[The seventy-first year of the Great Qiankang Dynasty, March 24, the second time, the back garden of the Han Wangfu in Chang'an City]

In the past, Pei Caibao, a thousand households of the Anping Division of Tsing Yi Weinan, since he resigned from the post of a thousand households, was sad and bored, so he often went to the Yuelou to spend money to get drunk and chat.

Today's sun is good, the weather is bright, and after learning the news that the cat demon has been eliminated, he will come to this moon building to drink like other men.

When he had eaten and drunk, he walked out the door drunk, and in the warm and bright sunshine, he leisurely burped a few times, and stroked his belly, only to feel extremely satisfied. The young man who had collided with him just now, although he had spoken disrespectful words to him, but in an instant, he had stopped paying attention.

"Ahem...... It's okay not to be an official!" Pei Caibao sighed in his heart: "In the past, he was a thousand households who were Lao Shizi, and he was busy all day long, and he was busy with the things of the sixth master, how could he be so leisurely now?!"

In the past, Pei Caibao was sandwiched between Shen Huan and Sun Xun, on the surface he was biased towards Sun Xun, but secretly, he didn't dare to offend Shen Huan, and even listened to Shen Huan more than Sun Xun. However, the taste of this door plaque is really not comfortable, he doesn't dare to offend in both aspects, naturally both aspects are not very pleasing to him, if there is no Han Wang Li Zuo secretly to help him support, I am afraid that he will not be able to gain a foothold in Tsing Yi Wei for a long time.

Now that he has lost all his martial arts, although he can't continue to serve as a thousand households, he has since avoided the disputes between the two major factions in Tsing Yi Wei.

"Or, this can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, right?" Pei Caibao laughed at himself like this, and walked towards the north of the city, where there was a royal mansion, and it was his old master, Li Zuo, the king of Han.

Although he and King Han Li Zuo have not seen each other for nearly half a month, if he hadn't heard the rap of the two people in the Deyue Tower today, he would still not go to King Han's Mansion at this time.

If a hunting dog loses the ability to run and catch prey, which owner will bother to keep it again?

Pei Caibao knew that he no longer had the slightest value to be used, so how could he have the face to meet King Han again?

But today, when he heard the "bright moon" mentioned by the two rappers in the gag, he immediately felt a "fire" in his heart.

He was originally an old guest in the Fengyue Field, and at this time, he heard that there was another scene of "Bright Moon Bright" in Cuiyun Tower, how could he still hold it in his heart?

Anyway, Pei Caibao also knows the rules in Cuiyun Building, if there is no silver, he really can't even step through the door. Now that he is no longer worth the Tsing Yi Guard, not only has he lost his monthly salary, but even the "dark money" that honors him everywhere has long been gone. Today, for Pei Caibao, it is reluctant to be able to enter Deyue Tower to drink, so how can he go to Cuiyun Building to be happy again with silver taels?

So, Pei Caibao, who had no shame to see King Han again, had to be cheeky and go to meet his old master at this time in order to get a glimpse of the true face of the "bright moon" and the "fire" in his heart.

......

Half an hour later, Pei Caibao, under the leadership of the head of the Han Palace, came to the backyard of the palace.

At this time, Han Wang Li Zuo had just had lunch and was leading a group of subordinates to play with crickets in his backyard.

Li Zuo was having a good time, and when he saw Pei Caibao coming, he didn't think he was angry, but laughed. At that moment, Li Zuo patted Pei Caibao on the shoulder, and took him to a small pavilion in the back garden to take a seat, and the manager immediately brought refreshments.

Compared with the cricket field in the backyard, the pavilion was already much quieter, Li Zuo took a shallow sip of the teacup, and asked Pei Caibao:

"Caibao, why did it take so long to come? Now that you are not an official, you are even busier?"

Pei Caibao hurriedly apologized and said: "The sixth master forgives the sin!" Pei is now a wasted person who has lost all his martial arts, the sixth master is busy with trivial affairs, and Pei does not dare to disturb without authorization!"

Before, Li Zuo had always been secretly connected with Pei Caibao, and no one knew about the relationship between their master and servant, so Pei Caibao had always called Li Zuo, the king of Han, as the "sixth master". Now, there is no need to hide the relationship between the two, and this is still in the Han Wangfu, but Pei Caibao is used to being called the "sixth master" after all, and he can't change it all at once.

Li Zuo smiled and said: "What am I busy with? It's nothing more than being locked up in my own backyard all day long, fighting crickets, and playing with juju! When you miss me, just come, the gate of the Han Wangfu will always be open for you!"

Pei Caibao couldn't help but be moved, he hurriedly stood up, clasped his hands into fists, bowed and saluted, and said earnestly:

"Thank you for the importance of the sixth master! It's a pity that now I'm a ......."

Li Zuo waved his hand and interrupted:

"Aren't you just losing all your martial arts? Although your martial arts are gone, your life is still there, what is there to be sad about?

Li Zuo immediately patted his chest again and said, "Look at me, I don't have any martial arts in the first place, don't you live a good life?"

Li Zuo waved his hand to let Pei Caibao sit down, and persuaded again: "So, whether a person can succeed or not depends on what he thinks in his heart, and it has nothing to do with whether he can do martial arts!"

Pei Caibao sighed, sat down again, he took a big sip of tea, and said: "Since the sixth master said so, then his subordinates also dare to persuade him, now the position of the prince is vacant, and the sixth master has always been deeply loved by the emperor.

Li Zuo shook his head and sneered:

"I don't want to fight for this crown prince, if they want to fight, let them fight! I just want to be my prince of peace, and in the future, it will be good to be able to seek a good ending!"

Seeing Li Zuo at this time, there was no longer the dazzling look in his eyes, Pei Caibao knew that this old master did not covet the big position, so he didn't say anything more. He came to the palace today, originally not to persuade his master to come in, but at this time, seeing that Li Zuo seemed to have something on his mind, he had to bow his head and take a few pieces of pastry, eating cakes and drinking tea at the same time.

"It's you ......" Li Zuo looked at Pei Caibao, and replied: "Could it be that you will be a civilian from now on? I wanted to recommend you to the Criminal Department as an official several times, why did you refuse?"

Pei Caibao snorted: "Sixth Master, the 'Criminal Department Member Wailang' you are talking about is just a ...... from the fourth grade."

"What's wrong with the fourth grade!" Li Zuo couldn't help but say angrily: "It's just such an official position from the fourth grade, and I still bothered and worked hard to help you ask for it! Besides, isn't your original Nan'an Ping Si Qianhu also a fourth-grade official?!"

Li Zuo's heart was naturally disappointed in Pei Caibao. He thought to himself, now that my eldest brother has been imprisoned and my second brother has also fallen, so many official positions have been vacated in the court at once, I want to stuff a few people into the court, but I really can't find trustworthy subordinates. Do you know how many people have recently gone to the Sixth Department of the Capital to make sure that Pei Caibao is an official in the Criminal Department? Do you know how many people have recently gone to the Sixth Department of the Capital to make sure that I don't even have a cronie, how do you tell me to gain a foothold in the middle of the court in the future, in the face of a large number of subordinates of the eighth, ninth, and tenth in the middle of the court?

In fact, today's Li Zuo, whenever he thinks of these heartwarming things, he can't help but regret it in his heart. He regretted that he didn't study hard back then, regretted that he didn't put his mind on the right path back then, and regretted that he didn't make so many princes and important ministers like his eighth brother...... There are so many things he regrets.

If he had studied diligently, he would not have disliked those scholars, but would have been a virtuous corporal, like his eighth brother, who stayed with scholars all day long, and could win the reputation of a "virtuous king".

If he had put his mind on the right path, he would not have known all day long about drinking, hunting, cockfighting, and bowing, and in the end, he would have learned nothing but the ability to have fun.

If he could have grown more eyes and walked around more, with the prestige of his six princes, he would have always been able to make friends with some powerful people, and he would not have had no foundation in the court today. On the contrary, because he is too playful, it has been rumored in the DPRK that King Han is a "fun king". In this way, how many people are willing to sincerely belong to those who only know pleasure all day long? Yes, even if he Li Zuo wants to recruit people, he may not be able to find the person he is satisfied with.

However, having said that, if you teach to go back in time and let Li Zuo really go back to twenty years ago, he still doesn't like to read, he still likes to play around, and all day long, he knows how to play crickets, fight roosters, juju, drink, and prostitutes......

Human nature is like this, since the day Li Zuo was born, he has been destined to have such a personality, how can the word "regret" be changed?

Therefore, today's Li Zuo, although he is very disappointed in Pei Caibao, can only be forced to "place high hopes" on him!

Pei Caibao naturally couldn't know the entanglement in his master's heart, but at this time he hesitated:

"Although this member of the criminal department is also a fourth-grade, after all, there is a waiter monk above. His subordinates have been in military positions for decades and have never been civil officials, and this criminal department is in charge of Xing Prison. The subordinates are worried that if the subordinates make a mistake, they will insult the reputation of the sixth master......"

Li Zuo was patient, and then persuaded: "You don't have to worry about damaging my reputation, I don't have any reputation to humiliate you." You just need to go there and do a good job, if something really happens, you will have your own king to bear it! This military and civil official are both official errands, so what's the difference? You can even do a good job of a thousand households in Tsing Yiwei, can't you be a member of the criminal department?"

Seeing that Pei Caibao was silent, Li Zuo said again:

"Besides, the Criminal Department is in charge of investigating cases and breaking prisons, and you are in Tsing Yi Wei, aren't you also in charge of investigating cases? How can you change places, and you won't dare to do it?"

Pei Caibao hesitated and said: "Sixth Master's good intentions, his subordinates are inexplicably grateful, can he allow his subordinates to go back and think about this matter for a few more days?"

Li Zuo persuaded the old man for a long time, but seeing that Pei Caibao still refused to agree, he couldn't help but pat the stone table, Huo Ran got up, and said:

"This king is asking you to be an official, not to let you go to prison! This king doesn't understand, why are you so reluctant?"

"Could it be...... Is it so happy to be a plain-headed citizen?"

Pei Caibao still sat there, burying his head in eating and drinking, as if he was deaf.

Naturally, Pei Caibao didn't want to be an official, and he didn't want to offend this old master.

He had just inquired a long time ago, and in the current Criminal Department, the position of squire was still vacant, but Shang Shu was Cheng Kezhong, who had just been promoted from the position of squire. As everyone knows, this Cheng Kezhong is a notoriously difficult person, and the name of "Cheng Nemesis" is not a lie, if anyone is targeted by him, it is strange if you don't get a layer of skin off your skin!

Since the squire is vacant, the entire criminal department is Shangshu alone. Now if he goes to the Criminal Department as a foreigner like this, and is controlled by that "Cheng Nemesis" all day long, where can he still be as free as the former Tsing Yi Wei Nan An Pingsi? !

Pei Cai said in his heart, if you King Han really have the ability, you should recommend me to be a waiter in the criminal department, at least I can compete with Cheng Kezhong, but what do you ask me to do...... Wailang, a member of the Criminal Department, then don't I have to be called by that "Cheng Buxing" all day long? That's it, if I make a slight mistake, the upper value is a little late, or the lower value is a few points early, and I am caught by the "Cheng Buster", will I still have good fruit to eat?!

In Pei Caibao's mind, although this member of the criminal department is also a fourth-grade foreigner, how can he be compared to a four-grade thousand-household? Moreover, instead of suffering under Cheng Kezhong's hands, it is better for him to be unofficial and light, and drink and buy drunk all day long to be happy. How did he know that with the ability of Li Zuo, the king of Han, it was the limit to be able to help him get a foreigner from the fourth grade, if he still wanted to be a waiter, it would be a fool's dream.

......

Seeing that Pei Caibao didn't want to be an official, Li Zuo turned around helplessly, turned his back to Pei Caibao, and asked angrily:

"You don't want to go to the Criminal Department, so what are you doing here today?"

Pei Caibao hesitated for a while, and finally mustered up his courage and said:

"Sixth Master, have you ever heard that there is a new scene in our Chang'an City, called 'Bright Moon'?"