There are many treasures in this country

When Xiao Suo heard Liu Siwen's words, he felt mixed feelings in his heart, and he didn't know whether he was right or wrong.He used to be extremely firm, but now he is also shaken.

Liu Siwen wasn't embarrassed at all, as if he was just talking about the side dishes for lunch, the pens and inkstones on his table, such ordinary gossip.

The room was as silent as water, he let the cat go, got up and dusted off his robe, and said, "I should go."

Xiao Suo was startled awake by his voice, he quickly put down his teacup, "I'll take Brother Liu off." It was getting late, so it's really inconvenient to stay longer.

Liu Siwen walked out of the courtyard with him, and just stepped on the threshold, he turned around and said: "By the way, the envoys from Dongying will come to congratulate you in a few days, and Honglu Temple has just been dismissed as the minister of the temple. Lord Yan said, what the emperor means is It is necessary to choose a temporary affairs from among the heroes who handled the case of Princess Nan'an, and now it seems that it is probably you."

"Me?" Xiao Suo was stunned, this matter was really unreasonable, "there are many officials, big and small, in Honglu Temple, no matter which one is promoted, it is good, why should I be in charge? I work in Yushitai, and I have nothing to do with Honglu Temple Guaranteed, suddenly passed away, how can the people there obey me?"

Liu Siwen shook his head and said, "I don't know. I just heard Mr. Tan Zhaohui talk about it, so I told you. This is an excellent opportunity. You should cherish it. Maybe you can get closer to the next floor. It's getting late, so I'll tell you first." gone."

Xiao Suo had no choice but to suspend his suspicion for a while, sent him out, and after returning home, he thought about it over and over again all night, but he didn't understand the reason.

After class was over the next day, he went to Xie's mansion to pay his respects to the teacher as a routine. Xie Yi twirled a bush of gray beard, and said with an inscrutable smile: "The emperor thinks that the dragons in Honglu Temple are leaderless now, and they can't pick anyone for a while. Besides, Xu Ling Although he has been convicted, the people under his command cannot be kept clean, and he has to guard against them. Therefore, the emperor chooses a censor from the Yushitai to be in charge first, and it is also for the purpose of investigating and investigating, to see if there are still evils that have not been eradicated there. It's just that there are many vassal states coming to pay homage to this eventful autumn, so it is necessary to choose a capable person to take care of it."

Xiao Suo said embarrassingly: "Students have always been bad at negotiating, so they can't be regarded as capable people."

"Aren't you proficient in Mandarin?" Xie Yi blinked his eyes disrespectfully, and continued: "The old man took the opportunity to recommend you to the emperor."

Xiao Suo really didn't know whether to be happy or worried, bowed and said, "Thank you teacher for your care, the students are very grateful. It's just that the students mentioned Tong Fan last time, they spoke Tushan Mandarin, not Dongying Mandarin..."

Xie Yi waved his hand indifferently: "Tushan and Dongying are not all the same. In such a small country, they have always learned Chinese, so how can we learn Fanyu? The officials of my heavenly kingdom can understand it One is to give them a great face. Moreover, the old man often hears from people in Jingzhao Mansion that the languages ​​and characters of Tu Shan, Xu Li'an, Samahan, and even Anxi, Loulan, Xiye and other foreign countries are very similar. They often deal with the disputes between Fanzi and our Han people, and they know the laws and language of the Fan people very well, so there is no mistake. If you want to come to Dongying, it is not difficult to speak."

The corners of Xiao Suo's eyes twitched, and he wiped his sweat and said, "Uh...Although what the teacher said is true, as the distance between the languages ​​of the northwest and the northeast, the difference gradually widens. For example, Nan'an is far away. In the South China Sea, the language is completely different. Dongyingyuan is on an island in the East China Sea, and the language is not a star and a half away from that of the Tushan countries."

"What are you afraid of?" Xie Yi couldn't understand his look of avoiding such a happy event, "It's okay if you don't understand, Honghe Temple has its own interpreter. Your main purpose is to monitor the officials of Honghe Temple , by the way, take care of the affairs of various countries, young people need to learn more and experience more, how can they be afraid of difficulties!"

"What the teacher said is that the students know their mistakes."

Xiao Suo had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

A few days later, when Shen Yan came to him, he saw him mumbling at home with an old book in his hands.These days Xiao Suo was in Honglu Temple, he asked the interpreter for advice all the time, he was very attentive and intelligent, he already had a good appearance, although he couldn't answer the questions fluently, but a few pleasantries were more than enough to bluff people.

Shen Yan is very happy. He conquered Yuntai in his early years, had contact with many foreign people, and also learned a lot of Yuntai language.Dongying is not far away from it, and the language and characters are quite similar.He could probably understand six to seven points of a sentence, and he couldn't help showing a complacent look on his face, eager to show it off.

Xiao Suo was very disdainful, and said coldly: "I don't have time tonight, you go back first."

Shen Yan was immediately discouraged, couldn't hold back his face, and didn't dare to get angry, so he changed the subject and said, "Tomorrow night, Dongying people will hold a boat meeting by the Yuqin River. It's very lively, will you go?"

"Of course I'm going." Xiao Suo knew about this earlier, glanced at Shen Yan, frowned and said, "In addition to joining in the fun, you also do some serious things all day long? The emperor ordered you to reflect on yourself at home, don't you say An Jing After thinking about it, you became more ostentatious. I heard that you went for a walk with eagles in the western suburbs the day before yesterday and pecked out the eyes of Young Master Liang Shaofu’s family. We know that he sent a memorial to the imperial court, and the emperor became angry!"

Shen Yan smiled cynically, and asked with a grin: "Why do you know my affairs so clearly, do you often inquire about me?"

Xiao Suo turned his face, paused, and said: "What I do is in your business, others are talking about it, can't I hear it?"

Shen Yan refused to let go, and asked again: "Then you didn't say that we are just bored and sleep together. If that's the case, why do you care about my things?"

"I..." Xiao Suo became furious, slapped the table and said, "You disturbed my reading, go quickly!"

Shen Yan leaned forward with a smile, wrapped his arms around his arms, and salivated and said: "I won't leave, you throw me out! I'm bored today, I'm already suffocated to death, I need you to relieve it Relieve, do you want to do it?"

Xiao Suo struggled twice but failed to break free, dropped the book, got up and propped himself against the wall and said, "Hurry up, leave as soon as you're done!" He stood there perfunctorily, motionless, like a stake.

"What a disappointment!" Shen Yan was very bored, and slapped his ass with a "slap", and shouted while walking: "I'm going back, I'll pick you up tomorrow!"

Seeing that his figure was already far away, Xiao Suo let out a long breath of relief, and felt a little sour in his heart, seeing that his figure was already far away, and his cheek was pressed against the cold wall.

He actually left.

Shen Yan came in the evening of the next day, Xiao Suo was already dressed and waiting at the alley.Eleven opened the car curtain and helped him up with a cold expression.On the small table in the car was a basin of ice and a fan, and beside it was a large flat box, on which lay Baoyu squinting for a nap.

"It's a hot day, why are you wearing such thick clothes?" Shen Yan took off the cloak on him first.

Xiao Suo straightened his clothes, looked ahead and said, "It's windy at night, it's cold."

Shen Yan nodded without making a sound.

The Yuqin River runs through Kyoto and is a branch of the canal. It gathers in the center of the city to form a large lake, which can be seen from all directions.The carriage walked from the east city, crossed the Fulang bridge, and the opposite side was the west city.

There are many small and large boats parked on the river on a regular basis, densely packed and flowing continuously. There are also cargo ships coming from the canal, and there are also painting boats carrying passengers, and many flower boats that specialize in doing business at the pier gather downstream.

At today's boat meeting, the cargo ships were all driven to the northwest pier. Dozens of galleons were connected to the lake, covered with colored lights, which looked very eye-catching from a distance, like a fire dragon emerging from the water in the dark.

The host and guests are all in the flower building on the shore today, but the boat is full of people who come and go.There are many foreigners in the capital, some are blond and blue-eyed, some are deep-eyed, and some are coquettish and long-haired.

There are quite a few Dongying people in the capital, and there are many houses for them in the western city.Xiao Suo got out of the car and came in, only to hear the noise everywhere, boiling like a fire cooking oil, and saw a large clump of hydrangeas blooming in the courtyard, the houses inside were all with sliding bamboo doors, sitting on the ground, the houses were like lanterns, beautiful Beautiful.

A little servant girl in kimono had opened the half curtain at the door, and Shen Yan, who was used to the romantic scene for a long time, rewarded him with a gold key.But he didn't accept it, and bowed straight while waving his hands, and the wooden clogs made a crisp "crack" sound on the stone path as he retreated.

"These little wooden shoes are interesting," Shen Yan smiled and told Eleven, "Get me two pairs for rain later."

Xiao Suo secretly rolled his eyes, took the invitation and went to look for Gu Hong, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple. ——He is here for entertainment today, so naturally he can't just hang out like Shen Yan.

Following the lanterns all the way through the front yard, Gu Hong was already waiting by the river.Xiao Suo rushed over and asked, "Where is the Dongying envoy, is it on the ship?"

Gu Hongnian is 25 years old, but he was born with a very small appearance, with red phoenix eyes and willow-leaf eyebrows, slightly bulging dimples, with a three-pointed naive look.He cupped his hands and replied: "They have already swum across the boat, and they are drinking in the back now, saying that they are going to perform some dance later."

As he spoke, he led Xiao to the front of the house.Fan Nu knelt on both sides, took away their shoes, and opened the door.

Xiao Suo frowned, before he entered, the interpreter from Honglu Temple came up to greet him, surrounded him and pushed him to the Dongying people to introduce him.

Those Dongying people were much shorter than Xiao Suo imagined. The envoy in gray kimono in front of him looked like a eight-treasure with his head shaved, and when he bowed and bowed, he revealed a bun of black oil tied with a red string behind his head.

Xiao Suo hurriedly returned the gift and exchanged some pleasantries with them, everyone was surprised.The interpreter quietly whispered in his ear: "They praised your lord's good speech, saying that it really is a kingdom of heaven, and there are many capable people."

Several people on the opposite side gave thumbs up, Xiao Suo nodded pretending to be calm, but felt very guilty in his heart-his Japanese dialect was just a show, just to deceive people.

After offering sake for a while, the Japanese envoy "chirp quack quack" said a few words, his eyebrows and eyes were full of color, and he was very proud.The interpreter told Xiao Suo that they were going to present a gift - invite everyone to watch the dance.

The light in the room suddenly dimmed, and three pale-faced women with red lips walked slowly between the two candlesticks in front of them.All of them were wearing gorgeous kimonos, with Roland flower adobe hanging on their foreheads, holding folding fans and wooden shoes, swaying and dancing the Fanbang dance.

Xiao Suo lacked interest and didn't know what Shen Yan was doing now. Seeing the Dongying people watching the dance with a smile on his face, he didn't pay attention to himself, so he ordered Gu Hong to stay and deal with them, and slipped out quietly by pretending to change clothes.

His shoes are still in front of him, and it is not easy to get them at this moment.Xiao Suo had no choice but to go out from the back door, walk in along the wooden corridor, and search for Shen Yan from door to window.

Walking to the end, I suddenly heard the low voice of a man laughing from a door.Xiao Suo's heart sank, and the night when he first entered Beijing, those male whores who were pulling Shen Yan in Xuanhuafang could no longer hold back, and suddenly opened the door.

The two smeared men inside leaned on the mat, and smiled when they saw this: "Master Xiao, are you coming to play too?"