Chapter 152 Meeting with the Right Prime Minister
The Right Prime Minister is the most mysterious person in the Song Dynasty. He can be called a living legend of the Song Dynasty.
In the court of the Song Dynasty, apart from the current emperor, the right prime minister and the left prime minister have the greatest power. And because the current emperor is somewhat negligent in state affairs, it can be said that the right prime minister can directly make decisions and give orders on most matters.
It’s just that the right prime minister himself rarely participated in political affairs, and even rarely attended court meetings, which led to the left prime minister’s power over the court and the country.
In addition to the first-rank official position, the Right Prime Minister also has two special identities.
One is the only first-rank Fuye Guard in the world today, or the founder of Fuye Division.
He had helped Emperor Wu build the country together, and then he retreated to the second line and founded the Fuye Division. When those of his generation passed away one after another, he was the only one still alive, guarding the entire capital.
And his other identity is that he is one of the five... now it should be said that he is one of the four ninth-level people in the Song Dynasty. This is also the main reason why he can defend an entire city by himself and why there has never been a demon case in the capital for hundreds of years.
Even Zhou Zhilu, who knew little about the various forces in the capital, had heard rumors about the Right Prime Minister a long time ago.
Under the leadership of Tu Qing, Zhou Zhilu came to the Shoutian Tower of Fuyesi.
There are four floors in Shoutian Tower. The first floor is the mission hall where many Fuye Guards accept missions. The second and third floors are storage rooms for some confidential information, and the fourth floor is where the Right Prime Minister usually stays.
Although the Shoutian Tower only has four floors, the height of each of the first three floors is five or six meters, so the entire Shoutian Tower is considered to be a top-notch building in this inner city.
When they reached the door of the fourth floor, Xiao Wenlan was already waiting for them. He was still wearing a red robe, with his hands behind his back, and his posture was exceptionally straight.
He nodded slightly at the two of them and knocked on the door.
"Come in." A middle-aged male voice sounded from inside the house, and Xiao Wenlan pushed the door open with the two of them.
The entire fourth floor is not big, and the interior furnishings are relatively simple. It is more like the bedroom of an ordinary scholar, except that there are more books. Three walls of the room are filled with books, and in the middle of the room, there is a sand table.
A man wearing a loose black robe and with his hair loose behind his head was standing in front of the sand table, thinking.
Is this the Right Prime Minister?
Zhou Zhilu looked at this handsome middle-aged man who looked to be no more than thirty years old, his eyes full of curiosity. There was not a trace of vicissitudes of life on his face. Who would have thought that he was actually at least three hundred years old.
"Greetings to the Right Prime Minister." The three of them saluted.
The Right Prime Minister raised his hand to signal the three to stand up, and asked, "What's the news from the Gu Clan?"
Xiao Wenlan replied respectfully, "It's very peaceful for now. There's no crossing of the line. I guess they're waiting for the Bai family's ninth rank to pass away before taking any action."
The Right Prime Minister nodded: "What about the tribes in the west?"
"Since the last attack on some ethnic groups in the Western Regions, they have become somewhat more peaceful, but the Southern Dynasty seems to be trying to win over other ethnic groups."
"Well, it's no problem. The Southern Dynasty won't be able to achieve anything. Compared to our Great Song Dynasty, the Beilin Kingdom to the north will be more wary. After all, Beilin directly faces the Northern Demon Alliance. If the various tribes in the south act independently, they won't be worried. But if someone dares to unite, they will definitely not sit idly by. Let them fight it out first."
The Right Prime Minister responded while gently swiping the sand table.
"Yes, I think so too. Besides them, the Demon Alliance in the northern border has been quite active recently, and there seems to be some movement in the East China Sea as well."
Upon hearing this, the Right Prime Minister immediately looked up and asked, "What's going on over in the East China Sea?"
"Some deep-sea creatures have recently begun migrating towards the coastal waters. Tsunamis have been frequent throughout the East China Sea, and many sea creatures have even made it onto land. However, they were all suppressed by the Sea Suppression King."
The Right Prime Minister frowned slightly and looked towards the eastern sky for a long time without saying a word. After an incense stick of time had passed, he murmured, "It's time."
Then he finally looked towards Zhou Zhilu and said, "You two go down first, he stays."
The three were stunned when they heard this. Xiao Wenlan nodded in agreement, while Tu Qing signaled to Zhou Zhilu with his eyes that he must behave himself and not talk nonsense.
After the two men walked away, the Right Prime Minister asked, "Zhou Zhilu, right... the heir of the Zhou family?"
Zhou Zhilu's face froze. Why was his secret exposed so openly in front of these bigwigs?!
"Did the Holy Buddha tell you?" Zhou Zhilu asked carefully.
The Right Prime Minister nodded with a smile on his face. Zhou Zhilu suddenly felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly. How many people did this holy Buddha tell before his death?!
"Not much, only the Ninth Order knows." The Right Prime Minister smiled and comforted.
Zhou Zhilu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that. That’s not bad, there are only four people... No!
Zhou Zhilu's expression suddenly changed. How did the other party know what he was thinking? Mind reading? He looked at the right prime minister in shock.
The Right Prime Minister had a mysterious smile on his face. He didn't say anything else but asked, "I heard that you nearly lost control when you were in Yunjiang City. Was it because you absorbed the spiritual energy of the Ancient Evil and the Seven Silkworm Gods?"
The other party seemed to know quite a bit about the Zhou family. Zhou Zhilu hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying, "Yes, these two types of spiritual energy have an impact on the soul. Once used too much, it will be impossible to suppress them."
The Right Prime Minister nodded and said, "It's easy to solve. Just take a minor in sacred studies."
Zhou Zhilu hadn't expected the other party to recommend him to study the sacred learning. However, he didn't know much about it, so he asked, "Excuse me, Right Prime Minister, what exactly is this sacred learning? How do I study it?"
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