you can see the inside. There seemed to be a shadow moving.

Such a large sedan chair was about as big as the emperor's jade chariot, and there were sixteen people carrying the sedan chair alone. Wang Xian and the rest of the entourage stared straight at them.At this time, the car curtain was slowly opened, revealing two slender hands, and two young girls came out of the car and bowed down to Wang Xian, their voices were as soft and pleasant as the wind in March in spring: "Please!" Master get on the sedan chair."

The three of Chu Yan stared straight at Wang Xian, and couldn't help being overjoyed, thinking that once this trump card is used, the king of heaven and I will be able to subdue it, you young boy, why don't you just sit on the sedan chair obediently?

After Wang Xian died, Gu Xiaolian and Ling Xiao, who were disguised as men and bodyguards, were furious. They thought that these officials were too scary. Didn't they want to teach them to be bad?
Standing at the door of the sedan chair, Wang Xian was really struggling a bit. A man would want to try such a fairy enjoyment. After thinking about it, he decided to use his tricks.

The three of Chu Yan were overjoyed, and they agreed!You can put your heart in your stomach!Ma Zhong's happy voice changed a bit: "Get up the sedan chair!"

The big sedan chair was lifted up slowly, and the sedan chair was sitting in a stable state without feeling any bumps.Moreover, the sedan chair is very well soundproofed, and it is almost impossible to hear the movement outside.Wang Xian looked inside the sedan chair. This was the most comfortable sedan chair he had ever seen. The floor was covered with a thick scarlet carpet, and on the floor was a wide couch that could sit and lie on. Even the charming little lady lay down, and it was still very spacious.This is clearly an incense orchid room!
Along the way, Wang Xian was lying on the couch, with fruit and wine on the couch, a young woman peeled the fruit for him and brought it to his lips, while the other knelt on the carpet and massaged his lower limbs, making him feel so comfortable. If you arrive at the fairy palace.But Wang Xian didn't indulge in it, but kept a high degree of sobriety. He didn't know how much he had experienced in the gentle village and the golden tent over the years, so he wouldn't be fascinated by their tricks.The deliberate flattery of Chu Yan and others made him feel even more uneasy... How much dirt must be in his body to spend such a large amount of money on himself?

Unknowingly, the team arrived in Dezhou City, with military guards in front, drum guides in the back, and flags in the middle, surrounded by the long sedan chair team, and entered the city in a mighty manner.Where have the common people in Texas seen such a big battle?They all ran to the street to watch, especially the big sedan chair with carved railings like the stars holding the moon. The common people looked like fairy palaces, and they were all stunned and amazed.

"Now!" Ling Xiao followed behind Wang Xian's sedan chair, seeing the common people looking at him and pointing, his heart burst into flames.

"Others haven't had a chance to see this," Gu Xiaolian said with a smile, "Are you angry with those two girls in the sedan chair?"

Ling Xiao curled her lips and said in a low voice: "During the daytime..."

"Ahem..." Gu Xiaolian almost didn't fall off the horse.

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That night, a group of people stayed in the Yamen of the prefect of Dezhou, and the three adults held a grand reception banquet for Wang Xian. As for the delicacies, fine wines and wines at the banquet, there is no need to repeat them.Inside and outside the main hall of the government office, forty tables were packed with officials from Shandong who came to greet them, and all of them scratched their necks in silence, watching the movement on the main table.

Chu Yan held up the wine glass, toasted Wang Xian on behalf of Shandong officials, expressed his warm welcome, and then respectfully asked the imperial envoy to give a lecture.

Holding the wine glass, Wang Xian stood up and slowly left the table for a few steps. The eyes of hundreds of officials inside and outside the hall followed him closely.

Wang Xian inspected the inside and outside of the hall, Fang stood still, smiled lightly, and said: "I heard that Shandong people are very hospitable, I really learned a lesson today."

"Haha..." Inside and outside the hall, the officials let out a moderate amount of laughter, and the three of Chu Yan even had expressions on their faces.

"Today, I finally understand what seeing is believing and hearing is nothing. It is said that Shandong is a poor place, but what I have seen today has proved that Shandong is the richest place in the world! Those rumors are all slander against Shandong!" Wang Xian said loudly again: "I will definitely go to the table and say a few words of justice for everyone here and for the elders in Shandong! I will be anxious to anyone who says Shandong is poor in the future!"

"Hehe..." The laughter of the officials became messy, and their expressions were even more strange.The three of Chu Yan exchanged glances, thinking what do you mean by this?Why does it sound so harsh?

"Shandong is great! It is indeed the hometown of Confucius and Mencius! The folk customs are simple and honest, children and old people are not deceived, they don't pick up lost things on the road, and they don't close their houses at night!" Wang Xian paused, as if thinking for a while, and said: "I think it must be like this, otherwise everyone All the adults have come here, and there are no prefectures and counties in Shandong who even sit in the court, which is unimaginable in other places! Only an enlightened town like Shandong can govern by doing nothing!"

"Heh..." The laughter of the officials was almost insignificant now, and the faces of the three adults also showed panic.

(End of this chapter)