Cangyuan really attaches great importance to the issue of appearance, and after the carriage left the Criminal Department, he did not leave the Shendu or go to the Imperial History Tower, but went directly to the Ministry of Works.

In a short time, the carriage arrived at the Ministry of Works. The Ministry of Works was very friendly to the visit of this servant, and was even personally received by a general as a chief eunuch.

If a craftsman only concentrates on studying technology and does not think about how to be an official at all, then under normal circumstances, the limit of his accumulation of qualifications and promotion is "will be a great eunuch".

This official position is the limit of the four grades, the "middle grade". Further up are the so-called "upper three grades" high-ranking officials, who are one of the few figures in the entire Great Xia.

Interestingly, the chief official of the Imperial Historical Observatory, "Imperial Historical Zhongcheng", is also a fourth-grade - just in terms of rank, this white-haired old craftsman is the same as the chief official of the Imperial Historical Observatory, that is, Di Luonan himself.

In the entire Great Xia court, there were only two or three eunuchs in total. These are all national treasure-level master craftsmen, and the Son of Heaven is a little polite to them.

Being able to be personally received by such a master, Cangyuan has such a face, which makes Pan Long couldn't help but be taken aback.

When Master Jiang heard that Cang Yuan wanted to make a ghost mask for himself, he didn't look a little surprised, but nodded with a smile and asked his subordinates to bring a stack of patterns for him to choose from.

Cang Yuan was surprised by the result, and he couldn't help but ask, "Are there many people who want to make ghost masks, why can you come up with so many patterns directly?"

Master Jiang said with a smile: "Among the hundred officials, there are not many people who are qualified to customize armor with us. And many of these people like to add some decoration to their armor. ”

"Grimaces, animal heads, these are very common types of decoration. In addition, all kinds of patterns and words are also quite common - in the patterns, most of them are birds, beasts, flowers and plants that symbolize good fortune, and in the text, there are mostly famous sayings of Buddhist scriptures and Taoist scriptures and Taizu Wenxiang...... These are readily available. ”

Speaking of this, he remembered one thing, and his beard trembled with laughter: "Cang Yushi, your request is really a bit ordinary. A few years ago, I once met a general who engraved ten big characters on his armor: "Guarantee not to be a prisoner" and "Guarantee not to be finished". A colleague of mine once met someone who engraved the faces of his twelve confidantes on his armor. ”

Pan Long couldn't help but ask, "That general who has twelve confidantes...... What happened to him?"

"It was probably because the armor was so eye-catching, that after he went to the battlefield, he was set on fire, and after several battles, he was seriously injured, and finally he had to put that armor away and replace it with an ordinary one. ”

Pan Long couldn't help but laugh, and suddenly felt that "personalization" didn't seem to be all good.

Cang Yuan was quite efficient, or rather, he only needed a ghost mask, and he didn't care what this ghost mask looked like, compared to the stack of patterns, he directly chose the top one, and didn't even bother to look through them one by one.

"That's good. He said, "Is there anything ready-made?"

Master Jiang asked, and his subordinates immediately replied, "No." ”

Cang Yuan frowned and said, "I want to use it urgently, no matter what kind of ghost mask it is, as long as it is ready-made." ”

Master Jiang commanded, and after a while, he brought three or four ghost masks.

These masks don't look very hideous, at best they are a bit vicious, and they can scare timid children - but if they are placed in Dingfeng Town, it is estimated that even three-year-old children cannot be scared.

Pan Long frowned secretly when he saw it, but Cang Yuan liked it quite much. I chose a similarly sized one to cover my face and asked, "Do I look much more powerful than just now?"

Pan Long thought for a moment and nodded.

Although this mask is not very vicious, it is at least much more fierce than his original harmless little white face.

Cangyuan was overjoyed, so he asked the craftsmen to help him modify it slightly, so that this mask could be easily carried and worn.

Of course, this is not difficult for those professional masters, and in less than half an hour, the mask has been restructured. The masters added two elastic belts to it, which can be put directly on the head.

After Cangyuan got the mask, he happily put it on his face, looked at the mirror next to him a few times, and smiled very happily.

He thanked Master Jiang and the others repeatedly, but instead made the loyal general blush slightly—in this old man's opinion, this matter was simply easier than eating and drinking, and there was really nothing to thank.

Back in the carriage, Cang Yuan was about to take Pan Long out of the Divine Capital, but after thinking about it, he said, "Let's go, let's go to the Yushitai and register this mask." lest any one do not know. ”

He seemed to have a point, but when Pan Long listened to him, he clearly heard that the child had got the toy he wanted to show off to his friends.

After a short time, the carriage arrived at the Goshidai. The officials were all startled when they saw Cangyuan wearing ghost masks, and more than one of them directly pulled out their weapons and waited for them - they probably thought that someone had come to attack the Imperial Historical Observatory with a mask.

Fortunately, Cangyuan can take off the mask, and there is no misunderstanding.

A moment later, they met the chief official of the Imperial Historical Observatory, Emperor Luonan of the Imperial Historical Stage.

Di Luonan was reading a dossier, and he was both surprised and happy at the arrival of Cangyuan, and asked: "Aren't you taking turns off today? Why are you here again? Could it be that you know that I am working, my conscience is disturbed, and I want to take the initiative to work overtime?"

"No, I'm just showing you my mask. Cangyuan said happily, "As for work...... It's not that I look down on you, just your little work, I can usually finish it in less than half an hour, where do you need to work overtime!"

was sarcastically ridiculed by his friends, Di Luonan was not angry, he asked Cangyuan to put on a mask, looked at it carefully, nodded and said: "Although this mask is not too vicious, but when you wear it on your face, your whole temperament is indeed new, and it looks much more manly." Well, Pan Shaoxia is worthy of being a martial arts celebrity, and he really has a vision! This is very suitable for you!"

Cangyuan laughed, like a dog that had eaten and had fun, and was triumphant.

Di Luonan looked at Pan Long and asked, "Pan Shaoxia, I don't know if you are interested in holding an official position in the court?"

Pan Long was mentally prepared for this inquiry, smiled slightly, and asked, "May I ask, what is the official position?"

"Below the fifth grade, it should be fine. "But if you really want to accept the official position, I would suggest that you become an inspector or a patrol envoy." Although these two official positions are not high, they are better than freedom, as long as they hand in an inspection report from time to time, even if they have completed their duties, they are the most suitable for people in the rivers and lakes. ”

Pan Long nodded slightly, he didn't mind having an official position.

But...... He thought of something else.

Di Luonan's changes are now vigorous and lively, but according to Pan Long's own opinion, most of these changes will not have any good results. Even if Di Luonan, as a prince, can be regarded as having a talisman, he will be fine, but those officials who follow him to change the law will inevitably be liquidated in the future.

If he accepts his recommendation to take up an official position, he will certainly be regarded as his associate. In the future, when the change fails, I'm afraid there will be some trouble.

Thinking of this, he said, "This is a big matter, I want to think about it carefully", and put the matter aside for the time being.

Di Luonan didn't force it - it could be seen that he didn't care much about Pan Long.

The twenty-four-year-old real master can indeed be called a generation of Tianjiao in the martial arts. But for Di Luonan, that's it.

He is a person with the hope of immortality, so how can he care about a real person?

If Pan Long cultivates to the unity of heaven and man in a few years and becomes the most powerful level of master below immortality, he will probably pay more attention to it.

Of course, if Pan Long can cultivate into an immortal, it will not be his turn to pay attention to it - if the immortal is willing to be an official, it must be the Son of Heaven who personally receives him, but Di Luonan's identity is slightly lower.

After a small episode, Pan Long left the Yushitai with Cangyuan and Di Luonan.

Cangyuan probably felt that "he had come", and after showing his mask, he started to deal with official business. He was really a master of government affairs, but in a quarter of an hour, the stack of official documents around Di Luonan that was half a foot high had all been processed, and the speed made Pan Long amazed.

"Whenever I look at Zihai (Cangyuan Zihai) how quickly he handles official documents, I can't help but doubt my intelligence. Di Luonan, who was drinking tea with Pan Long on the side, whispered, "Everyone has two eyes and two hands, why does he only need to glance at it to know what is going on, and then know how to deal with it, but it takes me a long time?"

"Everyone has their own strengths. Pan Long said, "In terms of martial arts, he is far worse than you." ”

"That's because he was busy with all kinds of official business all day long, and he delayed his practice. Di Luonan sighed, "He cultivated at the age of fourteen, and he is also a genius. If he wasn't busy with official business, he would already be in the realm of a real person. ”

Speaking of this, he shook his head and said with some sadness: "Zihai was dragged down by me, if it weren't for helping me, he might be able to cultivate like King Wucheng and King Wuying......"

"After the change is successful, he should be able to concentrate on cultivation again, and it should be too late. Pan Long said.

Di Luonan shook his head and sighed: "The case is hard work, and the shape is exhausted. Even if the Fa change was successful, he would probably have to cultivate for several years before he could fully recover. Especially when the sharp energy is consumed between the files and books, I am afraid that there is no hope of stepping into the realm of immortality......"

Hearing this, Pan Long felt a little uncomfortable in his heart - you know that others are very hard, so can't you find a few helpers for Cangyuan?

But he didn't say it.

What he could think of, how could Di Luonan not think of it? Even if Di Luonan himself couldn't think of it, there were so many people around him, how could everyone not think of it?

I'm afraid that behind this "unexpected", there is another meaning!

Pan Long doesn't have a good impression of the emperor's family, and he doesn't like Di Luonan very much - the bloodbath in Baixi County is enough to prove what kind of character this emperor's "Seven Killing Stars" is in his bones.

Anyone who can order a massacre, no matter how polite or friendly he may seem, should be wary of him.

I don't know how dark it will be in my heart!

In contrast, Pan Long has a good impression of Cangyuan.

Cangyuan's wisdom is obviously above Di Luonan, but although this person is extremely wise, his personality is quite simple, and he is a character who can be seen through at a glance.

If these two people are described in one sentence, Di Luonan is "unfathomable and needs to be guarded against", while Cangyuan is "loyal and capable, enthusiastic and friendly, worthy of deep friendship".

It's a pity that Cang Yuan is Di Luonan's best friend, and he is also the backbone general of Di Luonan's law change, even if Pan Long wants to win him over, it is absolutely impossible.

After all...... Pan Long is a thief. And Cangyuan probably even if he died, he would never be a thief.

After only a while, Cangyuan finished his official business. He checked it one last time, corrected some of the things that Tilonan had mistaken, and then handed the documents to the attendant, and the three of them rode together and left the Imperial Observatory.

"It's an early end of my official business today, are you interested in going for a snack?" said Di Luonan with great interest, "It's the season for fruit smoothies." ”

Cang Yuan shook his head: "I still have some things to do." ”

"What's the matter?"

"There are inspection reports from more than a dozen counties and counties, as well as more than two dozen documents of disputes between local officials and inspection officials...... All need to be approved one by one. Cangyuan said, "Of course, if you are willing to help." When these things are done, we should have time to go to the night market for smoothies. ”

Di Luonan's smile suddenly disappeared without a trace, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "Ah, I remembered, I will enter the palace to meet my father later...... Excuse me, I'll go first. ”

As he spoke, he dodged out of the carriage and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Pan Long was stunned and couldn't help asking, "He's always been like this?"

"Not always. Cang Yuan said, "Unless he encounters a bunch of official business to deal with, he generally won't run away." ”

"Isn't that 'always like this'?" Pan Long complained.

Cang Yuan smiled slightly and said, "He was originally a martial artist, whether he was asked to practice hard or fight with others, he would not back down." But dealing with a whole bunch of paperwork was really worse for him than killing him. ”

He was not wearing a mask at the moment, and his handsome face was full of warm smiles, even with a bit of doting on his younger brother like a brother: "Since I can do well, then I will be more busy and get everything done." In this way, he can do what he wants to do with peace of mind - I am not a martial artist, and these are the things that can help him. ”

Pan Long looked at Cang Yuan's smile and couldn't help laughing.

But in his heart, a glimmer of omen flashed.

An inexplicable feeling suddenly came to mind - Cangyuan is a person, I'm afraid that there will be no good results!