A minister of the Ministry of Accounts is in charge of the world's money and food, and is responsible for settling accounts.
A dean of Chinese businessmen manages the world's businessmen and makes money.
Moreover, is the president of the Guoshangyuan within the bureaucracy of the Chu State?
Can this also be used as a peace negotiator?
Are they really here for peace talks?
For a time, Yang Mingzhi trembled for Zhou's treasury.
The other party came prepared!
Master Zheng and Xu Qing, the Minister of Household Affairs, stood up and looked at Yang Mingzhi. Although their eyes were shining, they still held up their hands with a smile on their faces and said, "Master Yang, I'm glad to meet you."
Yang Mingzhi could only stand up bravely and said with cupped hands: "Two gentlemen, it's a pleasure to meet you...
After the peace negotiators from both sides met, Emperor Chu looked at the civil and military officials in the room and said: "My dear friends, this banquet is a celebration banquet, and you should discuss your merits and reward them at the banquet! Who does the emperor think is the most outstanding hero of this battle?
people?"
When all the civil and military officials heard this, they all fell silent and turned to look at the wise king sitting beside him.
The wise king filled the wine glass with wine, then picked up the wine glass and stood up and walked down the imperial steps and said: "I believe that the most important contributors to this battle are the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for our great Chu. This time the enemy is coming fiercely, and it is they
You are using your flesh and blood to guard our great Chu rivers and mountains, do you have anything to say?"
Many civil and military ministers said one after another: "Your Majesty is wise!"
This time, a group of more than ten Zhou envoys were restless.
Well said, please don't continue.
Even if you want to say it, let us go out first, okay?
Where are the lofty words in this?
Every word is a nail in their ears!
The wise king will naturally not pay attention to the thoughts of these envoys. He declared war with so much enthusiasm in the first place. If I don't make you feel disgusted today, can the people of Chu State tolerate this bad breath?
Thinking of this, the wise king raised the wine glass in his hand and said solemnly: "This first glass of wine is a tribute to the soldiers of Chu who sacrificed their lives for the country! The Chu country will be victorious!"
After saying this, the wise king drank it all in one gulp.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also raised their wine glasses and shouted in unison: "The Kingdom of Chu will be victorious! The Kingdom of Chu will be victorious!"
After the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty drank the first glass of wine, the Xian Wang walked to Xu Qing's table, picked up the wine flask on his table and poured the second glass of wine.
After it was full, King Xian looked at Xu Qing who had already stood up and said: "I never thought that the second hero of this battle was not on the frontier battlefield, but in the capital.
"
After all, this was not in private. Xu Qing quickly raised his hands in front of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs and said: "I don't dare to be a minister."
The wise king said: "I said you deserve it, so of course you deserve it. This war, the Guoshang Academy's creation of the Thunderous Thunder, and the establishment of the Firearms Department are naturally inseparable from you, the dean of the Guoshang Academy. Although the Thunderous Thunder
The imperial court has already given a reward for this matter, and everyone knows about it, but I feel it is not enough."
Xu Qing cupped his hands again and said: "Report to your lord, the Sky-shaking Thunder was not the work of one person, but also the skilled craftsmen of the entire Guoshang Academy and the Firearms Department. It was these skilled craftsmen who continued to improve and innovate that made today's Sky-shaking Thunder and Musket possible. Chen Wan
Don’t dare to monopolize it, Your Majesty knows it well.”
When the wise king heard this, he nodded approvingly and said: "The Marquis of Anding County is right, so this reward will be given to every skilled craftsman in the Firearms Department."
Xu Qing bowed and said: "On behalf of the craftsmen of the Firearms Department of the Guoshangyuan, thank you, Your Majesty."
The Xian King said: "This time the Firearms Department and its craftsmen are the meritorious officials. Meritorious officials are rewarded for their merits, so why should I say thank you? Even if I want to thank them, it should be thanked by me and my officers and men of the Great Chu."
Speaking of this, the Xian King continued: "But there is another achievement that I never expected. That is, after we broke through the first city of Zhou State, the people lined the streets to welcome our Chu army. I, too, was very careful.
After checking, I found out that it was because of the newspaper published by you and Princess Yongle's Qingxue Study. Although I knew the power of this newspaper, I never thought that it still had such power in other countries. This second glass of wine
I think I should respect the Marquis of Anding County."
Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty picked up their wine glasses and said, "Honor the Marquis!"
Xu Qing had hair all over his body, but he still had the courage to drink the glass of wine.
The Xian King reached out and patted Xu Qing's shoulder, laughed loudly and said, "You will have to cause more trouble for me in the future."
Yang Mingzhi, who was sitting on the envoy's seat, had increasingly complicated eyes.
He was also aware of the widespread public opinion among the people of Zhou Dynasty, and the imperial court had repeatedly issued orders to the government to suppress these public opinions, especially the newspapers from Chu State, calling them evil words to deceive the public.
But the newspaper seemed to be endless, and more and more were collected.
Moreover, the government also discovered something that made them quite helpless.
That is, the more the government explains, the more convinced the people and literati are.
I don’t know what the trend is here. The more the local officials refute the rumors, the more true the news proves to be!
More people believe!
You can be forgiven for saying that literati believe it. After all, they are literate and can read newspapers. But a bunch of tenant farmers and craftsmen who can't read a word of Chinese characters actually know and believe the news in newspapers.
Although the imperial court knew that this was the work of the Chu people, and the newspaper was something that only the Chu people could create, there was nothing they could do about it, which was really a headache.
We can't fight on the battlefield, we can't fight among the people, we can't help but negotiate for peace...
This Marquis of Anding County is really a strange person from the Chu Kingdom. It is a pity that such a strange person is not from their Zhou Kingdom?
The wise king in front of Xu Qing's table once again walked to Xiao Ye and filled a glass of wine. Then he picked up the glass and said: "It is said that one should not avoid relatives when promoting a virtuous man. This third hero of the Chu Kingdom is the eldest son of this king. This time
Not only did Zhan repeatedly defeat powerful enemies and capture a number of enemy generals, but he also commanded and dispatched the thunderbolts to eliminate the enemy troops as quickly as possible, and even injured the Zhou Kingdom's imperial division, causing them to escape in embarrassment. This battle is indispensable!"
Many ministers raised their wine glasses and said, "We look forward to paying homage to His Royal Highness!"
Xiao Ye also raised his wine glass to pay respect to the ministers.
The wise king walked back to his original seat, filled the cup with wine, and said: "As for this third glass of wine, it is to honor the soldiers of our country of Chu who have returned victorious from the battle for the country. Our country of Chu must not only remember the martyrs who sacrificed their lives, but also remember the martyrs who sacrificed their lives."
Remember the living heroes."
The wise king and the civil and military ministers of Chu State were toasting enthusiastically in the main hall, while the envoys of Zhou State were eager to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
Chu State is too bullying!
…
The celebration banquet lasted for more than an hour before it ended.
After the banquet, Xiao Ye and Xu Qing walked out of the palace together. Many people came to toast them today. Fortunately, the wine at the banquet was not strong liquor and Xu Qing tried his best to control it so that he did not get drunk.
At this moment, a voice came from behind Xu Qing. It was the voice of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance: "Junior brother! Stay!"
When Xu Qing and Xiao Ye turned around, they saw Mr. Zheng, the Minister of Household Affairs, walking over.
Xiao Ye cupped his hands and said, "Father-in-law."
Xu Qing also cupped his hands and said: "Senior brother..."