When the man entered the Chui Gong Hall, most people, including Cheng Guan, stood up from behind the desk to greet him, but the man just waved his hand and said.
"You don't need to be polite. This evening is not a banquet for kings and ministers. There are also many of you who are not our common people. They come from distant foreign countries and are not familiar with the etiquette of the celestial dynasty. It is reasonable. In this case, it is better to simply throw away those red tapes. Everyone Let's have a good drink together to live up to such a wonderful night."
However, before he finished speaking, he heard a voice from inside the palace, "I have something to report."
The Chen Chao official was obviously stunned when he heard these words. He seemed to have no idea why one of his ministers would sneak in at tonight's banquet.
He looked in the direction from which the voice came, and saw the majestic Cheng Guan in the center of the hall.
This man, um... I really don't seem to have much of an impression.
So he could only ask, "Are you..."
"My name is Cheng Guan, the governor of Si Tian Jian." Cheng Guan replied.
"Oh, he's from Si Tianjian." The man suddenly realized that he had to recognize each other. Si Tianjian's guys were each more elusive than the last.
Although he received his salary, except for an old and confused supervisor who came to work on time every day, the rest of the people were nowhere to be seen.
And he also knew that although this group of people were respectful to him on the surface, few of them really took him seriously.
For example, a few months ago, when he saw the situation worsening, with natural disasters and banditry happening all over the place, he was so anxious that he summoned Guo Shouhuai into the palace, hoping to seek help from the young eunuch Si Tianjian who had the power to reach heaven.
However, the latter was just perfunctory and had no intention of taking action.
Although at the beginning of the founding of the country, the founding king of the Chen Dynasty and Si Tianjian, the young eunuch at that time, made a rule that the two sides would not interfere in each other's affairs. The emperors of the Chen Dynasty would do their best to help Si Tianjian supervise and control the world's spooks. things.
But one moment and another, what Si Tianjian did at that time was conducive to the stability of the world and thus safeguarded the fundamental interests of the rulers.
But now, as chaos is about to break out in Kyushu, Si Tianjian is still only focusing on the strange thing, which makes Chen Renzong, a current official, a little anxious.
Once upon a time, he had full of expectations for the senior monks in Sitian Prison, hoping that they could help him and help Chen Chao overcome the current difficulties.
Because he thought to himself that although he was not one of the founding kings with great talents and great plans, he could still be considered diligent after sitting on the throne for so many years, he was tolerant to his subordinates, and he loved the people like a son. After he came to the throne, he has been building water conservancy projects, and at the same time broadening his horizons and developing industry and commerce. For a time, the Chen Dynasty also had signs of a renaissance.
All in all, Chen Renzong felt that he had done a good job in governing the world. Even from the perspective of the people, Si Tianjian should try his best to protect him.
But Guo Shouhuai's almost cold attitude made him feel chilled.
Of course, he didn't dare to touch Si Tianjian for the time being. Firstly, he was still on that chair. In any case, Si Tianjian's existence would do him more good than harm. Secondly, although he had never seen Guo Shouhuai take action, I also know that the monk Si Tianjian is not easy to mess with.
If he really wants to break up, even though he is deep in the palace and surrounded by many masters, if Si Tianjian wants to kill him, he will definitely find a way.
Therefore, knowing that Guo Shouhuai was perfunctory with him, Chen Renzong still wanted to remain at least polite on the surface, but privately, his impression of Si Tianjian was indeed deteriorating.
And what made him feel most aggrieved was that he knew that Guo Shouhuai also saw his dissatisfaction with Si Tianjian, but Guo Shouhuai, the young eunuch, didn't care at all.
For a moment, Chen Renzong began to doubt which of the two was the emperor. It was from that moment that Chen Renzong made up his mind and began to collect a group of foreign experts who could really be used by him. He even looked forward to someone One day this group of people can replace Si Tianjian.
But this is all a thing for later. At least for now, he still needs Si Tianjian, and there is naturally a reason why he brought Si Tianjian’s people here tonight. Exorcism is just an excuse, his real purpose He wanted to use Si Tianjian's people as a touchstone to test the quality of his newly recruited group.
Chen Renzong was thinking this in his mind, but his face remained calm, and he even showed respect for Cheng Guan. He said warmly, "I wonder if Governor Cheng has anything to report? If it's not urgent, why not wait until the next court meeting? Mention, let’s not talk about state affairs tonight.”
Chen Renzong felt that his hint was obvious enough, but Cheng Guan shook his head when he heard this and said, "Guan Jia, what I want to say is tonight's matter. I don't know where Guan Jia found so many charlatans and let them He entered the palace in a swaggering manner, and if word of this gets out, everyone in the world will laugh out loud."
When Chen Renzong heard this, he felt that the anger he had finally suppressed was rising again. He thought to himself that you people in the Tianjian had the nerve to ask me why I wanted to find these people. Isn't it because you didn't listen to me at all? If you don't try to save yourself, you blame me for being so sick that I seek medical attention. Why don't you yourselves do your best?
Of course, Chen Renzong would not say these words directly. He just responded with a cold face, "I understand, is there anything else?"
"No more." Cheng Guan said as he bowed again, and returned to his position regardless of the vicious looks of those around him who wanted to disembowel him on the spot.
Chen Renzong stopped looking at him, put on a smiling face again, and said to everyone in the hall, "Everyone has been waiting for a long time. Originally, today's night banquet should have started an hour ago, but I am in Funing Hall. Listening to Master Dongxuan's sermon, I was so fascinated that I accidentally delayed it until now, but it made everyone hungry. This is my fault. Let's do this. I will ask Eunuch Han to give it to everyone during the banquet later. I will give you another three hundred taels of silver."
As soon as he said these words, the atmosphere in the palace immediately became lively. After all, these people can be found from all over the world, and most of them trade with the emperor's family for the purpose of seeking wealth.
As long as you have money, everything will be fine. When you get three hundred taels of silver, the depression of being hungry will disappear immediately.
The same goes for Lu Jing. He came here for money tonight and wished that Chen Renzong would throw in more coins. Anyway, he didn't waste the previous time. He sat quietly in his position with his eyes closed and practiced sword control.
When Chen Renzong saw that everyone's interest was aroused again, he was very satisfied. He stopped talking nonsense, waved his hand, and asked people to start serving the dishes.
For a moment, the Chui Gong Hall was filled with people drinking and drinking, which diluted some of the previous tensions.
