"Hey, what's the use of raising people like you? They just eat white rice."
When she spoke, her subordinates lowered their heads respectfully and did not dare to interrupt.
Although Princess Zhaoning had no talent for cultivation and was just a mortal, she relied on her own abilities and skills to manage the politics of the Qi Dynasty in an orderly manner, so she was quite prestigious in the court.
"What your Highness is teaching you is," after she finished speaking, her subordinates nodded like chickens pecking at rice, "the information we collected does have many shortcomings. We will follow your instructions to find it." More information about Gu Xu, the experience of Yishui Exorcist Department."
Princess Zhaoning nodded slowly.
"However, your work is not completely without merit." She paused for a moment, then suddenly changed the topic, and a faint smile suddenly appeared on her serious face, "At least, you will be able to send this information to me. The efficiency is much faster than I expected."
Her smile was like a warm spring breeze - it melted away the sharpness in her eyes and dispelled the chill in the air, as if sending away the chilling autumn and winter, allowing the colorful spring to arrive early.
The subordinates were stunned for a moment, and then lowered their heads in unison.
Although this was not the first time they saw Princess Zhaoning's smile.
But to this day, this charming smile still makes them dare not look up.
"Go ahead," Princess Zhaoning quickly stopped her smile and ordered calmly, "I hope the results you get this time will satisfy me."
"As ordered, Your Highness." The subordinates immediately respectfully bowed out.
After her subordinates left, Princess Zhaoning took a deep breath and gently massaged her temples with her long white fingers.
In the past few years in charge of the secular government of Daqi, she has already become familiar with controlling her subordinates——
First hit them with words, point out the mistakes in their work with a critical eye, and make them panic and self-denial.
Then, use a little more charm, give them some trivial compliments, or paint a picture of a pie to give them hope - so that they will understand that with just a little more effort, they can get her approval.
Princess Zhaoning has tried this trick repeatedly.
However, she also felt physically and mentally exhausted from having to deal with government affairs, sorting out files and documents for the Exorcist Department, and having to battle wits and courage with her subordinates like this for a long time.
After all, she is only a mortal and cannot recover energy as quickly as a practitioner.
"Gu Xu..."
She stared at the information in front of her and silently recited the name.
She clearly remembered that not long ago, she had seen this name on a theory test paper for promotion assessment in the Exorcism Department - she was the question maker and Gu Xu was the answerer.
Because Chief Luo of the Exorcism Department had made a clear request to her, hoping that the questions she would give would be sufficiently differentiated to be able to distinguish talents with different knowledge levels.
Therefore, in addition to the basic questions, Princess Zhaoning also used her extraordinary knowledge to design many difficult and difficult test questions - including astronomy and geography, Feng Shui, divination, runes, spells, magic weapon refining and other unfamiliar topics. knowledge.
These questions have made countless candidates complain incessantly and wish they could slap the question paper on her face.
So far, in most of the answer sheets received by Princess Zhaoning, this part of the question is basically blank.
Some candidates will also leave some words in the answer area that make Princess Zhaoning dumbfounded——
For example, "Examiner, you are the most handsome and wisest person in the world! Please do me a favor and let me pass this examination!"
For example, "The head of the exorcism department is my relative."
For example, "I wish the examiner and his family peace and good health forever!"
…
Princess Zhaoning will not pass any such examination papers.
At the same time, because no one has ever been able to complete this question paper, Princess Zhaoning has always felt deeply regretful: In the vast world, no one can keep up with me in terms of knowledge!
Until she saw Gu Xu's answer sheet.
That is an answer sheet that can only be described as "perfect".
It was an answer sheet that took her breath away and shocked her.
Although she had never met the little-known Yishui County official.
However, from his flawless answers and from his strong and crisp handwriting, she gradually sketched out the appearance of that person in her mind.
She could imagine the confident look in the corner of his eyes, and she could also imagine the confidence that that person had when he was writing furiously.
"If I have the chance, I really want to compete with him!"
Gu Xu's answer sheet once aroused Princess Zhaoning's competitive spirit.
That's why she left a message to Luo Sishou, hoping to recruit Gu Xu to be her Princess Palace Director Shi - someone who could help her share the work when she was busy, and who could discuss academic issues with her when she was free.
Of course, her request was decisively rejected by Luo Chuan as expected.
And now, the name "Gu Xu" came into her sight again.
But this time, the unknown little official has become a famous genius monk and possesses one of the twelve weapons, the "Jinghong Brush".
Like the rising sun at dawn, showing its light to the whole world.
"It seems that when I wanted him to be the head of the princess palace, I really buried him!" Princess Zhaoning sighed silently in her heart.
At this moment, a young man of twelve or thirteen years old, with fine features and handsome features, wearing a brocade robe suddenly sneaked out from the backyard, glanced around, and then ran towards the gate without looking back.
"Xiao Shangzhen, stop!" Princess Zhaoning slapped the table, stood up suddenly, and shouted angrily, "Have you finished practicing the "Dragon Heart Sutra" today? Have you learned "Tai'a Swordsmanship"? Have you finished reading the classics and history books? ? Did I allow you to go out to play? "
Xiao Shangzhen is the fourth prince of Da Qi and the biological brother of Princess Zhaoning. Although he has good spiritual talent, his stubborn personality often gives Princess Zhaoning headaches.
"No, no, no, no." Xiao Shangzhen replied with a smile, and then disappeared at the gate of the princess mansion without a trace.
Princess Zhaoning took a deep breath and repeatedly told herself to "keep calm" and not to be angry for this little brat.
During the recent period, she used a lot of favors to get a place for Xiao Shangzhen from Jiaodong Province to go to the Immortal Cave in the Laoshan ruins.
Because she herself has no talent for cultivation, her hope of competing for the throne can only be placed on her younger brother.
However, Xiao Shangzhen was the youngest among the descendants of the Emperor of Qi, and his spiritual realm naturally lagged behind the others - she had to find ways to bridge the gap between Xiao Shangzhen and his brothers so that he could advance first. to.
"Well, it would be great if I were a practitioner," Princess Zhaoning raised her tea cup, took a sip of the half-cooled tea, and thought to herself, "In this way, I don't have to worry about it all day long. This little bastard is so sad and troublesome - if I fight for the Tai'a Sword myself, I will definitely do better than all of them."
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Yishui County, Exorcism Department Yamen.
The late autumn sun shines through the bare branches of trees, casting mottled light and shadow on the ground.
Shi Xiaohan stepped on these tiny spots of light and jumped along the corridor.
Ever since she saw in the newspaper that Gu Xu solved the case of Lu's haunted house, she had been wandering aimlessly in the exorcism department, thinking "that damn guy Gu Xu, he took on such a big task" , he didn’t call me the heroine”, “With his fragile little body, he is really not afraid of being killed by a ghost?”, “I didn’t expect that he would become so powerful after not seeing each other for a few days”…
The two emotions of happiness and depression were intertwined in her heart, making her sometimes frown and sometimes smile like a flower.
At this moment, the familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of her.
The sunlight poured down on him, making his whole body glow with dazzling light and making his smile clear and hearty.
At this moment, all the words of praise or questioning that Shi Xiaohan thought about were completely forgotten by her.
She just stood there blankly, looking at him, a little lost in thought for a moment.
"Xiaohan, why are you standing there?" Gu Xu chuckled, holding ten bottles of "Eternal Brightness Pill" in his arms, and said to her, "Come on, I will invite you to eat out for lunch today."
