Chapter 426 A Nemesis is a Nemesis
"Lord Tang, look at you these days, so energetic and radiant!"
"Yes, yes, Lord Tang, is there some good news?"
After the court session, the ministers, led by Songgotu and Mingzhu, filed out and surrounded Tang Bin, the Minister of Works, offering their congratulations with words full of probing.
Tang Bin remained unmoved, calmly cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "You flatter me. I am merely serving the Emperor and the Qing Dynasty with utmost loyalty. I dare not slacken my efforts at any moment. There is no cause for celebration."
Yu Guozhu, the Minister of Revenue who had always been on good terms with him, stepped forward and asked in a friendly manner, "Brother Tang is too modest. Today, His Majesty issued an edict to commend the Ministry of Works. This is all thanks to Brother Tang. I'm sure His Majesty thinks highly of you."
While exchanging polite words, Yu Guozhu winked at him gently, "Good brother, let's just say that to appease the others. We'll talk in detail in private."
Tang Bin smiled apologetically. "A scholar will die for one who understands him," he said. "The Emperor values me so highly, I cannot let him down. So, I apologize, Brother Yu, I'll just have to make do with this."
"This is all thanks to the concerted efforts of everyone in the Ministry of Works. His Majesty is wise and has rewarded us for our diligence. How could I, Tang, dare to take credit for this? It is only the duty of a subject to share the burdens of the emperor. How could I dare to ask the emperor to look at me differently?"
Seeing that he wouldn't budge, Suo'etu snorted coldly and said with a barbed tone, "What you're saying, Lord Tang, is quite something. If you didn't have some extraordinary qualities, how could the Emperor have noticed the Ministry of Works and you, sir?"
Everyone else is scrambling, but you're the only one who got the result. Who can accept that?
Tang Bin remained calm and composed, saying, "Lord Suo is too kind. I am only concerned with the court and all I do is my duty. I dare not overstep my bounds in the slightest. As long as I can help the Emperor and contribute to the Qing Dynasty, that would be my blessing. I ask for nothing more."
The group exchanged glances, realizing they couldn't get anything out of Tang Bin, and could only laugh awkwardly as they watched him leave.
Tang Bin left, and the crowd naturally dispersed. Only Suo'etu and Mingzhu remained, staring at each other with mutual displeasure.
"Isn't Lord Mingzhu in a hurry? I've heard that you have a grudge against Tang Bin."
Nalan Mingzhu glanced at him lightly, not frightened at all: "Lord Suo is overthinking it. You said yourself that you heard it. Rumors should not be believed. If Lord Suo is like this, it is no wonder that Lord Tang is more favored by the Emperor."
Soetu glared at him, "You speak as if you, Mingzhu, know the Emperor's thoughts."
Nobody understands why they're mocking him.
Mingzhu smiled frankly: "I don't know, but there are outstanding juniors in the clan. Is Lord Suo doing a good job as the head of the family?"
"you……"
"By the way, why hasn't Lord Su visited the Crown Prince at Yuqing Palace lately? Is it because you don't want to?"
"Nalan Mingzhu!"
Soetu was furious; this guy was like a needle stabbing into his heart. He didn't understand how a mysterious department had suddenly appeared, and how he was being ostracized.
Although Mingzhu and Tong Guowei didn't know either, could his status be the same as theirs?
He is the Crown Prince's maternal uncle, and a powerful backer of the Crown Prince!
But when he suddenly realized that the Emperor and the Crown Prince had abandoned him as their support, Suo'etu couldn't help but panic. However, in front of Mingzhu, he still managed to maintain his composure and not show any weakness.
Mingzhu, who was still performing steadily, was too lazy to argue with Suo'etu. Without the Crown Prince's special regard, how could Suo'etu, such an arrogant and conceited fellow, compare to him?
The thought that the Crown Prince might be better off without Suo'etu made Mingzhu unhappy. Between the Crown Prince and Suo'etu, Suo'etu was a brainless burden, while between him and the First Prince, the First Prince was the...brainless leader.
It's easy to get rid of a burden, but it's hard to change the person in charge.
Unfortunately, he is now too tightly bound to the First Prince. Exhausted, Mingzhu walked out of the palace gate and met Tong Guowei, who had not yet left and greeted him. He couldn't help but be sarcastic.
"Lord Tong, why haven't you left yet? Are you waiting for Longkodo or Fahai? Lord Tong is truly admirable. You've nurtured your nephew so carefully, and the Emperor took a liking to him immediately. By the way, I heard that Longkodo was punished by the Emperor. Lord Tong, you shouldn't neglect your son while taking care of your nephew."
Tong Guowei: "..." What did I do to offend you?
There was a reason why Mingzhu and Suo'etu were ranked as the most disliked people in his mind. At this moment, Mingzhu defeated Suo'etu and became the most disliked.
Watching Mingzhu drive away, Tong Guowei cursed his bad luck. However, Mingzhu was right about one thing: he was indeed waiting for Fahai.
Unable to obtain information from the Emperor, he could only try to get information from Fahai. He knew the Emperor had ordered him to keep it a secret, but he didn't need to know everything; he just wanted to find out if it would benefit the Tong family.
Tong Guowei became even more nervous when Longkodo was suddenly demoted and reprimanded by the emperor, and the chaos in his home reached the emperor's ears.
But before Fahai could arrive, he was met by an enraged Songgotu.
Thinking of the pearl he had just seen, Tong Guowei was not keen on greeting Suo'etu.
But Suo'etu paused, walked to Tong Guowei's side, and said sarcastically, "Greetings, Lord Tong. The younger generation in the clan has risen to prominence, and things are different now. They can no longer see me."
"..." Tong Guowei closed his eyes helplessly. So there was a reason why he hated Mingzhu and Suo'etu.
"Not at all, Lord Suo is too kind. I was just distracted and didn't see you."
Soetu snorted, recalling Mingzhu's provocative words, and looked at Tong Guowei, unable to resist saying, "What? Is Lord Tong waiting for Fahai? Tang Bin has already received the Emperor's commendation, and Lord Tong is still hoping to understand the Emperor's heart from a junior?"
Tong Guowei looked at him with a forced smile: "Lord Suo, did the Crown Prince not convey the Emperor's will to you?"
"The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince, but how can he compare to the Emperor, right, Uncle Tong? Oh, the Emperor didn't tell you either, he must be considerate of your advanced age."
Even at the cost of eight hundred lives, he was determined to kill a thousand enemies; Soetu continued to spew poison.
Tong Guowei took a deep breath and announced, "Alright, alright, alright, Suo'etu has overtaken Mingzhu and is now tied for first place!"
...
After confessing to Kangxi, the eight people's points no longer belonged purely to them.
The invitation letters from Zhang Tingyu and his two companions, costing 30 points, were initially redeemed as a test. After successfully adding three more players, they didn't completely convert all the points into invitation letters.
In reality, the number of invitations obtained afterward was limited. Half of the points were reserved for everyone to save their lives, and the rest were used to improve the actual situation in the Qing Dynasty.
For example, after testing and confirming that the cement was effective, Yinzhi exchanged for a copy of an optimized grain variety and planting guide after careful consideration.
In order to carry out the work more effectively, the Ministry of Works became increasingly involved. Therefore, after discussion, Tang Bin, the Minister of Works, became the first among the six high-ranking officials to know the truth.
Another reason for choosing him was that Tang Bin was a pure royalist, upright, honest and incorruptible, a truly incorruptible and capable official.
Another reason was that Yinreng and others knew that Tang Bin had originally died on October 11th of this year while serving as Minister of Works. Choosing him was also a way to test the Body Strengthening Pills worth 100 points in the shop.
Everyone is afraid of death, even Emperor Kangxi, who was in his prime. Although he did not know that Tang Bin would die soon, he could see that the sixty-one-year-old Tang Bin was haggard and sickly.
Therefore, Emperor Kangxi did not refuse Yinreng's suggestion to have Tang Bin test the efficacy of the health-enhancing pill. How much of this was out of reluctance to part with this capable minister, and how much was out of personal motives, is a matter of opinion.
Of course, having been reborn, those who knew him well didn't really care. After all, they hadn't come into this world for the throne.
If Emperor Kangxi wanted to live to old age, then so be it.
The only thing they didn't say, and a tiny bit of their own selfish motive, was that they wanted to see how ministers like Suo'etu, Mingzhu, and Tong Guowei fared.
After all, they built the stage by accident, so they probably wouldn't mind if we added fuel to the fire.
[Call Me Big Brother: Shall we make a bet? I think Suo'etu will target Tang Bin, Mingzhu will try to win Tang Bin over, and Tong Guowei will be a fence-sitter.]
[The stutterer ate your rice: A sharp and targeted comment]
[Whatever: At least Suo'etu had brains]
[Four is four: An opponent is always an opponent. Even with Tang Bin, the three of them will only argue more fiercely.]
[Call me Big Brother: Don't believe me? Want to bet?]
[Mongolians don't speak Chinese: Please place your bets and wait for the odds to open.]
[Let's start refusing medicinal cuisine: waiting for it to open o(*^@^*)o]
[Eating meat: Wait]
【666: +1】
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Kangxi squinted at his busy sons in front of him. Here they come again, the noise is back. These brats must be up to something behind his back!
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