It was a bit stuffy in the check-in room in the Imperial City at noon.
The door was pushed open, and several officials hurriedly walked in, bringing a gust of breeze, breaking the stasis in the room, and allowing Huang Cheng, who seemed to be drowsily sitting at the table, to open his eyes.
"Sir, the document requesting military merit from Duke Cheng Guo has arrived." they said.
Huang Cheng looked at the thick documents handed over and smiled.
"The Duke of Cheng has a big appetite. He wrote so many memorials. How much credit does it take?" he said.
"This is only part of it." An official said with a dissatisfied look on his face, "There are still more at the Ministry of War."
Huang Cheng smiled silently and reached out to take the document and read it.
"This Qingshan Army has really become an army." He said while looking at the document.
"With those magical weapons, Duke Cheng will not let them go." An official said, "Instead of raising them as private soldiers, it is better to recruit them into the account, so that we can expand our strength in a more grandiose manner."
Duke Cheng Guo's expansion of power is not something they want to see.
"Sir, would you like to send this book?" another official asked in a low voice.
Huang Cheng smiled and threw the documents in his hand on several cases.
"Send it," he said, "I won't read these either. Just give him whatever he wants and read it out in public during the court meeting."
During the court meeting?
Huang Cheng thought of something again and leaned on the pillow and pointed at the table.
"This is not lively enough. You are also following. Those who come to Qinwang, those who come to support, and those who are on guard because of the Jin people's entry. Everyone has contributed, and everyone wants it and robs it."
As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and smiled coldly.
"Let everyone see how much money can be made from war, and how much the war's functions can make people's appetites grow."
The people sitting there nodded when they understood.
"That's right, let everyone see how arrogant he is, Duke Cheng."
"Besides, what kind of credit is this? It was obviously disobedience, and it took so many officers and soldiers to save him. What is he proud of?"
"If he does this, he will be rewarded. Naturally, Shanxi, Shandong, and Zhejiang Road will also be rewarded. Let everyone see what he has done to lead the general government into chaos."
"Your Majesty is kind. Although he hates him for causing harm to the country and the people, he is still overjoyed that he has returned alive and does not hesitate to reward him generously. This is a gift from your majesty and is not what he deserves when he becomes a duke."
"Give it to him, give it all to him, let the people see how kind your Majesty is to his ministers, and let everyone see how arrogant and rude Duke Cheng Guo is."
Listening to the discussion of his subordinates, Huang Cheng closed his eyes again, tapped the table with his fingers and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth.
The more fun you have today and the higher you climb, the harder you will fall tomorrow.
Duke Cheng, on this trip to Beijing, I want you to come in glory and die in glory.
Huang Cheng opened his eyes suddenly, his eyes were not cloudy at all, and they were filled with coldness, which made the people who were talking shudder and fall silent.
"Everyone, move quickly, don't let Zhu Shan use his military achievements to keep himself from coming to Beijing again." He said in a deep voice.
Several officials responded hurriedly and solemnly.
As the first group of angels left the capital carrying the emperor's imperial edict to summon Cheng Guo Gong back to Beijing, the news that Cheng Guo Gong was about to return to Beijing to receive an award also spread like wildfire.
Duke Cheng Guo did not return to Beijing for nearly ten years. When the emperor died, he only paid homage to him in the north.
Coupled with the war in the North, the death and rebirth of Duke Cheng Guo affected the people, and everyone was eager and excited to see this famous Duke.
The whole capital was bustling with activity, and at the same time all kinds of documents and urgent letters were flying in and out.
Fang Chengyu's front was filled with letters and account books, and he seemed to have no time to put them away and was too lazy to put them away. He just piled them up haphazardly, with some scattered at his feet.
At this time, he was still holding the pen in one hand to write something, and in the other hand he took the letter that shopkeeper Gao had just opened and handed over.
"...This one just came from Dingzhou, and there should be more after that..." Shopkeeper Gao said.
Before he finished speaking, he heard footsteps and someone walked in.
There are only two people in the Fang family who can enter and leave Fang Chengyu's study without notification.
Shopkeeper Gao didn't even raise his head and immediately leaned over to salute.
"Mrs." he said.
With her ring ringing softly and her skirt flying, Mrs. Fang walked straight past him and stood in front of Fang Chengyu's desk.
"Mother..." Fang Chengyu raised his head and smiled.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Mrs. Fang reached out and took the letter away from his hand. She looked down at the letter with a cold face and said nothing.
Fang Chengyu was not in a hurry.
"Mother, sit down and watch," he said.
Here, shopkeeper Gao has already brought a round stool over.
"Madam." He also asked.
Mrs. Fang stood still and ignored it, just looking at the letter in her hand.
Fang Chengyu nodded to Shopkeeper Gao. Shopkeeper Gao stepped back and sat down again, and the room fell into silence.
Until there was a "swish" sound, Mrs. Fang put away the letter in her hand, slapped it heavily on the desk, and looked at Fang Chengyu.
Fang Chengyu looked at her and laughed.
"How many pearls have you pawned?" Mrs. Fang said, reaching out and stroking the hairpin on his head.
Fang Chengyu likes pearls, and the pearls used as accessories are the best in the world and are hard to find.
"Mother." Fang Chengyu laughed, "How did you get to the point where you want to pawn?"
Mrs. Fang didn't smile at all and just said nothing.
"Not here yet? I just saw that the house is half empty. You didn't tell me that your grandmother and I were still eating, drinking, having fun and wearing gold and silver. When the house is completely out of money and everything is moved out, what can you do?
You must tell us that we can also pawn gold and silver, take off our silks and satins, put on rags and linen clothes, hold bamboo sticks and porcelain bowls, and go begging for food to survive," she said.
Listening to Mrs. Fang's words, shopkeeper Gao lowered his head further. Logically speaking, he should have withdrawn just now.
Fang Chengyu laughed.
"Mother, you have really watched a lot of dramas, and these words are really good," he said.
Mrs. Fang looked at him coldly.
"Don't smile playfully at me. I'm not you. When others smile, you can conquer the country," she said.
Fang Chengyu stopped laughing and responded with a serious expression.
"As the daughter-in-law of the Fang family, can I ask where my family's money has been spent?" Mrs. Fang said, pointing to the letter on the table, "It seems that Miss Jun has finished her work and is coming back.
, let me ask this, will it affect her without delay? "
Fang Chengyu nodded.
"Mother," he said, "she did two businesses in the north and spent some money."
"Business?" Mrs. Fang asked coldly, "The business has used up half of our family's wealth. This business must be quite big. I wonder what the profit is?"
"There is profit, there is profit." Shopkeeper Gao on the side quickly raised his head and said, grabbing an account book from the scattered account books on the ground, "The account has just arrived."
"Four hundred thousand taels! That's a lot of money!" she said.
This sounded surprising, but Mrs. Fang didn't look surprised at all.
And four hundred thousand taels is nothing shocking to Mrs. Fang.
Shopkeeper Gao laughed dryly and lowered his head.
"Mom, take your time, business is always..." Fang Chengyu said.
Before he could finish his words, Mrs. Fang interrupted him.
"Make armor, buy weapons, help hundreds of thousands of refugees, build private soldiers, take charge of the official army, and go to the land of the Jin people to kill the enemy." She looked at Fang Chengyu, lowered her voice and said word by word, "Fang Chengyu, her business
Are you trying to break the law?"
This word "topped the sky" can be understood to mean that the business is so big that it reaches the sky. It can also be understood that "tian" refers to the emperor, so the word "ding"...
"...She wants to replace the emperor..." Mrs. Fang continued.
Before he could finish his words this time, Shopkeeper Gao and Fang Chengyu both jumped up.
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh." They shouted in unison with panicked expressions, and surrounded Mrs. Fang Da. "You can't say this or that." (To be continued)