"Father-in-law."
"Stay."
Only after hearing the call from Prime Minister Zuo Su Yunqi did Eunuch Li stop.
Turning around, he looked at Zuo Prime Minister Su Yunqi with a look of joy.
"Prime Minister Zuo, why are you calling the slave family?" Eunuch Li said with a smile on his face.
Despite his thin figure, in my heart, he pretended to be the boss.
Seeing Eunuch Li's smile, Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left, looked left and right. After watching the officials disperse, he started talking.
"Eunuch Li, this emperor has not been in court for many years." After saying this, Su Yunqi sighed.
"Yes, the emperor and his elders sent old slaves to attend the court meeting, and reported back to the emperor's hometown afterwards. The emperor and his elders still remember the assassination at the city gate."
After listening to Eunuch Li's words, Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi pretended to be worried before continuing.
"I want to trouble my father-in-law with something." Su Yunqi smiled.
"Prime Minister Zuo, tell me." Eunuch Li said with a smile on his face.
At this time, Su Yunqi looked left and right again, and continued: "Now that the Mo Dynasty is in such a situation, I think about the emperor's hard work day and night, and also worry about the affairs of the country. I hope my father-in-law will go back..."
Before he finished speaking, Su Yunqi looked at Eunuch Li with a smile on his face, which could be seen in his eyes.
Seeing that Eunuch Li was still hesitant, Prime Minister Zuo Yunqi took out a few taels of silver that he had prepared and wanted to hand it to Eunuch Li.
"Eunuch Li, you are the closest person to the emperor. This should be regarded as Eunuch Li's reward, reward."
Looking at the few taels of silver in front of him, Eunuch Li's heart was already beating fast. He wanted to accept these taels of silver in a hurry, but he didn't want to be so direct on the outside.
"Prime Minister Zuo, you summoned this old slave to do it. It's the right thing to do. There's no need for this money. It's not necessary."
Even so, Eunuch Li's heart and his greedy eyes were always looking at the silver, and he never left it.
Looking at Eunuch Li's appearance, Prime Minister Su Yunqi of the Left, who had been an official for many years, had never seen anything before. He smiled and generously handed the silver coins in his hand to Eunuch Li's hand.
"Excuse me, Eunuch Li."
Prime Minister Zuo Su Yunqi smiled.
Looking at the silver in hand, Eunuch Li smiled broadly and hurriedly collected the money.
"I know what should be said and what should not be said. Thank you, Prime Minister Zuo, thank you very much."
Prime Minister Zuo Su Yun nodded: "You don't have to be so polite."
"Okay, Prime Minister Zuo, the old slave will take his leave now."
Su Yun nodded and smiled slightly.
Eunuch Li turned around, shook the fly whisk in his hand, and headed towards the harem and the Wind and Rain Palace with a smile on his face.
Prime Minister Zuo Su Yunqi also went to the Prime Minister's Mansion and began to discuss good countermeasures.
"Several ministers, you should all know what I have asked you to discuss, right?"
Prime Minister Zuo Su Yunqi looked at the several ministers with a smile.
There are four ministers: Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Hubu, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Xu Yushan, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
"Know that you know."
Several ministers spoke together.
"Okay." Su Yunqi, the prime minister of Zuo, sighed and continued: "In that case, I won't use polite words. Again, do you ministers think this is the appropriate way to handle the matter?"
After hearing this, several ministers thought about it but couldn't think of a way.
At the moment, Prime Minister Yang Youcheng, who has the most ideas, is still busy behind the scenes.
"Shang Shu Gui, how is the establishment of the main force in these three provinces now?" Su Yunqi, the prime minister of Zuo, asked.
Although I have a grudge against Prime Minister Zuo, I am a subordinate and he is a superior, so I still have to say something.
"Prime Minister Zuo, the number of main troops in the three provinces is now sufficient, and they are intensifying training day and night. With the cost of training, this cannot stop for a day." Gui Yuanwei, Minister of War, said truthfully.
As soon as the Secretary of the Ministry of War said this, Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, looked a little angry.
"Of course, the military expenditures required for the main forces in these three provinces cannot be stopped."
After saying that, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, looked at Xu Yushan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
"Xu Shangshu, is this something related to the Ministry of Works...?"
"Returning to the Minister, the Ministry of Industry cannot stop. This mausoleum is still being carefully constructed, so it cannot be stopped. There are also the repairs of the palace and the trade docks along the coast, all of which require money."
The minister of the Ministry of Industry seemed unwilling to stop using the money.
At this time, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, could only look at Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites.
The money used by the Ministry of Rites is naturally not as urgent as the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry.
"Ding Shangshu, your Ministry of Rites doesn't seem to need this money very much, right?" Su Yunqi, the prime minister of Zuo, said with a smile.
After hearing this, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, smiled slightly and said: "Prime Minister Zuo, the Ministry of Rites needs money. The annual scientific examination and the Imperial College all need money."
It seemed to make sense, and Su Yunqi didn't know what to do for a while.
"Then tell me, where can I save this money?!"
Prime Minister Zuo Su Yunqi was a little angry.
"this……"
Several ministers could not think of any solution for a while.
Looking at the expressions of the ministers, Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left, was very sad. He looked at the ministers with disdainful eyes: "Please come up with a solution for this matter. One of you must come up with a solution within three days. Otherwise, I will remove all of your officials."
Upon hearing that they were about to be dismissed from their posts, several ministers were shocked and looked at each other.
"Yes Yes Yes."
Several ministers responded together, all with nervous expressions on their faces. Only Cen Wenxing, the minister of household affairs who was a relative of the Su family, was very calm.
"Does Prime Minister Zuo have anything else to say?" Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, asked solemnly.
"No." Su Yunqi, the prime minister of Zuo, responded with a sad look on his face.
After hearing this, Ding Liu looked at several ministers, and then turned his attention to Zuo Prime Minister Su Yunqi: "Then the officials will leave first and won't disturb Zuo Prime Minister."
"Go! Go! Go."
After several ministers bowed, they took a few steps back, turned around, and walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion together.
"Benefactor!"
Seeing what his benefactor Su Yunqi had just said, Right Prime Minister Yang Youcheng shouted.
After hearing the words of student Yang Youcheng, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, turned around and looked at Yang Youcheng with a pair of sad eyes.
"My dear friend, are you doing this..." Yang Youcheng wanted to say but didn't dare to finish.
Looking at Yang Youcheng's face, Su Yunqi knew what he was thinking.
He sighed, walked a few steps, and started to talk: "If I don't do this, all those officials will do nothing all day long just for their salary. Whenever they encounter problems, they will throw them at us. Then all the affairs of the court will be ruined." It’s just the two of us.”
Listening to the words of benefactor Su Yunqi, Right Prime Minister Yang Youcheng suddenly fell silent.
Yang Youcheng is now in his thirties, about ten years older than his benefactor Su Yunqi.
