Jiang Yuanming turned slightly to look at the somewhat melancholy Young Master Liu and chuckled.
"Going against the current? Going with the flow?"
"Dong Guo, it is true that I am old and my energy is not as good as before, but the old man's cloudy eyes are bright!"
"You definitely won't do it for no reason..."
"Our family is polite. We have met Duke Dingguo and Master Jiang."
Before Jiang Yuanming finished speaking a profound word, the sharp and feminine voice of Chief Manager Zeng Hai came.
Jiang Yuanming's words stopped abruptly when he heard the chief manager's voice.
He turned around and looked at Zeng Hai with a light smile: "General manager, I'm polite. If my expectations are good, your Majesty must have summoned Duke Dingguo to the imperial study again!"
Zeng Hai was startled, then nodded with a slight smile: "Jiang Shangshu is really very discerning. Before we even said anything, Jiang Shangshu already knew the purpose of our visit!"
Jiang Yuanming shrugged casually and nuzzled at Young Master Liu on the side!
"General Manager, Duke Dingguo's holy certificate official is ashamed of himself!"
"Forget it, since His Majesty summoned me, I won't waste my words, lest His Majesty be delayed on any important matters."
"Dong Guo, the chief steward, I take my leave."
"Walk slowly without seeing you off."
"Good go!"
Before Jiang Yuanming turned and left, he glanced at Young Master Liu with a sharp light in his eyes, and a faint smile hung on the corner of his mouth.
After a long time, Jiang Yuanming's figure completely disappeared from the palace gate.
Young Master Liu silently looked at Lao Jiang's disappearing figure behind the palace gate and started talking.
We haven’t seen each other for a long time. Why do they all look like human beings?
It seemed like nothing could be hidden from the eyes of these old foxes.
Especially the best among the old foxes, those dim eyes seem to be able to see through people.
Young Master Liu always felt a creepy feeling every time he looked at Yunyang.
This old fox who has been guarding Yunzhou all year round puts too much pressure on himself!
"My lord, please don't stand still and don't keep your majesty waiting!"
"Okay! Chief General, please!"
"Don't you dare, please come with me!"
The two of them passed through Qinzheng Palace and rushed directly towards the Imperial Study Room!
From the perspective of Young Master Liu, the Imperial Study Room, which had been away for a long time, seemed to have not changed much.
It is almost exactly the same as when Li Zheng was in power.
I don't know that Li Baiyu handled memorials in the imperial study room when he was the prince, and he has become accustomed to the layout of the imperial study room.
Li Baiyu is more nostalgic, or he doesn't like extravagance and waste, so he still retains the appearance of the past.
When Young Master Liu walked into the imperial study, Li Baiyu was standing in front of the huge map hanging on the wooden shelf, hands behind his back, in a daze.
Young Master Liu was a little distracted for a moment. His back, profile, and aura were almost the same as what Li Zheng looked like back then!
If it weren't for his straight spine, Young Master Liu with his jet-black bun would have really thought that the person standing in front of the map was Li Zheng, who had already made a fortune.
Liu Mingzhi sighed silently.
No matter how much he resembles Li Zheng, Li Baiyu is still Li Baiyu. After all, he is not the father Li Zheng that he knows well.
"My younger brother Liu Mingzhi is here to see your royal brother!"
"No courtesy, sit down!"
"Thank you, Brother Huang."
As soon as Young Master Liu sat down, the eunuch prepared tea and served it to him.
Young Master Liu was not polite, nodded and took a few sips of tea.
Li Baiyu sat on the dragon chair, looked at Liu Mingzhi quietly and chuckled!
"Brother-in-law, you, oh, you, let me tell you what good things you can do!"
"My brother wakes up early every day and works late at night to deal with political affairs. It's better for you. As an assistant minister appointed by my father, not to mention assisting my brother wholeheartedly, you can fish for three days and dry the nets for two days."
"But you just disappeared without a trace."
"How about it?"
“Singing and riding horses brings endless joy, and sightseeing around mountains and rivers is dazzling.”
"Isn't this kind of day extremely chic?"
"To be honest, if I didn't have a lot of things to deal with, I would really like to go out with you. Let us good brothers go have some adventures."
Liu Mingzhi rubbed his nose sadly: "Brother Emperor, I have to deal with a matter for the country and the people. How can I go singing, riding horses, and traveling around the mountains and rivers like what the emperor said."
Li Baiyu nodded quietly and looked at Mr. Liu with playful eyes: "Really?"
"It seems that I wrongly blamed you. Are you so conscientious in your duties, brother-in-law?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, when I go to court another day, I have to reprimand those ministers who talk about you behind your back!"
"Ding Guogong is here to deal with matters for the country and the people, not to go sightseeing."
"It's just about catching thieves and stolen goods, and catching cheaters and couples. Brother-in-law, you have to give me some evidence to prove that you are indeed dealing with matters for the country and the people, rather than traveling around the mountains and rivers."
"With the evidence, I can speak confidently, right?"
Li Baiyu's words were a bit "aggressive", and Young Master Liu hung his head helplessly.
"Okay, my brother admits it. He admits that he went to sing songs, ride horses, and travel around the mountains and rivers."
Li Baiyu chuckled lightly and opened his hands slightly towards Major Liu: "I just had to say no earlier!"
"If you tell the truth, will I still punish you?"
"If I really followed you on the line, you would have been demoted to the third level and given twenty punishments by now."
"Sigh... I admit that I can't be like my father, but I can't be on the throne for so long and not even be twenty-three times as good as my father!"
"If my father can tolerate you, I can also tolerate you!"
"There is no need to be polite to my brother in the future, lest unnecessary misunderstandings create a gap and let my father's high hopes down!"
Hearing Li Baiyu mention Li Zheng, Liu Mingzhi felt sad and nodded with a forced smile.
"What the Emperor is teaching you is that from now on, I will be able to talk about one thing and another when I am here with the Emperor."
"Brother Imperial also understands my brother's character. It is inevitable that he will be a bit straightforward when speaking. If he says something inappropriate in the future, I hope your brother will not mind. He is as knowledgeable as I am!"
"You have the golden whip given to you by your father, and I don't dare to get angry with you."
"Before my father left, he warned me again and again. If one day the whip falls on my head, it will be his own fault!"
Liu Mingzhi felt nervous. He didn't know if Li Baiyu was joking or if there was something in his words.
He picked up the tea and drank it, thinking about how to bring up the topic of beating the emperor's golden whip!
Liu Mingzhi put down his tea cup: "Isn't it clear that my brother is proud to have left the court?"
"I wonder if the emperor has discovered someone with ulterior motives?"
Yu'er, the most important thing for a king is to make a balance.
Li Baiyu's eyes narrowed slightly: "Well...brother-in-law, you have just returned to the court. We will talk about these things later."
"First of all, tell me where you went to travel and enjoy the mountains and rivers, so that Brother Wei can broaden his horizons!"
Young Master Liu moved his palms with a strange expression, then looked down at his palms with a strange expression on his face: "Uh..."
"how to say!"
"Uh... travel around the mountains and rivers!"
"Instead, we visited four strong mountains with clusters of peaks."
"I got involved in two gurgling streams. It's not worth mentioning. It's not worth mentioning!"
