Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 112 Princess Zhaoning
"Hey, what's the use of raising you people? You only eat plain rice."

When she was speaking, the subordinates bowed their heads respectfully and did not dare to interrupt.

Although Princess Zhaoning has no talent for cultivation and is just a mortal, she relies on her own ability and skill to manage the politics of the Daqi Dynasty in an orderly manner, so she is quite prestigious in the court.

"His Royal Highness taught me." After she finished speaking, the subordinates nodded like chickens pecking at rice, "the information we collected does have a lot of shortcomings. We will follow your instructions to find More information about Gu Xu's experience with the Yishui Exorcist Department."

Princess Zhaoning nodded slowly.

"However, your work is not completely useless." She paused for a moment, then suddenly changed the topic, and a faint smile suddenly appeared on her serious face, "At least, you sent this information to Bengong. The efficiency is much faster than I expected."

Her smile is like a warm spring breeze—melting the sharpness in her eyes, dispelling the chill in the air, as if sending away the chilling autumn and winter seasons, and letting the colorful spring days come earlier.

The subordinates were stunned for a moment, then lowered their heads in unison.

Although it was not the first time they saw Princess Zhaoning's smile.

But to this day, this charming smile still makes them dare not look up.

"Go," Princess Zhaoning quickly restrained her smile, and ordered lightly, "I hope the results you bring this time will satisfy me."

"Of order, Your Highness." The subordinates immediately retreated respectfully.

After the subordinates left, Princess Zhaoning took a deep breath and gently massaged her temples with her fair and slender fingers.

In the past few years in charge of Daqi's secular government, she has long been familiar with controlling subordinates——

First hit them with words, point out their mistakes in their work with a critical eye, and make them panic and self-denial.

Then, add a little charm, give them some small compliments, or draw a big cake to make them see hope-then they will understand that with a little more effort, they can get her approval.

Princess Zhaoning has tried this trick repeatedly.

However, she also felt physically and mentally exhausted when she had to deal with government affairs, sort out files and documents for the exorcist department, and fight wits with her subordinates like this for a long time.

After all, she is just a mortal and cannot recover energy as quickly as a practitioner.

"Gu Xu..."

She stared at the information in front of her, silently chanting the name.

She clearly remembered that not long ago, she had seen this name on a theoretical examination paper for a promotion assessment in the Exorcist Department - she was the one who set the question, and Gu Xu was the one who answered it.

Because the head of the Exorcism Division, Luo Si, had made a clear request to her, hoping that the test papers she produced would be sufficiently differentiated to be able to distinguish talents with different levels of knowledge.

Therefore, in addition to the basic questions, Princess Zhaoning also relied on her extraordinary knowledge to design a lot of difficult and tricky exam questions-including astronomy and geography, geomantic omen, divination and fortune-telling, rune spells, magic weapon refining, etc. knowledge.

These questions have caused countless candidates to complain, and they can't wait to smash the question papers in her face.

So far, in most of the answer sheets that Princess Zhaoning has received, this part of the question is basically blank.

There are also candidates who will leave some words in the answer area that make Princess Zhaoning dumbfounded——

For example, "Master Examiner, you are the most handsome and intelligent person in the world! Please do me a favor and let me pass this examination!"

For example, "The head of the Exorcism Division is my relative."

For example, "I wish the whole family of the examiner safe and healthy forever!"

……

For this kind of examination paper, Princess Zhaoning will not pass it.

At the same time, because no one has ever been able to complete this question paper, Princess Zhaoning has been deeply regretful: There is no one who can keep pace with me in terms of knowledge!
Until she saw Gu Xu's answer sheet.

It was an answer sheet that could only be described as "perfect".

It was an answer sheet that took her breath away and shocked her.

Although she had never met that little-known official in Yishui County.

However, from his flawless answers and his strong and crisp handwriting, she gradually sketched out the appearance of that person in her mind.

She could imagine the self-confidence in the corner of that person's eyes, and she could also imagine the confidence in the man's mind when he was writing fast.

"If there is a chance, I really want to compete with him!"

Gu Xu's answer sheet once aroused Princess Zhaoning's competitive spirit.

That's why she left a message to Luo Sishou, wanting to ask Gu Xu to be her princess mansion chief history - to help her share the work when she is busy, and to discuss academic issues with her when she is free.

Of course, Luo Chuan resolutely rejected her request as expected.

But now, the name "Gu Xu" once again entered her sight.

But this time, the little official who was unknown at the beginning has become a well-known genius monk, and has one of the twelve famous tools "Jinghong Brush".

Like the rising sun at dawn, showing its light to the whole world.

"It seems that when I wanted him to be the head of the princess's house, I really buried him!" Princess Zhaoning sighed silently in her heart.

At this moment, a young man of twelve or thirteen years old, with delicate features and fine features, wearing a brocade robe suddenly sneaked out from the backyard, looked around, and then ran towards the gate without looking back.

"Xiao Shangzhen, stop!" Princess Zhaoning slapped the table, stood up abruptly, and angrily reprimanded, "Have you finished the "Dragon Heart Sutra" today? Have you learned "Tai-A Sword Art"? Have you finished reading the classics and history books?" Did I give you permission to go out and play?"

Xiao Shangzhen is the fourth prince of Daqi and the younger brother of Princess Zhaoning with the same father and mother.Although he has a good talent for cultivation, but because of his stubborn personality, he often gives Princess Zhaoning a headache.

"No, no, no, no." Xiao Shangzhen replied with a smile, and then disappeared at the gate of the Princess Mansion without a trace.

Princess Zhaoning took a deep breath and repeatedly told herself to "keep calm" and not to be angry with this little bastard.

During the recent period, she used a lot of favors to get a place for Xiao Shangzhen from Jiaodong Province to go to the Immortal Cave Mansion in the Laoshan Ruins.

Because she has no talent for cultivation, the hope of competing for the succession to the throne can only be placed on her younger brother.

However, Xiao Shangzhen is the youngest among the heirs of Emperor Daqi, and her cultivation level naturally lags behind the others—she must try her best to make up the gap between Xiao Shangzhen and his elder brothers, so that he can come first. to.

"Oh, it would be great if I was a practitioner," Princess Zhaoning raised her teacup, sipped the half-cold tea, and thought silently, "In this way, I don't have to worry about it all day. The little bastard is heartbroken - I'll do better than all of them if I fight for the 'Tai-A sword' myself."

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Yishui County, Exorcism Department Yamen.

The late autumn sunlight pierced through the bare tree branches, casting dappled light and shadow on the ground.

Shi Xiaohan stepped on these tiny light spots, bouncing and bouncing along the corridor all the way forward.

Ever since she saw that Gu Xu solved the case of Lu's haunted house in the mansion newspaper, she has been wandering aimlessly in the office of the Exorcism Division, thinking "Gu Xu, that damn guy, has taken on such a big task." , I didn’t call him a heroine”, “With his fragile body, is he really not afraid of being killed by a ghost?”, “I didn’t expect that after a few days, he would become so powerful”...

The two emotions of happiness and depression are intertwined in her heart, making her frown sometimes, and smile like a flower at other times.

At this moment, that familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of her.

The sun poured down on him, making his whole body glow with dazzling brilliance, and it also made his smile look clear and hearty.

At this moment, all the words of praise or questioning in Shi Xiaohan's mind were completely forgotten by her.

She just stood there in a daze, looking at him, a little dazed for a moment.

"Xiao Han, why are you standing there?" Gu Xu chuckled, holding ten bottles of "Eternal Brightness Pill" in his arms, and said to her, "Come on, I'll invite you out for dinner at noon today."

(End of this chapter)