From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 189

When Xiaoying put on the military uniform, her cute and tender face, white skin and bright eyes really gave people a brand new feeling.

She turned around in place and tilted her head and said, "Brother, how is it!"

Quirky! Full of energy!

Zhou Yuan couldn't help pinching her face and said, "Xiaoying looks good in anything! Let's go to the banquet with brother!"

Xiaoying smiled and pulled Zhou Yuan's hand. She seemed very happy and said with a smile, "Then I can eat more later!"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "We are going to see a big official later. You can eat your food, but you are not allowed to wolf it down and be impolite."

Xiaoying wrinkled her nose and pouted, "No way! Xiaoying is the best!"

Zhou Yuan agreed with her at this moment, and took her to Tianxiang Tower with a big laugh.

At 3:30 in the afternoon, they arrived at Room 3 of the Jiazi.

The two people standing at the door saw Zhou Yuan and immediately bowed and said, "Master Zhou, please come in. The guards will not go in."

Xiaoying immediately glared, looking like a little tiger about to get angry.

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said, "Okay, this is my sister, it's okay."

He took Xiaoying's hand and walked in. As expected, he saw Liu Jing, who was dressed in casual clothes, sitting upright, ordering a large table of dishes and preparing two pots of good wine.

Zhou Yuan saluted and said, "I am your subordinate Zhou Yuan, and I would like to see the Shangshu Master."

"Hurry up and sit down!"

Liu Jing hurriedly smiled and said, "I am going out in casual clothes. Today is a day off. There is no need for so many etiquette."

After speaking, he was surprised to find that the soldier next to Zhou Yuan sat on the table, picked up a piece of dessert and stuffed it into his mouth.

Hey, Xiaoying...

Where are the etiquettes we agreed on!

Zhou Yuan smiled awkwardly and said, "This is my sister. She has been used to poverty since she was a child. When she sees delicious food, she is inevitably a little..."

"No problem."

Liu Jing waved his hand and smiled, "I also came from a humble background. When I was young, I could eat more than her. Sit down and talk."

"Yes."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry about this little girl. If Lord Liu has any instructions, please tell me directly. I will do my best."

Liu Jing glanced at him and said lightly, "Zhou Yuan, I am not a pedantic person. I also climbed up step by step, so I don't like those high-sounding polite words."

"I came to you because I want to tell you in detail about the rectification of Shenjing. To be more specific, it's about 4.5 million taels of silver. . "

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Three million taels, which can bring three million taels of silver to the Ministry of Revenue every year."

Liu Jing frowned and said, "The nine major gangs want to collect 1.5 million taels? This is too greedy."

Zhou Yuan said, "The nine major gangs, I promised one million taels, which is a relatively large amount, but it is a helpless choice. The job of shoveling manure is too hard, and no one is willing to do it if the money is too little."

Liu Jing said, "I understand this, but there are still 500,000 taels."

Zhou Yuan thought about it, and then smiled and said, "If you want this to continue for a long time and not be deliberately troubled by others, you have to make some arrangements, otherwise we can't keep the 3 million."

After this, Liu Jing fell into silence.

He is an old minister, and he knows what the 3 million means. He also knows that if he doesn't make arrangements, I'm afraid that someone will make a fuss about these things in two years at most.

500,000 taels must be spent.

"Okay!"

Liu Jing sighed and said, "To be honest, I was surprised that you could give me three million taels."

Zhou Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "There are still many things to deal with. For example, Lord Wu asked for one million taels. The other four commanders of the military department are also looking for me. They asked for 100,000 taels. Alas, there are too many people and too little porridge. It's difficult to handle."

Liu Jing snorted coldly and said in a serious tone, "People are greedy and will lose their heads if they are too greedy."

He looked at Zhou Yuan and said, "How are you going to deal with Wu Qingrong? He is an old fox and not so easy to deal with."

Zhou Yuan said, "Giving him 200,000 taels is the best."

Liu Jing said, "He may not be satisfied with 200,000 taels. " "You have to be satisfied even if you are not satisfied!" Zhou Yuan said solemnly: "There is no more money to give him. I will find someone to put pressure on him when the time comes." Liu Jing exclaimed in surprise and said slowly: "Zhou Yuan, Wu Qingrong is a giant of the Chu Party, and Xu Shigong is above him. Who can you find to put pressure on him?" Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Who are the officials afraid of?" Liu Jing frowned and said: "You don't mean, the royal family?" "Yes, it is the royal family." Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "The Chen royal family has been holding back a lot of anger for these years. Who dares to provoke them? Even Prime Minister Yang has to avoid their edge, let alone the little Minister of War." Liu Jing thought for a moment, and then suddenly woke up and said anxiously: "The general manager of the Wucheng Military Department is the current prince consort, and Princess Qinshui is famous.In addition, he also holds the real power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and is notorious for being difficult to mess with. "

"If Princess Qinshui makes trouble at Wu Qingrong's house, Wu Qingrong will definitely retreat."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "That's right. I plan to visit the prince consort, please him, and give him 100,000 taels of silver."

Liu Jing couldn't help laughing and said with emotion, "Lord Zhou is indeed a young talent. I thought these things would be difficult for you to handle, so I met with you and gave you some ideas, but I didn't expect that you had already made up your mind and took everything into account."

"In this case, I am no longer worried. I just need to wait for your three million taels of silver."

Zhou Yuan said, "Lord Liu, I can only guarantee what I can do, but what else can't I do? You have to guard these three million taels in person."

Liu Jing snorted heavily and said, "I want to see who dares to plot against the national treasury when the court is so difficult! "

"Now the world is in danger, and the country is in danger. Although the rebellion in Liangjiang has been quelled, the Central Plains bandit Zhang Bailong has already proclaimed himself emperor, the southern chieftains are expanding step by step, Guizhou and Sichuan are both under attack, the nine borders are in danger, the Eastern Tartars and the Northern Mongols are eyeing them covetously. If we are not careful, our Great Jin will be destroyed."

"The world is in a state of great power. Who dares not to take the overall situation seriously? In the end, there is only one way to go. "

At this point, Liu Jing sighed: "Zhou Yuan, you are so young, but you can make great achievements in the situation in Liangjiang, and you can thrive in the capital. Now that Jian is in the heart of the emperor, you should take the world as the most important thing."

"Don't learn from those petty profit-seeking people who only see party disputes but not the country."

"Don't they know that when the nest is destroyed, how can the eggs be intact!"

Zhou Yuan was also quite touched, and couldn't help but clasped his fists and said: "Lord Liu is an unparalleled national scholar, and Zhou admires him. ”

Liu Jing said: "I don't dare to be a national hero, but I am just doing my duty. I don't do anything wrong, and I am worthy of my years of studying and learning, and I have been exposed to the teachings of sages. "

Zhou Yuan picked up the wine glass and said in a deep voice: "A toast to you, sir, for the world!"

"Drink!"

Liu Jing drank it in one gulp, picked up the chopsticks, but suddenly froze.

He looked up and asked in confusion: "Where are the dishes?"

Zhou Yuan looked at the empty plates on the table in horror, and quickly took the plate from Xiaoying's hand, and said anxiously: "Why are you still carrying plates! Don't you know to leave some for us!"

"Burp!"

Xiaoying burped and said innocently: "It's delicious!"

Liu Jing took a deep breath and said: "Let me correct you. When I was young, I really didn't eat so much."

Zhou Yuan smiled awkwardly and said quickly: "I'll treat you, I'll treat you, waiter, serve the dishes quickly! ”

It’s so embarrassing! This little girl, she knows nothing about etiquette.

She’s not obedient at all!