The experience of living in the cold palace

In Lady Luo’s yard.

Li Xuan couldn't help but ask: "Empress, how is the relationship between your father and Anyuan Hou Zhao Feilong?"

He always felt that the case of Luo Niangniang's father and the case of Zhao Niangniang's father were very likely to be related.

After all, both of them involved Wang Qinghou, the Marquis of Huai'an, and they happened only one year apart.

Perhaps the chief minister of the cabinet got himself into trouble just to investigate the case of Zhao's father.

If so, that's terrifying.

Wang Qinghou's method of overthrowing a marquis and a chief minister of the cabinet one after another is truly remarkable!

Luo Niangniang said: "My father was the head of the civil service back then, and Zhao Feilong was the general guarding Yuanzhou. The relationship between the two was not very good, and they even had quarrels from time to time."

"Really?" Li Xuan raised his eyebrows, and immediately showed a look of surprise.

Since ancient times, the relationship between civil servants and military generals has not been harmonious.

After all, the former considers people's livelihood and the emperor's interests more, while the latter considers military pay, border customs and other matters.

The two themselves are prone to conflicts and contradictions!

only.

If Luo Niangniang’s father was not framed because of Zhao Feilong’s case, then why? !

'In short, these two cases must be related to the Huai'an Marquis Wang Qinghou. However, it is unknown what role the Huai'an Marquis Wang Qinghou played in them. ’

'I wonder if Wei Jingzhong has caught the eldest son of the Marquis of Huai'an and the followers of the Witch Gu Cult. If he has, he may be able to follow the clues and find out the truth behind these two cases. ’

Madam Luo couldn't help but look at Li Xuan: "Xiao Xuanzi, why do you suddenly ask this? Is my father's case still related to Zhao Feilong?"

"Well, I just felt that the time between your father's case and Zhao Feilong's case was too short, so I was wondering if there was some connection between them." Li Xuan said.

Luo Niangniang frowned: "My father did follow up on Zhao Feilong's case back then, but he did not raise any objections. Instead, he wrote a letter to impeach Zhao Feilong's close friend Wang Qinghou, the Marquis of Huai'an, accusing him of having close trade relations with the Yunjin Kingdom at sea and slandering him. Suspected of embezzling military pay for personal use.”

"However, this is nothing. My father is an upright man. Even the Marquis of Zhenbei was impeached by him. I once advised him not to be too radical, but he just didn't listen. He offended too many people and was framed. Not surprising.”

obviously.

She had known for a long time that her father might end up like this one day.

Therefore, after being demoted to the sidelines, she never thought about overturning the case or anything.

Because she knew that the person who could bring down her father must have a very important status and even have the emperor's tacit approval behind it.

But now, when she heard that Wei Jingzhong had actually intervened in this matter, a glimmer of hope ignited in her heart unconsciously.

If she could rehabilitate her father, it would be a great thing for her.

When the time comes, not only will her father's grievances be cleared away, but she will also be pardoned and leave the cold palace.

'Sure enough, Wang Qinghou is involved...'

Li Xuan increasingly felt that the Marquis of Huai'an, Wang Qinghou, was suspected of colluding with evil spirits to frame his colleagues and even close friends.

However, Wei Jingzhong may not be able to handle such a big shot, let alone himself?

Therefore, Li Xuan planned to wait and see what Wei Jingzhong would do.

Wei Jingzhong had just become a Martial Saint, so he was definitely going to cause something.

Chatted with Madam Luo for a while.

Li Xuan then left, and then went to visit other empresses' palaces before returning to his own yard.

‘It’s really dangerous to go out this time. Damn, it’s more dangerous than the last time I rescued Empress Xiao’s incarnation. These demons are really powerful. With my current strength, I’m afraid they are no match for them. ’ Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

The battle at Shituo Mountain also made him understand the gap between himself and the demon.

Even if he tried his best, he could only barely hurt the demon, but could not kill it completely.

The most important thing is that when the demon fought against him just now, he probably didn't use all his strength.

At least, the demon was not flying in the sky, otherwise he would really have no way to deal with this demon.

‘Only after breaking the heavenly barrier, turning the true energy into true energy, and becoming a great master, can I cross the void. This is my current weakness. My body cannot fly. Facing this great master, I will be completely passive. ’

Li Xuan quickly summarized the shortcomings of this battle and his own shortcomings.

However, he did not belittle himself.

after all--

His current martial arts realm is only at the late stage of the Xiantian realm, and he still uses inner energy.

The power has not yet undergone a fundamental transformation.

After breaking through to the Grandmaster realm and exchanging blood, then facing this demon again, the result will be unknown.

‘So, the top priority now is to break through to the Grandmaster realm as soon as possible, and other things can be postponed for a while. ’ Li Xuan thought to himself.

then.

The next few days.

Li Xuan began to practice with concentration, while smelting the dragon-patterned black gold in preparation for refining the soul-crushing knife.

While practicing the newly learned Taoist technique of Ice Soul Divine Light, he also consolidated martial arts such as "Tiangang Seven Star Steps" and "Dragon Roar Purgatory Knife" to enhance combat power.

Then, wait for the accumulation of experience points to directly break through the realm.

Two days later.

Li Xuan is practicing "Tiangang Seven Star Steps" in the courtyard.

Zhao Hao and Manager Zhang walked into the courtyard together.

"General Manager Zhang, Eunuch Zhao, why are you here? Come, sit in the room and have a cup of tea." Li Xuan stopped and said with a smile.

The three of them had experienced life and death together in Shituo Mountain, and their relationship was a little closer than before.

Zhao Hao said: "Eunuch Li is practicing Qigong this early in the morning. No wonder his practice is progressing so fast. I admire him. I admire him."

There was a pause.

He continued: "Here's the tea, we'll drink it later. Now, Eunuch Li, wipe yourself quickly, change your clothes, and come with us to see Duke Wei."

Li Xuan's eyes flashed: "Wei Gong summoned us, okay, wait a moment, I will change clothes."

He originally thought that Wei Jingzhong would summon them immediately, but he didn't expect that it took him two days to see them.

It seemed like he was dealing with something more important.

Immediately.

Li Xuan scrubbed his body, steamed it dry with internal air, then changed into a set of clean clothes, and went to the East Factory with Zhao Hao and Manager Zhang.

He looked at Zhao Hao on the side and said, "Eunuch Zhao, how is Wang Wenwen, the eldest son of the Marquis of Huai'an, doing? Have you caught him?"

Zhao Hao shook his head: "No, this guy ran away long ago when he saw the situation was bad. Unfortunately, my puppet was destroyed. Now there is no evidence to prove that Wang Wenwen colluded with the evil spirit."

"What about the people locked up in the cave?" Li Xuan asked.

Zhao Hao said: "According to the people from the Suppressing Demon Division, when they arrived, there were only blood stains on the ground. The imprisoned people were suspected to have been eaten by evil spirits."

Li Xuan frowned slightly.

In other words, Nima, after working for a long time, all the evidence was destroyed? !

General Manager Zhang said: "If the mysterious man hadn't taken action to save us from the devil, no one would have known about Wang Wenwen's collusion with the devil and the witchcraft sect."

"I don't know why Duke Wei summoned us this time. We seem to have already said what we need to say." Li Xuan couldn't help but say.

After the Shituo Mountain incident happened, people from Zhenmo Division and Dongchang came to him and asked about what happened.

Li Xuan naturally told everything he saw.

Of course, this was limited to the time before being attacked by the demon.

He also used the excuse of being stunned by the demon's roar to get over what happened next.

The people in Dongchang must have reported his confession to Wei Jingzhong.

There was no need for Wei Jingzhong to ask him again.

Li Xuan felt that it would be impossible for Wei Jingzhong to find out that he was hiding something.

Otherwise, only he will be summoned this time, and Zhao Hao and Manager Zhang will not be summoned together.

Zhao Hao said: "In the past few days, Duke Wei was busy dealing with the ministers in the court and going to the Qianqing Palace to see the emperor. Now he has time to summon us. However, Duke Wei always distinguishes rewards and punishments. This time, we can be considered to have made meritorious service." , this time Wei Gong summoned us, we should be rewarded."

Li Xuan was noncommittal and didn't have high expectations for any reward.

after all.

This time they were in Shituo Mountain. Apart from discovering that the eldest son of the Marquis of Huai'an was colluding with evil spirits and the witchcraft sect, they did not make any additional contributions.

Moreover, now that the puppet has been destroyed, there is no evidence and no evidence, and there is no way to convict the eldest son of the Marquis of Huai'an!

Therefore, even if Wei Jingzhong is rewarded, the reward will not be too big.

Li Xuan only hoped that Wei Jingzhong wouldn't pay too much attention to him.

General Manager Zhang said: "Old Zhao, you have made a contribution this time. I'm afraid your position will be further improved. I won't be able to escape after having a drink at Cuiyun Tower."

"Hey, ten thousand taels. I can't make that much in a year. If I can't get promoted this time, I will suffer a big loss." Zhao Hao felt a pain in his body when he thought of the destroyed puppet fly.

A group of people chatted and soon arrived at Dongchang.

Then he walked through the school grounds, climbed over the long white jade stone steps, and arrived at the main hall of Dongchang.

now.

Wei Jingzhong was standing with his hands behind his back, his back facing the main entrance, looking at the plaque hanging high in the Dongchang Hall.

On this plaque are written four large Chinese characters: For the country and the people.

This was given by the current Emperor Qian personally when he succeeded to the throne.

"I've met Mr. Wei."

Li Xuan and the others bowed and saluted.

Wei Jingzhong then turned around and looked at the three of them: "Have you ever recovered your health?"

"Thank you Mr. Wei for your concern. He has recovered." Li Xuan and others said.

Wei Jingzhong first looked at Zhao Hao: "Zhao Hao, this time you ventured deep into the enemy's cave and discovered the traces of the Witch Gu Cult. You should be rewarded. This will save you from the loss of the puppet fly. How about you get an upgrade?"

Zhao Hao looked overjoyed and immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "Thank you Duke Wei for the reward!"

"Get up."

Wei Jingzhong nodded lightly, then looked at Manager Zhang again: "Zhang Dafu, I remember that you were a stall owner in Dongchang before. It was only because you injured your Dantian in a fight with an evil spirit that your cultivation stagnated. And he went to serve in the cold palace, right?"

Manager Zhang's expression froze and he nodded: "Yes, Wei Gong, with his small cultivation level, he will never be promoted if he stays in Dongchang, so he can only retreat to the cold palace."

"Come here." Wei Jingzhong said.

Manager Zhang was a little confused and walked to Wei Jingzhong's side.

Wei Jingzhong raised his hand. His fingers were like javelins, extremely straight. There seemed to be a faint thunder beating on them, revealing an inexplicable power.

Boom!

Wei Jingzhong suddenly pointed at Manager Zhang's chest, which made the latter's face turn red and his heart beat like a drum.

Extreme energy and blood surged, and bursts of white mist evaporated from Manager Zhang's head.

Immediately afterwards.

His Dantian actually vibrated like thunder, and there were sounds of waves crashing on the shore.

next moment.

His inner energy came out of his body, and it was constantly changing its shape in mid-air.

A strange door appears, and the inner energy takes shape.

This is the sign of a warrior in the late Xiantian realm!

"I, I have made a breakthrough!" Manager Zhang's eyes showed ecstasy.

He even took second-grade elixirs but was unable to repair his dantian.

Unexpectedly, he was cured by Wei Jingzhong with one finger!

At this moment, he directly admired Wei Jingzhong.

Wei Jingzhong's voice was calm: "I just used the power of the Martial Saint to sort out your Dantian. You can break through because you have accumulated enough. I hope you will work hard in the future and your martial arts will reach a higher level. "

"Yes, thank you Mr. Wei." Manager Zhang's voice became brighter.

Wei Jingzhong said: "You can be considered a veteran of Dongchang. Now that you are strong enough, are you willing to come back to Dongchang and serve as a deacon?"

Manager Zhang thought for a while, nodded and said: "My subordinate is willing!"

The reason why he had been staying in the cold palace and waiting to die was mostly because he had no hope of promotion.

Now that his Dantian has been repaired and his position is higher than when he originally worked in Dongchang, there is no reason why he should not come back.

The most important thing is that working under a Martial Saint will definitely give you many more opportunities than staying in the cold palace.

He has already enjoyed everything he should enjoy in the cold palace these years, and there is nothing to miss.

‘What’s going on? The general manager is actually going back to the East Factory. Then isn’t this the position of the general manager? ’ Li Xuan’s eyes flashed.

While he was thinking.

Wei Jingzhong's eyes fell on him: "Li Xuan..."

"Yes, Mr. Wei." Li Xuan hurriedly greeted him.

After Wei Jingzhong was promoted to Martial Saint, he didn't seem to have changed much from before, but he felt even more unpredictable.

Wei Jingzhong said: "I heard from Zhao Hao that you were the first to react and pull them away from the devil's fatal sneak attack."

Li Xuan bowed and said: "It's just a fluke for me. Maybe because I often refine elixirs on weekdays, my spiritual sense is more sensitive than others. At that time, I also sensed danger secretly, so I took Manager Zhang and Eunuch Zhao to hide." opened."

In the past few days, he had already reviewed the questions that Wei Jingzhong might ask.

Therefore, I said what I had already thought of.

Wei Jingzhong did not ask any more questions, but said: "Before you were suppressing bandits in Guangning Mansion, Shangguan Rou gave you the status of a factory worker in the East Factory. Now I will promote you to another level. How about it?"

"Thank you Mr. Wei. I wonder if I need to come to Dongchang to do some work?" Li Xuan asked.

Wei Jingzhong said: "You can come if you want. If you don't want to come, the position will still be valid, but you will not be assigned a factory worker."

"I still hope to work in the cold palace." Li Xuan bowed.

Zhao Hao and Manager Zhang glanced at Li Xuan and shook their heads secretly.

I feel that Li Xuan wasted such a good opportunity.

but.

They all knew that Li Xuan was the kind of person who didn't fight or grab, so they didn't say much.

"Well, you all go and do your own work. Zhang Dafu, I will inform the Queen about your transfer from the cold palace. You can just come to Dongchang in three days." Wei Jingzhong was also concerned about Li Xuan's choice. Nothing more was said.

"Yes, thank you Mr. Wei." Manager Zhang bowed.

Hearing this, Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and followed Manager Zhang and Zhao Hao out of the hall.

After Li Xuan and others left.

A handsome figure wearing a red palace skirt slowly walked out of the side hall.

It was actually Princess Hongying.

"Uncle Wei, is there something wrong with Li Xuan?" Princess Hongying asked.

Wei Jingzhong was noncommittal: "In such a large palace, no one has secrets about him. As long as it is not related to evil spirits, there is no need to delve too deeply into it."

Hearing this, Princess Hongying didn't talk about Li Xuan anymore, but asked: "Uncle Wei, are the cases of Zhao Feilong and Luo Wenzhong related to people like the Marquis of Huai'an?"

Wei Jingzhong's eyes were deep: "This matter is more troublesome than I thought. If it is not handled well, I am afraid that the entire Daqian will be completely overturned!"

…

The next day.

Li Xuan got up early, had just finished breakfast, and was about to go to the ladies' palace for a while.

A young eunuch from Kunning Palace came to Li Xuan and said, "Eunuch Li, the queen has invited me."

Li Xuan's eyes flashed, nodded, and followed the young eunuch to Kunning Palace.

Then, in the palace with carved railings and jade walls, I saw the majestic queen.

Queen Xia looked at Li Xuan and said straight to the point:

"Wei Jingzhong sent someone to say that Zhang Dafu is going back to Dongchang, and the position of the general manager of the cold palace will be vacant. Although I intend to make you the general manager, after all, you have only been the general manager not long ago. If you are promoted directly, I’m afraid it will attract criticism.”

There was a pause.

She continued: "However, I can't find a suitable candidate for the time being, so you will temporarily take over the position of Chief Manager. However, I will not issue a formal document. After a while, you will be able to take your seat. As for the position of general manager, how about I promote you to the position of general manager?"

Li Xuan naturally bowed his head and said, "Thank you for your trust, I will never let you down."

He actually didn't care much about the Steward or the Grand Steward.

However, this is better than parachuting in a big manager.

The trouble is, if I want to go out in the future, I'm afraid I will have to ask the Queen directly for leave.

Queen Xia nodded lightly: "Xiao Xuanzi, you can be regarded as my right-hand man from now on. Work well for me. Not to mention the position of chief steward, I can even make you the second Wei Jingzhong."

"I don't dare. I will do my best to serve you." Li Xuan said wisely.

Queen Xia thought for a while and asked, "Yesterday, when Wei Jingzhong summoned you, did he mention how to deal with the Shituo Mountain matter?"

She had learned about Shituo Mountain from Li Xuan a few days ago.

However, these high-level officials chose to remain silent without any evidence, and no one went to trouble the Marquis of Huai'an.

certainly.

Behind-the-scenes investigations are definitely inevitable.

Li Xuan shook his head: "Wei Gong just promoted us and didn't say anything else."

"Well, please step back." Queen Xia waved her hand without asking any more questions.

Li Xuan then bowed and resigned.

However, he did not return to the cold palace, but prepared to leave the palace.

He remembered that today seemed to be the last test of the Daqian Imperial Examination.

Before, he promised Empress Shen that he would help her get the examination papers for this imperial examination.

Now is the time to go to the examination room and ask for a copy of the test questions.

The most important thing is that this year's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon candidates include not only disciples from various sects and families.

Even disciples from the three major holy places participated.

For example, in Tianxia Academy, Master's closed disciple Ye Qingzhou, who was only thirteen years old, ranked third on the Xiantian Ranking!

Li Xuan also wanted to see what these talents from all walks of life were like.