With a lot of demeanor and laughing words, only Concubine Hui and the third prince looked unhappy, and they could only eat vegetables and drink in boredom, and their stomach problems almost came out after a meal.
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99. Chapter 99
While Ming Yu and the others were enjoying the feast, they arrived at Prime Minister Wen's mansion one by one.
Xie Yixiu was dressed in casual clothes, and he handed over the greeting card with both hands. The doorman glanced twice, said "wait a moment", and went in to announce.
After a while, the door of the prime minister's mansion opened wide, and a servant came out to greet the man entering the mansion.
Xie Yixiu had never been to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and his subordinate Wen Yuzhao, who joined the army, was the youngest son of Prime Minister Wen, and learned a lot about the Prime Minister's Mansion from him.
Prime Minister Wen is one person under ten thousand people, but the mansion is not as luxurious and luxurious as other dignitaries in Beijing. Instead, every plant, every tree, every mountain and every stone reveals a sense of elegance and tranquility.
The prime minister's mansion was not big, and within half a column, he was led into the reception hall and met Prime Minister Wen himself. Prime Minister Wen was dressed in a literati Tsing Yi, handsome and elegant, with three long beards under his jaw, already a little grey.
Xie Yixiu is a military commander, and he is different from the civil service system like Prime Minister Wen. The Chinese and military systems in the DPRK have always been independent, and no one looks down on others. It is probably because of Wen Yuzhao that Prime Minister Wen was able to meet each other today.
He cupped his fists at Prime Minister Wen and bowed, "Xie Yixiu pays his respects to Prime Minister Wen."
Prime Minister Wen held him up and refused to allow him to fully salute, and said with a smile: "General Xie has come from a long way, and the succulent is full of splendor, please sit down!"
The two sat down separately, and the servants had already brought tea and snacks to entertain the guests.
"General Xie, the dog is with you, didn't you cause any trouble?" Prime Minister Wen asked eagerly in his heart.
Wen Yuzhao was so hot back then that he ran away to the side regardless of his blood. Prime Minister Wen was furious and said that he didn't recognize his son and told him not to come back. As a result, after so many years, this bastard didn't come back to take a look, and he rarely even came back with letters.
As a father, he regretted the harsh words he said back then. Now he only hopes that the child will be safe and sound at the border, and he is already satisfied.
Xie Yixiu nodded calmly, "Don't worry, Mr. Prime Minister, everything is fine in the border area, and here is a letter he asked me to bring back." After speaking, he took out a letter and handed it up with both hands.
"I made the general laugh." Knowing that he was impatient at first, and made a plea, Prime Minister Wen took the letter and read it carefully.
Xie Yixiu was not in a hurry, he just waited quietly and let Prime Minister Wen read the letter first.
The letter was not long, so I read it quickly, and Prime Minister Wen put it away, "Zhaoer, thank you, General, for taking care of me."
"Prime Minister Wen doesn't have to be like this. Wen Yuzhao was promoted from a small soldier in the Red Robe Army to join the army, which is enough to prove that his ability is very good." Xie Yixiu said truthfully.
Prime Minister Wen shook his head and sighed, before bringing up the matter, "I don't know why General Xie is here?"
Xie Yixiu didn't beat around the bush, and directly told Ming Yu about the Xiqi Corridor.
After hearing this, Prime Minister Wen fell silent, looked at the map of the outskirts, thought for a while, and then frowned and said, "The general and King Duan mean to divide this Xiqi Corridor under the rule of Dayan? But, This land used to be the border area between Suixi Kingdom and Wuliang Kingdom, although it has been barren because of the terrain, but if Dayan wants to take it by force, Suixi Kingdom will probably not give it up, right?"
In fact, he could foresee at a glance that Dayan would lead the Xiqi Corridor, which would be beneficial to Dayan without any harm. The Xiqi Corridor is like a sharp knife, piercing into the hinterland of Suixi Kingdom. No one paid attention to it before, and no one competed with it. It just stays where it is, and it doesn't matter much.
But now, as long as the Great Yan Kingdom dares to intervene in this area, how can the Suixi Kingdom give up
"It is true that we must strictly guard against the Suixi Kingdom, but I believe that as long as our Great Yan Kingdom can garrison and build a city here, we will be able to remain invincible if we rely on the terrain to defend." Xie Yixiu said slowly . His tone was full of confidence, he had already discussed it with Ming Yu, and the future changes in Liangzhou would be kicked off from this.
Prime Minister Wen shook his head, "garrison to build a city for defense? It's not appropriate. General Xie should know that the current government's household finances are tight and the treasury is empty. The narrow plain of Xiqi Corridor is limited by the terrain. If you want to garrison and defend, you must stretch it out. front, but in terms of new military strength, the expenditure on food, grass and armaments is much higher than that at Shichongguan.”
Prime Minister Wen combined with reality, although the Xiqi Corridor has certain strategic significance, but in terms of current national strength, it will only increase the burden on Dayan. If so, why not maintain the status quo
Xie Yixiu and Ming Yu had already considered this point, and their attitude towards Prime Minister Wen was naturally taken into account. Prime Minister Wen has always been pragmatic, so such a waste of money and people will definitely not be accepted immediately.
"Wen Xiang, but if this measure will not waste people's money, it will even generate income for Dayan in a few years... Uh!" This is Ming Yu's rhetoric, and Xie Yixiu can't help but say it because of Ming Yu's influence. No, Qing coughed and explained: "That means it can fill the national treasury."
"How can you fill the national treasury without wasting money?" Prime Minister Wen seemed not to understand what Xie Yixiu meant, so he repeated it.
Xie Yixiu nodded, "That's right, the garrison will not take a penny from the imperial court for the construction of the city. I wonder if Prime Minister Wen is willing to stand on the side of King Duan to support the preparation of the Xiqi Corridor?"
Prime Minister Wen couldn't believe his ears, "What? You don't need to withdraw money from the imperial treasury? So where does the silver needed for the garrison to build the city come from? This is not a small amount."
This is just a joke, okay? To be able to say such a thing, unless one's own wealth surpasses that of an enemy, the entire Great Yan Dynasty probably would not be able to find such a person.
And just relying on Duan Wang, how dare he say such a thing. Thinking back to when King Duan left Beijing, although the emperor made up for it from his own private treasury, compared to the former emperor when he was entrusted with the king, his family was still poor.
Even if Ming Yu formed a caravan, went to the Western Regions for trade, and made a lot of money by cooperating with the prince, but such a small amount of property is just a drop in the bucket for building a city and feeding an army.
I heard that Duan Wang's dementia has been healed, but now that I think about it, I'm afraid I can't talk about hysteria, right? What is it if it is not a fool who said such a thing
Prime Minister Wen looked Xie Yixiu up and down, but he couldn't make up his mind. After all, Xie Yixiu wouldn't follow Duan Wang to make a fool of himself, right
Regarding Prime Minister Wen's scrutiny, Xie Yixiu didn't think it was disobedient, "Prince Duan will find a way to solve the silver for the construction of the Xiqi Corridor. Prime Minister Wen doesn't have to worry about this."
Prime Minister Wen's heart turned like lightning, he had already thought of countless possibilities, but he didn't think about where Prince Duan would raise money from. "So, His Highness Duan already has a solution?" Seeing that Xie Yixiu avoided the words and did not answer, he reached out to pick up the teacup and took two sips of tea.
Prime Minister Wen didn't want to ask further questions, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "If this is the case, then the old minister will follow Duan Wang's wishes. It's okay to say a few words above the court."
The corners of Xie Yixiu's lips raised slightly, this was exactly the purpose of his coming here. "Thank you, Wenxiang!"
Prime Minister Wen stroked his long beard under his chin, "Don't be in a hurry to thank the old man, the old man is not the only one who has the final say in the court, and it depends on His Majesty's will whether the matter will be successful or not."
Of course Xie Yixiu understood this point, he knew Ming Yu was bound to win, and he would try his best to persuade the emperor if he thought about it. In fact, he didn't know the bottom line in his heart, Ming Yu just told him that he would have a solution for money matters, and he didn't disclose the specific solution, so he could only take a step at a time.
At the family banquet in the palace, Yan Yan was talking and laughing on the surface, but behind the scenes, swords and swords were coming and going. But Ming Yu didn't seem to notice it, and pretended to be stupid and dragged the prince to solve the verbal swords that fell on him several times. After that, the others felt that they couldn't deal with Ming Yu, so they consciously shifted their targets. So the crown prince became a shield, but fortunately, sitting in this position, the crown prince was used to storms since he was a child, so he didn't care about this little bit at all.
Only then did Ming Yu eat without any scruples, and was very satisfied with what he ate. It's also quite beautiful to enjoy a palace fighting drama after drinking and eating. As long as the fire doesn't burn him, he will be in the mood to watch the drama.
When the dinner came to an end, the emperor left and then slowly left. Ming Yu glanced at the Anping Eldest Princess in the distance, rolled her eyes, and asked someone to bring a word to the Eldest Princess.
The identity of His Highness the Crown Prince is unmatched here. When the Emperor left, His Highness the Crown Prince quietly pulled Ming Yu and said a few words to him, and then left.
Now the atmosphere in the palace became relaxed and lively, several princes and princesses wanted to get close to Ming Yu, Ming Yu dealt with it with a stiff face for a few times, then took advantage of the opportunity to escape.
The purpose of wanting to seduce someone who is close to him is not so simple. The main reason is that he heard that Ming Yu brought back a lot of goods from the Western Regions this time, so he wanted to see if he could get some benefits.
Slipping out of the hall, Ming Yu let out a long breath, fortunately he left early, if he was still wearing a mask in the palace all day long, the intrigue would drive people crazy.
He looked around as he walked, but he didn't see what he wanted to see.