Wan Yanqing acted vigorously and immediately took Xu Zizhen to the Prime Minister's Mansion. She seemed to have guessed that Xu Zizhen would agree, and even prepared a post about the visit.
Although Hong Ji is a businessman, he is still related to the royal family at least. After handing in the post, someone came out to greet him soon.
The person who came was the housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Considering Wan Yanqing's status, he was already very considerate to her. However, the housekeeper still had a good reputation and his eyes were pointed towards the sky.
Wan Yanqing was very good at getting things done. He met the butler politely and calmly stuffed a gold ingot over him. The butler's face instantly became kind.
"Is this the person you recommended?"
Wanyan Qing said: "This is the nephew of an old slave in my family. He is very honest and reliable. The housekeeper can rest assured."
The housekeeper then took a look at Xu Zizhen. The young man in front of him was not strong, but he was not short, but he was a bit slovenly. If it weren't for the ingots of gold in his sleeves, he might have kicked Xu Zizhen out without saying a word.
Xu Zizhen also tried his best to pretend to be honest and honest, with a silly smile on his face. The old housekeeper didn't comment and called a boy to bring Xu Zizhen in. He didn't say whether he needed it or not.
Wan Yanqing said goodbye and gave Xu Zizhen a cheering look before leaving.
Xu Zizhen changed his mind instantly after hearing the news, because this was an excellent opportunity to join the palace as a guard, which saved him a lot of things to say and ensured his safety to a certain extent, at least in rescuing Zhao Zhao.
Nothing would have gone wrong before. Anyway, not many people in the entire Jin Kingdom knew him, and they were all fighting on the front lines. For him, there was no safer place than the palace. This was called under the lamp.
black.
The boy led him to the side courtyard. Only then did he realize that this was not the Prime Minister's Mansion. It was just a residence of the Prime Minister in Xianping Mansion. However, there was a second young master living here who spent all day studying and practicing martial arts.
Working hard is for the tranquility here.
Xu Zizhen pretended to be a country boy who had never seen the world, and called the boy "Second Master" again and again, which was very helpful to the boy. He answered whatever Xu Zizhen asked without hiding anything.
"My dear mother, the second young master lives in such a big house alone, so isn't the eldest master's house even bigger?"
The young man laughed and said with pride on his face: "That's natural. Do you know the identity of my eldest young master?"
Xu Zizhen asked flatteringly: "What is your identity? Is he also a high-ranking official?"
The boy said: "Ha, what does a high official mean? My eldest young master is the marshal of the left wing of the current Southern Expedition Army of the Kingdom of Jin!"
Xu Zizhen was shocked. Wasn't it the Marshal of the Jin Kingdom's Left Route Army who was beaten to a pulp by himself in Taiyuan Mansion? He had always thought that he and Wu Shu were brothers. One was Zongbi and the other was Zongwang. They sounded like a family.
Son.
He wanted to talk more, but he had already arrived at the side courtyard, there were still people here, and the boy also kept his mouth shut.
When Xu Zizhen arrived, in addition to the servants of the Prime Minister's Office, there were four people in the side courtyard. They were all tough-looking people with slender eyes. Xu Zizhen understood that these people were his competitors.
As the saying goes, Wen is not the best and martial arts is not the second. These people have the standard temperament of martial arts. When they saw Xu Zizhen come in, they just glanced at each other and then folded their arms or looked at the sky or closed their eyes to rest. No one paid attention to him. Besides, Xu Zizhen dressed up.
He's like a country bumpkin driving a cart, and he doesn't look like a gentleman at all. You'll lose your standing by talking to him.
Xu Zizhen didn't care. Anyway, he wanted the same effect. The less people paid attention to him, the better. He found a corner and sat down, looking timid. The look of disdain in the eyes of those people was even worse.
At noon, a servant brought food, and several people sat down together and ate, but still ignored each other. As soon as they finished eating, someone came to call them, saying that the master was back and wanted to see them.
Several warriors immediately cheered up, straightened their clothes and walked out. Xu Zizhen followed last with his hands in his sleeves.
Sitting in the main hall is an old man wearing a satin coat. He looks like a rich man, but his aura of having been in a high position for a long time cannot be concealed. He is the current Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Jin, Wan Yan Sa Gai. In the hall
Seven other people were already present, and they looked like they were competitors for the palace guard. When someone came in, they all looked over. As expected, Xu Zizhen was looked down upon again.
Several people came in with the servants, and all came forward to greet him. Wanyan Sagai waved his hand to indicate where to sit. When he saw Xu Zizhen, he couldn't help but be slightly startled, because his image was so different from the previous few people, he looked like a different person.
Be careful of beggars who sneak in and beg for food.
Sagai couldn't help but frown and asked, "Who recommended this?"
The official next to him immediately replied: "Sir, this is recommended by Miss Qing, the eldest daughter of Princess Yinhua."
Sa Gai's face became a little brighter after hearing Princess Yinhua's name. He pointed at Xu Zizhen and asked, "Which sect do you study under, and what kind of kung fu do you know?"
"The Prime Minister is asking me?" Xu Zizhen scratched his head, "Look back to the Prime Minister, I don't know kung fu."
Sa Gai's face suddenly darkened, and everyone else in the hall covered their mouths and snickered.
Xu Zizhen giggled and said, "I only know how to kill people."
This answer was unexpected. Sagai was immediately interested and raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Someone's here."
"yes!"
A guard appeared out of nowhere, holding two wooden swords in his hands.
Sa Gai glanced at the others present and said, "I wonder who is willing to give it a try? It would also allow me to see his 'murderous' methods."
There was another chuckle underneath, even the Prime Minister was teasing this beggar, so they didn't have to hide it anymore.
The person who came with Xu Zizhen was the first to stand up. Today's situation made it clear that the candidate for the inside guard should be selected among these dozen people. Pick the weak one. This dirty country man is of course a good opportunity to show his face.
"Returning to the country, Prime Minister, I want to fight."
Sa Gai nodded, and the guard holding the sword came over and handed the two wooden swords to him and Xu Zizhen, and then disappeared somewhere. Xu Zizhen muttered in his heart, it seemed that the Jin people had many masters, so he should be more careful.
The man took the sword and held a sword flower in his hand. It was elegant and unrestrained. It looked like he had many years of basic skills. But when he finished his posture, he found that Xu Zizhen didn't know what he was thinking and ignored him at all. He suddenly felt a little bit...
Feeling insulted, anger arose in his heart, he didn't even say hello, and just stabbed him with his sword.
It was said to be a wooden sword, but it hurt when it really hit him. Before Xu Zizhen could turn around, when he realized that the tip of the sword was already piercing his chest, he couldn't help but be startled. He subconsciously stepped aside and swung out smoothly.
wooden sword.
A snapping sound echoed in the spacious hall, and everyone was stunned with their mouths wide open.
The man who volunteered to fight Xu Zizhen froze in place, with a red mark on his neck, which was struck by Xu Zizhen with the back of his wooden sword.