Neither the king nor his minister spoke for a long time.

"Wei Shixun wants to control the Ministry of Industry?"

"Yes, starting from the Ministry of Industry, we will gradually win over other ministries."

"..."

"If Ling Xun can live up to the emperor's orders during the Zhongzhou negotiations, he can be used." Gu Shaoyu looked at His Majesty, "Rebuilding Zhongzhou is a difficult project. Zhang Xiangsheng is upright and cunning, and is very suitable for dealing with those people in the south. He can be used."

Take away Daqian’s top project, the Grand Canal, from Duke Cheng’en, ​​and cut off its path to embezzle the national treasury like a bottomless pit.

Kill corrupt officials, kill Cheng En Gong's lackeys, enrich the national treasury, and eliminate traitors.

Blocking Wei Shixun's path to entering the court and being promoted quickly.

Ling Xun, a disciple of the emperor and a scholar from a poor family, was trained to become the Minister of Works.

Zhang Xiangsheng, a disciple of the emperor, was trained to become the prefect of Zhongzhou Prefecture.

......

This plan is to kill two birds with one stone.

"Jingchen, I want to win this time." Emperor Hui suddenly grabbed Gu Shaoyu's hand, "Jingchen, take back the Grand Canal project, and don't bother with it anymore."

Gu Shaoyu twisted his lips and smiled: "I am a minister, and I will definitely fulfill my duties as a minister. But I am only a minister, and my wife will not participate in the Grand Canal project, and the Yue family will not participate either."

As for the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, Gu Boyu is an old gangster, Gu Zhongyu is a reckless man, and Gu Chengyan is just a fool with great ambitions but little talent.

Emperor Hui breathed a sigh of relief. He wanted to win, he wanted to overthrow Duke Cheng'en, he wanted to overthrow the Wei family, he wanted to do this until his temples turned gray and he was anxious and restless.

But it is his responsibility.

He couldn't afford to sacrifice his most beloved minister, nor did he want to create another Duke Cheng'en.

While Gu Shaoyu was plotting against Lord Cheng'en in the court, his wife had a rare moment of free time and was watching everyone having a snowball fight in the yard!

Yuanyuanman and the others were playing snowball fights, and Xu Li ran back in a flash.

"Madam..." Before he could finish his sentence, Mo Yan threw a snowball and hit him on the forehead with a "bang".

Xu Li took off his coat, grabbed a handful of snowballs, chased after Mo Yan, and stuffed them directly into his neck.

The inkstone was so cold that it made a crackling sound.

Yuanyuan stopped and said in surprise: "Oh, Xu Li, you have lost so much weight?"

Xu Li turned around several times proudly. He took off his coat just because he had lost weight, he wanted to show off his thinness!

Xie Zhaozhao was also very happy. Xu Li had been taking those pills for several months. Because of the cold weather, she didn't notice how much weight he had lost.

"How much weight have you lost?" Xie Zhaozhao asked.

“I don’t know how much, but the waist of my trousers used to be more than twice as big.

Mo Yan clamored to be weighed, and Xu Li did not object.

So Mo Yan and Guan Yan found a scale and a basket, and called Bei Chen out. Mo Yan and Bei Chen lifted Xu Li up with the lever, and Guan Yan slid the weight to read the number.

"Including the basket, it weighs 114 kilograms." Guan Yan shouted, "You've lost weight, Xu Li, you've lost a lot of weight!"

While the scales were being weighed, Gu Shaoyu and Nanxing came back from court. Seeing the joy in the yard, Gu Shaoyu's face relaxed after a serious day in court.

Guan Yan saw him coming back and called out respectfully, "Lord."

"What are you playing?" Gu Shaoyu saw Xu Li sitting in the basket, raised his eyebrows and said, "Xu Li seems to have lost a lot of weight."

Bei Chen and Mo Yan put the basket down and Xu Li jumped out. They weighed the basket again and found it weighed eight kilograms. Xu Li weighed one hundred and six kilograms net.

But Xu Li was so arrogant: "Ahhhh, Lord, Madam, I've lost weight! I've lost weight! I only weigh 106 pounds, I lost 100 pounds!"

Xu Li is five feet tall and originally weighed more than 200 pounds. He really looked like a big ball. He lost 100 pounds all of a sudden. Fortunately, he was suffering from morbid edema, otherwise, he would have lost so much weight in half a year that the skin on his body would have drooped.

Mo Yan and Guan Yan both touched his skin and found it was quite firm.

"Xu Li, you are amazing. One hundred kilograms of meat, piled up on the ground is really huge!"

"My wife bought me medicine, and I kept running!" Xu Li felt that he was lucky to have met Xie Zhaozhao.

At this point, he remembered the important matter he wanted to convey: "Madam, Master Yin and Master Li are back. They will bring some New Year's goods home later."

Xu Li said that they would come at 3 p.m., and Xie Zhaozhao's lips curled up slightly.

Gu Shaoyu left the court at 5 p.m., and they came to visit his mansion at 3 p.m., so even if anyone wanted to gossip, they couldn't.

He said to Mo Yan and the others, "You guys, clean up the tea room and prepare the best tea."

At 3 p.m., Yin Jinan and Li Yunmu came to Qingpuyuan together.

Zhang Qing had never fully recovered from being beaten with Yin Jinan's iron whip last time, and the scars that were so deep that the bones could be seen would not heal in a short time.

He was leaning on a crutch, and when he saw Yin Jinan and Li Yunmu at the door, he was so frightened that he stammered and asked, "What's the matter with you guys?"

Yin Jinan was unhappy when he heard this. What did he mean by "again"? I can't come to the Marquis' Mansion?

He said impatiently: "Go and tell Lord Gu that I'm here to visit him and give him some New Year's gifts."

"You, are you sending New Year's gifts to Lord Gu?"

"What? I'm not sending it to Lord Gu, but to you, an old thing?"

Zhang Qing didn't dare to say anything and quickly asked someone to report to Qingpuyuan.

Xie Zhaozhao brought Yuanyuanmanman, Moyan, Xu Li and others to the gate to welcome them.

She was wearing a thick fox fur cloak with a circle of white fur around it, which made her skin look as pink as a baby's.

Yin Jinan watched Xie Zhaozhao walk towards him step by step. Her posture was upright, majestic and dignified, which made people feel respect and submission.

He couldn't help but put away his usual sloppy expression and became much more serious.

"Come in quickly."

Mo Yan and Guan Yan took their horse reins, Xu Li led the way, and the coachmen pulled the four carriages to Qingpuyuan.

The four carts are filled with real New Year's goods, one cart of seafood, one cart of beef, one cart of fresh vegetables, and one cart of fresh fruits.

Yuanyuanman chirped, "Aunt Cui, we are going to have a great New Year!"

Manman looked at the big crabs and said, "These crabs are so big, I can eat a lot with just one."

"Oh, lychees, longans, oranges, and October peaches!"

The vegetables stored in the cellars of the capital were far from being so fresh. Once winter came, the people of Kyoto mostly ate dried vegetables, as well as winter-resistant liuli, radishes, cabbages, and garlic.

The capital is an inland city, far from the sea. Yin Jinan and Li Yunmu sent a carriage full of fish and shrimp, especially hairtail, all of which were more than four or five fingers wide.

The shrimps were all over a foot long, really big, and the crabs were even fatter.

Guanyan, Moyan and Xu Li were so happy while unloading the goods. Qingpu Courtyard was now the most coveted courtyard by the servants in the entire Marquis' Mansion.

Gu Shaoyu came out of the study, greeted them and said hello.

Yin Jinan and Li Yunmu now straightened their backs when facing "Old Man" Gu.

The person in front of you passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar at the age of 17. He was a young genius and an important official in the imperial court.

As for them, they didn't know Confucius' last name since they were young. They only remembered that Mencius was very reckless. When King Xuan of Qi said that he was sick and liked to fight, Mencius rolled up his sleeves and said, "Fighting is not a disease. If you are going to fight, fight a big one."

They and Lord Gu are two different kinds of people, they can't even pee in the same pot!

But now I am also doing my best.

Gu Shaoyu glanced at them indifferently, and Yin Jinan suddenly straightened his back. Who is afraid of who!

You are the elder, do you have a city? I tell you, I do!

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like