The courtyard of the official residence has only three entrances, but it occupies a large area. In the center of each of the three courtyards is a lush sycamore tree. It is not an old thing from the immortal family. It is said that it is the same age as the government office. In the golden autumn season, occasionally some leaves blowing in the wind will pass through the windows and gently fall on the desks of young people. They will also be collected or used as bookmarks, which are regarded as a good omen.
An old pine transplanted from a certain fairy mountain. Its branches are like hornets, its skin is like dragon scales, and it is lush and green. The breeze that passes through the dense leaves seems to be cooler than elsewhere. . There is a circle of long bluestone benches around the tree, so that officials in the courtyard can go out to rest and chat. In the green shade, there is a stone table with a chessboard engraved on it. Whenever the golden sunlight shines through the layers of shade, it shines on the table, like a fairy falling.
There is also a peach tree in the backyard, which was replanted by Cui Han more than ten years ago. At that time, Rong Yu was still a little girl who would cry when she missed home.
When Rong Yu gradually grew into a graceful girl, she also saw many beautiful poems about peach blossoms in the book.
Putting the brush on the three-mountain-shaped celadon penholder and closing a file, Chen Ping'an called Fu Qing and wanted to retrieve a confidential file. In the past twenty years, Cui Qian inspected various places in the capital. It would be best if the secretary’s specific itinerary was recorded, as well as who was met at the official residence every day and for how long. It would be best if there were also specific records of the discussions.
I never thought that Fu Qing would say that the Imperial Prefect’s Office did not have such a file.
Chen Pingan asked tentatively: "Where is the Ministry of Justice?"
Fu Qing shook his head and said: "There will be no such archives."
Chen Pingan had a headache. He leaned on his chair, put his hands in his sleeves, and looked up at the ceiling.
A country is like a person. The number of household registrations on paper, the strength of the garrison, the total amount of taxes, etc., are just like the appearance of a person, which can be seen with the naked eye. In addition, there are also some businesses and trades that are similar to the endless flow of private money. Circulation, the endless flow on the official road station is the human blood, and the real combat power of the frontier soldiers on the battlefield is like the muscles and bones under the skin. As for the lectures in the academy, the elementary education in the village school, the people's hearts, etc., summarized, this is The vital human spirit.
So a country also has its own pulse. Chen Pingan wants to find out the clues, just like studying how Cui Chan diagnosed Da Li's pulse.
Fu Qing said: "Master, Rong Yu has a good memory. She entered this place when she was six years old. Do you want to call her over?"
Chen Pingan nodded and said: "Let Come here."
Rong Yu quickly knocked on the door, crossed the threshold, walked lightly, silently chose a place, and stood on a specific blue brick.
Chen Pingan smiled and asked: "I heard from Fu Qing that you have a good memory. What's the best way?" I can clearly remember everything I have seen and heard, I can write it out, draw it, and imitate the accent.”
Chen Ping’an was stunned.
Rong Yu explained: "It's not a divine power or a secret method from the immortal family, it's just a good memory."
She pointed to her head and said with a smile: "I was brought here by Cui Guoshi, maybe because I was still young at the time, so I was relatively free. Furthermore, Cui Guoshi did not remind me in advance or expressly prohibited matters. , generally speaking, it is tacitly agreed and can be done. Therefore, Cui Guoshi’s schedule within ten years, who he met in the study, how long the conversation lasted, and whether Cui Guoshi sat still or stood up to greet the officials. Standing and talking, someone moved the chair to someone. After talking about the matter, did Cui Guoshi see off the guests? Where to send them, whether it was the door, the door of the verandah entering the courtyard, or all the way to the gate of the official residence. When eating here, what files he requested from Zhufang every day, and the various transcripts between the official residence and the Qianbu Corridor Office, as long as I have handled them, I dare not write them down on paper without permission, and they are all recorded here.
Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Then you should work harder in the near future and copy everything."
Rong Yu asked: "Cui Guoshi often paces in the yard outside the house. What does he eat every day? Occasionally, when I go out to eat, I have a chat with a certain secretary, as well as the answers of those officials, the subtle changes in their expressions, and their respective expressions after Cui Guoshi got up from the meal. Should I write about these?
Chen Ping'an couldn't help but laugh, waved his hand and said: "That's all."
Rong Yu said goodbye and left. Fu Qing was still guarding the corridor, occasionally moving to inspect the two courtyards in front of the Imperial Master's Mansion.
Previously, all the young officials in the room regarded the beautiful scenery of Fu Qing slowly walking through the window as a kind of blessing to relax their mood a little.
Not now.
Xie Gou sat quietly on the threshold, listening to the rustle of the brush on the paper on the other side of the desk.
Chen Ping'an didn't look up, kept writing, and said casually: "With the jade plaque given by the Imperial Prefect's Office, you can walk around the capital of Dali. You don't have to be bored here. You can look for books. Look, the libraries of Qin Tian Jian, Hanlin Academy and Imperial College have a lot of rare and unique books, and they are quite impressive. Remember to peek, don’t steal them.”
Xie Gou said: “It’s not interesting. "
Chen Ping'an remembered something and said: "You sent a message to Jise Peak with your flying sword and asked Peixiang from the Fox Country to transfer someone, her direct disciple Luo Fumei. She stayed in the Fox Country. As a monk of the Zhanglu lineage, you are overqualified for your talents. Gouzi, tell Fu Qing to go to the Penal Department Office to reserve a third-class offering plaque, and then give Luo Fumei the lowest-grade official status, and register her. I will train in the Ministry of Punishment from now on.”
Chen Ping'an's expression remained unchanged and he said: "Then just send the message directly to Cui Dongshan with Feijian, and let him remember to say hello to Peixiang."
Xie Gou sighed. In his tone, he knew that this was the sequelae of that war. Some of the "forgetfulness" that was originally used to hold the "divinity" was like flowers, crushed into mud, and was really gone. After all, thanking the dog is thanking the dog, so you won’t feel sad and regretful about it.already.
After Xie Gou jumped away, Chen Pingan stopped writing, shook his wrist, rubbed his eyebrows, then picked up an uncarved white jade handle from the table and held it in his hand. This thing is a seed material that was poked out in the rapids of the river with a hiking stick during the trip.
As for the selection of the Minister of Libu, Chen Pingan had consulted two people in advance. Emperor Song He, and Lin Zhengcheng, the first chief officer of the Yuzhang County Logging Institute in Hongzhou.
The content of Lin Zhengcheng's reply was very simple. It was the best policy for the national division to lead the official staff for a long time.
The middle strategy is to select one person from among the six officials of the capital, preferably no more than sixty years old. Or select one person from the generals of the border army. Since the civilian officials Shen Shen can be in charge of the military department, it is not a big deal for a meritorious military general to lead the personnel department and forge ahead with determination. Otherwise, Fan Xie, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in the capital, was promoted on the spot. This person followed the rules and could make do with it for a few years.
The next best idea is to randomly choose the current head of the family or the scheduled next head of the family among the surnames of Shangzhu. It doesn’t matter whether the National Master draws lots.
Emperor Song He was the best candidate for Minister of Civil Affairs, which surprised Chen Ping'an.
This is Lin Shouyi.
However, the emperor also has several transitional candidates. Ma Yuan, Cao Qiao, Yuan Chong, Changsun Mao and Wei Li each have their own advantages and disadvantages.
Chen Pingan made a list of a group of Dali civil and military officials he would meet in the near future.
Let Rong Yu and Fu Qing be responsible for connecting various ministries and offices.
Wang Yifu, a martial artist at the top of the mountain. In the past, he was the first military general in the Lu Dynasty. After the fall of the country, he was similar to Yang Hua, the current Marquis of Changchun in Dadu. He was once a bodyguard of the Queen Mother Nanpin. Later, as Secretary Wu, he served as Liu Qingfeng's bodyguard. He traveled to various places and served as several officers. Second county captain. After Liu Qingfeng's death, Wang Yifu resigned and did not return to the old Lu dynasty for "retirement", but lived in seclusion in the capital.
Wei Li, an official from the Huangting Kingdom of the old Sui Dynasty, served as the governor of Longzhou in Dali. In about thirty years, he was promoted to the official position of the Minister of Rites of the accompanying capital.
Wei Liang, a Legalist monk, assisted Cui Chan in formulating the rules on the mountain and compiling the genealogy of the gods. The chief governor of the old Qingluan Kingdom, accompanied by the left minister of the official department of the capital.
Liu Xunmei, the younger brother of General Chierjie, has outstanding military exploits, is one of the governors of Dadu, and is currently the right minister of the Ministry of War of the accompanying capital.
Yuzhou General Cao Wu, a military general of Shihao Kingdom, whose real name is Xu Mao. Married to a legitimate daughter of the Yuan family of Shangzhu Kingdom.
Da Li Chongxu Bureau went to the Daolu Academy of the Capital. The Daozheng of the capital was Hong Fengxia, whose Dao name was "Yufeng". He was a Taoist official in the Golden Core realm and a sword cultivator.
Han Yi. A state general, stationed in the capital. He was once the guard general of Yefu Pass bordering Huang Tingguo.
There are also three doctors, respectively from the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War.
Guan Yiran, a doctor in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs. It is said that the entire Li Department of Li belongs to his family. The official's surname has been Guan for many years. Guan Yiran is also one of the three supervisors. Liu Qingfeng, the oldest, has served as the Minister of Rites of the capital, and Liu Xunmei is also the Minister of War of the capital. Minister, on the contrary, Guan Yiran, who came from the best family background, had an average official career, if we say it was bumpy, it was not that bad.
The Temple of the Ministry of Rites in the capital honors Han Hong, an official of the Qing Dynasty and a doctor of the Song Dynasty. When traveling out of Beijing for business, there are many pseudonyms. Just change the "rank" of your first name and surname. The old man, who has been in this position for many years, is an old acquaintance with Li Jin, the water god of the Chongdan River who likes to open a shop in Hongzhu Town to sell books. In his early years, he participated in a "hunting" and also went to the Married Woman. The ghost's mansion, and even a trip to Shujian Lake. I only met Chen Pingan once not long ago. The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is known as the Heavenly Official, so this doctor is the little Heavenly Official in the officialdom of mountains and rivers.
Chao Baoxiang, the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, was also in charge of some of the Jianghu affairs of the Dali Dynasty, and secretly admitted martial arts masters into the various departments of the Ministry of War.
Those who were in Beijing were given priority to enter the Imperial Preceptor's Office. Chen Ping'an specially selected Guan Yiran to meet him first, and the rest were free to do as he pleased.
This was the first time in Guan Yiran’s life that he set foot in the legendary Imperial Office.
The Eighteen Divisions of Household Officials were in charge of the money bags of the Dali Dynasty.
Fu Qing was waiting at the door. He took the Imperial Preceptor, the first of the officials to formally receive him, and entered the gate of the government office. Guan Yiran saw the sycamore tree, and when he arrived at the second courtyard, he saw The ancient pine trees and the heads in the windows of the wing are all materials for high-ranking officials. Then along a corridor, I saw a peach tree with only green leaves remaining after its flowering period, and a man in green shirt standing next to the tree, with his hands behind his back, holding a jade bamboo fan in the palm of his hand.
Guan Yiran had been a military general and a civil servant, but he still chose to bow and salute. He suppressed a smile and said loudly: "Guan Yiran, a doctor in the Qing Li Division of the Ministry of Finance, pays homage to the Imperial Master."
Chen Pingan walked towards the house and said with a smile: "I am very busy, I can only spare time to chat with you for a quarter of an hour. I will soon meet Han Yi and the doctor from the Department of Martial Arts and the Department of Temple Sacrifice and Cleaning Officials." Let’s talk about business with them.”
After entering the room, Chen Pingan moved two chairs and placed them near the door. Guan Yiran sat down, shook his official robe, and crossed his legs.
Good guy, you are so bold, are you turning against the guests?
Chen Pingan followed suit.
Out of the corner of his eye, Guan Yiran caught sight of the woman at the door of the verandah. Just looking at each other made Guan Yiran feel guilty and silently put down her unruly legs.
There are too many smart people in official circles who are good at understanding people's hearts. There are a few people who are close to me and know what they don't want. You need to really understand what they say and what they think in their hearts. The similarities and differences between the two cannot be confused. There are a lot of people down there, and they have to know clearly what they want, what they can give to them, and what they can't give to them.
Yichi Lane, Chier Street, what a teenager can understand may take many officials twenty or thirty years to understand, or even a lifetime to figure it out.
Guan Yiran is a "stupid person".
So he crossed his legs again.
Otherwise, he would not have served as a monk in the Dali border army, instead of being a monk like Cao Gengxin and Yuan Zhengding.In this way, he went to the local government to become an official, worked hard for qualifications, and was steadily promoted.
Mr. Guan is also cruel. This great-great-grandson said that he should use a pseudonym instead of Guan’s surname. He should be promoted based on his true ability and accumulate military merit. In particular, the family should not be allowed to secretly greet the border troops. Mr. Guan really didn’t do it. Any hello. When I first arrived at the border, especially in the first five or six years, I fought several fierce battles with the centipede-like Lu Dynasty, and Guan Yiran saved many generals and colleagues on the battlefield. His life was also saved.
It wasn't until the Great Li cavalry crushed Lu's Guo Zuo that they met by chance. During an accidental celebration banquet, Guan Yiran was recognized by a Zhenzitou general who was a former Beijing official in the crowd. Identity, one of Guan Yiran's superior military commanders. Originally, he thought this boy was a real talent and wanted to introduce him to a marriage. However, when he learned Guan Yiran's true identity, the military commander was both shocked and shocked. He was so frightened that he was literally sweating. What if something happened to this boy in his own frontier army?
The military general first pretended not to know Guan Yiran's identity, slapped the young man on the head hard, and said a few words of encouragement. Then he became furious and directly reported it to an old subordinate at the Ministry of War. The guy who got promoted faster sent a letter with not many words, just three words, fuck you!
I just asked you to select a few good young men who have a family background and know the art of war, and who don’t complain about pain after being knifed. I didn’t ask you to give away a little ancestor!
Earlier, the Hubu Yamen didn’t tell him what was going on at all. They only said they were going to the Imperial Preceptor’s official residence. Guan Yiran instantly understood that Chen Pingan had officially taken over to fill the vacancy after being summoned by the Imperial Master.
Tsk, tsk, Jing Kuan is so lucky. If he really succeeds in officialdom, nothing can stop him! The meal of wine at Changpu River was not in vain.
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "When we were discussing the candidates for the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Your Majesty and I discussed the promotion plan of Guan Langzhong."
Guan Yiran's head suddenly became as big as a dustpan. With the surname Chen, this is also called chatting? ! Don't be casual, just don't talk.
Angrily, Guan Yiran put down his legs again and sat upright.
Chen Pingan held the bamboo fan, rubbed it gently with his palms, and said: "I told your majesty that Dr. Guan is a person who has no official addiction. He is not good or bad. If you say he is a very official addict, , it is easy to climb up by hook or by crook, of course they can also do practical things, but deep down in their hearts, the small abacus and account books are all based on selfish desires. They think about what will happen when I become an official, and they are just deceiving themselves. But being too uninterested in officialdom is no good. Either you will be disgusted one day and give up halfway, or you will just drift along in the officialdom and just muddle along. Although you seem to be clear in your heart, you are not responsible for doing things and you should never take the lead a long time ago. I have seen in books or heard some "temple slang" that is regarded as the norm in the officialdom. For example, if you want to be a high official, you must either get a good child or do the right thing and the right person. Facts have proved that it is indeed very good. It makes sense."
Guan Yiran sighed and said, "Chen Ping'an, you shouldn't wade into troubled waters.Isn't it good to be a practicing person and achieve immortality? "
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "The mountain owner of Luolu Mountain is not an official? Isn’t the hidden official in the Great Wall of Sword Qi an official? My official addiction is greater than yours. "
Guan Yiran could not refute.
Chen Ping'an said: "So I suggested to Your Majesty that Guan Yiran would be transferred to various ministries in the next ten or twenty years, at least to Da Jiuqing visited all of them and completed an official feat. After that, the qualifications have been obtained and the age has reached. It depends on whether you want to retire and return to your hometown if you want to get a bachelor's title, or take another step forward. It just depends on your own wishes. ”
Guan Yiran’s eyes lit up, “If this is such a picture of promotion, it’s really possible!” ”
As long as he is not pushed to a high position by the family’s expectations and the hilltop factions in recent years, Guan Yiran really doesn’t mind being promoted slowly and doing more in a down-to-earth manner to temporarily maintain the political agenda of the high-ranking officials. There is no real matter involved. Now that he is just one of the eighteen doctors in the Qing Dynasty, how many official contacts and friendships have he quietly ruined?
Chen Pingan joked: "Okay, now that we're done chatting, let's take our time. If the doctor who is a small fifth-rank official wants to come here to see the imperial master again, there will not be many opportunities. "
Guan Yiran was relieved, stood up quickly, cupped his hands and said: "Let's go, I don't dare to delay the state master's meeting with the officials like a spinning top.
Chen Ping'an said: "Let's have lunch here. I have a small stove. Don't worry. It's deducted from the national teacher's salary." "
Guan Yiran didn't even look back, strode towards the Chaoshou Veranda, waved his hand and said: "Next time, next time, next time." "
Fu Qing led him out of the mansion through a side door in the front yard, and then moved to the gate to bring Han Yi here.
When the imperial court announced the identity of the national master, There is no such thing as this.
Among the permanent generals of the Dali Dynasty, Han Yi, who is in charge of the capital's military and part of the capital's armament, is the first one.
Fu Qing found out. This powerful old general was very nervous. While waiting at the door of the government office, he kept secretly tugging on his collar.
He led Han Yi to the backyard and into the study room, sweat dripping from his forehead. Han Yi obviously hesitated for a moment, but the old general still helped to close the door gently. Fu Qing stood guard outside the door, and soon Han Yi's hearty laughter sounded inside, and he said at the top of his voice, the Imperial Master was right. It's easier to fight than to be an official.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Han Yi walked out of the house with a relaxed look on his face, not forgetting to ask the Imperial Master not to send him off.
Han Yi led him. I have received a secret decree from the Imperial Master, and I will try to take care of the things that I can control or not in the past few years.
Before I came here, I didn’t recognize any swordsman, or even the junior brother of Cui Guoshi, but "Yin Guan". " Han Yi recognizes the word "!
After that came Chao Baoxiang, the chief officer of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War. He was a burly man. Although he was promoted, he was promoted two levels, but when he left, he looked gloomy.< /p>
But Chen Ping’an made it all the way to the entrance of the middle courtyard., and then stopped there. Fu Qing quickly brought Hong Fengxia, the Daozheng of the capital, over. They did not go to the backyard, but sat on a long bluestone bench under the shade of the ancient pine tree. They had met once before, and at that time it was Chen Ping'an. He took Xiaomo and Xianwei to visit him.
Hong Fengxia, who is in charge of all the Taoist priests in the capital, is actually quite surprised. The Taoist official who is bigger than him, Han Jingling of Chongxu Bureau of Dali, is also in the capital. Why does the imperial master not see him and summon him? ? After chatting for a while, the young national master with a warm expression said that he would go to Chongxu Bureau in the near future to disturb Han Zhenren's Qing cultivation. After learning about this, Hong Fengxia was in a great mood and felt proud.
The temple offers sacrifices to Han Hong of the Song Dynasty, an official of the Qing Dynasty. This old man is also one of the seven souls of the second ancestor of the military strategist.
The atmosphere was relaxed. Chen Pingan chatted about some official affairs, and finally asked, "Did Senior Brother Cui give you a Lingxi Bead as a gift?"
Song Hanhong was slightly surprised and nodded: " Yes. But let me keep it and don’t use it.”
Chen Pingan said: “It can be used now”
Song Hanhong nodded: “I will accept the order.”
Arrived outside the door, Chen Ping'an took a jade plaque from Fu Qing and handed it to Song Hanhong, "You can come here at any time to discuss matters."
Song Hanhong said goodbye and left.
Chen Pingan thought for a while and said: "Fu Qing, please inform Lin Shouyi to come here if he is free in the near future. Saying that I have something to ask him is really not a debt collection. If you let me The Ministry of Rites extracted the original answer sheets of the nearly three annual imperial examinations."
Fu Qing nodded. Of course she knew that Lin Shouyi was from the same hometown as the Imperial Master. I heard that I was in retreat at Changchun Palace not long ago and reached the upper five realms. I once served as the priest of Dadu Temple for a period of time in the capital. The "original" test paper? That means you even have to look up the fonts? Judging from the imperial master's intention, is he planning to suggest that Lin Shouyi take part in the imperial examination, gain merit and become an official?
Emperor Song He himself had already chosen the candidates for the six ministers in the future.
They are Lin Shouyi, Guan Yiran, Cao Gengxin, Yuan Zhengding, Zhao Yao and Wu Wangcheng.
To the south of Qianbu Corridor, there is the Hubu Yamen Office in Nanxunfang and the Honglu Temple opposite. The former government office looks shabby in appearance, while the latter is majestic.
It is also a scene in the official circles of the capital. It is said that one is pretending to be poor and the other is showing off.
Shang Shu Ma Yuan called Guan Yiran over. He neither asked more questions nor said anything more. He just asked Guan Yiran to treat him more and talk less in the future.
Guan Yiran nodded vigorously while looking through the drawers, and finally managed to take away a can of tea.
Ma Yuan was so angry that he laughed and scolded him, "You are really my father."
Ma Yuan’s imperial examination master was none other than Mr. Guan, Guan Yiran’s great-grandfather.
During the three years and seven moves that Ma Yuan made in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, even though he had the identity of the Ma family in Poyang, it still made the entire officialdom feel incredible.
No matter how you look at it, Ma Yuan’s features and appearance are not the same as when Mr. Guan was young.
Eight promotion plans of the Great Li Dynasty, either overt or covert. After all, the other official routes are not as clear and solid as these.
Border Army Song Changjing. Accompany Song Mu, King of Luo. The Queen Mother's South Hairpin. The official department is closed to the family.
Yuan and Cao of Shangzhu State. Zi Zhaoyan is in charge of all the monks accompanying the army in Da Li. and Ma Yuan, who served as two ministers.
Guan Yiran carried the tea can and walked to the door. He said casually with a playful smile: "I don't dare to go to Grandpa Mao to ask for scolding. Please help me and ask how you are. Lord Shangshu, please take care of me." "Tight, don't worry about it."
Ma Yuan looked suspicious and scolded him, telling him to get out.
In addition to the six ministers in the imperial court, the other three are the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the General Affairs Department and the Dali Temple.
The chief officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the General Affairs Department are all from the second rank. For nearly a hundred years, Yuan and Cao have been taking turns taking charge.
Those who participated in the Xiaochao meeting were Yuan Chong, the head of the Yuan family in Shangzhu Kingdom, who is now the governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Cao Qiao is the minister of Dali Temple.
Changsun Mao, a native of the capital city of Dali, his family is only a middle-class noble family. He served as minister of Honglu Temple and has just been transferred to a relatively pragmatic general affairs envoy. At the same time, he was awarded the title of bachelor of Wenhua Pavilion. The official circles in the capital felt that the old man was going to work for retirement, and the court wanted to pave the way for his future posthumous title. There are several hard and fast rules on whether a posthumous title should be reviewed by the Ministry of Rites or decided by His Majesty. Changsun Mao was of the same generation as Shen Chen in the Dali officialdom, but his official hat was smaller. The minister of Honglu Temple is one of the minor nine ministers. After all, he is not as good as the official of the Zhengyin Hall of the Ministry of War. He was transferred and promoted to the chief officer of the General Administration Department. The gap between the two sides is small. It is very good that Changsun Mao can retire in this position.
When Guan Yiran left, Ma Yuan knew what was going on.
He did not dare to expect that he could fill the vacancy of the Tianguan of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but he never expected that Changsun Mao would transition and be promoted again.
In the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, Fu Qing quickly returned to the door and said softly: "Imperial Preceptor, Your Majesty is here."
Chen Ping'an couldn't help but laugh, and dared to step on the eating spot Come.
Only one eunuch, the Chief of Ceremonies, accompanied the Emperor here.
When His Majesty arrived in person, Rong Yu temporarily put aside his writing and skillfully carried the food to the backyard with Fu Qing. After finishing the work, Rong Yu smiled and said to Fu Qing about clearing the dishes. Today is yours. . Fu Qing nodded. She turned her back to the backyard and looked up at the old pine tree in the courtyard. Because of Cui Guoshi's arrangement, she was able to know a secret matter that had nothing to do with Haoran Tianxia.
In the world of Qing Ming, Yu Dou, the headmaster of Bai Yujing, is stationed in Yujing Mountain and has reached the pseudo-fifteenth realm. He has killed four fourteenth realm swordsmen and one ascended realm swordsman.
Guan Sun Guanzhu of Xuandu was the first to ask Bai Yujing alone.
After that came Wu Shuangjiang of Sui Chu Palace, Gao Gu of Difei Mountain, monk Jiang Xiu, three great monks of the Fourteenth Realm, and the female Sword Immortal Baolin.
Based on this record alone, it can be said that there is no one before or since, and it is truly invincible.
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At noon, whileWhile the mountain master was opening the small stove to eat, Xie Gou went back to the sword worship platform.
Xie Gou has recently shifted the focus of his preaching from Tiaoyu Mountain back to Sword Worship Platform. On the one hand, he has accepted a proud disciple, and on the other hand, the Taoist monks at Huaying Peak are really embryonic. . Being a bastard general coach and master is just a false name, so let Gan General do some work.
Previously Xie Gou gave a jade slip to Chai Wu, and he also made it clear to the little girl that this thing could be passed around casually and should not be restricted to family opinions.
The Taoist couple Jiang She and Wu Yan only stayed in the mountain for one night. They had already gone down the mountain at noon today. They said they wanted to travel around the vast nine continents and maybe before going to the Lotus World. I will go back to Aquarius Island again, but I am too embarrassed to mention Luolu Mountain directly. When they went down the mountain, Pei Qian did not show up.
Before going down the mountain, Jiang She was blocked by the boy in Tsing Yi early in the morning and was dragged to have a drink. They were divided at the table and the boy in Tsing Yi was spinning around under the table.
I said a few drunken words that I can’t remember afterwards. It’s probably only when I sober up that I forget my drunken words.
Jiang She was quite impressed by this little river snake that treated others with sincerity. He is kind both inside and outside the wine table.
"The rivers and lakes are deep and the people's hearts are dangerous. My mountain master is too honest and kind, so I, Chen Lingjun, Uncle Chen! Whenever I see an unfamiliar face on the mountain, I have to go and check it out. The depth of the other party is so that the master of the mountain knows the other party's methods and temperament! If he is kind-hearted, he will naturally not care too much about me. If he is a bad person, I am talented and thick-skinned, so I will take one or two first. Fist..." "I'm stupid, I can't do more."
After coming down the mountain, Jiang She stood quietly at the mountain gate archway and looked at it for a long time. The Taoist priest with the wooden hairpin on his head dipped in his saliva and turned the pages of the book. .
The Taoist priest Lin Feijing returned from a busy trip to Xiangshan Mountain. He called Master from afar, and Xianwei changed a book.
Xianwei then noticed that Jiang She and the woman not far away were beside him. The couple was about to go down the mountain for a long trip. The young Taoist priest tried to persuade them symbolically, but to no avail, so he had to watch them walking on the road, with their backs gradually fading away.
At the Sword Worship Platform, the girl in the mink hat and Chai Wu sat around the stone table.
At the top of this mountain, except for Leader Guo, who was in charge, he accompanied Xiao Mili to patrol the mountain. The old deaf boy has also moved to Tiaoyu Mountain, and Youyu, a disciple of Jindan Realm Sword Cultivator, has followed him to build a hut there, so that he can listen to the lectures and practice at the same time. Deng Jianping cherishes this hard-won fate.
Yao Xiaoyan, the little girl has three natal flying swords. She was the one who was least anxious when refining the sword. Yin Guan didn't say anything, the master didn't urge her, and even Ning Yao told her not to be in a hurry, so she was really rude. Not in the mountains at the moment, the little girl learned an invisibility technique from her master, hung the sword talisman around her waist, and with a swish, went to Qilong Lane in the town. She was standing at the door eating cakes with her master. Say it's a celebration.
Nalan Yudou likes to follow the ferry, and Zhang Jia in the small accounting roomNext door to Zhen became a small accountant. How can there be any delay in refining the sword? His master, Guyu, also gave him several bags of money, a bunch of spiritual books and secrets, a few magic weapons, and a small dojo where he could breathe in and refine Qi very quickly.
King Sun Chun is practicing in Guanmen again. She dreams of becoming a Jade Pure Realm. It's not that she is comparing herself to her good friend Chai Wu, it's just because Ning Yao promised her that as long as she reaches the upper five realms, she can become Ning Yao's registered disciple!
As for Bai Xuan, who was sitting at the table drinking wolfberry tea at this time, it cannot be said that he spent three days fishing and two days drying nets and refining swords, which is quite diligent.
It’s just that Afraid of comparison, King Sun Chun was at the Sword Worship Platform, and Chai Wu appeared crackling like a string of firecrackers one after another, which made him look like a waste.
I heard from Big White Goose before that there is a martial artist named Jiang from Ji Ling Peak. He is very powerful with his fists and kicks. He is a master at first glance. Bai Xuan became excited when he heard it. He rushed over early in the morning to find out more about it. After all, he was experienced in doing things and didn't mention the hero book lightly.
When he felt that the time was right, Bai Xuan raised his voice and asked if he wanted to join in the grand event and work together to frustrate Pei Qian's spirit. In the end, the burly man looked at him like a fool and stretched out his hand to hold him down. Turning the little bastard's head towards the door, he kicked it out of the house.
Even if the start was unfavorable, Bai Xuan was not discouraged. He rubbed his buttocks while riding the wind and returned to the sword worship platform.
Xie Gou, Chai Wu, Bai Xuan, and a young swordsman named Wu Chen were sitting around a table.
The jade slips were presented by fellow Taoist Bixiao, and the content recorded on the jade slips was the content of Gao Gu’s last preaching in Huayang Palace of Difeishan Mountain.
There are three lectures, talking about the similarities and differences of mortal souls, talking about how to build a bridge of immortality out of 365 Qi palaces, and talking about swordsmanship.
Xie Gou lifted the ban on the jade slip and gave it to his direct disciple Chai Wu, a sword cultivator in the Jade Pu realm who was less than ten years old.
The little girl was sitting at the table, holding a bowl in one hand and a jade slip in the other. She was drinking with gusto, a little drunk, like a little drunkard.
After about a moment of burning incense, Xie Gou asked with a smile: "Chai Wu, do you understand the "three lectures" above?"
The little girl said He burped from wine, poured himself another bowl, nodded and said: "You understand, he preaches more clearly than our mountain master."
Xie Gou nodded and said: "You With average qualifications and a young age, it is normal for him not to be able to listen to our mountain master’s subtle explanations of the Dao.”
Chai Wu hesitated, feeling that it was still necessary to be honest with the master, and said doubtfully: "The mountain master said that I am too qualified and he can't teach me."
Xie Gou squinted and said, "So you believe it?"
Chai Wu frowned and said, "You lied to me. "?" Among ten people, at least half are youWith such qualifications, about half of them are better than you. ”
“Besides, the mountain owner’s qualifications are not good? Now go out and shout a few times to see if you get beaten or if any monks scold you? ”
“Chai Wu, you’ve accepted me as your master, but you still have your tail raised. "
Hearing this, Chai Wu was doubtful, raised his head and drank a large bowl of wine, then stood up suddenly, "Master, I am going to practice inside the house. "
Xie Gou waved his hand, "Be careful of arrogance and impetuosity, and keep up your efforts. You can go to Tiaoyu Mountain, but don't go there often. "
You are my direct disciple of Xie Gou, and you go to Tiaoyu Mountain to listen to the lectures and preaching of the old deaf boy who is generally worshiped? Are you afraid of being abducted into a ditch by him?
However, Chai Wu still goes there occasionally, mainly to listen to the lectures of the Taoist priests from Taofu Mountain.
Seeing that she is small, when asked about her age, she is less than ten years old. A sister touched her head and pinched her cheeks. Chai Wu didn't like it, and he didn't mind it either.
As a joke, he asked Chai Yatou, "Is it the Dongfu realm?" Does she have a Taoist title?
No one dares to ask her who her master is.
There is a young girl named Wu Chen in Huayingfeng who has a cute and naive personality. She was a shrewd person and was nicknamed Xiaotu by her friends. She was quite familiar with Chai Wu, and they often sat together to attend classes. When the old deaf boy saw that she was a sword cultivator, he asked Wu Chen to hang out at the Sword Worship Platform. But he didn't directly say it was "looking for opportunities." If an ordinary girl would just take it as an official statement that could not be taken seriously, Wu Chen actually came here to sit here whenever he had free time. He was simple, but not unkind. Otherwise, she would not be able to go to Tiaoyu Mountain. What she saw and heard here would not be told to anyone. For example, when she found out that Chai Wu was actually the direct disciple of the head coach "Bai Jing", she would keep it secret when she returned to Tiaoyu Mountain. But. At the Sword Worship Platform, I occasionally came across some spiritual insights I gained after listening in and asking questions, but I didn’t keep it private and told my friends one by one.
The only worry I have is that Master Bai Jing is always there. He likes to ask him face to face how Zheng Dafeng is, whether he is good-looking, etc.
Bai Xuan finally couldn't help but express his doubts and frowned: "Listen? Aren’t you looking at the jade slips? Listen to a hammer? ”
Chai Wu stopped and didn’t know how to explain it. She couldn’t get tired of reading the words on the jade slips. Because she had read them too much, she had some strange feelings, as if someone was speaking in her ears or in her heart. . Chai Wu didn't think much about it, just thinking that the so-called reading a hundred times made sense.
Xie Gou chewed on the melon seeds and said with a smile: "Bai Xuan, you should go and listen to Gan more." You can understand ordinary lectures and the teachings he teaches.
Bai Xuan said angrily: "Bai Jing, don't talk to me about being weird. We both have the surname Bai, so why are our elbows turned out?" "
Xie Gou suddenly said: "Yes, yes, I will keep and teach you some of your lethal swordsmanship from now on!" What life-saving techniques should I learn? Let the guy you ask for swordsmanship learn more! "
Bai Xuan asked: "Seriously? ”
Xie Gou rolled his eyes and said: "Nonsense, you said it yourself. Our surname is Bai, of course I'm willing to teach you!"
Bai Xuan was anxious, "I'm asking you, do you really have some superb swordsmanship?!"
Xie Gou squinted and said, "Why didn't Jiang She beat you into a smart egg?"
The girl Wu Chen grinned at the side, and Bai Xuan felt lost. To save face, he picked up the teapot, closed the door tightly, and went inside to practice his sword.
Wu Chen also returned to Tiaoyu Mountain.
Xie Gou lazily turned around and leaned against the stone table, put his mink hat on the table, crossed his arms across his chest, haha, God help me.
Xiao Mo first gave Chai Wu a natal flying sword, and then I taught sword skills to my direct disciples. What a match made in heaven!
Standing up, Xie Gou took out a pile of counterfeit Sanshan Talismans from his sleeves. There was nothing to see in the Imperial Prefecture Office. Sister Rong Yu was busy writing something, and she and Fu Qing were not on the right track, so Xie Gou just Go to the capital of Qiu State, Hanzhou again.
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A large bamboo stick rustled in the strong wind.
In Hanzhou, on the border of Qiu State, on an unnamed sword boat, the atmosphere in the meeting hall was solemn.
Beside the two feudal officials, Situ Xiguang, the governor, and Lu Song, the general of Hanzhou, stood their respective civil and military officials.
They just stay inconspicuous here and return to their respective government offices. In the words of Qiu Guowen, any fart is a thunderous sound in the official circles of a certain prefecture and county in Handzhou.
The prefectures and counties of the Great Li Dynasty were at the same level, located between the state and county levels. However, most of the prefectures were directly under the jurisdiction of the capital or the capital, so the local counties wanted to be promoted to prefectures, and a prefecture governor But he may not be willing to nod.
The Dali Dynasty is known as the country of hundreds of states. There are less than thirty permanent generals in one state. They are stationed in battlegrounds and often oversee the military affairs of several states. Of course, these generals from various states have their own comparisons and each have their own accounts. For example, you have the Huangtiandang Dockyard in your jurisdiction, and I also have the famous Niujiao Ferry.
The promotion route for generals is relatively simple. If you are lucky enough to become a general in a state, then you can go up to the "Four Expeditions and Four Towns", which are ranked second, second, and third respectively. The twelve generals of "Siping" were either transferred to the two offices of the Ministry of War in the capital or the capital to serve as ministers or ministers. The highest position is the hunting envoy from the first rank.
There is also a group of officials from the Ministry of Industry dockyard who boarded the ship to keep an eye on the sailing status of the six sword boats.
There are six sword boats, three of which are under construction. In fact, they are not yet completed.
Before the Jianzhou was "launched", it belonged to the Ministry of Industry as usual. Once it took off, it became the treasure of the Dali Frontier Army.
One party seems to be marrying off her daughter, which makes her very distressed. One party is marrying a daughter-in-law, and of course he is very happy.
So the officials in charge of Jianzhou and Mountain Ferry from the Ministry of Industry, who were at the bottom of the six ministries, were rarely arrogant. Before handing over to those military generals from the Ministry of War who had a good relationship, they would say in private, "Hurry up, call me daddy." ! ”
Responsible for acceptance,The officials of the Ministry of War who took over didn't care about this shame, so they just shouted.
Over time, it became a routine.
Hanzhou is a large state, so a deputy general was added. The deputy general of Hanzhou is a woman, Huang Meixian, with the foundation of a military monk.
She is nearly fifty years old, with extremely long eyebrows, slightly dark skin, and a stern face. She is wearing armor at this time, but she is not standing next to Lu Song, facing the sand table together to study the deployment of Qiu Guo's troops. Standing under the huge map of Qiu State, which is two feet long and wide, it was of course drawn by the Immortal family using mountain techniques. As long as the realm is sufficient and the eyesight is good enough, upon closer inspection, even the country trails are clearly visible. Head.
Since ancient times, everyone in the art of war often has a hobby, or their common characteristic, which is to memorize maps.
She has similar resumes to Wu Wangcheng, the minister of the Ministry of War in the capital. They were both outstanding military generals who stood out in the battles of Laolongcheng and Peidu.
Huang Meixian was wearing an ordinary pair of talisman armor, looking up at the map, habitually pressing the sword with his hand, and the back of his hand was full of scars.
She was once an army monk from the Dalugou lineage of Fengxue Temple, but she was used to being in the Dali border army and preferred to lead troops in war. She couldn't bear it, so she simply gave up her status as a member of the Xian family's genealogy.
Except for a very small number of woodcutters who go into the mountains to cut trees, to this day, the people in the surrounding counties have no idea that there is a garrison in the mountains.
The young prince of Qiu Kingdom, Han E, was standing next to Zhao Yao, the Minister of Justice.
As the only outsider on the Jianzhou, the "enemy's proton", Han E's embarrassing situation can be imagined.
The sharp gazes of some Dali generals were like needle pricks.
Spies from all over the world are constantly being collected here. There were secret reports from the surrounding mountains and rivers and gods, as well as from the dead soldiers and spies of Dali.
Hanzhou General Lu Song looked as usual.
However, the officials of the Ministry of Justice were directly involved in the matter, and even the espionage information was recorded one by one, just like supervising the army. This made him, the general of Hanzhou, inevitably unhappy. In the past, Dali was still one of the vassal states of the Lu Dynasty, but even earlier, the army had "supervising troops".
If Zhao Yao can provide the secret records of the Ministry of Punishment, and the appearance of him, the officials and the monks accompanying the army is barely acceptable, then what about Cao Gengxin of the Ministry of Personnel? Who do you want to be promoted here or demoted on the spot?
During the march, this guy actually drank? !
With a pulp-covered purple wine gourd hanging from his waist, he hid in the corner of the room, turned his back, and secretly drank a few sips.
However, many officials present were surprised. Zhou Haichao, one of the four great masters of Aquarius Continent? Why is she here?
Have you ever done that? Is that the tangqianyan of a wealthy family? Became a personal retainer for the descendants of the Shangzhu clan? As for?
Cao Gengxin raised his chin and laughed in his heart: "See, this Lieutenant General of Hanzhou is the real ruthless man."
In these years, Huang Meixian has seen countless The second report was reported to the Ministry of War in the capital, requesting that she lead troops into the capital of Qiu State and bloodbath the palace and various ministries and offices.After that, her troops will be stationed on the spot. She only needs to be given four to five months, or at least half a year, to kill all the hard bones in the capital and local areas, and then only the soft bones will be left.
Huang Meixian was a little worried. This time the sword boat took off, there was no thunder and no rain. That would be a truly embarrassing farce.
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His Majesty has left the official residence.
In the backyard, Fu Qing watched the Imperial Master holding his hands in his sleeves and walking in the yard for a while, looking up at the peach tree from time to time.
Then the middle-aged man, who looked more like a jock in a green shirt, returned to the study and continued to handle official duties.
Entering a secluded room in the courtyard, Rong Yu rubbed her eyes and opened a booklet from her desk. Because Cui Guoshi planted peach trees in the backyard, she had been busy with her leisure time over the years. When I had nothing to do, I specially picked out those beautiful poems about peach blossoms, copied them by hand, and compiled them into a book.
The opening line is the sentence "The peach blossoms in the mountain temple are beginning to bloom", followed by "The Dan Zao is starting to fire, and the peaches are falling".
The last sentence was written by Cui Guoshi himself. Therefore, Rong Yu stopped excerpting, so this sentence became the finale.
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