This martial artist just wants to be an official

Chapter 495 Bai Hezhi: You should call Master Lu Master

Beijing.

Xuanwu Street is as bustling as ever.

The cries of hawkers, the crowded crowds, and the bargaining of vendors can be heard everywhere on the streets.

In a restaurant on the west side.

The second prince, who had been on the throne for nearly two years, had a satisfied smile on his face:

"Brother Song, why are you so sad today?"

Sitting opposite him was a man in flowing green clothes. The man had no expression on his face and just drank glass after glass of wine.

"No."

Song Yu still had a blank expression on his face. He looked out the window and his voice was a little hoarse?

"Tsk, this is not like your usual style. If you have anything to say, just tell me and I will make the decision for you. Could it be that you were rejected by some good man? Hahahahaha!"

The second prince has been emperor for nearly two years, and his character has improved a lot compared to before. At least his words and actions are no longer as frivolous as before.

However, he has always had a good relationship with Song Yu, so he never has to hide anything in front of Song Yu.

Song Yu raised his head and glanced at the Second Prince. He suppressed his twitching mouth and sighed softly, with an unnatural expression on his face.

"There is no love or affection in the Kewu Division."

"Tsk."

The Second Prince sneered, but since it concerned the reputation of the Kewu Department, he was not as careless as before. He raised his eyebrows and said:
"Now the world is at peace, the Imperial Master is alive and well, and our Great Yong even has a hero like Marshal Lu in charge. The day when the Duke of the North returns from Southern Xinjiang will be the day for Great Yong and Southern Xinjiang to launch a general attack on the demon tribe. With such a beautiful day, why should we be so hypocritical?"

Song Yu rolled his eyes at him, shook his head, then poured himself a glass of wine. He didn't drink it, but just held up the glass and stared at the wine in the glass in a daze.

The Second Prince saw him like this and knew that he would get nothing out of him, so he simply ordered someone to bring a fruit plate and stuffed a few fruits into his mouth out of boredom.

"Mr. Hai is now more and more powerful in the court, but your emperor is sitting comfortably and is not anxious at all. It's surprisingly nervous."

Song Yu glanced at him and said in a teasing tone.

At this point, a gloomy look appeared on the second prince's face.

Hai Rui now has his own followers and his words are law in the court. Let alone the emperor himself, even if the late emperor were reborn, he would not have thought that Hai Rui could become so powerful in such a short time.

"hehe."

The second prince smiled casually:
"What can I do? This country is protected by my brother-in-law. He has Hai Rui in literature and Duke Beiguo in martial arts. Now they are very powerful. If I fight them, I will suffer."

"Humph!"

Song Yu snorted coldly and looked at the second prince:
"When you first ascended the throne, I saw that you were in a dilemma. We have known each other for many years, so I gave you some advice. Weren't you also constrained by Prince Qing and Li Zhen at all times?"

"I have broken the rule of our Kewu Division not to interfere in government affairs. I thought you would cheer up after the two of them died, but I didn't expect you would still be willing to be a puddle of mud."

Quiet.

After these words were spoken, the second prince was unable to utter a word.

He looked at Song Yu, panting heavily.

Song Yu was naturally not afraid, he just looked at him calmly.

The two looked at each other for a long time.

"Ugh."

A long sigh came out of the second prince's mouth.

"Do you think I want this? What can I do now?"

The Second Prince sighed and then smiled bitterly. He looked at the scenes on both sides of the street with a dazed look in his eyes. It was unknown what he was thinking about. He gently stroked the jade cup in his hand and his voice was vague:
"You and the Duke of Beiguo are close friends, and I cannot touch him. Even if I can, I still need to rely on him..."

At this point, the Second Prince felt more and more depressed. After a long while, he looked up at the window, and gently touched the rotten wood that had not been repaired for a long time with his fingers:

"In the court today, all my trusted aides have been squeezed out of the palace, leaving only a few low-ranking officials who have no say... The Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Personnel... have almost all become a one-man show for Hai Rui..."

The more the second prince spoke, the more miserable he felt.

He felt that he was not living like an emperor at all.

How could an emperor be unable to say a word in the court?
“When playing against others, it’s not just about looking at your own disadvantages.”

Song Yu looked at the Second Prince calmly, without a trace of emotion in his voice:
"Ok?"

When the Second Prince heard this, he paused slightly. He raised his head and looked at Song Yu:

"What do you mean?"

"Think about it slowly."

Song Yu just shook his head lightly.

The second prince wanted to ask something, but suddenly he heard a rapid "dong dong dong" sound coming from the wooden stairs in the attic.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...is back!"

A young eunuch ran so fast that he accidentally stepped on his right foot with his left foot and almost tripped himself and fell to the ground.

"what?"

The second prince frowned at the reckless little eunuch.

"Pu bang!" The young eunuch knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, the border has reported that the Northern Kingdom's envoys to Xinjiang have returned and are now at the border!"

As soon as these words came out, the Second Prince was instantly invigorated. He stood up impatiently and looked at the young eunuch with a look of surprise:
"Where's the secret report? Bring it here, let me take a look!!"

"Yes!"

The young eunuch took out an envelope from his sleeve and handed it over respectfully.

The second prince took it in his hand, fixed his eyes on the paper, and read it word by word.

"Build an alliance, and soon we'll be able to point our swords at the Monster Mountain!"

"it is good!"

The second prince's face flashed with excitement. He suddenly turned around and looked at Song Yu with a sharp gaze: "Brother Song! If the coalition forces can really conquer the demon race completely this time, then I will be a king who will be remembered for eternity!!"

Song Yu nodded slightly and did not answer the question.

His eyes swept across the excited face of the Second Prince, and he lowered his head dejectedly, with a glimmer of...struggle in his eyes.

……

After Lu Yuanzhi returned from his diplomatic mission, countless officials came to greet him in every town he passed through.

He couldn't stand the annoyance so he chose a mountain road to connect to the waterway, which reduced the troubles around him a lot.

As for Dadan and the more than 10,000 people of the Black Spot Tribe that Dadan brought with him, Lu Yuanzhi arranged them on the border, waiting to transfer them to the demon battlefield when he went to conquer the demon tribe.

By then, it will naturally be a considerable combat force.

"My lord."

Wang Xianping was in high spirits at this time.

Since returning with the diplomatic mission, wherever he passed, he was greeted by countless common people and officials. As an official of the Ministry of Rites, a lackey of his uncle, and a follower of the Duke of Beiguo, Wang Xianping naturally received a lot of flattery.

Although his ears were callused from hearing so much along the way, he still felt a little confused after hearing these words so many times.

"what happened?"

Lu Yuanzhi stood on the bow of the ship, looking into the distance.

When the delegation passed through the border, they asked for a large ship and went north along the Luoshui River. Now they only needed to spend four or five more days on the water to cross the Luoshui River and reach the capital.

Hearing Wang Xianping's voice, he slowly turned his head and his eyes moved around his body.

"It's time to eat."

Wang Xianping looked at Lu Yuanzhi respectfully.

Although he received a lot of compliments, Wang Xianping never dared to be arrogant in front of Lu Yuanzhi.

But he knew that the reason he was able to obtain such wealth and status today was ultimately because of the Duke.

"Ah."

Lu Yuanzhi replied indifferently, then went down the deck and walked towards the boat.

After arriving on the boat, Lu Yuanzhi met the two people he least wanted to meet.

"Amitabha, Master Lu." Xuan Shu clasped his hands together and bowed to Lu Yuanzhi.

"Okay, no need to be so polite." Lu Yuanzhi waved his hand impatiently and glanced at Xuan Shu indifferently.

Along the way, Xuanshu followed me around, either asking me about my well-being or coming to me every day to discuss Buddhist principles with me.

If I could discuss Buddhist principles with him, I would be the Buddha. Why would I still be practicing martial arts here?
"How dare you be so disrespectful to the Bodhisattva! You bastard!"

Seeing the impatience on Lu Yuanzhi's face, the Fu Hu Luo Han on the side opened his eyes wide and glared at Lu Yuanzhi.

"roll!"

Xuan Shu was annoying, but he was just annoying. What annoyed Lu Yuanzhi the most was this clown-like Fu Hu Luohan. He didn't want to pay attention to him at all, but he pretended to be so great...

Lu Yuanzhi looked at Fu Hu Luohan coldly:

"If you dare to disrespect me again, I will make sure you won't see the sun tomorrow."

"Heh!" Subduing Tiger Arhat sneered and was about to say something, but Xuan Shu interrupted him directly.

"If you continue to behave like this, then you should not follow me."

Xuan Shu looked at Fu Hu coldly.

"I'm doing this for the Bodhisattva's own good!" Fu Hu's heart trembled when he saw Xuan Shu's cold eyes, and he stammered.

"For the sake of this poor monk, please stop being disrespectful to Master Lu."

Xuan Shu continued to look at him expressionlessly.

"Yes."

Subduing Tiger Arhat looked at Lu Yuanzhi unwillingly, then turned his head away.

Lu Yuanzhi turned his gaze to Xuan Shu again and said coldly:

"Xuanshu Bodhisattva, I hope you won't follow me anymore after we get to the capital. The people in the capital have a strong opinion of Buddhists. It would be bad if it damages my reputation."

"Amitabha, Master Lu is right. After arriving in Beijing, I will go and look for the Buddha's disciples."

A hint of bitter understanding appeared on Xuan Shu's face.

"Ah."

After taking another indifferent look at the Subduing Tiger Arhat, Lu Yuanzhi left.

……

"Bodhisattva, we two entered Dayong with honor and dignity, why do we have to do this?"

After Lu Yuanzhi left, Fu Hu Luohan could no longer bear it and looked at Xuan Shu in a muffled voice.

"I have my own plans."

Xuan Shu slowly looked towards the Subduing Tiger Arhat, and his voice became extremely cold:
"If you dare to ruin my good deeds, I will surely send you to hell."

After hearing such cold and intimidating words, Fu Hu Luohan was suddenly shocked, and then his whole body was awed, and he bowed his head respectfully:
"Respectfully follow the Bodhisattva's command."

"Humph!"

Xuan Shu slowly left this place.

The Subduing Tiger Arhat also followed closely.

……

Beijing.

The people on both sides of the strait were dazzled by what they saw, but there was still a lot of expectation in their eyes. Everyone was like a husband-waiting stone, staring eagerly at the direction of the bend at the end of the water source.

At this time, the two sides were so crowded that there was no space between people.

The Second Prince was the Emperor, and at this moment he was also sitting on his own dragon sedan chair, gazing into the distance. The impatience on his face did not seem to be acted.

Bai Qingying and Changle each held a child who looked as delicate as a porcelain doll in their arms. The two girls were taken care of by servants. Their eyes exchanged glances at the end of the water source, and the expectant looks in their eyes seemed to be about to materialize.

Finally, amid everyone's anticipation, a large ship slowly appeared in the sky.

The flags on the ships are also very conspicuous.

The moment they saw the ship appear, thousands of people on both sides of the strait shouted:

"came back!!!"

"Little Lu Fengpei is back!!"

"Finally he's back! It is said that this time, little Lu Fengpei went to Southern Xinjiang as an envoy in order to form an alliance with Southern Xinjiang and attack the demon tribe together!"

"I know, I know. More than 20 years ago, Southern Xinjiang and the demon tribe teamed up to bully us. Now the demon tribe is also being bullied by us and Southern Xinjiang. How cool!"

"It relieves the anger in my heart!"

"Comfortable!!"

"........."

"Little Lu Fengpei is the most powerful official in my Dayong!"

"That's right!!"

"........."

"I've told you so many times, you can't call me Little Lu Fengpei anymore, you have to call me Duke!"

"Oh, sorry, I forgot in my excitement..."

…………

Countless expectant voices spread in everyone's heart with a strong sense of warmth.

Looking at the ship getting closer and closer, everyone was extremely excited!
It has been so many years since Dayong has felt so proud!
Today, because of one person, this scene changed! Dayong completely established its position as the leader of the Kyushu Continent!
This person is little Lu Fengpei!

He is the most legendary person in the hearts of the people of Dayong!

……

"hehe."

In a tavern somewhere, Hai Wuyang watched the ship slowly approaching, a longing smile appearing on his face.

"Teacher please."

Sitting opposite Hai Wuyang was a man with white hair and a youthful face, Mr. Yao. The old man had a rosy face and an air of elegance on his face.

It was Bai Hezhi, the dean of Qinghe Academy.

"Ah."

Bai Hezhi smiled faintly, took the wine glass handed to him by Hai Wuyang, looked at the slowly approaching ship through the window of the tavern, and said with a relaxed tone:

"Master Lu has traveled all the way north and has now arrived in the capital. I'm afraid he won't be able to stay in the capital for long before he has to continue north to conquer the demon tribe."

"Cough cough."

Hai Wuyang was choked by the wine.

Even though I was mentally prepared, I still felt a little uncomfortable when my teacher called me "Master Lu".

He wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare to. He felt suffocated if he held it in.

My elder brother, who is only one year older than me, was called "Master Lu" by my teacher who is nearly 90 years old...

This feeling is really too wonderful.

It was so strange that he still felt it was a little unreal.

"Brother is used to being busy."

Hai Wuyang thought for a long time and replied with this sentence.

After hearing Hai Wuyang's voice, Bai Hezhi frowned and said expressionlessly:

"You should call Master Lu Master."

Hai Wuyang: "..."