In the early spring, the last wave of fallen leaves in the Jiangzhou Palace was flying, and the bright yellow bud shells were gently shaken by the wind and fell all over the ground.
"My lord, please remove your sword." The guards of the Heijia Army stopped Wu Du's path.
Wu Du said, "I have the permission of the late emperor and the current prince to enter the palace with a sword."
The two were at a stalemate, and the guard replied: "According to General Xie's order, no one will be allowed to wear a sword unless he enters the harem. The last time I saw the Yuan envoy was a special case."
"Let him in." Xie You's voice said.
The guard avoided a crime of vomiting and diarrhea, and put Wu Du in. Xie You looked at Wu Du with a smile on his face. The corners of Wu Du's mouth twitched slightly, knowing that Xie You had seen the plan set up by Duan Ling earlier, and Yuan Envoy must have also visited Xie You.
"Go to see Your Majesty?" Xie You asked.
"Just came back from His Majesty?" Wu Du said coldly.
Both of them asked questions, no one answered the other, they walked by, Wu Du's cloak was buckled to the neckline, and the Lieguang sword was hidden under the cloak, all the way to the outside of the imperial study. : "Wu Du? Come in."
Li Yanqiu was looking through the book of farming in Kaichun, and there was a written imperial decree in front of the case.
"Zhenshanhe hasn't fallen." Li Yanqiu said, "You can't come to me with a sword to investigate this matter, but if you have an imperial decree, it's almost the same."
"Yes." Wu Du replied, and he was about to leave after receiving the imperial decree, but Li Yanqiu said, "Wait a minute, I have something to ask you."
Zheng Yan consciously went out and looked at the door outside. Wu Du glanced at Zheng Yan, wondering why he stayed with the emperor for a while and went to the East Palace for a while. Could it be that he was disliked by the prince
Sure enough, Li Yanqiu opened his mouth and said: "After finishing this matter, you will enter the palace. You have been with the late emperor, and you will be given a fourth-rank title. You can enter the palace with a sword and serve the prince. Supervise the prince, don't waste time. After a few years of investigating Xiaolian's faultless, he appointed you as the Prince Shaobao."
Although the title of Prince Shaobao was empty, he was also a second-rank official, and instantly surpassed most of the officials and was on par with Xie You.
No wonder Xie You had the expression on his face when he saw him.
Li Yanqiu waited for a long time, but did not see Wu Du shuddering, or thanking him with tears streaming down his face, raised his eyes and glanced at him, thinking that he was too excited to speak, but Wu Du hesitated for a moment, clasped his fists, and bowed.
"I am ashamed of being entrusted by the late emperor." Wu Du replied, "I dare not lead the order."
Li Yanqiu: "..."
"It was the prince who asked you to enter the East Palace." Li Yanqiu said lightly, if Zheng Yan was there, he would know that Li Yanqiu was already angry, so let Wu Du agree first, and don't be stubborn.
"This minister has a surly temperament, I'm afraid it will backfire." Wu Du replied, "I dare not lead the order."
Li Yanqiu put down his pen and looked at Wu Du. The sunlight outside the window poured in, and a ray of light fell on Wu Du's face. Li Yanqiu was very surprised. What gave him such courage
Li Yanqiu suddenly laughed and said, "Wu Qing is appointed to Fei Huan!
Wu Du replied, "Yes."
Li Yanqiu looked at Wu Du and said cordially, "Among the four of you, I am the only one who can't see through you."
"The minister is loyal." Wu Du said, "I am not good at words, and I will treat your majesty with all my heart."
"It's up to you to be the second rank, too humble." Li Yanqiu said seriously, "With your martial arts strategy, it should have been the Crown Prince Taibao, but unfortunately that was the position of Wuluohoumu. Since he insisted not to enter the East Palace, he went back to be free and be a bird. Bar."
Immediately afterwards, something flew and hit Wu Du's head. The ink splashed all over his head, but it was ink ink. With Wu Du's hand, he could dodge it as early as Li Yanqiu's hand, but Wu Du couldn't avoid it. Let, take that.
"Go back to work." Li Yanqiu said with a smile, "Wu Qing is so determined, he will be my Da Chen's general Zhenguo in the future."
Wu Du stretched out his hand, wiped his face, and ink was all over his neck, dripping down the collar of his clothes. Wu Du bowed and picked up the inkstone, presented the imperial case with both hands, and put it away properly, and then he left the imperial study.
Zheng Yan saw Wu Du's face covered in ink, as if he was wearing a mask, and laughed out loud, but Li Yanqiu said inside: "Zheng Yan."
Zheng Yan's face stiffened, and he hurriedly walked into the imperial study.
Wu Du first went to the imperial garden, grabbed some water, and washed his face. After a while, there were footsteps behind him.
"The plan is to stop for a few days." Lang Junxia's voice sounded behind Wu Du, "There are still some things that have not been investigated yet."
"Stop if you say it?" Wu Du said coldly.
Lang Junxia narrowed his eyes and looked at Wu Du, not understanding why his face was covered in ink, and why he was so arrogant with his face covered in ink.
Wu Du washed his face and looked at the reflection in the pool. Lang Junxia reminded kindly, "I haven't washed my neck."
Wu Du had to rub his neck again and replied, "Give you three more days."
Lang Junxia stopped talking and turned to leave. Wu Du took another picture of Chi Shui before getting up and leaving.
When he got home, Wu alone thought that he had washed cleanly, but Duan Ling still laughed.
After all, the water in the pool is not a mirror, and it cannot be seen clearly. Wu Du washed into a cat with a colorful face, standing in the courtyard, lit by the big sun in the spring.
"Hahahaha-" Duan Ling never imagined that Wu Du would be like this when he came back. It was completely irrelevant to the image of him when he went out in the morning. The stunned and funny make him feel like he had been drugged with laughing drugs. On the table.
Wu Du couldn't help laughing, and asked, "Didn't you wash it?" Then he wiped it on his face.
"Hahaha—" Duan Ling was about to laugh, and the two laughed at each other for a while before Duan Ling gasped and said, "How could it be like this?"
Wu Du teased Duan Ling and said, "I was walking when a piece of dry paper blew in the wind and stuck it on my face, and the ink flowed down."
This explanation caused Duan Ling to burst into a second round of laughter. He just felt that it was too stupid. While laughing, he struggled to climb to boil water to wash Wu Du's face. The more Wu Du thought about it, the more laughable it became. Just looking at Duan Ling, he couldn't help but want to make him laugh again. It was worth it for him to laugh for so long.
"Why is it even in the clothes?" Duan Ling said in surprise, "It's soaking wet!"
Wu Du was shirtless and went out to wash with acacia, while Duan Ling sorted out his robe and cloak. Seeing that there was ink on it, he took it to the backyard to wash.
"What happened?" Duan Ling asked, "Is it smashed by Mo Yan?"
Wu Du was about to answer when someone came from outside, asking Wu Du to see Mu Kuangda. Duan Ling chased after him. Wu Du motioned for him to wait at home.
Mu Kuangda has been very busy these days, and he can't even take care of his own son, but this time he sent others away to meet Wu Du alone, and even Lord Changliu was not present.
Mu Kuangda made a pot of tea and poured a cup for Wu Du.
"Even the crown prince and Shaobao dare to resign." Mu Kuangda said slowly, "What do you have to worry about? Mr. Changpin said, you don't care about the people in this mansion. In your eyes, there is only one king. Shan. Since he came, you have known that you have advanced and retreated, and you have lived like a person."
Wu Du didn't answer, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Remember when I personally took you out of the prison that day." Mu Kuang said calmly, "You didn't promise me like that. If you have anything to say, just say it."
Wu Du thought for a while and replied, "The palace is mixed with fish and dragons, and I don't want to go."
"Is this the real reason?" Mu Kuangda said, "Obviously not."
Wu Du said, "It's fine now."
"What's good?" Mu Kuangda asked.
After Wu Du drank tea, Chao Mu Kuangda said: "The world is changeable and people's hearts are unpredictable. Sometimes it's not the current situation that changes, but my heart, and it's not others but myself that I'm afraid of. I just want to stay in the house. , to stay beside Shan'er and say that I have no ambitions or I don't know how to make progress. After living such a life, I will be satisfied."
The study suddenly became quiet, and Mu Kuangda naturally understood what Wu Du meant. This sentence finally sealed all the reasons. The only variable was Wu Du himself. After entering the East Palace, can he guarantee that he will serve Mu Kuangda forever. ? Even if Mu Kuangda is opposed to the prince, is he still loyal to the shepherd's family
Can money buy people's loyalty? One thousand taels will not work, so how about ten thousand taels? Maybe the future will gradually drift away, which is also what Mu Kuangda does not want to see.
"You are satisfied." Mu Kuangda said, "Wang Shan may not be satisfied. Wu Du, think clearly for yourself, if you don't have a family, once Wang Shan becomes an official in the dynasty, he will also have a family. where?"
"Life is good, even if there is only a moment of joy." Wu Du said, "How he does it, how he chooses, has nothing to do with my decision."
Mu Kuangda sighed and replied, "Well, I should have expected you to have this temperament long ago. I thought you had changed a lot these days.
Wu Du then surrendered to Mu Kuangda and withdrew.
When he returned to the courtyard, Duan Ling was drying clothes, turned to look at Wu Du, and said, "I'll be back so soon."
Wu Du looked at Duan Ling and smiled, but did not speak.
"What are you laughing at?" Duan Ling asked.
"Nothing." Wu Du came over and sat down in the room, always looking at Duan Ling.
Duan Ling always felt that something was wrong with Wu Du today, so he asked tentatively, "Have you got the decree?"
Wu Du thought about it and replied, "I got it, I can adjust the shadow team, but it's not bad for the next few days, I'll talk about it when you try it."
Duan Ling nodded and couldn't help but go to see Wu Du. At this time, he felt very uneasy. This was the last three days of his ten-year cold window approaching the end, and it would also be the beginning of another period of his career. After passing the general exam, if he doesn't get on the list, he will have to enter the Shepherd's Mansion as an on-call staff advisor.
Like long-term employment, although the treatment is good, it has nothing to do with oneself, and it is almost lifelong in the field.
Wu Du played the flute outside, and Duan Ling's heart gradually calmed down.
"If you are admitted to the jinshi." Duan Ling suddenly said, "Can you promise me one thing?"
Wu Du put down his flute and glanced into the inner room.
"What's the matter?" Wu Du asked.
Duan Ling said, "We'll talk about it later."
Wu Du nodded, and Duan Ling seemed to have received a promise.
If you make a request yourself, want to be with Wu Du... Will Wu Du agree to him