Squeak.
The ajar door was suddenly pushed open, startling Haogong Qianhe.
She quickly put away the disdain and ambition in her eyebrows and put on a smile again.
But the person who came was not the pharmacist Hui Ri, but Quan Shang Sanri Shu.
"Princess Chizuru."
On the third day of the dog's journey, Shu slightly bowed and said in a low voice,
"My subordinates were wandering around the Western Market and found a BMW."
"That horse was sold by a Sogdian man. My subordinates have inspected it. It is indeed a precious horse with blood from the Western Regions!"
Haogong Qianhe's expression condensed.
"Is there really a sweat-blooded horse?"
she even asked.
As a native of the island country, let alone the BMW of the Western Regions, I don’t even know where the Western Regions are, and I don’t have a clear concept in my head.
Naturally, she had only heard a few rumors about the so-called "bloody horse".
I thought it was a legendary divine object... but I didn't expect it to actually exist?
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes."
Quan Shang San Ri Shu said a little excitedly,
"That sweaty horse is indeed magical! It's dark red in color, without a trace of hair, and it surges like lightning, with the wind and lightning!"
"And the sweat it produces is indeed red as the legend says! But it's just light red, not the real color of blood."
Haogong Qianhe nodded.
"Even so, it's great."
She clenched her fist,
"Inugami-kun, since you have spotted it correctly, you should decisively capture this horse!"
"Dedicating this bloody horse to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I think he will be delighted and will not hesitate to see it."
With Li Shimin's status, there will definitely be many BMWs in the horse prison.
But how can anyone who loves horses dislike having too many good horses? This bloody horse is enough to knock on the door of Tai Chi Palace!
"this……"
When Quan Shang San Ri Shu heard this, he showed a troubled expression.
He said with a grimace:
"Princess Qianhe, it's not that my subordinates are indecisive, it's actually the Sogdian lion who is talking loudly."
"He actually offered a price of a thousand taels of gold! Princess, although this bloody horse is good, it's not worth that much..."
"My subordinates here in Chang'an have all inquired. A good horse, no matter how precious it is, is only worth a hundred taels, and it is still silver. If converted into gold, it is only a dozen taels."
"This bloody horse is a hundred times more expensive! It's too exaggerated..."
Haogong Qianhe's expression changed.
"It's so expensive..."
She murmured for a while, raised her head and said,
"Inugami-kun, how much money do we have left?"
"Yakushi-kun has bought so many books, and has exhausted all the gold and silver. Even the princess's own precious jewelry has been sold. The princess previously said that she would make friends with the Tang Dynasty ministers, but she has not yet made friends with any of them..." Inugami Three Rishu thought for a moment and responded.
Chizuru Hiromiya closed her eyes.
"Also, we will need to pay for travel back to Japan. We also need to reserve part of the food, clothing, housing and transportation for this trip."
Is it okay for a dog to stay in bed for three days?
"I really don't have the money to buy a bloody horse!"
You know, when they came to Datang, they did not come alone, but as a whole delegation! There are more than fifty people in total!
Honglu Temple is now responsible for the daily food, drink, and diarrhea of these people, but once they start their return trip, they will have to pay for it themselves! This time we have to cross mountains and rivers and seas again, which will take at least several months.
To be honest, it is a problem to return to Japan with this little gold and silver on hand now...
Really, not a drop left!
The room fell into silence.
"Princess Qianhe, why not forget it..."
After three days on the dog, Shu said bitterly,
"We have obtained so many books this time, and our goal has been accomplished. But if Emperor Tang doesn't see you, just see him."
"Returning here can be regarded as completing the mission..."
Uh-huh.
Chizuru Hiromiya opened her eyes.
"No, I must meet Li Shimin!"
She said,
"If you don't have money, you can borrow it!"
"Isn't there a Fenglei Bank in Chang'an? It's very large. All the rich businessmen in the world save money there, and some borrow money there."
"I have developed some friendship with Xu Fenglei. As Qianhe Haogong, I believe it will not be a problem to borrow a thousand taels of gold. When I go on a mission to the Tang Dynasty again in the future, I can repay the principal with interest. Just give it to him.”
The dog was stunned for three days.
"Princess Qianhe, how can you do this?"
He said hurriedly,
"You are a princess, how can you borrow money... This really hurts your dignity! Let me go!"
A dignified princess of a country actually had to borrow money from the Tang Dynasty to survive?
If Goguryeo and Silla Baekje next door know about it, they will laugh out loud.
"No."
Haogong Qianhe took a deep breath and said,
"One thousand taels of gold is equivalent to ten thousand taels of silver. You don't have that much face, so you can't borrow so much money."
"I'm going to borrow money! You go and talk to the horse dealer about the price, and you can lower the price as much as you can!"
"That's it! Let's go!"
After saying that, she walked out of the room.
"This... ugh!"
Looking at the retreating figure of Haogong Qianhe, Inugami Mikazuchi couldn't help but lamented,
"Have you ever been so embarrassed?"
"I hope...it's all worth it!"
…
On the outskirts of Chang'an, flag hunting.
In order to avoid extravagance and waste, Li Shimin chose to keep everything simple during the emperor's trip.
Except for the necessary security forces, the maids and eunuchs who served the emperor, and a few Langguan, no one else was brought, and there was no part where all the officials were present and all the people were sent off.
In the suburbs, only a few important ministers listened to Li Shimin's holy teachings.
"I will accompany the Supreme Emperor to Renzhi Palace to escape the summer heat this time. It won't take long."
Li Shimin looked at Xu Fenglei, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others in front of him and said in a deep voice,
"I'll be back within two months at most."
"During this period, everything is as usual, the court should operate as usual, and all kinds of memorials should not be delayed and should be approved as soon as possible."
"If you really can't do it, please send it over."
"I obey." Several important officials bowed their hands in salute with solemn expressions.
This was the first time that the emperor left the government behind and ran out to play, so they were naturally worried.
Originally, according to Wei Zheng's temper, he had to rant a few words about this, but there was nothing he could do. Li Er was using the banner of "accompanying the Supreme Emperor" to escape the summer heat. With the halo of being a filial son surrounding him, who would dare to rant?
What, do you want His Majesty to be an unfilial son?
If it were another normal emperor, he might be able to give some advice, but think about the current relationship between His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor, and the military coup that year...
Well, it’s better to keep the words in your stomach.
Snapped.
Li Shimin threw out an imperial edict and handed it to the eunuch beside him.
"This is my will, starting from today -"
He opened his mouth and said,
"Fang Xuanling is in charge of all political affairs of the imperial court, and Changsun Wuji is his deputy."
"Military affairs will be led by Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, and Li Jing and Li Ji will be his deputy."
"Wei Zheng monitors the inside and outside of the court."
When several ministers were appointed, they all bowed their hands and saluted, claiming that they were the ones who were appointed.
It can be seen that Li Er was quite careful. Important military affairs were left in the hands of the clan prince Li Daozong instead of Li Jing and Li Ji.
After all, if these two people have different intentions and cause chaos, I will be completely unable to suppress it from Renzhi Palace...
Li Shimin's eyes turned and fell on Xu Fenglei.
"Grand Master Xu Fenglei supervises the country."
He said in a deep voice,
"Restrain all internal and external military and political affairs without making any mistakes!"
All the ministers felt awe in their hearts, and looked at Xu Fenglei with a bit of envy and awe.
Although they had already known about this appointment, they were still shocked when the emperor read it out while holding the imperial edict.
The first minister of supervision of the Tang Dynasty was born!
In addition, this time the emperor read "Grand Master Xu Fenglei", which has extraordinary meaning!
This young man, who is less than thirty, will definitely become a first-class official in the future. When the new emperor ascends the throne, he will be the Grand Master! The emperor at this moment...has already made his decision.
"According to the order."
Xu Fenglei took over the imperial edict and said seriously,
"Your Majesty, you can go with peace of mind!"
"With me and all the capable ministers here, the weather will be smooth and the country and the people will be safe!"
Li Shimin: "..."
His face looked a little strange.
What do you mean by "Go with ease"? It makes you feel like you are going to die.
At this moment, several heads popped out of the dragon chariot.
"Master, bye bye!"
"Master, the child will miss you!"
"Master, I will bring you specialties..."
"Beep, bab, bab..."
Several children waved to Xu Fenglei and said goodbye one after another. Even the baby Li Zhi started babbling and waved his arms.
This scene also made all the ministers envious.
The prince, King Wei, Princess Changle...these princes and princesses are all close disciples of Xu Fenglei.
This means that no matter how the Tang Dynasty develops in the future, even if the prince is deposed and the emperor appoints a new prince, Xu Fenglei will still be able to sit firmly on Diaoyutai.
The next few decades will be his world!
"It's fun."
Xu Fenglei grinned and said,
"Come back and write an 800-word travelogue and give it to your teacher. This is your homework."
Wow.
The curtains were pulled down, and several heads disappeared immediately.
"Hahaha……"
Xu Fenglei was amused and laughed and said,
"Look at your bears..."
These kids are no different from the children and primary school students of later generations. When they hear that they have to write a composition, they shake their heads...
"alright!"
Li Shimin flicked his sleeves and said,
"I'm leaving. You should take good control of the country's affairs and don't let your guard down."
"If you behave properly, I will reward you; if you make mistakes, I will punish you severely!"
After saying that, he turned around and got on the dragon chariot.
"Your Majesty, please take note of this!"
The ministers, headed by Xu Fenglei, responded and bowed again.
Rumble...
The emperor's motorcade drove slowly towards the distance. Only when it was hidden in the smoke and dust did everyone look away.
"call--"
Xu Fenglei relaxed all over and muttered,
"Lao Deng is finally gone."
When he turned around, he saw everyone gathered around him.
"What are you doing?" Xu Fenglei was agitated and asked vigilantly.
"Supervise the country."
Changsun Wuji bowed his hands and said with a smile,
"His Majesty has left Chang'an, and now you are our backbone as the Supervisor."
"How to arrange the next affairs of the court? Please give me the regulations and I will follow the rules."
Xu Fenglei was slightly stunned and glanced at everyone.
"Characters? What charters are needed?"
He wondered,
"Didn't His Majesty make all the arrangements just now?"
"You and Fang Xuanling handle political affairs, Li Daozong, Li Jing and Li Ji handle military affairs, and Wei Zheng is responsible for supervising all officials."
"Isn't this clear and obvious? If we just follow this, what other regulations are needed?"
Everyone: "..."
"Supervising the country, His Majesty has only appointed ministers in charge of military affairs, but you still have to handle the specific affairs of the court."
Fang Xuanling continued,
"Just like the court meeting, should it be held once every five days or once every ten days? You need to decide the frequency of the big and small court meetings."
"There are also political affairs hall meetings, which are held almost every day when His Majesty is here to discuss and deal with the important memorials and government affairs sent to us every day. So how should we proceed now?"
"Also, what kind of petitions can be handled by Zhongshu's sect, and what kind of petitions need to be reviewed by you personally... These all need to be decided by you, the supervisor..."
Xu Fenglei was stunned.
What the hell?
So troublesome? !
There are so many things and so much power... He is almost equal to an emperor!
No wonder there were few ministers in the past dynasties who supervised the country, and most of them were princes... This supervised country is the emperor's experience ticket!
"Well……"
Xu Fenglei pondered for a moment, raised his eyes and asked,
"What does the prime minister think should be done?"
Fang Xuanling: "..."
Everyone: "..."
The scene once fell into an embarrassing situation.
"This... I guess this is your first time supervising a country and you have no experience, so why not..."
Fang Xuanling saw Xu Fenglei's dilemma and hurriedly suggested,
"Tomorrow you will host a large court meeting to finalize the court regulations for the two months that His Majesty will be away."
"In this way, everyone will have a direction and work step by step, so there will be no mistakes."
Snapped!
"What the Prime Minister said touched my heart deeply!"
Xu Fenglei clapped his hands and laughed, saying,
"As the prime minister said, there will be a court meeting tomorrow!"
"In addition, please also ask the Prime Minister, Changsun Gong, and Wei Gong to think about it and think about how it is more appropriate to manage the state affairs in the past two months. Let's brainstorm!"
To be fair, he will still be the leader.
If you encounter something that you don't know how to do, just distribute it directly and give the people below a headache!
With the talents of these people in front of me, it’s not like I have to worry about it at all!
As for military affairs...
The best thing about the army is to ignore it, don't touch it at all, and just let the big soldiers eat, sleep and train every day.
Whenever he moves, he will stir up the nerves of the emperor who is far away in Renzhi Palace!
"yes."
Several important ministers looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
They actually also like leaders like Xu Fenglei, who never give orders blindly and always follow the good deeds.
In this way, the top is governed by an arch, and everyone below performs their duties, which is good.
The most troublesome thing is that the leader knows nothing, has many ideas, and likes to mess around...
For example, Emperor Guangda of the previous dynasty...
"Come on, stop eating smoke and dust here, go back!"
Xu Fenglei waved his hand and said casually,
"Do what you have to do! Do it the same way whether His Majesty is present or not!"
"Walk!"
After that, he got on his horse and galloped towards Chang'an City.
"Supervise the country..."
Changsun Wuji looked at Xu Fenglei's back as he rode away, and couldn't help but sigh softly,
"How enviable."
"I have no chance in this life..."
The words "left servant shoots right servant shot", "prime minister is not prime minister", are not as important as the word "supervise the country"!
The emperor is not here, he is the unequivocal leader of the country in Chang'an City!
This kind of identity and power may only be experienced in dreams. It's so enjoyable...
(End of chapter)
