The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Near noon, someone came to the palace.

The number of people coming to the palace this time was comparable to the last time, but the leader was not the Jinwu Guards in the palace, but the General Chang He.

After seeing Chang He, Li Fu bowed and greeted him.

"What happened today? It's just a small matter, but General Chang came here in person." Li Fu said with a smile.

Chang He also bowed and saluted.

"Things related to the money of the inner court are not small matters." Chang He smiled and said, "I happened to be on duty in the palace today. The original leader of the Jinwu Guards in the palace was not here today, so this task fell on my head."

Beside Chang He, there was a young scholar.

"Who is this?" Li Fu looked at the people around Chang He.

Since he was on duty in the palace, why did he bring a stranger with him?

"This is my retainer, Ma Zhou." Chang He said, "After I received the mission, I dared not neglect it. Ma Zhou is my good friend, and I brought him with me as a retainer for the time being. I also came to broaden my horizons. If there is any inconvenience for Your Highness, let him go back."

Chang He thought that Li Fu would mind an irrelevant person following him.

Li Fu's eyes were always on Ma Zhou.

"Ma Zhou?" Li Fu looked at Ma Zhou and confirmed again.

"I am Ma Zhou, meeting His Highness the King of Jingyang." Ma Zhou hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Chang He on the side looked at Li Fu and Ma Zhou nervously, for he was afraid that Li Fu would be angry.

"Your Majesty has just rewarded me with the power to open a palace. Now there is a shortage of people in the palace. There is a position of the Palace Chief Secretary. Are you interested?" Li Fu asked Ma Zhou directly with a smile on his face.

"Ah?"

Ma Zhou was stunned.

Chang He was also stunned.

Palace... Chief Secretary? ! ! !

The Chief Clerk of the Prince of Jingyang's Palace was a position of the fourth rank.

And he, the Lieutenant General, was a position of the fourth rank.......

All of a sudden, his position was almost equal to his own......

Your Highness the Prince of Jingyang...are you so careless?

"What are you doing?" Li Fu confirmed with Ma Zhou again.

Ma Zhou hesitated.

He was now a retainer of General Chang.

Ma Zhou's hesitation made Chang He anxious, and he elbowed Ma Zhou.

"What are you still standing there for, silly boy? Hurry up and thank Your Highness the Prince of Jingyang! The Chief Clerk of the Palace! The Chief Clerk!"

Chang He almost said the last two words "Chief Clerk" with his back teeth.

A position of the fourth rank was given to him immediately, so why was he hesitating? This good thing doesn't come often, and it will be gone after this village. Following the Prince of Jingyang, there is no limit to his future!

The King of Jingyang is favored by the two emperors in the palace. Not to mention the future, even now, he is already a high-ranking official.

You are still hesitating!

"I..."

"You and I are a hammer!" Chang He directly reached out and pressed Ma Zhou: "You are still calling me a fourth-rank official. Do you want to go to heaven?!"

Chang He pressed Ma Zhou's head and bowed to Li Fu.

"Thank you, King of Jingyang!" Chang He said loudly.

Ma Zhou was pressed to agree before he could recover.

Then, he also hurriedly bowed his hands and responded.

"Thank you, Your Highness, King of Jingyang."

Li Fu looked at the two and nodded with satisfaction.

"Well, not bad, Ma Zhou, you still have to learn from General Chang." Li Fu smiled.

Look at General Chang, how thick-skinned he is?

To work in the Jingyang Palace, the first thing is to be thick-skinned. If you are not thick-skinned, how can you be expected to do things?

"Then you pack up and take office tomorrow?" Li Fu asked.

"No problem, no problem at all, I promise to be there tomorrow." Chang He hurriedly helped Ma Zhou to respond: "This kid is living with me now, there is not much to pack, thank you for giving him such an opportunity."

"Then it's settled." Li Fu smiled.

Li Fu was talking to Chang He the whole time, and Ma Zhou stood aside with a confused face.

When he came to his senses, he was already the chief historian of the Jingyang Palace.

His purpose of coming to Chang'an was to find a job in the court.

It's that simple, just... from the fourth rank?

Ah this...

There are so many opportunities in Chang'an City, so casual?

His decision to come to Chang'an City was really right.

Chang He was very happy that his friend came forward.

Li Fu was also very happy. Ma Zhou was the prime minister's seed. If he was brought to the palace, he would have someone to help him in the future.

What a good guy... What a good helper.

In the future, if there is anything, just give orders. Can't a smart person like Ma Zhou do it?

After the beginning of the year, it is time to use people.

Just like before, boxes of copper coins were carried out of the house and escorted into the palace by Chang He.

Ma Zhou went back to Chang He's house to pack up.

Today will be his last night at Chang He's house, and the two of them will inevitably have a drink and chat at night.

Li Fu did not follow him into the palace this time. He still had things to do. It would not be too late to go to the palace to see Li Shimin after he finished his work. By then, everything would be done together.

"Today is a good day~~"

Li Fu walked back to the house, humming a song, while Lao Zhao was in the yard, giving instructions to the servants.

After seeing Li Fu coming, he hurriedly bowed his hands.

"What are you busy with?" Li Fu asked.

"My dear, now that you have the power to open a mansion, the plaque of our house should be changed. The plaque of Jingyang Wang's house should be taken down and replaced with Jingyang Wang's Mansion by a craftsman." Lao Zhao bowed his hands and said.

"Oh, yes, there is such a thing." Li Fu smiled and said, "Let the carpenter workshop do it. By the way, the words on the plaque need to be written by someone. It can't be done casually."

"Then, which master do we need to find?" asked Lao Zhao.

"Master?" Li Fu thought about it. He didn't know any master... If it doesn't work, how about asking Emperor Li II to come?

After all, he is an emperor with calligraphy attainments. Writing four words should not be a problem, right?

The main thing is that the emperor's identity is a bonus. The emperor's handwriting is so valuable.

"Don't worry about this. Wait for me to complete a calligraphy master's words. Anyway, let someone in the workshop prepare the top-quality wood first." Li Fu said.

"Yes." Lao Zhao responded.

Since Langjun has other arrangements for this matter, there is no need to rush. Just wait for Langjun to bring the words back.

"Also, clear out a room in the side yard of the palace. Now it is at least a palace with officials. Someone will come tomorrow." Li Fu said, "We have to settle them down."

"Yes, don't worry, my lord. They are all ready-made places." Old Zhao said.

This house in Chang'an City is quite large, with many empty courtyards. Even if all the officials of the palace live in the palace, it can accommodate them.