After being mistaken for a fellow by Long Aotian

Zhou Xun pointed the way, originally wanted to leave, but never expected to be stopped by the emperor here.

"The emperor..."

"Hey!"

He hadn't finished calling the word "Emperor", but the other party had already happily said "Hey!"

Zhou Xun had no choice but to continue: "Isn't the emperor playing the World Cup in the imperial garden? Why are you here again?"

It was fine if he didn't say this, but once he said this, the emperor showed a lingering fear expression.

"Stop kicking. Those concubines are not playing the World Cup. They are simply dribbling and hitting people. One or two balls are not kicked well, but they hit me." The emperor wiped the sweat from his head, wondering Said, "Do I look that much like a goal?"

Zhou Xun: ...

In fact, as early as the opening of the "World Cup", Zhou Xun noticed this scene.

Perhaps it was because those "concubines" hadn't seen Tianyan for a long time, and when they saw Tianyan, they were all so excited that they took balls and slammed and rubbed against the emperor ♂ and ♂.The emperor was harassed by them so much that he could only take the ball and struggle to survive under their philosophical approach.

For this reason, after a stick of incense, the emperor couldn't bear it anymore, and promulgated the rule of "one yellow card for hitting someone with the ball, and red card for hitting someone twice".

Zhou Xun couldn't help laughing when he thought of how the emperor was struggling to survive surrounded by a group of tough men... no, concubines.He hooked the corners of his lips: "Didn't the emperor stipulate that you should end up hitting someone with the ball twice?"

The emperor said angrily: "Yes, and less than half an hour later, the field was fined and there was no one left."

Zhou Xun: ...

"No!" The emperor smiled happily at him, "I can only come to play with you! Let's go out of the palace at night..."

"Your Majesty," Xiao Lizi coughed, and said in a low voice, "Master Xie is standing by..."

emperor:……

Zhou Xun watched helplessly as the emperor changed his face the moment he turned his head.

"Are you the Xie Zhengqing who took the head of a man with an arrow from among ten thousand people?" The emperor smiled at Xie Zhengqing reservedly and majesticly, his eyes were full of approval, "It is true that a hero comes from a boy since ancient times!"

He said this in an old-fashioned way, as if he was imitating someone's performance.However, Xie Zhengqing's heart became hot, and he gave a big gift to the emperor: "Xie, see the emperor!"

The emperor laughed: "Waiting for courtesy, I just ignored Xie Qing..."

Xie Zhengqing hurriedly said it was okay.Seeing the emperor's intimate behavior towards Zhou Xun, he had been very curious for a long time, so he said: "This son is a bit unfamiliar, but is he the son of a minister's family in the court?"

Seeing him asking about his identity, Zhou Xun glanced at the emperor.

"Oh, he is..." After saying this, the emperor suddenly froze for a moment and got stuck, "He..."

The emperor's pause also reminded Zhou Xun of one thing.

Now that he is in the palace, what kind of status does he use to stay in the palace?

Neither a minister, nor a concubine, nor a palace man...

In such a position that should have been awkward and difficult to get up and down, why did he never feel a little...uncomfortable in the past?

Looking at the emperor's side face, he suddenly realized the reason.

When others are in this position, they are uncertain and unstable.Without power in their hands, they have no security.They are afraid that one day they will leave all this, and thus be thrown beyond redemption...

however.

The emperor is different to him.He has an inexplicable confidence in the emperor.This confidence does not come from the emperor's kindness to him, but from the innocent heart expressed in the emperor's words during the night and night chat.

Being an idealist may not be a good thing, but when you are beside an idealist, you never have to worry about the unavoidable backstabbing.

——Because he loves and hates openly.

"He is...he is..." The emperor thought for a while, and suddenly smiled, "He is my secretary-general!"

Zhou Xun: ...?

Secretary?

"Secretary-General?" Xie Zhengqing asked the same question, "Is this a new official position established by North Korea and China?"

"It's an organization similar to the cabinet, but it's still being organized." The emperor waved his hand. "I hit it off with you immediately, and we got along well after a discussion. I've kept you in the palace for the past few days to discuss the organization of the secretariat."

"I understand." Xie Zhengqing nodded, no doubt about him.

The Secretariat... listens to the name, and its scope of functions seems to be similar to that of the Cabinet.Zhou Xun looks like a son of a poor family. Now most of the cabinet is ministers from aristocratic families, and the tail is too big. The emperor reorganized the secretariat and the separation of powers from the cabinet at the grassroots level, in order to...

Xie Zhengqing thought about it, and when he looked at Zhou Xun again, there was a little more awe in his eyes.

But that might be a good thing.The ministers in the current cabinet are mainly peacemakers, advocating good relations with small neighboring countries through marriage and donating cloth.However, Xie Zhengqing, as the main fighter, is extremely inconsistent with the cabinet's proposition.

And Zhou Xun...recalling the words he heard in the teahouse that day, Xie Zhengqing vaguely felt that it was time for his fate to change...

almost there!

This thought made him completely dismiss the "questioning"

"Zhou Xun" was forgotten, and he was only thinking about the frontier.

"About the army, I have something to ask the general," the emperor said, with great interest, he dragged Xie Zhengqing to the gazebo.

Zhou Xun originally planned to leave, but followed him out of curiosity.

The three of them stood still in the gazebo, the emperor ordered someone to take a cushion and put it aside, happily said: "Sit down!"

Xie Zhengqing was so flattered that she was about to sit down...

But he found that the emperor was looking at Zhou Xun.

Xie Zhengqing: ...

The three sat down.The emperor was uncharacteristically.He who had never been interested in wars warmly invited Xie Zhengqing to sit down and asked him about military affairs, and even asked him many questions about the army's equipment, organization, tactics, etc.

Every time the emperor didn't express his meaning, he would scratch his head.Then, Zhou Xun, who was sitting beside him, would gently give a reminder.

Xie Zhengqing looked at the two of them, for some reason, he actually felt that this scene was a bit like when he couldn't think of a problem at home when he was young, the brother sitting behind him secretly handed him a cheat sheet.

The emperor, who was full of cheat sheets, was full of confidence.He grabbed a charcoal pencil, sketched on the paper, and put forward his own ideas.

"Chariot?" Xie Zhengqing frowned. "The emperor wants to make... a chariot that is faster, more stable, and can walk on the mountain road like a flat ground? And... form a cavalry team?"

"The cavalry broke up the enemy's formation with lightning, and the rear troops surrounded and harvested the soldiers who had lost their formation." The emperor drew a schematic diagram on the table, "It's about like this..."

"Once the cavalry breaks up the enemy's formation, the morale of the soldiers will be broken. The three armies can seize the spirit, and the general can seize the heart. After the formation is disrupted, many soldiers are difficult to command. The cavalry is fast and is only used for Break up the formation and never love to fight. After breaking up the formation, the cavalry will outflank the rear and capture the scattered deserters..."

The two discussed for a long time until the sun went down.Xie Zhengqing had never felt so enlightened before.

The emperor gave him a reward, and also increased the rations for the army.Xie Zhengqing was overly flattered when he heard the words, and said: "Actually, soldiers can grow their own fields and vegetables even when there is no war..."

The emperor was very happy: "This is also good..."

"No."

Zhou Xun sat beside the emperor, but suddenly spoke.Seeing Xie Zhengqing's opinion, he said: "The army is the people with lofty ideals to defend the country. They specialize in their own specialties. How can they waste their time on farming? Naturally, the army's food and salaries should all be borne by the imperial court, and they should also be obtained from the imperial court. Otherwise, how can soldiers be trained to be excellent teachers who can win battles and have a good style when they do other things all day long?"

Xie Zhengqing:!

Zhou Xun's words struck hard into his heart.

This Mr. Zhou...is really a good man!

Xie Zhengqing wanted to make friends with Zhou Xun even more.If it is said that the gentleman's first rendezvous is lucky.Then the second rendezvous with the gentleman is fate!

He had a hunch that Zhou Xun was the person (confidant) he was looking for!

Zhou Xun is so decisive.The emperor looked at him in confusion: "Why..."

Zhou Xun shook his head at him.

The emperor shut up.After continuing to chat about a few things, it was getting late and Xie Zhengqing was about to leave.Before leaving, he said to Zhou Xun: "Xie has benefited a lot from talking today, dare to ask your son's name?"

Zhou Xun cupped his hands with impeccable etiquette: "My surname is Zhou, with the word 'Xun' in my first name."

"Good name, Mr. Zhou will definitely do something great in the future!"

Xie Zhengqing retreated after showing his loyalty, until he reached the gate of the palace, he remembered that he forgot to mention Zhou Xun to the emperor today, and was slightly annoyed.

Wait... Zhou, Zhou Xun?

Xie Zhengqing: ...

He grabbed the hand of the carriage, trembling slightly.

The man... the man who looked so thin...

Is that the person he was looking for? !

A great sense of surprise rose from his heart.Xie Zhengqing returned home in a daze.

When getting off the carriage, Xie Zhengqing was still in a daze, and accidentally knocked a person to the ground.

"Brother, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." Xie Zhengqing quickly helped him up, but was stunned when he saw his face, "A Cai? Why are you here?"

Zhou Cai was thrown by him, and his injured knee was involved. He himself was in terrific pain, and on the surface he pretended not to care.

Since Xie Zhengqing entered the palace, he had been waiting here for a long time, making an appearance of "just now knowing that Xie Zhengqing entered the palace to stand up for him".He wandered around in front of Xie's mansion for a long time, just to wait for Xie Zhengqing to come back - to inquire about the news, or comfort him, so as to win people's hearts.

Sure enough, Xie Zhengqing was in a daze when he came back.Zhou Cai looked at him from a distance, guessing that he was reprimanded by the emperor.

The emperor lost his mind because of Zhou Xun!

He was about to go forward to comfort and inquire, but unexpectedly, Xie Zhengqing seemed to have lost his soul. He didn't see him at a glance, and even knocked him to the ground who was about to perform.

...What did the emperor do to Xie Zhengqing?What made him so mentally ill?

"I'm fine." Zhou Cai said, looking at Xie Zhengqing's face.He pursed his lips, and said: "Brother Xie, I was going to apologize for my lack of manners yesterday, but I didn't expect to come to your house, but I heard that you have already entered the palace to pay my respects..."

"Hmm." Xie Zhengqing didn't listen to what he said at all, and was still in a state of extreme sluggishness.

"Brother Xie, what you look like now..." Zhou Cai bit his lip and continued, "Is he reprimanded by the emperor in the palace! He is now... well, it's that Zhou Xun, he has the meanest personality, Is there anything difficult for you?"

"Zhou Xun..." Xie Zhengqing said in an erratic tone, "I saw him."

Zhou Cai:? !

Xie Zhengqing's tone... made him very uneasy.

"He is not as shallow as the rumors say, nor is he as mean as the rumors say. He... is a man of thickness."

Zhou Cai:? ?

Then, Xie Zhengqing added the next sentence to Zhou Cai's stunned expression.

"Of course, it's not as strong as the rumors say."

At the same time, in the palace.

"Sir, why don't you let the army do farming? Anyway, they are idle every day, so it's better to maximize the utilization of their human resources." The emperor wondered, "It's so good to plant land. I'm in the palace, and I want those concubines to farm..."

"Food and pay are the foundation of the army. If the army is allowed to be self-sufficient in farming, the frontier is as high as the emperor is far away, and soon the army will only obey the general's order and not the emperor's order." Zhou Xun explained patiently.

"Then..." The emperor still hesitated, "It's just that the army in the north is like this, and the army in the south is also..."

Speaking of this, the emperor's eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes! Little Li!"

"Here!" Xiao Lizi hurried over, "What is the emperor going to do?"

"I'm going to find a treasure, in the palace... no, who is the best at treasure hunting in the capital?" The emperor asked mysteriously.

The emperor has always liked to collect famous stones and paintings in the world, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has long been familiar with this task.Xiao Lizi thought for a moment, and his eyes lit up: "Of course it's Eunuch Zhang from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Go and call him."

Sitting in the gazebo, Zhou Xun watched the emperor's behavior inexplicably.Seeing him looking at him, the emperor shrugged his eyebrows triumphantly and said, "Do you know what I'm looking for?"

Zhou Xun shook his head.

"Of course it is the most precious treasure in the world!" The emperor said mysteriously.

Not long after, Eunuch Zhang of the Ministry of Internal Affairs rushed to the pavilion.He is chubby, with a flattering smile, rolling eyes, and a sense of intelligence.

Zhou Xun recognized this Eunuch Zhang.This Eunuch Zhang is very well-connected, and he often finds precious calligraphy, paintings and jewelry to win the emperor's favor.Even if Zhou Cai met him, he had to give him three points.

"Your Majesty, what are your orders this time?" Eunuch Zhang smiled authentically, and after seeing Zhou Xun, he bowed and said, "Young Master Zhou, are you satisfied with the "Appreciating Autumn Picture"? The Emperor said, I want to give you the best." , the slave has been rummaging in the inner library for a long time..."

"There is no need to talk about gossip." The emperor waved his hand and interrupted him, "I came to you because I want you to go to the south to find something."

"Looking for something?" Eunuch Zhang rolled his eyes, seeing that the two seemed to have realized something, "The emperor is looking for this thing, but to please Mr. Zhou?"

The emperor glanced at Zhou Xun and smiled: "Mr. will be very happy when he sees that."

"Oh..." Eunuch Zhang thought for a moment, and he probably understood.He said with a flattering smile: "I wonder what Mr. Zhou likes? Jewelry? Calligraphy and painting? Strange stones? Famous flowers? I can find my father-in-law..."

"Rice." The emperor said suddenly.

Eunuch Zhang:? ? ?

"A special rice." The emperor gave him a thumbs up.