Liu Mingzhi and the other three chatted and laughed all the way to the first threshold of the harem, the royal study.
After the three of them greeted Li Ye's newly selected eunuch, they asked him to inform Li Ye and then stopped outside the royal study, waiting for Li Ye's summons.
A moment later, Li Ye's figure appeared in front of the palace: "I have kept the three dear ladies waiting for a long time."
"I see you, Your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."
Li Ye hurriedly bent down and supported the three young masters Liu who wanted to salute.
"Uncle, please excuse yourself quickly. We are not in the court room. There is no need for us to be so polite. Come and take a seat in the back hall.
Zhang Aiqing and Song Aiqing also took their seats in the back hall together. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty, please!"
Liu Mingzhi straightened up and followed Li Ye towards the back hall of the imperial study. He glanced at Li Ye who was walking directly in front of him.
Compared with more than ten days ago, Li Ye no longer looked pale and dull, and his figure was thin and rickety.
After more than ten days of cultivation, Li Ye's complexion has obviously recovered, and it is almost the same as when he went on the expedition a few years ago.
Li Ye sat on the dragon chair, looked at Liu Mingzhi with a faint smile and waved his hand: "Uncle, please sit down, and the two beloved ladies will also sit down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After the three of them sat down, Li Ye looked at the little eunuch on the side.
"Serve tea to my three other beloved ladies."
"We obey your order, please ask Your Majesty and the three adults to wait a moment."
The little eunuch withdrew from the back hall with a respectful expression. Li Ye sat on the dragon chair and looked at Liu Dashao and the others calmly.
"Before the three beauties came, I was dealing with some issues accumulated by the imperial court. I didn't know that the three beauties were not at home preparing things for the New Year. Why did they come to the palace at this time?"
Liu Mingzhi and the others looked at each other silently. Yunyang, Nangong Ye and the others acted first, so it was impossible for Li Ye not to know the purpose of their visit.
Li Ye's behavior of not being ashamed to ask questions despite having everything under control made the three of them vaguely see a shadow of Li Zheng.
Li Ye at this time is so similar to Li Zheng in the past.
Liu Mingzhi was stunned for a moment when he looked at Li Ye's smiling expression. After coming back to his senses, he stood up first.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the war in the northern border has ended now, the border is peaceful, the rear is stable, and there is no war in the four seas. I and three other people have entered the palace to hand over the military talisman.
Now that the dragon is in peace, it is really not in line with etiquette for our ministers to hold the tiger talisman again. "
Zhang Kuang and the other two also stood up, echoing Young Master Liu's words.
"Reporting to your majesty, King Bingjian's words are right. The two ministers and others have the same intention of entering the palace to meet the Holy Spirit as King Bingjian. They are also here to exchange military talismans."
Li Ye nodded understandingly: "It turns out that the three Aiqings and the old Aiqing Yun have the same purpose of entering the palace. I thought something big happened in the capital that would alert the three of you to enter the palace together.
Three dear friends, sit down and talk. Sit down first and then talk. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The three of them had just sat down when the little eunuch who had just retreated came in with a tray and placed a cup of freshly brewed tea in front of Li Ye and the four of them.
Li Ye picked up the tea cup and blew on it, then glanced lightly at the young eunuchs around him.
"You all should retreat first. No one is allowed to enter the palace without my order and disturb my conversation with my three beloved ladies."
"We obey the order."
After the group of eunuchs retreated, Li Ye looked around at Young Master Liu and the others with slightly frowning eyebrows.
"My dear friends, after the heavy snowfall, it is not certain whether there will be an outbreak next year. If the epidemic does not break out, I still have the idea of gathering troops to conquer the two countries again.
There is absolutely no need for you to hand over your military talismans at this time, otherwise once the troops are used next year, you will definitely waste several months of time selecting commanders and generals.
The war opportunity is fleeting, so you will be in charge of this military talisman for the time being, and we will wait until next year. If God has no eyes, and really brings a great epidemic to my dragon, and it is certain that I will not be able to go on an expedition, it will not be too late for you to hand over the tiger talisman again.
I believe that even if you hold the tiger talisman to command the three armies, you will not commit treasonous acts that endanger the court and me.
Zhang Aiqing was deeply valued by his grandfather. Since taking charge of Longwuwei, he has repeatedly made extraordinary achievements and established immortal achievements for the court.
Song Aiqing was the commander of the imperial guards in the past, so there was no need to doubt her loyalty to the imperial court, otherwise her grandfather and father would not have put their lives in Song Aiqing's hands.
Not to mention my uncle, who was dedicated to assisting my grandfather and my father, and was even more loyal and dedicated to me.
He has rescued me from danger many times.
I will not worry at all if I put the military talisman in your hands. It is not an exaggeration to say that I can sit back and relax.
As for you, you should take charge of the military talisman for the time being. I have no need to take it back for the time being.
It’s not too late to talk about everything after the year. "
Liu Mingzhi looked at Li Ye's sincere eyes and narrowed his eyes slightly, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Liu Mingzhi picked up the teacup and took a sip. He put down the teacup and took out a tiger charm from his arms and cuffs, holding a handsome seal in his hand.
Directly placed the Tiger Talisman Seal on the dragon case in front of Li Ye.
"Your Majesty, no matter whether there is another epidemic in the coming year or whether we send troops to conquer the two countries again, this Tiger Talisman Seal must be returned to you. This is custom-made.
Your Majesty believes in me, which is my honor, but I have to abide by the ancestral etiquette and still hold on to the military power after the war.
In this way, it will definitely not be able to block the mouths of all the people in the world.
I can understand His Majesty, but it is difficult to say what my colleagues think.
People's words are terrible. For the sake of clear governance and the stability of the court, please Your Majesty to take back the Tiger Talisman Commander Seal. "
Zhang Kuang and the two men followed closely and took out their own soldier talismans and placed them on the side of Liu Dashao's tiger talisman.
"Your Majesty, I second my opinion."
"Your Majesty, if you are lucky enough to be able to raise your troops to march north in the coming year, it will not be too late to select a commander and a general. If Your Majesty does not take back this tiger talisman, I will be in panic.
Your Majesty is magnanimous and has the demeanor of a wise king. He can understand the three ministers and others, but for some reason, his colleagues do not know what happened today.
If it is because of secret speculation that the three ministers and others are self-respecting and have no superiors, it will be a turmoil.
In order to prevent my dragon from causing chaos again, please, Your Majesty, take back the military talisman. "
Li Ye looked at Liu Mingzhi and the others with hesitant eyes: "This... I can understand the three beauties. If there are rumors, I will naturally come forward to clarify the rumors for the three beauties. .”
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, more trouble is worse than less trouble. For the sake of the stability of the court, Your Majesty, please take back the Tiger Talisman!"
"I sincerely request your Majesty to take back the military symbols in order to stabilize the court and stabilize people's hearts."
Li Ye watched the three of them kneeling on one knee, clasping their fists and saluting respectfully, and hurriedly got up and walked out of the dragon case to help the three of them up one by one.
"Three beloved ladies, please excuse me from the gift. I'll accept it. I'll accept it!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The three of them stood up when they saw Li Ye put away his commander seal, a tiger charm, and two soldier charms.
Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty, the purpose of the visit of the three ministers and three others has been concluded, so it is time to leave without delaying Your Majesty's processing of the memorial."
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I and the other two have also resigned together and will no longer disturb Your Majesty's busy government affairs."
"How can this be done? Breakfast is about to be served soon. The three beloved ladies came to the palace in the freezing cold early in the morning. They must be hungry and freezing. Why don't you have dinner with me to warm yourself up before going back."
"I don't dare to do that. State affairs are too important, so we will resign."
"Well, the three beauties insist on leaving, so I will no longer force them to stay."
"Your Majesty is wise, I will take my leave."
"Uncle, you two beloved ladies, I will send you a gift."
"I dare not, Your Majesty, stay."
The three of them slowly exited the imperial study and walked straight out of the palace.
Li Ye looked at the backs of the three people walking out of the palace door, looked down at the military talisman seal on the table, and slowly sat on the chair and fell into deep thought.
Liu Mingzhi was speechless all the way and hurried towards the palace gate.
Mr. Zhang and Mr. Kuang were talking softly, glancing at Young Master Liu who was leading the way from time to time.
Zhang Kuang and the two stopped talking and chased after Liu Mingzhi.
"Zhi'er, your majesty's three words of tiger talisman show that he is not afraid of the fact that we have not handed over the tiger talisman for so long after we returned to the court. How lucky!"
Liu Mingzhi paused, turned around, glanced back at the majestic Qinzheng Palace, and chuckled twice.
"Don't laugh at the young dragon's narrow scales, so he dares to compete with Kunpeng for the sea.
pity! pity! "
Zhang Kuang looked at Young Master Liu in astonishment: "What's the pity?"
Liu Mingzhi glanced back at Zhang Kuang, left a meaningful smile on his face, and left.
