"What do you mean?" Mei Li, the direct attendant, asked curiously... He couldn't help but be curious, because his uncle said the same thing last night. Although he had some guesses about this, he was eager for someone to confirm it.
"Nothing else." Hu Quan's expression became more serious. "The position of the prime minister is important. Any addition or deletion will cause changes in the court structure. The emperor's mind is still on the Northern Expedition. Before the Northern Expedition, the court structure will not be shaken."
Mei Li nodded immediately, this was what he thought.
"That's right." Someone nearby laughed again. "Let's not talk about anything else. If the number of prime ministers is really increased, will Prime Minister Lu Yihao and Prime Minister Yuwen Xuzhong come back? If they don't come back, will they feel wronged? But if they come back, like Prime Minister Yuwen, we are not afraid that he will get involved with Prime Minister Zhang because of his in-laws. We are only afraid that he will try to smooth things over all day, and then Prime Minister Zhao will be softened. What will we do then? And if Prime Minister Lu enters the court, the other prime ministers will be fine, but will Prime Minister Zhang still have a way out?"
Everyone laughed again.
The personalities of Lu Yihao and Yuwen Xuzhong are really interesting, and it is also interesting that the emperor uses these two people to go to the northwest and southeast respectively.
Of course, this person also wanted to take the opportunity to tease Lord Zhao and Lord Zhang. Although everyone was on the boat, it was not appropriate to laugh too much.
Therefore, everyone soon returned to normal, and put the matter aside in the distant tone of "The Legend of White Snake", and then continued to talk about other information while eating some spring vegetables.
And this kind of chat naturally covers everything.
"Minister Lu struggled for a long time and finally stayed, but Wu Min also went to Jingxi East Road."
"In fact, both Shuimu and Shuimu factions are relatively concerned about the overall situation. Only Minister Lu is the most aggressive. It is not for Prime Minister Zhao to want to drive him away before."
"That's right. In my opinion...if...I mean if there was really a party dispute between the two parties, and the two gentlemen Zhao and Zhang really turned against each other, it must have been caused by this person."
"The emperor is sitting in the highest position, how could there really be a factional struggle? Zhang Deyuan prides himself on being the emperor's most trusted confidant, and Prime Minister Zhao is a true loyal minister and gentleman. Although he disagreed with the emperor's words, he still gave up Taoism and changed his original school of thought."
"Let's stop talking about this kind of thing..."
"Speaking of which, since the last two million strings of cash, has the Ministry of Revenue said anything about the construction of the finances?"
"Of course there is... According to this calculation, I'm afraid that the 30 million hole will be filled before the end of next year, and after the autumn harvest, the overall situation will be stable."
"It's a pity that Chao Gongwu hasn't been here recently, otherwise I would have been able to laugh at him in person."
"Don't mention him."
"But it's not just about money... The Ministry of Industry said that even if we have money, we need to exchange it for weapons and food to fight the war. At present, although we have a piece of cloth and a bucket of rice trade with South Vietnam, we can directly send rice to Jingdong, but what about weapons? There is no rush."
"The country is so big, is there still a shortage of craftsmen?"
“How can we not lack?”
"Besides, the matter is not as simple as a military device. There are also military supply warehouses along the river, food supply routes and so on, which also take time to do."
"Come to think of it, isn't Xiao Yu Tanhua doing this? It would be nice to ask him, but unfortunately he's not here."
"It was precisely because he was going to do this that he was away just now."
"Have you heard that the government has found a new thing? It is said that it was directly distributed to the military governors and commanders... I heard that it is made of crystal."
"In this case, we have no way of knowing even if we want to know."
"Did you know that the Jin Kingdom recently changed the law? When Nianhan was in power, because of the swarming rebel army, ordinary people were not allowed to leave their place without permission. Even merchants with a pass were not allowed to travel more than 30 miles a day... After Nianhan left, this law was abolished last year. As a result, the rebel army flourished. There was nothing I could do. The other day I saw in the Jin Kingdom's official report that they had changed back to the old rules and set up a baojia system. If one family escapes, ten families will be punished together."
"The Jurchen dogs deserve to die, and so do the surrender dogs who gave them the idea."
"Speaking of the Jurchens, Shanzhou is going to send troops to Hezhong Prefecture again, right? I heard that the Minister of War led the Minister of Water Conservancy Liu (Liu Hongdao) to the west."
"It must be so."
"The government is not stopping for a moment. The busy spring season is over and they are already sending troops..."
"It is definitely necessary, and it will only become more frequent in the future. First, it is to train the troops, and second, it is to alert people both inside and outside. We must not forget about war when we are at peace."
"But if we just set up an ambush in Hezhong Prefecture, even if we say we don't forget to fight, after a few times, people in the world won't take it seriously."
"That can't be helped... In fact, instead of worrying about this, we should worry that the Jurchens will suddenly go all out to capture Pinglu, or give up Hezhong Prefecture. That would be troublesome."
"You are just talking about war on paper... Pinglu has been able to be preserved repeatedly because there is Zhongtiao Mountain between this city and Hezhong Prefecture. The Jurchens have to go through the pass to advance and provide logistics, while Pinglu and Shanzhou Prefecture are only separated by a river and are currently connected... As for giving up Hezhong Prefecture, then just take it. If the Jurchens come back and try to annihilate them, why not abandon that place? The emperor and the military governors are used to using soldiers, so they won't be too fussy about this matter."
Everyone laughed again, but some of them were laughing awkwardly. The leader of the boat, Hu Quan, had just been eating and didn't say a word.
Mei Sheren, who was standing by, was also laughing, but he knew very well what was going on.
Moreover, only one year had passed since he joined this small group, but things and people had already changed... Chao Gongwu, who was talented but had different opinions from others, had gradually stopped coming; Yu Yunwen, the talented and learned young scholar, had not been promoted at all, but like the big brother Hu Quan present, he was the kind of person who would soar to the sky when his qualifications and opportunity were right. Recently, he had been increasingly busy, moving around in various military camps and Qingmiao loan points... Under such circumstances, it was inevitable that there were some mediocre people who made up the numbers, which made the banquet gradually lose its interest.
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