Xu Qian was dressed in a black official uniform, and the complement on his chest was embroidered with a five-clawed golden python. He pinched a stone bead with nine holes in the three fingers of his right hand, and his angular face was full of joy.

"Very good, you have made another meritorious achievement, this merit is insignificant than what you did in Haizhou, but the emperor is preparing to reuse you, and a little merit can be the icing on the cake for you. ”

"Thank you so much for your cultivation. "Chen Anli, who is next, is thoughtful.

Xu Qian nodded, and suddenly a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and he raised his left hand and slapped it towards Chen An's face with a palm. This palm is grand and powerful, Chen An has no way to hide, so he has to turn his palm to greet him. The palms met, and there was a "boom", as if a muffled thunder exploded in mid-air, and the air waves blew all the objects in the lobby of the Holy Court Yamen into a flurry.

Xu Qian took a step back, and Chen An only shook his body slightly before standing firm.

Xu Qian raised his eyebrows, laughed and said: "Okay, good boy, with such skills, you can go all over the world, you are really a hero and a teenager." ”

Chen An knew that Xu Qian would try it out, and whoever heard the news of his solo battle against the four great grandmasters would definitely have an unbelievable first reaction. But at this time, seeing Xu Qian smiling so happily, he actually had a feeling of comfort from his old heart, and his heart couldn't help but move.

It is possible to conceal his identity from ordinary people, but for Xu Qian, who is the master of the Holy Court, it is very easy to find out his origin. This is indeed the case, it is as if he fished himself out of the Gu room back then, let himself read in the secret vault of the Martial Mansion, and provided all the rare and exotic herbs for his own poison research, he has been rising steadily step by step, even if he killed the captain of the headquarters, there was no, all of this all showed that there was a hand behind the scenes pushing him forward.

Is it the emperor who was ordained, or Xu Qian has an old relationship with his father, seeing Xu Qian smiling so happily, Chen An is more inclined to the latter. As for the specifics, Xu Qian didn't say, and he wouldn't ask.

In the past, Chen An only had hatred in his heart, and he couldn't see his side clearly. Hatred is a double-edged sword, hurting others and hurting himself, Chen An, who is full of hatred, can only see the evil of others, but cannot see the good of others. Now and now, the haze in his chest has disappeared, and that warm feeling has hit his heart again since Yu Mengying left, and he can't help but naturally get a little closer to Xu Qian.

Chen An's heart changed, Xu Qian didn't notice it, and after reining in his smile, he said solemnly: "You go back and rest, in the past two days, the emperor may have to summon you into the palace to face the saint, and prepare well." ”

"It's a subordinate who quits. Chen An bowed and said.

"Wait", Xu Qian raised his hand to stop Chen An, and said in a deep voice: "Regarding the matter of someone impeaching you for killing too much, you don't have to worry, the Holy Court is going to be a lonely minister, and the more people who impeach you, the more Your Majesty will rely on you." But you need to remember one sentence, no matter what time you go, the more you stand on a high place, the more you must tremble and walk on thin ice, otherwise the higher you stand, the harder you fall. ”

"The subordinates understand. Chen An looked solemn.

"Go ahead. Xu Qian waved his hand and sat back in his seat with the Nine Tricks Shiji.

Chen An withdrew from the Yamen of the Holy Court, and as for the Nine Tricks Shiji, he had already seen the light, and it would not be good for him to throttle again. What's more, it is not of great use to himself, compared to the treasure secrets contained in the Nine Tricks Stone, Chen An has the secret vault of the Holy Court Martial Mansion, which he can read. And the innate secret, Nangong Yao has already interpreted it for him, and he also understands his future path, since this is the case, if you look at other things, you can only learn from them, which is really dispensable. It's better to exchange it for merit and get more power.

All the way back to his residence, Ning'er and Xiaowen were placed here by him first.

He looked at his lonely mansion, and he had a feeling that he was in a different world, and this time he had been away for too long.

The merchant selling kumquat at the door saw him and greeted him with a smile: "Chen Xianggong, this time I have been out for a long time." ”

Chen An smiled back: "Yes, this time I ran far away, and I was delayed for a long time." ”

"The harvest is not small, those two little ladies who are like flowers and jade, I saw it. The merchant smiled meaningfully.

"Ahem, those are two distant relatives of mine, who fled from the plague in the south. Chen An coughed and covered up.

Hearing his words, the merchant also showed a sad look: "Yes, my uncle's family also lives in Haizhou, I don't know what is happening now, this thief has killed God, and he doesn't give people a way to live at all." ”

Chen An's expression froze, and he said with a dry laugh: "Fortunately, Haizhou is far enough away from the capital to affect here." ”

The merchant still sighed: "But the capital is not very peaceful, these days, the Holy Court Yamen has moved frequently, several large households have been copied, and now everyone is panicking, my cousin used to do some small business in Tongwenfang, but now he doesn't even dare to come out of the stall, for fear of provoking these evil stars." Suddenly, he mysteriously lowered his voice and said: "I heard that the King of Qin in the north is coming, Chen Xianggong, you are a scholar, you said that the capital will not be breached." ”

Chen An was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "How come, Youyun is still far away from us, how can it be so easy to call." ”

The merchant's face was not diminished, and it was obvious that Chen An's perfunctory words were not very convincing. Chen An said goodbye to him and walked into the courtyard, his face instantly became indifferent. King Qin has begun to create pre-war rumors, and he should be well prepared, I don't know how the court is prepared.

Seeing Chen An coming back, Xiaowen hurriedly prepared tea and handed it over. Ning Er also came to the front, although her throat was healed by Mu Shaoping's wonderful hand rejuvenation, but there were still some murmurs when she spoke, and because of her unfamiliar words, she rarely spoke, just smiled at Chen An.

Looking at her smile, Chen Anxin was warm, and couldn't help but think of Mu Qing's smile, he shook his head to clear these thoughts that shouldn't be, instead of dwelling on what he lost, it was better to cherish the present.

Chen An softened his voice and said, "Ning'er, Uncle Mu and Sister Mu are not with us, we will be together in the future." As he spoke, he looked at Xiaowen standing still next to him, this girl seemed to have grown up, not only taller, but also her ordinary face was stretched, with a touch of gorgeous color, and even the fullness of her chest was swollen a lot. Chen An had other ideas about the change in her appearance, his face was silent, but a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but it didn't take long for him to say with relief: "Of course, there is Xiaowen, the three of us live together." ”

Xiaowen's body trembled, but she covered it up well, and Chen An didn't notice it.

Like a mischievous child, Sunshine jumped up and down the hall and crawled across the room. Ning Er's big dark eyes reflected a young man with a gentle smile, his crown was scattered, and his long satin hair was tied by an ink-colored ribbon, leisurely. The delicate features are neatly placed on the fair face, and the only blemish is the prominent cheekbones, which make the person slightly thin.

Ning Er's heart was stabbed a little by his soft gaze, but Mingyu's face still looked innocent, and she smiled and nodded.

Chen An didn't think too much, exchanged a few words with the second daughter, and then returned to his secret room, quietly thinking about the gains and losses of this trip.

Three days later, a small yellow gate came to announce the edict, and Chen An entered the palace with him.

As soon as he passed through the White Tiger Gate, there was a huge atmosphere, rushing straight in, compared to the place of Mingyue Palace, which was prosperous and yang, it was magnificent, I don't know how many times, and it was less than three points of luxury, and seven points more solemn, integrating the world's luck in one.

After that, it is Taihe Palace, Taiji Palace, Wenhua Pavilion, and Yixin Palace.

Chen An was brought to the front of the Yixin Palace, and it didn't take long for a decree to announce his audience.

Entering the Yixin Palace, he was taken to the inner hall, and there were only two people in the inner hall, one of whom was about forty years old, dressed in a black and gold python robe, and it was Xu Qian, the captain of the Holy Court. The other person was dressed in a yellow dragon suit, and he was the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Chen An didn't dare to look at it directly, and hurriedly bowed his head to salute: "Minister, Chen An, the capital of Tiance Guard, ask my emperor Sheng'an." According to Zhou Li, except for the Great Court Meeting, seeing the emperor is all simple etiquette, asking a "holy peace" is already the limit, otherwise it will be suspected of flattery.

"No courtesy. A neutral and peaceful voice sounded, Chen An looked around, and saw a young man in his thirties sitting on the seat, smiling and looking at him.

Zhou Dilang said with a smile: "Sure enough, you are a hero born as a young man, and you have made so many contributions at such a young age, no wonder Xu Qing spared no effort to recommend you." Even I can't help but envy your family's insight. ”

"The emperor has a good reputation, and it is all cultivated by Lord Tingwei. Chen An said humbly, he habitually inspected the surrounding environment, and found that there were really only three of them in this inner hall, Emperor Zhou did not arrange guards, he knew that his martial arts were superb, if he had evil intentions, even Xu Qian couldn't stop him, and he dared to be so big, this is the courage to use people without suspicion.

Emperor Zhou waved his hand and said: "Don't be too restrained, I already know about your affairs in Haizhou, although there are some things that cannot be announced, but I still know your merits." You alone should be worth 100,000 soldiers. ”

Emperor Zhou paused and continued: "Now that the kings of the north are not right-minded, the world of the Great Zhou is not peaceful, and I see the suffering of the people in my eyes, I really don't know the taste of food, and I can't sleep at night. Fortunately, Aiqing stood out, which can help me set things right, and Aiqing is willing to share my worries?" he changed the title in two sentences, without being obtrusive at all, and held Chen An high, and the posture of Corporal Lixian was already sufficient.

Chen An remembered Xu Qian's instructions, the more the emperor valued it, the more vigilant he was, and immediately replied quietly: "I am willing to drive for Your Majesty to follow the power of dogs and horses." ”

"Okay", Emperor Zhou was overjoyed, his face immediately turned solemn, and he said loudly: "Chen An, the eunuch of Tiance Guard, listens to the seal, from now on, Qing Quan will be appointed as the supervisor of the Criminal Bureau of the Left Guardian Army of Tiance Mansion Fengyu Shengting Seal System Division, and the elite will be selected from the three guards of Gyeonggi to reorganize the Criminal Bureau, and in March, the government and the opposition will be cleaned up. ”

Chen Anxin, the Criminal Bureau or something, if you don't understand the official system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, you really don't necessarily know what it is, but Chen An knows that it is the official title of the Blood Division, and the Supervisor of the Criminal Bureau is the head of the Blood Division that people habitually call in the usual sense, and Ren Zhongxu used to be the position.

The Great Zhou official system learned from the experience of the previous dynasties to prevent the usurpation of the throne and the misguided monarchy, and set up a system of decentralization of power at various levels, and separated all ranks, officials, and errands. The three provinces and six ministries have already existed in name only, and the six books are more of an honorary title. The real ruler of the Great Zhou Dynasty is divided into two sides, the civil side is the Tianji Pavilion, the military side is the Tiance Mansion, all the political and economic affairs are from the Tianji Pavilion, and the military decisions are from the Tiance Mansion, and the prime minister is the important minister of the Cabinet.

Although the Holy Court is independent of the imperial court promotion system, it is also a formal imperial court official, and it is a military commander, which belongs to the rule of the Tiance Mansion, and all officials receive the functions of the Tiance Mansion.

Taking the Blood Division as an example, the left guard of Tiance Mansion is a rank official, the Fengyu Holy Court Seal System is a rank official, and the criminal bureau supervisor is a bad official.

The Great Zhou Dynasty is respected by the left, and the left guard of Tiance Mansion is the rank of general, and is the highest military director of the Great Zhou, and the Holy Court is the abbreviation of the Imperial Holy Court. The later division knows the crime, which means that the blood division is in charge of the punishment, and the punishment on behalf of heaven is the punishment.

According to this example, the full name of the Dark Division Master is the Governor of the Left Guardian Army of the Tiance Mansion Fengyu Holy Court School Division, who is in charge of intelligence collection and processing, while the full name of the Master of the Ming Division is the Governor of the Ritual Division of the Left Guardian Army of the Tiance Mansion, who is in charge of the honor guard and the protection of the forbidden army.

This is the head of the blood division, he thought that he would be able to become the head of the three guards, but who knew that it was the master of the blood division. What does this mean is already very clear from his official title, "Tiance Mansion Left Protector", the first cabinet of the Great Zhou Mansion, as long as he wears this title, it is considered to be the power cardinal who entered the Great Zhou, and he is an important minister of the government, and its meaning is equivalent to the prime minister and a very popular minister for the Great Zhou. He is only in his early twenties, how can he be.

But no matter how surprised Chen An was, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stroked his chest and thanked him: "Minister, thank you for your order." ”

"Well, let's go, I'll have a drink with Qing in the future. Emperor Zhou smiled sassyly.

Chen An did his best and retreated.

At this time, Xu Qian, who was standing aside, spoke: "Your Majesty, in March, it's the end of autumn." ”

Emperor Zhou said softly: "I know, but I need time, since I ascended the throne, I have been trembling, although the fine-tuning is continuous, but there is no big move, the Manchu Dynasty is uneven in civil and military, and it is difficult to distinguish what the people want, this time it is necessary to rectify it ruthlessly." His voice gradually became stronger: "I need time, but Jiang Cong and Jiang Jun need time even more." The north is bitterly cold, if there is no grain and grass after autumn, what will they do against me, Beirong also needs them to appease, otherwise the backyard will catch fire, and its people can be extinguished. He called the name of King Qin and King Jin directly, and he didn't want to hide anything anymore.