The next day, after the owner of the Xia Kingdom saw Xiao Mingche, his excitement was beyond words.

Although Xiao Mingche only thanked her for her love with an indifferent face, and did not accept the glass of wine she offered, but Li Fengming drank it on her behalf, she was still very satisfied.

Li Fengming is a happy buyer, he never lowered the price from the beginning, and agreed to the strange additional conditions of the owner.

Now that she has got what she wants, the owner of the house has also reciprocated her, taking the initiative to reduce the transaction price by ten gold, and completing the delivery of the deed of the small building within two days.

The small building he liked was successfully obtained, and he also saved ten gold for no reason, which made Li Fengming very happy.

But Xiao Mingche's face was invisibly marked with a price of ten gold, and his heart was quite unpleasant.

Seeing that he was hesitant, Li Fengming smiled and asked, "What do you like?" For example, BMW famous horses, calligraphy and painting treasures and the like. ”

He thought about it for a while, and found in a daze that he had lived for so many years, and he didn't seem to have any special liking.

"What is this for, you ask?"

Li Fengming's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and he said half-truthfully, "Inquire about your preferences first, and when I make a lot of money in the future, I can buy it for you." ”

This kind of ethereal promise is usually casually deceitful, and Xiao Mingche has known since he was nine years old that he can't take it seriously.

He listened expressionlessly, and didn't even bother to give a cold look.

But if you don't believe it or not, the word "future" in Li Fengming's words still makes his heart pound for no reason.

After the small building arrived, Xin Wei selected merchants who could supply raw materials for a long time in Yongjingfang City according to Li Fengming's instructions.

Chun Yudai went to Guizixi's workshop every day to explain to the craftsmen the production requirements of various fat powders and balms.

Because Chun Yudai always goes out early and returns late, the matter of teaching Zhan Kaiyang how to organize papermaking is temporarily taken over by Li Fengming.

And Xiao Mingche is also very busy.

He had been checking with Uncle Jiang about the preparations for the celebration banquet, but he had been summoned to the palace for some reason since April 16, and he did so for several days in a row, always returning in the evening.

On the twentieth day of April, Xiao Mingche finally did not enter the palace again, but he closed the door in the north courtyard.

For a whole day, he only allowed Uncle Jiang to send one meal in, and even Zhan Kaiyang's request to see him was refused.

Why did Emperor Qi summon Xiao Mingche into the palace for several days? Why did Xiao Mingche stay behind closed doors for a whole day afterwards?

Li Fengming didn't know the inside story, and he couldn't solve it even if he wanted to break his head.

She asked Zhan Kaiyang, but Zhan Kaiyang's tone was quite tight, and without Xiao Mingche's consent, she didn't say anything about how she could lure her into confessing.

The next day, when Li Fengming saw the latest copy of the "Palace Gate Copy", he already had the answer without asking again.

The paper contains three new notices at the palace gate this morning.

First, the post of "capital division" has been added to the border army, regardless of whether it is wartime or not, and it will be stationed at the border for a long time to supervise military affairs; The capital is not in charge of the military talisman, but the generals need to be subject to it; The capital division was not subject to the military department and directly reported to the emperor.

Second, Emperor Qi appointed Xiao Mingche, the king of Huai, to serve as the first southern capital of Great Qi.

Third, at the performance of the crown prince, Emperor Qi will set up a banquet in the palace at the end of this month to celebrate the victory of Luoshan and reward King Huai for his bravery in this battle.

"It's too much of a deception." Li Fengming's face was like frost, and he endured it again and again to not tear the paper to pieces.

Zhan Kaiyang still saw that she was really angry, and the back of his neck was cold.

"The power of the border army is not small, and our Royal Highness is the first since the founding of the country; The crown prince also asked His Majesty to hold a special celebration banquet for the victory of Luoshan in the palace, which is a good thing for our Royal Highness...... Right? ”

Originally, it was just that the Huai Wangfu planned to hold a banquet to celebrate, but now the emperor is in charge, and all the relatives and important ministers are involved, which is obviously longer.

"You think that's a good thing?!" Li Fengming can more and more realize how difficult Xiao Mingche has been over the years.

Her expression and tone were not good, although Zhan Kaiyang didn't understand what she was wrong, but she didn't bother anymore. "Please advise the princess."

This attitude of humbly asking for advice, Li Fengming is useful.

However, she didn't have the heart to say more to Zhan Kaiyang at the moment: "I'll tell you slowly another day." You go about your own business first, I'm going to the North Courtyard. ”

The prince's series of actions seemed to be supporting Xiao Mingche, but in fact, he was deliberately pushing him into a conspicuous position, making him a target for all parties without defense!

Li Fengming originally thought that since Xiao Mingche was so sad yesterday that she closed the North Courtyard and saw no one, she wanted to see him today, but she was afraid that it would take some effort.

Unexpectedly, the waiter came back after going to Tongbing and replied, "Your Highness, please move to the study to meet you." ”

After entering the study, Li Fengming was surprised to find that Xiao Mingche was not as depressed as she imagined.

He obviously knew that Li Fengming had come in, but he didn't raise his head, didn't make a sound, and didn't stop writing.

So Li Fengming didn't bother, just stood in front of the multi-treasure shelf and looked at him quietly.

He is wearing an ice blue brocade robe today, and at this moment he is sitting straight behind the table, holding the pen with a solemn and focused stroke, and the whole person exudes an indescribable sharp momentum.

It was a silent but stubborn tenacity. It was a lonely courage who knew that the odds of winning were not good, but he had to give it a go.

After a long time, Xiao Mingche put down his pen and slowly raised his head, "Looking for me?" ”

"I guess you're being bullied again," Li Fengming blinked the mist under his eyes and smiled, "Do you need a helper?" ”

Xiao Mingche looked at her for a moment. After a few breaths, he gently replied, "Yes." ”

Li Fengming walked over and sat across the table from him, and gently took the piece of paper he had written earlier.

While taking a quick glance, she asked without looking up, "What happened to cause the prince to suddenly target you?" ”

Xiao Mingche said calmly, "Lian Zhen pleaded guilty to his father, explaining the problem that some military salary accounts in the south are unclear. ”

Earlier this month, Lian Zhen returned to Beijing from the south.

Because he escorted Zhan Kaiyang's mother and sister to Beijing, he came to Huaiwang's Mansion to see Xiao Mingche at that time.

He asked Xiao Mingche about the reason for the punishment he had been punished in the palace before, and understood that he was involved by himself, so he took the initiative to enter the palace the next day and explained to Emperor Qi alone the problem of that part of the military salary account.

is not only a plea, but also a cry for Xiao Mingche.

In fact, the matter of the military salary account is very simple, Xiao Mingche really didn't know about it, and he didn't get involved.

In the south, there were two battles in three days, and sometimes the casualties of the previous battle had not been sorted out, and the fighting broke out again.

Candles can't withstand burning at both ends, not to mention that Lian Zhen is just a mortal in the flesh.

As a result, he sometimes submitted the list of fallen soldiers to the Ministry of War behind for two or three months.

However, in the two or three months that lagged behind, I did not know which soldiers had died in battle, and the military headquarters still allocated money to the border army according to the previous number of heads.

Sometimes, when the money reaches the southern border, the fallen soldiers have been buried for several months.

Lian Zhen never returned the money to the Ministry of War, but he was not greedy for ink, and it was all sent to the bereaved families of the fallen soldiers.

Although this move is inappropriate, it is in line with human feelings and is also conducive to maintaining the supply of troops on the border. Therefore, after Emperor Qi took the initiative to enter the palace to ask for guilt, Emperor Qi did not condemn him, but only reprimanded him lightly, and his attitude could be regarded as acquiescence.

Li Fengming took a deep breath, "So, in order to compensate for your grievances, the crown prince proposed that your father and emperor would happily allow you to take the position of capital secretary, and decided to set up a celebration banquet for you in the palace with great fanfare?" ”

"Yes," Xiao Mingche was helpless, "Lian Zhen entered the palace, not at my behest. ”

Unfortunately, the crown prince obviously would not believe this fact.

In the palace before, because Li Fengming secretly gave a big gift, allowing the queen to regain the absolute right to speak in the harem, the prince received this in his heart, and he didn't think that Xiao Mingche could threaten him at that time, so he responded with the same kindness.

But now, in order to prove that "Xiao Mingche is really innocent on the issue of military salary accounts in the south", Lian Zhen dared to take the risk of angering Long Yan and took the initiative to surrender to the saint, which was enough to make the prince realize that Xiao Mingche had established a certain prestige in the army.

The crown prince originally had a strong opponent like King Heng, how could he tolerate the rise of another King Huai who could influence the military under his nose?

"So he deliberately proposed to add the position of 'capital division', which looks like a promotion for you on the surface, but in fact it is a killing." Li Fengming is very determined.

Du Si bypassed the military department and directly reported to the emperor, and the military department would not be kind to Xiao Mingche if he took the lead.

In addition, although this position does not hold the military talisman, it can control all the commanders of the front line, and has the right to meddle in all military affairs except for the transfer of troops.

This is very abrupt, and it can easily lead to conflicts between the generals and Xiao Mingche, and then change their mentality towards him.

In the past, Xiao Mingche was assigned on a temporary basis, and usually only stayed at the front line for three or five months.

Temporarily ordered to supervise the army on behalf of the Son of Heaven, his duty was just to inspire, and he could hide in a safe place to eat and drink spicy, and when the war was not so tight, he waved his sleeves and returned to Beijing to make a difference.

But Xiao Mingche always sacrificed his life to go into battle, did not hesitate to live and die with the soldiers, and did not overstep his authority to interfere with the affairs of his hands.

Such a Huai King, everyone respects himself.

In the future, when the post of capital division was stationed at the border, the situation was very different.

He will supervise and audit the affairs of the army on a daily basis, otherwise he will be responsible for any problems; In addition, he can't transfer troops, but he can send generals, and all generals have to act according to his face.

In the long run, the little goodwill he built up in the army from birth to death will be divided and disintegrated into invisible.

"Also, when King Heng sees the prince promoting you like this, he will definitely regard you as having sided with the prince. And you will be stationed at the border, it will be difficult to run a solid network in the DPRK and China, and the slightest mistake can bring you down with a few impeachment notes. ”

Li Fengming gritted his teeth and sneered, "The prince is a good means, with the addition of a new position of 'capital division', he will block all your roads." ”

In this kind of matter that is related to the future of life and death, Xiao Mingche is not so dull, otherwise he would not be a prince.

After Emperor Qi made the decision the day before yesterday, he was locked up in the North Courtyard alone yesterday and thought about it, although it was slower, he still figured out the layers of sinister in the end.

He had to find a way out of this predicament before he formally accepted the appointment of the capital, otherwise it would be more and more difficult for him to get out of the situation.

"Even if I'm worried, I didn't expect you to be a fuel-efficient lamp." Li Fengming tapped the paper in front of him with his fingertips, and the more he looked at him, the more pleasing it was to his eyes.

Xiao Mingche was writing a recital for Emperor Qi just now.

He proposed that the children of the royal family at and above the county king should take turns to serve as the capital secretary, and change it every six months.

As long as Emperor Qi allows him to play, it means that all the children of the royal family above the county king will help him distract all parties.

This is a countermeasure that Xiao Mingche spent a day and a night to come up with, slow is a little slower, but it is a good policy.

"Compared to the stupid trick of using yourself to be beaten in exchange for Xia Wang's scholar last time in the palace, you are really much smarter this time. Sure enough, the weather is warmer, and the brain is more active? ”

Her praise was weird, and Xiao Mingche sneered softly uncomfortably, "If you want to praise, praise well." ”

"Having said that, the prince bullied you like this, but you only want to protect yourself and get out, it's so kind," Li Fengming raised his eyebrows at him, "Don't you want to bully back?" ”

Xiao Mingche stared at her suspiciously, "How can you bully back?" ”

"If you want to, then I have a way. Let's take it one step at a time. First of all, you should add another ...... to this recital."

After chattering and talking about his bad moves, Li Fengming laughed so hard that his stomach was full of water. "Just say to the outside world, it's all taught by the prince. Got it? ”

She has never been a Buddha-hearted person who "takes a step back and opens the sky", and she even has to repay her in some things.

Now that Xiao Mingche and her interests are at stake, the prince suddenly turned the spearhead and attacked Xiao Mingche ruthlessly, of course she wanted the prince to cry.

Since the prince intended to push Xiao Mingche to block some of the knives from King Heng for him, she wanted to bounce these knives back for him.

The crown prince and King Heng have been fighting for so many years, and it has long been impossible to make peace. All it takes is for someone to tap the side drum, and the two of them will immediately start a new round of fierce fighting.

Xiao Mingche thought for a moment, "This is to make King Heng think that the crown prince has begun to plan and rob the military power?" ”

Li Fengming nodded without hesitation, "The prince bullied you like this, I can't help but want him to cry." ”

"Every time someone bullies me, you seem to be angrier than me." Xiao Mingche couldn't tell what was rolling in his chest at the moment.

"I'm an easy man who doesn't suffer. What is the difference between the prince bullying you today and bullying me? ”

Li Fengming clenched his fists and slammed the table, "He wants to block all the possibilities for you to gain a firm foothold in the DPRK, and he also wants to send you to the border for a long time!" It's strange that I can put up with him. ”

If Xiao Mingche is not in Beijing for a long time, she will not have the opportunity to go on many occasions.

So how can you get to know more noble ladies and noble women?

If she can't get to know more noble ladies and noblewomen, where will she earn enough money?

The prince suddenly targeted Xiao Mingche this time, and he was basically cutting off her wealth!

Of course, for such a philistine and cautious reason, she is not embarrassed to say it.

"Actually, I didn't think about him, did I? It's just to help him and King Heng continue to focus on each other. ”

Xiao Mingche didn't answer for a long time, just looked at her intently. It seems to be laughing, but it doesn't.

She was suddenly a little embarrassed, "Why do you look at me like this?" ”

"It's nothing," Xiao Mingche retracted his gaze and picked up the pen resting on the inkstone again, "I just suddenly remembered that you once asked me if I had any preferences." ”

Li Fengming didn't know, so "At that time, you said no." What, now all of a sudden? ”

Xiao Mingche lowered his eyes and dipped in ink, but didn't look at her, "Hmm." ”

For example, the "future" she said last time. For example, what she just said, "What is the difference between bullying you and bullying me".

He didn't know why, but suddenly he liked it.

Loved it. Loved it.

This made him a little at a loss and a little flustered. I was more panicked than the night fragrance of Luo Jiu, who often smelled the non-existent a while ago.

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