"Then I'll do it later."
Zhu Biao, who completely understood Jin Yiwei, nodded slightly.
"Um."
Xiao Han looked at Zhu Biao, shook his head helplessly and said: "Not only are you a hard worker, we are also a hard worker."
"how?"
"Do you have anything else?"
Zhu Biao's brows suddenly frowned, and he looked at Xiao Han and said, "Wait a minute, even if something happens, your illness is not cured yet, so why can't you wait until you are cured?"
Xiao Han was seriously ill, and it was not easy to get over it. Now he was running around for the court for days. If he continued like this, he would be a loser sooner or later.
Therefore, what Zhu Biao meant was that Xiao Han could move his mouth if he could, and leave the rest to the subordinates, so don't bother.
"I must go there personally for this matter."
Xiao Han shook his head slightly.
"What's up?"
A hint of curiosity suddenly rose in Zhu Biao's eyes.
After all, if it wasn't a big deal, Xiao Han wouldn't be so stubborn.
"Li Xiangguo."
"I have to go see Li Xiangguo."
Xiao Han looked at Zhu Biao and did not hide it.
"OK."
"You have your own plans. Anyway, it's just a trip to Prime Minister Li's mansion."
Zhu Biao thought for a moment, then nodded.
Anyway, the residence of Marquis Suning is not very far from the residence of the South Korean Duke. Even a visit will not delay Xiao Han's recovery.
"Don't ask, why should I go to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
Xiao Han raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Biao.
Doesn't this look like their Zhu Biao?
Their Zhu Biao always had to ask about the cause and effect, otherwise he would never give up.
But today, why did you change your temper?
"ask you?"
"I'd better deal with Jin Yiwei's matter first."
Zhu Biao glanced at Xiao Han angrily and stepped out of the lobby of Suning Hou Mansion.
"Zouyi."
"Send off to His Highness the Crown Prince for me."
Xiao Han looked at Ruoyi beside him and said softly.
"As commanded."
Immediately, Zoey on the side quickly chased after him.
"Master Marquis, if you go to Li Xiangguo's house at this time, aren't you afraid that Li Xiangguo will misunderstand you?"
Tong Zhangshun, who was standing respectfully aside, raised his arms, looked at Xiao Han and clasped his fists: "How about we go another day?"
"Someday, when will you see me and take revenge? Will you postpone it?"
Xiao Han glanced at Tong Zhangshun, then raised a smile at the corner of his mouth and said: "Besides, I just went to Li Xiangguo to talk about it. I have helped him so much, how is he going to thank me?"
"As commanded."
"I'm going to prepare the car."
Tong Zhangshun bowed his hands, exited the Hou Mansion, and went down to prepare the heated carriage for Xiao Han.
"How many taels of silver have been spent in the house in the past few days?"
As soon as Tong Zhangshun left, Ruoyi returned to the hall of the Hou Mansion. Then, Xiao Han looked at Ruoyi and asked softly.
"Report to the Marquis."
"The expenses of the Hou Mansion are not big, only more than a hundred taels."
Although Ruoyi didn't understand what Xiao Han meant, she still replied: "The most important expense is..."
"No need."
"I didn't want to know."
Xiao Han waved his hand decisively, then looked at Ruoyi and laughed softly: "More than a hundred taels, more than a hundred taels, that's enough."
"What do you want to do, Lord Marquis?"
Ruoyi still couldn't help but look at Xiao Han and asked.
"I want an account."
Xiao Han looked at Ruoyi with a meaningful expression and walked out of the lobby directly, preparing to go to Li Shanchang's mansion.
"Want a bill?"
Ruoyi scratched her head, wondering who else she could ask for payment for the expenses of the Suning Marquis Mansion.
Little did he know that Li Shanchang was sitting in the lobby of his home, already waiting for Xiao Han's arrival.
"Qi'er, go down and prepare a land deed worth ten thousand taels of silver for your father to use."
Li Shanchang, who had been thinking for a long time, turned to look at Li Qi and said softly.
"As commanded."
Li Qi nodded slightly, but couldn't help but look at Li Shanchang and said, "Father, we have enough silver at home, why don't we use the silver directly."
Although 10,000 taels of silver is a lot, Prime Minister Li's government has a big family and a big business, so there is no shortage of 10,000 taels of silver.
But a land deed of 10,000 taels of silver is worth a lot of money. If you sell it easily, the value will be far more than 10,000 taels of silver.
After all, the government office of Yangzhou Prefecture could only be rebuilt with only a few thousand taels of silver.
Therefore, Li Qi, who was not mature enough, looked at Li Shanchang and proposed.
"Go down and get ready."
Li Shanchang waved his hand, but still did not look at Li Qi to explain.
"As commanded."
Li Qi didn't dare to say anything, just nodded, and then exited the lobby.
"Teacher."
"Qi'er is right. Ten thousand taels of silver on the land deed is a bit too much."
Hu Weiyong, who was sitting on the left hand side below, raised his arm again, looked at Li Shanchang and asked Li Shanchang.
Compared with Li Qi, Hu Weiyong had always been steady, but he was also dumbfounded. He was worthy of being the minister with the highest salary, but he was so arrogant.
But if you think about it, you can understand that Hu Weiyong is not as wealthy as Li Shanchang. After all, his salary is meager. Even if it is thousands of taels of silver, let alone ten thousand taels of silver, he cannot get rid of it.
You say that Hu Weiyong is a Zuocheng from the first rank, and his annual salary is really so low?
That's right.
It's that low.
Moreover, Hu Weiyong had just been promoted to Zuocheng not long ago, and he had received a third-grade annual salary.
Think about it, a third-grade official in the Ming Dynasty had a monthly salary of thirty-five dan and an annual salary of 420 dan.
As for Zuo Cheng, who is from the first rank of Zhongshu Province, his monthly salary is seventy-two stone and his annual salary is eight hundred and sixty-four stone.
According to the current conversion of the Hongwu Dynasty, one stone of grain is worth about one tael of silver, so we can calculate one stone of grain as one tael of silver.
When Hu Weiyong was still in the third rank, his monthly salary was thirty-five taels and his annual salary was four hundred and twenty taels.
Now Hu Weiyong's monthly salary is 72 taels, and his annual salary is 864 taels.
Besides, the founding of the Ming Dynasty took less than three years, and Hu Weiyong was not a high-ranking minister from the beginning.
That can only be more pitiful. Therefore, let alone thousands of taels, even if it is a thousand taels, it is absolutely impossible for Hu Weiyong to take it out!
"That one has always had a huge appetite."
"It's only ten thousand taels of silver, I don't know if it's enough."
Li Shanchang shook his head gently.
"You and Xiao Hou wouldn't go down this road. Why didn't you inform us in advance? Instead, you directly dragged Xiao Hou into the situation."
Hu Weiyong nodded slightly, but he still couldn't figure it out. Then he raised his head, looked at Li Shanchang, and sighed: "Teacher, you are confused!"
"It's rare that you still know how to care about me as a teacher."
Li Shanchang looked at Hu Weiyong with great satisfaction, then gently stroked his white beard and smiled happily.
After all, Hu Weiyong is not an ungrateful person, and he is definitely not Yang Xian, so this plan is enough.
Li Shanchang was very happy.
"You have shown me the kindness of supporting and teaching Weiyong. No matter what, Weiyong has always respected you very much."
Hu Weiyong stood up, his eyes still respectful and humble.
As everyone knows, even the prince Zhu Biao is chilled by Hu Weiyong's thoughts. The already old Li Shanchang cannot play with Hu Weiyong.
"Um."
"Then I would like to ask you, what kind of person do you think Xiao Hou is?"
Hu Weiyong nodded slightly, then looked at Hu Weiyong and asked.
"what kind of person?"
Hu Weiyong fell into deep thought and could not come back to his senses for a long time.
Xiao Han?
What kind of person is he?
Regarding the answer to this question, Hu Weiyong slowly shook his head, and then uttered a few words: "Can't see through."
"Um."
"Of course you can't see through him."
"And if Xiao Hou wants to pursue politics, he can only accept the inferiority as his teacher, and he will always avoid the edge."
Li Shanchang's eyes flashed with solemnity and he said: "Compared to him, as a teacher, I am like the light of a firefly. How can I compete with the bright moon? Do you understand?"
Hu Weiyong suddenly stood up, his eyes full of disbelief!
The first hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty!
Korean public!
Prime Minister Zuo of Zhongshu Province!
The founding of the country promoted honest and upright civil servants!
Special visit to Dr. Guanglu!
Zuo Zhuguo!
These titles alone are beyond the reach of ordinary people, but Li Shanchang did it!
But this kind of person, since his evaluation of Xiao Han is so high, he even compares himself to the light of a firefly and Xiao Han to the bright moon!
"Don't be surprised, it's normal."
Li Shanchang waved his hand slightly, still smiling nonchalantly.
Hu Weiyong slowly came back to his senses and looked at Li Shanchang with even more complicated eyes.
"Or maybe Xiao Hou is smarter than his teacher."
"The perspective on the immediate situation should be more long-term than the teacher's perspective."
After Hu Weiyong sat firmly, Li Shanchang continued to speak.
"If a student doesn't understand, he still asks his teacher to teach him."
Hu Weiyong slightly cupped his hands again.
"I would like to ask you, my teacher, what was Xiaohou before the founding of the country?"
Li Shanchang nodded slightly and asked rhetorically.
"Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, a young adviser."
"I have made great contributions to your Majesty's efforts to bring peace to the world."
Hu Weiyong replied without even thinking about it.
Everyone knows Xiao Han's achievements.
"Um."
"How heroic a young counselor is."
"To pacify the world, how high-spirited!"
Li Shanchang smiled and nodded without refuting.
"Then let me ask you again, my master, Xiao Fengxue is said to have unified the world because of Xiao Hou's merits, so why is he only a Marquis?"
After Li Shanchang finished speaking, he raised his eyes again, looked at Hu Weiyong and continued to ask.
"young."
Hu Weiyong still didn't hesitate and replied.
The young counselor is enough to explain everything!
"Um."
"young."
"Xiao Hou is indeed young."
Li Shanchang nodded again, with an even bigger smile on his face.
"Xiao Hou, from the moment he entered the shogunate, it was clear to me that such a shocking talent would definitely show his talents."
Li Shanchang's eyes flashed with nostalgia, and then he smiled again: "I still remember that at that time, everyone looked down upon Xiao Hou. A child who didn't play in the mud at home ran out to become a military advisor, no? It’s just saying that there is no one available for the superior’s subordinates. Doesn’t this mean that people are being eliminated?”
Indeed, except for Li Shanchang, even Liu Bowen had a feeling of contempt for Xiao Han, but they never thought that the young prodigy was as powerful as a dragon. When he entered the shogunate and made a plan, the world would be shocked!
"and after?"
Hu Weiyong had a hint of expectation in his eyes and asked.
"Later, the whole world knew about it."
Li Shanchang glanced at Hu Weiyong, and then asked, "Then do you think Liu Bowen's contribution is enough to make him a marquis?"
"sufficient."
"Liu Bowen's contribution is not small."
Hu Weiyong still nodded, but the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
Liu Bowen's level of memorization is truly unheard of.
When he was young, he didn't know how to behave, so he gave Lao Zhu a good meal to offend him.
Finally, when I was a little older, I was involved in Zhejiang again.
As for being more ridiculous now and being involved in a major case, and this major case is the murder of Prince Xiao Ming, how can he still survive?
Indeed, all the ministers in the court basically knew the secret decree. Although they survived, they had to change their names and continue to contribute to the country. Even the earl was lost. Especially in history, Liu Bowen was already dead, and even more so. The nine clans are implicated, so this is a completely tragic life.
But it can be seen from here that Liu Bowen's talent must not be underestimated. Otherwise, according to the character of our old brother Zhu, he must be killed when he deserves it. How could Liu Bowen change his name?
Then you can understand that it is not an exaggeration for Liu Bowen to be granted the title of Marquis.
"Um."
"It's not an exaggeration to be granted the title of Marquis."
Li Shanchang still nodded and said with a smile: "I think that with your intelligence, I should be able to understand the reason for this. After all, anyone can see it. As for my old age, I was the first to follow the superiors, whether it was making suggestions or not. , or in charge of internal affairs, his contribution as a teacher can never be lower than that of the Duke."
"Um."
"On your Majesty's journey to bring peace to the world, only your mentor has made the greatest contribution."
Hu Weiyong stood up again and bowed respectfully.
"Um."
Li Shushan still didn't refute, and still nodded.
"But no matter how great my credit is, it can't stop me from getting old. How many more years can I still support myself in the court?"
Immediately, Li Shanchang smiled with some emotion and said: "So, if I participated in the affairs of Prince Xiao Ming, I will definitely not be able to die. It is precisely because Liu Bowen is younger than me, that the superiors issued that secret edict. Liu Bowen was assigned to Lingnan, and everyone was put to the best use."
"boom!"
Li Shanchang's voice was still calm, but it was like a thunder that exploded in Hu Weiyong's mind.
Hu Weiyong finally understood what Li Shanchang meant.
Although Liu Bowen's earl meant to beat him, Lao Zhu's intention was definitely not just to beat him, but to keep Liu Bowen and leave a grace to Prince Zhu Biao.
In the future, when Lao Zhu goes west and Zhu Biao ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, Liu Bowen can be reused. By then, whether it is a title or an official position, Liu Bowen can rise to the top in one step and become one of the auxiliary ministers.
Of course, if it hadn't been for Prince Xiao Ming, Liu Bowen's life trajectory would have been basically determined, but if he wanted to commit suicide, it was not up to others.
There is also Xiao Han. Li Shanchang said that from the moment Xiao Han stepped into the shogunate, he knew that Xiao Han must be a shocking talent, and facts have proved that Li Shanchang was not wrong.
Therefore, from the beginning, Xiao Han entered the shogunate not for Zhu Yuanzhang, but for Zhu Biao.
After all, Xiao Han was more than just a counselor. Although he was not Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son in name, in fact, Xiao Han was Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son.
With the blessing of these identities and Lao Zhu's trust in Zhu Biao, as long as Xiao Han does not make any big mistakes in the future, Xiao Han will definitely shine in the next day.
"Not only did Xiao Hou make no mistakes, but his contribution was still considerable."
"But all of this credit is recorded in His Highness the Crown Prince's notebook, so this is equivalent to a promise that will be fulfilled in the future."
Li Shanchang looked at Hu Weiyong again and said softly: "Just like this Yangzhou execution, I wanted Xiao Hou to enter the game, but Xiao Hou entered the game for half a point. Although it is involved, it is harmless."
"It's harmless, it's really harmless."
"A serious illness can win the applause of the whole house and serve the country and the people."
"To act haphazardly will destroy the hard work of Zhejiang East and Jiangnan."
"Such an opponent is really too terrifying!"
Hu Weiyong raised his solemn eyes, looked at Li Shanchang, and said solemnly: "Bet on your life!"
Two words, as heavy as a bell!
It's a gamble!
In a time of great strife in the world, Xiao Han sat alone on the Orchid Terrace, holding chess pieces and playing casually. As for his opponent, it was his fate!
My life should not be cut off, so I live towards death!
This game!
Victory, Xiao Han served the country and the people, dared to be the first in the world, won a lot of applause, and took advantage of the opportunity to cut off the layout of the eastern Zhejiang party and the Jiangnan civil servant group, causing three years of hard work to be wasted in one day, and Daxia was overturned!
Lose, the truth is revealed. Xiao Han sacrificed his life for the country and died for loyalty. He knew that he was weak and sick, but he still dared to be the first in the world. Although he died, his name will be passed down through the ages and his name will be left in history. That is enough!
Even if it is the Confucian Temple, the Martial Arts Temple, or the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Xiao Han must be given three portions of thin noodles, invited to enter, and worshiped with dignity!
"I can't afford to gamble."
"For Xiao Hou, I can only admire him!"
Li Shanchang clapped his hands, and although his tone was lonely, he still said with a smile on his lips: "So, this is my last lesson for you. Never make an enemy of someone who is betting on your life. You can't afford to bet."
"Thank you for your teacher's teachings, students will never forget them!"
Hu Weiyong bowed and bowed.
"Master Qi, Xiaohou is here."
At this moment, the servant hurriedly walked into the lobby, looked at Li Shanchang and bowed.
"please"
Li Shanchang waved his hand in the middle of speaking, and then looked at the servants and said: "Xiao Hou has just recovered from his serious illness. Please go directly to the greenhouse to serve tea. I will be here later."
"As commanded."
The servant hurriedly went down to invite Xiao Han into the house to serve tea.
"Walk."
Li Shanchang also stood up, looked at Hu Weiyong and smiled: "Sometimes, I really don't want to face this sharp-tongued brat."
"Uncle Li, speaking ill of people behind their backs will make you have a bad mouth."
But before Hu Weiyong opened his mouth, a chuckle rang out.
Li Shanchang turned his head and saw Xiao Han wearing a fur robe and stepping into the lobby, with a smile on his face.
"how?"
"You are only allowed to blackmail me, a brat like you, and you are not allowed to let me complain?"
Li Shanchang was not used to it, he looked directly at Xiao Han and said he was angry.
"hehe."
"Uncle Li, nephew, isn't this a joke?"
"You have a lot of ambition, don't be as knowledgeable as your nephew."
Xiao Han tightened his robe again, then touched his belly again, looked at Li Shanchang and said with a smile: "I won't go to the greenhouse. My nephew has been busy all day, and uncle won't ignore just one meal, right?"
"You."
"I really can't do anything to you."
Li Shanchang pointed helplessly at Xiao Han, then smiled and said: "We are preparing a banquet in the greenhouse. I'll treat you little bastard to a meal!"
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
Xiao Han was not polite at all, he just cupped his hands and smiled.
Brothers, after settling everything, I will go home in the evening and read a chapter first. I will continue to ask for monthly votes and recommendation votes. Thank you.
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