Li Baiyu was pacing in the Imperial Study Room with a gloomy expression. Sitting beside him were a group of important ministers who did not dare to express their anger!
Jiang Yuanming, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, also had a gloomy look on his face and sat aside with an abacus, recording a few times in an account book from time to time.
"Old slave Zeng Hai meets His Majesty!"
Li Baiyu looked at Zeng Hai who ran in and his face calmed down a little: "Old Zeng, maybe Duke Dingguo has summoned him?"
Zeng Hai shook his head helplessly: "Your Majesty, Duke Dingguo is really not in the mansion!"
The Right Prime Minister thought twice and frowned, shaking his head: "This is unreasonable. During the reign of the late emperor, Duke Dingguo has been lazy in government affairs. Now, as an auxiliary minister, he has not shown up for several months!"
"Eating the emperor's salary and sharing the emperor's worries. Duke Ding's behavior is a dereliction of duty, dereliction of duty and slackness. When discussing the system, he should be punished twenty times. Only by demoting him three levels can he set an example and serve as a warning to all officials!"
Tong Sansi's tone was very serious. It is said that brothers and sisters should support each other, and Tong Sansi had been doing his duty for many years. He really looked down upon Young Master Liu, a fellow junior who also came from Dangyang Academy.
As a minister, he is so lazy in court affairs. If all the officials follow his example, the country will be ruined.
The other three auxiliary ministers and the six ministers all looked at Li Baiyu with their eyes and noses, but they didn't agree with anything. They sat quietly and stared at Li Baiyu's expression!
Li Baiyu frowned, glanced at Tong Sansi but said nothing, and looked at Zeng Hai who was hunched over: "Old Zeng, did Duke Dingguo say when he would be back?"
Zeng Hai took out the rice paper Qi Yun threw to him: "Your Majesty, Madam Protector doesn't know the whereabouts of Duke Ding, but Madam Protector gave us a piece of rice paper, saying it was the tip bag left by Duke Ding!"
Li Baiyu's eyes lit up: "Bring it quickly!"
"Your Majesty, please take a look!"
Li Baiyu took the letter and walked directly towards the dragon chair, and began to read it gently.
The ministers in the imperial study looked at the rice paper in Li Baiyu's hand with different expressions, and looked at each other for a few times. They all sat quietly at a distance and remained silent.
Jiang Yuanming paused in his abacus calculation, raised his eyes and glanced slightly, then continued to do the abacus.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, my brother Liu Mingzhi is polite!"
"My younger brother follows my father's imperial edict and supervises the affairs of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs. I dare not slack off for a day!"
"The national treasury is related to the national system and cannot be taken lightly."
"My younger brother supervises the household affairs and the military affairs. Naturally, he handles the affairs of the two departments carefully, down to the smallest detail."
"In the second year of Xuande, my father ascended the throne for the first time and became emperor."
"In order to highlight their political achievements, twenty-seven large and small prefectures, including Penn State Prefecture, Yuan Prefecture Prefecture, and Mu Prefecture Prefecture, insulted my father when he was young and had not fully mastered political affairs. They had the audacity to conceal the grain production of their areas. The results are shocking."
"My little brother saw it by chance and learned it by heart as a lesson!"
"I'm afraid that when my brother ascends to the great treasure for the first time, some bold and crazy officials will think that your majesty, who has ascended to the great treasure for the first time, has a kind heart and does not have the thunderous means of my father!"
"It will make the past happen again, and let the cruel lesson come to the court again!"
"Now that our dynasty is about to leave for the north, the affairs of the treasury are a top priority. There is no room for sloppiness, otherwise the ten years of planning by my brother and my father will be in vain."
“I don’t know if we will have another opportunity for unification in the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.”
"When the emperor saw this book, he explained that the whitewashing of peace and false reporting of grain production would happen again after his father, the emperor."
"My brother, I am going out this time to deal with a major matter that benefits the country and the people!"
"Once there is any failure to pay taxes, the imperial brother will immediately send the imperial guards to the state capital to capture the birds around the fields!"
"As long as the bird's belly is full of grain, it means that the failure to pay is excusable. On the contrary, lying about state affairs should be severely punished!"
Li Baiyu put down the rice paper in his hand with an indifferent expression, and let out a breath with calm eyes.
"deliver an imperial order"
"To put it mildly, how have you considered Yue'er's matter?"
At Yingzui Rock in Shanhaiguan, Young Master Liu was leaning on the rock with a piece of grass in his mouth, looking expectantly at the Queen sitting cross-legged on Yingzui Rock!
The Queen looked at the somewhat careless Young Master Liu with a complex expression. After thinking for a long time, the Queen looked at Young Master Liu quietly.
"I can satisfy any request that is not excessive, and I will not take part in the war between the Three Kingdoms!"
"Yes, on the battlefield, swords have no eyes. If something happens to Yue'er, you and I will regret it too late!"
"I know that Yue'er is a rare military prodigy, but Yue'er's identity is the only little princess of the Kingdom of Jin. With Wanyan Chizha, an old man, and some veteran generals here, it's not Yue'er's turn to fight in person!
"
The Queen's bright eyes moved a few times, and she nodded in agreement or rebuttal.
"I think you are more afraid that one day you and Yue'er will meet in battle between father and daughter!"
Liu Mingzhi was stunned and sighed silently.
"You're right, I really don't want to fight with Yue'er!"
"I beat my daughter, and my daughter beats me!"
"No matter who wins, the whole world will laugh if word spreads!"
"What's more important is that Yue'er is still too young. No matter how talented she is in the military, her age will eventually limit her horizons!"
"I'm afraid I might hurt her!"
"I promised her that I would never do anything to hurt her."
"But as I sit in charge of the Chinese army's headquarters and cannot visit the battlefield in person, some things are simply beyond my control!"
There was something vaguely strange in the Queen's bright eyes: "Are you so sure that you will lead the expedition?"
Liu Mingzhi shook his head silently: "I'm not sure. It's because of this that Yue'er can't participate in the war. My uncle is arrogant and those old guys won't be merciful just because Yue'er is a little girl!"
"There are only enemies on the battlefield, there is no distinction between men and women!"
The Queen pondered for a moment and looked at Young Master Liu silently: "What price do you think you can pay?"
"As long as it's not too much, I can agree to it. I think your love for Yue'er will not be any less than mine!"
"If Yue'er is hurt, you and I will be in pain!"
"I'll think about it and write letters!"
Liu Mingzhi hesitated for a while and nodded silently.
"I will be waiting for your letter after I go back!"
"well"
"To put it bluntly, the matter has come to an end, and there is nothing we can't say between us!"
"Junior brother, we both understand that that piece of paper has long existed in name only. Are you ready?"
The Queen shook her head slightly: "No!"
"Then what do you think the Jin Congress' chances of winning are?"
The Queen thought for a moment and looked melancholy: "Less than 50%!"
"How come there are so few?"
"Haha Dalong has rarely fought for many years and has been recuperating."
"Li Zheng is working hard to govern, and you, a talented scholar of the country, are fully assisting him!"
"On the other hand, it took the Kingdom of Jin three years to recover from the rebellion of several imperial uncles, and it has already fallen many steps behind Dalong!"
"You also helped Dalong to unify the Western Region. Countless fine war horses continuously transported Dalong to equip him!"
"Although the Kingdom of Jin has received a lot of good things from the border trade, your dragons only have a lot more than the Kingdom of Jin!"
"The 50% chance of winning may be just wishful thinking."
"The big dragon of today is no longer the big dragon of the past!"
"No matter how prosperous the Kingdom of Jin is, it is still lagging behind the Great Dragon!"
"This euphemism is very self-aware and I don't want to cover up anything!"
"Wanyan would like to develop steadily for a few more years and increase national strength, but you, a man like Wanyan and Yue'er's biological father, have never given Wanyan a chance."
"I don't blame you politely. You were born in Dalong, and it is your duty to be loyal to the country. If you want to blame me, just blame God!"
"Wanyan has done so many things to plot against you, don't you blame me? Do you think Wanyan is a little too unscrupulous in order to dominate the world?"
Liu Mingzhi shook his head with dark eyes.
"To be honest, I never think you have done anything wrong!"
"You and I just have different positions. I can understand you, just like you can understand me!"
"Think about it, if I were you, I would be more decisive!"
"hehe"
The Queen sneered twice: "Thank you for your understanding!"
"No matter how despicable or dishonest anyone in the world may tell Wan Yan, Wan Yan will tell him righteously!"
The Queen stood up slowly, staring at the infinite beauty of Shanhaiguan, and an unspeakable momentum burst out!
"Liu Mingzhi, I! Wan Yan said politely, I have served the country and the people, there is nothing wrong with that!"
"Oh, I hope we can abide by what we said to each other!"
"No matter who will rule the world, don't hurt each other!"
The Queen silently closed her eyes and sighed secretly!
"Those who have no conscience, please politely say that in this life, your six-foot body has already been promised to the country, and it will be difficult for you to give it to your Majesty."
"I only wish for the next life."
"We are burdened with mountains and rivers, and our hearts are with you."