A group of old immortals and old killers saw Comrade Li Er and Wang Ke sitting there eating happily, and they were all stunned, they had all eaten with Comrade Li Er, and knew that Comrade Li Er was very good at eating, and he didn't eat much at every meal.

But today, to their surprise, the chopsticks were not held in their hands, but placed on the table, holding a piece of meat in their right hand, and still grabbing the bowl with Wang Ke in their left hand, looking at the pile of bones on the ground, they also knew that they had eaten a lot.

As for Wang Ke, he is not as elegant as when he eats with them on weekdays, the buttons of his military uniform are also opened, his sleeves are also rolled up, and his eyes look at Comrade Li Er from time to time to prevent Comrade Li Er from grabbing food with him.

Looking at the performance of the two sons-in-law, everyone could only shake their heads, for them, Comrade Li Er's state was only occasionally seen when he was in the army, but he was not as arrogant as today, at least everyone didn't dare to rush to eat with Comrade Li Er like Wang Ke.

And Comrade Li Er and Wang Ke are now focused on dealing with food, and they don't know anything about these ministers coming in.

Watching the two of them sweep away the few things, they took the handkerchief handed over by the eunuch with satisfaction, and after wiping their hands clean, the old immortals and the old killers came forward to salute Comrade Li Er.

Comrade Li Er touched his round belly, burped and said, "Come on, let's sit down first." As he spoke, he walked back to his case and sat down.

In fact, it is not right to say that Comrade Li Er sat down, he is now unable to hold on, it is impossible to really sit down, and now he is just hanging the edge of the chair with his buttocks, his back is attached to the back of the chair, and his feet are also placed on the ground straight, and it is a little difficult to bend it.

A group of old immortals and old killers can't sit if they want to sit now, this ground is full of bones lost by Comrade Li Er and Wang Ke, and there is no place to put their feet, the two rows of chairs that were placed along the way before are also leaning against the corner of the wall at this time, and a few eunuchs are cleaning this stall, and there is no way to move the chairs back to their original positions.

After a long period of busy work, they sat down, but no one dared to ask Comrade Li Er what they were looking for them, because they were afraid that Comrade Li Er had just snatched him, and he still insisted on not speaking smoothly, and came out to blame himself.

Comrade Li Er didn't speak when he saw these people coming, so he leaned back in his chair and asked, "What's going on today?" Why don't you talk anymore! ”

Seeing that Comrade Li Er had spoken, these people felt that there should be no problem, and the eldest grandson Wuji stood up first, arched his hand towards Comrade Li Er and asked, "Your Majesty, I don't know what is the matter with looking for ministers and others today?" ”

Comrade Li Er was actually very uncomfortable in his stomach at this time, and he was taken by Wang Ke just now, and he unconsciously ate a lot, which would not be able to hold up, and he felt a little uncomfortable when he spoke. ^^ to see the latest^ In his opinion, Wang Ke must feel the same as him now, and he can't explain it clearly anyway, so he just let Wang Ke say it, lest he don't understand when he talks about it, and he makes himself uncomfortable.

Thinking of this, Comrade Li Er struggled upward, pointed at Wang Ke and said, "Wang Jiaxiao, come on." I might as well make it clear to you. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a very loud burp rushed out of Comrade Li Er's mouth, and the ministers tried their best not to laugh, and their faces were flushed red one by one, of course, Comrade Li Er also saw all this, and his two eyes glanced at Wang Ke fiercely.

Wang Ke hurriedly opened his mouth and said: "A few adults, the emperor invited you here because he has something to discuss with a few adults, to see how this should be done, what preparations we can do now, so as not to be in a hurry in the future." ”

Wang Ke stood up as he spoke, he was also a little uncomfortable now, but it was a little better than Comrade Li Er, after all, he usually ate a lot when he ate, and today he just ate a little more than usual, as long as he didn't sit all the time, it would be much better.

Wang Ke walked while talking about the situation sent back by Lord Zhang and the data he calculated, as well as the items that he later asked Lord Zhang to supplement the inspection, and as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Gao Shilian, the secretary of the household department, stand up and said: "Your Majesty, this matter may not work now, and the minister can't come up with money here!" At present, the treasury is not sufficient, and there is no problem in maintaining normal expenditures, but there is no way to complete such a large project. ”

Wang Ke knew that Comrade Li Er would not be able to speak, so he said directly: "Lord Gao, don't worry, the emperor doesn't want to start building these ports now, but wants you adults who are in charge of money, food, and soldiers to think about when to start after everything has been decided." Of course, it will not be that all the places under inspection will start at the same time, but will be built in batches according to the priorities of our foreign military use. ”

Gao Shilian heard Wang Ke say this, and knew that he didn't have to spend much money on this matter now, and when he had to take it out in a hurry, so he sat down with confidence.

Wang Ke turned his head to look at Li Jing and said, "It's just that now you need to start working on it, uncle." ”

Li Jing didn't know what he wanted them to start doing now, so he had to ask: "What needs to be done, nephew Xian will talk about it first." ”

Wang Ke didn't say it right away, but asked rhetorically: "Uncle, do I have a navy in Datang now?" ”

Wang Ke asked this question and there was no way, in his memory, he had never heard of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, but in his mind, as far back as the Han Dynasty, there was already a record of the Han Dynasty Navy patrolling in the area of today's Nansha Islands, and when the Li family overthrew the Sui Dynasty, they also received a lot of ships from the Sui army. It is said that at this time of Comrade Li Er, even if no new warships are built, at least there should be even a river navy cruising on the rivers.

Regarding this question, Li Jing said without hesitation: "There is one." However, it can't be called a navy, it's just that it is used for the transportation of grain and grass on weekdays, and it is all small boats. The old man remembered that the large warships that had been captured from the previous dynasty were now dilapidated and could no longer be used. ”

Li Jing doesn't need to hide anything in front of Wang Ke now, he knows that everything he is talking about now is for the sake of the army, and what he is talking about now is also a real naval army that he has never seen before, and he has to say whatever he has, so that Wang Ke can know the real situation now.

Wang Ke continued to ask, "Have all the sergeants on the ship sailed in the sea?" ”

This question is difficult for Li Jing to answer, he really doesn't know much about this kind of thing.

As soon as Wang Ke saw that Li Jing didn't answer immediately, he knew that he would not be able to know the answer, and hurriedly said: "Then we don't have to worry about these now, just ask my uncle to transfer this naval army to a certain place, let them familiarize themselves with everything needed for naval warfare first, and then when the naval army is established, these people are the core strength of my Datang naval army." ”

Li Jing immediately nodded and agreed to Wang Ke's request. Now for them, there is no problem with war on land, but when it comes to water, they have no right to speak, they can only do what Wang Ke says, and they can't put forward any opinions.

Wang Ke explained several other issues, and after putting forward specific requirements for what everyone should do, he said to Comrade Li Er: "Your Majesty, this is the only thing that can be done now. ”

How does Comrade Li Er know what the problem is, anyway, Wang Ke said it, even if it is, now seeing that Wang Ke finished speaking and asked for instructions from himself, Comrade Li Er waved his hand and said: "I don't have any opinions, just do it according to the Wang family." It's okay, it's all gone, and I'll go and rest too. ”

Hearing Comrade Li Er's words, everyone stood up and was ready to bow to Comrade Li Er before retreating.

At this time, Wang Ke said: "The emperor is slow! The minister has just said that due to the minister's negligence, Lord Zhang and they can't return in time, and now the business has been said, and the emperor is asked to condemn the crime and punish the minister's fault! ”

As soon as Wang Ke's words came out, everyone was stunned, they had only heard that they were all vying to take credit for themselves, and they really had never seen this negligence and took the initiative to ask for punishment.

Comrade Li Er waved his hand and said: "I have just said, it is not your fault that you are not as thoughtful, no one has done this matter, it is inevitable that there will be omissions, so there is no need to punish them." That's it, all of you, go down. ”

After speaking, Comrade Li Er planned to turn around and leave, but Wang Ke stubbornly said: "Your Majesty, this matter is not a trivial matter in the eyes of the minister, due to the negligence of the minister, Lord Zhang and they have to re-investigate the above places, not only will there be a lot of delay in time, but the most important thing is that it will bring a lot of losses to the treasury of the imperial court." Now our country's treasury is not abundant, but the minister cannot make the best use of it, which is really the minister's fault. Please also ask the emperor to punish him! ”

Wang Ke's purpose in doing this is very simple, if he wants to get more say in the court, he must make everyone feel that he is a fair person and does not ask for rewards for his merits, but he must be punished if he has done so, so that he has an impression in the minds of these people, that is, no matter what he does, it is for the court, and he has no selfishness. In this way, when they attack them in the future, these people will not suspect that they are taking revenge for personal gain, and they will also leave a way back for themselves.

Seeing Wang Ke's resolute attitude, Comrade Li Er knew that if Wang Ke was not punished today, it seemed that this little man would not give up.

However, Comrade Li Er still appreciates Wang Ke's posture (of course, this is when they don't know Wang Ke's true thoughts).

Comrade Li Er felt that Wang Ke's demand for having the courage to admit his mistakes and accept punishment on his own really had a promoting effect on the ministers of the DPRK. In the future, once anyone makes a mistake, Wang Ke's matter can be explained as a typical example. In this way, it can undoubtedly serve as a good warning for ministers who do not do their best in everything and make small mistakes.

Of course, Comrade Li Er didn't take Wang Ke's mistake to heart, but now that Wang Ke has raised it himself, Comrade Li Er doesn't plan to give much punishment, but can only be a symbolic punishment, just make a show.

Comrade Li Er made up his mind and said to the eldest grandson Wuji: "Wuji, since Wang Jiaxiao has asked for punishment by himself, let's give one appropriately." In my opinion, I will be fined for two months. However, when you write the holy decree, you must write the article that the royal family is punished by himself, so that the ministers of the court will know what is going on. ”

Comrade Li Er was just about to turn around after speaking, but he stopped again and said: "Send another edict, for Wang Jiaxiao's attitude of punishing mistakes and being strict with himself, I want to give a reward, and I will reward Wang Jiaxiao for half a year!" Okay, that's it, let's do it. ”

After speaking, Comrade Li Er didn't give anyone a chance to speak, turned around and left, leaving a cadre of ministers standing there in a daze.

No one expected that the final result would be like this, a two-month penalty was given, but half a year's reward was given. This one in and one out, Wang Ke is equivalent to earning four months.

Everyone congratulated Wang Ke one after another, and walked out of the imperial study in twos and threes.