The Shuzhou of today is no longer the Shuzhou of the past.
Today's Shuzhou is almost the largest treasure house in Jingguo. In just five years, it has surpassed Kyoto as the capital in terms of population and economy. Who knows what it will be like in fifty years?
A state within a state?
This is something that he absolutely does not want to see, and it is also something that the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty absolutely do not want to see.
Even if they unanimously decided to give Shuzhou to King Jing a few years ago, reputation is nothing. What a country needs is always profit.
The official walked up to Prime Minister Shen and said hurriedly: "The Prime Minister must have heard what Chen Chongshi said in the palace just now. Shuzhou is so prosperous now, and the imperial court must take back Shuzhou..."
Shen Xiang, who was walking slowly, stopped.
His eyes became cloudy, and he looked at him and asked, "What did Wei Geizhong say just now...?"
The middle-aged official looked at him and repeated again: "We must take back Shuzhou from King Jing."
Prime Minister Shen asked in confusion: "Prince Jing, what's wrong with Prince Jing?"
The middle-aged official came closer to him and raised his voice: "Shuzhou of Jingguo can no longer fall into the hands of King Jing."
Prime Minister Shen said in surprise: "Shuzhou, what happened to Shuzhou?"
Middle-aged official: "..."
Shen Xiang pointed to his ears and said with a smile: "As I get older, these ears are hard to use. Don't blame Wei Ge..." A few days ago, I was still thinking that these old bones really can't hold up. I'm going down, and I plan to resign from His Majesty in a few months..."
The middle-aged official was suddenly startled and said immediately: "Prime Minister Shen is the pillar of the court and a role model for our generation of officials. If you leave, who else can suppress this treacherous man in the court?"
Prime Minister Shen sighed, looked at the middle-aged official, and said: "For a country, although interests are paramount, in many cases, it cannot just care about immediate interests, but must also be worthy of its own conscience and the conscience of the world."
The official opened his mouth: "Prime Minister Shen..."
"Without the treacherous traitor in your mouth, there would be no Jingguo today, let alone today's Wei Gui Shizhong." Prime Minister Shen looked at him, his back was no longer bent, and his eyes were no longer cloudy, and he spoke again: "Your Majesty, how could you do this?" I didn’t say anything, so Wei Geizhong doesn’t have to worry about these things.”
Before Prime Minister Shen left, he looked at him again and said, "These people standing in the court today already owe him too much. We can't owe him any more. If we owe him any more, I'm afraid they will suffer retribution..."
After Prime Minister Shen left, the middle-aged official stood there in a daze, feeling that his throat was a little dry, and he licked his lips that were even drier.
Prime Minister Shen's words have made it very clear. If he insists on targeting King Jing, Prime Minister Shen will not help him.
At this moment, he finally realized deeply that King Jing seemed to be much more terrifying than he realized.
However, he was only thinking about Jing Guo. What was wrong with him?
His face showed confusion and hesitation, he walked slowly and disappeared in the direction of the palace entrance.
…
When Li Yi came out, the soup was really simmering in the pot.
The soup that had been simmered for several hours had a very strong flavor. Ever since he realized that he had underestimated Mingzhu before, he had picked up the craft he had put down for many years.
She only has a low starting point, but her room for growth is very large, beyond Li Yi's imagination.
Shouning ran over and said aggrievedly: "I also want to drink the soup from the emperor's sister, but the emperor's sister won't let me drink it..."
Li Yi patted her head and said: "Your imperial sister has to deal with so many national affairs every day, so she needs to replenish her body. I will make the soup you like later..."
Naturally, the soup that Mingzhu drank could not be given to Shouning, not because she didn't need it, but because she was only eighteen years old now, and it would take at least a few more years before Li Yi's sense of animality and guilt could be eliminated.
After finishing the soup, they both had to work on something else.
When I left Kyoto this time and came back, I just accompanied Mingzhu and Shouning to come back for a visit, and there wouldn't be such a big fanfare.
Therefore, Prince Jing's Mansion, which had always been restricted to entry and exit, and only accepted gifts without giving them, finally became more generous.
Li Yi held a banquet in his mansion today. It was not a big banquet. Anyone who he thought needed a farewell sent invitations.
The first person to come to the door was Liu Yishou. He had just finished inspecting the Beijing-Hebei area. After walking into the small courtyard, he quickly walked up to him with a slight excitement on his face and said, "Sir, you are back."
When he was still a county lieutenant, Liu Yishou called him "sir."
This title has hardly changed over the years.
Li Yi patted him on the shoulder habitually and said with a smile: "You are already a minister, show some of the appearance and momentum of a minister..."
The Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who had always shown himself to be selfless and upright, now had an embarrassed expression on his face.
Liu Dayou and Zeng Shichun came to visit at the same time.
The two people, who both came from the Anxi County Government, have naturally had frequent contact in the past few years.
Somehow, Zeng Shichun actually got together with the two of them. Two ministers and one Jing Zhaoyin already occupied three seats in the State Council.
Liu Dayou and Zeng Shichun had just sat down when a rough voice came from Li Yi's ears.
"Hahaha, Mr. Li, after all these years of knowing you, this is the first time I've taken advantage of you. Today I'm going to take out all the good wine you have hidden in your house. I'm going to drink it to my heart's content!"
"Boy, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You have to be entertained with good wine and good food!"
…
General Xue and General Ma rarely united the front. There was no question of who was older and who was younger and who peeed higher and farther. It seemed that they were preparing to kill Li Yi.
Li Yi smiled and said: "Don't worry, veteran generals, I will personally cook and entertain you today..."
Li Han originally planned to go out secretly with Duan Wu, but Li Yi easily caught him.
Looking at the whole of Kyoto, Li Yi really couldn't find a more qualified fish griller than him. The fish caught in the lake of the School of Computer Science were still fresh and there was no shortage of sauces. The only one missing was Li Han.
Dong Wenyun came with the Shen family and the Wang family.
Dong Wenyun is the son-in-law of the Shen family. The Shen family can be regarded as a two-pronged family. There are also concubines in the palace. However, the queen of the Wang family gave birth to a prince. It is impossible to say who will be the final winner. However, at least on the surface, they
It's quite peaceful.
There were more relatives of the Li family, but there were only a few of them. Wei Liang and Yang Yanzhou also chose to have a meal today. Li Yi estimated that he would have to find a few helpers, otherwise he would not be able to cope with so many people at once.
people.
Today, Prince Jing's Mansion is extremely busy from inside to outside, from the owner to the servants.
Wei Xian stood at the door of Prince Jing's Mansion and hesitated for a long time, not sure whether he should step in or not.
After he returned, he thoroughly investigated the information about King Jing.
The results he found kept him awake all night.
His poetry is unparalleled, and even children who have never read can still recite a few lines.
Every word of his calligraphy can be sold for a sky-high price. He has never seen anyone's calligraphy sold based on the word.
He has reached the pinnacle that a literary man can reach.
He improved the technique of torture, which greatly reduced the number of cruel officials in Jing State. He offered hoofs and created heavenly punishment, making Jing State's army invincible and invincible. He single-handedly retreated the Qi envoys and preserved Jing State.
In order to save his face, he founded the Institute of Arithmetic, opened a new arithmetic school, and eliminated a large number of worms in the court...
The politics, economy, military, commerce, agriculture of Jing State...every aspect that Wei Xian could think of had the influence of King Jing.
As a result, he was trusted by the emperors of the two dynasties and became the youngest doctor Jin Ziguanglu in history. He became the only foreign minister in Jingguo who was granted the title of king.
He has also reached the peak that a minister can reach.
Such a person should be respected by the emperor. However, due to various reasons, it took five years as soon as he left Kyoto.
Wei Xian admired King Jing very much, even to the point of prostrating himself.
The court officials felt sorry for him, and Wei Xian admitted it.
But Shuzhou is ultimately Jingguo's Shuzhou, not King Jing's Shuzhou.
He handed the name card to the porter's hand and said: "I'd like to report this to Wei Xian, who is in trouble, and ask to see King Jing!"
