But at this moment, there was a sound of footsteps in the distance outside the door.
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"
The voice sounds like that of a eunuch.
Li Qian didn't want to pay attention, but the man kept shouting outside and knocked on the door several times.
He was really annoyed. He raised his head and looked at the door with a frown: "What's the matter??"
Wu Meiniang couldn't help but open her eyes and look at the door.
"His Majesty……"
The young eunuch's trembling voice came from outside the door: "Yue sent Fan Li to the General Administration Department to ask for an audience with His Majesty."
"not see!"
Li Qian replied angrily.
Who has to come late at night to see the emperor?
Isn't this just looking for trouble?
He turned around and pulled Wu Meiniang over again, but this time she held her hands on her chest: "Your Majesty..."
"What's wrong?"
Li Qian frowned slightly and looked at the beauty in his arms in confusion.
Wu Meiniang bit her red lips gently: "Your Majesty, you should go and take a look..."
She herself didn't know how tempting the action of biting her red lips was under the candlelight.
Li Qian was stimulated and immediately leaned forward to kiss her, but Wu Meiniang dodged slightly, allowing Li Qian to only touch the corner of her lips.
"His Majesty……"
Wu Meiniang looked at Li Qian with watery eyes: "Although Your Majesty has made a plan to borrow troops today, in the end, the country must cooperate. Your Majesty, why don't you go see him at this time?"
Li Qian took a few deep breaths and calmed down a little, but he still held Wu Meiniang in his arms and refused to let go.
Wu Meiniang looked at Li Qian and said quietly: "Your Majesty, I have always been here. Your Majesty will come back as soon as you go. How much time can you delay? The night is long..."
Li Qian looked at the beauty's moist eyes, straightened up from the couch, frowned, and looked at Wu Meiniang who was very close at hand.
A woman who is dissatisfied with her desires is scary, but a man who is dissatisfied with her desires is even scarier.
With an apology on her face, Wu Meiniang stood up and gently tidied up Li Qian's scattered clothes.
"That's all, let's go see him." Li Qian sighed and finally agreed.
What Wu Meiniang said does make some sense. The night is long and there is no rush for this moment.
but……
Duke Zhou vomited and held his hair, and Prime Minister Cao walked backwards to greet him. Then what should he call Fan Li when he saw him?
Li Qian stood up and walked outside the door, only to find that the young eunuch was still kneeling here tremblingly.
Li Qian snorted lightly: "Let's go."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The young eunuch led the way, and Li Qian walked all the way to the entrance of the Palace of Eternal Life.
Wei Zhongxian had already been waiting outside the hall, pacing back and forth, looking up at the entrance of the hall from time to time.
Interfering at night will undoubtedly make His Majesty unhappy, which is something Wei Zhongxian is determined not to do.
So he sent his young eunuch over, while he waited for the result outside the palace.
Tap tap tap~
A dull sound of footsteps came from inside the hall.
Wei Zhongxian was startled and hurriedly walked towards the entrance of the palace to greet you: "I have seen your Majesty."
"Walk."
Li Qian waved his hand: "Go to Ziwei Hall and meet the Yue envoy."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Wei Zhongxian called to the eunuchs at the foot of the stairs to carry the carriage, and Li Qian sat on the carriage and drove forward.
The cool wind blew against his face. After blowing for a while, Li Qian gradually calmed down and breathed a long sigh of relief.
"The more you use Fan Li...Fan Li..."
Fan Li is not a simple person. He was a household name in his previous life.
He helped the Yue country recover and was respected as prime minister and general. However, when he achieved this achievement, he retreated and started doing business.
Later, he became a millionaire three times and lost his wealth three times.
Therefore, Fan Li was also revered as the God of Wealth, Shang Sage, and Shang Ancestor by later generations, and he was even worthy of enjoying the Martial Arts Temple.
You really should meet such a legendary figure.
If nothing else, this way of doing business really made Li Qian a little jealous.
If you have such a person under your command, do you still need to worry about money?
Although Li Qian is an emperor, the emperor cannot spend money carelessly.
The money in the treasury belongs to the court, and Li Qian has no say in how it is spent.
The emperor's own small treasury is called internal funds, but Li Qian's internal funds now only have 40,000 taels of silver, which is too little for an emperor.
If nothing else, if one of the palaces in the imperial palace caught fire, Li Qian wouldn't even be able to repair it!
What's more, the internal funds are still managed by others, and Li Qian's words don't count.
"Oh~ I'm short of money..."
Li Qian sighed quietly, and the sigh quickly dissipated in the night wind.
Many palaces in the palace are brightly lit. It is not very late yet, and most of the palace people are eating.
Driving for a long time, the lanterns were on and off, and the Ziwei Palace was in sight in the distance.
The emperors of the Daqian Dynasty of all dynasties went to court in Qianyang Hall, handled government affairs, and received ministers in Ziwei Hall.
Li Qian asked the other eunuchs to stay outside, and even drove out the two living eunuchs, leaving only Wei Zhongxian to follow.
He strode into the main hall of Ziwei Hall, where the lights were already on, and a middle-aged man wearing a black curly robe was already waiting here.
"Your Majesty, Fan Li, has met you! I ask for your forgiveness for asking for a meeting rashly." Fan Li knelt down and bowed to Li Qian.
He didn't want to risk being rejected by the emperor by coming over at night, but he had to do this.
If he came during the day, the civil servants who were still on duty would definitely obstruct him.
But if you come at night, you only need to give money to the eunuchs on duty at the palace gate, and they will report it on their own.
"Haha~ It doesn't matter."
Li Qian chuckled a few times and waved his hand to signal him to get up: "I have heard of Mr. Fan's name a long time ago. Mr. Fan can just sit down and talk."
Since the main business has been delayed, Li Qian would not put on a bad face to deal with Fan Li. That would be stupid.
For such a God of Wealth level talent, Li Qian decided to show his sincerity.
Ahead, Fan Li straightened up somewhat unexpectedly.
Asking for a meeting late at night is something that is offensive, but I didn't expect that His Majesty, the emperor with a bad reputation, would treat me like this?
He was prepared to be scolded.
"Mr. Fan, please take a seat!"
Li Qian smoothly led Fan Li behind the desk.
Fan Li came back to his senses, feeling a little strange, and said hurriedly: "I am no more than an envoy, how can I dare to be called Duke Fan?"
"My courtesy name is Shao Bo. Your Majesty can just call me by my name."
Li Qian chuckled and shook his head.
Fan Li was extremely puzzled and a little frightened at the same time.
He didn't have much reputation in the Yue Kingdom, but because of a few suggestions, he was reused by the King of Yue and sent to the Daqian court to ask for help.
Even Gou Jian, the king of Yue, never called him Duke Fan.
Li Qian made a cup of tea. Wei Zhongxian wanted to come over to help, but he stopped him with his eyes.
The clear amber tea flows down the spout of the pot, stirring up whirlpools in the cup and rising into white steam.
The palace fell into silence for a moment.
Fan Li had originally prepared a lot of words, but at this moment he opened his mouth, but he didn't know where to start.
Li Qian personally delivered the cup of tea to Fan Li, with a slight smile on his face, and he could see Fan Li's thoughts: "Actually, I have already guessed the intention of Mr. Fan's visit tonight, but this matter still needs to be elaborated. Please cooperate with us."
From the moment Fan Li saw Li Qian, he was not only surprised but also puzzled.
"His Majesty?"
He couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Your Majesty, please tell me how the Yue Kingdom should cooperate?"
Li Qian leaned back, with an enigmatic smile on his face, and said slowly:
"I may summon you at the court meeting tomorrow. When you come, you must express your attitude. The State of Yue is willing to second the troops of the court and be responsible for the food and wages for this battle."
"His Majesty?"
Fan Li stood up abruptly, with a face full of shock: "I dare you, Your Majesty, to speak clearly!"