It's so pitiful that Lu Xuan didn't expect that he would face such "difficulty" when meeting the emperor. According to the understanding of later generations, this is probably a joke. But the bad thing is that this is a dynasty with a feudal system and the emperor's joke.

If you take it as a joke, you are not far from death.

"Your Majesty, the reason why I came all the way to the Tang Dynasty to seek survival is because I admire the splendor of the Tang Dynasty. But after I came here, a rough person like me was shocked by the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

After I entered Chang'an, everyone I met was smiling happily. After I entered Chang'an, I never saw a beggar. After I entered Chang'an, I even felt that I was in a dream, in the fairyland, in the kingdom of heaven. It is so prosperous and powerful.

In this country, every official must be selected from thousands of people and...the best among them."

Lu Xuan originally wanted to say dragon and phoenix. But he was afraid that dragon and phoenix would violate the taboo, so he had to temporarily change it to elite. This caused the level of this flattery to plummet. It also attracted another round of "joyful" laughter.

"Hahahaha, you say that you are a barbarian from the Western Regions. But when you say it, you don't sound like a barbarian. Because of your dishonest attitude, I can't say anything today to obey your wishes. My dear friends,

Tell me, what kind of position should I give to this barbarian who doesn’t want to be an official in the Tang Dynasty?"

A group of old men were discussing in low voices again. At this time, a young man stood up. Lu Xuan had not noticed before that there was a young man in the group. But as soon as the other man spoke, he knew his identity.

"Father, my sons and ministers have also heard about the deeds of this brave man. Since he was able to save his own family fortune in a lawless place on the border, he was also able to travel thousands of miles to escort the relics into Chang'an. And along the way,

He made many plans and strategies to deal with the Turks. This shows that although he is not versed in poetry and writing, he is still brave and resourceful.

Not long ago, the Wannian County Lieutenant was injured in the process of arresting bandits. He has already submitted a letter to resign. Why not let Lu Xuan take the post of Wannian County Lieutenant and be responsible for the security and robbery of Wannian County.

.”

When the prince spoke, most of the ministers naturally had no objection. Lu Xuan noticed that a few ministers seemed to have other ideas. But they seemed to have received some kind of signal from Li Linfu. They suddenly stood still again. Li Linfu and the prince

Although they were at odds with each other, his ability to divine the will of the Holy Spirit was beyond the reach of these courtiers.

He had long seen that the emperor liked this barbarian from the Western Regions. He would definitely give him a minor official position. The post of Wannian County Captain was just a minor official from the eighth rank. This was only possible because of the blessing of the capital.

Grades. If placed in other local counties, the most would be grade nine, or even no grades at all.

He is not afraid of the prince, but a mere county captain has almost no influence on the court. He cannot make the emperor unhappy just for such a position. The prince spoke, and the right minister did not object, so the matter was basically settled. Lu Xuan

Inexplicably, he became the county captain of Wannian County, roughly equivalent to the director of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Well, this is not very accurate. Because the east and west halves of Chang'an City are Chang'an County and Wannian County respectively. Lu Xuan is only the county captain of Wannian County, which is only equivalent to half of the mayor of Beijing. But even so

, this can be regarded as reaching the sky in one step. In later generations, a deputy director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau was the ceiling for civilian efforts.

Except when he was in school, he served in the student union. This was Lu Xuan's first real official position, and he was a 'big official'. This made him feel a little dazed.

Tang Xuanzong seemed to be very satisfied with Lu Xuan's confusion. He even added a special sentence.

"Because you said before that you are not willing to be an official. Therefore, in order to prevent you from slacking off on government affairs, I will let the Secret Service keep an eye on you. As long as you dare to slack off on government affairs, I will punish you immediately." After saying this, he laughed again.

.Looks like he’s really in a good mood.

A series of farce-like rewards finally came to an end. The rest was beyond the scope of Lu Xuan's participation. Most of the ministers stayed, probably to discuss using the relics to influence many Buddhist countries in the Western Regions and strengthen the court's control over them.

The ability to control the Western Regions. This was a national event in the true sense, so Lu Xuan was naturally driven out.

At this time, he suddenly remembered that it seemed that the emperor had not rewarded him with a house, nor gold or silver. The household registration issue was no problem. After all, he was now the county lieutenant of Wannian County, in charge of the household registration (the county lieutenant had this responsibility)

It would be no problem to settle down for himself. What was ridiculous was that he didn't even know where to spend the night tonight.

He originally thought that the palace would make arrangements, but it didn't seem like it. He knew that he was overthinking it. Those who could stay in the palace must be at least third-grade officials. A rookie like him who started from the eighth-grade was really

I think too much.

Just when he was swaying and preparing to leave the palace along the same route, Gao Lishi hurried over slowly.

"Lu Zhuangshi." Lu Xuan has no characters, and Gao Lishi doesn't know how to address him. It's impolite to call him by his first name. Calling him sir, Lu Xuan's rank is too low (Gao Lishi is not only a eunuch, but also has various real high-level titles)

Position). He simply called him "Lu Zhuangshi" to correspond to Lu Xuan's bravery.

Lu Xuan didn't know how to greet the eunuch, so he could only bow his hands to show respect. Fortunately, Gao Lishi didn't care about this. He just thought that he was a barbarian from the Western Regions and didn't understand etiquette.

"Master Lu, don't leave yet. This is a reward from the emperor." As he said that, he handed a bunch of things to Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan took it and felt a little heavy.

When Lu Xuan opened it, he found that the top item was a land deed. And below the land deed, there was a bag of gold beads and silver beads. Sure enough, they were gifts to the barbarians in the Western Regions.

"This is the courtyard that the emperor has given you as a reward, and there is also the gold you want. You can get whatever you want. Master Lu, you are in the heart of the emperor."

Lu Xuan: "...Thank you, Eunuch."

"You're not thanking me, you're thanking the Emperor."

"Yes, yes...thank you, Your Majesty." No matter who it is, he has given you a house and money. You have to thank him no matter what.

"That's right. Also, there are more rules in the palace than outside. If you don't understand, don't walk around. If you go the wrong way and bump into a noble person, no matter how great your achievements are, they won't be able to save you."

After saying that, a young eunuch was casually replaced and asked to take Lu Xuan out of the palace.

The two of them finally walked out of the palace after stumbling around. Lu Xuan took out a silver bead and handed it to the little eunuch to express his gratitude. The little eunuch left excitedly and thanked him profusely.

After he left, Lu Xuan was suddenly stunned.
Chapter completed!