Liu Mingzhi looked in shock at Li Zheng, who was sitting on the dragon chair with a faint smile!
Not only Liu Mingzhi was shocked, but all the civil and military officials were also inexplicably surprised. They didn’t know what the emperor’s intention was!
Who doesn’t know about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty? In terms of celebrities in front of the emperor, apart from Ding Guogong Liu Mingzhi, one of the most favored ministers, there is no one who can compare with him!
However, Duke Dingguo, who was so favored, was demoted by the emperor to serve as an official in the bitter cold north!
Compared with the prosperous Dalong Capital, Yingzhou and Fuzhou are big border cities, but the life in the border areas is not only incomparable compared to the capital, but also the level of comfort is even worse!
According to the regulations, the governors of the two governments are regarded as high-ranking feudal officials of the second rank, a position that may not be achieved by others in their lifetime!
However, it was someone else. Liu Mingzhi now holds the position of left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and is also a second-rank official!
Who doesn’t know that in the land of the imperial city, there are first-class officials in the capital!
It seems that he was transferred to Northern Xinjiang as the governor of the two provinces, both of whom are second-grade officials, but in fact it is no different from being promoted openly and demoted secretly!
Especially when there was a problem with the local officials' management of people's livelihood, the emperor was the first to blame the local governor. Compared with the left minister of household affairs, this was another level of change!
Many officials secretly wondered, could it be that Duke Ding's behavior of spending three days fishing and two days drying nets in court made His Majesty dissatisfied?
Could it be that what I and others had guessed before was wrong? Your Majesty's acquiescence in allowing Duke Dingguo to come to court at any time was not to dilute Duke Dingguo's influence in the court!
Instead, Duke Ding was given a chance to reflect on his own. However, Duke Ding failed to understand His Majesty's intentions, which pushed His Majesty's tolerance to the limit!
Many old foxes glanced at Youxiang Tong subconsciously and thought twice, secretly wondering why Tongxiang had just said that something happened in the Yingzhou Mutual Market, and His Majesty asked Duke Dingguo, who had just come to the court, to serve as the governor of the two provinces in Northern Xinjiang!
Could it be that His Majesty and Tong Xiang have some unknown plan?
Tong Sansi noticed the eyes of his colleagues and glanced at Li Zheng with a slight frown!
For a moment, he couldn't guess the emperor's intention. Could it be that His Majesty borrowed the old minister's sword to "kill" Duke Ding's spirit?
If this were the case, wouldn't Duke Ding be resentful of me?
Suddenly, the civil and military officials in the dynasty had different thoughts, and it could be said that they had mixed feelings. Many officials who had a good impression of Liu Mingzhi sighed secretly!
As expected, being with a king is like being with a tiger. The ups and downs only depend on the king’s thoughts!
The Duke of Dingguo, who was in the prime of his life, is like this. What will we do in the future?
In just a short moment, all the civil and military officials thought about it with complicated thoughts!
Liu Mingzhi clenched his fists tightly, with an inexplicable expression on his face!
"When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden? The cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooked? Did I do something that dissatisfied my father, and that's why I was asked to serve as an official in the North!"
Just as all the civil and military officials thought, Liu Mingzhi also thought the same!
"Father, I dare you to ask Yingzhou, what big thing happened in Fuzhou that I need to go to deal with?"
"There are no businessmen or travelers in the border trade market now. It's all because of the war between Huyan Royal Court, Spieth Royal Court and Wu Guogong in Heshuo!"
"The mutual trade involves taxation, which is the matter of your Ministry of Revenue. However, Jiang Aiqing, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Miao Aiqing, the right minister, are old. I can't bear to see them working hard and traveling thousands of miles. In this way, the mutual trade can only be done It falls on you, the young and talented Zuo Shilang!"
"Especially since the mutual trading is a matter under the jurisdiction of Zuo Shilang, this story belongs to you!"
"You can't be careless when it comes to mutual trading. Tax matters are related to whether the training of 300,000 cavalry will be affected!"
"If there is a problem with the mutual market, there will be no financial support, and the national treasury will be too empty to support the training of war horses, my hard work over the years will be wiped out!"
"Therefore, I hope that you can personally go around and successfully handle the matter of mutual trade in Northern Xinjiang. This trip to the north will bear a heavy burden on you!"
Every word Li Zheng said was expressed perfectly!
Mutual trading is the responsibility of the Ministry of Revenue, and taxation, customs and trade are the duties of Zuo Shilang, so it is a matter of course for Liu Mingzhi to go to Northern Xinjiang!
Liu Mingzhi was silent for a moment. Although Li Zheng's words were reasonable and well-founded, Liu Mingzhi still couldn't understand Li Zheng's decision!
Although the matter of mutual trade is a matter of the Ministry of Revenue, to solve the matter in Northern Xinjiang only requires the Ministry of Revenue to guide business travelers to Northern Xinjiang to start trade with Jintu and Tujiang.
There is no need for the two governors of Northern Xinjiang to get involved!
The Ministry of Household Affairs only needs to send a doctor from the Ministry of Household Affairs or even a Yuanwai Lang to handle the matter!
Why bother with a second-rank minister, the left minister of household affairs!
Liu Mingzhi sighed secretly, his mind changed rapidly! Mu Ran recalled the conversation with Qinglian after returning from the Western Expedition again in his mind!
"Lian'er, just watch, maybe in the near future, we and other princes and ministers who rank in the second class will be transferred out of the capital under various pretexts by our father!"
"Why, husband?"
"The art of emperors, the emperor is demoted, the prince is recalled, and the people are gathered together!"
Recalling these things in Liu Mingzhi's mind, he carefully speculated on Li Zheng's abnormal behavior in the past two years, and he immediately understood!
But I never expected that the first person to pave the way for the prince would be me!
"well......."
Liu Mingzhi sighed silently and bowed: "My son, Liu Mingzhi, obeys the order!"
Seeing Liu Mingzhi agreeing, Li Zheng had a look of satisfaction in his eyes!
"Liu Aiqing, you have achieved great success at a young age, and you are a high-spirited young man ranked in the second class! The northern land is bitterly cold, not as prosperous as the capital, and you also face the incompatibility of the climate and the soil. However, you agreed to this without hesitation, which shows your loyalty to the country!"
"I have no choice but to do this. The country and the country are related to the stability of the people in the world. We must not be careless. You are so loyal to the king, and I feel guilty! I can grant you a condition that is not excessive!"
Liu Mingzhi licked his dry lips and hesitated for a moment, looking at Li Zheng longingly: "Father, the north is so far away, and it is extremely inconvenient for my son to take care of his family. Can you give me 300,000 taels for the carriage fee?"
Li Zheng's smiling face froze and turned slightly darker!
"Three hundred thousand taels?"
"If it doesn't work, two hundred thousand taels will do!"
"You don't even have a tael of silver. The governors of the two provinces have their own treasury to provide food and clothing. Why do you need so much money?"
All the civil and military officials in the court looked at Liu Mingzhi in disbelief. For a carriage fee of three hundred thousand taels, Duke Dingguo really dared to speak!
Many low-level officials even secretly thought that it would be great if they could have a salary of one hundred thousand taels in their extremely poor life. What kind of official would they be if they had three hundred thousand taels of silver? Wouldn't it be nice to go back to their hometown and become a wealthy family member!
"Then I will reward you with hundreds of dancing girls and thousands of fine wines!"
"Dancing girl? Wine?"
"That's right, my father can't be reluctant to part with these things, right! You can't let your son-in-law have nothing to do with his entertainment after taking care of his official duties, right? Why do you have to feed the oxen to plow the fields? You can't treat your son-in-law as a child. He’s an agency guy who only knows how to work hard and doesn’t know what fatigue is!”
Li Zheng's darkened face put on a relaxed smile again.
Looking at Young Master Liu who looked unhappy if he didn't give the dancer wine, his eyes were filled with indescribable relief!
"That's right, I'll reward you with one hundred perfect singers from the south of the Yangtze River, one hundred dancers from the western regions, and two thousand jars of various aged fine wines!"
"Thank you very much, my dear father, for your kindness. Long live, long live, long live!"
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me, I haven't finished saying it yet!"
"Father, please forgive me!"
"Wine is a poison that penetrates the intestines, and sex is a steel knife that scrapes bones. It's too much! I reward you with these for your entertainment. Don't indulge in beauty, delay official duties, drink too much, and delay official duties!"
"My son, I know. Thank you very much for your teachings!"
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