"Xiao He, do you think we can have a chance to beat Master in this life?"

"I don't think it's easy. Master is considered a genius throughout the history of the Liang Dynasty. I'm afraid we won't be able to do anything about it in this life."

"You have no ambition. Didn't you listen to what the academy master said? Disciples don't have to be inferior to their teachers? Is that what they said?"

"Senior brother, can you still do this?"

"of course

, do you think I really only know how to practice? Maybe if I didn’t practice martial arts, I would have passed the exam long ago.”

"Brother, I don't believe it."

"Aren't you looking for a fight?"

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In the bamboo house, Chen Chao sat cross-legged on the bed, adjusting his breath, listening to the low voices of his two disciples talking outside the window, with a smile on his lips.

He hopes that these two people will stay like this for the rest of their lives. Of course, besides that, he hopes that his disciples will stay young for the rest of their lives.

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…

After leaving Zhulou, Chen Chao moved back to the Governor's Mansion in the next few days. This is the mansion left by the former Governor Ning Ping. Chen Chao actually came here a limited number of times, especially after taking office, he spent most of his time there.

Traveling around the world, I occasionally come back to the capital city and live here in Zhulou. I am really unfamiliar with the mansion of the guardian envoy.

However, when he returned to the capital this time, Chen Chao was determined to participate in this great dynasty, so the Ministry of Rites had already sent someone to inform Chen Chao that they wanted to customize a new set of official uniforms for him.

As luck would have it, the official from the Ministry of Rites responsible for this matter this time was none other than the old man Zheng Huacai whom I had just met a few days ago.

Although this old man is not a first-rate official in the Liang Dynasty, his prestige is not low. Even if he is responsible for this matter, he will hardly go there in person.

But this time he came to guard the Embassy.

After Chen Chao was promoted to the governor, this was the first court meeting. As a rule, new court uniforms were made. There were not many changes in other official positions. In fact, there was no need to spend a lot of time. He only needed to send someone to measure the body shape. If it was not too big,

If there is a change, just issue a new one based on the previous years' court attire.

When several embroiderers from the Ministry of Etiquette measured Chen Chao's figure,

They all blushed slightly. Most of the Shendu officials who were able to participate in the imperial court were elderly. It was also the first time for them to measure up against such a young and slender official.

Zheng Huacai stood on one side, looking at the young warrior in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty, this young man's handsome appearance is really like the old man's style."

Chen Chao turned his head and glanced at Zheng Huacai, twitching his lips, but in the end he could only say: "My lord, you are exaggerating."

"What I said just now was a joke, but a few years ago, when His Majesty the Emperor was still a prince, I went to the mansion to take measurements. The posture of the Governor is very similar to that of His Majesty the Emperor. But really speaking of his demeanor, I think

The guardian envoy is more like Prince Yiwen..."

At this point, Zheng Huacai realized that he had made a mistake and quickly closed his mouth.

Although the man in front of me is from a royal family, it is really troublesome to have an entanglement with the current emperor. No one can tell what he thinks about that old incident.

Chen Chao didn't care, but took the initiative to ask: "Sir, tell me about the past?"

Zheng Huacai waved the embroiderers away, then smiled and said: "What's the past? At that time, Emperor Lingzong was in power, and the two most outstanding princes were His Royal Highness Prince Yiwen and His Majesty the current emperor. They stood side by side at that time.

, even the courtiers couldn’t tell who would be better as emperor, but Prince Yiwen is the eldest son, which actually made Emperor Lingzong not have too much hesitation."

This is true. Since Prince Yiwen is the eldest son and is not inferior to any other prince, it is natural for the throne to be passed to him.

The only regret is that Prince Yiwen was killed early

Damn it, otherwise it’s hard to say what the current situation of Daliang would be like.

But at least if Prince Yiwen successfully ascends the throne, the world will not be too bad. This is the unanimous thought of these courtiers.

The truth about the old events back then, except for a few insiders, no one knows why Emperor Lingzong chose to pass it on to his grandson instead of his son after the death of Prince Yiwen. Naturally, Zheng Huacai is not an insider.

Chen Chao smiled slightly but didn't say much.

"Sir, the guardian envoy, as a rule, the guardian envoy can choose several colors for his court uniform. Do you have a favorite?"

Zheng Huacai thought to himself and said: "According to my opinion, the guardian envoy can choose to wear snow-white. When the time comes, he will definitely shine. The young man in white will look like a fairy!"

Chen Chao smiled bitterly and said, "I am wearing white now, so I might be told that my heart is dark."

"Does the Lord Guard care about this?"

After Zheng Huacai carefully reviewed what Chen Chao had done these days, his perception of the young warrior in front of him changed a lot.

"Just wear all black."

Chen Chao said calmly: "I am already dressed in black. I can't see any color anymore."

Zheng Huacai nodded, but did not persuade. He just smiled and said: "I will definitely send it to the guardian envoy before the great dynasty."

After handling the matter, Chen Chao escorted Zheng Huacai out of the Guardian Envoy's Mansion and stayed at the gate. The old man walked a few steps, turned around, looked at Chen Chao, remained silent for a moment, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Guardian Envoy, on the day of the court meeting,

I'm afraid that I will inevitably be ridiculed openly and covertly, and when the time comes, my lord..."

Chen Chao raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Sir, do you think I will beat someone in front of hundreds of officials?"

Zheng Huacai was uneasy, "With your temper, it's not impossible."

ah."

Chen Chao laughed dumbly. The old man in front of him was quite interesting.

"Your Majesty allows me to bring a knife to court, but I can't really use a knife to kill people in court, right?"

Zheng Huacai breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "When the time comes, I can give you a few words of defense."

Chen Chao asked curiously: "Aren't you embarrassed, sir? Aren't you afraid that after a court meeting, even half of your friends will be gone?"

Zheng Huacai shook his head, "This is the thing I am least afraid of in my life."

Chen Chao smiled and said, "Thank you very much, sir."

Zheng Huacai waved his hand and said with a smile: "I don't know why, but the more familiar I am with the Governor, the more comfortable I feel. It seems that I have seen His Majesty and Prince Yiwen again."

Chen Chao said nothing this time and just watched Zheng Huacai leave in front of him.

But after seeing off the old man, before Chen Chao turned around, someone else came here.

The current commander of the right guard is Song Lian.

Song Lian held a casserole tied with hemp rope in his hand and hurriedly walked in. He said dissatisfiedly: "My lord, the guardian envoy, I really don't know what to do. Why do you make the daughter-in-law of a lower official so worried?"

Chen Chao sniffed and asked with a smile: "Dried cowpeas stewed with dried bamboo shoots?"

Song Lian said angrily: "What else could it be?"

Chen Chao smiled slightly.

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The great dynasty arrived as promised.

Before today, the streets had been cleaned to make the already spacious streets of Shendu even wider. Officials who lived a little further away got up early and rushed to the imperial city before dawn.

This dynasty is of profound significance. It is the first dynasty since His Highness the Crown Prince took charge of the country. Therefore, all preparations are extremely serious, and the officials do not dare to delay, so as not to offend the Crown Prince at this juncture.

His Highness is not happy.

Although the current young prince is still young, everyone believes that His Majesty the Emperor will not return. This is the confirmed new king. Who dares to neglect him?

It's just that the time is not yet ripe at the moment. When His Highness the Crown Prince becomes truly familiar with government affairs and has everything firmly in his hands, I'm afraid the day will come when he ascends the throne.

And by that time, I'm afraid there won't be any objections from both the government and the opposition.

The governor's office was not far from the imperial city, so Chen Chao got up relatively late. He had a good sleep, and when he woke up, he let his servants change him into the court clothes sent yesterday.

He is wearing a black court dress with inconspicuous patterns embroidered with gold threads. Therefore, at first glance, he can only feel that he is dressed in black. However, if you look closely, you can find the subtleties.

In other words, the Chen Dynasty has not been crowned king now, otherwise this court uniform would have been replaced by a python robe.

However, even in this black court uniform, Chen Chao looked different because of his slender figure. At least among a group of officials attending the court, no one could compare with him.

The slave carefully tied the jade belt for Chen Chao and hung up the jade pendants, but the most important thing was that the handle of cloud mud was still hanging on his waist.

In this great dynasty, he was the only one in the world who could carry a sword into the palace.

After dressing neatly, Chen Chao slowly walked out of the guarding envoy's residence.

A carriage that was not very luxurious, but still seemed spacious, had long been parked at the entrance of the mansion. The groom driving the carriage was still an old acquaintance, Weng Quan.

Chen Chao boarded the carriage, entered the carriage, and closed his eyes to rest.

Weng Quan drove forward, and then the sound of wheels and horse hooves slowly sounded.

Weng Quan was as talkative as ever,

They kept talking along the way, but today Chen Chao did not feel bored. Instead, he chatted with him for a few words. Weng Quan was very happy. After Chen Wannian came to Shendu, under Chen Chao's lobbying, he is now the left guard.

As the commander, Weng Quan originally acted as the agent for Zuowei affairs, so he was not upset that an immediate superior was parachuted in. After all, Chen Wannian's level of cultivation was here, and he, Weng Quan, had nothing to be dissatisfied with.

Although Weng Quan was a talkative, he was a guy who didn't care so much about fame and fortune. If he didn't really admire Chen Chao, it would be okay to leave things like driving to others.
To be continued...