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Chapter 181

As the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, the buildings in southern Shanxi also inherited its style of opening and closing, with numerous buildings and terraces, showing the splendor of the capital everywhere.

There are Yi markets in the southeast, northwest and northwest of Jinnan City. The streets are filled with a dazzling array of rare and exotic treasures and are crowded with merchants. You can often see barbarians with tall noses, deep eyebrows and braided braids walking through the streets.

There are many noble people in southern Shanxi, and their favorite thing to do every day is to sit in a wine shop and inn and chat after tea and dinner.

Recently, several major events have happened in southern Shanxi, which have been talked about in the city.

One: In mid-March, the Jinke Jinshi were newly released, and the most glorious ones were naturally the number one scholar, the second best scholar, and the third flower boy, riding horses and parading through the streets in high spirits. In addition, what is eye-catching is a pair of brothers with the surname Gao. They entered the second class together, and they were ranked closely together on the list.

There are two Jinshi from the same family. It is really the manifestation of the ancestors, Wen Quxing, who has come down to earth. I don't know which Gao family it is, but he has received this great joy.

After hearing about the Qionglin Banquet, the Gao brothers and several Jinshi candidates from the same department went to an inconspicuous small house in the southeastern suburbs of the city and did not leave until Haishi.

Second: The current emperor posthumously named the late Song Dynasty Concubine the queen, and then appointed her son Han Linshen as the current crown prince.

Ordinary people don't know the twists and turns, but the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knew it very well.

Before the emperor ascended the throne, he was named the Good King, and he had a deep love for Song Princess and his wife. Later, when the Good King ascended the throne, among the many beauties in the harem, he also had the deepest relationship with Song Princess.

Unfortunately, due to jealousy of beauty, Concubine Song died of illness early, and her only son was adopted by General Zhenyuan.

It is unique in history to adopt a prince with the blood of the emperor, even if he is a younger brother.

This matter was so ridiculous. At that time, the thirteen supervisory censors and the six subjects directly under the emperor were united in an unprecedented way, as well as the ministers and many generals who were not close to them. They risked their lives and were angry. admonish.

It is a pity that Emperor Yongxi was determined at that time, and despite the obstruction of his ministers, he resisted the civil and military attacks of the Manchu Dynasty and sent his eldest son Han Linshen to General Han who was far away in Yunluo, saying that it was to compensate for his younger brother's infertility. regret.

Nowadays, after the relatives were exterminated, they couldn't wait to adopt him back. Not only did they adopt him back, they also made him a prince.

This is not an ordinary common people's home, nor is it an ordinary high-ranking family, but a royal family. Every move must follow the etiquette and be recorded by the living registrar, and the facts will be recorded as history. Qirong broke the rules at will. As the emperor, you cannot act willfully.

How about playing house as a child?

Even though some officials came back to their senses and knew the real reason for His Majesty's repeated troubles, they could not stop them from putting on a posture of speaking out to persuade the Emperor.

Third: Lu Jiu'an, the Tanhualang who made a sensation in southern Shanxi in the Xinmao year and then disappeared soon, returned to the capital.

Emperor Yongxi summoned the man back with great fanfare, and while the officials were speculating on what position the emperor would assign to the famous man, there was no movement from the man in the palace. After the officials' enthusiasm faded, the matter took on new light.

Emperor Yongxi gave Lu Jiuan a very tolerant right: he could choose his own official position from fifth rank to below.

This decision caused an uproar in various ministries.

Kong Mu, a junior official in the Hanlin Academy but not a member of the Hanlin Academy, knew little about this: "They are all from the fifth rank, with the same rank and the same official salary. What's the difference? Why do the officials react so strongly to this?" "

Although The grades are the same, but there are many explanations." The imperial edict of the Hanlin Academy, who was fond of gossip and had an official rank of 9th grade, explained it while copying the document: "I will give you an example and you will understand." "

Honglu Temple. Shaoqing is from the fifth rank, and all the ministers and ministers are also from the fifth rank. Why are they all trying to become ministers after a bloody battle, but no one cares about the position of Shaoqing? "

Kong Mu tried hard to recall it in his mind. Circle: "The Shaoqing of Honglu Temple is in charge of foreign guests and court ceremonials. The wailang of each ministry is the adjutant of the doctor of each ministry. The rank is determined by the rank. After the wailang, the subsequent position is usually the minister."

The imperial edict of the Hanlin Academy clicked the knot with both hands: " That's it, the grades are the same, but the department positions are different. Some positions belong to key departments of the imperial court, with great future and great power. It is common for seven ranks to supervise five ranks within the scope of their responsibilities, such as the two departments of the Ministry of Personnel and Affairs. Who dares to offend us?"

"Also, we, the Hanlin Academy's attendants, are both from the fifth rank, but Hanlin Academy, there is a saying that no one can enter the Hanlin without being a Jinshi, and no one can enter without being a Hanlin. Cabinet." "Your Majesty allows Lu Jiu'an to make his own choice. If he chooses a position such as Libu Yuanwai Lang, he will have a bright future and rise to the top." In short, the

ministers have given him unlimited honors.

The verbal exchanges were even more intense than the canonization of the crown prince, and they almost didn't stage a full-scale martial arts drama in the palace.

Emperor Yongxi is not one of those emperors who insists on going his own way. If his ministers have opinions, it's fine. Let's discuss them together and adopt them if they are pertinent.

Dong Huilin took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, Lu Jiu'an was originally a county magistrate of the seventh rank. Now he has to be promoted from the fifth rank to three ranks in a row. Is it inappropriate?"

Emperor Yongxi looked at Dai Qu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, who was standing aside: "Dai Shangshu, it seems that Dong Du has forgotten the official promotion system of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Come and help him recall it."

Dai Qu came out holding a wat board: "Every internal and external official will be given a reason, and his performance will be examined, and his merits and demerits will be judged." If Zhi is not above the second class, and if he is demoted beyond the third class, those with outstanding merits can be promoted to the first class."

Emperor Yongxi said calmly: "The third class of Zhi is suitable for promotion and promotion in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Dong Du will give him a job. Do you still have any doubts?"

Dong Huilin had his own explanation: "It is unreasonable to recall County Magistrate Lu before he has passed the examination. If his political performance is mediocre, it will be unfair to others."

Emperor Yongxi returned . Before he spoke, one of the officials couldn't help but choked out: "Don't you think that Dong Zhongzhong was acting stupidly? Magistrate Lu was originally a Jinshi. This time he recalled Shannan to return to his hometown." It's just the place where you should be."

Dong Huilin turned around and saw that it was Luo Jinshen who spoke, and he said back unceremoniously: "Who am I supposed to be? You, Luo Jinshen, are Lu Jiu'an's teacher, so of course you have to speak for him."

"Don't talk nonsense. I seek truth from facts and ask for the emperor's clear advice."

The two had been at odds for a day or two. The court often had tit-for-tat confrontations. Everyone else in the court had the attitude of watching a good show. At this time, Emperor Yongxi spoke:

"The two ministers said Everything is reasonable, but since you want fairness in the matter, I will give it to you." Emperor Yongxi took out a stack of books from somewhere and said, "This is Lu Jiu'an's political achievements during his six years as an official. It was only brought up from Guangmu a few days ago, so my dear friends may not know it yet. "Donglan, please read it out to everyone."

The eunuch at the side leaned over to take it, and his high-pitched voice echoed throughout the hall. .

"Since Lu Jiu'an took office as the magistrate of Yingping County, the population has increased from 20,000 to 98,652, an increase of nearly five times."

"During Lu Jiu'an's reign, he encouraged mulberry farming, and farming has What started as... expanded to..., when he first took office, he could not

make ends meet with grain taxes, so he needed to rely on the court to provide food for disaster relief. The total grain taxes collected this year..." Every time Donglan read a sentence, Dong Huilin's face became uglier, and there were whispers in the court. Doubt the authenticity of this achievement.

"During Lu Jiu'an's tenure, the imperial court held two imperial examinations, and produced nine Jinshi and thirteen candidates, serving in various ministries."

Serving in all major ministries?

Then Lu Jiu'an didn't have disciples all over the court at a young age?

Emperor Yongxi said again: "By the way, the much-talked-about brothers with the surname Gao are from Yingping. One of the two departments of Li and Li is in charge of official status, and the other is in charge of tribute and awards. We should know this very well."

Hundreds of officials in the court coincided with the two departments of the court . The leader looked at them and the two ministers nodded.

Dong Huilin was reluctant and wanted to talk more. Emperor Yongxi interrupted him and asked casually: "Dong Du is in trouble, do you know where the two jars of wine worth thousands of gold you grabbed from the wine merchant last year came from? Produced in Yingping."

When Dong Huilin heard this, a layer of sweat immediately formed on his back.

The censors who serve as the emperor's eyes, ears, and discipline should not be underestimated. He thought he was acting secretly, but in the end, he was impeached by these ubiquitous eyeballs to the emperor. It's really hateful!

This is a big deal. At a small level, it could be to punish a person for an innocuous crime like indulging in drinking and eating. At a big time, it could be to find out how he got the money to drink. Is he embezzling or accepting bribes? No one who is an official now has ever received a penny or two, and I don't know if there are other things that fall into the hands of the emperor...

Luo Jinshen couldn't help but laugh out loud: He used to always be against me, but now he doesn't dare to fart no matter what. One already?

Donglan finished reading Guangmu's performance evaluation, and Emperor Yongxi took out a stack of books: "This is the damage to houses, casualties and aftermath of the earthquake that was submitted by Governor Guangmu."

The governor The booklet not only clearly lists the casualties in each prefecture, but also specifically states that Yingping sent people to donate disaster funds.

Emperor Yongxi said: "Controlling the floods, developing the population, promoting the academic style, and dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake. If any of these things were done to you, you would have been rewarded based on your merits. I just gave him the promotion he deserved. This is Is it too much?"

Dong Huilin was scolded, his face flushed, and he retreated.

Luo Jinshen felt refreshed when he saw him deflated. He wished he could wave flags and cheers for the sage emperor in public, and his heart became even more fond of this young talent whom he had not seen for six years.

Seeing that even Dong Du was dead in the matter, no one raised any questions, and everyone had their own thoughts and other ideas.

Anyway, dissuasion is ineffective, why not bring this Lu Jiu'an under your sect?

Luo Jinshen was the first to speak up: "Lu Jiu'an visited the flowers in the year of Xin Mao. He was appointed as an editor for the first time. He is a member of our Hanlin Academy. Moreover, he became my student by chance. It means that he is destined to be a talent in our Hanlin Academy. Ah."

The Minister of Industry also wanted to fight for it. He had already learned from General Han that the cement formula he brought back last year was obtained from Lu Jiu'an: "A person like this who is good at fortification is the most suitable for our Ministry of Industry, and only us. Only the Ministry of Industry can maximize Magistrate Lu's talents."

Of course, as soon as the words of the Minister of Industry came out, he was immediately scorned by the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

The Minister of the Ministry of War was not to be outdone. He was close to Lu Jiu'an because of the martyrs' pension issue. However, the Ministry of Works did not buy it: "Feng Shangshu, you should manage your military officers well and don't mess with our civil servants."

Feng Xiji He didn't take it seriously: "Normally, I might not get involved in this kind of thing. But now, didn't His Majesty say that from the fifth-grade official position below, County Magistrate Lu can choose on his own."

Lu Jiu'an waited outside the palace until he fell asleep. When he arrived, he finally heard the eunuch announcing his presence.

Lu Jiu'an stepped into the Jinluan Hall, walked past the officials step by step, came under the imperial steps, and looked at the supreme man on the dragon throne.

This was not the first time he met the emperor. In fact, on the day he returned to southern Shanxi, he was intercepted by people sent by the emperor before he reported to the official department.

...

Lu Jiu'an had just arrived in southern Shanxi and had nowhere to stay. Besides, he brought a large group of people with him. Han Zhi suggested that people and horses should go to his house together, but Lu Jiuan disagreed. All the "staff" he brought with him should go to the general's house. They would first find an inn to rest, and then buy a house.

The two of them insisted on their own opinions, and Lu Jiuan's face turned red due to the unilateral argument. At this moment, the carriage stopped.

"Master Lu, stay here. Please come with our family." The stranger was faceless, wearing a eunuch's uniform. He bent slightly and stopped in front of the carriage.

Lu Jiu'an looked familiar. Isn't this the father-in-law who came to Yingping to issue the imperial edict? His thoughts suddenly changed, and a smile appeared on his face: "Thanks to the few thousand taels of silver from Eunuch Fu'an a few years ago, Yingping was able to resolve the issue." It's urgent,

so I haven't thanked my father-in-law much. "" Mr. Lu deserves it. We are just an errand boy." Fu'an accepted his sentiments with a smile, and bowed to Han Zhi beside Lu Jiu'an: "I've met King Yu."

Han Zhi nodded expressionlessly.

"Prince Yu?" Lu Jiuan was a little confused.

Han Zhi whispered into his ear: "The title given to me by the emperor is rarely used. When outside, he usually calls me general."

"WTF?"

Lu Jiu'an decided to wait until he went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to submit it. After completing the paperwork, he went home to make up for his official position in Zhou Dynasty to avoid causing trouble in public.

Han Zhi asked Ming Fu'an why he came and refused on behalf of Lu Jiu'an: "Tell the emperor brother that I will take Jiu'an to find him tomorrow."

Fu'an refused to give in, and bowed down with a bitter face and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please don't embarrass me. ."

Han Zhi frowned and thought for a moment, then ordered the steward of the Royal Palace to place the carriages and horses that had followed Lu Jiu'an to Jinnan at the residence, and personally accompanied Lu Jiu'an into the palace to meet the Holy Spirit.

Lu Jiu'an was not ready to meet the big boss so early, and he couldn't help but feel a little drumming in his heart. He licked his dry lips and sat uneasily in the carriage prepared by Fu'an.

"Don't be afraid." Han Zhi put his arm around him and whispered, "I'm here."

Lu Jiu'an also encouraged himself: It's not like I haven't done a column on the Forbidden City before. I've visited the Forbidden City countless times. Just like at home.

I thought so, but the moment I actually stepped into the palace, I was still forced by its majestic and solemn aura.

The owner's palace is completely different from the Forbidden City that is used as a scenic spot for exhibition. They are also made of glazed tiles with pointed double eaves, surrounded by towering ancient trees, and the undulating red walls extend to the end, decorated with dragon and lion sculptures everywhere. But when the rows of palace guards passed by the carriage, the impression of gold and paint suddenly came to life, making people feel a sense of awe.

The carriage entered quietly through the corner door without disturbing anyone. All the way to the Yangxin Hall where the emperor rested temporarily, Fu An waited for Lu Jiu'an and others to get off the carriage, and then left first.

Lu Jiuan was led in by Han Zhi with a hint of anxiety and excitement.

Emperor Yongxi was sitting on a chair embossed with clouds and dragons, and was playing chess with the eunuch in charge of the ceremony.

Emperor Yong Xi was younger than Lu Jiu'an thought, and perhaps he was well-maintained. This man, who was about forty years old, had a face that was 70% similar to Han Zhi's, showing grace and elegance. He held up his chin and looked at Lu Jiu'an with a smile, making him look approachable. He is generous and kind, and does not have the alluring aura of the emperor at all.

Lu Jiu'an looked at him unabashedly and with deep curiosity. Emperor Yong Xi was not annoyed, but the eunuch Dong Lan said anxiously: "Oh, Mr. Lu, we don't want to look directly at His Majesty like this."

"It doesn't matter." Yong Xi He stood up and waved away Dong Lan, then walked up to Lu Jiu'an and looked him up and down: "I heard from brother Chen that you forgot a lot of things after you fell ill on the way to take office. How come you still behave the same as before."

Huh? Emperor Yongxi, what does this mean? I am just a little girl, but I seem to be very familiar with it.

"Although I have no memory, I am still the same person after all." Lu Jiu'an replied guiltily.

Han Zhi stood in front of Lu Jiu'an calmly, looking straight at Emperor Yong Xi with a pair of eyes as black as paint: "Brother, don't scare him."

Emperor Yong Xi glanced at Han Zhi angrily: "Lu Aiqing He is a talented person in the Zhou Dynasty and a high-ranking official in the imperial court. It is too late for me to cherish the virtuous people. How could I do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit myself? Well, let's talk about business."

When Emperor Yongxi showed his majesty, he said. There was a domineering aura coming out of him, which was frightening. He casually took a stack of red documents from the imperial case and handed it to Lu Jiu'an. Lu Jiu'an took it in his hand and was dumbfounded.

This is a performance appraisal form, which is many times more detailed than the one he submitted to Jiangzhou Prefecture. He doesn't know when the emperor collected it. He couldn't remember some of it himself. He only remembered when he looked at the performance appraisal form. Did.

Yong Xi said: "Lu Jiu'an, you have outstanding talents and outstanding political achievements. Today you have returned with honor and deserve to be promoted and rewarded. I appoint you as a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. You can join any of the four Qing Dynasty officials. How about it?"

Lu Jiu'an boldly asked: "What do you do?"

Han Zhi helped explain: "Assist the minister in managing the selection, honors, assessment office and other affairs of the world's civil servants to identify talents." After a pause, Han Zhi added, "Among the six departments, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Households have the greatest power, especially the Ministry of Personnel."

Han Zhi's meaning was obvious, but seeing Emperor Yongxi's smiling face with encouragement in his eyes, Lu Jiu'an thought for a while, and he was so bold. The ground shook his head.

"What about the horse washing by the Bureau of Economic Affairs?" Emperor Yongxi asked again.

Lu Jiu'an was even more confused and looked at Han Zhi innocently, "horse washing?"

There seemed to be a faint smile in Han Zhi's eyes: "The Bureau of Economic Affairs is under the James Mansion and assists the prince. Many famous cabinet ministers have served in the East Palace Prince Xi Ma."

Lu Jiu'an still shook his head, Then, Emperor Yongxi asked the same question in the Yangxin Hall as he did today in the Jinluan Hall: "So Lu Jiu'an, what position do you want?"

What position do I want?

Lu Jiu'an's goal has always been very clear. When he first arrived in Yingping, he only wanted to control the floods, want the people to survive, and want the people to stutter.

Later, after the water was cured, he made further progress. He wanted to use his identity as the county magistrate to protect them from wind and rain, so that the people of Yingping could enjoy their hardships and live more freely.

Now that he has arrived in southern Shanxi, he can become a capital official and seek more benefits for the people.

Having lived an extra life, he has thought more clearly than many people. No one understands better than him that power and money are only external things. They cannot be brought with them alive and cannot be taken away with them dead.

He doesn't like the intrigues in the court. No matter how powerful he is, if he wants to wear the crown, he must bear its weight. He was really too lazy to sit in the center of the whirlpool and deal with the rights and wrongs. What could be more meaningful than leading an era?

Enjoy your food, enjoy your clothes, live comfortably, and be happy with your customs. ②The people are enlightened and all nations are harmonious.

What else could he do?

There are still many stereotypes that need to be broken in Dazhou. The infrastructure, technology and civilization are still so backward. There are still a circle of eager wolves, tigers and leopards outside waiting to eat this fast-fat meat. There is still a lot that he can do.

"Lu Jiu'an, what position do you want to choose?"

In the Jinluan Palace, on the dragon chair, Emperor Yongxi leaned forward and asked.

The eyes of all the civil and military officials, either expectantly, nervously, or disdainfully, all fell on the lonely goose's back in the center of the hall.

Lu Jiu'an is neither humble nor arrogant, and his posture is as tall and straight as a jade tree: "I would like to elect the Imperial College Supervisor."

Chapter 182

The officials in the Jinluan Palace were in an uproar. No one expected that Lu Jiuan would choose such a position in the end.

The Imperial College was the highest institution of higher education in the Zhou Dynasty. In addition to selecting and accepting students with excellent academic performance from all over the country, the emperor also forced the children of officials to study here in order to prevent them from being idle and ignorant. Therefore, the Imperial College also had another name in the Zhou Dynasty, called the Official School.

Si Ye is the highest-ranking person in the Imperial College, except for sacrificial wine, but he is only of the sixth rank.

Not only that, because of their special positions, all officials working in the Imperial College were outside the power center of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They rarely conflicted with other yamen, but they also had no right to speak. If anything happened, anyone could easily control it.

Jijiu stared blankly ahead, but the young minister of Dali Temple next to him nudged him gently with his elbow: "Congratulations to Jijiu for adding a capable subordinate." He reacted as if he was just waking up from a dream.

Ji Jiu has always stayed out of this fight. He has never had the slightest idea that Lu Jiu'an would come to the Imperial College. Not only him, but also the civil servants and generals present could not figure out why Lu Jiu'an chose this official position in the end.

Emperor Yongxi saw that Lu Jiu'an was speechless and reminded him: "Si Ye is the sixth grade."

Have you thought about it clearly? There is still a chance to choose again.

Lu Jiuan understood what he meant and firmly stated that he would never change his choice.

Luo Jinshen clenched his fists and sighed. Emperor Yongxi asked Donglan to read out the imperial edict on the spot. Lu Jiuan bowed his head and listened respectfully.

But why is there an additional identity of Prince's Young Master behind the Imperial Academy's Si Ye?

Thanks to his cramming in the past few days, and the guidance of Han Zhi, the royal king and Zhenyuan general, he already had a general understanding of the official positions of Dazhou.

The history of this era has developed to the present. Except for some slight differences, it is mostly similar to the official system of the Chinese Ming Dynasty. The official position of Prince Shaoshi is from the third rank, and together with Prince Shaofu and Prince Shaobao, they are also called Shaogu.

Seeing that he had not moved for a long time, Eunuch Donglan coughed lightly and said, "Master Lu, why don't you accept the order to thank me?" Dong Huilin

endured it again and again, but he still couldn't hold it back and strode out: "Your Majesty, this is inappropriate."

" What's the matter with Dong Aiqing?" Emperor Yongxi was very impatient, but still maintained his generous and gentle appearance, sitting on the dragon chair.

"How can Lu Jiu'an, a mere county magistrate, hold the position of young master?"

"Oh, I forgot to mention it." Emperor Yong Xi said casually, "When Lu Jiu'an went to Yingping, I once issued an order to him, ordering him to assist Grand Master Yan Gu told Prince Han Lin that he had profound knowledge in the country and practiced the art of enlightenment. "

To prove this, Emperor Yongxi specially summoned Yan Gu and Han Linshen, and Han Linshen bent down and called Lu Jiu'an in front of all the courtiers. As a master, Yan Gu also praised him highly.

Yan Gu was the mentor of the emperors of the two dynasties. Although he did not care about court affairs, his status was extraordinary and he was respected by others. When he opened his mouth, Dong Huilin had no choice but to give up.

Simply speaking, the title of Prince's Young Master was just a false title and had no real power. When Dong Huilin retreated, he looked at each other and expressed his inability to do anything.

Only Lu Jiuan was confused. Was this the mission that Emperor Yongxi gave him in the first place? Did he finish it in a daze?

After the meeting, Luo Jinshen crossed the crowd to congratulate Lu Jiu'an. It was obvious that he liked him from the bottom of his heart.

Lu Jiu'an respectfully called the teacher: "Why don't you see Liu Yushi?" He still learned about the teacher's existence from Liu Shanqing, the then governor, and knew that the two of them had a close relationship.

"Oh, Old Man Liu hasn't come back yet."

Lu Jiu'an sighed: This Master Yushi is really busy, either on a business trip or on the way.

At this time, several officials who were slightly older than Lu Jiu'an came over. Seeing that the censors who were picketing the officials were all walking out of the hall one after another, they put their arms around each other and dragged Lu Jiu'an while walking and talking. Show closeness.

Lu Jiu'an was flattered, but he didn't recognize any of them and couldn't pronounce their names or official positions. He could only tell their rank from their clothes.

One of them pretended to be dissatisfied: "It has only been six years, how come we have completely forgotten about our group of colleagues. At least we worked together."

"No, no, we have to find a restaurant tonight to catch up with old times and help Lu "Si Ye, please reminisce."

Han Zhi glanced over with squinting eyes, his gaze even more frightening than Qin Yushi's. A group of young Hanlin Academy members suddenly stood frozen, not daring to move.

Lu Jiu'an took the opportunity to get away, and kept apologizing: "Today is inconvenient, next time, next time." He hunched over and escaped from the crowd.

Lu Jiu'an went to the Ministry of Personnel to receive the appointment documents and official mottos, and followed Han Zhi directly back to Prince Yu's Mansion.

Jinnan East Street has always been a gathering place for high-ranking officials, nobles and scholar-bureaucrats. The imperial palace given by the emperor himself is also there. It covers a large area and echoes the magnificent palace not far away.

Even though Yuwangfu is located in such a prosperous and lively area, because the owner of the palace has been away leading troops all year round, the huge Yuwangfu is deserted. It was the guests and staff brought by Lu Jiuan in recent days that restored the mansion a little bit. Popularity.

There are two ferocious stone lions standing outside the gate of the Royal Palace, which is solemn and solemn. The vermilion copper door is about three feet high. The black plaque reads "Yuwang Palace" in three magnificent gilded characters, showing its majesty and splendor.

"Yu" means commander-in-chief and control. It has always been reserved for emperors. Emperor Yongxi gave his younger brother the title of "Yu Wang". The profound meaning here is self-evident.

It was just past noon when Lu Jiu'an and Han Zhi returned to the house. Gu Gu was waving his tail excitedly and circling Lu Jiu'an, but Han Zhi reached out to push it away. The steward came up to him and asked what dishes were prepared for the evening.

Lu Jiu'an was in a good mood and waved his hand: "No need to bother, we will move out when we get off today."

"This..." As an old man in the house, the steward liked Lu Jiu'an very much. He turned his head and glanced at Han Zhi. Han Zhi tilted his head expressionlessly and withdrew knowingly.

"There's no need to persuade me." Lu Jiu'an knew what he wanted to say, "I've been here for so many days, and it just so happened that the official residence given to me by the official department also came down. Anyway, I haven't unpacked my luggage yet. I packed it and moved. Go over there. "

I thought I was in Yingping County Government. It's strange that the official residence is so big and small enough to accommodate so many people.

Han Zhi snorted in his heart and did not tell him the truth. He was ready to regret it after he went to see the place in person.

If Jinnan East Street is the territory of the emperor's relatives, then Jinnan West Street is the gathering place for imperial officials. The residences of officials above fifth rank are basically located here. In the common people's residential area of ​​Guocheng in southern Shanxi, a piece of land was specially set aside to build official residences for officials below the fifth rank to live.

Lu Jiuan followed the address and finally found his official residence at the end.

When Lu Jiuan saw the house, he was stunned for a moment.

The house is not only small, but also very dilapidated. There are four rooms in total. There is a rickety bed in the main room. The bed is covered with cotton wool and the bedding is yellow. I don't know how long it has been there. There were tables and chairs made of bamboo boards next to the bed, and some firewood was placed next to the table, which was gnawed by insects and ants.

This is not a place for officials to live. It is just like a beggar's house. It has four walls and nothing. When you move in, you not only need to buy various furniture and supplies, but also find someone to repair it. Otherwise, if it rains, water will leak everywhere.

What are you doing? The poorest farmers in Yingping are a hundred times better off than this.

A mouse fell from the roof and squeaked in fright. Lu Qi kicked it away in disgust.

The large troops who followed looked at each other in confusion, and Lu Jiuan was also dumbfounded.

Han Zhi walked around the room, "This place must not be inhabitable. There are so many rooms in Prince Yu's Mansion, and they will be empty anyway..."

Lu Jiu'an ignored him and asked Lu Qi to take out all the belongings in the box and squat down. Start counting on the ground.

Lu Qi's eyes lit up: "Sir, do you want to buy a house?"

Lu Jiu'an replied to him while counting: "I have to do the math first. This place is not as good as Guangmu. When we were in the provincial capital, Xiang Xuezheng could still live in Sanjinshen." The house in southern Shanxi has a lot of money, and I don't know what kind of money I can buy."

After the final count, there were more than a thousand taels in total, plus the glass beads he brought. If he could find someone to sell them all, he would buy a taels deep. It should be enough for a small or medium-sized house.

Lu Jiu'an handed the silver and the glass beads to Jiang Huwei and asked him to go to Yaxing.

Taoist priest Feng Jing was wearing a navy blue robe, holding a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth. He squatted pitifully in the corner and looked over, like a child crying for food.

Lu Jiu'an took a deep breath and turned to look at Han Zhi: "Let Feng Jing and the others follow you first."

"What about you?" Han Zhi asked.

"I am a Beijing official who has taken a position in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. I can visit your house occasionally." In other words, I cannot stay for a long time.

Han Zhi's wishful thinking failed, and he rubbed his fingers irritably: "If you insist on living outside, I will ask the steward to help you ask. Jiang Yu is not familiar with the place, so be careful of being blackmailed."

A steward from Prince Yu's Mansion pulled the strings to help. , the house was quickly settled. Although it was still very simple, it was larger than Lu Jiuan imagined. There was an old ginkgo tree in the yard with lush branches. If it was taken care of a little, it would be a good place. .

Lu Jiu'an went to the street to buy some urgent belongings, but there was not much left in his pocket. Lu Jiu'an threw the only two pieces of silver into the box and sighed: "After five or six years of hard work, once I return, Before liberation."

Han Zhi watched as A Duo and Yang Miaomiao followed behind obediently, holding hands, as well as Jiang Yu and Fu Fu Wenxin. There were so many people, but none of them knew how to cook. No: "I will send you two people from my house."

Lu Jiu'an smacked his lips: "I really should have brought the cook from the county government office with me. I can't get used to the food in southern Shanxi."

Lu Qi felt the same way: " There's no honey grapefruit tea, creamy osmanthus cake, or sweet and sour pork ribs."

"Then let's make it ourselves." Lu Jiu'an drooled at the mention of the delicious food. He immediately rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll cook tonight. , Let's celebrate the appointment."

A fire was quickly lit on the stove, and the servants sent by the Royal Palace were working hard to clean the yard. They took a look into the brightly lit room and sniffed secretly. It smelled so good. .

After eating and drinking, Lu Jiuan touched his round belly and burped in an ungentlemanly way: "It would be nice to have a bottle of yogurt at this time."

He turned to look at Han Zhi: "Where is the milk?"

Han Zhi asked again Turning to look at the boy, the boy was startled for a moment and tried to recall in his mind: "There is a cattle market in the north of the city. There should be milk there."

Han Zhi ordered: "Take a drink every day."

After eating, Han Zhi wanted to He continued to stay for the night, but Lu Jiu'an refused without hesitation: "The house is a mess. Come back when it's tidied up."

It happened that the steward came over at this time and said that His Majesty had personally visited Prince Yu's Mansion and was waiting in the lobby. Han Zhi was a little unwilling, and reluctantly pressed Lu Jiu'an and kissed him, and then left after he was satisfied.

Jiang Yu unloaded the heavy objects and dug out from the pile of luggage a few documents and books wrapped in cloth and a box specifically for pens, inks, papers and inkstones: "Sir, where should I put these?"

"Put them in the west wing." Lu Jiu'an looked at the entire house, and only that room had enough light and was suitable for use as a study.

After the guards moved everything to the study, Lu Jiuan walked in alone, made sure that the door latch was in place, and came to the office with a flash of thought.

He has collected a lot of energy in the past six years, adding up to several million. However, he is basically using it a little bit, spending energy points like water, and he has unlocked all the books and office supplies stored in the computer.

Among them, his long-awaited smartphone disappointed him. It may be that the battery is broken. The phone clearly shows that the battery is full, but after a few minutes of use, it is marked red and exhausted. It can only be used in the office with the power plugged in. It is really a waste to throw away the food.

Lu Jiu'an's eyes were locked on the package that his sister had sent back from abroad. He touched it with his palm, and a figure immediately popped up in front of his eyes: 10 million.

What on earth did his sister send him that actually cost ten million? The entire office combined didn't have as much as this item, and he didn't know that he would have to save it until the end of the year.

He has thoroughly figured out the routines of the office. Virtual files in the computer are the cheapest, ranging from a few hundred to tens of thousands, but some of the contents are too shocking to take out, so he keeps them in the office.

Secondly, items that are visible and tangible are increasing in value based on their own value and their possible impact on today's society.

The energy value of the items in this box is as high as 10 million. In other words, either the item itself is very expensive, or taking it out will completely affect the Great Zhou Dynasty and even bring about earth-shaking changes in history.

What exactly is it?

He patted the cube box and exited the office.

Chapter 183

: Compared with other yamen, the interpersonal relationships in the Imperial College are much simpler, which is one of the reasons why Lu Jiuan chose this place.

The highest official is Jijiu, while the Imperial College Siye serves as Jijiu's deputy and is in charge of teaching laws and regulations. He does not teach in person, so his job is quite simple. The real lecturers are doctors, teaching assistants, Xuezheng, etc., a total of more than ten people, plus the clerks who deal with miscellaneous things, there are about forty or fifty people serving in the entire Imperial College.

As soon as Lu Jiuan arrived at the prison cell holding the hands of Yang Miaomiao and A Duo, a middle-aged man wearing a round-collared green robe and a small goatee on his chin came forward. He claimed to be Cai Gongshuang, the director of the Imperial College, and the wine festival arranged for him to take his new colleagues to familiarize themselves with official duties.

"I can't thank you enough." Lu Jiuan's attitude was modest and polite.

"This is..." Cai Gongshuang asked, pointing to the two young boys.

"My two nephews, take them to the Imperial College to study."

Lu Jiu'an held one hand and winked at the other. Yang Miaomiao obediently raised a smile and said hello softly. A Duo said with a straight face, "Uncle." Okay."

Cai Gongshuang smiled brightly and called a bookkeeper to lead them to fill in their names and enroll.

The Imperial College covers a vast area and is covered with green leaves. Compared with it, Hongtu College is only a drop in the bucket. Cai Gongshuang was conscientious and would introduce Lu Jiuan carefully to every place he visited.

"This is the library I just mentioned. It can be used to engrave classics and historical books. The prison editions produced by the Imperial College are exquisitely inscribed, ranking first in the country." Cai Gongshuang raised his chin and was somewhat complacent.

He led Lu Jiu'an to continue walking forward: "You also know that many of the Imperial College students are officials' children, so the students' qualifications vary. Some students are naughty and disobedient, giving Xuezheng a headache."

Lu Jiu'an followed him . Looking in the direction of the finger, I saw a scholar holding a thin thorn stick and beating a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old. The boy screamed after being beaten. Maybe he couldn't bear it anymore, so he snatched the thorn stick over without hesitation and turned around. He turned around, took three steps and two steps and ran out of sight. Xuezheng was so angry that his chest heaved violently, and he shook his hands and cursed: "It's hard to carve out rotten wood!" Lu

Jiu'an was dumbfounded: "Just whip it with a wattle stick?"

Cai Gongshuang gloated: "That's not all, this student is Qi Jikai, the youngest son of Shun Qinhou, he is stubborn. It didn't work, so he led several other clan members to make the Imperial College a mess. "

"One time this son got into trouble, and His Majesty happened to come to the Imperial College and asked him to meet him. His Majesty went to court the next day and was furious. "Shun Qinhou scolded him thoroughly. His son had completely humiliated him. He went home and gave Qi Ji a lesson. He could hear Qi Jikai's screams from far away from Shunqin Mansion."

Lu Jiu'an couldn't help it . Thinking of Mu Lin, this young marquis was probably as good as Qi Jikai when he was young.

Cai Gongshuang suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Lu Siye, I heard that when you were in Yingping, there were nine Jinshi and thirteen Juren. Is this true?"

"Hmm."

Cai Gongshuang took a breath . Angry, the look in his eyes changed: "Siye Lu is very talented, and the other Siye is worried that you are new here and not familiar with the prison's government affairs. In my opinion, there is no need to worry at all."

It seems that the other Siye has no regard for me. With a grudge in his heart, Lu Jiu'an wrote this down calmly, and showed a gentle and gentle smile to Cai Gongshuang: "In any case, it's because the student is talented and intelligent, and Taifu Yan is helping me from the side, so it doesn't matter if I follow you.

The two chatted happily, chatting as they walked, and finally Cai Gongshuang led him to an elegant small attic: "I will handle official business here from now on." Lu

Jiu'an took office as a new official, and many colleagues were curious about him. Taking advantage of his official duties to secretly observe him from time to time, Lu Jiu'an simply put down what he was doing and got to know everyone first.

During this period, Lu Jiu'an saw another Si Ye, with cool eyebrows, thin lips and thin nose, and a pair of narrow red phoenix eyes. Occasionally, he looked over, and he was also cold and cold, without any emotion, as if he was just looking at an insignificant stranger.

Seeing that he was difficult to get along with, Lu Jiu'an didn't want to put his hot face on his cold butt, so he just nodded to him and turned away.

At the end of the first day, Lu Jiuan took Yang Miaomiao and Aduo back to his small house. Han Zhi had been here for a long time and was sparring with Jiang Yu and others in the not-so-empty yard. Han Zhi held a red tassel gun and faced each other. Five people, still not left behind.

There was flying sand and rocks in the house, and the flash of swords and shadows made Lu Jiuan's eyes widen.

Han Zhi caught a glimpse of Lu Jiu'an's figure from the corner of his eye. The red tassel gun flexibly spun in a circle in the palm of his hand, blocking the simultaneous attacks of the three people in front of him, while Jiang Yu's two maces had already shot through the air behind him.

Lu Jiu'an couldn't help but hold his breath, but Han Zhi seemed to have eyes behind his back. He turned around and swept his thighs, easily averting the danger. Not only that, his powerful force also forced Jiang Yu to retreat. Jiang Yu inserted his maces into the ground and carved two deep grooves on the ground before he could stop.

Han Zhi put away the red tassel gun and walked up to Lu Jiu'an: "No one will give you a hard time in the Imperial College today, right?"

"Yes."

Han Zhi's face immediately darkened: "Who is it?"

"There is a young Si Ye, for no apparent reason. Don't give me a good look." Lu Jiu'an was angry, "Brother Han, help me bring him back, I will teach him a lesson."

Han Zhi was stunned and looked at Lu Jiu'an suspiciously, seeing it on his face. Promote narrowing.

"Han Chaori, you came here and asked me this. You can't find a good reason to eat for free." Lu Jiu'an stretched his waist and returned to the main room. The square table was filled with dishes.

Lu Jiu'an was so hungry that his stomach growled, so he asked A Duo and Yang Miaomiao to clean their hands and eat at the table. General Han consciously cleaned his hands and sat down next to him.

While Lu Jiu'an was eating, he told Lu Qi and others about the Imperial College. Aduo added: "It's not as fun as Hongtu College."

Lu Jiu'an nodded his forehead: "You just came here, wait until you get to know your classmates. "It's fun."

A'duo whispered, "It's not as fun as Hongtu Academy once you get to know me." The teachers' lectures are boring and boring. They sit in the classroom all day and night, and they don't teach music or music. Made him sleepy.

Halfway through eating, Lu Jiuan's nasal cavity felt a little itchy. The next moment, he felt a warm current flowing out of his nasal cavity. Lu Qi, who was sitting opposite him, noticed it first and screamed. Han Zhi turned around to see him and suddenly came closer. "Don't move."

Lu Jiu'an was fine at first, but he was so frightened by his soft shout that he didn't dare to move. Han Zhi lifted his head by his chin and wiped the nosebleed with his sleeve. There was a rush at the dinner table.

Han Zhi looked ugly and scolded the two boys in a cold voice: "What are you doing standing here? Go and call the doctor quickly."

Lu Jiuan covered his nose with his hand and spoke in a low voice: "It's okay, don't make a fuss, it's just the air in southern Jinan It's too dry. I came from Yingping and I couldn't adapt to it."

"Brother, don't raise your head when you have a nosebleed. Otherwise, the blood will flow back into the throat and make you cough." The nosebleed was too much and followed him. His hands dripped onto the dining table, staining the white rice red. The boy had already run out in a panic, but was called back by Lu Jiu'an, "No need to call the doctor, go bring me a basin of cold water and a piece of silk."

The boy glanced at Han, who had a horrifying look on his face. Finally, I went to the well in the yard to get a basin of cold water. Han Zhi thought he was slow, so he pushed him away, wrung out the silk himself, and applied it to his nose as Lu Jiu'an did. He repeated this process two or three times, and the nosebleeds finally stopped. Lu Jiu'an had a guess in his mind. As soon as the others came in, it turned out to be the Gao family brothers and several other Jinshi scholars from Yingping. They looked at Lu Jiu'an and each presented the Zhi gifts they had prepared.

At this time, there was a knock on the gilt copper door on the courtyard door. A visitor came. The boy went outside to look and reported: "Several disciples who claim to be your lord have come to visit."

"Hahaha, my little house was just set up yesterday, and you guys came to find it today. You are so interested." Meeting his old friend in a foreign land, Lu Jiu'an laughed heartily and invited everyone to sit down in the hall.

Not long after they chatted, there was another knock on the shop door. Lu Jiuan thought: The courtyard is quite lively today.

The second wave of visitors were also Jinshi from Yingping's hometown, but these two people had passed the Guipang examination six years ago.

Currently, one is serving in Taichang Temple and the other is in Guanglu Temple. The Gao brothers and several others who were selected this year are among the top two or three top Jinshis. They are not eligible to enter the Hanlin Academy directly. They also need to spend half a year as supervisors in major ministries and monasteries, commonly known as internships.

Half an hour later, the shop head was knocked again.

"Hey, why are there still guests?" Lu Jiu'an ran to open the door in person. When he saw the visitor, he couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Xiang Xuezheng!"

Xiang Daozhen took a look into the yard with the box of preserved fruit and said, "Oh, There are quite a lot of people."

"Please come in quickly, Xiang Xuezheng."

The scholars sitting in the courtyard stood up in fear, looked around at Daozhen, and suddenly their expressions changed and they became angry: "Have you studied the scriptures? , How dare you come here to drink and have fun?"

The scholars were frightened. Lu Jiu'an bent down and was about to accuse him, but Xiang Daozhen suddenly laughed loudly: "I'm just teasing you, you have already endured all the hardships. If you succeed in your studies, you will no longer be in my charge. There is no need to be restrained."

Lu Jiu'an: "..."

One of the students wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "I dare not be disrespectful to you, Master of Heaven and Earth."

Lu Jiu'an ordered Lu Qi . He brought a jar of wine and mixed it with Xiang Daozhen: "Xiang Xuezheng, why didn't I see you in the court that day?"

"Something delayed me." Xiang Daozhen took a sip happily: "Hey, You kid, why are you so confused? You can choose from any of the fifth-grade official positions, even if you are in the Economic Bureau, you are better than Si Ye. Fortunately, the Holy Spirit gave you a young man in the end. As a teacher, if I were here at that time, I would definitely teach you a lesson."

Lu Jiu'an said confidently, "I have been serving as the county magistrate for a long time and I am very tired. I just want to relax. I have less work to do and am more free."

"Nonsense . Xiang Daozhen

scolded him: "You are an upright man, how can you be greedy for pleasure?" It's of no use. It's better to just let nature take its course. If you do it well, you will eventually succeed."

That's all. Xiang Daozhen took another sip: "I have some friendship with the sacrificial wine. I'll go there another day. Looking for him to talk about old times."

With Xiang Dao Zhen there, everyone seemed a little cautious at first. But after drinking, I became emboldened, and in the end I dared to say anything outside.

The candlelight was brightly lit in the yard, and the laughter gradually stopped until the end of the day. Lu Jiuan sent the guests away and returned to the house in a happy mood. As soon as he crossed the threshold, he was picked up by Han Zhi.

General Zhenyuan's face was ashen as ink. Because of this delay, his plan to have a good relationship with Lu Jiu'an failed again.

Lu Jiu'an comforted him: "I'm new here. My husband will inevitably have to socialize outside. I'll be with you in a few days."

Chapter 184

Lu Jiuan first entered the Imperial College. While getting familiar with the affairs at hand, he had to deal with various human relationships.

In the Imperial Residence Hall, where the Imperial College's divisional offices are located, the warm sunlight shines in from the window and shines on half of the face of the man hunched over his desk, making the graceful curve of his chin as smooth as jade.

"Lu Siye." Two teaching assistants walked in side by side, holding a book in their hands, breaking the silence in the room, "Cai Siye has gone to Mingjintang, please let us send this list of supervising students for class examinations."

The young man heard Sheng raised his head, and the golden light fell on a pair of clear and bright eyes. His eyes were slightly bent down into a soft curve, and he pointed at the table good-naturedly, "Put it here, I understand."

Si Yechu Not moving at the same place, Lu Jiuan asked warmly: "Two teaching assistants, do you have any questions?"

The two hesitated, and one of them was pushed out and said uneasily: "That's it. In this class test, there are ten Many supervisors failed to pass the law studies."

Lu Jiu'an understood immediately.

The prison students learn the Three Virtues and Six Arts in the Imperial College, and usually take class tests. If they fail the class test, the prison students will of course be punished, and the superintendent who teaches one of the arts must also be inspected by the supervisor, and finally report to the wine ceremony.

Liquor sacrifices have always been strict, and if so many supervisors failed to pass the legal studies, they would definitely criticize the academic officers in charge, and these two assistant teachers were probably among them.

Lu Jiu'an picked up the directory without any pretense of being a Shangguan official: "Qi Ji is the one who led the group of students. I'll explain it to you at the wine ceremony."

The two teaching assistants breathed a sigh of relief and thanked each other gratefully. Exit the entertainment hall.

Lu Jiu'an stood up and walked to the window, gently pushing open the corner. The two assistant teachers hadn't gone far yet. From this angle, they could hear their whispered conversation.

"The new Lu Siye has such a good character."

"Yes." Another person couldn't agree more: "At first, I thought that this popular man who was very popular in front of the Holy Emperor would have a little bit of pride and youthful aura. But. Surprisingly, after a few days of getting along and working together, I found that this person is very easy to talk to no matter what the occasion is or what kind of official business he is dealing with."

"Unlike Leng Siye, he is not unreasonable at all."

"Hey . , It's a pity."

"What's a pity?"

"Come to the Imperial College. I heard that this Lu Siye could have a great future. It's so exciting. I didn't expect Lu Siye to come here in the end. Do you know what the Minister of Civil Affairs said after he returned to the Yamen? Lu Jiu'an is too cowardly and His Majesty can't help him. "

"Oh, you can't say that, if it's Lu . Si Ye's character is not so gentle, so he shouldn't stir up chaos in the Imperial College. This way, it will be quiet and everyone will not have to worry about it."

Hearing this, a sly smile appeared in Lu Jiu'an's eyes, and it disappeared quickly.

In the past few days, with Lu Jiu'an's proactive approach and Ruowuoruo's understanding, Lu Jiu'an had almost figured out the information about his colleagues in the Imperial College, including Leng Ningyuan and Leng Siye, who had inexplicable hostility towards him.

Similarly, the academic officers of the Imperial College also had a new understanding of this new colleague.

Coupled with his handsome appearance and ever-so-smiling smile, everyone in the Imperial College agreed that Lu Siye, who had just arrived, was gentle, honest, simple and kind, and was different from those old foxes with a hundred scheming minds, so he was worth getting along with.

When duty was over in the afternoon, while the academic officers were packing their things, they took the initiative to greet and joke with Lu Jiu'an: "Lu Siye, you're not ready to leave yet. Don't keep your lovely wife at home waiting." "I'm

not married yet." Lu Jiu'an revealed. Embarrassed by being dismissed, he said, "Let's go now."

The academic officers left with smiles, and Cai Gongshuang came over with his hands folded: "Lu Siye is so popular. In just a few days, I have become so familiar with him from the Imperial College. Lu Jiu'an waved his hand: "

That's because my colleagues are considerate and willing to accept me."

The two of them walked and chatted. After leaving the gate of the Imperial College, Cai Gongshuang stopped and smiled narrowly at Lu Jiu'an: "Lu Siye is not only with his colleagues. The officers have a harmonious relationship, and they have a close relationship with the emperor."

Under a thick old locust tree outside the Imperial Academy, a carriage parked quietly. This carriage has been picking up and dropping off every day since Lu Jiuan was on duty at the Imperial College.

At first, everyone took it for granted that it was a servant arranged by Lu Jiu'an's family. Later, one time, the head doctor who returned home late saw the prince's face flashing through the curtains of the carriage, and then they realized that the carriage was specially driven by the prince. .

Lu Jiu'an was calm and composed: "General Zhenyuan is straightforward and approachable, and he is both a brother and a friend to me."

"..." The corners of Cai Gongshuang's mouth trembled secretly twice: "Master Lu really knows how to joke."

He glanced in the distance, Yu Wangzong Although the groom sitting in front of the driver had his eyes closed, he still could not hide the murderous aura in his body. This aura was unique to the soldiers under General Zhenyuan.

After Lu Jiu'an said goodbye to Cai Gongshuang, he boarded the carriage. As soon as he opened the curtain, he was dragged to his lap by a strong force, and his lips were immediately kissed with a hot and moist kiss.

Lu Jiu'an put his arms around Han Zhi's neck and leaned against him lazily: "Brother Han, why are you here today?" "

When no one is around, call me Chao Ri." Han Zhi's breath stayed close to Lu Jiu'an's rosy cheeks Mouth, whispered: "Go to my house today, your group of government officials have returned from the Five Cities Military and Horse Command Department."

"Really?!" Lu Jiu'an was overjoyed, and pulled away from him in disheveled clothes and shouted , "Then what are you waiting for? Let's leave quickly."

After Lu Jiu'an arrived in southern Shanxi from the government officials brought by Ying Ping, he went directly to the Wucheng Military and Horse Division to report.

The affairs under the jurisdiction of the people of the Wucheng Military and Horse Division are very similar to those of the county government officials. They are all responsible for patrolling and detecting thieves in their jurisdictions, sorting out streets and ditches, and setting fire to prisoners.

There was a special entity in the military arsenal of the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, called the Imperial Guard, which was directly led by the emperor and was not subject to any constraints from any government.

Junyi recommended by the local government can enter the Five Cities Military and Horse Command Department after passing various assessments, and those who are particularly outstanding can choose to join the Imperial Guard Reserve.

After completing the two-month training, the emperor will personally assess whether to become a member of the Imperial Guard.

When Lu Jiuan was looking at this official position, he immediately thought of the Jin Yiwei of the Ming Dynasty. Apart from their different names, the two had exactly the same responsibilities.

The flying fish suit and embroidered spring knife of the Jin Yiwei are two iconic items. Unfortunately, Lu Jiuan saw it once when he entered the palace gate. The Imperial Guard did not dress like this.

Lu Jiu'an followed Han Zhi back to Prince Yu's Mansion, where the Yamen servants sat around in twos and threes, talking loudly and energetically.

Their clothes have been changed, with collars woven with black gold and loose sleeves. If necessary, the dark black collars can be pulled up directly to cover their mouths and noses, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

"Sir." When the government officials saw Lu Jiu'an, they immediately gathered around him with uncontrollable smiles on their faces.

"It seems that you have already entered the Military and Horse Department, and you have not embarrassed me, sir." Lu Jiu'an whistled, "This outfit is much more majestic than the government uniform."

"There is also a Feng Xing Dao, but it is heavy. "Liu Wo's Taishan-like body stretched his clothes tightly. He laughed heartily, and his rough voice sounded like thunder. "But you can only get it after you have fully joined the job."

"That's good," Lu Jiu'an praised sincerely. , his smile was different from the pretentious performance in the Imperial College, he was sincerely happy for them.

The government officials all shared what they saw and heard in the Bingma Division. Only one person sat dejectedly in the lively crowd, silent, and seemed out of tune with everything around him.

Lu Jiu'an had expected it. He walked up to Zhan Weizhu, looked directly into her eyes, and asked softly: "What's wrong?"

Zhan Weizhu pursed his lips, looked at Lu Jiu'an, and felt infinite grievance in his heart. : "The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division... won't accept me."

Liu Wo, who was still talking loudly, stopped, clenched his fists and joined in with the enemy: "Hey, those grandsons, seeing that Zhan Weizhu is a woman, they won't let anything go. " Come in."

"Our Captain Zhan is the most powerful among our group."

The crowd yelled angrily, not having the slightest intention of joining the Soldiers and Horses Division and becoming fellow soldiers of "that bunch of grandsons", and they complained indignantly. It was unfair, and the steward who was passing by and didn't know why was startled.

Lu Jiu'an stretched out his palm and touched Zhan Weizhu's head: "You have eyes that don't recognize gold and jade. Since I am such a good girl, if they don't want it, just follow me."

His tone was doting and tolerant, Zhan Weizhu said Driven by the nearby heat source, she could no longer control her ardent emotions. She bit her lip and said sadly: "If it weren't for Sister Meng's persuasion, if it weren't for her... why? I made such a big determination to be with you." Sister Meng left and came to Shannan..."

"My lord will help you find it." Lu Jiuan's voice was calm, and his eyelashes slowly lowered to cover the light in his eyes, "Good girl, we will take it step by step. We are not in a hurry. Ah."

Han Zhi watched all this silently, neither expressing displeasure at the physical contact between the two, nor making any words of comfort, as if he turned a blind eye to the accusation.

After dinner, Lu Jiuan comforted Zhan Weizhu to have a good rest tonight and not to think too much. Then he called Lu Qi to the wing and asked directly: "When will Wen Yuan arrive in southern Shanxi?"

"The escort sent a letter a few days ago. , it will arrive in half a month."

Han Zhi frowned: "Wen Yuan?"

Lu Jiu'an glanced at him: "I forgot about the female student who went with me for the home visit."

Han Zhi nodded. I remembered: "She's coming to Shannan?"

"Before Ying Ping left, this student came to see me. She didn't want to live in a corner and be stuck in a small place all her life. She wanted to come out and have a look." Lu Jiuan's eyes widened. Bright, as if containing the blazing sun, "Students have such a wish, tell me, as a former county magistrate, how can I ignore it?"

...

Because he had a rest the next day, Lu Jiuan sent his servant back. At the Lu family's small house, he told Lu Qi that he didn't have to leave the door, and stayed at the Royal Palace that night.

Early the next morning, the long-lasting biological clock woke him up from his sleep. The person beside him was gone, and only the place where he lay still had residual warmth.

The boy brought the toiletries, Lu Jiuan wrung out the hot handkerchief, washed his face, and asked casually: "Where is your general?"

The boy lowered his head respectfully, not daring to raise his eyes to look further: "General I left the house at noon without saying where I was going. "

At noon, the sun was rising, and the official office had just been opened.

It's weird, it's so weird that she doesn't get out of bed with him on weekdays, so much so that she won't let him get out of bed until midnight. I left the house this morning and didn't know what I was doing.

In the dining room, the yamen servants who had gotten up early for training were sitting in a dark crowd, wolfing down their breakfast. Zhan Weizhu was sitting listlessly in the middle, holding his chopsticks with his eyes red and swollen. It looked like he had cried at night.

Liu Wo ate a bun in one bite, and comforted him vaguely with his bulging cheeks: "Captain Zhan, don't be discouraged. The adults will definitely think of ways for you. There is a saying, when the car arrives, There must be a road before the mountain, and gold will always shine..."

"Good thing, gold will always shine." Lu Jiu'an walked in.

Liu Wo smiled innocently and scratched the back of his head: "I will always remember these words, my lord."

Lu Jiuan casually found an empty seat and sat down. This scene of eating in the same dining room was like going back in time. When they arrived at the Yingping County Government Office, the officials' appetite increased unconsciously. Even Zhan Weizhu picked up a bowl and ate the porridge and steamed buns in front of him.

Han Zhi returned home at the end of Chenshi. He left alone, and when he came back he was already two people.

Lu Jiu'an was sitting in the pavilion. The first thing he heard was a hearty and clear laugh, and then two figures walked straight towards the pavilion from far away.

The woman next to Han Zhi has bright features and sharp eyebrows. She is wearing a bright red corset and tight robe, which makes her even more heroic.

The visitor walked up to Lu Jiu'an, lifted up his robe, and stepped on the stone bench next to Lu Jiu'an with one foot. He came closer, stretched out his left hand to grab Lu Jiu'an's chin and looked around: "Are you Lu Jiu'an? I finally saw it today, and you look really beautiful."

Lu Jiu'an was frightened, and looked at Han Zhi with his eyes wide open, with questions all over his head: " ???"

Han Zhi frowned and pulled the woman away unhappily, and the woman laughed: "Um

, this is..." Lu Jiu'an asked cautiously.

The sky was clear and blue, and the gentle breeze passed by slowly, revealing a wild bird with colorful wings among the trees.

The sunlight reflected from the gilt tiles was dazzling, falling on the ripples of the water and on the face of the woman who raised her neck.

Proud, like a rose in full bloom.

"Mu Lin's sister, Mu Wan Gong."

Chapter 185

Since Lu Jiuan arrived in Zhou Dynasty, he has never seen such a bold and bold woman.

Mu Linsheng has a pair of romantic peach blossom eyes and acts uninhibitedly. But Mu Wan Gong was completely different from him. There was a sense of heroism between his brows, and he raised and lowered his hands neatly as he stepped. To describe it, it's like a sharp, brittle bamboo.

If someone hadn't told them, no one would associate them with siblings.

Mu Wan Gong took advantage of Lu Jiu'an being stunned and pinched him again: "Xiao Jiu'an, thank you for the two jars of wine you gave me. My sister likes it very much."

Lu Jiu'an: "You're welcome..."

"Mu Lin gave me so much. Among all my friends, you are the most popular." Mu Wan Gong took out a folded piece of paper from his arms and said, "This is a letter from Mu Lin. You just arrived in southern Shanxi and he doesn't know what to do. I sent it to you and sent it to Mu Mansion. I wanted to find a chance to deliver it to you in person, but I never got around to it."

She handed the letter to Lu Jiu'an and patted Lu Jiu'an hard on the shoulder. The hand holding the bow was like a soldering iron, causing half of Lu Jiuan's shoulders to collapse.

"Mu draws his bow." Han Zhi warned.

Mu Wan Gong jumped back two steps and put on defensive moves: "I won't fight you, I can't beat you. Where is the Zhan Weizhu you mentioned? Take me to see it."

...

Mu Wan Gong strode away In front, Lu Jiu'an asked Han Zhi in a low voice, as if he were in his own house: "Why is Sister Mu Lin looking for Zhan Weizhu?"

Han Zhi always answered Lu Jiu'an's questions: "Mu Wan Gong once led his troops to guard Qi camp. Later, he handed over military power and returned to southern Shanxi to become the commander of the Suzaku Army. "

After a pause, Han Zhi added: "Mu Wan Gong is the only female general in the Zhou Dynasty, with outstanding military achievements."

Jiu An instantly realized that Han Zhi was taking the initiative to help Zhan Weizhu. He was secretly happy in his heart, but he hummed: "I thought you were indifferent after seeing what happened yesterday, you are not so stupid."

The Five Cities Military and Horse Command Department is the head of the five military and horse departments in the southeast, northwest and northwest. In general, after the government officials came in, they were divided into groups. They usually had food and accommodation in their own fixed places. There will be very few opportunities to get together like this in the future.

So they all took advantage of these few opportunities to have a great time.

When Mu brought his bow to the place, more than fifty people gathered together and played with all kinds of weapons from the Royal Palace's martial arts training ground.

Mu stood forward with his arms folded, his dantian was filled with anger, and he shouted loudly: "Zhan Weizhu."

The noisy scene fell into silence. The yamen servant did not recognize this unidentified woman, but he was radiated by the energy all over her body. Captured by momentum. The yamen servants looked at each other and looked at Zhan Weizhu in unison.

Zhan Weizhu threw the bent knife in his hand to the ground with a bang, and the heavy weapon caused the dust to fly away. She tightened her lips and walked straight towards Mu Wan Gong.

"Is it you?" Mu Wan Gong raised an eyebrow and looked at him up and down with a half-smile, as if he was looking at a commodity for sale.

Zhan Weizhu was already very angry, but he couldn't bear it when he was deliberately provoked like this. He threw all Meng Yitai's instructions behind him and attacked the opponent like lightning.

She started to fight whenever she disagreed, but she didn't know that she was right in Mu Wan Gong's arms, and the two of them started fighting each other with bare hands in the martial arts field.

The yamen servants quickly dispersed around, making a clear space, and stood aside, holding up the weapons in their hands and cheering for Zhan Weizhu.

"Captain Zhan, give the other side some color."

"Kill him down."

"Shannan City Guards are very powerful, and I'm not bad at Ying Ping..."

The officer yelled until his face turned red and his neck thickened, but Lu Jiu'an held his hands in anger. Calm down and relax.

He wasn't worried at all that his men would suffer a loss. He stood aside and watched with gusto, and even commented in a decent manner: "How can you make a move at such a long distance? You are not as good as anyone else..."

"With your body As a weapon, the principle is the same. An inch long is strong, an inch short is dangerous..."

"The defense speed was slow just now..."

"Oh, no, even a layman like me can see that, Zhan Weizhu is. I'm going to lose."

Zhan Weizhu's every move seemed to be within the opponent's expectation, and Mu Wan Gong blocked all her attacks with ease, feeling like a cat playing with a mouse.

Liu Wo was anxious: "Sir, you can't say that. You are trying to make others' ambitions destroy your own prestige!"

Lu Jiu'an shrugged his shoulders: "Seek truth from facts, there is no shame in losing. What our yamen usually practices is rescue. , The opponent is training to kill the enemy. This time, the support is against the jungler, so you can't force it."

Sure enough, after several failed attempts, Zhan Weizhu quickly lost his composure, and Mu Wan Gong saw the opportunity and used his strength to attack. He hugged his shoulders and fell to the ground, ending the battle.

Zhan Weizhu lay on the ground and covered his eyes with his hands, breathing heavily.

She had tried her best, but Mu Wan bow was in front of him, like a big tree that could not be shaken. No matter how she attacked, it was in vain.

At this moment, she felt a strong sense of unwillingness, and what followed was unprecedented frustration and discouragement.

My head felt dizzy, the sounds around me became distant and blurry, and a few words were repeated over and over in my ears.

"You are a woman, you can't do any tricks."

"A woman only needs to stay at home to support her husband and raise her children. She doesn't have to be so strong. It's you who has to suffer."

"Hahaha, brothers, this woman actually wants to join our five Cheng Bingma Si. Girl, listen to my brother's advice, can you handle a knife with such a thin arm? You should go home and get an embroidery needle."

...

In a daze, Zhan Weizhu seemed to have turned into a humble person. The weak stone, those words were like weightless water droplets, hanging naturally from the rock. The water droplets had no intention of harming anything, but they still smashed her into craters and made her look beyond recognition.

Are women really bad?

Zhan Weizhu's originally determined heart began to waver.

But at this moment...

"Wonderful!"

Mu Wan Gong shouted, pulled Zhan Weizhu up from the ground, stretched out his arm to touch her: "Not bad, a little stronger than I thought."

Zhan Weizhu Zhu felt the thick calluses in her palms and thought inappropriately: This person usually uses heavy weapons.

His palms quickly pulled away.

Mu Wan Gong said: "By the way, I like the story you told about Mu Guiying taking command in the Five Cities Military and Horse Division. Our Mu family is so loyal, courageous, brave and good at fighting."

She looked directly at Zhan Weizhu His eyes asked: "Where did you hear this Mu Guiying? Isn't this girl based on this girl?"

Zhan Weizhu's head was in chaos at the moment, and there was nothing left to think about. Understanding the profound meaning, he just followed her words and murmured blankly: "...Master Lu said it."

Mu Wan Gong shook his head seriously: "The ending has to be changed. All the Mu family members died in Shacheng. This is not satisfactory to Men Zhonglie. "Is that wrong? I, Mu Wan Gong, have fought so many battles and only lost once, and I still asked the thieves to attack me by surprise."

She came in a hurry before Zhan Weizhu could react. In front of Lu Jiuan, he said very naturally: "I want this Zhan Weizhu."

Zhan Weizhu was confused.

Lu Jiu'an followed suit and introduced with a smile: "The woman in front of you was once a female general guarding the border. Now she has retired and became the commander-in-chief of the Suzaku Army, one of the Four Capital Guards. Now, are you willing to let you serve under her banner? "

Zhan Weizhu was overwhelmed by the huge surprise and nodded randomly.

"Thank you!" Mu Wan Gong pulled her and left, but Lu Jiu'an reached out to stop him: "Wait a minute."

Not only Mu Wan Gong, but also Han Zhi standing aside looked at him in confusion.

"Xiao Jiu'an, what else can you do?"

Lu Jiu'an said, "I have no problem with Zhan Weizhu following Commander Mu, but you have to agree to a condition."

"You're so good at what you get." Mu Wan Gong said angrily and funny, "What do you mean? "Let me hear what it is first."

"Sister Wan Gong, as your commander-in-chief, please submit a battle message to the commander of the five cities' troops for a friendly discussion."

Mu Wan Gong is not a dumb general who only knows how to fight recklessly. When Lu Jiu'an said this, she immediately understood it and glanced back and forth between him and Zhan Weizhu: "I didn't expect you to be quite protective of others. Do you want me to help Zhan Weizhu regain his position?"

Lu Jiu'an snorted coldly: "Five The city's soldiers and horses are arrogant, so I won't let such a good subordinate say it!"

"I just want to let them know that the people they abandon like useless shoes are hundreds of times more powerful than them!"

"Haha, how interesting!" He was so excited when he was talking about holding the bow, and he clapped his hands with pleasure, "Zhan Weizhu can't stand up to me. He can defeat some of the cowards in the Wucheng Army and Horses Division. It's more than enough. But I'm afraid I won't be able to defeat the generals. The strength between men and women After all, there is a huge disparity."

"I understand that men and women have their own strengths and weaknesses. It would be foolish to use one's strengths to the other's advantage!" Lu Jiu'an changed the subject, "But, There are so many events in the competition, and I didn't say that we have to compete in terms of strength. "

The soldiers trained by Lu Jiu'an are all pentagonal fighters. When Zhan Weizhu fights against men, he is only slightly inferior in strength. , if any other item is mentioned, it will make people avoid its edge.

"Zhan Weizhu is capable, so she should not be rejected on the basis of her gender. If she is a mule or a horse, you will know who is more powerful if you pull her out."

"Gender is never a reason to restrain people, ability is. !"

Mu Wan Gong's heart was shocked, nothing could satisfy her more than these words.

She has come step by step to where she is now. All her achievements and all her honors are earned by studying the art of war painstakingly in the wing every night and not fearing life and death on the battlefield.

She can better understand the hardships involved.

If she was just interested just now, then she now agrees with Lu Jiuan's suggestion from the bottom of her heart.

Mu Wan Gong said: "It's not difficult for you to have a discussion between the two sides. You don't need to go to the Holy Lord alone to ask for a battle letter. There will be a mountain hunting next month. Not only will it be a competition to see who can hunt more prey, but as usual, the five cities will There will be a battle between the Bingma Division and the Sijing Guards."

Lu Jiuan and Han Zhi both looked at each other and saw a smile in each other's eyes.

Lingshan? field!

The Yingping rescue team's obstacle course training has always been conducted in the jungle. When they arrived at Lingshan, Zhan Weizhu was as comfortable as a duck in water as if he was on his own territory.

Haha, this was a sure-win opportunity. Lu Jiuan had no worries at all and immediately agreed: "Okay, then we will hunt in Lingshan. Commander Mu, please be sure to let my Zhan Weizhu play."

Zhan Weizhu was five The city's military commander refused, and Lu Jiu'an had other plans.

After all, he came to Shannan with great ambitions, and he still had many plans waiting to be implemented.

Zhengchou didn't have the right time at the moment, so someone dozed off and gave him a pillow. This was really not Lu Jiu'an's style without resorting to the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division.

But he didn't expect that Han Zhi would take over the matter without saying a word. It would be better to let Mu Wan Gong lead Zhan Weizhu away, so that people of the same sex can be more sympathetic to each other.

Lu Jiu'an believes that Zhan Weizhu's abilities will be better displayed under Mu Wan Gong's banner.

After returning to the wing, there were no outsiders present. Lu Jiu'an hugged Han Zhi's waist without scruples, and kissed him gently on the mouth: "...Han Chaori, thank you." His

sweetheart took the initiative to throw himself into his arms, where is General Zhenyuan? There was no reason not to sweep the bed to greet him, so he immediately darkened his eyes, hoarse his voice, and turned the person to the bed.

Having just stripped off half of the young man's clothes, revealing a slender and white neck, Lu Jiu'an put his hand on his chest and crawled out from under him like a loach.

"Wait a minute." Lu Jiuan's hair was messy and he climbed to the end of the bed using his hands and feet.

Han Zhi: "..."

He glanced at his angry little brother, took a deep breath, and turned back to sit down with humiliation.

Lu Jiu'an took out the page and said, "Do you want to read the letter written by Mu Lin together?"

"No." Han Zhi gritted his teeth.

"Oh, then I'll read it myself, and I'll tell you after it's over." Lu Jiu'an didn't understand General Zhenyuan's hardship at all, and after finishing speaking, he crossed his legs and started reading.

Han Zhi took the cold tea on the table and poured it into the spout pot again and again, enduring it again and again.

Finally, he put the teapot on the table with an expressionless expression, strode over, took the page out of Lu Jiuan's hand, knelt between his spread legs, and pushed the person into the quilt.

Mu Lin's letter suddenly reminded Lu Jiu'an of the tiger head token that he had almost forgotten at the bottom of the box.

When getting off Han Zhi's bed, Lu Jiu'an said that he wanted to go to the exhibition pavilion.

That afternoon, an inconspicuous guest arrived in the magnificent double-story pavilion on East Street, the busiest and busiest street in southern Shanxi.

The guest looked too ordinary among the crowds of people coming and going. Not only was he dressed in ordinary clothes, but he also kept his head lowered. Most of his face was hidden in the shadows, and only his relatively graceful jawline was visible.

Therefore, no one noticed that the visitor met the shopkeeper and was respectfully invited into the inner hall. He stayed there for a full two hours before leaving.

Chapter 186

There are still more than ten days left before the hunting in Lingshan. Lu Jiuan is not in a hurry. He goes to the Imperial College on time every day at midnight, and Shen Zheng leaves again.

After the tour, I would take a carriage back to my small house and occasionally visit the Royal Palace. He neither hangs around the houses nor looks for flowers and willows. He has a pure heart and few desires, and his conduct is so upright that even the Yushitai can't criticize him.

On this day, Lu Jiuan was blocked by a group of people as soon as he came out of the Imperial College. Lu Jiu'an glanced around and saw something familiar. It was a group of old colleagues who had surrounded him in the hall and claimed to be old friends.

The leader, Su Ming, had already changed into regular clothes, spread out his arms and blocked Lu Jiuan's path: "Lu Siye, I finally caught you. You will be rewarded for whatever you say today."

The pick-up carriage was just a few steps away. Far away, a burly groom was sitting cross-legged in the front room with his arms crossed.

Lu Jiu'an opened his mouth to refuse, but Su Ming noticed it and interrupted him first, saying sincerely: "Brother Jiu'an, I am doing this for your own good."

Lu Jiu'an secretly laughed: It's just an appointment to have a meal with someone, so it's necessary to say it So high-sounding. On the surface, he said calmly: "Jiu'an is stupid, what can I say?"

Su Ming said: "Do you know what people say about you in private? You look like a dragon, but you are not a womanizer. Could it be that you have some unspeakable hidden disease. "

Lu Jiu'an: "..."

"Ahem, of course, I definitely believe that Brother Jiu'an... is still standing majestic, but I can't stand the disbelief of others. So, if we want the rumors to be disproven, we, Brother Jiu'an. I'm willing to help you."

Having said this, Lu Jiu'an still had no reason to refuse: "Brothers, please wait a moment, let me go back and change myself."

"No need to go back." Su Ming and others stopped him. Lu Jiu'an dragged him to the luxurious carriage at the end of the street, "We are already ready." "Oh? Is it really that magical?" Lu Jiu'an cooperated very well, put the folding fan on his waist, and continued He picked up the magnifying glass: "Let me take a look." Su Ming turned around and asked the clerk: "How can I sell the magnifying glass?" " This one is not for sale." Su Ming glared: "Didn't I just say that all three of them are for sale?" The same reaction happened, and Lu Jiuan showed special interest again. He had originally planned to buy one as a gift to Lu Jiuan to show his generosity, but now he was slapped in the face. "Mr. Su, I misunderstood." The clerk quickly apologized, "It is indeed for sale, but the magnifying glass has only been used since then. Shunqin Mansion made a reservation half a quarter of an hour ago." "It's Shunqin Mansion again." Su Ming gritted his teeth. , and no longer in the mood to continue reading, he tossed his sleeves and strode away. Several people chased out, Lu Jiu'an slowly trailed behind while shaking his folding fan. Just as he stepped out of the threshold, a child with short arms and short legs walked towards him and bumped into Lu Jiu'an. The child was plump and slim, no higher than his knees. He was holding his calf and babbling non-stop. Lu Jiu'an listened for a while, but couldn't identify the words he said. Lu Jiu'an lifted him up with both hands: "Oh, whose little chubby boy is this? He's really strong." The child kissed him on the face and smeared his face with saliva: "Dad...Dad." This was shouted very clearly. Lu Jiu'an was in a happy mood and pinched the child: "I don't want to shout randomly." The child didn't understand. He hugged his neck with two small hands and kicked his legs excitedly: "Dad ..." The clothes the child wears are soft and delicate, and a longevity lock made of mutton-fat white jade hangs around his neck. At first glance, he looks like he is rich or noble. He looked around and saw people coming and going on the street, but no one looked anxious after losing their child. Su Ming was still sulking, and his colleagues gathered around him to persuade him. Lu Jiuan guessed that Su Ming and the people in Shunqin Mansion might have some quarrel. This Shunqin Mansion sounded familiar. By the way, Qi Jikai is the son of Shun Qinhou. The age difference between the two is too big, so it should not be Qi Jikai. Lu Jiu'an simply held the child and sat down in front of the exhibition pavilion. After a while, a figure enveloped him from top to bottom. Lu Jiuan raised his head and was startled.

Su Ming is the son of a scholar from Wenyuan Palace. He works in Taichang Temple and is involved in the Qin Burning Case. Lu Jiuan had a brief friendship with him before.

Su Ming's carriage was three feet wide and about six feet deep, more than enough to accommodate a dozen adult men. As soon as he boarded the carriage, Lu Jiu'an was shocked by the luxurious furnishings inside the carriage.

A small square table with carved yellow wood was placed in the center of the carriage, and the water in the tea cup was still steaming. There is a chess game on the table. The chess pieces are crystal clear and polished from agate. The chess board is crowded. It seems that the few people just spent time here.

Lu Jiu'an took a glance when he sat down. The chess game came to an abrupt end at the point of intense fighting. Heizi had a slight advantage.

Su Ming took out the clothes from the wooden box in the corner of the carriage, shook them out and saw that they were a set of emerald green cardigan robes. The waist was not matched with ordinary brocade, but with a ruby ​​and gold-patterned leather belt, which showed nobility in every aspect. gas.

"Hey, wait..."

"I know what you are going to say. You're welcome. Just think of it as a gift for returning to the capital from my brother." Su Ming pushed Lu Jiu'an back to the soft stool without any explanation. Countless hands stretched out and pressed him down. Lu Jiu'an peeled off all the fat official robes on his body.

A few breaths later, Lu Jiuan was forcibly changed under their control.

"And here, Jiu An, take it." Su Ming took out a folding fan from nowhere and stuffed it into his hand.

Lu Jiu'an has picturesque eyebrows and graceful grace, with thin lips curled up in red hair. He holds a folding fan and shakes it gently, like a jade rock pine.

Su Ming took two steps back and was stunned, his eyes flashing with surprise.

It took him a while to come back to his senses, and he smacked his hands excitedly: "This is a handsome man from a certain Hou family. Jiu'an, as your brother, you will dress like this from now on, the daughter of Jinnan." After everyone saw it, no one can say that he is unparalleled in the world. Humph, I don't think any of them will dare to call him Siya of Jinnan."

Lu Jiu'an lifted his robe and said, "Sirya of Jinnan?"

Su Ming answered enthusiastically. I like to watch beautiful men, so I chose the four most handsome men in southern Shanxi to be Siya.

"You don't know, when any one of them walks on the street, the scene..."

The carriage drove to East Street . , there are various shops on both sides of the street. Because this place is prosperous, the people walking on the street are all rich people, and the silks and satins are dazzling.

Some shrewd traders and lackeys came here with burdens to set up stalls, hoping that this group of generous young men and ladies would see something in order to earn some scraps of silver from them.

Su Ming lifted the car curtain, and shouts came one after another.

Not far away, a double-story attic with glazed tile eaves came into view.

Su Ming turned around and said mysteriously: "Jiu'an, do you know where we go most often in southern Shanxi?"

Lu Jiu'an's long eyelashes drooped, looking harmless: "I don't know, it's Where?"

Su Ming likes him like this: "Exhibition Pavilion! It's been six years since you left Shannan. Come, let me take you to gain experience. There are all kinds of things in there, and they are all wonderful and wonderful. You can't imagine them. You can't see it. If you like something, tell me. Even though it's a bit expensive, I can't afford it. I'll give you one as a gift."

As soon as they arrived, Su Ming pulled Lu Jiu'an eagerly. After getting off the carriage and passing by the two girls coming out of the exhibition pavilion, Lu Jiuan suddenly found two pieces of silk with a faint fragrance in his arms.

"Brother Jiu'an, you are so blessed." Several of his companions immediately winked and winked.

Lu Jiu'an shuddered and reflexively threw the hot potato to Su Ming, which caused another burst of laughter.

Su Ming put his arms around his shoulders and said in an experienced tone: "Jiu'an, you can't do this. Why are you acting like a young child? It seems that you still have a lot to learn." Su Ming

is a frequent visitor to the exhibition pavilion. As soon as the waiter saw them, he came up to them with a smile on his face. When he saw Lu Jiu'an at the back, he was obviously stunned.

Lu Jiu'an shook the folding fan in his hand imperceptibly. The waiter understood and swallowed the words he almost blurted out again.

"Is there anything new in the Exhibition Pavilion recently?" Su Ming asked loudly.

"It's a coincidence, Mr. Su," the clerk said enthusiastically, "There are three new exhibits, all of which are available for sale."

"So many!" Su Ming beamed with joy, and did not forget to turn around and grab Lu Jiu'an: "Come with me quickly, the ones here are The goods are good, but the speed of introducing new ones is appallingly slow. This is the first time I have seen so many new goods being released at once."

Several people followed the waiter all the way to the second floor.

The first thing the clerk introduced was the emerald green glass bottle in front of him: "The perfume contained in it is called toilet water. Because of its unique fragrance, it can repel mosquitoes and relieve itching. It is very popular among famous ladies."

Su Ming took a look at it . , not too interested: "It sounds like something women like to use, next thing."

Unexpectedly, the waiter shook his head and said: "Mr. Su, you are wrong. Toilet water is not only used by noble ladies, but also by scholars who take scientific examinations. We also like to carry a bottle with us. It won't be long before it becomes popular in Jinnan City."

Su Ming was obviously a stickler for his own way. He didn't buy it at all, so he had no choice but to continue: "No. The second one is a magnifying glass."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Su Ming came closer, obviously more interested.

"Master Su, you can pick it up and have a look with your eyes." After the boy said this, the old man stepped aside. Su Ming was satisfied and handed over the magnifying glass: "Jiu'an, come here too. After using this thing, no matter what is under your nose, it will be invisible."

Lu Jiu'an also retreated to the corner, smiling as he watched Su Ming hold the magnifying glass and exclaimed, only to have it snatched away by a colleague on the side. Several people took turns vying to experience the magnifying glass, and they were as surprised and excited as children.

He had never seen anyone so beautiful.

It may be a bit abrupt to describe a man with beauty, but the appearance of the person in front of him made Lu Jiuan unable to find a more suitable word.

The visitor's face was like snow, and his brows and eyes were full of coldness and nobility, as if he were a god who did not eat the fireworks of the world.

He must be one of the four elegant places in southern Shanxi, Lu Jiuan suddenly thought.

The man smiled slightly and said, "I'm sorry, Quanzi has caused you trouble."

Lu Jiu'an didn't know how he handed the child over to the other party. After the man left with the child in his arms, there was only a faint fragrance like smoke and candles from an ancient temple.

"Jiu'an, what are you doing?" A colleague walked up to Lu Jiu'an and followed his gaze into the distance.

"Nothing, I found it very interesting to see a cute child in Yuxue." Lu Jiuan put this episode behind him.

Su Ming's temper came and went quickly, and later he excitedly wanted to drag Lu Jiu'an to Fireworks Alley. How

dare Lu Jiu'an dare? He was so frightened that he backed away: "Brother Su, it's inappropriate. We officials should set an example. Besides, if the censor finds out, he will have to make a mistake."

Su Ming disagreed: "Jiu'an, what's your temper? As timid as rabbits, there are many prostitutes. Who doesn't love soft agarwood? Even in Hongxingyuan, you can see many familiar people if you just go in. "

Lu Jiu'an thought to himself: What if I am just starting out? The boy who doesn't even understand will really believe your nonsense. Whoever recruits prostitutes is not secretive, and dares to be so blatant, I'm afraid ten black gauze hats are not enough to wear.

Lu Jiu'an's appearance of being loyal and refusing to obey made Su Ming very angry. He hated that iron could not become steel, but at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

Perhaps the elegant and upright Lu Jiu'an should be like this. If he led him into such a place regardless of her, it would be like staining a pure white flower.

Su Ming compromised and said: "That's all, I plan to open your eyes. It seems you are not so lucky. Hey, Jiu'an, you are really..."

At Lu Jiu'an's insistence, they went to the wine shop opposite Hongxingyuan. building.

After all, Lu Jiu'an was disappointed and punished himself by taking three glasses of wine before the game started. The wine was a bit strong and flowed down his throat like a burning fire. Two red clouds suddenly appeared on Lu Jiu'an's face.

Seeing that he was so cheerful, everyone had no intention of making things difficult for him. Su Ming took a peck and said, "It would be great if there was wine. Jiu'an, I will take you to try it when I have the chance. That is the real jade dew."

Lu Jiu'an showed a bright smile: "Brother Su recommended a good wine, so I'll thank you first."

The lanterns in Jin Na City were shining brightly, and the Hongxing Courtyard was in a state of intoxication, with the weak and boneless girl leaning on her. In front of the door, waving the fragrant handkerchief to attract customers.

The silk and bamboo are luxuriant, and the fragrant powder is curling up.

General Zhenyuan, who had a dark face and a sullen face, pushed the door open with a bang and entered, frightening the drunken civil servants to death. The woman serving the wine screamed in surprise, shivering and shrank into the arms of the man behind him.

The woman next to Lu Jiu'an also wanted to shrink into his arms, but Lu Jiu'an was already drunk and unconscious, and the posture of lying on the table made it impossible for her to do so.

Han Zhili ignored her, put Lu Jiuan on his shoulders and left.

Su Ming and the others looked at each other with lingering fear, half awake from the wine.

As soon as he entered the carriage, Lu Jiu'an, who had his eyes closed, got up from Han Zhi. He squeezed his sore neck and let out an uncomfortable groan: "Why did you come just now?"

"Being entangled by Mu Wan Gong. "Still."

"What?"

"Let me teach her how to do the obstacle course."

Lu Jiu'an smiled wanly, then held his hand against the wall with a pale face and retched. Seeing this, Han Zhi pulled out the gourd from his waist and handed it to her. He said: "Sobering Up Soup."

The carriage in Prince Yu's Mansion was equipped with a shock absorber and the road was fairly smooth. Lu Jiuan felt much better in his stomach after drinking the sobering up soup. He leaned against Han Zhi and told him some interesting things about what happened today, including the lost child outside the exhibition pavilion.

Lu Jiu'an laughed and joked: "When the child was taken away, he was reluctant to let go and kept calling me daddy. I wonder what his own father thought after hearing this."

After hearing his description, Han Zhi frowned and said displeased: "If you see this person in the future, ignore him."

"Why?"

"He is King Jin'an, Han Zhao, the son of Concubine Liao who once assassinated me."

Chapter 187

In the latter part of the month, Wen Yuan arrived in southern Shanxi, and the carriages and horses piled up into a hill were pulled into the Royal Palace.

"Where's Wen Yuan?"

"Here." Wen Yuan pushed aside the debris beside him and struggled to squeeze out the large and small bags.

"Why do you bring so many things?" Lu Qi clicked his tongue. He opened the car curtain and looked inside. The car was also filled with items, making it hard for people to get started. He didn't know how Wen Yuan got here all the way. .

Wen Yuan chuckled twice. The fatigue from traveling long distances had long since disappeared when she saw the carved beams and painted buildings in southern Shanxi. At this moment, she was only filled with excitement.

"The folks heard that I was going to the capital and asked me to bring them." Wen Yuan jumped out of the carriage, holding a thick stack of paper in his hand, "There is also this, it's Master Meng, Fan Jiaoyu also Someone else wrote a letter to Magistrate Lu."

Lu Jiu'an felt a little warm in his heart. Although he was in southern Shanxi, he paid attention to Ying Ping's news from time to time. It turned out that the people still remembered him.

Next, Lu Jiu'an ordered someone to prepare a large bucket of hot water for Wen Yuan. Wen Yuan washed away the fatigue all over his body and went to the yard to bask in the sun with his wet hair.

Lu Jiu'an sat opposite her, patiently making tea on the small stove. Wen Yuan narrowed her eyes in happiness: It's so good to see Mr. Lu again.

"Sir, let me tell you what happened in Ying Ping."

After Lu Jiu'an left, the new county magistrate ordered the collection room to stop working for two months, and then resumed work. Wen Yuan didn't know the reason, but Lu Jiu'an could guess it.

The people raised funds to build a shrine for Lu Jiu'an. There is a statue of him in the shrine, right in the Life Square, to commemorate him.

...

Lu Jiu'an said to Wen Yuan: "Just wait a moment. It won't be long before I can take you back to school."

Wen Yuan came to Shannan and was very curious about everything. position, so the task of accompanying Wen Yuan fell on Lu Qi.

On this day, Lu Jiu'an was in the prison cell and saw another hilarious scene.

Qi Jikai, a kid who didn't know what he got into, was chased by Xuezheng and was jumping up and down. Lu Jiu'an learned from an assistant coach that Xuezheng was going to punish Qi Jikai with thorns.

Jing punishment was the most severe punishment in the Imperial College. The person was tied to a chair and beaten with a thin cane until his skin was torn and his flesh was torn. He was unable to get out of bed for ten and a half months.

Lu Jiu'an stepped forward, pushed Qi Ji behind him, and opened his arms to block him: "Xue Zheng, please tell me if you have something to say."

Xuezheng said angrily: "This boy is extremely naughty. He doesn't know anything about the books he has been taught. He even In turn, he contradicted the master. He refused to obey the rules, and even encouraged some supervisors to corrupt the academic style of the Imperial College..."

Lu Jiu'an frowned after hearing the whole story.

Qi Jikai boldly poked his head out from behind him and retorted: "It's obvious that Xuezheng's lectures are boring and boring. The back and forth are just things in the book. There is no new idea at all, and no one can talk about it."

Lu Jiu'an said the same thing . He had heard it several times from many mouths, so Lu Jiuan made a special effort to understand this Xuezheng's teaching style.

How to put it, it's really hard to put it into words.

Thinking about the fact that a large number of students failed to pass the class examination he was responsible for, Lu Jiuan had an idea.

Xuezheng was still complaining endlessly. Lu Jiuan didn't want to openly refute his face, so he couldn't help but interrupt him: "Xuezheng is asking for others, why don't you think about your own reasons? In this matter, I think it's your fault."

"As a teacher, you should always improve the teaching plan based on the actual situation of each student. You just focus on your own teaching, and don't care whether they understand or digest it, and just feed it to the students. "You're not preaching or teaching, you're dealing with class exams."

Lu Jiu'an, who had always been kind and gentle, had never spoken so harshly. He froze in place and didn't know how to react.

In Qi Jikai's eyes, this scene showed that Lu Jiu'an was righteous and not afraid of power!

Qi Jikai was deeply impressed and whispered close to his ear: "Which hall are you a supervisor? You are more courageous than me. You dare to challenge the students. How come I haven't heard of you before?"

Lu Jiu'an asked. A sneer: "I am the new Si Ye of the Imperial College. Of course you have never heard of me."

"Si Ye..." Qi Jikai realized what he was doing and thought to himself that it was not good. He turned around and wanted to run away. Lu Jiu'an grabbed him by the collar and carried him back. : "Why are you running? It's not appropriate to learn the correct teaching method, but if you ignore the rules and regulations, you will be punished severely. Today is the end of school, let's wait for our company to visit your home."

"What is a home visit?" Qi Ji asked Ask questions humbly.

"Don't you understand the literal meaning? You are idle all day long, either fighting crickets or playing with leaves. I must be very willing to know about your colorful prison life."

"No." Like a bolt from the blue, Qi Jikai screamed, his face suddenly changed. Turned gray.

Lu Jiu'an thought clearly that for students who are stubborn and rebellious, in addition to not liking to study, they also have to consider various factors, such as family.

Lu Jiuan said the truth and ignored Qi Jikai's pleading. As soon as the big drum for the break of school sounded, he picked up Qi Jikai on the carriage and drove to Shunqin Mansion.

The Master visited the student's home, which was unprecedented. Hou Shunqin was lying in the pavilion with a big belly, enjoying the beauty's embrace. When his disciple came to report, he almost suspected that he had heard wrongly.

Fortunately, in this era, everyone still respects the Master.

Despite his doubts, Shun Qin Hou quickly waved away the Yingying Yanyan around him, respectfully welcomed the person in, and ordered the Hou's mansion to prepare good wine and food.

Lu Jiu'an tactfully stated his purpose of coming. Shun Qinhou's expression changed and he said angrily: "You little bastard, you are just causing trouble for me outside. Lu Siye, please sit down for a moment."

After saying this, he grabbed Qi Jikai's ears, and the two of them looked very close . Quickly disappear behind the door.

After a while, earth-shattering cries and begging for mercy could be heard next door: "Dad, I know I was wrong! I don't dare to do it anymore... Oh, I am your son, do you want to beat me to death... Don't beat me Face..."

The servants of the Hou Mansion looked intently, as if they were already used to it.

Well, Lu Jiu'an finally understood that Qi Jikai's behavior had nothing to do with him as a father.

After a while, Shun Qinhou came out with a smile on his face: "Let Lu Siye see the joke."

Qi Jikai limped behind him, complaining in a low voice: "Dad is also a little more heavy-handed, and it's really hard to touch me. Brought from the temple."

He looked like he didn't hold any grudge against Lu Jiu'an, the complainer, and he accepted the beating calmly.

Lu Jiuan touched his chin thoughtfully.

At dusk, the lanterns came on, and plates of delicious delicacies were served on the table. The family members of Shun Qinhou came to the dining hall one after another. As everyone took their seats, Lu Jiuan was also lucky enough to see Shunqinhou's family.

Among them, one person's appearance was outstanding, like a bright flame in a dark forest, and he was comparable to the Han Zhao he saw in the exhibition pavilion that day.

Could it be that he is another Shanxi elegant person?

Marquis Shunqin noticed his look and took the initiative to introduce: "Oh, this is Qi Jiyi, my second son. He is about the same age as Lu Siye."

Qi Jiyi nodded to Lu Jiu'an with a cold expression.

When Shun Qinhou saw this, he really let out a sigh of relief.

The Qi family is not a noble family at first, because their ancestors followed the late emperor to conquer the country, and Shun Qinhou relied on his protection to inherit such a title. However, after three generations, the Qi family has begun to decline.

It is said that dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes. This year, there was a man who came first in both subjects in the imperial examination. There were five sons in his family, but none of them succeeded.

For example, Qi Jiyi's appearance is half as good as he was back then, but his temperament has followed him. He has a coffin face all day long and is cold.

He originally wanted to take this opportunity to let his son get to know Lu Jiu'an. Although Lu Jiu'an is just a secretary, he still has the title of Prince's Young Master. If we can make friends with him, it will be of great benefit to him and the Qi family.

It's a pity that Qi Jiyi just doesn't understand!

When Shun Qinhou saw his youngest son sitting stupidly at the table, he felt a burst of unknown anger in his heart. He scolded: "What are you doing sitting there? In front of Si Ye, you can't be more respectful and polite and go to add food."

Qi Jikai covered his hands He stood up with a grin on his butt, but Lu Jiu'an smiled and stretched out his hand to hold him down: "Hey, no need, my opinion is not important."

There is obviously something wrong with the family education of this Shun Qinhou. He didn't teach Qi Jikai to be a respectful and polite person. Instead, teach him to behave respectfully and politely in front of outsiders.

It's like telling your child: Self-cultivation is not important, but you must be gentle, courteous and thrifty to others, and the reason for doing this is just to gain a good reputation. If things go on like this, wouldn't it mean that I will lose myself?

Qi Jiyi raised his eyelids and took a look, but said nothing.

After dinner, Qi Ji left the dishes and chopsticks and ran away. Qi Jiyi didn't say a word from beginning to end. Not only was he indifferent to Lu Jiu'an, a stranger, he was also not close to his brothers. He was like a good-looking but... Emotionless sculpture.

It's strange that there are five melons in a family, and each of them has his own twist.

Of course, Lu Jiu'an didn't come to Shunqinhou Mansion to complain. His purpose was to communicate with the parents and learn the details.

So he thought about it and said: "Master Qi, please forgive me, although this child Qi Jikai is naughty and difficult to train, his nature is not bad and he also has understanding. With a little correction, I believe he can change his ways and make a difference." I also ask Mr. Hou to cooperate with me to find out the crux and provide a good solution."

"That's the best. If you have any questions, just ask Lu Siye. I will tell you everything." He always gives him troubles. His son, Shun Qinhou, had no choice but to give him a beating. He was already discouraged, but now that things have turned around, he naturally couldn't get what he wanted.

With the cooperation of Shun Qinhou, the two talked very smoothly.

And Lu Jiuan roughly came to the conclusion from nearly two hours of communication, it was a story about a child lacking love.

Shun Qinhou was fond of beauty. Sons and daughters were born one after another, but he never took the initiative to care about her. Shun Qinhou believed that a filial son would emerge from under a stick. If his son made a mistake and was stabbed in front of him, Qi Ji would be beaten and scolded in an intensified manner.

This is the only way Qi Jikai communicates with his father, and it is also the only way he can think of to get his father's attention.

Lu Jiuan sighed.

Marquis Shunqin looked at him carefully: "What, Lu Siye, can Quanzi still be saved?"

Lu Jiuan told Marquis Shunqin his guess. Marquis Shunqin was silent for a long time. When he left the Marquis' mansion, Lu Jiuan saw Qi Jikai's figure flashed past the window paper.

Early the next morning, Xijiu came to the Imperial College and learned about Lu Jiu'an's home visit from Cai Gongshuang.

"Lu Siye already made a name for himself without saying a word. He went to the palace of Shun Qinhou alone." Cai Gongshuang praised.

Jijiu vaguely recalled the scene where he and some friends got together not long ago. At the banquet, Xiang Daozhen was full of praise for his new subordinate.

For this reason, he paid special attention to Lu Jiu'an for a few days. He did a good job in his duties, but overall, he was quite average. It was far from what Xiang Daozhen said. Maybe Xiang Daozhen exaggerated. .

Now it seems that I am mistaken?

He thought for a while, then called Lu Jiu'an to ask about the matter.

Lu Jiu'an was neither humble nor overbearing, and told his superiors exactly why he decided to conduct a home visit and what happened during the home visit.

Jijiu was filled with emotion after hearing this: "Although I know what is happening, I may not know why. You have thought very carefully. Not only have you done a good job in teaching, but you can also trace the origin and understand the whole story. Cai Gongshuang, Leng Ning and Ruan are far behind you."

"As for the Xuezheng yesterday, I will make a decision based on the situation."

In short, many matters in the Imperial College can be appropriately selected and left to Lu Jiu's security to handle with confidence.

Chapter 188

In May, the sky was clear and the wind was gentle. Thousands of soldiers in armor were clearing the way ahead, approaching the mountains.

Lingshan is not a single mountain, but a mountain range, stretching for dozens of miles, like a majestic long dragon, running across the southern side of Shanxi, splitting the Great Zhou Dynasty into two halves, east and west.

Looking from a distance, I can see the mountain peaks connecting with the sky, covered by clouds and surrounded by fog. As we got closer, we saw towering ancient trees, their thick roots curling up on the ground, and their crowns blocking out the sky and the sun. In the meantime, insects and birds chirped, and rare and strange animals flew through the knee-high grass.

The royal family set up the annual Lingshan Hunt here, which must be said to be full of adventure and excitement.

There is a large open space in front of the Lingshan Mountains, covering an area of ​​dozens of acres, with pavilions and pavilions specially built for people to rest and stay overnight.

With the development of Lingshan hunting, it is no longer just about hunting, but also includes outdoor palace banquets. Therefore, coming to Lingshan is not only civil servants, military generals, emperors and relatives, but also the children of various officials and their families, as well as their female relatives and concubines.

Before entering the mountain, one must worship the mountain god. The Taichang Temple officials filled the altar with delicacies of fruits and vegetables. Emperor Yongxi held burning incense and inserted it into the towering incense altar. The incense curled up and stood upright in the wind without falling over.

The Minister of Taichang Temple was overjoyed: "The mountain god agreed, and it is time to go into the mountain today to round up."

"Yes." Emperor Yongxi looked calm. The palace attendants on the side handed over the hidden wine, and Emperor Yongxi took it and drank it.

All the officials of fifth rank and above standing behind drank the wine in their hands. Although Lu Jiu'an was the sixth rank Imperial College Secretary, he was also the prince's junior master, so he was also listed in the front.

Lu Jiuan stuck out his tongue after drinking and muttered quietly: "What kind of wine is it? It's bitter and astringent. It's too unpleasant to drink."

Over there, Emperor Yongxi had returned to the palace and took off his complicated dragon robe, wearing a light and easy Xuanyi. . Because of this attire, Emperor Yongxi lost a bit of grace and elegance and gained a bit of toughness and resoluteness, and was more similar to his brother General Zhenyuan.

Lu Jiu'an quietly asked Cai Gongshuang: "What is this?"

Cai Gongshuang said: "The Holy One will not follow you into the mountain, so you have to set up a small hunting outside Lingshan. Well, you see the enclosed grassland No, it's right there."

At this time, the guards brought rows of iron cages filled with different types of animals, as agile as antelopes and as big as wild boars... Lu Jiu'an even saw a leopard inside. The leopard is dark and muscular, and is pacing back and forth angrily.

According to the rules, the guards put the animals into the field, and the participants outside the field set up bows and shot arrows. Whoever hunts more and the more dangerous types of prey he has, wins.

Han Linshen was next to Emperor Yongxi, carrying a quiver on his back and a bow in his hand, looking here from time to time.

Han Zhi didn't know what he said to Emperor Yongxi, so he walked straight to Lu Jiu'an and said, "Lu Siye, do you want to try it together?"

Lu Jiu'an was very self-aware: "I can't even hit the bull's-eye, so I won't embarrass myself. "

There were dozens of people participating, perhaps with Emperor Yongxi present, and the rest of them held the arrow tip intentionally or unintentionally, or simply pretended to miss. In the end, it became Han Zhi and Emperor Yongxi. Human duel.

There were not many prey in the field. The black panther's right forelimb was slightly injured and his movements were no longer as vigorous as at the beginning.

"Let's do it like this. You and I, brothers, don't look at others. Let's use the leopard as a bargaining chip. Whoever shoots it wins?"

Han Zhi didn't say anything. He opened the bowstring in silence. He was holding a heavy bow. When the bow string was fully drawn, the veins and muscles on Han Zhi's arms stood out, and everyone present turned their attention to him.

Lu Jiu'an's breathing seemed to be tightened by Han Zhi's fingers like the string. In the next second, two arrows of different colors flew out one after the other.

"What was the result?" Lu Jiu'an stepped forward curiously.

Han Zhi put down his bow and arrow: "Run away."

The black panther aimed at a six-meter-high poplar tree in the hunting ground. While Han Zhi and Emperor Yongxi were aiming their bows, they took a few steps into the shadow of the leafy branches. , and then jump out of the hunting ground along the tree trunk.

The guards responsible for picking up the prey pulled out an antelope and a deer respectively. The antelope's head was pierced through the eye with a black feather arrow, killing it with one blow. The deer only suffered an injury to its stomach and was still struggling on all four legs when it was caught.

The results are clear at a glance.

Emperor Yongxi threw his bow to the eunuch standing aside, shook his head and sighed: "As expected, after getting older, both energy and skills are not as good as before."

Emperor Yongxi showed obvious fatigue on his face, and all the civil and military officials hurriedly After saying some words about taking care of the dragon's body, they began to prepare for the next hunt in the mountains. The team planned to set off in an hour.

Han Zhi went back to the palace to change clothes and dragged Lu Jiu'an in together.

There was a lot of people outside the palace, and the ladies were noisily teasing and chatting just across the wall.

"At today's palace banquet, is there a husband that my sister likes?"

"The elegant style of Shannan is still the same..."

"I wonder if you have heard that a new person has appeared in Jinnan City recently. He is as handsome as Jade Light, Wind and Moon, even if put together with the Siya of Shannan, is not inferior at all. "

"Is it Lu Siye from the Imperial Academy? He also came to Lingshan today. My father said that Lu Siye has not married yet. ..."

No one knew that the glorious Lu Siye was being held in his arms by General Zhenyuan, and his lips and tongue were being inspected.

"Wait a minute, what if someone comes in through the door?" Lu Jiuan's breath was filled with Han Zhihe's hot breath.

"No." Han Zhi smiled faintly, "This is the imperial palace, no one dares to step in and disturb it."

Han Zhi became increasingly good at kissing, and Lu Jiuan was so weak from his kiss that he felt dizzy and didn't know what night it was. He struggled out of the chaos and said cheerfully, "I remembered. I prepared something for you. I put it in the carriage for me to pick up."

Lu Jiuan prepared two pieces of clothing. During normal times, he gave the drawings to Huacaifang artists to produce. It wasn't until a few days ago that the clothes arrived, and he couldn't wait to see how Han Zhi would look on them.

Due to his previous experience, General Han didn't really want to do what he wanted.

Lu Jiu'an tempted: "If you put it on today, how about I accompany you in this dormitory?"

Han Zhi said with a dull face: "Bring it here."

...

Han Zhi shook off his clothes and was stunned. This dress was different from his It was different from what he had seen before. He was a little at a loss for a moment. Lu Jiuan said flatteringly: "Brother Han, I will help you change your clothes."

After putting on his clothes, Lu Jiuan stepped aside and his eyes widened.

This is a suit. Because it is cut properly, Han Zhi's vigorous and strong figure is all contained in it, making his shoulders wide, waist narrow and legs slender. In addition, his face is very fierce, his facial features are strong and sharp, and his whole body is filled with the feeling of a thug in a suit.

General Zhenyuan in a suit and tie... Lu Jiuan has been thinking about this for a long time, and today he finally got his wish.

However, Han Zhi was not used to dressing up, so he pulled on the dark blue tie and tried to take it off.

Lu Jiu'an shouted loudly: "Hey, don't take it off, let me look at it for a while."

Han Zhi pressed his neck and quickly moved his eyes to another set of clothes neatly stacked on the soft stool - a black one Han Zhi prefers the armed SWAT uniform to the straight-laced suit.

Lu Jiu'an thought that General Han in the SWAT uniform had a different flavor, so he stopped worrying about the suit he was wearing and neatly peeled it off and put it on again.

Finally, he brought up a pair of black lace-up boots, fingerless gloves and goggles.

"You also need to change your shoes?" Han Zhi asked, "What kind of shoes are these?"

Lu Jiu'an said, "Military boots tailor-made for you."

Han Zhi put on the short boots and took two steps before commenting pertinently: "These shoes are very comfortable to wear. "

That's natural. Our Huacai Fang products have beef tendon soles and cow leather uppers."

Lu Jiu'an made up his mind to reopen Huacai Fang in southern Shanxi after settling the affairs of the Imperial College for the time being. The plan has also been written, and Huacai Fang in southern Shanxi is specially customized for officials and noble families.

Lu Jiu'an put on goggles and gloves for him again. Han Zhi clenched and unclenched his fingers like claws, repeating this process over and over again. He was obviously quite satisfied: "This costume is suitable for soldiers and horses to wear on duty. It can be used to spin and ride horses." Easy to move."

Han Zhi's eyebrows were straight and serious, and his body showed an awe-inspiring righteousness like Mount Tai.

"The hormones are off the charts, Han Chaoru!" Lu Jiu'an looked ready to move, his eyes were shining and he rushed forward. Han Zhi pulled open the collar button with his backhand: "I said don't button it yet, I have to take it off anyway."

An hour later, Ling The hunting team outside the mountain was ready to go, and the princes and nobles rushed into the jungle with their guards on horseback.

Cai Gongshuang watched this scene from a distance and said with his hands folded: "Both of them want to show off their talents, but they don't want to have General Han around.

Will it be their turn to be famous?" Lu Jiu'an asked: "Is the general so powerful?"

Cai Gongshuang looked back at him. After one glance, he was immediately surprised: "Hey, Lu Siye, why is your mouth so swollen?"

Lu Jiu'an secretly scolded Han Zhi for not knowing the importance of the matter, as if he wanted to eat him alive when they kissed, and refused to listen.

He touched the corner of his mouth in embarrassment: "I just went back to the carriage and ate some snacks to wrap my belly, and it was so spicy."

Cai Gongshuang did not doubt that he was there, and continued: "You have a close relationship with General Han, why are you asking me in turn? "

The reason why a hunt is called a hunt is because a few people gather together to hunt. Therefore, it depends not only on the individual skills, but also on the cooperation of his followers. Not only is General Han's military prowess, but his soldiers are also brave and good at fighting." The personal attendants he brought with him today are not comparable to the Xue Yongjun, but their strength cannot be underestimated. They are easy to capture when hunting headhunters."

Lu Jiu'an joked: "Isn't the feared Xue Yongjun always stationed at the border? "Have you ever seen this with your own eyes?"

Cai Gongshuang looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to them. He whispered in Lu Jiu'an's ear: "Last July, General Han rushed back to Beijing with 30,000 elite troops. , surrounded Jinnan into an iron wall. Without clearance documents, not even a dog could escape. "

In July last year, wasn't Han Zhi in Yunluo...

Wait, Lu Jiu'an suddenly understood with a slight turn of his head.

At that time, Emperor Yongxi happened to be using the Burning Sun Pension incident to clean up the situation in the court. I am afraid that the involvement was too extensive and disturbed the roots of the gentry party. In order to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to rebel and cause trouble, the Xue Yong Army, thousands of miles away, was specially dispatched back to Beijing.

Only by letting this group of elite soldiers guard them can we ensure that while consolidating power and purging the party, they will not be overthrown from their base camp.

This is not a trivial matter, Lu Jiuan didn't even hear anything about it. There is only one reason, this matter ended too quickly! The discussion ended before the people had time to discuss it.

He has to wait patiently for his younger brother to mature, provide a backing strong enough to intimidate everyone, and yet quietly set up plans. This kind of patience and means are not something ordinary people can have.

"Emperor Yongxi, how terrible."

Chapter 189

In the open space outside the palace, servants have already set up a bonfire and placed food boxes. As soon as the hunting team returns, they can directly roast their prey and enjoy the food.

Further away, dignitaries set up tents, colorful as if they were huge flowers suddenly growing in the open space.

The hunt will last for two days, and only the royal relatives and the six elders of the palace are eligible to use the palace. If the rest of the people want to spend the night, they must either stay in the carriage for one night, or bring their own accommodation.

Lu Qi walked up to Lu Jiu'an and asked softly: "Sir, do you need Lu Qi to open the copper tent?"

Lu Jiu'an knew that there was a high probability that he would be kidnapped by Han Zhi and taken to the palace at night, so the copper tent would probably be of little use to him. usefulness.

However, in order to deceive others, Lu Jiuan still arranged for him to camp.

"Although there are guards on duty at night, there are many ferocious beasts in the mountains. Just in case, don't be too far away from others when choosing a place. If others are interested, don't argue." Lu Jiu'an saw the Ministry of War just now The minister and the minister of official affairs were quarreling, so he gave some instructions.

After Lu Qi left, Su Ming strolled over with spring wine: "This is home-brewed. I'll give you a bottle. Who was that person just now, a brother in the family?"

Lu Jiu'an thanked him: "You grew up with me since childhood. Shutong is almost the same as my younger brother."

"No wonder." Su Ming said, "They are the same size as you. If you wear the same clothes, you can't tell who is who from the back."

"Really?" Lu Jiu'an was happy: "My brother also said this before, and I thought he was joking."

The hunting team came back one after another after Shencai arrived. Naturally, those children of princes and ministers who were not good at riding and shooting could not sit around and wait.

So they got together in twos and threes and found interesting things to do to kill time, such as throwing pots, hammering pills, winnowing money, and cattails.

Aipu was popular in the Zhou Dynasty. It is a chess game suitable for all ages. The gameplay is somewhat similar to throwing dice, but the rules of the game are more complicated.

Lu Jiu'an stood on the outside and watched Su Ming play a few games, finding it quite interesting. No wonder there are dandies who hang out in small groups in the flower house and play all night long.

"Jiu'an, why don't you come and play? It's boring to just watch." Su Ming waved to Lu Jiu'an.

Lu Jiuan shook his head. He was afraid that he would lose his self-control and become addicted to playing. Su Ming thought he was worried and comforted him: "This kind of occasion is rare. Your Majesty has tacitly approved the fun. Even the supervisory censor will not impeach you. After all, they also enjoy it."

Lu Jiuan followed Su As expected, Ming's eyes saw the censors gathering together to win money. Lu Jiu'an also saw an acquaintance inside - Liu Shanqing.

Liu Shanqing changed his usual stern smile, maybe because he won the money, his face was glowing with joy, and his laughter could be heard from far away from Lu Jiu'an.

Seeing that he hadn't moved, Su Ming stood up and tugged on his robe, pulling him to the middle of the field with one force. His old colleagues were also making noises, so Lu Jiu'an had no choice but to roll up his sleeves: "Then I'd rather be respectful than obey."

After playing for a while . , Lu Jiuan suddenly felt the urge to urinate in his lower abdomen.

There are two toilets in Lingshan, one is located in the palace, and of course it is only used by the royal relatives and relatives staying there.

The other one is located in the countryside 500 meters away. It has a wall made of wood and bamboo, and the roof is covered with thatch. A hole is dug in the ground and two wooden boards are placed on it to form a simple toilet.

It's even easier for the servant to show off. He doesn't have to squeeze into the few spots, he can simply go into the jungle.

Lu Jiu'an stopped a hundred meters away from the toilet room for no other reason than the smell in front of him.

There were too many people using this toilet, and the weather was hot and smelly. Flies were visibly buzzing around. Lu Jiu'an imagined the scene in the toilet room, and was disgusted by the scene full of maggots.

Lu Jiu'an immediately wrinkled his nose in disgust and struggled on the spot for a long time. In the end, his little bit of mysophobia caused trouble and it was really difficult for his legs to move forward.

He couldn't do anything like growing flowers in hot water outdoors.

Forget it, let's go to Han Chaori's dormitory, just in time to put down the spring wine given by Su Ming.

Thinking like this, Lu Jiu'an turned around without hesitation, passed by the verandah, and saw Han Zhi's palace in the distance. Lu Jiu'an suddenly saw a corner of a red bedding woven with gold and beads, and the personal eunuch Donglan Eunuch was following Yongzhi with Buddha dust in his hand. Behind Emperor Xi, the two people were blocking his way.

Emperor Yongxi's eyes fell on the spring wine in his hand, and he said with a smile: "Lu Siye can drink now?"

Lu Jiu'an also smiled: "After so many years, people will always grow."

Emperor Yongxi was noncommittal . : "I remember that you drank one glass at the time."

Lu Jiu'an couldn't remember anything, but he knew that his body didn't drink often before. It should be during the Qionglin Banquet that I drank with other tributes. Thinking about it, he made a fool of himself, otherwise Emperor Yongxi wouldn't remember such a trivial matter so clearly.

Yong Xi said again: "The other princes and ministers are camping, why are you coming to Xuanming Palace alone?"

Lu Jiu'an explained the reason, and Emperor Yong Xi looked at him with a half-smile, with an expression of indescribable teasing. Eunuch Donglan was no longer so reserved and smiled so hard that his face wrinkled up.

"Lu Siye's reputation as Langdong Pearl is well-deserved. He loves cleanliness so much. According to our family, he is almost the same as those women raised in boudoir."

Lu Jiu'an became angry and said seriously: "What I said may sound insignificant, but the toilet Dirty houses can easily breed bacteria. Last time I walked on Jinnan Street, I saw human and animal feces mixed on both sides of the road. This is the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, which not only affects the appearance of the city, but also affects the people. If you live in such an environment for a long time, you will easily get sick."

"Your Majesty, we must pay attention to this issue." Lu Jiu'an advised without hesitation, "We need to issue an order to force people to stop this kind of open defecation."

Lu Jiu'an arrived in Yingping that year. As soon as the floods were controlled, he organized the government officials and the people of the county to clean up the garbage on the streets and dredge the silt and rotting corpses in the river. The environmental sanitation needs to be cleaned up, lest it make things worse for Ying Ping, who is already experiencing many hardships.

Emperor Yongxi looked at him in silence for a long time, and suddenly asked an unrelated question: "I have never understood why Lu Siye chose to take up a post in the Imperial College. You obviously..."

Emperor Yongxi didn't make it clear.

Lu Jiuan had heard this question from many people. Before he could answer, Emperor Yongxi shook his head again, with a complicated look on his face: "If you don't have the right, what can you do? There are constraints everywhere."

What does this mean?

While Lu Jiu'an was stunned, Emperor Yong Xi walked past him, and the ambergris floated on his crimson uniform: "That's all, the son of Academician Su is still waiting for you, so go ahead."

Lu Jiu'an let him go. Shui returned to the ground again and was already losing interest in the game of Ai Pu. Faced with Su Ming's invitation, Lu Jiuan rolled his eyes and suggested: "Why don't we play Werewolf."

Lu Jiuan explained to everyone in detail The rules of Werewolf Killing. Several young handsome men led by Su Ming obviously accepted new things well. They were excited when they heard the rules. They were about to have a game: "How many people can play Werewolf Killing? We have nine people here. Can we play?" ?"

"The more people there are, the more fun it is." Lu Jiuan said, "Of course, the more people there are, the more fun it is, but some rules are too complicated. Let's start with the simplest one."

Lu Jiuan chose the three wolves and three gods. The gameplay consists of three werewolves, a prophet, a knight, and a guard. In order to familiarize a few people with the rules, Lu Jiuan took the initiative to assume the responsibility of the judge.

At the beginning, the person who got the wolf card was not good at concealing his words. During the speech session, he stuttered and was easily troubled. One round was over in less than a cup of tea.

After getting more proficient in the later stages, the werewolves became more familiar with lies, and the game gradually became more interesting. Therefore, it attracted a crowd of onlookers, and there were people standing three floors inside and three floors outside where the Werewolves were sitting.

What's exciting is that this group of spectators will also make gesticulating comments, forcing Lu Jiu'an to stop him: "You talented men and beauties, do you know that you can watch the chess without saying a word? You can't even name who the werewolf is. How can we have fun here?"

Lu Jiu'an said in such a helpless and condescending manner, and coupled with his outstanding appearance, his words did not arouse everyone's disgust, but instead caused everyone to laugh.

An eccentric noble lady said carelessly: "This gentleman holding the knight's card is really unsatisfactory. He dueled the prophet as soon as he came up."

The knight can choose one of the people on the field to duel. If If the opponent is a werewolf, the werewolf is out and immediately enters the night. If the opponent is a good guy, the knight is out.

Wang Li's face flushed with embarrassment, but he still said frankly: "This girl is right, I am really not suitable for playing werewolf." After saying that, he left the field calmly.

The onlookers had long been itching to watch. As soon as Wang Li withdrew, several people immediately squeezed out of the crowd to take Wang Li's place.

Lu Jiu'an said with a smile: "You can play with them all. In this way, let's add the identities of the witch and the wolf king."

Su Ming saw one of them, jumped up from the ground, and said in a voiceless voice: "You Why are you here?"

Qi Jiyi looked like a stick of ice and snow on a high mountain, with a cold and distant expression: "What does it have to do with you?"

Su Ming was so angry that his lips trembled for a long time.

Lu Jiu'an finally knew who in the Shunqin Hou Mansion had a grudge against him. In order to prevent courtiers from fighting each other in public, Lu Jiu'an, a man known as a "good old man", had to take the initiative to stand up and make peace with him.

"Your Majesty is resting in the Xuanming Palace now. Don't disturb the Holy One. Harmony will bring wealth. If the two of you really can't get along, why not sit down together and decide the winner in the Werewolf Killing."

Su Ming snorted coldly, which was considered . He reluctantly accepted Lu Jiu'an's statement.

Because of what had just happened as a "spoiler" to the onlookers, Lu Jiuan moved the game position to a high platform. If the rest of the people want to watch, they can, but they need to sit down quietly and be a qualified audience.

Lu Jiuan served as judge as usual.

After just a few games, all the participants on the field have become perfect at it, but there are only a few tricks that can be played over and over again. Lu Jiuan, a veteran of the battlefield, almost fell asleep after watching it, but these twelve people still had a great time playing.

At this time, Zuo Qingjilang of James Mansion lost his identity card and stood up: "Lu Siye, you can play next, I will be the judge."

Su Ming also nodded in agreement.

Lu Jiu'an held his hands and said with a smile: "Are you sure?"

Su Ming urged impatiently: "Hurry up."

Lu Jiu'an rubbed his fingers without leaving any trace.

In this case, let him give this group of cute new players a little shock.

In the first round, Lu Jiuan got the werewolf card.

In Werewolf, the winning rate of the werewolf camp is very low, and no one wants to get the werewolf identity.

Lu Jiuan was just the opposite. After thinking for a while, he decided on how to play the next game.

When night fell, the four werewolves opened their eyes and looked at each other calmly, confirming the identities of their teammates.

In addition to Lu Jiu'an, the other three werewolves are Qi Jiyi, the other is Xelülang of Taichang Temple, and the Hanlin Academy is reviewing, and the Hanlin Academy is reviewing the wolf king.

When discussing the candidate for the first knife, Qi Jikai chose Su Ming without hesitation.

"..." Lu Jiuan.

This hostility was too obvious. Su Ming was so angry that he jumped up?

After repeatedly confirming with the four werewolves, the judge asked them to close their eyes, and then went through the stages of witch rescuing people and prophets examining people.

"Prophet, please close your eyes. It's dawn. Everyone, please open your eyes and run for the Sheriff now."

There were three players who chose to go to the police. Number 2 claimed to be a guard and randomly guarded one person present last night. Lu Jiuan did not hesitate. He hesitated and voted for No. 2, and No. 2 lived up to expectations and got the police badge.

Then the judge announced: "Su Ming was taken away last night, please give your last words."

Su Ming's death meant that the witch did not use the antidote last night. Lu Jiu'an was not surprised. Judging from the previous games, the witch either Choose to wait and see, or use the antidote to save yourself.

"Am I being stabbed?" Su Ming was furious, and suddenly his eyes shot toward Qi Jiyi like lightning: "It must be him. When it got dark, I felt Qi Jiyi's arm raised."

This was completely nonsense. Su Ming and Qi Jiyi were separated from each other. After moving three positions, how could he possibly feel Qi Jiyi's movements?

Su Ming reacted instantly and said angrily: "Anyway, my intuition is Qi Jiyi."

His last words on the first night had no effect. No matter how unwilling Su Ming was, he could only accept the fact that he was eliminated.

Next, everyone spoke, and the police chief established the order of speeches. Unexpectedly, the first one to speak was his werewolf teammate Taichangji Xieluo.

Lu Jiuan lamented that the No. 2 player, the police chief, had really vicious eyes. If the werewolf is the first to speak, he may make a mistake because he is nervous or has not thought about the content of his speech.

As expected, his companion was obviously panicked and his words were full of loopholes.

He didn't know if others had heard it, but Lu Jiu'an was a veteran player who had been playing for so long. If he was in the good guys camp and said what Xie Lulang just said, his werewolf identity would be immediately confirmed on the chopping board.

Lu Jiuan made a quick decision and decided to change his strategy.

So when it was his turn to speak, Lu Jiuan struck hard, stared at Taichang Temple Xielu Lang, and said without doubt: "You don't need to lie. I am a prophet. I found you last night and you are a werewolf!" "

Chapter 190

His unexpected words not only caught Xie Lulang off guard, Qi Jiyi, who had always been calm and unfazed, also looked over with her dark eyes.

Qi Jiyi: "..."

Lu Jiu'an smiled: "..."

Xelülang was confused. He didn't understand why his teammates, who were also werewolves, wanted to identify him.

Moreover, how dare Lu Jiuan call himself a prophet?

Lu Jiu'an was the third person to speak. In order to enhance his persuasiveness, he straightened his body slightly and said without changing his expression: "I didn't want to reveal my identity as a prophet. Everyone knows that once a prophet is exposed, it will be easy for him to do so. Incited the murder of werewolves. However, when No. 2 went to the police, he directly stood guard and spoke very upright. This is also the reason why I voted for No. 2 when electing the police chief. Then I thought, why not open the skylight and speak out? , so that the clergy camp will be easier to fight."

In one sentence, he not only told the story of his choice of No. 2 to create a good impression, but also explained why he decided to play the prophet.

Lu Jiuan continued: "I may be stabbed tonight, and the police chief may also be stabbed. In addition, I am going to test No. 11, because there may be wolves

among those who call the police." No. 11 is one of the people who calls the police. When speaking, Lu Jiu'an observed carefully and felt that there was a high chance that the other party was a priest, and he was probably a prophet.

Welding jumping wolf versus prophet, exciting!

And he guessed that the true prophet hidden in it would definitely test himself tonight. The reason for testing himself was simple. If he was a good person, keeping it would help him block the knife. If he were a werewolf, he would definitely not sit back and watch him make trouble. He would jump out during the second round to kill him.

Lu Jiu'an thought for a while and added: "The witch didn't save anyone on the first night. Fortunately, Su Ming is just a villager. Our chances of winning are very high. The witch's medicine must be kept on the blade. Let me say it again, No. 1 Xie Lulang is Iron Werewolf, if he doesn't blow himself up, we'll just push him out."

Fortunately, Xie Lulang was not hopelessly stupid. Under Lu Jiuan's suggestive words, he gritted his teeth and chose to blow himself up, interrupted his speech, and entered the game directly. dark night.

Xie Lulang's actions, coupled with Lu Jiu'an's aggressive and ferocious fighting style, quickly confirmed his identity as a prophet in everyone's hearts.

So when it came to the werewolf-sword-man part, Lu Jiuan pointed at himself without hesitation.

Qi Jiyi frowned and asked, "Are you sure?"

Lu Jiu'an nodded firmly.

His last words seemed intended to warn the witch, but they actually had ulterior motives. Lu Jiuan can almost conclude that the witch will definitely use the antidote to save him. After all, which werewolf would be stupid enough to kill himself?

In this way, not only can he defraud the witch of the medicine, but he can also make the witch believe in his identity. It can be said that he kills two birds with one stone.

Sure enough, when he opened his eyes, the judge announced: "Last night was Christmas Eve, no one died."

Lu Jiuan curled his lips secretly.

As the only good player who was eliminated, Su Ming witnessed Lu Jiuan's series of operations and was so shocked that he almost jumped up.

Not only him, but also the audience in the audience were stunned. However, because they had spoken before, no one in the audience showed any obvious abnormality.

The order of speeches this time is counter-clockwise.

Due to the self-destruction of werewolves in the last round, the players did not get much effective information, so when the first two spoke, except for their affirmation of Lu Jiuan, the content was quite satisfactory.

This is the norm in the novice game. If placed in the veteran game, it would be easy to be beaten into a werewolf. Lu Jiuan was going to make a fuss about this.

When it was the turn of Player No. 11, Chief Liao, who was the person named by Lu Jiuan to be checked in the last round, he seemed very excited and said directly: "I am the prophet, Lu Siye is a horse covered with skin. Wolf, don't be fooled by this. In order to protect myself, I have always chosen to hide it. I just wanted to find out his identity first, but the result is just like what I said just now. No matter what, our good camp is definitely doomed."

Qi Jiyi was sitting next to player No. 11. Although he looked indifferent to everything, as soon as he opened his mouth, Lu Jiuan could tell that he was a gamer.

"Let me be clear first. I am a villager. I can't play a big role. The only thing I can do is provide some of my own opinions. Werewolves don't have to go to great lengths to kill me, and good people don't push me out randomly. Come now. Let me tell you my humble opinion."

Qi Jiyi frowned, looking slightly puzzled, "I won't comment on the first two, but what you said just now, Chief Liao next to me, sounds very suspicious. Sounds familiar. Why don't you expose yourself? Isn't this what Lu Siye said? I'm not sure if Lu Siye is a real prophet, and I'm not sure if the Sheriff is a real guard, but as far as you are wise, no. Very convincing. Now there are two prophets... Well, I can't make a judgment. Let's see what the people behind him say. "

Qi Jiyi's speech was so beautiful that Lu Jiu'an couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. A thumbs up.

Qi Jiyi calmly distanced himself, at least until there was an obvious flaw, no one would waste their votes on him in these two rounds. This was one of them.

Secondly, he did not clearly side with himself. Even if Qi Jiyi was unfortunately eliminated, it would not affect him.

Thirdly, his words seemed tepid and did not show any obvious offensive power. In fact, he had laid the lead without leaving any trace.

Sure enough, the two people behind Qi Jiyi followed his words and expressed their doubts about Chief Liao.

When it was player No. 7's turn to press Chasi's experience, Lu Jiu'an was shocked.

"Lu Siye's identity as a prophet is beyond doubt. Isn't the fact that he examined a wolf enough to prove it? Think about it, there are only three werewolves in total. Although he could have pretended to be a prophet to confuse the public, but getting rid of his teammates This kind of thing is definitely not worth the loss. Excluding this point, many things can be easily explained. Lu Siye just said to check Chief Liao last night, and Chief Liao couldn't wait to jump out and attack Lu Siye. In my opinion, it is clear. It's like a dog jumping over the wall. He must be an iron wolf, and even more so, a wolf king. "

I've got you, witch."

Lu Jiuan licked his mouth.

Besides witches, who would stand so strongly and swear that Lu Jiu'an is a prophet?

Master Liao was so worried that he was sweating profusely, but it was to no avail. All the players behind him pointed the finger at him.

It is almost a certainty that Chief Zhan will be voted out.

But it wasn't enough, because there was another knight on the field.

The first round ended so quickly that the knight didn't have time to find someone to duel with. If the knight chooses to poke Master Liao directly this round, and the knight dies as a result, all Lu Jiuan's plans will be in vain.

Lu Jiuan took the words very naturally: "It's my turn. Let me talk about the test results first. Sorry, player No. 11 is a good person."

Everyone looked at Chief Liao in disbelief.

Lu Jiu'an then showed a puzzled look. He touched his earlobe and said, "I don't know what your purpose is in pretending to be a prophet. To help me block the knife? That's unnecessary, because it may cause others to misunderstand. Send me away directly. In addition, the knight will be in danger. If I check you and give you gold water, and the two prophets dance against each other, the knight will definitely fight one of us, but in this case, the knight will definitely die. Are you being unruly? Chief Liao, please don't mess around. If we let you mess up the situation we are winning, we might be overturned." Lu Jiu'an said in a serious tone.

Then, he pointed the finger at the two players who spoke at the beginning: "You are also very strange. As a good person, you are vague. Are you afraid that if you say more, you will make a mistake? Of course, I am just suspicious, so next, I I will check one of you,"

"There is also the experience of the Inspector No. 7. If their behavior is just suspicious, then your attitude will be very revealing, because it is too obvious for you to stand for me, which makes me suspect that you are It's not the werewolf trying to gain my trust. There are three werewolves on the field now, so be cautious. I will pay attention to you later. The other players are just waiting and watching."

Lu Jiuan changed his tone and spoke ambiguously, until his wolf Teammate Hanlin Academy was the last to finish his speech, and the knight did not stand up to duel Master Liao.

Player No. 2 Sheriff made a comprehensive analysis, and then returned the votes to start the referendum.

Player No. 11, who was the most suspected at the beginning, was given gold water by Lu Jiuan, so he escaped, and player No. 1 was pushed out.

Player No. 1 made his last words, and his expression was indescribable: "I am a knight, I am the first to speak, of course I don't know what to say. But No. 12, he is one behind me, and the suspicion is even greater. If you don't vote for him, vote for me." What to do? If I had known better, I shouldn't have wasted my identity by being hesitant. The prophet's analysis was very accurate. No. 7's eagerness for success is indeed very suspicious. I should fight him decisively. "

Is No. 1 actually a knight? This is a real surprise.

There are now three werewolves, three priests, and three villagers on the field. The priests are Witch No. 7, Seer No. 11, and Sheriff Guard No. 2. The identities of the guards are yet to be determined. Even if he was not a guard, Lu Jiuan was determined to get rid of him tonight.

Not for anything else, just for the police badge on the sergeant's hand.

Last Christmas Eve, there were three situations:

The first one: the werewolf's empty knife. Lu Jiuan, this fake prophet, is a real werewolf, so there is no need to explain him away.

The second type: the guard protected him.

In the third case, the witch saved him with medicine.

Based on the logic of the witch's speech, Lu Jiu'an easily judged that the guard last night was either self-defended or empty guard.

The identity of the prophet is very important and everyone knows it. Because of this, Lu Jiu'an is bound to be protected by guards tonight without the witch's antidote.

Therefore, regardless of whether the Sheriff is a guard or not, if he is stabbed, he will definitely die. Once he dies, the police badge will most likely fly into Lu Jiuan's hands.

At dawn, the judge announced that two people died last night. The werewolf kills Sheriff No. 2 with a knife, and the witch poisons No. 12.

The witch's choice is understandable. She should have been stimulated by Knight No. 1's speech. Instead of hesitating and missing the opportunity, she simply took away a suspect and revealed the witch's identity to prove her innocence.

The police chief died and the police badge returned to Lu Jiu'an as he wished. He was already very handy, and now that he had a police badge, he was even more powerful. True Prophet No. 11 disparaged Lu Jiu'an as always, and No. 7 no longer concealed the identity of the witch based on Cha Si's experience

: "If I hadn't known that it was Lu Siye who was stabbed the next night, I would have believed your nonsense."

Lu Jiuan was lucky enough to escape from the silver water issued by the witch.

There are only three things to do. If Chief Liao insists on identifying him again and again, it is inevitable that Lu Jiu'an will reveal his flaws.

But it doesn't matter anymore, the game is basically over now.

Under the guidance of Lu Jiu'an intentionally or unintentionally, one person was voted out in the referendum and one person was killed at night. The two camps were evenly matched, with only the last three remaining.

The next day, Lu Jiu'an hinted that the Wolf King chose to self-destruct. The Wolf King's self-destruction would not only make the game By skipping the referendum, one person can still be taken away.

Entering the dark night, two wolves and two gods, the result is clear at a glance.

Until everyone stood up, the witch Chasi Experience was still a little confused. He was confused and said in a daze: "So, who is the werewolf?"

Lu Jiuan consciously turned over the cards and smiled apologetically at him. Chasi Experience He screamed strangely, and his eyebrows instantly drooped: "Lu Siye, you deceived me so hard."

Chief Liao hated the iron, and poked his shoulder and coldly snorted: "I tried again and again to bring order to the chaos. You are good, but you are so powerful. You insulted me and said I was disrupting the situation. I think you are the one who is the old one."

Mr. Liao is right. The key to Lu Jiu'an's victory in this game is to press Cha Si. He experienced poisoning a teammate, and as a witch, he strongly sided with Lu Jiuan.

Lu Jiu'an laughed and laughed, and the massage department was dejected. Chief Zhan shook his head: "Forget it, I don't blame you. Who told Lu Siye to link up one link at a time and make it difficult for people to guard against it?"

Su Ming also quickly adjusted his mentality. : "Jiu'an, you played so well! You strategized and took control of the overall situation!"

Although he was the first to be eliminated in this werewolf killing, as a bystander, he was also enjoying it thoroughly. And learned a lot of skills from it.

He lost, but he was convinced that he lost.

Everyone couldn't wait to start the next game. Next, Lu Jiuan won the knight once and the werewolf twice.

The gameplay in these three games is different every time. The charging wolf and the barb wolf take turns to play. By relying on the kill, the knight status is brought to the extreme, and a werewolf is poked.

Lu Jiuan played in a variety of ways and won without exception. In the end, everyone was so frightened that as long as they couldn't tell the truth from the false, they all pushed him out first.

Lu Jiu'an: "..."

The Hanlin Academy reviewed and spread its hands: "There is no way, Lu Siye, you are too cunning."

Lu Jiu'an had no choice but to throw away his identity card and retreat first because it was late.