"meeting."
Mr. An, the staff member, answered without thinking, leaving Zhou Yu silent for a long time.
He has already begun to consider whether to train another staff member who comes from a poor family as an alternative.
But the gentleman who came from a poor family had no concept or selfishness towards his family, but he was more selfish about his personal future and enjoyment.
At this point, it's not a good time to reuse it.
"Your Majesty, it is better not to think wildly at this time, wait and see what happens, go to bed first, and do the errands assigned to you by His Majesty. The Jin Palace does not want the Ning family to become the Imperial Merchant, and those who want to take over the position of Imperial Merchant do not want it even more, and His Majesty Sitting in that position, he seems to have the world in his hands, but in fact he is just a patriarch who balances the interests of all parties to safeguard the interests of the royal family."
"The Ning family's wine has already been served, and Ning Wuxu has already agreed to participate in the competition in public. Why did His Majesty secretly issue an imperial edict instead of deciding the matter with great fanfare? Haven't you figured it out yet?"
Zhou Yu really figured it out this time.
Grandpa Huang probably just wanted to test the reactions of all parties.
But Grandpa Huang usually does things vigorously and resolutely. For example, the two foot soldiers in the house were put on the shelf on the spot, which shows that Grandpa Huang does not rub sand in his eyes.
But the Emperor's grandfather issued such a low-key decree, which must have left room for mediation by all parties.
"Thank you sir for your advice. I understand. I'm going to sleep now."
Zhou Yu could already foresee it.
When he wakes up, there will be reports from many courtiers about the establishment of another imperial merchant.
When the news of the imperial edict spreads throughout the capital tomorrow, and those courtiers will not pretend to be confused as if they understand, they will ask the emperor to choose someone else to be the emperor's merchant.
What role can the Jin Palace play in this?
Instead, you can choose a family that was neutral in the past but is now in decline and wants to be an imperial merchant, and help it rise to power!
Zhou Yu, who figured out how to take advantage of the crisis, went to bed with satisfaction.
In front of the Suzaku Gate.
The courtiers who had just gone to court received the news on time that the Ning Mansion had received the imperial edict and that the owner of the Qiaojia Mine in the northern suburbs had changed.
Someone was furious.
"The Ning family has the guts to act so arrogantly in the capital just because of their small achievements. How dare I not follow their lead!"
"This Ning Shixian is really powerful. Not only did Princess Xian need to mobilize the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to help build a kitchen, but now he has to maintain a business with His Majesty. I thought he was the Shixian of Daxing, but now it seems that he is A profiteer who flatters his master! What he does is really despicable!"
"Participate in him! You must participate in him!"
Just by looking at their angry faces, you can tell how brave their writing is.
Some people watched the show with their hands tied and remained silent.
But I knew in my heart that His Majesty's actions would inevitably cause rumors.
The six ministers of the Ministry of Revenue gathered together. They all looked at His Majesty's most trusted minister, Ji Shangshu, and asked insinuatingly: "Master Ji, does your Majesty really prefer the Ning family to take over the position of Huangshang?"
"The Imperial Business Group has the closest relationship with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Accounts. If you ask me, you might as well ask Lao Xie."
Xie Changan, who was suddenly named, rolled his eyes at Shangshu Ji. Under everyone's probing eyes, he raised his right hand, stroked his goatee, and sighed before saying anything, which aroused people's thoughts.
Just when everyone held their breath and waited to hear Xie Changan say some secret words, they heard a loud sneeze.
"Ah owe!"
"It's getting cold. You can enjoy the breeze here if you like. I'm going to sit in the carriage first. The autumn is cool and the sun is dry. Please remember to take care of your body and take care of yourself."
The courtiers, who were still expecting Xie Changan to give an accurate answer, were in a daze for a moment when they saw Xie Changan slipping away with oil on his feet.
Then I thought about it, this morning in the court, the King of Jin sent many people to play Princess Xian for personal gain. Xie Changan, who is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, didn't even fart.
Many people from Jin Wang's faction sneered at this matter.
"Unexpectedly, Xie Shangshu also started to protect himself wisely. He used power to secretly build a set of tables and chairs for the Minister of Works, so he participated in the other party's copy. As a result, the Minister of Works changed three times in a row. Now he is facing Princess Xian, the Minister of Works. The supervisor is actually flattering and flattering, could he have taken refuge with Prince Kang?"
"Who knows, anyway, if the Ministry of Works continues to cause trouble like this, there will be big problems sooner or later. The Ministry of Works budget is already short of money. When the leakage is big, it will be up to them who will make up for it."
"Who will make up for it? Of course Princess Xian will make up for it herself. I heard that Princess Xian took over another hundred thousand bottles of perfume from Jinling. One hundred thousand bottles! One bottle earns ten taels, and each one has one million taels. She ignores Your Majesty There is a reason why I use my love to subsidize the Ning family."
Amid the cynicism of the crowd, King Kang walked past calmly with two capable officials.
Not only did the courtiers of the Jin Dynasty not keep silent, but their voices became louder, as if they were afraid that King Kang would not hear them.
King Kang actually didn't know much about what his daughter did, but he felt that his daughter was not the kind of person who would give up her principles for the sake of men.
At this time, when I heard these people talking nonsense behind my back, I opened my eyes and looked towards those people.
"..."
"..."
The few courtiers from the Jin Dynasty who wanted to say something just now, faced the strong pressure of King Kang, all remained silent and did not dare to speak anymore.
Only then did King Kang retract his gaze with satisfaction and walked away.
When the pressure disappeared, several courtiers realized their gaffe. Just as they were about to say something to make up for it, another awe-inspiring murderous intent arose behind them, and they turned around to look.
I saw the two dragon guards your Majesty had given to Princess Xian, staring at them with eager eyes, their eyes like daggers, as if they could kill people.
Mother!
Several people were so frightened that they almost lost their wits. Then they looked at Princess Xian, who was strolling over in court clothes. She looked as domineering as Your Majesty in her eyebrows and eyes. Not only did they not dare to speak any more this time, they even lowered their heads, wishing they could. Find a crack in the bricks and get in so Princess Xian doesn't cause trouble for them.
What are you afraid of?
Zhou Jingxian walked up to a few people and smiled sarcastically: "Instead of worrying about the budget of the Ministry of Works and gossiping behind their backs, adults, why don't you worry about your own achievements, stop staring at others all day long, and care more about yourself? Is the path you are walking on the right path?"
As for those courtiers who just said they wanted to attend Mr. Ning, Zhou Jingxian ignored them at all.
Anyway, it won't be long before they realize how stupid their decision was.
The emperor didn't tell the truth. He probably wanted to see how these courtiers, who usually fight for power and gain, would suffer.
Zhou Jingxian caught the little one and enlarged it, enjoying watching the excitement.
After lecturing a few people, he walked away.
Not long after.
On the low table in the imperial study room, there were several more memorials to Princess Shenxian, who had done wrong things without repenting, and was so domineering that she defended Ning Wuhao.
Zhou Qian had seen it, but he didn't even bother to review it this time. He threw it aside and buried it in the corner, and asked Su Peiyuan curiously.
"How is the situation at girl Jingxian's house?"
"Back to Your Majesty, according to the report from the guards, Ning Wuhou has been up for two nights, keeping an eye on the situation in the boiler room. He has made tools for making colored glaze, and the stones have been brought to the princess's mansion. An hour ago, Trying to bake it.”
Su Peiyuan's tone could not conceal his excitement.
While he was talking, he also took a special look at the yellow glass ornament with a flying dragon in the sky on the shelf in the royal study.
It was a gift from An Hou, and it was said to be a rare treasure.
Such ornaments can only be used by His Majesty, so their value cannot be estimated. According to the price tag of Anbao Tower, it is at least fifty thousand taels per piece.
Su Peiyuan couldn't help but be moved when he thought that as long as Ning Wuhuang succeeded in firing the colored glaze, His Majesty would be able to burn whatever colored glaze ornaments he wanted in the palace.
"Your Majesty, I am waiting for the day when the Ministry of Works supervises the production of colored glaze. Your Majesty can reward me with a colored glaze lamp as a treasure passed down from generation to generation."
"Hahaha, old boy, you are waiting for me here. Okay, whether I can reward you depends on whether Ning Wuyan is useless or not!"
