First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 346
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The knight sat high on his horse, nodded indifferently when he heard the words, and said, "Don't keep the ambassador waiting too long", then pulled his horse and left, leaving a cloud of smoke and dust behind.

"Mingfu, this..." the county lieutenant said with some fear, "The visitor is not kind."

He Zhongde squinted his eyes and looked around, "Let's go, this young ambassador seems a bit difficult to get along with."

Immediately led all the subordinate officials to follow behind the knight, picked up the official robe and followed quickly.

Unexpectedly, seeing He Zhongde and others walking forward quickly, Gao Chong got off his horse and took the initiative to meet him. Jiang Baoyi didn't know why, so he hurriedly followed.

He Zhongde was surprised, and quickly trotted forward, showing no manners, and hurriedly kowtowed, "I'm the magistrate of Hongshe County, He Zhongde, and I have seen the ambassador."

"He Mingfu is polite, please get up quickly", Gao Chong said with a loud smile, he stepped forward to help He Zhongde up, and then looked at the subordinate officials behind him and said with a smile: "You are polite."

All the subordinate officials were puzzled and hurriedly returned the gift, they really didn't understand why this comforter was "pretty before and respectful later".

Gao Chong seemed to have guessed their thoughts, and bowed his hands to the bamboo pole oxtail festival held by Gao Xiong behind him.

"You have been in the place for a long time, and you don't know something. The festival is here, and you have stopped at the city gate, and have never stepped forward to greet you. If this is known by the Qing rumor officials in the court, impeachment will be inevitable."

Seeing Gao Chong's distressed and helpless expression, all the subordinate officials suddenly realized that they had wrongly blamed the ambassador. It turned out that the comforter was not arrogant, but was thinking of them.

He Zhongde paused when he heard the words, although his heart was a little confused, but his face was still full of gratitude, and he said straightly: "It is true that the officials and others were rude, and the ambassador made up for our sins. I am very grateful."

Gao Chong immediately waved his hands and smiled, "You are welcome, I belong to my colleagues. I came to your place to perform official duties, not to find trouble. I wish I could return to Beijing as soon as possible, so that I can see my newborn baby son." .

Gao Chong has long sleeves and is good at dancing, and he acts very close to himself.

When everyone heard the words, it was you and me holding each other. The scene was joyous, and a group of officials surrounded Gao Chong, chatting and laughing happily, and entered Hongshe City.

Jiang Baoyi, who was behind, was a little stunned, looking at Gao Chong who was talking and laughing in the crowd, he felt admiration in his heart.

After entering the county government office, Gao Chong would not refuse the reception banquet arranged by He Zhongde, and the host and guests had a good time.

"He Ming Mansion, please ask the county government to set aside wine and meat to reward the soldiers under your command, otherwise I will feel uneasy here with delicious food and wine." After eating and drinking, Gao Chong picked up his silk cloth mouth and put down the deer leg that he still couldn't get enough of Meat, said very thoughtfully.

Hearing these words, He Zhongde felt contemptuous in his heart, you only thought of your soldiers after eating and drinking enough, and you still feel uneasy?I think you eat quite delicious.

Immediately said on the face: "Please rest assured, the ambassador, all the soldiers have wine and meat, and the residence has been arranged properly, so they are in the barracks in the west of the city."

"Good", Gao Chong took the table and praised: "He Mingfu's affairs are open and bright, I like it, come, win a drink", and immediately raised his glass and shouted.

Gao Chong was very satisfied with the cups and cups, and after the banquet was removed, He Zhongde arranged for someone to send the drunk Gao Chong to the posthouse to rest.

On the way, Gao Chong grabbed the servant who was supporting him, smelled of alcohol, whispered in his ears, and smiled cheaply, "It's cold in Qianzhou, I'm naturally afraid of cold, I wonder if there is someone who can warm the bed?"

The young servant was both contemptuous and envious in his heart, he nodded hurriedly and said: "Don't worry, the ambassador, I will report to He Mingfu right away, there must be something."

Hearing this, Gao Chong nodded in satisfaction and fell asleep.

"The person who warmed the bed?"

In the back hall of the county yamen, He Zhongde couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this request, he shook his head and said with a smile: "I'm wearing single clothes now, why is it so cold, this Ambassador Gao can't hold back his anger."

The county lieutenant on the side also laughed and said: "This is normal. After all, he is young and angry. This matter is easy to handle. I will go to Chunhonglou to call some people."

"You pig's brain", He Zhongde scolded immediately after hearing the words: "Gao Chong is the son-in-law of a sage, he comes from a family, his father is the prime minister, what is his status, how can he like Chunhonglou's rough branches and rotten leaves."

When the county lieutenant heard it, his words were reasonable, but he was in trouble, and said helplessly: "But our Hongshe doesn't have such high-quality goods."

He Zhongde frowned and paced back and forth, as if he had made a great decision, "Since Gao Chong wants this, he must satisfy it, otherwise he can take me down if he doesn't go well, and he can only be wronged." Si Niang"

"Ah", the county lieutenant was shocked when he heard this, "but Si Niang is not the governor of Hetian...".

"Which is more important, don't you know?" He Zhongde frowned and reprimanded: "I will explain to Tian Cishi myself. If there is nothing that has not been done, there is still time for everything."

After the county lieutenant left, He Zhongde had an unpredictable expression on his face, playing with the paperweight on the table, the corners of his mouth raised, "The Tian family...isn't as powerful as the Gao family."

All this was unexpected by Gao Chong. When he learned that the woman in front of him was He Zhongde's daughter, Gao Chong was stunned.

He originally intended to act according to normal logic. The sons of aristocratic families are more or less like that, who came to this remote small county to inspect and ask for bed warming.

This is an extremely normal operation, even if it is the son-in-law of the emperor, it is fine, after all, it is just a one-night stand.

Such a "ordinary" persona is easier to reassure He Zhongde and even Tian Zongxian behind him.

Moreover, Gao Chong is not a hypocrite who "guards his body like a jade", he just had a good night in fish and water, and solved his normal psychological and physical needs by the way, but he didn't expect He Zhongde to send his daughter here, which made Gao Chong feel a little numb.

"You, you, Aye, do you have anything to tell me?" Gao Chong asked after hesitating for a while.

He Siniang was thin and thin, with a small waist that fits tightly in her hands, she was very petite, she kept her head down, shook her head when she heard the words, and whispered: "Aye will only be a slave, and then follow the son...".

Gao Chong suddenly felt that his head was big, and he patted his head straight. This He Zhongde is a pig's brain. He is attached to Tian Zongxian, why did he give me his daughter? In this way, Tian Zongxian will not be afraid of suspicion.

Suddenly, after a high pause, he followed the young master from now on... his eyes widened and he asked, "You mean you will follow me from now on?"

He Siniang nodded timidly, "Aye said so."

Gao Chong got up abruptly, paced back and forth, muttering in his heart.

He Zhongde's wishful thinking, he heard it from a long distance away, he wanted to place a bet on two sides, he was attached to the Qianzhou Tian family, and at the same time he wanted to rely on the Gao family, what a speculator.

Thinking of this, Gao Chong couldn't help saying: "I'm a son-in-law, you follow me but you don't even have the status of a concubine."

He Siniang seemed to have been prepared in her heart, she nodded, and said in a soft voice: "I know, even if I go to Tian's house, I will only be a concubine, there is no difference."

That's true, the difference between a concubine and a maid is not too big, wait, go to Tian's house to be a concubine?
(End of this chapter)