Shangyuan City, inside the Taihe Palace.

This morning morning has been going on for half an hour with the sound of rain outside.

The prince had basically understood the content of the ministers' performances in advance, and there were no unexpected changes or new things, and Rao was also a little tired.

At such times, he would be a little envious of his younger brother.

Envious of the extraordinary concentration and energy of the inspired, even if the whole night is spent on fun, the next day can go to the Privy Council on time to report.

Of course, it's just a report.

Ning Weiyuan shook his head and threw these distracting thoughts behind him.

Because if you think about it any longer, you should envy the longevity of the sentimental......

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to do. ”

The appearance of Feng Ke, the secretary of the military department, slightly attracted the attention of the crown prince. He had the impression that most of the news from the military department was related to the border provocations, and there has been no reply to the movements of the border army that he has been paying attention to.

"Speak. ”

"The minister received a report last night, jointly issued by the Shenzhou garrison and the state pastoral government, saying that Jinxia City was attacked by pirates. ”

"Haikou?" the Son of Heaven sat up.

Ning Weiyuan was keenly aware that his father's sloppy eyes were a little more focused.

"Jinxia City...... Isn't that the place where the three princesses are divided?"

"I don't think there are any ships going back there, right?

There was a whisper among the ministers below.

"Yes, the Shenzhou army reacted as soon as it found the beacon smoke, and arrived in Jinxia City within the same day, and after a day of fierce fighting, they finally annihilated all the Haikou who entered the city, killing more than 1,500 enemies!" ”

"The government has been wiped out, but the people have not suffered much?"

"Yes, according to the results of Princess Guangping's investigation, this matter stems from the conflict between the Wang family and Taishou. Falco roughly recounted the contents of the report. In addition, the mastermind Wang Yi'an has been captured by the Shenzhou army and is being escorted to Gyeonggi overnight, and it is expected that he will be sent to Dali Temple in the next few days. ”

"What do you think?" the Son of Heaven retracted back into the dragon chair.

"The minister remembered that Jinxia City was one of the important places for salt production, and now that the Wang family has committed a big crime, I am afraid that the burning of salt will be affected. ”

"The Ministry of Industry can temporarily send officials to guide production. ”

The minister thought that it would be more appropriate to leave this matter to the household department. ”

Just when everyone's focus was on the salt industry, Ning Weiyuan found that the princess's name was mentioned many times in the report.

Even if you are in that kind of place, are you actively participating in government affairs? He thought to himself, worthy of the third sister he was familiar with.

Unfortunately, this effort quickly turned to despair.

She shouldn't be part of this whirlpool after all.

"Weiyuan, what do you think?" the Son of Heaven suddenly called his name.

"Back to Your Majesty," he bowed his head respectfully, "Princess Quang Binh has contributed a lot to this turmoil, and deserves a great reward. In addition, the importance of restructuring the local government should be placed above the salt industry, and only by calming down the unrest and turmoil can production be resumed as soon as possible. As for who will make the salt...... Erchen thought that the merchant information recorded by the household department was more comprehensive, and it was more appropriate to leave it to them to choose. ”

"Hmm...... Not bad. The Son of Heaven coughed twice and took a breath before nodding and saying, "Just do what you want." In any case, the production of this salt should not be interrupted. ”

"Your Excellency understands. ”

"Report, report ————————!" At this time, a hurried shout came from outside the main hall, "There is an urgent military intelligence delivery in Leizhou." ”

"Xuan. ”

A royal guard walked briskly into the main hall, and without caring about the rain falling off his body, he knelt down on one knee and presented a roll of parchment with both hands.

Ning Weiyuan's heart moved.

This news was not conveyed by the military department, but was sent directly to the Son of Heaven, could it be ......

Is it done?

However, an unexpected change occurred suddenly.

I saw my father spread out the parchment and swept his eyes behind him, and his body trembled a few times, and he suddenly fell back on the chair!

The parchment fell silently.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

"What's wrong with the emperor?"

"Call the Imperial Doctor!"

"No one can leave the main hall, guards, block the palace gate!"

All kinds of voices suddenly exploded.

Looking at the ministers, fathers-in-law and attendants who rushed up, Ning Weiyuan was dumbfounded. He was stunned for a moment before he gritted his teeth and stepped forward, finding the wet roll of parchment in the midst of the crowd.

Looking at it, there are only a few sentences on it.

"Gao Guo launched a surprise attack, and the capital of Leizhou fell to the enemy. 」

"The army is approaching the border of Suzhou. 」

A thunderclap exploded in the prince's mind!

......

On the other side of the Taihe Palace, in a conservatory near the palace square.

Everyone knows that this is the second prince's favorite place to spend time, there are many calligraphy and paintings and the master's original handwriting, and there are also many picture scrolls painted by him.

And the reason why Ning Qianshi likes this place is very simple.

Through the glass window in front of him, he could take in the scene of the center of the palace. Now, for example, the white jade square, wet by the hazy showers, is juxtaposed with yellow wicker fluttering in the distance, which is a beautiful view. Of course, if it is just a simple landscape, even if there are four seasons, it will be a little monotonous, but with the addition of people coming and going to the court, it becomes colorful and colorful.

"Your Highness, the list you want has been calculated. A little girl with long braids and a green vest closed the booklet and handed it to Ning Qianshi.

"Oh, the new issue will come out so soon?" the second prince put down the brush in his hand and rubbed the little girl's head, and the latter showed a pleasant look, "Good job, He'er." ”

"Hey, hey. She smirked twice, "It's much easier to calculate this than to deduce the battle situation." ”

"That's because the battle situation is a collection of time, place and participants, and it is impossible to grasp all the information in a short period of time. And your ability is inseparable from the support of intelligence. ”

Ning Qianshi opened the manual and looked at it page by page - the list was made according to the triennial taxi examination, and most of the time there would be no significant changes.

The order of the list represents the level of talent, ability estimate, and potential of the alchemists. Although the nature of the Qi Senser is determined at birth, the upper limit of what they can ultimately achieve depends on the cultivation and opportunity of the day after tomorrow. This is also one of the reference bases for the Privy Council to select core talents.

"Huh?" Ning Qianshi's hand turned the page slightly, and on the list that usually did not change much, there were two quite obvious exchanges.

Xia Fan rose nineteen places at a time and jumped directly to sixth place.

Fang Xiandao, on the other hand, dropped eight places and fell fifteen places.

He could probably understand the reason for the latter's calculation, after all, this person suddenly left without saying goodbye and disappeared from the view of the Privy Council. People who usually leave the magic center for no reason generally have a defective mind, and the drop in score is very reasonable.

Xia Fan's promotion was very unexpected.

"Why did you give him such a high score?"

"Hmm......" Crane pursed her lips and pondered, "Isn't the Privy Council planning to recognize the results of the battle sent by Jinxia City, in that case, he will become the first alchemist in a hundred years to ascend to the Hundred Blades in the year he entered the palace." As far as the calculation is concerned, once he has a characteristic that is far superior to other alchemists, the score will rise significantly, not to mention that this person has achieved the first place in history. ”

Ning Qianshi was stunned, and couldn't help laughing, "I see, but there is something reasonable." ”

"Your Highness, do you want to artificially adjust your ranking?"

"No, even if it's luck, that's what he's capable of. He shook his head, "It looks like the Privy Council is going to pay more attention to him." ”

It can be said that the top ten Fang Shi are already the most potential new stars in Qiguo. Watching the changes and changes of these names is like witnessing the twinkling stars, and this feeling of swaying fate is far from being comparable to the court deliberations.

In the end, Ning Qianshi's gaze fell on Luo Qingqing's name.

Dropped two places to rank twelve.

Sent to Lingzhou, she was also far away from the magic center, but her decline was lower than that of Fang Xiandao.

It can only be said that in other aspects, her performance is still outstanding.

Ning Qianshi pondered for a long time and then lifted his pen and drew a circle on Luo's name.

Then he closed the book and continued to draw his own picture.

At this time, in the square, a royal guard shouted and ran towards the Taihe Palace, completely ignoring the fact that he was drenched in the rain.

It didn't take long for the situation to take a new turn - more guards erected a human wall in front of the main hall, and the palace doors were slammed shut.

And his gestures are non-stop, dancing on the paper.

"Your Highness, what are you painting? I don't look like a palace landscape. ”

"Actually, I don't know what I'm drawing. Ning Qianshi replied.

"I don't know if I can draw it. Crane had a skeptical expression.

Ning Qianshi gave the last stroke to the scroll, and he sighed with unfinished energy, "It's because I don't know that I can start writing so easily." When I can actually see it one day, I'm afraid I won't be able to draw anything. ”

Crane leaned on the edge of the table and tilted his head to look at the second prince's new work.

After looking at it for a long time, she felt that the thick ink that had blurred seemed to be like a black door.