Ye Cheng's angry shouting did not scare Shangguan Wenruo, who was still smiling.
"I'm looking for death!" Seeing this, Ye Cheng was furious. He pressed the handle of the knife at his waist with one hand and pulled out half of the sword.
Xiao Yuan quickly held him down and said dissatisfied: "What are you doing?"
"My lord!" Ye Cheng said anxiously: "This person is really rude and dares to offend your lord. He should be beheaded as he despises his position!"
His loyalty is unquestionable. When Xiao Yuan heard this, he frowned and said: "Back off."
"Sir!" Ye Cheng became even more anxious.
"Huh!?" Xiao Yuan stared.
"Yes...yes." Ye Cheng didn't dare not listen to his order. Seeing this, he could only lower his head, and then glared at Shangguan Wenruo.
Xiao Yuan faced the latter, smiled slightly, and said: "In that case, it's settled. It's a great honor to lead the horse for you."
"Oh? Are you really willing, Lord Prefect?" Shangguan Wenruo asked funny.
"Of course." Xiao Yuan answered simply, and immediately added: "Sir, please wait here for a while, I will go and choose a good horse for you."
As he spoke, he waved to Ye Cheng: "Ye Cheng, follow me."
Ye Cheng is a martial artist, and he is afraid that he will do something to Shangguan Wenruo here.
And to him, if he can get a great talent, holding a horse is nothing!
If you don't even have this kind of heart, if you can't bear this grievance, if you can't let go of this dignity, what will happen!
He did what he said and immediately took Ye Cheng to the stables and began to personally select good horses for Shangguan Wenruo.
During the process of picking the horse, Ye Cheng said from the side: "Sir, do you really want to lead the horse for him?"
"Of course." Xiao Yuan said without looking back, and pointed at one of the horses and said, "What do you think of this one?"
"Sir!" Ye Cheng became anxious again and said: "You are the lord of Qinzhou, what a status you have, but that guy actually asked you to lead the horse. If this spreads..."
"So what?" Xiao Yuan interrupted him and said, "Are these important?"
As he spoke, he also pointed to one of the horses and said, "This is the one, take it out."
"But my lord..."
"Okay, it doesn't matter, hurry up." Xiao Yuan interrupted him again.
Ye Cheng was helpless. He couldn't understand why the prefect would be so condescending if he was just a poor scholar. After the two chose the horse, they also returned to the outside of the hall.
At this time, Xiao Yuanzhen was holding the reins. After Shangguan Wenruo came out, he began to look around the horse carefully.
Seeing this, Ye Cheng said angrily: "This is a fine war horse that has been on the battlefield. It has galloped thousands of miles from Liucheng to the Imperial Capital and made great achievements in battle."
"Well..." After listening to his explanation, Shangguan Wenruo couldn't help but nodded, but said: "The horse is a good horse, but it's just not suitable for me."
"What did you say!?" Ye Cheng was furious when he heard this.
Xiao Yuan was also slightly stunned.
Shangguan Wenruo looked at him and continued: "I dare to ask the prefect to get another one for me. I wonder if it is possible."
"You!" Before Xiao Yuan could speak, Ye Cheng was already extremely angry.
Just as he was about to say something, Xiao Yuan raised his hand slightly to stop him, and then smiled at Shangguan Wenruo and said: "Since this horse is not in your eyes, I will choose it for you."
After speaking, he gestured to Ye Cheng, and the two of them headed to the stables again.
"Sir, that guy is too much!" On the way, Ye Cheng naturally couldn't help but complain again.
"Huh? It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Xiao Yuan wasn't angry either.
There were some war horses in the Prefecture. After the two carefully selected a horse, Shangguan Wenruo said again: "This horse is also very good, but it is too old."
Xiao Yuan was stunned again.
"You!" Ye Cheng pointed angrily at Shangguan Wenruo and said angrily: "This horse has a pure bloodline, a tall head that looks like it was shaved off, a face with little flesh, and full of vitality. How come the old horse says that! Come on! If the ears are small and sharp, it is recorded in the Horse Sutra that if the ears are small, the liver will be small, and if the liver is small, it will be able to recognize people's thoughts. If the ears are tight and short, it is good. If the roots are diffuse and wide and long, it will be bad."
Ye Cheng is a military general and knows his own war horses. Shangguan Wenruo did not defend himself, nodded and said:
"What the general said is very reasonable, but I don't like this horse."
"You stupid scholar! This is so unreasonable. You can't bear it! Watch me chop you with a knife!" Ye Cheng was so angry that he was about to draw the knife.
While holding his right hand, Xiao Yuan also looked at Shangguan Wenruo and said, "Okay, I will choose a good horse for you sir."
"Then I'll thank you, Lord Governor." Shangguan Wenruo was not polite at all.
He was clearly deliberately making things difficult. Ye Cheng was so angry that he would have killed Shangguan Wenruo with one blow if Xiao Yuan hadn't stopped him.
But Xiao Yuan was still not angry and was very patient.
After choosing the horse for the third time, Shangguan Wenruo was finally satisfied. He nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, good horse, good horse."
"As long as you are satisfied, sir, please mount your horse." Xiao Yuan bowed his hands and bowed in greeting.
Seeing his actions, Ye Cheng's eyes widened in disbelief.
Shangguan Wenruo smiled again and asked, "Sir, will you personally hold the reins for me?"
"Of course." Xiao Yuan nodded and replied.
"Okay." Shangguan Wenruo responded first, then made a gesture to get on his horse, and at the same time glanced at Xiao Yuan's expression.
Xiao Yuan held the reins of the horse with a clear attitude.
But after a pause, Shangguan Wenruo stopped again, then unexpectedly unfolded his sleeves, bowed his hands, knelt down and worshiped Xiao Yuan, and said seriously:
"Excuse me, sir, but how dare I let you lead the horse!"
What is this? Xiao Yuan was stunned, and Ye Cheng was even dumbfounded.
Before the two of them could react, Shangguan Wenruo said again: "Your mind is admirable. I am willing to do your best."
In fact, he was not arrogant. He just wanted to test Xiao Yuan by holding the horse to see if the latter was a polite and virtuous corporal.
Now that he saw the satisfactory results and believed that he had found the Lord, his attitude immediately changed.
And he knelt down to Xiao Yuan. After the latter reacted, he immediately felt happy and hurriedly stepped forward and helped Shangguan Wenruo up with both hands: "Sir, please get up quickly."
"Sir, please punish me for what I have gone too far before." Shangguan Wenruo said seriously.
"Hey? It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Xiao Yuan waved his hands repeatedly and smiled heartily, not to mention how happy he was.
At this moment, Liu Yuzhi suddenly rushed over. He was originally going to report something to Xiao Yuan, but when he saw this scene and saw Shangguan Wenruo again, his eyes widened in shock, and then he hurriedly stepped forward and shouted in shock Said: "Brother Shangguan!?"
"What?" Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows when he heard the sound.
Shangguan Wenruo glanced at Liu Yuzhi, bowed his hands and saluted, and said with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for several years. Brother Yu, you are well."
"This..." Xiao Yuan first looked at Liu Yuzhi, then at Shangguan Wenruo, then suddenly realized, then laughed and said:
"Wen Ruo, Shangguan Wen Ruo, good, good..."
