My wife is number one in the world

"But what? Talk."

"Your Majesty dares to say that the capital is always one of the wealthiest places in the world, but officials vary in size, nobles vary in rank, and there are naturally differences between rich and poor. Compared with the surrounding counties, Tongyuan County in the north of the city is the poorest."

"Tongyuan County?" Li Zheng muttered for a moment, walked to the map again, and looked at it. Finally, his eyes fell on a place with the word "Tongyuan" written in official script.

"I know, you guys step back."

"I'm waiting to retire."

The two important ministers who came out of the imperial study were still puzzled. The emperor summoned them and asked where is the most barren land?This is something that has never happened before.

Miao Ji, the servant of the household department, clicked his tongue twice: "Master Jiang, what kind of medicine is sold in this gourd, Your Majesty? I summoned the two of us and asked such an inexplicable question. Where is the most barren in the capital? Could it be that your majesty has nothing to do with this year's tax revenue?" Dissatisfied?"

Although Jiang Yuanming is not as old as Miao Ji, his official position is higher than Miao Ji's. Naturally, there is something unusual about it. He stroked the beard under his chin and pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "I seem to understand."

"I also ask Mr. Jiang to give advice to the lower officials. The lower officials really don't know what His Majesty means."

Jiang Yuanming stared into the distance and said four words softly: "The general drinks the horse."

Miao Ji thought about it for a while and then suddenly realized: "Your Majesty meant that His Majesty had promised in the court that whoever could solve the general's problem of drinking horses would be promoted to a higher rank. Is Your Majesty planning to give that Liu boldly a fiefdom? "

Jiang Yuanming sighed: "The waves behind the Yangtze River drive the waves ahead. My colleagues and I have not been awarded titles for decades. This white-bodied willow is very lucky. The baron has not escaped from the fiefdom of Tongyuan County."

Miao Ji also sighed: "The new generation is better than the old ones, it's incomparable."

Chapter 253 The Imperial Envoy Commander

Chapter 253 The Imperial Envoy Commander

"Uncle, nephew, thank you for your hospitality these two days, but my father has already greeted the storekeeper Yun in the capital and prepared a place for my nephew to stay. My nephew will not bother me at the house, and I came here to say goodbye to my uncle." .”

Song Yu frowned slightly: "Is this old man treating you badly?"

"Where did uncle say this, my nephew never had such an idea!"

"Then why are you leaving in such a hurry, stay at the mansion for a few more days, and you two brothers can catch up on the old days, and besides, there are so many wing rooms in the mansion, can't you live in the seven-foot body of Young Master Liu?"

Song Qing also echoed: "That's right, third brother, you haven't been to the capital for so long, so why not stay in the house for a few more days, neither of us brothers had a drink."

Looking at Song Yu who rolled his eyes helplessly, Liu Mingzhi sighed helplessly in his heart, "Big brother, big brother, you really don't know which pot to turn on and which pot to pick up. If you have another drink, the chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep in the house will probably be too big." Became our sworn brother.

Seemingly comprehending the old man's eyes, Song Qing also smiled resentfully, and stopped talking about drinking.

"Uncle, big brother, I appreciate your kindness. I can't stay at the house all the time, my younger brother. It's better to go to the place to stay and prepare earlier. Everything will be complicated in the future, and there will always be inconvenience."

Song Yu pondered for a while: "Since you have made up your mind to go, uncle won't force you to stay any longer. If you don't feel comfortable living there, the door of the Song Mansion will always be open for you, come and live at any time."

"Yes, nephew, thank you uncle. Uncle, big brother, take your leave." The three of Ying'er had already packed their bags and waited in the corridor outside, and Liu Mingzhi didn't exchange too many greetings.

"Wait." Song Yu suddenly called out to Liu Mingzhi who got up.

Stopping in his tracks, Liu Mingzhi looked at Song Yu hesitantly, could it be that he regretted it again: "Uncle?"

Song Yu's face turned blue: "Take your good third brother... Please go, I don't want to see it, so I'm worried."

Liu Mingzhi snorted: "Yes, my nephew will ask my third brother to leave immediately, and I will definitely not let him appear in front of my uncle."

"and also."

"uncle?"

Song Yu suddenly took a sneaky look at the hall where there were only three people: "Where is the money for the old man's wine?"

Liu Mingzhi was stunned for a moment and suddenly realized, he took out the thousand taels of banknotes that had been folded that day from his sleeve and handed them to the father and son respectively: "Uncle, elder brother, please keep it well, if there is not enough, I have some here, I will let you drink enough until you are full." .”

Song Yu quickly stuffed the banknotes into his cuffs, and patted Liu Mingzhi on the shoulder with a look of relief, "Being more stingy and sensible than your father."

"Third brother, stand up for righteousness."

"tell..........."

"Master, the imperial decree has arrived." The butler suddenly hurried in: "Master, the eunuch who announced the decree outside the residence has arrived."

"Please!"

Song Yu was taken aback for a moment, and immediately asked someone to invite the eunuch to announce the decree. He felt a little worried in his heart. Could it be that there was another war in Beijiang, and then he overturned this idea. is.

Could it be?Song Yu suddenly looked at Liu Mingzhi who was on the side with some understanding, maybe he got the reward.

"Uncle, why don't my nephew go back first?"

Liu Mingzhi was worried that if he heard some state secrets that he shouldn't hear, it would be better to leave earlier. What happened between the emperor and the minister of the Ministry of War was something that he, a little Xie Yuanlang, could not know.

"Wait a minute, this matter cannot be separated from you." Song Yu stopped Liu Mingzhi who wanted to leave.

"Jiangnan scholar Liu Mingzhi and Liu Jieyuan are here to accept the order."

Liu Mingzhi was taken aback, my imperial decree?Impossible, how could there be an imperial decree when I just arrived in the capital, after thinking about it for a while, I realized that King Qing must have leaked his whereabouts, otherwise, how could the emperor know that he is currently staying in the Liu Mansion temporarily!

If you suffer a loss, you can complain to your parents, don't be shy.

"My minister Liu Mingzhi accepts the order." Liu Mingzhi knelt straight down and nodded towards the hall door.

Liu Mingzhi was qualified to be an official if he was named Jieyuan in high school, and if he was a scholar, he was qualified to not kneel before an official. As a juren, it was only natural for Liu Mingzhi to call himself a minister.

Song Yu and his son also knelt down. Although the imperial decree had nothing to do with them, when the imperial decree came, everyone present would kneel down to greet it. This is the supreme imperial power.

Liu Mingzhi glanced slightly at the father-in-law who announced the decree, hehe, he is still an acquaintance, it was the father-in-law Fu Hai who announced the decree in Jiangnan back then.

This should be the third time they have dealt with each other. The first time Dangyang Academy announced an order for Liu Mingzhi to study with him in the palace, and the second time was when Liu Mingzhi got married on the big day Liu Mingzhi received the gift of the emperor's match made in heaven.

Now is the third time.

Eunuch Fu and the two following eunuchs walked into the hall gently, especially when Eunuch Fu saw Liu Mingzhi kneeling on the ground with slightly red eyes, this guy finally stopped embarrassing himself.

Thinking of the previous experience of proclaiming the decree at Dangyang Academy, Eunuch Fu felt a bit of a toothache. It was an indelible memory in his career of proclaiming the decree.

Eunuch Fu gently opened the imperial decree in his hand, and saw the content in it, he was slightly taken aback, and immediately recovered: "Liu Aiqing is loyal to protect the country, named a baron, and bestowed a mansion."

The content of the imperial decree is somewhat nondescript, it does not conform to the etiquette system at all, there is no statement, and there is no ending.

Liu Mingzhi was still waiting for Eunuch Fu's next words, but Eunuch Fu woke him up with a single sentence: "Master Liu, accept the order."

Liu Mingzhi was slightly taken aback, a little at a loss, since he received the decree at Dangyang Academy, he had often consulted his father-in-law, Qi Run, about the imperial decree. The current imperial decree has no words at all, and the simplicity is a bit too much. Shouldn't it be to publicize the emperor's achievements and then encourage his courtiers? This is simply too much.

Isn't it the same as giving money to me, Qin Shihuang, and granting a mansion to be a baron?

Now the leader doesn't like long speeches, but prefers to keep everything simple?