A cart of lumber was transported away, and soon another cart was filled. Liu Jinghui was still responsible for guiding it into the city.
The weather was getting hotter. Liu Jinghui walked around a few times and was sweating from the strong sun above his head.
When Liu Jinghui approached, Zhang Zhiqi picked up the kettle and handed it to him, then said: "Drink some water, be careful not to catch the heat!"
Liu Jinghui was not polite, opened the kettle and started drinking.
"Brother Liu, I heard that you are favored by His Highness, but why were you not entrusted with such an important task and were given the position you have now?" Zhang Zhiqi asked.
The point of this sentence is not the reason in the question, but that Zhang Zhiqi is testing whether Liu Jinghui is taken seriously by Zhao Yanxun.
After quenching his thirst, Liu Jinghui replied: "You can't reach a thousand miles without taking small steps. Your Highness asked me to take this mission. I just need to do the job well!"
After listening to Liu Jinghui's words, Zhang Zhiqi had a rough idea. It seemed that Zhao Yanxun was more interested in Liu Jinghui.
"That's right. Let me tell you... His Highness sent you this errand, presumably to train you!"
"The ancients said that when heaven is about to entrust a great responsibility to this people, they must first harden their resolve!"
"Hahaha, Brother Liu, you have a bright future in the future!"
Liu Jinghui was a little confused when he heard this. Why did Zhang Zhiqi suddenly become so friendly?
The reason is actually very simple. Zhang Zhiqi belongs to the Longyou clan official and is not very popular in the palace.
Since Liu Jinghui was valued by Zhao Yanxun, Zhang Zhiqi naturally wanted to make friends with him, which might be useful in the future.
Even in the last days, bureaucrats like Zhang Zhiqi are always thinking about building a network of relationships to benefit themselves.
Liu Jinghui was instinctively disgusted by Zhang Zhiqi's words, even though the other party was a Jinshi with a higher academic reputation than him, and he was just a scholar.
"It's just a matter of being loyal to the emperor and eating the emperor's salary!" Liu Jinghui looked indifferent.
Before the end of the world, his behavior would have been judged as unethical, but now Zhang Zhiqi can only laugh along with it.
On the other side, Li Sanqiu and his entourage pushed a carriage, entered the city gate, and rushed to the north city.
I have to say that entering the city gives people a sense of security.
But in fact, it was not that safe in the city, because they encountered patrolling soldiers before they had gone far into the city.
Unlike the soldiers on the city wall, these soldiers patrolling the city were even issued bamboo armor.
"Have you heard? There seems to be monsters in the city, and the royal guards are still searching everywhere!"
There was no way this matter could be concealed, so the remaining two people remained silent.
"I hope the palace can kill all the monsters in the city, otherwise my life will not be easy!" Another person said.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Li Sanqiu, who had been silent, said firmly: "The palace will definitely kill all the monsters!"
The other two people were stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes, the palace will definitely kill all the monsters!"
The three of them were transporting wood, and after half an hour of trekking, they finally arrived outside a workshop of the factory.
Unlike bamboo, these woods must be processed by specialized craftsmen, so they must be sent to workshops.
Li Sanqiu has been to this place many times, but today they discovered something different.
In the past, there was always a lot of fertilizer piled up outside this workshop, but today I didn't see any.
What's even more surprising is that apart from these wood wastes, there isn't even any infusion on the ground. It's obviously been cleaned up.
Just as Li Sanqiu and his party passed the gate of the workshop, they saw the two officials in charge of the tour waiting outside.
Seeing Li Sanqiu and his entourage, the official whispered something to an official beside him, who hurried towards Li Sanqiu and his entourage.
After he got closer, he scolded him: "Move slowly and go in through the bed sheet washing door. Hurry up!"
After being scolded in this way, Li Sanqiu and others immediately quickened their pace and rushed to the west side of the street as quickly as possible.
Seeing the official leading the workshop personally greeting him, Li Sanqiu and others could easily guess that the person coming was probably a big shot.
After they pushed the cart away, the long street became quiet again.
After a while, a group of soldiers rushed over. It was obvious without even looking that they were the elite of the palace.
These people have bright eyes, but what really attracts people's attention is their heroic temperament and their indomitable heroic demeanor.
It is easy to think that with such a warrior, the monster will definitely be defeated.
After the royal guards arrived, the outside of the workshop was under security. Several officials and a large number of craftsmen stood at the door, some full of expectations and some secretly worried.
After a while, the sound of horse hooves sounded on the long street, and the people outside the workshop became more respectful.
After a while, a group of mounted guards were seen in front, followed by a sedan carried by eight people.
There is no doubt that the person sitting in the sedan chair is Zhao Yanxun.
Now he also realizes a problem. Even if he has a system in place, it is not easy to follow the path of being an independent man.
Therefore, he pays special attention to managing his own personality. In addition to promoting his own sanctity, he also increases his majesty.
It is both sacred and majestic, which is called sacred and inviolable.
Behind his sedan, there were also officials on foot. Except for Shi Guan and Tai, the right commander, the others were mainly officials from the Gongzheng Office.
Nowadays, there are several workshops in Gongzheng in Yuanyang City, and this is just one of them.
Finally, Zhao Yanxun's team stopped outside the workshop, and the officials quickly came to his sedan.
"See Your Highness!"
In fact, although the Jin Dynasty had the ritual of kneeling and worshiping, it was only on some important occasions.
But now in Prince Yong's Mansion, under Zhao Yanxun's subtle influence, the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping has become more frequent, but it is limited to worshiping him as "the king".
In the final analysis, everything is to increase his own authority, and Zhao Yanxun spares no effort in this regard.
Outside the sedan, Huo An opened the curtain in front of the sedan, revealing Zhao Yanxun wearing a black gauze winged crown and a purple dragon robe.
"No courtesy!" Zhao Yanxun stood up and walked out.
From being uncomfortable at the beginning to now actively promoting the kneeling ceremony, Zhao Yanxun had to lament that he was trapped by this era.
Of course, not only did he not feel pain, he was also very happy.
The officials and clerks in charge of the workshops, as well as all the craftsmen, all stood up and stepped aside.
"Gongzheng..."
Upon hearing Zhao Yanxun's name, Huang Zhongchang immediately came forward from behind.
"Please give me your instructions, Your Highness!" Huang Zhongchang replied respectfully.
Zhao Yanxun held the leather belt around his waist and said with a smile: "This is where you work, you should lead the way!"
Hearing this, Huang Zhongchang said with a panic look on his face: "Your Highness, the Gongzheng Institute is also a member of the royal palace, and His Highness Fu Wei can do everything he wants!"
Zhao Yanxun felt that Huang Zhongchang's words were nothing, but after listening to the surrounding officials, he felt that Huang Zhongchang had no lower limit.
They had only heard that "Your Majesty Fu Wei can do great things and bring blessings." Huang Zhongchang changed "Your Majesty" to "His Royal Highness". This guy directly compared Zhao Yanxun to the emperor.
Yes, Zhao Yanxun has proven that he is worthy of the sky, but when he is placed in the position of emperor, everyone is still a little uncomfortable.