This was the first time since Li Ye came to the throne that he felt busy with government affairs, and his mind was filled with all kinds of things instilled by civil and military officials.
Li Ye, who stood up from the dragon throne, subconsciously walked towards the rear of the palace when he heard Su An's voice calling for retreat.
Now his mind was completely confused, and various memorials were intertwined into a mess.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
After Li Ye's back disappeared, all the officials left the court one after another. Young Master Liu slapped his legs and looked at Pan Yun, who had an unnatural look on his face not far away.
Under Pan Yun's somewhat bewildered gaze, Young Master Liu smiled and walked towards Pan Yun.
"Master Pan, how about we chat while we walk?"
Pan Yun was startled, nodded subconsciously, came to his senses and turned away quickly.
"Your Majesty, please!"
"Don't be formal, please come along!"
"I don't dare, Your Majesty, please invite me first!"
Young Master Liu knew what Pan Yun was worried about, and it was nothing more than fear that he would take revenge on him because of what happened just now.
Is his reputation in the court so bad?
Okay, Young Master Liu murmured in his heart, and finally had to admit that his reputation in the court was just that!
"As far as I know, Mr. Pan, you should be an official who passed the Jinshi title in the 24th year of Xuande's reign, right?"
Pan Yun nodded hurriedly: "Your Majesty is right. It was the 24th year of Xuande's reign when Enke was admitted to the temple. The past is like dust and smoke, and more than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye."
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and nodded, looking at Pan Yun, who was three or four years older than him, and sighed.
"Yes, ten years of turmoil have passed in the blink of an eye. Speaking of which, Master Pan is still my senior!"
"To be able to sit in the position of Minister of Household Affairs at this age shows that Mr. Pan is a rare... young talent in China!"
"Your Majesty is ridiculous. How dare you call me a young talent in front of your Majesty? Your Majesty is worthy of this title."
"I think back then, the prince was still a foreign minister, but now he has become a very popular minister, leaving his subordinates thousands of miles away."
"to be honest........."
Pan Yun hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and looked directly at Mr. Liu's surprised eyes.
"To be honest, I admire the prince very much, but I still want to ask, is the prince's insistence on going north this time really suitable for the current situation of the court?"
"What the court said today is that I did not intend to go against the prince, nor did I want to become an enemy of the prince."
"However, in his position, he plans his political affairs and performs his duties."
"The prince is no longer an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs. I don't know how serious the situation in the treasury is now."
"The millions of taels of gold and silver divided up by the king of Shu have disappeared, plus the consumption of resisting the rebels of the kings. If the prince is leading the army to the north, the national treasury will really be stretched."
"No one can tell whether God will open his eyes this year. If natural disasters such as drought, locust plague, and flood occur, and if the national treasury does not have enough silver to support the consumption of refugees, there will be chaos in the rear."
"When the time comes, there will be chaos behind and enemy troops in front, which will be even more disadvantageous for the prince."
"Your Majesty, no matter whether His Majesty has issued an order to allow you to lead the troops north, I still have to speak out."
"Sending troops at this time, I always feel that it is not the best opportunity."
"The pros and cons of the prince's concerns have just been explained to the court, and the lower officials also understand the prince's difficulties!"
"It is precisely because of this that I hope that Your Majesty, Your Majesty, will carefully consider going on an expedition."
"Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses under your command are different from ordinary armies. Just the consumption of horses by the cavalry officers and soldiers is a huge test for the current imperial court!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Pan Yun's solemn expression indifferently, raised his hand and patted Pan Yun's shoulder gently.
"Lord Pan, don't worry. If this king is resentful of you because of matters above the court, he will not come out to chat with you."
"You are a loyal and responsible minister. As the Minister of Household Affairs, it is your duty to consider the national treasury!"
"Of course I know that you have your difficulties."
"but........."
"Master Pan, your vision is not far-sighted enough!"
"You don't understand the Golden Queen and the Turkic Great Khan, but I understand their personalities."
"To put it bluntly, if I don't go to the north to guard the border at this moment, and just rely on the current military strength of the six cities in northern Xinjiang, our dragon will be defeated by the cavalry of the two countries in less than half a year, and it is not inevitable that the country will eventually perish.
possible!"
"Don't think this king is being alarmist! As long as you bring...well...forget it...you don't understand what I'm telling you!"
"The king has one thing to say, and two things to say two."
"Master Pan, if you can have a longer-term vision, I believe that you will definitely have a place in the royal robes of the imperial court in the future."
"Do your job well, and I look forward to the day when you will become one of His Majesty's pillars."
After Liu Mingzhi finished speaking, he chuckled, patted Pan Yun's shoulder, and walked towards the palace gate at a fast pace.
Pan Yun stared blankly at Young Master Liu's back, his face a little complicated. Did King Bingjian not intend to argue with him about something that went against him in the court?
Young Master Liu walked all the way out of the palace gate and stopped in front of a stall to play with the gadgets in his hands and watch them.
After waiting for about half an hour, no official came out of the palace. Young Master Liu picked up the gadgets in his hand, threw a piece of silver to the stall owner and walked towards the palace gate.
The general who was guarding the gate in the morning watched Young Master Liu leaving and returning and hurriedly came up to greet him.
"My lord, did you leave something in the palace?"
Liu Mingzhi shook his head calmly: "I have nothing left in the palace. The reason why I came back is that I have something very important to go to the Royal Study Room to meet the Holy Spirit and hand it over to His Majesty."
The general hesitated for a moment and backed away.
"Your Majesty, please!"
"Good work!"
After Young Master Liu entered Lin'an Gate, he rushed towards the imperial study. On the way, he encountered many eunuchs who retreated after seeing Young Master Liu salute.
Looking at the figures of the eunuchs who disappeared in a hurry, Liu Mingzhi sighed sadly.
How many of these inconspicuous little eunuchs and maids are other people's spies!
Not to mention others, maybe one of the palace maids and eunuchs he met had the spy of his aunt Liu Yingying to kill Wei.
As Liu Mingzhi walked, he took out two books from his arms and patted them.
After handing the two books to Li Ye, he can rest assured that he will march to the north.
As long as Li Ye is not a fool and studies these two books carefully, he will definitely be able to revive the power of the dragon.
Staying on the steps in front of the Qinzheng Hall, Liu Mingzhi quietly looked at the majestic Qinzheng Hall in front of him, with some nostalgia in his eyes.
This expedition, I don’t know how long it will take to return to the DPRK.
Maybe there will be no chance to return to the court in the future. After I have to seal the 152 state capitals, I am afraid that I will never have the chance to stand in the court again.
Liu Mingzhi stared at the Qinzheng Hall in trance for a long time, then suddenly grinned.
He seemed to see Li Zheng, Li Baiyu and his son standing outside the hall, smiling softly to him.
"Father and brother, please rest in peace!"
Liu Mingzhi came to his senses and walked around to the imperial study room at the back of the palace!
When he reached the end of the school grounds, Liu Mingzhi glanced in the direction of the palace gate, or rather to the southeast of the Liu Mansion, and then let out a long, faint sigh.
Old man, please calm down.
Son, I have lived for more than thirty years, and I really don’t want to have a face-to-face conversation with you.
How can a person have no shortcomings unless he deliberately hides them deeply?
There is no secret in this world that can withstand scrutiny!
Son, I just don’t want to think about it deeply.
ps: There will be two updates today and tomorrow. My brother’s father has some troubles and he has to rush back. I will save the manuscript for the next two days.
I hope the brothers will understand the difficulties of being a son of a human being, and will make up for it as soon as possible after returning home!