Xia Gongming paused while serving the wine and looked at Young Master Liu with a tangled expression. The corners of his wrinkled eyes twitched involuntarily.
as expected! as expected!
He knew that this meal of wine was not that good.
Facts have proved that what I guessed is not true at all.
Young Master Liu looked at Xia Gongming, who had a tangled look on his face and had not picked up the glass for a toast. He drank the wine in the glass happily.
Then, he refilled his teacup again.
"Sir, why are you staring at me? Keep drinking!"
Xia Gongming nodded helplessly, drank a glass of wine with a wry smile, and then added another glass of wine.
"Your Majesty, what did you just say?"
Young Master Liu ate a peanut, happily picked up a chess piece from the chess box and dropped it on the chess board.
"Hehehe, sir.
I just said that the world is so big and I want to take a look. "
Xia Gongming looked at Young Master Liu with his old eyes and was silent for a moment. He turned his eyes slightly, took out a chess piece and followed with a faint smile.
"Your Majesty, our Dalong's mountains and rivers are magnificent and graceful.
The scenery is picturesque and beautiful.
Not to mention that His Majesty just wants to take a look, even I, the veteran, am yearning for it.
Over the years, His Majesty has been in the temple for a long time and has worked hard.
Today, the world is peaceful and stable, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. It is reasonable to want to visit the beautiful mountains and rivers of Dalong.
Very good, very good.
The veteran is very supportive of His Majesty's idea. "
Young Master Liu's right hand holding the chess pieces suddenly stopped above the chessboard, and he glanced at Xia Gongming with a slight frown.
"Sir, the world I am talking about is not just our Dalong's world!"
Xia Gongming didn't seem to notice the change in Young Master Liu's expression. With a smile on his face, he picked up the jug and poured himself a drink.
"Your Majesty, you have confused this old minister.
Your Majesty, you are the current emperor of our dragon, the lord of the world.
As the lord of our Great Dragon’s world, Your Majesty, the world you want to see is not our Great Dragon’s world, where else could it be? "
Young Master Liu glanced at Xia Gongming with a faint look, and the chess piece in his hand gently landed on the chessboard.
“Sir, that’s almost it.
What I just said, I know what it means in my heart, and you also know what it means in your heart.
We are both smart people, so I don’t need to say more about some things, right? "
As soon as Mr. Liu said these words, Xia Gongming's heart suddenly tightened.
He understood that Young Master Liu had guessed what he was thinking.
Xia Gongming glanced at the chess pieces on the chessboard, and after a moment of hesitant silence, he dropped the chess piece in his hand.
"Your Majesty, you know that I am old now.
Sometimes, it is inevitable to be a little confused.
Therefore, I really don’t understand what Your Majesty means, Sir. "
Seeing that Xia Gongming continued to pretend to be confused with him, Young Master Liu directly slapped the chess piece he had just picked up on the stone table.
He finally figured out that if he didn't speak out frankly, this old guy Xia Gongming would keep pretending to be confused with him.
In this case, I simply spoke out.
Young Master Liu picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp. He stared straight at Mr. Xia and said clearly: "Old man, I'll tell you again, the world is so big and I also want to see it.
I can tell you clearly that I just want to leave the capital and go out for a walk. "
Xia Gongming's face instantly stiffened when he saw Young Master Liu speaking so straightforwardly.
He originally thought that he could continue to make jokes for a while.
Then think of some ways to dispel Young Master Liu's thoughts.
Now, Young Master Liu said it so straightforwardly, which meant that he no longer had any chance.
"Your Majesty, I would like to propose a toast to you."
"Drink together, drink together."
Xia Gongming put down the wine glass in his hand, picked up the pot and poured a glass of wine for Young Master Liu and himself, looking at Young Master Liu with a depressed expression.
"Your Majesty, the country is so heavy that we can't go anywhere."
After Master Liu lit a pot of dry tobacco very skillfully, he opened the tobacco bag and gestured to Xia Gongming.
"Want some?"
Xia Gongming looked at the shredded tobacco handed over by Mr. Liu and nodded happily.
"Your Majesty, that veteran is not welcome."
After finishing speaking, Xia Gongming directly pinched a handful of tobacco and stuffed it into his smoking pot, and skillfully lit a pot of dry tobacco.
Young Master Liu blew out a puff of smoke, picked up the chess piece that he had just slapped on the stone table, and placed it on the chessboard.
"Sir, this can work."
Xia Gongming looked at Young Master Liu with a complicated expression and was silent for a long time. After following a chess piece, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Your Majesty, this is really not possible."
"Sir, I've seen enough of our Dalong's picturesque country.
However, I want to take a look at the pictures outside Jiangshan. "
"Your Majesty, Dalong's one hundred thousand miles of mountains and rivers are really inseparable from your Majesty!"
Young Master Liu took a deep breath, gently shook the jade fan in his hand, and turned his head to look at the infinite scenery in the imperial garden.
"Sir, what if I have to go?"
Xia Gongming's stooped body trembled slightly, and he looked helplessly towards Young Master Liu.
"Your Majesty, this! This! This!"
"Um?"
"Your Majesty, can you give me a reason why I must go?"
Liu Mingzhi frowned slightly and blew out a puff of smoke, then turned to look at Xia Gongming and nodded gently.
"Sir, you should know Concubine Rong's identity, right?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I know.
Concubine Rong is the king of Gumo Kingdom, one of the thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Regions. "
Young Master Liu raised his eyebrows and glanced at Xia Gongming with a half-smile.
"Sir, you are not confused at all!"
Xia Gongming looked embarrassed and scratched his brow in embarrassment.
"Uh! Old minister...old minister..."
Seeing Xia Gongming's embarrassed expression, Young Master Liu leaned over and picked up the wine glass on the stone table, and gestured cheerfully to Xia Gongming.
"Sir, have a drink."
"Old minister, I would like to offer a drink to Your Majesty. Please do it first as a token of respect."
Young Master Liu drank the wine in one breath, grabbed a handful of fish food and threw it into the lake.
"Sir, do you know how many years Rongrong has been with our Dalong."
"Your Majesty, it has been about ten years."
Young Master Liu chuckled at the jade fan in his hand and looked at Xia Gongming's smiling and nodding gesture.
"Yes, Sir, you remember well, Rongrong has been here for ten years since Dalong,
Ten years, ten years!
Sir, if it's you.
After ten years of spring and autumn, will you not miss your hometown and your relatives? "
Hearing Young Master Liu's question, Xia Gongming nodded without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, don't say it's been ten years.
Even in the spring and autumn of one or two years, the veteran can't help but miss his hometown and his relatives. "
In fact, Xia Gongming knew very well that Young Master Liu's question was clearly to control his own army.
However, even though he knew what Mr. Liu's intentions were, he could only answer this question truthfully.
Young Master Liu chuckled and nodded, then raised his wine glass and gestured to Xia Gongming.
"Sir, let's drink together."
"Old minister, please do it first as a courtesy."
"Mr. Xia, my beloved concubine misses her hometown and wants to go back to visit her relatives.
As Rongrong's husband, I will go back to my hometown with her to visit my relatives and pay my respects to my father-in-law and mother-in-law. There should be no problem, right? "
Seeing the smile on Young Master Liu's face, Xia Gongming nodded gently.
"It makes sense, it makes sense."
Young Master Liu raised his eyebrows, picked up a chess piece from the chess box and dropped it on the chess board with a smile.
"In this case, sir, do you still have any questions?"
Xia Gongming was silent for a long time with a hesitant look on his face, and then nodded vigorously.
"Your Majesty, yes!"
Hearing this, Young Master Liu frowned slightly.
"explain."
"Your Majesty, this old minister dares to ask, after your Majesty leaves the capital, what will happen to the government affairs above the court?"
Young Master Liu breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the outside of the pavilion.
When Xia Gongming saw this, he immediately put down the wine glass in his hand, stood up and followed him.
Young Master Liu held an engraved jade fan and gently fanned the cool breeze, walking slowly and slowly towards the depths of the imperial garden.
"After I leave the capital, all matters concerning the court, big and small, will be left to the Ten Kings Palace to supervise."
"All power will be left to the supervision of the Ten Kings Palace?"
"Exactly."
"His Majesty."
"Well, Mr. Boss?"
"Your Majesty, I dare to ask again.
Your Majesty, why don't you just... choose a Your Highness to supervise the country on your behalf? "
Young Master Liu instantly slowed down and turned his head to look at Xia Gongming, who was half a step behind him.
"Sir, are you saying that it's time for me to appoint a crown prince?"
Xia Gongming looked at Young Master Liu's eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and his heart couldn't help but tremble.
Immediately, he shook his head hurriedly.
"I don't dare, I don't dare."
Seeing Xia Gongming's reaction, Liu Dashan lightly blinked his smoke, raised his eyebrows slightly, and turned his gaze to the bamboo forest ahead.
"Sir, after I and my beloved concubines leave the capital, will all the kings in the Ten Kings Palace jointly supervise the country?"
"Co-supervision of the country?"
"That's right, all the kings of the Ten Kings Palace jointly supervise the country."
"Old minister, I understand."
Young Master Liu leaned over and knocked out the ashes from the smoke pot, then took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Xia Gongming.
"Na."
"Your Majesty, what is this?"
"Sir, you will know when you see it."
When Xia Gongming heard this, he immediately took the document into his hands.
"Yes, yes, sir, let's see now, veteran, let's see now."
As Xia Gongming spoke, he opened the document in his hand and looked at the contents of the document carefully.
Soon.
Xia Gongming closed the document in his hand with a solemn expression and handed it directly to Young Master Liu.
"Your Majesty, I understand."
Liu Mingzhi glanced sideways at the document handed over by Xia Gongming and waved his hand casually.
"Sir, please put this document away first.
After I leave the palace, you can take it to the cabinet and circulate it to each other. "
"I understand, I understand."
Liu Mingzhi rolled up his tobacco bag and pinned it to his waist. He leaned over and pulled out a flower from the flower bed next to the path, put it under his nose and took a deep sniff.
"My lord."
"The old minister is here."
"Sir, time flies by and the years are ruthless. Not only are you getting old, I am also getting old.
There are many things that I must do.
Maybe, my decision is wrong.
Maybe my decision is right.
However, no matter whether my decision is right or wrong, I will do it.
No matter what the road ahead is, I don’t want to leave any regrets for myself.
Likewise, I don’t want to leave any regrets to my children because of myself.
Sir, do you understand what I mean? "
Xia Gongming looked at Young Master Liu's sad expression and nodded silently.
"I understand, I understand. I understand."
Young Master Liu smiled lightly and walked towards the bamboo forest ahead.
"In that case, it's up to Mr. Lao to worry about it."
"His Majesty."
"Huh? Sir?"
"I dare to ask, I wonder when your Majesty plans to set off?"
“Naturally, the sooner the better, no more than two months at the latest.
Once more than two months have passed, I will lose trust in others. "
"I understand, I understand. I understand."
"Sir, regarding the matter of me leaving the capital and going to the Western Regions, there are many things that I still need to deal with, my lord."
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will not delay your Majesty's schedule."
Young Master Liu nodded happily, looking in the direction of the Imperial Garden Observation Deck, and intentionally or unintentionally slowed down his pace.
"My lord."
"The old minister is here."
"If there is nothing else, I will go home first."
"Your Majesty, food and drinks in the pavilion?"
"Sir, if you don't mind, just pack up the food and wine and take them back."
Xia Gongming looked happy and bowed respectfully to Young Master Liu.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Sir, thank you very much, Your Majesty."
Seeing Xia Gongming's smiling reaction, Young Master Liu couldn't help but frown.
"Sir, isn't the salary I give you enough to cover your family's expenses?"
"No! No! Your Majesty, a cup of tea and a meal are hard-earned.
Just because the old minister is not short of food does not mean that the people of the world are not short of food either.
Lao Chen, if you save a meal here, some people will have an extra steamed bun in their bowls. "
"Here, sir."
"Your Majesty, what I said is not to express my fairness and integrity to Your Majesty, nor is it to flatter Your Majesty.
At Lao Chen's age, Lao Chen has already looked past many things. "
"Sir, you..."
"Old minister, I would like to send you your Majesty's greetings. Long live, long live."
"Okay, see you later."
"Farewell to Your Majesty."
Liu Mingzhi waved his hand casually, gently shook the folding fan in his hand, and walked straight out of the imperial garden.
Xia Gongming looked at Young Master Liu's retreating figure, chuckled and shook his head.
“As the saying goes, eat the king’s salary and share the king’s worries.
Your Majesty, there are some things that this veteran can only do.
As for how to proceed in the future, it all depends on Your Majesty.
Long live my emperor, long live me. "
(End of chapter)
