"Dong dong dong." There was a knock on the door.
"Come in." In the study, Yang Shu was eating a plate of fried beans and leaning on a chair, flipping through a thick account book with one hand. He let outsiders in without raising his head.
The guest who came in was Yang Shu's most trusted guest, smiling and looking very energetic.
Although Yang Shu had repeatedly told him not to be polite to him in the house, the guest never dared to neglect him. After bowing politely, he said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Li just left and left a message saying that he wanted to make an appointment with you. When drinking, I specially prepared some magical brew for you."
"Tsk, tsk, Immortal Brew? Li Chun is quite interesting. He blatantly invited me to drink Immortal Brew? Who is he? Inviting me to drink a jar of wine costing hundreds of thousands of silver? He thought he was a grey-faced Xuan Qingwei? Bubai's identity? Humph, this kind of person had better get away, otherwise he will be beheaded by me sooner or later."
It's hard to say whether Xuanqingwei is gray or white. After all, they are the emperor's private soldiers. The emperor has the power of life and death, and the law can't control them. So they are given preferential treatment and turn a blind eye. This has been the case throughout the ages. But the officials in the system also want to learn from Xuan Qingwei? Go ahead and dream!
The guest Qing knew Yang Shu's temper very well, so he handed over a gift list and said, "Your Majesty, this is the gift list left by Mr. Li. All the items on it have been rejected according to your instructions, but I said that I will wait for you to review the list after you come back, so Stayed.”
"Is there a stamp on it?"
"some."
"Very good. Stay here. When the time comes, we will also learn to make a document library and put in it all the people who have given me good things these days. Haha, if there is a chance in the future, we will all make them look good."
"There will come a day when the prince's wisdom and martial prowess will surely make him proud in the world..."
"Okay, okay... Do you know that it's really unreasonable for you self-proclaimed intellectuals to flatter you? It's awkward! Is there anything else? If not, just stand down. If someone else comes, The visit will be carried out as before, I'm not here now."
The guest did not leave, but advised: "Your Majesty, now you have officially received the errand of tightening the country's money and food. It can be said that you have great power. In three days, you will inspect all major cities across the country. This is the first official inspection by a prince in decades. , the significance is extraordinary. You will definitely get great benefits from this and recruit leaders from all over the world to strengthen your momentum.
If you don't see anyone, it will probably damage your reputation and deter people who are willing to seek refuge with you.
You see..."
Yang Shu waved his hand and directly interrupted Ke Qing's words, and frowned. It was obvious that he was dissatisfied with Ke Qing's remarks.
"Do you think that I, Yang Shu, need to recruit a group of people with unclean hands and unclear minds to participate in my royal family's "big test"? Can those people defeat my six brothers?"
Also, do you think being a snake and being complicit are the same thing? "
Ke Qing heard the unusual anger in Yang Shu's tone and quickly knelt down to admit his mistake. But Yang Shu stood up from the chair, walked to the guest, squatted down, looked into the other person's eyes, and said word by word: "Do you want to tell me that those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters? I'm afraid of such words. When I was young, I knew it was used to deceive fools. If you can't abide by small things, how can you achieve great things? As my guest, you can also be considered as my mastermind. If you say such words of loyalty that are just out of your head, don't blame me, Yang Shu, for being unreasonable. Face. Remember!”
"Yes! Your Majesty! I will remember it."
Yang Shu looked directly into the other person's eyes.
Ke Qing didn't dare to avoid looking at him, so he could only look at Yang Shu. It took Yang Shu a full ten breaths before his eyes became harmless again.
Sitting back on the chair, Yang Shu took a sip of the already cold tea and said, "Some things can't be stopped once you start them. So don't blame me for being harsh on you, because I can't make any mistakes." ah."
"Your Majesty has taught you a lesson. Your subordinate just made nonsense and will never do it again in the future."
"Yeah. Is there anything else?" Yang Shu did not follow the other person's words. Offend again? It doesn't matter to him, people who commit crimes again will not be given another chance. Yang Shu is just like the principle he has always adhered to, and he has never made an exception for anyone.
Ke Qing's back was soaked with his own cold sweat, and he did not dare to raise his head. He replied: "Your Majesty, Fu Ji has made an appointment for you. People from Wenjiang have also arrived. According to your instructions, we have booked a restaurant for the night. To express my gratitude in person, do you think you need to prepare some gifts?"
Yang Shu thought for a while and said: "Let's do it. Install the black stone guqin that was fished out of the sea. Doesn't she like to collect these weird guqins? The stone guqin is still an antique, and it is said that it has nothing to do with their musical instrument. It does matter, because it should be considered a great gift.
In addition, prepare a batch of treasure pills as a meeting gift for those coming from Wenjiang. "
"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll do it right away."
Yang Shu waved his hand and continued to look at the account book on the table. He wanted to settle the accounts for these things as soon as possible. Before leaving the imperial city in a few days, he had to settle the accounts first.
In the evening, in an unknown alley in the imperial city, a small restaurant welcomed guests who had booked the place tonight. Although this restaurant is small, it is well-known, but ordinary people cannot afford to come here. One meal can easily consume the expenses of an ordinary person's family for several years.
Few people knew the background of the restaurant, but Yang Shu knew it because he was the one who opened the restaurant.
Yang Shu has always been good at eating, drinking and having fun. None of his six brothers put together can play, let alone eat. He often looks for high-quality dishes to taste fresh, and while satisfying his craving, he is also looking for inspiration for new dishes for his own restaurant.
For example, the signature salt and pepper chicken from the tavern that Yang Shu frequented before is also made here, but the taste is only two points behind. Of course, most people are not as picky as Yang Shu, so they can't tell the difference.
The prince invited him to dinner, which was rare among the other six princes. But Yang Shu often does this. If you think of it, make an appointment for a banquet, change glasses, recite poems and songs, serve wine or eat meat and wine, Yang Shu can accompany you very well.
Even Yang Shu, who is a high-level monk, can talk happily.
I arrived at the restaurant a little early and found that Ji Ji had already arrived, and there were five monks in the wing who were well-dressed but with stiff expressions.
"Hahaha, Ji Ji, you look even more glorious after not seeing her for a long time!" Yang Shu came in and greeted her with a smile. As the senior executive of Yueying Tower, Ji Ji is also his liaison, and he has always made friends with him on an equal footing.
"Your Majesty, you are so complimentary." She said she was old, but Fu Ji was highly cultivated and had good looks. She looked like a mature woman at most. She was in her fifties, so she was not old.
After a pause, Ji Ji introduced: "Your Majesty, you haven't seen these three people yet, have you?"
"No. I met Senior Liu in Wenjiang before. These should be the five outstanding disciples that Senior Hu mentioned, right?" Yang Shu handed over his hand.
The five monks returned the gift and announced their families: "The disciples of Jiu Ming Zhenren in Wusi City, Liu Cheng, Liu Hao, Liu Ren, Liu Wu, and Liu Qing, have met His Highness the Spirit King!"
