Xu Huaishu was immediately bewildered. What? That beautiful and charming girl was actually the Princess of Liu?
How could the princess end up in such a place of fireworks?
He tilted his head and looked at Fu Xiaoguan carefully. Is this guy trying to dig a hole for me to jump into?
"How do you know she is the princess of Liu Kingdom?"
"I met her at the Liuguo Embassy in Guanyun City."
"Then...why did she come to Jinling and visit Guose Tianxiang?"
Fu Xiaoguan smiled dumbly, "You still don't believe me, but she has no money."
"Where is the Ryukyu Kingdom? Why have I never heard of it?"
"It's far away. It takes more than a month to sail to Wu Dynasty from an island nation on the sea. The shipping route to Yu Dynasty has not yet been opened."
"Really?" Xu Huaishu was still a little skeptical. He had never heard of that country, not to mention it was on the sea. What use could it be?
"I can't fool anyone, but I can fool you! Don't underestimate that island nation. It has excellent harbors. Going out to sea is inevitable. And I plan to occupy one or two of those harbors."
"So this is important?"
Xu Huaishu had no idea about going out to sea, but since Fu Xiaoguan said he wanted to occupy one or two, it must be a good thing. Otherwise, with this kid's temperament, he would never have such an idea.
"Of course, you will know it later."
Xu Huaishu finally took the matter to heart. This was the best of both worlds. First, he had proposed the embassy, so if it truly played a significant role in the future, he would naturally be credited with it. Second, Sakura would of course be living in the embassy from now on. Although he would rarely hear her sing anymore, that didn't matter. What mattered was that he would be able to see her more often.
The door of Chengtian Hall opened on time at the hour of Mao. Emperor Xuan's dragon sedan arrived at the door, and the ministers followed in a line. Fu Xiaoguan was still the last one to walk.
Lord Shangguan Wenxiu of the Imperial College also slowed down his pace and waited for Fu Xiaoguan, and the two walked side by side.
"Sir, Li Chunfeng from the Jixia Academy asked me to bring you a message."
Fu Xiaoguan felt very embarrassed. He had received a lot of money as a visiting professor at the Jixia Academy, let alone teaching. If the Ministry of Commerce had not needed people, he would probably have forgotten even the door of the Jixia Academy.
"Even if Lord Shangguan doesn't tell me, I know this. Please tell Dean Li that I will be giving a lecture at the academy tomorrow morning."
"really?"
"really!"
"Okay, I'll go there tomorrow too."
"What are you doing?" Fu Xiaoguan turned around and glanced at Shangguan Wenxiu. Shangguan Wenxiu's old face was happy: "I'm listening to the lecture given by Xiaoguan."
"..." Fu Xiaoguan was speechless, thinking to himself, I'm not talking about poetry, essays, or classics, why are you, an old man, getting involved?
After entering Chengtian Hall, Fu Xiaoguan was still standing in the last row.
Many officials seemed to know that he was there. They turned around and looked at him with a smile and bowed. Fu Xiaoguan did not pretend to be a lone minister anymore. He also happily bowed in return.
Emperor Xuan didn't sleep long last night, he was so happy!
Last night, I took Queen Shang to the Yan Mansion for a drink.
Yan Beixi invited Dong Kangping and Taifu Ning, and his two sons Yan Shidao and Yan Haochu also sat with them.
The seven of them drank and chatted, reminiscing about the past and looking forward to a bright future, and before they knew it, they had been drinking until almost midnight.
If it weren't for the fact that Old Master Ning was so drunk, he felt he could have drunk until dawn.
Queen Shang was naturally very happy, and she even drank two cups.
Whenever she thought of her son-in-law, Queen Shang couldn't stop smiling.
It has been a long time since I saw Your Majesty so happy. The Yu Dynasty has had a very difficult time in recent years.
Now the biggest problem has been solved by the son-in-law, and His Majesty is finally happy. Yan Zai, at such an old age, is drinking and singing wildly, and the usually steady Dong Kangping is clapping along with him. Everyone seems to have returned to their youth.
This is great, it’s all thanks to that good son-in-law!
Emperor Xuan was still excited while sitting on the dragon throne, his face was rosy, he was in great spirits, and he exuded an overwhelming dragon aura.
"Today's grand court meeting..." Emperor Xuan spoke, and the ministers immediately fell silent. He stood up and said energetically, "Today's grand court meeting has no agenda. I just want to announce some news to everyone."
"First, Fu Xiaoguan, my son-in-law! During yesterday's negotiations, he secured huge benefits for the Yu Dynasty. The Yi Kingdom paid 180 million taels of silver as compensation and ceded the land west of Wofengyuan..."
Although the ministers had already known about it yesterday, it was confirmed now that His Majesty had spoken it in person, which still shocked them greatly.
Everyone was suddenly excited, whispering to each other, and their words were full of excitement.
Now that I have money, I can do so many things with such a large sum of money!
The Minister of Personnel was wondering if the salaries of officials could be raised a little, the Minister of Rites was thinking about whether he could apply for a sum of money to promote sacred learning, the Minister of War was thinking about whether the soldiers' welfare and pensions could finally be paid out, the Minister of Works was thinking about whether the Yellow River could finally be managed, and the Minister of Punishment was thinking about whether the number of constables in each province, prefecture, county and county should be increased, and whether a few more prisons should be built.
Only the Minister of Revenue Dong Kangping was calm and composed, as if he was holding such a large sum of money in his hands, and you come to beg me for help!
Hahahaha, he laughed wildly in his heart. These old guys would probably be disappointed. The money had already been arranged last night.
After a while, Emperor Xuan spoke again, "From Ximayuan to Wofengyuan, it is designated as the 14th road of the Yu Dynasty - Wofeng Road."
"Mr. Fu has made an unparalleled contribution to the country. I, in consideration of this, grant Mr. Fu the title of Viscount, which shall be hereditary for generations to come!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers were shocked, so much so that the huge Chengtian Hall fell silent for a moment.
Viscount!
Fourth-class title!
Although some ministers expected Fu Xiaoguan to be granted a title, and originally thought he should be a fifth-class baron, His Majesty made an exception and awarded him a viscount. The key point was the four words "hereditary succession" -
The door of the Fu Mansion was now rimmed with gold. As long as the descendants of Fu Xiaoguan did not commit any acts of treason, they could almost be considered a family that shared the same destiny with the country.
This is the number one family in the capital!
Even the Yan clan could not be compared with the Fu family after this.
Besides, Fu Xiaoguan is still so young, it wouldn't be surprising if he became a first-class duke in the future.
Fu Xiaoguan was a little surprised. Viscount? It seems useless, but hereditary succession is good. Does this mean I am also a lord?
He suddenly thought of Wei Xiaobao and immediately smiled brightly.
Lord Wei has seven wives. Do I have three or four now?
His Majesty was even more delighted when he saw the joy on Fu Xiaoguan's face, so he blurted out again: "The Wofeng Dao is newly established, and this is the first Daotai position..."
After he said this, all the ministers became nervous and looked at him.
The Wofeng Road was newly established, and it required a whole team. There was only one Daotai, but there were at least three or five prefects, and hundreds of county officials under him.
What a lucrative position!
Who the hell can become the first Taotai?
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