Cross the doghouse to save Party A, Your Highness owes me ten mines

In addition to a love-brained man and a tool man who need not be mentioned in detail, there is also a fat and round old man with an untidy beard.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he said, "My dear heroes, my dear warriors, I am the great master beside His Royal Highness Crown Prince Junze. Who of you dares to touch me?"

"Whoever can release me will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold by the prince!"

"Maybe in the future, you can get a promotion and even become a high-ranking official!"

"..."

He was crying while speaking, and it was so sincere that it moved people!

Xia Shi: Why haven’t I heard of it?

The spy who followed Qianli to work: Humph! I am too lazy to say anything about this nobody!

Elder Xin, the governor of Huaizhou: "Come, let me see!"

There is no such thing as a Grand Master in this world. Since the death of the first Grand Master, all the successive Grand Masters of the Astrology Observatory dared not call themselves Grand Masters. They just assumed the title of Grand Master in name only, and did some calculations on the fortune and luck of the clouds and rain, and maintained the original mechanical operation of the Astrology Observatory.

The reason why the Astrology Tower has been able to prosper for so many years and its status has not diminished is that Taizu Lou Xiaodao issued a summons, and the successor emperors of later generations must not treat it lightly. Secondly, it is rumored that the diagrams of the 108 passes and heavenly punishments built by the Grand Master for the Lou Dynasty have always been kept in the Astrology Tower. Otherwise, what kind of pass can stand for three hundred years without falling? There must be someone maintaining it.

As for the person who maintained the astrological observatory, everyone speculated that there was no one else except the one who possessed the notes left by the great master.

Most people in the world believed this rumor, except for the imperial concubine and the prime minister who later learned the secret of the secret passage.

With a flick, the round sack was opened, and the cloth on the trophy's face was torn off, revealing a head with white hair and beard and a ruddy complexion.

Elder Xin exclaimed, "National Master?"

Although Lord Xin had been exiled for many years, he had once served as an official in the capital. He had seen the Imperial Master from afar several times during the annual banquets for officials in the palace, and he had a particularly deep memory of the Imperial Master's youthful face and white hair.

"Fortunately, there are still people with clear eyes and bright minds!"

As an old star master in the astronomical observatory, he rarely went out after he became the national master. He didn't expect that there was someone who could recognize him. The national master glanced up and down at the official uniform of Mr. Xin, and then glanced around at a little girl and servant in the room, and complained to Mr. Xin directly:

"... The journey north is so difficult and bumpy. I have been trapped in the sack several times. If you hadn't sent someone to rescue me, I would still be locked in a dark room and being bullied by that evil beast every day..."

The Imperial Master had so much grievance to vent.

Having met with Xia Shiqianli many times, Elder Xin, who had begun to grasp the news, replied:

"I heard that the Astrology Station in the capital has already attached itself to the traitors. How did you end up in Huai'an, Imperial Master?"

"This...?" This question really hit the nail on the head.

"Alas!" The Imperial Master stood up from the ground, patted the dirt and grass leaves left on his body because of Lei Huo's rough handling, took off the sack and straw ropes, and slowly tidied up his clothes. He had already figured out a set of words in his mind, and he said:

"As the saying goes, if you don't step into the mud, how can you understand the suffering of the people; if you don't walk a thousand miles, how can you predict the wind and clouds... I come here to travel..."

"You're already dead in the capital!" Xia Shi interrupted him coldly. Then he took out a handkerchief to wipe the powder on his hands from eating the cloud cake.

"Uh..." The Imperial Master, who was giving a long speech, was stuck.

The capital is a thousand miles away from Huai'an, and there are several prefectures and counties in between, and there are seventeen passes. Not to mention that all the passes are now closed, and it is difficult for the people to communicate. Even when the world was stable and the passes were open, it was not an ordinary person to be so well-informed. You know, I rode north at full speed.

"Uh...there is no construction without destruction, and there is no life without death..."

Miss Xia Shi had finished wiping the pastry powder off her hands and stood up.

Elder Xin came over and asked, "Miss, what do you think?"

In Dongzhou, the first rank is the prime minister, the second rank is the head of the six ministries, and the third rank is the senior official of the provincial government. Miss Xia is also a third rank official, and the two are on the same level. In addition, in everyone's eyes, Xia Shi is still Lou Junze's confidant. During her time in Huai'an, she has gained something every time she took action. She is experienced and steady in her work, and has also been recognized by Mr. Xin.

Therefore, Mr. Xin communicated his opinions with her.

But the word "you" startled the Imperial Master and he turned around to look at the "little girl" next to him.

Xia Shi herself was young and had a tender face, so she looked even younger. She wore luxurious clothes, but in the eyes of the national teacher, he thought she was Lord Xin's granddaughter.

But this is you? There is no princess of this age in the Qian Dynasty. Who is she?

Xia Shi said: "Take the Imperial Master to the guest room and assign some experienced people to wait on him. Let him take good care of himself. The Imperial Master has been exhausted. Don't go out these days and recuperate in the mansion!"

Recover? Have someone experienced watch over you? Stay at home?

This is house arrest.

The Imperial Master asked, "May I ask who you are, young lady?"

Xia Shi: "You are not telling the truth. I am busy with official duties and do not have time to deal with details."

She is a salesperson with a technical background. Although she has changed her career to do business now, she does not like this kind of ambiguous words and the trick of passing the buck. Moreover, StarCraft does not have this kind of culture of talking nonsense. The most important thing in discussing business is rigor. Sometimes a single word difference may invalidate the contract, so she is used to being rigorous.

After saying that, he went out to attend to official duties. Well, (╯3╰) having afternoon tea is also part of official duties.

"That's Lord Xia, the military counselor appointed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is in charge of Huai'an affairs. Although he is young, he is experienced and quite capable, otherwise how could he have rescued all the people trapped in the palace in such a short time." Lord Xin reminded him of this when he saw the old imperial teacher standing in a daze at the door of the room.

“Alas!” The old national teacher also sighed and spoke from the bottom of his heart: “If the Astrology Platform does not surrender, none of my disciples will be able to survive. But if I don’t leave, if His Highness Junze returns to the capital one day, none of my disciples will be able to survive either…”

"Thirty-six disciples, more than fifty medicine boys, dozens of servants, and more than a hundred people. They are all children that I have watched grow up. I don't want any reputation in this life. I just want them to live..."

"This is the heart of a mentor who teaches people!" Elder Xin was quite touched. He turned around and poured a cup of tea for the lonely old national teacher, chanted a few cups with him, and then said to the attendant outside the door:

"Serve the old Imperial Master well, and remember to add a few experienced guards to serve him. The Imperial Master is old, so he won't see any outsiders."

"Your Excellency...?"

"My Imperial Master, how can we trust you, a minister who is betting on both sides?" Old Master Xin patted his shoulder and left without looking back.

In terms of feelings, he fully understood the old master's love for his disciples.

But rationally speaking, he would never dare to be on the same boat with such a person.

He went to have afternoon tea with Miss Xia Shi.

Chivalrous men like Kuishan, Qianli, and Miss Xia, who risked their lives to save their lords in desperate situations, are the ones who are worthy of being trusted with life and death and who can work together for the great cause of the country.

(Miss Xia, who is mixing fruit nectar: How many times do I need to say that that person and I are not in a life-and-death relationship.)

"Girl, it's bad, something big has happened."