It was the tenth day of the seventh month of the twenty-fifth year of Tai'an.
It rained today for the first time since the beginning of autumn, making the cell dark and damp.
This is Lauren's tenth day in prison. Although his freedom is restricted here, Lauren has lived a fulfilling life.
When he opened his eyes every day, he would start washing up step by step, even thinking about arranging his hair, and then the jailer would bring him food.
Perhaps Cheng Wenguang had said hello to him, but Luo Lun's food was not bad at all. In addition to steamed buns and pickles, he could sometimes add vegetables.
Of course, none of these things matter to Lauren.
At this moment, he was sitting behind the small table, looking at a stack of paper in front of him, which was full of words.
These are the results of his ten days, which describe in detail everything he knows about Beidi County.
Of course, it contains not only the situation in Beidi County, but also some news from Tianshan County.
Just as Lauren was thinking about whether there was anything he had missed, footsteps sounded again outside.
Seeing Cheng Wenguang arrive at the cell door, Luo Lun stood up from the stool and picked up the manuscript on the table.
Just listen to Cheng Wenguang say: "Ten days have arrived, brother Luo Lun, it's time to come out!"
The jailer who followed quickly stepped forward, took out the key and opened the door.
The jailer is also a good person. He smiled and said: "Master Luo, I have been offended these days!"
"Wherever I am, I feel comfortable and at ease living here!"
When he said this, Luo Lun's eyes were fixed on Cheng Wenguang.
The jailer laughed twice and then left. He was very discerning and knew that it was inappropriate for him to be present when the two big men were talking.
"Brother Luo, let's go!" Cheng Wenguang said calmly.
"Brother Cheng, thank you very much!"
The jailer thought that the two of them would have a lot to say, but that was obviously not the case, and everything was kept in silence.
After walking out of the prison door, Luo Lun handed the manuscript to Cheng Wenguang.
"Brother Cheng, this is what I recorded about the situation in the North. It's been almost a year. I don't know if it's still useful!"
In today's world, the stability of the world is extremely low, so changes are normal.
Taking the manuscript, Cheng Wenguang said with a smile: "No problem, just use it as a reference!"
"Let's go, I'll show you the scenery of Yuanyang!"
"Then I'll worry about you becoming a brother!" Luo Lun said with a smile.
At this moment, their boss at the court, Cheng Wenguang, gave Luo Lun a detailed introduction to this place.
Then from the trial court to the palace, every time he met an official office along the way, Cheng Wenguang would introduce it to Luo Lun in detail, and soon they entered the palace.
This is the first time Luo Lun has entered Prince Yong's Mansion, and everything inside seems novel.
Soon, they walked into Yong'an Gate and arrived in front of Jinshen Hall. Cheng Wenguang led the way and the palace was unimpeded.
At this moment, Luo Lun was filled with doubts. Could it be that King Yong wanted to see him?
At this time, Cheng Wenguang opened his mouth and said, "In front of you is His Highness's bedroom, where His Highness conducts his daily affairs!"
"Your Highness wants to summon me?" Lauren asked.
Cheng Wenguang said with a smile: "Even if His Highness does not summon you, Brother Luo should come to see you and apologize face to face!"
Lauren nodded, he really should do this.
I heard Cheng Wenguang continue to say: "Your Highness has great ambitions, and Brother Luo Lun is extremely talented. From now on, he can stay in the palace and contribute to His Highness's great ambitions!"
"Brother Cheng, I... am afraid that I have been abandoned by His Highness!"
Luo Lun's words also prove that he intends to become an official.
As a former feudal official, Luo Lun was a restless person, and it was a pleasure for him to be able to do practical things.
I saw Cheng Wenguang smiling and saying: "Brother Luo, please be at ease. Your Highness has a broad mind. How can you care about trivial matters!"
The two of them walked up the steps in front of the Jinshen Palace, and a young eunuch immediately greeted them.
"Is Your Highness here?" Cheng Wenguang asked.
"Master Cheng, soon the prince will take an examination of thousands of households. If you want to see him..."
Only then did Cheng Wenguang remember that this morning at Jinshen Hall, he was going to take a test against the thousands of households in Yuanyang.
There was no rush to bring Luo Lun to the audience, so Cheng Wenguang said, "In that case, let's come back in the afternoon!"
Just as Cheng Wenguang was about to turn around, he remembered something important.
He took out Luo Lun's manuscript, handed it to the young eunuch and said, "Please present this manuscript to Your Highness!"
"Sir, just leave it to your slave!"
After doing this, Cheng Wenguang led Luo Lun and turned around and left.
After walking down the steps, Luo Lun asked: "Brother Cheng, today I am taking an exam among thousands of households. Is there something important going on?"
"Now the Longyou Prefectures, Liaoping Gu Meng Prefecture have been captured, Tianjin Prefecture and Laixuan Prefecture have been more than half recovered, and the remaining Liyan Prefecture and Ningyang Prefecture will also be captured soon...
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Luo Lun then asked: "So it won't be long before the Longyou prefectures are restored!"
Cheng Wenguang nodded and said: "His Highness now has many elite soldiers and generals. I believe there is a chance to recover Longyou before winter begins!"
Although he was not on duty in the Privy Council, Cheng Wenguang also knew something about the military formation.
Now, under Fang Sheng and Wang Cheng's respective command, the number of first-level 100-household offices has expanded to six. These are two extremely powerful forces.
A few months ago, the total number of people in the Guard Department was less than five first-level 100-household offices.
Now, Fang Sheng alone has six first-level 100-household stations. It can be said that the combat effectiveness of the royal army has improved by leaps and bounds.
What's more, now that the Guards Department has been transformed into a second-level 100-household office, its combat effectiveness has also reached a big level.
These troops were all sent to various places in Longyou, specifically to recover the city and rescue the people. Their efficiency was not ordinary high.
Luo Lun's face was filled with bitterness as he said, "It's God's blessing that a person like His Highness came to this world. Brother Cheng... I was so wrong back then!"
Luo Lun regretted very much, regretting that he had gone to court for impeachment. At this moment, he felt extremely guilty in his heart.
"Longyou is about to be restored. His Highness is going to set up a guard station. Today, he will test a thousand households to decide on the candidate for the guard post!"
After hearing this, Lauren understood everything.
"It's a big deal to set up a garrison and consolidate the city's defenses!"
Cheng Wenguang smiled and said: "So let's make way for this big event!"
Luo Lun also laughed, and then the two of them walked outside Jinshen's door.
In the side hall waiting for the summons, there were six people and a thousand households, all sitting at attention at this moment.
They have no information at all about how the next test will be conducted.
They arrived in Yuanyang yesterday and wanted to go to the Privy Council to get some news, but they didn't even see the two Privy Council envoys.
At this moment, there is a competitive relationship between the six of them, but the most tense one is not the deputy Qianhu, but the two Qianhu, Duan Hong and Xu Hong.
If they were dismissed, they would be really embarrassed in front of these subordinates.
While everyone was having their own thoughts, they heard footsteps coming from outside.
After a few breaths, a eunuch came to the door of the side hall.
"It is reported that... Deputy Qianhu Cui Xing'an has an audience!"
The person who was called was Cui Xingan, which was something no one expected. Cui Xingan himself was also a little surprised.
According to common sense, the two official Qianhu should be summoned first.
There was no time to think too much at the moment, so Cui Xingan stood up from the chair and followed the eunuch at the door and went out.
