"I just said it casually, my lord, do you take it seriously? Besides, it doesn't count if you said it, lord." Xiao Chen said with a smile, "I remember that the emperor only asked you to be in charge of the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Etiquette, Dali Temple. When will the Ministry of Personnel also be in charge? Is it under your control?"
"Hahaha, just kidding, didn't you just rush to talk here?" Li Qiu said with a smile, "Then let's not talk about it. It's rare to have free time today, and it's rare to see the two great saints, Mu Sheng Wenbai. What do I say? I also want to keep them for a drink, Xiao Chen, how about you come to accompany me?"
"That's necessary." Xiao Chen said.
If Lin Wenbai was still a little confused and confused about today's situation, Jiang Mucheng's heart was as clear as a mirror. It seems that Li Qiu and Xiao Chen have no objections to his promotion to Fengyang Mansion, and they will help each other, but there is a small condition, that is, Lin Wenbai must succeed him.
Of course, Jiang Mu Sheng's words don't count, but if the emperor asks who can replace him... in fact, the emperor will definitely ask as usual... then he will know what to say.
As for talking about other things, he doesn't have to worry about it. The prince and marquis just want this sentence from him, and it doesn't matter whether it is useful or not.
So during the chat at the dinner table, he hinted that he had understood the prince's hint and would definitely recommend Lin Wenbai to the emperor. There were many reasons... I won't list them all.
At the end of the Tianchao meeting, Li Wanjiang summoned a group of officials to the Qinzheng Palace to discuss matters. There were two main issues, one was the candidate for the governor of Jiangdong County, and the other was the candidate for the main hall of Fengyang Mansion.
Both positions are very important, and Li Wanjiang must be cautious in taking them and listen to everyone's opinions.
In fact, this matter had nothing to do with Xiao Chen. He only came to attend the court meeting with Gong Shouli to report to the emperor on the progress of the imperial mausoleum project. Everything went smoothly. The emperor was very satisfied and praised the two of them a lot.
After retiring from the court, he wanted to leave, but was stopped by Gong Shouli, saying that the emperor asked you to come too and that there were important matters to discuss.
Xiao Chen asked him what was going on but he still refused to tell. Seeing that Xiao Chen didn't ask him, he couldn't help it.
While waiting for the emperor to change outside the Qinzheng Palace, he pulled him aside and whispered, "Hey, don't you really want to know what the emperor is convening to discuss today?"
"I don't want to." Xiao Chen yawned and was unwilling to pay attention to him.
"Call me sir and I'll tell you." Gong Shouli said.
"Grandson, you don't like to talk too much!" Xiao Chen didn't tolerate him. Anyway, you'll know when you get in later, so what the hell do you have to say?
"Fat Li is looking for me!" Gong Shouli had no choice but to be his grandson, "He has been looking for you too, right?"
"Damn it, how much money did you take from me this time?" Xiao Chen could tell with his nose what Li Hong was looking for. He must be asking him who the emperor wanted to appoint as the governor of Jiangdong County?
Li Hong did hint to Xiao Chen that he wanted to go to Jiangdong County. Xiao Chen didn't accept his suggestion at that time, because it didn't matter if he said it, so what else could he say? I just know in my heart that if I can help, I must help. We are all brothers. If we can't help, there is nothing we can do.
Now it seems that Li Hong is really serious. Since he has even found Gong Shouli, then several others must have done their work, but I don't know how well they did?
"You kid, don't talk nonsense. What kind of money do you get from being friends?" Gong Shouli said, "The main reason is that I think Li Hong is a pretty good person. Doesn't he have a good relationship with you?"
"If you have something to say, just say it and fart!" Xiao Chen said, "With so many people watching, are the two of us talking right here?"
"Today, the emperor plans to discuss with you the candidate for the governor of Jiangdong County. I think Li Hong is good as the governor. What do you think?" Gong Shouli said thoughtfully.
"I don't think it's suitable." Xiao Chen said, "He is too fat and unsightly. It would be suitable if your old Gong went there. Do you want me to recommend him to you later?"
"What the fuck, I'm telling you something serious. Don't make trouble!" Gong Shouli said angrily.
"Who is making trouble with you?" Xiao Chen said, "Can I have a say in this matter? Besides, the emperor also knows that I have a good relationship with Li Hong. If I recommend him to someone who is so suspicious of the emperor... how can I Isn’t it counterproductive and doing him a disservice?”
"You must be able to speak. Otherwise, why would the emperor come to you?" Gong Shouli said, "Anyway, if the emperor doesn't ask you, forget it. If he does, you have to say something nice."
"You tell me how much money you took from him and I'll tell you." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"It's really confiscated. After all, Zhao Yu has been meddling in so many other things since he became the censor of Zuodu!" Gong Shouli said, "Everyone is holding his tail between his legs now, for fear of being caught by him..."
"You kid has always been too lazy to get up early without any benefit. I don't believe you would give Fatty Li your help in vain?" Xiao Chen said.
"Of course not." Gong Shouli said, "If Fatty Li goes to Jiangdong, I will consider building a branch of the candy factory there. There are fresh fruits there all year round, and it is also close to Yizhou... I I have also approached Fatty and Qu Baimei, and they are willing to cooperate with me to open another sugar factory there."
"You are so redundant. Whoever is the governor of Jiangdong County will not give you face, Old Gong?" Xiao Chen said.
"Haha, that's not necessarily the case." Gong Shouli smiled mysteriously and pursed his lips in the distance, "If it were those two people, they wouldn't give me face."
"Then why don't you just go to Jiangnan County and open a branch factory?" Xiao Chen said, "Chen Zi'ang helped you sell goods in Yongning, right?"
"Jiangnan is really bad." Gong Shouli looked around and lowered his voice and said, "You really don't know, or are you just pretending to be confused? I don't believe Ling'er didn't tell you!"
"What did you say?" Xiao Chen suddenly became alert. This little girl was hiding many things from herself.
"The benefits of the candy factory." Gong Shouli said, "That's quite impressive."
"Oh... so what?" Xiao Chen said in his heart that the little girl had never told him about this, and he couldn't figure out how much money she made in the candy factory. If people didn't tell him, Xiao Chen wouldn't know. I didn't even ask, it would be in vain if I asked, there was no way I could tell him.
"This is a piece of big fat meat!" Gong Shouli said, "If I open a branch factory in the south of the Yangtze River, then King Zhongcheng and Uncle Guo will know how much oil and water there is in it. When the time comes, they will take it away by force. How dare I let it go? What the hell? Besides, Jiangnan’s business world is monolithic, and it’s all monopolized by that brat Duanmu Nanfeng, so he can’t get in easily.”
"Prince Zhongcheng won't do it, right?" Xiao Chen said.
"Of course he won't come forward to snatch it in person, but Duanmu Nanfeng will definitely do it!" Gong Shouli said.
"If it was okay when the imperial concubine was alive, now that the imperial concubine is dead, and Duanmu Nanfeng, the uncle of the country, is no longer as impressive as ever, how can you, old Gong, still be afraid of him?" Xiao Chen was surprised.
"You kid is pretending to be confused with me again. I don't believe you don't know the relationship between Duanmu Nanfeng and Prince Zhongcheng. It is quite close." Gong Shouli said.
