Returning to Haoran, Chen Ping'an immediately used his magical power to put away the huge dharma image that represented the heaven and the earth. His body gradually shrank, like a big mountain, like a mountain peak, and finally condensed into a one-foot-long golden body.

As his figure floated above the sea of ​​clouds, Chen Ping'an and the Confucian sage sitting on the sky of Aquarius Continent bowed and saluted, "I left in a hurry earlier and didn't have time to report to the master. I'm sorry for this junior."

The old master waved his hand and said with a smile: "What happened? I didn't see anything."

Xie Gou’s eyes widened and his mouth opened wide. Is this okay? Our mountain master is such a big statue, so he flew all the way in front of your eyes. What didn’t you see?

Chen Pingan laughed dumbly. He originally thought that the old master would be polite and not follow suit. Chen Pingan was silent for a moment, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, junior."

The old master nodded and understood.

Xie Gou, who had gained experience, felt that he still had to stay with the mountain master and learn a lot of things.

The old master kept a straight face, suppressed his laughter, and said nothing. He just gave a thumbs up to the new Grand Master of Da Li. Well done!

He is worthy of being a close disciple of the old scholar. He is truly better than his master.

At that time, the old scholar just ran to the border between the two worlds, stretched his neck and threatened to let Yu Dou chop him. But the student just carried his sword and went to Bai Yujing to chop people.

He never lives alone, and either makes great achievements on the Great Wall of Sword Qi, or goes to the Qingming world to show off his power. Such young people are fortunate to be our Confucian scholars. How happy.

Xie Gou bowed to the old master and said goodbye. The old master was stunned and said frankly: "Bai Jing, don't learn this. You are comfortable, but I am awkward."

Xie Gou laughed loudly and took out a booklet from his sleeve, "I must be very knowledgeable, I beg you to help me with my eyes..."

As a result, the owner of the mountain held down his mink hat, so Xie Gou had no choice but to put the booklet back into his sleeve, clasped his fists and said, "The mountains will remain green and the water will flow forever. We will see you in the future."

The old master nodded and said with a smile: "I have nothing to give as a gift, so I wish fellow Taoist Bai Jing to make further progress."

Xie Gou wrinkled his nose and scratched his face, "Now I know how uncomfortable Master feels."

The old master smiled and said: "It is more difficult to deal with scholars. I don't know which words will offend the scholars, and I don't know which words will make them understand."

Xie Gou nodded vigorously and looked back at her landscape travel notes. You can borrow this, but you must borrow it.

With a flash of golden light, this extremely refined golden body of more than ten feet passed through the layers of clouds and returned to its true form in an instant.

Chen Pingan, who was wearing court uniform, walked out of the empty hall, crossed the threshold, took a deep breath, and looked back at where he was standing.

Previously, Xie Gou was told to return directly to Luopo Mountain. Chen Pingan habitually walked alone on the way to the imperial study with his hands in his sleeves.

Today's Imperial Study Room Umrah was more crowded than before, with many chairs already sitting next to adjacent chairs.

Wu Wangcheng, the minister of the Ministry of War, who had just qualified to participate in the small court meeting, could find very interesting clues just by looking at who put both arms on the handle of the chair.

When the Imperial Master Chen Ping'an took his seat, there was only one empty seat in the Imperial Study Room, and it belonged to Luo King Song Mu.

Song Mu came to the capital of Dali temporarily from the wild world. By coincidence, intentionally or unintentionally, the most powerful vassal king of the Dali Dynasty missed the celebration and court meeting.

Emperor Song He asked: "There is news from the Qintian Prison, is it true that the Imperial Master is already here?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "We have reached the Ascension Realm."

All the important officials in the room were all breathing heavily.

What's going on, just by participating in the morning dynasty, it turned into an ascension state?! Although it is impossible to find out the truth, it doesn't matter, it's a great thing, we, Dali, are really blessed with a double happiness!

Song He was the first to stand up and congratulate, and naturally all the ministers followed His Majesty the Emperor to congratulate the young Imperial Master.

Chen Ping'an stood up, and when His Majesty the Emperor sat down, there was a member of the Song clan who had rarely attended a meeting in the Imperial Study Room in recent years. The old man subconsciously followed him and sat down, but suddenly realized something was wrong, so he bent down and used the corners of his eyes.

Just look at the young Imperial Master who was slowly sitting down. After the latter sat down, the old man slowly sat down, intertwined his fingers, palms facing up, and put his elbows comfortably on the handle of the chair. However, he found that Chen Guoshi was looking at

When he came over, the old man calmly lowered his elbows.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Your Majesty, let's continue with our previous agenda."

While speaking, Chen Pingan glanced at Xu Tong, who was sitting next to the old man of the clan. The left minister of the Ministry of War hesitated for a moment, but still raised his left elbow and placed it on the handle of the chair.

Chen Ping'an pulled on his court robe and crossed his legs.

Emperor Song He said with a smile: "Last time I invited Mr. Chen to become a national advisor, Mr. Chen was sitting like this. Well, the boots have been changed. Last time they were cloth shoes, and this time they are court boots."

The room burst into laughter.

Formal discussion.

Compared with the silence above the main hall, Chen Ping'an was more talkative here and rarely made any conclusions. He would also carefully ask the reasons for some questions and often exchange questions and answers with others.

Cui Chan was sitting on that chair back then. Although he could not be said to be sitting upright or smiling, Cui Chan rarely showed others the kind of... tolerance that Chen Ping'an did.

Every time Cui Chan talks about something, he is always clear and coherent, with precise wording. He often talks about both the overall situation and the details, explaining the steps of a thing in a coherent and clear manner.

Everyone, including His Majesty the Emperor, knew very well that the embroidered tiger was trying to accommodate them.

If he's in a good mood, Cui Chan will occasionally make jokes that others would have to think through several times to figure out.

Shen Shen, the minister of the Ministry of War, is already an octogenarian. He is indeed very old. He knows that he will not sit in this chair many times. Xu Tong and Wu Wangcheng are involved in the affairs of the Ministry of War. There can be no mistakes, so the old man remembered some things.

Stories about old friends that happened here but are destined not to be spread. For example, the old owner of that chair, Xiuhu, once asserted that Dali needed to be prepared for a last-ditch battle in advance. Either Dadu in the middle, or Bao

The vast sea between Pingzhou and Beiju Luzhou. The implication of Cui Chan's words is very obvious. Not only Laolongcheng in the southernmost part of Yizhou and Dalipai in the middle need a vassal to guard it, but also the emperor

His Majesty also has

He may have to guard the capital and a place in the far north... When Cui Chan said these words, there was an indescribable self-confidence in him. No, it was called arrogance. It was probably because of this that others dared to rest assured.

After the small court meeting, the emperor walked a long way with the imperial advisor.

After that, the important ministers returned to the Yamen respectively. Shen Chen suddenly quickened his pace, took Chen Ping'an's arm, and said with a smile: "National Preceptor, we have agreed that the first one to come to the door must be our Ministry of War Yamen."

Chen Ping'an gently patted the back of the old man's hand and said with a smile: "You must keep your word."

Shen Chen suddenly raised his voice and said: "Everyone, please listen clearly. If anyone dares to be so cunning as to cut off Hu, I will block the door and curse in the street. After cursing the shameless person, I will go to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion to continue cursing. Faithless."

Behind them, Xu Tong and Wu Wangcheng, the two ministers, looked at each other, both feeling a little...sad.

Dong Hu, the Minister of Rites, smiled and said: "Shang Shu Shen, your Military Department has done a great job, and our Rites Department has also worked very hard. The key is to get a few steps closer to the Imperial Prefect's Mansion..."

Without saying anything, Xu Tong just said, "Honestly, I'll be ranked second."

Dong Hu said: "Second? That's okay!"

Ma Yuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, clicked his tongue and said: "Isn't there an old saying that says rituals first and then soldiers? Has the Ministry of Rites become so cowardly?"

Chen Ping'an ignored their jokes, stopped, turned around and said something, which made the important officials of the Great Li Dynasty all widen their eyes and even breathe quickly.

"I was walking with His Majesty on a country road earlier. His Majesty asked me a question, but I never gave an answer. I just happened to ask you guys to hear your opinions."

"If we, the Great Li, want to compete for the top ten dynasties in the world, do we need to reoccupy the entire Aquarius Continent? If we do, what should we do? If we don't, what should we do?"

When the Imperial Master has gone far away.

All the ministers seemed to wake up from the shock.

Changsun Mao, who had just been promoted from the General Affairs Department to the Minister of Civil Affairs, reminded: "Although it is nonsense, I still want to say it, the old rules."

The old man said that all confidential affairs of the court should not be brought back to their respective official residences, especially not brought casually to the wine table.

Ma Yuan smiled but continued: "Then let me add another nonsense. The old rules are the old rules. I hope that next time the Umrah will be held, there won't be an extra empty seat for no reason."

Shen Chen couldn't help being silent for a long time, and turned around with a smile. The old man rubbed his chin and looked at Xu Tong, whose eyes were shining, and Wu Wangcheng, who was already blushing.

Xu Tong elbowed Wu Wangcheng beside him, "Looking at the posture, Shen Shangshu is not planning to retire and return to his hometown. What should we do? How can we get promoted?"

Shen Chen pointed at them with his finger and cursed with a smile: "Two bastards."

In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Song He stood at the window, looking out at the blurred backs of the civil and military ministers.

Chen Pingan returned to the Imperial Prefecture.

Because Rong Yu had warned him in advance, no one dared to leave the house without permission and say congratulations.

When he finally entered the yard, Song Yunjian stood under the peach tree and said with a smile: "It's amazing, it's amazing."

Chen Pingan waved his hand and walked straight to the study without any polite greetings.

Rong Yu was asked to bring a large map of Likan and a large stack of maps of prefectures and counties. Chen Pingan drew circles on the map with place names.

Let the fish discover that it is a route.

Stopping his writing, Chen Ping'an suddenly asked: "Does the Imperial Master's Office have a complete set of Flower God Cups?"

Rong Yu shook his head and said: "There is no preparation here."

Although Cui Chan often drank, he didn't pay any attention to the wine and drinking utensils, so the Imperial Master's Office naturally followed suit.

Furthermore, if Cui Chan is willing to invite anyone to drink at the Imperial Master's Mansion, it is the greatest courtesy and honor in itself, and there is no need to add glory to it with the Flower God Cup.

Rong Yu said: "But there must be some stock in the Dali treasury, should I go and get it right away?"

Chen Ping'an thought for a while, "Don't go to such trouble. I'll go to the Flower Temple to meet the foreign guests. Those who are near the water tower can just buy a set of imitations temporarily."

Rong Yu was about to speak but stopped.

Of course, the Imperial Preceptor's Office had received definite information about the visit of Plum Blossom God Luo Fumeng and Blessed Land Flower Master Qi Fang to the capital of Great Li, but Rong Yu did not feel that they were worthy of Chen Guoshi's personal reception.

When Cui Chang entertained guests, whether they were from the mountains or from official circles, he usually chatted with them in the hall, or at most he would ask people to go to his study to discuss matters secretly.

There are only a handful of times that Cui Chan has stood on the doorstep waiting for guests. If anyone can make Cui Chan meet him, walk out of the door, and step down to greet him, it is unprecedented.

Because Rong Yu's memory is so good, she remembers everything very clearly. Although Chen Guoshi's decision cannot be disputed and must be based on his planning and weighing, deep down in her heart, she really doesn't want Chen Guoshi to make too many exceptions.

Chen Pingan said with a smile: "Elder brother is certainly a very proud person, but he is definitely not a person who would put his arrogance and contempt on the surface. The reason why he seems to be so repellent is to save time and try to eliminate the red tape.

Reduce it to the minimum, preferably not at all. The second is to deliberately let

The threshold of the Imperial Prefect's Office seems to be higher, which can make the successor easier to behave. Of course, the current situation is not yet ready for anyone to just lie down and enjoy the blessings. It is too early to say that the world is peaceful, but there is no such thing as the senior brother back then.
To be continued...