Outside the Yangxin Hall, Liu Yijin stood outside the door and yawned several times.
Just after leaving the court, an old eunuch walked up to him and brought him here, saying that His Majesty would summon him later. It was almost noon, but no one came to greet him.
Liu Yijin glanced around and saw that there were no guards or eunuchs standing guard in the long corridor, which made him even more suspicious.
The sound of crisp footsteps came from the corridor, which made Liu Yijin look around hurriedly, like an old monk in meditation.
"Hey, there's actually a person standing here."
Liu Yijin was slightly stunned by the woman's voice. He turned around and saw a girl wearing a lavender warrior uniform walking over with a riding crop in her hand.
The girl has bright eyes and a small pear dimple on her healthy and rosy face. Her slightly opened mouth reveals a small tiger tooth. Her eyelashes are very long, and she trembles slightly as she blinks her black grape-like eyes.
In addition, the samurai uniform accentuates her absolute figure. Although she looks young, she has a charming and sincere feeling.
Especially the explosion in front of me seems to have a feeling of being ready to come out.
This made Liu Yijin couldn't help but look at it a few more times.
The girl did not expect to meet a young man here, but the admiring look in his eyes made her frown.
Really, no one inside or outside the court dared to look at him so unscrupulously.
"Hey, what's your name!"
Liu Yijin was stunned: "Liu Yijin, the newly appointed deputy chief of the Supervision Department. How about you."
The girl rolled her eyes and said, "You are the deputy chief. I heard my sister talking about you. I really didn't expect you to be so young."
"Who is your sister?"
The girl burst into laughter, clasping her hands behind her back, the riding crop in her hand swaying slightly as she circled around Liu Yijin: "My sister, she is the closest person to the empress."
Liu Yijin breathed a sigh of relief: "That's the maid, right? Are you also a maid?"
"Waitress?" The girl was stunned and couldn't help laughing: "Yes, yes, I am also a waitress."
Liu Yijin rolled his eyes, and his body suddenly relaxed: "I told you earlier, I thought he was a relative of the emperor."
The girl was stunned and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle: "Why, won't you be able to stand still if His Majesty doesn't summon you?"
Liu Yijin simply squatted down against the pillar: "Your Majesty, you are not interested. It is almost noon. If you summon me, hurry up. If you don't summon me, just send someone to tell me."
"I still have things to do at home. I can't spend all my time here."
The girl looked confused: "What else do you have to do?"
"Get a wife. I haven't married her yet, as I promised."
The girl giggled: "Then go and get married. I'll just tell His Majesty that you are very busy."
Liu Yijin looked at the sun, thinking that it was noon and it was time for the empress to eat and sleep. He nodded immediately: "Okay, tell His Majesty that I will come back after I finish my work."
The girl didn't expect Liu Yijin to leave immediately, and asked in shock: "You're going to leave like this?"
"Otherwise?" Liu Yijin turned around and looked at the girl suspiciously: "Since you can explain to His Majesty, why should I stay here?"
"I just moved today and have a lot of things to deal with."
Seeing Liu Yijin walking further and further away, the girl showed no intention of stopping. She waved her fist at Liu Yijin's back helplessly, then turned around and walked into the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.
In the Yangxin Hall, the empress was reviewing the memorial. When she saw the girl walking in, she couldn't help but be startled: "Qingqiu, why are you here?"
Gong Qingqiu chuckled: "Sister, your newly appointed Deputy Chief of the Supervision Department Liu Yijin is really a living treasure."
The empress was stunned: "Ah, if you didn't tell me, I almost forgot. Is he still standing outside?"
"Just left."
The empress didn't react: "He's gone, who told him to leave?"
"Me." After Gong Qingqiu told the story, the empress couldn't help but laugh: "This guy has no intention of being a minister at all."
"Sister, this guy doesn't understand the rules of the court, do you really want to use him?"
"Of course, the more such a minister is, the more loyal he is. I originally had many things to ask him. Since he wants to get married, let's wait for another day."
While reviewing the memorial, the empress said, "Go to Linglong and the others and tell them about Liu Yijin's wedding and ask them to prepare a gift for me."
Gong Qingqiu was stunned again: "Sister, this is your first time giving a gift to a minister. Is this appropriate?"
"It's appropriate. There is nothing more appropriate than my condolences at this time."
Liu Yijin walked out of the palace gate, and a carriage came slowly from a distance. Wei Ming opened the curtain with a smile: "My lord, let me see you off."
Liu Yijin jumped on the carriage: "Why, have you been waiting here all this time?"
Wei Ming asked the driver to drive slowly and said, "Sir, you have just arrived in the imperial capital and are not familiar with everything. As an old friend, I naturally have to wait here."
"By the way, what did His Majesty tell you?"
"I didn't say anything. Your Majesty might be taking a nap, so I came back first."
Wei Ming was stunned: "You came back by yourself?"
"Yeah. What's the problem?" Liu Yijin looked at the slightly pale Wei Ming with suspicion and asked.
"No, no." Wei Ming looked at him with strange eyes. This was the first time he saw a minister who dared to treat His Majesty like this.
Is this Liu Yijin very courageous or is he indifferent?
"Sir, do you really know the recipe for black powder?"
In the court hall, Wei Ming, an official from the Ministry of Personnel, was also there, but at that time he could only listen and had no chance to interrupt.
"Of course, it's not just black powder, compasses, papermaking, and forging steel knives. You know that if you give me something, I can even make you an iron ship and a cannon."
"Iron ship and cannon?" Wei Ming looked suspicious: "Sir, you really know how to joke. How can an iron ship not sink in the water?"
Liu Yijin smiled mysteriously: "Don't you understand this? Water has buoyancy. As long as the power is reached, no matter how heavy it is, it will not sink."
Wei Ming looked suspicious, and just as he was about to ask more questions, the carriage slowly stopped at the door of Liu's residence.
Wei Ming said: "Sir, everything above the court is dangerous, so it's better to be careful."
Liu Yijin laughed: "Thank you, Mr. Wei, for reminding me, but now I am thinking that if I can make everyone hate me, then I will return to my Qinghe Town. After all, I am not comfortable at all in this temple."
Wei Ming couldn't help but ask one more question: "Do you mean you don't want to be in the imperial capital anymore?"
Liu Yijin blinked: "It's uncomfortable to have someone in charge after all."
When Erzhuzi saw Liu Yijin stepping out of the carriage, he hurriedly greeted him: "Brother Yijin."
"Where are the ladies?"
"The ladies are all busy at the house, and Miss Mengyao is also there."
"Oh?" Liu Yijin was stunned: "She didn't leave?"
"No, the eldest lady asked Mengyao to stay here for a few more days before leaving."
When Liu Yijin heard that it was Song Lian's intention, he didn't know what to say. He walked into the mansion and saw Mengyao and Wang Ying walking over together.
Wang Ying was holding a pot of flowers in her hands, while Mengyao was wearing a coarse cloth dress, with only a hosta on her head and a coarse cloth apron. Her smile lacked a lot of charm, but there was still a clear and slow flow.
This really made Liu Yijin's mind move. This woman was really acting like something.
When Wang Ying saw Liu Yijin coming back, she greeted him with a smile: "How is it?"
Liu Yijin told what happened in the court, and Wang Ying was stunned: "You are so bold."
Mengyao on the side smiled and said, "I think this is the most appropriate thing for you to do."
"Oh?" Liu Yijin became interested: "Then you can tell me what is the appropriate method?"
"The more Your Excellency behaves like this, the more uncertain others will be about His Majesty's temper. You dare to offend even King Su and the Prime Minister. This is definitely because His Majesty values you in the eyes of others."
"Moreover, you left without saying goodbye and were sent here by Wei Ming. This unintentional conversation shows that there must be an unusual relationship between you and His Majesty. In addition, the master now lives in the former dynasty's house. And I have already inquired about this house. Even the Prime Minister was jealous of this house, but His Majesty did not give it to him."
"Such an honor coupled with some of the words deliberately said by the adults will surely trigger a series of reactions from both the government and the public."
"Although this will offend some people, the biggest effect is that they will not be sure how deep your back is."
Liu Yijin didn't expect Mengyao to analyze it so thoroughly. This made him a little impressed, after all, he didn't think about it that much at the beginning.
Liu Yijin became interested: "Then do you think the Supervision Department I mentioned is correct?"
Mengyao smiled and said: "The original intention of establishing the Supervision Department is to serve His Majesty. Since you have said it in public, you are naturally not afraid of offending others, but now there is still a move to be made."
"Miss Mengyao, please give me some advice."
Mengyao's face showed a faint luster: "Actually, it depends on whether you are cruel or not."
Liu Yijin was stunned for a moment and pretended not to care, "You mean you want me to replace Zhang Bing?"
"That's right. Absolute power can ensure the greatest security. The Supervision Department has been here for so long, and it must be divided into gangs. I don't think Mr. Zhang's control over the Supervision Department is absolute."
"Otherwise His Majesty wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to transfer you directly from Qingfeng County to the Supervision Department."
Liu Yijin hesitated slightly: "But I think Zhang Bing is a good person. Besides, I just came here. If I do this rashly, I will be criticized by others."
Mengyao knew that Liu Yijin didn't want to do something so extreme, so she immediately said: "Actually, you can definitely use the Maitreya Buddhism to get started."
Liu Yijin sighed: "There has been no movement since Maitreya Buddhism disappeared last time. Besides, this imperial capital is so big. Even if there are people from Maitreya Buddhism, they probably don't dare to come out blatantly."
"It would be easier said than done with their help."
Mengyao smiled: "Don't worry, sir. People from Maitreya Buddhism will not let you go."
Wang Ying suddenly remembered the master and servant pair she had seen on the road before: "Yi Jin, I met two very suspicious people on the way here today."
