Daming prepares the emperor

"Sir, please don't laugh."

Liu Ji clenched his fist and put it near his mouth, coughed a few times, trying to suppress the curvature of his mouth: "Stop laughing, stop laughing. What do you want to say, my lord?"

Zhu Biao beckoned, signaling the orange cat squatting on the beam to come down first, and turned around to crush the tiles, and had to find a craftsman to repair them.

The orange cat licked its paw again, knowing that he felt aggrieved because he thought he was fat, but he obediently came down, not daring to resist at all, jumped down and landed between the two of them, rubbed Zhu Biao's leg and turned around very skillfully In a circle, Mimi meowed a few times.

Liu Ji couldn't help but take a few more glances, and wondered, "Young master has trained this cat demon very well."

Zhu Biao said: "Sir, this cat is the one named Liu Laoxu gave his daughter."

"Oh? Then how did it fall into your palm?"

As Liu Ji was talking, he squatted down, grabbed the sleeve of his right hand with his left hand, so that his hand could be exposed, and stretched out his hand to stroke Ju Fei from the fur on the top of its head and ears to the tip of its tail, as if he liked it very much.

In fact, Liu Bowen likes cats very much, but he has no time to raise them. .

Ju Fei's eyes widened. Feeling the wonderful touch of the fur being stroked, he purred a few times comfortably, almost crying. It was the first time he saw a cat like this in the days when he lived in the handsome mansion. of humans.

Everyone else seems to be unable to find that it is a cute kitten, and they all want to make it doubt its own species.

It's rare to meet a normal person today!

I need to rub him a few more times!

"It's a long story—sir, let's talk about the stone first." Zhu Biao glanced at Ju Fei and changed the subject. He still wanted to find out what happened.

"Stone?" Liu Ji stood up, sat down on the chair in the promenade, and patted the seat next to him to signal for Zhu Biao to come, "Young Master must have heard about Chen Youliang leading the army down the river."

Zhu Biao sat down very close to Liu Ji, and said quietly: "Sir, does my father want to use the Zhenyao Office?"

"Hmm." Liu Ji obviously knew about this newly established department with a strange name. He nodded and raised a finger, "This time the ambush will be tricked. The marshal asked you to replace the wooden bridge with a stone bridge. And it needs to be done overnight.”

"Overnight?" Zhu Biao pondered for a moment, "Is it the Jiangdong Bridge on the Qinhuai River? That bridge...is a bit big."

"This is the son's business." Liu Ji patted him on the back and encouraged him, "As far as I know, there are hundreds of people brought back by the marshal, and there are always some monks and priests who have real skills. , should be left to you to manage, right? You send them yourself, get used to them, and make sure to use them well."

"Among the more than 100 people, only thirty or forty are genuine." Zhu Biao said helplessly, "The rest have been sent away."

"Thirty or forty? That's not bad."

Liu Ji smiled, suddenly remembered something, and said: "Everyone says that the director of the Monster Township Department is a very interesting young man, and he was specially recruited by the marshal."

Zhu Biao leaned against the vermilion pillar behind him, stared at the painting of flowers and birds on the top of the corridor, and said, "He...it's hard to describe in words. He is indeed a talent, but his personality is too distinct."

Zhu Biao pronounced the word "brightness" with an accent.

"It's just greedy for money, it's not a big problem." Liu Ji said, "As long as he doesn't greedy for superfluous things, it's fine."

"Mister knows so clearly, did he embarrass me outside?"

"That's not true. It's just that the peach tree in the Lixian Pavilion became a spirit a few days ago, and he brought people to deal with it." Liu Ji recalled, "It's still rare to find a person who can make a monster want to be sworn to him with just one mouth. .”

"What about the greedy part?"

"He signed a contract with the peach tree and planted it in the yard of the office. The condition of living there is to provide Taoist priests with peach wood swords and peach charms."

Liu Ji wanted to laugh when he thought of this incident, he was quick-witted and quick-witted. He was still very optimistic about his eldest grandson Wanguan.

No wonder the eldest grandson came over the day before yesterday and said that part of the budget could be moved to other places. It turned out to be saving money.

It's good to save money...

"However." Liu Ji said, "You have to be careful about one thing. You must never let others know that you can practice. In this position, if you can still practice, it will cause a lot of trouble. Unless one day, you have a heaven high position."

The sky-high position may refer to the emperor's throne.

The reason why the Zhenyao Office can exist is because it is under the name of Liu Bowen. Zhu Biao felt very embarrassed that he took the blame, but everyone unexpectedly unified and had no opinion.It can be seen that in the hearts of everyone, although Liu Ji is not likable, his ability is absolutely outstanding and recognized.

Zhu Biao nodded, and couldn't help asking a question that had been in his heart for a long time: "Sir, what about you? You have done things for the Yuan court, how can you still have mana?"

Zhu Biao also asked this question when he first met Liu Ji, but he didn't get an answer at that time.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ji did not evade this time. Perhaps, as Comrade Zhu said, he was in a different mood and had completely regarded Zhu Biao as an investment object.

Liu Jidao: "I once got a heavenly book, which explained the method of sealing. This method can hide the secret of heaven for a certain period of time. And the commander-in-chief has considered this matter, and has not given me any official position."

Zhu Biao suddenly realized: "So my father didn't give Mr. any official position, in order to prevent Mr. from being burdened by his popularity."

"good."

In fact, Liu Ji still has some worries about Zhu Biao's specialness.

He knew that Li Shanchang was a very old and treacherous person, and he didn't know if it was an illusion. He always felt that Li Shanchang seemed to see something in the open and in the dark—maybe he had already discovered the difference between Zhu Biao.

It's just that there is no evidence, Liu Ji never talks nonsense.What's more, for this reason, it is really not his expectation to silence him.Li Shanchang's contribution to the marshal is too great, and he cannot be without him on the way to rule the world. Liu Ji didn't want to cause his death for this.

He is very clear about Zhu Yuanzhang's cruelty. For Zhu Biao's future, killing a Li Shanchang may make Zhu Yuanzhang feel distressed, but it will never make him soft-hearted.

So I can only look at Li Shanchang more.

I hope he doesn't do stupid things indistinctly.

"Sir! Sir?"

When Liu Bowen came back from his daze, he realized that Zhu Biao was calling him, and replied in a low voice, "What's the matter?"

"Sir, I'm going to the office, let's go out together."

Liu Ji said yes, stood up and shook his robe sleeves, and walked half a step behind Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao noticed his movement, and waited deliberately, in order to be side by side with him, but Liu Ji didn't seem to have this awareness, Zhu Biao slowed down, so he slowed down a bit.

"Sir, you are worrying too much. There is no one else here."

"My lord is right." Liu Ji said so, and took another half step back.

Zhu Biao narrowed his eyes, worked harder, and took a step back suddenly, the soles of his feet seemed to be oiled.

Liu Jiwen was gentle and took a step back.

If this continues, Zhu Biao simply grabs his sleeve for fear of spacewalking. Anyway, he is only nine years old now, and he is still at an age where he is not too rude.

——Even if it was really rude, no one would dare to say it.

This time Liu Ji had no choice but to smile and shake his head, and left the mansion side by side with Zhu Biao. After walking a long distance together, they separated at the fork in the road.

He looked at Liu Ji's back for a while, then turned and walked towards the Zhenyao office.

Zhu Biao inherited Comrade Zhu's political acumen and accurately detected Liu Ji's problem.

He doesn't fit in, speaks straight, and hates evil like a vengeful.

These characteristics are particularly offensive to people, but it happens that Zhu Biao especially appreciates this kind of people.

Because of his personality and identity, he sometimes had to pretend to be a scribe, so he especially admired a scribe like Liu Ji who insisted on himself in the face of any situation.

For this, he really has no good way, he has not formally entered the circle of Comrade Zhu, and even if he has entered, so what?

Could it be possible to press the heads of other ministers and let them have more contact with Liu Ji?

I'm afraid this character can't be changed.

Maybe when Zhu Biao became the emperor and Liu Ji's status was raised to a high level, these problems would be trivial.

But who can tell what will happen next?

Ju Fei followed quietly along the eaves, waited until Liu Ji left before jumping down again, and said, "Boss, was that warlock just now your master?"

"No." Zhu Biao said, "He is my father's subject."

"Boss, you seem to have a good relationship with him." Ju Fei wanted to inquire about the news so that he could appoint a shit-shoveling officer for himself, even if it was a shit-shoveling officer who could come to the handsome mansion occasionally.

Its current psychology seems to be enjoying itself while suffering.

Zhu Biao didn't even look at him, and said lightly: "You should focus on the business. I'll give you a job. You can go find Liu Laoxu."

Ju Fei glanced at him, without hesitation, added Liu Ji to the family's luxury flattery bucket, and ran away after meowing.

The sunlight slanted down from the roof, casting the shadows of the peach trees very vividly on the ground.

It is also projected onto the plaque that says the Zhenyao Office.

Changsun Wanguan stood outside the house, holding a thick ledger in one hand and a writing brush in the other, raising his head from time to time to think for a while, and then lowered his head to write a few lines.

An old Taoist priest with all white hair and beard was holding a long banner and carrying a torn bag as he entered the gate. When he saw Changsun Wanguan, he stopped immediately, cupped his hands and said in a loud voice, "My lord."

The eldest grandson looked up, put on a smile, and greeted: "Old Wang, have you been catching monsters?"

"Caught it, caught it."

"Are you sure it's this one?"

"Of course." The old Taoist took out a fainted rooster the size of a goose from his pocket, and pointed to its glowing red comb, "Look, it has been so red for at least 70 years."

This color is indeed abnormal, it feels red to the point of bleeding.

"Yeah." The eldest grandson snorted, "It pecked a dozen cows to death, and the village starved to death. According to the rules, murder pays for life. You can take it to the back kitchen and pick it up. Put the blood in the warehouse for backup—maybe it can be used to deal with zombies or something, and the rest will be given to the cook to make soup.”

"okay!"

The Taoist was very happy, and walked away with the chicken, and went straight to the back kitchen, which seemed to be very experienced.

The eldest grandson hummed a tune, did some calculations on the paper, and murmured: "That's right, I saved a little more money for today's meal."

Zhu Biaozheng came in from outside the door, and when he heard this sentence, his head turned black. He still couldn't figure out what the eldest grandson Wanguan was doing to save so much money. He was obviously not greedy, and the Zhenyao Office was not short of money. a hobby?

He could see the room behind the eldest grandson very clearly. The people who came in and out were all monks. They took off the rewards from the huge wall in the room, took them to the compartment to register and report, and finally took the silver and went out. The whole process was orderly. , very smooth.

Truly a talent.

— just still weird.

Only then did the eldest grandson see Zhu Biao—because he only lowered his head at this time.

No matter how many things he has experienced and how much power he has gained, Zhu Biao is still a child's body, he is still short, and he still has to ask others to look down at him.

Zhu Biao was a little helpless when he realized this. Although he didn't show it on the face, the eldest grandson immediately noticed it keenly. He thought he was angry, and immediately threw the things in his hand under the peach tree, cupped his hands and said: "My lord Is there anything to order?"

"You secretly select ten people with outstanding abilities and loyalty. I will use them in a few days."

"Yes."

"Well, there is one more thing." Zhu Biao signaled his grandson Wanguan to follow him, and after leading him to an empty corner, he said, "Come find me in the afternoon and take you to meet some seniors."

"Ah?" The eldest grandson frowned, "The senior you are talking about is not a monster, is it?"

"how?"

Zhu Biao glanced at him lightly with exactly the same eyes as old Comrade Zhu.

Changsun Wanguan immediately shivered, feeling numb from head to toe, and said repeatedly: "It's nothing, it's nothing, see you! This subordinate must be there on time."

"Well, remember to come."

Seeing Zhu Biao's back gradually going away, the eldest grandson couldn't help but sighed, secretly lamenting the difficulty of working for others, and lamenting Zhu Biao's growing magnanimity and dignity.

At dusk, the sunset glow painted on the sky, a patch of red and purple, like oil paint, seemed to be moving slowly, but also seemed to be moving very fast, chasing the two horses on the road ahead.

Of course the people immediately are Zhu Biao and Changsun Wanguan.

He wants to take his eldest grandson to Yanque Lake.

In the early spring, the water of the lake was light green, and there were no people walking around the lake. In addition, Zhu Biao ordered people to seal the place, so there was no one here.

A turtle, a loach, a carp in the river, a cat and a mouse on the bridge are all waiting for them.

It's right next to the pavilion where Zhu Biao and Mu Ying once had a barbecue.

They chatted and craned their necks to look at the road.

"I'm from Jinhua, where are you from?"

Ju Fei squatted on the wooden bridge, and after a few words, he had to take a look at the fish in the river, thinking that their eldest brother looked really delicious.

Wu Pin is a serious monster, he didn't notice Ju Fei's thoughts, and chatted with it with great interest: "Your Majesty and Ning Wan are both native aquariums in the local area, only Big Brother, who was brought back by His Highness from afar."

"Your Highness?"

Wu Pin knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, his heart tightened, he changed the subject and said, "It's nothing, since your Excellency is from Jinhua, why did you come here?"

"Me, it's sad to say..." Ju Fei sighed, "Our Jinhua cat demon will come out after mastering the natal spell, and I, because of a demon, went a little farther."

Wu Pin didn't know that it was sad because of money, and thought it was homesick, so he couldn't help feeling sorry for it, and comforted him: "It's been a long time away from home, it's inevitable, thinking of my cousin, it is also far away from me , Alas, I don’t know when we will meet again.”

"Oh! Cousin, I also have a cousin. He is only in his fifties, but he is already very talented. I heard that he can become a very handsome man."

The two of them were chatting, and Ning Wan and Liu Laoxu were also chatting. They briefly chatted about the process of getting to know Zhu Biao. During the conversation, they talked about the aquatic plants in Yanque Lake to the rice in Yingtian City. Made friends.

If these two monsters were human beings, they must be the ones who know the prices of vegetables in the vegetable market like the back of their hands, so it's not surprising that they are right.

When the horse neighed and stopped, the monsters immediately stopped talking and greeted respectfully.

The eldest grandson Wanguan took a deep breath and prepared to introduce himself.

Who knew that Zhu Biao got off his horse and walked over to him with a swift stride and said: "This is the eldest grandson Wanguan, who is in charge of the Zhenyao office now, and he will be in charge of this matter."

The eldest grandson swallowed all the words, with a smile on his face: "Hello, everyone."