The government affairs of the imperial court seem to be idle recently, and many of the six ministries and departments have closed their doors.
The door of the Ministry of War was open, but Master Shangshu did not come to attend the meeting.
Xia Shang had no choice but to go to the residence of the Minister of War.
The Shangshu Mansion is full of grandeur, and the courtyard walls seem to be two points taller than those of Prince Yong's Mansion.
The servant at the door was also full of arrogance, with a look of superiority in his eyes, and he did not take the passing people into consideration at all.
But these servants also had good eyesight. When they saw Xia Shang coming with Qin Yuan, they naturally saw the extraordinary behavior of Xia Shang and came to answer him politely.
"Who is this young master? What is he doing?"
"Xia Shang, the Imperial Inspector, came to visit Luo Yan, Minister of War."
"The Metropolitan Procuratorate..." The servant was slightly startled. He felt that the name of this yamen was a little strange and a little familiar. It seemed that he had heard it somewhere but couldn't remember it.
He could hear that the name must be from a certain department of the imperial court, maybe he was a colleague of his master, so he became a little more polite at the moment.
"I'm really sorry. My husband is discussing important matters with Mr. Jia, the Minister of Household Affairs. You'd better come back some other time."
Xia Shang frowned: "Can you please inform me that Xia Shang, the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is here? I'll ask Luo Yan to hear whether he will see you or not."
The servants always felt uncomfortable listening to Xia Shang's words, and thought to themselves that a young boy actually called the Minister of War by his first name. Is he ignorant of etiquette or arrogant?
But the servant didn't dare to show it. Seeing the young man's vow, he was worried that he would offend a truly powerful person.
After thinking about it, a servant went inside to report.
In just a moment, the door of Shangshu's Mansion opened, and a middle-aged man with a big belly came out of the mansion. He was smiling and said enthusiastically: "My lord, the first lady, came to the door in person. I'm sorry to welcome you from afar, but I hope you can atone for your sins."
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The servant at the door was startled and wondered who this young man was? He actually asked the Minister of War to call himself a lower official?
Among the officials in the imperial court, I can count all the officials with five fingers higher than the six ministers, and I have never heard of the Inspector General!
Could it be a royal noble?
The surname is Xia, obviously not!
But seeing Xia Shang being enthusiastically invited into the house by his master, the servant realized it later and secretly thought that he was lucky and had not offended him.
Such a big shot.
Luo Yan, Minister of the Ministry of War, is very tall and has a lot of fat. He looks like a big mountain. It is estimated that he can bear the weight of three Xia and Shang people on top.
But in front of Xia Shang, he was a little nervous, bowed and submissive, which was in sharp contrast to his tall figure and looked a bit funny.
Luo Yan said nothing because he noticed Qin Yuan behind Xia Shang.
Before Qin Yuan arrived, he mentioned to Xia Shang that he had also visited the Minister of War, but the other party relied on the emperor's order and did not dare to mobilize military equipment from various places without an imperial edict.
With Luo Yan's many years of experience, he knew the purpose of Xia Shang's arrival at the first sight of Qin Yuan, so he was a little embarrassed.
It wasn't until Ying Xia Shang entered the living room and after Xia Shang took his seat that Luo Yan opened his mouth and asked, "I wonder what's going on with the Lord's visit to my humble residence?"
Xia Shang had little interaction with the officials of the Six Ministries, and he also knew that the officials of the Six Ministries lacked the right to speak in the capital. On the contrary, outside the capital, they had strong control over Dahua.
Although the Secretary of the Ministry of War could not mobilize people from various places to garrison troops, it was more than enough to mobilize some militiamen from various counties and official posts to support Xuzhou.
Xia Shang was not polite: "Master Shangshu, when you see this Xuzhou Army, you should understand the purpose of coming here, right?"
Luo Yan pretended to be surprised: "Oh, sir, I haven't noticed the person next to you yet. A young general from the Xuzhou Navy, his name seems to be Qin Yuan, right?"
Qin Yuan clasped his fists: "The last general is Qin Yuan."
"Come to think of it, this young general from Xuzhou came here a few days ago and said he wanted to send troops to reinforce Xuzhou."
Xia Shang asked again: "Then how will you solve it?"
"Well..." Luo Yan pretended to be embarrassed, "Your Excellency also knows that the lower officials only serve the imperial court. All deployments of the Ministry of War must be approved by the Emperor. With your ability, I went to the palace to request an imperial edict. I would like to
If you want to deploy troops, your subordinates will definitely cooperate with you."
Xia Shang was a little embarrassed. It was not that he had never thought of doing this.
But now that the emperor is in a state of being sidelined, it is really not appropriate for him to make any big moves.
Once the action is too big, it is likely to cause a backlash from court officials or use the situation as an excuse, which may lead to greater turmoil.
Nowadays, the peace in the capital is hard-won, and it is undoubtedly a very risky move to ask for the imperial edict.
And just like if Xia Shang went to invite him, Qin Zheng might not agree.
This imperial edict is likely to bring danger to Qin Zheng and even to children.
Xia Shang thought about it and knew the difficulties involved. He frowned and said, "There is no such imperial edict, so I came to see Lord Shangshu personally. I wanted to know if Lord Shangshu could provide some support to Xuzhou in other ways."
Luo Yan did not answer, but frowned and started pacing back and forth in front of Xia Shang with a big belly on his head, looking extremely embarrassed.
Although it looks like a pig, it doesn't act stupidly.
Pacing back and forth like this now is undoubtedly expressing his entanglement to Xia Shang. The longer he paces, the greater the price he will pay, and the heavier the debt owed to him by the Metropolitan Procuratorate will naturally be.
Xia Shang naturally knew what the other party was thinking, so he didn't say anything and watched the other party's performance quietly.
After about a quarter of an hour, Luo Yan stopped, as if he had made some difficult decision, and waved his fist heavily: "Okay, I have decided!"
Xia Shang smiled and asked, "How are you preparing, sir?"
"Since the Lord has spoken in person, I will help you mobilize some troops no matter how difficult it is for you. I am going to start..."
Xia Shang interrupted: "Your Excellency, all you need to do is tell me the exact number. I still have great trust in your honesty and ability to do things. I believe that since you have made a promise, you will definitely fulfill it seriously."
"This is natural..." Luo Yan was a little embarrassed, feeling that the rhetoric he had been brewing for a long time was useless, "There are five hundred people in total."
Qin Yuan frowned after hearing this. In his opinion, the 500 people mobilized by the Minister of War were too few.
Xia Shang didn't think it was a shortcoming, so he handed over his hand and thanked him: "Thank you for your generosity. As a thank you, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will definitely remember your kindness in the future."
After saying that, Xia Shang stood up and called Qin Yuan.
The two left the Ministry of War without stopping.
When they got outside, Qin Yuan asked Xia Shang: "Sir, where are we going now?"
"Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Qin Yuan was a little emotional, thinking that he was really a big shot in the capital.
Just by saying a word, you can raise some troops no matter where you go. Although there are not many people in each place, with such a patchwork, it is enough to have 3,000 people.