noffsinger Chapter 279 Fame
Chapter 279 Fame
The chief eunuch beside the emperor came to invite him personally, and Xu Shu couldn't refuse directly. No matter how reluctant he was, he could only accept with a smile.
Fortunately, he called Qiao Wan to accompany Mu Jinghua in advance, so there would be no problems with Xiao Mujin.
Xu Shu patted Mu Jinghua on the shoulder, signaling him to rest assured, then got off the carriage and greeted Eunuch Wang politely.
He had only said a few words when Eunuch Wang urged him to go see the emperor. He said with a smile, "I just found out today that Master Xu is from Yuzhou City. His Majesty has been worried about Yuzhou's affairs recently. If you can help his majesty, in the future..."
He stopped talking here and just made a gesture of invitation, indicating Xu Shu to leave quickly.
Xu Shu also knew that he couldn't expect others to tell him everything, but at least judging from their attitude, he knew that the emperor probably didn't know that he had killed the censor.
Since you don’t know, then everything is easy to say.
This thought flashed through Xu Shu's mind quickly, and he followed Eunuch Wang calmly and neither arrogantly nor humbly.
Although it was not appropriate to be too blatant, Xu Shu still took a moment to take a look at the layout of the palace.
The place where the emperor works and lives is called the Hall of Mental Cultivation. It can be seen that Qiao Wan referred to the setting of the Qing Dynasty. However, the level of development of cold weapons is not as good as that of the Song Dynasty. I don’t know who Qiao Wan is paving the way for with this setting.
It couldn't be that Qiao Wan knew from the beginning that a science student like him would travel to this world, so she deliberately added some settings like this to pave the way for him.
Xu Shu found the idea ridiculous and couldn't help but laugh.
The eunuch Wang who was leading the way suddenly slowed down and started talking to him.
"Sir, have you ever heard of Mrs. Wang, Wang Wenxiu, in Yuzhou?"
Xu Shu's heart tightened, but he pretended to be calm: "No."
"Do you know about Yichun Tower?" Eunuch Wang was unwilling to let go of the topic easily and kept asking Xu Shu.
"I do know that." Yichunlou was quite famous in Yuzhou. If he said he didn't know, it would be a lie. Xu Shu had no choice but to admit it and pretended to be surprised, "It's just a brothel in a small place. How could Eunuch Wang know about it?"
"Oh no." Eunuch Wang waved his hand, "I'm not afraid to tell you, this old lady Wang is my cousin, and she used to live in the capital."
"It was only after I offended someone that I had to move to Yuzhou."
Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, Eunuch Wang smiled and said, "We don't mean to say anything bad about Yuzhou, Mr. Xu, please don't take it too seriously."
Xu Shu nodded: "This old lady Wang has you as her protector, so how big of an important person did she offend that she had to go to Yuzhou to hide from the limelight?"
"It's hard to say." Eunuch Wang curled his lips and said vaguely, "I am her cousin after all. I just asked about her recent situation."
Xu Shu smiled and replied twice, and Eunuch Wang changed the subject: "Sir, this side is talking about the Yangxin Palace. Please wait here, I will go and inform His Majesty."
Xu Shu sighed in his heart and watched Eunuch Wang leave. He suddenly remembered that when Po Wang died, she said that she had Mu Tonghai protecting her.
Mu Tonghai?
Xu Shu sighed and decided that he would have to ask the old man about it some other day.
As soon as Xu Shu had this thought in mind, he was summoned to the Yangxin Palace.
Because Mu Jinghua was going to enter the palace, Xu Shu learned some of the complicated rules of the palace in advance. When he entered, he behaved very well and there was no fault to be found at a glance.
As soon as I heard the person above say "raise your head", I saw Mu Tonghai at first sight.
Xu Shu: ...
Didn’t this guy leave the palace?
How did he teleport to the Yangxin Palace again?
But before he could think about it, the emperor sitting above spoke.
Xu Shu answered them one by one, further confirming that the emperor had no idea what he had done in Yuzhou.
On the contrary, perhaps because of the news released by Jiang Yu, the emperor actually thought that the people he sent to Yuzhou encountered bandits on the way and met with an accident, which was why there was no news for a long time.
I only heard the person above sigh deeply: "Is Xiao Aiqing not here yet?"
Eunuch Wang quickly stepped forward and replied, "Your Majesty, we are almost there."
"Xiao Ran pays respect to His Majesty. Long live His Majesty."
When Xu Shu heard the voice, he sighed silently. He now vaguely knew why the emperor had called him.
Sure enough, the next second the emperor said, "My dear Xiao, I have called the candidate you recommended, but I think he is too young and may not be qualified for the position."
Xu Shu's eyelids twitched and his mind started to race.
If Xiao Ran recommended him, it must mean that he was recommended to return to Yuzhou to take up a position.
This is actually a good thing. If it can be approved by the emperor, it would at least be legitimate, and there would be no need to worry about anyone from the court causing trouble in the future.
But now Mu Jinghua is in Beijing, and he has promised Mu Tonghai to help control that lunatic Qiao Jianhong. Now is not the right time for him to return to Yuzhou...
Moreover, Xu Shu took a look at Mu Tonghai, who was sitting calmly beside the emperor, and immediately realized what this guy was trying to do.
Afraid that Xiao Ran didn't understand, he answered before Xiao Ran: "I am stupid and can't handle the big responsibility for the time being."
"For the time being?" The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "Then when can you take on the responsibility?"
Xu Shu replied: "If you have achievements, you can naturally take on important responsibilities."
"Fame?" The emperor sneered, "I gave you the opportunity to manage Yuzhou because I appreciate you, but you are asking me for fame?"
"Your Majesty." Xu Shu saluted him, "There is an opportunity right before our eyes. It's just a matter of a word from you, Your Majesty."
"In front of me?" The emperor thought about it and remembered something. "Are you taking part in the military examination and getting a good reputation?"
"Your Majesty is wise." Xu Shu looked at the emperor on the dragon throne with his eyes, nose and heart.
Although people say that he is useless and a puppet, he has a handsome face and is not very old. He is very good at coaxing people when he acts like a show-off.
I don’t know what he did, but he was called a puppet and a fool by a group of people.
Xu Shu thought to himself that the emperor had already made a decision: "I am in urgent need of someone, so I can give you this opportunity."
"Lord Mu..." The emperor looked at Mu Tonghai who had been silent the whole time, "What do you think we should do?"
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, Yuzhou cannot be left alone for even a day, so it is better to do this as soon as possible, maybe tomorrow."
Xu Shu's heart skipped a beat, and then the emperor nodded in agreement: "Then we will hold the military examination tomorrow."
Xu Shu: ...
You're playing with him, right?