The three old foxes, Du Chenghao and Du Chenghao, the Minister of Personnel, had a hint of embarrassment in their eyes and shook their heads at Young Master Liu hurriedly.
“I don’t dare! I don’t dare!”
Young Master Liu sneered and waved his hands: "It's okay if you scold me. You should scold me behind your back. It's normal for people to be angry and scold you. It's abnormal if you don't scold me."
But the things you said about me must not be spread to my ears.
Otherwise, if I get wind of something, and any of you scold me, I will take advantage of you to go to the palace and molest your daughter and granddaughter.
You are all quite old anyway, your children are about the same age as me, and even your granddaughter has reached the age of leaving the court.
When the time comes, if I accidentally make a rich lady pregnant, I will run away and leave you crying.
Don’t forget to tell the rest of your ministers this message!”
The Lord Sanbu Shangshu looked at Liu Mingzhi's back, waving his folding fan and looking away, looked at each other with a wry smile, got up and walked towards the Wen'an Palace.
“Our Majesty has no appearance of being the king of a country. All kinds of vulgar words can come out of his mouth. It is simply degrading to gentleness.”
"Well, you spend three days fishing and two days drying nets. How can you be the king of a country? As soon as Eunuch Cheng entered the Wen'an Palace and said that Your Majesty had summoned him, I was stunned for a moment.
Your Majesty? What Your Majesty? After a moment of hesitation, I finally realized that we, the Great Dragon, still have someone who is our emperor!"
“Two old brothers, stop complaining.
Isn’t the people’s livelihood getting better and better today? The world today can be said to be prosperous and gradually moving towards unprecedented prosperity.
Didn’t you all see the information from the Ministry of Finance last month?
The people have nothing but praise for our Majesty.
Even the people of Xinfu and Beifu have begun to completely integrate into the rule of the imperial court, and they increasingly recognize His Majesty as the monarch.
Your Majesty seems to be indifferent and does not go to court, but you know it in your heart!
He has the whole world firmly in his hands, no matter what the truth is, but if there is any oversight on our side, he will know about it right away and send us a message to the government.
Is this no matter what?
He doesn't care about trivial matters, matters related to the safety of the world. Before we knew it, he had already received some rumors.
Haven’t you seen what has happened in the past few months?
The cabinet and the Palace of Ten Kings are just chess pieces in His Majesty’s hands. He knows exactly which step to take, like a bright mirror!”
The Minister of Rites and the Ministry of Industry looked at the way Du Chenghao, the Minister of Officials, shook his head and smiled bitterly. He also sighed and smiled bitterly.
"Let's go, we old guys who live on your salary and share your worries have to continue to work. Fortunately, there is no autumn this year, otherwise my old bones will fall apart."
“Du Shangshu, let’s talk about something bold in private. Nowadays, King Zhao Li Tao in the Palace of Ten Kings is quite popular.
The manner in which she handles official duties is completely unmatched by several princes and princesses.
Princess Yue didn’t know what she was thinking. She could beat King Zhao, but she never did her job properly.
If this continues, no matter what I think, it will not be a good thing."
“Qin Shangshu, have you seen it too?”
“As you said, I am not a fool or a blind person. How could I not see these things? What do you think His Majesty thinks?
He is not worried at all that King Zhao Li Tao will gradually take the power of the Ten Kings Palace into his own hands and then restore it."
Du Chenghao hurriedly raised his hand to silence the two of them: "Hush! You two adults, please don't speak nonsense!
Listen to my advice, it’s best to stay away from King Zhao recently.
Otherwise, if you get burned when the time comes, don’t blame me for not warning you.
Now that millions of elites in our dynasty are under the control of Your Majesty, all of them are stationed at the border. King Zhao Li Tao, not to mention monopolizing the power of the Ten Kings Palace, what kind of trouble can he cause even if he takes over the affairs of the dynasty?
Having power but no soldiers, Your Majesty does not need to lift a finger if he wants to take over the power of King Zhao.
At this time, except for the prince, princess and other brothers and sisters, whoever gets close to King Zhao will be in bad luck!"
“His Lao Du, you mean that His Majesty is fishing for something?”
“Don’t lie, let’s just do our own thing well.
We are old bones and will retire in a few years. Although we cannot do a good job worthy of Ruizong and Wu Zong's final trust, we can do a good job worthy of the common people of the world.
In this life, nine out of ten cases are unsatisfactory. How rare it is to be confused!
Sometimes there is nothing you can do.”
Looking at Du Chenghao's complicated expression, Qin Ziying and Qin Ziying fell silent and stopped talking. The three of them silently rushed towards Wen'an Hall.
Although time cannot speak, it describes too many things.
Ever since An Gouer led the fleet to set sail, Dalong has been peaceful and quiet, working hard to develop people's livelihood and strengthen the country's strength.
The days have arrived at the end of August in a blink of an eye.
Liu Mingzhi rushed back to Jiangnan alone to pay homage to Ruyi on the anniversary of his death, and then went to the tomb of his third uncle Ling Daoming to pay homage.
Liu Mingzhi no longer deliberately considered whether the person in the tomb was his third uncle Ling Daoming.
At least it is enough that the mistresses inside are my two third aunts and mother-in-law, why bother holding on to the others!
After going to Qi Mansion to visit his father-in-law Qi Run and his mother-in-law Mrs. Qi, Liu Mingzhi started his journey back to Beijing.
In the open space a few steps away from the horse-hitting post on the south side of the Penglai Restaurant outside the palace, an inconspicuous bookstall was quietly set up, showing itself to the eyes of passers-by.
“Don’t miss it if you pass by, it’s the only copy handed down from generation to generation, it’s the only copy handed down from generation to generation.
Not ninety-nine-eight, not ninety-eight, just fifty taels, the only copy handed down from generation to generation to take home."
Young Master Liu had the Wanli Jiangshan engraved jade fan given to him by the Queen stuck in his neck. He was holding a purple sand pot filled with the fragrance of tea and shouted loudly at the passers-by.
Most of the passers-by sneered at Mr. Liu's shouting, thinking it was just Mr. Liu's stunt. It was strange that such a shabby bookstall could have an original copy handed down from generation to generation.
As long as all the unique copies handed down from generation to generation are collected by the royal palaces and wealthy families, how can they be left on the streets and hawked at will?
Moreover, he dares to ask for fifty taels. The owner of this bookstall is either a liar or a lunatic.
However, there were also curious guests who gathered around. When they heard the price of a book of fifty taels, they immediately turned into birds and beasts and scattered, looking at Mr. Liu with disdain as he waved his hands and walked away.
“Brother, what kind of unique books are these of yours? How dare you ask for fifty taels of silver?
After the imperial court promoted movable type printing, the classics of various major schools only cost a few dozen words, and the better ones only cost a few coins.
You have fifty taels of silver when you open your mouth. How dare you open your mouth? Aren't you afraid that the officials from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Affairs will summon armed guards to patrol the streets and arrest you and send you to Zhao Prison for driving up market prices?"
Young Master Liu raised his eyes and looked at the young master in his early twenties who was standing in front of the bookstall. The young master was dressed in brocade clothes, except for the words "no shortage of money" engraved on his forehead.
Young Master Liu stretched out carelessly, looked at the Young Master teasingly, put down the purple clay pot and pointed vertically at the two blocks behind him: "Catch me? I am not bragging with you, my little brother. I dare to catch you if you look at the capital.
This young master’s person hasn’t been born yet!”
Young Master Liu followed Mr. Liu’s fingers and looked at the two vertical banners, and his face suddenly became strange.
"The invincible man who sweeps the capital and specializes in taking care of the injustices in the world. Brother, are you not bragging? You are almost bragging to the sky!"
"You have no idea. If I dare to write it, I am not bragging. I am not afraid that you will not believe it. These six officials, big and small, are all covered by this young master.
Even if you are in the imperial palace, I am still the leader of the palace.
Looking around the capital, there are four streets and eight alleys, nine gates and sixteen squares, and no one dares to deny me, the young master, a thin noodle.
Besides, the books I sell are genuine. Why do the city officials and the patrol guards send this young master to jail? Is there any royal law?"
Looking at Young Master Liu's eloquent appearance, the young master was a little unsure of Young Master Liu's truth. He curiously looked at the dozen books on the shelf and asked, "Is this book of yours really worth fifty taels of silver?"
There were several muffled sounds, and the bookstall made a thumping sound as Mr. Liu slapped it.
“You should be honest, the goods are genuine, see first before buying.”
“Give me a copy to read. It’s really worth the price. I bought it!”
“Choose for yourself and buy what you like, it’s definitely worth the money.”
The young master put the folding fan behind his neck and squatted on Young Master Liu's bookshelf to scan the book with doubts.
"The Secret History of the Imperial College: Liang Shanbo and Juliet"
"Secrets Young Scholars and Famous Teachers Have to Tell"
"Those Things About the Wang Family Next Door"
"Secret Stories of the Courtesan in the Brothel"
"The Holy Maiden of the Demon Sect Enters the Jianghu"
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“Brother, is this really the only copy handed down from generation to generation? How come I haven’t heard of any of it?”
“See first and then buy, you will never be deceived!”
During the tea time, half of the dozen or so books on Young Master Liu's bookshelf were instantly reduced. He happily flicked the banknotes in his hand, and Young Master Liu waved his hand to the blushing Young Master.
“Brother, welcome to visit us next time!”
After the young master disappeared, Young Master Liu took out a pile of books from under the tablecloth and placed them on the table.
“The only copy handed down from generation to generation, the only copy handed down from generation to generation!”
Another figure came to the table. Liu Dashao, who was lying on the recliner and gently shaking the folding fan, stood up quickly.
“Invite me, my guest, to see first and then buy, you are a young man without an old magician? Why is it you?”
Li Buyi glanced at Mr. Liu with interest, put the fly whisk in his waist, picked up a book on the bookstall, and began to read.
After a moment, Li Buyi looked at Liu Mingzhi excitedly while holding the book in his hand with a wretched expression on his forehead and an immortal look on his face.
“Published a book? Did you really publish a book?”