Xia Gongming paused while serving the wine and looked at Young Master Liu with a troubled expression. The corners of his wrinkled eyes twitched involuntarily.
As expected! As expected!
He knew that this meal of wine was not that good.
Facts have proved that my guess was not true at all.
Young Master Liu looked at Xia Gongming, who had a troubled look on his face and had not picked up the glass for a toast, and drank all the wine in the glass happily.
Then, he refilled his teacup again.
"Sir, why are you staring at me? Keep drinking!"
Xia Gongming nodded helplessly, drank a glass of wine with a wry smile, and then added another glass of wine.
"Your Majesty, what did you just say?"
Young Master Liu ate a peanut, happily picked up a chess piece from the chess box and dropped it on the chess board.
Likewise, I want to leave no regrets to my children because of myself.
Once more than two months have passed, I will have to keep my word."
"All power will be left to the supervision of the Ten Kings Palace?"
"Young man, if he must be disgusted with it, he can just pack up the food and wine and take it back."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Mr. Xia, thank you, Your Majesty."
When Qiang Dongwei saw this, he immediately put the wine glass in his hand, got up and followed.
"As the saying goes, eat the king's salary and share the king's worries.
"Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, Duke Xia boldly asks, before your Majesty leaves the capital, how will the minor and major government affairs under the court be conducted?"
"Your Majesty."
Young Master Liu waved his hand casually, shook the folding fan in his hand, and went straight to the imperial garden.
"Qiangdong understands, Mr. Xia understands."
It's a while.
However, no matter whether my decision is right or wrong, I will do it.
Hearing Xia Gongming's question, Liu Mingzhi nodded his head completely.
"Qiang Dong is brave, Xia Gong is brave."
Seeing Liu Mingzhi's embarrassed expression, Xia Gongming leaned over and picked up the wine glass under the stone table, and gestured cheerfully to Qiang Dongwei.
When Xia Gongming heard this, he frowned heavily.
Immediately, I shook my head in a hurry.
"Your Majesty."
Xia Gongming picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp, staring straight at Liu Mingzhi and said loudly: "Old man, I'll tell him again, the sky is so small, I also want to take a look.
"Back to Your Majesty, no!"
Even if it lasts for one year or seven years, Mr. Xia can't help but miss his hometown and his relatives."
"Break it, see you later."
Before I leave the palace, he will take it to the cabinet and pass it on to everyone in love."
"Your Majesty, can you give Mr. Xia a reason why he must go?"
Over the years, Your Majesty has been working in the temple for a long time and has worked hard.
We are both stupid people. If you don’t have anything to say, why don’t I say it as little as possible?”
"Your Majesty, Mr. Xia proposes a toast to him."
Xia Gongming let out a heavy breath and walked towards the pavilion.
Then think of some ways to dispel Xia Gongming's unintentional thoughts.
As soon as Xia Gongming said these words, Liu Mingzhi's heart suddenly tightened.
"Qiangdong, here's a drink to your majesty. Let's do it first as a token of respect."
"Young man, I can do it myself."
"If there is nothing else to do, I will go home first."
Long live my emperor, long live you." "Old little man."
"Co-supervision of the country?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Xia Gongming's retreating figure, smiled and shook his head.
Qiang Dongwei looked at Xia Gongming's eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and his heart trembled involuntarily.
"Xia Gong is here."
"explain."
Liu Mingzhi closed the document in his hand with a solemn expression and handed the document behind Xia Gongming.
"You little old man."
Seeing Liu Mingzhi continuing to pretend to be awake, Xia Gongming directly slapped the chess piece he had just picked up under the stone table.
"Xia Gong boldly asked, do you know when your Majesty plans to set off?"
"No! No! Your Majesty, a cup of tea and a meal, you should think that it is easy to come by.
"In that case, I don't need to worry about it."
“It’s a tribute to Qiangdong that he did it first.”
"Go back to Your Majesty, Qiangdong knows.
"Your Majesty, that is really good."
Xia Gongming looked at Young Master Liu with his old eyes and was silent for a moment. His eyes turned slightly, then he took out a chess piece and followed with a smile.
"In this case, do you still have no doubts about it?"
"Young man, is the salary I give him enough to support their family's expenses?"
Old villain, it must be his words.
Seeing Qiang Dongwei's reaction, Xia Gongming blinked heavily, raised his eyebrows slightly, and turned his gaze to the bamboo forest behind.
Ten years, ten years!
In fact, Qiang Dongwei was very embarrassed. Xia Gongming's question clearly showed that he was always trying to control his own army.
"Um, little old man?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I haven't been here for ten years."
"Mr. Xia, my beloved concubine misses her hometown and wants to go back to visit her relatives.
Xia Gongming held an engraved jade fan in his hand to fan the cool breeze, and walked quickly and slowly towards the depths of the imperial garden.
I told him clearly that I didn’t want to leave the capital and go around for a while.”
Seeing Liu Mingzhi's smiling reaction, Xia Gongming frowned.
"Xia Gong, I send you your Majesty's greetings. Long live, long live."
Xia Gongming nodded cheerfully, looking in the direction of the Royal Garden Observation Deck, and speeding up his steps unintentionally.
As the lord of our little dragon’s sky, the sky your Majesty wants to see is our little dragon’s sky, what other heaven could it be?”
There are few things that I must do.
"Xia Gong understands."
Your Majesty, will you just... choose a high-ranking minister to supervise the country on your behalf?"
"Old man, time flies by and years are affectionate, but he is not old yet, and I am not old either.
Duke Xia is very supportive of Your Majesty's idea."
As Rongrong’s husband, I will go back to my hometown with you to visit my relatives and pay a visit to my father-in-law and mother-in-law. Is there any problem?"
"Na."
Qiang Dongwei nodded with a heavy smile, picked up his wine glass and gestured to Liu Mingzhi.
Liu Mingzhi looked happy and bowed to Xia Gongming respectfully.
The scenery is picturesque and beautiful.
Young Master Liu glanced sideways at the document handed over by Liu Mingzhi and waved his hand casually.
Xia Gongming blew out a heavy puff of smoke, picked up the chess piece that he had just patted under the stone table, and dropped it under the chessboard.
Liu Mingzhi looked at Xia Gongming's sad expression and nodded silently.
Seeing the smile on Qiang Dongwei's face, Qiang Dongwei nodded heavily.
Qiang Dongwei instantly quickened his pace, and turned his head with a faint gaze to look at Qiang Dongwei, who was half a step behind him.
Qiang Dongwei smiled again and walked towards the bamboo forest behind with a smile.
Xia Gongming leaned over and knocked out the ashes from the smoke pot under his feet. He took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Mingzhi behind him.
"Young and old, let's drink together."
"Young man, have a drink."
"Little man, when I say heaven, it's not just our little dragon's heaven!"
Liu Mingzhi didn't seem to notice the change in Xia Gongming's expression. With a smile on his old face, he picked up the jug and poured himself a drink.
Very bad, very bad.
"Your Majesty, that! That! That!"
"Little man, he should put away the document first.
"Your Majesty, Duke Xia dares to ask again.
For a meal in other provinces like Qiangdong, some people’s bowls will be missing a steamed bun.”
"Your Majesty, our Dalong Mountains and Rivers are magnificent and graceful.
Upon hearing this, Liu Mingzhi immediately took the document into his hand.
After ten years, will he miss his hometown and his relatives?"
"Your Majesty, he knows that Mr. Xia is now at a young age.
"Uh! Qiangdong...Qiangdong..."
"Old man, I have seen enough of our Xiaolong's picturesque country.
Xia Gongming smiled again at the jade fan in his hand, and looked at Qiang Dongwei's smiling and nodding gesture.
"Xia Gong is here."
Qiang Dongwei looked embarrassed and scratched his brow in embarrassment.
"Your Majesty, please worry, Qiang Dong will definitely delay your Majesty's schedule."
"Little man, regarding the matter of me leaving the capital and heading to the Western Regions, there are very few things that require little man to deal with it."
"Young man, is he saying, should I appoint a crown prince?"
I finally figured it out. If I was speaking outright, that old guy Liu Mingzhi was planning to pretend to be sober to the end.
Your Majesty, if there is nothing to do, Duke Xia can only go so far.
Concubine Rong, you are the king of Gumo Kingdom, one of the eighty-eight kingdoms in the Western Regions."
"Want some?"
"Qiang Dong understands, Xia Gong understands."
What I just said, what does it mean that my heart contains a lake, and what does it mean that his heart also contains a lake.
"Your Majesty, don't say it's been ten years.
"Hehehe, sir.
"There is a mistake. The kings of the Ten Kings Palace will jointly supervise the country."
"Your Majesty, he has already made Duke Xia his boss.
"Young man, sir, do I have to go?"
"Your Majesty, what is that?"
Qiang Dongwei put the wine glass in his hand, picked up the pot and refilled a glass of wine for Xia Gongming before he had done so, and looked at Xia Gongming with a general expression.
I originally thought I could continue to make jokes for a while.
Qiang Dongwei rolled up his tobacco pipe and pinned it to his waist. He leaned over and picked up a flower from the flower garden next to the avenue, put it to his nose and took a deep sniff.
Before Xia Gongming lit a pot of dry tobacco in a very unfamiliar manner, he opened the tobacco bag and gestured to Qiang Dongwei.
Not to mention that His Majesty just wants to take a look, even I, the veteran, am yearning for it.
"Hmm? Old man?"
"Young man, he will know it when he sees it."
Maybe, my decision is wrong.
"Drink together, drink together."
In this case, I simply said it bluntly.
"It makes sense, it makes sense."
Now, Qiang Dongwei said it so straightforwardly, which meant that he didn't have any chance yet.
"Old villain, he..."
Qiangdong is short of food, which means that the people in heaven are also short of food.
Maybe, my decision is right.
I understand that Xia Gongming has not guessed what he is thinking.
"Xia Gong understands, Qiang Dong understands."
Xia Gongming glanced at Qiang Dongwei with a faint look, and the chess piece outside his hand fell heavily under the chessboard.
"Young man, he is sober too!"
"Your Majesty, Qiangdong understands."
Xia Gongming's left hand holding the chess piece suddenly stopped at the bottom of the chessboard, and he glanced at Liu Mingzhi with a heavy frown.
Liu Mingzhi looked at the shredded tobacco handed over by Xia Gongming and nodded happily.
“Naturally, the slower it gets, the worse it gets, and it will take more than two months at the latest.
"Before I leave the capital, all matters concerning the court, whether small or large, will be left to the Ten Kings Palace to supervise."
Xia Gongming took a deep breath, shook the jade fan on his watch, and turned his head to look at the limited scenery in the imperial garden.
After speaking, Qiang Dongwei pinched out a handful of tobacco and stuffed it outside his smoking pot, then skillfully lit a pot of dry tobacco.
Your Majesty, he is our current emperor, the Lord of Heaven.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Xia is just being polite."
"Yes, the little man remembered it wrong. Rongrong has been here since Xiaolong's tenth year.
As Liu Mingzhi spoke, he directly opened the document on his watch and casually read the contents below.
No matter what the road ahead is like, I just want to leave some regrets for myself.
But, I want to take a look at the scrolls in Jiangshan."
I just said that the world is so big and I want to take a look."
From time to time, it is inevitable that you will lose your sobriety.
"Um?"
"Exactly."
Xia Gongming raised his eyebrows and glanced at Liu Mingzhi with a half-smile.
Xia Gongming drank the wine in one breath, grabbed a handful of fish food and threw it into the lake.
Young Master Liu frowned and took a puff of smoke, then turned to look at Liu Mingzhi and nodded heavily.
Xia Gongming raised his eyebrows, smiled and picked up a chess piece from outside the chess box and dropped it under the chess board.
Liu Ming's stooped body was shaken heavily, and he looked at Xia Gongming helplessly.
"Young man, it doesn't matter whether you are young or not.
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the chess pieces on the chessboard, looked hesitantly silent for a while, and took a roundabout way to place the chess pieces outside his hand.
Therefore, Qiangdong, you really understand what Your Majesty means."
"Your Majesty, the food and drinks outside the pavilion?"
"Young man, does he know that Rongrong has been with our young master Xiao Long for many years?"
"Young man, before I leave the capital with all my beloved concubines, will all the kings in the Ten Kings Palace jointly supervise the country?"
Qiang Dongwei remained silent for a long time with a hesitant look on his face, then nodded vigorously.
"Young man, he should know Concubine Rong's identity, right?"
Little old man, does he understand what I mean?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Xia Gongming with a simple expression and was silent for a long time. Before placing a chess piece, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Today, the world is peaceful and stable, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. It is reasonable to want to visit the beautiful mountains and rivers of Dalong.
"Your Majesty, what Qiang Dong said is not to express his fairness and integrity to Your Majesty, nor is it to flatter Your Majesty.
"Your Majesty, the country is so heavy, I can't go anywhere."
As for how to take the road in the past, it all depends on Your Majesty.
When you reach Qiangdong's age, there are very few things that Mr. Xia has not looked at for a long time."
When Liu Mingzhi saw Qiang Dongwei speaking so straightforwardly, his face instantly stiffened.
However, even though he knew Xia Gongming's intentions, he could only answer that question truthfully.
"Your Majesty, Xiaolong's one hundred thousand mountains and rivers are really far away from your Majesty!"
"Yes, yes, yes, Qiang Dong, let's see it, Xia Gong, then go see it."