Chapter 8 The King and the Minister
The rebels plundered Bianliang City, and their reputation was already bad. As for the reputation of the Tianxiong Army, which was not very good to begin with, it was so bad far away in Hebei. The Forbidden Army was stationed in the capital, so its reputation could not continue to be so bad.
So Guo Wei came up with a good idea. On the first day of April, he issued an order to change the names of the Protecting Saint Army and Fengguo Army. It took Guo Wei a long time to come up with the name. The Protecting Saint Horse Army was renamed Longjie Army and Fengguo Infantry Army.
Renamed the Hujie Army, with a simple stroke of a pen, the two stinky armies were wiped out invisibly.
Thanks to this wonderful work, Guo Wei's guilt suddenly eased a lot, and he seemed to feel a lot lighter when he went to court. He didn't even go into the room for breakfast, but just sat on the stone table next to the flower bed, bathing in the gorgeous scenery.
Enjoying the spring morning light, of course, Abao was there to accompany him, so that he could always drink two more bowls of rice porridge.
Seeing A Bao finish eating the fresh arrow bamboo in his hand, Guo Wei hurriedly handed over another one. Seeing A Bao take the bamboo with his plush bear paw, Guo Wei couldn't help but chuckle.
"My subordinate said that His Majesty is still having dinner and should come back later."
"You've already come, how can you go back?"
Guo Wei heard someone talking and followed the sound, only to see Wang Jun leading Wei Renpu followed behind, bypassing the corridor of Chongyuan Hall and heading towards the back pavilion.
Guo Wei stood up and greeted, "Brother Wang, Daoji is here just in time. Come and have dinner with me."
When Wang Jun arrived in front of Guo Wei, he bowed his hands as a courtesy and sat down next to Guo Wei unceremoniously. Guo Wei saw that Wei Renpu was still standing and said, "Daoji was stunned and sat down quickly. The three of us used to be
We often eat together."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the meal!" Wei Renpu thanked Guo Wei before sitting down.
Wang Jun looked at the few simple meals on the stone table and shook his head: "Your Majesty is already a noble, how can the food be so crude!" He raised his eyes and glared at Li Tingfang who was standing aside, "You eunuchs are you?
If you don't know how to serve, you are still being deliberately scornful. Could it be that you want to imitate the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty who insulted the emperor!"
When Li Tingfang heard this, she fell to her knees and said, "The Prime Minister has unjustly sentenced me to death. Even if I am extremely brave, I would not dare to slight Your Majesty."
Guo Wei waved his hand and said to Wang Jun: "Brother Wang has misunderstood. It's not that the people below don't care. I have such a big appetite alone, so who can show me such dishes? But now that Brother Wang is here, these meals will seem shabby."
, what is Li Tingfang doing in a daze? Why don’t you go to the dining room and bring more food? By the way, make another bowl of lotus seed soup for Dao Ji Bai Chuan Huo. You see, he is working hard day and night on state affairs for me. The words on his lips
It’s all blistered.”
Wang Jun said: "It's not that the humble minister is greedy. His Majesty has endured countless hardships to achieve the honor he has today. If you don't enjoy life, you won't even be able to forgive your family members who were killed in vain."
After hearing this, Guo Wei nodded and said, "I will listen to Brother Wang today."
"Your Majesty, you are right to think so! Huh? This stupid pig is shitting under the dining table, get out of here!" Wang Jun kicked A Bao on the body, knocking him to the ground. He had never suffered this before.
Abao, who was so abused, crawled to Guo Wei's side in panic, hugged Guo Wei's calf tightly, and screamed like a little baby complaining about his grievances.
A trace of displeasure flashed across Guo Wei's eyes, and he held Abao in his arms, "My stupid pig's shit doesn't stink, so why are you beating it?"
"After all, she is a beast. Your Majesty should not overindulge her. When you have time, you should pay more visits to your concubines, so as to extend the incense. When the time comes, wouldn't it be better to be the wife of a dragon than a beast?"
"Well, I know it well."
The breakfast meal was brought out again and filled the entire stone table. The three of them took a stick of incense before they stopped talking. Guo Wei touched his belly and said, "I'm full. Brother Wang, do you think it's to your liking?"
"Well, the chefs in the palace are really good at cooking, especially the snacks."
"If Brother Wang wants to go back, let the cook come to your house."
Wei Renpu advised from the side: "The cooks in the palace are all eunuchs, and the ministers have no use for them."
"That's it, just let the cook in the palace train the cook in Wei Chen's family."
"That's fine. Let's get down to business. Brother Wang and Dao Ji are here to discuss something important with me."
Wei Renpu smiled and said: "That's not true. The minister and the prime minister met by chance. Let the prime minister speak first."
Wang Jun laughed twice, "Actually, Wei Chen doesn't have anything important to do. Wei Chen's family is gone and he doesn't dare to live in the old house anymore to avoid being hurt by the sight, so he built a new house on Liuyun Street."
Guo Wei slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I was negligent. I should have given Brother Wang a house."
"Don't bother Your Majesty. Now I have bought a house, but I still lack a lot of things at home. I would like to borrow some money from Your Majesty, and it doesn't take more than five thousand guan."
Wei Renpu said: "The Prime Minister doesn't know that the official treasury has been emptied long ago due to looting and plundering. His Majesty has not collected any taxes since he ascended the throne. The few money and goods he has now are gifts from various vassals and towns for his accession to the throne. Your Majesty divides them into
Wen has not taken all the money and transferred it to the official treasury, and all the ministers in the dynasty are using this small amount of money and materials to pay their salaries."
"Hey, Daoji, why are you so anxious? I didn't ask for the money and goods from the official treasury. You forgot that His Majesty also has an internal treasury. I saw the accounts when I was the envoy to declare the emblem, and Liu Chengyou plundered a lot of things.
I don’t want too many humble ministers. Your Majesty will lend me 10,000 bolts of silk, that’s enough.”
The current copper coins include Kaiyuan Tongbao from the Tang Dynasty, Kaiping Tongbao and Kaiping Yuanbao from the Later Liang Dynasty, Tiancheng Yuanbao from the Later Tang Dynasty, Tianfu Yuanbao from the Later Jin Dynasty, and Hantong Yuanbao from the Later Han Dynasty.
In addition, there are a large number of coins minted by private individuals. The copper coins circulating in the market vary from good to bad, and there are even iron coins, so not every copper coin can buy three steamed cakes.
Compared with copper coins, silk seems to be much more genuine. It is an absolute hard currency. It is usually used by emperors to reward ministers. Wang Jun asked to borrow 10,000 pieces of silk at the first touch, which is definitely a lion's mouth.
What Wang Jun said about borrowing was actually asking for it, and he had no intention of repaying it. It was not that he had never borrowed Guo Wei's money before. Guo Wei knew this very well, but he still said: "Since Brother Wang has spoken, I can't be stingy and turn around."
Send it to Brother Wang's house."
Wang Jun was overjoyed and patted Guo Wei on the shoulder and said: "Your Majesty is still the same Majesty. He has not neglected his brother just because he has become the emperor. The humble minister took his leave and returned to the Privy Council to handle official business."
Seeing Wang Jun walking away and Wei Renpu looking hesitant to speak, Guo Wei waved his hand and said: "Daoji, there is no need to persuade me. I know what I am doing. Because of me, he has lost his family and owes him a debt of gratitude."
If you don't lend it to him, I'll feel uneasy. By the way, whose house did he occupy on Liuyun Street?"
"Su Fengji's."
"Oh, what about Su Fengji's family?"
Wei Renpu shook his head and said with a smile: "He is living on the street!"
Guo Wei let out a long sigh and said after a while: "Buy a small house in Xicheng to accommodate Su Fengji's family."
Wei Renpu was startled when he heard this, "Your Majesty..."
Guo Wei waved his hand and said, "I know what you want to say. I do hate Su Fengji to the core, but it has nothing to do with his family."
Wei Renpu stood up and paid homage: "Your Majesty is magnanimous, I admire you!"
Guo Wei laughed and joked, "Dao Ji went to such a great gift, could it be that he came to me to borrow money?"
Chapter completed!