Along with the sound of dense footsteps, a group of people walked in from outside the garden.
The first person has an ordinary appearance but a majestic appearance. He has a smile on his face, which makes him feel like a spring breeze.
Looking at the sixth prince Wu Shan who walked in, Wang Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and his thoughts went back to a year ago.
This was not the first meeting between the two of them. The first time they met the prince was at the Jinluan Palace. At that time, Wang Xu was the new champion and paraded through the streets. Wu Shan watched him go away.
It's been a year since we met again this time. Wu Shan's python suit has been replaced by regular clothes, but his outstanding temperament remains unchanged.
"Commoner Wang Xu has met the Sixth Prince."
Wang Xu did not get up, but sat on the futon and cupped his hands.
When Fahai saw this, he imitated him and said, "Little monk Fahai, I have met the Sixth Prince."
“No need to be polite”
The Sixth Prince walked up quickly. Instead of blaming Wang Xu for his impoliteness, he bowed to him and sighed: "Everyone in the world says that Mr. Wang has the ability to stabilize the country. I am finally lucky enough to meet him today. This is my honor."
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"I don't dare. It's a false reputation. It's just a tout from a few friends. It can't be taken seriously."
Wang Xu had no expression on his face. While answering Wu Shan's words, he looked at the people brought by Wu Shan.
When Wu Shan came to visit this time, he brought with him more than twenty people, most of whom were very powerful, and it was obvious from a glance that they were warriors.
There were seven or eight people left, dressed as scribes. It was not known whether they were disciples around Wu Shan or worshipers in the palace.
There is also a difference between the two. The retainer is just a staff member who works beside the prince. He does not necessarily have a grade, and there is no rigid requirement for strength.
For example, some counselors who are good at calculations, many of whom have low or even no cultivation, can influence the lord's thoughts.
Worshiping is different. According to the rules of the Great Wu Dynasty, the prince's mansion was established with the prince's grand master, the prince's master, the prince's young master, the prince's young master, the East Palace offering wine, the East Palace Changshi, the East Palace Dianshan, the East Palace Dianle, and
The East Palace is waiting for lectures, etiquette, commander of the imperial army, medical officer, warehouse historian, treasury historian, lecturer, accompanying reader, and a large number of people of high quality.
These people will be the leadership team that will surround the new emperor in the future. Although their official positions at that time will not be too high, they are among the core people of the prince. Once he ascends the throne and becomes emperor, he will immediately become his confidants.
Therefore, these people are generally the descendants of nobles who were born in the Imperial Academy, or they are rising stars who have not long been promoted to Jinshi and have passed the qualifications in the Hanlin Academy. They all have official positions again.
The sixth prince, Wu Shan, is not a prince, but an ordinary prince who founded a government office.
The specifications of his palace are two levels lower than that of the prince, and the number of official positions he can grant to others is also greatly reduced.
Many princes who had folded their wings could not be given real power, so they used retainers to win over them and promised them a big pie in the future.
Wang Xu raised his eyes and saw that the literati following Wu Shan did not look like they had entered the Hanlin Academy.
The Hanlin Academy is also called the Gilded Hall. In ancient times, there was a saying that non-Hanlin people were not allowed to join the cabinet. As long as you enter the Hanlin Academy and do not make big mistakes in the future and do not offend the emperor and powerful officials, even if your ability is average, you will not be a third-rank official.
The few people following Wu Shan looked ordinary. When their eyes met, their eyes were often evasive. How could a person with real talent and knowledge avoid the gaze of others?
"It can be seen from the entourage around him that the sixth prince is not favored. If it were the third prince and the fifth prince, with the support of the Han Party and the Zhu Party, the Confucian would not dare to say that the Jinshi who wanted to Conglong would never
Young Master. Now, there are three or two big cats and kittens, but only those few guards can even look at them."
Wang Xu's eyes swept across, and finally stayed on the guard.
In the Confucian world, literature is respected. Since Huo Qubing, even the generals in charge of the army were held by literati. The status of military men was very embarrassing.
The dozen or so guards who followed were either from a noble family or were masters in the martial arts world. Especially the leader of the guards, whose blood was like mercury. He looked like a little sun. He was probably a fifth-level warrior who followed the path of a warrior.
A master, he is also the only one who can make Wang Xu look past him.
It's a pity that all the soldiers were defeated, and the glorious era of warriors was over.
Among the frontier armies in the Far North, there is no one who does not have a literati as the leader and a warrior as a vanguard. No matter how good his martial arts skills are, he can only charge into battle or look after someone's home and courtyard. Warriors in this world have no future. A fifth-level warrior will encounter a fourth-level warrior.
All high-ranking scribes had to stay low and humble.
"Mr. Wang is so talented that I have often heard it mentioned by Xue Daru in the capital, but I have never had the opportunity to meet him. Fortunately, I came to Yangzhou this time to investigate the White Lotus Sect, and I have the opportunity to meet him. I also asked him to come out and help me."
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Wu Shan looked sincere and knelt down next to Wang Xu, looking at him expectantly.
Wang Xu was noncommittal and said calmly: "I am Xianyun Yehe. I cannot be restrained. It's just my teacher's destiny. Let me help you. As a student, I have to follow. Needless to say, I will protect you when you are in Yangzhou.
Zhou Quan, after you finish dealing with the White Lotus Sect matter, it’s time for you to leave, you don’t need to say goodbye to me, we can just get together and go.”
Hearing this, Wu Shan was disappointed, but he quickly calmed down.
Because he also knows that people like Wang Xu cannot be moved by a few words. If not, it would not be his turn to invite him today.
It's just that he believes that if you give him time, he will be able to achieve the goal of gold and stone.
By then, he will also be able to have a mastermind who can compete with the counselors around the third and fifth princes.
Yes, he is the one who plots the master plan and helps himself to fight for the dragon.
People in Wushan and even the whole world thought that since Wang Xu was so knowledgeable, he must be proficient in calculation. Even if he had a great scholar by his side, he would be able to improve his style.
Wang Xu didn't know what Wu Shan was thinking, or he didn't care if he knew.
He has so many golden ideas in his hands. If he just comes up with a glass formula, he can make a lot of money. If he comes up with local methods of steelmaking, hybrid rice, and cement production, he will not be able to support a prince to death.
With food in hand and no worries in his heart, Wang Xu acted like a master, naturally he looked decent.
"Mr. Wang, we have arrived in Hangzhou. Mr. Yi, what should we do next?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the disciples who followed Wu Shan asked a question.
Looking up at Wu Shan, Wang Xu found that His Highness the Sixth Prince was also waiting for the answer attentively, and obviously wanted to use the words of his subordinates to see if he had real talents.
"wrong"
Wang Xu knew what these people were thinking, but their calculations were wrong from the beginning. Wang Xu was not here to compete with these disciples. He shook his head and said: "I said, I am Xianyun Yehe, how can Xianyun Yehe make suggestions? You guys
Whatever you have to do, don't worry about me. I'll just stay with the Sixth Prince and be his personal bodyguard.
If nothing happens, just treat me as if I don't exist. If something happens, I won't take the weak and powerful in my eyes, so you can just sit back and relax."
"this"
Hearing such words, not only were these disciples stupid, but even Wu Shan didn't expect that Wang Xu was not humble before, but that he really didn't know how to take care of things. He just had to help because of the teacher's favor.
What's going on? Did you hire a high-level bodyguard?
Wu Shan was a little dazed, thinking that Wang Xu was joking, but if he looked carefully, there was no joke at all.
"You feel surprised?"
Wang Xu smiled when he saw this, and said with a smile: "The demons of Bailian Dao are extraordinary. They dare to kill even great doctors, so they may not care about your status. My presence is equivalent to having an extra Confucian bodyguard.
I have insured your lives, isn't this a bad deal?"
Everyone looked at each other, no loss, no loss, but they didn't expect it to be like this.
In particular, the sixth prince Wu Shan began to doubt for the first time whether he could take the person in front of him for his own use.
Why is this happening? It's because I'm not charming enough, or I don't show my thirst for talent.
If you have any opinions, you can raise them. The salary is not non-negotiable. How can I refuse it without mentioning a single condition?
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