Chapter 119: The Ministry of Works
Lu Gong didn't expect that he had just entered Beijing, and he had not had time to take a good look at this world's most heroic city, so he was brought here, and listening to this argument, it was obviously with Zhao Fengyu, maybe it was Zhao Fengyu and the forces behind them.
"Guilty? If you just ask for sin, neither you nor Cao Zijing will live today. As he spoke, he had already sat down, still with a cynical chuckle on the corner of his mouth, "Your drawings are good, and now the nobles in the palace have used your method, and they all say that even the well water has become sweet, and they are full of praise." Lin Ruopu borrowed your name to enter the Ministry of Industry, I think that's it, right? As long as you are willing to be obedient, no one will trouble you again in the future. If you are willing to assist Lin Ruopu and help him reach the next level, that is even better. β
Listening to the young man's words, Lu Gong's heart was inexplicably surging with anger.
"You obviously know everything, but you still let Lin Ruopu enter the Ministry of Engineering, and even let him be promoted?"
"Does it matter who drew the drawings?" The young man said with a smile, "Lin Ruopu was demoted to Tianshui County for eight years, and he has made a lot of contributions with Taishou Spring. Of course, we must protect such a loyal talent, not only to protect him, but also to let everyone know how important it is to stand on the right side. β
"So do you! As long as you are willing to stand on our side, there is a vast world waiting for you. β
"Thank you, but I'm afraid I can't do this!" Lu Gong said in a deep voice.
The young man was not annoyed, and sighed heavily, as if with some regret. "Forget it, I expected this to be the result. In order to reassure Lord Lin, I can only wronged you! β
As soon as the words fell, he suddenly stretched out his hand and pressed it towards Lu Gong.
The calloused palm was so fast that it was almost impossible to see, but Lu Gong had already been on guard.
Feeling the tremendous pressure above his head, his mind moved.
"Freeze!"
The young man's pupils suddenly shrank, and he was about to increase his strength when a gust of wind surged in.
Lu Gong had already swept into the air and flew out of the pavilion.
"Want to go?" The young man got up, and his feet swept through the air like a big bird.
"Resist the wind......" Lu Gong let out a low shout, and the wind suddenly overwhelming, like a storm.
The young man's face changed slightly, he was in the air, and suddenly his palm was clenched, and a golden spear condensed in his hand.
The next moment, the spear turned into a streamer and came straight at Lu Gong.
Lu Gong was shocked in his heart, and almost subconsciously opened the dark space.
A delicate saber swept out of the air and flew towards the spear.
"When ......"
The saber shattered, and the momentum of the spear decreased slightly, and at this moment, Zhao Zhen held a wooden stick and slammed into the gun from the bottom up.
The spear deflected, grazing Lu Gong's body and sweeping into the distance.
The roar of "boom ......" sounded, and a rockery was directly blown to pieces.
Dodging the first blow, Lu Gong didn't dare to slack off, sped up his speed, and had already left the range of the courtyard in the blink of an eye.
The young man bypassed the strong wind and chased after him again, and his speed was not much slower than that of Lu Gong.
At this moment, Lu Gong suddenly saw Cao Zijing in the distance with an old man who was over the age of six, walking quickly towards this side, and he moved his mind and landed.
Feeling the sound of the wind overhead, Cao Zijing raised his head, his face suddenly changed slightly, and he shouted: "There!" β
The old man in the sixtieth armor was dressed in a cyan official robe, his eyes were blazing, and his figure was thin, and when he looked up and saw a box flying towards him, he screamed and hid directly behind Cao Zijing.
Lu Gong landed beside Cao Zijing and found Cao Zijing with a dark face, looking ahead.
The young man in military uniform had already fallen to the ground and walked towards him step by step.
"It turned out to be Lord Xiao!" Cao Zijing hurriedly bowed.
"Cao Zijing, if you don't report back to Si Tianjian, what are you doing in my guard mansion?"
When the old man in the official robe heard the voice, he probed out, and when he saw the young man, he immediately straightened his waist, walked out, and stood in front of Cao Zijing.
"Du Shangshu!" The young man's face moved slightly, and he bowed his hand slightly.
The old man came back to his senses and raised his voice: "Lord Xiao, why did you send someone to intercept my guests without the consent of this official?" β
The young man laughed, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" I heard from my subordinates that there were monsters to haunt me, so I sent someone to arrest them, but I never thought that they were Lord Du's guests. What a misunderstanding. β
He was polite, but in fact he didn't have much respect, and he still had a smile on his face.
The old man snorted coldly, waved his hand and said, "If there is really a monster to do it, then it is also Si Tianjian's business." When is it the turn of the temple chief to take charge? β
"That's what Lord Shangshu said. The lower officials have been taught! Since it was a misunderstanding, then the lower officials would not bother. He turned around and left, so angry that the old man's body trembled.
Cao Zijing watched him walk away, and hurriedly persuaded: "Lord Shangshu, don't hurt your body." β
He hurriedly turned around and introduced to Lu Gong: "Lu Gong, this is the current Ministry of Industry Shangshu, Du Chun, Master Du." β
Lu Gong's heart moved slightly, he didn't expect that this old man who didn't look amazing turned out to be a real second-grade master.
A dignified second-class master, but he came with Cao Zijing like this?
That's a bit of, isn't it?
"Lu Gong has seen Master Du!"
Cao Zijing explained: "Seeing that you were taken away by the people of the front division of the palace, I went directly to the Ministry of Industry, and I just happened to meet Lord Shangshu, so I rushed here directly, but I didn't expect you to run out by yourself." β
Thinking of the young man's methods just now, Lu Gong still had palpitations.
"Good thing you arrived in time!"
The old man looked at Lu Gong carefully up and down, and said with some surprise. "It's really eye-opening that a box can have such knowledge."
Lu Gong knew that what he was talking about was the design drawing, and couldn't help laughing: "Lord Shangshu praised it falsely, it was just some superficial knowledge, and it couldn't be elegant." β
The old man shook his head and retorted: "The teacher said that there is a high or low level of education, but there is no difference between high and low knowledge. Although the world is now based on poetry, it is these so-called small ways that can really help people's livelihood. β
Lu Gong laughed dumbly, he didn't expect that this Lord Shangshu was a straight man, and he didn't know what to do, so he began to speak righteously.
However, these few short sentences made Lu Gong have a good impression of this old man.
This is how a real reader, or scholar, should be.
Academics are always rigorous, which is different from the way of being an official.
No matter what era, for true intellectuals, LΓΌ Gong has absolute respect.
"Master Du is right." Lu Gong hurriedly agreed.
Du Chun suddenly took out a piece of rice paper from his arms and said, "Are you sure that the engineering sketches on this are all drawn by you?" β
"Indeed, it was made by the grass people!" Lu Gong said truthfully.
Du Chun's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had changed a person all of a sudden, and said anxiously: "Let's go, go to where I live first." I'm not going to the Ministry of Industry today! β
Lu Gong didn't know why he was suddenly in such a hurry, but he could only follow them.