On the night of the game, in the palace, the ancient snake that had disappeared for several days finally returned, and the poisonous snake in the dark was still hiding in the dark.

"Ancient Snake, why did you suddenly become interested and run to the academy? Didn't you say that you weren't responsible for the matter of gods and demons weapons?" said Emperor Guangwu slowly.

The ancient snake in the dark didn't seem to be afraid of accountability, his voice was very calm, and he said: "Your Majesty thinks, then I will do it, there are some things, someone has to do it, my face, no one recognizes it, just mix in, and there are bad things, there is always a suitable person to do it......"

Emperor Guangwu didn't say anything about the ancient snake, as far as the henchmen were concerned, the ancient snake could best grasp his mind, not only could give him advice, but also knew what he wanted.

"I heard that you snatched that secret map. Emperor Guangwu said flatly, as if he was chatting. However, if the ancient snake denies it at this time, I don't know what the consequences will be.

"I don't know the secret map, there is one in the treasure box, whether it is a secret map or not, I don't know, and I haven't been able to open it to see. The ancient snake in the darkness stretched out his hand, and he was holding the ancient treasure box in his hand, which was Yan San's treasure box.

Emperor Guangwu took the treasure box in his hand and looked at it carefully, the treasure box was simple, it looked very old, it had been a few years, it seemed that it was a long time ago.

There is a lock hole on the treasure box, it seems that this treasure box is a hidden lock, and I don't know what it contains.

"Didn't you get the key?" Emperor Guangwu looked calm, but his eyes were still looking at the treasure box, and he didn't stop opening it for a moment, in fact, Emperor Guangwu cared about this treasure box.

"In Hanshan Academy, it is not easy to grab the treasure box. The words of the ancient snake sounded very polite, and it seemed that this was not like the words of the monarch and the minister.

However, it was very strange, but Emperor Guangwu was not surprised at all. In fact, both of them have a bottom line in their hearts, take this matter as an example, if the ancient snake takes the treasure box, if he doesn't hand it over, it will definitely touch the bottom line of Emperor Guangwu, if Emperor Guangwu takes the treasure box of the ancient snake, he will have to inch in, it will also touch the bottom line of the ancient snake.

They are a pair of very interesting people, Emperor Guangwu wants to borrow the wisdom of the ancient snake to help his ambition and hegemony, and the ancient snake wants to borrow the force of Emperor Guangwu, in order to show his intelligence, the two people are very compatible with the monarch and minister.

"Go and fetch me the craftsmen of the palace, and open this treasure box for me. Emperor Guangwu said flatly, he was instructing the guards.

Although it was the middle of the night, soon, the craftsman was found, and the craftsman did not know what was the matter, so he respectfully greeted him.

"Open this treasure box. Emperor Guangwu instructed the craftsman and handed the treasure box to the craftsman.

The craftsman looked at it carefully and groped for most of the day, and Emperor Guangwu sat on it without saying a word, which made the craftsman feel a lot of pressure and sweat profusely.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this, this treasure box is a box that has been lost for a long time, this secret lock is a technology that has been lost for a long time, I am afraid, I am afraid that the small incompetence will not be able to break this secret lock. "The craftsman is trembling, and he is very afraid in his heart, in case Emperor Guangwu is unhappy, his head will fall to the ground.

"Oh, the box from a long time ago. "Hearing the box that is far away, Emperor Guangwu's is interested, the box that is very far away, that means that this treasure box does have a history, it seems that it is indeed a box left by the Hanshan scribes. What the Hanshan scribe left behind must be a good thing.

"Small, small incompetent, please, please Your Majesty, please be smart. "The ingenuity trembles in my heart.

Emperor Guangwu said lightly: "A small box, what are you doing with so much effort, forcibly opening it, such a small wooden box, you can always open it, right?"

It seems that Emperor Guangwu can't wait a little and said.

When the craftsman heard Emperor Guangwu's words, he had no choice but to take out his tools and use violence to break open the treasure box, although it was said to be violent, but it was still carefully pried open.

"Peng-" sounded, the treasure box had just been pried open, and suddenly it caught fire, burning the treasure box and the contents at once, and it was too late to save it.

The sudden burst into flames startled everyone present, and the guards hurried to escort them, and the craftsman turned pale.

Seeing the treasure box that burned beyond recognition, the craftsman's legs were weak, and he barely collapsed to the ground, and this time, his head was lost.

"Small, damn small, damn small!" The craftsman was frightened, and hurriedly kowtowed, honestly afraid, this time he was dead, and the emperor had no reason to talk about.

"Ha, ha, ha, it's kind of interesting, kind of funny. "Xiangban, Emperor Guangwu didn't get angry, but laughed, which is very strange.

"Your Majesty is in a good mood. The ancient snake in the shadows said.

Emperor Guangwu suppressed his smile and said lightly, "It doesn't matter what kind of thing is in the treasure box, anyway, if Bai Wuwu is there, it is impossible to enter the academy to dig up gods and demons." Since everyone didn't get it, everyone was happy. ”

Emperor Guangwu's thoughts are very interesting, he can't get something like an artifact, and others can't think of it!

The ancient snake in the shadows didn't say anything, the imperial mentality can't be figured out with the minds of ordinary people.

"Let's go down. Emperor Guangwu said to the craftsman very unprecedentedly. The skillful craftsman is like an amnesty, a thousand thanks, and then he retreated, just now, he was really scared to death, as long as the emperor said a word, his head would definitely fall off.

Emperor Guangwu didn't put his mind on the treasure box, and asked: "Ancient Snake, I heard that Bai Wuchou's apprentice can cultivate both warriors and qu scholars, is this true?" Speaking of this, Emperor Guangwu's eyes were cold, revealing a murderous intent.

For thousands of years, no one has been able to double cultivate warriors and Qu Shi, if Yan San can double cultivate as a warrior and Qu Shi, I am afraid that it will make him feel very uncomfortable in his heart, at least, let him feel the threat of the future.

The ancient snake in the shadows groaned for a moment and said, "This, I'm not sure now, I heard that the bending device he used at that time was a bending device made by the Southern Barbarians, and if he used it once, even if he was not a Qushi, as long as he recited the war song, he could release the war song once." As for the truth or falsehood, it is not clear. ”

"In the world, can anyone double cultivate warriors and Qu Shi? Bai Wuchou can't do it himself, and Ye Guhan and Yi Wujian can't do it either, Gu Snake, you say, is it possible?" Emperor Guangwu was very skeptical, and he didn't believe it very much, after all, warriors and Qu Shi can't double cultivate, this is the most basic common sense that everyone knows, in the past, I don't know how many geniuses have tried the dual cultivation of warriors and Qu Shi, but, they all failed.

It was hard for Emperor Guangwu to believe that Yan San could do something that no one had been able to do for thousands of years, and he could double cultivate as a warrior and a Qu Shi, so Emperor Guangwu didn't believe it very much.

"This, I don't know. "In fact, the ancient snake is also unsure, after all, it is basically impossible for a warrior and a qu to cultivate both.

"That kid has practiced the Heavenly Thunder Knife?" Emperor Guangwu didn't ask about the dual cultivation of the warrior and the Qu Shi again, because he didn't believe it much himself, on the contrary, he was more concerned about the matter of the Heavenly Thunder Knife.

"Yes. The ancient snake in the dark said.

"Heavenly Thunder Knife. Emperor Guangwu said intently: "The first sword in the world." After a long while, Emperor Guangwu said again, "Ancient Snake, you say, if it were you, would it be possible for you to practice the Heavenly Thunder Knife?"

"This, my qualifications are dull, although I have also seen the secret of the Heavenly Thunder Knife before, three thousand six hundred and fifty-six moves, I can't see any clues. The ancient snake said with a deep groan.

"If you all say that your qualifications are blunt, I'm afraid that no one dares to say that they are smart. Emperor Guangwu said.

The ancient snake shut up and didn't speak, and he didn't know what was going on in his heart, or rather, he didn't know what Emperor Guangwu was thinking in his heart.

Emperor Guangwu groaned and said, "When I was still a prince, I stayed in Hanshan Academy for a while, and I saw the secret recipe and the sword technique, which was a little weird. Speaking of this, Emperor Guangwu actually smiled bitterly and said, "Or, my qualifications are not good, I can't see any mystery." ”

"Your Majesty is humble, maybe the secret book in Hanshan Academy is simply fake, Yan San's Heavenly Thunder Knife, maybe it was taught to him privately by Bai Wuchou. In the past, Bi Xiao had also groped for the Heavenly Thunder Knife, but he didn't figure out why. Bi Xiao can be said to be a master of the sword path, and he can't figure out why, but I'm afraid that this secret may be fake. The ancient snake hurriedly said, give Emperor Guangwu the steps down.

Emperor Guangwu didn't say anything else about this.

"What about the princess?" said Emperor Guangwu, "What news does she have?"

The ancient snake in the dark smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, aren't you embarrassed for me? The princess has never reported her whereabouts to us people, she can do whatever she wants, how do I know her specific situation." ”

"This kid is really a little disobedient, since he went to the Heavenly Temple, he has become more and more disobedient, and this time he entered Hanshan Academy, and he didn't pass on the news inside. Emperor Guangwu said: "Ancient snake, pass the word to the princess, tell her not to run around, don't mess with the affairs of the Heavenly Temple and Guyun Peak." ”

"Yes. The ancient snake replied.

On the second day, Yan San finished practicing his sword technique early, and at this time, Hu Lie came in with a person, this person looked a little weird.

"Big brother, the chamberlain in the palace is coming to you. Hu Lie hurriedly said to Yan San.

"Inner servant?" Yan San glanced at this yin and yang strange person, inner servant, that is to say, a eunuch.

"Heh, heh, this must be Earl Yan, I'm Xiao Xizi, running errands for Your Majesty, I don't know if Lord Earl has heard the emperor mention it?"

"Nope. Yan San was very direct and said. In fact, Yan San didn't know who the emperor was, and Yan San really didn't connect Mei Lindong with the emperor.

The chamberlain choked for a moment, although he was just a little eunuch, he was helping the emperor carry letters, pass on holy decrees and the like, although he had no real power, but the royal gatekeepers were bigger than a third-grade official, not to mention the eunuchs around the emperor.

Not to mention the officials from other places, even many officials in Yanjing, they all stammered him, if it was someone else, this chamberlain would definitely be very angry, but now he can't get angry, because, he knows that the emperor and Yan San are very close. For the emperor, even His Majesty respects him, and he is such a small eunuch, and he doesn't want to offend the emperor's people.

"Heh, heh, I'm just a small person, and it's normal that the emperor didn't mention it. The waiter said.

Yan San glanced at him, and the action of pinching the orchid finger of the waiter made him feel a pimple in his heart, so he asked, "You are looking for me, is there anything wrong?"

"Oh, my family is here, no, I have come to convey Your Majesty's will, and Your Majesty has confirmed your title as Earl. The chamberlain hurriedly said, and took out the sealing plate, which had a bright red seal on it, which was exactly what Yan San wanted, and his title was sealed.

"It's finally sealed. Yan Sanyi was overjoyed and said happily. This matter, after waiting for so long, is really not tolerable.

"Oh, Your Majesty's meaning, you should be sealed in the Jinluan Palace, but I heard, Lord Earl, you have some small contradictions with Shangshu and the Prime Minister, and it is a great joy to be sealed, Your Majesty does not want to make the Lord Earl unhappy when he is sealed, if the Lord Earl is willing, the ceremony will be simple. The chamberlain said.

"No problem, it's sealed, and what kind of ceremony is there to do. Yan San didn't care about the ceremony at all, and said.

Yan San should know what the little contradiction is that the chamberlain said, he killed Francie and seriously injured Hu Yuhu, but he was afraid that the prime minister and the monk would want to find himself desperately, Yan San didn't like to go to a place like the Jinluan Palace, if he met the prime minister Shangshu, wouldn't this add to the blockage? These two guys lost their son, and they would definitely find trouble for themselves at that time!

In the branch courtyard, the chamberlain held a simple sealing ceremony for Yan San, and finally, handed over the holy decree of Emperor Guangwu, the sealing plate and other documents to Yan San, and Yan San had been waiting for a long time, and finally got it down, and he was happy.

"Lord Earl, the profession of Yongding State Pastor is vacant, Lord Earl is young and promising, Your Majesty hopes that you will take up the position of State Pastor, and I hope that Lord Earl will not refuse. Finally, the chamberlain said to Yan San.

"Yongding Prefecture Mu?" Hearing the waiter's mention, Yan San remembered that Yongding Prefecture Pastor was still slaughtered by him. Yan San touched his chin and said, "What if I refuse?"

"Lord Earl, you, you, you make it difficult for me to go back. The chamberlain immediately said with a bitter face.

If it is replaced by another official, this kind of thing, there is no need to ask Yan San's opinion at all, the emperor has the final say, but, Yan San is an earl with a fief, a hereditary earl, with the sovereignty of reading power, and does not directly obey the emperor.

"Lord Chamberlain, I'm just afraid that you will have to run more, I have no interest in being an official, the emperor loves me, such a big official, I can't be a big official, please Your Majesty please ask another master." Yan San said.

This made the waiter have a bitter face, and couldn't help but lobby Yan San, but Yan San just didn't agree to be the pastor of Yongding Prefecture, but later, the waiter had no choice but to return in vain.

After the inner chamberlain left with the royal guards outside, Ye Qiudie glanced at Yan San and said, "Why, Yongding Prefecture, it is several times larger than your Huodu County, and the official of the state pastor is more majestic than your earl, why shouldn't you?"

Yan San glanced at Ye Qiudie and said disdainfully: "Little lady Ye, you are a fool to me, hum, the emperor Lao'er, it's strange to have a good heart." I am not born to the earl, if it weren't for the fact that Huodu County is far away in the north and is an insignificant small place, I am afraid, he would have found an excuse to stumble on me and take back Huodu County. He waited so long to make me a worthless earl, and I don't see much sincerity in him. In the end, he wanted to seal me, which was nothing more than to block the mouths of those nobles, lest those nobles think that he had broken his trust and rashly take back the nobles' fiefdoms. ”

"Hmph, the emperor Lao'er asked me to be the state pastor of Yongding, and I didn't have any good intentions, hum, I was the state pastor, that is, the dynasty official, one day, the emperor Lao'er was in a bad mood, and wanted to accept Huodu County, just give me a crime, I dragged it out and beheaded it, and the fief was taken back. Although Yongding Prefecture is big, it is just a picture cake, and I can't eat it, but I may die. Although my Huodu County is small, I am the emperor of the soil on this one-third of an acre, and I am not governed by anyone, so I can do whatever I like. I'm not so stupid, I really went to Yongding Prefecture to be a state pastor, and I was a little soil emperor, which was better than being a big state pastor. Yan San said.

Ye Qiudie looked at Yan San in surprise, she knew that Yan San had never been in officialdom, but he could guess Emperor Guangwu's mind at once, this guy's intelligence was too perverted.

However, Yan San still didn't guess correctly, that is, because Yan San's master was Bai Wuchou, if Yan San was an official of the dynasty, no matter how big Yan Sanguan was, but, there was a sharp sword hanging above his head, no matter how powerful Yan San's master was, Guangwu Yanjing had a magnificent excuse to counter Yan San.

This is Emperor Guangwu's biggest mind, even if he gives Yan San a big official, Guangwu Yanjing doesn't matter, as long as Yan San is an official of the dynasty, he has an excuse to counter Yan San!

"Hey, hey, the kid thinks well, anyway, Emperor Guangwu, you just have a few more eyes on him, no one who can be an emperor is a good thing. The old man said with a smile.

Ye Qiudie didn't speak, she understood very well that the old man was a ghost-like person, and Yan San was a smart and perverted person, as long as Yan San was willing to think and use his brain, he was afraid that no one could play with him if he was playing conspiracy or something, but this guy just fell into the eyes of money, and he was unwilling to use his brain in other aspects, holding gold and silver all day long and drooling.

Yan San sat on the steps, silent, turning over and over, touching the cover plate and his two letters, which were the handwritten letters of his father, Yan Jiu, and for a moment, he fell into deep thought.

"Boy, now that you are a real earl, what, are you unhappy?" the old man said when he saw Yan San's depressed appearance.

Yan San scratched his head and said, "It's nothing, it's just that suddenly, I miss Huodu County a little bit, and I want to go back and see, and I have left Huodu County for a while." ”

In other words, Yan San is tired of staying in Yanjing, he is always a little out of place with Yanjing, Yanjing's glitz, Yanjing's power Xuntian, always makes him a little unaccustomed, if he is not accompanied by the old man and these people, I am afraid that Yan San wants to go back to Huodu County even more, after all, it is also his home.

(To be continued)