"Gao Aiqing, stop crying! What a crying scene in the court!"
Seeing Gao Qiu crying, Zhao Ji frowned and said, the court is a serious place after all, and it would be inappropriate to wallow in such a manner. Qinbei Pavilion
Gao Qiu saw that he was done, so he stopped crying. If he continued like this and angered the emperor, it would be self-defeating.
"How is the construction of my Long Live Mountain going?"
Zhao Ji didn't want to mention the recruitment matter, nor did he want to ask about the north. Now he just wanted to hear something happy, such as the progress of his new garden.
"Back to Your Majesty, the construction of Long Live Mountain is already halfway through, and it only lacks the decoration of exotic flowers and stones."
Old God Cai Jing said respectfully before leaving work.
"Let all localities work with the bureau to make purchases quickly, and there should be no delay in the construction period!"
When Zhao Ji heard this, he frowned and said, he is the emperor, rich in the world, how can he delay his small garden?
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Cai Jing bowed respectfully and returned to the train.
"Gao Aiqing, help me collect some flowers and stones too!"
Zhao Ji still misses this loyal slave all the time. He can't bear the thought of Gao Qiu every time Cuju feeds him a ball. Such a good slave should be treated kindly, so let him help Cai Jing get flowers and stones.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Gao Qiu hurriedly smiled and thanked him. This showed that the emperor still missed him, and it also showed that he, Shengjuan Zhenglong, was still the emperor's favorite and did not have to worry about criticism from others.
The court meeting just dispersed, not a single serious matter was discussed, and the emperor and officials were indifferent.
After leaving the palace, Gao Qiu was about to return to his home, but he remembered the emperor's instructions and quickly sent the bearer to Cai Jing's Grand Master's Mansion.
It seemed that the gate of Taishi Mansion had already heard the news, so they opened the door and welcomed Gao Qiu in.
"Master Cai!"
As soon as Gao Qiu entered the inner hall, he saw Cai Jing splashing ink on the strips of eucalyptus. He raised his hands and said, "The relationship between him and Cai Jing is not that good. In fact, Gao Qiu does not have any real group. Firstly, he was promoted by the emperor not long ago; secondly, He was born a rogue and idle man, had few connections, and could not speak to the civil servants and generals in the court.
Cai Jing didn't seem to hear Gao Qiu's call, and he quickly finished writing a word.
"Lieutenant Gao, how about you look at my words?"
Cai Jing looked at Gao Qiu and said with a smile.
"Master Cai's calligraphy is naturally excellent!"
Gao Qiu glanced at it and replied that he, a naughty idle guy, didn't understand calligraphy at all, but Cai Jing's calligraphy was famous all over the world, and it was always good to praise him.
"Is Lieutenant Gao here here about flowers and rocks?"
Cai Jing sighed and originally wanted to use calligraphy to discuss how to be a minister with Gao Qiu, but it turned out that Gao Qiu was a wooden fish and didn't think about it at all.
However, Cai Jing was not surprised. He and Gao Qiu were from different backgrounds. Gao Qiu followed the eunuch's flattery route, while he took the purely treacherous route.
"I have never presided over the affairs of Hua Shi Gang, so I am asking Taishi Cai for advice!"
Gao Qiu replied that Hua Shi Gang has always been handled by people like Cai Jing, and the emperor is very fond of it. If he doesn't handle it well, he will definitely be blamed. Serving the emperor is like playing Cuju with the emperor, and he can't be careless.
"Gao Taiwei, this matter is actually very simple. Hua Shi Gang has little to do with you and me. We can't even go to Jiangnan to collect Hua Shi Gang. These are the affairs of the Ying Feng Bureau. Now Suhang Ying Feng Bureau is under the control of Zhu Meng. He collects After preparing the Huashi Gang, Lieutenant Gao only needs to select a group of men to go to Jiangnan and transport them back to Tokyo."
Cai Jing looked at Gao Qiu and said, now he and Zhu Men are in charge of the Hua Shi Gang, which is also a big help for them to search for the wealth of Jiangnan. He is not willing to let Gao Qiu get involved in such a good thing, so he should just deal with Gao Qiu casually. never mind.
"It's that simple?"
Gao Qiu was a little surprised. Every time Emperor Hua Shigang was very fond of him, how could he do it so easily?
"Lieutenant Gao, these flowers and stones are only curious, and His Majesty likes them. As long as enough flowers and stones are transported, His Majesty will always be satisfied, and not all of them have to be put into the Long Live Mountain!"
Cai Jing nodded and said, although the Long Live Mountain is large, with a radius of ten miles, the amount of flowers and stones transported over the years is not small. Over the years, it would be enough to build up a big mountain. However, the emperor likes the new and hates the old. After seeing this year's, he did not want last year's. But this also gave them more excuses to search for Jiangnan's wealth.
"I wonder how this Hua Shi Gang can be escorted?"
Gao Qiu asked for details again, but he had never been exposed to these things.
"The Hua Shi Gang transports water transport, with ten boats as one, equipped with one envoy, one hundred soldiers, fifty wormwood workers, and three hundred boatmen. The Hua Shi Gang from Suzhou and Hangzhou takes the Grand Canal and enters the Bian River and then goes straight to Tokyo... "
Cai Jing told Gao Qiu the details of escorting Hua Shigang. In fact, it was not a big deal. The road had been opened long ago. The low bridges along the way had long been demolished, and ships could pass at will.
"Thank you, Master Cai!"
After hearing this, Gao Qiu was overjoyed. It seemed that the Hua Shi Gang was not difficult. He could just select a group of soldiers to send envoys to Suzhou and Hangzhou.
"Send someone to tell Zhu Meng that Hua Shi Gang should prepare more carefully this time and choose some fine and rare Taihu stones."
Cai Jing called one of his confidants, Du Guan, and told him that since Zhao Ji had put Gao Qiu in charge of Hua Shi Gang, he meant to appease Gao Qiu, and they had to do it to satisfy Zhao Ji.
Returning to the palace secretary's house, Gao Qiu was ready to select the person to escort Hua Shigang. The director submitted the list of candidate palace envoys to Gong Gao for selection.
Gao Qiu selected five envoys one after another and was furious when he saw the document of the sixth envoy.
"This Yang Zhicai lost Hua Shi Gang and fled in fear of crime. Why is he here?"
Gao Qiu was furious at the official below him. He had just taken over Hua Shi Gang and saw such an unlucky person. Wasn't this a curse on him?
"Captain, please calm down. This list was sent by the Privy Council."
The department official said quickly.
"Privy Council? Huh! Recruit him!"
Gao Qiu knew what was going on as soon as he heard it. The Privy Council was responsible for selecting the world's military attachés. Yang Zhi must have spent money to do this, so that he could be a candidate for the crime.
"Huh, since you want to be an official, why don't you take care of me?"
Gao Qiu sneered in his heart, Yang Zhi was in charge of the Privy Council, but he was the only one who failed to honor him as the third officer. People like Yang Zhi deserved to be without official positions for the rest of their lives, and they didn't even know the way to climb up.
Yang Zhiben lived outside the Palace Commander's residence. He was overjoyed when Gao Qiu summoned him and thought he had a chance.
"Meet Lieutenant Gao!"
Yang Zhi paid homage to Gao Qiu.
"Hmph, you blue-faced prisoner, you waited for ten envoys to transport Hua Shi Gang, and nine of them returned to the capital to pay, but you trapped Hua Shi Gang, and instead of coming to report, you are on the run again. Many times they can't be caught. If you want to do something again today, even though you have been pardoned for the crime, it's hard to be appointed. Go back to where you came from!"
In front of Yang Zhi, Gao Qiu drew a big cross on Yang Zhi's document with a red pen, and then threw the document in front of Yang Zhi. This completely blocked Yang Zhi's path to the palace.
"Lieutenant!"
Yang Zhi still wanted to defend himself, but the sergeants on his left and right had already come up and dragged him out.
Gao Qiu, who had vented his anger, finally felt better, while Yang Zhi looked at the Palace Secretary's Mansion depressedly. He didn't understand how he was kicked out even though he had taken care of so many things. Looking at the checked-out paperwork in his hand, Yang Zhi could only Sigh and leave.
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