Su Mei looked at Gongsun Ying at the door, then at Bai Jin who walked out of the room, walked to the stone table in the courtyard and sat down, crossed her long legs, and asked calmly: "Do you want to avenge the prince?
"
Gongsun Ying came over and said: "The prince's death is his own fault. He can't blame anyone else, let alone you."
Su Mei raised her eyebrows and asked, "Does that mean you blame my husband?"
Gongsun Ying shook his head and said: "The prince is dead, everything is lost. My senior sister and I did not come to the capital this time to avenge him."
"Then what are you doing in the capital?" Su Mei glanced at her and said, "The Chen Kingdom is looking for you everywhere, but you still dare to show up in the capital so arrogantly that you don't want to restore the country?"
Gongsun Ying said: "Of course we cannot forget the great cause of restoring the country. We came to Beijing just for this matter."
Su Mei was surprised and said: "You want to rebel in the capital?"
Bai Jin looked at her and said, "We want you to become a saint."
Among the ten thousand Gu sects, the status of the saint is the most respected, and she can command thousands of followers. However, the position of the saint has been vacant for decades. Various factions have also been fighting for the position of the saint for decades, and there is still no one.
success.
If the Wan Gu Sect is controlled, it will be much easier to restore the country, and a lot of resistance from Guizhou can be reduced.
Su Mei looked at Gongsun Ying and said: "Master Gongsun's attainments in the art of poison are so profound, she is more suitable than me."
Bai Jin glanced at her and said: "You don't know that those who compete for the Saint can't be over forty years old. In our lineage, you are the youngest and most talented, and you are the only one who has the hope to compete for the Saint.
s position."
"Not interested." Su Mei shook her head and said, "You want to restore the country, but I don't want to restore the country, and I don't want to be a saint, so you should go find someone else."
She stood up, patted her dress, and said, "Is there anything else? If nothing happens, I will go back to eat. My husband will be worried after a long time..."
Bai Jin frowned and said, "I rescued you from the victims, fed you and clothed you, taught you the art of bewitching, and raised you to such an old age. Is this how you repay me?"
Su Mei stopped, looked back at her, and said seriously: "What I owe you has been paid off long ago. From now on, we will not owe each other anything. Whether you want to restore the country or fight for the saint, we will all be together."
I have no connection..."
She looked at Bai Jin and said, "If you keep pestering me, I will report you to the police..."
Seeing Su Mei striding out, Bai Jin frowned. As soon as he took a step, he was stopped by Gongsun Ying.
Gongsun Ying shook his head and said: "Take your time, no matter what, you are also master and disciple, she will not be so heartless."
Bai Jin waved his sleeves fiercely and said: "What's wrong with being a saint? She's above tens of thousands of people. She's not as good as being someone else's concubine. What else is she dissatisfied with? Isn't this just for her?"
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"As long as we like each other, what's wrong with concubines?" Gongsun Ying looked at her and laughed: "Senior sister has never known what liking is in this life, right?"
"You know that?" Bai Jin glanced at her disdainfully and said, "You have liked King Wu for so many years, and you did not hesitate to turn against your master for this. Over the years, has he ever looked at you?"
Gongsun Ying looked at her and said sternly: "Bai Jin!"
Bai Jin mocked: "Why, did I poke a painful spot?"
"court death!"
"Only you?"
…
In the middle of nature, a guest walking by the lake suddenly stopped when he reached a certain place and looked at a yard in surprise.
Although the courtyard door was closed tightly, crackling sounds could be heard from time to time in the courtyard, like the sound of something collapsing. The man stood there and looked at it in surprise for a while, and then he was shocked to see that the roof inside seemed to be damaged.
Like a heavy blow, it collapsed...
…
Ministry of official affairs.
Tangning had just returned to Beijing. He could have rested at home for a long time, but judging from the current situation, he could actually have a good rest in the Yamen.
The first thing he did after returning to the Yamen was to transfer Xu Qingyang and Zhang Yansheng back to the capital from Jiangnan as the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This was just a matter of his transfer order.
After sitting in the Yamen for a short time, a eunuch from the palace sent a message saying that His Majesty had summoned him.
Emperor Chen must have been obsessed with money these days, otherwise he would not have delayed summoning him until this time.
When he entered the palace, he met Qian Shuo, the Minister of Revenue, at the entrance of the palace. Qian Shuo looked at him from a distance, then walked over quickly and whispered: "Master Tang, please explain to me, you are like this
When you came back from Jiangnan for the first time, how much money did you bring to His Majesty's inner palace?"
Tangning looked at him and stretched out a finger.
"Hiss..." The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue took a breath and said in shock: "Ten million taels, the national treasury only gets so much tax money in a year..."
Qian Shangshu only had so much imagination. Tangning was worried that telling the truth would frighten him. If he was frightened, some people would say that he had defeated the Prime Minister and then the Shangshu...
Qian Shuo followed him and said: "Mr. Tang, you also know that the national treasury has been really tight in recent years. His Majesty's inner government needs so much silver, but it is of no use. It is better to give some to the national treasury...
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"Shang Shu Qian's words make sense." Tang Ning nodded and said, "The Ministry of Revenue can make suggestions to Your Majesty. Whether Your Majesty agrees or not depends on Lord Qian..."
"Why don't Master Tang give your Majesty some advice..." Qian Shuo smiled and said, "Master Tang is the emperor's favorite minister. Your Majesty will definitely consider your words seriously. After all, money is not everything. Your Majesty has so much money in it."
The government can’t do anything big…”
Tang Ning looked at the Minister of Household Affairs, shook his head and said, "Master Qian's words are wrong. Except for silver, nothing in this world is omnipotent, and if it is not even silver, then nothing is...
"
Qian Shuo froze on the spot, always feeling that there was something wrong with Tangning's words, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense...
Tang Ning ignored the Minister of Revenue and left alone.
Qian Shangshu had a good plan, but he did it to the evildoer, and all the benefits were taken by the Ministry of Revenue. How can there be such a good thing in the world?
Asking Emperor Chen for money is tantamount to grabbing food from a tiger's mouth. Although his money will be spent sooner or later, the effect is different whether it is spent from the treasury or from the inner palace.
If the money is spent from the national treasury, the people will most praise the court for its consideration. If the money is spent from the inner palace, it means that His Majesty cares for the people and does not hesitate to reduce the expenses of the palace to benefit the people. The former can only be mentioned in one sentence in the Kyoto Daily News, and the latter
But you can create a column and do special reports for more than ten issues...
When he was brought into the royal study by a eunuch, there were already several figures inside.
The Minister of Punishment submitted a petition to apply for renovation of the Prison Prison; two academicians wanted to apply for funds to publish their works; an imperial censor hoped that the imperial court would build a public residence for officials from poor families in the capital, so that they would not have to spend every day
After hours of hard work running from office to office, Emperor Chen agreed one by one and promised that the government would release the money as soon as possible.
Chen Huang is really different now that he has money. He is full of grandeur in every move and gesture, and he can move away a hundred thousand taels of silver without blinking an eye.
The Minister of Industry also stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, there are several royal gardens outside the city that have been in disrepair for a long time. The Ministry of Industry would like to apply for a grant to repair them..."
Before he could finish speaking, Emperor Chen waved his hand and said, "What's so good about those gardens? Save them. The money from the inner government won't be blown away by the strong wind..."
The Minister of Industry had no choice but to retreat. Tang Ning stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "I see your Majesty."
Chen Huang looked at him, the smile on his face became brighter, and asked: "Is there anything else you, Zuo Xiaowei, need money for? Come on, let's get it approved together this time..."
Tangning thought for a while and said, "Zuo Xiaowei doesn't have anything that needs money, but he is a firearms camp. Researching and developing new firearms requires a lot of money."
Chen Huang said: "I'll give you five hundred thousand taels, is that enough?"
"That's enough, that's enough..." Tangning cupped her hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
He thought for a while and then said: "I have one more thing, and I would like to ask your Majesty to agree to it."
Chen Huang said: "Tell me."
Tang Ning raised her head and said, "I would like to ask your Majesty to grant me a marriage..."
Emperor Chen thought he still needed money somewhere. Hearing this, he looked at him in surprise and asked, "Who do you want to marry?"
