"His Royal Highness King Su, you really deserve to be His Royal Highness King Su...... Li Liang was taken orally. ”

Li Liang, the head of the household, said to Zhao Hongrun with a wry smile.

Now, he can only hope that Wei Tianzi will not agree to this suggestion of His Royal Highness King Su, otherwise, the fate of their household department will not be much better than that of the former officials.

But the problem is that His Royal Highness King Su has said conclusively, with clear pros and cons, and he does not dare to guarantee whether Wei Tianzi will adopt this suggestion.

The adoption of this article is enough to make them follow in the footsteps of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

"Wechen retired."

After bowing to Zhao Hongrun, Li Liang, the head of the household, left Wenzhao Pavilion with some discouragement.

Because there is no need to stay here any longer, compared to Zhao Hongrun, who only gave them 30% and a half of the post-war benefits of the household department, that suggestion is more related to the prosperity and decline of the household department.

After all, once Wei Tianzi adopted the suggestion of His Royal Highness King Su, then, no matter how much they fought for today, it was just to make a wedding dress for the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, so why stay here and continue to entangle?

Li Liang, who had figured out this matter, silently left Wenzhao Pavilion.

As soon as he left, Cui Can, the right attendant of the household department, also stood up, and after coldly glancing at Fan Biao, the left attendant of the headquarters, he left without saying a word.

When these two left, the Shilang and Lang officials of the household department seemed to have received some signal, and they also asked Zhao Hongrun to resign one after another, of course, before leaving, they all glanced at Fan Biao, the left waiter, more or less.

So, after a while, in the front hall of Wenzhao Pavilion, the household officials were the only one left.

Compared with the impassioned enthusiasm when this person took the lead in impeaching King Su Zhao Hongrun in the vertical arch hall, Fan Biao at this moment was alone. There is a faint illusion of loneliness.

He didn't even think of saluting Zhao Hongrun and saying goodbye, so he left Wenzhao Pavilion silently with his head down, and when he walked to the door of the palace gate, he didn't know if he was distracted, and he almost tripped and fell to the ground.

"I'm afraid it's not easy for Master Fan to be the left waiter in the future......

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu Society, who was watching the play, looked at it clearly. I sighed slightly.

He couldn't see that because of Zhao Hongrun's 'suggestion', this Household Zuo Lang Fan Biao was alienated by the officials of their household department, and he never had the scenery when he came.

I believe that once Zhao Hongrun made that suggestion to Wei Tianzi, and Wei Tianzi also agreed, then this Fan will be in the household department in the future. It's going to be even worse.

"Whoever is to blame for their own grievances?"

She You sighed silently, and then got up and said goodbye to Zhao Hongrun: "The show is over, and it is time for Weichen to leave." …… Your Highness, I forgive you for your resignation. ”

"She's still at your own convenience." Zhao Hongrun said with a smile.

He still has a good impression of this "quite acquainted" Ministry of Rites.

After waiting for Sheyou to leave, in the front hall of Wenzhao Pavilion, except for Zhao Hongrun, only Meng Kui, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, remained. and Li Fang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Xu Guan, the left attendant of the Ministry of War.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun turned his head to look at Meng Kui. smiled and said, "Meng Shilang, this matter is settled, you can go back first." ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Meng Kui hurriedly got up and said goodbye.

Before leaving, I have to say that this left waiter of the Ministry of Industry was happy in his heart, after all, he had received a promise from His Royal Highness King Su. Allowing the Ministry of Industry to get a benefit, and more importantly, His Royal Highness King Su may be able to free the Ministry of Industry from the constraints of the Ministry of Household Affairs on funds, which is simply great news for the Ministry of Works, which has been fed up with the constraints of funds in the past.

Seeing this left attendant of the Ministry of Works, Lord Meng Kui got up and said goodbye. Xu Guan, the left attendant of the military department, also stood up, ready to bid farewell to His Royal Highness King Su.

After all, in his opinion, the matter was settled, and there was no need for them to stay here any longer.

Unexpectedly, he had just stood up and was about to say goodbye to Zhao Hongrun, but Shangshu Li Man, who was sitting next to him, raised his hand and grabbed his sleeve.

"Don't be impatient, Lord Xu, it's not time for you and me to say goodbye."

The old god of the military department, Li Man, reminded on the spot.

"......" Xu Guan glanced at Li Feng in surprise when he heard this, and asked in a puzzled low voice, "Boss, who are you?" ”

I saw Li Man, the secretary of the Ministry of War, looking at Zhao Hongrun, and said indifferently: "There are people from the household department present, and the old man is not good to say." Now there are only three people in this palace, His Royal Highness Su Wang and you and me, and it doesn't hurt to talk. …… Although our military department has some merits, it is far less than half of the Ministry of Industry, and half of the officials and craftsmen of this department accompanied His Royal Highness King Su to the expedition, but why did the Ministry of Industry only get half of it in the end? And our military department has only two percent? ”

"......" Xu Guan looked at Zhao Hongrun in surprise when he heard this, and happened to see that His Royal Highness King Su was looking at the two of them with a smile.

"That's why Lord Xu is still a little restless and will return to his seat for the time being. …… His Royal Highness King Su's two percent are not so easy to take. Li Fu said lightly.

"......" Xu Guan looked at Li Man, then at Zhao Hongrun, and sat down again.

"This Li Man, although timid, is an old fox...... What?'

Zhao Hongrun, who saw this scene in his eyes, looked at Li Feng with a little surprise, looking at the secretary of the military department who had teased and offended.

But after thinking about it, he was a little relieved, after all, even if Li Wei is timid, it doesn't mean that he is really mediocre, otherwise, how can he sit firmly in the position of the secretary of the military department?

"Hehehe." Zhao Hongrun chuckled twice and teased, "It's made this king look a lot better, Lord Li." ”

"......" Li Feng looked at Zhao Hongrun indifferently.

From a selfish point of view, Li Wei can be said to have a deep hatred for the king in front of him, after all, at this time last year, this son gave him a "big gift" in the Vertical Arch Palace, and mocked him with a woman's clothes, sarcastically mocking him as cowardly as a mouse, and the dignified man and the dignified military department are not even as good as a woman.

remembered that generous gift, not only was he so angry that he Li Wei lay in his house for several days to recover, but also caused him to be unable to raise his head in the court for more than half a year.

Whenever he thought of hatred, Li Wei even had the heart to curse His Royal Highness King Su.

Because if His Royal Highness the arrogant King Su folded in the hands of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, and retreated in embarrassment, then he could wash away the humiliation that this son gave him at the beginning.

It's a pity that the heavens are not beautiful, or it is caused by the great Wei Hongfu, who would have thought. His Royal Highness King Su, who was not favored by him at that time, not only really succeeded in repelling Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, but even waved his army to counterattack Chu State, conquering more than ten cities in Chu State, so that Chu State had to send envoys to make peace.

Although the ministers of the DPRK and China all knew about it, it forced the Chu State to make peace with their Great Wei. It has a great relationship with the sixth prince Rui Wang Hongzhao, if it weren't for the fact that the Sixth Highness volunteered to go to the Qi State as a hostage and persuade the Qi King to ally with their Great Wei, how could the Chu State be easily succumbed?

But even so, who can deny the merits of His Royal Highness King Su?

Because of this, Li Fei's mood was really complicated during these days, especially when he saw His Royal Highness King Su again.

He had to admit that he was really old, and he no longer had the ambitions he had when he was young. There is no longer the hard work of young people, so that when the army of Chu State pressed the border, he only conservatively considered how to reduce the losses as much as possible, instead of bravely saying "no" to Chu State like His Royal Highness King Su, and heroically led a mere 25,000 Junshui battalion to face the 160,000 army of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, alone.

In this matter, he was convinced.

And what surprised him even more. After returning victoriously, His Royal Highness King Su did not have the arrogance of the villain Dezhi at all. I didn't go out of my way to trick them, the officers of the Ministry of Soldiers.

In fact, he really dreamed more than once that one day he would have to polish his boots in humiliation after the triumphant return of His Royal Highness King Su.

With a long exhale, Li Yan's cloudy eyes that still retained fine light met Zhao Hongrun's gaze head-on, and asked calmly, "Your Highness." Do you want our military department to recognize the establishment of the three armies of the "Shangshui Army", the "Yanshui Army", and the "Yanling Army"? ”

Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly, in fact, he didn't think about hiding anything, he nodded and said, "This king and your military department." There were indeed mutual grievances earlier, but it was all for the sake of my Great Wei...... Don't mind, in fact, you are not the only one who received the generous gift from this king that day. ”

"Yes, and Your Majesty......

Li Fazhen didn't know what to say about the bold King Su in front of him.

"All in all, the original incident was just one word in the end, bet! And in the end, the war department lost the bet, and the king won the bet, and made a lot of money for my Great Wei, as long as the two adults keep this in mind, it is enough! ”

『……』

Li Fu and Xu Guan glanced at each other.

Not to mention, listening to Zhao Hongrun's words, they were really much more comfortable in their hearts.

Brushing his beard, Li Fu said calmly: "The battle of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Chu Xuancheng, has indeed made my military department realize that the current military strength of my Great Wei is not enough to compete with the Chu State. But Your Royal Highness, you have set up three new armies in one go...... The Yanling Army is said to be only 10,000 people, while the Shang Water Army and the Yan Water Army are both 30,000 people...... What's even more inappropriate is that these two armies are composed of Chu people, which is ...... Inappropriate. ”

"Why is it inappropriate to use Chu to control Chu?" Zhao Hongrun said with a smile when he heard this: "The main generals of the Shangshui Army and the Yanshui Army are all in the post house in my Daliang City at the moment, and their families have also received the three counties of Yanling, Changping and Shangshui from the Chu State, which is enough to prove their loyalty." ”

Li Feng frowned and thought for a moment, and said in a low voice: "But the current financial resources of our military department are probably not enough to support more troops......"

"Therefore, I, Great Wei, want to increase military spending!" Zhao Hongrun interrupted suddenly.

"Increase military spending?"

Li Fu and Xu Guan looked surprised when they heard this.

At a time when the household department is going to cut military spending one by one, forcing their military department to also cut the salaries of the guard army and the garrison army, His Royal Highness King Su is actually preparing to increase military spending?

"How much?" Li Yan asked in a deep voice.

"Thirty percent of Dawei's total domestic tax revenue every year! At least! ”

"What?! Sancheng?! Or at least?!'

Even Li Fa was greatly changed by Zhao Hongrun's words.

And Xu Guan couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Your Highness, how many troops do you want to add?" ”

Looking at the faces of the two of them, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "The army is the foundation of national defense, how can it be ignored?" When he went to Chu this time, this king heard that Chu had the strength to fight on both the Qi and our Great Wei fronts. At that time, the king was thinking, when will I, Great Wei, also have the military strength to wage war with two powerful countries at the same time? …… For example, Han and Chu. ”

『……』

Li Fa and Xu Guan's eyes widened in shock when they heard this.

"Hahaha, okay, it seems that such lofty things are far away, so let's put them aside and take the first step honestly. For example, support the proposal of this king Fangcai......" Zhao Hongrun said with a smile.

"Is that the suggestion?"

Li Fu and Xu Guan glanced at each other, and their eyes quietly showed a little joy.

"But Your Highness, I'm afraid that the household department will not easily delegate power......" Xu Guan deliberately probed.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "Since it is a move to benefit the country and the army, why does the household department disagree?" …… Forget it, it's useless to talk too much, the king of Ming Japan asked to see his father, explain the matter, state the benefits, and believe that his father will have a decision. ”

"It seems that Tobe is really going to carry a big heel this time......

"After my military headquarters."

Li Fu and Xu Guan glanced at each other and said secretly.

"By the way, the establishment of the three armies of the Shang Water Army, the Yan Water Army, and the Yan Ling Army that the king said is ......."

"Your Highness, rest assured, we will go back to prepare immediately, as long as Your Majesty does not object, our military department will never disobey Your Highness's wishes."

"Good!"

Zhao Hongrun picked up the teacup on the desk and took a sip. (To be continued.) )