Not to mention that Fang Zhen was relieved and saw Su Ziji boarding the official ship. Another inconspicuous ox cart was parked on the side of the road at the dock. The young man in the ox cart looked at it thoughtfully and a little disappointed.
"It's no use waiting for Gu. I didn't expect that Gu, my sister, has always been bold, but now she is cautious."
"Oh, this matter could have been manipulated, and I planned to spread the rumors. I didn't want my father to protect Su Ziji like this, so he simply sent Su Ziji out of the capital and directly ruined my plan. It's really hateful!"
Thinking that he knew all the truth, King Qi felt that his father was really biased and was in a bad mood, so his expression naturally showed displeasure. He looked at it for a few times, then withdrew his gaze and said to a eunuch: "I can't go out of my way." Jing, you can take charge of it on behalf of me. If you have any errands, Dragon Palace will take priority. If you have a chance, kill Su Ziji!"
After thinking for a while, he said: "Liu Zhan has agreed to go with him, so you can take advantage of him. Chu Gurong will also go with him. He is mainly in charge of Su Ziji's errands, and you can allocate his hands."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, there will be no mistakes in leaving these two matters to the servants!" The eunuch has been following King Qi since he was a child. Now that he has reached the position of the head eunuch of Prince Qi's Mansion, he is even more loyal and usually handles matters for King Qi. Do some dirty work now and feel confident.
After hearing the sound of three cannons, the official ship slowly started again.
"Master Liu!" Su Ziji arrived at the imperial envoy ship and saw Liu Zhan standing on the bow of the ship smiling towards the dock. He went over to salute and addressed himself as "Master".
Liu Zhan holds the official position of Grand Scholar of Guanwen Palace, which is a fifth-grade title. It is higher than Su Ziji's compilation and acting county magistrate. Although Su Ziji holds the title of observer, he is half of an imperial envoy. After all, There is no class.
Liu Zhan hurriedly avoided, but did not accept Su Ziji's gift. He said to Su Ziji very politely: "Master Su, there is no need to be so polite. You also carry an imperial edict, have the emperor's order, and are also an imperial envoy. You cannot judge your dignity based on your rank." humble."
When Su Ziji saw it, he did not insist on saluting again, but he still smiled and said: "I don't dare to call myself an imperial envoy. I am just an observation envoy. Mr. Liu really praises me."
The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they had hit it off.
Su Ziji was deeply impressed by Liu Zhan. He was an alchemist with profound Taoist skills. He was a real person and a leader among Taoists. He could kill monsters and even big monsters. This man followed Luo Pei out of the capital in order to help him. Luo Pei still had another mission, and Su Ziji wasn't sure.
Last time at the Land of Inheritance, Liu Zhan's attitude clearly showed that he hated the demon clan very much and had murderous intentions towards the young dragon. However, Luo Pei's attitude towards the Dragon Lord was different. Liu Zhan was able to deceive Luo Pei's trust and support last time. It’s unclear whether the old tricks will be repeated this time.
Su Ziji himself is more and more involved with Xiaolong, so naturally he is different from Liu Zhandao.
But thinking of Liu Zhan's Taoism, Su Ziji felt a little itchy.
Before, the time had not come yet and he had no status to get in close contact with Liu Zhan and ask for advice. But now that he was the number one scholar and received an official status, Su Ziji felt that it was the right time and hurriedly stepped forward to exchange greetings.
At this time, a burst of music came from the cabin of the imperial envoy's ship. A woman was singing along with the music. It came across the water and sounded particularly refreshing.
Liu Zhan stared at this young man. He was just seventeen years old and still a little childish. Who would have thought that he had won the first prize? It also made him a little frightened - it was a bit frightening that he could participate in the pacification of Southwest, and it was said that it was related to Qian Zhidong's fall.
It's just that the emperor's thoughts seem a bit unpredictable.
Logically speaking, for new scholars, the best thing is to develop in the center, or the Hanlin, or the attendant officer, followed by the six departments and the imperial censor.
Only the worst will arrive to serve in the county.
Although it is said that the prime minister must start from the state and county, and the strong general must be sent from the army, once it is actually put into operation, it is often impossible to enter the cabinet without joining the center.
This is because being an official is divided into seven parts of personnel and three parts of work. In the central government, it is easy to improve your rank by making connections. In the local area, your official status is a carrot and a pit, and you don't have many connections, so you will be stuck in the local area for a lifetime.
Therefore, the further you get to the back, the more you enter the county, you will have no hope in your life.
According to the news, the emperor may not demote Su Zi's status.
While he was stunned, Su Ziji said after a few polite words: "Master Liu, I have heard that you have profound Taoism before. I wonder if I have the honor to ask you for advice on Taoism?"
What's this?
Liu Zhan often encountered officials asking him for advice. He said that this was part of the macro law, so he didn't find it strange and agreed immediately.
But just when he was about to respond, he suddenly shuddered and stopped immediately.
Liu Zhan apologized and said: "Unfortunately, I have reached a bottleneck in Taoism 1 recently. I don't understand it myself. It's not good to discuss this with others at this time."
"On the other hand, I still have some experience in painting and calligraphy. If Mr. Su doesn't mind it, we might be able to discuss it."
"What, you two want to discuss painting and calligraphy?"
Seeing that the fleet was setting off, Luo Pei, who had nothing to do and was walking around, happened to overhear the conversation between the two, and immediately said with great interest: "In that case, let's go to the cabin. I can be a spectator. Let me comment on you two."
Then he pointed at Liu Zhan and smiled: "Zhenren is a master in Danqing. I wanted to ask you for a painting before, but failed. Now that this matter has been mentioned today, you can't run away!"
After all, he was an acquaintance who had worked with Liu Zhan before, and his words were naturally intimate.
Of course, Luo Pei was also very polite to Su Ziji, the new champion.
He also said: "Last time I went to Shuanghua Mansion and greeted me at the restaurant, I was still thinking that almost all the talented people in this mansion have arrived, but only a few know Yuan! Now I have not only made up for the regrets of the last time, but also It’s a real pleasure for me to watch you discuss painting and calligraphy with real people!”
You are so polite, you are calling yourself me, not my official.
Su Ziji could feel that Luo Pei seemed to have a good impression of him, and he also smiled: "I didn't have the opportunity to get close to you, sir, but now I'm here. I will inevitably ask you for advice along the way. I just hope that you won't bother me anymore." That’s it.”
Luo Pei smiled and said: "What's the point? However, you are the new top scholar and the top literary scholar of this year. I may not be able to teach you about studying."
Su Ziji was modest and complimented Luo Pei.
Liu Zhan looked at the two of them helplessly: "Don't you want to watch me paint? Let's go!"
Knowing that Liu Zhan had a strong personality and didn't like this kind of official entertainment, Luo Pei didn't mind. He just shook his head and said to Su Ziji: "Let's go to the boat hall."
He also ordered people to quickly prepare painting tools, drawing paper, pen and ink inkstone and other items.
Because this imperial envoy ship was an official ship traveling on rivers, it was slightly inferior to ships that could go to sea in terms of resistance to wind and waves, but it was much better in terms of enjoyment.
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