"My son...why are you like this..."
Murong Chanyi staggered to her feet, rushed over and hugged Zheng Xiao, tears falling from her eyes.
Looking at his uncovered back head and expressionless, unfamiliar face, Murong Chanyi desperately wanted to be stronger, but she couldn't stop crying:
"Your father has to consider the Zheng family and be wary of the Xie family, but I am the only son like you... I... I, Gusu Murong, have never suffered such a big loss... Wuwu..."
"Haha, Gusu Murong? Gusu Murong! Such a big loss? Compared with that incident, is this considered a loss?
Gusu Murong, that's all, a few big cats and kittens... If people don't save themselves, no one can save them! Whatever..."
Zheng Zhen threw a cold message over, interrupting Murong Chanyi's wail, and turned to look at Zheng Xiao, his eyes full of disdain and coldness:
"Discuss with your elder brother more and see what the path will be for the rest of your life. According to the rules of the empire, intelligent beings cannot serve in official positions. There is no future as a simple warrior. There is nothing in the family that requires you to be qualified.
Aren't you on good terms with Wang Xixin? His ranking is too low, twenty-four, no matter what, how can he have any future? Through his recommendation, it may be one of your choices to follow a certain high-ranking prince in the royal family.
Take care of yourself! "
Zheng Xiao clasped his fists again, stood up and broke away from Murong Chanyi, without any expression on his face.
"Husband, you... you can't just let go of Jiao'er... and let him become a useless person..."
Murong Chanyi's plea was a little helpless.
Zheng Chen suddenly turned his head:
"This Liulihu! It has cost the family a huge amount of money. Did I not care about it? Did I say he is a useless person?"
You think he is a loser, what else can I do? Can I lead the whole clan to fight against the Xie family? To fight against the Li clan, to fight against the behemoth of the empire? "
Every word in Zheng Cheng's voice message was like a giant hammer, hitting Murong Chanyi's heart.
She slumped in her seat.
"Don't blame others. If you can spare him half of his life, it's because the Xie clan has reservations! I will go to the imperial capital in person in the near future to apologize to the Xie clan!
At the same time, I will also express my gratitude for leaving wisdom and memory to Quanzi, hahahahaha... "
Zheng Chen suddenly waved his sleeves, raised his head, and no longer looked at Murong and his son who was neither human nor ghost.
In his eyes, those carved beams and painted buildings that were once strong, dense, rich and lustrous, and the good wood of the big house that seemed to be able to block any violent wind and rain, had long been dark in color, and even showed signs of decline in some places, and their luster was no longer there.
Zheng Fan and Zheng Xiao looked at each other, bowed and turned around to go out.
The two brothers walked out of the meeting hall. On the corridor outside, they happened to meet several pretty girls passing by, wearing rings jingling and the fragrance blowing in the wind.
Some beautiful scenes from the past suddenly appeared in Zheng Xiao's memory.
Zheng Xiao's bottomless eyes suddenly turned dark red.
He couldn't hear Murong Chanyi's faint wail coming from behind him at all.
…
In a quaint room, soft light is faintly activated from the luminous material on the wall. The milky white light casts a halo on a middle-aged man sitting at the top.
The middle-aged man is slightly stout, with soft eyebrows and mediocre facial features, but even these mediocre facial features, placed on this middle-aged man's face, are so harmonious and full of affinity.
The layout of the room is extremely simple, with a table and a table, and two white tea cups, with a faint water vapor rising.
In front of the middle-aged man, there was also a tall, thin and slightly youthful middle-aged man sitting across from him.
The two middle-aged men are similar in age, but the latter's figure is upright, his movements are precise and without any unnecessary movements, and he will not even glance at this ordinary room.
It was obvious that he was full of respect for the slightly stout middle-aged man above.
"Su Zi, I'm not talking about you. Now every time we meet, you are so reserved that I don't want to see you anymore.
Every time I see you, you seem to remind me that I have a heavy responsibility, I cannot be careless, I must remain cautious and dignified..."
The fat middle-aged man was a little unhappy, but the tone of the message was full of a familiar ridicule.
Su Zi couldn't help but laugh, and the laughter seemed to disturb the water vapor in the tea:
"Master, after all, you and I have different identities. You are the master, and I am a guest and retainer. If my behavior is inappropriate or disrespectful, if my servants see it, it will affect the majesty of the master."
"Oh, it's so sad. I, Li Yuanming, have a bad fate. I was only born two years earlier than Daji, so I have to be restrained like this. I feel so unwilling."
Su Zi couldn't help but laugh again:
"Yuan Ming, we are the ones who grew up together. We know you and understand you, so we won't say anything. If it were anyone else, I would hear the dignified leader of the Li family complaining about being the leader. , I envy my younger brother's leisure, why do you put those humble people in such a bad position?"
Li Yuanming himself also laughed:
"Yes, yes, I actually understand this truth. Sometimes even my third brother laughs at me, saying that I am actually lazy and want to give up my business. Haha, fortunately, the family is stable at present, and there are not as many as other aristocratic families. This is bullshit, otherwise I will have even more headaches."
Su Zi didn't answer the valve owner's complaint.
In the main line of the Li clan, after the death of the boss, Li Yuanming took over as the eldest son.
The second eldest child, Li Daji, has a free and easy personality and travels all year round.
The third child, Li Jubai, is the eyes and ears of His Majesty the current emperor, the imperial censor, and one of the few celebrities in the empire who is as powerful as heaven. He is extremely busy.
The empire's official system drew on the customs of the old Bactrian era, but was extremely streamlined. It was not even as detailed as the division of labor in ancient times.
Naturally, the current imperial official system is simply crude compared to the huge bureaucracy before the Great Annihilation.
The emperor is in charge of everything.
The Prime Minister is in charge.
The deputy prime minister, Yushi Dafu, is in charge of the surveillance and interception system.
Deputy Prime Minister Taiwei, in charge of military affairs.
The three major institutions are responsible for the emperor, and then each is subdivided downwards by level. It's that simple.
It's streamlined, but it looks a bit nondescript.
You can imagine how busy Li Jubai is as the boss of the supervision system of such a huge empire.
The main reason for this situation is that after the Great Annihilation, the human race was in decline and was in chaos. Each of them fought on their own, and there were constant melees.
In the beginning, His Majesty simply replaced government positions with military positions and carried out strong integration. Only then did Daxia rise rapidly after the Great Annihilation.
After re-establishing the empire, His Majesty still didn't want to make things too complicated. He always said that this world was no longer the same, and the abilities of warlocks were far beyond those of the ancients.
Since most of the officials are the best sorcerers, it's more work for those who can do it.
Seeing that Su Zi was distracted and refused to answer, Li Yuanming stopped talking on this topic and looked at Su Zi with concern:
"Su Zi, judging from your expression, you have stayed in the middle level of the wood system for a long enough time. Have you ever seen the future direction?"
Su Zi looked a little sad, but still shook his head and nodded:
"The direction is not clear, but I have been making little by little progress. I think I am lucky to be able to enter the high level. Even if I stay in the middle level for the rest of my life, I am actually lucky.
There were so many friends back then who had no sorcerer abilities. Those who died early had no traces of their bones. Those who didn’t die had long since aged beyond recognition. "
Li Yuanming nodded:
"That's good. Even if you can find a little progress, it means that your potential is still there and the road is not blocked.
That's how you are. You don't want to trouble me in any way. This is a big deal, take your time, at your age, and you still have decades to go, I don’t believe you can’t find a way to advance. "
Su Zi nodded calmly.
"This time I specifically asked you to come back in a hurry. There is something to be done that cannot be conveyed through messages."
After greetings, Li Yuanming started talking about business.
Su Zi's face became solemn, he sat up straight and accepted the promise:
"Please let the Valve Master know clearly!"
Li Yuanming smiled bitterly:
"Don't be so nervous. It's not a big deal. Now that the world is at peace and the empire is prosperous, there are very few people who need people like us anymore to fight and kill."
Seeing that the Valve Master's words were interesting and his expression was relaxed, Su Zi relaxed slightly and nodded in approval.
"Last year, in Yasi County, there were three children who were rescued. There was also a person who lost his memory. His name was Wei Ling, right? I heard that he had a close relationship with Hachiro."
Su Zi looked a little surprised:
"Yes, there is this person. Lord Bai Su, the county governor, saw that Wei Ling and the three children seemed to have the potential to be warlocks, so he asked Shishiro and the girl from the Xie family to take some time to give them some advice.
What, is there any problem with the origin of that young man? "
"No, no, it's a good thing for Shibaro to be friends with him. Well, how should I put it? If you can help this person, you can help him at any cost. We are not sure about his origin. Third brother I can't explain it clearly, so I must ask Shibaro to do three things..."
Su Zi couldn't help but smile bitterly. Such a serious matter, even the censor ordered it, is not a big deal, so what is a big deal?
Immediately, Su Zi received an information package from Li Yuanming, and the content of the information surprised Su Zi.
Immediately afterwards, Li Yuanming took out two small dark shield-shaped plaques and gently placed them on the case in front of Su Zi.
The small sign was neither gold nor jade, and its dark color seemed to absorb all Su Zi's eyes under the soft milky light.
The seal script with the character "李" carved in Yang script on the front of the small sign is not gilded, but directly inlaid with thick gold threads.
Valve Master Order.
Su Zi suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Yuanming closely.
The need to use the Valve Master's Order has not happened for many years.
Su Zi could not imagine that a person whose identity could not even be determined by the clan leader and the imperial censor, Li Clan, would actually issue an order from the clan master to the disciples of the clan, which showed the seriousness and irresistibility of the matter.
Such an unbelievable decision made Su Zi wonder if he was dreaming.
"Shibazuro is too adventurous by nature and has a simple mind. In fact, I like this kid very much. I never imagined that stupid people are blessed, haha."
Li Yuanming smiled lightly when he saw Su Zi carefully put away the Valve Master Order.
Su Zi couldn't laugh:
"Master, this mission that has been kept in the dark, I am actually beating the drum in my heart. The one I have been responsible for protecting is Shibaro. I almost watched him grow up little by little.
This child is a little out of touch, haha. The main reason is that he has not experienced too many things. Even if he hangs out with those little guys in the Imperial City, he has not done anything extraordinary. You all know these. Even in Yaxi County, he never uses his status as a Pressure..."
"Okay, stop it, stop it!" Li Yuanming's face was full of smile:
"Don't say good things about that guy. Although he has a good nature, he is just a weakling. You can escort him for a trip, how can you escort him for a lifetime?"
Su Zi thought for a while:
"If you can become a top warlock, it's really possible."
Seeing that Su Zi also said something interesting, Li Yuanming couldn't help laughing three times:
"Hahaha……"
