Zhao Xiaole and Qin Sining also rode in a carriage with Princess Loulan, and the three of them drove all the way to the Hou Mansion.
Along the way, the two women never recovered from their surprise.
Qin Sining is now the prime minister.
Even though he is the Right Chancellor, he still has a three-month experience card, which is still shocking.
Qin Sining asked: "Xiao Le, did you and the prince discuss this matter in advance?"
Zhao Xiaole nodded, "That's right."
Princess Loulan interjected: "Then why did you hide it from us and only let us know today?"
Qin Sining also looked at him doubtfully.
In the past, Zhao Xiaole would definitely discuss everything with him in advance, so why didn't he inform him in advance this time?
Zhao Xiaole slapped his forehead, "Hey, haven't you been busy lately? I forgot to tell you?"
This reason is far-fetched, and the two women naturally don't believe it.
In fact, Zhao Xiaole was really busy and confused.
He told the Queen about this, but he didn't tell the two stunning ladies in front of him, except that there was no physical contact.
Also because the things Zhao Xiaole faced were too complicated.
Therefore, he forgot what to conceal and what to reveal, and he instinctively said less.
There's no way around it, that's what people with too many secrets are like.
Don't dare to open your mouth casually.
Princess Loulan snorted, "Marquis Zhen Guo, you can even forget this matter, how can you apologize to Miss Qin?"
Zhao Xiaole smiled and said: "Whatever Her Highness the Princess says, I will do whatever I want."
Princess Loulan glanced at Qin Sining and said, "I heard that the Marquis of Zhen Guo invented an ingredient called hot pot. Why don't you treat us to hot pot tomorrow?"
Seeing that Qin Sining was obviously moved, Zhao Xiaole said: "This is easy. The weather hasn't completely warmed up yet. I will hold a banquet in the mansion tomorrow and reward you two with a hot pot."
After Zhao Xiaole brought hot pot to Jingyang, the delicious food made all the women in the Hou Mansion unforgettable.
Except for eating once in a while, when Zhao Xiaole is busy, he doesn't often invite people to eat hot pot.
Princess Loulan heard about it somewhere.
It was obvious that he planned to try it.
After the words were spoken, the atmosphere in the carriage quickly became cheerful, and the carriage drove smoothly towards the Hou Mansion.
However, Zhao Xiaole's mood did not last long before he was disturbed by a message sent by Suzaku.
Zhao Xiaole was already preparing to go to bed, but at this moment, Suzaku appeared in his room,
"Sir, Qinglong discovered a spy inside the West Factory."
Zhao Xiaole was stunned at first, "I know this, tell Qinglong not to alarm the other party yet, and slowly investigate and find all the spies in the factory!"
"yes."
After Suzaku left, Zhao Xiaole's eyes gradually became gloomy.
There have been a lot of moves in Xichang recently, which naturally makes the spies busy, so it is inevitable that there will be mistakes.
As for who sent these spies, Zhao Xiaole also had some guesses.
In the beginning, he was supported by the Empress to become the factory owner. With the Empress' methods, she would never trust him 100%.
Planting spies is inevitable.
Zhao Xiaole even suspected that there might be spies among the four killers, but he couldn't verify it now.
While detecting the spy, we must also ensure that the Queen is not alerted at the same time.
Now that the East Factory is about to be rebuilt, this is a bright card used by the Queen to contain him, and it also increases Zhao Xiaole's sense of crisis.
Xichang has always been his biggest trump card. If this trump card is also someone else's trump card, then he will have trouble sleeping and eating.
Before expanding the West Factory, the house needs to be cleaned first.
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"Rebuild the East Factory?" The third prince frowned, "What use are those uncontrolled imperial guards now?"
After Lu Qingbai contacted Wang Yuan, they persuaded the third prince to accept Dongchang.
This morning, after a set of procedures by the cabinet and the prince's approval, the reconstruction of the East Factory was officially approved.
As the initiator, Lu Qingbai is naturally responsible for this matter.
However, in order to dispel the third prince's doubts, Lu Qingbai still wanted to hand over some of the real power to Wang Yuan.
What puzzled the third prince was that even if the East Factory was given to him, what use would it have now?
Wang Yuan immediately replied: "Your Highness, if we use Jinyi Guards to monitor hundreds of officials, which court officials are not under our control? Once Your Highness controls the East Factory, you will also have the authority to order hundreds of officials."
The third prince said coldly: "How could I not know about this kind of thing? Wang Yuan, have you forgotten that the West Factory is still there now. When it comes to supervising hundreds of officials, how can these half-hearted Jin Yiwei compete with the West Factory?"
"This..." Wang Yuan was speechless.
What the third prince said makes sense. The Jinyiwei have not had formal training for a long time. If they were organized rashly, they would be nothing more than a ragtag group.
Xichang has long been familiar with collecting intelligence and performing secret missions. If Jinyiwei wants to compete with the opponent or even catch up, it cannot be done in one or two years. And the cycle is too long, so the third prince is naturally unwilling.
Knowing that he had not helped the third prince get the position of minister of the Ministry of Industry, Lu Qingbai did not intend to open his mouth and get into trouble.
Seeing this, Ren Xiaoyao said: "Your Highness, although Jin Yiwei has been out of practice for a long time, he is still a sharp knife in the capital. If we can expand the scale and recruit more minions, your Highness can accomplish great things!"
The word "big event" immediately cheered up the third prince, "Ren Xiaoyao, do you mean that Dongchang will avoid the competition with Xichang?"
Ren Xiaoyao nodded and said: "Yes, if the Jin Yiwei wants to defeat Xichang, it cannot be achieved in a year and a half. Therefore, the grassroots suggest that His Highness can train the Jin Yiwei as guards and raise them on weekdays in case of emergencies.
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Ren Xiaoyao's words can be said to have reached the third prince's heart.
What does the third prince lack most?
Rather than political power, the only thing the third prince lacked was military power.
Although Prime Minister Liu Bern ran away, because of the support of Wang Yuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, he controlled officials all over Jingyang.
But he can't raise many private soldiers in his mansion. If he trains the Jin Yiwei to become his own private army, then what does he have to fear?
Isn't it because the Queen has the control of two thousand imperial guards that she dares to stay in the deep palace so confidently?
Therefore, the first thing the third prince asked was, "How many more Jinyiwei can we recruit?"
Lu Qingbai and others looked at each other and replied: "There are currently a maximum of eight hundred people. Any more will cause the prince to be alert."
The third prince patted his thigh and thought, "The number of people is still not enough, we have to continue to increase it!"
Sure enough, as long as the third prince thinks, bad ideas will keep popping up.
Continuing to increase is definitely a very risky move, but fortunately Lu Qingbai left some room before he opened his mouth.
If Jin Yiwei is dispersed out of the capital, more troops can be recruited.
