When Ma Qingdong came to the study, Gu Yangyu, the minister of civil affairs, was wearing court clothes and sitting on a chair with a wine bag in his hand, waiting patiently. While Gu Yangyu was waiting for Ma Qingdong to come back, he would take a sip of wine from time to time. Ma Qingdong knew

Gu Yangyu was addicted to alcohol, so he was nicknamed Gu Mulu. However, once the minister was not confused, he still had two brushes.

Gu Yangyu is one of the few scholars among the officials of the Tuhui Kingdom, and he has read the Four Books and Five Classics of Dashang, which is very rare. Moreover, the Gu family has a background in the Tuhui Kingdom, so although Gu Yangyu has a bad temper

In terms of character, he also became a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Of course, if his temper were better, his official position would be higher than it is now, but Gu Yangyu didn't care.

In Tuhui Country, which is not very developed compared to the Great Shang Country, those who can read are basically from aristocratic families. Especially in the case of Tuhui Country, even if ordinary people want to cut through walls and steal money, Nao Yingxue cannot do it.

, because there are no books to read at all. If you want to study, you can’t have a teacher to teach you. You can’t even think of eavesdropping on people’s lectures outside the school. The parents of ordinary families are illiterate themselves, can’t teach their children, and don’t have the financial resources to hire teachers.

gentlemen.

Ma Qingdong entered the study room, looked at Gu Yangyu and said with a smile on his face, "Oh, Mr. Gu! I'm sorry, I've kept you waiting for so long!"

Although Gu Yangyu is usually known for his bad temper, he did not dare to make a mistake when facing the Prime Minister who suddenly returned to the country. Otherwise, he could have sneaked all the way to the Ministry of Civil Affairs? Gu Yangyu quickly put down the wine bag and stood up.

, bowed to Ma Qingdong and said, "I'm here to see you, the Prime Minister! Your Excellency, you're so polite. I'm sorry for you. It's so late, and I'm sorry for bothering you, but I'm sorry."

The official has no choice but to come!"

Ma Qingdong was very enthusiastic and immediately asked the maid to come in for more tea. Ma Qingdong deliberately scolded: "Ruo'er, Hong'er, you are so shameless! There are guests at home, and you don't even prepare tea? Mr. Gu is a member of the official department.

The waiter, the second-in-command of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the official in charge of officials, and ordinary adults will greet Mr. Gu with a smile on weekdays, you know?" Ruo'er, a maid in green clothes, quickly came up to pour water and tea.

Gu Yangyu held the wine bag in his hand, with an apologetic look on his face, and said quickly: "Master Prime Minister, I misunderstood, I misunderstood! Your Excellency wrongly blamed a few girls! It is not the matter of these girls, these girls also have to deal with it.

The official offered tea, but it was the official who refused! The Prime Minister also knew that the official loved wine and would have a few drinks whenever he was not in court. Especially tonight, the official came with his own wine bag.

Yes, that’s why I didn’t let the girls serve tea!”

Ma Qingdong smiled warmly and said, "Master Gu, please take a seat, please take a seat! Oh, Master Gu is here to visit, I feel very happy! Others regard Master Gu as an official of the imperial court, but I don't see him that way! In my opinion, Master Gu is here.

In my eyes, Mr. Gu is our great talent who suddenly returned to the country, a rare talent! It is true that Mr. Gu is addicted to alcohol, and it is true that he will curse others after drinking. However, I think that Mr. Gu is just relying on his talents and letting loose!

Besides, when guests come to the house, it is etiquette to serve tea. If these girls don’t discipline them more, they may end up in heaven!"

These words made Gu Yangyu narrow his eyes in praise. Gu Yangyu has never been proud of his ability to serve as a minister. After all, the Gu family is powerful in Tuhui. As long as he is not mentally retarded, he will be able to become a minister sooner or later.

In this position, what makes Gu Yangyu most proud is that he is full of knowledge, so once he is called a talented man, Gu Yangyu suddenly feels like a spring breeze, and his whole body almost feels lighter.

Ma Qingdong sat on his chair, took a sip of tea, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Gu, you are not sleeping with your beloved wife and concubine in your arms, but your sudden visit at this late night must be...

What's important?"

Gu Yangyu excitedly raised his hands and said: "The one who knows the minister is the Prime Minister! Your Majesty the Prime Minister, I have always admired the Prime Minister for his poetry and writings. In front of your Majesty, I will never dare to claim to be a talented person!"

Xianguan knows that the Prime Minister always attaches great importance to state affairs, so Xianguan has the courage to come to see you! Alas, our sudden return to the country is already in danger. Xianguan is a minister of the court, but

I am really ashamed that I cannot share the Lord’s worries!”

The smile on Ma Qingdong's face froze, and he asked slightly displeased: "Master Gu, you are slapping me in the face by saying this! Master Gu is clearly accusing me of being the prime minister of the country, but not being able to share your majesty's worries.

?" Ma Qingdong probably guessed Gu Yangyu's purpose, so he deliberately kept a straight face, trying to embarrass the nerd and see how he would respond.

Gu Yangyu waved his hands repeatedly, "The Prime Minister has misunderstood! That's not what I mean! What I mean is that the new Imperial Preceptor can freely enter and exit the forbidden palace every day. There are rumors in the market that this bald Imperial Preceptor has defiled

Mother of the country, it is really a shame for me to return to the country unexpectedly! In the two hundred years since the founding of the country, there has never been a national adviser. It was only from our late king Tieku that there was a national adviser. When it was passed down to our current majesty, there are actually two national advisers.

Master. It’s okay to have a national master. Why the national master can accompany you into the palace, I really can’t understand it!"

Ma Qingdong smiled slightly, stirred the tea leaves in the bowl with the teacup cover in his hand, and said slowly: "His Majesty the King wants the imperial advisor to enter and leave the palace. This is a family matter of the emperor. As foreign ministers, we cannot comment! Your Majesty must have his

Think about it, as ministers, we just have to do our job well!"

Gu Yangyu excitedly raised the wine bag and took a big gulp of wine. His face turned red and he said, "Mr. Prime Minister, this is wrong! As ministers in the court and in the palace, we are all one! How can we say that we are His Majesty's?

Do you just take care of the family affairs lightly? I see that the new Imperial Master is clearly a monster monk! If this continues, I am afraid that our sudden return to the country will be destroyed in the hands of that monster monk! Mr. Prime Minister, you have to find a way to take action.

Drive that evil monk out of the palace, lest he pollute the palace!"

Ma Qingdong chuckled, "Shilang Gu, tell me, what excuse should we use to drive the new Imperial Master out of the palace? You said that he was a filthy mess in the palace. Even if this is true, we have evidence.

Huh? We just spoke without evidence or basis. This matter concerns His Majesty’s face and the dignity of the royal family. If we can’t handle it carefully, aren’t we causing trouble for ourselves?”

Gu Yangyu took another sip of wine, and his face became even redder. Gu Yangyu said angrily: "Your Excellency, the Prime Minister of the State, when I come to pay homage to you, I naturally have some thoughts in my heart! There is no peace in the palace now, and the Prime Minister of the State has

There is a conflict with General Tolu Wushu, so if we suddenly return to the country, it will really cause internal and external troubles!"

Ma Qingdong smiled slightly, pointed at Gu Yangyu with his hand, and said hoarsely: "What's wrong with internal and external troubles? Although I have differences with the general on some things, they are far from a life-and-death situation! Besides, I'm still a scholar.

, there is always some courtesy and integrity, and you will never be as knowledgeable as that butcher who slaughters pigs and dogs!"

Gu Yangyu suddenly stood up, put down the wine bag, came to Ma Qingdong, dusted the sleeves of his robe with both hands, knelt down in front of Ma Qingdong solemnly, and kowtowed his head to the ground. "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, I have a favor to ask of you!

"

Ma Qingdong quickly stood up and helped Gu Yangyu up. Ma Qingdong said with a sweet smile: "Oh, sir, why is this happening? You are a second-rank minister, why do you kneel to me?"

Gu Yangyu stood up and said with a sad face: "Master Prime Minister, you and the General are both people in power. Although General Tolu has a bad background, he is a butcher of pigs and dogs, but a hero does not care where he comes from.

Now that he is in the position of a general, he is a general! Both the Prime Minister and the General are the people that His Majesty the King relies on, and they are His Majesty's right-hand men. When this bald National Master is acting like a monster, if you have any conflicts again

, it will be over if you suddenly return to the country!"

Ma Qingdong smiled and said nothing and sat back on the chair. Gu Yangyu said again: "Master Prime Minister, I heard rumors that the assassin who assassinated the general came from the Prime Minister's Mansion! Of course, this is a rumor, I don't know whether it is true or not, but after all,

There is no storm without fire, some people dare to say this, and maybe there is a reason for it. Everyone knows that the Prime Minister and the General are at odds with each other and are competing for power and gain. However, no matter how many conflicts of interest there are between the Prime Minister and the General, they are all based on the sudden return of the country.

On the basis that the government is still there, if Tu Huiguo disappears, where will the Prime Minister and the General get their power from?"

Seeing Ma Qingdong's sullen face, Gu Yangyu said with a tragic face: "No one in the court, except Gu Yangyu, dared to speak to the Prime Minister like this! Before Gu Yangyu came, he had already written a suicide note, fearing the Prime Minister.

In a fit of rage, he took Xiaguan's life! Xiaguan put Tuhui's national affairs first and did not dare to disregard Tuhui's future just because of his own selfish interests. Tuhui was not only for the Tie family, but also for the common people.

A sudden return is a sudden return for us ministers!"

Guyang Yu took a big sip of wine and sighed: "That thief Bald is going to cause trouble in our court. I would like to ask the Prime Minister and the General to join forces to get rid of the monster monk first. After stabilizing it, if the Prime Minister and the General

The general still has an unresolved hatred, and it is not too late to decide the outcome! That monster monk is really powerful, and the Prime Minister or the general alone may not be enough to get rid of such monsters!"

Ma Qingdong sighed, reached out and grabbed Gu Yangyu's wine bag, took a sip himself, and then threw the wine bag back to Gu Yangyu, "Master Gu, it's not that I don't want to give you face, what's the use of trying to persuade me?"

I don't want to touch the general, but he insists on attacking me. What can I do? The general is the queen's brother, and he is a relative of the emperor. Although I am the prime minister,

But after all, we are foreign ministers and we are not close to each other, so what can I do?"

Gu Yangyu stood up excitedly and said: "Your Majesty the Prime Minister, if the Prime Minister is so determined, Gu Yangyu is willing to be a lobbyist and personally persuade the General, and ask the Prime Minister and the General to join forces and first get rid of the monster monk in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

! Unless this thief is eliminated, there will be no peace for Tui Hui’s country! Once it is confirmed that the monster monk insulted the mother of the country, Tui Hui’s royal family will be disgraced! We ministers are all guilty!”

Ma Qingdong used the teacup cover in his hand to stir the tea in the bowl, and thought for a long time. Gu Yangyu looked at Ma Qingdong eagerly. Ma Qingdong put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Master Gu is indeed not an ordinary person, and he dares to give me advice on this kind of issue.

!Well, in that case, I will agree to Master Gu’s request, but I still have to ask Master Gu to speak to the general. I don’t want to fall out with the general because of this!”

Gu Yangyu was overjoyed and quickly stood up again, bowed and saluted again, and said with joy: "Thank you so much, Prime Minister! Oh, it turns out that the Prime Minister can hold a boat in his belly! I really admire the Prime Minister.

You are so generous! The lower official has a small belly. If there is such a conflict between the lower official and the general, the lower official may not be able to tolerate the general, but the prime minister is really generous! Therefore, if the prime minister can be the prime minister, the lower official can only do so.

A little waiter!"

Ma Qingdong laughed twice and said: "Master Gu, please don't say that. We all serve as ministers in the same palace, and we are all for His Majesty, for the sake of the sudden return? Of course, it is also for the chair under our buttocks, and the crow above our heads.

Sha! Sir Gu is right, as Tuhui is here, our status is there. If Tuhui disappears, we will lose everything! Sir Gu’s heart for the country and the people makes me admire him endlessly!"

Gu Yangyu couldn't sit still at all, and he was about to go out with the wine bag. Gu Yangyu's eyebrows were filled with joy, "Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, I will take my leave now. I will rush to the General's Mansion overnight.

, go and persuade the general! After all, the matter in our palace needs to be resolved urgently! That bald-headed imperial master is a monster monk, and he must not be allowed to stay!"

Ma Qingdong did not hold back, and stood up and said: "In that case, I will send you a gift to the Lord Assistant. No matter whether the matter is successful or not, please ask the Lord Assistant to repay me. I will lean on the door and look at it, waiting for good news!"

Gu Yangyu laughed loudly, pointed at Ma Qingdong with his hand and said with a smile: "Master Prime Minister, you took advantage of me!" Of course Gu Yangyu knew that Ma Qingdong was a scholar and loved to take advantage of others in writing. Ma Qingdong also laughed,

The two of them walked out of the study door one after the other. Ma Qingdong went straight to the door before returning.

After Gu Yangyu's back disappeared into the night, Ma Qingdong smiled ferociously and murmured: "Gu Yangyu, Gu Yangyu, if you weren't from the Gu family, how could you still be an official with your brains? I'm afraid you'd be betrayed.
Chapter completed!