Duanmu Xu looked at Liu Tong in front of him, his eyes were respectful as usual, and he did a great job of hiding the faint excitement behind him.

After some gossip, as expected, Liu Tong deliberately instigated, "You must have a famous wine and get drunk." When the husband is alive, he should do something, and the glory of the lintel is not in vain. ”

Duanmuxu didn't answer, knowing that there must be a follow-up.

"And our Great Constitutional State, the place where we can achieve great things the most," Liu Tong pointed in the direction of Miyagi, "is where the emperor is." This time, Miyagi is selecting chamberlains, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We may be able to recommend one or two in the Zhongshu Lingfu, and after some observation, Mr. Fang and I think you are the right person. ”

Duanmu Xu met Liu Tongtou's encouraging gaze, and made an eager look to try.

"Entering the palace city, if the wind and clouds meet again, enter the Zhenfu Division, flying feather clothes, dragon bird knives, fresh clothes and angry horses, how majestic. ”

When Liu Tong was about to scavenge the dry intestines and ponder a few more good words, Duanmu Xu threw out a question in a timely manner, "Thank you Lord Steward and Lord Deacon for your love, but I just entered the inner chamberlain, and I heard that it seems to be cleansing." "The word "purification" is said slowly and softly.

You can't easily agree, that will attract suspicion, in the deduction, Uncle Huangfu once advised. However, Duanmu did have such concerns at that time. If the revenge is not avenged, will you be stabbed first?" After receiving the reply, he was relieved.

Liu Tong was stunned for a moment, this is indeed a problem, but it is not tricky. How many children of poor families want to enter the palace after they have a full meal.

"When the time comes, I will send some silver taels to the adults in charge of the palace for you, and you will definitely be able to get through the tricks. Besides, in order to plan for the future, what does it matter if you suffer a little grievance. ”

Although obviously lame and unconvincing, Duanmu Xu had to agree to the donkey. At a young age, how can you have so much distinction between right and wrong, and try to make a look of imagining fine clothes and food. "If you can be recruited as an internal servant, you will not forget the great kindness of your lord. ”

Hearing this, Liu Tong couldn't help but frown, the matter was finally settled.

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Early the next morning, Liu Tong took Duanmu Xu to Fang Bo's residence, Fang Bo naturally also verified, and also checked the documents recorded at that time, age and birthday, but he couldn't be careless. Xu was in the summer, Duanmu Xu was wearing a sleeveless undershirt, and the scars on his arms were somewhat obvious, and Fang Boluo frowned slightly. Seeing such a look, Liu Tong briefly told him about the events in Juetai Temple that day. Since Fang Bo knows the ins and outs, he can explain to the above when the time comes.

Like a treasure that has been found, from Liu Tong's place, to Fang Bo's place, and then to the head of the house, he is now told to send it to the palace.

Duanmu Xu understood that the soft sedan chair under him was not going to the palace, but to the square altar in the south of the imperial city, where the great constitution sacrificed to the emperor and the queen of heaven. He looked at the chief of the house sitting next to him, closed his eyes, and looked at himself as if he were an object.

The soft sedan stopped, and Duanmu Xu was taken through an archway, he peeked at it, and sure enough, it was the word "Yuanfang" on it.

Following the road, he followed around the Imperial Dome and the side hall, and then crossed the Danze Bridge to the location of the Divine Kitchen. He'd never been here, but he knew the layout by heart.

The kitchen of the gods, the place where the sacrifices are stored, and the people and animals are also counted in this list.

After greeting and whispering to the chief steward of the mansion and the father-in-law of the master of ceremonies here, only Duanmu Xu was left, led by a little eunuch, and did not enter the inner room in the courtyard of the Divine Kitchen, but turned to go out

Go, go through the corridor, then follow the corridor, and turn to the genus Kagura not far away. This couldn't help but make him frown. I should have been placed in the Divine Kitchen, how did I end up at the Kagura Department? Is there something wrong? Maybe my identity has been revealed?

Without waiting for Duanmu Xu to think about it, at the door of the third big house on the left side of the Kagura Department compound, the little eunuch threw over a stack of clothes, all cut in green cloth, and said sharply, "Hurry up and change it after you go in."

Duanmu Xu hurriedly stretched out his hand to catch it, then pushed the door and walked inside, there were people inside, and their bodies were cyan. At an ignorant age, some people may still dream of becoming an inner servant and entering the Zhenfu Division.

Duanmu Xu quickly changed his clothes, and secretly counted the number of people in the room, counting himself, twenty-seven people. If the same is true of the two rooms next to it, it would be exactly eighty-one people.

In the days that followed, no one from the entire Kagura Department came in, except for the delivery of some meals on time, and these future "chamberlains" could only operate in this courtyard. Duanmu Xu also took this opportunity to observe carefully, and from time to time he slipped into the other two big houses and counted the number of people, eighty-two. Sure enough, as Uncle Huangfu expected, in order to ensure safety, the number of people and animals was prepared to be more than eighty-one people each. However, the maximum number of people to prepare, Uncle Huangfu could not be completely finalized, and gave an approximate number, ninety.

"After all, it is difficult for people to defeat heaven, even if I plan for a long time and prepare carefully, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes and omissions, and everything will depend on you after all. ”

Uncle Huangfu's words really came true, and in the next few days, Duanmu Xu finally figured out the reason why he was locked up in the Kagura Department. There are several roofs on one side of the house in the courtyard, which have fallen into disrepair, and many holes have been washed out by the heavy rain before. Although these people are human sacrifices and their lives are not guaranteed, they are the most important sacrifices before the sacrifice begins, and they cannot be careless. There is a shortage of people in the middle of the journey, and no one can take on this responsibility.

In the days that followed, five more animals were brought in. If you are really prepared, make sure that nothing goes wrong.

There is still a month before the amnesty, and these animals are not imprisoned here, they need to recite the "Six True Sutras", and only those who pass the pass can be used for sacrifice. Of course, these people were told that they could become chamberlains if they passed the examination.

"As a human animal, you have to recite the Six True Sutras. The reason why I want to recite it is because the "Six Degrees of True Sutra" is called the Six Degrees, which is actually the Six Degrees. Give up the past, give up the present, give up the future, give up the body, give up the Dharma body, give up the golden body. With the blessing of the Six Perfections, human beings and animals will become better human beings. Those who do not pass the test will be regarded as an alternative and will not be activated unless they have to do so. But whether they can recite it or not, for them, entering this altar is not a sacrifice or a sacrifice, but also a ghost under a chaotic stick. When you are targeted, your fate is sealed. Duanmu Xu remembered Uncle Huangfu's words at that time.

For the "Six Degrees of True Scripture", Duanmu Xu has long been ripe, and his daily assessment has performed very well. However, the only difficulty for him is that when he recites the "Six True Scriptures" in his mouth, he cannot have the slightest comprehension in his heart. In order to solve this problem, Uncle Huangfu has been training him in the past three months to recite the Six True Sutras as a mechanical act, which is nothing more than the cooperation of the mouth and throat, and the heart can recite other scriptures or enter meditation. It was very difficult, but Duanmu was finally successful.

In the days that followed, no new animals came in. The main task of everyone every day is to recite the "Six True Sutras", and the more they reach the end, most of them are quite familiar with it, and some can even explain some of the scriptures, and Duanmu Xu is naturally in this column. In addition, there are some people who are a little sluggish in talent and cannot recite the whole text, so they will inevitably be served by the fists and feet of the eunuchs.

Every day that passes, Duanmu Xu draws a mark on the corner wall, counting the days, and tomorrow is the ninth day of the ninth month of September.