Hearing Tang Ji greeting him, Chen Zehan shuddered and turned around quickly: "Master Tang, I didn't see anything."
After saying that, he saluted Li Qingmeng again: "I'm here to see Princess Jingyang."
After listening to his words, Li Qingmeng quickly let go of her hand holding Tang Ji's sleeve.
Tang Ji didn't care. He was not so beastly as to want to attack an eight-year-old child. He picked up the handkerchief to catch the hawthorn in his mouth, and slowly moved to Chen Zehan: "Master Chen, we are both ministers.
Why do you call me a lower official?"
Hearing this, the corner of Chen Zehan's mouth twitched. It would have been better if he didn't say this. He got angry when he mentioned it. When we first met, this guy was still a ninth-level chief. But now he has a higher official position than him. What makes people even more embarrassed is that he is like this.
The fourth-rank minister still relied on the other party to become the minister. Although he thought so in his heart, his face was full of smiles: "Master Tang was joking. We are both ministers. You are the third-rank minister and I am the fourth-rank minister. According to etiquette, there is no such title as a lower official.
wrong."
Seeing what he said, Tang Ji could only curl his lips and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Oh, His Majesty summoned me to go over there." Chen Zehan explained.
Tang Ji nodded, then looked at Li Qingmeng: "Princess, I want to go to the Imperial Study Room with Mr. Chen. You should go back first. There is also this gift. You can find an eunuch to keep it for safekeeping. I will be there when I leave the palace later.
Just give it to me."
Hearing this, Li Qingmeng immediately asked the maid to take the gift box, and then replied: "Okay, Mr. Tang, remember to come to this palace to play when you have time. Also, sister Zhaoyang had a birthday last time, and her father gave her a lot of gifts from outside the palace.
Some gadgets for me”
Hearing the meaning of her words, Tang Ji smiled calmly: "Xiaguan passed by Ji Ran's hut today and picked some. I will go to the palace to bring them to the princess someday."
"Thank you, Mr. Tang. Let's talk. I'm leaving first!" Li Qingmeng smiled brilliantly. She knew Tang Ji was a busy man and didn't want to disturb him. After saying hello, she skipped towards the official road on the side.
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After watching her go away, Chen Zehan gave a thumbs up: "Master Tang, you are so awesome!"
"Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly to avoid His Majesty's anger." Tang Ji was too lazy to discuss this topic with this dirty-minded guy. He left a word and continued walking forward. He waited until the latter caught up with him before continuing.
Asked: "Master Chen, what does your Majesty want from you?"
Chen Zehan hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and replied: "The salt production department located in Longling County, Jin'an has just been built and is about to be put into use. However, there is an elusive and powerful pirate force nearby. It seems that they heard the news and attacked.
Regarding Haiyan's idea, His Majesty has already prepared to send the Royal Forest Army to station there. In addition, salt production is a big matter, so the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works each need to send someone to supervise it, and Xiaguan is one of them."
Hearing this, Tang Ji raised his eyebrows slightly. He had handed over the method of drying salt from seawater to extracting table salt to the court when he left Kyoto last year. He didn't expect it to be implemented so quickly. This shows the status of salt in ancient times, but he also
He didn't think much about this matter, but instead focused on what the other party said, "Send the Royal Guards to station here."
He was previously worried about not being able to take a few extra days off when the poison struck. If he could leave Kyoto, everything would be easily solved. In addition, Xiao Linwei's soldiers needed to conduct simulation training in the wild, and it would definitely be inconvenient after leaving.
Young Master, and finally, he and Ranran haven’t had a proper honeymoon since they got married, so going to the sea would be a good choice.
Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and after thinking for a while, he quickened his pace and headed towards the imperial study.
Chen Zehan could tell from his face and steps that he was a little excited, and he couldn't help but be a little confused. But the next second, he suddenly thought of the scene where he had just witnessed the other party abducting the princess. He felt a chill behind him, shook his head, and hurriedly chased after him: "Master Tang,
We have something to discuss!"
On the other side, in the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, a secret report from Jin'an." Tianxuan bent down and handed over a secret letter in her hand.
Emperor Ning raised his hand and signaled: "Send it up."
Soon, he took the secret letter from the little eunuch, opened it and quickly browsed it. After reading the content, he also frowned: "First the northwest, then the south, endless!"
In recent years, although the southern states are not as good as the central states like Huaizhou and Qingzhou, they have developed rapidly due to the support of the imperial policy. However, in the past two years, chaos has occurred frequently, such as plagues, natural disasters, and now a sect has emerged.
The secret agent's loss of contact must be related to this.
But this time, he doesn't want to see the second Northwest!
Immediately, Emperor Ning placed the secret letter on the dragon table and raised his eyes to look at Tianxuan in the palace: "Send the order and let Jin'an's spies enter Qin'an and Yanzhou to closely monitor the movements of the human religion that day.
Send Tianquan to investigate again!"
"Yes!" Tianxuan responded with her hands raised.
Just at this moment, the eunuch guarding outside the palace suddenly heard a voice.
"Your Majesty, Tang Ji, the Minister of War, and Chen Zehan, the Minister of Household Affairs, would like to see you!"
After hearing this, Emperor Ning adjusted his mood slightly and raised his eyes to look outside the palace. He only called Chen Zehan. Why did that boy Tang Ji come here too? Although he was confused, he didn't think much about it. He raised his hand and ordered: "
Proclaim!”
Soon, Tang Ji walked in first and happened to meet Tianxuan face to face who was about to leave. He couldn't help but remember what the mysterious woman in red said to him. A trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes, but he was afraid of being noticed by the other party and smiled again.
He nodded and signaled.
But even though Tianxuan could see the subtle changes in his expression, he didn't say anything and left the imperial study room.
"Your Majesty, Tang Ji, Chen Zehan is here to see you!"
Tang Ji and Chen Zehan knelt down one after another and said in unison.
"Pingshen." Emperor Ning waved his hand casually, then turned his attention to Tang Ji: "What do you want to do?"
"Again? Your Majesty, your ministers haven't bothered you recently, right?" Tang Ji lowered his head and raised his eyebrows cautiously as he asked.
When Emperor Ning saw that he was talking nonsense again, he became a little more serious: "Huh?"
"Ahem, Your Majesty, let's talk to Mr. Chen first. It won't be a problem if I'm late." Tang Ji coughed twice and replied.
Seeing his mysterious look, Emperor Ning didn't insist anymore. He turned to look at Chen Zehan, handed a document at hand to Bai Chang, and said: "Chen Aiqing, I have made it clear to you what I should have said before.
, Salt making is a big deal, I decided to let you go after much thought, I hope you can guard the salt making department for me."
Afterwards, Chen Zehan took the transfer document from Bai Chang, glanced at the contents above, and his eyes widened instantly. He thought it was a smooth transfer this time, but he didn't expect that His Majesty actually retained his official position as Minister of Household Affairs. The corners of his mouth raised.
, with a face full of joy, he quickly knelt down and said thanks: "I am determined to be your Majesty, and I will go through fire and water for the Ning Kingdom without hesitation!"
Afterwards, the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then Chen Zehan withdrew.
Emperor Ning turned his attention to Tang Ji: "Tell me, why are you looking for me?"
Tang Ji froze on the spot and thought for a while, then he waved his robe, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Tang Ji is here to invite you today!"