The Great Seminary

Chapter 160 Get your wish
In the city of Jinju, which borders Gyeongsang Province and Gyeonggi Province, the lights are just coming on.

It is said here to be the capital of a 'dao'.

But it is just a small island with a small population, and due to the continuous wars, it has long been sparsely populated.

In fact, it is not even as good as the county government of a large county in a big country on the mainland.

The people in the capital were so destitute that they could not even light candles.

After dinner, I turned off the lights and went to bed early.

Only the Prince Zhen's residence, where the government office was located, was brightly lit all night long.

There was a constant flow of new nobles coming in and out.

At this time, he was at the side door of the backyard of the yamen.

The carriage that Lu Ju was riding in slowly stopped.

However, the traveling aide did not show up immediately. Instead, he straightened his clothes and patted his fat face.

Taking advantage of the firelight outside the car window, he used a small, round, palm-sized bronze mirror that could be carried around to look at himself.

Subtly adjust your facial features to find the most gentle and respectful expression.

Then he lifted the curtain and jumped out of the carriage.

According to his current status, he can enter the palace and meet King Zhen without any prior notification.

But Lu Ju still politely asked the head gate official,
"Master Song, may I ask His Royal Highness Prince Zhen..."

"Mr. Lu, please stop being so polite and come in quickly.

Your Highness will be waiting for news from Mr. Pujun and you for the next day or two."

"Okay, okay, I'll be in right away."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ju no longer pretended to be polite. He took big steps and hurriedly ran towards the main house of the three-story courtyard.

The courtyard is deep and secluded, with large pines and cypresses that are admired by Xianrong Island as companions.

Under the illumination of the corridor lights, the shadows of the trees crept into the house and swayed slightly in the breeze.

When Lu Ju met King Zhen, he respectfully stated Zhang Gui's request.

Sitting on the Grand Tutor's chair, his face was haggard, his eyes were slightly dark, but his spirits were abnormally vigorous. King Zhen stared with wide eyes and asked dazedly:

"Mr. Lu, what do you think we should do about this?"

In fact, Lu Ju had already expected King Zhen to ask this question, and it was not because he respected the opinions of his subordinates.

It just makes it easier to pass the buck when things go wrong.

It wasn't obvious when he had power but no authority in the capital before, but in recent days, when he was touring the East Guangdong Province and going to Xianrong Island, his behavior has become more and more obvious.

A good "sit-down dog" will naturally tell the answer that the owner wants to hear.

Lu Ju pretended to be thoughtful, pondered for a moment, and answered loudly:
“I think this is possible for three reasons.

First, Lord Zhen Wang was on Fusang Island..."

at this time.

A thin figure strode into the main house impatiently.

He shouted in a hoarse but high voice:

"Your Highness, Your Highness, the great thing is done, the great thing is done!
Duke Yin captured the capital of Hanseong in Gyeonggi Province, but although his troops suffered heavy losses, they were no longer able to advance.

But at last I had enough time to set up the 'magic circle'.

Now the formation is complete.

Yin Gong sent a message.

If Your Highness wishes, you can immediately move the 'temporary residence' to Hancheng Prefecture to suppress the aura and facilitate future plans!"

Hanseongfu is the largest city in Gyeonggi-do, Seonjongdo Island, and is also the former capital of Hanli Kingdom.

Capturing this place is of great significance!

Upon hearing this, King Zhen jumped up and shouted while dancing with joy:

"Okay, okay, okay, uncle is really amazing.

How about Zhao Pujun? You guessed wrong, you guessed wrong!"

The thin figure who delivered the message was actually Zhao Pujun, the chief strategist of Prince Zhen.

Although he had always disagreed with the army's rash movement, he was very happy now that there were such significant results.

But even so, I still reminded Zhen Wangdao:

"Your Highness, at least 70% of the reason for our victory in this war is due to that Master Tao Yaoyao, who is from the same sect as Lord Yin..."

"Alright, alright, why are you repeating the same old tune again? You're ruining the fun at this moment. Sang Tong, get the order out right away. We're heading to Seoul!"

"According to the order."

The chief eunuch who served Prince Zhen personally happily withdrew and passed on the order after hearing this.

Soon the whole procession became noisy.

Throw out a burst of joy.

King Zhen was happily enjoying another great victory in the house. When he relaxed, he suddenly felt tired.

Just as I was about to lean back in the chair and take a nap, I accidentally caught a glimpse of Lu Ju.

Only then did he remember Zhang Gui's matter again.

"Alright, Secretary Lu, just do as that fake barbarian says.

I originally thought he was a fake barbarian, but I didn't expect him to be half real and half fake.

I don’t even know what it is.”

In fact, Prince Zhen has always had an unknown hostility towards Zhang Gui.

It started when he heard in the palace that his father was stubborn and self-righteous, wasting national strength and was defeated by the Yuanshan people.

There was a country boy who came out from some unknown corner.

He actually relied on the so-called "recommendation with blood, and going to Beijing to serve the king" to get promoted to a fourth-rank official.

Although he is a "barbarian official" who is not worth any money, he is really hateful.

He was disgusted by it when he first heard it.

The feeling between people is magical.

Even if you have never met someone in person, it is easy to leave a bad impression because of something.

It becomes extremely difficult to change things.

In addition, when Prince Zhen came into contact with Zhang Gui outside the capital, he discovered that this shameless man actually possessed extremely powerful military force.

Moreover, most of this martial power comes from blood inheritance, and a small part comes from excellent cultivation talent.

To outsiders, it feels like it came out of nowhere.

What King Zhen feels most inferior about is that among his brothers, his cultivation talent and divine inheritance are extremely mediocre.

When I was young, I was often ridiculed and teased by my brothers and sisters, intentionally or unintentionally.

In fact, the royal family is not a military family, and military force is by no means necessary.

As long as one can achieve enlightenment by taking elixirs and precious medicines, and ensure that one can live many more years in good health, the basic requirements will be met.

But the thing is, King Jane never liked being just 'basic'.

So I always feel a sense of anger that I can't express or know how to vent.

After meeting Zhang Gui, he found someone to take the blame for his anger.

For Zhang Gui, this kind of thing was so unfair that he didn't even know where to begin...

Time flies, and it is the third day of March when the dragon raises its head.

I was busy on Xianrong Island for dozens of days.

The one who cleaned up hundreds of thousands of corpses was Zhang Gui, the chief coroner of Prince Zhen.

Personally drive the large iron turtle mechanical ship

He returned to Zhihai Village, the fief of General Yanglonghu, who had another identity.

In Dongshengzhou.

There are actually quite a few strange cases where the same person holds multiple official positions.

Some people even have multiple identities and are divided into the roles of king and subject.

For example, in the Ming-Song Empire, there was an emperor named Dezheng who once named himself "the mighty general in charge of military affairs."

Go to the battlefield to fight in person to add experience to your resume and facilitate your promotion.

There was once an emperor in the Qing Dynasty who secretly took the imperial examination and became an official.

If emperors are like this, what about others?

In fact, Emperor Hezheng first demoted Zhang Gui from his eighth-rank position as "Captain of Defeat Bandits."

Then he inherited the fourth-rank "Dragon and Tiger General", which was also a way to split his identity into two.

Now Zhang Gui was just using King Zhen's hand to reuse his other identity as a "commoner".

(End of this chapter)