Young Master Liu had insomnia, and the reason for his insomnia was naturally related to what Liu Zhian said.
Stones from other mountains can attack jade. These eight words made Liu Mingzhi lie on the bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. It was not until the rooster crowed for the second time that Young Master Liu felt a little sleepy and closed his eyes in confusion.
The sun was rising, and Liu Mingzhi, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by a knock on the door.
Liu Mingzhi opened his confused eyes and looked at the door.
"Who?"
"Young Master, you are an old slave. Someone from the palace came to your door and said that His Majesty invited you to the palace for a banquet in the afternoon."
"I know, let me know when the sun rises."
"Yes, I will resign, old slave."
Liu Yuan's footsteps gradually faded away. Young Master Liu yawned, changed into a comfortable position, hugged the quilt and fell into sleep again.
At three o'clock in the morning, Liu Mingzhi was called out by Liu Yuan again.
Then I started to get up and wash up.
After sorting out his clothes a little, Liu Mingzhi wandered around the garden again and again, and finally decided to enter the palace for the banquet.
The Empress Dowager Chen Jie would not be present at Li Ye's banquet.
In all likelihood, you will not see this Lord.
Besides, you can avoid the first grade of junior high school, but you can't avoid the fifteenth grade.
Now that something has happened, you have to find a way to face it.
The old man is right, he should turn from passive to active to be the correct action.
"Uncle Liu, prepare a generous gift."
"Yes, I understand."
In less than a stick of incense, Liu Yuan handed an exquisite gift box into Young Master Liu's hands.
As for what is inside, Liu Mingzhi doesn't care, as long as it comes to his mind. There are no rare treasures in the palace, treasury, and inner treasury, so naturally he will not be short of the gifts he brought.
"Uncle Liu, tell the old man that you don't need to prepare my lunch."
"Yes, I understand. Master, please walk slowly."
Feng Xing was still raising a good horse in the backyard of Penglai Restaurant, and Liu Mingzhi did not choose another good horse from Liu Mansion.
Holding the gift box in one hand and waving the folding fan gently in the other, he rushed towards the palace on foot, looking like a handsome and elegant young man.
"Your Majesty, you are here. Eunuch De from the Ministry of Internal Affairs has already conveyed your Majesty's order. Please come!"
As soon as Young Master Liu arrived at the palace gate, he saw Xu Hui, the commander of the imperial army, approaching happily.
Although I am not very familiar with him, I did meet Liangcai yesterday. As the saying goes, don’t hit someone with a smiling face. With Xu Hui’s attitude, Liu Mingzhi will naturally not be on the air with him.
He nodded cheerfully and said, "Commander Xu, you are on duty again today. You have worked really hard."
"Your Majesty, I don't know. One of the general's good brothers was originally on duty today, but his mother had some health problems, so the general took his place on duty for one day."
"Justice!
Commander Xu, it's getting late, so I will stop being polite to you and enter the palace first. If we have time, let's sit down together and have a drink. "
"It's a deal, I will be waiting for you at any time."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Xu Hui who was inexplicably surprised and stopped being polite and walked straight towards the palace with the gift box in hand.
He was not familiar with the road to the harem, but he was already familiar with the road to the royal study and did not need anyone to guide him.
"General, congratulations. You have been favored by King Bingjian. In the future, don't forget to promote your brothers if you rise to the top."
Xu Hui looked at Liu Dashao's retreating figure, and glanced at the circle of brothers who gathered around to congratulate him, his expressions paled.
"Don't talk nonsense. We are the Imperial Guards, not the Prince's Imperial Guards. Our promotion is a reward from the Imperial Court. Don't talk nonsense when you are not on duty. Be careful that trouble comes from your mouth."
"Yes, brothers understand."
"Oh, my lord, you're finally here. We've been waiting for you for half an hour."
As soon as Young Master Liu walked outside the Qinzheng Hall, Xiao Dezi ran out of the hall holding a fly whisk and greeted Young Master Liu.
"Eunuch De, why are you here?"
"Your Majesty asked us to come out to greet you, Your Majesty. You are finally here so we didn't wait in vain."
"That's it. I'm really sorry. Father Lao De, you are waiting for me!"
"Don't dare, don't dare, it's our honor. Your Majesty, please, I will lead the way for you."
"Good work."
The two of them walked to the corner behind the Qinzheng Palace. There were no eunuchs or maids around, and no patrolling Imperial Guards happened to be passing by. Young Master Liu stuffed a silver note into Xiao Dezi's hand with ease.
Xiao Dezi was startled, and hurriedly put the banknote into his sleeve without leaving any trace, and immediately looked at Liu Mingzhi with a smile.
"My lord, why are you so polite?"
With the polite words on his lips, Xiao Dezi didn't slow down a bit in collecting the cash.
"I have been away from the capital all year round, so naturally I cannot invite you to have tea with Old Zhou like when I was in the capital before. Chief Zeng Hai and the others also invited you to have tea with me, Eunuch De.
Just treat it as a small gesture from me and invite Eunuch De to tea. "
"Then let's thank you, Your Majesty!"
"You're welcome, Eunuch De, who did your Majesty invite to the banquet?"
Xiao Dezi looked around and moved closer to Young Master Liu: "Look at what you said, Your Majesty, besides you, is there any other prince or minister who deserves to be hosted by His Majesty in person for a banquet?
Your Majesty, you don’t know something. These days, His Majesty is so angry with these princes and ministers that he can hardly eat. How could he take the initiative to hold a banquet and invite them to the palace? "
Liu Mingzhi's eyes flashed: "But because of the matter of assisting the government?"
Xiao Dezi nodded noncommittally: "Your Majesty, you are so discerning that you can see the crux of the problem at a glance.
To be honest, Your Majesty, because of this matter of supporting the government, the porcelain fragments in the palace are transported out of the palace in baskets every day! Your Majesty is really very angry.
If Your Majesty hadn't returned to Beijing in time this time, I don't know how Wei Xiang and the others would have gone against His Majesty!
After assisting the government for three years, this was the order of the late Emperor Ruizhong. The three of them, Prime Minister Wei, dared to resist the order and disrespect the order. They were really audacious and disrespectful. "
"What Eunuch De said is right. Fortunately, they relented and handed over the power of supporting the government.
Apart from the power of supporting the government, is there anything else that worries Your Majesty? If you reveal it to me, I will act according to the situation and help His Majesty solve some minor troubles to the best of my ability.
After all, I am away from the capital all year round, and it is inevitable that I will become somewhat alienated from His Majesty over time.
Solve some troubles for your majesty, so that your majesty can have some respect for this king... Haha... Mr. De, do you understand what I mean? "
"I understand, of course we understand. It's just that we don't want to reveal it to the prince. In fact, apart from the power of assisting the government, His Majesty doesn't seem to have anything to worry about.
The biggest worry is whether the Northern Expedition can successfully unify the world.
However, Your Majesty, you have already stayed out of the matter. If you want to help, I'm afraid you won't have much chance. "
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Xiao Dezi's expression vaguely, and quietly withdrew his gaze.
He guessed how true or false what Xiao Dezi told him was.
"Your Majesty, we are here. Please wait while we report to Your Majesty."
"Okay, I'm done."
When Xiao Dezi entered the palace, Liu Mingzhi glanced vaguely at the environment inside and outside the imperial study room, and then his hands on the gift box that were tightly clenched relaxed.
It seems that it is not the Hongmen Banquet.
Otherwise, if you are in this palace, you will most likely not be able to escape.
