The next day, in the morning.

A carriage left Lu Fan's mansion and headed for the palace.

It was Li Yongtai's personal guard who was driving.

And Lu Fan, Ye Wuchen, and Li Yongtai were all sitting in the carriage.

Today they are going to face the saint.

"Drive!"

The carriage shuttled through the imperial city and soon came to the Donghua Gate.

This is the east gate of Miyagi.

Lu Fan got out of the carriage and saw four guards guarding both sides of the gate.

There was also a eunuch who stood in front of the gate and looked like he was waiting for someone.

Li Yongtai got out of the carriage and walked towards the eunuch with a smile, "Manager Cao, I've kept you waiting." ”

"I've seen the Commander."

The eunuch who was called Chief Cao smiled and arched his hand, "It's my honor to be able to lead the way for adults." ”

"Come, I'll introduce you."

Li Yongtai introduced several people: "This is Cao Ruifang, Chief Manager Cao. ”

"This is Lu Fan, this is Ye Wuchen."

"Let's get to know each other."

Li Yongtai smiled and said, "In the future, you will have to deal with each other often." ”

"Long admiration, long admiration."

Cao Ruifang arched his hand to Lu Fan, "It turns out that you are Lu Fan, and you are indeed a young hero." ”

Then he looked at Ye Wuchen again, "Ye Gongzi is also a talent, and his bearing is extraordinary. ”

"Mr. Cao is polite."

The four of them exchanged a few words of greeting, and under the guidance of Cao Ruifang, they entered the palace.

The palace was very large, and they walked for a long time before they came to the imperial study.

When he was not in court, the emperor usually liked to summon ministers here.

There were already a number of people waiting outside the study.

Lu Fan knows everything.

It is the leader of each dragon shadow guard, as well as the players who won the ranking in this big competition.

Including Yan Qing, Mu Yan, Qin Chuan, Zhu Jingtian, etc., they are all here.

Of course, Li Chengan is also indispensable.

The crowd exchanged pleasantries again.

After a long time.

The door of the imperial study opened, and a little eunuch came out, he glanced at everyone and asked, "Who is Lu Fan?" ”

"I am."

Lu Fan stood up.

"Please come with me."

The little eunuch turned and walked ahead.

"Hmm."

Lu Fan nodded, followed behind the little eunuch, and entered the imperial study.

A large desk with pen, ink, paper, and inkstones.

There was also a small incense burner, which was emitting green smoke.

Li Tianrun sat behind the desk, holding a brush in his hand, his head bowed, his brows furrowed, as if he was reviewing the recital.

There were a few little eunuchs waiting next to him.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, he put down the brush and raised his head to look at Lu Fan.

"See Your Majesty!"

Lu Fan stepped forward and saluted.

"Sit down."

Li Tianrun smiled at Lu Fan, his eyes revealing kindness.

"Yes."

Lu Fan sat down as he said.

The little eunuch poured a cup of tea for Lu Fan.

Drinking tea, the two chatted a few words.

After a while, Li Tianrun nodded slightly, "Read it." ”

"Yes."

Another little eunuch took out the holy decree, glanced at Lu Fan, and said loudly: "Lu Fan takes the decree." ”

"The minister takes the order."

Lu Fan hurriedly got up and stood with his hands down.

The little eunuch unfolded the holy decree and read it aloud: "Lu Fan, the dragon shadow guard of the Zhennan Army, is brave and resolute, has repeatedly made military exploits, and won the championship in one fell swoop. ”

After reciting, the little eunuch handed over the holy decree to Lu Fan.

"Emperor Xie!"

Lu Fan took the holy decree and put it away carefully.

"Sit down."

Li Tianrun smiled: "Let's talk." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan sat down again.

"Stand down, all of you."

Li Tianrun waved his hand.

"Yes."

A few little eunuchs bowed down and retired.

Only Lu Fan and Li Tianrun were left in the room.

"Starting today, you will officially become the Imperial Guard."

Li Tianrun said: "Of course, you don't need to be on duty, just hang a title." ”

"Sanpin guards with knives, for you, you must be subservient."

"But after all, you were just an ordinary Dragon Shadow Guard before, and if you were promoted too quickly, it might not be a good thing."

"So, for the time being, use the Imperial Guards to make the transition."

Speaking of this, Li Tianrun glanced at Lu Fan, "I will entrust you with important tasks in the future." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan replied loudly: "The minister is already very satisfied. ”

He didn't say kind words, but he was genuinely satisfied.

has an official position, a title, and even his own fief, holding a generous salary.

There are also exercises and martial arts that are about to be acquired.

Compared to a year ago, it's heaven and earth.

It can even be expected that in the future, as long as he does not make a big mistake, he will definitely be reused by the emperor and thus get more benefits.

Correspondingly, his strength will be further improved.

When the day comes when he is invincible in the world, maybe he will have a new goal.

But before that, he still has to improve his strength as much as possible and strive to become the strongest as soon as possible.

"I promise you the privilege to come and go freely in the palace."

Li Tianrun took a sip of tea and continued: "Of course, I don't need you to come here often, you have to go to the East Palace more, and the prince may need you more." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan understood what Li Tianrun meant, and wanted him to get closer to the prince.

It seems that the emperor is still very interested in the crown prince, and now he will start to help the prince cultivate power.

"In addition, if you get the first place in the eight martial arts competitions, you can receive seven ninth-order exercises, plus one one-rank exercises."

Putting down the teacup, Li Tianrun continued: "You can get the exercises in the library of the palace, there are more exercises here, and it is easier to find what you need." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan nodded slightly, thinking that this would be convenient.

"I heard you specialize in physical arts?"

Li Tianrun asked with a smile: "The reason why you were able to win in the big competition is also because your alchemy technique has played a role?" ”

"That's right."

Lu Fan knew that he couldn't hide it, and said truthfully: "It is indeed the credit of alchemy. ”

"Alchemy is the most difficult to practice, and it is boring, and few people practice it."

Li Tianrun praised: "And you have practiced, which shows your heart and perseverance, which is really rare." ”

"When you come to the battlefield in the future, with the blessing of alchemy, you will definitely become a fierce general who charges into battle."

"Open up territory for my Great Zhou!"

A faint light flashed in Li Tianrun's eyes, "At that time, it will definitely reappear in the prosperous era of the Great Zhou!" ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan responded: "The minister will live up to His Majesty's expectations." ”

"Keeping you in the capital also has this consideration."

Li Tianrun was very satisfied with Lu Fan's attitude, and said with a smile: "It's just that you can cultivate with peace of mind, improve your cultivation as much as possible, and lead the troops to fight early." ”

"You can arrange your time freely in the future."

"I won't restrain you, and neither will the prince's side."

"I have a special task for you, though."

Li Tianrun instructed: "You don't have to do it deliberately, just pay attention to it." ”

"Your Majesty, please speak."

Lu Fan thought to himself that there was still a task.

It seems that these dragon shadow guards who came to face the saint today will have a mission on their side.

"You may also know that the situation in the palace is complicated, and it is really difficult to tell if someone with ulterior motives will plant eyeliner here."

Li Tianrun sighed lightly and said: "You are the imperial guard, you will inevitably deal with all kinds of people in the palace, usually you pay attention to their actions, if you encounter suspicious people or things, you don't have to tell me, you are responsible for investigating to the end, and after you have confirmed the evidence, tell me." ”

Speaking of this, Li Tianrun instructed: "Remember not to startle the snakes, try to trace back to the source, and find out the forces behind them." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan nodded, "Chen understands." ”

"And."

Li Tianrun thought for a while and said: "You have shown your strength in the big competition, and your identity is not as good as before, there will definitely be many people who will try to win you over and even buy you." ”

"It's okay, you can socialize with them."

"Take the opportunity to test their purpose and ambitions."

"You can also take the opportunity to monitor them, and even get involved in some things, so as to obtain evidence."

"I'm sure you can handle these things well and play a key role in purging me of those officials with evil intentions."

After a pause, Li Tianrun continued: "Of course, you don't have to be too deliberate, just follow your temperament, others invite you, at least you have to take care of it, don't agree to some things at the beginning, maybe the other party is just testing you." ”

"Yes."

In fact, there is no need to ask, Lu Fan also knows.

Some things just go their course.

He doesn't have that much energy to care about.

Whether it is the affairs of the palace or the affairs of the ministers, he will not deliberately investigate.

If you happen to encounter it, be careful.

If you can't meet it, you don't know.

After all, he wants to cultivate, and he doesn't want to be dragged away by other things.

"Nothing else."

Li Tianrun pondered for a moment and said: "You can stay in the capital with peace of mind, don't feel that you have nothing to do, there will be a time when you will show your strength in the future." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan nodded yes.

"Okay, that's all I have to say."

Li Tianrun said: "I will arrange someone to take you to see Gao Wancheng in a while, he is the commander of the imperial guards, you can meet him and get to know him." ”

"Hmm."

Lu Fan stood up and saluted, "The minister retreats." ”

"Someone."

Before Li Tianrun's words fell, several little eunuchs ran in.

"Xiao Guizi, you take Lu Fan to see Gao Wancheng."

"Yes."

……

……

Under the guidance of the little eunuch, Lu Fan left the imperial study and said hello to everyone waiting outside, and then left quickly.

The two walked through several palaces and came to a side hall.

"High Commander!"

The little eunuch did not go in, but shouted outside the door.

"Yo, it turned out to be Grandpa Gui."

A middle-aged man came out of the hall and smiled at the little eunuch, "Please sit inside." ”

"Nope."

The little eunuch pointed at Lu Fan with his finger, "This is Lu Fan, the emperor asked me to bring him to see you." ”

"Okay, there's Father-in-law Lao Gui."

Gao Wancheng glanced at Lu Fan and nodded slightly to him, "You come with me." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan knew that the one who could be the commander of the imperial guards must be the emperor's cronies, and his strength was extraordinary.

The official position is also two levels higher than him, and he can be regarded as his top boss.

"It doesn't have to be so formal."

Gao Wancheng smiled, "We will all be our own people in the future, you don't have to treat me as your boss, just treat me as a big brother." ”

While the two were talking, they entered the temple and came to a room.

This is one bedroom.

The room is not big, but it is very clean.

The bedding and pillows are all new.

"For convenience, I specially reserved a room for you."

Gao Wancheng said: "If you don't want to leave any night, just stay here." Our imperial guards all have dormitories in the palace, and we also eat in the palace, so you can eat with me when the time comes. ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan agreed.

"This is the outfit of our imperial guards, you can change it now."

Gao Wancheng pointed to the bed and said, "I'll wait for you outside, after changing, you come out to find me, and then I will send someone to accompany you around the palace to get acquainted with it." ”

"Okay."

After Gao Wancheng left, Lu Fan took off the clothes on his body and changed into the clothes of the imperial guards.

New uniforms, new waist cards, and brand new waist knives.

Lu Fan walked out of the room and came to the main hall, only to see that there was one more person beside Gao Wancheng.

He was a man in his twenties, tall and strong, but his face was very soft, with a smile on his face all the time, and he was very easy to get along with.

"You are Lu Fan."

The man took the initiative to speak: "I have heard of your name a long time ago, and when I saw it today, it was indeed a dragon and a phoenix among people, and his temperament was outstanding." ”

"By the way, I forgot to introduce myself."

"My name is Zeng Xiang, and like you, I am also a Sanpin Imperial Guard."

The man smiled: "I'm a few years older than you, you can just call me Lao Zeng." ”

"It turned out to be a guard, fortunately."

Lu Fan smiled and nodded to the other party.

"Okay, Zeng Xiang, you can take Lu Fan around."

Gao Wancheng glanced at Lu Fan, suddenly remembered something, and reminded: "I have explained it to the people in the Library Pavilion, you can go to the Library Pavilion to receive the exercises with the waist card of the imperial guard." ”

"Yes."

The two said yes and left side by side.

Zeng Xiang took Lu Fan to walk around the palace, and every time he walked in front of a palace, he would stop and introduce Lu Fan.

By the way, I explained the rules of the palace.

Lu Fan silently wrote down that the Qianqing Palace was the emperor's bedroom, and the Heart Cultivation Hall and the Imperial Study Room were the places where the emperor usually summoned ministers.

The Taihe Hall is the main hall of the emperor's daily morning court.

If there is a large-scale event in the palace, it will also be held in the Taihe Hall.

Kunning Palace is the dormitory of Empress Liu Muxue.

Cining Palace is the dormitory of the Queen Mother.

The East Palace is the sleeping palace of the crown prince Li Mu, who is still a minor and temporarily lives in the palace.

When you reach adulthood, you will have a separate prince's mansion.

Then there is the eldest princess Li Fengyang, who lives in Fengyang Pavilion.

These are all very important places, and Lu Fan should remember them carefully.

As for the other concubines, there are too many, and the palaces they live in are also different, Lu Fan can't remember so much for the time being, so he can only get familiar with them slowly in the future.

Zeng Xiang took Lu Fan for a walk, and finally came to the library pavilion.

The library is more than a dozen stories high, and it is one of the tallest buildings in the palace.

"Okay, I'll take you here, you can go to the Scripture Pavilion to get the exercises."

Zeng Xiang patted Lu Fan with a smile, "If you need anything in the future, just look for me, if you can help you, I will definitely help." ”

"Thank you."

Lu Fan was about to step into the library when he suddenly heard a shout in the distance.

"Please wait a minute."

He followed the prestige, and saw a little eunuch in the distance, running towards this side.

Running over in one breath, the little eunuch took a breath a little, looked at Lu Fan and asked, "Are you Lord Lu Fan Lu?" ”

"It's me."

Lu Fan nodded.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please come over."

The little eunuch turned around, "Please come with me." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan greeted Zeng Xiang, "Then I'll go over first." ”

"Go ahead."

Zeng Xiang watched Lu Fan leave, and then stepped in another direction.

East Palace.

At the east end of the Royal Palace.

It's quiet and there's not a lot of people.

Under the guidance of the little eunuch, Lu Fan entered the East Palace.

Li Mu was practicing his sword in the courtyard in front of the hall.

Seeing Lu Fan coming in, he stopped, collected the sword, and handed it to the little eunuch on the side.

Another maid took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Lu Fan stepped forward and saluted.

"No need to be polite."

Li Mu stopped Lu Fan with a smile, stretched out his hand and signaled, "Please come inside." ”

"Yes."

The two entered the palace and came to a meeting room, after Li Mu sat down, he smiled at Lu Fan and said, "Guard Lu sit down." ”

"Your Highness."

Lu Fan sat down calmly.

The palace maid stepped forward to pour tea for the two of them.

"I've finally got you."

Li Mu said with a smile: "I have wanted to see you for a long time, Guard Lu may not know, I have heard a lot of rumors about you in the palace, and you are said to be amazing." ”

"I originally thought that someone was deliberately exaggerating, but I didn't realize that you are even more powerful than the legend."

Li Mu smiled and looked very happy, "Especially in yesterday's big competition, the strength you showed is really impressive." ”

"Your Highness has won the prize."

Lu Fan was a little surprised by the other party's attitude, and he was too kind to him.

Although he wanted to deliberately envelop him, there was also a bit of sincerity in it.

"I'm not lying."

Li Mu said: "I really appreciate you, otherwise I wouldn't have implored my father to assign you to me." ”

"Of course, I'm not going to ask you to do anything."

"It won't restrict your freedom."

"After all, you still have to cultivate."

Li Mu said with sincerity: "As long as you come to see me more when you are free." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness."

Lu Fan could feel the sincerity of the other party, and nodded slightly, "The minister should do his best." ”

"Hmm."

Li Mu clapped his hands suddenly, "Someone." ”

"The minions are here."

A little eunuch came running upside down.

Li Mu said, "Go and bring that jade pendant." ”

"Yes."

The little eunuch ran away, and not long after, with a box in his hand, came back from running.

"Your Highness, here you go."

"Hmm."

Li Mu took the box, stood up, and walked towards Lu Fan, "Guard Lu, the first time we met, I didn't have any preparations, so I'll give you a jade pendant." ”

Lu Fan got up and greeted him.

"Take it."

Li Mu handed the box to Lu Fan.

"Your Highness."

Lu Fan didn't refuse, took the box, opened it and took a look, only to see a piece of emerald green jade pendant inside.

Crystal clear, with a faint flash of light.

He picked up the jade pendant, and it was slightly cool in his hand, and there was a wonderful feeling.

It seems that this jade pendant has spirituality and can communicate with his heart.

"You'll wear it close to you from now on."

Li Mu smiled: "It will definitely keep you safe and save you from all disasters." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fanmo rubbed the jade pendant in his hand, although he didn't understand it very well, he also knew that this jade pendant must be worth a lot of money, and it was difficult to change it.

"You can put it on now."

Li Mu reminded: "Let's try to see if it's suitable first." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan put on the jade as he said, and immediately felt cool to the bones and refreshed.

"It's good, it's suitable."

"That's good."

Li Mu nodded with satisfaction, "You sit, let's continue to drink tea." ”

"Hmm."

Lu Fan sat down and chatted casually with Li Mu.

Li Mu was very curious about his past and kept inquiring about his deeds.

Lu Fan picked up everything he could say and told Li Mu.

"That's great!"

Li Mu's eyes showed a look of yearning, "I also want to be like you, show my skills in various tasks, make immortal achievements, and become a great hero that the world looks up to!" ”

"Your Highness will become a generation of Ming Jun in the future, and he will be famous for eternity."

Lu Fan smiled: "It's much more powerful than me." ”

"Then I will lend you good words."

Li Mu was very happy to hear it, and said with a smile: "When the time comes, you will be my generalissimo of soldiers and horses, and you will shock the world for me!" ”

When it came to the future, Li Mu was a little more excited, and he talked more.

Lu Fan echoed a few words from time to time, which made Li Mu's interest even higher.

The two talked for a long time, and seeing that it was about to be noon, Li Mu let Lu Fan leave.

Out of the East Palace, Lu Fan walked quickly to the library pavilion.

He couldn't wait, he had to hurry up and get his hands on the human-level exercises, so that he could start cultivating as soon as possible.

A moment later, he had already arrived in front of the library, and without stopping, he walked inside.

There were two guards guarding the door of the library.

After Lu Fan approached, he took out his waist card and handed it to one of them.

The man took the waist card and looked at it carefully, then handed it back to Lu Fan, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be you, please come in." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan took the waist card in his hand and entered the library pavilion.

Contrary to what he had imagined, there were only a few young men and women in the lobby on the first floor, sitting upright, flipping through books.

No one else.

In desperation, Lu Fan walked up to a girl, handed over the waist card in his hand, and said, "I'll exchange it for exercises." ”

"Oh?"

The girl stood up, took the waist card, only glanced at it a few times, then handed it back to Lu Fan, and said with a smile: "It turns out that you are Lu Fan, I always hear people mention you, and today I can be regarded as seeing a real person." ”

"Huh?"

Several other teenagers and men looked up at the same time and looked at Lu Fan curiously.

"I want to receive a first-order exercise, plus a ninth-order alchemy technique, and I won't take the rest for the time being."

Lu Fan asked tentatively, "Is it okay?" ”

"Absolutely."

The girl smiled and turned around, "You come with me." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan followed the girl and walked upstairs along the stairs.

"We'll probably have to deal with each other a lot in the future."

As the girl spoke, she turned her head and glanced at Lu Fan, "Let's get to know each other first, my name is Li Ruoqiu, and I am usually in the library pavilion, if you want to receive the exercises in the future, just look for me." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan wrote down the name.

"I've heard that you're very strong, so I'll have to ask you for advice when I have time."

Li Ruoqiu said: "Although I have seen a lot of exercises and martial arts, I have never really fought with anyone, and I have some actual combat experience, and I hope you can give me advice." ”

"I don't dare."

Lu Fan heard it, although the other party said modestly, but his words revealed a strong self-confidence, it seems that he is a master?

The other party is about the same age as him, and he stays in this library all day, so how many exercises and martial arts do you have to see?

And those young men and women downstairs, are they also some masters?

Surname Lee?

Could it be royalty?

Could it be that Li Tianrun selected the geniuses of the royal family and let them stay here just to let them quickly improve their strength?

So as to cultivate the masters of the royal family as soon as possible?

Quite possibly.

Lu Fan was guessing in his heart.

"Don't be modest."

Li Ruoqiu said with a smile: "Let's just learn from each other, and we will stop at the point." Win or lose, just to improve yourself. ”

(End of chapter)