Ni Chong walked in despair. He never thought that the jade ruyi plus a hundred taels of silver could only buy a vegetarian meal.
That's fucking too much!
Li Yuanzhao could no longer hold back. He had been watching from the side of Fang Zhengyi from the very beginning.
Fang Zheng is so thick-skinned that nothing can happen to him, but he can't stand it!
Seeing that no one came to the door, Li Yuanzhao impatiently pulled Fang Zhengyi to an empty corner.
He asked, "Lao Fang! Are you short of money? If you are short of money, tell me. We should at least have some dignity!"
“I can’t bear to watch this anymore!”
Fang Zheng smiled mysteriously: "Your Highness, you don't understand this. I am just making fun of myself."
"Making fun of yourself...what's wrong with you?" Li Yuanzhao curled the corners of his mouth.
"Haha, I suddenly feel that my reputation among the people is too good, it's simply perfect. But there is a problem, a perfect person must be a hypocritical person, I have to give myself some flaws, to enrich my image, so that people in the future will see me as a lively, lovely and respectable person, Your Highness, do you understand? Besides... wouldn't he be unhappy to receive more money? Look at these ministers who came today, whose family doesn't have some happy events, it's not like I haven't been there before, don't I have to charge some money?"
"Uh...it seems you are really shameless."
"Alas, after today, I don't know how many censors will impeach you. Even the six ministries will send reports to attack you among the people. With so many public opinions, don't you think it's annoying enough?" Li Yuanzhao said helplessly.
The Sixth Division sent a message to attack me? This is what I want!
Otherwise, will the Mid-Levels Daily still be able to blackmail me? That would be outrageous. How can I publish my celebrity quotes section in the future?
Fang Zheng sneered, "I've been impeached by them all year round. Why should I be afraid of them? They only know how to write moral articles and practice Qigong. If someone like me does well, they won't look down on me. If I do poorly, they won't look down on me either. Why should I be so eager to please them? I only do what I think is right."
"Let's not talk about that for now. Why do I feel like there are so few people from the Honglu Temple and the Cabinet today? Has Your Highness noticed? His Majesty said he would come today. Can he still come?"
Li Yuanzhao thought for a moment and said, "Oh, when I was greeting you this morning, I heard that the Kingdom of Jin sent a letter to congratulate the two countries on their opening of trade. They sent an envoy to pay us a visit, and the leader of the delegation was the second prince of the Kingdom of Jin."
"After the emperor retired from the court, he must have been gathering people to discuss this matter, so he didn't come."
"Oh..." Fang Zheng nodded slightly, thinking: "It's a bit weird. We should be the ones who made a lot of money from trade in recent years. Why are they so enthusiastic and even sent a prince? Who is this person?"
Li Yuanzhao recalled: "Well, let me think... Wutu has seventeen sons..."
"Fuck, is this the reincarnation of a breeding pig so fertile?"
"That's right!" Li Yuanzhao had a look of hatred on his face. He had worked so hard for so long to finally give birth to a baby, but the one over there was giving birth just as loudly as a lamb.
I don’t know what medicine Wutu took.
"Hey! Don't interrupt. Among his sons, only the eldest, third and fourth are famous. As for the second son... he is not very famous. I think his name is Alibai, and he has no military achievements."
"Well... that's fine. I, the Jinyiwei, will have to go pick him up when the time comes. If someone arrogant comes, there might be some trouble."
Fang Zheng raised his hand, and suddenly a voice came from far away.
"The Censorate...only gave fifty taels of silver..."
"Damn it! He has the nerve to take out fifty taels of silver, what a poor bastard! Your Highness, let's go and embarrass him!"
......
All the important ministers are present in the Qinzheng Hall.
Emperor Jing said, "The Kingdom of Jin suddenly sent an envoy. What do you think?"
Chen Hong, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, said: "Your Majesty, I think there is no need to worry too much about this matter. In addition to the letter from the empire, I also have a handwritten letter from the Imperial Master Paba."
After saying that, Chen Hong took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it over.
He continued, "Although the Jin Kingdom did not gain much from the trade, it can be said that they exchanged what they had and benefited from what they needed."
"This trade is to express goodwill and to further expand the list of trade goods. I don't think there is any other intention."
"In addition, Pa Ba also specially invited Lord Fang to visit the capital of the Kingdom of Jin."
Emperor Jing picked up the letter and examined it carefully. After a long while, he raised his eyes and said, "Fang Qing? This is not what he should do. Isn't it overstepping the boundaries for Paba to name names?"
Chen Hong said: "Your Majesty, the people sent by the Kingdom of Jin this time are led by the Second Prince. Their sincerity is great and their courtesy is great!"
"Although Lord Fang is not in charge of trade matters, he had a very pleasant conversation with Pa Ba when Pa Ba visited our country before, and they share similar interests."
"I think this is also taken into consideration."
"Besides, although the second prince Alibai is not favored by Wutu, his status is real. If we just send an ordinary envoy, it would be impolite and not in line with the principle of courtesy and reciprocity, which would damage the reputation of our Dajing."
"What I mean is that we can send some officials to assist Lord Fang. It would be fine for him to travel around during this trip."
"Besides...I think that Lord Fang's attitude towards merchants is far inferior to that of ordinary officials. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Emperor Jing nodded, turned around and asked, "Master Li, what do you think?"
Li Yansong bowed slightly: "I think this is just a small matter, not worth the court's excessive anxiety. In recent years, the border towns have frequent exchanges and the two countries are friendly."
"Before the trade, the relationship between the two countries was tense and there were frequent conflicts on the border. But since the trade, there have only been occasional frictions. Last year, there was a heavy snowstorm in Jin, but they did not violate the border, which shows the sincerity of the other party."
"It's just a formality to show friendship. It doesn't matter who we send, as long as the etiquette is followed."
"Do you all think so, my dear ministers?" asked Emperor Jing.
Everyone below nodded in agreement.
Emperor Jing closed his eyes and thought, tapping the imperial desk with one finger, and said slowly: "Even though it is so, I still feel uneasy. The Northern Rong changed their name to Jin, and their actions have been quite strange in recent years. This time they took the initiative to show goodwill. I wonder if I am overthinking it."
"It's fine to send Fang Qing, but I still need to ask for his opinion. After all, my grandson was born not long ago, and he can't go without seeing his father for several months."
"Come to think of it, today is my grandson's full moon birthday!" A smile suddenly appeared on Emperor Jing's face.
"We congratulate Your Majesty."
Emperor Jing waved his hand and said, "Let's stop here today. The princess's mansion is holding a full-moon banquet. It may be in time for you to go now. As for the rest, we can make plans after the Jin Kingdom delegation arrives in the capital."
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