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In the southeast corner of Zichen Palace in Luojing City, there is an inconspicuous two-story attic.
Different from most buildings in the palace with red walls and gold tiles, this building has a black glazed roof and green glazed tiles with trimmed edges. There are fringed railings in front of the pavilion and upside-down lintels hanging under the eaves.
Behind the lake, rocks pile up into mountains, like a barrier, with pines and cypresses planted in between.
From a distance, it can be described as simple, elegant, fresh and pleasing to the eye.
This building is called "Wenyuan Pavilion".
Its earliest use was to collect and compile books. Many historical documents from the early days of the founding of Da Qi were compiled here.
But over time, it gradually evolved into a direct place for cabinet ministers to work.
In the power distribution of the Daqi Dynasty, the cabinet was responsible for handling secular government affairs. The cabinet ministers would read the memorials of hundreds of officials, write down their suggestions on a piece of paper, attach them to the memorials, and then give them to the emperor to make a decision - this is called "voting plan".
Then, the emperor would use a red pen to give approval or disapproval based on the cabinet's "votes" - this is called "red approval."
It's just that the current emperor of Da Qi is obsessed with cultivation and ignores political affairs, so he simply handed over the power of "banning red" to Princess Zhaoning.
It is logically speaking that it is extremely unconventional to place the highest decision-making power on the country's secular government affairs in the hands of a princess who has no inheritance rights.
However, the emperor had the highest cultivation level and the biggest fist, and no one in the entire court dared to oppose him.
Just like the former Emperor Xingde handed over the power of "approving the red" to the eunuchs in charge of rituals, no one dared to say "no".
So the emperor got his wish and became the hands-off shopkeeper.
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At this moment, cabinet ministers are gathering in this simple-looking "Wenyuan Pavilion" to discuss national affairs.
An old man with white hair and a python robe sat at the top. After looking around at everyone present, he said calmly: "There are a few things I need to discuss with you today."
This old man's name is Tan Heming, and he is the chief minister of the Daqi Dynasty's cabinet.
Although he is just a mortal, he has a specialization in the art after all. In recent years, he has been able to grasp the emperor's thoughts and handle Daqi's government affairs in an orderly manner. In addition, he speaks well and is good at writing gorgeous articles. He has always been deeply fond of Gain the emperor's trust.
Having said this, Tan Shoufu cleared his throat, then looked down at a memorial on the table, and said slowly: "First of all, it is about the 'Luoshui Conference' that will be held this year... Because the long night is coming, exorcism Division Chief Luo Chuan suggested that the rewards given to the leaders of the 'Luoshui Conference' should be slightly increased to encourage the young monks of Daqi to practice hard."
The "Luoshui Conference" is held every five years in Luojing City. It is the highest-level event for Daqi Dynasty practitioners to discuss Taoism and exchange ideas.
Monks from all over the country, regardless of origin or level of cultivation, can come to participate.
The Emperor of Qi, the Saints of the Five Directions, the heads of sects, the heads of powerful families, and other big figures who are usually hard to see will also come.
It can be said that the "Luoshui Conference" will become an opportunity for the proud ones to become famous in the world, a way for the disciples from poor families to get ahead, and a channel for the big shots to select talents.
"Mr. Ge, how can this be done?" As soon as Tan Shoufu finished speaking, Yin Quan, the Minister of Household Affairs and a bachelor, immediately retorted, "Some time ago, the Exorcism Department proposed to create a 'divine machine camp', which would require a Most of the cultivation resources in the treasury. Unexpectedly, just a few months later, they came to the lion's mouth again, as if the resources in the treasury were the private property of their exorcism department. We cannot let these practitioners What a nonsense..."
Everyone present was not surprised by Master Yin's irritable tone.
In their impression, Mr. Yin, who was in charge of the financial power of the Daqi Dynasty, was a veritable "Iron Rooster" - he guarded the treasury of the Daqi Dynasty for many years, collected taxes with great fanfare, and spent money without penny.
But the emperor always praised him highly, praising him more than once that "although he is not a monk, he has the ability to make money out of thin air."
Therefore, although he often quarreled with other cabinet ministers and had fierce quarrels, his status was still as stable as Mount Tai.
Even if he occasionally secretly put money from the treasury into his own pocket, the emperor would turn a blind eye to him.
"I haven't finished speaking yet," Tan Shoufu interrupted him calmly, "Luo Sishou hopes to give the leaders of the 'Luoshui Conference' an opportunity to enter the royal treasury to select magic weapons."
Hearing that Tan Shoufu said "imperial treasury" instead of "treasury", Yin Shangshu breathed a sigh of relief: "Then let this matter be decided directly by Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
Tan Shoufu nodded, quickly wrote the "ticket proposal" on a piece of paper, and pasted it on the memorial of Luo Chuan, the head of the exorcism department.
"The second thing," Tan Shoufu then took out a second document and continued to speak to everyone present, "this memorial comes from Wei Jiusi, a Qianhu in Qingzhou Prefecture, Jiaodong Province.
"He said that the spread of Yin evil energy in Yishan Snow Girl's territory is accelerating, and more and more civilians are being corroded by Yin energy and turning into monsters.
"Wei Qianhu hopes that the capital can provide them with some supplies to help nearby residents evacuate the dangerous area. If it continues, Qingzhou Prefecture may be occupied by monsters."
"Why is another one here asking for money?" Yin Shangshu muttered gloomily again.
In the following period, he used his sharp tongue to bargain wildly, and finally succeeded in reducing the total amount of supplies proposed by Wei Qianhu to half of the original amount on the grounds that "the national treasury was very short of money."
Tan Shoufu glanced at him helplessly and thought: With this Master's bargaining skills, he might be invincible even in front of the aunts at Luojing City's wet market.
"The third thing is also the most important thing," Tan Shoufu opened the third document and continued, "This morning, His Majesty sent someone to deliver an edict to our Wenyuan Pavilion."
Upon hearing the words "Your Majesty" and "Edict", everyone present raised their heads and looked at Tan Shoufu who was sitting at the top, all showing expressions of surprise.
Because Emperor Tianxing has been focusing on cultivation in recent years and ignoring government affairs.
Therefore, the edict he sent to the cabinet was even rarer than the snow ginseng on Mount Yi.
"You may have read in the Di newspaper before that there was an exorcist named 'Gu Xu' in the Yishui County Exorcism Department. He once solved the case of the Lu family's murderous house in Qingzhou Prefecture and became the master of the famous 'Jinghong Pen'. Master," Tan Shoufu continued, "and now, he has successfully climbed to the top of Mount Laoshan and became the inheritor of the ascended immortal Kongxuan Sanren.
"His Majesty valued his qualifications and talents and wanted to appoint him as a 'Reader'. He hopes that he can accompany the princes and princesses in reading and discussion in the future and serve as a role model for the emperor's heirs."
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Shi Xiaohan was still sleeping in at home.
In fact, she woke up two hours ago.
But since she had a day off today, and sleeping next to the warm stove in the winter was an extremely happy thing.
So after she woke up, she yawned, turned over, buried her head in the pillow and continued to sleep soundly.
It's just that the girl's sleeping posture has always been very restless.
When the maid Chenxi walked into her bedroom with the letter from Gu Xu, her pillow had already fallen to the floor.
As for Shi Xiaohan herself, she was lying carelessly on the bed. The quilt had been kicked to the corner by her and only covered one of her feet.
She was wearing a pale pink bellyband and underpants, embroidered with patterns of mandarin ducks playing in the water, revealing her smooth, porcelain-white arms and calves; her long, fluffy hair was also spread down, covering half of her face.
On the cabinet beside her bed, there was a delicate hairpin, a clean white handkerchief, and a small cookie box.
"Miss, it's time to get up!" The maid Chenxi came to her side and called softly, "Someone sent you a letter this morning."
Chen Xi's words interrupted Shi Xiaohan's sweet dream.
She snorted unhappily, her eyes still closed and motionless, as if someone had sealed her in this soft big bed with a spell.
"Miss, this letter is sent to you by Mr. Gu from Laizhou Mansion." Seeing that Xiaohan was still lying in bed, the maid Chenxi smiled and continued.
When he heard the words "Master Gu", Shi Xiaohan was shocked and stopped pretending to be asleep.
"Show it to me quickly!"
Before Chen Xi could answer, she kicked the quilt to the ground, sat up suddenly, and snatched the envelope from Chen Xi's hand. There was no trace of sleepiness in her big eyes as clear as apricots.
Then, she carefully opened the envelope, took out the letter from it, and saw Gu Xu's elegant and elegant handwriting at a glance.
She knew that Gu Xu's calligraphy was the most beautiful.
But in this letter, Gu Xu wrote in straight, straight and straight regular script fonts.
"He must be trying to make it easier for me to read!" She thought silently as she sat cross-legged on the bed and began to read the letter carefully word for word.
Soon, she read about how the fourth prince Xiao Shangzhen disguised herself as a girl to deceive her opponents in the "Realm of Taoism" and was called "Qilin Girl" by her companions in the "Shenji Camp".
She immediately held her stomach and laughed non-stop, rolling around on the big bed like a kitten.
"Oh, I really didn't expect that His Highness the Prince of Daqi could do such a thing..."
After a few minutes, the girl finally calmed down, rested her chin with one hand, and lay on the bed to continue reading.
Black hair as black as clouds was scattered on her smooth and delicate back, and the pink rope belt of her belly was vaguely exposed; her white and tender feet were hanging in the air, dangling unconsciously.
When she read that Gu Xu had overcome many obstacles and climbed to the top of Mount Laoshan, her eyes suddenly opened wide and she couldn't help but exclaimed: "He is so awesome!"
However, the next second, she saw Gu Xu wrote in the letter: "Xiaohan, do you think I am powerful?"
She immediately stopped smiling, said "poof", and secretly commented in her heart: "This bastard is really crazy!"
Next, she saw that Gu Xu used a lot of pen and ink to describe the process of getting along with her father, and his words were full of praise and admiration for her father.
A bright smile bloomed on the girl's face again - like the ripples of a clear spring, overflowing from the dimples at the corners of her mouth and spreading all over her face.
Shi Xiaohan was sincerely happy that Gu Xu and her father were getting along well.
Finally, she saw that at the end of the letter, Gu Xu asked about the magical powers she gained when she broke through the realm.
"Hmph, I'll tell you when you come back!"
As she spoke, she stuffed the letter paper back into the envelope, and then placed the envelope on the bedside table with the hairpin, handkerchief, and cookie box.
At this time, she raised her head and looked at Chen Xi beside her: "What breakfast did you prepare today? Did you make preserved egg and lean meat porridge and soup dumplings as I asked?"
The maid Chenxi smiled slightly and responded: "Miss, it's time for lunch now."
Later, with the help of Chen Xi, Shi Xiaohan put on a pink dress, combed her hair into a hanging bun, and wore a gilt hairpin with mandarin duck patterns and pearls. She looked both delicate and noble.
While Chen Xi was combing her hair, she pretended to be casual and asked, "What did Mr. Gu write in the letter? To make the young lady so happy?"
"How can you tell that I'm happy?" Shi Xiaohan frowned slightly and replied, "That arrogant guy Gu Xu just climbed up Mount Laoshan and felt that he was great.
"If this heroine also enters the 'Shenji Camp', it is impossible for him to be so arrogant!"
"What do you mean, Miss Gu, is that Mr. Gu is actually not very powerful at all?" Chen Xi said in a teasing tone.
"You are not allowed to say that to him!" Upon hearing this, Shi Xiaohan slammed the table in anger.
Since she had just broken through the third level, she was not yet able to completely control the majestic true energy in her body.
So under her powerful power, this expensive and exquisitely crafted mahogany table instantly shattered into sawdust with a bang.
Shi Xiaohan was startled and jumped up from his chair.
"Chen Xi, please don't tell my father about this!" She reached out and tugged on Chen Xi's sleeves, raised her head and looked at her, her bright eyes filled with water.
Chen Xi smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly.
She thought in her mind: Miss, you have destroyed such a big table. If the master really asks about it, I can’t hide it even if I want!
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Laizhou Mansion, Tongfu Inn.
Gu Xu was sitting next to the window, holding the secret book of "Puppetry" left by Kong Xuan Sanren in his hand, and was studying it attentively.
At this time, he was wearing a Xiaoyao scarf and a new set of clothes. He looked majestic, handsome and handsome.
He was fortunate that exorcism officials could replace their damaged uniforms at the Yamen for free.
This undoubtedly allowed him to save a lot of money.
According to the description in the secret book, Gu Xu learned that Kong Xuan Sanren's "puppet manipulation" spell was very different from other puppet techniques.
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