Shen Ning hosted a banquet to entertain Xiao Rui and Sima Zihao, and it was not until the curfew approached that the three left the restaurant and went home.

The next day, Shen Ning continued to go to Dihuwei to be on duty, very leisurely, and had no official duties.

Princess Changle has also entered the palace, and after meeting the emperor Sima Zhou, she told Shen Ning about the Taoist Jindan, Sima Zhou was shocked, and then he was overjoyed, and immediately sent an internal official to summon Shen Ning.

Shen Ning waited for the internal official, and immediately entered the palace with him.

Coming to the alchemy room of the harem again can be regarded as a revisit. Sima Zhou sat on the top, his face flushed, it seemed that he had eaten too much pills, which had a great impact on his body. Listening to Princess Changle, his body began to deteriorate, and he had to take pills every day, and if he didn't take it, he would feel uncomfortable.

On the other side, sat Zhao Qingxuan.

Now she is not a nobleman, but a concubine, with Princess Changle and Princess Yiyang to help her, her situation in the harem is not much worse. Now that she saw Shen Ning, her calm heart was a little panicked, and she kept scolding Shen Ning in her heart.

Then there were Xu Chongzhi and Huo Tianguang who served on both sides.

"Humble Shen Ning, meet Your Majesty!" Shen Ning bowed his hand and bowed.

Sima Zhou hurriedly asked, "Shen Ning, I listened to what Princess Changle said, do you have a Taoist golden pill in your hand?" ”

Shen Ning immediately took out a box from his arms, offered it with both hands, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the deceased King of the Southeast once sent Jiang Xiao to Longhu Mountain to find the Taoist Jindan, and after Jiang Xiao found it, he did not hand over the Taoist Jindan to the King of the Southeast, but had a ghost in his heart and hid it privately. Later, he was ordered to search and found the Taoist Jin Dan hidden by Jiang Xiao, so he dedicated one to the king of the southeast, leaving this one to prepare for His Majesty. ”

"Now that the situation in Xuzhou is clear, the task assigned by His Majesty to the lowly post has been almost completed. Although the humble post came to the imperial capital, the nearly 30,000 Tiger Roaring Army that the humble post had formed was now under the control of Zhang Liao and others, and was wholeheartedly loyal to His Majesty. ”

In addition, the lowly uncle Li Yuanxiao, who is brave and loyal, is willing to serve the court and die. Including the moat camp outside Pengcheng, its master is my uncle's adjutant, and he is also a loyal general. It doesn't make much sense to stay in Xuzhou, and I want to dedicate the Taoist Jin Dan to His Majesty as soon as possible. ”

Shen Ning immediately informed the origin of the Taoist Jin Dan to avoid Sima Zhou's suspicions, and added fuel to the purpose of his coming to the imperial capital.

Although Xu Chongzhi can help Shen Ning speak, it is only on the surface, and now with Shen Ning's explanation, Sima Zhou is even more happy.

He didn't expect that he had cultivated Shen Ning's chess piece with his original plan, and he would reap such good results.

Among the eight kings, Sima Yue, the king of the southeast, was the most powerful, and now the king of the southeast is dead, and his son Sima Haiyun is on the throne, but most of the troops in Xuzhou have been subordinated to the imperial court, so that Xuzhou has become the imperial court, and there is no need to worry about the future.

Congratulations!

And Sima Zhou also understood that Shen Ning was only a six-rank cavalry captain, and his official position limited him, and it was not easy for him to have such an achievement, so he wanted to come to the imperial capital to develop, and when he was promoted to an official and returned to Xuzhou, Xuzhou would be completely the imperial court.

Thinking of this, Sima Zhouyue paid more attention to Shen Ning, and felt that he must cultivate it well and vigorously support it.

"Captain Shen has worked hard, and I can see your merits!" Sima Zhou praised it, and then hurriedly asked Xu Chong to pass the Taoist Jin Dan directly, and then asked the alchemists in the palace to study it carefully.

After a long time, the alchemist replied: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, this pill is indeed a Taoist golden pill, it is said to be a healing elixir, which can bring people back to life when they are dying!" ”

At this time, Zhao Qingxuan on the side said: "Since it has such an effect, why did the old southeast king die?" ”

Sima Zhou was stunned and looked at Shen Ning.

Shen Ning said: "Your Majesty, the old prince was poisoned and died, and the murderer has not been found so far." Although the Taoist Jin Dan has the means to change his life, it is not a detoxification pill after all. Concubine Xuan's mother is very good at the law, and she understands this truth more than her humble position. ”

Zhao Qingxuan nodded and did not continue to say anything. She was annoyed with Shen Ning, so she deliberately made it difficult, but after all, the two were in a cooperative relationship, and after Zhao Qingxuan was angry, she couldn't mess around.

Shen Ning's explanation made Sima Zhou feel at ease, and then ordered someone to give birth to the Guan family Jin Dan, with this elixir, it is equivalent to having a second life, which is a great thing for Sima Zhou, who is pursuing immortality.

And Shen Ning, who is dedicated to this treasure, must be rewarded heavily.

"Shen Aiqing, you are loyal to serve the court, not only did you do a good job, but also offered treasures, if I don't reward you heavily, wouldn't it mean that I am stingy? What reward do you want? Sima Zhou asked.

Shen Ning bowed down and said, "This is what a lowly duty should do, and a lowly one doesn't dare to ask for a reward." To make His Majesty happy is the honor of being a courtier. ”

"Hahaha... These words have come to my heart, if the Manchu Dynasty civil and military have such thoughts as you, why is the Great Jin not happy? After Sima Zhou was amazed, he began to think about what to reward.

Gold, silver, jewelry, or something must be rewarded, but this is just a foil, what kind of official will he promote?

Three provinces and six ministries?

It can be arranged, but now there are people in every position, there are no vacancies, and Shen Ning has a very good appetite for himself, and he is really arranged to enter the three provinces and six departments, and when the time comes, he will be jointly attacked by the family, and it is likely that his talents will be buried, or he will be co-opted.

This is a good chess piece to completely master Xuzhou!

After thinking about it carefully, Sima Zhou suddenly looked at Huo Tianguang and asked, "Tianguang, Tianlongwei's deputy capital unified position, has it always been vacant?" ”

"Your Majesty, yes! There has been no suitable candidate. Huo Tianguang asked.

And Shen Ning was taken aback, and his heart was overjoyed.

He never expected that Sima Zhou would actually pull Tianlongwei.

Sima Zhou nodded, and asked again, "What do you think of Shen Ning?" He has done a great job this time, and I want him to enter the Celestial Dragon Guard. However, you are the commander of the forbidden army of the Heavenly Dragon Guard, and I still have to listen to your opinion. ”

Huo Tianguang immediately glanced at Shen Ning, and then said, "Obey Your Majesty's arrangement." However, His Majesty asked for the opinion of the lowly position, and the lowly position did not dare not say it. He believes that Shen Ning is loyal, cares about the court, and is naturally able to enter Tianlongwei! ”

When Shen Ning heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if Huo Tianguang said a bad word, it might affect Sima Zhou's decision. Because Tianlongwei is too important, he guards the palace and protects the emperor's safety, and if he wants to join Tianlongwei, he must be the emperor's henchman.

Shen Ning never thought that he would be able to enter the Heavenly Dragon Guard, because he understood that he was not Sima Zhou's henchman.

Now it seems that Sima Zhou wants to train himself as a confidant.

In addition, Huo Tianguang praised Shen Ning, which is a cause and effect. His younger brother Huo Tianxing has followed Shen Ning for more than half a year, and he has grown a lot under the experience, and Shen Ning also wants to make friends with Huo Tianguang through Huo Tianxing, so he takes great care of Huo Tianxing, and Huo Tianguang knows about these things.

Shen Ning guessed correctly, Huo Tianguang said good things, it was indeed because Shen Ning was very good to his own brother.

And Emperor Sima Zhou nodded after hearing Huo Tianguang's words.

The two people he trusted the most, one was Xu Chongzhi, and the other was Huo Tianguang, both of whom felt that Shen Ning was loyal and worth cultivating, which would naturally affect his judgment.

"Good! Then draw up the decree, Shen Ningguan was promoted to a product, became the general of Ning Yuan, and served as the deputy commander of Tianlongwei. Sima Zhou said.

Shen Ning immediately thanked him: "Thank Your Majesty for your holy grace, and you will do your best to repay Your Majesty." ”

Although he is only the deputy commander, the actual military power is in the hands of Huo Tianguang, and even this position is dispensable, but for Shen Ning, it is also an unexpected joy. Being able to enter the palace on duty is more beneficial to Shen Ning's plan.

However, there is one thing that Shen Ning still needs to confirm, that is, now that he is the deputy commander of the Tianlong Guard, can he still be in charge of the Earth Tiger Guard's Earthquake Department?

If not, it will affect Shen Ning's big plan.

It seems that Xu Chongzhi has to ask His Majesty directly, if he can't continue to be in charge, then Lu Xun must be put on the throne, and he will continue to be in charge of the earthquake department, so as to ensure the follow-up plan.

Then Shen Ning retreated.

Soon, the appointment document was issued.

And this official document immediately spread in the imperial city, and it seemed that Shen Ning's name had entered the eyes of all the powerful ministers for the first time.

Don't underestimate the deputy capital of Tianlongwei of these five grades, although it is only equivalent to the sixth Langzhong, and Xiao Rui is at the same level, but he is on duty in the big one, and he is not the emperor's henchman, what is the origin of this Shen Ning, and he can actually rise to the top?

In this way, Shen Ning began to be noticed.

In addition, Shen Ning also asked the internal official to bring a message to Xu Chongzhi, and Xu Chongzhi asked Sima Zhou.

According to the usual practice, since he served as the deputy capital of Tianlongwei, he naturally could not be in charge of the earthquake department of the Earth Tiger Guard, but Sima Zhou thought of letting Shen Ning secretly supervise the hundred officials. In addition, the deputy capital of Tianlongwei has no real power, and all orders still have to be obeyed by Huo Tianguang, which is similar to a false position.

If Shen Ning was only allowed to hold a fictitious position, wouldn't it be a waste of his talent?

"Let him continue to be in charge of the earthquake department, young man, and take on some more burdens, it's a good thing." Sima Zhou said casually.

And the news was transmitted back to Shen Ning, which also made Shen Ning breathe a sigh of relief.

If the earthquake part is really lost, it will indeed be a loss for Shen Ning. After all, he died before he could beat the prestige of Dongchang, how distressing it was.

The next day, Shen Ning went to the Earth Tiger Guard first, and then went to the Tianlong Wei official office.

Compared with the looseness of the Earth Tiger Guard, the Tianlong Guard has a heavy responsibility because of its guarding of the palace, so the rules are strict.

There are a total of 10,000 people in the entire Tianlong Guard, which are respectively headed by five captains, and above are the deputy capital and the capital.

However, the five lieutenants directly obeyed the orders of Huo Tianguang, and they were all Huo Tianguang's henchmen, and they could or may not listen to Shen Ning's orders.

Shen Ning was self-aware, and he didn't think about arranging for these people to do things.

The Celestial Dragon garrisoned the entire Imperial Palace, which was divided into the Imperial City and the Imperial Palace. The outer garrison rules belong to the Su Guard.

Two of the lieutenants were in charge of the Imperial City, and three were in charge of the Imperial City, with five steps, one post, and ten steps and one sentry, and the level of security made it difficult for the Assassins to infiltrate the palace.