Su Yunqi, the left prime minister who came back from the court, looked distracted.
Although some people greeted him along the way, he walked straight towards Su Mansion as if he ignored them.
Those who understand Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, say that he has something to worry about; those who don't understand the left prime minister, Su Yunqi, say that he is now the left prime minister who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, and they look down on them. Ordinary people.
In short, Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi completely ignored these comments behind his back. After all, no matter how alive he was, it was not their turn to discuss it. He had no final say in his own life.
After returning home, Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi hurried to the study with an expressionless expression.
The ladies in the house didn't bother to ask anything when they saw the master like this, after all, it was commonplace.
The master who returned to the study did not do anything with his hands, nor did he hold anything in his hands. He was sitting on a chair, looking at the pile of books on the table.
Looking at this appearance, I was thinking about something again.
He sat like this for a long time.
At this time, Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi withdrew his eyes from the books on the table, looked towards the two wooden doors of the study, and shouted: "Lu Huan!"
I called out and waited for a moment, but the housekeeper Lu Huan was nowhere to be seen.
Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi had no choice but to shout again: "Lu Huan!"
After hearing the sound, the housekeeper Lu Huan hurriedly put down what he was doing and ran over in a hurry, replying: "Here he comes!"
He hurriedly ran into the master's study.
Seeing the master, the housekeeper Lu Huan was so out of breath that he couldn't say a word he wanted to ask.
"Go and call the Right Prime Minister Yang Youcheng, the Minister of Household Affairs Cen Wenxing and his son Cen Anze, the Governor Du Antong, the Minister of Rites Ding Liu and his second son Ding Yongchang." Su Yunqi ordered.
Listening to this long series of words, the housekeeper Lu Huan counted them on his fingers.
Looking at the appearance of the housekeeper Lu Huan, the master Sun Yunqi repeated helplessly: "The right prime minister Yang Youcheng, the governor Du Antong, the minister of household affairs Cen Wenxing and his son Cen Anze, the minister of rites Ding Liu and his second son Ding Yongchang." After repeating it again , Su Yunqi asked: "Do you remember it?"
The housekeeper Lu Huan nodded: "Remember. That's all right. I'll go and pass the message." After saying that, the housekeeper Lu Huan hurried out.
After walking out of the study room, the housekeeper Lu Huan took Su Mansion's carriage to call someone. Before they got there, Lu Huan started counting again, fearing that the message would not be delivered properly and someone would be missed.
To be honest, Su Yunqi could actually write these posts and ask the servants of the Su family to deliver them, and those who received the posts would come as long as they had time.
However, Mr. Su Yunqi doesn't even want to write a post, it is more convenient to speak.
Firstly, it saves some paper, and secondly, it saves some money.
Of course, I don’t know if Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi thinks so.
Fortunately, the butler Lu Huan's memory was not very bad, and he told everyone about the master's instructions.
Not long after, several carriages stopped in front of the Su Mansion. There were three carriages and a sedan.
People came out of these three carriages. Among them, Ding Liu and Ding Yongchang came out of the Ding Mansion's carriage, and Ding Yongchang from the Cen Mansion.
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Cen Wenxing and Cen Anze came out of the carriage, and the Right Prime Minister Yang Youcheng came out of another carriage. As for the sedan, the one who came out was the Governor Du Antong.
As for temperament, it seems that the sedan must have some temperament, but sedans are generally for one person and one person.
Several people greeted each other.
"Have you guys received the message from Zuo Xiang's housekeeper?" Ding Liu asked with a smile on his face.
Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, nodded: "It's all the same. During this time, I have been bored at home. I dare not go out. My food is not very tasty. I can't sleep after tossing and turning."
Listening to what the Minister of the Ministry of Finance said, Yang Youcheng, the right prime minister, and Du An, the governor, laughed and said nothing.
"It seems that Cen Shangshu and I are the same." Ding Liu smiled broadly.
Good guy, having said that, even if no one knows what he is like at home, his son Ding Yongchang must know it, right?
Seeing the two of them talking like this, Right Prime Minister Yang Youcheng said: "Okay, everyone, since the Left Prime Minister has something to call us, it's better not to delay."
"That's very true." After saying this, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, walked towards the Su Mansion.
Several officials followed suit.
Seeing everyone coming, the housekeeper Lu Huan hurriedly walked out to lead the way. Seeing the expressionless expressions of several people, the smile on the housekeeper Lu Huan's face also disappeared for some reason.
"Several officials, my master is here to invite you." Butler Lu Huan said.
"Okay." Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, responded and followed the steps of housekeeper Lu Huan and they walked over.
Entering the master's study, the housekeeper Lu Huan looked at the master sitting at the desk and said: "Master, everyone is here."
Listening to the words of the housekeeper Lu Huan, Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi responded: "Okay."
"Some officials have invited me." Lu Huan said to the officials standing outside the study door.
After hearing the sound, several officials hurried in with some nervousness.
"Left Prime Minister."
"Left Prime Minister."
Everyone bowed and shouted.
Seeing that everything was ready, Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi said expressionlessly: "Guys, please take a seat."
"Eh."
After several officials sat down, they looked at Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi.
It is quite interesting to look at the order of sitting. Cen Anze, the son of Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, is sitting next to his father, and Ding Yongchang, the son of Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, is also sitting next to his father.
Is this order based on the fear that the Left Prime Minister will not be able to recognize who belongs to whose family, or is it the fear that the Left Prime Minister will be furious?
Seeing that everyone was seated, Su Yunqi said to the housekeeper Lu Huan: "Tell the servants to make tea for you."
After hearing the master's instructions, the housekeeper Lu Huan responded: "Okay."
"I called you guys here because we have important matters to discuss. I won't let anyone know the truth. Let's just tell it."
"Today, there is news that the two governors Jiang Lai and Nanyu died in the battle while suppressing the unruly people. The disappearance of the two governors means that no province in Da Mo now has a governor, and it also means that The only main force in our country that can suppress this group of unruly people is the main force of the three provinces, which is the elite of our country."
"but
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Yes, several people must be aware of Qi State's ambitions. Therefore, just in case, the main forces of these three provinces must not be used to suppress those unruly people. "
"Captain Du, can you have an estimate of how many people there are in that group of thugs?" Su Yunqi asked.
Listening to left prime minister Su Yunqi's question, he didn't know exactly how many unruly people there were, but seeing so many officials here, Governor Du Antong quickly guessed: "It can range from tens of thousands to tens of thousands. It could be as many as hundreds of thousands, but in short it will not exceed these 150,000 people."
After hearing this, Su Yun, the Prime Minister of the Left, said: "Although the main force in the three provinces now has almost 300,000 people, there is one thing we must not forget. In the second half of the 10th year of Dechang, our entire army was wiped out in the battle between the elite and the Qi Kingdom. Later, with the help of Wan State, and our government using various provincial troops to resist Qi, we were able to defeat Qi's army."
"Later, because the main forces of the three provinces were completely wiped out, in order to revitalize the elite main forces of the three provinces, these soldiers who had survived the war against Qi were used to join the main forces of the three provinces. Later, they spread the propaganda in various parts of the country that they were in conformity with the law. Those who join the main force in the three provinces will receive some subsidies at home."
"It's been just over a year now, right, for those who have joined the main forces of the three provinces to participate in training?" Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi looked at Governor Du Antong.
"Yes." Grand Governor Du An responded.
Then, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, said to himself again: "We have only been training for more than a year. If the Qi army suddenly goes south, it is still unclear whether our elite troops can repel them. Therefore, the main forces of these three provinces must not be defeated." Used to suppress that group of unruly people. Firstly, it takes a long time to go back and forth; secondly, the court currently does not have money to continue recruiting troops. If the main force of these three provinces is used, it will become a thief. Eclipse a handful of rice.”
"In short, in one sentence, if you want to suppress that group of unruly people, no matter what method you think of, you can't think of the method I used to attack the main force of the three provinces."
After listening, Cen Anze, the Minister of War, and Du Antong, the governor, suddenly felt as if there was nothing they could do in the world.
At this time, Yang Youcheng, as the left prime minister, spoke up: "My lord, if we don't use the main force of these three provinces to suppress it, there seems to be no way. First, the military strength of all the governors of Damo has been destroyed; secondly, Second, the provincial armies of each province had already been used to resist the Qi Army, and later joined the main forces of the three provinces. Later, the money was only enough to revitalize the main forces of the three provinces, and the provincial armies in various places no longer had enough money to build up again. I am afraid, except for There is no main force in these three provinces that can suppress those unruly people, right?"
Listening to Yang Youcheng's words, Su Yunqi also knew that he didn't understand marching and fighting, but he still knew the pros and cons.
Seeing that no one said anything, Ding Yongchang said at this time: "Prime Minister Zuo, the court does not have enough money and food at the moment. Without money and food, we cannot assemble a decent army. Just now you said that these three provinces cannot be used." The main force, Xianguan believes that a strong army is needed to suppress that group of unruly people. Just now you said that Qi State has great ambitions and it is possible to attack Da Mo at any time. Therefore, Xianguan believes that the first thing to do now is The thing is to find ways to raise money and food.”
Listening to Ding Yongchang's words, his father Ding Liu was still a little happy in his heart.
Su Yunqi, who was sitting at the desk, felt that what he said made sense and said: "What you said makes sense. The most important thing right now is to find ways to come up with more money and food. After saying that, Su Yunqi asked Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs: "Shang Shu, in your opinion, what can you do to get this money and food together again?"
After hearing the question from the left prime minister, Cen Wenxing, the minister of household affairs, answered: "The lower official thinks that the only way to do this is to increase taxes."
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