"yes."
Looking at the rusty mandarin ducks on the patchwork of Duke's official uniform, Ning Caichen subconsciously threw himself to the ground, grabbed his legs, and cried out:
"Student Ning Caichen has met the prefect."
Scholars are all official reserves.
Of course, there must be fame.
And Ning Caichen studied hard for twenty years in Hanchuang. Although he was just a scholar, he could only take one step further to become a master of civil affairs, and he was barely qualified to be an official. But even so, he was qualified to call himself a student in front of Duke, a late learner, and a poor scholar. A pull relationship.
"I know that you have a grievance, and so do everyone locked up here."
Duke didn't want to get entangled in such a trivial matter, so he looked at his master and asked, "Do you understand what to do?"
"Yes Yes."
The master nodded and promised: "First ask the jailer to prepare fresh meals for these people. The subordinates will confirm one by one, redress their grievances, and register the contents in a book. After the adults confirm that they are correct, they will be released immediately."
"anything else?"
"..."
Duke's words made the master's heart tighten. He was thinking crazily in his mind and sweating on his forehead.
As the saying goes, being with a king is like being with a tiger.
The prefect is not an emperor, but since ancient times, imperial power has not been sent to the countryside. In Jinhua Mansion, his words are more effective than imperial edicts, and the tiger ancestors are ten thousand times more terrifying.
Suddenly, the master thought of the answer and couldn't help shouting: "Give me money, yes, give me money!"
"Well, don't forget to compensate appropriately."
In order to prevent his subordinates from making trouble, Duke added: "If you are not guilty, you will be imprisoned for ten days and receive one tael of silver. If you have been punished and are beaten, you must be given sufficient additional compensation."
"It's up to you."
From beginning to end, Duke never mentioned that there was no official silver or food in the treasury.
But the master was very sensible, nodding his head constantly and never refuting a word, because he had already made up his mind to ask all the rich households and officials in the city to collect money and food together before tomorrow morning to fill up the official treasury of Jinhua Mansion.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."
Ning Caichen, who had no sharp edges to begin with, spent another two months in a dark prison. Now that he could not only get out, but also receive compensation, he burst into tears of gratitude.
After all, he is just a scholar.
Thesis is not a great talent.
When it comes to martial arts, it's even worse.
Apart from his infatuation for the female ghost Xiaoqian, there is nothing else to praise. Even saving the one he loves requires kneeling on the ground and begging Yan Chixia to risk his life for help.
When they first saw this plot, both Duke and Lu Li outside the Xuanguang Mirror couldn't help but sigh:
Bai Wuyi is a scholar.
"Hey, this scholar doesn't need to be interrogated. I'll give him ten taels of silver, take him to take a bath, change his clothes and come to me at the mansion."
After saying that, Duke waved his hand, indicating that Ning Caichen didn't need to say any more words of thanks.
He turned his attention to the unkempt old man next to him.
"Zhuge Wolong?"
"Exactly."
Although Zhuge Wolong was curious about what Duke was like, this did not prevent him from straightening his back and assuming the attitude of an outsider:
"May I ask if you have any advice, Master Fu?"
At this time, the master also calmed down and quickly reminded: "Sir, the prisoner in the whole prison may be caught by mistake, but there is absolutely no chance that he will be released. Without a pardon from the court, it is best not to let him go."
With that said, he leaned into Duke's ear and told him about Zhuge Wolong's "glorious deeds".
Because he guessed what the master was going to say, Zhuge Wolong simply slumped down on the straw, raised his legs, and swayed slightly, showing an indifferent attitude.
In fact, for him, there is really nothing worth fearing in the world.
Life is a prison.
These words came from the mouth of Zhuge Wolong. After sitting in prison for decades, he lived an increasingly honest life. Even if he ate cockroaches or flies, they still tasted the same as chicken.
Not to mention death, in his view, this is no different from relief. Anyway, Zhuge Wolong has seen through the world.
"The Way of the World"
Duke ignored his master, not to mention Zhuge Wolong's contempt for everything, and stared at the ground.
There is a book there.
"Want to see it?"
"I'll give it to you."
In response, Duke shook his head. He didn't think Zhuge Wolong knew anything about mysticism. He was just a poor scholar with many talents and ups and downs in his official career.
The works he wrote are nothing more than records of the vicissitudes of life and the darkness of officialdom.
If you have this free time, you might as well manage the Jinhua Mansion and get rid of the demons entrenched nearby.
"Advice is out of the question. I wanted to ask you to come out and help manage the Jinhua Mansion, but judging from your attitude, I guess you don't want to get involved in the world, so I won't bother you."
Duke was not Liu Huangshu. He had the perseverance to visit the thatched cottage three times, and he did not want to waste a lot of time and energy. He said to the master: "Give Mr. Zhuge pens, ink, paper, inkstones, a desk, three meals a day, and ask the jailer to bring in two oil lamps at night."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
It would be biased to say that Ning Caichen is useless. Duke wants to use him to get to know Yan Chixia, the ruthless CEO who is both Buddhist and Taoist.
By the way, let’s take a look at the tree demon grandma who has been sealed for hundreds of years. This tree demon who is neither male nor female, neither yin nor yang, has a way to catch up with the old demon from Montenegro.
"Uncle, I think this Lord of the Palace is a good official. He is interested in..."
"Hey, it's useless to talk more. Now that your grievances have been cleared, and you have been favored by the nobles, go out quickly. My life here is very nourishing."
"Didn't you listen to what he said? You don't have to worry about three meals a day, and you can eat and drink well. You can write whatever you want, even if you give it to the emperor."
The sound came from far away.
The master who stayed in prison felt that his eyes had been opened. He didn't expect that there were such weird people in the world.
However, he didn't feel like sighing anymore.
"Tell someone to lift the haystack behind Mr. Wolong. There is a tunnel there. Ask two smarter jailers to go in and see where it leads."
Duke's voice sounded.
The whole prison was quiet, especially Ning Caichen, Zhuge Wolong, and Master. The three of them had different thoughts, but they were all very surprised.
"According to the normal trend, Mr. Fu should be escorted to Beijing on the day of frost, and Zhuge Wolong will release Ning Caichen to meet the Kunlun sect warlock Zhiqiu Yiye..."
General Ma Mian moved his eyes away from the Xuanguang Mirror and continued: "Now, the plot is getting more and more unrecognizable."
"Don't worry about these." King Mingling Dharmakaya replied calmly, "Just follow the plan."
The first competitor Lu Li met appeared, and it turned out to be his good friend Duke. This guy was now in a good location and could follow the clues first and get in touch with the old demon from Montenegro.
But so what?
There are so many positions for the King of Hell in the Ten Palaces. Each of the three people has three positions, and there is still one left.
Moreover, Black Mountain is not so easy to deal with. A pig has been cultivating for thousands of years, and his Taoism is unimaginably high, let alone this mountain of the underworld, which is not easy to follow.
"I'll leave the affairs of the city to you two at night. I want to leave the city as soon as possible to meet the mysterious Mr. Tiantai."
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