The empress' phoenix eyes flashed slightly, her master's analysis was the same as Lu Ning's.
I couldn't help but admire Lu Ning. At such a young age, she was able to agree with her master. It was really amazing.
[Congratulations to the Punisher for raising the favorability of the Empress of Zhou to 94% and awarding 3 points of prestige! 】
Prestige: 51 points
Downstairs in Baiyun Mountain, Lu Ning saw the catalog flashing slightly, clicked it and took a look, his eyebrows raised slightly.
Does the empress have wild thoughts about him?
Ever since I went to court at 2:00 p.m., I have been obsessed with him twice now.
"Have you fallen in love with me since your good feelings are 100%?" Lu Ning murmured in his heart.
He had little expectations.
At this moment, Lu Ning looked somewhere.
A woman in white walked over there, it was Lan Yunhui who was guarding his home.
Lu Ning asked the empress that the woman in white who first went to protect his family was killed by Qi Kun, and then she let Lan Yunhui go.
Lan Yunhui is one of the senior sisters of the Empress. Her cultivation is at the peak of the fourth level of Qi refining, and she has half-stepped into the realm of innate Dao Yuan.
The real combat power can compete with the level 3 masters.
It's more than enough to protect Lu Ning's family.
Feeling Lu Ning's gaze, Lan Yunhui looked over, her eyes calm.
Even when she recognized Lu Ning, her face did not change.
Walk calmly towards the mountain tower.
Lu Ning asked Pei Tianbei next to him: "Baiyun Taoist Temple is one of the five great immortal sects. Is there a first-class immortal?"
Pei Tianbei nodded and said: "I heard from my master that the five major immortal sects all have first-grade immortals, but first-grade immortals seldom care about the affairs of the sect. They either go into seclusion to cultivate or travel around the world. It is as difficult as going to heaven to meet them."
Lu Ning's eyes flashed slightly: "So the Master of Baiyun Temple is not a first-class immortal?"
Pei Tianbei shook his head and said, "No, his cultivation level should be in the middle stage of the second level."
"What about Senior Sword Master?"
"Brother Lu is talking about Senior Li Qingbai, the Sword Master of the Troubled Times on the Golden Stage?"
"It's him."
"I heard from my master that Senior Li Jianzun was a strong first-level swordsman, one of the top five in the Tianzi Ranking of Combat Power. For some reason, his cultivation suddenly dropped to the second level sixty years ago, and he declared himself on the Golden Platform.
"
Hearing this, Lu Ning was slightly stunned.
Once a first-grade sword cultivator, he fell to a second-grade sword cultivator. With a wave of his hand, his sword energy broke through the sky.
If one returns to the first level of cultivation, wouldn't it be easy to open the Heavenly Gate with one sword?
A super-first-level expert can break open the heavenly gate and escape.
"Who is the first-grade immortal in Baiyun Taoist Temple?"
"I heard that he is the junior uncle of the master of Baiyun Temple. He is a man who has lived for five decades. I don't know his name." Pei Tianbei said after thinking for a while.
"Fifty years ago?"
Lu Ning raised his eyebrows, that means he is three hundred years old.
"Baiyun Taoist Temple must have the magic of immortality."
"Yes, what is it called Baiyun Taoist Scripture? The fifth generation master of Baiyun Taoist Temple is the one who used the Immortal Taoist Scripture to reach the first level of immortality, establishing Baiyun Taoist Temple as one of the five immortal sects."
Pei Tianbei nodded and continued: "It's just that since the fifth generation of the temple master, Baiyun Taoist Temple has never seen an immortal above the first level. So far, the strongest one is the first-level immortal."
"Even so, there are only a handful of people in the world who can reach the first level of power."
Hearing this, Lu Ning nodded secretly and said, "How many people are there in the world who are third-level experts?"
Pei Tian said sadly: "It's hard to tell clearly. There are probably less than a thousand people."
Lu Ning said nothing.
Wen Tingwu once said that there are about 30,000 people above the fourth level in the world, but there are not even a thousand strong people above the third level.
Those of second grade and above are even less.
There are really only a handful of first-level experts.
He is just short of experience points now. As long as he has 30 million points, he can be promoted to a third-level powerhouse.
The number of people who can hurt him by then will only be two to three hundred at most.
As for the people who can kill him, there are probably not even a hundred people.
He is getting closer and closer to the goal where he can be unscrupulous.
In the blink of an eye, it’s the twenty-sixth day of the winter month.
The total experience value is 25.5 million points.
Lu Ning was rewarded with a new big mansion and moved from the outer city to the inner city.
Although it is not on the four main streets of east, west, north and south, it is not bad. It is one of the four streets in the inner city, Jingyang Street in the south of Antai Square.
Today, when I was promoted and moved to a new house, not only the governor of Beijing and Zhou Dynasties came to congratulate me, but even the elder Qin Zhong went to express his congratulations in person.
The face given is quite sufficient.
In addition to Kou Shize, Cao Dachun, Sizheng Gu Fengtang, Secretary of the Ministry of Justice Zhang Juming and some old princes, many civil and military officials from the court went to Lu Ning's house to congratulate him.
Many thousands of households in the Demon Suppression Division, along with Gu Wushuang, were busy preparing for Lu Ning's promotion and moving into a new home, including Hu Qingcheng.
Lu Ning was still being interrogated last month, but this month Lu Ning was able to sit on an equal footing with him.
Not only that, he is also a gold medal demon slayer, and even has a gold medal for immunity from death.
More powerful than the five deputy directors in the Demon Suppression Division.
Hu Qingcheng was also filled with emotion in his heart. A person's luck meant that when it was time for him to ascend to the sky, no one could stop him.
In the main hall, Lu Ning was busy greeting Qin Zhong and others.
Although he didn't have a good impression of Qin Zhong, the latter personally visited his home to congratulate him, which gave him enough face, and he couldn't let others show his warm face to his cold butt.
At the same time, it also allows the eldest brother Lu Xiu to contact Qin Zhong and other civil and military officials, which will better pave the way for the eldest brother's official career next autumn and in the future.
Qin Zhong didn't sit there for long. He looked at the mansion, sat down and drank two cups of tea, then got up and said goodbye to Lu Ning.
Although there is a huge difference in status between the two, Lu Ning is a popular person around the current empress.
It can certainly bridge the identity gap between the two.
"Lu Qianhu, the envoys from the countries in the Western Regions are about to arrive. I can't sit still for a long time. I will personally invite Lu Qianhu to my house for tea someday."
Before leaving, Qin Zhong came closer to Lu Ning with a smile and whispered.
Lu Ning smiled and nodded: "That's easy to say, Mr. Qin Ge, go ahead!"
Watching Qin Zhong get on the luxurious carriage, the carriage gradually went away.
Lu Ning's eyes flashed with light: "Envoys from the countries in the Western Regions? They came quite quickly!"
Next.
Lu Ning continued to greet everyone, and it was almost noon before Pei Tianbei came to congratulate him on behalf of his uncle Pei Tong.
Let the neighbors in the street look at it with envy.
"Brother Lu, these are the people I brought here to look after the home. They are not very strong, so you can make do with them." Pei Tianbei said with a grin.
Lu Ning took a glance and saw that there were eight people in total, the strongest one was at the fifth level, two were at the sixth level, and five were at the seventh level.
Looking after homes and nursing homes is definitely enough.
"I have met the young master, my subordinate Kong Rong."
"If anything happens in the future, please just give me your orders."
The fifth-grade man, about thirty years old, announced his name, and then others also saluted.
Lu Ning nodded with satisfaction.
Then he ordered Kong Rong to take people to help his sister-in-law prepare a luncheon.
It wasn't until midnight that the luncheon ended.
Civil and military officials, as well as colleagues from the Demon Suppression Division, left one after another.
Lu Ning just started to count the number of people in the house.
In addition to Kong Rong's eight people to look after the house and the courtyard, there are also ten guards left in the house to look after the house and the courtyard. Their strength is four of the sixth grade and six of the seventh grade.
In addition to the six maids Qiulan and others who followed, there are still fifteen people left in the house.
There are also fifteen male servants.
Lu Ning made a careful calculation and found that in addition to his family, there were fifty-four people he had to support, which was a huge expense.
His current residence is two or three times larger than the previous one on Pingyang Street. It has a garden, a fish pond, and a martial arts training ground, but it doesn't require so many people.
He left behind the eight Kong Rong people brought by Pei Tianbei, as well as the four sixth-grade warriors from the original residence, making up a total of twelve people.
For the maids, Lu Ning left Qiulan with six people, and picked four more to make up ten maids.
As for the male servants, there are six of them left.
Lu Ning sent away the remaining people.
"Kong Rong, from today on, you will serve as the general manager of the Lu Mansion. If there is anything you can't handle, just tell me. If it's a small matter, you can make your own decision."
Lu Ning directly appointed Kong Rong as the general manager.
The latter was brought by Pei Tianbei, and he could still trust him.
"It's Young Master!" Kong Rong nodded respectfully.
Lu Ning said: "Let me explain to you clearly the situation in the house. My eldest brother, a scholar of the Confucius Academy, will attend the Autumn Festival next year. My younger sister is a disciple of the Soldier Saint of the Confucius Academy. On weekdays, my sister-in-law and my niece are the only ones in the house."
"In addition, Fairy Lan from Baiyun Taoist Temple will also come to Lu Mansion to guard her at night. If you see her, just pretend you haven't seen her."
Kong Rong nodded and said: "Don't worry, sir, you trust your subordinates so much, they will not let you down."
Lu Ning said: "Go and take someone to count all today's gifts. No one is missing. Compare it with the gift list and come to me after confirming that it is correct."
Kong Rong responded and left quickly with his guards, maids and servants.
In the main hall.
The eldest brother Lu Xiu and sister-in-law Ruan Shuting both stared at Lu Ning who was idle.
In fact, they had heard some rumors, but they just couldn't believe it.
They didn't know they were moving to a new mansion until this morning when County Master Chen of Antaifang led his people and beat gongs and drums to greet them.
"Ahem...!"
Lu Ning saw his eldest brother and sister-in-law staring at him. He coughed lightly and said, "It happened suddenly. I didn't have time to tell my eldest brother and sister-in-law."
"From today on, Lu Mansion on Jingyang Street, Antai Fang, will be our new home."
"Haha, do you think your elder brother and I are fools? Can't you tell?"
Ruan Shuting rolled her eyes. She had already visited such a large mansion three times, and she felt very happy.
But Lu Ning had just been promoted to captain not long ago. He hadn't even lived in the mansion on Pingyang Street for long, and he was already living in the inner city. Isn't this a big step?
Lu Ning grinned and pointed at the chest of her robe: "Sister-in-law, Fei Xiong, Qian Hu, I've been promoted."
Ruan Shuting curled her lips: "Don't you know me as my sister-in-law? Your eldest brother and I want to know, how did you get promoted so quickly?"
Lu Xiu frowned and said, "Chang'an, tell me, are you ingratiating yourself with Mr. Qin Ge?"
Lu Ning put away the smile on her face, sat next to Lu Xiu and said, "Brother, you are overthinking. If I flatter Qin Zhong, will Qin Zhong come to our Lu Mansion?"
Lu Xiu's eyes flashed slightly and he said, "That Colonel Lu who is the first-class escort, is you?"
Lu Ning nodded.
Lu Xiu couldn't help but widen his eyes, but after thinking about it carefully, the eldest princess loved poetry, and his brother's two poems could indeed win the eldest princess's love.
King Yongshan was causing trouble before, and the eldest princess was imprisoned. She must have met her younger brother.
It's just that the first-class escort skill requires real strength. How can one obtain the first-class escort skill by relying on poetry?
"What's the first-class escort?" Ruan Shuting hadn't heard the news yet, so she couldn't help but asked Lu Xiu out of curiosity.
Lu Xiu took a deep breath and told his wife a series of events including the dedication of poems, the eldest princess entering the heavenly prison, the death of Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty, the seizure of the imperial edict, and the enthronement of the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Ruan Shuting was as shocked as hearing the story.
She was already shocked by Lu Ning's successive promotions in the Heavenly Prison. She did not expect that Lu Ning would become a popular person around the Empress of Zhou Dynasty. Even the elder Qin Ge, who covered most of the sky with one hand in the court, came to congratulate her.
After listening, Ruan Shuting was so shocked that she didn't know what to say.
Sitting quietly on the chair, holding her daughter in her arms.
She didn't know why, but for a moment, she felt afraid, afraid, and finally worried about Lu Ning.
She has too many things to worry about.
So, I felt very confused for a moment.
Lu Ning was not particularly happy to see his eldest brother and sister-in-law, so he could probably guess what they were thinking.
After all, I was too shocked and couldn't feel happy at all, only worried.
The facts were in front of them, and the two of them had no choice but to believe them, but if the changes were too great, it would easily make people feel untrue.
"Brother, sister-in-law, don't worry. We just changed our lives in another place. What we have to do is still the same as before, and it's even safer." Lu Ning said with relief.
"Second brother is getting more and more capable, but I still want to say something." Ruan Shuting stared at Lu Ning.
"Sister-in-law, please tell me."
"A person must be down-to-earth." Ruan Shuting stared into Lu Ning's eyes.
"Sister-in-law taught me that Chang'an must keep it in mind." Lu Ning raised the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, Kong Rong walked into the main hall and reported to Lu Ning the size of the gifts.
After hearing this, Lu Ning waved his hand and said: "Seal everything in the warehouse and cannot be tampered with without my permission."
"It's the young master!"
Kong Rong nodded, turned around and left quickly.
a long time.
Lu Xiu said to Lu Ning: "Although I have always expected to change the Lu family through reading, I didn't expect this day to come so quickly. It was so fast that I didn't expect it."
"You have accomplished something that my eldest brother has never been able to do. If dad were still alive, I would be very happy."
As he spoke, Lu Xiu smiled.
No matter what, today should be a happy day.
He immediately looked at his wife.
Ruan Shuting let out a long sigh and said with a smile: "Second brother has really grown up!"
"When you serve as an official in the court from now on, you must be upright in body and mind, and pray for the people more often. Only in this way can you protect my Lu family's safety for a long time."
Lu Ning nodded: "What my sister-in-law taught me, Chang'an should keep it in mind."
"It's a bit serious!"
Ruan Shuting glanced at Lu Ning and suddenly became happy. She hugged her daughter and went to the mansion with Qiulan.
There were only two people left in the main hall.
Lu Xiu told Lu Ning to avoid Qin Zhong as much as possible when he was an official in the court.
Qin is loyal and treacherous, and everyone hates him.
He was afraid that his younger brother would be black if he came near black.
Lu Ning nodded and said, "Brother, go back to the Confucius Institute and tell your little sister to make her happy too."
Lu Xiu smiled and nodded.
Mao hour the next day.
The twenty-seventh day of the winter month.
The cold wind howled, mixed with flakes of snow.
Lu Ning left Jingyang Street with his eldest brother, one went to the palace and the other to Confucius Courtyard.
Tai Chi Hall.
When Lu Ning arrived, he happened to be in court.
In the court hall, the main discussion was about the envoys from the Western Regions who came to express their condolences.
"Your Majesty, as of Unity Time yesterday, four kingdoms have arrived in the Western Region, namely the Shaluo Kingdom, the Moyun Kingdom, the Huotuo Kingdom and the Xinglang Kingdom."
"Except for the princess from the Sharo Kingdom, the princes from the other kingdoms are currently staying at Dahonglu Temple, waiting for His Majesty's summons."
The empress nodded: "I'll wait for one more day. If no other countries from the Western Regions come, we can arrange an audience tomorrow."
"It's Your Majesty."
Qin Zhong nodded and continued: "Your Majesty, there is news from Yongzhou that King Yongshan has recruited 500,000 new soldiers and is training day and night."