Young Master Liu looked at the tea cup that was about to be hidden under Xia Gongming's crotch. He twitched the corners of his mouth helplessly, raised his hand and patted the table next to him heavily.
"Xia Gongming, you old man, you dare not obey me when I serve you tea myself. Aren't you a little too ignorant?
I order you to bring the tea cup and let me pour you a cup of tea myself.
If you don’t dare to overstep your bounds, how dare you resist and disobey the order?”
When Young Master Liu slapped the table, not only Xia Gongming, the old fox, but also Song Yu and the others also thought about the taste. The cup of tea poured by His Majesty did not seem to be that delicious.
Seeing Xia Gongming's shrinking posture while holding the teacup, Lao Jiang and the others hurriedly lowered their heads and looked at the tea in their hands with concentration, as if they were not listening to what was going on outside the window and only focused on the tea in their hands.
Xia Gongming couldn't help but tremble a few times when he saw Liu Dashao's angry expression and the corners of his wrinkled eyes.
"Your Majesty, you are being a bit unreasonable!"
"Don't worry about whether I'm being reasonable or not, just bring the tea cup over and talk about it later."
Xia Gongming sighed helplessly, and with great difficulty brought the almost bottomed teacup in front of him.
"Old minister, I obey."
Young Master Liu immediately grinned and took the pot to pour tea for Xia Gongming.
"Hey, that's right. I just want to pour you some tea, Mr. Boss. I don't want you to take the blame and commit suicide. Why are you so embarrassed?"
Xia Gongming lowered his eyes and glanced at the fragrant tea in his hand, and nodded with a wry smile.
"Yes, yes, I am rude.
Your Majesty, I finally understand that I must drink this cup of tea.
In this case, Your Majesty, don't hide it, just tell the veteran directly if you have any matters. There is no need to use your power to suppress others.
There is really no need. You are the king and I am a minister. If you let me die, I can only obey your orders.
Why do you need to do this? It just offends the relationship between our monarch and his subjects."
Young Master Liu smiled with a playful look in his eyes, turned around and walked to the chair at the head of the table and sat down.
"The boss is a sensible person. In this case, I won't say anything more. Let's drink tea first."
Xia Gongming looked at Mr. Liu's smiling expression and reluctantly nodded in agreement.
"Oh! Drink! I will drink now, my dear!"
Xia Gongming took a sip of tea and put down the cup, saying: "Your Majesty, I have already drank the tea. Now your Majesty can tell me if there is anything I need my help with."
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows with a smile, turned around and glanced around, and saw Xia Gongming, Cai Jun, Jiang Yuanming, and Song Yu, all of whom had exquisite dry tobacco pouches on their waists, and then reached out and picked up his own cigarette.
Zhan gestured to Song Qing.
"Brother."
Seeing this, Song Qing already understood what Young Master Liu meant. He immediately untied his tobacco bag, pinched a piece of tobacco and stuffed it into Young Master Liu's smoking pot, and then took out a fire stick to light it.
Liu Mingzhi smacked his lips and took a puff of light cigarette. He smiled lightly and looked at Xia Gongming who instinctively slid his throat and waved his hands.
"Dear dear friends, if you are addicted, just do it yourself. I occasionally smoke a pot to refresh myself. I don't mind the smoke making me choke."
Xia Gongming and others looked happy, and they all bowed to Young Master Liu in unison.
"Your Majesty is wise, I would be rude to you."
After the words fell, several people took off their tobacco pouches from their waists one after another, and skillfully loaded a pot of shredded tobacco.
Song Qing took advantage of the time before the fire was extinguished, and immediately stood up and went in front of several people to light tobacco for them one by one. After sitting down, he also served himself a pot.
Liu Mingzhi puffed out the smoke for a moment, and his mind surprisingly calmed down.
"Mr. Xia."
"The old minister is here."
"Sir, as the chief assistant of the cabinet that oversees all civil and military officials, you know many things about the upcoming expedition of 100,000 soldiers and thousands of miles. Therefore, I will say it directly if I have anything to say."
"Your Majesty has something to say, but it doesn't matter. I am all ears."
"With your words, Sir, I can't speak out. Just now you said it yourself, I have everything ready here, all I need is the east wind.
Now the imperial court has enough armor and soldiers, plenty of food and grass, and a hundred thousand troops are already ready to attack the foreign barbarians who are thousands of miles away.
Under such circumstances, it is not an exaggeration to say that everything is ready.
However, everything is ready, but the east wind has not yet arrived!
I don’t know, sir, when do you think this east wind that I have been waiting for for a long time will arrive?
Sir, as the general-in-chief of all civil and military officials, you assist me in governing the country, the country, and the people of the world. Your suggestions are particularly important!
Therefore, I, who have been waiting for the east wind for a long time, would like to hear your thoughts, sir."
I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but Liu Mingzhi's tone was particularly strong when he mentioned the words "general-in-chief, civil and military officials", as if he wanted to express some deep meaning.
Xia Gongming's expression was slightly startled, and he subconsciously glanced at Mr. Liu's meaningful expression, and turned his seemingly dim eyes twice without any trace.
Xia Gongming looked calm on the surface, but in fact he was brooding with ups and downs in his heart.
After a long time, Xia Gongming's old face sighed and smiled bitterly. He looked helplessly at the superior Mr. Liu, who was smiling but not smiling, and blew out a puff of light smoke.
"Your Majesty, I just said that the cup of tea you poured is not that easy to drink. As expected, this cup of tea is really not that delicious."
"Hehehe, sir, as the saying goes, there is no turning back. No matter whether it tastes good or not, you have already drank this cup of tea.
Can you spit out the tea you drank?"
"No, no, your Majesty, what you said is wrong."
"Oh? What's the explanation? I'd like to hear the details."
"Alas, His Majesty's description of this cup of tea is not quite appropriate. If you have to say something, it would be more appropriate to say that I have boarded a pirate ship."
Mr. Liu laughed loudly and put down the teacup in his hand: "Hahaha, dear dear, since you have already boarded my pirate ship, then just be obedient and cross with me."
"So what if we don't cross by boat? Does the old minister have a choice?"
That’s all, let’s let the old minister, the chief minister of the cabinet who is the general’s civil and military colleague, blow up this general style.
Your Majesty got what he wished for, so you should be satisfied now."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Xia Gongming's helpless expression, and his smiling face gradually returned to his normal look.
After knocking out the embers in the smoke pot at the table, Liu Mingzhi gave Xia Gongming a serious look and hugged his fist.
"Sir, thank you for fulfilling my duty."
Xia Gongming saw Mr. Liu's actions and hurriedly stood up and gave a big salute.
"Your Majesty has said something serious. I am an old minister and I am eating the emperor's salary. I should share your worries for you. This is the duty of an old minister."
"No need to be polite, sir. Please sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. May I ask Your Majesty, when does Your Majesty want the second line of troops to go out?
Now that I know the time, I can make preparations in advance to avoid any mistakes in the process, which will delay His Majesty's grand plan."
When Liu Mingzhi heard Xia Gongming's question, he stood up silently and walked toward the door. Seeing this, Xia Gongming and others hurriedly got up and followed.
Liu Mingzhi stopped at the door, stared at the beautiful scenery in the courtyard and was silent for a long time, sighing faintly.
"The moon crescents over Kyushu, making some families happy and some sad.
How many couples are sharing tents, and how many are wandering outside?
It is now the end of July and August is about to enter. Let the soldiers spend this year's Mid-Autumn Festival at home before going off to war.
The climate in the land of Xiyi is different from that of our Dalong, so the date of the expedition will be August 18th next month."