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"I still have some things to deal with now, now that you're awake, follow me over, and I still have these things to tell you later."

Shen Zhongbai's attitude changed very quickly, according to common sense, a person like Shen Zhongbai was conceited and arrogant, and he would not allow others to deceive him, but at such a time, Gu Suran could help himself too much, so Shen Zhongbai didn't want to get rid of Gu Suran for the time being.

Gu Yan changed into a set of clean clothes in the room, and after a simple wash, she went to the study with Shen Qianshan and Shen Zhongbai, but she didn't expect that there were already many ministers waiting in the study.

Seeing Shen Qianshan and Gu Yan following behind Shen Zhongbai, many ministers also sneered at the two of them, after all, one relied on the princess, and the other relied on his own military exploits, in the eyes of most people, he was a brainless general, and in the eyes of most people, these two people were not really talented and hard-working people, so it was inevitable that they would look down on these two people.

However, among this group of ministers, there is an acquaintance that Gu Yan has seen for a long time, Lou Mingyue.

Lou Mingyue is very abrupt in this group of people, the ministers in this court, to say the least, are in their twenties and nearly thirty years old, except for Shen Qianshan and Gu Huai'an, most of the others are old, Lou Mingyue is seventeen or eighteen years old, and she suddenly appeared here, it is inevitable that she feels a little strange.

"Mingyue, the king of Leping County, meet the emperor."

Only then did Gu Yan react, why did she look at this Lou Mingyue so familiarly, it turned out that this Lou Mingyue was the son of the king of Leping County.

Lou Zi period, the prince who shook his hands, was quite comfortable, he went out to play in the mountains and rivers, and he didn't know where he was playing, so he simply handed over all the things around him to this son, which is why Lou Mingyue suddenly appeared in Kyoto.

However, Gu Yan didn't expect that this young man who had a dispute with Gu Linxi in the casino at that time turned out to be the son of King Pingzhen, no wonder he was so bold that day, and he argued with Gu Linxi.

Bei'an has never had a hereditary position, but Lou Mingyue didn't regard this Leping County King as very important, and he didn't take it very seriously, so he just shirked it a little and accepted this position.

It's just that the position of this county king doesn't mean much to him, but he didn't expect that he had just entered Kyoto, and when he wanted to relax himself, he happened to bump into Gu Linjiang's son Gu Linxi, and there was the good show that Gu Yan saw that day.

Lou Mingyue never cared about what those old ministers in the court said about him, Leping County was already remote, Shen Zhongbai suddenly wanted to summon him, the king of Leping County, to Kyoto, there must be something to order, otherwise, how could he be the king of a remote place directly left in Kyoto?

However, in the eyes of outsiders, his position as the king of the county is still very comfortable, so there are often people who mention this matter intentionally or unintentionally, but Lou Mingyue doesn't think there is anything bad about this matter, whenever others mention this matter, he will reply to the other party with a smile, "Leping County is a small place, so there are no talented people, the emperor will let my son inherit his father's business in order to facilitate management, my father is old, and it is inconvenient to participate in this matter, so I am asked to deal with it, I can do this position, It also proves that I have this ability, so I won't bother you too much. ”

Gu Qiang also saw Lou Mingyue in official uniform for the first time, completely different from the person who was shouting in the casino that day, he used to have a relationship with his father, the upright old minister, it seemed that he was not very satisfied with Shen Zhongbai's various behaviors, but he didn't say anything, but Gu Chang felt that a pair of upright fathers and sons like that should not be people who only covet power like Shen Zhongbai.

Above the court, these adults next to him were said by him, and there was nothing to say back, but it seemed that Lou Mingyue was an atmospheric person, just like that day she easily let go of the person who gambled with him with his right hand in the casino, he also understood in his heart that if things changed, the identities on both sides would be reversed, and he would lose and leave his right hand, Gu Linxi would not let go of himself so easily anyway, but he still let go of that person, and only left a piece of jade pendant on Gu Linxi's body, If he is really the king of Leping County, he doesn't lack this jade pendant at all, in the final analysis, it's just to give Gu Linxi a step down, but I don't know if Gu Linxi can understand.

Gu Yan was not a minister in the court, so when Shen Zhongbai's study saw this posture, he happened to be next to him, after all, this was not a formal scene, not a scene when the officials of the early court reported to the emperor.

However, Gu Yan is still impressed by this young county king named Lou Mingyue, confident but not conceited, compared to Gu Linxi, a second-generation official, he relied on his own ability to sit on this Leping county king, which is indeed worthy of admiration.

"What Lord Lou said is very reasonable, if Lord Lou doesn't have any real talent and hard work, how can he continue to let him stay as the king of the county? The previous county king also reached a certain age and began to travel in the mountains and rivers, so he resigned and returned to his hometown, and now he is living a very leisurely life, but he has not forgotten to contribute to Bei'an, so he will cultivate a talent like Lord Lou to help me continue to deal with the affairs of Leping County, if it is not for the urgency of the situation this time, I will not summon them to Kyoto. ”

is different from seeing Lou Mingyue in the casino that day, today's Lou Mingyue does give Gu Yan a completely different feeling, he looks more decent than these people when he wears an official uniform, if there is no comparison before, Gu Yan may not have noticed this, but now, Gu Yan feels that these old ministers who are dignified all day long are real, moths of this country.

Leping County is a border fortress, and the emperors of previous dynasties will choose people who are related to them to guard that place, but when it comes to Lou Mingyue's generation, it doesn't have much to do with the royal family anymore, so it depends on Shen Zhongbai's trust in their father and son.

The county king of that place is definitely an important place to ensure the relationship between Bei'an and several surrounding countries, since Shen Zhongbai is relieved and bold to hand over that place to them, it shows that Shen Zhongbai has complete trust in their father and son.

On the surface, Lou Mingyue's father and son have no background, but in fact, the power of the king of Leping County in Beijing is not small, compared to the wine and meat friends in the officialdom, most of the friends who are good friends with the king of Leping are some old-fashioned officials, and they also have important resources in the court, so ordinary people will not embarrass the king of Leping.

This is why Lou Mingyue was so confident when he was in front of the casino and Gu Linxi that day, because he knew that even Gu Linjiang would not easily touch the relationship with the king of Leping County.

I'm afraid there are only the two people who just spoke in this place, and I don't know what kind of existence Leping County and I have in the court.

Even Huang Hao, who has never been involved in the affairs of the imperial court, has been quiet, and he doesn't understand what ability this young man has to be the king of this county, but he understands that Shen Zhongbai will never use someone who is not capable, so since he walked into the study, he has not had any doubts about this young man's ability.

But the civil officials around him are different.

Shen Qianshan's current identity can be regarded as a general, and he had a certain friendship with Lou Ziqi before, but he didn't have any impression of this young man, so he never spoke, and when he saw so many people speaking generously, he kept silent.

Shen Zhongbai originally thought that he had something to say, and he also wanted to ease the current embarrassing atmosphere, "General Feng has not spoken, does he have any opinions on this matter?" ”

"That's not true, since Lord Lou is the person elected by the emperor, he must be talented, and his subordinates believe that this newly appointed prince of the county will definitely be able to handle the affairs of Leping County very well."

Shen Qianshan hadn't been to the casino before, so he didn't see what kind of dispute Lou Mingyue and Gu Linxi had that day, so when he saw the smiling expression on Gu Yan's face, he thought he remembered something, but he didn't think about it, it was related to Lou Mingyue.

Shen Qianshan's current identity is just a military general, and theoretically he should not participate in the discussion of court affairs, and Gu Huaian doesn't want to participate in these things, so he has been silently hiding behind without saying a word, only when he heard Shen Zhongbai call Shen Qianshan, he raised his head slightly.

"I originally thought that General Feng would have great concerns about this matter, and it turned out that he also supported my arrangement." Shen Zhongbai pursed his lips and smiled, making everyone present murmur in their hearts, what did Shen Zhongbai mean by this? What is the purpose of this Leping County King suddenly appearing in this place?

In comparison, there are only two brave and warlike generals in Bei'an, and the proportion of civil officials is more than that of the court, and the old ministers around him inevitably scoffed when they heard that Shen Zhongbai had been asking Feng Yao's opinion, "Since ancient times, major national affairs have been decided by civilian officials, and a military general knows what it means to govern the country and secure the country?" ”