The country sends a daughter-in-law? Come and take a dozen, take them all

Chapter 582 Xu Chun

"Why does it look like a big black rat passed by?"

Kang Hong rubbed his eyes, and the dark shadow that flashed just now had disappeared.

"I have been reviewing memorials these days, and my eyes are tired."

He dispelled his suspicion. Although Daqian was a small country, it was now in a state of disrepair and had many things to deal with every day.

In addition, Daqian selected officials through the recommendation system, and most of the civil officials, except Duanmu Liangjiang, came from prominent families. He exempted taxes and strictly investigated the aristocratic families in various places, which violated the interests of these civil officials, and led to the mentality of most people that they would rather do nothing than make mistakes in government affairs.

What's worse, he even made trouble behind his back, which gave him a headache. This time when Lin Xiaofan came back, he also wanted to ask how to deal with this matter.

Thinking that the envoy's convoy was approaching, Lin Xiaofan's martial arts skills had improved and he jumped out of the carriage.

"Brother Lin, you have made great contributions this time. You can choose any reward you want."

Kang Hong spoke generously, and the matter that had been bothering him for a long time was easily solved by Lin Xiaofan again. If there weren't so many people around, he would have wanted to kowtow to Lin Xiaofan on the spot.

"Your Majesty, serving the country is my duty. Why do I need any reward?"

Lin Xiaofan said, he has gained a lot this time and does not need any reward.

Kang Hong thought about it carefully and realized that he really had no reward that he could get now.

In terms of money, Lin Xiaofan deposited at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver into the treasury every year, which he could not spend. In terms of title, he was already a champion marquis.

Moreover, Lin Xiaofan seems to have really no aspirations.

"Brother Lin, do you want to be an official?"

Kang Hong thought for a while and asked.

Seeing him racking his brains, Lin Xiaofan burst into laughter and said:

"Your Majesty, let's discuss the reward in detail later."

"Okay, let's go back to the palace first. The celebration banquet is ready."

Kang Hong smiled.

On the way back to the palace, the streets were lined with onlookers, each of them peering at the team. The palace guards finally managed to squeeze out a way.

The reputation of champion Hou Lin Xiaofan has spread throughout the country, and his glorious deeds can be heard almost every once in a while.

"Hey, move aside, let me see what the emperor looks like."

A man squeezed out from the crowd.

"I heard that he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. I think he has a tall and mighty image."

"That's right. I've seen him before. He's a head taller than me. He's wearing armor and a black robe, and he's holding a black Overlord Spear. He's very handsome."

"Sure?"

"I saw it with my own eyes. When the Dayu army attacked the capital, the Daqian Emperor personally led the palace guards to fight. I happened to be watching outside at the time."

"If we are lucky, we can also meet the famous champion."

"I don't know what he looks like."

"The Champion Marquis often goes to the battlefield, so he must be strong and muscular."

"That's hard to say. The Champion Marquis is a counselor and doesn't fight on the battlefield. I think he looks similar to those civil officials."

"Those civil servants are very old. I heard that the champion is only seventeen years old."

"Pfft, do you believe this too? The champion has come up with so many wonderful strategies. He must be familiar with the art of war. How can he be only sixteen or seventeen years old?"

"Champion Hou is very young."

A firm young voice sounded, and everyone looked back and forth, and then they saw the little head pushing out from underneath, it was Xu Chun.

More than a year ago, Xu Wen and Xu Wu followed Lin Xiaofan back to Qingzhou County, while he stayed to help in Qingyu's tavern.

When she heard that Lin Xiaofan had come to the capital, she immediately ran to the street, wanting to see the big brother who saved the three of them again. In addition, she also wanted to find out about her two brothers.

I just don’t know if I can see him. Those dignitaries all ride in carriages. Big brother is of such a noble status, I don’t think he can see him, right?

She was filled with anxiety.

"Children, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. There are so many twists and turns on the battlefield, how can a young man master the overall planning?"

"It's just that you haven't seen it before, so don't just pass on whatever you hear."

No one around me takes it seriously.

Xu Chun was young to begin with, and seeing that no one believed her, she explained anxiously:

"I have really met Lord Champion Hou, and he even recognized me. He looks to be about 20 years old, with an upright figure, a fair and handsome face, and is very handsome. He is not the old man you are talking about."

The people around him lowered their heads again to confirm that Xu Chun looked six or seven years old. He was wearing a clean cotton-padded jacket, but he was not luxurious. He could only be regarded as an ordinary person in the capital. It is possible for such a little girl to say that she has met the champion, but it is absolutely impossible for her to have anything to do with the champion.

"I think you dreamed about it."

"If you knew Champion Marquis, I would have been to heaven."

Everyone didn't believe it. Seeing this, Xu Chun was even more anxious to explain, but no matter what she said, people around her didn't want to believe it.

"Stop talking, the convoy is coming!"

A not too loud sound sounded, but it instantly silenced the noisy street. Everyone looked at the end of the street and held their breath.

After a while, a vermilion carriage slowly drove over. The body of the carriage was engraved with complicated and delicate dragon and phoenix patterns. The windows were made of exquisite hollow crafts and inlaid with various colored gems and pearls, exuding little bits of light under the sunlight. light.

This is the dragon chariot that Kang Hong was riding on, which was left by his brother Kang Qi. Otherwise, given his character, he would never be willing to spend huge sums of money to build this carriage.

The carriage drove by, its windows blocked by a layer of gorgeous silk. Everyone stared with wide eyes, but could not see Kang Hong's face. They could only see a little shadow through the sunlight.

Later on, another carriage drove by. Compared with the first one, it was simpler and had no signs on the body, but the four black horses pulling the carriage were equally majestic.

Lin Xiaofan sat in the carriage and opened the satin covering the windows, revealing everything outside.

Countless people who had racked their brains to see his true face were instantly outraged.

"I saw Champion Hou! He is really old."

"You look so delicate. If you didn't tell me, I would have thought you were a scholar from some family."

"That rumor turned out to be true. The champion is only seventeen or eighteen years old."

"I told you, but you still don't believe me."

"Big brother, big brother!"

Among the crowd, Xu Chun's face was full of excitement, and he jumped higher, trying to attract Lin Xiaofan's attention. But there were too many people around, and her small figure was completely blocked by the crowd, and her voice was swallowed up by the noise around her.

"Can you give way and let me go to the front?"

She squeezed out as hard as she could, but the people around her were unwilling to move at all. After all, seeing a champion is a lifetime bragging opportunity, and no one wants to miss this opportunity.

Seeing the carriage gradually go away, she stopped moving and felt extremely disappointed.

A year has passed, and now her eldest brother has passed by her eyes, but he has never seen her. Or maybe, the other party has forgotten about him a long time ago.

After all, helping her back then was just a little effort.

Xu Chun's vision gradually blurred, and a tear of grievance fell from the corner of her eye. She vaguely saw several people in armor approaching.