Today's Shuzhou is no longer the Shuzhou of that year.
Today's Shuzhou is almost the largest treasure house of Jingguo. In just five years, its population and economy have surpassed that of Kyoto, the capital city. Who knows what it will be like in fifty years
A country within a country
This is something he absolutely does not want to see, and it is also something that Manchu civil and military officials absolutely do not want to see.
Even if they made a unanimous decision a few years ago to give Shu Prefecture to King Jing, what is reputation? What a country needs is always benefits.
The official walked up to Prime Minister Shen and hurriedly said: "Just now in the hall, the Prime Minister must have heard what Chen Chongshi said. Shuzhou is so rich now, the imperial court must take back Shuzhou..."
Shen Xiang, who was walking slowly, stopped.
His eyes became cloudy, he looked at him, and asked, "What did Wei Gezhong just... say?"
The middle-aged official looked at him and repeated again: "We must take back Shuzhou from King Jing."
Shen Xiang asked puzzledly, "King Jing, what's wrong with King Jing?"
The middle-aged official moved closer to him, and raised his voice, "Shu Prefecture in Jingguo can no longer fall into King Jing's hands."
Shen Xiang was surprised: "Shuzhou, what happened to Shuzhou?"
Middle-aged official: "..."
Shen Xiang pointed to his ears, and said with a smile: "As you get older, your ears won't work well. Don't blame Wei Ge... I was thinking a few days ago that this old bone really can't hold on." I'm planning to resign from His Majesty in a few months..."
The middle-aged official was startled, and immediately said: "Mr. Shen is the pillar of the court, a role model for our generation of officials. If you leave, who else can hold back this traitor in the court?"
Shen Xiang sighed, looked at the middle-aged official, and said: "For a country, although interests are paramount, in many cases, one should not only care about immediate interests, but also be worthy of one's own conscience and the conscience of the world."
The official opened his mouth: "Mr. Shen..."
"Without the traitor in your mouth, there would be no Jingguo today, let alone Wei Jishizhong today." Shen Xiang looked at him, his back no longer bent, his eyes no longer cloudy, and he said again: "Your Majesty, how can I be so happy?" Didn't say anything, Wei Ji doesn't have to worry about these things in the middle of the matter."
Before Shen Xianglin left, he looked at him again and said: "These people standing in court today owe him too much. They can't owe him any more. If they owe any more, I'm afraid they will suffer retribution..."
After Prime Minister Shen left, the middle-aged official stood there in a daze, only feeling that his throat was a little dry, and he licked his even dry lips.
What Shen Xiang said was very clear, if he insisted on targeting King Jing, Shen Xiang would not help him.
At this moment, he finally realized deeply that King Jing seemed to be much more terrifying than he realized.
However, he was only thinking of Jing Guo, what's wrong with him
Confusion and hesitation appeared on his face, he walked slowly, and disappeared in the direction of the palace gate alone.
…
When Li Yi came out, there was really soup in the pot.
The soup, which has been simmering for several hours, has a very rich flavor. Since he found out that he really underestimated the pearl before, he picked up the craftsmanship that had been put down for many years.
She just started from a low level, but she has a lot of room for growth, which is beyond Li Yi's imagination.
Shou Ning ran over and said aggrievedly: "I want to drink the Huangjie's soup too, but the Huangjie won't give it to me..."
Li Yi patted her on the head, and said: "Your imperial sister has to deal with so many important national affairs every day, and she needs to replenish her body. I will cook your favorite soup later..."
The soup that Mingzhu drank was naturally not for Shouning, not because she didn't need it, but she was only eighteen years old now, and it would take at least a few more years for Li Yi to get rid of the beast and guilt in his heart.
After finishing the soup for the two of them, there are other things to do.
This time I left the capital, and when I came back, I would accompany Mingzhu and Shouning to take a look, without such a big fanfare.
Therefore, King Jing's Mansion, which has always only entered and not given, and only accepts gifts and does not give gifts, has finally been generous for a while.
Li Yi held a banquet in the mansion today, and it was not a big banquet, but he sent invitations to anyone who thought he needed to say goodbye.
The first person to come to the door was Liu Yishou. He had just finished inspecting the Beijing-Hebei area. After entering this small courtyard, he walked up to him quickly, with a slightly excited face, "My lord, you are back."
When he was a county lieutenant, Liu Yishou called him "Master".
This title has hardly changed over the years.
Li Yi patted him on the shoulder habitually, and said with a smile: "It's all a Shangshu, show some appearance and momentum of a Shangshu..."
The Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, who has always shown himself to be selfless and upright, now has an embarrassed expression on his face.
Liu Dayou and Zeng Shichun came to the door at the same time.
The two people who came out of the Anxi county government also had frequent contacts in the past few years.
For some reason, Zeng Shichun hooked up with the two of them. The two ministers, one Jing Zhaoyin, already occupied three seats in the State Council.
Just as Liu Dayou and Zeng Shichun sat down, a rough voice came from Li Yi's ear.
"Hahaha, Li boy, I have known you for so many years, and this is the first time that this old man has taken advantage of you. Today, I will take out all the good wine hidden in your house, and this old man will have a good drink!"
"Boy, this opportunity is once in a lifetime, you will be entertained with good wine and good food!"
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General Xue and General Ma had unified the battle lines in a rare way, and there was no question of who was older and who was younger who peed higher and farther away. It seemed that they were going to kill Li Yi severely.
Li Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, old generals, I will cook in person today and treat you well..."
Li Han originally planned to go out with Duan Wu secretly, but Li Yishun caught the young man.
Looking at the whole of Kyoto, Li Yi really couldn't find a more qualified fish griller than him. The fish caught in the lake of the School of Mathematical Sciences was still fresh, and there was no shortage of sauces, so Li Han was the only one missing.
Dong Wenyun came with people from the Shen and Wang families.
Dong Wenyun is the son-in-law of the Shen family. The Shen family can be regarded as a family of two, and there are noble concubines in the palace, but the queen of the Wang family gave birth to a prince. It is hard to say who is the final winner. However, at least on the surface, they It's a peaceful atmosphere.
No matter how many there are, there are some relatives of the Li family, but there are only a few of them. Wei Liang and Yang Yanzhou also chose to have dinner today. Li Yi estimated that he would have to find a few helpers, otherwise he really couldn't handle so many at once. people.
King Jing's mansion is extremely busy today from the inside to the outside, from the master to the servants.
Wei Xian stood at the gate of Prince Jing's Mansion, hesitating for a long time, not knowing whether he should step in or not.
After he went back, he thoroughly investigated the information about King Jing.
The results of the investigation kept him up all night.
He is unparalleled in poetry and prose, even a child who has never read a book can also recite a few lines.
Every character of his calligraphy can be sold for a sky-high price. He has never seen anyone's calligraphy sold according to the character.
He has reached the pinnacle of what a literati can achieve.
He improved the technique of torture, which reduced the number of cruel officials in the state of Jing. For the sake of face, he founded the Institute of Mathematics, opened a new school of mathematics, and wiped out a large number of moths in the court...
King Jing's politics, economy, military, commerce, agriculture...everything that Wei Xian can think of has the shadow of King Jing.
As a result, he was trusted by the emperors of the two dynasties, became the youngest Doctor Jin Ziguanglu in history, and became the only foreign minister who was crowned king in Jingguo.
He has also reached the peak that a courtier can achieve.
Such a person should be valued by the emperor, but due to various reasons, it took him five years since he left the capital.
Wei Xian admired King Jing so much that he threw himself to the ground.
The courtiers were sorry for him, Wei Xian admitted.
But Shuzhou, after all, is Jingguo's Shuzhou, not Jingwang's Shuzhou.
He handed the name card to the concierge, and said, "Please report to Wei Xian, please see King Jing!"