Time has entered the end of November in the blink of an eye, winter is approaching, and the weather in Dragon Emperor City has turned cold. In the imperial gardens of the Forbidden City, frost is like silver every morning, and the peonies and sweet-scented osmanthus that were still bright and dazzling a few months ago
, golden tea, tiger chrysanthemum have long lost their glory, and the flowers in the imperial garden have withered. Only a red plum in the plum garden begins to show its splendid glory in this season when hundreds of flowers are dormant, ushering in the golden season.
own season.
Leng Manxue was born in winter, so she especially likes winter, and she also likes the plum blossoms that can bloom proudly in winter. In the Forbidden City, Leng Manxue’s residence is close to the plum garden of the inner court, and is next to the courtyard where she lives.
On the small building, once you open the window, you can see the scenery in the plum garden.
Last night, snowflakes began to fall in Dragon Emperor City. The next morning, when the manager of the Forbidden City got up and opened the red window as a habit, thousands of purple dots in the pure white came into view instantly.
The general manager of the Forbidden City suddenly felt better.
"Wind and rain bring spring home, and snowflakes welcome it.
The cliff is already covered with hundreds of feet of ice, but there are still beautiful flowers and branches.
Qiao doesn't fight for spring, she only repays spring when it comes.
When the mountain flowers are in full bloom, she smiles among the bushes."
Looking at the scenery in front of her, Leng Manxue couldn't help but read out a poem.
Of course, this word was not written by Leng Manxue, but Zhang Tie said it casually when he came out of seclusion last month and saw Leng Manxue again. The two of them were chatting about plum blossoms.
He liked this one the most, and Leng Manxue immediately remembered it. Not only Zhang Tie liked this poem, but Leng Manxue also liked it, because Leng Manxue felt that there was a broad feeling in this poem, a kind of feeling that could overcome despair.
It gives people hope and light, this feeling, this power, can resonate with the deepest part of people's hearts. At Leng Manxue's request, Zhang Tie personally wrote down this poem for her,
Gave it to Leng Manxue as a gift.
At this moment, this poem hangs in the boudoir of Leng Manxue's attic, and Leng Manxue reads it every day.
The words are not runes, but there is also magical power in the words.
"Is spring coming soon?" Looking at the Forbidden City covered in snow overnight, looking at the golden glazed tiles on the houses and palaces covered under the white snow, Leng Man asked
Xue murmured to herself, and a smile appeared on her lips.
Winter is here, can spring be far behind?
In this rare good mood, Manager Leng of the Forbidden City began his busy day.
When Zhang Tie was in seclusion, Leng Manxue's main responsibility was to be the logistics manager of the Qianji Office and the Five Courtyards. Every paper, ink, tea and water needed by the Qianji Office and the Five Courtyards were all in the Forbidden City.
Leng Manxue is in charge, and the one who runs errands to deliver news and official documents between the Fifth Courtyard and Qianji Department is also Leng Manxue's subordinate. Under this situation, even Leng Manxue has no involvement in the affairs between the Five Great Courtyards and Qianji Department.
However, everything that happens in the Forbidden City in the Five Great Courtyards and Qianji Department is almost done under Leng Manxue's eyes.
Leng Manxue compiled these important things that happened every day into a report and handed it to Zhang Tie when he came out of seclusion.
The last time Zhang Tie came out of seclusion, it was not to write lyrics for Leng Manxue, but to complete his second transaction with Wu Qiankun of the Wa Palace.
Leng Manxue knew that Wu Qiankun sent Zhang Tie the second batch of demon generals. Compared with the first batch, the total number of demon generals sent by Wu Qiankun reached six, and they were also composed of six big irons.
Afterwards, Leng Manxue arranged for the six large iron cabinets to be delivered to Jiaotai Hall where Zhang Tie retreated.
The second transaction went smoothly and calmly. After completing this transaction, Wa Palace and Wu Qiankun left without any twists and turns.
After completing this transaction, Zhang Tie did not stay overnight at the Qianqing Palace. He only stayed for an afternoon and wrote a message for Leng Manxue. After a short rest and adjustment, he had a big meal. By the evening of the same day, He entered Jiaotai Hall again and began to practice in seclusion.
This is also something that Leng Manxue admires about Zhang Tie. As the Dragon King, he still works so hard, which really makes many people feel embarrassed.
Zhang Tie's example is here. Even the elders in the Dragon King Temple followed suit and all of them stopped. Except for the elders who were on duty at Qianji Office, the other elders, when they were not on duty, They are also practicing in seclusion one by one, and they dare not interfere in the affairs of the five courtyards at will.
In the eyes of others, Zhang Tie's hard work and hard work may be regarded as an example, but in the eyes of Leng Manxue, Leng Manxue always felt that Zhang Tie seemed to have something on his mind. He practiced so hard and did not seem to be able to Just to make yourself stronger.
As I spend more time with Zhang Tie and get to know him better, Zhang Tie's image in Leng Manxue's heart is not becoming clearer, but becoming more and more foggy, making it difficult for people to see clearly. And it’s getting more and more unfathomable.
Sometimes, Leng Manxue completely felt that she and Zhang Tie were from two different worlds.
…
The office of Leng Manxue, the general manager of the Forbidden City, is in the Xileng Pavilion next to the Yangxin Hall.
All matters in the Forbidden City are handled by dedicated personnel. Leng Manxue only needs to sit in command and arrange people. There are also more than ten generals under Leng Manxue. There are not many things that she can really do personally.
Just like in the past, the first thing Leng Manxue did in the morning was to personally inspect the Forbidden City before returning to Xileng Pavilion to handle official duties.
"Yesterday afternoon, Commander Huang went to Dibao Pavilion. He had some disputes with Master Guan about the Dragon Tooth Army, and finally broke up unhappy!"
In Xileng Pavilion, Leng Manxue had just handled a few official duties when one of her men came to report to her what happened in Dibao Courtyard yesterday.
"Oh, what are Commander Huang and Master Guan arguing about?"
"I heard that it was for the sake of paying the Dragon Tooth Army. Last month, Commander Huang's Dragon Tooth Army recruited more than two hundred divine generals. However, the amount of military pay issued to the Dragon Tooth Army by Dibaoyuan did not increase, so Commander Huang I came to ask the leader of Guan Yuan to question, and the leader of Guan Yuan told Commander Huang that the military salaries of the Dragon Tooth Army allocated by Dibao Yuan were all budgeted, and the newly expanded and recruited divine generals of the Dragon Tooth Army that month were not included in Dibao Yuan's budget for that month. Therefore, it cannot be allocated. If the Dragon Tooth Army wants to increase military pay, it must report its establishment to Dibaoyuan in advance. What Huang Commander means is that the recruitment of divine generals of the Dragon Tooth Army must go through an assessment, and only those who pass the test can join the Dragon Tooth Army. , in terms of establishment and number of people, he cannot accurately know in advance how many people can pass the test and join. At best, he can only estimate. I hope the master of the hospital can be accommodating..."
"What did Master Guan say?"
"I couldn't accommodate, so Commander Huang brought this matter to Qianji Department and wanted several elders to coordinate and resolve it..."
"Okay, you go down..." Watching the subordinate leave, Leng Manxue couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and then she picked up a pen and recorded the incident briefly and concisely in the report.
Although Leng Manxue prefers Huang Baimei in her heart, she also knows that in this matter, the director of Dibaoyuan is not wrong, because this is the responsibility and procedure of Dibaoyuan, and Commander Huang is also not wrong
, Dragon Tooth Army's new recruitment expansion was Zhang Tie's idea. Huang Baimei was strict and meticulous in his work. Huang Baimei really couldn't do such a thing as just falsely reporting a number to pretend to receive elemental crystals, and it was also more troublesome. This kind of thing
Not to mention that the matter is a serious crime in the Dragon King Temple, it is difficult for the Supervisory Academy to explain it. More importantly, the Dibao Academy has countless eyes staring at the Dragon Tooth Army. There are only a few people in the Dragon Tooth Army. How many people there are, it is not clear at all.
There is no way to hide it from anyone. If the number of people in the Dragon Fang Army reported by Huang Baimei is wrong, Dibaoyuan will have a reason to get angry and reduce the elemental crystals of the Dragon Fang Army...
These nonsense, after all, are caused by the word "poor". Although Leng Manxue doesn't know how many element crystals the Dragon King Temple currently has, but look at what the Dragon Tooth Temple has done in the past two years.
As a result, even Leng Manxue knew that the inventory of elemental crystals in the Dragon King Temple was probably running low. Otherwise, the original elders would not have to sell the Divine Wind Temple, and the current Master Guan would not have to sell it.
He would still be so willing to spend money on the Dragon Tooth Army.
Once there is no elemental crystal, it is inevitable that the Dragon Emperor Temple will fall apart. Leng Manxue, who grew up in the Dragon Emperor Temple since she was a child, has a special affection for the Dragon Emperor Temple. She never wants to see the Dragon Emperor Temple collapse.
That day.
Others were very anxious and anxious, but what surprised Leng Manxue was that Zhang Tie didn't care about this matter at all, and Leng Manxue didn't know what Zhang Tie's plan was.
"Reporting to the manager, Wu Qiankun of the Wa Palace is asking for an audience outside the Forbidden City!"
Just as Leng Manxue was thinking about Huang Baimei in Xileng Pavilion and wondering how to help Huang Baimei, Leng Manxue received a notification from her subordinates that Wu Qiankun was here...
Could it be that the Demon King has been sent to His Majesty again? But this time it was so fast. Not even a month had passed since the second time, Wu Qiankun came again.
Leng Manxue knew that Zhang Tie was very interested in the demon generals brought by Wu Qiankun. She was about to inform Zhang Tie, but before informing him, she carefully asked one more question, "Is Wu Qiankun coming alone or like the first two people?"
Are you bringing the accompanying divine generals and the big iron cabinet with you like this time?"
"Wu Qiankun came alone!"
"Oh!" Leng Manxue thought for a moment and then ordered, "Then let him come in and take him to Xileng Pavilion..."
"yes!"
Leng Manxue waited in Xileng Pavilion for less than ten minutes before she saw Wu Qiankun again.
Wu Qiankun did come alone this time. Even though Wu Qiankun's face looked as calm as possible, Leng Manxue still sensed a feeling of impatience from Wu Qiankun's body.
After inviting Wu Qiankun to sit down in the Xileng Pavilion and serving tea, Leng Manxue asked, "I wonder what Mr. Wu is doing when he comes to the Forbidden City this time?"
"Is Your Majesty here? I want to meet Your Majesty!"