Bi Ziyan and the others had just stepped out of the cabinet, and Liu Shimin stood in the middle of the inner door, and greeted him not far away: "Old Bige, stay." ”

Bi Ziyan was stunned, turned his head to look at Liu Shimin, this Liu Gonggong rarely walked out of his small room, his heart moved slightly, and he whispered to Sun Chuanting, Zheng Youyuan showed a smile on his face, greeted Liu Shimin, and said: "Father-in-law Liu, I was about to have a big discussion, is this any will?" ”

Liu Shimin originally just wanted to chat with Bi Ziyan and talk through his mouth, but it was not wrong to say that he had a will, hugged the dust, and said with a slight pause: "There is nothing to do in the miscellaneous family, I just think that Bi Ge Lao is tired today, and it will be late, how about we have a drink together?" ”

The corners of Bi Ziyan's eyes tightened slightly, and in front of him was the No. 2 celebrant of the ceremonial supervisor, the emperor's henchman, who has always been low-key, how could he have nothing to do and find someone to drink tea? Especially after he said that there was a big discussion!

Bi Ziyan knew that Zhu Xu had just returned to the palace, so he thought about it in his heart, and summoned Zheng Youyuan and said, "Please ask Elder Sun Ge to preside over the cabinet meeting, and I will have tea with Gonggong Liu for a while." ”

Zheng Youyuan glanced at Liu Shimin and said, "Yes." ”

Then, Bi Ziyan looked at Liu Shimin and said with a smile, "Father-in-law, please." ”

Liu Shimin nodded with a smile and followed Bi Ziyan to his class room.

Although the distance is not far, there is a coldness between the two that people dare not approach.

Both of them were concerned, and they entered Bi Ziyan's class room one after the other.

There was a small charcoal stove on the right side of Bi Ziyan's table, on which tea was brewed, he poured a cup of hot water for Liu Shimin, and then held the tea and looked at Liu Shimin with an immobile expression.

Today's emperor is too strong, his actions are very different from ordinary people, and his control of power has reached the point of no return, even if it seems that the power has been returned to the cabinet and the six ministries for more than a year, but he still firmly controls all aspects of the court. In the past, the master of ceremonies, known as the 'small cabinet', has long since lost its former prosperity, but no one dares to underestimate it and ignore it, after all, this is the closest place to the emperor.

Liu Shimin has always been low-key, never said a word in government affairs, even if he listened to the cabinet, he was just a 'supervisor' and a 'recorder', sitting there quietly and not saying a word. Now, he suddenly came to Bi Ziyan at this juncture, how could Bi Ziyan not think about it.

Bi Ziyan thought about it, but still felt that Zhu Xu might have freed up his hands and was ready to meddle in the cabinet's 'New Deal' plan, and his expression couldn't help but sink slightly.

Liu Shimin also had a lot of pressure in his heart, drinking tea, and thinking about how to talk to Bi Ziyan euphemistically in order to play its due role.

Putting down the teacup, he smiled and said, "Elder Bige, where is the process of the 'New Deal'?" ”

Really!

Bi Ziyan looked at Liu Shimin, with a smile on his face, and said: "Cabinet, the differences between the six ministries and the local government have been further bridged, I believe that there will be a result tonight, and this official plans to enter the palace overnight to present to the emperor." ”

Liu Shimin naturally knew this, and continued to change the topic, saying: "Has the cabinet planned the dispatch of officials from all over the country, but what are the difficulties?" ”

Bi Ziyan said, "It has been roughly completed, this time it is mainly local officials at the prefectural level, there are about two hundred, and the officials will submit it to the celebrant within two or three days, and ask the emperor for approval." ”

Liu Shimin was just approaching the topic step by step, nodded when he heard the words, and said, "When it comes to the officials of the Nine Towns, can you be cautious?" ”

The nine-sided town, in fact, has long existed in name only, especially Liaodong, thistle. state and so on, and the rest is willing. Su, Ning. Xia is still there, in order to guard against Moxi Mongolia. However, in recent years, the number of Mongol borders in Moxi has been very small, and the attention of the imperial court has long been greatly reduced.

Bi Ziyan, the 'first assistant', hadn't heard the word 'nine sides' for a long time, so he was stunned for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "It was arranged a while ago, and it basically followed the past arrangement, and there was no big move, so it was okay." ”

Speaking of this, Liu Shimin raised his head, looked at Bi Ziyan and said, "The miscellaneous family heard that Chahar has annexed the surrounding tribes, and the army appeared near the Taizi River not long ago?" ”

Taizi River, away from Shen. Yang is not far away.

Bi Ziyan frowned slightly, looked at Liu Shimin scrutinically, and said, "This official has received a report, and the imperial court is also ready to order Xiong Tingbi to move to Shen. Yang, pre-prevention, what does father-in-law mean? ”

He was really confused, Liu Shimin's words were completely unfocused.

Liu Shimin picked up the teacup again, held it in his hand, and said slowly: "What do you think, Chahar, what should I do?" ”

Bi Ziyan looked at Liu Shimin, and his brows gradually furrowed. He is not a foolish official, and he is very keenly aware that this is the focus of Liu Shimin's topic today, and he can't help but think about it.

In the past, in order to deal with the Houjin, the imperial court has always supported Chahar openly or implicitly, but now that the Houjin has been destroyed, Chahar is dominant in the north, which naturally becomes suppression and control, which is the so-called 'bondage'.

Suddenly, his heart was shocked, and he looked at Liu Shimin's eyes wide and said, "Your Majesty...... Going to use troops against Chahar? ”

Liu Shimin sighed secretly, worthy of being the 'first assistant' of the cabinet, nodded slightly quietly, and said: "The emperor has this intention, my Ming is gradually weakening, but Chahar is getting stronger, if it can't be eradicated as soon as possible, the price to pay in the future will be greater, more difficult, and the consequences are unexpected." ”

Bi Ziyan's expression sank, slowly picked up the teacup, looked at the table, and did not speak with a flickering eye.

He admits that Liu Shimin has some truth in what he said, but the current situation is that the Ming Dynasty needs to concentrate on internal affairs and cannot be distracted, and the current treasury of the Ming Dynasty cannot withstand the consumption of a major war at all, and at the same time, even if he wins, he cannot eliminate Chahar like destroying Jiannu. The desert is so big, stretching for thousands of miles from east to west, it is as strong as Taizu Chengzu has not been able to exterminate the remnant yuan, how can he do it now?

Moreover, he knew very well in his heart that Liu Shimin was not the one who was involved in this matter, but His Majesty the Emperor of the Qianqing Palace.

He was under great pressure in his heart, there was a huge gap in next year's finances, the game between the court and the local government, the 'New Deal' and so on too many things to do, and he couldn't spare energy to do other things at all.

But he soon felt that something was wrong, when did the one from the Qianqing Palace send someone to test the attitude of their cabinet first?

Liu Shimin didn't give him a chance to ask, and said calmly: "In addition, about firearms, what is the attitude of the cabinet?" ”

Bi Ziyan was up and down in the sea, and he knew very keenly that Liu Shimin was talking about the script, and his pupils shrank suddenly.

For 'firearms', from his heart, it is dispensable, it is best not to develop, and it is okay to use it temporarily, but there is no need to invest so much, after all, it is the 'people' who decide on the battlefield, and the weapons are auxiliary, and the investment of millions every year is extremely dazzling and inappropriate at this time!

But Liu Shimin ranked this matter after Chahar, which obviously shows that the emperor attaches more importance to this matter! Liu Shimin was intentionally or unintentionally dialing the cabinet, and even at the behest of the Qianqing Palace!

Bi Ziyan's expression moved, this kind of being forced to do something 'against his will' was extremely uncomfortable, even though he didn't know how many times it had been.

He knew very well that since Liu Shimin came to speak in person, he couldn't help but bow his head, suppressed the discomfort in his heart, leaned over slightly, and said, "About 'firearms', the cabinet ...... Firm support, consistent with the emperor's attitude. ”

Liu Shimin smiled, his face was relaxed, and he took out the note with Zhu Xu's original words written on it from his arms and handed it to Bi Ziyan.

Bi Ziyan opened it and looked at it, and his face suddenly changed greatly, and his eyes were shocked.

'Artillery has been all over the world, I will destroy the Ming Dynasty today, and Xiyi will attack tomorrow, how can I resist it? How to build the Great Wall on the sea? Do I want to be imprisoned like a pig and a sheep forever, bullied at will, and secretly survive? short-sighted, selfish and narrow-minded, abandoning the responsibilities of the family and country with their own selfishness, talking about state affairs in vain, inconsiderate, without any pattern, their hearts can be punished'

Bi Ziyan looked at this piece of paper, his hands trembled slightly, and his eyes were afraid.

What would have been the consequences if he had just insisted on 'not taking a stand'? Once this decree is issued, not to mention the emperor, how the people of the world look at the cabinet, look at him, he himself will have no shame to continue to stay in the cabinet!

Even so, his face was still hot, and his heart was extremely ashamed.

Liu Shimin looked at Bi Ziyan's expression, stood up, and said with a smile: "The cabinet drafts the edict and sends it to the celebrant for review, and the Cao Gong Guild will personally send it to the Qianqing Palace for the emperor to see. ”

Bi Ziyan's eyes were annoyed, ashamed, regretful, all kinds of emotions were complicated, and some thoughts did not belong to the stiff nod.

Still looking at Zhu Xu's words, he didn't know when a cold sweat appeared on his back, and he couldn't help but tremble.

As an auxiliary minister of the cabinet, he has a deep understanding of the words on this piece of paper, and can see a glimmer of the future throughout the past and present. If the Ming Dynasty really banned artillery, it would not take one or two hundred years, but I am afraid that the world will change greatly, and the situation of 'five nonsense chaos' may be repeated!

What a sin that is!

He can't afford it!

No one can afford to carry it!

Fortunately, fortunately, the emperor in the palace saw it clearly and was not delayed by their confusion!

After a while, Bi Ziyan raised his head dryly, looked at Liu Shimin and said, "This official is going to the emperor to ask for guilt, is the emperor free?" ”

Liu Shimin looked at him and said, "Only adults? ”

Bi Ziyan was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath, and said: "This official will go to the council room, the cabinet, the six books, and the twenty governors. ”

Liu Shimin nodded and said, "The miscellaneous family knows." ”

Liu Shimin glanced at Bi Ziyan again, turned around and walked out of the class.

Bi Ziyan looked down at the note, his expression changing.

His heart was churning, and he couldn't calm down. A trivial thing that I didn't care about was completely different in the eyes of the emperor, was it the emperor standing too high and looking too far, or were they sitting in the well and watching the sky?

Bi Ziyan didn't feel good in his heart, his body moved, he felt his lips dry, and subconsciously picked up the teacup and took a sip, feeling cold and putting it down.

After a while, he opened his eyes and exhaled lightly, no matter what, now he still has to go to the Qianqing Palace to ask for guilt, reflect, he put down the note, got up and walked out of the room, and turned to the conference hall.