After hearing this, Mu Sheng quickly stood up from his seat, bowed to Wu Xie and said with a big salute, "Sir, please take a seat. I understand. If I openly side with the crown prince, I will definitely anger Your Majesty, but in this situation, I I don’t know where to go, so please teach me, sir.”
At this time, Mu Sheng suddenly remembered that his cheap father had given him the gold medal to enter and exit the Tianji Palace at will, and he accidentally said that I would make you the prince. This was obviously to arouse his ambition to compete for the throne. , and then it is logical to watch him and the prince's party fighting for power, so that the old man can balance the situation in the back?
Looking at Wu Xie's expression, Mu Sheng knew that he must have some good idea.
Wu Xie smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Changping, please be patient. You must fight, otherwise you will not be able to pass His Majesty's test."
"Your Majesty, there is a person in Qingyang City who we need to work hard to make friends with. This person is called Guo Huan. He is very skilled in martial arts. He was originally from Chen County, Jidong County. He is a heroic and righteous person. On the surface, he looks like a lone ranger. However, As far as I know, he has secretly surrendered to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"I also heard that the East Palace has been recruiting heroes from all over the world recently. Taking this opportunity, we can first find a ranger with superb martial arts and take the opportunity to join the East Palace, or join the people around the prince. At least the prince must have our ears and eyes. Eyeliners must at least know themselves and their enemies before they can take action."
Mu Sheng walked around in circles several times and felt that it made sense, so he agreed, "Okay! Just follow Mr. Yi, sir. What you are saying is that if we want to send people to approach the East Palace, we must first get through Guo Huan's door?"
Wu Xie said, "Of course."
Mu Sheng bowed and said, "Sir, can you be my guest?"
Wu Xie smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not abandoning me. I used to be a commoner, but now I am impoverished. I am just borrowing the precious land of your house to support myself in my old age. However, Your Majesty, my annual commission is not low, isn't it?"
"Sir, it doesn't matter."
"Two thousand gold, how about it?"
"good!"
Although Wu Xie asked for a high price, it would be a pity to let such a talent run away. Even if more than half of Qianhuhou's income is used to support him, if he is allowed to run away to the opponent's house, the loss will not be this. Something external.
Mu Sheng thought about it. Fortunately, he was not too ambitious. He also knew that the title of crown prince had been determined for more than ten years. The power of the East Palace was very powerful. His arms could not twist his thighs, but His Majesty's thicker thighs were more powerful. Can't afford to offend.
If he publicly sided with the East Palace, let alone the Qianhuhou, he would probably be beaten to the end immediately, and in the end he might be demoted to a commoner like the fifth prince, Young Master Su, and be sent to who knows where.
Mu Sheng sighed in his heart, what an emperor's mind!
This is the embarrassing dilemma caught between the current leader and the future leader's successor. No one can afford to offend anyone, and everyone must listen to what they say, otherwise no one on the stage will suffer.
Mu Sheng felt a little aggrieved. Who did he offend? After living in the palace for more than three years, he has become so low-key and meaningful! Who did I offend? As for treating me like this?
If he hadn't met Wu Xie by chance today, with his IQ, the 80-episode "The Legend of Zhen Huan" for men would have been completed by luck in five episodes at most. This life would have been in vain.
His girlfriend in his previous life forced him to watch a palace-fighting drama together, but he was still resisting. If he had known better, he would have watched a few more episodes to summarize how these ruthless people fought in the palace...
At that time, Mu Sheng personally arranged for Mr. Wu to have a private residence in the prince's mansion.
After Wu Xie was settled, Mu Sheng said with a smile, "Sir, you have come all the way from afar. How about I do my best to serve you as a landlord and help you wash away your dust?"
Wu Xie nodded slightly and said, "Then I will be disrespectful and bother you."
"There, there, I can get help from my husband, just like Mr. Liu got the sleeping dragon and phoenix chicks. I am really lucky for you."
When Wu Xie heard this, he looked puzzled and asked, "Your Majesty, who is this sleeping dragon and phoenix chick?..."
Mu Sheng was immediately embarrassed on the spot. Damn it, he said something wrong again. He hurriedly made up a nonsense story and finally got over it...
Seeing that Wu Xie seemed to believe his deception, Mu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, what a danger!
After listening for a long time, Wu Xie roughly understood the general meaning of Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Young. Gongzi Sheng obviously treated him as a confidant he could rely on, and he was a little touched that Gongzi Sheng valued him so much.
In the past few days, Mu Sheng had a long conversation with Wu Xie, and he had a general understanding of Wu Xie's past. He was somewhat legendary. In the era of various countries, he was born in the Wu family of the Lu State. Although his ancestors were from a prominent family in the Lu State, By his generation it had long since declined.
During the era of various kingdoms, Wu Xie's family migrated to the Yue Kingdom to make a living. His ancestors also served as officials in the Yue Kingdom. When his father's generation came to an end, his family fell into poverty, and only a few carts of books were left behind by his ancestors.
Originally, Wu Xie planned to become an official in the Yue Kingdom after the coronation ceremony to see if he could rule the country and bring peace to the world with his knowledge. However, he never expected that more than ten years ago, after the current emperor of the Jin Dynasty ascended the throne, he would become an official in the Yue Kingdom in just ten years. After wiping out all the princes in the world, the Yue Kingdom will naturally perish.
Wu Xie had no choice but to leave his hometown and go to Zhuo County to work as a low-level official in the Jin Dynasty. In short, gold will shine wherever it shines. After many years of working as an official, he was appreciated by the local Zhuo County governor and became the county magistrate, assisting the county magistrate in handling matters. Government affairs, the level is equivalent to prefecture-level cadres.
The size of a county in the Jin Dynasty was slightly smaller than that of a current province, usually with more than a dozen counties under its jurisdiction. A larger county had more than twenty counties under its jurisdiction, which is equivalent to a medium-sized province today.
The county guard is a senior official of the Jin Dynasty, with a silver seal and a green ribbon. His salary is the same as that of the nine central ministers. He can be a county magistrate. Although he is not an official, but just an official, he can be regarded as the middle-level of the Jin Dynasty. As long as there is someone to support him. , a promising future.
Later, the county governor was transferred. For unknown reasons, Wu Xie resigned and has been traveling around the capital ever since. When he said this, he was a little vague. Mu Sheng guessed that he might not have gotten along with the new chief at that time.
Wu Xie's experience and birth are the children of a poor family who belong to this era. The poor family of this era refers to the lonely nobles. Their ancestors were once rich. The children of a poor family do not refer to ordinary people. Ordinary civilians can only be called common people. And then Below are the hooligans who have no house or property. Ordinary people are not worthy of being poor at all.
According to the class classification of this era, Mu Sheng's previous life belonged to the common people class who owned houses and property. Even if you were admitted to a good university and were lucky enough to join a big company, you would still belong to the common people class if you had no power or power.
When he came to this different world, he was already very satisfied if he could become a relative of the emperor and become a king. This was already an incredible class leap.
Mu Sheng and Wu Xie had been getting along for a few days, and they felt like they had met too late. The two had been discussing how to find someone to sneak into the prince's faction and do things conveniently.
Wu Xie was waiting to recommend a candidate to Mu Sheng.
Mu Sheng suddenly suggested to Wu Xie, "Sir, why don't you let me disguise myself as a knight-errant to find a connection with Guo Huan? I have just been granted the title, and it has only been a few days since I opened my government office. I don't have anyone I can trust who can be used." , I don’t feel comfortable finding outsiders to match up with the prince.”
Wu Xie thought for a moment and then agreed, "It's okay, sir. You are also a monk. Not to mention your martial arts skills, you are also a talent that the East Palace urgently needs. I will help you prepare a new identity."
A few days later, Wu Xie prepared an outfit commonly worn by Lu people. Even Mu Sheng's hair style was changed to that of Lu people, and he changed his name to Liu Zhang.
Mu Sheng was impressed when he saw that this old boy didn't know where he got the human skin mask and prepared all kinds of materials to prove his identity. His network of contacts was wide enough...
It seemed that Wu Xie had some reservations about everything he said, which made him curious about his past experience. Then he gave up the idea of breaking the casserole and getting to the bottom of the matter. It didn't matter. It was unrealistic to expect that just a few days of getting along would reveal his heart and soul to him. As long as everyone had the same interests and goals.
He carefully looked at the outfit Wu Xie prepared for him. He was very curious about the human skin mask. He touched it unconsciously. The mask was soft and should be made of an animal skin. It was very thin, but It's not really made of human skin.
This type of mask is not a full-coverage mask as described in movies and TV shows, but is divided into seven separate patches, corresponding to each part of the face, as well as fake beard hair.
Because the fatal flaw of the full-coverage human skin mask is that it looks very fake. This does not mean that it is not done justice. The biggest problem with the full-coverage mask is that it cannot follow facial muscle movements and expressions.
Unless you keep an expressionless face the whole time, you may be able to get through it. The full coverage may be okay from a distance, but it will definitely be full of flaws up close.
The facial muscles of the human body are the most numerous and complex, and humans are able to make complex expressions thanks to complex facial muscles.
This kind of segmented human skin mask is similar to the special effects makeup of later generations. In fact, as long as you slightly change a person's face, you will feel that the whole person's temperament has changed. It is just like one of the four major Asian evil arts of later generations. It's the same with makeup. Some people have the same effect of changing their heads after applying makeup. They look like two different people before and after makeup. This human skin mask has the same principle.
Mu Sheng immediately picked up the mask to try out the effect. Under Wu Xie's guidance, he worked around it and finished it in about half an hour. Because it took a long time to use it if he was not proficient in it. Once he is proficient in the technique, it can be done in a cup of tea. I can do it, but it's a little troublesome. I have to change my hair and makeup every time I go out.
Mu Sheng now somewhat understands why girls take so long to go out. It takes at least an hour from the time he sends out the message about a dinner date to the time she goes out in a beautiful way. She has to put on makeup and powder, match her clothes, and when she comes back, she has to remove her makeup and wash her face, etc. Procedures, it seems that the social cost for girls is higher.
Sometimes I think about it, it’s better to be a foot-picking guy, take a hot bath, apply some hairspray on your face and look like a greasy uncle before going out.
Under Wu Xie's careful guidance, Mu Sheng put on the human skin mask and looked in the mirror for a long time, but he didn't recognize the person inside. He made various expressions without feeling out of place. For a man, his original appearance was a bit too handsome and not masculine enough.
Now the image looks like that of a heroic young man in his early twenties. The fake skin is attached to the mandible, and the face immediately becomes the square face of a country boy. The fake eyebrows and beard are added. The effect is comparable to plastic surgery. It looks like Full of heroic spirit, he is quite satisfied with his current image.
It seems that if you want to be masculine, the problem lies in the shape of your face. An angular face will make you look heroic.
In his heart, Mu Sheng admired the craftsmanship of the person who made this mask. He had to admire the wisdom and methods of the ancients. He couldn't help but be a little curious. Wu Xie didn't look like someone who knew how to study this kind of thing?
He turned around and asked, "Mr. Wu, where did you get this gadget?"
Wu Xie chuckled and said, "Although Wu is poor, he has been in the officialdom and the world for so many years and has extensive contacts. He still knows some strange people and things. I wonder if your Majesty has ever heard of the Moying Sect?"
"Moyingmen?"
As soon as Wu Xie saw Mu Sheng's confused expression, she knew that she needed to educate him.
"Sir, the Moying Sect was just a small sect hundreds of years ago during the time when a hundred schools of thought contended. Later, when it couldn't survive, its disciples dedicated themselves to exploring some secrets in the world or in the officialdom. After obtaining the information, they sold it to those in need at a high price. Man, Mo Ying's disciples have developed a unique skill in changing their outfits over time."
"It is said that no one who joined this sect has ever seen their true colors. During his tenure in Xiazhuo County, he accidentally rescued a strange man in prison. In order to repay the favor of saving his life, he gave this outfit to me for safekeeping, and then he Committed suicide."
"Suicide?"
"Yes, their sect has a sect rule. They cannot show their true colors to others, and they must not grant their unique skills to outsiders. Violators will be treated as traitors. At that time, this strange man handed over this outfit to me. His only request was to I took care of his family and then I drew my sword and killed myself..."
Mu Sheng heard this and said, "That's it."
