The Royal Study Room of the Imperial Palace.
Li Baiyu's personal eunuch Zeng Hai slowly walked to Li Baiyu's side: "Your Majesty, according to the spies' report, several princes chatted and laughed with Duke Ding for a while."
"We don't know what they are talking about specifically. After all, the school grounds are too empty and spies can't get close to them at all."
Li Baiyu paused with the ink pen in his hand and glanced at Zeng Hai with raised eyebrows.
"Oh? What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, do you want us to send a message to Duke Ding to come to the imperial study? After all, these princes are no longer ordinary princes, but vassal princes with heavy troops."
"What we mean is that your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne, do you want to beat Duke Dingguo? After all, it is not a good thing for your Majesty that the auxiliary minister is too close to the vassal king!"
Li Baiyu put down the ink pen in his hand and looked at Zeng Hai with squinted eyes: "Zeng Hai!"
"Your Majesty, we are here!"
"Do you know why your ancestor has won the trust of your father?"
Zeng Hai was stunned and shook his head blankly: "Your Majesty, we are confused, how can we reach the level of our ancestors? We have only just sat in the position of the general manager for less than half a day."
Li Baiyu picked up the tea cup and tasted it briefly, looking at Zeng Hai with a faint look: "Because your ancestors would never sow discord in front of the father and speak ill of any important minister."
"The harem and the eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics. You have been by my side since you were a child, and do your job well. I don't want you to have your head taken down by me myself one day!"
"Because you have been with me for so many years, I will spare you this time. If you dare to speak out again next time, don't blame me for not remembering our friendship for many years!"
Zeng Hai plopped down on his knees in fear: "We realize our mistake. Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Li Baiyu slowly put down the tea cup in his hand and walked towards the corner of the imperial study room.
Li Zheng's portrait hangs high on the wall, and there are tributes and three pillars of incense placed on the table under the portrait.
"When my brother-in-law marries my sister, he becomes a foreign relative. It is not uncommon for foreign relatives to cause chaos in the country in all dynasties."
"My father knew this, not only did he let his brother-in-law serve as a powerful minister, he also allowed me to make good use of it. He told me not to use doubters but not to doubt others."
"As a relative and an important minister, my father can rest assured. I will never doubt my father's arrangements, so I can naturally rest assured."
"You witnessed what happened in the court today with your own eyes. My brother-in-law was the first person to stand up and support me as emperor."
"If I have doubts about someone who supports me, it means I am narrow-minded."
"Father has said more than once that suspicion between the emperor and his ministers is the biggest taboo between them."
"So I don't want to hear from you for the second time that you said bad things about your brother-in-law. Otherwise, if you hold the position of chief eunuch, others can do the same."
"Yes, we understand, I promise there won't be a next time!"
"The surveillance on the second brother, the third brother, the fourth brother, the fifth brother, and the seventh brother can be increased. Aren't they unwilling to accept my ascending to the throne?"
"In this case, I will play with them and let them fully understand that I did not get the throne because of the rule of establishing the elder rather than the young, but got it by relying on my true ability!"
Zeng Hai looked at Li Baiyu blankly: "Your Majesty, let me make a bold statement. It will be troublesome if you get lost. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne and people's hearts are unstable. I suggest that your Majesty stabilize the court before doing this."
"What you see on paper is shallow, but you know that you have to put it into practice. The way to be a king is not to be learned, but to be understood. If something goes wrong, my brother-in-law and the five of them will naturally come out to clean up the mess."
"Otherwise, the five auxiliary ministers would have come in vain."
"It's better to be proactive than to be reactive."
"We understand, whatever His Majesty says, we will listen to His Majesty!"
Zeng Hai wiped the sweat from his forehead, his understanding of Young Master Liu deepened in his heart, and he regretted not listening to his ancestor's instructions.
It seems that although I have become the general manager of the palace, I should still apologize when I face Duke Ding in the future.
You can’t be offended!
"Xuan Di Li Cheng meets His Majesty!"
Li Baiyu was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at the man in gray robe who suddenly fell and walked over: "Senior, no courtesy, please get up and sit down quickly!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Baiyu sat on the dragon chair and looked at the gray-robed man sitting across from him in confusion: "Senior, you are all old people who have served my father for decades. You never show up easily unless there is an important matter."
"Did something big happen when you came here this time?"
The man in gray robe nodded slightly: "This time I came to the palace to sell a secret document, and I came to pay homage to the new king!"
"I don't know what kind of secret file it is that makes the old man come in person. Is there anything I can do to help?"
"The spy's secret vault, the second secret file in the sky."
"Number two in the sky!"
Li Baiyu pondered for a while and Mu Ran looked up at the man in gray robe: "That is the secret file of Mr. Wen Renzheng, the mentor of my father. The senior came to sell the file. Could it be that Mr. Wen Ren has passed away too?"
The gray-robed man's eyes showed some doubts, and he finally nodded slowly: "After Wen Renzheng came out of Dingguo's palace, all his internal strength was lost. It seems that the old injury recurred and caused the strength to dissipate."
"In the end, he was nowhere to be found. The spy agents were like cobwebs all over the world, but there was no trace of the old man again. After the consensus of ten of us old guys, we may have felt..."
"When the old man was young, he had a lot of enemies, and since he has already run out of gas, it's time to sell out!"
Li Baiyu nodded silently: "Since the seniors have already decided, I won't say anything more. My father told me that Spy Shadow Secret Library will always listen to orders rather than announcements, and can act independently! I will definitely respect the wishes of all seniors. !”
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty!"
"Senior, I would like to ask out of curiosity, who is the number one person in the world? Who are the others?"
"I have heard Father mention this number two from time to time. If it's not convenient for seniors, just forget it."
"Li Buyi has the appearance of a god. His kung fu is unknown. He is good at divination. His specialty is to live a long time!"
"Second hearing about human affairs!"
"Third, the East China Sea is full of nonsense. With the help of Tiangang, there are few opponents in the world!"
"The Fourth Great Compassion Zen Forest Master Baishan, the master whose skills are immutable and the Mingwang Seal is immutable, and the people who learn the scriptures have become mortals!"
"Abbott of Huguo Temple of the Fifth Golden Kingdom!"
"Head of the Sixth Sword Yahai!"
"The Seventh Turkic National Division."
"..."
"Tenth is the spy Li Huai."
"Mrs. Jade Butterfly Baibing, the wife of the Liu family with a local name, is half a step innate. She can be the number one with the local name. The reason is that her husband Jiangnan... Liu Zhian, the richest man in the world."
"That is Duke Dingguo's mother."
Li Baiyu looked at the man in gray robe curiously: "The richest man in the world? Is it too exaggerated? I heard that Liu Zhi'an is so rich that he can rival the country. Is it true?"
"Does Your Majesty know about the military disaster in Weihe?"
"Of course I know!"
"His Majesty was still the prince at that time and could not take charge of the national treasury. The late emperor borrowed the food and grass money for the 300,000-strong army to go north. Very few people knew about it."
"No one knows what agreement Liu Zhi'an reached with the late emperor."
Li Baiyu looked at the gray-robed man in surprise: "Raising soldiers for the country?"
"Your Majesty, the late Emperor also had your thoughts back then, and Liu Zhi'an can't move!"
"Why? I can already raise troops for the country. How can this keep me from panicking!"
"The late Emperor has calculated that if something happens to Liu Zhi'an, half of the merchants in Dalong will be in trouble."
"Although merchants have a low status, once they have too much money, no one can ignore it. Something happened to Liu Zhi'an, business travel is blocked, the people have no food to buy, and half of Dalong's country will be in panic!"
"No matter how much money Liu Zhi'an has, the Liu Mansion is not an iron wall! As long as Liu Zhi'an is captured, won't everything be a problem?"
The man in gray robe smiled bitterly: "Liu Ye, even the spy has to rely on him sometimes! After all, there are some things that Jianghu people are more suitable to take action on, and they don't have to take it into consideration!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. As long as you can make good use of Liu Zhi'an like Your Majesty, you will be fine!"
"As long as you marry Yun Xiaoxi and become the queen, Liu Ying, the young lady of the Yun family, will be Liu Zhi'an's sister. We are connected from the roots, and the Liu family will be friends."
"I can't get involved in matters above the court, but I think it may not be because of Liu Zhi'an that the late emperor valued Duke Ding so much."
"Liu Zhi'an's power must be weakened, but how to weaken it can only depend on opportunity. Your Majesty must not do it by force."
"The Liu family is stronger than Liu Zhian."
"Ding Guogong set up his own business. Of the other two brothers, one is still young and the other is just like that."
"In a hundred years from Liu Zhi'an, perhaps the Liu family's reputation as the richest man in the world will be destroyed."
"I understand, senior, if you don't have anything to do, just go and get busy first!"
"I'm resigning!"
