"Hey, is Zheng Shangshu here too? Come on, Lord Shangshu, there is a place reserved for you..."
"Haha, you're welcome. If the Vice Minister wants to take this position, can Mr. Zheng give it to you? Can we switch?"
"Zheng Shangshu was joking, my subordinates are doing well in the Ministry of Household Affairs, very good... Hahaha"
"Hahaha, you 'Chen Greedy'... Oops, what were you talking about just now?"
"Hey~ What else can we talk about? Let's talk about our Prime Minister. It's already the fifth day, and the Prime Minister has not been in court for five days. We all wonder if the Prime Minister is not in good health. We are discussing whether to go with him.
My condolences to the Prime Minister."
"Hiss... Wu Shangshu, you said that, and Zheng came back to his senses. It's true... It's been five days... Hmm... What day do you plan to go? Can you call Zheng in advance and go with you?"
"Uh... it's better to choose a day than to hit the sun. Let's withdraw from the imperial court today, right?"
"Why don't you... postpone it for half an hour? Why don't you go to see the Prime Minister empty-handed? Zhao must go back to the mansion first and pick out a few items that are handy."
"What Zhao Shangshu said is absolutely true. It's really hard to go empty-handed, so let's make an agreement first. Half an hour after retreating from the court, we will meet at the prime minister's house."
"good!"
"Go together, go together."
"Sima Shangshu? Do you want to go with me?"
Sima Wei glanced at everyone coldly, then flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly, turned around and stopped talking...
"What do you want him to do!? He is an 'old stubborn' who has not changed for thousands of years. He is not enough to cause trouble to the Prime Minister!"
"Hey~ After all, we are officials in the same dynasty... Oops! Li Shangshu is here! Li Shangshu is in good health..." As Wu Guangxiao, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, spoke, he quickly ran up to Li Yuanqi and bowed deeply to him...
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When the other ministers and ministers saw this, they immediately exchanged a few glances, and hurriedly ran over together, saluting one by one to say hello...
Only Sima Wei, the Minister of Civil Affairs, still stood where he was, looking at the faces of everyone trying to slap each other, he smiled bitterly, muttered in a low voice: "Disgusting", and turned his head away, out of sight and out of mind.
"Hi, colleagues, you're welcome, Tong'an, Tong'an...hehehe" Li Yuanqi smiled at everyone and cupped his hands.
Everyone hurriedly laughed and raised their hands together. After a few words of greeting and some eye contact, Chen Kaizhen, the Minister of Household Affairs, took the initiative to raise his hands and asked: "Master Shangshu, I'll wait... we just chatted, and we just happened to talk.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Prime Minister, asked your brother, Sir, I don’t know why Your Majesty the Prime Minister took leave for several days in a row and did not come to court. We are very worried..."
Li Yuanqi had a smile on his face just now. When he heard this, the smile on his face gradually disappeared and turned into a sad look. He frowned and said: "To be honest with you colleagues, in fact, Li has also been doing something for me recently.
This matter is worrying...According to the Zhang Guan family, it seems that my brother...has been living in the old house these days, and even the Prime Minister's Mansion...has not returned for a few days..."
"Old house...?" When everyone heard this, they also frowned and looked at each other. Everyone had expressions of helplessness and confusion. www.81zw.????m
"Oh, it's the Chamberlain's Mansion where my brother lived before. He was dealt with by the officials because he walked across the water. Later, he spent a lot of money to redeem the house and renovate it. It's been almost ten years now... My brother... before
I have never gone so frequently...Li, actually, he is also wondering whether he should go and visit..."
Li Yuanqi, whose mouth is faster than his brain, told everything without thinking. How could this group of flatterers let go of the opportunity in front of them? He quickly said: "Go, go, I'll accompany you."
"When ministers discuss matters, they should report to the court if they have the foundation -! Withdraw from the court without the foundation -!"
Following the shouts of Lin He, the newly appointed eunuch in front of the palace, several officials who had just gathered together quickly said polite words and dispersed. Li Yuanqi also agreed in a hurry and agreed to go with them.
request...
After shouting, all the officials stood in line. Wang Wenzheng, with a smile on his face, helped his mother to walk onto the royal platform, and helped her sit behind the bead curtain. Then he straightened his robe sleeves and slowly sat on the dragon chair.
Different from the solemn look on his face when he was alone, Wang Wenzheng at this time had a naive smile on his face, as if he was an ordinary and honest young man.
"My emperor will live for ten thousand years! The Queen Mother will live for a thousand years!"
All the officials bowed in salute and shouted in unison.
"All the ministers are at home——!" Wang Wenzheng waved his sleeves with a smile, and all the officials stood up.
"Li Qing's family, how is the recent war in Goryeo?"
Without waiting for the officials to say anything, Wang Wenzheng, who was sitting on the dragon throne, looked directly at the newly appointed Minister of War, Li Yuanqi...
Li Yuanqi has always been very eloquent when it comes to answering questions in court, so he calmly stood up, bowed his hands, and said loudly: "Report to your Majesty! Recently, there have been many successes in the war in Goryeo, and the Tongshun Army is also under the leadership of General Wu Qidao.
Under their leadership, they advanced with great success, and now they have captured Gwangju and two important towns in Jeonju. The Park Dynasty of Korea can only huddle in the Busan area and survive..."
"Okay!! Okay! What a great Wu Qidao! I want to reward him! I will reward him... he will be promoted to a first-class peerage! He will be given a title..."
"His Majesty……"
Queen Li, who was behind the beaded curtain, softly stopped Wang Wenzheng's speech and continued with a smile: "Your Majesty, please wait until General Wu returns to the court in victory before awarding the reward..."
"Ah? Oh, yes, the emperor will obey the mother's decree!" Wang Wenzheng stood up quickly and bowed deeply to the Queen Mother, while Queen Mother Li also smiled and nodded.
The reason why Queen Mother Li favors the eldest son over the younger son is because of this, he is well-behaved...
But if one day she understands that her younger son's well-behavedness is purely out of filial piety, while her elder son's well-behavedness is purely out of pretense, how will she feel then...
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After some court discussions, the court officials withdrew, and the officials slowly walked out of the hall, but soon gathered around Li Yuanqi. Everyone praised Li Shangshu for his good guidance, strategic planning on the battlefield of Goryeo, and decisive victory.
Qianli's flattery immediately flattered Li Yuanqi, and he really thought that he had the greatest contribution to this war.
"Hey~ You don't need to say anymore, Li is so embarrassed, he is just loyal to the court... Duty, duty, ah? Hahahahaha..."
While talking, Li Yuanqi walked to the door of the old house surrounded by everyone. Since everyone's ultimate goal was achieved, they naturally put away their flattery efforts and just waited for Li Yuanqi to come forward and knock on the door.
"Everyone... please wait here for a moment. Li will go to the front door to inform his brother, and will come back to welcome you to the hall for tea..." Li Yuanqi smiled and bowed his hands to everyone.
Everyone also hurriedly held their hands and greeted each other politely.
"When I can see that the Prime Minister is fine, I will feel at ease. How dare I bother you in so many ways..."
"Hey~ We've already arrived at the door of the house. It's time to go in and sit down. Wait a moment. Li will come as soon as he goes..."
"Thank you Li Shangshu."
Li Yuanqi smiled slightly, then knocked on the door with his clothes in hand. When the servants saw that the second young master was back, they quickly let him in and the door slowly closed...
The officials outside the door were not in a hurry, so they gathered in a circle and chatted about various things. After a while, they heard Li Yuanqi's scream suddenly coming from the courtyard: "Ah!!! Sister-in-law!!"
!How did you survive!!?? Oh my god!!! I’m afraid I’m not a ghost!??Brother!! Big brother!! Come out quickly...!!”
When everyone heard this, they all showed puzzled expressions, looked at each other, and then gently approached the courtyard door to eavesdrop, but suddenly heard the Prime Minister's roar coming from the courtyard again: "What?
!?You brought someone here!!??I...I...!I will beat you to death today, you idiot!!!"
Following Li Yuanqi's screams, everyone's faces darkened instantly. They quickly picked up their official robes and fled in all directions without waiting for the people inside to come out...
