Li Mao and Xu Jiuye listened to the gossip in the Vientiane Building for half an hour, and only left the Vientiane Building after they were full of wine and food.

Because two quarters of an hour ago, Tianhuo had just left the Vientiane Tower from the side door in the high-speed carriage of the Duanjun Palace, and went straight out of the outer city of Jinling, heading straight for Dangtu, and the two sides almost passed by.

Li Mao and Xu Jiuye continued to inspect other shops in Yuhua Lane, and after looking at more than a dozen shops in a row, their hanging hearts finally relaxed.

It turns out that excellent shops like the Xuanji branch are also unique in Jinling City, and the business level of most of the shops in Yuhua Lane is higher than that of other markets, but the gap with the Xuanji branch is very obvious, which gives Li Mao some confidence.

When Li Mao and Xu Jiuye left Yuhua Lane, they felt less contempt for their business counterparts in Jinling, and more serious and dignified.

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Jinling Mansion, the Imperial City, Funing Palace.

has entered the shift, Emperor Song has not yet had dinner, and is still reviewing the chapter in the palace, and Wang Jien, the head of the inner court, is waiting by the side of Long'an.

These tasks could have been handed over to the little eunuch to do, but as long as Emperor Song approved the chapter, Wang Jien would drive away the little eunuch to serve the emperor personally, and he didn't know how he had so much energy to do it for so many years.

It took a long time for Emperor Song to finish the recital in front of him, and then the nine little eunuchs brought more recitals.

Emperor Song put down the red pen in his hand, rubbed his wrist and said, "Wang Jien, have you discussed with the ministers of the three provinces to die of exhaustion?"

Wang Jien said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, how dare the old slaves! You went into retreat a few days ago, and you were taken down for a lot of government affairs, and some important government affairs of the three provinces did not dare to be arbitrary, so they had to be sent over together. ”

Emperor Song said with a look of disgust: "Are they all first-class affairs?"

Wang Jien turned over his notebook and said: "Your Majesty, wait for the old slave to take a look, there are a total of 422 cases, including 93 first-class affairs, 275 first-class affairs, and 54 first-class affairs. ”

Emperor Song rubbed his temples and said: "Leave the ninety-three first-class medals behind, and return the rest to the three provinces, what are I doing to raise so many ministers? ”

Wang Jien waved his hand, and the two little eunuchs standing in front presented the music in their hands, and Wang Jien placed the music neatly on the dragon case, driving all the little eunuchs out of the Funing Palace.

Emperor Song picked up the first piece of music and only read a few lines, then angrily threw the music to the ground and scolded angrily: "My sons who are not angry, don't you have one who can be relieved? Lao Jiu, what does he want so much money for? Stretch out his hand to Su Song!"

It was the most important place for the imperial court to collect money, grain, taxes, and cultivation resources, and it was a shame that he forced the relevant feudal departments to hand over some of the official projects to his subordinates.

You, go to the Nine Emperors' Mansion tomorrow in person, and ask him what he is going to do? Send three more little yellow gates to Su Song tomorrow to give me the rod to kill those unscrupulous minions. ”

Wang Jien hurriedly said: "The emperor is angry, the princes want to show it in front of you now, their usual behavior is inevitably a little biased, just punish it, don't be angry." ”

Emperor Song patted the table and said: "You are an old slave, you are good at deceiving your superiors and subordinates, and you will be a good man one day, my sons are spoiled, half of the responsibility lies with the Queen Mother, and half with you." ”

Wang Jien knelt down and said: "The emperor is silent, the servants dare not compete with the queen mother, it is really that the princes are too good, and they all want to contribute to the country, so they will be a little eager for quick success, there is really nothing wrong with it." ”

Emperor Song's face was slightly pale: "I said that I will not be the Emperor of Song for a lifetime, and in another thousand years, when the national strength of the Song State far exceeds that of the Tang and Ming Dynasties, I will leave the country to them, but they seem to be in a hurry." ”

Wang Jien only felt sweat on his forehead, as a close minister of the Song Emperor, he was very familiar with the secrets of the royal family, before the Song Emperor was generally a lifelong system, in the period of power, in addition to wrestling with the ministers, but also to prevent the princes from rebelling.

In the history of the Song Kingdom, there was a tragedy in which the Song Emperor killed all his more than 200 sons, and after the Song Emperor died violently, he could only choose a successor from the imperial family.

Wang Jien didn't dare to interject at will at this time, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the princes just have too much energy and nowhere to vent, and they don't have the slightest intention of disobedience, as long as they are sent some errands and let them have something to do, I think the situation will be much better." ”

"Oh, there is the Ming Kingdom to the north, the Tang Kingdom and Xifan Kingdom to the northwest, and the Heavenly Demon Forest and the Daomen Spirit Domain to the southwest, how can they start a war lightly? What can they do?"

"In the boundless sea to the east and south, I heard that there are thousands of countries, why doesn't the emperor give them a chance to make contributions?"

"Makes sense, let me think about it. What are the recent movements of the princes, and what are the interesting things in the capital, you can tell me about it, so that I can relieve my fatigue. ”

Wang Jien said: "Your Majesty, you are also tired after a day, it's time to eat, the old slave will tell you some interesting anecdotes inside and outside the capital, and you should listen to the book after dinner." ”

Emperor Song laughed and said, "You old slave really know how to make me happy, it just so happens that I am also hungry, so I will rest for a while and pass the meal." ”

After Emperor Song finished speaking, he left the dragon case and lay on the soft collapse on the side, Wang Jien clapped his hands, and immediately a palace maid sent the dinner that had already been prepared.

Emperor Song did not leave anyone to wait, and when the dinner was ready, he let the palace maids go out.

Wang Jien and the others all withdrew from the Funing Palace before saying: "Your Majesty, the Tianhuo you are very concerned about has arrived in the capital, and I met with the Nineteenth Prince a few days ago, and the two only talked for half an hour, and the Nineteenth Prince was persuaded by him to close the previous shop in Yuhua Lane and open a store focusing on medicines.

I heard that this Xuanji branch was very prosperous on the opening day, and it has been open for seven days now, and the daily sales have risen instead of falling, and the current daily turnover has reached 30,000 taels of silver, if it can be maintained, it is estimated that it can become a top store with annual sales of 10 million taels. ”

Emperor Song was a little surprised and said, "What kind of pharmacy is so profitable?"

Wang Jien said: "The old slave also heard that the effect of the wound medicine produced by the Xuanji branch is wonderful, and the medical officers of the four battalions and eight guards of the palace have specially verified it, and the effect is much better than the existing military medicine.

Therefore, the commanders of all battalions and guards in Jinling City sent people to buy some, and the commanders of the city guards and Zhongshan garrisons refused to accept the medicines distributed by the military department and asked to replace them with medicines from the Xuanji branch. ”

Emperor Song frowned and said: "Let the Imperial Medical Department go to the Xuanji Branch to buy some of the medicines on sale and study them, everyone is bullied to the door, do they still want to pretend to be dead?"

If the drugs of the Xuanji branch are really so effective, then the pharmaceutical technology should be controlled in the hands of the Tai Medical Department, rather than scattered among the people.

Let the Imperial Doctor submit a charter as soon as possible, should he buy the formula franchise in the hands of the Xuanji Branch, or should he join forces with the Xuanji Branch's official control? This important military material cannot be left unchecked. ”

Wang Jien hurriedly took out his handbook and recorded: "Well, the old slave will arrange it in a while." ”

Emperor Song casually took a few mouthfuls of rice, put down the dishes and chopsticks and stopped eating, and asked: "Tianhuo, this kid is really not worry-free, as soon as he makes a move, he threatens the country's defense and security, does he cause other trouble?"

Wang Jien said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Tianhuo also bought the Lingshi tailings from the Tenth Prince with the Nineteenth Prince, and it was negotiated a few days ago, and Tianhuo has rushed to the city and has not returned to Beijing." ”

Emperor Song found that he couldn't guess Tianhuo's intentions at all: "When Tu Lingshi tailings, hasn't it been mined there for a long time? I remember that it has been abandoned for more than ten years, why did Tianhuo buy it?"

Wang Jien said with a bitter face: "This old slave doesn't know, the emperor, you said that you want to keep an eye on him, I just found out about this matter, I heard that the nineteenth prince has paid a lot of price for this, as for whether Tianhuo will cause trouble there again, it has not been found out for the time being." ”

Emperor Song said with a smile: "Interesting, let the Imperial City Division send three teams and give me twelve hours to keep an eye on Tianhuo, and I'll see what tricks he can come up with." ”

Wang Jien recorded it in his notebook again and asked, "Your Majesty, is it just monitoring and not interfering with his actions?"

Emperor Song thought for a moment and said: "Yes, it's just surveillance, don't interfere with his actions, if his life is in danger, let the Imperial City Division be sure to save his life." ”

Wang Jien was stunned for a moment, but still recorded in his notebook: "The Imperial City Division must ensure the safety of the heavenly fire. ”

After Wang Jien finished recording, he saw that Emperor Song seemed to be in a good mood and asked: "Your Majesty, the nineteen princes have been moving a lot recently, and the old slave is worried that he will have friction with other princes, do you want the old slave to remind the nineteen princes?"

Emperor Song shook his head and said: "Xiao Nineteen has been instructed by a master, and finally he no longer forbears, I really want to see what kind of fame he can toss, don't meddle in this matter, say something else." ”

Wang Jien immediately said: "The matter of the eldest prince and the second prince for the maritime business management rights in eastern Fujian has made trouble again, and the two sides have not only fought with the underworld forces, but also dispatched monks, which has alarmed the Mindong Daolu Division, and has temporarily controlled the two sides, and is waiting for the emperor's instructions." ”

Emperor Song sneered: "It's all up, don't dare to make trouble in the capital, so go to Mindong to do it with real swords and guns, what are the casualties on both sides?"

Wang Jien peeked at Emperor Song and said: "The two sides are quite restrained, the casualties are not large, the main ones who died were the martial arts masters on both sides, and the monks were only injured but not killed." ”

Emperor Song said: "Okay! Let the Daolu Division list Quanzhou as a battlefield, give them a year, not to use the power of the official, not to harm the people, I see who can control Quanzhou, I will give Quanzhou to whomever I can!"

Wang Jien took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, this is a bit out of line with the rules of the imperial court, isn't it? The prince is not allowed to have a fief outside of Gyeonggi......

Emperor Song laughed and said: "Don't they have nowhere to vent their energy? Let them fight! Inform the third, fourth, eighth, ninth, and tenth, they can also go to Quanzhou, and whoever wins in the end will be allowed to go to conquer the Liuqiu first." ”

Wang Jien intuitively felt that his scalp was numb, the emperor wanted to weaken the strength in the hands of the princes, and it was appropriate not to say more about this matter, Wang Jien continued: "The fourth prince and the eighth prince had a dispute over the embezzlement of money and silver for disaster relief by officials in western Jiangxi, and people on both sides impeached each other, and at present, Zhongshu Province has received more than 400 impeachment chapters of various kinds. ”

Song Huang said: "This is finally a friction for government affairs, stronger than the eldest and the second, who has more bullets?"