Xu Fan sat down, casually took the heater brought by his servants, held it in his arms, and sat on a chair nearby: "When I came, I asked someone to call Wu Zhe. I guess this guy will come later, and let's have a good time together."

, I have prepared all the food and wine."

"Um?"

Xu Tong's brows moved slightly, and he immediately caught what Xu Fan was saying: "So, Wu Zhe is also on the list of people sent as envoys?"

"Yes, Wu Zhe is here too. In addition, the emperor has allocated four thousand cavalry quota for you. When we go on an envoy, you can just go directly to the Yangzhou camp to recruit troops."

This decree has not yet come down, but Xu Fan has already obtained inside information through his own channels.

While the two were talking, a servant came to report that Wu Zhe had arrived. Not only Wu Zhe had come, but Li Bo also came with him as a personal guard.

The deserted Hou Mansion suddenly became lively.

At the same time, in the imperial study room of the palace, Zhao Meng was looking at the memorial submitted by Si Tianjian Shen Kuo.

Shen Kuo on the side said in a deep voice: "I have consulted historical records and calculated seven times day and night. We can be sure that the comet that hit the moon appeared on June 23rd."

"you sure!"

Zhao Meng looked at the date written on the memorial and asked with a frown.

"It's absolutely true, I am willing to use the lives of my family as a guarantee."

Faced with Shen Kuo's assurance, Zhao Meng finally felt relieved, closed his eyes and calculated, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Thank you for your hard work, Aiqing. I know that you have been in Si Tianjian these days, and you have never even met your family.

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"I don't dare. It is the duty of a minister to share the emperor's worries."

"Someone's coming!"

Zhao Meng called out and saw Eunuch Xue walking in immediately.

"It is conveyed that Shen Kuo is a loyal man and has served the country and the people. He is granted the title of Marquis of Chang'an and is given a hundred taels of gold and three hundred acres of fertile land."

After saying this, Zhao Meng looked at Shen Kuo with a smile: "My dear, Si Tianjian is of a special nature. I cannot reward you with an official position directly, but you can rest assured that I will not treat you Shen family badly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Shen Kuo quickly bowed and thanked him.

Zhao Meng patted Shen Kuo on the shoulder: "Let's go, tonight is New Year's Eve, and we have to stay up late. You should go back early to spend time with your family."

"yes!"

Shen Kuo breathed a sigh of relief, carefully bowed his hands, and immediately retreated.

After Shen Kuo left, Zhao Meng walked to the desk, casually wrote a word on a piece of yellow paper, then came to the painting on the wall, reached out and opened the painting, and there was something behind the painting.

A hidden grid.

Zhao Meng threw the yellow paper with the word "kill" written on it into the secret grid, turned around and walked out of the imperial study.
Chapter completed!