In Changle Palace, Li Mu was chased up and down by Master Mei holding a stick.
He thought that by escaping to Changle Palace, Lord Mei would restrain himself in front of the Queen.
Unexpectedly, the Queen planned to sit back and watch, and even cracked melon seeds, so the Changle Palace became more lively.
Mrs. Mei chased Li Mu, and Xiaobai chased her in the evening. She couldn't catch up with Li Mu, and Xiaobai couldn't catch her in the evening. Changle Palace was in a state of chaos, and the queen stood by and watched melon seeds. Later, Shangguan left.
She also joined in, of course, she was helping Master Mei.
Master Mei's reflex arc is also long enough. It didn't explode in Zhongshu Province at that time, but now she is very angry.
Although Li Mu could keep hiding, it was not an option to keep hiding like this, so he deliberately let go and received two slaps on his butt to let Master Mei calm down and stop, and the matter was over.
Loyal advice is harsh to the ears, but good medicine is bitter to the mouth. As a friend, Li Mu has fulfilled his obligation.
In the afternoon, he showed some reform opinions on the Enshrinement Department to the Queen. The two exchanged some ideas, and the matter was finalized.
The Enshrinement Department is not an official office of the imperial court, and there is no need to travel to three provinces for matters related to it. After confirming the details with the Queen, Li Mu walked out of Changle Palace and went to the Enshrinement Department.
Passing by Zongzheng Temple, I happened to see Zhang Chun walking out of it again.
Zhang Chun asked: "Where are you going, Mr. Li?"
Li Mudao said: "If you have something to do, go to the Worship Division."
Zhang Chun smiled and said: "It just so happens that I am leaving the palace too, together, together..."
The two of them walked out of the palace and chatted for a few words. Zhang Chun suddenly said with emotion: "Thanks to you, otherwise, I don't know when I will be able to live in a big house with four entrances. To say that this house is big,
Good, big place, comfortable to live in..."
Li Mu heard what he meant.
Lao Zhang's biggest wish is to own a five-level house of his own in Shendu.
This is also a dream shared by many middle-aged men of his age.
The difficulty of owning a five-level mansion in Shendu is no less difficult than owning a single-family villa in the Third Ring Road of Beijing when housing prices soared in later generations. This is something that most officials in Shendu cannot achieve in their lifetime.
Currently, he has realized four-fifths of this wish.
However, after all, the fourth move is not the fifth move. Li Mu can understand Zhang Chun's obsession. He thought about it and said: "You don't know how many times you have changed your house this year. It is easy to change it so quickly."
It’s arousing criticism. After waiting for half a year, I will apply to His Majesty again and exchange it for you with a five-level one..."
In the past six months, Lao Zhang suffered a lot of grievances because of Li Mu.
Those people regarded him as their subordinate and called Lao Zhang his dog, which made Li Mu feel a little guilty.
It must have been very painful for him to hear these words.
Fighting hard and fulfilling Zhang Chun's dream is what he should do.
Isn't it just a five-story house? As long as he blows the air in the Queen's ear, it won't be a problem at all.
Zhang Chun waved his hand and said: "There is no need for this. I am very satisfied with the house I live in now... By the way, tell me, if the Prince of Nanyang County dies, what will the court do with his house?"
Li Mu looked at Zhang Chun in astonishment.
The Prince of Nanyang's residence is ten feet tall and is one of the largest private residences in the capital city.
Some things are present when you are born, but if you are born without them, it is unlikely that you will have them in your lifetime.
Shijin's house is one of them.
Those who are qualified to live in this kind of house are all from the powerful royal family. Entering the house for the fifth time is almost the limit that officials can get, and the higher ones depend on real contributions.
Opening up territory, pacifying the demon kingdom, establishing the ghost domain, and destroying the demon sect. If you can do any of these things, let alone being granted ten mansions, even being granted the title of a prince or a king is not too much.
But these are not things Lao Zhang can do.
Li Mu looked at him helplessly and sighed: "Old Zhang, the house is just big enough to live in. It's almost enough. Why do you want such a big house? It's too big for your family of three, let alone raising pigs...
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Zhang Chun also sighed and said: "Who would think that the house is too big or too much? I don't want you to help me fight for it now. It won't be too late to help me realize it when you become successful in the future..."
Li Mu could only nod his head and said, "I'll try my best..."
After all, he is not the queen, and the Nanyang County Prince's Palace does not belong to his family. Even if Li Mu becomes famous in the future, it is unlikely that he can help him win it, unless he becomes the emperor or queen himself.
Li Mu thought this was Zhang Chun's unrealistic fantasy, put it behind him, and came to the Enshrinement Department.
Although today's Enshrinement Department does not have as many people as before, it is more cohesive and will not have the previous situation where enshrinement was not under the jurisdiction of the court.
In terms of high-end combat power, there is also a strong man at the peak of the sixth realm.
Counting the two great ministers who remained, the current strength of the Great Zhou Enshrinement Division is enough to sweep away most of the ten branches of the Demonic Dao.
Li Mu came here this time to inform everyone about the subsequent reforms of the Enshrinement Department.
The biggest change among them is their salary.
The Zhou imperial court was much more generous with offerings from outsiders than its own officials.
Not to mention that each of the ministers was allocated a house with at least two entrances, and their salary was ten times or even dozens of times that of ordinary officials. The resources that the ministers received from the court every year were astronomical.
From now on, the salary of all offerings will be reduced and divided into several levels according to cultivation level. Each level has a basic salary.
In addition to the basic salary, based on the number of missions they perform and the degree of completion of the missions, and additional commissions, how many resources they can ultimately receive depends on their own abilities.
If they are more diligent, the resources they can get every year will be far more than before.
This is to change the previous phenomenon of many worshipers offering mixed resources. They live in a house given by the imperial court, come to worship the Secretary only a few days a year, and hang out in major entertainment venues in the capital. The annual salary of the court, and through their own
Able to make money everywhere, they can maintain their luxurious life.
Cultivation is boring and difficult. Some practitioners, because they cannot bear the loneliness or have no hope of breaking through, will choose to indulge in pleasure. Li Mu cannot control their enjoyment, but they are not allowed to use the resources of the treasury to enjoy themselves.
The things in the treasury belong to the Queen. Although not all of the Queen's things belong to Li Mu, sooner or later some of them will belong to him.
Calculating it this way, these offerings are basically Li Mu's own resources.
This salary cut by the Worship Department is only relative.
In fact, their salaries are still much higher than those of ordinary officials.
The nature of the work of the two is different. The officials sit in the government office, fish and chat, and the day passes. However, the worshipers work hard with their lives many times, and they should get more.
Li Mu looked at the people in the Consecration Department and said: "The imperial court invests a lot in this place every year. The Consecration Department does not support idle people. Which worshiper has any objection to what I said earlier?"
The crowd was noisy for a moment, and finally calmed down.
No one stood up.
Although this reform has indeed lowered the salary for worshipers, as long as they are diligent and do not cheat, they will actually get more than before. It is equivalent to distributing the resources of the lazy people to the diligent people.
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Most people agree with this from the bottom of their hearts.
In the past, they saw that those people who were hanging around in the Worship Department could obtain the same or even more cultivation resources as them because of their friendship with the old party. From now on, this situation will no longer exist.
exist.
Li Mu glanced at everyone and asked, "Doesn't everyone have any objections?"
The worshipers secretly thought that those who had objections to him had already been kicked out of the Enshrinement Department. Who would still have an objection if he stayed here? Who would dare to have an objection?
After a long time, when no one spoke, Li Mu nodded and said, "Since everyone has no objections, this matter has been settled. If you have any questions in the future, you can always talk to the two great priests."
In the Enshrinement Department, the sloppy old man is just a mascot and does not care about the specific affairs of the Enshrinement Department.
The people who manage the Enshrinement Department are still the two great envoys from before.
These two people, one named Chen Xuan and the other Chen Mo, were twin brothers. They were not from the Zhou Dynasty, but when they traveled to the Zhou Dynasty, they were invited by the imperial court to become worshippers. They had been worshippers for many years.
Although the strength of these two people is not as good as that of the sloppy old man, they are still rare strong men in the sixth realm. For those two secret talismans, Li Mu believes that they will change their past style.
After eliminating the influence of the old party here and reforming the old system, the matter of enshrining the Secretary is over. From now on, things will gradually get back on track, and there is no need for Li Mu to worry about it.
After leaving the Enshrinement Department, he returned to Changle Palace.
He came to take Wanwan and Xiaobai back. After all, it was inappropriate for a foreign minister to live in the Queen's palace with two little girls.
This time, Xiaobai didn't show anything, but Wanwan was a little reluctant to leave.
The imperial dining room had a collection of delicacies from the thirty-sixth county of China, but she had not tasted even one percent or one thousandth. Leaving here was tantamount to losing the whole world for her.
In Changle Palace, Zhou Wu was sitting on the dragon chair, looking down at Li Mu and said, "Before your wife comes back, you should live in the palace."
Li Mu hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, isn't this not good?"
"What's wrong?" Zhou Wu said calmly: "This place is not far from Zhongshu Province, which saves you the time of going to and from the Yamen every day. I will let the imperial dining room arrange three meals a day, which also saves you time.
If you save the time for cooking, how many things can you handle and how many things can you do if you save this time?"
Li Mu looked at her blankly. Zhou Wu did not have a white surname of Zhou. This was exactly Zhou Bapi of Da Zhou. Her exploitation of Li Mu would make even Zhou Bapi cry...
At this time, Zhou Wu continued: "Wanwan and Xiaobai should also stay here. When I am free, I can also guide them in their practice. In a few months, Xiaobai will be promoted to the fifth tail, and Wanwan will be promoted to the fifth tail soon."
She can be promoted to the fourth realm, and by then, her spiritual pupils will be even more powerful..."
Looking at the expectant looks in Wanwan and Xiaobai's eyes, Li Mu finally couldn't bear to say the word "no".
He didn't dare either.
Because although the queen looked at him calmly, there was also an undoubted threat in her calmness.
Of course, the reason why Li Mu did not refuse was because he could see the expectation deep in the Queen's eyes.
Although the Queen had everything, she also lost everything.
What she had was power and strength, but what she lost was family love, friendship, and all the beautiful emotions in the world.
No one would have such feelings for the emperor.
Except for the naive Xiaobai and Wanwan.
Xiaobai is innocent because he is not deeply involved in the world.
As for Wanwan, if she is not given delicious food, the queen is the queen. If she is allowed to eat whatever she wants in the imperial dining room, she will be the dearest sister Zhou.
The Queen is so lonely, she needs company more than anyone else.
The existence of Wan Wan and Xiao Bai brought endless vitality to the dead Changle Palace. This kind of vitality was exactly what the Queen needed.
Zhou Wu looked at Li Mu and asked, "What I said, do you have any objections?"
