Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 141 The Saint's Envoy Arrives

When Jiang Lin came back, Xue Lang stayed at Weize Pass all day and rarely went out. Seeing that the war was approaching, Xue Lang didn't want Jiang Lin to be idle. Train together to make him familiar with the way of battle.In the afternoon, he came back to read and study, urging him to make progress.

Jiang Lin has a newlywed wife in his heart, and he looks forward to repaying his wife by being outstanding. He understands that this is what Xue Lang values ​​and expects from him, and he can train and study hard. During dinner, he sparred with Su Han, which made Su Han miserable.

Su Han directly complained to Xue Lang: "Xue Zhiyi, I am just a medical order in the mansion. Since ancient times, I have never heard that a medical order is required to fight in battle. Why does Jiang Erlang ask me to practice martial arts all day long?"

Xue Lang rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Tomorrow Xiong's army will slaughter fat pigs again. I can get some big bone sticks to make soup and let Xiu Niang make soup dumplings for you."

Su Han's eyes lit up, and he nodded hastily: "The so-called swordsman has no eyes. Since I am a doctor, it is inevitable that I will go to the battle to save people. I should practice martial arts diligently. Where is Jiang Erlang? Can you come back? Come and practice with me !"

"Hahahaha!"

This living treasure!

Xue Lang burst into laughter immediately, and Su Han also had a smile in his eyes, but because of his paralyzed face, he couldn't laugh at all.Xue Lang felt sorry for him, he was a good-natured handsome guy, but his injury caused him to have a facial paralysis, but he didn't know if the girls at this time were as cold and cold as the girls in later generations!
After more than half a month of busy work, Xue Lang asked Xiu Niang to make delicious food in different ways every day to lure Su Han to practice martial arts with Jiang Lin, while meticulously managing the farm and ensuring the logistics of Xiong Zhen's army training.After throwing the grass carp into the lotus root pond, he finally received news of the arrival of the imperial envoy.

Weize Pass is an important place for military affairs, so envoys will not come here as the first stop when they arrive. Instead, they will go to the county government office of Weize County first, and they will not be able to come until Princess Pingyang, the defender of Weize Pass, sends someone to pick them up.As Princess Pingyang, even if the people sent by the sage came, she did not need to greet her personally, so she sent Han Jin to go.

Xue Lang knew that when the envoy arrived, he was checking the situation of the grass carp that had not been released in the lotus root pond in the farm.The envoys sent by the imperial court seemed to be short-tempered. As soon as they arrived at Weize Pass, they ran away to look at the sweet potatoes without even sitting on their buttocks. Ask Xue Lang to meet him in the past.

So, when Princess Pingyang accompanied the envoys to see Xue Lang, he was dressed in casual clothes, wrapped in a fringe, a pair of cloth shoes were full of mud, and the corner of the round collar robe was accidentally wet with water.

Xue Lang knew that being an official in ancient times required paying attention to manners, and he didn't know if his current state was considered disrespectful!When meeting people, the expression of embarrassment is still obvious: "The lower official has met His Highness, the envoy."

The envoy sent by the imperial court was an old man with white hair and beard. Although he was old, his eyes were clear and energetic, his waist was straight, and there was no sign of aging.

Princess Pingyang said: "Youyang is free, this is Li Gang, Li Shangshu, the royal envoy sent by the sage, Li Shangshu, this is Xue Lang Xue Youyang, the counselor of my mansion."

It turns out that this old man is Li Gang!The famous upright minister and prince killer in history!
Xue Lang took a step forward, bent down and cupped his hands: "I've seen Li Shangshu before, I'm sorry for my lack of manners."

Li Gang stepped forward to help Xue Lang, and said: "Xue Zhiyi's words are wrong, this is Xue Zhiyi's attitude of being loyal to the facts, why is he rude? Please don't say that again."

Xue Lang said modestly: "Li Shangshu is overwhelmed!"

Xue Lang glanced at the team of people who came. Neither Princess Pingyang nor Li Gang brought a guard of honor, but a simple entourage. Li Gang only brought two, one with a knife on his waist, obviously a guard, and the other Dressed as a servant, but only sixteen or seventeen years old, he is obviously Li Gang's servant.

"What business is Xue Jianyi busy with?"

Li Gang asked.Xue Lang replied with a smile: "Back to Li Shangshu, the next official was checking the situation of the grass carp just put in the lotus root candy, to see if the fish are adapting."

Li Gang wondered: "The lotus root can be in the same pond with the grass carp? Don't the grass carp eat the lotus root?"

Xue Lang said: "The key lies in the timing and the size of the fry. If it is early, the grass carp will eat the sprouts of the lotus root before the lotus root grows. If it is too late, the grass carp will not grow when the lotus root is raised."

Li Gang nodded, set up an arbor with his hands, and looked up——

The farm is now in a state of prosperity, looking around, it is all a piece of eye-catching green, no matter who it is, it will feel gratifying to see it.

"May I ask Your Royal Highness, do those houses keep livestock in captivity?"

Princess Pingyang said: "That's the pig house! Li Shangshu, please go to the cellar to look at the sweet potatoes first, okay?"

It seems that Princess Pingyang doesn't want Li Gang to go to the pig house.Although Li Gang is upright, he is not ignorant of the world. Seeing that the master doesn't seem to want him to go there, let alone those that have nothing to do with his mission, he nodded wisely and turned to the cellar.

Her Royal Highness didn't want people to visit the farm, Xue Lang naturally wouldn't talk too much, and followed behind silently, and went to the cellar of the farm to check the sweet potatoes together—

"Xue consults to stay."

Just as Xue Lang raised his foot to leave, Rugui had already called him in a low voice.

"What advice does the servant have?"

Rugui whispered: "Xue Zhiyi is polite, Your Highness asked Xue Zhiyi if there are still sweet potatoes?"

Xue Lang said: "Of course there are. What's the matter? Your Highness wants to entertain Li Shangshu with a sweet potato feast?"

"Exactly. I have Lao Xue's consultation."

Xue Lang nodded, called Changjian, and asked him to go back and pass on the message that Xiuniang should prepare, and just serve a table as he did for Her Royal Highness last time.

"Here!"

Changjian quickly took orders and left.

After giving the order, Xue Lang quickly walked a few steps to keep up with the team, and the group went to the cellar——

I want to say that Li Gang is old and it is inconvenient to enter the cellar, but Li Gang is not happy, and said: "Although the old man is getting old, his waist has not been bent, and his legs and feet have never been weak. The mere stairs can not be blocked. Me? What's more, the old man is responsible for the edict of the sage, and he came to inspect the sweet potato. If he didn't see it with his own eyes, the sage asked, why would he answer?"

It is difficult for honest people to deal with this, because they are too principled.Seeing this, Princess Pingyang asked her guards to go down first to meet him. Li Gang was in the middle, and his guards watched and took care of him in front of him, so it was safe to go in.

The cellar of the farm was built larger to store the food for Xiong Shijun's winter. However, the air in the cellar was not circulated after all. If there were too many people going in, they were afraid of accidents. Even Princess Pingyang didn't go in, so only two guards accompanied Li Gang and Xue Lang went down.

Xue Lang was the first to go down, Princess Pingyang's guards were the second, and Li Gang was the third.Those who can follow Princess Pingyang are naturally cronies. Looking at the sweet potatoes that are about to be pushed into a hill, they can't help but hesitate until Li Gang and Li Lao Shangshu, who can't wait, say: "Are you ready? The old man is coming down!"

The guard came back to his senses: "Li Shangshu, please be careful."

"hiss!"

Li Gang carefully helped the ladder down. He was still standing on the ladder before he got down to the ground. The first time he saw the hill of sweet potatoes, he couldn't help but gasped, and his tone was a little unstable: "Xue...Xue Consultation, are these sweet potatoes?"

Xue Lang replied steadily: "Exactly! Because you are careful when digging, it is easy to store, just stack them together."

(End of this chapter)