With golden printed floor tiles and golden ebony furniture, the room is spacious and covers an area of 80 square meters.
One side of the room is separated by a white jade screen. There are many strange-shaped stones there, which are actually ancient versions of "dumbbells." There are also horizontal bars, sandbags, cotton boxing gloves, etc. This is a "gym."
In addition to the gym, there is also a "resting area" set up in the center of the house. On the golden ebony square table is a set of exquisite tea sets, next to it is a five-layer nanmu bookshelf, and the four treasures of the study are displayed on it.
After Muchuan glanced at it, he finally understood why his office building attracted so many people to watch. This room was too big and luxurious! The degree of exaggeration was far beyond his imagination!
"Hey, Ouyang Bufan, what's going on here?"
Muchuan asked eagerly.
"Sir, I ordered you as per your request!"
"my request?"
"yes!"
Ouyang Bufan then repeated Muchuan's request. When Muchuan was drinking a few days ago, he said that the palace should be renovated this time to be grand and luxurious. There was no need to worry about money at all. What he wanted was comfort and luxury, which was much better than that of a minister.
The other five departments of the province are better!
As for Muchuan's office building, it must also be renovated. There must be a gym and a rest area, and the stone and wood used must be of the highest quality, and cannot be worse than those used by the royal family.
Now after being reminded by Ouyang Bufan, Muchuan remembered that there seemed to be such a thing.
In fact, that was what Muchuan said after drinking, and it happened that the national debt was successfully issued at that time, and the Ministry of Revenue raised a lot of money, so he had the idea to expand the official residence of the Ministry of Revenue and carry out construction.
Now that I think about it carefully, Muchuan will inevitably regret it, because there have been frequent natural disasters in the south and northwest in recent times, and food is in short supply. For this reason, a lot of money was transferred from the central district of Gyeonggi Province, and the food and grass were transferred, but the national treasury did not
It was so full before, so if you carry out large-scale construction and expansion of the palace at this time, you will definitely be criticized.
"Oh my god..." Muchuan put his hand on his forehead and secretly felt that things had become troublesome. If this matter spread, I'm afraid there would be a bunch of people who were unhappy with Muchuan and would write a petition to impeach him.
Seeing Muchuan's troubled look, Ouyang Bufan laughed and said, "Sir, what's there to worry about? Our household department has made so much money anyway, so it's not too much to live a little comfortably, right?"
"What you said makes sense..."
"And Mr. Muchuan, please think about it carefully. Our Ministry of Revenue paid for the expansion of the palace ourselves. If we don't report it to the higher authorities, no one will know about it. Then no one will accuse us."
"That's right..." Muchuan nodded silently. After Ouyang Bufan's guidance, Muchuan began to feel that this extravagant expansion was a matter of course. He didn't think much about it at the moment and ordered the officials present to keep quiet.
go out.
Little did he know that today's renovation of the Hube Official Residence had laid a seed of trouble for Muchuan. The time was counting down like a time bomb. When the time reached zero, the bomb would explode with a "boom", leaving Muchuan with scars. Of course,
, this is all for later.
Chang'an City, the Ambassador's Palace, in the main hall of the Goguryeo Kingdom.
At this time, Wangyue Dajong, Shangguan Jin and others were sitting opposite each other.
"Unexpectedly, things went very smoothly... If this peace negotiation succeeds, Ambassador Mochizuki's status in Goguryeo will surely rise, right?"
Shangguan Jin smiled greedily.
As Shangguan Jin said, after the peace negotiation was successful, Wang Yue Dagong became a great hero of Goguryeo.
With an extraordinary background and noble status, he will be able to use this to increase his influence in the country and even expand his military power.
But are things really going so smoothly?
Mochizuki Dagong began to worry: "It seems that your ministers are unwilling to accept the peace plan you proposed today."
Shangguan Jin: "I am very clear about the domestic situation. They are indeed unwilling to accept such a compromise, but they have to accept it. After all, there are many things to deal with in our country and we cannot take into account the country of Goguryeo."
"Is there any movement in Muchuan?"
"Mu Chuan?"
Shangguan Jin showed a contemptuous and sarcastic smile. He knew that Mochizuki Dagong was worried that Muchuan would come to cause damage, but Muchuan could not destroy it at all.
Among the envoys who conducted peace negotiations between the two countries this time, Wei Zheng, Shangguan Jin and others were mainly in charge. Muchuan, as the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, had other important matters, so naturally the peace negotiations were not under his jurisdiction.
"Ambassador Wangyue, don't worry, Muchuan will not destroy our plan, and...if your action goes smoothly, Muchuan will be unable to protect himself in a few days."
"That's right. Regarding that matter, we need to rely on the power of Lord Shangguan. We need to fan the flames and add fuel to the flames in your Tang Dynasty court!"
"Of course. Muchuan is the great enemy of your Goguryeo country, and he is also the great enemy of someone like me, Shangguan. I will handle this matter myself."
As the two talked, they looked at each other and smiled.
A conspiracy gradually emerged like an undercurrent in the sea.
As the person involved, Muchuan had no idea that he was drinking tea and eating cakes in the official residence!
In the rest area in the center of the house, Muchuan was lying on the golden ebony backrest chair, holding a cup of green tea in his hand. The tea was fragrant and he drank it down in one gulp.
Ouyang Bufan was very alert. When Muchuan finished his cup, he immediately took the teapot and poured another cup: "Hey, how do you feel, sir?"
Isn’t the extension of this house particularly nice?”
"Yes, it's very good, much better than before!"
"So these five hundred taels of gold were well spent, haha!"
At this time, Muchuan and Ouyang Bufan were laughing at each other, as if they were the same person.
On the contrary, Mo Zhu, who was sitting opposite, said solemnly: "Paper cannot contain the fire. The expansion of the household department will definitely be known to others... What should we do if that happens?"
"What's wrong, Mo Zhu, are you scared?"
Ouyang Bufan said very dissatisfied, and poked Mo Zhu's shoulder with his finger, "Isn't your house also well repaired?
And I also bought a lot of books and books that you like. If you don’t like them, throw them all away!”
"This..." Mo Zhu was speechless for a moment.
As the Minister of Finance, Mo Zhunai is the second-in-command of the Ministry of Revenue, so he naturally has a dedicated office space.
It has to be said that Ouyang Bufan is very attentive. He knows that Mo Zhu’s taste is to repair and renovate according to the other person’s taste. The scholarly elegance and ancient charm of the house have won Mo Zhu’s heart. If Mo Zhu abandons such an elegant house
It's really heartbreaking.
At that moment, Mo Zhu nodded helplessly: "That's all, no one will find out."
