"The prince called me here in such a hurry. Could it be that there is another stew in the house?"
Zhou Yangong sniffed, but there was only a faint scent of sandalwood in the study, and there was no scent of meat at all. Not long after he fell asleep, he was invited over by someone from Prince Zhong's palace. At this time, there was still a hanging hanging on the corner of his eye.
There was some eye droppings, my eyes were blurry with sleep, and I was awakened just as I was eating meat in my sleep. Now I feel a little disappointed.
"Zi Gu, after all, you have become a minister of the Military Aircraft Department, with a second-grade official position. If your salary is just eating meat, you will not be able to afford it. Why do you have to come to my house to fight the autumn wind if you want to eat meat?"
Zhou Yangong's cousin, Zigu, was given by the old prime minister Lu Sen. Zhou Yangong was born in a humble family and his parents were both illiterate. However, when he got older, his teacher in the school went into seclusion to avoid trouble, so this expression
No one has given me the name. When Lu Sen found out about it, he gave him the word "Zhou Yangong Zi Gu" as a sign of his identity. But in terms of status, he couldn't say anything about it. But! The profound meaning of this is very thought-provoking!
Zhou Yangong was a person who came out of Prince Zhong's Palace. Even if he is now prominent, the profound imprint of Prince Zhong's Palace cannot be erased from his body. After leaving Prince Zhong's Palace to become an official, it stands to reason that he should ask Liu Ling for his cousin's name. However,
Lu Senyue gave Zhou Yangong the word "Zi Gu" on behalf of Zu, so that people would regard Zhou Yangong as Lu Sen's disciple. This was very detrimental to both Zhou Yangong and Liu Ling, and it was also detrimental to Zhou Yangong.
For example, he came from Prince Zhong's Palace but accepted Lu Senti's nickname, which means that Zhou Yangong is an ungrateful person. Just after he came out of Prince Zhong's Palace, he recognized Lu Senti as his teacher, which undoubtedly made people
Criticized.
As for Liu Ling, this distanced Duke Yan from Prince Zhong's Mansion and made him seem closer to Lu Sen.
But Liu Ling laughed off the matter and didn't care at all. Such a performance made all the civil and military officials a little unsure. Could it be that King Zhong was still afraid of that Lu Sen?
Liu Lingqing knew Lu Sen's purpose for doing this. He also knew that Lu Sen was not a fool, nor was he a dirty person who had to pull Zhou Yangong into his sect when he saw Zhou Yan's bright future. Besides, Lu Sen
How could Liu Ling's father-in-law rob someone from his son-in-law? If he embarrassed Liu Ling like this, even if he didn't care about Liu Ling's feelings, wouldn't he also care about his daughter's feelings?
Liu Ling understood whose instructions Lu Sen did this.
That man just didn't want him, who had already taken control of the military, to extend his hands to the civil servants. Duke Yan of Zhou was a talented person, and his future achievements would be limitless. Moreover, he was still young, less than thirty years old, and he could continue to do so.
When the crown prince ascends the throne, he becomes the right-hand man of the new emperor. Such a person is naturally left to the future emperor as a helper. If the mark of loyalty to the king is too deep on him, who knows whether he can be used for his own purposes in the future?
Regarding that man's little trick, Liu Ling didn't want to expose it and didn't bother to care about it. Since that man's health became worse day by day, he became more and more scrupulous about himself.
He can do such irrational actions, which shows that he also understands that his body is actually getting worse day by day. He obviously lacks consideration in doing this, and his eagerness to do it is evident. He may not have
There is no malice, but it cannot be said to be good intentions.
Zhou Yangong once asked Liu Ling if he would accept Lu Sen's kindness. Liu Ling just hesitated briefly before asking him to agree. Since he didn't intend to destroy that rare family relationship, why should he be angry about this matter?
"Your Majesty, you still don't know about me? I have spent all my salary to buy books, and now I can't even afford a cook. How can I still have money to sell meat?"
Zhou Yangong said with a bitter face.
"Okay, okay, don't cry with a sad face. I've already cooked some meat in the kitchen and it won't be ready for a while. I'll give you a cook from my house when I get back."
Zhou Yangong shook his head like a rattle and said: "No, no, the skills of the cooks in the prince's palace cannot be said. You can eat this stew, no matter whether it was made by the emperor himself or by the chef in Lord Lu Sen's palace."
The food cooked by my chef is not as delicious as the food cooked by the chef in the prince’s palace. But I absolutely cannot have this cook, I absolutely don’t, I must not have it.”
Liu Ling smiled. He understood the meaning of Zhou Yangong's words. Whether it was the emperor's or Lu Sen's, it was not good.
"Why?"
he asked with a smile.
Zhou Yangong stepped forward and said, "If your lord really wants to give me one, then I don't want a man, only a woman. No matter how good Chef Liu's skills are, I don't want him. It would be best for your lord to reward me with a cook, regardless of whether the meat is stewed or not."
Whether it’s delicious or not, I won’t refuse anyone who comes!”
Zhao Er curled his lips and said, "I didn't expect Mr. Zhou to have such a good temperament."
Hua Ling also said: "Then it is better to ask the prince to pay for you to get a concubine..."
Liu Ling cleared his throat and glared at the two of them, then laughed loudly and said: "How come Duke Yan of Zhou became a high-ranking official in the Military Aircraft Department and became more and more lustful?"
Zhao Er and Hua Ling looked at each other and said in their hearts: Why is the prince glaring at us? He didn't say so himself...
Zhou Yangong waved his hands and said: "No, no. I want a cook not because of lust, but because I am really short of money. If I hire a cook, I will pay him monthly, but he can only cook for
I don't care about anything else. If you pay a penny to hire a cook, she can do all the work at home, wash clothes, clean the room, and cook. Spending a penny is equivalent to hiring a cook.
Three people do the work, well, this is economical."
Liu Ling burst into laughter: "You are quite scheming!"
Zhou Yangong sniffed and said, "Is the meat cooked? Why do I smell such a strong smell of meat?"
Liu Ling turned around and said to Minhui: "Minhui, want to go to the kitchen?"
The little girl reluctantly hummed, rolled her eyes at Zhou Yangong and then walked out. After Minhui went out, Zhou Yangong took a deep breath, looked at Liu Ling and asked tentatively: "My lord, do you have anything to order?"
?”
Liu Ling smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous. It's not a big deal. I just want you to do a small thing for me. It's easy for your current status."
Zhou Yangong didn't dare to believe Liu Ling's words. He sat up straighter and said solemnly: "Please give me your instructions."
Seeing him like this, Liu Ling knew what Zhou Yangong was thinking, so he deliberately made his tone more serious and said: "Don't think nonsense, I will not do anything inappropriate!"
Zhou Yangong breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Then you can rest assured. The time has not come yet, the time has not come yet."
The look he looked at Liu Ling was as cunning as an old fox. He used the word "subordinate" and emphasized these two words very strongly.
Liu Ling glared at him and said: "I called you here to ask, it seems that you are also an official who supervises the censor?"
Zhou Yangong nodded and said: "Yes."
"Well, after dinner, you go back, write a paper to impeach me and hand it over in person. Before handing it over, you have to blow the wind at the censor's desk, so that the censors can take action!"
Liu Ling said inexplicably.
Zhou Yangong frowned and asked in confusion: "Why is this, Your Majesty? Is it... that you desecrate yourself to despise others?"
Liu Ling said with a smile: "Although you don't know what happened, you can still guess the key. You hit the nail on the head. This meal of meat from me is not in vain."
Liu Ling told Zhou Yangong what happened in the world of immortality. He looked at Zhou Yangong whose expression kept changing and waited for his answer. After a while, Zhou Yangong took a deep breath and knelt down with a solemn expression.
He cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I take back what I said before, the time is about to come!"
Liu Ling helped him up and said, "You are wrong Zigu, I don't want to do that!"
Zhou Yangong was stunned for a moment and then sighed: "Your Majesty can't bear it, but others can't bear it. It's not a big deal at this time. If it were a year ago, His Majesty would have ordered the Xie family to be confiscated. But now... Your Majesty!"
Liu Ling waved her hand and said: "Don't mention this matter again, you just need to do as I say."
"In addition, Sanlang and Zhao Er, you two will sign a deal tomorrow and resign from your military positions in the Shenzhan Camp."
Zhao Er and Huasanlang were shocked and said: "Your Majesty! This is not appropriate!"
Liu Ling shook his head: "That's it. You two will write the memorial tonight and hand it in early tomorrow morning. Zigu, will you be on duty tomorrow? If so, I will also have Saburo to impeach you.
Hand over the coupons from both of them together!"
Zhou Yangong sighed: "Your Majesty, my subordinates are afraid that if your Majesty becomes more aggressive, once every bit of your military power is taken back, your Majesty will be unable to move even an inch!"
Liu Ling said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. If I really just lost my military power and ended up being idle and comfortable, it would be as per my wish. I am tired of fighting and fighting these years, and if it were not to protect my family and my country, I would not lead the army."
Bing. My temperament is more suitable for feeding birds, dogs, raising flowers, blood... I have seen too many people have abortions."
"However, you two still have to keep your military positions in Shura Camp!"
Liu Ling added.
Zhou Yangong breathed a long sigh of relief. Finally, the prince did not intend to hand over all the military power. Although there were two generals from the Black Qilin Army in the Shura Camp, in any case, the Shura Camp was regarded as the prince's personal soldiers. Even if a few more were deployed,
An individual cannot shake the morale of the army. Even if there is a big change in the future, safety can still be guaranteed by relying on the cavalry of Shura Camp.
When the prince took the Shura camp to Xixia to train troops, too many things happened in the court.
"I won't go to court tomorrow, I will go to the imperial mausoleum to sweep the tomb!"
Liu Ling waved his hand, his eyes shining with wisdom.
Zhou Yangong was stunned and then understood what the prince was thinking. However, he had a question mark in his heart. Your Majesty must understand what the prince wanted to express when he went to the imperial mausoleum. But... will this work?
Not long after, the stew was brought up, a big pot. There were also a few side dishes and a pot of old wine. Liu Ling invited everyone to sit down. Although everyone had their own thoughts, under the influence of Liu Ling's deliberately relaxed expression, they almost
I also gradually forgot my unhappiness, eating meat and drinking wine, it was so enjoyable! (To be continued)
