Yipin Tang

Chapter 472 A Certain Errand
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll go to Wuzhana country myself when you decide when to propose marriage."

Seeing that Wang Xiang agreed to come down, Lai Fu was overjoyed, and quickly said: "Young master doesn't need to go to Wuzhana country, Duoyi's father has already come to Chang'an with us."

"Oh?" Wang Xiang was surprised: "Since Duoyi's father is also here, why not invite him to come over for dinner?"

This time it was Duoyi who explained: "Because the Uzhana country has been merged into the Tang Dynasty, my father and the king went to the palace to kowtow to His Majesty Tian Khan."

"I see." Wang Xiang nodded. Ever since the Turks were annexed by the Tang Dynasty, all the foreign states in the Western Regions have been merged into the Tang Dynasty. It is not surprising that the king of Wuzhana and Duoyi's father came to the palace to meet Li Er , Li Er should give them a good title by then.

Duoyi is the daughter of Rondo, the national teacher of Uzhana, and she will get a good title and official position after joining Datang as Rondo's original national teacher. It looks very glamorous, but in the end, he is just a servant of Linchuanhou's mansion. When facing Duoyi, he naturally feels a little ashamed, so he wants Wang Xiang to propose marriage for him.

Naturally, Wang Xiang could see Fu's thoughts, shook his head and said with a smile: "Laifu, you have been in the Hou's Mansion for quite a few years, I will ask someone to find you an errand in two days, and you will no longer be in the Hou's Mansion from now on. I'm down."

Laifu panicked when he heard the words, he couldn't hold the chopsticks in his hand, and said nervously: "Master, don't you want Laifu?"

Wang Xiang smiled and said, "Isn't it good to find you an errand? Don't tell me you plan to be a servant in the Hou Mansion for the rest of your life."

Laifu nodded quickly and said: "Laifu has been a servant of the Hou Mansion all his life."

"What are you talking about, what is the status of Miss Duoyi? How can you be worthy of her with your current status? Even if she doesn't mind other people will gossip." Although Wang Xiang doesn't have the right idea, he can't stand this The times are like this, and he can't change it all at once, otherwise Laifu wouldn't have asked him to propose marriage, "Okay, finding you an errand doesn't mean driving you away, don't you still help me with errands?" ."

"I...I..." Laifu looked up at Wang Xiang and didn't know what to say. Just as Wang Xiang said, Doi didn't mind his identity, but although Doi's father, Rondo, didn't say it clearly, he obviously felt that Somewhat mindful, that's why he wanted Wang Xiang to come forward to help him support the situation, but no matter how much he supported the situation, he was still just a servant.

"Now that the entire Western Regions have been merged into the Tang Dynasty, the trade between the Western Regions and the Central Plains will become more and more frequent in the future. I am also planning to suggest that His Majesty set up an official position in charge of the trade between the Western Regions and the Central Plains. It just so happens that you are familiar with this aspect. This official position belongs to you.”

When the little girl heard that Wang Xiang was going to find an official position for Laifu, she was curious and asked: "Master, what kind of official is Laifu?"

Wang Xiang also didn't quite know about Datang's official positions, so he said casually, "It should be a fifth rank who is responsible for the trade between the Western Regions and the Central Plains."

Laifu suddenly opened his mouth wide, with a dull expression on his face. He never thought that he could be an official, and he was still a fifth-rank official. He remembered that Wang Xiang was only a seventh-rank supervisor when he first became an official. The tears of excitement are gone.

Seeing Laifu's stupid look, Steward Wang laughed and scolded: "You bastard, why don't you thank the young master for your great grace!"

Only then did Laifu come to his senses and thanked Wang Xiang at a loss. Wang Xiang smiled and said, "Okay, let's eat first, the food is going to be cold."

As the trade between the Western Regions and the Central Plains became more and more frequent, he really thought about asking Li Er to set up an official position in charge of the trade between the Western Regions and the Central Plains. After such a long period of training, Laifu was just qualified for the job, and Laifu was also the person he trusted the most. By the way, it also solved the problem of the identity gap between Laifu and Duoyi.

Seeing that everyone firmly believed in what Wang Xiang said, Duoyi was very curious. She had followed Rondo since she was a child, and she knew something about the Central Plains Tang Dynasty. It's not necessarily possible to be a fifth-rank official. Can this person really make Lai Fu a fifth-rank official with just one sentence?
Laifu and Duoyi met at the Great Tang Chamber of Commerce in the Western Regions. Duoyi has a straightforward personality and doesn't care about Laifu's identity, but his father is a dignified national teacher, so he is naturally somewhat dissatisfied with this matter. If he didn't know that Laifu was People in the Marquis of Jiayuan probably would not agree to allow Duoyi to associate with Laifu. If Wang Xiang could really help Laifu find a fifth-rank official position, then things would be much easier.

After dinner, Laifu went to arrange a place for Duoyi first, and then went to deal with the goods brought back. Steward Wang found an opportunity to whisper in Wang Xiang's ear: "Master, look at our family's virtue..."

Wang Xiang understood Wang Butler's meaning as soon as he heard it, smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will find a good job for Degui when I have a chance."

"Okay." Steward Wang was in high spirits immediately: "Degui, come quickly and kowtow to the young master!"

Wang Xiang hurriedly stopped Steward Wang, and said with a wry smile, "Kowtow is fine."

He could understand Steward Wang's feelings. In ancient times, no amount of wealth or family business was worth an official position. Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and commerce were not just a simple ranking, but a real class division. How many people have studied hard for decades, and how many people have spent all their wealth in order to gain an official status. Having an official status is the first-class status in the world, and it is a matter of honoring the ancestors.

Steward Wang had been a servant in the Hou Mansion all his life, never thought that his son would have the chance to get an official position, so of course he was extremely excited.

Degui, who was arranging for someone to clean up the dining table, suddenly heard his father calling him to kowtow to Wang Xiang, and no matter what happened, he was going to kowtow to Wang Xiang. Enjoy this."

"I still have to go to the village first, and I'll leave the matter here to you."

"Don't worry, young master!"

After Wang Xiang left, Degui looked puzzled and said, "Father, why are you so happy?"

Steward Wang put away his smiling face when he heard the words, and said with a straight face on purpose: "You kid, work hard. Look at the blessings of others. Not only did you find a daughter of a national teacher as a wife, but it won't be long before you can become a fifth-rank official." .”

Degui whispered: "Laifu is already capable."

"You!" Seeing Degui shrinking his head, Steward Wang immediately became angry, and stretched out his hand to slap him on the head. Thinking of what Wang Xiang had promised, he snorted and withdrew his hand and said, "You are not too old, I It's time to find a wife for you."

"What?"

Steward Wang ignored Degui who looked surprised, and walked out of Dengxianlou while muttering in a low voice. He was considering whether to help Degui find a noble girl from the Western Regions like Laifu, or find him a daughter of a good family in Chang'an...

(End of this chapter)