While they were still holding their breath, a middle-aged acolyte military attache suddenly walked into the hall, and immediately became the focus of everyone's attention.

This middle-aged man was dressed in a black military uniform, wearing the golden badge of the Praetorian Guard on his chest, and his expression was very solemn, and it could be seen that he was a courtier who had stayed by the emperor's side for a long time.

"Pass on the emperor's message." He coughed lightly, then spoke out loud.

For a moment, everyone else held their breath and stared, waiting for his metaphor.

"It's hard for you to call you over in the winter, today's meeting may be open for a long time, you go to the pantry next to you to drink some hot tea to warm up, if you are hungry, there is still some jerky there, the taste is good, you can eat some." The courtier said this in a serious tone.

The emperor's solemn edict turned out to be like this?

The civil and military officials, who had never been here, looked at each other, their faces became very strange, and they looked like they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh. They didn't expect the emperor to be so casual and say something like this in his edict.

However, the two important ministers have long been accustomed to the emperor's style.

"Command!" They answered at the same time, then stood up and left their seats for a nearby room, which was the pantry.

Because the state council is often held for a long time, this is a place for the emperor to set up a special rest place in order to sympathize with his subordinates, and when the state council is held, he will often find a break to adjourn the meeting, so that the tired or hungry ministers can rest and regain their energy. Naturally, these two important ministers have also rested there many times.

Under the leadership of the two important ministers, other civil and military officials also left their seats, and then temporarily walked out of the hall with them.

Because they had been hinted at by the prime minister before, Zhou Pu and Kong Zhang immediately came to the side of the prime minister and the finance minister after leaving the table.

"You two wait and follow the Plains Marquis to rest for a while, he has something to say to you." The prime minister whispered to them, "I have something to see the emperor first, you can talk about it first." ”

"Yes." Both respectfully complied.

The prime minister didn't say much, shook his hand and left them, and then walked to the middle-aged attendant military attache and said a few words to him, the military attache didn't say anything more but kept nodding, and then led him to the other side.

As the prime minister, the emperor gave the prime minister a lot of courtesy, one of which was that he could meet the emperor at any time if conditions permitted, so after he made a request to meet the emperor before the state council, the courtiers immediately agreed.

"Come on, come on, come with me and take a rest, our time is quite tight, we need to hurry." After seeing the prime minister leave, Chen Hong patted the two people on the shoulder, and then motioned for them to go with him.

Kong Zhang and Zhou Pu naturally didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly followed him over.

The pantry was very large, and although a group of people had poured in, it did not seem cramped, and all the officials who came to the meeting gathered together, drinking tea and greeting each other, discussing the next meeting.

This is also one of the emperor's intentions to set up a pantry here, the venue is too serious, and the emperor will often appear there, so officials of all sizes can often only sit upright, dare not talk too much, and there is no way to form a harmonious discussion atmosphere, and in the pantry, while drinking tea and discussing, the atmosphere will be much more relaxed, and it is also convenient for them to communicate the issues at the meeting first and avoid disputes.

At the same time, the rank works here as well as elsewhere.

This large pantry, with some small cubicles next to it, is separated from the outside by curtains. These cubicles were reserved for important ministers to discuss important matters, and were not used by ordinary officials.

As an important cabinet minister, Chen Hong has the right to use the cubicle in the pantry, and now he also brought Kong Zhang and Zhou Pu to the cubicle.

As soon as they entered, he sat down casually, and then a waiter came and served them tea. The waiter had a serious expression, and as soon as he put down the tea, he turned around and left, and then as long as the people inside did not ring the bell, he would definitely not come in again, so as not to disturb the adults to discuss military affairs.

Before the waiter could walk out of the cubicle, the Minister of Finance casually picked up the cup on the table, and then took a big sip without any grace, and then exhaled a heavy mouthful of turbidity.

"Well, good tea! Sure enough, it was specially sent over from Fujian to honor the emperor...... That's great! ”

And Kong Zhang, who was on the side, also picked up the teacup with a smile and took a shallow sip. "It's really good tea."

Then he also greeted Zhou Pu, who had not moved, "Zhihe, this is the Wuyi big red robe specially selected by the Marquis of Fujian from his own tea mountain, and the taste is quite good!" The emperor is sympathetic to our ministers, so he specially provided these teas to the pantry for everyone to drink some, come, you can also taste it, the opportunity is rare, you don't have many opportunities to drink such a selection of tea outside! ”

It turned out to be the refined tea used by the queen! Zhou Pu, who was already a little nervous, has now become even more nervous.

Since the first time he came to the emperor's line with Prime Minister and Director Kong today, he has always felt a little uncomfortable, and even his steps have lost their steadiness as before.

It's no wonder that he, the emperor is reckless, the destiny of heaven returns, and he knows everything about culture and martial arts, in the eyes of the people of the world, he is a powerful person who is difficult to come out of a thousand years, even his opponents are full of awe, not to mention Zhou Pu, a petty official? After coming here, although I felt some honor in my heart, I was more afraid, and I was afraid that I would not behave well in front of the emperor.

Not to mention the emperor, there are also many important ministers here, isn't there a marquis in front of him? Princess, this is a person as honorable as the Prime Minister...... Kong Zhang has deep qualifications, and he is also knighted, so he can talk and laugh with them, but he is different, and he can't afford to deal with it carelessly.

"Master Xie." He bowed respectfully to the Plains Marquis and Director Kong, and then also picked up the teacup and took a small sip gently.

As soon as the tea juice entered his mouth, he felt a burst of sweetness and smoothness on the tip of his tongue, like elixir, slightly sticky between his lips and teeth. Then, he closed his eyes and put the teacup back on the table, feeling the aftertaste of the tea in his mouth.

What a good tea!

For a moment, he seemed to forget all the tension and anxiety before, and leisurely fell into the comfort brought by this tea tasting.

"I didn't lie to you, did I? It's good tea! Pingyuan Hou couldn't help laughing when he looked at him like this, "Kong Zhang called you Zhihe, I will call it that, Zhihe, your Director Kong mentioned you to me, I think you are indeed a reliable person, and you will have a bright future in the future." The tea here, I think you will have a chance to drink it in the future! ”

The Minister of Finance actually said that I have a bright future!

This sentence made Zhou Pu's spirit suddenly shocked, and his whole heart became excited.

"Student...... Students are not talented, where are ...... Where can you afford to be the prime minister, you and the director of the department so loved? Students just want to do their job wholeheartedly, and they don't ...... And it didn't ......"

"Hey, don't be so modest! It's a good thing to have momentum and ambition, but if you're too old, you won't have any sharpness, and you won't be able to do anything good. The finance minister waved his hand and signaled Zhou Pu not to say too many polite words.

Then, his expression slowly turned serious.

"I'm calling you two over today, in fact, it's just for this matter in your hands."

Sure enough, it's for the sake of the sun. Kong Zhang and Zhou Pu looked at each other, and then made a listening gesture at the same time, waiting for the next instructions from the Minister of Finance.

"I won't tell you anything, the emperor planned to say that he wanted to conquer the day at the beginning, but I had some concerns, so I didn't echo the emperor's opinion from the beginning." The finance minister did not deliberately sell off, but said directly, "You are all cabinet members, although it is not the function of our Ministry of Finance, but you are all in the same vein, so it doesn't matter if I tell you clearly." Although the country is generally stable now, after all, there are too many places to spend money, so it is difficult to afford another huge expenditure...... For an expedition to Japan, even if there are not many troops, the amount of money and food to be consumed must be a huge amount. However, then I thought about it and agreed with the emperor's opinion, guess why? ”

Kong Zhang and Zhou Pu glanced at each other again.

"That's right, it's not for the gold and silver in Japan!" The Minister of Finance shook his head, and then laughed, "The gold and silver trade of Japan, after our dynasty is defeated, must be monopolized by our dynasty, that is, for these things, we will go all the way to fight such a war." ”

"What the Minister of Finance said is very true." Kong Zhang replied tentatively, "Japan is indeed rich in gold and silver, and it can be used by me. ”

"Use it for me! That's so true! The minister smiled, then picked up the cup and drank the rest of the tea inside, "In my opinion, the most important thing is to use this gold and silver for me!" Otherwise, it will be too much to gain and lose in this battle......"

Although the literal meaning of the financial minister is very simple, his smile looks quite meaningful, so the two of them are a little inexplicable all of a sudden.

In a strange silence for a while, Kong Zhang couldn't help but ask, after all, although he only participated in the Zhao family group halfway, he still had a few points of seniority, and his attitude in front of Pingyuan Hou could be more casual.

"Dare to ask the Minister of Finance, is there anything important to tell me?"

"If you want to do something, the prime minister will naturally explain it to you, and now what I want to tell you is something not big or small, you just listen to it, don't take it too seriously." Chen Hong relaxed his waist, "Just listen to some of my suggestions." ”

"Please ask the Minister of Finance to give instructions."

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