Dalong Taiping fifth year, January 25th.
With the joint cooperation of the Imperial Court Etiquette Department, the Qintian Supervisor and the Zongren Mansion, the news that the current second prince Liu Chengzhi and the former Yunchang Princess Li Jingyao will be married on August 20, the fifth year of Taiping, was announced in the capital. spread.
Soon after, this good news of universal celebration started from the capital and spread to various state capitals in all directions of the capital.
Perhaps within a few months, people all over the world will know the good news that Liu Chengzhi and Li Jingyao are getting married.
While the news was spreading through the mouths of the people, officials from the Ministry of Rites, led by Qin Ziying, the Minister of Rites, frequently came in and out of Li Jingyao's princess mansion.
The children of ordinary people in Dalong have to go through the cumbersome etiquette of three matchmakers and six betrothals in order to get married, let alone the marriage of the current prince.
With the return of spring and the revival of all things on earth, Dalong's court has returned to the busy scene of the past with hundreds of officials performing their duties. Even Young Master Liu is also taking a break from the busy schedule, running around in various matters, large and small.
On the second day of February, the dragon raised his head, and a drizzle of light rain began to fall in the sky, which then turned into a heavy rain in the afternoon.
After finishing the government affairs, Mr. Liu began his leisurely days of setting up stalls outside Penglai Restaurant to fool people. However, God was not kind to him. Except for the drizzle that fell in the morning, Mr. Liu's divination stall welcomed a guest. In addition, later in the afternoon no guests came to the door due to the heavy rain.
Young Master Liu, who was sleeping on the recliner and was a little drowsy, was about to fall asleep when Song Qing hurriedly appeared in front of Young Master Liu's divination stall despite the pouring rain.
Song Qing put away his umbrella and got into the sheltered shack in front of the Gua stall. He took out a document from his sleeve and slammed it on the table.
"Third brother."
"Huh? This guest mountain man is so polite. I wonder if you are looking for marriage or...brother? Why are you here?"
Young Master Liu drowsily rubbed his sleepy eyes, and finally saw clearly that the person standing in front of him was not a guest who came to tell fortunes, but his eldest brother Song Qing.
Song Qing looked at Young Master Liu's dazed look and shook his head helplessly, then made a gesture with his lips to the document he slapped on the low table.
"Now! What you have always dreamed of receiving is finally here."
Liu Dashao's tiger body was shaken and he suddenly lost all sleep. He stared at the documents on the low table with sharp sword-like eyes.
"Is it from the Western Expedition Army or Chengzhi and the others?"
"It is the battle report document of the Western Expedition Army. It records the detailed situation of the two Western Expedition soldiers and horses in the barbarian territories of Dashi and other countries in the past six months.
It's better for you to see the specific situation yourself, because I'm afraid it won't be clear in your oral description. "
Liu Mingzhi quickly moved his body and lifted the teapot on the table. Then he picked up the documents on the table and carefully reviewed the contents.
Song Qing looked at Young Master Liu who had become engrossed in the blink of an eye and let out a silent sigh. He picked up the teapot and gently poured two cups of tea and placed them on the table. He picked up one of the cups and tasted it carefully.
After about a stick of incense, Mr. Liu's lips slightly raised with a slightly arrogant smile, and even his sharp eyes revealed a faint smile.
After reading the last word on the battle report document, Mr. Liu closed the document in his hand heavily and watched Song Qing utter one word loudly.
"good!"
Song Qing put down the tea cup in his hand with a relaxed and comfortable expression: "Brother Wei told Zhang Shuai earlier, Nangong Shuai and the two experienced commanders of the armed forces will not fail to consider whether the rear foundation is stable or not.
Now you can finally relax, right?
However, Brother Wei never expected that among the small barbarian countries, Da Chi and Tianzhu, the two relatively powerful countries, did not stab each other in the back. On the contrary, this small Roman country in a remote place actually How dare you suddenly and treacherously commit the act of stabbing our Dalong soldiers in the back while the war is going smoothly.
Fortunately, God has blessed my dragon expedition to the heavenly army, and the losses caused by these despicable Roman barbarians to our Western Expedition are not too great. Otherwise, uncle... Zhang Shuai's character might have done something to massacre the city. "
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently and took a sip of the warm tea in front of him: "Prince Acrylic of Rome caused the unfortunate death of twenty-three of my great dragons because of his conspiracy with artillery. At the same time, he also gave the left wing of the Western Expedition The opportunity for the troops and horses to completely open up the east-west frontiers of the great food countries.
For a moment, this young master really didn’t know whether to grit his teeth at him or thank him! "
"It's really hard to say. Our Dalong is a country of etiquette and has never promoted unknown masters. If it weren't for the death-seeking behavior of this bastard Acrylic, Zhang Shuai and the others would have wanted to penetrate the entire east-west territory from the Great Food Country to the Frankish Country. The plan is really difficult to implement.
It happened that this acrylic gave Zhang Shuai and the others the opportunity to become famous. To be honest, I don't know how to evaluate this acrylic's behavior. "
"Alas! In any case, we cannot ignore the fact that we have lost twenty-three sons. The court should make up for the families of the twenty-three sons as much as possible.
When you go back, say hello to your uncle and ask him to work with the Ministry of Household Affairs to compensate the families of these twenty-three soldiers. "
"Brother, I understand. By the way, more than 10,000 Roman prisoners will be escorted back to Beijing with the gold and silver in less than three months. How do you plan to deal with them?
Brother Huyan has been in trouble for a long time because of the handling of these prisoners.
When the three thousand soldiers escorted the gold, silver and Roman prisoners back to Beijing, there were no military recorders. Do you think you should hand them over to them on the way...
In this way, it can be regarded as paying homage to the spirits of twenty-three soldiers in heaven. "
Liu Mingzhi looked at Song Qing's gesture of wiping his neck and began to think calmly.
After thinking for a long time, Liu Mingzhi silently shook his head: "It is nothing to trap and kill all these prisoners, but after all, there are more than 10,000 young and strong laborers! It would be a pity to directly trap and kill them.
The excavation project of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal required the employment of a large number of young and strong private laborers. This was a considerable expense for the imperial treasury!
Since more than 10,000 young and strong laborers who do not need to be paid are delivered to us, it would be a waste to kill them directly.
Divide the more than 10,000 Roman prisoners into ten batches, disrupt them, and let them build the canal! Being able to do something practical for our Dalong Celestial Empire can be regarded as atonement for the evil deeds they have committed in the past. "
Song Qing nodded clearly: "That's true. Killing them directly will waste a lot of manpower and material resources. It is indeed more reasonable to recycle waste."
"As long as you understand, then you can stop by and say hello to the Ministry of Industry later and ask them to reserve more than 10,000 places in advance."
"Okay, I will handle this matter myself!"
"Don't forget to tell your uncle and ask him to lead the officials of the Ministry of War to be prepared to publicize the glorious achievements of my Western Expedition Army in the Far West.
After the court meeting the day after tomorrow, I will personally go to the cabinet to tell Mr. Xia to handle the matter satisfactorily as soon as possible. "
"No problem, I know what to say to my old man."
"That's all I need to know. Is there anything else?"
"No, then I'll go back first?"
Young Master Liu nodded casually, put down his teacup and leaned back on the couch, squinting his eyes and falling asleep.
Seeing this, Song Qing directly put away the documents on the desk, held up his umbrella and gradually disappeared into the hazy mist.
