The farce in the Liu Mansion came to an end after the little cutie received more than a dozen blows on her butt from the discipline stick in Young Master Liu's hand, and then she loudly begged for mercy.
After the old man left gracefully, Mr. Liu's life returned to his usual self of taking a break from the busy schedule.
The documents submitted to the imperial court by the chief officials of various prefectures in Dalong were first reviewed by the cabinet, and then approved by the Ten Kings Palace. There were very few important documents transferred to the hands of Young Master Liu.
Whether it was the cabinet or the Palace of Ten Kings, Liu Mingzhi gave them sufficient rights.
As long as it was not a particularly important memorial document, Liu Mingzhi rarely interfered with the matter again after the cabinet officials and the Ten Kings Palace made decisions one after another.
Under Liu Mingzhi's decentralization behavior, which seemed to be slacking off on government affairs, the operation speed of people's livelihood administration in various prefectures in Dalong was actually faster and more effective.
Documents that originally took about seven days to respond can often be quickly sent to the chief officials in various state capitals in two or three days.
Sometimes, even within a day or two, the matters reported by the governors of various prefectures could be handled satisfactorily, which greatly accelerated the court's speed in managing people's livelihood and the administration of officials.
In the eyes of all officials in the DPRK, the establishment of the cabinet was simply a great initiative.
This system not only gives officials enough rights to assist His Majesty in governing the government more quickly, but also reduces the emperor's burden, so that the emperor does not have to worry about minor matters.
But no one knows how long the cabinet system will last. Every official who can be ranked in the second class is a discerning person, and they can naturally see the advantages and disadvantages of the cabinet system.
Although the chief minister, second minister, assistant minister, and many other major cabinet officials reduced the emperor's burden to the greatest extent, they also had too much power in their hands.
So much so that many officials in local and state governments have indirectly become disciples of key officials in the cabinet. This is not a situation that the emperor wants to see.
Fortunately, His Majesty took advantage of the situation and established the Ten Kings Palace, which was superior to the cabinet officials.
After being reviewed and approved by cabinet officials, the memorial documents of the feudal officials from various places must be submitted to the Palace of Ten Kings for approval. This has curbed to the greatest extent the collusion between officials from the DPRK and China and the feudal officials from various places.
But this does not mean that secret collusion among officials can be completely eliminated. Therefore, many officials have also considered whether the cabinet system will continue to be maintained.
For example, after the new emperor succeeds to the throne, will he continue to maintain the system established by Liu Mingzhi, the founding emperor?
However, no matter what they think in their hearts, the civil and military officials in the court have never expressed their thoughts. After all, it is too difficult to figure out His Majesty's holy will.
September 20, the fifth year of Dalong's reign, in the study room in the inner courtyard of the Liu Mansion.
With a melancholy expression, Liu Mingzhi put down the document sent by someone from Song Qing, picked up the teacup and brought it to his mouth, but he still didn't take a sip.
Looking down at the tea leaves on the water in the cup with complex eyes, Liu Mingzhi sighed heavily and put the teacup in his hand back to its original place.
"Here comes someone."
"Master?"
"Inform Liu Song and send me a jug of good wine immediately."
"Young master, please wait a moment."
After the servant guarding the door left, Liu Mingzhi picked up the documents on the table and read them again.
The contents of the document were reported by Song Qing about the posthumous affairs of the spy group. With the sincere cooperation of officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs, the matter in the imperial mausoleum was finally settled.
The imperial court not only buried the bodies of the film's owner and dozens of loyal spy agents outside the mausoleum of Ruizong Li Zheng, but also erected a monument of loyalty through the ages in accordance with Liu Mingzhi's request.
The Qianqiu Loyalty Monument was engraved with the general identities of the film owners and their loyal life stories in full compliance with Liu Mingzhi's requirements.
This ending should be considered a satisfactory ending for the film owners and others.
However, with such a happy outcome, when Liu Mingzhi read all the contents of the document, his heart was in a mess.
The confusion in his heart was not the result of Liu Mingzhi being dissatisfied with the work of officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, but the fact that Liu Mingzhi could never forget the scenes that happened in the imperial mausoleum that day.
Dozens of spy agents rushed forward one after another without hesitation to escape from Li Zheng's mausoleum, just for the sake of a word of loyalty.
For the loyalty they insist on in their hearts, they can die generously without caring about their own lives. What kind of feeling is this?
What does the word loyalty mean in their minds?
Your Majesty, I have tried my best!
Liu Mingzhi stood by the words spoken by the film owner before his death, and heard many meanings from these words, including relief, sigh, and unwillingness.
Maybe he didn't want to commit suicide on the spot, but for the loyalty he insisted on in his heart, he finally chose to sacrifice his life for justice.
Liu Mingzhi didn't think this behavior was stupid, but he just admired it sincerely.
It's just that Liu Mingzhi is a little confused and can't figure out why they act like this?
With the strength of the spy, the film owner clearly had a chance to compete with him, but why did he only bring dozens of spies with him and choose to die generously?
He was obviously passionate about helping the Li family, so why did he choose to die?
What caused him to give up his purpose, and what made him give up his life without hesitation?
Liu Mingzhi couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't figure it out after thinking about it for more than a month.
Gently putting down the document in his hand, Liu Mingzhi stood up straight, picked up a pen, dipped it in ink, and swiped it a few times on a blank rice paper.
A vigorous and powerful character Li appeared on the paper.
"plum."
"plum."
"plum!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the Chinese character Li written on the rice paper and said the word "Li" three times in a row, each one more powerful than the last.
"Master, the younger one has brought the wine."
Liu Song's voice outside the door interrupted Liu Mingzhi's complicated and melancholy mood. He glanced at the door casually, Liu Mingzhi put down the pen in his hand and sat on the chair.
"come in."
"yes."
In the blink of an eye, Liu Song happily walked into the study carrying a tray with wine bottles and glasses, and walked directly to Young Master Liu's desk and stopped.
"Master, I didn't know what kind of wine you wanted to drink, so I went directly to Mrs. Ya's place to get your favorite peach blossom wine.
What snacks would you like to eat? I’ll prepare it right away.”
Young Master Liu sighed silently, stretched out his hand and directly took the peach blossom wine in his hand.
"No need, just drinking will be fine."
"Ah? This... Master, have you encountered something depressing?"
Liu Mingzhi ignored the teacup in front of him, raised the flask and took a long drink.
In the midst of Liu Song's worried words, Liu Mingzhi took off the wine bottle and took a deep breath of alcohol, casually wiping the wine from the corners of his mouth with his sleeves.
"Komatsu."
"Master?"
"Master, I want to ask you, what kind of person is Master in your heart?"
"ah?"
Young Master Liu's brows suddenly condensed, and he stared at the confused Liu Song with a deep gaze.
"What? Could it be that, young master, my character is already difficult for you to evaluate?"
Liu Song looked at Young Master Liu's gloomy eyes and shook his head hastily, wondering what kind of stimulation his young master had received.
"No, no, no, young master, you are overthinking. I just didn't expect that young master, you would suddenly ask such a strange question, so I was a little surprised."
"Have you reacted now?"
"I've reacted. I've reacted to everything."
"Then tell me, young master, what kind of person am I?"
Liu Song looked embarrassed and kept scratching his forehead: "Master, at least let me know why you asked this question?
Character? Character? Virtue? Conduct? I don’t know anything about it, how can I start talking about it?”
Liu Mingzhi's face was slightly startled, and he waved his hands in dismay at Liu Song's troubled expression.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. The young master will tell you something."
"Master, tell me."
"Um!"
Liu Song saw Young Master Liu raising his head and gesturing towards the outside of the study, and hurriedly walked towards the door. He poked his head into the courtyard outside the study to observe, Liu Song closed the door and turned back.
"Master, there are no servants passing by, just say so."
"Go tell Little Chengzi and ask him to inform the clothing room. According to the body sizes of Chengzhi, Chenggan, and Yue'er, we can quickly make three dragon robes as soon as possible. Master, I will be of great use."
"Yes, I will go and inform Xiao Chengzi immediately...long...dragon...dragon robe? Master, are you sure it's not a dragon robe but a dragon robe?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Liu Song's surprised look, as if he didn't hear his words clearly, and nodded silently.
"You heard it right, it's a dragon robe, not a dragon robe."
"sure?"
"Um!"
"I understand, young master. Do you have any other instructions, young master?"
"Confidentiality."
"Yes, I understand, I will resign."
"Um!"
After Liu Song left, Liu Mingzhi picked up the wine bottle and poured it on the ground.