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The copywriting in front of Emperor Xiang Zhong of Shunming is full of hills-like scrolls. An inner eunuch stood beside him, having already added ink to the vermilion lacquer pen case several times.

There are so many twists and turns every day. From the people's livelihood and military to the proclamation of the state capital, Emperor Shunming had to personally inquire and read them one by one.

He has always been a very diligent emperor.

Asking about everything will undoubtedly exhaust you. Emperor Shunming was very keen on this. It's not that he doesn't believe in his courtiers, but he feels that doing these things is really in line with his status as an emperor.

Dongfang Kong, the chief waiter, walked in with a bowl of ginseng soup, looking at Emperor Shunming who was writing hard under the oil lamp, and his eyes showed a worried gaze.

"Your Majesty, it's already the second watch, it's time to rest. Dongfang Kong persuaded.

Emperor Shunming was unmoved: "After reading these few copies, it's almost over, I'll talk about it later." ”

After more than half an hour, Emperor Shunming finally closed the last fold. He himself felt tired, leaning back on the dragon chair, Dongfang Kong walked behind him, slowly pressed the temples on both sides of his forehead with his fingertips, and closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

"It's these things every day. The following officials will not report anything that makes me happy. ”

Emperor Shunming, who closed his eyes, complained and sighed with emotion: "Rectify the river, allocate grain and grass, taxes, national economy and people's livelihood...... These things have not changed since the first day of my accession to the throne. However, this is also what a monarch should do. The world is so big, and that's all there is to it!"

Dongfang Kong kept smiling and silent. He is the old man who has been with Emperor Shunming for the longest time, and he is clear about His Majesty's thoughts and complaints. Actually, it's just lip service.

After drinking the ginseng soup presented, Emperor Shunming felt much better. He got up from the dragon chair, stretched his waist, and walked slowly in the direction of the dormitory.

Dongfang Kong followed.

Walking through the deep corridor, a cold night breeze blew, and Emperor Shunming's drowsy mind woke up, and he couldn't help asking: "Recently, has anything interesting happened?"

The emperor also loved gossip. The so-called "interesting things" are nothing more than the shortcomings of the east and west, folk legends, and anecdotes. Of course, more importantly, Emperor Shunming wanted to go further through these mundane things to understand the attitude of the noble officials towards the court and himself from the side.

Dongfang thought for a while, and a smile appeared on his wrinkled face: "There is one thing, Your Majesty, you will definitely find it interesting." ”

Emperor Shunming stopped and turned around: "Oh! What is it?" ”

Dongfang Kongdao: "Yang Tianhong, the son of the late hussar general Yi Yonghou, is back. Half a month ago, he had already taken leave in the Ministry of Officials. ”

"Yang Tianhong?"

Emperor Shunming was stunned for a moment, and then quickly found this familiar name in his memory, and couldn't help but smile in his eyes: "Is that the little guy who is quite bold and asks for a knight?"

Dongfang Kong nodded again and again: "Yes! At that time, he was only eleven years old. Today, he is sixteen years old. ”

Age or not is obviously not the focus of Emperor Shunming's concern. He skipped Dongfang Kong's words and asked, "I remember that I promised him back then, as long as he reached the fifth level of qi refining within ten years, he would be awarded the rank of Martial Commander and lead a battalion alone. Isn't that so?"

Dongfang Kong added: "That's true. His Majesty also promised to grant Yang Tianhong the title of Captain of the Martial Cavalry. ”

Emperor Shunming looked up at the dark night sky: "Eleven years old...... Sixteen years old...... So, in just five years, Yang Tianhong has already reached the fifth level of qi refining?"

Dongfang Kongdao: "The person in charge of the inspection at that time was Langguan Lu Hanming. This man has always had a reputation for justice and will not be false. ”

This is indeed an interesting thing, and Emperor Shunming's mood also became happy: "Sixteen-year-old fifth-order qi refiner. Looking at the whole world, I am afraid that only I, Dachu, have such an outstanding talent. What is the use of the Great Qin State Iron Cavalry? The Great Qi Guowen Palace claims to include all the students of the world, but how can it be compared with my Great Chu General? Hahahaha! I assert that within 30 years, Yang Tianhong will inevitably succeed in building a foundation. At that time, he will be the youngest foundation building monk in the world, and he will also be the best general in my Great Chu. ”

Dongfang Kong cautiously reminded: "Your Majesty, cultivators are often not keen on fame and fortune, but on the mountains and rivers. ”

Emperor Shunming still had a smile in the corner of his eyes, and he shook his head: "Yang Tianhong is an exception. This son has been humiliated since he was a child, and he has his own set of views on human feelings. Five years ago, if he hadn't asked for a knighthood, I wouldn't have granted him an additional martial title. Since he has made an oath to regain the position of resolute and courageous, he must be the main one in the court. In this way, I have added another fierce general. Perhaps, it is still the great talent of the commander. ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Shunming turned around and asked eagerly: "Is there a position that Yang Tianhongzhen was given to Yang Tianhongzhen on the side of the Ministry of Officials? What about the Military Department, which battalion is the military position in charge of him?"

Dongfang Kong replied respectfully: "Yang Tianhong has already received the position of lieutenant of Zhongwu from the Ministry of Officials. It's just that the affairs of the military department are temporarily in the hands of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The military camp that Yang Tianhong took over was the Xuanhuo Battalion. ”

The smile on Emperor Shunming's face suddenly froze, and he said to himself, "Xuanhuo Battalion, isn't it one of the six guards battalion?"

Dongfang Kong shook his head: "No." ”

Emperor Shunming's face gradually shrouded in a layer of frost: "Who is the one who is the obstacle?

Dongfang Kong bowed his head and stood to the side, silent.

As the head of the internal service, Dongfang Kong has a good impression of Yang Tianhong. Because of this, he found an opportunity to speak in front of Emperor Shunming, and quietly helped Yang Tianhong.

Of course, no matter what, there is a degree.

After all, the military department is currently in the hands of the crown prince.

When Emperor Shunming's anger gradually subsided, Dongfang Kong persuaded lightly: "This shouldn't be done on purpose. Your Majesty, you only promised to give Yang Tianhong a battalion to lead the army alone, but you did not specify which battalion it was? Perhaps, this is a misunderstanding. ”

These words were reasonable, and Emperor Shunming's anger gradually calmed down.

Dongfang Kong said again: "Your Majesty, don't you hear that the prime minister starts in the state capital, and the fierce general is in the army." Yang Tianhong is only 16 years old this year, and if he is suddenly promoted, I am afraid that all the generals and officials of the DPRK and China will not be convinced, so it is better to put him in the Xuanhuo camp for the time being. If he really has the talent of a general, then no matter where he is, he can make some achievements. If it is a mediocre talent, His Majesty can also take the opportunity to distinguish and recognize it. His Majesty has already given Yang Tianhong too much affection, and it is best to observe this matter for a while. ”

Emperor Shunming stood in place, staring at the night sky for a long time.

After a long time, he nodded slowly, turned around, and walked in the direction of the dormitory.

......

The streets of the capital are bustling and bustling.

Yang Tianhong took his guards Yang Tong and Yang Yuan to hang out outside. He seemed to be interested in everything, even the small stall of the candy blower on the street stood and watched it with relish for a long time. Finally, he took out a handful of copper coins from his pocket, bought one for each of the children standing around, and left in high spirits amid cheers and joy.

Yang Tong followed Yang Tianhong to the mountain to cultivate, and his cultivation was more advanced than that of ordinary qi refiners, and he could be regarded as an old man in the outer courtyard of the Yang Mansion.

He knew very well what the young master was thinking: the top priority was to comprehensively rectify the Xuanhuo Camp.

However, three days passed, and the young master took himself and Yang Yuan to wander back and forth in the streets and alleys of the capital every day, doing nothing.

Yang Tong felt very anxious, but he couldn't do anything, and he didn't know what the young master wanted to do?

Yang Tianhong was dressed in a moon-white robe, wearing a silver hairpin on his crown, playing with a folding fan in his hand, passing through the bustling crowd on the street, looking at a signboard at the corner of the street not far away.

Yuzhuxuan.

It was a newly opened pawn shop.

From a certain point of view, Yang Tianhong is not a pure cultivator.

There are only three rooms that have been unlocked in the Exquisite Treasure Lock. There, he saw the Heavenly Demon King Zi Li, who was imprisoned to death, leaving only dry bones, and the Demon King Fearing Sen Luo, who was only left with a head.

I don't know when Yang Tianhong suddenly had a wonderful thinking.

Whether it is a Heavenly Demon King or a Demon King, it is a kind of cultivation realm like a human monk. Although the names of the two condemned prisoners, the demon and the demon, have the word "king" in their names, they are not real kings after all, and they have no subordinates of their own.

Just imagine, if the Heavenly Demon King Zi Li has tens of millions of monsters under his command, and the Demon King Fear Sen Luo has countless demons under his command, even if they are temporarily imprisoned, there must be relatives who are desperate to rescue them. However, in the last words left by a demon and a demon, there was no mention of this at all.

Yang Tianhong took the Heavenly Demon King Zi Luo and the Demon King Fear Sen Luo as his own examples. He needs to build his own team and get more loyal subordinates.

Although the Xuanhuo Camp is dilapidated, it is a good opportunity.

However, renovating the barracks is not as simple as lip service. Yin Jianhua dared to secretly hand himself two thousand taels of silver tickets, which must not be able to get rid of his involvement. It is possible to eat empty salaries, and even resell weapons in private. It's just that Yang Tianhong doesn't have the heart to ask about these things for the time being, and it's not yet time for a comprehensive investigation. He knew very well that if he wanted to firmly control the entire Xuanhuo Camp with his own methods, the key was how to get the support of the lower-level sergeants.

Is it easy to do things in the world?

All difficult things, to put it bluntly, are nothing more than the word "money".

If you have money, everyone will naturally compete to do it, so it doesn't matter what the difficulties are.

The location of this "Yuzhuxuan" is a bit remote, and the scale is certainly not as good as those famous time-honored pawnshops in the capital. However, Yang Tianhong also has his own considerations when he chooses here.

He didn't want to draw attention. Therefore, this kind of pawnshop, which is smaller and has a newer façade, should meet its own requirements.

Yang Tianhong called Yang Tong, the guard, took off a jade pendant tied around his waist, handed it over, and whispered a few words in Yang Tong's ear. After a while, Yang Tong walked into the "Yuzhu Xuan" with the jade pendant.

Half an hour later, Yang Tong found Yang Tianhong in a teahouse on the corner of the street and handed over a silver ticket with a face value of five hundred taels.

Yang Tianhong looked at the silver ticket and said with a smile: "This is the price that the shopkeeper gave you?"

Yang Tong replied honestly: "According to what the young master said, his subordinates asked for seven hundred taels, but he kept biting five hundred to death and did not let go." It was only promised that when the redemption was made, he could add another twenty taels of silver. However, when I said that I had some other jade pendants in my hand, he was also very interested, and asked me to bring them over tomorrow for a detailed discussion. ”

"Interesting. ”

Yang Tianhong nodded and said no more.

By noon, the sun was scorching and there were far fewer pedestrians on the streets than usual. Yang Tianhong got up and left with another personal guard, Yang Yuan, leaving Yang Tong to continue to sit there and drink tea.

The "Yuzhuxuan" store is not big, Yang Tianhong and the two walked in, and a young man with a short stature and a short coat with a pattern of gathering wealth ingots immediately greeted him with a smile from behind the counter.

"Everyone, please come in!"

People who walk into a pawn shop usually sell things. The man was not in a hurry to ask questions, but diligently led Yang Tianhong to the upper seat of the hall, and called a small servant to serve fragrant tea, and he sat next to him to accompany him.

Yang Tianhong nodded slightly in his heart.

Ordinary businessmen have a very unique vision. The so-called "observation of words and colors" refers to the reception of different characters such as 369. If it is an ordinary pawn, you can just go to the counter and talk. The clothes on his body are luxurious, and there is Yang Yuan, a powerful guard by his side, of course, the other party must be polite and humble, drink tea first, and then talk about things.

The young man was dark-skinned, with a short, thin mustache on his lips, and looked very shrewd, and the smile on his face was obviously formulaic, but it gave people a very kind feeling. He arched his hand at Yang Tianhong: "Dare to ask Gongzi's surname?"

Yang Tianhong took a sip of tea and replied casually: "The surname is Wang." I don't know what the shopkeeper is called?"

The smile on the thin black man's face remained unchanged: "It turned out to be Wang Gongzi." Xiao Ke's surname is Meng, and his single name is a strange word. ”

Saying that, he continued: "The fact that Prince Wang came to my Yuzhu Xuan also added a lot of color here. I wonder if Wang Gongzi has any objects that he likes?"

This is the technique of flattery. Instead of asking the other party if they want to sell something, they ask the other party what they want to buy, and even if they want to sell it at a high price, they will be embarrassed by such an enthusiastic shopkeeper.

Yang Tianhong shook off the paper fan in his hand and smiled heartily: "Next month, there are several children and nephews in my son's family who are about to become adults. I'm here to find a few gifts that I can get my hands on. ”

The shopkeeper Meng Qi thought so: "The coming-of-age ceremony is a major event in life, and you can't be sloppy. ”

Yang Tianhong said: "Yes, the rules in the clan are strict, the gold and silver jewelry is vulgar and luxurious, and the swords and soldiers are fierce. ”

Meng Qi pondered for a moment and asked, "So, how about the four treasures of the study?" There are good silk yellow paper, Tingchao stone inkstone, spotted bamboo, and top-quality pine smoke incense ink, all of which are excellent things for gifts. ”

Yang Tianhong shook his head: "They don't lack these things. The clan treasury is full. Preferably, it is something special, but it will not delay the study of future nephews. ”

"That's ......"

What he said was reasonable, and the shopkeeper Meng Qi also felt that it was quite brain-consuming. It can be seen that this prince has a lot of money, although he is young, he really thinks about the younger generations of the clan. Ordinary objects, the other party really can't look at them.

After thinking about it, Meng Qi asked with a flickering gaze: "If it's jade, what does Wang Gongzi think?"

"Jade?"

Yang Tianhong smiled strangely, took out a jade Guanyin pendant from the inner layer of his clothes, and shook it in his hand: "Men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddhas? ”

"No, no, no! Childe, you don't understand what I mean. ”

Meng Qi hurriedly explained: "Since you are an adult, why don't you customize a set of jade pendants according to the birthdays of the sons of the house?"

That's obviously a good idea. Yang Tianhong suddenly closed the paper fan in his hand, suddenly realized, his face showed joy, and he said continuously: "Yes! Customize a set of jade pendants according to each person's birthday, why didn't I think of it? Good idea! Good idea!"

Meng Qi smoothed his beard with his thumb, and the gaze in his eyes was smiling, but also a little strange. He thought for a moment and asked, "I wonder how many young masters in the prince's clan are going to perform a coming-of-age ceremony?"

Yang Tianhong glanced at him: "Eight." ”

Meng Qi narrowed his eyes slightly: "As far as I know, the major jade shops in Kyoto have always had good business, and Wang Gongzi is now going to the jade store to place an order, and it is estimated that he will not be able to catch up." ”

In a word, Yang Tianhong, who was full of interest, suddenly lost interest: "Then according to you, what should I do?"

Meng Qi smiled, got up, took out a jade pendant from behind the counter, and handed it to Yang Tianhong.

"I just have a set of birthday jade pendants here, which are just dragon-shaped, beautifully carved, and the texture is round and smooth. I just don't know, can I get into the eyes of the prince?"

Yang Tianhong played with the jade pendant, this is the one he gave to Yang Tong before and was lost in Yuzhuxuan.

"Nice!

He nodded again and again and asked, "I don't know how much this thing is worth?"

Meng Qi smiled and raised the index finger of his right hand: "One thousand taels of silver, no two prices." ”

Yang Tianhong was obviously very satisfied with the jade pendant: "It's not expensive." So, you have eight corresponding birthday jade pendants here?"

Meng Qi smiled: "If you want it, Prince Wang, I can let you have some more, and choose an auspicious number: seven thousand eight hundred taels." ”

"Happy!"

Yang Tianhong put the paper fan in his hand and said with great interest: "I like to deal with cheerful people." ”

He took out a stack of silver tickets from his pocket: "Take out the other seven jade pendants and show them to me, if you can, just trade them according to the number you said." ”

Meng Qi's face showed a little embarrassed: "This ...... I'm afraid I can't see it yet. The other seven jade pendants are not here, so I will order someone to get them. It's just a bit of a long way to go, and once you go, at least tomorrow after noon. ”