King Ning raised his wine glass and said with a sad expression, "Then I can only wish my brother a good journey and join a wealthy family in his next life, not a royal family."
After finishing speaking, he drank a glass of wine and lit the bottom of the glass.
King Yan: Hehe
"You are expecting me to die."
King Ning clicked his tongue twice, "I originally wanted to exchange my sincerity for my sincerity, but I got a lot of suspicion. Brother, you have too much prejudice against your brother. You were deceived by King Zhao. Why don't you wake up now? .Could it be that he poured some ecstasy soup on you to make you fascinated by him?"
"Don't talk nonsense. King Zhao is dead, why do you slander a dead man." King Yan was very contemptuous.
King Ning waved his hand, "Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about King Zhao. Everyone is dead, so I will save some virtue."
He stared at King Yan and pondered for a while, "You think life is boring, and I won't force it. But your wife, children, and Shu Jieyu, have you asked them what they mean? What if they think life is interesting? , haven’t you harmed them now?”
King Yan smiled coldly, "Speak directly if you have something to say."
King Ning said: "If you insist on not turning back, I can only ask for an order to drive your wife and children out of the capital and move them to remote and cold low-level counties. Three generations will not be able to serve as officials, and you will not be allowed to leave the place without an order. What do you think?" ?”
King Yan squeezed the wine glass tightly with his hands, with hatred in his eyes.
King Ning was not afraid at all, holding a wine glass to drink carefully.
He knew that King Yan could accept his wife and children to be buried with him and go to hell with him, but he could not accept his wife and children to live on earth.
How tiring it is to live!
What a shame!
Let others bully, even without basic human dignity.
King Yan is such a face-saving person, how can he bear his wife and children to be treated like this.
It has to be said that King Ning is also ruthless, he specially hits people seven inches high, and his strikes are extremely heavy.
King Yan wanted his wife and children to die with him, but King Ning disagreed.
King Ning made it clear that if you don't let this king gain his reputation, this king will not let you have a good time.
King Yan smiled coldly, the fierceness in his eyes receded, replaced by a helpless sigh.
"What do you want?"
King Ning laughed, "Oh, brother, brother, I'm planning for you wholeheartedly, and I will never let you suffer at all.
However, you may not be able to keep your title of Prince. But I can win you the title of General Fuguo and allow your family to continue living in the capital.
Even Shu Jieyu, I can guarantee that she will be released from the cold palace, and you will take her back to take care of her. The Shaofu will send her salary to Empress Jieyu every month. "
King Yan chuckled, "You are just a supervisor of the country now, what right do you have to meddle in the affairs of the harem?"
King Ning put down his wine glass and looked at King Yan with a half-smile, "Do you know what the biggest difference between me and you is? It's not that this king has thicker skin than you, but that this king is better at listening to their opinions than you. Not headstrong.
You are right, the old man is still alive, and this king really cannot interfere in the affairs of the harem. But the king didn't say that he would personally intervene in this matter.
There are so many people in the palace, if you contact one or two people, and present your feelings in front of the father, the king doesn't even need to come forward to complete the matter.
Do you really think it is difficult to release Shu Jieyu from the cold palace? It seems difficult to you, but in my opinion, it is just a matter of one or two people. "
King Yan was very angry, "You just relied on such opportunistic tricks to win against King Zhao?"
"Wrong! This king's destiny has already been decided, and this king is the one who is destined to be the right one. The reason you had a lot of fun back then was to set off this king's brilliance and martial arts."
King Yan: "..."
This king has never seen such a brazen person.
What's more terrible is that this person has been established as the heir apparent, and he will soon ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.
King Yan gritted his teeth and said, "King Zhao's defeat is too resentful."
It is a great misfortune that Zhao Wang would lose to such a brazen person!
It can only be said that God did not open his eyes and let King Ning take advantage of it.
A jug of wine is half over.
The two ate food and wine and drank wine. Thinking back, the brothers hadn't sat face to face like this for a long time, drinking and talking.
King Ning hiccupped, "Have you thought about it? Before the imperial father makes an order, there is still a chance to operate. If you continue to delay, wait until the imperial father orders you to die, then you will be exhausted .”
King Yan smiled sarcastically, "When you gain enough reputation, you will order me to die."
King Ning looked at King Yan with disgust, "Why should I give you to death? You really underestimate me. I want to keep you and let you see how the Great Zhou Dynasty can reappear in my hands. I If you want to admit it, I am the most suitable person to sit in that position.
Prince Renxuan is blindly benevolent, without the majesty that a superior should have, and it is difficult to balance the forces of all parties in the court. Zhao Wang is too cruel and extravagant. If he is in power, the people will be full of resentment and there will be no peace. Only when this king ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, can he reproduce the prosperous scene of the Taizong Dynasty. "
King Yan heheed twice, "You are not humble at all."
King Ning smiled, "You lose because you are too modest. Okay, since you have figured it out, this king will go back and ask for an order for you."
King Yan frowned, "I didn't promise you."
King Ning had already stood up, and he waved his hand, "It doesn't matter if you agree or not. You always say things differently, I know. You don't have to say it, I will do it for you and save your life. You just wait for the table to thank me. Bar."
King Ning talked to himself and left.
King Yan looked at the remaining table of wine and food, very depressed.
He simply lifted the jug and drank the rest of the wine.
Drunk, King Ning left the small courtyard where King Yan was imprisoned, and went to the concubine Sun.
He stood at the gate of the courtyard and yelled inside, "Hey, you killed my prince brother, why don't you ask yourself to die and apologize."
Concubine Sun knew that King Ning had come to Zongzheng Temple for a long time, but she didn't expect that he would come to see her.
Concubine Sun came out of the room, "My lord, don't talk nonsense."
King Ning sneered, and pointed at Mrs. Sun, "You poisonous woman, you dare to speak hard when you are about to die. Didn't you kill my prince brother? You are a woman who is greedy for power and can even kill her own men. The poison is really chilling."
"Your Majesty never convicted me, what qualifications do you have to convict me?" Dowager Sun asked sharply.
King Ning leaned against the door frame of the courtyard, folded his arms, "Don't think that no one in this world knows what you and Fang Shaojian are planning. Once you do it, it will leave traces."
Concubine Sun frowned, "If the prince finds me guilty, then please order me to die, I have nothing to say."
King Ning laughed, "My lord, the order to kill you will come down soon. You wait for this lord, and I will use your head to comfort the prince's brother in heaven."
After saying this, King Ning left.
Concubine Sun fell backward in anger.
King Yan, who was in the courtyard next door, looked thoughtful when he heard King Ning yelling loudly.
Recalling Prince Renxuan, the death was really too ingenious.
If it is really a human calculation, everything makes sense. It's just that she didn't expect that the concubine Sun has such a cunning mind that she even dared to plot the prince's life.
It is really the most poisonous woman's heart.
King Ning left the Zongzheng Temple and got into the carriage. He didn't look as drunk as before, he was more sober than anyone else. The eyes were shining brightly, with an unidentified light shining.
"Enter the palace!"
He gave an order, and the coachman drove the carriage to the palace.
As soon as King Ning entered the palace, someone sent him a message.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is meeting with the Secretary of the Household Department to discuss the establishment of a county outside the South City Gate."
When King Ning heard this, he was furious, "Old man, dare to snatch food from this king, are you tired of work?"
King Ning has long regarded the establishment of a county outside the South City Gate as his own merit, how could he let the household department pick peaches halfway.
The project outside the South City Gate is the property of his eldest daughter-in-law. This credit is in his pocket. What is the meaning of Hubu running out halfway
King Ning didn't care about other things, and hurried to Xingqing Palace to take back his achievements from the Minister of the Household Department.
These courtiers, one and two are very dark-hearted.
He finally had a chance to make meritorious deeds, and the household department ran out to cut off the beard. He was too careless.
"My lord, you are a rare visitor today, why do you have time to visit the father?"
Before the people of King Ning arrived, the voice arrived first.
Hubu Shangshu felt a headache when he heard it.
He hurriedly got up, and when King Ning came in, he bowed and saluted.
"Exempt from etiquette. Your Excellency is loyal to the monarch and the country, so you don't need to pay attention to so many vulgar etiquette. Father, are you feeling better today?"
The emperor hummed, "I heard that you went to Zongzheng Temple?"
King Ning nodded again and again, "My son scolded King Yan severely. He has deeply realized his mistake and cried out to kowtow to his father to apologize. My son has prepared the four treasures of the study, and he is currently writing an apology book .”
The left corner of the emperor's mouth twitched a few times, "I'm not as good as you in opening your eyes and telling nonsense."
King Ning yelled, "Royal Father, you have wronged your son. How can your son open his eyes and talk nonsense? Everything he said is true. If you don't believe me, call King Yan and ask him if he has already realized the truth about himself. mistake."
The Son of Heaven is too lazy to argue with King Ning, and King Ning always has the ability to make a serious matter dumbfounded.
The emperor asked with a straight face, "What are you doing here? I don't need your service here."
King Ning laughed, "My son came here because of the matter of setting up a county outside the South City Gate. My son will do his part in this matter, Lord Shangshu, are you right?"
Hubu Shangshu was heartbroken, seeing the merits of his hand, King Ning ran out to cut off the Hu, what's the matter.
King Ning gritted his teeth at the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, "Gu Jiu is the king's daughter-in-law, who is more qualified to handle this matter, who else but this king? Lord Shang Shu has not said what this king has said."
The Minister of the Ministry of Accounting said solemnly: "There are counties outside the South City Gate, which involve population, land, commercial tax, corvee, oral tax, land tax, etc., all of which are the responsibility of the Ministry of Accounting. The lower officials think that no one is more suitable than the Ministry of Accounting Take on this responsibility."
King Ning had already prepared, "Then, Lord Shangshu, do you have a population register outside the South City Gate? Do you have a business register? Do you have a land yellow register? You don't have one, but this king does.
My daughter-in-law is very capable, and she made preparations early on, registering everything from population to fields and even taxation. Just wait for the court to set up a county, and then you can get real data from her. "
The Minister of the Household Department lowered his eyes, seemingly kind, but he refused to budge, "As early as when registering the household registration of those refugees, the whole Household Department has already conducted an inventory outside the South City Gate. You only need to compare it with Mrs. Zhao's roster. , we will know the exact situation.”
"Master Shang Shu insists on taking this job from this king?"
"This is the responsibility of the Ministry of Household Affairs. How can it be done to others. As the crown prince, the prince should have a high-level plan instead of wasting time on these trivial matters."
"The king is happy!"
Hubu Shangshu coughed lightly, "Since the prince refuses to let go, why not ask His Majesty to make a decision."
"Father, you must be the master for your son. Lord Shangshu is old because of his seniority, and wants to take credit from his son."
Hubu Shangshu blew his beard and stared, with a ghostly expression on his face.
King Ning, you are the crown prince!
Can you have some face
A lot of age, but also like children to sue.
It's fine to file a complaint, and file a complaint in front of the parties involved.
What about face
Really don't want it
Hubu Shangshu suddenly felt very tired.
I don't know if it's luck or misfortune to have such a shameless prince.
The emperor also felt ashamed. King Ning did not have the stability of a prince, he was like a rascal.
The Son of Heaven said with a straight face, "For the establishment of a county outside the South City Gate, King Ning cooperated with the Ministry of Households. The Ministry of Households is responsible for commercial taxation, and strives to collect a sum of money before the Chinese New Year. King Ning is responsible for the population and acres of land. That's it. It's decided. In addition, ask Gu Jiu to cooperate with all his strength, and don't be obedient and obedient."
The Son of Heaven is a man who loves money.
Before King Ning came, the Secretary of the Household Department had been fooling the emperor, saying that the market outside the Nancheng Gate was so popular and how much tax was missed.
The emperor was angry and anxious.
It's unreasonable to almost miss the white money.
At that time, the emperor promised to set up a county as soon as possible, and justifiably collected business taxes, so don't miss a single wool.
King Ning refused to leave after accepting the errand, and the Minister of the Household Department saw this, so he simply stayed and refused to leave. He wants to see what other tricks King Ning has.
"Father, setting up a county is simple, who should be selected as the first county magistrate?"
The Minister of the Household Department immediately said: "There are many capable officials under the Household Department. If you send one person at will, you can be qualified for the post of county magistrate."
The corner of King Ning's mouth twitched, and he came to grab the post of county magistrate again, is he shameless
He hooked his hands at the Minister of the Household Department. Seeing that the Hubu Shangshu refused to come over, King Ning went over by himself, holding the Hubu Shangshu's shoulders, looking like a good brother.
"Master Shangshu, if you want to continue to earn income after setting up a county outside the South City Gate, you have to rely on my wife. If the first county magistrate doesn't suit her, she will be enough to cause you any trouble." Headache."
Hubu Shangshu looked at King Ning, "What does your lord want to say?"
King Ning laughed, "The first county magistrate has already been selected. My lord, don't argue."
Hubu Shangshu frowned, "Your Majesty hasn't issued a decree yet, so who can choose?"
King Ning let him go, "Father, my son thinks that the first county magistrate should consider the progress of the project outside the South City Gate. It is better to choose someone who is capable and friendly. My son has a good candidate here, please Royal father, take a look."
The Son of Heaven knew what kind of medicine was sold in King Ning's gourd, and asked, "But Gu's Gu Yu?"
"Hey! Father also knows about this person?"
snort!
Gu Jiu is good at making money, selling her clan brother everywhere.
Hubu Shangshu heard that, hey, this name is quite familiar. Isn't it the young man next to Mr. Gu.
Hey!
It turned out that Gu Jiu had already decided on the candidate.
After thinking about the various tax revenues outside the South City Gate, the Minister of the Household Department decided to sell Gu Jiu's face.
"Your Majesty, I believe that Gu Yu is very suitable to be the magistrate of the newly established county outside the Nancheng Gate."
"Oh?"
The emperor smiled, "How much benefit did Gu Jiu give you?"
"Father really knows how to joke."
"Your Majesty was joking."
The two almost unanimously denied it.
The emperor snorted coldly, "We're all counting on making money outside the South City Gate."
King Ning laughed and said: "My son heard that the father invested 300,000 taels to Gu Jiu, and that Gu Jiu makes money by making money for the father."
"Ask Gu Jiu to hand over a ledger. I want to see what she has done with so much money this year."
"Okay! My son promised this for her, and told her not to be fooled."
The emperor is satisfied with this.
The idea was settled, and so was the county magistrate.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Households was quick to complete the formalities in two days. A county was established outside the south gate of the city, and it was named Xinmin County.
The county office has not been repaired yet, so it is temporarily borrowing a house to work. The tax officer of the household department immediately took the official document and settled in Xinmin County to start collecting taxes.
While Hubu Shangshu was arguing with King Ning, he was also fighting wits and courage with Gu Jiu.
Gu Yu, magistrate of Xinmin County, was forgotten.
Gu Yu was very depressed during this time.
Mr. Gu kept his filial piety, and he was dismissed from his job, thinking about finding a way to spend some time after the new year.
Unexpectedly, after the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the official department issued a notice telling him to report to the official department another day.
With a dazed expression on his face, he came to the official department anxiously.
When he got the letter of appointment as the county magistrate of Xinmin County, he realized that he was going to be the county magistrate after leaving the Ministry of Officials!
Wait, Xinmin County
Could this be the opportunity that sister Xiaojiu mentioned at the beginning
Gu Yu made a decisive decision and went to Prince Ning's Mansion to see Gu Jiu.
As a result, Gu Jiu wasn't here, and he was in the household department, arguing with the household secretary.
Gu Yu ran to the household department again.
He was familiar with the household department, entered the yamen, walked to the innermost signing room, and heard the sound of Gu Jiu slapping the table.
"If Madam Ben says no, then no!"