Volume 2: The Storm in Chang'an Chapter 92: No Money
The whole banquet did not last too long, and Li Yuan was not young anymore, and he was tired from the long banquet, so at about the same time, Li Yuan went to rest. As soon as Li Yuan left, the toast was almost done.
It's getting lively.
This scene was similar to the banquets Lu Chen attended in later generations. As soon as the leader left, the place immediately became lively. However, Lu Chen seemed to be an outlier at this banquet. No one came to contact Lu Chen, but Lu Chen did.
Have fun and relax, watching these people perform.
Just when Lu Chen was watching the excitement, a tall man wearing a royal attire and holding a wine glass stood in front of him.
Lu Chen raised his head to look at the person who came, and saw that this person had bright eyes, eight-colored eyebrows, and was about the same height as Lu Chen. He exuded a heroic aura from all over his body. He was standing in front of Lu Chen with a cup in one hand.
Lu Chen quickly stood up, "Didn't you ask me for advice?" Lu Chen asked, cupping his hands.
"My lord, Chai Shao!" Chai Shao nodded towards Lu Chen.
"Oh!" Lu Chen looked like he suddenly realized, "It turns out to be Huo Guogong, the consort, disrespectful!"
"You're welcome, Lord Lu!" Chai Shao responded to Lu Chen with a smile.
"I wonder what Chai Consort is doing to find me?" Lu Chen looked at Chai Shao and asked with a smile.
"A glass of water and wine. Thank you Lord Lu for helping the third princess!" Chai Shao said, picking up the wine glass on the small table, signaling to Lu Chen, and drank it all.
"Just do it casually! You are so polite, Prince Consort! I can only say that I have a certain fate with Her Royal Highness!" Lu Chen smiled at Chai Shao, and also picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
"I wonder what the Marquis has planned next?" Chai Shao's question was very interesting. He obviously wanted to find out about Lu Chen's whereabouts.
"Are you planning on it?" Lu Chen looked at Chai Shao and smiled again, "I have a lot of ideas and a lot of things to do. As for what I want to do specifically, I have to think about it. However, as for wishes, I will
Your Majesty has already said that a small courtyard, a few acres of thin fields, and working with the sun up and resting every day are enough!"
"The Marquis is indeed a person who is indifferent and clear-minded!" Chai Shao nodded, "There is still something going on over there. I apologize for being rude!" At this time, Yuchi from the Tiance Mansion on the other side called out to Chai Shao, and Chai Shao rushed to Lu Chen.
He apologized, turned around and walked towards the generals of Tiance Mansion.
"I have a lot of tricks up my sleeve, let me know what I say!" Looking at Chai Shao's leaving figure, Lu Chen's eyes flashed, "But this guy is probably jealous!" Thinking of Chai Shao's words of thanks to him just now, Lu Chen
I snickered in my heart.
After the banquet, everyone went their separate ways. The eunuch who announced the decree went with Lu Chen to announce the decree to the imperial palace given to Lu Chen. The imperial palace given to Lu Chen was located in Chang'an County, but it was not far from Chang'an City, only twenty miles away.
After all, it is the royal Zhuangzi, so naturally it will not be too far from the city.
Lu Chen rode the white fox, followed by Liu Jing and Su Dingfang, as well as Zhang You, the captain of the Beiwei Guard, and then Liu Laosan who was sitting on the baggage carriage. Behind these four people were five members of the Beiwei Guard.
Each member of the ten-man cavalry team wore a black helmet and black armor. This was made by Lu Chen by the blacksmiths in the Detachment of Women, and the design was naturally designed by Lu Chen. There was a mask on the helmet, which could be pulled up when not in use and could be pulled up during battle.
Come down, leaving only your eyes exposed.
The armor is all covered with Taotie patterns, coupled with the neat military posture, regardless of the guard with only fifty people, anyone who sees the attire of the Beiwei Guard can't help but feel scared.
The eunuch who delivers orders has seen many scenes, but this is the first time he has seen a guard with such a demeanor as Lu Chen's back Wei guards.
The eunuch who was riding side by side with Lu Chen said with a smile beside Lu Chen: "Our family would like to congratulate the Marquis first. The Marquis is the first person to be rewarded with an imperial estate by His Majesty! It seems that the Marquis is very popular with His Majesty.
oh!"
"This father-in-law is joking. I am just a laid-back person. If you have nothing to do, you can come to the village to sit more often! Haven't you asked me how to call my father-in-law?" Lu Chen raised his hands and smiled at the eunuch who announced the decree.
"Our family, Lin Lang, will ask the Marquis to take care of him more in the future!" Lin Lang, the eunuch who announced the decree, smiled charmingly at Lu Chen and cupped his hands, "Our family also wants to come to the Marquis' manor more often, but it's a pity that we can't help ourselves in the palace.
Ah!" Looking at the Huangzhuang Archway in front of him, Lin Lang sighed helplessly.
"Eunuch Lin is joking. I will have to ask Eunuch Lin to take care of me more in the future. You also know that I offended a lot of people in the palace today!" Lu Chen blinked at Lin Lang. Lu Chen didn't believe himself.
The eunuch who passed the order didn't know that Wang Gui was so angry that he fainted in the Taiji Hall today.
But what Lu Chen didn't expect was that Lin Lang seemed to be quite dissatisfied with the officials of the aristocratic family, "Our family feels that even if Lord Lu is doing the right thing, there is no good person in those aristocratic families!"
"Could it be that my father-in-law also has a grudge against the aristocratic family?" Lu Chen asked curiously, hearing the somewhat resentful tone in Lin Lang's mouth.
"The reason why our family entered the palace is because of the blessings of these aristocratic families! To be disrespectful, the Marquis is not afraid of your laughter. As long as the family has a mouthful of food, who would do such a thing that insults the ancestors? Cut that off!
Lin Lang looked at Lu Chen with a wry smile and said.
Lu Chen nodded in agreement with Lin Lang's words. Unless he was willing or accidentally injured, no man would be willing to cut someone into the palace. In this era, most of the people who entered the palace were unable to survive outside.
If they go down, maybe someone deliberately cultivates them to enter the palace, and most of the deliberate cultivation is done by aristocratic families.
"My father-in-law is right!" Lu Chen couldn't comfort Lin Lang. Could it be that it can grow back in the future? That's nonsense! I can only say that there is nothing wrong with what Lin Lang said.
While they were talking, the team had already passed the archway representing the boundary of Huangzhuang. At this time, both sides of the road were lined with farmers from Huangzhuang. The leader was an energetic old man. At this time, the incense table had been set up, waiting for the team.
When I came here, the clothing of the villagers in the Imperial Mansion was much better than the shabby common people Lu Chen saw all the way from Niangziguan. Although there were patches, they were much neater.
"The villain Du Yanliang has met all of you!" The energetic old man who called himself Du Yanliang slowly knelt down with the support of a young man beside him. As Du Yanliang knelt down, all the other bankers also knelt down and rushed to the landing.
Chen and Lin Lang, the eunuch who promulgated the edict, knelt down and worshiped. After all, Lin Lang, the eunuch who promulgated the edict, came with the imperial edict, which was equivalent to Li Yuan's presence in person.
"Master Marquis, it's time to take the order!" Lu Chen looked at the large group of black people kneeling in front of him, and was a little dazed. At this moment, Lin Lang reminded Lu Chen.
"Oh!" Lu Chen waved behind him, and a large group of people belonging to Lu Chen hurriedly turned to the opposite side of Lin Lang. In front of the incense table, Lu Chen stood still, while the others were kneeling on the ground. But Lu Chen
Li Yuanqin gave him "no need to kneel down", so only Lu Chen stood while everyone else knelt on the ground.
Naturally, Lin Lang knew about Lu Chen's affairs, so he didn't say anything more. He directly opened the yellow scroll of the imperial edict and began to read out the imperial edict.
Lu Chen heard the general idea of "carrying the emperor to heaven, edicts, etc.", and the general idea was that Lu Chen had contributed to the country and was named the Marquis of Chang'an County, and the imperial village here was given to Lu Chen. From now on, this Zhuangzi would return to Lu.
Chen has all of them, a bunch of them.
"Your Majesty, Lu Chen accepts the edict!" After Lin Lang finished reading, Lu Chen directly took the edict with both hands, handed it to Liu Jing, then turned to Fang Qi and made a finger-wiping gesture.
Just now, Lu Chen suddenly discovered a very serious problem. After coming to Tang Dynasty for so long, he actually had no money!
Fang Qi didn't understand what Lu Chen meant, and looked at Lu Chen's fingers blankly, "Take the money!" Lu Chen mouthed to Fang Qi, "Oh! Oh!" Fang Qi saw Lu Chen's mouth shape and then
When he understood, he quickly took out a sling of copper coins and put it in Lu Chen's hand.
Lu Chen put the sling of copper coins into Lin Lang's hand, "It's a little short. I'm not afraid of my father-in-law's jokes. I am penniless now!" Lu Chen smiled helplessly.
How could Lin Lang not know how much money these frontier soldiers had on them? Some of the military pay was either given to their families or bought for themselves to drink. After all, they were typical people who didn't know what was going to happen today. They might lose their lives in a sudden battle.
How could he be as rich as those officials from the Guan Nei family?
"No need, Lord Marquis, we have received your favor! There is no need for the reward!" Lin Lang smiled and pushed Lu Chen's hand back.
"Why do you look down on me, the Marquis?" Lu Chen pretended to be angry and said, "Or do you think the reward is too small?"
"How can our family dislike it! What the Marquis said is too serious!" Lin Lang quickly explained with a smile, "These brothers paid for this money with their lives, how can our family want it!"
As soon as Lin Lang said this, the group of soldiers who were backing the Wei soldiers all looked at Lin Lang. Originally, this group of people had looked down on such eunuchs along the way, but when Lin Lang said this, they immediately let this group of soldiers look down upon him.
The man felt warm in his heart, and his eyes towards Lin Lang suddenly changed.
"Then accept it!" Lu Chen directly slapped the hanging copper coin into Lin Lang's hand, "I am not exaggerating. In one year, earth-shaking changes will take place here!"
Lu Chen didn't speak too clearly, but I believe Lin Lang can understand. By then, Lu Chen will definitely be extremely rich.
"In this case, then our family will accept the wedding money and thank the Marquis for the reward!" Since Lu Chen said so, Lin Lang naturally couldn't touch Lu Chen's face, and he bowed and accepted Lu Chen with a smile.
Lu Chen gave him the reward, "In this case, our family will return to the palace to renew the order!" Lin Lang raised his hand to Lu Chen.
"Eunuch, let's go slowly!" Lu Chen raised his hand to Lin Lang, who was getting on his horse.
"Master Marquis, let's say goodbye!" Lin Lang rushed to Lu Chen on the horse and cupped his hands, turned the horse's head and left with the edict-proclaiming team.
After Lin Lang left with his team, Lu Chen turned to look at the bankers standing in front of him.