Liu Mingzhi smiled and nodded, walked to the chair opposite Song Qing and sat down, looking at him curiously.
"Brother, now that one hundred thousand recruits have formed an army, I wonder which young talent has won the title of Marshal of the three armies by his own ability?"
Hearing Young Master Liu's curious question, Song Qing's expression certainly became strange.
"Your Majesty, I dare to have an affair with Your Majesty..."
"Young Master Qi, Lord Song of the Ministry of War, Lord King of Hubu, Lord Rongwei Marquis Cai Jun, and Lord Qing Wang of Honglu Temple have already arrived and are waiting for the Young Master to see you in the courtyard outside the study."
Liu Song's sudden voice outside the door interrupted the conversation between the two brothers. The two brothers looked at each other and looked at the door of the study.
"Brother, we'll talk about the new recruits later."
"I understand."
"Willow Pine."
"The little one is here."
"Send some beloved ladies to come in."
"Young master, please wait a moment."
"Sir, the young master would like to invite you to sit in the study."
Within a few breaths, Liu Mingzhi heard slightly noisy footsteps coming from outside the study, and then four figures walked into the study one after another.
"Veteran Cai Jun."
"Veteran Minister Song Yu."
"Veteran household minister Jiang Yuanming."
"Old minister Honglu Temple Qingwang He Zheng."
"See Your Majesty, long live the King."
Young Master Liu looked at the four people who bowed and saluted after entering the study, and raised his hands and waved them casually.
"No ceremony, no ceremony. It's not a formal court meeting. There are so many rules. Just sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Willow Pine."
"Master?"
"Go to the inner courtyard immediately and let Yun'er brew two pots of Jinshan Yunwu and send them over as soon as possible."
"Yes, please excuse me."
The sound of Liu Song's footsteps gradually faded away. Young Master Liu waved to Song Qing and then walked directly to the wooden frame with the map hanging not far away.
When Song Qing saw Young Master Liu waving, he stood up and walked over. He looked at Young Master Liu standing next to the wooden frame with doubtful eyes.
"Your Majesty? What are your orders?"
"Brother... Song Dutong, move the map to the main hall with me."
"Yes, I obey."
After hearing the conversation between the two brothers, the faces of Song Yu and the others froze, and they subconsciously wanted to get up to help. However, the two brothers had already moved the wooden frame over one after the other.
"I'm sorry for your disrespect, Your Majesty has suffered a lot."
"Okay, I'm not that old yet that I can't even lift such a small thing, so just keep sitting."
After Liu Mingzhi and Song Qing placed the wooden frame with the huge map on the ground, they turned and walked towards their desks.
Young Master Liu, who had been groping for a long time on the desk, picked up a stack of rice paper and returned to the main hall, sitting on the chair at the head.
"My dear friends."
"I'm waiting here."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the five people who stood up to salute angrily, and waved his hands nonchalantly.
"As I said just now, this is not a formal court meeting, and there are not so many rules."
"I am rude to you, I am rude to you."
Liu Mingzhi shook the stack of rice paper in his hand and placed it directly on the table next to him: "My dear friends, please circulate it to each other."
Song Yu and the five others looked at each other in confusion for a moment, and finally the eyes of the other four fell on Cai Jun, the Honorable Marquis.
"Old Marquis, why don't you take a look first."
"Yes, yes, the old Marquis is highly respected. With you here, this junior will naturally not dare to take a look first."
"Master Marquis, please."
Cai Jun shook his head with a half-smile, and nodded to Young Master Liu before picking up a stack of Xuan on the table and looking down at the contents.
After a while, Cai Jun's originally indifferent expression gradually turned serious. While flipping through the contents on the rice paper, he looked up from time to time to look at the huge map in front of him.
The originally quite relaxed expressions of Song Yu, Jiang Yuanming, Wang Hezheng, and Song Qing became serious because of Cai Jun's reaction. Looking at Cai Jun's solemn expression, they subconsciously began to tighten their heartstrings, and they secretly guessed what was on the rice paper. content.
After a while, Cai Jun frowned slightly and handed the rice paper in his hand to Song Yu who was next.
"Master Song, please take a look."
"You have done me a favor, Lord Marquis, but you are disrespectful."
Soon after, Song Yu's expression was almost the same as Cai Jun's. After reading the content, Song Yu handed the rice paper to Jiang Yuanming.
"Jiang Shangshu..."
In about a stick of incense, all five people except Liu Mingzhi had read through the contents of the stack of rice paper one by one.
After reading the contents on the rice paper, the five people couldn't help but look up at the huge map a few steps away.
Liu Mingzhi had already seen every move and expression change of the five people, and coughed lightly when he saw the five people quietly observing the map.
"Several dear friends."
"His Majesty!"
"My dear friends, what do you think after reading the contents on the rice paper?"
The faces of Cai Jun and the other five people tightened, and all of them looked at Liu Mingzhi with expressions of embarrassment about wanting to speak.
Liu Mingzhi gently patted the armrests of the chair a few times, then stood up with a smile and walked towards the huge map hanging in front of him.
"My dear friends, you don't need to hesitate because of the relationship between the eldest prince and Serena, you can just say what you want to say.
Chengfeng is my eldest son, and Serena is my daughter-in-law. Of course, this cannot be changed. At the same time, there is one thing that cannot be changed, that is, I am still the current emperor of my Dalong.
I couldn't think of a perfect answer to the question of which is more important between family ties and country and country.
However, as the saying goes, people do not harm tigers, but tigers harm people's hearts!
Even if I, the great dragon, will not encounter a military conflict with Tsarist Russia, it is not an exaggeration for me to be prepared in advance when facing such a fierce tiger, right? "
"Your Majesty's words are reasonable and cannot be exaggerated."
"You must not have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others. It is only natural for Your Majesty to have such thoughts."
"As the king of a country, His Majesty works hard for the sake of his family, country and society, and I admire him very much."
Liu Mingzhi directly raised his hand to stop the five people who wanted to continue to flatter him: "Okay, okay, there is no need to say some nice words.
You all know who I am, and you should know that I don't like these nice but useless words. I prefer some practical opinions than these.
I have already told you what I mean, so you don’t have to feel any psychological burden. You can just speak freely if you have any thoughts in your heart.
Mr. Cai Laohou, you are an old-timer, so it is up to you to express your opinion first. "
Cai Jun's waist suddenly straightened up, his brows furrowed slightly as he thought for a moment and said in a deep voice.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Tsarist Russia is a land of tigers and wolves.
If it is allowed to continue to grow, even if it does not become a serious problem for His Majesty and his ministers, sooner or later it will become a serious problem for future generations.
Although the emperor who is now in charge of Tsarist Russia has become the imperial concubine of our Dalong Dynasty, this does not mean that Tsarist Russia does not pose a potential threat to our Dalong Celestial Dynasty.
Letting such a powerful neighboring country grow without any care would be a hundred harms and no benefits to our dragon. "
Liu Mingzhi suddenly frowned and looked at Rongwei Hou Cai Jun: "A hundred harms and no benefit!"
"Yes, so the old minister boldly advised that Your Majesty should make arrangements early. Even if there is no military confrontation with Tsarist Russia, you must not turn a blind eye or turn a blind eye.
Once it is allowed to grow into a ferocious tiger that descends from the mountain, it will become a serious problem.
If my words are biased, I hope your Majesty will forgive me. "
Liu Mingzhi was silent for a long time, seemingly thoughtful, and then looked at Song Yu and the others.
