The Holy City, as the central capital of the Holy Dynasty, is the most prosperous city in the entire Holy Dynasty. Its population alone is tens of millions, including warriors, spiritual masters, doctors and other people from various professions.
Of course, those with the largest base are ordinary people, who either have low cultivation or cannot cultivate. These people will always be at the bottom. Whether it is war or construction, these ordinary people with a huge base are needed.
The Central Imperial Court is the only core of the sacred city. Its area occupies one-tenth of the entire huge city. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a city within a city.
After Ning Tianlu returned to the Central Imperial Court, he went straight to the Hanlin Academy.
"Huh?
Brother Ning, didn’t you go to the five empires to supervise the trials?
Why are you back so early?"
"Tianlu! What's wrong with you?
You're in such a hurry, and you've completed your mission and come back ahead of schedule?"
"..." Along the way, Ning Tianlu met many familiar faces, and they all greeted him one after another. Among them were classmates from the Hanlin Academy, ministers from the Sixth Ministry, deputy commanders of the Imperial Guards, etc.
However, Ning Tianlu was in a hurry and just nodded in response to everyone's greetings, but his pace was not slow. This made many acquaintances on the road confused, but they didn't think much about it.
The Hanlin Academy is located in the center of the Imperial Court, in the middle of Chang'an Street, which is diagonally opposite the Forbidden City. It can be said to be very close to the real power structure of the Holy Dynasty.
The Forbidden City is the center of the imperial court. It is an important place for the Five Emperors, beauties in the harem, and important events of the family and state. Anyone who can live in the Forbidden City is either a nobleman of the royal family or a lowly eunuch and maidservant.
The civil and military officials lived in the streets and alleys around the Forbidden City as the core. Although they were called streets, in fact, every street and alley was very spacious, as wide as more than ten horses running parallel.
Chang'an Street is a street relatively close to the Forbidden City, so all institutions on this street are basically the core of power agencies.
In the Hanlin Academy, the highest rank is the Hanlin Bachelor, but the fifth rank, the office address can be set up in Chang'an Street, which shows that the Hanlin Academy has a special status in the holy dynasty.
"Master Ning!"
The two guards guarding the gate of the Hanlin Academy saw Ning Tianlu coming in a hurry, and they quickly bowed and saluted.
"Where are Chen Zhong and Ji Chun?"
Ning Tianlu stopped and looked at the guard and asked.
"Master Chen and Master Ji are discussing scriptures and Taoism in the main hall!"
One of the guards quickly replied.
Ning Tianlu nodded, straightened his clothes, and stepped into the gate of the Hanlin Academy with dignity, showing no trace of the worry or rush just now.
Chen Zhong and Jichun were respectively the Bachelor of Academic Affairs and the Bachelor of Lectures. They were ranked lower than Ning Tianlu in the Hanlin Academy, from the fifth rank.
All major matters of the Hanlin Academy are basically drawn up by Chen Zhong and Ji Chun, and then decided by Ning Tianlu. Finally, the matters decided by them are presented to the cabinet in the form of memorials, and then judged by the bachelors of the cabinet.
If all the cabinet scholars agree, then the major events reported by the Hanlin Academy will finally be presented to the five saints.
Therefore, if Ning Tianlu wanted to report the matter about Mu Feng, he had to call Chen Zhong and Ji Chun. The three of them would work together to draft a memorial and then submit it to the cabinet for approval.
Ning Tianlu has worked with Chen Zhong and Jichun for many years. He really wanted to see what their expressions would be like after hearing about Mu Feng's deeds, so he adjusted his posture in advance and watched their jokes.
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The main hall is spacious and grand. Directly above the hall, there is a plaque with the four characters "famous in history" written with dragons and phoenixes dancing on it.
On the coffee table in the center of the hall, two middle-aged men in their forties or fifties were concentrating on talking with their hands.
They were all dressed in majestic white uniforms. Among them was a thin middle-aged man with a goatee who was holding a black piece and was looking sad. It was obvious that he had encountered a problem in the chess game.
Another burly middle-aged man with an extremely large frame was playing with the white piece in his right hand, with a face full of joking, as if he was sure of victory.
"Huh?
Master Ning, why are you back?"
The burly man with an unusually large frame spotted Ning Tianlu and couldn't help but asked in surprise.
The tall and thin man who was thinking hard couldn't help but look towards the entrance of the main hall, and he saw Ning Tianlu, his eyes also full of confusion.
They know that Ning Tianlu was appointed governor by the cabinet and went to the five empires to supervise the trials. Logically speaking, Ning Tianlu only left for about a month and came back. This is too fast! "I only went to Tiansha
Empire and Wuyun Empire, and then went home directly!"
Ning Tianlu said calmly.
Chen Zhong and Ji Chun were stunned, and immediately shouted in unison: "Ning Tianlu, are you crazy?
This is a cabinet appointment, do you know what it means?"
Ning Tianlu nodded calmly and said: "Of course I know what it means. Obviously this is the meaning of the five saints! But when I went to the Tiansha Empire, I discovered something more important, so I went back home temporarily.
Let’s report this matter first!”
Chen Zhong and Ji Chun looked at each other, but became much calmer. They had worked with Ning Tianlu for many years, and the latter had always been calm and dignified, so it was impossible for him to make such a stupid mistake.
Unless Ning Tianlu discovered something important that was far more important than supervising the trial of the five empires, Ning Tianlu would not be able to dig his own grave like this.
"What on earth is going on?"
The thin middle-aged man with a goatee was Chen Zhong. He came to his senses and asked quickly.
Ji Chun also nodded repeatedly and looked directly at Ning Tianlu.
"The thing is like this, when I was supervising Emperor Tiansha's refining in the Tiansha Empire..." Ning Tianlu began to talk about it, detailing the performance of Emperor Tiansha in refining Mu Feng.
However, after hearing this, Chen Zhong and Ji Chun both frowned. Among them, Ji Chun said angrily: "Master Ning! Are you too impulsive?
This boy can master the thirteen realms at such a young age. He is indeed a genius. Looking at the holy capital, few people can match him.
But that’s not the reason for you to come back early, right?”
The thirteenth realm is indeed wonderful. Looking at the Holy Dynasty, they are all top geniuses, but it doesn't make Ning Tianlu abandon the mission and come back in such a hurry to report.
This made Chen Zhong and Ji Chun a little disappointed with Ning Tianlu, thinking that the latter was making too much fuss! "Isn't this over yet?"
When Ning Tianlu saw that the two of them were still blaming him for coming back early, a mysterious smile appeared on his lips.
"Um?
Not finished?
What does it mean?"
Chen Zhong asked in astonishment.
"This son is not only extremely talented in martial arts, but the most valuable thing is his spiritual talent! He should be nineteen years old this year, not even twenty, and his spiritual power has already reached the position of master!"
Ning Tianlu spoke slowly, staring at the two colleagues in front of him, and his voice was sonorous and powerful.
Chen Zhong and Ji Chun, who were initially a little blaming and disapproving, were stunned. The chess pieces in their hands fell off the chessboard one after another. They turned their heads and stared at Ning Tianlu. At the same time, they shouted: "What did you say?"