Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

The two grew up together, and he knew Lu Qingxue's personality. She was the type who dared to love and hate, so he was not surprised that she spoke so directly.

"It's okay. I'm not interested in people who are too young."

"Don't you like younger ones?"

Lu Qingxue was startled at first, then a look of realization appeared on her face. She teased, "You like older women? What's the matter? If I want to win your heart, do I have to marry someone first?"

"What a mess!" Song Xuan glared at her. "Lu Qingxue, you've been away for a few years, and this is all you've learned? It seems I didn't recite the Qingxin Pushan Mantra enough back then!"

"How dare you mention the Pure Heart and Universal Goodness Mantra to me!"

When this was mentioned, Lu Qingxue immediately became excited, and the soft sword wrapped around her waist fell into her hand with a clang.

Pointing the long sword at Song Xuan, Lu Qingxue asked word by word: "Mr. Song, do you still keep your word?!"

"What?"

"You said that you would let me wait for you for ten years and marry me after ten years. Do you still mean what you said?"

Song Xuan looked at the sword tip that was so close to him, then looked at the beautiful woman whose eyes were already filled with tears, and nodded slowly.

"Calculate!"

"it is good!"

Lu Qingxue retracted the soft sword, and the sword body wrapped around her waist as flexibly as a spirit snake, and her voice softened a little.

"I came back this time to take Qingshuang back to Yihua Palace. We'll leave early tomorrow morning."

"Five years have passed. In another five years, I'll be waiting for you to fulfill your promise!"

After she finished speaking, she tapped her toes lightly on the roof and her figure floated away in the night like catkins.

"Young Master Song, Yaoyue of Yihua Palace is waiting for you to marry me!"

Chapter 32 Got promoted...

"Yihua Palace invites Yue?"

Song Xuan clicked his tongue twice. After not seeing him for a few years, his fiancée had become successful and in the blink of an eye had become the young palace master of one of the holy places in the martial arts world.

If Lu Qingxue is the future Palace Master Yaoyue of Yihua Palace, then wouldn’t her sister Lu Qingshuang be the Second Palace Master Lianxing?

Song Xuan rubbed his forehead.

He was at home and his wife was waiting for him. He felt that even if he started to lie down now, his future life would be smooth sailing.

With a fiancée who will be able to take charge of a martial arts holy land in the future, Song Xuan is already qualified to be a gigolo!

The moonlight was like water, covering the ancient capital. Song Xuan looked up and gazed at the full moon in the night. After a while, he smiled slightly and turned to leave.

The moonlight tonight is so beautiful!

......

For the next half month, Song Xuan had a lot of free time. He worked from nine to five and slacked off, living a very comfortable life.

The strange atmosphere in the imperial capital gradually dissipated. According to Zhao Dezhu, the meeting to divide the spoils in the court, uh, the redistribution of power, was coming to an end.

The right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue who had used a knife to kill someone else got what he wished and became the acting minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Other factions in the court also gained something from the vacant positions.

As for the Zhou Emperor, it is said that after the Tian family was confiscated, half of their property was put into the royal treasury. Suddenly, there were tens of millions of taels of silver. The emperor was said to be in a good mood recently.

In the Royal Study Room of the Imperial Palace.

The scent of incense filled the entire room. The emperor, whose hair looked a little gray, yawned and sighed to the old eunuch beside him.

"I'm old now, and my energy is really failing. Ten years ago, I wouldn't have felt tired even if I had reviewed a hundred memorials."

The old eunuch seemed not to have heard and looked a little sleepy.

The emperor glared at him and said, "I'm talking to you, are you deaf?"

The old eunuch looked as if he had just woken up from a dream and turned around in confusion. "Your Majesty was calling me just now?"

He lowered his head in a panic and said, "I am old and my hearing is not very good. I am afraid I can't serve Your Majesty for a few more years."

The emperor looked at his old and frail appearance, and the anger on his face faded. He said with some emotion: "Otomo and I are about the same age, right?

I have endless memorials to review every day, and a ton of other things to worry about. How come you're aging faster than me?"

The old eunuch smiled humbly and said, "Your Majesty is, after all, the true dragon emperor, and is in the prime of life. How can this old servant compare to you, Your Majesty?"

"Ha ha......"

The emperor laughed twice, "You old fellow, you only say nice things!"

As he spoke, he stood up and stretched, feeling relaxed, he said, "I've got a lot more money this time. Please take good care of my purse. I have great use for this money!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Without your permission, not a single cent will slip through my fingers!"

"Well, I always trust you to do things..."

He casually picked up a memorial from the imperial desk. It was from the Thousand Households Division of the Xuanyi Guard in Mingzhou. Emperor Zhou glanced at it casually and said calmly, "My dear friend, you are also a martial artist. Do you think a martial artist with great skills would drown in a river because he lost consciousness after being drunk?"

"That depends on how good that person's martial arts skills are."

"The peak of the acquired realm."

"That old slave would rather believe that he was beaten to death and thrown into the river."

The emperor chuckled, "Yes, it is such a ridiculous thing, but it happened to appear in my memorial."

A cold light flashed in his eyes. "I'm not even dead yet, but some people are already impatient and are even trying to infiltrate the Xuanyi Guard. Do they really think I'm old and blind?"

"Go and call the commander of the Xuanyi Guard to me!"

"promise!"

Walking out of the imperial study, the old eunuch, who was so frail that he seemed like he would fall down with a gust of wind, suddenly became taller. He took a step and was ten feet away, and disappeared in a moment.

......

Song Xuan was promoted.

From the general flag of Xuanyiwei, he was promoted twice and became a captain of Xuanyiwei.

Even Victoria Song was promoted from general flag to deputy captain, and her welfare benefits were more than doubled compared to before.

In Zhao Dezhu's office, Song Xuan and he were drinking tea and chatting.

"You handled the case very well last time. The Emperor was very satisfied. The Commander-in-Chief commended you for your achievements. Otherwise, it would not be so easy to cross the threshold from general flag to centurion."

Song Xuan smiled and nodded. It was not easy to get promoted in the Xuanyiwei. His father had worked hard for half his life, but he was only a centurion. He could be said to have completed his father's life journey as soon as he debuted.

"In Mingzhou, Jiangzhe Prefecture, a centurion died unexpectedly. You are the one who filled his position. Now, get ready to take up your post!"

Song Xuan frowned. He had no objection to the promotion, but he was somewhat unhappy about having to take up a post in another place.

Not only is the road long and difficult, but without Zhao Dezhu, the chief inspector, to look after him, it would be inconvenient for him to slack off at work in the future.

"Uncle Zhao, how many people can I bring this time?"

Zhao Dezhu shook his head, "The most you can do is take Victoria Song with you."

He lowered his voice as he spoke, "The centurion's death was suspicious. Be careful when you take office. Also, being an official in the local area is different from being an official in the imperial capital."

There are many powerful people and masters in the imperial capital, and few people dare to use force and cause trouble openly.

But it’s different in local areas, you may come into contact with many people in the underworld.

Remember, watch the show if you can. As long as they don't attack the government or harm the people, just mind your own business.

Of course, wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Everyone has relatives and friends in this world. If you really want to get involved in the affairs of the rivers and lakes, remember not to wear official uniforms, but change your identity and name to participate."

Song Xuan nodded.

Zhao Dezhu took a sip of tea, hesitated for a moment, and continued, "Originally, I thought you would have to stay in the imperial capital for a few more years, and I could talk to you slowly about some things.

But now that you are going to work in another place, there are some things that I need to explain to you clearly.

Remember, when you are out there, saving your life is the most important thing. You two brothers and sisters have excellent aptitude in martial arts. As long as you are alive, you have unlimited potential in the future.

If your life is in danger, all the rules of the underworld and the officialdom can be ignored. Use the power of the Xuanyi Guard when necessary. Whoever puts your life in danger, no matter who it is, must be killed!

We are the hereditary Xuanyi Guards. This official position is the blessing our ancestors gained by following Taizu to expand the territory and pass it on to future generations. As long as the Great Zhou survives, we will be the most trusted support of the emperor!

As long as you don't rebel, even if I made a mistake in handling the case and killed the wrong person, at most I would strip you of your official uniform, and it would not affect the next generation of your Song family taking over!

When you are in your local area, don’t have too many concerns. Remember, in the imperial capital, you have Uncle Zhao protecting you!

I can't protect him, there's still the Commander!

If the commander still can't do it, we have the emperor standing behind us!"

Chapter 33: Your father is not dead yet?

Zhao Dezhu spoke passionately, but Song Xuan felt his scalp tingling.

"No, Uncle Zhao, I'm just going to be a centurion. There are more than one centurion in the Jiangzhe Prefecture, and there are also thousand-householders above me.

I'm going to be an official, not to fight in a war. There's no need to be so exaggerated, right?"

Zhao Dezhu shook his head slightly, "Jiangzhe Prefecture is the largest prefecture in Mingzhou, and it is also the most prosperous place in Mingzhou. It is an important tax collection area for the imperial court. That place has always been valued by the imperial court.

The centurion who died this time was from the Xu family. The Xu family, like ours, was one of the 120 hereditary Xuanyiwei families in the imperial capital.

Our families do not have any titles, but we are rooted in the Xuanyiwei system, are tied to the Great Zhou, and are also the force most trusted by the emperor.

Suddenly, a centurion of the Xu family died inexplicably, and the case happened in a sensitive area like Jiangsu and Zhejiang Prefecture, which was the focus of the imperial court. This was an unusual matter.

I speculate that the Qianhu Suo of Jiangzhe Prefecture may have been infiltrated by other forces, which is something the emperor absolutely cannot tolerate.

You handled the case beautifully last time, and I'm guessing the Emperor has noticed you. This time, he's sending you to take up this position, hoping you can get to the bottom of the situation."

Song Xuan frowned.

The reason why he took the second-class Xuanyiwei assessment was to get the benefits after the promotion so that he could slack off at work more conveniently.

You suddenly promoted me and entrusted me with an important task. This really took me by surprise.

After get off work, Song Xuan ignored Lu Xiaoliu's invitation to listen to music at the brothel, but went home directly.

In the yard, two maids from the Jia Mansion were sweeping the floor obediently. Song Qian crossed her legs and ate grapes, supervising her little cousin Lin Daiyu in horse stance.

"Are you absent from work again?" Song Xuan asked casually.

Song Xuan spit out the grape skin in his mouth and said vaguely, "It's past midnight. Anyway, there's nothing to do at the government office, so I came back to teach Sister Daiyu martial arts. She's too weak, so she needs to start by training her body."

Song Xuan nodded and didn't care. Unless there were special arrangements from above, the second-class Xuanyi Guards were usually quite idle.

Everyone is slacking off, and Victoria Song is no exception.

After returning to the house, taking off his official uniform and changing into a white robe, and washing his face in the yard, Song Xuan casually said, "You've been promoted!"

"what?"

Victoria Song was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked, "How many levels did you advance?"

"Level 1, deputy centurion!"

"Oh..." Song Qian suddenly lost interest. "A centurion is a centurion, and a deputy at that. It's boring. Brother, what about you?"

"I'm a centurion!"

"Will the monthly salary increase from now on?"

Song Xuan nodded, "Twenty taels more."

"Twenty taels per person, that's forty taels for two people!" Song Qian counted on her fingers, "That's an extra four thousand eight hundred taels a year, and two hundred and twenty thousand in three years. Brother, we can buy that marquis's mansion in the east of the city in three years!"

Lin Daiyu, who was doing horse stance with her face flushed red, burst out laughing.

Victoria Song snorted, "What are you laughing at? Do you think my calculations are wrong?"

"Sister, what are you talking about? I think your calculations are too accurate. It's a waste of your talent to work in the Xuanyi Guard. You should go to the Ministry of Revenue!"

When she said this, Victoria Song raised her chin slightly and smiled, "Yeah, my brother has said that I'm a genius in arithmetic since I was a child. You say so too, it seems that I really have a good talent."

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and endured it, but finally raised her hand to cover her mouth and looked at her cousin Song Xuan with a smile in her eyes.

At this moment, Song Xuan also looked speechless, which was very different from his usual calm and indifferent image, which Lin Daiyu found quite interesting.