"If I had known you were in the city, I would have paid a visit long ago..."
"Cough cough cough..."
Master Cui Ren's face turned dark when he saw that his usually calm deputy suddenly looked like a different person! Especially when he heard that he also said his own lines, Cui Renshi was even more annoyed and couldn't help coughing heavily at the side!
I'm not dead yet! You don't have to go to others to show your courtesy so early, right?
He glared at Dong Xingshu fiercely until Dong Xingshu looked so embarrassed that he didn't dare to speak any more. Then Master Cui Ren retracted his gaze and said to Xiao Han with a smile on his face: "Xiao Hou! I have admired you for a long time! Today is the day!" Well, it’s true that it’s better to meet than to be famous, and to meet is worse than to be famous! Hahaha..."
"Long admire?"
However, I don’t know why, but Xiao Han’s reaction to Master Cui Ren’s enthusiasm was dull, or even cold! He didn't even have the smile he showed Dong Xingshu just now, let alone the courtesy.
"Well……"
As an experienced veteran in officialdom, Cui Renshi naturally noticed the coldness in Xiao Han's words.
Then I thought about the fact that they had lived in Luoyang City for several days before, but they never even said a word to me, the landlord!
This forced Cui Renshi to think carefully: had he ever offended this hot young upstart in the Tang court?
"Ahem, well, before I was appointed as the governor of Luoyang, Xiaguan followed Duan Zhixuan and fought with Master Duan for a while! During that time, what Master Duan said the most was about you, Xiao Hou! So Xianguan From that time on, I have been fascinated by you, Xiaohou, and I have always wanted to find an opportunity to meet you, but unfortunately I have never had the chance to meet you..."
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Cui Renshi brought up Duan Zhixuan's name and quickly thought about all the things that might offend Xiao Han in his mind!
But after much thought, he still found nothing.
Although his rank is not low and he has served as the governor of this capital, he has only been active in Luoyang. He has almost no connection with military nobles like Xiao Han, and naturally there is no conflict in government orders!
As for a conflict of interest, that's impossible!
You must know that the Cui family where you are, and the Xiao family today are both doing some business.
But what the Xiao family is doing now is basically business that other families can’t do!
Whether it is grassland livestock, Liaodong medicinal materials, or southern jewelry, these are not things that ordinary people or ordinary families can play with.
Although Cui Renshi is hot-eyed, he also knows how much he weighs. Not only does he not dare to touch these things, he also always leaves the door open to facilitate the Xiao family's caravan passing through Luoyang.
Therefore, Master Cui Ren is puzzled by Xiao Han's current indifferent attitude!
Could it be that he blamed me for not thanking him for rescuing Luoyang?
This doesn’t make sense!
As soon as a discerning person sees the big family in the city that I brought today, he will know that this time he came specifically to thank him!
If he was greedy for money, he wouldn't push people away!
"you……"
Just as Master Cui Ren was thinking wildly, Xiao Han finally spoke slowly again: "You have a good relationship with Duan Zhixuan and Brother Duan?"
"Not bad! It's more than good!" Cui Ren studied under the county magistrate of a remote area and finally took the position of accompanying the governor of the capital. What kind of scheming is that? Upon hearing Xiao Han's tone of voice, he immediately followed up and said:
"My Lord Duan treated me like he was undressing me and pushing me to eat! It can be said that my ability to reach the position of governor was all due to my support. My kindness to protect you has never been the same." Unforgettable teeth!"
"Oh?" When Xiao Han heard this, his expression changed again, and he frowned and asked him: "Your name is Master Cui Renxuan? What is your relationship with Cui Renxuan?"
"Cui Renxuan?"
Hearing the name from Xiao Han's mouth, Master Cui Ren was startled for a moment, and then his mind felt as if thunder had struck him! I understood all of this in an instant!
No wonder Xiao Han, who was always kind in the legend, treated him coldly!
No wonder he didn't even bother to meet me after he helped her so much!
It turns out that the root lies here!
"Xiao Hou! I...I am a descendant of the Cui family in Qinghe. I have the same name as the young master of the Cui family in Boling. There is no relationship! I have never even met him!" Master Cui Ren, who had thought everything through, couldn't laugh or cry. He bowed and explained to Xiao Han repeatedly!
As for the grievances between Xiao Han and the young head of the Boling Cui family, how could he, as a Qinghe Cui family with the same surname Cui, not know anything about it?
However, Cui Renshi never thought about it!
Now that so many years have passed, Xiao Han is still worried about it! I didn't expect that just because of the similar names, I would be regarded as the scapegoat of that bastard second generation ancestor!
If he hadn't had an idea and brought out Duan Zhixuan's name, I'm afraid this misunderstanding would never be solved again!
"Oh? You're not Cui Renxuan's brother?!" Sure enough, after hearing Master Cui Renxuan's complaint, Xiao Han also hesitated.
"No! Absolutely not!"
Seeing this, Master Cui Ren quickly struck while the iron was hot, pointed at his beard and said: "If nothing else, Lord Marquis, just looking at Xiaguan's age, he doesn't match up with others, not to mention that Xiaguan is only a lineage of the Cui family in Qinghe. There is no comparison between being a side branch and someone’s official direct descendant!”
"Oh, so that's it? I misunderstood!" Xiao Han touched his nose and seemed a little embarrassed.
When Master Cui Ren saw it, he quickly shook his head: "I don't blame Xiaohou, I don't blame Xiaohou, who taught us that our names are indeed similar? Someone has mistakenly identified us before! If it weren't for the grandfather whose name is Xiaguan Since then, even the lower officials want to change it!"
"Hahaha, it's like this, it's like this!"
Faced with Master Cui Ren who was so knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and knew how to take the initiative to find a ladder to step down, Xiao Han finally no longer had a tense face.
He shouted at Jiayi and others and told them to camp on the spot!
Xiao Han personally invited Master Cui Ren and his party to a relatively clean place in the camp, spread out mats, and then sat down on the spot.
"The conditions are simple, please bear with me!"
He bowed his hands to everyone with a kind attitude, and those who followed Cui Renshi quickly stood up and returned the courtesy.
When Xiao Han smiled and waved his hand for them to sit down, these flattered people slowly sat down, but even so, they did not dare to sit on the porcelain, they only dared to sit on the mat, ready at any time Get up.
"Xiaodong, go and take out the tea leaves I have collected!"
