Chapter 0056 True Love
In Jinling City.
This time when Xiao Rong entered the palace, he did not even bring Zhang Biezhi with him, which resulted in unanimous opposition from everyone.
Xiao Rong wanted to ignore them, but the noise of this group of people was too loud. Even the guards who had been silent all this time tried to stop him. And for some reason, they changed their attitude from the previous two days and suddenly became a lot more nervous about his personal safety.
Xiao Rong had no idea that these people had finally received the news from their brothers outside. After receiving the first letter, the king was furious and seemed to want to kill a few people to cheer them up. Even if they were all Qu Yunmie's personal soldiers, they would not want to die under the sword of their own king. ...
Xiao Rong was annoyed by them, so he picked two people to follow him. Anyway, they would be stopped outside the palace, and the palace guards would not let them in.
It was good enough to be able to follow. The others stopped while they were ahead. Zhang Biezhi slept for a night and finally replenished his energy. His mouth, which never closed, also started to work again.
"You were ridiculed so harshly yesterday, and you actually want to go find them today. I think there is nothing good about staying in Jinling. There are too many people and too many bugs!"
"We have the Zhenbei Army to attack the Xianbei, why do you need to drag in these good-for-nothings? Do you think they are willing to send troops? You will most likely return empty-handed today."
Xiao Rong: “…”
He slammed the teacup onto the table. It didn't break, but it made a loud noise.
Zhang Biezhi was startled, and then he saw Xiao Rong looking at him with an unhappy expression: "In terms of official position, age, and status under the king's rule, when will it be your turn to teach me a lesson?"
Zhang Biezhi: “…”
He blurted out those words. After hearing what Xiao Rong said, he realized the problem. Then his expression became a little guilty: "How can there be a lesson? I was just talking..."
After a pause, he whispered again: "You made me the same as before."
Xiao Rong: "That's for the outside world. Do you think you were likable in the past?"
Zhang Biezhi: “…………”
He lowered his head in frustration and stopped talking.
Seeing him suddenly quiet down, Xiao Rong's feelings changed a bit. He didn't expect Zhang Biezhi to be so shameless. After a moment of silence, he took the initiative to say, "Even if I enter the palace, you can't be idle today. Go out and walk around the main city, visit crowded places like teahouses, gambling houses, and shopping gardens, and carefully observe the living conditions of the residents in the city and see if there are any differences compared to Chenliu. Tell me the results of your observation in the evening."
Xiao Rong just wanted to find a job for Zhang Biezhi to prevent him from being bored here and getting into trouble. However, Zhang Biezhi was stunned as he didn't expect that such a delicate job would be assigned to him.
In the past, he was responsible for less important tasks such as guarding prisoners or transporting captives, and it was not his turn to transport food and fodder. After all, prisoners could be lost at will, but food and fodder were still very valuable.
Although Zhang Biezhi is a little too stupid, he has an unknown advantage, that is, no matter what task is assigned to him, he will complete it well. Of course, he may not be able to complete things that are beyond his level, but he will definitely try his best to do it.
Just like the last time he went to Xin'an, even though he was so reluctant, he did not waste time on the road. Although he was cursing every day, he did not really abandon Xiao Yi and the others, but rushed to the front every time they encountered danger.
Jian Qiao was aware of his strengths, but Zhang Biezhi's image in the eyes of outsiders was so bad that every time he wanted to give Zhang Biezhi some important tasks, Qu Yunmie would be the first to object. This led to Zhang Biezhi never having any military achievements.
Although ability is important, character is also something that Shangguan values very much. Before he set off, Jian Qiao was so worried, not because he was worried that Zhang Biezhi would not be able to protect Xiao Rong's safety, but because he was worried that he would make Xiao Rong angry and then curse him on the spot, and he would never come back.
On what kind of mysterious existence Xiao Rong is in the eyes of some people. …………
After making arrangements for Zhang Biezhi and secretly letting Ashu follow him, Xiao Rong went to the palace with peace of mind.
The court in Jinling was held every five days, but this was just a formality. The truly important decisions were almost always made when the young emperor was not around, at the meeting of the eight officials chaired by Sun Renluan.
As the name suggests, the Meeting of the Eight Dukes is a meeting of the Grand Marshal, the General, the Minister of Civil Affairs, the Minister of Works, the Grand Tutor, the Grand Chancellor, the Grand Protector, the Grand Marshal and others. In name, there are only eight people, but in reality, who can come in depends entirely on Sun Renluan's opinion. If he approves, even if they are not one of the Eight Dukes, they can come to the meeting. If he disagrees, even Yang Zangyi will be kicked out.
He actually did so. Once, Yang Zangyi was the prime minister, but he could only speak in the regular court for two months. During that period, Yang Zangyi was very angry.
Since Zhang Biezhi had no idea about Jinling's official system, he thought that yesterday's debate with the scholars had represented Nan Yong's opinion. In fact, yesterday was just an opening warm-up, and today was the real highlight.
It was not early when Xiao Rong arrived, but the meeting of the eight officials had not yet ended. Xiao Rong waited outside on purpose and did not let the eunuchs in the palace inform him of his arrival. Only when the meeting was finally over did he make his intention clear: he wanted to meet the Grand Marshal alone.
Most of the people in this palace must be the Grand Marshal’s men. After hearing this, the other party did not say much, but left quickly. After a while, he came back and said that the Grand Marshal had invited him.
Xiao Rong followed this man through many twists and turns in the imperial palace. He was already far away from the palace where he had held court yesterday when he finally arrived.
If it weren't for the fact that the history books recorded that Sun Renluan preferred quietness and lived in a remote area of the palace, he would have thought that the eunuch was trying to kill him. ...
Although it was slanted, it was fully equipped with all the necessary appliances and luxurious utensils. It was no exaggeration to say that Xiao Rong thought for a moment that he had come to another world.
Many of the things here would be priceless even in modern times, and these reminded Xiao Rong of the bronze exhibition he had visited with his friends after graduating from elementary school.
Bronze ware is more than two thousand years or even three thousand years away from modern times, but the things used by those monarchs will not be outdated even from a modern perspective. Even bronze ware can have this effect, not to mention that the style and materials are infinitely close to modern times.
If Xiao Rong was a more artistic person, he might stare at these things intently, feeling that his life is worth living. However, Xiao Rong has very few artistic cells. He just secretly looked around the room and then sighed in his heart: He is really rich.
It would be great if this money could be returned to the Zhenbei Army. …………
After bowing to Sun Renluan, Xiao Rong sat opposite Sun Renluan.
Before Sun Renluan said anything, he took the initiative to sit down. This attitude caused Sun Renluan's expression to change slightly.
Yesterday they were far away, so Xiao Rong only had a rough look at him. Today, when they were sitting face to face, Xiao Rong discovered that Sun Renluan was quite good-looking.
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