As an official, what's wrong with raising a few monsters?

Chapter 76 How to Stay Loyal?

Mingchen looked strange and somewhat unpredictable.

But compared with other mercenary shopkeepers, he is already much more generous.

He doesn't seem to care about money. Since the restaurant opened, the monthly wages of the waiters have been increased several times.

The restaurant business was booming, and the waiters were so busy that their backs ached. But as long as the pay was right, they were willing to work until they died.

Li San shook his body and said with a smile: "Thank you, shopkeeper, thank you, shopkeeper."

Mingchen turned around and looked at him with a smile: "Follow me, I won't treat you unfairly."

Li San trembled when he heard this, and the thing he found almost fell to the ground.

The shopkeeper's smile was a bit playful, and I felt like... I could see into his heart.

"Okay~Okay~"

He raised his hand and swore, "I will definitely follow the shopkeeper's lead!"

The black cat basking in the sun tilted its head to look at him, its bright, heterochromatic eyes reflecting the guy's dry smile.

In an instant, Li San felt dizzy and the scenery in front of him had changed.

Smoke filled the air, houses collapsed, and the prosperous Kyoto was in chaos.

People were running, shouting, and begging.

The cruel soldiers in blood-stained clothes burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of atrocities in the city.

Just as he was in a trance, the sharp blade had already pierced his chest.

He was stunned and a little dazed.

I only saw a pitch-black cat next to me, exactly the same as the one their boss kept.

"Forehead……"

The trance of the daydream seemed to last a long time, and the feeling of the sharp blade piercing my chest was so real that it was deadly.

But all this is just a moment,

Li San came back to his senses and tightly grasped the hair he picked up in his hand.

Mingchen asked with some confusion: "What's wrong?"

Looking at the dazed Li San, there seemed to be some concern in his eyes.

"No...it's okay..."

"Boss, I'm going to get busy."

Mingchen waved his hand casually: "Go ahead~"

Watching the man's departing figure, Mingchen shrugged and said to the empty place, "Old Ghost, tell me, how do you keep your soldiers loyal?"

The dark wind gusts,

As a mortal, Li San could never have imagined that this seemingly ordinary room hid a century-old military soul.

Guo Chongyun glanced at the sword in Mingchen's hand and said, "No one is necessarily loyal. Everyone's loyalty is relative."

"Either you have leverage over someone, or you offer an irresistible temptation."

"Soldiers have been through countless trials and tribulations. How can ordinary people compare?"

Mingchen replied absentmindedly, "That's right."

"Disciple, isn't it time to learn some military tactics?"

"Have you remembered everything I taught you last time?"

Guo Chongyun did not like to discuss these meaningless things. He just wanted Mingchen to inherit his mantle as soon as possible so that he would have the opportunity to become famous on the battlefield in the future.

The old man is nagging and gossiping a lot, and he doesn't seem like a powerful general at all.

"Yes, yes, yes~ I remember, I remember~"

"Hmph! You're so perfunctory, you little brat! I'm asking you..."

The advantage of this unfortunate apprentice is that he is very smart, but his disadvantage is also that he is very smart and completely disobedient.

Mingchen didn't want to study. He seemed to have remembered something and jokingly said to Guo Chongyun, "By the way, old ghost, do you know Hou Buchen?"

"My brother's master is a military god who has never lost a single battle~"

"Compared to that, Teacher, your record is a bit shabby~"

Everyone was talking about other people's children. Mingchen did the opposite and talked about other people's teachers.

Guo Chongyun: ...

Sometimes, I really want to hit someone.

Who knew such a monster would appear hundreds of years after his death?

"That's because he didn't play enough!"

"Let him fight a few more battles and see!"

Mingchen: Hey, I'm anxious.jpg
……

In the evening, the sun sets.

The restaurant business was a little slow, so Li San went out on the pretext of having something to do.

This is normal and no one cares about him.

However, he seemed to be worried about something. After walking a distance, he looked around guiltily, afraid of attracting attention.

He walked a long way, twisting and turning, and finally entered a small alley.

A figure stood there quietly, seemingly having been waiting for some time. He was dressed in black and a cloak, and his face was not clearly visible.

"Have you brought anything?"

Seeing Li San coming, he moved his body and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Um... I brought it."

Li San has always been an ordinary person and has never interacted with such people. He was a little nervous and took out a cloth bag from his arms and handed it to the other party.

The man put the cloth bag away and asked, "Are you sure it's his?"

"determine."

"it is good!"

The man nodded, flipped his palm, and casually threw a small bag to Li San: "This is your reward."

Li San hurriedly caught it with both hands, fearing it would fall, and said in a trembling voice, "Thank you, thank you, sir."

"Don't thank me too soon. If anything goes wrong, I'll still have to find you!"

"Yes Yes……"

I am just an ordinary person living at the bottom of society, and I just do whatever others say.

Li San nodded hurriedly.

"Okay, let's go!"

"Yes!"

Li San held his reward in his arms, his heart beating violently. Half of his face showed fear of having done something dangerous and evil, and the other half showed joy of having received a generous reward.

He nodded to the man, bowed his body, and left quickly.

Seeing Li San leaving, the man looked around, lowered the hat on his head, and disappeared around the corner.

Neither of them noticed that a white bird was circling in the sky, its eyes always focused on them, taking in everything they did.

……

night,
Tonight seems particularly dark, with no moon or stars in the sky.

The wind in the capital was quite strong, and there were bursts of whistling sounds coming from outside.

Not far from the royal palace, there is a mansion with luxurious decoration, called the Star Observation Pavilion, which is the residence of the imperial teacher of the current dynasty.

The Imperial Master is a special position specially set up by the emperor of the time, against all odds, and is held by a person with great wisdom who can see through the destiny.

They have no rank, do not attend court, and do not participate in administrative decision-making, but they have some special powers.

He can directly access resources from the national treasury, can directly enter the palace to meet the emperor, is not under the jurisdiction of others, is only responsible to the emperor, and can even command the Red Feather Guards to a certain extent.

Although he does not appear in the court, this person can be said to be the one the emperor trusts the most, and no one can ignore him.

Tonight, the night wind is cold and gloomy.

In the dark room at the bottom of the Observatory, candlelight flickered, the surrounding walls were covered with yellow paper, and the ground was covered with circles of unknown runes carved in cinnabar, which looked eerie and strange.

In the middle, an old man in a black robe slowly raised his head, and the candlelight illuminated an ugly face.

(End of this chapter)