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After feeding the little tiger, Tong Ran received a message from the main hall that His Majesty summoned him to meet him in the study later.

He had already heard about what happened in court this morning, and the emperor acted swiftly. He not only explained the matter of tracing the ledger as he wanted, but also sent Lu Yong down.Without Lu Yong, the Lu family would have lost a protective umbrella. Prefect Lu is listed on the ledger, so he must not be proud for a few days.

There are many rules in the palace, it is difficult to find a live chicken for the little tiger, it is better to go back to the county as soon as possible.

Tong Ran changed his clothes and came to the Xuanzheng Hall, where Su Jin welcomed him in person.

He thought that this time, like last time, he was summoned alone, but he didn't think there was another person inside.

"You are Tong Ran?" the man asked.

This man was not wearing an official uniform, but a brocade suit. Tong Ran couldn't see his origin, but nodded politely, and saluted Chu Jun according to the rules.

Chu Jun: "I will give you a seat without a gift."

Tong Ran cupped his hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Tong Ran sat on the armchair next to him, just next to Fu Xuan.

Fu Xuan glanced at Chu Jun, then at Tong Ran, and was about to speak when Chu Jun spoke first.

"Tong Aiqing, this is my cousin named Fu Xuan." Chu Jun said.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Tong. My name is Fu Xuan. You can also call me Wu Wu. I admire you very much. How did you do that? I heard that it has the power to move mountains and seas. I tested it with flour and open fire. It's been a long time, I can't do it, but after I checked the classics, I found that the saltpeter and sulfur used by alchemists to make alchemy can also cause explosions, do you know that?"

Fu Xuan finished speaking in one breath, without panting.Chu Jun's face darkened when he was robbed of his words, Su Jin hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Young Master Fu, don't worry, Your Majesty hasn't finished yet."

Only then did Fu Xuan realize that he had snatched the emperor's words, he shrank his head, and said, "Your Majesty, forgive me, Fu Xuan was reckless."

Chu Jun looked pale, and said again: "I saw your drawings before, the structure of the firecracker and the cannon is complicated, you may not be able to do it alone, he likes to hang out with blacksmiths and carpenters since he was a child, maybe he can help you a little. "

Although there are Sang Le, Gao Zhuo and others around Tong Ran, those people can do errands, but they can't help if they want to make firecrackers and cannons.Tong Ran was too busy running back and forth just for cement and plastic before. If he wants to do more things in the future, he will always need a few technical helpers.Although Fu Lin disagreed with him in terms of political views, the Fu family was strict in education, and Fu Xuan liked these things, so he should be a good candidate.

Tong Ran glanced at Fu Xuan, who was looking at him eagerly.He glanced at Chu Jun again, and Chu Jun's face was filled with joy and anger.Several thoughts flashed through Tong Ran's mind.

It was a bit abrupt for the emperor to suddenly arrange someone beside him.

If you want to share his credit, then all the blueprints have been handed in, and the emperor can find someone to do it himself.If you want to arrange eyeliner, you can use the emperor's authority to order someone to arrange it in private, and you don't have to go to him to clear the way.

But if it is said that he is sincerely looking for helpers for himself, Tong Ran can't believe it. He has no friendship with the emperor, nor is he related. Does he work hard, does he need help, what is the emperor doing?

Just now the emperor said that Fu Xuan was his cousin. Judging by Fu Xuan's appearance, he has just turned [-]. Maybe the emperor wanted to put his cousin who likes crafts by his side to practice for a while.This is somewhat possible.

Tong Ran figured out Chu Jun's intention, and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I have to go back to Xiaoguo County in a few days. Mr. Fu's home is in the capital, so I'm afraid it's not right."

Back to Xiaoguo County?

Chu Jun choked, he had no intention of letting Tong Ran go back at all. "Are you in a hurry to go back?" He seemed to ask casually.

Tong Ran said: "Yes. Your Majesty may have heard that the minister has raised a little tiger. The cub is still young. It seems that he is not used to the climate in central Beijing. He has been sleeping blindly since yesterday, and even refused to eat properly at noon today. , I am really worried and want to take it back as soon as possible."

Chu Jun was a little annoyed, but hearing his words, the anger in his heart dissipated instantly.

"Since that's the case, let Fu Yu go with you. He is now a middle-ranked Huang rank, and it's just right to be an official by your side." Chu Jun said.

Tong Ran: "I'm afraid this is inappropriate. Why did Mr. Fu leave home suddenly?"

Chu Jun: "Fu Xuan."

Fu Xuan, who was named, understood, cupped his hands and said to Tong Ran: "Master Tong, don't worry, I am the devil king of my family, and my father can feel at ease without me. And don't worry, I was brought up by my family's law since I was a child, and I am not squeamish. "

Tong Ran: ...

That's what worries him.

Chu Jun: "In that case, then you follow Tong Ran."

"Yes," Fu Xuan said, "Then Fu Xuan will retire first."

"Go." Chu Jun waved his hand.This kid has the same wink as his father.

After Fu Xuan left, Tong Ran also wanted to resign, but Chu Jun stayed behind. "I'm bored in the palace all day long, sitting on the world but not knowing the scenery of the world. Since Mr. Tong is the county magistrate of Xiaoguo County, please stay and tell me about it."

Chu Jun came out from behind the desk and took Tong Ran to Nuan Pavilion.

The atmosphere in the Nuan Pavilion was more relaxed. Tong Ran lowered his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes and said a few words, and found that there was a faint smile in Chu Jun's eyes, and his mind relaxed a lot, and he talked more and more.

He not only talked about the mountains and rivers of Xiaoguo County, but also talked about composting, digging wells to irrigate the fields, and the new stall regulations, cement, etc., and occasionally mentioned a few words about his future blueprint.If I can have his support in my actions in Xiaoguo County, it will be much easier.

Su Jin went in to refill them with tea a few times, during which Tong Ran pleaded guilty and said that it was convenient for him to go, but Chu Jun showed no sign of impatience and let him go.

Su Jin took Tong Ran out and came back again. During the period, he took a few peeks at Chu Jun. Although the corners of His Majesty's lips were pressed, his eyes were much gentler.It's rare for His Majesty to be in such a good mood these years. It seems that Tong County Magistrate really likes His Majesty, but it's a pity that he doesn't live in Beijing often.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late, my little tiger must have woken up." Tong Ran said as it was approaching dinner time.He had already told about his future plans for Xiaoguo County, he also explained what terraced fields were, and why they were demolished. He also answered all the other questions asked by the emperor, and he really didn't know what else to say.

Chu Jun only hated that time passed too fast, and he hadn't had time to squeeze out what was in Tong Ran's head.During the chat just now, what he said was all about Xiaoguo County. Chu Jun tried to take the topic out, but he was very cautious and didn't talk about things outside his jurisdiction at all.

As far as Yu Gong is concerned, Chu Jun should like such a courtier.

But in his heart, Chu Jun wanted to hear more from him.

It was already evening, and Chu Jun really had no reason to keep him.

"Su Jin," Chu Jun said, "order the dining room to prepare two roasted chickens and a first-grade red robe, which I... will give to Master Tong's little tiger."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tong Ran cupped his hands, "How did Your Majesty know that my little tiger loves roast chicken and a big red robe?"

Su Jin said with a smile: "It was a little boy who mentioned it to His Majesty. His Majesty really values ​​County Magistrate Tong, and he remembers such trivial things clearly."

Tong Ran understood, and thanked Chu Jun again.

Chu Jun told him not to be too polite, and urged Su Jin to pass the decree, but just as Su Jin left, the national teacher came outside.

Tong Ran was still there, and Chu Jun didn't want the national teacher to meet him, but the national teacher walked in without waiting for the transmission. "Forgive me, Your Majesty. I have figured out that the owner of another white jade unicorn is here, so I came here specially." The national teacher bowed.

Tong Ran was about to resign, but when he heard his words, he glanced at Chu Jun's waist.

He had already noticed the jade pendant on Chu Jun's waist. It was a piece of white jade, and the engraving on it seemed to be a unicorn.

"Su Jin." Chu Jun said.

Su Jin stepped forward to answer.

"Go out first and close the door," Chu Jun ordered.

Chu Jun seldom avoided even him, but Su Jin had been with him for many years and knew the seriousness. When he went out, he also cleared out all the servants serving in the hall and closed the door of the hall.

The national teacher cupped his hands, bowed to Chu Jun, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, may I ask you to go out for a while too."

"I'm going out too?" Chu Jun was taken aback.This is his place, if the person in front of him was not the national teacher, he would have ordered people to beat out this rebellious and arrogant person.

"Yes, the heavenly secret must not be leaked, please take refuge temporarily, Your Majesty." The national teacher said.

Chu Jun subconsciously looked at Tong Ran, only to see that he lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, with a smile on his lips.

"Your Majesty, please." The national teacher said.

Chu Jun couldn't easily embarrass the national teacher, so he had to avoid it.

Su Jin had just cleared away all the people, but saw His Majesty stepping out when the palace door opened, hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, everyone has been cleared away, where are you going?"

"I'm not going anywhere." Chu Jun gritted his teeth.

After Chu Jun left, the national teacher closed the door of the Nuan Pavilion and said, "I heard that your name is Tong Ran?"

Tong Ran took a look at him, cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

The national teacher randomly found a chair and sat down, motioning Tong Ran to sit down too: "Where is your origin? Are your parents here?"

"The origin is unknown, and the parents...don't remember either." Tong Ran said, he didn't remember all the information about the original owner, and he really couldn't answer these questions from the national teacher.

"Lie." The national teacher said calmly.

Tong Ran: "Anyone who knows Tong Ran knows that Tong Ran once fell into a river and lost his memory, so why lie."

The national teacher took out a white jade pendant from his arms, which was almost the same as the one on Chu Jun's waist: "This jade pendant told me."

"Ridiculous." Tong Ran said.

There was no emotion on the face of the national teacher, and he said: "When the country was founded, the Taizu accidentally got a piece of precious jade, and ordered people to make these two jade pendants, which were kept by the national teachers of all dynasties. This pair of jade pendants recognizes the owner, and the two are from different origins. Lord, the jade pendants will react only when the owners of the two jade pendants are present. More than a year ago, the two jade pendants finally responded, one recognized the current emperor as the master, and the other recognized you."

"My lord, how does this mean that I'm lying?" Tong Ran said angrily.

The national teacher said: "As long as the owners of the two jade pendants are in the world, the jade pendants will respond and start looking for the owner. They only reacted more than a year ago, but whether it is your majesty or you, judging from their age, they all came down early. It seems that there is only one possibility, and that is that the shell has not been changed, but the content inside has changed."

For a moment, it seemed that everything was quiet, Tong Ran could only hear his breathing becoming more and more rapid, and cold sweat dripped down unconsciously.

The unimaginable thing of soul time travel was actually seen through by a stranger who had only met for 3 minutes.

The national teacher was dressed in white, and his eyes were as indifferent as snow: "You don't have to be afraid, the masters of the Qilin are all good for the country's destiny. The national teachers of all generations have taken it as their duty to protect the great success of the country. I will not use this to hurt you, nor will I Will tell His Majesty."

Tong Ran lowered her eyes and clenched her fists, suppressing the uneasiness in her heart.

"I don't care where you came from as a lonely soul, let alone the original owner of this body. You are the owner of another white jade unicorn pendant, and this is the only one related to me." The national teacher said again.

"What do you want?" Tong Ran asked.

"Simple. Accept this jade pendant and assist His Majesty." The national teacher said.

"There are two jade pendants, how does the national teacher know that I should assist him, not him?" Tong Ran asked back.

Only then did the national teacher take another look at him: "Dacheng is the Chu family's world, and it belongs to the destiny, and you can't shake it." When he said this, he was very calm, as if he was talking about an experimental data.

Tong Ran looked at the jade pendant, it looked ordinary, but the jade was more transparent.

After a long time, Tong Ran said: "I'm just a lonely soul, what does this world have to do with me? If you let me hold this jade pendant, won't you be afraid that I will do the opposite?"

"You won't." The national teacher said.

Tong Ran choked, he didn't expect the national teacher to be so decisive.

"I don't have to take it." Tong Ran said again.

"Neither will you. Because it is good for you to hold this jade. As long as you are its owner, you will be a person who will benefit the country's fortune. If anyone dares to speak ill, you only need to mention this one, and the whole country No one dares to refute." The national teacher said.

Not only the whole country, but Tong Ran couldn't find anything to refute him. This national teacher is like an AI, without human hesitation. It seems that nothing can shake his so-called luck calculation.

"Moreover," the national teacher said again, "if the owners of the two jade pendants drive the jade pendants with righteousness, they can use this as a medium, and even if they are separated by thousands of miles, their hearts are connected."

Even though we are in a place, we can communicate with His Majesty at any time, so that we can reduce suspicion and get more help.The national teacher is right, Tong Ran will also be tempted by such benefits.

"I wonder if I can try it first?" Tong Ran said.

The national teacher was expressionless, and handed him the jade pendant.

The jade pendant was warm and moist, as if it really had a bit of spirituality.Tong Ran closed his eyes and concentrated on mobilizing the righteous energy at the Lingtai. He still couldn't condense the righteous energy into essence, so he had to draw the righteous energy through his body and penetrated into the jade pendant with his hands.

As soon as a large amount of righteousness came out of his hand, it was immediately sucked into the jade pendant. Tong Ran was startled and wanted to stop immediately, but the jade pendant sucked the righteousness in his body like it could absorb human spirit.The seeds at Tong Ran Lingtai had grown into small trees. At this time, the black leaves were rustling, and righteousness was sucked into the jade pendant one after another.

After a while, the jade pendant glowed with warm light.

Outside, the jade pendant on Chu Jun's waist also glowed with warm light. Chu Jun was puzzled and probed with righteousness, but inadvertently opened the communication between the two jade pendants.

"Your Majesty?" Tong Ran's voice came, and he seemed to be panting.

"It's me, what's going on?" Chu Jun asked.However, there was no answer, and the warm light of the jade pendant faded and dissipated little by little.

Chu Jun frowned, turned around and ordered someone to open the door, and went to Nuan Pavilion.

Tong Ran supported the wooden table and sat down, gasping for breath.This jade pendant is not a spiritual thing, it is a monster that eats people's righteousness. He is already at the top of the mysterious rank, but the righteousness in his righteousness seed is not enough to make a phone call for a second.Tong Ran took a few more breaths, and stared at the national teacher distractedly.

The national teacher said: "Your Majesty received your call, and he must be motivated by the same amount of righteousness before he can talk to you. You can't blame anyone for your poor rank."

Before the words finished, Chu Jun pushed them away and strode in.He didn't blush or pant, and he didn't look like he was exercising his righteousness at all.Tong Ran just heard what the national teacher said, and seeing him again, felt depressed.

"What happened just now?" Chu Jun asked.

Before Tong Ran could recover, the national teacher cupped his hands and told Chu Jun about the effect he had just told Tong Ran.After hearing this, Chu Jun glanced at Tong Ran, the corners of his lips rose slightly, and then immediately pressed down.

"It's hard work for the national teacher to make a trip." Chu Jun said.

"This is a matter of the minister's duty." The national teacher bowed his hands.

Taking advantage of his turning around, Tong Ran glared at the national teacher again, her eyes swept away, but she met Chu Jun who was on the side.His face became hot, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground and sneak in.Fortunately, Chu Jun didn't intend to keep him any longer, and after saying a few words, he let him go back to rest.

Tong Ran returned to the Xipei Hall, still panting.The little tiger was sleeping on the bed, and he sat cross-legged beside it to adjust his breath.

I am already a high-rank Xuan rank, but I can only say a few words with that jade pendant. If I am a low-rank rank, I may be able to say a little more, but it is only a sentence or two.Looking at the emperor's appearance, those two words didn't cost him much effort. If it wasn't for the explanation by the national teacher later, he didn't even realize that the jade pendant was quite exhausting.

The emperor's age is not very old, I heard that he is only around 25, he is now a mid-level earth-level?Or top grade?What's more, has it reached the heavenly level?

The emperor's level of righteousness is a secret, and only he and the national teacher know about it in the whole country. Others are not allowed to find out, let alone speculate on their own.It's rare for me to be able to perceive the emperor's strong righteousness from the side, and I'm afraid it will be impossible to really understand it.

But it doesn't matter, the emperor's rank is high, so what's the problem with him?

After Tong Ran adjusted his breath, his righteousness recovered by [-]% to [-]%. He opened his eyes and got up, but saw the little tiger lying under the quilt, looking at him.

"You're awake, Zai Zai." Ever since leaving Xiaoguo County, the little tiger's sleepiness has increased day by day, and Tong Ran couldn't help feeling a little worried.I got the jade pendant of the national teacher today, as long as the grade is improved, it will be very convenient to communicate with the emperor in the future. In addition, the blueprints of the firecrackers and artillery have been handed in. I have no interest in weapon research, so I don’t care if I don’t participate. It’s time to return Xiaoguo County.

Early the next morning, after Chu Jun came down to court, Tong Ran went to formally resign.

After hearing Tong Ran finish speaking, Chu Jun was silent for a long time, Tong Ran waited for a long time to speak again, but was stopped by Chu Jun: "In that case, you can go back, that road... repair it well."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tong Ran thanked Wanen and went back to the Xipei Hall, happily packed up his things, and then ordered his servants to send a message to Yuan San and Sang Le outside the palace to leave early tomorrow morning.

After the servant took orders and left, the little tiger woke up.

Tong Ran stepped forward to hug it, it waved away, and jumped down on its own, without pestering Tong Ran to wash it up, jumped onto the museum shelf a few times, and lay down with its back to Tong Ran.

"Zai Zai? Zai Zai come down, okay?" Tong Ran called to it.

The little boy was fine before going to bed, and he didn't offend him, so why did he suddenly ignore him?

"Zai Zai?" Tong Ran called it a few more times, moved a stool to stand on it, and leaned in front of the little tiger, "Zai Zai?"

"Wow!" There was a tiger's howl that smelled of milk, and the fur claws flashed past, and Tong Ran subconsciously avoided it.

"Ah!" Tong Ran was standing on the stool, but when he hid, his foot was unstable, and he fell down in a flash. "Ouch." Tong Ran rubbed her waist and buttocks and got up.

"Wow!" The little brat jumped down and rushed to him, "Wow!"

"Now you know how to worry?" Tong Ran rubbed her waist, "It's not because of your temper!"

"Wow wow wow!" Who made you rush back!

"Okay, okay, can I get you a fish to eat tonight? I heard that fresh fish just arrived in the imperial dining room today, and I don't know if I can get some fish for a taste." Tong Ran said, leaning on his waist. Lie down on the bed.

The little tiger climbed up to his chest, put away the tips of its claws, and touched his face with its furry paws: "Wow wow wow!" You have to come back often to see me.