Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 512 You are here at the right time

After Bai Tu returned to Chu Palace...

To be precise, the "shock" was felt as soon as the court meeting ended and the officials dispersed.

In order to show trust, Lu Lingqi, as the Queen and Chief of Guards, did not appear directly in the Jiangshan Pavilion at the court meeting. Anyway, the first person on the left hand side of the white picture was Lu Bu, so there would be no danger...

Only now, Bai Tu feels that there may be danger!
"Hard disk, please prepare carefully. This is Mr. Lu's last wish... Ahem, I mean, the last wish before taking office! Especially to leave it to Lingqi to plan... Well, let's say it's Lingqi to the outside world. I'm busy, this will also be better for Lingqi's reputation, do you understand?" After the officials dispersed, Lu Bu stayed on purpose and spoke righteously to Bai Tu and Lu Lingqi.

After Lu Bu finished speaking, he looked at Lu Lingqi, who was rolling her eyes at him, and gave her a "Daddy loves you" and "This is all for your own good" look, then turned and left.

Only Bai Tu is left with a messy face...

"Are you very proud again?" Lu Lingqi looked at Bai Tu and raised a familiar question.

"Absolutely not! I..."

"Let's talk about it when we get home! Let Xiaojuan know that we may have more 'sisters', hahaha." After Lu Lingqi said this, she turned around and left, and Bai Tu quickly followed.

until……

Arriving at the entrance of Jiangshan Pavilion, Lu Lingqi paused slightly and returned to the position where "Chief Su" should be, half a body behind Bai Tu.

After all, after leaving, there were still outsiders, and now... apart from Su Wei, there was only Zhang Chunhua.

In addition, Lu Lingqi also turned her head to look at Zhang Chunhua, and then said: "Master Zhang is not interested in having multiple sisters, right? You won't come to the palace for work today."

"Well, I also think...the king's face is not very good. He may not be in the mood to work today. Madam also needs to take good care of the king." Zhang Chunhua said obediently.

Lu Lingqi nodded, and then... followed Bai Tu and walked out.

However, Lu Lingqi's seemingly well-behaved behavior still put a lot of pressure on Bai Tu. When he walked in front, his waist became straighter and straighter, as if there was a knife in Lu Lingqi's hand, and the tip of the knife was pressed against his waist...

As soon as she returned to the inner courtyard of the Chu Palace, Lu Lingqi moved quickly again, directly surpassing Bai Tu and heading straight to Xia Houjuan's writing room. It seemed that she wanted to win an "ally" first.

After Bai Tu glared at all the other guards, he waited outside the door very sincerely.

I don’t know how Lu Lingqi described the “car accident scene” at today’s court meeting when she was in the house.

In short... when Lu Lingqi and Xia Houjuan came out, the former's face was still angry with the air conditioner on, while the latter's signature formulaic smile was on his face.

In these few seconds, Bai Tu recalled a lot in his mind, including Lu Lingqi, Xia Houjuan, and Xu Rong, who was always called to "take on private work."

Just when the two of them approached Bai Tu, Bai Tu suddenly made an angry look, and then stamped his feet and said: "That's unreasonable! Old man Lu mistook me, and he also mistook Taishi Xu! I can see it, he just used Zhi Shi took advantage of the opportunity to blackmail him, how could he succeed? This king is calling him here!"

After saying that, he turned around and left with great momentum, as if he really wanted to settle a score with Lu Kang.

only……

As he got closer and closer to the entrance of the front yard, although Bai Tu's momentum did not decrease, his steps became slower and slower. He took one step forward and had to take back seven points before landing, as if there was some invisible barrier at the entrance of the front yard.

"Okay! You come back first." Lu Lingqi might be a little worried about Bai Tu's rustling soles.

"Lingqi, if you have anything to say, tell me quickly. I'll go find Lu Kang to settle the score right away!" Bai Tu took a few big steps and walked back.

When Lu Lingqi heard this, she rolled her eyes and complained, "Keep your voice down, I don't know how much you think you have against Mr. Lu."

"Of course I have objections. I have long felt that he..." Bai Tu apologized to Lu Kang in his heart while slandering Mr. Lu.

Well, anyway...only Lu Lingqi and Xia Houjuan are present now.

……

Bai Tu also spent a lot of effort to coax Lu Lingqi and Xia Houjuan when it was almost time for dinner.

At this moment, Xu Rong also asked for an audience in front of the Chu Palace - because the Chu Palace... was closer in nature to the "mansion" of the King of Chu, so entering and exiting the palace became more private, but the process was also simpler.

Especially for Xu Rong...

Because of the previous sacrificial reforms and sacrificial ritual reforms, Xu Rong would often dress low-key and come secretly to have private meetings with Bai Tu—meeting in private to discuss business matters!
After all, in this regard, in order to be "easy-going" and not to intensify some insignificant conflicts, Bai Tu always let Xu Rong "charge into the battle".

From the very beginning of the founding of the Chu State, it was clearly stated that it was "mandated by the people", which meant that its legitimacy was completely tied to the support of the people, and it did not seek the blessing of destiny.

But even so, Bai Tu would never want to bear the name of "going against heaven". After all, even the Chu people with the latest ideas cannot be indifferent to destiny.

Moreover, not to mention its influence within the country of Chu, especially outside the country of Chu, it would give other princes, and even the Emperor of Han who did not want to be named, the best excuse to criticize Bai Tu!

Therefore, Bai Tuke never attributed the "mandate of heaven" to dross, but only emphasized that "the heart of heaven is the heart of the people."

Just like when he returned the jade seal, didn't Bai Tu enjoy the dividends of destiny in a "really delicious" way?
Up to now, the people under the rule of the Fu Han forces have kept this incident in mind, so Liu Bei and others did not dare to directly criticize the nature of Bai Tu in terms of public opinion. At most, they criticized the various policies of Chu State.

Even when they promoted the legitimacy of the Han Dynasty's destiny, it left cracks in the hearts of the people.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty, who did not want to be named, felt itching with hatred every time he thought about this incident and how moved he was at the beginning!
In order to be more relaxed, Bai Tu's sacrificial reform was led by the Taishi Bureau - after all, the Taishi Bureau was equivalent to the stargazing and divination department for the imperial court, and it was also the absolute authority in this regard.

The only one who can supervise it in this regard is the Ministry of Rites...

When Xu Rong completely turned to Bai Tu, and there were many "astronomy enthusiasts" and "mathematics enthusiasts" within the Taishi Bureau, and they had been vigorously promoting these new talents, the sacrificial reform was in the Taishi Bureau. , then took the lead.

In this way, even if someone resists, the situation can be controlled to the extent that they have "objections to the work of the Taishi Bureau" and "questions about the professionalism of the Taishi Bureau."

Instead of criticizing "the king of Chu ignores destiny" and "the state of Chu is teasing God"!

Until now, the Taishi Bureau has set up more than a dozen festivals and anniversaries, but for the sacrificial activities, they are all planned in a very simple and down-to-earth manner, which has indeed attracted a lot of criticism.

However... these criticisms all stayed at the level of the "Taishi Bureau" as expected!

In other words, until now, Xu Rong has never been unable to hold on and asked the Taishi Bureau to withdraw and let Bai Tu directly bear the dispute. Instead, he has always blocked these disputes between the opponents and the Taishi Bureau.

Although Bai Tu's secret support also played a decisive role in this, Bai Tu also deeply understood and was grateful for Xu Rong's tenacity.

During this period, Bai Tu naturally often met with Xu Rong privately, just like when he "tampered with the auspicious date of the wedding and added a bunch of divination theories that seem a bit deviant today"...

And the demands became more and more excessive each time, but Xu Rong also adapted to it each time, and now she even enjoys it.

For example, "Loneliness Day" was previously established to encourage the public to pay attention to the anniversary of single old people and children who cannot survive on their own. Xu Rong proposed that on this day every year, some representative "loneliness gardens" can put out some programs and organize Folks and government agencies watch to further enhance empathy.

Xu Rong is now used to "making up" the sacrificial rituals by herself...

Xu Rong, who seemed small and a bit weak at the beginning, is now completely opposite to what she was at that time. She is even one of the representatives of Chu State who is famous for her uprightness as an official!

Baitu has always believed that compared to using a sense of solemnity and, in the eyes of the public, a sense of distance that is unattainable, to add to his legal rationality and establish a personality that conforms to the destiny, it is better to go deeper in the new era. Folk and commemorative content.

After all, as the basic education in Chu State becomes more and more effective, the role of the former will become smaller and smaller, while the effect of the latter will continue!
And because he often had private meetings with Xu Rong,... the guards in the Chu Palace were very familiar with Xu Rong. After all, they often took orders to pick her up from the small door into the palace.

Xu Rong was also one of the few officials who did not need to report when entering the Chu Palace.

Same this time!
Especially because what happened at the Great Court meeting spread among the guards, everyone became even more enthusiastic when they saw Xu Rong.

Xu Rong went all the way to the backyard without any obstacles - it's not like she had never entered before!

But this time the situation was obviously a little different. For example... because the guard at the backyard entrance had been cleared out by Bai Tu a long time ago, Xu Rong couldn't find anyone to pass the news on his behalf.

I thought about coming in to look for it, but when I came in...

She was embarrassed to see Bai Tu half hugging Lu Lingqi and holding Xia Houjuan with the other hand.

Although the former still had an angry look on his face, it was obviously gone. As for Xia Houjuan... he was holding back his laughter and keeping a straight face.

Xu Rong accidentally scraped a branch and made a sound. The three of them turned to look over. Lu Lingqi quickly left Bai Tu's arms, and Xia Houjuan released his palm without leaving any trace.

"I'm sorry! Didn't I come at the wrong time..." Xu Rong said with some embarrassment.

At the same time, she, who was always known for her uprightness as an official, was still uncontrollably blushing at her temples. She lowered her head as if she had never seen the world, and wanted to withdraw.

But at this time Lu Lingqi said: "No, you came at the right time..."

(End of this chapter)