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Chu Huan followed Eunuch Shui out of the Guangming Hall, turned to the side hall, changed into his own clothes, and before leaving the hall, a young eunuch brought ten gold ingots, which were a hundred taels of gold rewarded by His Majesty the Emperor. The eunuch said again: "The one hundred bolts of silk that the Holy Majesty rewarded will be sent to Ximen Office by someone later."

Chu Huan accepted it naturally, and when the eunuch left, he saw Eunuch Shui next to him, took two gold ingots, also weighing 20 taels, stuffed them into Eunuch Shui's hands, and said with a smile: "Today I have troubled Eunuch, so it's not respectful. , please accept it."

This father-in-law Shui is the general manager of the emperor. Although his status is low, he is a person next to the emperor. It is difficult to ask him to say good things, but it is easy for him to talk nonsense around the emperor. If he gave out two ingots of gold, even if he wouldn't say good things about himself, he would definitely not say bad things about himself.

Mr. Shui was expressionless from the beginning to the end. At this time, when two ingots of gold were stuffed in, a smile appeared on his face, and he declined, "You must, this is given to you by the Holy Majesty, how can our family...!"

Chu Huan didn't wait for him to finish, and said with a smile, "It's mine from the Holy Majesty. Father-in-law has worked so hard for Chu Huan today. What that means is just to let father-in-law drink two cups of tea."

Eunuch Shui smiled and said: "So, then...then our family can only accept it brazenly." He took the gold ingot happily, his eyes were full of "children can be taught", and said softly: "Chu Huan, you Do you know why the Holy Majesty specially called you into the palace?"

Chu Huan said, "I don't know."

"Your Majesty is a monk who cultivates longevity, and there are many national affairs. Even if someone has made meritorious deeds, it is rare for His Majesty to personally summon you to confer rewards." Eunuch Shui waved his hands, signaling Chu Huan to follow him out of the palace, and said softly as he walked, "Although you have made great achievements , but after all, you are only a Wu Jingwei, it stands to reason that the Holy Majesty will never summon you."

Chu Huan hurriedly said: "My father-in-law said that the Holy Lord is Long En, Chu Huan is still very excited at this time."

Eunuch Shui said with a smile: "Actually, besides the Holy Majesty, you also need to thank His Royal Highness King Qi. When King Qi came back from Yunshan Mansion, he immediately asked to see the Holy Majesty. In front of the Holy Majesty, he praised you very much. Perhaps it is for this reason that the Holy Majesty summoned you in person. you."

In fact, Chu Huan has long understood this point. It stands to reason that even if he is a small Wu Jingwei, even if he has made extraordinary achievements, the emperor is nothing more than a decree to reward him. King Lai Qi really spoke well of himself in front of the emperor, perhaps it was for this reason that the emperor became interested in him, so he was called into the palace.

Today when he entered the palace, he was rewarded with gold and silk, but his official position was not released. After five days, he would be assessed in the Imperial Garden, and Chu Huan didn't know what kind of assessment would be conducted at that time.

The two went out of the palace along the way they came from one after the other, Chu Huan asked softly: "Grandpa, King Qi is kind to Chu Huan again, but I don't know if we can go to see King Qi and thank you for your kindness?"

Eunuch Shui shook his head and said: "I'm afraid I can't. King Qi came back from Xishan, and the queen learned that King Qi was almost assassinated. She was worried and angry, and she had already grounded King Qi. During this period, she couldn't leave Qi Ning Palace, and she couldn't." See anyone." Seeing that Chu Huan was slightly disappointed, he said softly: "Don't worry, King Qi's confinement will be lifted in a few days. King Qi attaches great importance to you, and he will definitely summon you when the time comes .”

Chu Huan said: "Thank you, father-in-law, for telling me."

Eunuch Shui took two ingots of gold, and always felt that there was something to do, so he said in a low voice: "Chu Huan, there is a saying in our family, I don't know if it should be said or not!"

Chu Huan hurriedly said: "Elder-in-law, please tell me, Chu Huan is all ears!"

Eunuch Shui looked around, then lowered his voice and said: "Today, the Majesty wants to give you an official, Zhou Nayan proposed an assessment, and the Majesty agreed. This matter is related to your future, and it is also related to the Majesty's face."

"What does the father-in-law mean?"

"The Holy Majesty seems to appreciate you very much." Shui Gong said: "Since the Holy Majesty has approved the examination, it means that you can pass the examination. After five days, if you pass the examination, it will be an honor to the Majesty. I am happy, I will definitely give you a high official, and your future will be bright, but once you fail both civil and military tests, disaster will be imminent."

"A catastrophe is imminent?" Chu Huan frowned.

Eunuch Shui said slowly: "If you lose, then if you live up to His Majesty's respect and lose His Majesty's face, the consequences... you can weigh it yourself!"

Chu Huan knew that this Eunuch Shui was someone close to the emperor, and he could more or less understand the emperor's thoughts. He hadn't thought of this level just now, but what Eunuch Shui said at the moment made Chu Huan understand that the assessment after five days , not only related to his own future, but the most important thing is related to the emperor's face.

Especially when he was in Guangming Palace, although Lin Yunfang agreed with the emperor to appoint him an official, and even argued with Zhou Ting, Chu Huan did not like Zhou Ting.

He knew very well that the purpose of Lin Yunfang's argument was not because he really wanted to promote him, Chu Huan. Lin Yunfang was just echoing the emperor and patting the emperor's horse.

On the contrary, Zhou Ting, although admonishing the emperor not to appoint an official rashly, Chu Huan actually had some appreciation for Zhou Ting, who was able to raise objections when the emperor was in high spirits, Zhou Ting was quite courageous this week, although The words of opposition were not very fierce, but they were quite ingenious. Thinking about it, Zhou Ting also knew that he should not anger the emperor. Suggestions are fine, but you must master the method, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous if you are not careful.

Eunuch Shui's reminder made Chu Huan feel the pressure on him suddenly increase.

After leaving the imperial city and riding back to the Ximen office, Chu Huan was thinking about the Xiliang people asking for peace on the way.

When he first heard the news in the Guangming Palace, for a moment, like Zhou Ting, Chu Huan wondered if this was a trick of the Xiliang people, but soon he remembered the analysis that Pei Ji had made with him.

Pei Ji said at the time that the people of Xiliang did not enter the army for a long time, either because of lack of food, or because of domestic changes in Xiliang, and Pei Ji estimated that it would not be long before the people of Xiliang would retreat.

Today's incident seems to have fulfilled Pei Ji's words. The people of Xiliang offered to negotiate a peace, which means that there are indeed problems within them and they cannot continue to fight Daqin.

When we returned to the Ximen Office, the world was already dark, and there was still a distance from the gate of the Ximen Office, when we saw a Wu Jingwei standing outside the door waiting for something, and when he saw Chu Huan coming back, the man showed joy, and turned his head Shouted to the gate of the office: "Chu Huan is back, back!"

Soon, a dozen or so people rushed out from the gate of the office, and they were all overjoyed. When Chu Huan arrived at the gate, someone had already come up to hold the reins eagerly. Wang Fu came forward from the crowd and said with a smile: "Chu Huan, No, no, no..., it should be Master Chu, hahaha, brothers have been waiting for you." Someone nearby helped Chu Huan off the horse, someone led the horse down, and others surrounded Chu Huan and entered the gate of the office. One seemed very affectionate.

"Master Chu, what kind of official has the court rewarded?" Someone next to him asked with a smile, "What should everyone call you in the future?"

Another person shouted: "Lord Chu, you came out of the Ximen Office, and here are all your brothers. If you become prosperous, don't forget these poor brothers!"

"Nonsense, how can Mr. Chu be such a person?" One person said angrily, "Although we have not been together with Mr. Chu for a long time, everyone should also see that Mr. Chu is a good man with loyalty first."

A person came by next to him, but it was Sun Jingyi who had gone through life and death with Chu Huan. Sun Jingyi was kicked out that night, but he was not seriously injured. After several days of recuperation, he also recovered, and asked with a smile : "Chu Huan, tell me, you can see the Holy Majesty? What kind of official did you do?"

Chu Huan looked very excited when he saw everyone's eyebrows dancing. He smiled and said, "Actually... I really saw the Holy One!"

Everyone laughed even brighter.

The emperor is the Ninth Five-Year Supreme. Except for the princes, nobles and court officials, there are few people in the world who can see His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty sits in the world, and throwing out any official will be scary to death.

Now that Chu Huan had met His Majesty the Emperor, he had already been conferred an official position.

Everyone looked at Chu Huan expectantly, and some people were even ready to kneel down. As long as Chu Huan said what kind of official he was, they immediately knelt down to pay homage. Everyone wanted to give Chu Huan a good impression.

After all, it was already rare for the emperor to be summoned, and it was even more rare to confer a reward in person. After Chu Huan was summoned into the palace, the Wujing guards of the Ximen Office had already confirmed that Chu Huan would definitely return with a big official hat.

Chu Huan looked at those expectant eyes, shook his head helplessly, and said, "But the Holy One is not appointed an official!"

There was silence all around.

Some people thought they heard it wrong, and couldn't help but ask the people around them: "What did Chu Huan say? What kind of official was appointed?"

The person next to him shook his head, and he didn't know whether it was disappointment or he didn't hear clearly.

Sun Jingyi finally couldn't help asking: "You mean, the Holy Majesty summoned you, and there was no... no reward?"

Chu Huan thought for a while, and said, "I didn't make an official, but I was rewarded with some things."

At this time, many people in Wujingwei were greatly disappointed. In fact, these people really hoped that Chu Huan could find an official position in the court. There is no backing, and the chances of getting ahead are very slim. I wanted to build a relationship with Chu Huan. Chu Huan is really going to be prosperous, and everyone can get some credit. Didn't get mixed up either.

Chu Huan has no rewards, everyone is not interested in the rewards. After all, no matter how many rewards there are, they will not think that Chu Huan will distribute the rewards to everyone. Some people who are more realistic shake their heads and walk away. They all sighed in disappointment and walked away, looking like they hadn't been promoted.

Just now there were people surrounded by people number [-] and [-], but in a blink of an eye there were only four or five people left.

Wang Fu patted Chu Huan on the shoulder and comforted him: "Chu Huan, don't be disappointed if you are not appointed as an official this time. With your ability, there is still a good chance in the future. I have prepared some wine and vegetables here, let's eat first." Talk about something."

The remaining few people also said a few words of comfort.

Chu Huan looked at these people and said with a smile, "Brother Wang, do you still have to patrol at night?"

Wang Fu said: "Everything for the evening has been arranged."

"That's good." Chu Huan said: "The Holy One has some rewards. If you are willing, let's find a place to have a few drinks. What do you think?"

Sun Jingyi was the first to say: "Okay, okay, let's go out for a drink. Once drunk, you will relieve your worries, Chu Huan, don't be disappointed, after a few glasses of wine, all the unhappiness will disappear."

Wang Fu also said with a smile: "Chu Huan treats guests, it's a good thing, everyone will follow this time, and Chu Huan must be poor!"

Sun Jing rushed to ask: "Where shall we go to eat?"

A Wujing guard replied shyly: "How about... let's go to Yanyunfang?"

Immediately everyone showed ambiguity, and Chu Huan was very happy, saying: "Let's go, let's go to Yanyunfang!" He didn't know where this Yinyunfang was.