Madam, please respect my profession.

Chapter 328: The Duke’s Birthday Banquet, the Grand Master and her lackeys!

Lu Zhan didn’t understand what his female boss meant, but he didn’t think too much about it. Women’s minds are unpredictable. Maybe she felt it was a good match before, but now she feels it’s not, so he didn’t want to match them up casually.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhan said, "Thank you very much for your advice, Grand Master. I understand."

"Do you really understand?" The Grand Master glanced at Lu Zhan with her beautiful eyes. She only thought that he was handsome and strong. She thought that Lan Lan was too short-sighted. She was stubborn and refused to agree to such a rare and beautiful man. She really didn't know the value of a man.

Lu Zhan blinked: "I should understand."

"..."

The chief steward held the teacup in his hand, wanting to chat a little more, but he had no idea what to talk about. He had already finished talking about the serious matters, and it would be easy to cross the line if he continued talking about these messy things.

The chief steward drank a cup of tea leisurely. Seeing that Lu Zhan did not continue to speak and did not leave, he asked, "Do you have anything else to do?"

Lu Zhan thought of an old story and said, "I do have something to say, but I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

The chief minister narrowed his eyes and said, "If you don't want to talk about it, don't talk about it."

The Demon Suppression Division has come into contact with many monsters and is the place in the world that knows the most about monsters. If the stories about the monsters they have encountered and the methods of restraining them could be compiled into a book, it would not only warn people not to do bad things, but also allow people to understand more about monsters. Even if they are defeated when they encounter a monster, at least they will have an idea of ​​what to do.

What Lu Zhan was talking about was the matter of writing a book about monsters.

The Grand Master narrowed his eyes, as if thinking about the feasibility of this matter.

In less than a quarter of an hour, a figure appeared in Qingyang Tower.

"You want to write a book to warn the world?"

It would be better to compile it into a book to popularize knowledge about monsters to the people, so that the people don't have to be afraid of monsters, and don't kill innocent people indiscriminately and bring trouble upon themselves.

Lu Zhan looked up in surprise, surprised at the Chief Supervisor's straightforwardness. He had thought that this matter concerned the power of the Demon Suppression Bureau, and that the female supervisor would carefully weigh the pros and cons.

It makes sense. Judging from rumors, the female boss has been lawless since she was young. She does whatever she wants. Except for robbing a man, she has done many other bully things. It is normal that she doesn't like small talk.

The Twelve Demon-Suppressing Departments are located on both sides of the Qingyang Tower like stars surrounding the moon. The building complex is majestic and endless. This is the place where the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty is concentrated, and it is also the final destination of the demon-suppressing masters in the world.

In the end, Lu Zhan stated the pros and cons. The advantages were unquestionable, but the disadvantages were also obvious.

Unexpectedly, in just a moment, the other party gave the correct answer.

This idea came from the way from Jinling to Bianjing.

Now that he and his female boss had gradually developed a certain revolutionary relationship, he proposed this.

The corner of Lu Zhan's mouth twitched. He was originally using polite words to greet his female boss, but he didn't expect that her wouldn't fall for it.

Of course, the idea is not to rely on this knowledge to deal with ferocious monsters, but to let everyone try their best to identify the identity of the monsters, report the case early and solve it early.

Is that not harmonious with us? It's obviously not harmonious with you... Lu Zhan said: "I understand, I will start to implement it after the case of Lord Xie is over."

The chief thought about it for a while and said, "This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. I will naturally not object. As for whether it will weaken the power of the Demon Suppression Bureau, the Demon Suppression Bureau is to protect the people of the world. If everyone in the world can protect themselves, then what's the harm in not using the Demon Suppression Bureau?"

Originally thought that he wanted to give his daughter power, but now it seems that it might be because the late emperor understood that although his daughter was naughty, she had a pure heart for the country and the people. Even though she had been in charge of the Demon Suppression Bureau for countless years, she had never been tempted by power.

Lu Zhan stood up and clasped his fists, his expression solemn: "The great master's heart for the country and the people really makes me admire him. However, there are not many Confucianists in the Demon Suppression Bureau. The compilation requires a certain level of writing skills, and the workload is not small. I want to borrow a few people from Luyun Academy."

Luyun Academy seems to be a non-aggressor, but in fact, it has many students all over the world. Many officials in the court come from Luyun Academy. If they can maintain good relations, the situation of the Demon Suppression Division will be much better.

She knew that Lu Zhan was a talented writer, but she was still surprised that he said this.

It is not easy to write a book in the Great Zhou Dynasty. It requires not only literary skills, but also absolute patience and energy. Especially since this book concerns people's livelihood, once you start, you can't just put it down.

In this day and age, anything can be accomplished with money. At most, some people can be transferred from the Ministry of Rites. Lu Zhan's move was to ease the relationship between Luyun Academy and the Demon Suppression Bureau.

Although the Demon Suppression Bureau is spread throughout the territory and can slay demons and eliminate evil, many times, when the people are unsure of the situation, they dare not report it, otherwise the people from the Demon Suppression Bureau will make a wasted trip. It's okay once or twice, but after too many times, the demon suppressors will inevitably slack off.

Lu Zhan simply got straight to the point: "This is a long story. It is an immature suggestion from me. I wanted to bring it up after entering the capital, but I had too many things to do and forgot about it for a while."

Lu Zhan was not in a hurry. This matter was easier said than done, but in fact it had a far-reaching impact on the Demon Suppression Bureau. He had not mentioned it before, but he was aware of this problem and felt that he had to find a suitable opportunity.

"Ah."

After the Grand Master finished discussing the matter, he waved his hand, signaling Lu Zhan to leave.

The Grand Master was a smart person. She understood what Lu Zhan meant and did not object. “Well… if you can borrow someone from Luyun Academy, then go ahead. But don’t hold your hopes too high. Those stinky scholars are very aloof and have never gotten along with us. If all else fails, we should get someone from the Ministry of Rites…”

Lu Zhan suddenly understood why the founding emperor insisted on letting the eldest princess be the Grand Master. At that time, the Great Zhou was full of talented people and countless heroes, but the emperor chose his own daughter.

After Lu Zhan left, the Chief Master stood up. She walked to the vermilion corridor and overlooked the entire Demon Suppression Bureau.

This kind of thing happens all the time, whether it's the wolf on the shoulder or the Pingfengling incident when they went to the East China Sea. The people in the remote mountain villages are already poor and have no money to bribe, so they dare not report to the Demon Suppression Bureau easily, for fear of being held accountable for "falsely reporting military intelligence."

When he and Xiao Chu encountered the wolf-on-shoulder incident in Luoxia Village, the villagers just thought it was a wild beast harming people and never reported the case. If the villagers had known more about monsters and reported the case earlier, so many people would not have been killed.

……

"But doing so might divide the power of the Demon Suppression Bureau..."

"..."

She stopped and watched for a long time, then turned around and wrote a message and sent it over using a magic weapon.

Lu Zhan explained, "It's not just me who has done it. Everyone in the Monster Suppression Bureau can write down in detail the monster cases they encounter, and then have someone compile them. The purpose is to popularize monster knowledge to the people, not to become famous by writing books."

There may not be many big monsters causing trouble in the Great Zhou, most of them are small monsters. In the past, the common people had to rely on the Monster Suppression Bureau, but now if they can catch some small monsters themselves, the "performance" of the Monster Suppression Bureau will naturally decline.

Of course, this is just an excuse.

The Grand Master's focus was not on whether to disperse the power of the Demon Suppression Bureau, but on writing a book.

"Why are you disguised like this?"

The chief commander looked at the figure in front of him and frowned in disdain.

The visitor to Qingyang Tower was unexpectedly the Thief Saint. Ever since she borrowed money last time, the Thief Saint had never left Bian Jing. After receiving the news from the Grand Master, she rushed here without stopping.

But today she disguised herself as Chen Beifang, and her glittering bald head was so dazzling that it hurt people's eyes.

The Thief Saint touched his bald head and smiled awkwardly: "If I hadn't done this, I wouldn't have been able to enter the Demon Suppression Division."

The chief commander was too lazy to say more to her. He looked at her with a squinting eye and said, "What are you doing here at the Demon Suppression Bureau at this time? Didn't I tell you in the letter that I have already told Lu Zhan about the gold incident? Lu Zhan will help you clarify it. Do you still not trust me and want to keep an eye on me personally?"

"How could that be? I'm not here for this matter. You always keep your word, so I'm relieved..." The Thief Saint rubbed his hands: "You just said in the message that you are going to publish a book recently, and asked me not to disturb you if I have nothing else..."

The chief minister raised his eyelids and said, "Hmm? What's the matter?"

The Thief Saint smiled awkwardly: "Ayao, you should know that I was born in a literary family in the northwest. Although I resolutely gave up writing and became a thief, I have been deeply influenced by my family since I was a child, and I also have some literary background. If you are short of editors for your book, I can do it. And I don't ask for much money, just ten taels of silver a month..."

It is a little difficult for the Thief to speak up. Who could have thought that the notorious Thief would actually take the initiative to seek a job as an editor and steal their jobs from those Confucian scholars?

It’s not embarrassing enough to tell it out loud!

But she had no choice due to the pressure of life.

Even though I just borrowed a hundred taels from my best friend, if I can't find a suitable job, the hundred taels will be spent sooner or later. I can't always make a living by breaking stones with my chest, right?

It would be fine if he could be paid more, but it was obvious that this business had no development prospects. The Thief Saint decided to seize any decent job opportunity to ensure the quality of life first.

The chief minister looked at her suspiciously and said, "A family of literature, isn't your family a coal miner?"

"Who says coal miners can't read?" The thief saint solemnly proved himself: "What's more, our ancestors also had a number one scholar! Mining coal is just for survival, and literature is just a hobby."

The chief minister was too lazy to analyze the truth of her words and was willing to find her a job. After a brief thought, he said, "It's okay, but if you really want to do it, you have to listen to Lu Zhan. Lu Zhan is the leader of this book, so I have the right to sign it."

"..."

Thinking of the fact that Lu Zhan had touched her, the old Thief Saint felt a little embarrassed. She was already old and she almost lost her dignity in her later years. Whenever she saw Lu Zhan, she would think of that incident.

Now that she was asked to work with Lu Zhan and listen to Lu Zhan's words, she was really a little conflicted.

But thinking about the wonderful life in the future, the Thief Sage gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Since Lu Zhan doesn't know my true identity, I will use my common name to deal with him. When I find a new way out, I will leave."

"You have a nickname? Isn't your name Wu Dazhuang?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I changed my name a long time ago! My name is Wu Rou now!"

"..."

The thief saint righteously corrected her best friend.

In fact, the name Wu Dazhuang was a lifelong pain for the thief. It was hard for her to imagine that a coal-mining family from a literary family would give her a baby girl and name her Wu Dazhuang.

The moment he decided to enter the thief circle, the first thing he did was to hide his identity...

In addition to not implicating his own family, the name is more unpleasant.

If you say you are the Thief Saint, everyone will definitely be afraid of you. But if you say the Thief Saint is called Wu Dazhuang, then everyone will start to wonder if this Thief Saint is a butcher.

But one needs a name to travel the world, and she couldn't just tell everyone that she was the King of Thieves, so she named herself Wu Rou.

The chief minister smiled and said, "Okay, okay, Da Zhuang, I will introduce you to Lu Zhan later."

……

The next day.

The sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, and the sky is clear blue.

Today is the 80th birthday of the current Duke Xie. Duke Xie has been in the court for decades and has never retired even at the age of 80. He has devoted all his energy to his country and is highly respected in the Great Zhou. He is highly respected.

There was a constant stream of carriages and horses in front of the Duke's Mansion, and guests were like clouds. Since the sun just got up, people came to celebrate his birthday.

As the sun gradually rose higher, more and more guests came and went. In addition to local gentry and common people, there were officials of all ranks in the imperial court.

"Zhao Yuanzhi, the Minister of the Central Secretariat, has arrived!"

"Shangzhou Governor Liu Zhenping has arrived!"