Chapter 486: Promotion

"Master, the Fifth Prince is here and wants to see you."

The old steward said.

He was still panting, clearly in a hurry.

That was right.

Ordinary people seeing a prince, how could they not be shocked, let alone at the foot of the Imperial City in the capital, where they were even more in awe.

"Good, I know."

Li Rui put down the ancient book, walked out of the room unhurriedly, and came to the front courtyard.

He saw the Fifth Prince Zhu Gan standing in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, playing with the flowers and plants with great interest.

Li Rui's heart moved slightly.

He had worked with Zhu Gan in the spirit mine for many years and knew too well the arrogant temperament of this Fifth Prince; it was always others waiting for him, and today, waiting for someone else without the slightest anger, was simply unprecedented.

"Fifth Prince."

Li Rui bowed his hands.

Zhu Gan stopped his movements, straightened his waist, looked at Li Rui, and revealed a smile: "Minister Li, we haven't seen each other for a long time; I heard you broke through, congratulations, congratulations."

"Thank you, Fifth Prince."

Li Rui was still very polite.

Then he led Zhu Gan into the main hall.

He asked the steward to brew a pot of tea.

Specifically taking the good tea from home.

Although his relationship with the Fifth Prince Zhu Gan was not very good, the other party's status was a prince, and treating him with courtesy was Li Rui's own rule, regardless of the person.

After a few pleasantries.

The Fifth Prince Zhu Gan spoke: "Minister Li, perhaps we had some misunderstandings before."

Misunderstandings?

Li Rui had no waves in his heart.

He and Zhu Gan really had no misunderstandings.

Not to mention the past, just yesterday, if he hadn't deliberately broken through, Zhu Gan's confidant Zhou Tong would have already made a move.

"What is the Fifth Prince saying? This official doesn't understand."

Li Rui put down the teacup in his hand.

Zhu Gan narrowed his eyes.

"Truly an old fox."

He knew Li Rui's temperament: cautious, steady, and never leaving flaws for outsiders.

Zhu Gan also knew.

Today is different from the past.

Li Rui is no longer the Third-Rank Below Tongxuan official from before; for a prince to want to manipulate a Heaven-Observing expert is too self-righteous.

It was precisely because he knew this principle.

That Zhu Gan didn't want to make the relationship between the two sides too stiff.

And in Zhu Gan's view, Li Rui didn't know that he valued his bone structure, and the conflict between the two sides was just some friction in the spirit mine of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

It was not difficult to resolve.

Zhu Gan didn't speak, just raised his hand, and then saw Ben Shi take out a small booklet from his bosom.

Taking the booklet.

Zhu Gan then spoke: "I heard that Minister Li is a master of both talismans and formations; this "Yin-Yang Talisman" is a Second-Rank talisman technique, perhaps it will be useful to Minister Li. Treasures match heroes, so I wish Minister Li progress in talismans and formations in advance, and to raise the national prestige of our Great Yu."

A flash of strangeness passed through Li Rui's eyes.

This Fifth Prince was indeed much changed from his impression.

Perhaps it was the experience, or perhaps it was because the status of the two sides had changed.

Yin-Yang Talisman...

'Truly a big move.'

As a Third-Rank talisman master, Li Rui naturally knew the preciousness of Second-Rank talisman techniques.

Even for Zhu Gan, this prince, it could be said that he had spent his capital.

The sincerity was very sufficient.

Li Rui laughed and said: "Then thank you, Fifth Prince."

Saying that, he accepted the ancient book in Zhu Gan's hand.

He revealed his cultivation, but didn't make a move directly.

One was that the capital couldn't let him kill a Heaven-Observing expert, who was also a person of Zhu Gan and the Imperial Preceptor, and the other was that he didn't intend to completely fall out with the royal family.

Note.

It was the royal family, not Zhu Gan.

The royal family cared most about face; when Zhu Gan caused such a big incident, in the end, he was only stripped of his title as a feudal prince and grounded, and nothing else happened.

Li Rui naturally knew that a death struggle would do him no good.

Even if he had to make a move, it would at least be outside the capital.

As long as Zhu Gan was still in the capital, there was absolutely no possibility.

Li Rui hadn't been so hot-headed as to insist on killing a prince and then flee to the East Sea to hide his name.

To put it bluntly, it hadn't reached that point yet.

Zhu Gan's willingness to reconcile was a good result.

Of course.

He wouldn't relax his vigilance against Zhu Gan because of this, just maintaining a surface decency.

Accepting or not accepting this Yin-Yang Talisman was actually the same.

Since that was the case, there was naturally no reason not to accept it.

Li Rui accepted the item.

Zhu Gan's attitude was clearly much better, and although the two couldn't be said to be talking happily, they could be considered harmonious.

Afterwards, he even took the initiative to explain the events in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Saying it was because of a failed breakthrough, a irritable mood, and therefore some harshness.

After compiling history, his temperament had stabilized a lot.

Of course.

Li Rui wouldn't believe a word of these words.

The reason Zhu Gan said these things was just because he was wary of his Heaven-Observing Realm.

Finally.

Zhu Gan was sent out of the mansion by Li Rui with a smile.

In the gorgeous carriage.

The smile on Zhu Gan's face faded, and he even carried a bit of coldness.

"Considered sensible."

He said in a low voice.

An official like Li Rui is extremely good, not insisting on thinking it's a death feud because of previous events.

Although he, a prince, doesn't fear a Heaven-Observing expert.

But if Li Rui insisted on a death struggle with him, it would also be extremely uncomfortable.

The current result is quite good.

For some reason.

A sense of disgust rose in Zhu Gan's heart.

He, a prince, actually had to be so low-key to a former old horseman.

'When I ascend the throne, I will settle everything.'

Thinking of this.

Zhu Gan felt better, and even a curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He was indeed much better-tempered now.

'Must have patience.'

In the Imperial Study.

"Alright, alright, Zhang Zilu, Gu Changsheng, don't argue anymore; Li Rui is indeed a talent."

The Emperor was about to persuade.

He had originally thought about saying that Li Rui was not worth the two pillars of the court arguing over.

But he also found that Li Rui was indeed gifted, and in the end, could only say the word "talent."

Li Rui's promotion.

Originally could have been finalized long ago, but because of the insistence of Gu Gu Changsheng, the usually loose-tempered Chief of the Imperial Observatory, it became somewhat difficult to handle.

Mainly.

The Emperor was also guilty.

After all, he also contributed significantly to Grand Secretary Zhang poaching the wall.

In the past, it was the struggle between the Su Xuan and Lin parties.

Neither side wanted the other's people to become high officials; now it's good, these two allies, Gu Gu Changsheng and Zhang Zhang Zilu, are arguing.

This is truly the first time.

"Zhang Zhang Zilu, this Li Rui was originally a talent I discovered; I've already let you use him for quite a few years, now it's time to return him, right? When you were in the Ministry of Revenue, you often said that there must be borrowing and returning, and borrowing again is not difficult; have you forgotten now?"

Gu Gu Changsheng said.

Grand Secretary Zhang was flat: "Brother Gu Changsheng, Li Rui going to the Imperial Observatory is burying his talent; staying in the Search Mountain Division can exert the greatest utility."

Gu Gu Changsheng was laughed at in anger:

"You tell me, how much more powerful can a Search Mountain Division deputy be than my Imperial Observatory deputy?"

Grand Secretary Zhang was still in a flat manner:

"Brother Gu Changsheng might have thought wrong; Li Rui staying in my Search Mountain Division is not a deputy, but a Taiping Order."

Hearing the three words "Taiping Order."

Even Gu Gu Changsheng didn't speak for a while.

The Taiping Order is an extremely special official position in the Search Mountain Division, only under Grand Secretary Zhang, and its status is even faintly higher than other deputies.

It is not that the rank is higher, but that the matters handled are too special.

Examining immortal officials, presiding over ceremonies.

This immortal official is not that immortal official, but those cultivators who are willing to enter the court as officials.

The Taiping Order is to find cultivators suitable for being officials and to examine these cultivators.

Originally, this matter should have been done by the Ministry of Personnel.

But Grand Secretary Zhang believed that special times require special measures, and the Ministry of Personnel had no ability to manage this matter well, so he took this great power to the Search Mountain Division and established the Taiping Order to manage it exclusively.

But precisely because the situation was special, the first Taiping Order was Grand Secretary Zhang himself.

As for presiding over ceremonies, it looks normal on the surface.

But in fact, it is even more special, which is to supervise national fortune and communicate with the Immortal Cultivation Realm!

It can be considered a replica of the Minister of Rites.

Even Gu Gu Changsheng didn't expect.

Grand Secretary Zhang was actually willing to give such an important position to Li Rui.

In comparison, the Imperial Observatory deputy is really not as good.

The Minister of Personnel is called the Heavenly Official in the folk, and the Minister of Rites is called the Spring Official.

And the Taiping Order is the Heavenly Official plus the Spring Official for cultivators!

The power is undoubtedly great.

Hearing Taiping Order.

A flash of cunning passed through Gu Gu Changsheng's eyes.

He changed his usual way and argued with Grand Secretary Zhang like this, wasn't it just for this scene today.

Whether Li Rui works in the Imperial Observatory or not, he is his person.

The better the other party is, the more he is happy to see it.

Joy in his heart, but he still kept a straight face on the surface, saying to the Emperor: "This matter still needs the Emperor to decide; what he, Zhang Zhang Zilu, says doesn't count."

The Emperor looked at the two in the Imperial Study.

Narrowed his eyes, with a smile on his mouth.

If he didn't understand at this time, it would be a waste of his holy name for a hundred years.

These two were clearly singing a duet for him.

The Emperor slapped his thigh and laughed:

"Good."

"Then follow Zhang Zilu."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 487 =====