fifth form

Chapter 2543 Investigation
"Cousin, your teacher is very murderous. I have felt that he wanted to kill me several times!"

"He practices spells, and you have almost suppressed everything he has learned. Only by using the strong to defeat the weak can he win. It is not surprising that he wants to kill you. If your cultivation strength continues to improve, he is afraid that he will not be able to suppress you, so he will have the murderous intention to eliminate future troubles!"

"I had no grudge against him when we first met..."

Hong Ku came to Chang'an City quietly and left without any delay, and did not stay in Chang'an City.

Only after he was sure that Hong Ku had left did Rong Tianding breathe a sigh of relief.

He muttered a few words, and Zhang Xuezhou explained.

The world of cultivation is not reasonable. Even if there is no grudge between two people, as long as there is a possibility of mutual restraint in cultivation, some great cultivators may take ruthless action to eliminate the trouble.

Hong Ku left, but the knife hanging over Rong Tianding's head did not leave.

Rong Tianding was unwilling to argue and quickly stopped talking. For the first time, he felt a sense of urgency as if his life was hanging by a thread.

"Who does Venerable Hongku want to target with me?" Rong Tianding asked.

"Maybe it's some venerable one!"

Zhang Xuezhou thought about Hong Ku's deep hatred and felt that it was impossible for Hong Ku to let go of the hatred that almost destroyed his family.

As long as Hong Ku finds out the confirmed information and has a suitable opportunity to take action, he will definitely take ruthless action.

"I wonder if his symptoms from drinking too much Nine Treasures Liquor have improved?"

Zhang Xuezhou wondered what kind of illness Hong Ku might have in his body, but he couldn't be sure for the moment and didn't make any further guesses.

Compared to the revenge that Hong Ku might seek in the future, he has more trivial matters at the moment.

He needed to make up for the etiquette as he had not attended the funeral ceremony of the Empress Dowager. If he held an official position in the court, this would also be a handle for criticism.

Zhang Xuezhou also needs to pay attention to the situation of Zhuang Qingzhai and others, and needs to be clear about the situation of Li Shaojun and Zhenyuan Shenjun.

In addition, he was also involved in his interactions with Ao Li, which also needed to be reported.

After a simple meal, Zhang Xuezhou called a carriage.

The magic power that was blocked by Cynomorium songaricum was undoubtedly released again, but compared with the previous time, the increase this time was smaller.

"It should be about one sixth!"

Compared with the previous ratio of 10% in his body, the amount of mana Zhang Xuezhou can use has increased significantly.

But Zhang Xuezhou also realized that the magic power unlocked this time did not reach the previous level. Perhaps Aqiao was a little tired, or the difficulty in unlocking the Suoyang increased the higher it went.

He didn't care too much about it. Zhang Xuezhou didn't even mind the need to completely unlock the blocking power of Suoyang. After all, he was very happy to reversely influence the extraterritorial demon in this way. Perhaps the other party might not be able to bear it one day, which would have a worse impact.

After a series of physical examinations, Zhang Xuezhou also spent some time practicing.

In the past, he supplemented his training in reality, striving to adapt to the realm, techniques and other levels of this world.

But Zhang Xuezhou also gradually excelled in some areas in the real world, such as the poison avoidance technique which became a magical skill.

The acupoints in the body are slowly being polished and becoming more consistent with the real self.

After opening up eighteen acupoints in succession, Zhang Xuezhou heard the driver let out a "whoosh" and stopped the carriage, which made him lift the curtain of the carriage.

The emperor needed to observe mourning for thirty-six days, but the funeral atmosphere in the palace area did not subside because of the Empress Dowager's funeral.

When Zhang Xuezhou looked closely, he could still see the black wristbands wrapped around many people's arms.

He got off the carriage, asked for a wristband at the entrance of the imperial city, and then showed the "Jieshizhong" order to enter the palace smoothly.

“There are indeed quite a few new faces!”

In the palace, Zhang Xuezhou happened to meet several officials who were walking out, all of whom looked unfamiliar.

The group nodded to each other in a friendly manner as they passed each other, so as not to offend each other.

This is a normal phenomenon when a new official is cautious and meticulous when facing unfamiliar colleagues.

"It seems that they are not as good as the previous group of people!"

Zhang Xuezhou compared the court robes and felt that the cultivation strength of this group of new officials was weaker than that of the Anle Palace faction, but he was not sure how capable these people were in doing things.

Everyone has different conditions for cultivation, and Zhang Xuezhou will not use the current cultivation level to characterize the ability of officials.

But cultivation power is undoubtedly the benchmark for the top leaders of a country. Just like the Red Alliance, the sequencers laid down one ring after another, forming a clearly defined hierarchy of jurisdiction, and strength accounts for a considerable proportion in the ruling order.

He walked around, asked some people, and then ran to the back hall area of ​​the Weiyang Palace.

"Summon: Dongfang Shuo to the audience!"

After some briefing, Zhang Xuezhou entered the back hall and met the new emperor in the back hall area.

"Greetings to your Majesty, greetings to your Highness!"

Zhang Xuezhou took a quick glance and saluted respectfully.

Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't have so many etiquette when meeting the new emperor, but it was different in front of other people.

In the rear hall were not only the new emperor, but also the empress dowager, Tian Fen, Han Anguo, Gongsun He and others, as well as several unfamiliar generals.

"Dongfang Shuo, you came just in time. You can meet the new backbone of the court!"

The atmosphere in the back hall was rather solemn. Seeing Zhang Xuezhou coming to him on his own initiative and the empress dowager agreeing to summon him, the new emperor felt relieved.

"Li Xi greets Lord Dongfang!"

"Wang Hui greets Lord Dongfang!"

"Tang Rui has met Lord Dongfang. We have met at a banquet before!"

"Tang Meng!"

"Li Ju!"

"Ji An!"

……

The faces of the people in the back hall were different. Those who were familiar did not need to be introduced, while those with unfamiliar faces simply introduced themselves by clasping their fists.

Some people looked tired, obviously having come from far away.

Zhang Xuezhou had no choice but to return the gifts one by one.

The imperial court in Chang'an City is an important place for cultivators, and the major military regions are also where powerful generals gather.

Most of the court's civil servants were rotated from Chang'an City, and the generals were undoubtedly transferred here.

"My queen mother told me that we should select virtuous, upright people who can speak out and make honest suggestions. She wanted to recommend wise officials with the ability to govern the country from various countries, counties and prefectures. What do you think of this?" the new emperor asked.

"Okay!"

There are not many core personnel in the rear hall. Compared with the thousands of officials in Chang'an City, the core members of more than ten people are pitifully small, far less than the dozens of people in the Anle Palace faction.

The network of relationships is interconnected. Not to mention that these people are in charge of a group of court officials numbering thousands, there are not many core members of the Sequence Committee including Zhang Xuezhou. With layers of control, orders are carried out and everything goes smoothly.

However, with the Anle Palace in front, the Changxin Palace became dwarfed by its forced replacement, and there was also a need to accept outsiders.

Selecting talented people became a way to add personnel to Changxin Palace.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't even think about it and started praising him.

The Empress Dowager had just come to power, how many heads did he have to refute it? Even if there were drawbacks to such things, he couldn't say anything casually.

After Zhang Xuezhou praised and mentioned the various benefits of selecting talented people, the atmosphere in the back hall of the Weiyang Palace eased.

"There are forty-three counties in the Han Dynasty and twenty-five kingdoms. If we can transfer one or two people from each place, the court will have hundreds of available people," said the Queen Mother. "This will help us accumulate the talents we need at the fastest speed!"

"Your Majesty Queen is right," the new emperor nodded.

"As long as the court treats these people well, even if these recommended people are loyal to the country or the county, they will eventually be loyal to the Han Dynasty." The Queen Mother said: "The prosperity of our Han Dynasty is just around the corner!"

"What the Queen Mother said is absolutely true!"

The new emperor glared at Zhang Xuezhou.

If we only talk about the good points and not the bad points, everything will be just as the Queen Mother said.

The new emperor felt that recommending talents had many drawbacks, but Zhang Xuezhou was full of flattery and almost stood in the Changxin Palace camp. He did not raise any objections at all. This made him, who adhered to the principle of "loyalty" in selecting talents, feel very uncomfortable and he could only nod his head continuously.