Not long after, Xu Rong was led to the house by the housekeeper.
The prime minister's house was very large. He was dressed in casual clothes and carrying a gift box in his hand. He followed the housekeeper and looked around from time to time.
When he was about to arrive at the living room, out of courtesy, Liu Yuzhi came over to greet him, slightly cupped his hands and said: "I don't know if the general is here, so he will miss you from a distance."
"The prime minister has defeated the official." Seeing this, Xu Rong quickly bowed his hands and bowed his waist to the end.
"Hey? You're welcome, General. Please invite tea in the hall." Liu Yuzhi smiled and extended his hand without any airs.
"Ah, please, Prime Minister."
When he first met the prime minister in private, Xu Rong was a little flattered by his high position but extremely modest attitude. After entering the living room, the two of them sat down separately, and he seemed more reserved.
When the servants brought the tea, Liu Yuzhi naturally glanced at the brocade box he brought and asked subconsciously: "General Xu, this is..."
"Ah." Seeing this, Xu Rong said quickly: "I took the liberty of visiting today. I am very rude. I hope the Prime Minister will forgive me. This is just a small thought of a subordinate, and it is not respectful..."
As he spoke, he also took the brocade box from the table beside him, as if he wanted to stand up and present it respectfully.
Seeing this, Liu Yuzhi raised his hand slightly and pressed down: "General, please sit down, there is no need for this."
"Ah? This..." Xu Rong's butt was on the chair, holding the brocade box, looking like he wanted to get up but was at a loss.
The brocade box was not opened, but as you can imagine, his gift was definitely not light.
As the prime minister of a country, Liu Yuzhi was actually not rich. The mansion was assigned to him by Xiao Yuan. His only income was just the official salary and he had to support some servants. It is conceivable that he did not There is no money left.
If he wants to receive a gift, what does Xu Rong's brocade box mean?
But these are obviously external things to Liu Yuzhi, who cares about the country and the people. He also smiled slightly and said bluntly: "The general is here with such a heavy gift. If the truth is correct, it should be the same as the Eighth Route Army." Is it related to Xiao Jiang?"
"This..." Xu Rong looked a little flustered when he was told the truth. After a pause, he said: "The Prime Minister has learned from the truth that since I followed the king, I have experienced more than twenty battles, big and small, and I dare not say that I have outstanding achievements. But he also has quite a lot of military exploits. Now that the king has not issued the decree to grant the title, the official’s heart..."
At this point, he also paused.
How could Liu Yuzhi not understand what he meant, and continued with a smile: "The general's military exploits are obvious to all. The country remembers them, and the king also remembers them. There is no need to worry about this. It's just that this gift is unnecessary."
"Ah, Lord Xiangguo, this." Xu Rong wanted to say something else.
Liu Yuzhi interrupted him: "General, have you ever thought about it, if I accept this gift from you today, after the king's edict is issued, even if the general can be one of them, will other generals talk privately, saying that you are relying on I am seeking an official position with great courtesy."
"Originally, you have military merit, but because of this gift, you may lose your military merit. Do you understand the meaning of the truth?"
Xu Rong was horrified when he heard this. He stood up in a hurry and said in a trembling voice: "Master Xiangguo, this is just a low-level official's presumption. This gift only represents a little bit of your heart and has no other intentions. Please be careful, Xiangguo..."
"Okay, tea please." Liu Yuzhi changed the topic directly and extended his hand to invite.
"This, this, yes." Xu Rong sat back blankly and picked up the teacup with both hands.
I thought that in this meeting, flattering the prime minister and saying nice things would have some effect, but I didn't expect that Liu Yuzhi's few words made Xu Rong sweat on his forehead.
He was so embarrassed that he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. After finally drinking tea, he did not dare to stay any longer and quickly stood up to leave.
Liu Yuzhi stood up and saw him off.
The two of them bowed to each other at the gate of the mansion, and Xu Rong left. On the way, he was still carrying the brocade box and couldn't help but sigh.
In his opinion, this was obviously a failed gift, but it left a bad impression on the Prime Minister.
Depressed, he also found Jia You and told him his troubles while drinking.
After hearing this, the latter immediately said rudely: "How stupid! Who are you, Prime Minister? This gift you gave me is so abrupt!"
"Then, what should we do? Mr. Xiangguo won't use this to catch me, right?" Xu Rong asked hurriedly.
"You are too worried." Jia You said, "With the mind of the prime minister, this kind of thing is impossible to happen, but please remember that in officialdom, there are murderous intentions everywhere. Fortunately, this time you gave a gift rashly, The gift is for the Prime Minister, if it is someone else with ulterior motives, if you read it in front of the king, you will be doomed!"
"Ah!?" Xu Rong was frightened when he heard this.
Jia You continued: "A common man is brave but has no plans and acts too recklessly. I have also heard about the conferment of the title of General Baxiao this time. You have military exploits, so what are you worried about? If you don't have your reputation, you will be If your meritorious service is not enough, no matter how many gifts you give, it will be useless, because here in Qin, military merit is the only condition for generals to be awarded titles."
At the same time, the Qin Palace.
In the study, Xiao Yuan was reviewing memorials.
Not long after, Gu Xue walked in with hot tea.
"Xue'er?" Xiao Yuan smelled the fragrance and recognized the beauty. He knew who the visitor was without raising his head.
The latter put the tea cup on the table, then walked to Xiao Yuan, squeezed his shoulder gently, and said at the same time: "Husband, I heard that a new batch of silk and satin has arrived at Jinxiu Villa recently. I want to go out with Duoduo to see it. look."
"Are you going shopping again?" Xiao Yuan smiled bitterly: "But this time, I'm afraid I don't have time to accompany you."
"I know you're busy." Gu Xue was helpless.
"Thank you for your understanding, madam." Xiao Yuan smiled dryly, and suddenly asked: "Did you call me Qingman?"
"Yelled."
"Well, you are very familiar with each other, especially Duoduo. Don't let her be so hostile."
"I know, the two of them have a good relationship now. This time they go out to play, they will definitely get closer together." Gu Xueyao said.
"This is my princess."
Xiao Yuan just finished his work, so he couldn't help but hold her little hand and pull her into his arms.
Caught off guard, Gu Xue let out a soft sigh subconsciously.
With her arms full of soft and fragrant jade, Xiao Yuan's heart moved, and immediately his hands became less trustworthy, and he began to reach for the ribbon around his waist, trying to pull it open, and at the same time kissed her lips.
"Ugh..." Gu Xue struggled a little, looked shy, and whispered: "No."
What does she mean? I can’t touch my own woman anymore?
Xiao Yuan was not happy at that time, and was about to continue to lean in and forcefully kiss her, when Xu Hu's voice suddenly came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Sir Shangguan wants to see you."
The princess was inside, so of course Xu Hu didn't dare to come in directly as usual.
Xiao Yuan felt disappointed and couldn't help but said in a low voice: "Let him wait."
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