Time has entered the end of November in the blink of an eye, winter is approaching, and the weather in Dragon Emperor City has turned cold. In the imperial gardens of the Forbidden City, frost is like silver every morning, and the peonies and osmanthus that were as bright as a few months ago are like silver. , golden tea, tiger chrysanthemum have long lost their glory, the flowers in the imperial garden have withered, only a red plum in the plum garden, in this season of dormant flowers, begins to show its brilliant glory, ushering in the own season.
Leng Manxue was born in winter, so she especially likes winter, and she also likes the plum blossoms that can bloom proudly in winter. In the Forbidden City, Leng Manxue’s residence is close to the Plum Garden of the Inner Court, and is next to the courtyard where she lives. On the small building, once you open the window, you can see the scenery in the plum garden.
Last night, snowflakes began to fall in Dragon Emperor City. The next morning, when the manager of the Forbidden City got up and opened the red window as a habit, thousands of purple dots in the pure white came into view instantly. The general manager of the Forbidden City suddenly felt better.
“Wind and rain bring spring home, and snowflakes welcome it.
There are already hundreds of feet of ice on the cliff, but there are still beautiful flowers and branches.
Qiao doesn't fight for spring, she only reports that spring has come.
When the mountain flowers were in full bloom, she smiled among the bushes. "
Looking at the scenery in front of her, Leng Manxue couldn't help but read out a poem.
Of course, this word was not written by Leng Manxue, but Zhang Tie said it casually when he came out of seclusion last month and saw Leng Manxue again. The two of them were chatting about plum blossoms. He liked this one the most, and Leng Manxue remembered it immediately. Not only Zhang Tie liked this poem, but Leng Manxue also liked it, because Leng Manxue felt that there was a broad feeling in this poem, a kind of feeling that could overcome despair. It gives people hope and light, this feeling, this power, can resonate with the deepest part of people's hearts. At Leng Manxue's request, Zhang Tie personally wrote down this poem for her, Gave it to Leng Manxue as a gift.
At this moment, this poem is hanging in the boudoir of Leng Manxue's attic, and Leng Manxue has to look at it every day.
The words are not runes, but there is also magical power in the words.
"Is spring coming soon?" Leng Man asked, looking at the Forbidden City covered in snow overnight, and at the golden glazed tiles on the houses and palaces that were covered under the white snow. Snow murmured to herself, and a smile appeared on her lips.
Winter is here, can spring be far behind
In this rare good mood, Manager Leng of the Forbidden City began his busy day.
When Zhang Tie was in seclusion, Leng Manxue's main responsibility was to be the logistics manager of the Qianji Office and the Five Courtyards. Every piece of paper, ink, tea and water needed by the Qianji Office and the Five Courtyards were in the Forbidden City. Leng Manxue is in charge, and the person who runs errands to deliver news and official documents between the Fifth Courtyard and Qianji Department is also Leng Manxue's subordinate. Under this situation, even Leng Manxue has no involvement in the affairs between the Five Great Courtyards and Qianji Department. However, almost everything that happened in the Forbidden City in the Five Great Courtyards and Qianji Department was under Leng Manxue's eyes.
Leng Manxue compiled these important things that happened every day into a report and handed it to Zhang Tie when he came out of seclusion.
The last time Zhang Tie came out of seclusion, it was not to write lyrics for Leng Manxue, but to complete a second transaction with Wu Qiankun of the Wa Palace.
Leng Manxue knew that Wu Qiankun sent Zhang Tie the second batch of demon generals. Compared with the first batch, the total number of demon generals sent by Wu Qiankun reached six, and they were also composed of six big iron generals. Afterwards, Leng Manxue arranged for the six large iron cabinets to be delivered to Jiaotai Hall where Zhang Tie retreated.
The second transaction went smoothly and calmly. After completing this transaction, Wa Palace and Wu Qiankun left without any twists and turns.
After completing this transaction, Zhang Tie did not stay overnight at the Qianqing Palace. He only stayed for an afternoon and wrote a message for Leng Manxue. After a short rest and adjustment, he had a big meal. By the evening of the same day, He entered the Jiaotai Hall again and began to practice in seclusion.
This is also where Zhang Tie makes Leng Manxue feel a little admired. As the Dragon King, he still works so hard, which really makes many people feel ashamed.
Zhang Tie's example is here. Even the elders in the Dragon King Temple followed suit and all of them stopped. Except for the elders who were on duty at Qianji Office, the other elders, when they were not on duty, They are also practicing in seclusion one by one, and they dare not interfere in the affairs of the five courtyards at will.
In the eyes of others, Zhang Tie's hard work and hard work may be regarded as an example, but in the eyes of Leng Manxue, Leng Manxue always felt that Zhang Tie seemed to have something on his mind. Just to make yourself stronger.
As I spend more time with Zhang Tie and get to know him better, Zhang Tie's image in Leng Manxue's heart is not becoming clearer and clearer, but becoming more and more foggy, making it difficult for people to see clearly. And it’s getting more and more inscrutable.
Sometimes, Leng Manxue completely felt that she and Zhang Tie were from two different worlds.
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The office of Leng Manxue, the general manager of the Forbidden City, is in the Xileng Pavilion next to the Yangxin Hall.
All matters in the Forbidden City are handled by dedicated personnel. Leng Manxue only needs to sit in command and arrange people. There are more than ten generals under Leng Manxue. There are not many things that she can really do personally.
Just like in the past, Leng Manxue's first thing in the morning was to personally inspect the Forbidden City before returning to Xileng Pavilion to handle official duties.
"Yesterday afternoon, Commander Huang went to Dibao Pavilion. He had some disputes with Master Guan about the Dragon Tooth Army, and they finally broke up!"
In Xileng Pavilion, Leng Manxue had just handled a few official duties when one of her men came to report to her what happened in Dibao Courtyard yesterday.
"Oh, what are Commander Huang and Master Guan arguing about?"
"I heard that it was for the sake of paying the Dragon Tooth Army. Last month, Huang's Dragon Tooth Army recruited more than two hundred divine generals. However, Dibaoyuan's military salary to the Dragon Tooth Army did not increase, so Huang Commander He came to ask the leader of Guan Yuan for questioning, and the leader of Guan Yuan told Commander Huang that the military salaries of the Longya Army allocated by Dibao Yuan had a budget. The newly expanded and recruited divine generals of the Long Ya Army that month were not included in the budget of Dibao Yuan that month. Therefore, it cannot be allocated. If the Dragon Tooth Army wants to increase military pay, it must report its establishment to Dibaoyuan in advance. What Huang Commander means is that the recruitment of divine generals of the Dragon Tooth Army must go through an assessment, and only those who pass the test can join the Dragon Tooth Army. , in terms of establishment and number of people, he cannot accurately know in advance how many people can pass the test and join. At best, he can only estimate. I hope the master of the test can be accommodating... "
"What did Master Guan say?"
"I couldn't accommodate, so Commander Huang brought this matter to Qianji Department and wanted several elders to coordinate and resolve it..."
"Okay, you go down..." Watching the subordinate leave, Leng Manxue couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and then she picked up a pen and recorded the incident briefly and concisely in the report.
Although Leng Manxue prefers Huang Baimei in her heart, she also knows that in this matter, the director of Dibao Academy is not wrong, because this is the responsibility and procedure of Dibao Academy, and Commander Huang is also not wrong. , the expansion of the Dragon Tooth Army's new recruitment was Zhang Tie's idea. Huang Baimei was strict and meticulous in his work. Huang Baimei really couldn't do such a thing as just falsely reporting a number to pretend to receive elemental crystals, and it was also more troublesome. This kind of thing Not to mention that the matter is a serious crime in the Dragon King Temple, it is difficult for the Supervisory Academy to explain it. More importantly, the Dibao Academy has countless eyes staring at the Dragon Tooth Army. There are only a few people in the Dragon Tooth Army. How many there are, it is not clear at all. There is no way to hide it from anyone. If the number of people in the Dragon Fang Army reported by Huang Baimei is wrong, Dibao Yuan will have a reason to get angry and reduce the element crystals of the Dragon Fang Army...
All these nonsense, after all, is caused by the word "poor". Although Leng Manxue doesn't know how many elemental crystals the Dragon King Temple currently has, but look at what the Dragon Tooth Temple has done in the past two years. As a result, even Leng Manxue knew that the inventory of elemental crystals in the Dragon King Temple was probably running low. Otherwise, the original elders would not have to sell the Divine Wind Temple, and the current Master Guan would not have to sell it. He would still be so willing to spend money on the Dragon Tooth Army.
Once there is no elemental crystal, it is inevitable that the Dragon Emperor Temple will fall apart. Leng Manxue, who grew up in the Dragon Emperor Temple since she was a child, has a special affection for the Dragon Emperor Temple. She never wants to see the Dragon Emperor Temple collapse. That day.
Others were very anxious and anxious, but what surprised Leng Manxue was that Zhang Tie didn't care about this matter at all, and Leng Manxue didn't know what Zhang Tie's plan was.
"Reporting to the manager, Wu Qiankun of the Wa Palace is asking for an audience outside the Forbidden City!"
Just as Leng Manxue was thinking about Huang Baimei in Xileng Pavilion and wondering how to help Huang Baimei, Leng Manxue received a notification from her subordinates that Wu Qiankun was here...
Could it be that he is sending the devil to His Majesty again? But why was it so fast this time? Not even a month had passed since the second time, and Wu Qiankun came again.
Leng Manxue knew that Zhang Tie was very interested in the demon generals brought by Wu Qiankun. She was about to inform Zhang Tie, but before informing him, she carefully asked one more question, "Is Wu Qiankun coming alone or like the previous two?" Are you bringing the accompanying divine generals and the big iron cabinet with you like this time?"
"Wu Qiankun came alone!"
"Oh!" Leng Manxue thought for a moment and then ordered, "Then let him come in and take him to Xileng Pavilion..."
"yes!"
Leng Manxue waited in Xileng Pavilion for less than ten minutes before she saw Wu Qiankun again.
Wu Qiankun did come alone this time. Even though Wu Qiankun's face tried to look calm, Leng Manxue still felt a sense of impatient urgency from Wu Qiankun's body.
After inviting Wu Qiankun to sit down in the Xileng Pavilion and serving tea, Leng Manxue asked, "I wonder what Mr. Wu is doing when he comes to the Forbidden City this time?"
"Is Your Majesty here? I want to meet Your Majesty!"
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