Xu Chong looked at the bamboo forest outside the window and was speechless.
What comes to mind is something Jiang Zhihong once said.
'No matter what you know or what you associate with it, I advise you not to delve deeper into it.'
'At least don't get into it now.'
'When you go to work in the capital in the future and are promoted to a noble status, someone will tell you many things.'
'Otherwise, you are likely to be like me, blinded by your own ego, only believing what you believe, and ultimately getting further and further away from the truth.'
Previously, Xu Chong understood this passage as the well-intentioned advice of his elders, but now it seems that it is far more than that.
first.
‘At least don’t delve into it now’, and ‘When you go to work in the capital and are promoted to a noble status, someone will tell you many things’.
Now he has a noble status. Although he has not gone to the capital yet, Yuan Shouyi is from the capital.
If understood literally, Yuan Shouyi should play the role of "knowing the truth and telling the truth to himself".
In fact, Yuan Shouyi was still suspicious of the motives. He was not even sure that His Majesty could predict natural disasters, let alone the nature of natural disasters.
Secondly.
‘Otherwise, you are likely to be like me, blinded by your own ego, only believing what you believe, and ultimately getting further and further away from the truth’.
With these words, Xu Chong originally thought that Jiang Zhihong was using the misunderstanding with Prime Minister Lou to persuade him.
But what if it's not?
What if Jiang Zhihong had the same speculation and suspicion as him?
What is the truth that he finally came up with, which is ‘further and further away from the truth in the end’?
After pondering for a long time, Xu Chong shook his head and said, "Yes, this matter is complicated and confusing, so it's better not to jump to conclusions easily."
To be honest, the nature of natural disasters has nothing to do with him.
To put it even more unpleasantly, even if a natural disaster strikes in the next second, he will not be the one who dies.
This is the benefit brought by strength.
When the strength reaches a certain level, all the secrets of this world will naturally be revealed one by one.
Just like that, Xu Chong no longer distracted him.
First, I went to inquire about the old man in Qintian Prison, and learned that in the past twenty-eight years, nothing unusual had ever happened in the prison, and there had never been any sudden deaths or disappearances.
This means that even if Yuan Shouyi has a problem, he can rely on Blessed Land's rules and self-control to suppress it without harming others.
The next day, Xu Chong stopped taking the soothing tea to make sure that his inner demons were completely eliminated.
At the same time, the panel generated 1 point of spiritual source.
No more, no less, 10 points of spiritual energy a month is just enough to improve one level of realm.
Thus, the leisurely home life begins.
Why is it called leisurely?
Because Xu Chong didn't always stay in the yard.
With the high altitude and close proximity to the seaside, midsummer is almost not hot at all for Zhentian.
Before the bright light can burn your skin, it is neutralized by the cool sea breeze.
So uncomfortable.
Naturally, Xu Chong would occasionally be lazy.
Or go to the cliff to look at the sea of clouds, cultivate your sentiments, and brag about it with Su Ruochen.
Or go to the city to play chess with old men, chat with old ladies, or gamble with men.
During this period, I also walked around various government offices and became familiar with the six departments, five temples, two prisons, two courtyards, and one government office.
Indeed, as Su Ruochen said, most people in Zhentian are kind and hospitable, even the officials are no exception.
There is no way, the official rank is high enough, the living conditions are rich, but the upward path is almost blocked.
If there are no demands for interests, there will naturally be no disputes.
The special geography and special situation created such a special city.
Xu Chong almost fell in love with this place.
In this way, a month passed and the time entered mid-July.
On this day, Xu Chong was on the edge of the cliff, bragging with Su Ruochen.
A formation emerged from the sea of clouds and emerged from the mountain road that circled halfway up the mountain. The tail of the formation could not be seen at a glance.
Among them, an eight-carry sedan with maroon curtains and a tin roof is particularly eye-catching.
"Tsk tsk, whoever comes here is either rich or noble."
Su Ruochen sighed, and then dusted his clothes, "But in a few more years, do you think I still have him in my eyes?"
"..."
Xu Chong couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
Now, this sentence has become Su Ruochen's mantra, and he has to say it no matter what happens.
A while ago, the supervisor said that Su Ruochen was not good at making tea... and then Su Ruochen was hung up on the stargazing tower.
"Come to think of it, you are the only child of the Su family, so I can be considered your Su family's benefactor. Your father doesn't even bother to drop by to give you a gift or anything."
Xu Chong glanced sideways at Su Ruochen and complained, "Are your Su family so ungrateful?"
"Not particular?"
Su Ruochen frowned dissatisfied, "Stay a few more years..."
"--Um?"
Xu Chong glared.
Su Ruochen's mantra stopped abruptly, and he touched his nose in embarrassment, seemingly helpless: "You are a dignified descendant of Taizu, and I have given the entire Su family to you. You may not be interested in it. Besides... you
The way you play chess with my father is so disgraceful, my father already regards you as his lifelong enemy."
"Disgraceful?"
Xu Chong raised his neck, "Where's the evidence? Has anyone seen it with their own eyes?"
"evidence……"
Su Ruochen looked depressed, "One hundred and eighty-one black stones, one hundred and eighty white stones, these numbers are fixed... After you left that day, my father thought more and more about it, and something became more and more wrong, and he counted two hundred white stones."
"You should go find the chess seller. How can you blame me?"
Xu Chong looked calm and even shook his head in disgust, "It seems that the Su family is not only unscrupulous, but also indiscriminate."
"...Okay, let's not talk about this."
Su Ruochen grimaced, "You haven't lost once at those gambling stalls so far. How do you explain this?"
Xu Chong pointed to the sky, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "The lucky stars are shining brightly, and your gambling luck will be prosperous."
"..."
Su Ruochen was defeated badly, with a look of despair on his face.
Xu Chong was extremely proud, and when he was about to take advantage of the victory, he suddenly frowned.
The team below reveals the subsequent lineup - heavy cavalry completely covered by silver armor!
"This is……"
Su Ruochen followed Xu Chong's gaze and asked, "Silver Armor Pagoda?"
"Have you seen it?"
Xu Chong was a little surprised.
"I haven't seen it before. I heard it from Zhentian's Minister of War."
Su Ruochen replied, "Dingtianwei's heavy-armored camp has three types: iron-armored pagoda, silver-armored pagoda, and golden-armored pagoda."
"Dingtianwei... So, it's the dignitaries from the capital who are here?"
Xu Chong looked at the queue thoughtfully.
At this time, the curtain of the eight-carriage sedan was lifted from the inside, revealing a young face.
It’s actually a familiar face!
Xu Chong was stunned.
The people in the sedan kept looking up and happened to see Xu Chong sitting on the edge of the cliff.
Surprise broke out on his face, and the man jumped out of the sedan and ran along the mountain road at an extremely fast speed.
After a while, he stopped next to Xu Chong with a cheerful smile on his face.
It is Zhang Shunyi.
Xu Chong had already stood up and looked at him with a smile.
"Brother Yu, I have met Brother Xu."
Zhang Shunyi bowed down.
"You won the top prize, why are you still the same?"
Xu Chong asked Zhang Shunyi, "What state have you reached?"
As early as the end of April, the rankings in the imperial examination were widely known all over the world.
It's just that he happened to be on his way back to Zhanghua from the capital at that time, and he didn't learn about it from colleagues' chats until Xie Changkong was arrested.
There was no time for him to worry about it later.
"Wash your body."
Zhang Shunyi smiled and said, "How's it going? Have you caught up with Brother Xu?"
"Almost."
Xu Chong pinched a distance between his two fingers and said, "Yesterday I washed my body twice."
At this time, Su Ruochen had stood aside silently, and in order to avoid looking at Zhang Shunyi as much as possible, he actually lowered his head and played with his fingers.
There was no way he could help it. As soon as he saw that high-spirited look, he wanted to say, 'Stay a few more years'...
"As expected, Brother Xu is still stronger."
Zhang Shunyi was sincerely happy for Xu Chong.
"Come less."
Xu Chong waved his hand and glanced at the crazily accelerating troops below: "With such a big formation, I thought some prince was coming."
"This... my mentor is afraid of danger on the road."
Zhang Shunyi explained with a shy expression.
It's really unspeakable to be protected like this after I've already washed my body.
"Teacher..."
This title made Xu Chong raise his eyebrows, but he didn't pay much attention to it and asked seriously: "Seriously, why did you come to Zhentian?"
According to the usual practice, the top scholar in a new subject is assigned to the sixth-rank Hanlin Academy for compilation.
But I have never heard of the Hanlin Academy that would be awarded to accompany the capital.
Is it possible that as soon as he became the number one scholar, he offended some powerful person?
Zhang Shunyi saw Xu Chong's worry and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, don't worry, my foolish brother has not offended anyone."
"Then why did you come to Zhentian?"
Xu Chong asked, and then joked: "You can't come here to see me, right?"
Zhang Shunyi nodded seriously: "Exactly."
Xu Chong was a little stunned, "I remember that subordinate officials of the Hanlin Academy cannot leave the capital at will, right?"
"To be honest, Yudi is no longer an editor at the Hanlin Academy."
Zhang Shunyi paused as he spoke, "It's the facial features that accompany the capital."
Xu Chong's heart sank, "Inner demon?"
The dignified new top scholar, who had not offended anyone and was protected by big bosses, was finally awarded the position of Qin Tianjian, accompanying the capital.
Although the grade of facial features is one level higher than that of Hanlin Academy Editor, his status and prospects are far inferior to the latter.
So there is no doubt that something went wrong after Zhang Shunyi broke through and washed up.
really.
Zhang Shunyi nodded, "Exactly."
"No wonder……"
Xu Chong's tone was a little heavy, "It's not that you can't continue to break through, it's that you don't dare to continue to break through."
Calculated according to the effect of the sincerity and righteousness of the three rankings, there is no barrier to the body-washing realm for a three-yuan being like Zhang Shunyi.
If you practice wholeheartedly, you should be able to do the third level of body washing in two months.
But now there is only one level.
"As expected of Brother Xu, he can guess everything."
Zhang Shunyi sighed.
"so……"
Xu Chong stared at Zhang Shunyi quietly and uttered two words: "Master?"
"My mentor wants to arrest the master and bring him back to Beijing for interrogation, but I don't agree."
Zhang Shunyi nodded without hiding anything, "After all, without my wife, I, Zhang Shunyi, would be nothing...so I have no choice but to come here."
"Yes, being able to maintain this point proves that your problem is not serious."
Xu Chong patted Zhang Shunyi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, you won't die."
Zhang Shunyi also laughed: "I think so too."
"Let's go."
Xu Chong tilted his head in the direction of the city gate, "I'll show you around the capital first."
"Hey, I don't dare to say anything else. In this three-acre land of Zhentian City, no one dares to deny face to the two words Xu Chong."
"Does the Six Ministers know?"
"Second-grade senior officials, those are the ones who have had drinks with me."
"And that third-grade Fu Yin is a bad chess player."
"The Metropolitan Procuratorate... likes to listen to the corner, and is not a gentleman."
"Anyway, from now on you can hang out with me and walk sideways whenever I'm with you."
"Oh, yes, there is also Yuan Jianzheng. I wonder if you have heard any rumors about him in the capital..."
Su Ruochen watched the two people walking away, dumbfounded for a while.
It would be fine if it was just Xu Chong bragging. The two of them had bragged together many times in recent times.
But the problem is, the new top scholar actually nodded his head with admiration...