"Is it a big deal? Haha, I have a new Immortal Master Lu and I have defeated the stone thieves. It's a big deal!"
Yan Guozhong rolled his eyes twice, but hesitated to speak.
Seeing him like this, Emperor Ming waved his attendants to go out.
Seeing that there was no one else around, Yan Guozhong bent down to Emperor Ming's side and whispered: "Your Majesty, in the hall today, did you hear what Master Lu Xian said?"
"What are you saying? What do you mean?"
Yan Guozhong forced out a stiff smile and asked, "Do you still remember what he said?"
"What are you talking about? Didn't he just say that he doesn't want rewards, he just wants peace for all people!"
Yan Guozhong's voice dropped even lower: "Your Majesty, please taste his words carefully."
Emperor Yu Ming blinked and carefully considered what Lu Yuan said.
"I can't produce it. My beloved, you might as well tell me."
Yan Guozhong habitually looked out the window and said in an almost inaudible voice: "Master Lu said that he only wants peace for all people... Your Majesty, think about it, who is supposed to say such words as "peace for all people"? "
Emperor Yu Ming said without hesitation: "The whole world is my people, of course I can only say that."
"Look, isn't this it? You should have said this, but Master Lu Xian didn't know what his intentions were, and he said such a thing! The Master said: "If you are not in your position, you will not seek government." He sought this government. Don’t you want to seek a position? "
Emperor Yu Ming's expression suddenly became serious.
In such a special period like today, the imperial power is under great challenge, and any slight disturbance is enough to alarm Emperor Ming.
What's more, such a young talent with the power to make wind and rain!
After hearing Yan Guozhong's words, Emperor Yu Ming seemed to have an undercurrent surging in his heart.
He was silent for a long time.
Yan Guozhong smiled again and said: "Your Majesty, this is just a guess made by a humble minister. There are countless things to do, haha!"
Emperor Yu Ming stared at him for a long time, then burst into laughter: "Aiqing really knows how to make me happy!"
"Don't dare. It's the duty of a minister to worry about the king. It's best if Master Lu doesn't have that intention. If it does happen, wouldn't it be better for us to be mentally prepared?"
Emperor Yu Ming looked at him deeply and motioned for him to sit on the bed.
Yan Guozhong did not dare to sit with him and knelt respectfully beside the bed.
Emperor Yu Ming patted him on the shoulder, and his tears fell to the ground: "O Zhong Guozhong! Taizong of my court once said, "The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough and turbulent know the honest minister." What a sincere statement! What a sincere statement! "
Yan Guozhong also lowered his head and cried loudly: "Your Majesty! Take care of your dragon body!"
"Guozhong, do you know how many people are talking about you outside?"
"If I don't do well, what does it matter if I'm criticized? Even if I'm sentenced to death, I can't absolve myself of the crime of ineffective assistance!" Yan Guozhong cried.
Emperor Yu Ming asked him to sit on the cushion beside him: "My dear! You are loyal to me, as can be seen from the sun and the moon. You are in a high position, and some of your female officials are jealous. I also know this."
"Your Majesty, I can't repay the favor even if I die!"
"Don't say you will die! My world is in need of you!"
"Yes!" Yan Guozhong immediately knelt down again and kowtowed heavily.
He slowly sat up and saw a cup of tea left by Emperor Yu Ming on the small table.
There is still some remaining tea soup in the tea cup, and the tea leaves are clearly visible.
"Your Majesty, if you are brave enough to do this, could you please let me have a look at it?"
Emperor Yu Ming glanced at the tea cup, nodded and said, "I love you, please do as you please."
"Your Majesty, I don't dare to look now. I want to use tea leaf divination to get a feel for Master Lu's attitude towards you."
Tea divination was a popular alchemy in the Dayu Dynasty.
It can predict bad luck through the image of leftover tea in the cup. It is similar to the "tortoise shell fortune telling" in ancient times.
Emperor Yu Ming smiled and said: "Ai Qing still knows the science of prophecy?"
"Although this knowledge cannot wait for the elegant hall, sometimes it can indeed get a glimpse of the secrets of heaven."
"Well, then my dear
Let’s try it. "
Yan Guozhong said: "Your Majesty, please personally hold the cup and shake it for three weeks."
Emperor Yu Ming smiled slightly and shook the cup according to his words.
He placed the cup on the small table. Yan Guozhong walked up, picked up the cup and looked at it carefully.
After watching for a while, Yan Guozhong frowned and said nothing.
"What do you see?"
Yan Guozhong picked up the cup very carefully: "Your Majesty, please take a look. What do you see the tea leaves look like?"
"Well...it's quite obvious this way. Doesn't it look like a cat? By the way, the ones next to it look like spider webs."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty! In tea divination, the cat represents betrayal. The spider web represents conspiracy and complicated situations. Taken together, what do you think Master Lu will do?"
Emperor Yu Ming pondered: "He said something like that before, and then the divination came up with such a result... I'm afraid this person has ulterior motives."
Yan Guozhong said cautiously: "Your Majesty, Holy Ming! I just had doubts about him before, but now through tea divination, his purpose has been further revealed!"
"My dear, before Lin Bi of Jingping Division tried to frame you, I personally sentenced him to death. I know all the things you did for Dayu. I know that what you said was all for my country and country of Dayu—— So what’s your plan now?”
Yan Guozhong pondered for a while and whispered to Emperor Yu Ming: "It's actually very simple. Aren't His Majesty and Li Banxian going to write a letter to invite him to come over for a drink? Let's..."...
Tongguan.
After Lu Yuan received these two letters, he studied them very carefully.
Tongguan is not far from Changning. If you use your magical power of flight, you can get there in just half a day.
If you go to drink, if there is an emergency in Tongguan, you will still be able to get back in time.
Hua Shang said: "Brother Lu, are you really going to Changning?"
"Well, the current emperor wants me to go. I'm actually still waiting and watching. But Uncle Li wants me to go, so I think I still have to go. I don't think the two thieves can gather the thieves to attack the city in three days."
"Okay! Then I want to go with you, okay?"
Lu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "No problem. But you have to switch to monster form."
Feng Changqing was happy and worried when he heard that Lu Yuan was going to Changning for a banquet.
Fortunately, his memorial had an effect.
What's worrying is that with Lu Yuan gone, his backbone is no longer there.
Lu Yuan saw his worry and smiled: "Don't worry, General Feng. I'll go and have a meal and then come back. My flying mysticism won't be very slow."
Feng Changqing said: "The immortal master is so powerful that he can naturally visit the three mountains and five mountains in one day. If you go this time, there is nothing else to worry about. You just have to worry about this guy Yan Guozhong."
Lu Yuan said: "Thank you for the reminder, General. I have heard of Yan Guozhong's name a long time ago. I will be wary of this person."
"That's good. When the immortal master said this, I feel relieved. But I have a grudging request."
"General, it doesn't matter."
Feng Changqing had a troubled look on his face and stopped talking.
After a while, he slowly said:
"The air defense array on our city wall needs more blue sky rocks. But recently, for some unknown reason, the imperial court has allocated fewer and fewer rocks, so that there will be loopholes in our defense. Now that the immortal master is gone, I have to bother you to ask the imperial court. I want some ore."
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. As long as you have it, I will definitely get it back for you."
