There are only three entrances to the courtyard of the official residence, but it occupies a large area. In the center of each of the three courtyards, there is a lush sycamore tree.
If it passes through the window and gently falls on the desks of young people, it will be collected or used as a bookmark, which is regarded as a good omen.
An old pine was transplanted from a certain fairy mountain. Its branches are like Qiu, its skin is like dragon scales, and it is lush and green. The breeze passing through the dense leaves seems to be cooler than elsewhere. There is a circle around the tree.
A long strip of bluestone serves as a bench, making it easy for the officials in the courtyard to go out and relax and chat. In the shade of greenery, there is also a stone table with a chessboard engraved on it. Whenever the golden sunlight shines through the shades of trees, it shines on the table, making it look like a fairy.
Drop.
There is also a peach tree in the backyard, which was replanted by Cui Chan 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. Cui Chang's detailed itinerary of inspecting various departments in the capital in the past twenty years, as well as
It would be best if there were detailed records of who was met in this official residence every day, for how long, and the specific content of the discussions.
I never thought that Fu Qing would say that the Imperial Prefect's Office did not have such files.
Chen Pingan asked tentatively: "Where is the Criminal Department?"
Fu Qing shook his head and said: "There will be no such archive."
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., can be seen with the naked eye just like the appearance of a person. In addition, there are some commercial and trade flows that are similar to the endless flow of private money, such as the official road and inns.
The constant flow on the river is the blood of the people. 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 education in the village school, the hearts and minds of the people, etc., summarized, they are the most important people.
Spirit.
Therefore, a country also has its own pulse, and Chen Ping'an 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 her 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 Ping'an smiled and asked: "I heard from Fu Qing that you have a good memory. What's the best way?"
Rong Yu said: "I can tell you, Imperial Master, that I can clearly remember everything I have seen and heard in the past ten years at least. I can write it down, draw it, and imitate my accent."
Chen Pingan was stunned.
Rong Yu explained: "It's not a divine power or a secret from the immortal family, it's just a matter of good memory."
She pointed at 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, if Cui Guoshi did not remind you in advance, things that are expressly prohibited are generally equivalent to being banned.
Acquiescing can be done. Therefore, Cui Guoshi’s schedule for the past ten years, who he met in the study, how long the conversation lasted, whether Cui Guoshi sat still or stood up to greet him, and asked the official
The official stood and talked, or moved a chair to someone. After talking about the matter, did Cui Guoshi see the guest off? Where to send it, whether it was the door, the door of the verandah when entering the courtyard two or three times, or all the way to the gate of the official residence. Did Cui Guoshi see him off?
When a guest dines here, what files he asks from the houses every day, and the various transcripts going back and forth 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, so they are all recorded here."
Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Then you should work harder in the near future and copy them all."
Rong Yu asked: "Cui Guoshi often walked in the yard outside the house. What did he eat every day? Occasionally when he went out to eat, he chatted with a certain secretary, as well as the answers of those officials and the subtle changes in their expressions.
Do you want to write about their respective expressions after Cui Guoshi got up after eating?"
Chen Ping'an couldn't help but laugh, waved his hand and said: "These are exempted."
Rong Yu said goodbye and left. Fu Qing still stayed at the corridor, occasionally walking around to inspect the two courtyards in front of the Imperial Master's Mansion.
The young officials in the previous offices all regarded the beautiful scenery of Fu Qing slowly walking through the window as a kind of blessing to relax their mood a little.
Not anymore.
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 raise his head, kept writing, and said casually: "With the jade plaque given by the Imperial Prefect's Office, you can wander around the capital of Dali. You don't have to be bored here. You can go find books, Qin Tianjian, and Hanlin.
There are many rare and unique books in the libraries of the courtyard and the Imperial College, and they are all quite impressive. Remember to peek, don’t steal.”
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 to be a monk of the Zhanglu lineage.
, You are overqualified and overqualified. Gouzi, go tell Fu Qing and go to the Office of the Ministry of Punishment to reserve a third-class sacrificial plaque, and then give Luo Fumei the lowest-ranking official status, register her, and she will train in the Ministry of Punishment from now on."
Xie Gou asked doubtfully: "Mountain Master, isn't that little vixen Luo Fumei following Sun Wanyan, Cao Shun and Yuan Huang on their travels in Tongyezhou?"
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, knowing that this was the sequelae of that war. Some of the "forgetfulness" that was originally used to restrain the "divinity" were gone like flowers and crushed into mud. Xie Gou was Xie Gou after all, so why not
It’s not like I’m going to frown or sigh over this, it’s just a little bit of regret.
After Xie Gou jumped away, Chen Pingan stopped writing, shook his wrist, rubbed his eyebrows, and then picked up an uncarved white jade handle from the table and held it in his hand. This object was used for hiking while traveling.
The seeds were poked out by the stick in the rapids of the river.
Regarding the selection of the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Dali, Chen Ping'an consulted two people in advance for their opinions: 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 Imperial Guard to lead the civil service on his own for a long time.
The central strategy is to either select one person from among the six officials of the capital, preferably no more than sixty years old. Or one is to be selected from among the generals of the border army. Since civilian officials Shen Shen can be in charge of the Ministry of War, then a meritorious military general should be in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
, Forging ahead is nothing. Otherwise, if Fan Xie, the minister of civil affairs in the capital, was promoted on the spot, he would be able to make do with it for a few years if he followed the rules.
The next best thing is to randomly choose the current head of the family or the planned next head of the family among the surnames of the Shangzhu Kingdom. It doesn't matter if the national master draws lots.
Chen Ping'an was surprised by Emperor Song He's choice as Minister of Civil Affairs.
It's Lin Shouyi.
However, the emperor also had several transitional candidates. Ma Yuan, Cao Qiao, Yuan Chong, Changsun Mao, and Wei Li each had 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 with various ministries and offices.
Wang Yifu, a mountain warrior. 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 Changchun Marquis of Dadu. He was once the escort of the Empress Dowager Nan Hairpin, and later served as Liu Qingfeng's retainer as Wu Secretary Lang.
, traveled around various places, and served as county captain several times. After Liu Qingfeng's death, Wang Yifu resigned and did not return to the territory of the old Lu family to "retire", but lived in seclusion in the city near the capital.
Wei Li was an official from the Huangting Kingdom of the old Sui Dynasty. He 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. He was the chief governor of the old Qingluan Kingdom and accompanied the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Liu Xunmei, the younger brother of General Chierjie, has outstanding military exploits and is one of the governors of Dadu. He is currently the right minister of the Ministry of War of the accompanying capital.
General Cao Wu of Yuzhou, a military general of Shihao Kingdom, whose real name was Xu Mao, married a direct daughter of the Yuan family of Shangzhu Kingdom.
Da Li Chongxu Bureau went to the Daolu Academy of the capital. Hong Fengxia, the Daozheng of the capital, was named "Yufeng". He was a Taoist official in the Golden Core realm and was also a swordsman.
Han Yi. General of Yizhou, stationed in the capital. He was once the guard general of Yefu Pass bordering Huangting Kingdom.
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 household affairs department, is said to belong to his family. The official surname has been Guan for many years. Guan Yiran is also one of the three supervisors. The oldest one, Liu Qingfeng, is the
When he became the Minister of Rites of the Capital, Liu Xunmei was also the Minister of War of the Capital. On the contrary, it was Guan Yiran who came from the best family background. His official career was average, if it was said to be bumpy, it was not that bad.
The Temple of the Ministry of Rites in the capital commemorates the officials of the Qing Dynasty, Hanhong of the Song Dynasty. When traveling to the capital for business, there are many aliases. Just change the "rank" of the first and last names. The old doctor who has stayed in this position for many years and likes to open a shop in Hongzhu Town
Li Jin, the water god of the Chongdan River in the book, is an old acquaintance. In his early years, he participated in a "hunting", went to the mansion of the married woman ghost, and even walked through Shujian Lake. I met Chen Ping'an not long ago.
.The Minister of Civil Affairs 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 various departments of the Ministry of War.
Those who were in Beijing were given priority to enter the Imperial Prefecture Office. Chen Pingan specifically 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 Qing officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs were in charge of the money bags of the Great Li Dynasty.
Fu Qing was waiting at the door. He took the Imperial Preceptor, who was 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 entered the second courtyard, he saw the ancient pines and the inside of the window of the wing.
These heads are all material for high officials. Then along a corridor, I saw a peach tree with only green leaves remaining after its flowering period, and the man in green shirt standing next to the tree.
With his hands behind his back, he held a jade bamboo fan in his palm.
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 Ministry of Household Affairs Bureau, pays homage to the Imperial Master."
Chen Ping'an walked towards the house and said with a smile: "I'm very busy. I can only spare time to chat with you for a quarter of an hour. I'm going to meet Han Yi and the Wu Xuan Division, the doctor of the Qing Li Division, and I have to talk to them about serious business.
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After entering the house, Chen Ping'an 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 customers?
Chen Pingan also followed suit.
From the corner of his eye, Guan Yiran caught a glimpse of the woman at the door of the verandah. Just looking at each other, Guan Yiran felt guilty and silently put down her unruly legs.
There are too many smart people in the officialdom who are good at understanding people's hearts. There are a few people who are close to me and don't want anything. You need to really understand the similarities and differences between 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 understand clearly what they want, what they can give to them, and what they cannot give to them.
Yichi Lane, Chier Street, the truth that 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 gone to serve as a monk in the Dali border army, instead of becoming a local official like Cao Gengxin and Yuan Zhengding, working hard for qualifications, and steadily being 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 is not allowed to secretly greet the border troops. Mr. Guan really didn't say hello at all. When he arrived at the border, he was also cruel.
For a while, especially in the first five or six years, he fought several fierce battles with the centipede-like Lu Dynasty. Guan Yiran saved many generals on the battlefield, and the lives of his colleagues were also saved.
Been rescued.
It wasn't until the Great Li cavalry crushed the Lu clan's Guozuo that Guan Yiran was recognized by a Zhenzitou general who was a Beijing official at an accidental celebration banquet in the crowd.
He was a military commander. He originally thought that this guy 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 shocked and frightened. He was literally sweating coldly.
What if something happens to this kid 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 sent a message directly to an old subordinate at the Ministry of War who had been promoted faster in the court.
A letter, not many words, just three words, fuck you!
I just asked you to pick out a few good young men who have a good family background and know the art of war, and don't cry out in pain after being knifed. I didn't ask you to give away a little ancestor!
Previously, the Hubu Yamen didn't tell him what was going on at all, and only said that they would go to the Imperial Preceptor's official residence. Guan Yiran understood instantly that the Imperial Preceptor had summoned Chen Ping'an to officially take over and fill the vacancy.
Tsk tsk, Jing Kuan is so lucky. If his official career is really prosperous, nothing can stop him! The drink at the 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 took the opportunity to discuss the promotion plan of the doctor."
Guan Yiran suddenly had a head as big as a dustpan. The surname is Chen. This is also called chatting?! Don't just do it casually. Just don't chat at all.
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 is not addicted to officialdom, good or not. If someone is extremely addicted to officialdom, it is easy to climb up by any means.
Of course they can also do practical things, but deep down in their hearts, the little 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 and others. But they are not addicted to officialdom, and they are also deceiving themselves.
No, either you will be disgusted one day, give up halfway, and give up your career, or you will just drift along in the officialdom, muddle along, even though you feel like you are clear in your heart, you will do things irresponsibly, and you should never stand out. I have seen it in books a long time ago, or
I have heard some 'temple slang' that is regarded as a 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 quite reasonable."
Guan Yiran sighed and said: "Chen Ping'an, you shouldn't wade into muddy waters. Be a practicing practitioner, isn't it good to achieve immortality?"
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "The mountain owner of Luopo Mountain is not an official? The hidden official of the Sword Qi Great Wall is not an official? I am more addicted to officialdom than you are."
Guan Yiran could not refute.
Chen Ping'an said: "So I suggested to your majesty that Guan Yiran should travel through various ministries in the next ten or twenty years, at least visit all the great ministers, and complete an official feat. After that, his qualifications will also be obtained.
The age has also 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 a step further and become a minister in a certain ministry in the capital or a minister in a certain ministry in the capital."
Guan Yiran's eyes lit up, "If it's such a promotion picture, it's really possible!"
As long as he has not been expected by his family in recent years and the mountain faction has been fighting to reach a high position, Guan Yiran really doesn't mind being promoted slowly and doing more practical things that are not related to the political agenda of the high-ranking government. Now he
Just being one of the eighteen doctors in the Qing Dynasty's official department, how many official social events have been turned down? How many relationships have been secretly ruined, and how many personal friendships have been made at a young age?
Chen Ping'an joked: "Okay, now that we're done chatting, let's take our time. As a young doctor who is a fifth-rank official, if he wants to come here to see the Imperial Master again, there won't 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 imperial 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 will be deducted from the national teacher's salary."
Guan Yiran didn't even look back, strode towards the hand-chaosou corridor, 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 makes the identity of the national master public, there will be no such care.
Among the permanent generals of the state in the Great Li Dynasty, Han Yi, who was in charge of the army of the capital and part of the armament of the capital, was the well-deserved number one.
Fu Qing found that this powerful old general was very nervous and kept secretly tugging at his collar while waiting at the door of the government office.
He led Han Yi to the backyard and entered the study room. Han Yi, who was sweating on his forehead, visibly hesitated for a moment, but the old general helped gently close the door. Fu Qing stood guard outside the door, and soon Han Yi sounded inside.
With a hearty laugh, he raised his voice and said, "The Imperial Master is right, it is easier to fight than to become an official."
Less than a quarter of an hour later, Han Yi walked out of the room sideways, with a relaxed look on his face, not forgetting to ask the Imperial Master not to send him away.
Han Yi received a secret edict from the Imperial Master, asking him to try to take care of the things that he could or could not control in the past few years.
Before coming here, he didn't recognize any swordsmen, or even Cui Guoshi's junior brother, but Han Yi recognized the word "Yin Guan"!
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.
However, 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.
We met once, and it was Chen Ping'an who took the initiative to visit with Xiao Mo and Xian Wei.
Hong Fengxia, who is in charge of all the Taoist priests in the capital, is actually quite curious. 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 look on that official's face
The amiable young Imperial Master said that he would go to Chongxu Bureau in the near future to disturb Han Zhenren's Qing Cultivator. After hearing this, Hong Fengxia was in a great mood and felt proud.
The temple commemorates 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 the Lingxi Bead as a gift?"
Song Hanhong was slightly surprised, nodded and said: "Yes. But let me keep it and don't use it."
Chen Pingan said: "It can be used now."
Song Hanhong nodded and said: "I will accept my order."
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 Ping'an thought for a while and said: "Fu Qing, please inform Lin Shouyi to come here if he is free in the near future and say that I have something to ask him. This is really not a debt collection. You will let the Ministry of Rites examine the palace for nearly three years."
The original copy of the answer sheet will be extracted."
Fu Qing nodded. Of course she knew that Lin Shouyi was from the same hometown as the Imperial Master. I heard that he had gone into seclusion at the Changchun Palace not long ago and entered the upper five realms. He had served as a great minister in the capital for a period of time.
Temple blessing. The "original" of the examination paper? That means even the fonts have to be consulted? Judging from the meaning of the imperial master, is he planning to suggest that Lin Shouyi take part in the imperial examination, obtain merit and become an official?
Emperor Song He himself already had candidates for the future six ministers in his mind.
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 Government 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 officialdom of the capital. It is said that one is pretending to be poor and the other is showing off.
Shangshu Ma Yuan called Guan Yiran over. He didn't ask more questions or say anything more. He just asked Guan Yiran to treat him more and talk less in the future.
Guan Yiran nodded vigorously while searching the drawers everywhere, and finally succeeded in taking 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 Mr. Guan, Guan Yiran's great-grandfather.
During Ma Yuan's three years and seven moves in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, even though he had the identity of Ma family in Poyang, the whole officialdom still found it incredible.
No matter how you look at it, Ma Yuan's facial features and appearance are nothing like Mr. Guan's when he was young.
The eight official promotion plans of the Dali Dynasty are either explicit or implicit. After all, the other official routes are not as clear and solid as them.
Song Changjing, who was in the border army, accompanied Song Mu, the king of Luo, the capital, and the Queen Mother's Nan hairpin.
Yuan and Cao of the Shangzhu Kingdom, the Zizhaoyan clan who was in charge of all the monks accompanying the army in Dali, and Ma Yuan who had 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 if you are well. Lord Shangshu, please be careful. Don't take it too seriously."
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Ma Yuan looked suspicious, laughed and cursed a few times, telling him to get out of here.
In the imperial court, apart from the six ministers, 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 of Shangzhu Kingdom, who is now the governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Cao Qiao, the minister of Dali Temple.
Changsun Mao was born in the capital city of Dali. His family was only a middle-class noble family. He took up the post of minister of Honglu Temple and had just been transferred to the 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 the one who wanted him.
After becoming an official and retiring in old age, the imperial court must prepare the ground for the posthumous title in the future. Whether the posthumous title will be evaluated by the Ministry of Rites or by His Majesty.
Yes, there are a few hard rules. Changsun Mao is of the same generation as Shen Chen in the officialdom of Dali, but his official title is smaller. The minister of Honglu Temple is one of the nine minor ministers, but after all he is not as good as the official of the Zhengyin Hall of the Ministry of War.
After being transferred and promoted to chief of the General Affairs Department, the gap between the two sides became smaller. It was great that Changsun Mao could step down from this position.
When Guan Yiran left, Ma Yuan knew better.
He did not dare to expect that he could fill the vacant position of 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: "National Preceptor, Your Majesty is here."
Chen Ping'an couldn't help but laugh. He dared to do it just because he was eating.
Only one eunuch, the eunuch responsible for the ceremony, accompanied the emperor here.
His Majesty came in person, so Rong Yu temporarily put down 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
With her back to the backyard, she looked up at the old pine tree in the courtyard. Because of Cui Guoshi's arrangement, she was able to learn 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 level. He has killed four fourteenth level swordsmen and one ascended level swordsman.
Guan Sun Guanzhu of Xuandu was the first to ask Bai Yujing alone.
After that came Wu Shuangjiang from Sui Chu Palace, Gao Gu from Difeishan Mountain, monk Jiang Xiu, three great monks from the Fourteenth Realm, and the female Sword Immortal Baolin.
Based on this record alone, it can be said that it is unprecedented and unprecedented, and it is truly invincible.
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At noon, while the mountain master was turning on 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 the Sword Worship Platform. On the one hand, he has accepted a proud disciple. On the other hand, the Taoist monks at Huaying Peak are really just some idiots. He is a total instructor.
, Master, it’s all in vain, let Gan General do some work.
Previously, Xie Gou gave a jade slip to Chai Wu and made it clear to the little girl that this thing could be passed around casually and should not be restricted to family opinions.
Jiang She and Wu Yan, the Taoist couple, only stayed in the mountains 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 go back to the Aquarius before going to the Lotus World.
Even Zhou Zhou was embarrassed to talk about Luo Luo 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. When I wake up and forget the drunken words, I think I was really drunk.
Jiang She was quite impressed by this little river snake that treated people with sincerity. He was 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 find out the other person's depth, so that I can let Shan
Master knows the opponent's tactics and temper! If he is kind-hearted, he will not care too much about me. If he is a bad person, I am gifted and thick-skinned, so I will take one or two punches first..." "I'm stupid.
, can’t do more.”
After coming down the mountain, Jiang She quietly stood and watched for a long time at the mountain gate archway. The Taoist priest with the wooden hairpin on his head dipped in his saliva and turned over the pages of the book.
Taoist priest Lin Feijing came back from a busy trip to Xiangshan Mountain. He called Master from afar, and Xianwei changed a book.
Only then did Xianwei notice Jiang She and the woman not far away. Xianwei had also developed some Taoist heart. His face was not red, his heart was not beating, and he greeted the man politely. He learned that the Taoist couple were about to go down the mountain.
After swimming away, the young Taoist priest made a symbolic attempt to persuade them to stay, 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, in addition to Leader Guo, who was carrying the handle, he accompanied Xiao Mili on the mountain patrol. The old deaf boy had also moved to Tiaoyu Mountain, and Youyu, a disciple of Jindan Realm Sword Cultivator, also went there to build a hut and listen to lectures.
Deng Jianping cherishes this hard-won fate.
Yao Xiaoyan, the little girl has three natal flying swords. She is the one who is 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 worry, 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, she went to Qilong Lane in the town. She was standing at the door eating cakes with her master.
It's said to be a celebration.
Nalan Yudou liked to follow the ferry and became a small accountant next to the small accountant Zhang Jiazhen. How could it delay the sword refining? His master, Guyu, also gave him several bags of money and a bunch of spiritual books and secrets.
, several magic weapons were also given, and there was also a small pocket dojo where breathing and refining Qi was extremely fast.
King Sun Chun is cultivating behind closed doors again. She dreams of becoming a Jade Pure Realm. It’s not because she is comparing herself with her good friend Chai Wu, but because Ning Yao promised her that as long as she reaches the upper five realms, she can become Ning Yao’s
Named disciple!
As for Bai Xuan, who was sitting at the table drinking wolfberry tea at this time, it cannot be said that he was diligent in fishing for three days and drying nets for two days and practicing sword making.
It's just that he was afraid of comparing goods. With King Sun Chun at the Sword Worship Platform, and the recent appearance of Chai Wu crackling like a string of firecrackers, it made him look like a waste.
I heard from Big White Goose before that there was a martial artist named Jiang from Ji Ling Peak. He was very powerful with his fists and kicks. He was a master at first sight. Bai Xuan got excited when he heard that. He rushed over early in the morning to get a tip. After all, he was very experienced in doing things.
, did not mention the heroic score lightly.
When he felt that the time was right, Bai Xuan asked if they could participate in the grand event together to frustrate Pei Qian's idea of being brave. As a result, the burly man looked at him like a fool, stretched out his hand to hold down the little bastard's head, and knocked him down.
He faced the door and kicked him out of the house.
Even though the start was unfavorable, Bai Xuan was not discouraged. He rubbed his buttocks while fighting 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 slip was a gift from fellow Taoist Bixiao, and the content recorded on the jade slip was the content of Difeishan Gaogu's last preaching in Huayang Palace.
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 drank so much that she looked at it with gusto, a little tipsy like a little drunkard.
After about a while of burning incense, Xie Gou asked with a smile: "Chai Wu, do you understand the 'Three Lectures' above?"
The little girl let out a wine burp, poured herself another bowl, nodded and said, "You understand, it's easier to understand than our mountain master's preaching."
Xie Gou nodded and said: "You have average qualifications and are still young. It is normal for you not to be able to listen to our mountain master's subtle explanations of the Dao."
Chai Wu hesitated to speak, 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, "You lied to me?"
Xie Gou sneered and said: "You are too qualified? Master saw people with your qualifications in the past. He grabbed a lot of them. When I challenged them with swordsmanship, at least half of the ten people I hit were like you.
Of the qualifications, about half of them are better than you."
"Besides, the mountain master's qualifications are not good? Now go out and shout a few times to see if you will get beaten or if any monks will scold you?"
"Chai Wu, you accepted me as your master, but you still raised your eyebrows."
Hearing this, Chai Wu was doubtful. He raised his head and drank a large bowl of wine. He stood up suddenly and said, "Master, I'm 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. Why don't you go to Tiaoyu Mountain to listen to the lectures and preaching of the old deaf boy who is a general worshiper? Are you afraid of being abducted into a ditch by him?
However, Chai Wu still went there to sit there occasionally, mainly to listen to the lectures of the Taoist priests from Taofu Mountain.
Seeing that she was small, when asked about her age, she was less than ten years old, and some of her elder sisters touched her head and pinched her cheeks. Chai Wu didn't like it and wasn't bored either.
If you are joking, ask Chai Yatou, is it the Dongfu realm? If you are more serious, ask the second realm? The third realm? Is there a Taoist title now?
But no one dared to ask her casually who her master was.
Among the Taoist monks at Huaying Peak, there was a girl named Wu Chen. She had a cute and naive personality, and was nicknamed Xiaotu by her friends. She was quite familiar with Chai Wu, and they often sat together to attend lectures. In addition, she was deaf.
When his son 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 that she was "looking for opportunities." If an ordinary girl would just take it as an official statement that should not be taken seriously, Wu Chen really
Just get it
Sora came here to sit for a while. She was simple, but not unscrupulous, otherwise she would not have been able to go to Tiaoyu Mountain. What she saw and heard here was not disclosed to anyone, for example, she found out that Chai Wu was actually the head coach "Bai Jing"
As a direct disciple, when she returned to Tiaoyu Mountain, she would also keep secrets and be tight-lipped. However, at the Sword Worship Platform, she would occasionally listen to her and inquire about her cultivation experience, but she would not keep it secret and told her friends one by one.
The only worry is that the master master Bai Jing always likes to ask him face to face how Zheng Dafeng is doing, whether he is good-looking and so on.
Bai Xuan finally couldn't help but express his doubts and frowned: "Listen? Isn't the jade slip meant for reading? Listen for 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 read it 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 think of the so-called reading a hundred times and its meaning will become apparent.
Xie Gou chewed melon seeds and said with a smile: "Bai Xuan, you should listen to Gan Bangbang's lectures more often. Then you will understand the Taoism he teaches."
Bai Xuan said angrily: "Bai Jing, don't talk to me in such a weird way. We both have the surname Bai, so why are our elbows turned outward?"
Xie Gou suddenly said: "Yes, yes, I will keep and teach you some lethal swordsmanship from now on! What skills can you learn to save your life? Let the guy you ask about swordsmanship learn more!"
Bai Xuan asked: "Seriously?"
Xie Gou rolled his eyes and said, "Nonsense, you said it yourself. We both have the surname Bai, so of course I am willing to teach you!"
Bai Xuan was anxious, "I'm asking you, do you really have those kinds of superb swordsmanship?!"
Xie Gou squinted and said, "Why didn't Jiang She beat you into a smart egg?"
The girl Wu Chen grinned when she heard this. Bai Xuan felt that he had lost face, so 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 Talisman from his sleeve. 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 went to Qiu Guo in Hanzhou again.
Beijing.
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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.
The two feudal officials, Situ Xiguang, the governor, and Lu Song, the general of Hanzhou, were flanked by their subordinate civil and military officials.
They just stay inconspicuous here and return to their respective government offices. In the words of Qiu Guo Literary, any fart is a thunderous sound in the official circles of a certain prefecture and county in Handzhou.
The prefectures and counties of the Dali Dynasty are at the same level and are located between the state and county levels. However, most prefectures are directly under the jurisdiction of the capital or the capital. Therefore, all local counties want to be promoted to prefectures, but the governor of a state 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, each of these generals has its own unique characteristics.
When comparing, each has its own account. For example, you have the Huangtiandang Dockyard in your jurisdiction, and I also have the Niujiao Ferry, which is famous in the continent.
The promotion route of military generals is relatively simple. If you are lucky enough to be a general of a state, and then go up, you will be ranked in the second rank, starting from the second rank and the third rank, "four expeditions, four towns and four levels".
Or he could be transferred to the capital and serve as a minister or minister in the two military offices of the capital. The highest position is from the first rank to the hunting envoy.
There was 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. It doesn't matter, as long as they can be launched into the air, it can be regarded as a survey in advance.
Before the sword boat 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 seemed to be marrying off his daughter, and was extremely distressed. The other party was marrying a daughter-in-law, and of course he was overjoyed.
Therefore, the Ministry of Works Jianzhou and Mountain Ferry Officers, who are at the bottom of the six departments, are rarely arrogant. Before handing over to the military generals who have a good relationship, they will say in private, "Hurry up, call me daddy!"
The officials from the Ministry of War who were responsible for acceptance and taking over didn't care about their shame and 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 beside Lu Song, facing the sand table together to study the deployment of Qiu Guo's troops. Instead, she is standing two feet long
Underneath the huge map of the Qiu Kingdom, it was of course drawn by the Immortal Family who used mountain techniques. As long as you have enough realm and good eyesight, you can clearly see the country trails if you look closely.
Since ancient times, everyone in the art of war often has a hobby, or their common characteristic, which is to memorize maps.
She and Wu Wangcheng, the Minister of War in the capital, have similar resumes. They are both outstanding military generals who stood out in the two battles of Laolongcheng and Peidu.
Huang Meixian wore an ordinary pair of talisman armor, looked up at the map, and habitually pressed the sword with his hand. The back of his hand was covered with scars.
She was once an army monk from the Dalugou lineage of Fengxue Temple, but she was used to being in the frontier army of Dali and preferred to lead troops in war. She couldn't bear to do 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 an army stationed in the mountains.
The young prince of the Qiu Kingdom, Han E, was standing next to Zhao Yao, the Minister of Justice.
As the only outsider aboard Jianzhou and the "enemy hostage", one can imagine Han E's embarrassing situation.
The sharp gazes of some Da Li generals were like needle pricks.
Spies from all over the world are constantly being collected here. There are reports from surrounding mountains and rivers and gods, as well as secret reports from Da Li dead soldiers and spies.
Hanzhou General Lu Song looked as usual.
However, officials from the Ministry of Justice were directly involved in the matter, and even the spies were recorded one by one, just like supervising the army. This made him, the general of Hanzhou, inevitably unhappy. The former Dali was still one of the vassal states of the Lu Dynasty, but
Even earlier than that, there were "supervising troops" in the army.
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 will be promoted here and demoted on the spot?
Who?
During the march, this guy actually drank alcohol?!
Hanging from his waist was a pulp-covered purple wine gourd. 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?
He also became the concubine of a wealthy family? He became the personal retainer of the descendants of the Shangzhu family? As for?
Cao Gengxin raised his chin and laughed in his heart: "See, this Lieutenant General of Hanzhou is the real ruthless person."
Over the years, Huang Meixian reported to the Ministry of War in the capital several times, requesting that she lead troops into the capital of Qiu State and bloodbath the palace and various ministries and offices. After that, her troops were stationed on the spot, and she only needed to be given four or five months.
, at most half a year, all the hard bones in the capital and local areas need to be killed, then only the soft bones will be left.
Huang Meixian was a little worried. This time the sword boat took off, especially if the thunder was loud and the rain was light. It would really be a shameful farce.
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His Majesty has left the official residence.
In the backyard, Fu Qing watched the Imperial Master with his hands in his sleeves, 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 had planted peach trees in the backyard, she had devoted herself to it during these years when she had nothing to do.
Extract those beautiful poems about peach blossoms, copy them by hand, and compile them into a volume.
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 peach blossoms are falling".
The last sentence was written by Cui Guoshi himself. Therefore, Rong Yu did not continue to excerpt, so this sentence became the final sentence.