After Liu Mingzhi and the civil and military officials calmly and calmly walked out of the Qinzheng Palace, Xiao Chengzi, the general manager of the palace, had already led dozens of palace maids and eunuchs to rush towards the palace gate.
Song Qing carefully put the letter into his wristband and strode towards Liu Mingzhi, who was leading the way in the crowd.
"Your Majesty, I will send the letter to the north first, and then I will rush to the New Army camp. We will meet at the New Army camp."
"Okay, be careful. The matter of food and fodder for a hundred thousand troops is no small matter. We must not make any mistakes."
"I understand, I will retire first."
Song Qing hugged Young Master Liu with a solemn expression, held on to the saber on his waist and ran towards the palace gate first.
Liu Mingzhi looked at the retreating figure of his elder brother Song Qing, looked up at the rising sun in the eastern sky, and silently quickened his pace.
After a while, Liu Mingzhi and his party arrived outside the palace gate.
Xiao Chengzi and dozens of palace maids and eunuchs were waiting silently on the west side of the palace gate. When they saw Liu Mingzhi who was the first to walk out of the palace gate, he waved the whisk in his hand and hurriedly greeted him.
"Your Majesty, I have prepared the carriage. Your Majesty, please get on board."
Liu Mingzhi turned his head and glanced at the luxurious but not extravagant carriage more than ten steps away, which was heavy yet exuding nobility and smiled lightly and shook his head.
"Little Chengzi."
"The old slave is here."
"Do you think I have any intention of riding in a carriage in the way I am dressed today?"
Little Chengzi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and subconsciously took a look at the mighty armor on Young Master Liu and immediately understood something.
Seeing Young Master Liu's smiling expression, Xiao Chengzi saluted repeatedly with an expression of fear.
"This old slave is confused, Your Majesty forgives me. This slave is confused, Your Majesty forgives me."
"Okay, I don't mean to blame you."
"Old slave, thank you Your Majesty."
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the carriage not far away again, then turned to look at Xia Gongming and the other elderly ministers behind him.
I am still young and strong, and I really don't need to ride in a carriage. However, just because I don't need it doesn't mean that Xia Gongming, Du Chenghao, Song Yu and other senior ministers don't need to ride in a carriage either.
Especially Xia Gongming, an old man who is nearly eighty years old.
He is now at an advanced age and a scholar. It is indeed inappropriate for him to ride a horse.
At Xia Gongming's current age, according to the rules, he should have retired and returned to his hometown ten years ago to enjoy his old age. Even ten years ago was already a bit late.
Liu Mingzhi couldn't bear to let him still work hard for national affairs at his age. However, the current situation in the court could not be separated from this upright old man.
Although he couldn't bear it, for the sake of the overall situation, Liu Mingzhi could only grit his teeth and let him continue to play his role in the court for a few more years.
Fortunately, although Xia Gongming, an old man, was upright and always wanted to make himself, the current emperor, unhappy when nothing happened, he was quite reasonable in his behavior.
He also knew in his heart that Liu Mingzhi had kept him and refused to allow him to retire and return to his hometown out of helplessness.
Although he occasionally complained, he still performed his duties conscientiously and never slacked off in handling political affairs.
Xia Gongming successively experienced the Dalong Weihe dynasty, Li Zheng dynasty, Li Baiyu dynasty, and Li Ye dynasty. In addition to his own dynasty, Xia Gongming was already a veteran of the Five Dynasties.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is an evergreen tree in the Dalong Temple.
Xia Gongming lived up to the word "Gongming" in his name throughout his life.
He may have had the selfish selfishness common to everyone in small matters, but when it came to serious matters, he was truly fair and transparent.
Xia Gongming, the old man, was not a particularly good minister in the eyes of several emperors, including Liu Mingzhi himself.
After all, no emperor would particularly like this kind of minister who would bring some discomfort to the emperor no matter what.
However, no emperor can live without such upright ministers who dare to speak out and give advice.
For the emperor, although he was not a "good" minister, he was definitely a good official.
A good official who not only has no ambitions, but also truly cares about the people of the world.
Liu Mingzhi looked at Xia Gongming, smiled lightly and pointed to several carriages a dozen steps away.
"Old Aiqing, Du Aiqing, Song Aiqing, Qin Aiqing... I am wearing armor, so there is no need to ride in a carriage.
I wonder how your beloved friends plan to get on their way? Are you going to ride a horse like me, or ride a carriage to the new army camp? "
Liu Mingzhi did not explicitly ask Xia Gongming and other elderly ministers to ride in the carriage. Instead, he asked them what they thought and let them make their own decisions.
The older a person gets, the less willing they are to obey their old age. If he directly orders them to ride in a carriage, these old foxes may start thinking wildly again.
For example, does His Majesty’s move imply that we old bones are getting older and it’s time to retire and return to our hometowns and hand over our rights to the young people below?
If they had this idea and took the initiative to say goodbye and return home one by one, they would be very uncomfortable.
Above the temple, sometimes every word and action must be carefully considered!
Xia Gongming looked in the direction of Young Master Liu's finger, glanced at the carriages more than ten steps away, looked away and shook his head respectfully.
"Your Majesty, although I am now old, my six skills of a gentleman have not fallen behind.
Your Majesty, you are riding a horse, how can I ride in a chariot?
The distance between the city gate and the New Army's camp was still bearable, so the old minister dared to ride to the New Army's camp just like His Majesty. "
Xia Gongming, the old man, had taken the lead in expressing his stance. Song Yu, Du Chenghao, Jiang Yuanming... and others also saluted in unison.
"Reporting to your Majesty, I am also riding on horseback."
As for the generals such as Rong Weihou and others, they laughed and patted their chests.
"Your Majesty, although I am already old now, it is still easy for me to charge into battle, let alone on horseback. We are also riding on horseback."
"Okay, since my dear friends are still as heroic and ambitious as ever, let's ride on horseback together."
"I respectfully invite your Majesty to mount your horse."
Liu Mingzhi exhaled heavily, smiled softly and waved to Liu Song, who was holding the reins of the horse.
"Liu Song, quickly bring my mount over."
"I obey, little one."
Liu Mingzhi took the reins of the horse from Liu Song, got on the horse and looked sideways at the civil and military officials behind him.
"My dear friends, mount your horse and follow me to the new army camp."
"I obey your orders."
The civil and military officials all hugged Young Master Liu and walked directly towards the mount guarded by the Forbidden Army officers on the east side.
In Dalong, where both civil and military officials rode horses, every time they came to court, civil and military officials rode horses to the palace. There were only a handful of officials riding carriages, so their mounts were guarded by the imperial guards outside the palace gate.
Yang Sen, the commander of the imperial army, walked quickly to Liu Mingzhi's mount and saluted.
"Your Majesty, King Wuyi has just informed me to summon three thousand soldiers of the Forbidden Army to escort you all the way. Before you leave the palace, I have ordered your lieutenants to rush to the school grounds and gather three thousand soldiers to wait outside the city gate.
At the same time, I have sent people to clear the main road in the city, so your majesty can rest assured and ride out of the city. "
"Well, I understand. You can continue to be on duty."
"I obey, and I will respectfully send you off to Your Majesty."
"We respectfully send you off to Your Majesty."
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