In the eyes of ordinary people, the immortal master is a more respected figure than the prefect in the yamen, and the two of them ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and they dared to extort the immortal master's silver flowers, it was simply fatal!

Rejecting their usual hearsay in the street market, offended the monk master, as long as the monk gave them a talisman, within seven days, they would bleed to death, or the whole family of chickens and dogs would disappear without leaving a trace, so the two of them were already frightened.

Tianhuo hurriedly stepped forward to help the two of them up and said: "Those who don't know are not guilty, you are also duty, if everyone wants to see the prefect, let the two of you go in and report, you are not annoyed or afraid of hard work, and Lord Li will also be annoyed."

If you think that this person is not suitable for adults to know, you just refuse him directly, but the cashier is really wrong, after all, not everyone who comes to Lord Li is a rich person, and the more rich people are, the more they may need to see Lord Li, do you say yes?"

The two disciples nodded again and again and said, "What the Immortal Master said is right, we won't dare next time." ”

Tianhuo nodded and said, "Okay, I won't punish you, let's all get up!" Which of the two of you will take me in to see Master Li?"

The first man immediately got up and bowed down to invite Tianhuo to follow him in.

Li Cheng actually went to the bottom of the steps of the second hall to greet Tianhuo in person, and when he saw Tianhuo coming from the corridor on the side of the first hall, he hurriedly stepped forward and took Tianhuo's hand and said, "The little immortal master of Tianhuo personally came to visit this official, I am really flattered!"

Tianhuo hurriedly took a step back, took the opportunity to withdraw his hand, bowed deeply, and said, "Uncle Li Shi, my little nephew has asked you to be safe." ”

Li Cheng laughed: "Hurry up, please get up, how can I, a mortal, be an elder to you immortal masters?"

Tianhuo didn't answer Li Cheng's words, but got up and looked at Li Cheng with deep meaning.

Li Cheng waved his hand to let Menzi leave, and only after seeing Menzi go out did he say: "Seeing that the nephew wants to talk and stops, does the nephew know my secret?"

Tianhuo said: "Uncle Li Shi, the master said that your cultivation should be above the senior brother, but because you are not a member of my Daomen, let me respect you as if I respected him, and I want to call you Uncle Shi when we meet." ”

Li Cheng frowned and said, "Why does this Xuanjizi say everything?"

Tianhuo hurriedly explained: "Uncle Li Shi, don't worry, about your cultivation, Master only told me that one person knows, and especially told me not to leak it out, so as not to affect your career." ”

Li Cheng said: "It's nothing for others to know, anyway, I'm going to leave Xuanwei Mansion soon." ”

Tianhuo was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Uncle Li Shi, is there going to be a change in your position?"

Li Cheng said: "Let's go, let's not stand here and say hello, let's go into the house and talk." ”

The tea and refreshments in the second hall have already been prepared, and the two of them are seated separately.

Li Cheng picked up the tea bowl, motioned to Tianhuo to drink tea first, took a sip of his own and said, "Nephew, I got a summons from your master the day before yesterday, saying that you would come to see me, but I didn't expect to come so soon." ”

Tianhuo put down the tea bowl and said, "I was supposed to come earlier, but there was a slight delay on the way." ”

Li Cheng said: "It's okay, it's okay, it's just right." By the way, Tianhuo, I haven't had time to congratulate you on getting the first place in the foundation building conference!"

When Tianhuo heard this, he said happily, "Uncle Shi, I didn't expect you to pay attention to such a small thing?"

Li Cheng said: "This is a big deal, because your master is a canonized Jingbian Master, so after you won the first place in the Foundation Building Conference, the officials of the Daolu Division of this government immediately came to investigate and verify your true identity, so as to report the student information to the Taiyi Academy in advance."

I am the prefect of Xuanwei Mansion, and I am also the messenger who went to Xuanji Mountain to announce the decree on behalf of the imperial court, so I naturally know more about your situation, so I know about this matter, and by the way, I will say a few kind words for you. ”

Tianhuo suddenly realized: "Oh, I see, I didn't expect Taiyi Academy to be so rigorous, every student needs to have an accurate identity resume before they can enroll?"

Li Cheng said: "Yes, as a transcendent institution, although they have always adhered to the teaching philosophy of teaching without class, they still need to fully grasp the origin of each class of students, and they will still refuse to accept students whose origin is unknown."

In recent years, the infiltration of the demon clan and the four major cults into various countries has become more and more powerful, and I heard that the demon clan that has disappeared for hundreds of millions of years also has signs of reality, so this year, the Daolu Division is particularly strict in verifying the identity of the students. ”

Tianhuo said, "Well, thank you Uncle Shi for your advice." By the way, this is some elixir that Master asked me to bring you, saying that it is something that will be of great benefit to you and your wife's body. ”

Tianhuo took out a dozen large and small jade bottles from the storage bag and put them on the table.

Li Cheng hurriedly got up, opened these jade bottles one by one, smelled them, and sighed: "Brother Xuanji is worthy of being a giant of the Dan Dao, and the two elixirs that I gave me before, the Kidney Kidney Strengthening Pill and the Zhuyan Pill, my wife and I are extremely useful, and we have not had time to thank you."

This time, Brother Xuanji sent me so many high-quality pills, all of which are valuable pills, and I really deserve it to let your Xuanji faction break the bank!"

Tianhuo said: "Uncle Shi is polite, recently my master helped people refine a batch of pills and obtained a lot of precious elixirs, so he urged a few of our disciples who studied Dan Dao to refine pills and improve their alchemy skills. ”

Li Cheng stared at Tianhuo with wide eyes and said, "Nephew, don't you mean that these pills were not refined by your master himself?"

Tianhuo rarely showed a shy expression and said, "These pills were refined by the second senior brother and me, the fourth- and fifth-grade pills were refined by him, and the second- and third-grade pills were refined by me. ”

Li Cheng praised: "It turns out that the Dan Dao skills of the two nephews have reached this level, if you don't say it yourself, I will definitely think that it is the pill refined by your master himself, it is really rare!"

The Xuanji Sect's current skills in refining and alchemy far surpass those of other sects, and coupled with the vigorous development of the Xuanji Chamber of Commerce, the future achievements are limitless. ”

Tianhuo said: "Uncle Li Shi, my special visit this time is to report to you the development plan of the Xuanji Chamber of Commerce this year, and I hope you can continue to help and support the development of the Xuanji Chamber of Commerce." ”

Li Cheng pondered for a while and said, "Tianhuo, I wanted to tell you about this matter in front of the hall just now, and now that you have said this, I will say it directly."

My three-year term of office as a prefect has arrived, and the results of the official merit examination are on the top, which still accounts for a lot of the light of your Xuanji faction.

Alas, the ministry sent a letter yesterday, asking me to hand over the matter at hand to this week's general judgment as soon as possible, and prepare to go to Beijing to take up my post, and I will not be able to help you Xuanji faction in the future. ”

Tianhuo's eyes lit up and said, "Uncle Li, you are ascending, right? Congratulations, being able to enter Beijing and enter the court is a great joy, why does Uncle Shi sigh?"

Li Cheng raised his head and looked at Tianhuo seriously and said, "What's the matter? Didn't the nephew feel disappointed? I can feel your congratulations from the heart." ”

Tianhuo said with a smile: "Of course, it comes from the heart! Uncle Shi has good character and ability, and when he sees the prosperity of Haiqing Heyan and the people under the rule of Xuanwei Mansion, he knows that it is Uncle Shi's diligence and intentions."

If Uncle Shi can enter the court and uphold a heart of loyalty to the people and the people, he will definitely be able to play a greater role, and it will definitely be a blessing for the people of Limin. ”

Li Cheng shook his head and said: "I have the dream of strengthening the country and serving the country, but unfortunately my new position does not give me room to perform." ”

Tianhuo hurriedly asked, "Could it be that Uncle Shi is not very satisfied with his new appointment?"

Li Changcheng sighed and said: "I can't say that I am not satisfied, but the new position is a little more noble, and I am on the cusp of the storm and full of dangers, I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse." ”

Tianhuo asked curiously: "What kind of position is noble and dangerous? The little nephew can't think of it, is it convenient for Uncle Shi to reveal it?"

Li Cheng said: "There is nothing that cannot be said, it is estimated that most of the officialdom in Beijing already knows the news." My nephew, when I return to Beijing this time, I will serve as the young secretary of the Zhan Mansion of the Great Song Kingdom. ”

Tianhuo has read a lot of books since he was a child, and is very interested in miscellaneous studies, and has studied the official system of the Three Kingdoms of China very thoroughly, and the Three Kingdoms of China have inherited the official system of the Han Empire, although some changes have been made to the names of some official positions, but the structure is basically the same.

This Shaoqing of Zhan Shifu is the same as Li Cheng said, and it is definitely a first-class noble position.

The Zhan Mansion is mainly engaged in the internal affairs services of the emperor and the prince, including the Zhan Shi, Shaoqing and other official positions, the Zhan Mansion Shaoqing is the fourth official, the deputy of the Zhan Mansion Zhan Shi, to tutor the prince and manage the daily life of the prince's mansion as the main work.

Because the Shaoqing of Zhan Shifu is the team of the East Palace, and he is a confidant and close minister who accompanies the prince all the way to the throne, generally after the prince ascends the throne, he will promote Shaoqing of Zhan Shifu to the important minister of the court to repay his loyalty, and many Shaoqing of Zhan Shifu eventually reached the peak of people like Zaifu.

This can be said to be an alternative promotion route, once successful, he is a very popular minister, but if the prince loses power halfway, the Shaoqing of the Zhan Mansion will basically be deposed, and he will lose his official position at least and die at worst, so it is a position that depends on blessings and misfortunes.

However, this position has long existed in name only after the cultivators took charge of the imperial power, firstly, the cultivators have a long lifespan, and the three kingdoms of China no longer have a permanent position of the crown prince; second, the current emperor is in power for more than a thousand years, and the prince has to wait for the same number of years, and those Zhan Shifu Shaoqing, who is only seventy years old, do not have such a long life to serve the prince.

This time, Song Guo suddenly re-selected the Shaoqing of Zhan Shifu, and this matter itself was strange, so Li Cheng seemed so entangled.

Tianhuo took a sip of tea from his teacup, carefully digested the astonishing news, and said, "Uncle Li Shi, is there any change in Beijing? Why did Emperor Song break the routine and establish the crown prince in his prime?"

Li Cheng was also shocked when he heard Tianhuo's question.

Today, after he got the appointment document of the ministry, he was a little depressed in his heart, and it happened that Tianhuo came to visit, thinking that he was a cultivator who was not familiar with officialdom, and told him that he was not afraid that this secret would spread.

But he didn't expect Tianhuo to immediately guess that Emperor Song had the idea of establishing a prince as soon as he heard about his new official position, how could such insight not surprise him?

Li Cheng's eyes became cautious and asked, "How did the virtuous nephew guess this matter?"