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Xu Yan muttered and walked back to the living room to watch TV. The news broadcast of Shudu is being shown on TV, saying that a certain place has obtained a bumper grain harvest and set a new record. Xu Yan couldn't listen to the announcer's subdued voice at all, and his attention was completely focused on the sound of water in the bathroom.

Listening to the sound of water in the shower, Xu Yan didn't have much thought in his heart, but the doubts in his heart became bigger and bigger: Zhu Youxiang, what is her origin?

Although Xu Yan and Zhu Youxiang have only known each other for a few hours, he feels that Zhu Youxiang is quiet and polite, and her eyes are extremely bright and smart, revealing this woman's intelligence. If she is said to have mental problems, Xu Yan really can't believe it: this girl speaks in an orderly manner, logically and politely, not like that kind of crazy person.

Well, even if Zhu Youxiang really has a mental problem, but a crazy woman, where did she get so much gold and silver? These hundreds of gold ingots, aren't they worth millions? And this ancient costume, how did she get it?

Also, just now in the dark neighborhood, how did she deal with those ruffians?

Also, these dozens of gold and silver ingots add up, I'm afraid it doesn't weigh dozens of catties? She has such a heavy thing hidden on her body, and after walking a few streets, her neon dress is still elegant and light, and she can't see it at all?......

So many inexplicable doubts gathered into Xu Yan's mind, and finally, naturally, a thought came to me irrepressibly: Could it be that this Zhu Youxiang really crossed over from the Ming Dynasty?

How is this possible?!Crossing this kind of thing, it's only in novels and TV series, how can it really be zài? Even if you save zài, you won't be so lucky, just to be able to meet, right?

Xu Yan thought about it, in a trance, in a trance, and I don't know how long it took, he heard the bathroom door open, and looked up to see that the girl had come out of the bathroom, but she had changed into a light yellow costume dress, but her hair had been scattered and draped behind her head.

Xu Yan was taken aback again, and he blurted out, "Are you...... Where did you get the clothes?" I clearly remember that she entered the bathroom empty-handed, and a long Hanfu dress is not a trivial matter, and there is no reason for me not to see it-uh, speaking of which, where did the old clothes she wore go?

Hearing Xu Yan ask about such a private question about girls' clothes, the girl's face was slightly red, she rolled her eyes, and did not answer, but walked over and sat down on the sofa, and also stared at the TV screen with Xu Yan, intently, and couldn't take her eyes off - anyway, Xu Yan had never seen anyone who could watch the trash news of the local TV station so with such relish.

Zhu Youxiang asked with great interest: "May I ask Xu Gongzi, what is this? Who are these gentlemen talking above? What are they doing?"

Xu Yan replied casually: "This is the news of Shudutai, which says that the provincial party committee and the provincial government are holding a meeting to study the new spirit of the central government in depth...... Those are all big leaders in the province, the governor and the secretary or something, anyway, it's the big officials, and I can't figure out who is who. ”

Xu Yan said "leader" and "provincial government", Zhu Youxiang couldn't figure out what it meant, but he said "big official", Zhu Youxiang immediately understood, she nodded and said: "It turns out that these people are all local court officials, no wonder they look very strict and majestic." Then why don't they wear official uniforms?"

"Official uniforms? this...... We don't think we have it. ”

"No official uniform?" Zhu Youxiang said in surprise: "How can that be? Without official robes and complements, how can the officials of the imperial court identify their ranks and grades? If the officials do not wear official robes, how can they show the majesty of the imperial court when facing the people under their rule? and how can they distinguish between nobles and commoners?"

Moreover, since the place where the state government deliberates is an important place for the government, and the matters discussed are confidential to the imperial court, how can it be made public for the world to see? Wouldn't this leaking of secrets make the majesty of the imperial court lose everything?"

The girl's question was really strange, Xu Yan was dumbfounded when he heard it, and he didn't know how to explain it, so he could only say vaguely: "This ...... We've always been like this, and now we don't want to talk about the majesty of the court or anything, our officials are all called servants of the people, that is, those who are officials serve the people...... Well, that's what they said anyway. ”

"Public servant?" The girl hesitated, and when she reacted, she was very surprised, and said in a lost voice: "The official of the court is actually regarded as a lowly servant?"

She shook her head again and again: "How can this be? You need to know that all the civil and military officials of the imperial court are the best choice for a while, and they are the herdsmen of the Son of Heaven, the superior king, and the subordinate Li Shu, and how noble their status is! The local government has reversed the noble and the lowly, and actually put the officials under Li Shu, this matter really violates the discipline and morality, and it is very undignified to the imperial court--The officials of Shuchuan Province are so chaotic, don't their officials care?"

Sister, your illness is ...... again

Xu Yan stared intently at the TV, pretending not to hear what the other party said.

Xu Yan pretended not to hear it, but Zhu Youxiang refused to let him go. She asked, "Gongzi Xu, you are a local, have you heard of natural disasters recently?"

"Natural disasters, Miss Zhu, are you talking about earthquakes and floods? If you want to talk about this, there are quite a few in the local area, but a few years ago there was a major earthquake, which killed many people, and now there are often aftershocks......

The girl shook her head: "Young Master Xu, you are wrong. My so-called natural disasters are disasters caused by the invasion of monsters - has there been news of monster infestation in Shuchuan Dao recently?"

Xu Yan was confused: "Monster? What is this? I have never heard of it—where did it come from, and how could it invade us?"

After receiving this reply, the girl looked a little disappointed: "I didn't expect that Childe didn't even know about natural disasters and monsters...... Since Childe doesn't know, then I can only contact the local government tomorrow to inquire - may I ask Childe, where is the local government located, not far from here?"

"Which government are you looking for? Is it the neighborhood office, the police station, or the district government of the University Park?"

It was Zhu Youxiang who said that Xu Yan didn't understand, and now it's Xu Yan's turn to say that Zhu Youxiang couldn't understand: "Son, I see that the local city is so prosperous, the empire should set up an official government in the local area......, right?"

"I only know the Jincheng City Government, but I haven't heard of the Jincheng Prefect's Yamen......"

"There has never been a local government to govern the people?" the girl was taken aback, and she asked urgently: "Then, is there a Jinyi Wei Zhenfu Division stationed in the empire in the local area......? No? Then the hundred and thousands of households of the imperial border army, there should always be one in the local area, right?"

Xu Yan still shook her head, the girl was a little anxious, she said loudly: "Xu Gongzi, isn't it! Are you kidding me? Forty years ago, Xinshu Dao was declared a vassal to the empire and was included in the fetter state, and the empire ordered Jian'an Hou to lead the Nanwei Department to settle in and station in the state capitals; five years ago, due to the petition of a large number of scholars and people in Shuchuan Dao, Shuchuan Dao was changed from a fetter state to a state directly under the government, and it was directly managed by the cabinet, and it was directly appointed as an official to set up a government. This is obviously on the local diary, I also deliberately reviewed it at Bailu Academy before I set off, I remember it clearly, so, no matter how remote the local area is, the border army should also set up a hundred households, Xu Gongzi, how can you say that there is not?"

"Miss Zhu, the more you talk about me, the more confused I become. Xu Yan rubbed his forehead painfully: "You keep talking about the empire, which empire is it?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiang immediately straightened her waist, and she said sternly: "The whole world is not the king's land, the coast of the land is not the king's minister, there is only one empire, and that is my Ming Empire! The emperor and the Senate are in charge of Liuhe, ruling the eight directions, and Wei Zhenyu - Mr. Xu, don't you even know the empire?"

Xu Yan looked at her tiredly, he wanted to tell her directly, the Ming Empire in the girl's imagination had been destroyed for hundreds of years, but looking at the girl's excited and strict appearance, he was really embarrassed to say this, so he could only say euphemistically: "Xiao Zhu, you have also watched the TV news on our side for a long time, have you seen the news of the Ming Empire?

The girl was stunned for a moment, and slowly frowned.

Zhu Youxiang is also a very intelligent person, since she arrived at Shuchuan Road, what she has seen and heard along the way has long made her feel strange: such as the strange clothes of pedestrians, strange conversations, steel vehicles speeding on the road, towering buildings, the brilliant neon in the city, strange food, many unheard of "magic weapons", and the empire's great Ming Tongbao cannot be used here - these situations have made her realize that something is wrong, but she has always thought that " Shuchuan Dao is the capital of the frontier fetters, and the customs and customs are a little different from the inland state capital of the empire, so it is not surprising" This reason to appease himself.

It wasn't until this moment, when the young man in front of her explained that she realized that things were very different from what she imagined.

She stared at Xu Yan: "Young Master Xu, haven't you really heard of the Ming Empire?"

Xu Yan felt a little sad in his heart, he couldn't bear to look at the girl's frightened eyes, and shook his head slightly.

To Xu Yan's surprise, the girl did not seem to be depressed or depressed. She exhaled with relief, her eyes regained their brightness, and she even looked a little excited: "I see, it turns out that this place is a wild place that has not been blessed with the emperor's grace and has not been transformed into a king...... But in that case, why are the natives able to speak the language of our empire? ”

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