Self-cultivation after the cannon fodder

The higher the threshold of the building, the higher the status of the owner.

The entrance and exit of the Hanlin Academy is a place where Confucianism and prime ministers come and go, and the threshold is only high but not low. If you don't pay attention, you can trip people and get bruised and swollen.

"It's dangerous, it's almost going to be disfigured." Zhu Sining looked back and saw the height of the threshold and was a little scared.

"Thank you Your Majesty for saving me in time."

Zong Qihao let go of Zhu Sining: "From now on, I have to watch when I walk."

Zhu Sining nodded in response, without refuting.

"Your Highness's clothes." Xiao Yiming handed over the wide-sleeved coat that Zhu Sining dropped in a hurry.

"Thank you, Lord Xiao."

Just as Zhu Sining was about to take the coat, Zong Qihao took it away before him: "Please trouble Xiao Qing."

Zong Qihao was about to put on Zhu Sining's clothes.

"Your Majesty, it's going to be summer now." Zhu Sining looked out at the hot sun.

"Yes, it will be Lixia in four days."

Zong Qihao came to the Hanlin Academy precisely for the replacement of dye crops in the Southwest. He wanted to make those dye crops work as soon as possible and restore the people's livelihood and economy in the Southwest.

Seeing that Zong Qihao didn't seem to understand, Zhu Sining continued: "The weather is getting hotter."

Zong Qihao paused.

Zhu Sining added in a low voice: "I won't wear the coat for the time being."

Zong Qihao looked at the wide-sleeved coat in his hand, neither put it down nor lift it up.

Zhu Sining winked at Jiang Wei, and Jiang Wei, who had been standing still, hurried forward and took the clothes from Zong Qihao's hand.

Several elders of the Hanlin Academy gathered together, just after a small meeting, when Xiao Yiming came, the rest of the tidying up work was handed over to him.

"I thought Zi Tong went back to rest. Is there anything else to do here with Xiao Qing?"

Zhu Sining touched his nose, but he still didn't say the phrase "cengfan" after all.

It was described in the original book that Xiao Yiming is a very qualified protagonist. Apart from being able to help Zong Qihao in political affairs, he is also very good at cooking and eating.

If you want to keep a man's heart, you must first tie his stomach. Xiao Yiming's cooking skills have given him a lot of points.

Zhu Sining is also very curious about the dishes that can make Zong Qihao's tongue full of admiration for the top dishes in the country.

The elders liked Xiao Yiming, a young man, and praised him.

Zong Qihao nodded, called Xiao Yiming to take the school exam, and asked him a few questions about his book revision work.

During the whole process, Zhu Sining could only listen from the sidelines.

After finishing his work, the bachelor took a sip of tea and said cheerfully, "It's a coincidence that Your Highness is here. Mr. Xiao is on duty today, and it's the best day for food."

Apart from eating by himself, Xiao Yiming also shared it with his colleagues.

Zhu Sining joked: "It seems that the bachelor has eaten a lot."

"Only by filling your stomach can you study better," the bachelor stroked his gray goatee and asked with a smile, "Your Highness entered the library for the first time today, did you gain anything?"

"Not bad," Zhu Sining answered fluently, "I haven't read many books in the library, so can I borrow some?"

The bachelor muttered, "There are some rare copies that cannot be borrowed. Your Highness can only read them inside the building if you want to read them."

No matter how much tea he drank, he still couldn't fill his stomach. Zhu Sining squeezed his stomach quietly, wanting to leave.However, Zong Qihao's questioning never stopped, he was not very good to suddenly intervene and said that he would resign.

If we continue our chat, we will miss lunch time and enter afternoon tea.

Zhu Sining poured a cup of tea again, looked at the bachelor opposite him: "My lord is going to have lunch at noon..." Where can I eat it?Shouldn't Zong Qihao be euphemistically reminded to pay attention to the time and eat at the right time to replenish his energy?

The bachelor leisurely put down the tea bowl and sighed: "The freshly picked and roasted spring tea in the Qingming Festival in the south of the Yangtze River, supplemented by mountain spring, just rightly brings out the mellowness of the tea, and has a long aftertaste."

He added tea to Zhu Sining again: "Your Highness, drink more."

If he drinks any more, he won't be able to hold back.

Zhu Sining took a sip, stood up and looked over at Zong Qihao.

"Is something wrong with Zitong?" Zong Qihao raised his hand to signal Xiao Yiming to pause.

Zhu Sining: "Just now, the scholar said that there are some lonely books in the library that cannot be borrowed. I thought about getting a few books first and asking to see if I can borrow them."

More importantly, take the opportunity to escape to have lunch.

Zong Qihao smiled: "Zi Tong doesn't understand, just ask for a specific bibliography list, and it will be more convenient to borrow."

He looked at Xiao Yiming: "Do you have this?"

Which books in the library can be borrowed and which ones cannot be borrowed are all newcomers who have just entered the Hanlin Academy, and the old people take them to explain clearly.

Xiao Yiming immediately replied: "I will write one for Your Highness."

Seeing that he was about to start writing with his pen hanging on his wrist, Zhu Sining hurriedly said: "Don't worry, it's getting late, Mr. Xiao has his lunch first before writing this."

Xiao Yiming paused with his pen tip, looked up at Zhu Sining, and said with a smile: "Your Highness really forgot if you don't say that I am a minister."

He opened the food box and invited the people present to enjoy it together: "There are still some small pastries, Your Highness might as well eat some to pad your stomach."

"Thank you Master Xiao." Zhu Sining felt alive again.

Zong Qihao said: "Since it's getting late, please trouble Xiao Qing to finish writing the bibliography before handing it in. I and the queen will not bother you for now."

After leaving the Imperial Academy, Zong Qihao said: "Before Xiao Qing's bibliography is written down, if Zitong has any books that he wants to borrow, you can let me know if it is inconvenient."

"Why?" Zhu Sining was puzzled. "The books that cannot be borrowed are mostly old and fragile. Even if your Majesty comes to borrow them, you may not be able to borrow them. If you want to see it, come here. Nothing to do, don't bother Your Majesty."

"It's just one or two books. I want to borrow them. Does the Imperial Academy dare not give them?"

"Of course not." Zhu Sining said, "Because your majesty is the emperor, the Imperial Academy will certainly not disobey your majesty's wishes, but this is in line with your majesty's character. Your majesty is not an emperor who oppresses his subjects with power, how could he do such a thing ?”

Zong Qihao was speechless for a while.

This was just an impulsive thought that came out of nowhere. If Zhu Sining had really agreed to it just now, he would have done it no matter what.

but……

"Zi Tong is so sure that I won't do this?"

"of course."

Zhu Sining answered without hesitation.

System: [Striving together for the cause, sharing adversity, sharing joys and sorrows, love is always unforgettable. In order to ensure smooth communication between the protagonists, the user is requested to agree to Zong Qihao's request, and Zong Qihao has to go back and forth to the Imperial Academy many times. 】

This system lags too much.

After all the words were finished, the system began to issue tasks, so Zhu Sining had to find a way to save some of them: "However, it's not good for the minister to go in and out of the Imperial Academy all by himself. It's okay once or twice. , I'm afraid Qin-wang's mansion will also be criticized. If your majesty is free, can you go to the library with me?"

Zong Qihao readily agreed: "Of course, it's just a trivial matter."

One progress point, the task progress bar reaches 20.00% Three.

I wish Si Ning instant enlightenment.

Before Xiao Yiming failed to donate money, Zong Qihao also lost the guilt and gratitude to Xiao Yiming and other nutrients that are conducive to nourishing love.

Only when he entered and exited the Hanlin Academy many times, Zong Qihao would follow him to meet Xiao Yiming many times, so that Zong Qihao could get to know Xiao Yiming more comprehensively.

As for the plot of donation——

How can the mighty and domineering Emperor Gong allow the virtuous and capable courtiers to subsidize himself?This is too crappy, and it doesn't fit sweet pets.

Today is another day of success as a tool man.

Zhu Sining opened the system interface, reborn to review the questions, and tried to improve the task rating again.After finishing the task, Zhu Sining habitually looked at the progress bar.

The red blood bar under the purple task progress bar has become 90.00% seven.

Zhu Sining still remembered the time when the red blood bar changed before, but maybe it was too few times, and he couldn't find a pattern from it.In addition, there was no indication of the change in the red blood bar, maybe it had quietly decreased before but he didn't notice it.

"Your Majesty," Zhu Sining called to stop Zong Qihao, "Can I ask you a question?"

"Zi Tong, let's talk."

"There is a severe drought in the southwest, and military expenditures have been embezzled. King Qin has been in Beijing for half a year now. It is a great blessing for the country that there is no war on the border, but the army's martial arts drills cannot be absent because of this."

Zong Qihao nodded: "Zi Tong is right, but this matter still needs to be discussed in the long term."

By the time Xia Harvest's taxes came up, the soldiers could no longer draw their bows.

Zhu Sining said: "I read the script before, and said that the officials of the former dynasty searched for the people's fat and the people's anointing, and the whole family was as rich as the enemy's country. This kind of emptiness of the country, in the end when the Tai-zu rebelled, the previous dynasty lost the people's support and was defeated like a mountain... ..."

Although it sounds a bit ridiculous, but the plot of the original book is like this. Xiao Yiming discovered that several officials had inappropriate behavior and their private lives were chaotic, so he followed the clues to find relevant evidence, arrested several corrupt officials one after another, and successfully solved the long-standing problem that troubled Zong Qihao. .

"Okay, I got it." Zong Qihao responded, and he suddenly laughed, pulling Zhu Sining forward, "It seems that Zitong's novel is not for nothing."

Zhu Sining is ashamed, this is indeed a novel I read, but it is a bit different from what Zong Qihao imagined.

"Your Majesty has insight into the details. These people will definitely not be able to escape. After these people are arrested, the deficit in the treasury will definitely not be filled."

Counting the time, Xiao Yiming may have discovered the anomalies of these officials, so he first made preparations for the protagonist's hot spot.

Zhu Sining was satisfied to see the task progress bar refreshed to 20.00% [-] again.

But at the same time—

The red blood bar suddenly dropped to 90.00% six!

Zhu Sining's feet softened: "Toxic..." It's too infiltrating. This thing can change as soon as it is said.

"Toxic?" Zong Qihao was confused, "What did Zi Tong eat at the Imperial Academy just now?"

Besides drinking tea, Zhu Sining ate the cakes brought by Xiao Yiming.

Zong Qihao also drank the tea, so there was no problem, so...

"No! It's not poisonous!" Zhu Sining's stomach grumbled at the right time, and he sang an empty city plan to stop Zong Qihao, "Yes...it's me...I'm hungry..."

The more Zhu Sining spoke, the quieter he wanted to find a crack in the ground.

Zong Qihao coughed: "It's all my fault, I forgot when I was busy, Zi Tong was so hungry."

"It's just a trivial matter." Zhu Sining was also very embarrassed: "Your Majesty is busy with the country, and my ministers are just dependent on His Majesty. Food and lodging are all given by His Majesty. It is just a meal, which is insignificant. If it delays state affairs, Wei I can't bear it."

"Zhu Sining—"

Zong Qihao's voice suddenly sank, and his pupils became darker and darker.

Looked like he was going to be angry.

Zhu Sining quickly reviewed what he said just now, checking for any mistakes.

"This shouldn't be my illusion. In your eyes, I seem to be too tall. There is nothing wrong with doing anything, and there will be no mistakes."

It was difficult for Zong Qihao to understand this feeling. Zhu Sining trusted him very much, which made him happy, but sometimes he was a little annoyed.

Zhu Sining was confused: "But His Majesty is such a person, could it be that I'm wrong?"

Eternal Mingjun, great talent and general strategy, everything is perfect.

Zong Qihao: "..."

He had to admit that no matter how many times he listened to these words, they were refreshing.Especially when Zhu Sining said it, he was very sincere and convincing.

Or... happiness?

Zong Qihao was taken aback by his sudden thought.

Standing in front of him was obviously the queen who had turned against him after sharing the same bed with him in the previous life, but now he changed his mind just because of a few words.

For Zhu Sining, he just wanted to maintain the status quo. He didn't want to waste the talents of King Qin and his son. In his previous life, he had spent a lot of money and manpower in resisting foreign enemies and splitting him up. In this life, he didn't want to take so many detours.

Zhu Sining watched the task progress bar increase by [-]%, and was even more sure that he was right.

Such a sentence is worth half a day's hard work.

Just drop the health bar, at worst, he would just say a few more compliments to speed up the progress.

Although this lunch was late and he was hungry before dinner, but after the overall experience, Zhu Sining felt pretty good.

Because, Zong Qihao picked up vegetables and ladle soup for him.

——This is the embodiment of the progress of their relationship!

I wish Sining not only had a good time eating, but also ate a lot.

After the meal, Zong Qihao was still worried about Zhu Sining's accumulation of food, so he put aside state affairs and dragged him around a few times.

"Did Your Majesty suspect Xiao Lord of poisoning before?" Zhu Sining was worried that because his words were poisonous, Zong Qihao's favorability towards Xiao Yiming would be reduced.

Zong Qihao was noncommittal.

Zhu Sining said: "I feel that your majesty can't think too much, but this matter is my fault, it was my slip of the tongue, and I hope your majesty will not be prejudiced against Mr. Xiao, and waste a good talent. The pillars of the country."

"Zitong is not a courtier." Zong Qihao replied after a while.

Almost forgot, he is the queen.

Zhu Sining thought about it, and felt that this was not going to work.He and Zong Qihao still have other development routes to follow.

If they are friends and brothers, they should be called by their first names directly. However, considering that Zong Qihao's views are difficult to change for a while, Zhu Sining retreats and seeks the best, first let Zong Qihao get used to calling himself by his name.

——Please end the title "Zi Tong" here.

"I know Your Majesty cares about me. Aning is very grateful to Your Majesty." Zhu Sining raised a big smile and hugged Zong Qihao to express his gratitude.

He used this trick to deal with Zhu Xiuyong when he caused trouble before, and he never missed it.

Zhu Sining is very confident.

Zong Qihao tightened his arms and leaned against Zhu Sining's ear, his voice trembling slightly: "Ah...Ah Ning."

Well, Zhu Sining felt a little bit sad when he saw that there was a small gap in the 95% red blood bar, and there was only [-] left.