then Li Sao

Zhou Tang looked at the two people arguing in front of the hall, one head and two older.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has allocated funds three times in a row. Is there no other place for Dacheng to spend money? We can't just satisfy their endless demands."

"Luo Qing..."

"Prime Minister Luo, this is a matter for our military. I'm afraid it's not up to you, a civil servant, to intervene. Your Majesty, I received a thousand catties of cold black iron from Beiling a few days ago. I can't store them in the warehouse for gold. In order to cast them into more weapons, funds are needed for smelting and forging, and the cost of hiring the foundry alone has exhausted the remaining funds of the Ministry of War, so I have no choice but to write a letter to ask His Majesty to approve the appropriation again."

"Fang Qing..."

"Nonsense! The amount of Hanxuan iron last year is almost the same as this year. Why is it so much over budget this year? Could it be that the soldiers of your Ministry of War have swallowed it for yourself! On the contrary, the funds of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households have been reduced again and again, and have reached the point where they cannot make ends meet. Your Majesty Just look at it, the salaries of newly promoted officials are really too low, and the silver taels for supplying drought-stricken areas have also been reduced from [-] to [-]. Military strength is important, but you can’t tear down the east wall to make up for the west!”

"Lo..."

"Master Prime Minister, you have not been in court for ten days, please clarify the matter before admonishing His Majesty!"

"square……"

"Lord Taiwei, you are acting like a villain by submitting the two books of pressure while I am away!"

"Enough! Give me a break!" Zhou Tang finally couldn't bear it anymore, "The Ministry of War allocated [-] yuan to the Ministry of Households! The Ministry of Officials handed over all the recent expenditure details for me to review! That's it, retire!"

After the court, Zhou Tang is so angry.

The little master complained that he was sick for several days and refused to go to court. If he didn't go, he wouldn't go. He didn't want him to be too tired, as long as he lived happily, it's better not to worry about anything.Who knows if he doesn't come, it's all right, he quarrels with Fang Jin as soon as he comes, what is he going to do!

I wanted to call Luo Ping over to ask, but I sent eunuchs to block people at the gate, but when I came back, I reported that Lord Luo had disappeared after leaving the palace gate, and Zhou Tang was furious.

people!people!He hasn't been alone with him for three and a half days!people!

Run away after arguing with someone, where did you go!If you have any grievances or dissatisfaction, talk to him!What's the matter with missing?

On the way to the Imperial Garden, I ran into Concubine Xiang, also known as Princess Xiangwan, and asked him gently and concerned why he was so angry.

Zhou Tang frowned and replied that it was all right, and wanted to go around the corridor, but suddenly smelled the fragrance in Concubine Xiang's sleeve, and couldn't help being stunned for a moment.At a loss, Concubine Xiang followed.

"Did your majesty encounter any troubles when he was in court? My concubine knows nothing about political affairs, and I don't know how to relieve the emperor's worries... How about I let my concubine sing and dance for you to relieve your boredom."

"...No, there's no need, I have something else to do."

Zhou Tang came back to his senses after being taken aback for a moment.

The fragrance he smelled just now was somewhat similar to the smell he had smelled on the little master. It seemed to be the aftertaste of Xizhao spices, so there was nothing strange about it.

Luo Ping didn't disappear out of thin air when he left the palace gate, but he usually walked through the west palace gate, but today he walked through the east palace gate.

He met Fang Jin's sedan chair at the gate of the East Palace first, holding back the anger in the hall, he just refused to give way to him, and stood deadlocked at the gate for a long time, finally Fang Jin had no choice but to retreat.

He couldn't retreat, and half a street was blocked behind him.But after stepping back, when Luo Ping's sedan chair passed by him, he gave him a meaningful look.

Luo Ping returned the salute - and turned his head in disdain.

Fang Jin closed the curtain in a daze, followed the car a few times, and laughed muffled.

Good Romulus, what game is this playing?

Luo Ping was the first to go out of the East Palace Gate, but he was not in a hurry to go back to the mansion, instead he ordered the bearers to go back first, and waited for someone by the side of the road.

The cake seller at the side saw him standing in front of the store in a gorgeous official uniform, and came up to solicit business: "My lord, the wife cake just baked in the shop is delicious..."

"Wife cake?" Luo Ping pulled the corner of his mouth, "It's very interesting, wrap six for me."

"Oh good!"

As soon as the boss finished wrapping up the car, he saw the man drop money and pick up cakes to stop a small sedan chair.

"Master He," Luo Ping said, "Do you still remember the favor you owe me? That day you agreed to treat me to a delicious meal, how could you turn your back on it?"

He Yuzhi's face turned pale with anger: "You just helped me find out about my sister. When did I promise you that you will be full of fragrance! You, you..."

Luo Ping was disappointed and said: "Really not to invite? Hey, in vain I even specially prepared a gift for you."

He Yuzhi had never looked at this person so condescendingly before. Seeing him lowering his eyes, his eyelashes cast a shadow, and his face flushed: "I didn't say no, it's just that Master Luo, you are too sudden..."

Luo Ping showed his face and smiled gently: "That's all right, let's go now."

The small sedan chair couldn't carry the two of them, so Luo Ping walked with him to Xiangmanlou.

He Yuzhi hesitated and said, "Well, Master Luo, what did you prepare for me?"

Luo Ping handed him the paper bag in his hand: "The wife cake just out of the oven."

He Yuzhi was dumbfounded: "Old old old wife cake?"

……

The officials of the Dali Temple not far away happened to see this scene and couldn't help laughing.

Shaoqing asked: "Master Yuan, what is Prime Minister Luo going to do? To curry favor with a small capital? It's not enough."

Yuan Xu shook his head and smiled wryly: "Him? He's about to interrogate a prisoner."

----

The first restaurant in Mocheng Paradise Street, full of delicacy and delicacies.

Luo Ping asked Xiao Er to serve the altar three white wine, and filled it with He Yuzhi and himself: "I used to be an official in the same dynasty as your father, so I am a generation older than you, how about asking you to give it to me?"

He Yuzhi pursed his lips: "Your Excellency Luo can call you whatever you want, how dare the subordinates have any objections."

The wine poured into the glass, emitting a burst of sweet aroma, Luo Ping didn't care about his deliberate alienation, and said flatly: "As expected of the He family, it's really not easy to win your good looks."

"The He family is in decline, Master Luo is the prime minister, what do you want our good looks to do, who in Mocheng doesn't know that the most powerful person today is you, Luo Muquan, why bother to pretend to be here with me."

Luo Ping smiled lightly, holding a glass to toast him.The so-called reaching out and not hitting smiling people, let alone officials who are several levels older than himself, He Yuzhi couldn't refuse, so he drank it all in one gulp.

"Although the He family was deprived of power by the emperor, it did not completely break away from the government. Yuzhi, your father was implicated in the rebellion of King Ning, and your uncle was dismissed because of this, but the emperor didn't kill them all, right? You are an official in the court, and you even took your younger sister into the palace, so it can be said that Da Cheng does not want to lose the support of the He family completely."

"Lord Luo, you mean that you want to establish a relationship with our He family?" He Yuzhi snorted, "The emperor obeyed you, and you arranged for my sister to enter the palace. Forgive me for being stupid, I really don't know Why do you need to win us over?"

Luo Ping took food and drank wine: "I know that the He family's bones are tough, and they don't think highly of me, but I made the emperor accept the daughter of the He family as a concubine, and I invited you to drink with me at the gate of the palace, which shows that you and I are tied together. Grasshopper. You have seen the dispute between the Taiwei and me at the top of the court today. He is a general and I am a civil servant. The emperor is a martial artist. I can’t compete with him, so I need the contacts of the He family among the generals in the capital to prevent him from being promoted. One family alone."

"Huh? You are..."

"Let me tell you this, I want to know which of the military officers who had made good friends with the He family defected from you halfway."

"You want to eradicate them?"

"I just want to beware of them. It would be best if I could use them again..." Luo Ping poured out the wine, "That's all, let's not talk about it, I'm here today to eat and drink, and it's inevitable to talk about it It's too boring. Come on, Yuzhi, you have a few more drinks with me, it's really boring in the morning."

He Yuzhi was a little moved, he took a sip of the glass of wine, and the conversation started: "Actually, my uncle mentioned those ungrateful people to me. Uncle said that the real culprit who caused the downfall of the He family is Those people, but I still want to settle down in the court, my uncle told me not to fight against them openly."

"Well, your uncle is very wise. When he asked me to speak for your sister, he was quite emotional about this matter."

"Zhi'er's entry into the palace, is uncle entrusting you?"

Luo Ping clinked glasses with him: "So I have long been a colleague of your He family. Tell me, who harmed you?"

He Yuzhi drank the wine, looked at the warmth in the eyes of the opposite person, and said in a daze: "At that time, my father was the minister of the guards, and he made friends with many people. Later, the wall fell down and everyone pushed him, especially the current Admiral Wang Zongfu. Commander Zhao Ying, Commander Lu Rujiang, and Minister Li Jian of the Ministry of War..."

After drinking for three rounds, Luo Ping ate and drank enough, patted He Yuzhi and said: "It's still early, why don't you accompany me to Nanmeng Garden to listen to the play? Hiccup, let's eat cakes while watching the show, you It's a waste if you don't eat it."

He Yuzhi's face was full of hesitation, and he said angrily: "Master Luo, it's just arrived at the end of the day, you eat the king's salary, don't you have to be busy with business! How decent is it to spend all day drinking!"

He has already started to regret it, telling this belching man about the He family's affairs is unreliable no matter how you look at it!But this person was not like this before, although in his heart this person has always been a courtier, but he has never done such an indecent thing... What kind of wife cake or Nanmengyuan, really... Really...

"Yuzhi, why are you blushing? Or are you drinking too much?" Luo Ping looked at him with a smile, "Okay, you go about your work. You are different from me, you are so young and still have to work hard, but I have to hurry up and enjoy myself .”

He Yuzhi muttered: "You are not very old."

Luo Ping staggered down the stairs, and said drunkenly: "People are not old, they die early..."

Luo Ping went to Nanmeng Garden, and a song "Happy in Front of the Palace" was being sung on the stage.

The actor waved his sleeves and sang "White clouds come and go to and from the green mountains, and I am happy with the wine", Luo Ping followed behind and hummed: "How many romantic monsters in 20 years, flowers fall and flowers bloom..."

There was a waitress pouring wine for him, Luo Ping reached out to take it, and when the glass was finished, there was an extra rosary in his hand.

There was half a ball of white silk inside, Luo Ping unfolded it to look at it, put it away, filled another half of it, and handed it to the waitress.

Concubine Zhi said in the letter that Concubine Xiang didn't do anything special, she only went to see the national teacher once, maybe she missed her hometown, she cried a lot that day, and she was helped back by the guards.The national teacher couldn't bear it, and begged the emperor to let him stay for a few more days, so as to persuade the concubine Xiang who was married far away.

What Luo Ping said was to pay attention to who the concubine Xiang and the national teacher were in contact with, especially those related to Wang Admiral, Zhao Zongbing, Lu Dutong and Li Shilang.

Singing on the stage: "Looking at the sky and worshiping the general..."

Luo Ping continued: "Xiu Xing Dou An Bang Ce, break through Yanyue Mihun Village."

The person who plotted to kill him back then, in this life, he must find out.The moment he left the front of the palace, the moment he left the Mihun Village, he would never be trapped in it again.

At the same time, the national teacher visited Fang Jin.

After drinking the second cup of tea, the national teacher tentatively asked: "Lord Fang seems to be in a bad mood today, is it because of Prime Minister Naluo? I heard that you two were in front of the palace this morning..."

Fang Jin sighed: "That Luo Muquan is really petty. He and I have our own duties, but he wants to fight with me, and he doesn't know what to fight for!"

"In the past few days, I stayed in the capital to comfort Concubine Xiang. I have nothing to do on weekdays. I listened to some gossip in the market, and I don't know if I should say something." The national teacher hesitated to speak.

"But it doesn't matter."

"Prime Minister Luo's actions are treacherous, and he seems to be deeply involved with the generals of the He family. Taiwei Fang should pay more attention."

"Really?"

……

After a few words, the national teacher didn't say much, but he picked out the suspicion between the Taiwei and the prime minister bit by bit, and Fang Jin was very angry, so he left at the right time.

After he left, Fang Jin laughed.

"Muquan, I finally know what you are going to play. Just wait for you to lure the snake out of the hole, and we will have a peace."

Luo Ping hung out in Nanmengyuan until the evening, walking back full of wine and powder, humming to himself: "Walk through the flower path, wear the flower path, the twelve rails..."

On the way, he was carried home by someone in a daze.

Seeing his muddy appearance, the man said angrily: "Crossing the flower path? You haven't seen anyone all day, where did you go to wear the flower path!"

Luo Ping opened a pair of bright eyes to look at him, leaned closer and murmured: "Believe it or not, what a path of crabapple flowers..."

Zhou Tang was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, he wrapped his arms around his waist and dragged him into the room: "Begonia Flower Path? You are quite courageous."

That night, Luo Xiaoan ran to her father's door, just took a look and then ran back.He already understood that he could ask his father to cuddle him to sleep only when the bad guy brother was not around.

Zhou Tang kissed Luo Ping's sweaty back: "Little master, let's go wash up."

"Hmm..." Luo Ping obviously didn't want to move, he was about to be tossed away.

Zhou Tang had no choice but to hug him up and take a bath.He is used to these things. These days, Luo Ping lived a dissolute life. He looked like he was enjoying himself as an official. He was too lazy to play all day long, so he had no choice but to take care of him himself.

However, he felt quite satisfied, and there was nothing wrong with the little master being self-willed towards him.There is no need for the little master to worry about everything, as long as he stays by his side.

After washing off the messy smell, Zhou Tang hugged Luo Ping from behind and prepared to fall asleep.A faint fragrance suddenly wafted into the tip of his nose, a very familiar smell, he didn't notice it before, but today he paid special attention to it.

Sniffing around, he found a sachet hanging on Luoping's bed curtain, the smell was very similar to the smell in Concubine Xiang's sleeve today, Zhou Tang settled down to ponder for a while, and finally came back to it.

A few years ago in Gouliang, Luo Ping's mother gave Luo Ping a safe sachet. Luo Ping told him that the sachet was made by Xizhao Guoshi and had a unique fragrance.But he doesn't seem to like it very much, and has been reluctant to wear it.

That's right, probably this fragrance has the characteristics of the Xizhao royal family, and he is trying to avoid suspicion.The little master really cares too much, how could he doubt him, how could...

For some reason, Zhou Tang suddenly felt a pain in his chest.

He heard the voice in his head asking: Do you really not suspect him?What if you don't know those things?

If Luo Ping hadn't told him about his life experience and the origin of the sachet that night, I'm afraid he would have doubted whether he had any relationship with Princess Xiangwan.

The more you let yourself treat someone with all your heart and soul, the more you can't bear his betrayal.

He remembered Luo Ping's trepidation at that time—he was afraid of him, and he had been afraid of his suspicion ever since.

Thinking of this, Zhou Tang was suddenly at a loss.

"Little Master..." He hugged Luo Ping tightly, making him almost out of breath.Luo Ping moved uncomfortably, and then he relaxed his grip a little: "Don't be afraid of me, don't be afraid. I will treat you well, and I will treat you well for the rest of my life."