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"Tea house? But there was no one around us all the way here. Where did you see the tea house?" Zi Chi asked in surprise.

The coachman looked at Zichi blankly, and suddenly seemed to think of something, so frightened that he fell to the ground and backed away with his hands and feet.

"Ah—ghost!" The coachman's face was livid, and he yelled in horror.

Zichi hurriedly held down the coachman who was still retreating, but found that the coachman was frighteningly strong.I couldn't move anymore, so I patted his shoulder and said:

"Don't think too much, get out of here first, let's talk on the way."

The place is full of yin and evil, and he just met the big black man and the masked man with a strong taste.Presumably the coachman also saw something unclean, so he was afraid of it.

The coachman was pulled up by Zichi, trembling and unable to walk steadily.Zichi sighed, and helped the coachman to the front of the carriage.

When the coachman got into the carriage, he came back to his senses, looked at Zi Chi's face and said with sobs:

"I'm sorry, son! I'm being rude! How can I let you help me!"

"It's justifiable, understandable. Let's leave here first, the sun is about to set." Zi Chi waved his hand.

The coachman nodded, first flicked the whip, then pulled up the reins to turn the carriage in one direction, and he was relieved.The carriage drove slowly, the sun was setting, and the sunset glow was shining on them, the driver's expression finally eased a lot.

"My lord, will the little one die?" asked the coachman.

"Why did you suddenly say such an unlucky thing?" Zi Chi asked in surprise.

"Because the little one drank that bowl of water! That's why the little one is afraid of being like that." The coachman said with a gloomy face.

"Seeing is believing. I remember that the way back should pass by that tea house. If you go to see it, you will know that it is a human or a ghost. There is nothing to be afraid of. If it wants to harm you, it will have done it long ago. How can you come to me alive?" in front of you." Zi Chi comforted.

After listening to the coachman, he felt that what the young master said was very reasonable. He held the rein with one hand, and patted his face with the other hand. He lifted his spirits and was not so afraid.

Along the way, Zichi and the coachman kept vigilant around, and when the carriage drove to the city gate, they didn't see the tea house the coachman mentioned.As night fell, the coachman became incoherent, crying and saying that he would not survive tomorrow.

Zichi propped his chin, thought for a while and said:

"It shouldn't be evil, but I think that shopkeeper saved your life."

"My lord, what do you say?" said the coachman.

"If it wasn't for that shopkeeper today, you might be as lost in this forest as I am. That shopkeeper should be the fairy family who has lived here for a long time, reminding the passing mortals not to go to Taiping Lake."

"My lord, don't lie to me. I have a humble status. How can there be a fairy in this world to take pity on me?" The coachman smiled wryly.

Zichi thought the little coachman was quite interesting, so he asked curiously:

"what's your name?"

"The younger one is named Zhou Bo." Zhou Bo said.

"Where are you from?" Zichi asked.

"A native of Feng County, Pei County." Zhou Bo said.

"I see that you are quite strong, why are you so timid. Relax, go back and get a good night's sleep, and when I go to court tomorrow, I will help you find an alchemist to see if you are lucky." Zichi said with a smile.

Zhou Bo blushed, and thought:

'It is really his blessing to be able to follow the son. '

Back at the mansion, the butler saw Zichi in a mess and was so frightened that he hurriedly sent someone to inform Mrs. Wei.

It was too late for Zichi to stop him, he saw his mother was being helped to the main hall by the servant girl in a panic, pointing at his dirty clothes and anxiously said:

"Where did you go, Zichi? How did you become like this!"

"Mom, I'm fine. I accidentally fell in the afternoon, so I came back late." Zichi explained.

"Where did you fall?" Mrs. Wei asked.

"Near Taiping Lake, mother, I haven't eaten all day, can you get me something to eat?" Zi Chi covered his stomach and changed the subject.

When Mrs. Wei heard that her son hadn't eaten all day, she immediately asked the servants to prepare for feeding.

"Mother, I'll go back to the house and change my clothes," Zi Chi said.

"Well, Mother is waiting for you in the main room." Mrs. Wei said.

Zichi hid the wooden box containing Qingyan in his sleeve, and after returning to his living room, he hid the wooden box in the crack of the bed.Then he changed into a set of clean clothes and went to the main room to meet his mother.

Seven or eight dishes were placed on the wooden table in the main room, Mrs. Wei sat on the main seat, and there was only a maidservant standing beside her.

During the meal, Mrs. Wei kept asking Zichi what happened today intentionally or unintentionally.Zichi was afraid that his mother would be worried, so he had no choice but to continue to say that he accidentally dropped it.

After the meal, Zichi told his mother the news that he was going to Yushan.

Mrs. Wei's face was heavy, and she had no other choice but to tell her son to be more careful.

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The next day, Maoshi.The gate of the palace opened, and two teams of officials entered the Qilin Hall to kowtow and salute.

Sitting behind the bead curtain, Qin Wangzheng glanced at Zichi who was kneeling on the right side of Wang Yi, then at Li Si who was kneeling at the top and said:

"Flat body."

"Thank you king."

Zichi has no official position, so he should stand at the end.Now he is standing in the fourth position as a civil servant, which shows how much the king values ​​him.There was a person standing behind the bead curtain, that person was wearing white clothes and black hair, hiding in the dark, staring at Zichi obsessively.

"Read." Ying Zheng said.

Zhao Gao took the bamboo slips, bowed his head and walked in front of Ying Zheng, knelt down with the bamboo slips in his hand and said:

"promise."

As soon as the words fell, he stood up again, walked to the jade platform, and said to the civil and military officials:

"In the 23rd year of Qin Wangzheng, Ying Zichi, the son of the royal doctor, was specially appointed to be the guardian of the Guanxing Pavilion. Tomorrow, we will set off for Yushan and be escorted by Wang Yi, the nephew of Wu'an Pass, to find the elixir."

Wang Yi and Zichi stood up from both sides, prostrated themselves on the ground, and said in unison:

"promise."

Zi Chi lowered his head, never expecting that Ying Zheng would give him an official position.Bong is often an official who is in charge of the heaven and earth, gods, human and ghost rituals for the founding of the country, the gifts of good and bad guests, and the precious cultural relics such as jade, silk, bells and drums.Ranked the head of the nine ministers of the Han Dynasty, his status is very lofty.But he didn't understand the etiquette of the ancestral temple at all, so how could he hold such an important position.

"Get up." Ying Zheng said.

Zichi and Wang Yi stood up and retreated to their respective positions.

Li Si glanced at Zichi behind him from the corner of his eye, and his hands behind his back were tightly clenched into a fist.And Xu Fu beside him was looking at him with a smile on his face.

"The widow has one more thing to announce. From now on, the ban on Prince Fusu will be invalidated. Help Meng Tian resist the Huns." Ying Zheng said.

All civil and military officials immediately exploded, and one of them knelt down on the ground and said bluntly:

"Your Majesty! Absolutely not! Mr. Fusu is the eldest son, if you push him to the battlefield, isn't that the same as taking his life?"

"Ai Qing, with General Meng Tian around, no one is afraid, what are you afraid of? Besides, if he doesn't even have the ability to conquer the Huns in the north, I don't think he will be abolished as the crown prince!"

The veteran wanted to say something, but was dragged aside by his colleagues and covered his mouth.If you say more, the king will very likely take the life of this old minister.

"Pedantic wood, step back." Ying Zheng stood up, flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

"Retire!" Zhao Gao said loudly.

Seeing Qin Wangzheng leave, all the officials came to Zichi to congratulate him.Although Zichi smiled and returned the salutes one by one, his heart was filled with fear and uneasiness.He couldn't see through the King's mind more and more, and couldn't figure out what role he was playing in this game.

The only good news is that Mr. Fu Su's ban is lifted, and following General Meng Tian can prevent Mr. Hu Hai from stumbling again.

Not far away, Xu Fu stood in place, looked at his old friend in front of him and said:

"Why, the prime minister's face is not very good-looking, do you want me to make a divination for you?"

"No need!" Li Si gritted his teeth and looked at Xu Fu.

Xu Fu smiled without saying a word, turned and left.

Li Si only felt that his heart was burning badly, and now he regretted listening to Zhao Gao's slander.Because of the development of the situation, it has become out of control.If Fusu inherits the throne, then the first person to be killed is probably himself.

Everyone present didn't notice that there was a white-clothed man on the king's seat. The man looked down at the audience from a high position, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said softly:

"Go and get rid of that little master."

The bead curtain swayed slightly, as if responding to the man.

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After leaving the Qilin Hall, Zichi and Wang Yi walked side by side on the stone steps.Wang Yi seems to have matured a lot, and his stature has also increased by Cen Cen's.

"Zi Chi, I'm going to tell you something strange. Yesterday that kid Feng Kun ran over in the middle of the night and insisted on staying overnight in my mansion. He looked terrified." Wang Yi said.

"And then?" Zi Chi asked.

"Then I asked Luo Sheng to find him a random room for him to live in, but he still refused and clamored to share a room with me." Wang Yi said.

"What is he afraid of?" Zi Chi asked in surprise.

"I don't know, I just heard him say that someone died, and then the dead came back to life." Wang Yi said.

"What did Young Master Hou come to you in the middle of the night?" Zi Chi asked curiously.

"He said that I am full of yang and hostility, and those living corpses dare not approach me. I haven't seen him for a month, how did that guy become crazy." Wang Yi shrugged.

"Will the young master really encounter something dirty? Why don't we go to him and ask him to understand." Zichi said.

"Well, that's exactly what I mean." Wang Yi said.

"Okay, then we'll go to the Marquis' Mansion together later. But before that, I have to pay a visit to Fangshi Xu and ask him to help with divination." Zichi said.

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Such a small driver is not easy!His surname is Zhou!