Everyone said that there were many rare treasures in the palace, but now Liu Jin said that the prime minister's family was no less generous.

Thinking about it, this is indeed the truth. It is true that the emperor is the supreme emperor in the world, but there is also a saying that "the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the county officials are not as good as the current ones." Compared with the aloof emperor, the prime ministers are also people who wear their official hat. Think about it this way

, Liu Ji's family, and the six ministers' families may also have treasures, but they may not have as many treasures as Wan'an's family, right?

In the short half hour before "preparing the banquet", Wan An took Liu Jin around his house. For Liu Jin, the eunuch, the privacy of the inner house was not so taboo.

In this process, Zhou Fang's Water-Moon Guanyin statue was nothing. Throughout the dynasties, Liu Jin was dazzled by what was called "Owen Su" and which was called "beautiful jade". At first, he would stop to admire and marvel at it. Gradually,

He was a little numb, and he only had two thoughts in his mind: Not to mention one million taels, he could probably afford ten million taels; and it would be better if all these treasures were mine.

Turning the corner of a corridor, Dou Sixi came up from the opposite side: "Master, the banquet has been prepared and placed in Zhenzhi Hall. Look..."

This is the code that Wan An and Dou Sixi just set. If Liu Jin is really the new third department manager of the East Factory, they will place a banquet in the Zhenzhi Hall. If it is fake... then they will directly bring people over to beat them.

Just beat him to death.

Wan An pretended to be angry and said: "Why have you wasted all this long time of hard work? If it weren't for Eunuch Liu's distinguished guest, I would have beaten you a few times in front of you. Why don't you lead the way?"

Dou Sixi nodded and bowed and smiled apologetically: "Yes, it's the little one, isn't it? Master, Eunuch Liu, please come with the little one."

While walking, Dou Sixi also talked about the reason for the time-consuming: "A lark, the kitchen did not prepare enough live chickens, so I went to buy some now, so I was delayed."

Lies must be reflected in details, so that they appear more true.

What is Baiqueling?

Liu Jin didn't know, but she just thought the name sounded like something women use to wipe their faces in cosmetics stores on the market.

But after I sat down in the Zhenzhitang, I opened my eyes. It turned out that the lark spirit was actually a dish made from the tongues of more than a hundred birds of various colors. If silver has a taste, it is probably the same as this dish.

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It can be clearly felt that Wan An's attitude seems to be more eager. Liu Jin knows that Dou Sixi has secretly confirmed his identity. In other words, Xu Bao, the eunuch in charge of the third department of the East Factory, has recognized the identity.

Liu Jin couldn't help but feel excited.

I have always wondered what Xu Bao saw in himself and was willing to spare no effort to promote himself. Although I still don’t know the reason, in short, this kindness of knowing and meeting him is genuine.

A table of simple and elegant side dishes looked inconspicuous, but after Dou Sixi's attentive introduction, I realized that they were all as extraordinary as the lark.

After three rounds of drinking, Wan An still refused to mention the money. Liu Jin started to feel restless.

"Just this jug of wine. I'll mention it again when this jug of wine is finished."

Liu Jin said this sentence in his heart more than ten times, and even after drinking three bottles of wine, he still didn't say it out loud. After all, the identity of the two people was very different, otherwise Liu Jin would have grabbed Wan An's neck to grab the money.

Seeing Liu Jin's hesitant expression, Wan An smiled to himself. When he was almost done eating, he put down his chopsticks, rinsed his mouth with a cup of tea, and coughed lightly: "Eunuch Liu."

Liu Jin quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands: "Sir, please tell me."

For the whole day, Dou Sixi was talking, with Liu Jin as his foil, and Wan An only umming a few times. Now it was finally time to get down to business. As soon as the conversation started, Dou Sixi wisely led the servants waiting around him out.

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Wan An said: "Eunuch Liu, the theft of Jiangnan's tax money has nothing to do with me. It is your Dongchang and Jinyiwei's business. If you can recover the money, then you will naturally be happy. If it is money, then you will be happy."

I can’t get it back. It’s the emperor and the Queen Mother’s decision to fight or punish you. At most, I can only help you with a few words. Your governor now wants me to pay for this hole out of my own pocket, right?”

It would be pointless to hide it at this time. Liu Jin hesitated for a moment and nodded honestly: "That's exactly it."

Wan An laughed and said: "This is strange. One of me and your governor is in charge of the outer court, and the other is an eunuch. In fact, there is no friendship at all. Moreover, I and the other officials are different, so it doesn't help.

At this moment, he is still the chief minister of the dynasty. No matter how powerful the power of Admiral Dongchang is, he may not be able to control it, am I right?"

It's not just that it's not obvious, it's just a courtesy. In fact, it's true that Wan An is a head above Xu Bao in terms of power.

What could Liu Jin say, so he could only smile and nod.

Wan An continued: "I have a million taels of silver. I have quite a bit of money in my family, but I don't take it seriously. But with so much money, it is piled up like a hill. Even if it is thrown into the river, it will make a sound.

If your governor just asks you to come to your door to ask for money, has he explained what I can get if I hand over this money?"

Liu Jin stopped talking, because only Xu Bao could clearly explain the answer to Wan An's question. The explanation Liu Jin heard was to let him come to the door with both hands free.

In fact, Liu Jin thought about it all night last night, and he also thought about this question. Although he didn't come up with a reason in the end, he knew that the answer to this question should be Xu Bao's test for him.

That's right, Xu Bao didn't make any promises, just let him show up to the house of the chief minister of the dynasty with a big face and show off the white wolf. If he could really lure out the white wolf, then he would be the first person in Dongchang.

The eunuch in charge of the Third Division has a bright future since then, and if some white wolf fails to trap him and someone has his claws chopped off, then he can just lose his head on the way back.

Since he couldn't ask Xu Bao, Liu Jin's only choice was to guess or make one up. Of course, he couldn't make it up randomly, but he had to make it up in a good way.

So the question is, is there anything that Wan An can ask for from Dongchang that Dongchang doesn’t have to cash in immediately?

Judging from Liu Jin's narrow vision at this time, Wan An was definitely in need of money. In terms of power, Wan An was the chief minister of the dynasty, and if he could go up further, he could only rebel and become the emperor, which was even more nonsense.

So besides money and power, what else does Wan An need?

Liu Jin said slowly with an inscrutable expression: "What people in the world want in life is nothing more than wealth, power, and beauty. Mr. Wan is now a highly respected minister, and these things are already at your fingertips. If you want these common things,

, then my governor will definitely not be able to give it to you. But compared to these things, my governor can give you something that is the most precious thing in the world to you."

Wan An raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"
Chapter completed!