Your Highness, I have already discussed it with several adults! "
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Jiang Yuanming, who was sitting on the ground with a smile from time to time, and Rong Weihou, who was doing nothing, and they shook their heads helplessly.
I don’t know what kind of shameless activities the few people discussed, but Jiang Yuanming was still happy after being beaten.
It's so ironic that Liu Mingzhi's position was originally assigned to him as the prime minister and assistant.
The left and right Zaisu were kneeling in their seats, looking neither sad nor happy. No one knew what they were thinking.
Li Baiyu's face lit up: "Master Liu, please tell me, how should we send troops to meet the enemy?"
"Adjustment, inducement, and reinforcements, three strategies in parallel, Your Highness......"
Liu Mingzhi kept talking about everything about dealing with the 270,000-strong army in the Western Regions, while Li Baiyu listened with a meticulous expression.
While listening to Mr. Liu's speech, Li Baiyu observed the expressions of the civil and military officials in the court from time to time.
Especially the expressions on the generals' side. Seeing the amazed expressions on many of the generals' faces, Li Baiyu knew that the plan discussed by Liu Mingzhi and the others was indeed good.
Otherwise, we will not get the unanimous approval of all the generals.
"The army is encircling, striving to annihilate all the enemy forces in the Western Region who have invaded our territory without declaring war. They will surrender without killing them. After capturing the prisoners, they will be sent to the border to replace the auxiliary troops to reinforce the city and repair the city fortifications!"
"Okay, I have all agreed. I will immediately draw up the order and distribute it. We will unite and cooperate to kill the enemy who commits the crime in the future!"
"Your Highness, Holy Ming!"
Li Baiyu did not hesitate to start drafting the order documents, stamped his prince's seal and distributed them.
"Retreat!"
"Congratulations to Your Highness!"
"Master Jiang, stay!"
Jiang Yuanming took the documents distributed by the prince and was about to walk towards the official office when he was stopped by Young Master Liu.
"Master Liu, is there anything else?"
Although Liu Mingzhi was the Minister of Household Affairs under his own government, Jiang Yuanming did not dare to look down upon him with the title of Regent.
What's more, the two of them have a good relationship in private. Jiang Yuanming also pointed at Young Master Liu to check the bad debts of the household department for him!
"Master Jiang, three million taels of gold and silver jewelry is no small matter. If you use all gold and silver jewelry, it will delay the transportation. I suggest that it is best to buy some other precious items to offset them. They are lightweight and of extraordinary value. Many of us in the Western Region do not have them. Things! After all, rare things are more valuable!"
Jiang Yuanming thought for a moment and his eyes lit up: "Glass mirror?"
Young Master Liu looked around and hugged Jiang Yuanming's shoulders: "Thirty-seven points, how about the difference be wiped off the captured war horses?"
"Office Seven?"
"Old Jiang, do you think it's possible?"
Jiang Yuanming sighed and shook his head: "Mr. Liu, although this is not corruption, who in the whole capital doesn't know that mirrors are your business, and if they buy something from your house, you will have to pay seven or three of the price difference. You will take all the good things." ! Besides, I’m not that kind of person, forget it!”
"Four six!"
"Master Liu, when I am in charge of the treasury, I see more than tens of millions of taels of silver every year. How can I be tempted by this small amount of money? I say goodbye. I am going to prepare things to be shipped to Northern Xinjiang!"
"Two and one added to five make a sentence!"
"make a deal!"
Jiang Yuanming, who was about to walk forward, immediately turned around, grabbed Mr. Liu's hand and shook it hard several times!
"Old Jiang, you are cruel!"
"Oh, why are Master Liu's words so unpleasant? Is this what I am doing to earn this little money? It's all to give you face, Master Liu. After all, not only are we ministers in the same palace, but we are also officials in the same government office. It doesn’t make sense if I don’t give you any face, right?”
"Yes, yes, for a mirror worth five hundred thousand taels, go and trade it with the Marquis of Guannei. Just tell me what I want!"
Jiang Yuanming hesitated for a moment: "Master Liu, I think it would be better to put together a one million taels of silver mirror. The mirror is so expensive and you can't buy it for more than 500,000 taels!"
"Can you eat enough?"
"I make money openly and honestly, how can I not eat it if I don't steal or rob? This is not money I got without conscience! Besides, I am not doing it for the money, or just giving you a thin noodle, Mr. Liu. Really, look at me With his honest and loyal face, you can tell that I am not someone who likes to lie!"
"Old Jiang, why do I feel that His Majesty's biggest mistake was to hand over the treasury to you? I doubt that you were the one who caused the bad debt last time, right?"
"Master Liu, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated. You can despise my personality, but you should not insult my official character. Besides, that bad debt was left by your uncle Song Yu when he was an official in the Ministry of Revenue, okay? , don’t blame me!”
"Okay, okay, you should be honest and honest! Go about your business!"
"Okay, I will take my leave. State affairs are the most important thing!"
"Go slowly and don't send me away!"
"By the way, Master Liu!"
"what happened again?"
"I really don't want to make money, I just want to give you some noodles. You can't take me astray!"
"Get out, get out of here!"
"Farewell!"
"Brother-in-law, please stay!"
Liu Mingzhi paused, frowned slightly, turned around, hugged him and saluted: "Liu Mingzhi joins His Highness Prince Qing!"
"Hey, there is no need to be too polite. Even if you are not an official in the same dynasty, you are still Yan'er's husband. We are in-laws. You are too polite to be so polite!"
"Thank you so much, Your Highness!"
"I told you that you're welcome, just call me second brother. Brother-in-law, are you okay after going to court?"
"This...is no big deal!"
"In that case, how about sitting at my second brother's house? I know that you like drinking, brother-in-law. I recently got two jars of fifty-year-old wine in my house. How about going to taste it?"
Liu Mingzhi hesitated, glanced at the curious eyes of the passing officials and nodded slightly: "Your Highness invites..."
"Prince-in-law, the Queen has invited you!"
Liu Mingzhi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. The summons from the Queen's mother-in-law came at the right time. He couldn't explicitly refuse Prince Qing's invitation. That would be tantamount to turning against Prince Qing.
But if I go there, I don’t know what the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will think.
He didn't explicitly say that he stood in the position of any prince. Many people already thought that he stood in the prince line by default. The reason why he didn't explain it was that Liu Mingzhi knew that some things became more confusing the more he explained them, and he felt that he was trying to hide them. .
Liu Mingzhi had no doubt that if he accepted Prince Qing's invitation, the civil and military officials in the court would have different thoughts.
The regent was drinking in private with the prince's powerful rival, Prince Qing. Just because he was open-minded in his heart didn't mean that others would think the same way!
"Your Highness, look..."
Prince Qing looked a little unwilling but nodded helplessly: "Since the Queen Mother has summoned me, I think there is something urgent. I will find an opportunity to invite you, brother-in-law, to sit at home. I will keep the two jars of good wine for you, brother-in-law!" "
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. Farewell!"
"Walk slowly!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Manager Qian next to the queen and smiled slightly: "Manager Qian, please!"
Qian Lu glanced at Prince Qing and waved his whisk with a faint smile: "Please, Prince Consort, let's go together!"
"Did your mother urgently summon me to tell you what happened?"
Qian Lu nodded cheerfully: "Your Majesty knew that the Marquis had just gone to court, so she specially ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare a table of delicious dishes for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Prince Consort. Someone has already gone to invite Princess Anping!"
Liu Mingzhi's heart sank, it was another 'Hongmen Banquet'!
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