The small courtyard road to the west is lush and green, with tiny grasses intertwining among the rugged bluestone pavement. If you look closely, you will see a path that is also full of artistic conception. It makes people feel comfortable physically and mentally, and they can't help but forget their daily worries.
Just looking from a distance, outside Zhang Ling's small courtyard, suddenly there was a hole, and a head popped out, which completely wiped out Zhang Ling's good mood at night. The head popped out of the ground, with a smile on his face. Yi looked very wretched, and stretched out his hand to greet Zhang Ling: "Junior brother, hello!"
Zhang Ling suddenly made a grimace: "Where did the loach come from?"
The academy disciples in the field quickly corrected: "It's the Ground Rolling Dragon!"
Zhang Ling smiled, stepped on it, and the ground dragon's head immediately retracted. At the same time, he did not forget to make a face. Zhang Ling groped around again and took out a small bottle. When he opened it, a spicy smell came out. It spread instantly, and Zhang Ling fell down suddenly. The ground rolling dragon that was about to poke his head hit him directly.
Ground Rolling Dragon was coughing in the hole while cursing: "Why is there another guy in the academy who doesn't have martial ethics? He's a bastard..."
Zhang Ling had been tired all day but suddenly felt energetic. His eyes kept wandering around, and finally his eyes fell on a big stone in the courtyard. The energy in his body flowed to his hands and feet, and his legs were wrapped around his arms. He hugged the boulder, and the Ground Rolling Dragon staggered and tried to reach out again. When the boulder fell with a rumble, the Ground Rolling Dragon quickly retracted its head, and then there was only a muffled sound.
Zhang Ling took a long breath: "I can finally have a good sleep."
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The next day,
In the imperial city, the crowds were still the same, the carriages and horses were still the same, a carriage that was simple on the outside but splendid on the inside was slowly approaching the palace on the street.
In the carriage, a high-ranking official in second-grade clothes was sitting upright. The maid underneath him was kneeling down, rubbing incense in her hands deftly. The woman slowly stood up and sat next to the high-ranking official, her eyes were dull, and she had a delicate and small face. His face became even more charming. The official put his hand into the skirt of the maid's clothes and groped back and forth between the round ravines, but the expression on his face did not change. It was like a gentleman in Mule "sitting calmly in his arms", while the woman only had a slight blush on her cheeks, not much. There is a lot of ruddy color, and it is even more charming and seductive, but the high official does not know how to show mercy to the beautiful scenery, but he turns a blind eye to such beautiful scenery and cannot concentrate on it.
The woman shook her fan and spread the incense, her eyes moving. The official went to talk to the man driving the carriage outside: "Han Yan, when you get to the Prime Minister's Mansion later, no matter what the Prime Minister does, don't do anything."
The middle-aged man driving the horse was completely confused. The majestic energy in his body vibrated quietly. It was obviously caused by the high official's words. If a first-class martial arts practitioner had seen it just now, he would have been greatly shocked. This was a first-class master. ah!
Han Yan flicked the horse rope, and the horse immediately felt pain and wanted to speed up, but the middle-aged man did what it wanted and pulled it to slow down, and then asked: "Lu Shangshu, why is this?"
Han Yan revealed the identity of the high-ranking official in one sentence, and it was Lu Hongyan, the Minister of Personnel.
Lu Hongyan smiled softly and did not answer his words, but reminded him again: "Just listen to me."
The carriage drove to the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion and stopped next to the stone lion. Lu Hongyan got out of the carriage, while the maid continued to wait in the carriage. Her panic and uneasiness calmed down a little at this moment.
Lu Hongyan walked up to the guard and said, "Please tell me, Lu Hongyan wants to see the Prime Minister."
The guards don't dare to neglect them. They are gatekeepers who don't ask for their skills, but the high officials in the court must know them, at least those who are higher than their own officials. But this is also difficult for the people of the low-ranking officials. The so-called dog beating Looking at their masters, they dare to face the humble officials and scold them outside the door, but to avoid being close friends of their own adults or rising stars, they are generally polite to everyone.
When a guard came in to announce, Lu Shangshu sat on the steps very casually without caring about his status and face, and even invited Han Yan to sit down too.
The middle-aged man was a little arrogant now, so he leaned far away from the stone lion and turned his head away, as if he wanted to distance himself from him.
Master Shangshu just shook his head and smiled, not angry at all, just as tolerant as he was to his beloved wife.
Lu Hongyan suddenly spoke: "Do you know what the famous guns are in the world?"
Han Yan looked back and said without being surprised or disturbed: "In terms of famous guns in this world, the Hanmei Spear of the Spear Immortal Han Shan is naturally the number one. The scorching internal energy bursts in, and the gun body manifests a red-orange stream of light. And he is in Cangshan The sword is honed on the top of the snow, and the inner strength of the ice is condensed. The tip of the spear is white with frost. It is also known as killing people without blood. However, I lost to him, not because of the gun. I have nothing to say. Under the cold plum blossoms, it is naturally my day. Mang, and after that comes the Yinxing Fox of the Tianhai Sect, the great master Nie Yuanchao, and everyone in the future will be inferior to me in terms of guns, and I will never deliberately remember anyone who is not as good as me."
Lu Hongyan laughed and scolded: "You are too arrogant and always underestimate the heroes of the world. After you lost to the Gun Fairy and Nie Yuanchao, you ran to me for a few years. I will give you a pure private courtyard for you to learn about guns." Dao, ask yourself, can you now keep up with those two people a few years ago?"
Han Yan remained silent, and Lu Hongyan continued to add insult to injury, while also trying to wake him up: "It's far out of reach!"
Just as Han Yan was about to say something, the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion came out to report. Lu Hongyan didn't care what he wanted to say, and gave him a wink, asking him to follow him in.
The prime minister is the head of the officials, and his residence is naturally large. However, the furnishings in the prime minister's residence are simple, and there are not many ornate carvings and jade. In addition, there are many civil servants who have abandoned their weapons filled with swords, guns, swords and halberds. shelf.
Han Yan was fascinated by what he saw and thought that there were extraordinary masters in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Xiang Fu valued him more than Lu Hongyan did to him.
In the lobby, Prime Minister Xiao Qinhe ignored the uninvited guests and continued to sit and read casually. Instead, he waited for Lu Hongyan and his entourage to salute, and Mr. Xiangfu still let them sit for a while before letting Lu Hongyan sit.
Han Yan was with him, and when he saw that there was no one around to serve the prime minister, he felt strange. Just now he saw that there were weapons in the palace. He must be a high-ranking person, but now he is not allowed to accompany him when he meets guests?
The Prime Minister was the first to speak: "You, Lu Hongyan, suddenly came to see me, how strange it is!"
As the saying goes, there is no party in the court, and there are all kinds of strange things. Even under the rule of the prosperous times, it is inevitable for officials to stand out from the crowd and work on their own affairs. If there is hope that the dragon will be supported, the chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven. The party affiliation of the Chen Kingdom is unknown, but what is certain at the moment is that the prime minister and the minister It’s definitely not one sect, that’s why I say this.
Lu Hongyan said respectfully: "The prime minister is responsible for all matters day by day. The two dynasties are prime ministers and have deep trust from your majesty. However, what you have done is so extraordinary that it has even aroused your majesty's suspicion. It is not an exaggeration to say that you are fishing on dry land. Of course, prime minister The superiors sacrificed themselves for the country, and the subordinates admired them. They also firmly believed that the superiors were just like a cup of chestnuts, divided and eaten. In the end, they fell to the ground and let outsiders take advantage. How could an adult do such a thing? "
