Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 464 Important Position
The Imperial Garden is in full bloom at this time of year, and you can smell the fragrant aroma of flowers.

It is said that for the sake of these rare flowers and plants, the Holy Emperor listened a lot to the nagging of Prime Minister Zhang in the cabinet.

at this time.

Under a pavilion in the Imperial Garden.

A large copper pot was bubbling with steam and red oil was bubbling. Several young eunuchs were carefully adding fuel to the fire.

The Holy Emperor rolled up his sleeves, picked up a piece of beef sliced ​​as thin as a cicada's wing and devoured it.

On both sides of the Holy Emperor.

On one side was Li Rui, who occasionally ate meat, but most of the time he was secretly transferring the meat in the pot to the Holy Emperor.

On the other side was a middle-aged civil servant wearing a bright red dragon robe.

This person is none other than Prime Minister Zhang of the Cabinet.

Zhang Shoufu just sat upright on the stone bench. The bowl and chopsticks in front of him were extremely clean because he had not even touched the food with his chopsticks. He sat upright.

The Holy Emperor ate while saying:

"Zi Lu, you are not destined to enjoy happiness. If you were to live forever, you would definitely eat delicious food."

"Ok!"

"Look at Li Aiqing, he understands very well."

Li Rui was frying the meat in the oil dish very skillfully. The meat slices were covered with mashed garlic and coriander and put into his mouth.

Upon seeing this, the Holy Emperor could not help but feel greatly relieved.

As expected, he is the person Gu Changsheng favors, and he is indeed pleasing to the eye.

Half full after eating.

The Holy Emperor then slowed down his movements.

Although he was diligent in his work, he was never careless about food, but he was not extravagant either.

The main reason is that I am not used to eating delicacies from land and sea.

As a result, many ministers in the court lost the way to please the emperor.

"My dear Li Aiqing, you have done a great job in the Qingwei Sect and brought me honor. Don't go there anymore and stay in the capital."

Li Rui appeared respectful, but his heart was slightly moved.

The Holy Emperor's words clearly showed that he did not intend to let him return to Yunzhou and that he wanted to be a real Beijing official.

In this regard.

Li Rui did not refuse at all.

Jiang Linxian had to go into seclusion in the capital because of Huang Longzi. Although Huang Longzi was not as vulnerable to powerful enemies as Jiang Linxian, he had ruined the North Pole Demon Sect's plans, and there were many people who wanted to kill him.

Being strong is important, but finding a safe place is also crucial.

Looking at the entire Yu State, the safest place is definitely the capital.

Stay in the capital.

Even the leader of the Arctic Demon Sect couldn't do anything to him.

Li Rui: "I have often heard of your majesty's heroic deeds in the southern border. As long as I can see your majesty's power, I am willing to give up my official position."

From the pavilion came the hearty laughter of the Holy Emperor, slapping his thighs:
"I did do a lot of things in the Southern Territory. I didn't expect that someone would still remember it after so many years."

"Lord Li really understands me."

"It's a pity that Changsheng is not here, otherwise I would have asked him to tell you about the incident of the fierce tiger climbing over the mountain."

Gu Changsheng was not there, and the old-fashioned Zhang Zilu was beside him.

It really made the Holy Emperor feel regretful.

The Holy Emperor kept a smile on his face and narrowed his eyes: "Since Li Aiqing is familiar with Changsheng, then let's go to the Imperial Observatory."

Li Rui was delighted.

Right in the middle.

The Imperial Observatory is Gu Changsheng's territory. If he goes to the Imperial Observatory, his life will be carefree and happy.

But just when Li Rui was about to agree.

Prime Minister Zhang, who had been silent the whole time, slowly spoke up: "Your Majesty, there are so many immortal cultivators that it is already difficult for the Imperial Observatory and the Ministry of Rites to maintain them. Now that the secret guards are no longer secret, I propose to withdraw the secret guards and set up the Xunshan Division to monitor the immortal cultivators in the world together with the Imperial Observatory and the Ministry of Rites. The guest officials will be retained, and the other secret guards will no longer serve concurrently and focus on the monitoring duties."

"Lord Li is an old secret guard with great talent. It is most appropriate for him to join the Xunshan Division at this time."

The Holy Emperor whispered:
"Xunshansi"

"Very good, then let's do as Zilu said. The position of the first Chief Justice must be undertaken by Zilu."

The Holy Emperor was delighted and agreed immediately.

A major event was thus finalized.

Li Rui blinked.

I feel weird.

Everything seemed normal, but he knew that Prime Minister Zhang was clearly trying to steal Gu Changsheng's girl.

But since the Holy Emperor has agreed.

Li Rui would not spoil the fun at this time.

He bowed and said, "I will do my best in Xunshan Division."

"Lord Li is indeed a blessing to the court. I am very pleased."

It was already past the hour of Wei.

Li Ruicai came out of the palace.

After entering the palace, he not only witnessed the birth of a future behemoth, but also became an official of Xunshansi.

It’s still the third rank.

But compared to the previous honorary position of Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief, he is now a real powerful figure.

This is because Xunshansi, like the Imperial Observatory and the Ministry of Rites, is in charge of cultivators.

And it is a dedicated one.

It is similar to the Six Gates of the Ministry of Justice, but has a higher status and is responsible for arresting cultivators who have committed crimes.

Together with the Imperial Observatory and the Ministry of Rites, it formed an alternative three departments.

The Imperial Observatory was responsible for supervision, the Ministry of Rites was responsible for trial, and the Xunshan Division was responsible for arrest.

You can tell at a glance.

Searching for the mountain is hard work.

of course.

The treatment is definitely the best and the most prestigious. Moreover, the first director of Xunshan Division is the Prime Minister, Lord Zhang. His status must be extremely high, the kind that can do whatever he wants in the State of Yu.

If officials are afraid of the Imperial Guard, then in the future, cultivators will have to be afraid of the Xunshan Division. Although I didn't make it to the Imperial Observatory, the Xunshan Division is not bad.

And it’s according to Prime Minister Zhang’s intention.

He does not need to charge into the front, but instead make use of his expertise in talismans and formations to manage the Xunshan Division's arsenal, as well as the logistics departments such as talisman masters, formation masters, and alchemy masters.

Such a lucrative job.

Of course Li Rui had no reason to refuse.

Ten days later.

When Gu Changsheng returned from Beiyuan, he heard that Li Rui had gone to Xunshansi, he immediately started cursing.

"You are such a good fellow, Zhang Zilu, you have snatched people from me."

"I wonder why you are so kind."

In Jiang Linxian's yard.

Gu Changsheng had been cursing for a whole cup of tea, with no intention of stopping.

Some days ago.

The war in Beiyuan suddenly changed.

The Holy Emperor ordered him to go to Beiyuan to supervise the war. Before leaving, he had already agreed with the Holy Emperor to let Li Rui come to the Imperial Observatory.

It was originally a done deal.

Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Zhang pulled out the nail that he had already put in place.

This is what makes him so tolerant.

Jiang Linxian and Li Rui looked at the furious Gu Changsheng and exchanged glances.

"Brother Gu, the Holy Emperor has already made the decision on this matter. I'm afraid it will be useless to go to the palace. Anyway, Prime Minister Zhang is a trustworthy person. It may not be a bad thing for Brother Li to go to Shansi."

Jiang Linxian started talking.

Gu Changsheng let out a sigh of hatred.

Of course he knew.

Moreover, given Prime Minister Zhang's working style, he probably wouldn't have been left with any chance.

"Zhang Zilu, this matter is not over yet!"

Gu Changsheng said something harsh and had no choice but to give up.

He looked at Li Rui and said, "Brother Li, you stay in Xunshansi now. I will go to His Majesty to talk about it in a few days. Don't bully others like this."

Gu Changsheng didn't expect this either.

Zhang Zilu, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually tried to steal the girl from his ally.

This makes it even more hateful.

Li Rui felt strange.

Gu Changsheng is a first-rank land immortal, so it is very convenient to call him brother.

But of course he would not be arrogant and really called Gu Changsheng his brother.

Li Rui coughed lightly and said, "Master, in the future, the Xunshan Division and the Imperial Observatory will have a lot of dealings. If I go to the Xunshan Division, it will be convenient for us to communicate with each other."

Hearing Li Rui's words.

Gu Changsheng also felt much better.

"Brother is still the best at doing things."

However, he did keep note of the grudges that Prime Minister Zhang had committed against others.

later.

Li Rui heard an interesting story.

Gu Changsheng, the director of the Imperial Observatory, invited Prime Minister Zhang to eat Sichuan cuisine for seven days. It was said that the peppers were specially picked from the fairy island in the East China Sea.

As a result, Prime Minister Zhang would take a detour whenever he saw Gu Changsheng after leaving court.

Li Rui's appointment has not yet been finalized.

So there is no need to go to court for the time being.

These were all told to him by Jiang Linxian.

When he came to the capital, he had no place to stay, so he simply stayed at Jiang Linxian's house.

Although he did not have a formal status, he had not missed a single thing in Xunshansi's affairs.

Yang Bing, the former commander of the secret guards, suddenly became the deputy director of Xunshan Division.

Only 30% of the secret guards were left.

The rest were drawn from various confidential departments of the military and the court. With Zhang Shoufu, the head of the civil service, in charge of the organization, the process was naturally extremely smooth.

In every government office of the imperial court, if someone dared to disobey the Ministry of Personnel's request to seize someone, they would report the matter to the Holy Emperor.

But when Prime Minister Zhang tried to snatch people away, they dared not say a word.

They all obediently sent their people to Xunshansi.

Just one month.

Xunshansi was quite large.

There are five hundred mountain-seeking messengers, one hundred mountain-fixing messengers, eighteen mountain-guarding messengers, and five deputy messengers each.

In addition, there are two hundred arsenal logistics personnel.

It became a big government office in one leap.

Li Rui is also the Guardian of the Mountain, in charge of managing the armory. His status is slightly higher than that of the other Guardians of the Mountain, and there is a sign that he is on par with the deputy governor.

All this is naturally the result of Prime Minister Zhang's bias.

Those who can enter Xunshansi are all talented people from all walks of life and have good vision.

It was natural to see that everyone was very polite to Li Rui.

Gradually.

Xunshan Division handled several major cases and its reputation grew.

Li Rui lives a leisurely life.

do nothing.

Salaries increased, power increased, and cultivation increased.

This day.

Li Rui, who was meditating in the room, suddenly felt something and slowly opened his eyes.

The truth is fulfilled!

(End of this chapter)