Everyone was meditating on what the old prince Dexian said to Zhao Pu just now, and after Jiang Chen and Yu Chide heard these words, they felt as if they had woken up the people in their dreams.
There was silence inside. Savoring the words of the old prince Dexian, it is true that if the ideal
Different, no matter what happened between people in the past, they will only go further and further apart in the future. This sentence touched Jiang Chen even more. He thought that after Yue Wujing returned many years later, he would still be like this, and he would become increasingly unable to keep up with her.
At that time, the two of them were walking as if they were strangers.
I heard Yuchi Zhongming say with a smile: "So this is the reason why your kid hasn't come back for so many years. But Mr. Pu, you are indeed a man. You can survive for so many years. We originally made a bet on how long you could stay in the East. Let's
I lost a lot of wine to these two guys."
Zhao Pu picked up the wine glass and said, "Let's not talk about the past. It's enough for me, Zhao Pu, to know you all in this life! Let me propose a toast to you all." After saying that, he picked up the wine glass, and everyone also picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in the glass.
And finished.
Jiang Chen and Yu Chide looked at each other, and they both understood the other's thoughts from the eyes of the other. After the reception banquet was over, the group followed Zhao Pu to the Prince Dexian's Mansion in the northwest of the capital.
The servants in the mansion have already been busy preparing to welcome the return of their little prince.
Over the years, Zhao Qin'er and others have often come to the palace to say hello, and they have long been familiar with the changes in the palace. However, Zhao Pu felt strange when he looked at the place where he was born and raised for more than twenty years. Hua Yunrong's expression at this moment
There was a bit of tension between them. Zhao Qiner and the others were comforting her. Zhao Yongting, on the other hand, was being led by Jiang Chen and Yuchide and was curiously looking at the surrounding furnishings. Everything he saw was strange, and at the same time he was looking at Jiang Chen.
He asked Yuchide what he was talking about.
Several people had just entered the main courtyard of the palace when they saw a woman who looked about fifty years old had already come out. She had gray hair on her temples, a kind face, and was wearing a purple top with large sleeves.
The blue gilt dress was worn by Shangguan Yu, the mother of Princess Dexian Zhao Pu. Before Zhao Qiner and others could salute and say hello, Zhao Pu was already in tears looking at her.
With tears streaming down her face, she stepped forward to hug Zhao Pu and said in a choked voice: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." Everyone watched Zhao Pu's mother and son hugging each other indifferently, until Shangguan Yu noticed Hua standing next to Zhao Pu.
Yun Rong and Zhao Yongting, who were being held by Hua Yunrong, let go of Zhao Pu and asked, "Are these the Yun Rong and Ting'er you mentioned in your letter?"
Hua Yunrong and Zhao Yongting quickly saluted Shangguanyu. Shangguanyu supported Hua Yunrong and stopped his daughter-in-law and his eldest grandson from saluting him. Hua Yunrong quickly called Zhao Yongting "grandma", and Zhao Yongting called out softly.
"Grandma," Shangguan Yu leaned over and responded happily, taking advantage of the situation.
He picked up Zhao Yongting in his arms and greeted everyone into the main hall. During this period, Zhao Pu asked: "Mother, is my father not here?" However, he saw Shangguan Yu pouting in the direction of the main hall. Everyone was speechless.
However, Zhao Pu smiled helplessly at Hua Yunrong and explained to Hua Yunrong in a low voice.
Several people entered the main hall of the palace one after another, only to see Zhao Dun, the virtuous old prince wearing a white robe and wearing a golden sword, sitting in the main hall waiting for several people. For Zhao Dun, in a few years,
There seems to be no influence at all, just like before, the sparkle in his eyes is restrained
, looking at his son who had not seen him for many years and whose appearance had changed drastically, there was not much excitement in his eyes. Looking at Zhao Yongting who was held in Shangguan Yu's arms, his eyes were filled with joy, but he was not in a hurry to talk about the love between his ancestors and his grandchildren.
Controlling his emotions, he asked everyone to sit down.
Zhao Pu suddenly knelt down in front of Zhao Dun, and Hua Yunrong next to him also knelt down quickly. Seeing this situation, Zhao Qin'er and others stood up silently and took Jiang Chen and the others out of the main hall of the palace. , leaving space for Zhao Pu's family to reunite, and came to the main courtyard of the palace again, but did not leave. Yue Qianming and the others had important matters to discuss with Zhao Pu later, and came to a stone table in the main courtyard where several people sat around. A group of people chatted about Zhao Pu's changes over the years.
Jiang Chen and Yuchide came to a remote place. Yuchide asked: "Do you think so too?" Although Yuchide asked without thinking, Jiang Chen already knew what he knew. What was the matter? Jiang Chen asked directly: "How should we tell my family? What I'm most worried about now is that my mother doesn't agree. I have to ask the teacher for advice. How do you plan to reconcile with Aunt Dan? Uncle Yuchi spoke."
Yuchide scratched his head and said: "I also want you to help me come up with ideas. Seeing that your situation is more complicated than mine, I'd better figure it out myself!"
The two fell into silence again, thinking about how to tell their elders about their ideals. Yuchide suddenly let out a long sigh, looked at Jiang Chen who was still thinking beside him, and did not speak. There was something in his eyes. I lost my focus again, thinking that my father had an easy time, but the difficulty was on my mother's side. I was already imagining how sad it would be when my mother knew that she was going to join the army.
Yuchide suddenly felt a slap on his head. He stood up instantly and his spiritual energy was mobilized. He saw his mother and Aunt Qin standing next to him, and the one who slapped his head was his mother. He was confused for a moment. Puzzled, Xue Dan said with a hint of anger: "Bad boy, look at the good things you have done." He looked at the ground pointed by his mother, but there were broken flowers and leaves all over the ground. He turned to look at Jiang Chen, and saw Jiang Chen was also being scolded by Aunt Qin. He only heard Zhao Qin'er scolding: "You two brats have made Grandma Shangguan's favorite bonsai look like this. Let's see how Grandma Shangguan will deal with you two later."
Jiang Chen glanced at Yuchide angrily. It was this fat guy who didn't know what he was thinking just now. His hands kept pulling at the bonsai branches and leaves in front of him. He called him twice, but there was no response. But there was no response. This attracted the attention of Zhao Qin'er and Xue Dan, but Jiang Chen didn't say anything and only listened to Zhao Qin'er scolding him.
At this time, Zhao Pu's family happened to come out of the main hall. Shangguan Yu also saw the situation here, stopped Zhao Qin'er and Xue Dan, held Zhao Yongting in his arms, with a smile on his face, and glanced at Zhao Yongting in his arms. Then he looked at the torn bonsai and said, "It's okay. If it's broken, just break it! I won't have time to take care of it in the future." After saying that, he asked Jiang Chen and the others to come to him, put Zhao Yongting down, and said : "Chen'er, you two take Ting'er to the garden to play for a while. Grandma will prepare something delicious for you."
Jiang Chen and Yuchide picked up Zhao Yongting and fled from the main courtyard like a wind. At this time, a servant suddenly came to report: "Your Majesty, your Majesty sent someone to tell the young prince that the two divine generals and Commander Yuchi have entered the palace." Immediately after Yue Qianming and others bid farewell to Zhao Dun, they followed the servant out of the palace gate. They saw a car waiting outside the door. They immediately got into the car and drove all the way to the imperial city.
On the car, Zhao Pu asked: "I just came back, and your Majesty immediately sent me to the palace. What happened recently?" Qin Kongyu said: "It should be that Jin and Xia sent envoys to discuss the border settlement and the upcoming Regarding the mining of Lingshi mines, you are about to take office as the Minister of Household Affairs, but the steward in charge of money and food in our country is very busy."
Zhao Pu said: "Actually, I don't want to come back. It's because Ting'er has reached the age to go to school, and my father and mother have come back at an advanced age. How can I, who only know how to spend money, come back?" Maybe you are in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, but I don’t know what Brother Lingyun thinks." Yue Qianming smiled and said: "When did Mr. Pu become so humble? Since Your Majesty asked you to take up the vacant position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, you must have I will naturally know your own considerations when I see you, your Majesty."
A few people were chatting, and Zhao Pu inadvertently looked out, exclaimed, "How did we get here? This is the road to Tanyuan!" He was about to pull up the car curtain. When he went to call the coachman, he was stopped by Yue Qianming and the others, who asked him to follow him honestly. After a few people arrived at Tanyuan, Zhao Pu followed the others out of the car in confusion. This Tanyuan It is only separated from the spiritual courtyard in the imperial city by a wall and has always been a public place open to the outside world. Officials once reported that for the sake of the safety of the imperial city, they hoped that Tan Yuan could be closed and brought under the jurisdiction of the imperial city.
However, he was rejected by the first emperor of the Zhao Xin clan. Taizu said: "I want to hear the voice of the people at any time." Those officials had no choice but to give up, so the Tanyuan Garden has been preserved to this day, and the gate of the park is only opened to On the street, people who are not familiar with Feng'an City will never think that this garden, which is bustling with people during the Spring and Autumn Period, is separated by a wall from the imperial city of the Zhao Xin Kingdom.
Zhao Pu followed Yue Qianming and others into Tanyuan in silence. Yue Qianming and others looked at each other as they walked, just like tourists. Unknowingly, they came to the wall of the imperial city. I don't know when the wall opened. Zhao Pu was even more surprised when he found a small door. These three people were sneaky and refused to go through the door, but they wanted to enter the imperial city through this door. Yue Qianming stepped forward and clicked a few rhythmically. , the door creaked open. A leading eunuch had already been waiting here, leading Yue Qianming and others on a deserted corridor. The scenery along the way was slightly deserted. Zhao Pu looked around in surprise. , he didn’t know there was such a place in the imperial city. However, he saw that Yue Qianming and the other three looked as usual. It was obvious that this was not the first time they had walked this way. Although Zhao Pu was full of doubts, he did not ask any more questions. The answer might be given later. You will know after arriving at Zhao Lingyun.
When Yue Qianming and others followed the eunuch who was leading the eunuch to the imperial study, they saw two people already sitting in the study. They were Prime Minister Bai Zhi and Minister of Rites Xiao Liang. Their brows were furrowed. Suo, I don’t know what to think about anymore. Yue Qianming and others saluted, and Zhao Lingyun asked a few people to sit down before he spoke. He first joked with Zhao Pu and said: "You kid is finally willing to come back. Let’s talk about it later. Let’s talk now. Business."
As he spoke, he picked up the two brochures on the desk and handed them to the eunuch waiting next to him, and said: "Prime Minister Bai and Xiao Shangshu have already seen it, and you guys should also take a look." After Yue Qianming passed the brochures, he handed them back to the eunuch. The name of the serving eunuch. It is the credential of Jin and Xia. The general meaning of the credentials of the two countries is: Jin and Xia are willing to use 30% of the annual income from the border market to invest in the newly surveyed Lingshi mine of the Zhao Xin Kingdom until the Lingshi mining is completed.
Zhao Pu saw that Yue Qianming and others had no intention of speaking, so he directly said: "Your Majesty, how can this Lingshi mine be compared with ordinary trade? The Lingshi mines in our Jiunao Prefecture are scarce compared to other states. Now the two countries of Jin and Xia dare to make such unreasonable demands and say that the spirit stone was originally given to the world by Emperor Hao and belongs to the common wealth of the world. It is really shameless. What is there to talk about? If it doesn't work, let's just start a fight with them. That’s good, it’s not like I can’t beat him.”
Zhao Lingyun pressed his hand and signaled Zhao Pu not to be excited, and then said: "I think 30% is a bit low. If you use 50% of the annual income of the market to invest in the Lingshi Mine, you can still consider it." Several people sitting in the audience Everyone looked at Zhao Lingyun in surprise. Yue Qianming saw the smile on Zhao Lingyun's face and immediately said, "I agree with your Majesty, but we can only give one share to each of the two countries. The mining rights are in our hands. They can only send officials to supervise." Qin Kongyu next to him also smiled and agreed. Yuchi Zhongming next to him saw what Yue Qianming and Qin Kongyu said, and then fell into deep thought, then nodded and agreed: "I agree."
Zhao Pu looked at his three old friends in surprise. What happened to these three people? When did they become so soft-hearted? Zhao Pu was still in shock. Xiao Liang, who was next to him, heard that Yue Qianming and the other three actually agreed that Zhao Lingyun was so ridiculous. The suggestion was made, and judging from his expression, he had already suppressed the anger in his heart, and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice."
After saying that, he pointed the finger at Yue Qianming, who was the first to speak in agreement, and said sarcastically: "General Qianming, you have been pampered and pampered all these years, your heroic courage should have been worn away long ago! You are so afraid of the Xia Geng Kingdom. Start a war?" Bai Zhi next to him persuaded: "You guys should also know that spirit stones are the most important war reserve resources of various countries. All spirit cannons need spirit stones to activate. Our country's spirit stone deposits are already scarce. Every year You need to go through Wanbao Pavilion in exchange for a large amount of spiritual stones to have enough. In recent years, the spiritual stone reserves have been consumed faster. I don’t know where your Majesty used those spiritual stones, and I shouldn’t ask. But Now we have finally discovered a spiritual stone deposit in our territory, and you actually agreed to take a piece of the pie from an enemy country with wolfish ambitions. Do you know how much the annual dividend is?" He took out a piece of mine from his arms. He stood up and presented it to Zhao Lingyun, and then said: "This is the latest inspection report that came back. The reserves of this spiritual stone mine are amazing. However, because it was buried about 10,000 meters deep in the ground in the past, it has never been discovered. I found out. Weichen just made a rough estimate based on the data above. If we agree to the requests of Jin and Xia, our Zhao Xin Kingdom will lose about 30 million spiritual stones every year. Everyone, this is not that Fifty percent of the revenue from the border exploration field between Jin and Xia can make up for our country's losses." Yue Qianming and others were also surprised. They only made such a decision based on the initial exploration report, and their brows were furrowed for a while. Lock up and say no more.
After reading the foldout, Zhao Lingyun pondered for a moment and then said: "Let's do it! If you raise it to 80% in exchange for one share, you can only exchange for one share. This report will be kept confidential for now and will not be spread outside."
Bai Zhi and Xiao Liang were shocked when they heard this, and were about to dissuade them, but they heard Zhao Lingyun say: "Prime Minister Bai and Xiao Shangshu, you are discussing to draft a new negotiation treaty and submit it to me as soon as possible." Bai Zhi saw that Yue Qianming and others included him. Zhao Pu, who had just returned, remained silent. He glanced at a few people thoughtfully. Although he still couldn't understand why Zhao Lingyun was acting out of character today, his many years of political career still made him vaguely aware of something. He was still ready to pull. Xiao Liang, who advised him to remonstrate, resigned together. After Zhao Lingyun asked the eunuch who had been waiting to go down, only a few of Zhao Lingyun's former friends were left in the room.
Zhao Lingyun looked at Zhao Pu who was hesitant to speak, and said with a smile: "Brother Pu, just say what you want to say. Your appearance has changed so much, and your personality has become hesitant. But with the news from the East, The rumors don’t match up!”
Zhao Pu then spoke: "Your Majesty, why do you want to give the money to Na Jin? Are the two countries Xia really afraid of them? But they were defeated eight years ago, how can they dare to be so arrogant?"
Zhao Lingyun said calmly: "If you want to take it first, you must give it first." Yue Qianming continued Zhao Lingyun's words and said: "Soldiers are deceitful, luring them with benefits, showing the enemy that they are weak, and attacking them unprepared." Qin Kongyu said. "It's just to make them think that our country, Zhao Xin, is already afraid of the union of their two countries, and is humble and arrogant." Yuchi Zhongming saw that Zhao Pu still looked confused, patted him on the shoulder and said, "These two This guy is teasing you on purpose." He looked at Zhao Lingyun again, and Zhao Lingyun nodded. Yuchi Zhongming then said: "Actually, this is a way to confuse the two countries of Jin and Xia. In two years, we will be greedy from this. The two countries, which have been rotten to the core, will take it back a hundred times a thousand times."