Film and TV: Traveling through countless worlds at the same time

All right, Lu Xiao has no choice but to surrender.

In order to avoid any accidental firing, he quickly got down to business.

"Okay, then I'll tell you my reward. I know you sneaked into the capital to investigate where your master's father was sealed. I can tell you right now that Shenshu's right arm is sealed under Sangpo Lake. This is part of my advance payment. If your master agrees to help me, after the task is completed, I can not only help you release Shenshu's right arm, but also tell you where the rest of Shenshu's body is sealed. If we have a pleasant conversation about cooperation, I wouldn't mind helping you a few more times in the future."

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The behavior of the Western Buddhist sect in the Dafeng world is disgusting.

Therefore, the two sides were destined to become enemies from the very beginning.

The Wan Yao Nation naturally has no favorable impression of the Western Buddhist sect.

Therefore, Lu Xiao would immediately think of winning over the Myriad Demons Nation.

Sooner or later, I will stand against Buddhism anyway.

But when he said this, Fuxiang's face was full of surprise.

She has been in Kyoto for four years.

In the past four years, she has tried every possible way to find clues to the sealed place.

Until today, she has narrowed down the location of the sealed area to a few places.

This Sangpo Lake is one of them.

He is also one of her biggest suspects.

Now that she heard Lu Xiao say this, she naturally believed it immediately.

"Are you serious?"

This time, Fuxiang asked seriously, without a hint of joking.

Lu Xiao said: "Of course, there's no need for me to lie about this kind of thing, right?"

Fuxiang nodded: "Indeed."

Regardless of whether this matter is true or false, she will definitely confirm it again later.

So there's really no need to lie.

But she still had one question that she couldn't figure out.

"Why are you helping us?"

Lu Xiao laughed and said, "Helping you is also helping myself. If you must give me a reason, just assume I'm just annoyed with those bald asses in the Western Regions. I'm happy to give them a hard time."

The Confucian school has always disliked Buddhism in the Western Regions.

Even in history, a great Confucian scholar once launched an anti-Buddhist movement in Kyushu.

In addition, the Buddha of Buddhism was sealed by the Confucian saints.

Therefore, the two families have always been enemies.

After hearing Lu Xiao's explanation, Fu Xiang smiled with satisfaction and said, "Well, I really like this reason."

She also hated those bald donkeys in the Western Regions.

Then she said, "Okay, I agree. I will pass the message back, but I can't guarantee whether my master will agree.

Lu Xiao smiled and said, "Just pass it back. She won't refuse."

He still has that confidence.

After tentatively deciding on the cooperation, Lu Xiao left the Jiaofangsi directly.

It's a bit heartless to pull out a bird.

Looking at the suddenly empty room, Fuxiang felt a little empty for some reason.

After a long time, she sighed deeply and slowly got up.

But just as she was about to leave, the head of the Music Bureau suddenly came to Yingmei Pavilion.

The Jiaofangsi was under the management of the Ministry of Rites, and the person in charge was naturally an official of the Ministry of Rites.

He was just a minor official of the seventh rank.

Moreover, because he was in charge of a place like the Jiaofangsi, he could be said to have always been at the bottom of the hierarchy of contempt among all officials in the court.

But even if his position among the officials in the capital was low, he was still an official.

Ordinary people can't compare to anything.

As soon as he saw the manager coming, Fuxiang immediately got into character and bowed.

"Fuxiang greets you, sir."

If it were usual, the person in charge would at least put on some airs of authority.

But today he had a flattering smile on his face.

"No, no, Miss Fuxiang, why do you have to do such a great honor? I cannot accept it."

Fuxiang was slightly taken aback. The manager was not like this before.

Then she heard the steward say, "Congratulations, young lady. You won't have to entertain guests anymore. Master Lu just came to greet me. From now on, you will only need to serve him. I congratulate you again. This is your indenture. Master Lu said that if you don't want to serve him, you can stay or leave as you please."

"Mr. Lu?" He called out subconsciously.

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When the manager heard this, he thought he didn't know Lu Xiao's identity, so he immediately explained.

"Miss Fuxiang, don't you know? The young master you served last night was a direct disciple of our Minister of Rites. Honestly, I'm truly envious. If Mr. Lu were willing to speak up for me, I could easily be transferred from the Jiaofangsi to another department in the Ministry of Rites."

After Zhao Shou entered the court, he not only joined the cabinet and was given the title of First Rank Taifu, but also served as the Minister of Rites.

The Jiaofangsi was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.

So, as long as Lu Xiao's words were not too embarrassing, the Jiaofangsi officials would naturally not dare to disrespect him.

This time, Fuxiang was finally sure that the Mr. Lu the steward was referring to was the bad guy who slept in her bed last night.

At this moment, the worry in her eyes had completely disappeared.

As a result, she didn't even listen to what the manager said later.

Elsewhere, after warning the Jiaofangsi official, Lu Xiao left and returned to Yunlu Academy.

He also planned to talk to his master Zhao Shou.

A second-rank warrior, a second-rank demon, a second-rank scholar, and a third-rank scholar with second-rank combat power, all in such a lavish arrangement. Lu Xiao couldn't imagine how Emperor Yuan Jing would finally turn the tables.

I'm afraid that by then, Emperor Yuan Jing might be frightened to death.

However, both Wei Yuan and the Nine-tailed Fox still need some time to prepare properly.

So it is said that everything is ready except for the east wind.

By the time Wei Yuan and the Nine-tailed Fox were ready, Emperor Yuan Jing would be at the end of his life.

I believe that time will come soon.

But while we wait, let's move the camera around again.

Do you know the world?

Three days after the palace examination, Lu Xiao won the top spot without any surprise, achieving the "three consecutive top spots" achievement.

At the Qionglin Banquet, Zhao Zhen was very happy about this.

However, he did not directly appoint Lu Xiao as a high-ranking official.

Still following court convention, he was appointed as a compiler in the Hanlin Academy, a sixth-rank official.

This is the rule, even Zhao Zhen himself has to abide by it.

But don't think this is just a small official.

The Hanlin Academy editors were mainly responsible for compiling national history, official records, and drafting imperial edicts.

Although the rank is not high, it is a close attendant to the emperor. This position can not only accumulate political experience, but also directly contact the emperor, which can lay the foundation for subsequent promotion.

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Being an official in the Hanlin Academy has a very mature promotion path.

Starting from being a compiler in the Hanlin Academy, one can directly enter the central government through positions such as Imperial Edicts and Hanlin Academician, and eventually rise to the position of Prime Minister.

There is a saying among the people that it is difficult to become a prime minister unless one is a Hanlin scholar.

This shows the importance of Hanlin experience in this era.

In addition, although there was no way to give Lu Xiao a backdoor in his official position, Zhao Zhen did provide him with ample compensation in terms of material wealth.

First, Zhao Zhen gave Lu Xiao a house.

A house located near the Youye Gate of the Imperial City.

This is the official residence area built by the imperial court.

However, the only people who can live here are at least fourth rank officials or above.

Don't assume that just because Song Dynasty officials had high salaries, they could all afford to buy houses in Bianjing.

Quite the opposite is true.

Most officials in Bianjing mainly rented houses.

At any time and in any place, the housing prices in a country's capital are bound to be the highest in the country.

This was especially true of Bianjing City.

Even famous officials in history such as Ouyang Xiu and Su Zhe rented houses for a long time.

Su Zhe bought his own property in Xuzhou in his later years.

Xuzhou is not Bianjing yet.

This shows how high the housing prices were during the Song Dynasty.

Of course, this problem doesn't exist for Lu Xiao, because he has a wealthy father-in-law.

Moreover, he was only a scholar when he got married, so he was not afraid of other people's gossip.

Of course, some things cannot be bought with money.

For example, the house Zhao Zhen gave Lu Xiao was the kind with a private garden.

Such a house cannot be bought by ordinary people, no matter how rich they are, unless their status is high enough.

And even if you buy it, you may not be able to keep it.

Imagine that your entire street is populated by high-ranking officials, and all you meet when you go out are your colleagues. Suddenly, one day, a lowly merchant moves in next door. How would you view him?

What would those officials in the court who couldn't live on this street think of him?

If you encounter a petty official, it is definitely not difficult to kill a merchant.

Therefore, in this era, power is much more important than money.

But then again, it seems to be the same no matter what era it is.

In addition to the house, Zhao Zhen also gave Lu Xiao a lot of property and servants.

The property is actually secondary, the main thing is the maids and servants.

These are people who came from the palace and they know the rules very well.

Finally, Zhao Zhen naturally fulfilled the promise he made to Lu Xiao.

However, there was a small setback in the matter of the granted marriage.

Just as Zhao Zhen had anticipated, when he expressed his intention to grant the marriage to the emperor, several officials immediately jumped out to say that this move was unreasonable.

For this reason, Zhao Zhen argued with a group of opposing officials in the court for several days.

Finally, Lu Xiao couldn't stand it any longer and immediately found an opportunity to meet with some of the leading officials who opposed this matter.

A day later, the wind in the court immediately reversed.

Alas, Lu Xiao really doesn't want to use violence.

But unfortunately some old-fashioned people are too difficult to talk to.