Everyone knows that the emperor's health is getting worse day by day. It can be said that the current emperor cares more about his posthumous reputation than the previous monarchs of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, Chao Cuo had expected the prince's current choice.
But whether Zhi could stop Liu Deng was a big question mark in Chao Cuo's heart.
After all, the current King is a table-turner. This old boy, Tao Qing, must have offended the wrong person this time...
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"Prime Minister, Mr. Wu is back!"
"Very well, let him in!"
Hearing that Wu Guoxiang was back, Tao Qing felt proud.
He had long been salivating over the secret of gunpowder. If he could really get this thing into his hands this time, it would be a real surprise.
"For the record, Your Majesty the Prime Minister, Li Shaojun has been brought here, and I have come here specifically to deliver the order!"
Returning to the Prime Minister's Palace again, Wu Guoxiang now felt quite high-spirited.
Although the process was a bit thrilling, at least he completed his mission.
"Very well, invite him in!"
As Tao Qing spoke, he glanced meaningfully at the officials present.
The officials who were listening to the trial looked at each other in confusion at this moment.
Tian Chong and Chen Qi were now directly escorted back to think about it behind closed doors, while Wu Guoxiang turned against them again.
At this moment, they really didn't know where to go.
Many people's thoughts began to come alive. Is it possible that the king is really going to fall?
However, if they were asked to fall in love with Tao Qing right now, each of them was really reluctant to do so.
After all, Liu Deng couldn't give them Tao Qing.
The subsidy given by the business bank alone is enough for their family to live a comfortable life.
Compared with their annual salary, the subsidy is undoubtedly much more generous.
In January last year, the dividends sent to my family were more than ten times more generous than my meager salary.
There are many celebrities in this world who regard money as dirt, but these middle and low-level officials are definitely not included.
Especially at this time, there was a sudden fire in Changpingcang, and 300,000 shi of grain was directly burned. On the streets of Jinyang City, people began to frantically buy grain.
The price of food in Jinyang has been rising three times a day. It is said that last night, the price of fine polished rice had risen to 800 yuan per catty!
But even so, there are still people rushing to buy.
The Prime Minister's Office actually turned a blind eye to this kind of thing, and instead sat back and watched as the profiteers began to hoard.
Maybe a high-ranking official like Wu Guoxiang, who has no worries about food and clothing, can naturally not care about the suffering of the people.
But these low-level officials can't do it. After all, they still have a large family, without Liu Deng's subsidies.
At the current price of food, I'm afraid it won't be long before their family will have to return to their previous life of abject poverty.
So if we have to talk about personal feelings, at least the officials present are still biased towards Liu Deng.
"Li Shaojun has met the Prime Minister, and I don't know that he specially summoned the minister to come here, but is there something wrong?"
It was not long before Li Shaojun walked in calmly, stood proudly on the spot, raised his hands towards Tao Qing and said.
"What is it? Don't you know what the truth is about?"
Tao Qing snorted and said disdainfully.
"I've been so busy these days. I really don't know what the Prime Minister wants to ask. Please speak up if you want to ask me anything. Within the scope of authority that you can know, I will definitely tell you everything." Everything is endless!”
Li Shaojun's neither humble nor arrogant attitude made Tao Qing even more furious.
"It's well within the scope of my duties! As the Prime Minister of Daiguo, I was specially sent by His Majesty to assist His Highness the Daiwang in governing Daiguo. As long as something happens in Daiguo, it is within the scope of my responsibilities. You Do you understand?"
As Tao Qing spoke, he stared at Li Shaojun with murderous eyes, trying to overwhelm him with his own momentum.
However, this is really because he thinks too much. Before Li Shaojun took refuge with Liu Deng, he was a famous stickman.
What is the most important thing about a magic stick?
The first is to observe words and colors, and the second is to cultivate Qi, isn't it?
He wanted to overwhelm Li Shaojun based on his momentum alone. Even Liu Deng was slightly lacking in this regard.
Not to mention, now Li Shaojun is a man who is very comfortable in the world. No one understands better than himself how important the things in his head are.
"I'm afraid this will disappoint you. Before you left, your Majesty made it clear that everything within the scope of your work will only be responsible to your Majesty. If the Prime Minister wants to know, please show me your Majesty's personal information." Handwriting!"
Li Shaojun smiled casually, cupped his hands towards Tao Qing, and kicked the ball back to Tao Qing in an understatement.
"Are you using the king to oppress me?"
Tao Qing's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
In full view of everyone, if he couldn't suppress Li Shaojun at this moment, everything before today would have been in vain.
"Don't dare! This is the handwriting left by the king. Without the king's order, no one is allowed to inquire or pry into all official affairs within the scope of the official's authority. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"
While Li Shaojun was speaking, he took out an amulet that Liu Deng had left for him from his sleeve.
At this time, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.
Tao Qing's face turned blue and red. He didn't expect that Li Shaojun actually had such a thing in his hand.
There is no need to consider the authenticity of this thing. Now it seems that it is not easy to get the thing in this guy's hands.
"Since the king has left a handwritten message, naturally he will not ask the truth about things that cannot be said!"
After a strange silence, Tao Qing continued with a gloomy face.
"In that case, please ask me a question!"
Li Shaojun cupped his hands towards Tao Qing again, always with that calm smile on his face.
"I'm asking you, what's going on with this contract?"
As Tao Qing spoke, he motioned to Wu Guoxiang with his eyes.
Wu Guoxiang immediately stood up, personally picked up the contract on the tray and showed it to Li Shaojun.
But Tao Qing also knew in his heart that this thing was originally fake. How could Li Shaojun recognize it?
It seems that the following can only be tortured, but of course, the following things cannot be done in full view of the public.
It seems that if he wants to conquer this bunch of trash below, he needs to put some more thought into it...
"I wonder where this contract came from, Mr. Prime Minister?"
