Looking at the jubilant Zhuge Liang, Liu Mang didn't know why he always felt like he had been deceived. It seemed that Zhuge Liang was waiting for him to say this.
It had to be said that His Highness the King Of Shu, no, it should now be His Highness the King of Han. His Highness the King of Han's intuition was still very accurate.
On the other side, Zhuge Liang had already seen through everything. When Xun Chen and the others said this, Zhuge Liang knew that he would definitely be the one to go on this diplomatic mission. This was because only Yang Hong's eloquence was above his.
Yang Hong was already old. If it was just the Xiliang Ma Chao, Zhuge Liang didn't need to personally go, but now the time was different.
If Yangzhou wanted to have sufficient provisions for the autumn harvest, it would inevitably take time. Therefore, this Ma Chao, who was previously unknown, became very important.
In any case, he was the one who had to carry out this difficult task. Rather than saying that he had to cry and lose face, he might as well fight for some benefits for himself.
Sure enough, Liu Mang immediately increased the funds for Zhuge Liang. Why wouldn't Zhuge Liang do it?
Looking at that smug face, Liu Mang felt awkward. Suddenly, he thought of something and Liu Mang laughed.
Xun Chen was the mastermind of the whole plan. He didn't recommend himself. Liu Mang was originally puzzled. Xun Chen was not old. He was just middle-aged. His body was also strong. There was no sign of seasickness on the sea. It should be no problem for him to go to Xiliang. However, Xun Chen let go of this credit.
Giving advice was a kind of credit, but who didn't know how to say it? If he could really persuade the Jin Ma Chao over there, it would be a real big credit.
Just when Liu Mang was puzzled, Xun Chen said it himself.
"My lord, please allow Xun Chen to go to Liaodong to preside over the affairs of Liaodong!" Xun Chen took the initiative to speak.
"Ah ah ah!" Liu Mang was stunned. Preside over the affairs of Liaodong? At that time, Liu Mang set up the biggest official position in Liaodong, but that position was Yang Chen's. Now, Yang Chen entered the position of the Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
However, as the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Xun Chen was one level lower. Now, Xun Chen was actually going to Liaodong?
"Assistant Minister Xun, have I done anything wrong?" Liu Mang thought that he didn't put Xun Chen in an important position and that Xun Chen had an opinion.
Xun Chen was also a shrewd person. As soon as he heard Liu Mang's words, he knew what Liu Mang was thinking. "My lord, you're overthinking things. Xun Chen was originally a defeated person. To be able to receive my lord's favor and hire me, and even be entrusted with the important task of becoming the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, this is Xun Chen's good fortune!" Xun Chen stood there and said respectfully to Liu Mang.
If it wasn't for Liu Mang, Xun Chen would have already become a skeleton. No one would know if he died, and no one would collect his corpse.
He was destined to be an eternal loser. Now, Xun Chen could start all over again. Liu Mang even gave him a higher position than before. The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, one step away from the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. This was a cabinet minister who could enter the cabinet. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't moved.
"Then why?" Liu Mang asked again.
"Friend Ruo, you're going to Liaodong for him!" Tian Feng on the side opened his mouth and said to Xun Chen.
"Him?" Liu Mang was even more confused. What were they talking about? Why couldn't they just say it directly?
"My lord, do you know Xun Yu, Xun Wenruo?" Tian Feng on the side asked Liu Mang.
Nonsense, of course this person knew. Xun Yu was one of the top strategists under Cao Cao. Cao Cao even said that Xun Yu was his Zhang Liang. From this, one could see Xun Yu's ability.
"Xun Yu, Xun Wenruo, is now in Liaodong!" Tian Feng told Liu Mang the news.
"Friend Ruo, do you want to go to Liaodong to talk about the old days?" Liu Mang thought that Xun Chen wanted to look for Xun Yu. If that was the case, Liu Mang could even write a letter to Cao Cao. He could ask Xun Chen to look for Xun Yu directly. Although Liu Mang and Cao Cao were enemies, he would still give face to Guo Jia. After all, Guo Jia was still in Yangzhou.
"Talk about the old days? Maybe! My lord, please help me! "Xun Chen knelt down.
"This!" Liu Mang wanted to say something, but he was stopped by Yang Hong. Yang Hong shook his head at Liu Mang. Although Liu Mang didn't understand, he still agreed to help Yang Hong. He didn't understand what Xun Chen wanted to do.
"Okay, of course, Assistant Minister Xun recommended himself. Then, I will leave the affairs of Liaodong to you! But! "Liu Mang added a" but "to Xun Chen's words.
"Hmm?" Xun Chen looked at Liu Mang.
"You still have to keep the position of the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. After the affairs of Liaodong are over, come back to Shouchun immediately!" Liu Mang asked Xun Chen to take his official position to Liaodong. It could be said that he gave Xun Chen enough face because if Xun Chen wanted to go to Liaodong to take charge of affairs, he would need to be demoted.
"Thank you, my lord!" Xun Chen knelt down. He had never been treated like this. Even when he was with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao had never treated him like this.
"Well, you may leave!" The court meeting soon ended. Now, in Yangzhou, the harvest of the unripe rice had been postponed. One was Zhuge Liang, who was on a diplomatic mission to Xiliang, to persuade Jin Ma Chao of Xiliang to sue Prime Minister Cao.
There was another aspect. If Zhuge Liang failed, then Liu Mang would directly harvest the rice. Regardless of whether it was ripe or not, the unripe rice could at least be eaten. If it was ruined by fire or other things, then it was really worthless.
"My lord!" After the court meeting, Yang Hong followed Liu Mang to the back of the palace.
"Uncle Hong?" When there was no one around, Liu Mang called Yang Hong as Uncle Hong.
Yang Hong bowed, indicating that he did not dare. He also did not ask Liu Mang to change the way he addressed him. "This old minister is here to inform Your Highness of something!" Yang Hong said to Liu Mang.
Liu Mang now knew why Xun Chen insisted on going to Liaodong. He wanted to prove himself. Xun Yu was also sent to Liaodong by Cao Cao.
This made Liu Mang very puzzled. Xun You's allocation of materials in Xu Du was simply legendary. He was always able to do all the logistics steadily. This person was Cao Cao's logistics department head. If this person was here, then Cao Cao's army would be a generation faster. However, he did not expect that Cao Cao would actually send Xun Yu to Liaodong.
This Xun Chen recommended himself because he knew that Xun Yu went to Liaodong. He wanted to prove himself to his younger brother. He wanted to prove that he had not lost yet.
"Sigh!" Liu Mang sighed. To put it bluntly, this Xun Chen was childish. However, people lived in this world for the sake of fighting.
"Let him be!" Liu Mang did not want to get involved in this matter. It was difficult to change the situation in Liaodong. Both sides could not do anything to each other. Liu Mang's warhorses came from a stable source. Unless Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops decided to directly flatten Liaodong, then Cao Cao would not be able to change anything. Although Liaodong had meat, it was more of a tough bone.
Let the battlefield be the place for the two brothers to play chess.
"That's right! Uncle Hong, go and inform Mi Zhu. Tell him that it was me who said it! " Liu Mang ordered Yang Hong.
"Milord, this is not good!" Yang Hong was in a difficult position.
"What's not good about it? I have already given the money. As for who to give it to, aren't they from the same family?" Liu Mang said casually.
"Yes!" Yang Hong could only smile bitterly and be the bad guy.
Outside the entrance of the Ministry of Revenue, our Zhuge Liang was jogging in a relaxed manner. We, the common people, are so happy today. We are getting money, money, money, money, money, money, money!
Zhuge Liang's pair of small eyes almost glowed. With this daughter, he, Zhuge Liang, would be rich.
This one hundred gold will be given to Xiao Li. This one hundred gold will be used to buy some good wine. This one hundred gold will be used to buy some rouge and face powder. This one hundred gold will also be used to buy those things called suspenders and cheongsams. Xiao Li will definitely look beautiful in them.
Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang was already drooling. He even found his conscience and took out twenty gold from the one thousand gold to buy some good jewelry for his wife.
"Minister Zhuge!" Seeing Zhuge Liang's arrival, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue greeted him.
What a joke. Zhuge Liang is the Minister of Justice. What is the Ministry of Justice in charge of? Isn't it the law?
Who dares to offend Zhuge Liang? There is no such thing as an honest and upright official in this world. Liu Mang also tacitly agreed that some departments have profits.
If there is really such an honest and upright official, Liu Mang will have to be vigilant. You don't want money, you don't want anything. What do you want? Do you want to plot against me?
These officials of the Ministry of Revenue didn't dare to be too greedy, but they still dared to ask for small benefits. For example, if the goods were real, the price had to be fair. But in this fair price, I could choose a merchant who had a good relationship with me. This was their right.
Those merchants will also return the favor and give some benefits to the officials of the Ministry of Revenue.
Of course, these are the unspoken rules. However, if you offend the people of the Ministry of Justice, you can only wait for them to play you to death. Who would be able to withstand a thorough investigation? Moreover, our Zhuge Liang is the boss of the Ministry of Justice. He is even more awe-inspiring.
"Yes, yes!" Only then did Zhuge Liang wipe off his saliva and nodded at the Ministry of Revenue official who greeted him.
"Where is your Minister?" Zhuge Liang asked one of the officials of the Ministry of Revenue.
"Our Minister has gone out!" The head of the Ministry of Revenue hurriedly welcomed Zhuge Liang into the living room and served him tea very quickly. The autumn harvest is about to begin. The Ministry of Revenue is also busy. All the agricultural taxes need to be handed over. Even Mi Zhu, the Minister of Revenue, is so busy that he can't even leave the ground.
"Minister Zhuge Liang, did you come here specially to see our Minister? I will send someone to inform him! "Seeing Zhuge Liang's arrival, the official of the Ministry of Revenue was very relaxed.
"Very good, very good. I will remember you!" Zhuge Liang was very satisfied with the reception and smiled at the head of the Ministry of Revenue.
"Ah ah ah!" The head of the Ministry of Revenue was scared silly. What did Zhuge Liang mean by remembering him? His face immediately became fearful. It was like an ordinary official suddenly being remembered by someone from the Commission for Discipline Inspection. Wasn't this going to scare him to death? He immediately cried, "Lord Zhuge, how did I offend you? I'll change, I'll change, okay?"
Zhuge Liang also realized that he said the wrong thing. "Alright, alright. Get up. I am not here to see your Minister!" Zhuge Liang comforted the official of the Ministry of Revenue.
"Then Minister, why are you here?" The official of the Ministry of Revenue asked doubtfully.
"I am here to get the money!" Zhuge Liang smiled and said to the head of the Ministry of Revenue. Thinking about those glittering gold pieces, Zhuge Liang's heart was filled with excitement. This brother is going to be a rich man.
"Zhuge Liang, this is not the time to give out the salary!" The official of the Ministry of Revenue said doubtfully.
When an official comes to the Ministry of Revenue, it is either to discuss business or to give out the salary. Generally speaking, the salary is escorted to the residence. Now is not the time to give out the salary.
"What salary? I am here to get my own money!" Zhuge Liang was a little dissatisfied with the official of the Ministry of Revenue.
"Your own money?"
"My daughter!" Zhuge Liang said as he took out a note from his bosom. This note has Liu Mang's seal on it. This money can be sent out from the Ministry of Revenue.
After receiving the note from Zhuge Liang, the head of the Ministry of Revenue reacted and smiled at Zhuge Liang. "It turns out that Minister Zhuge is here for this batch of gold!"
"Yes!" Zhuge Liang also smiled. This kid is smart. Hurry up and give me the money. Zhuge Liang was now very grateful to his lord Liu Mang. This lord has great foresight and invented this thing called Jiaozi. In the past, if it was a thousand gold, then it would be more than a dozen big boxes. Even if Zhuge Liang took it, he would not know where to hide it. But now it is different. This thing called Jiaozi has appeared. This thing is much simpler.
"Give me nine gold notes, Lu Bu. As for the remaining one hundred gold notes, give me some gold. Also, send someone to give it to me. I want to bring it back!" Zhuge Liang prepared nine gold notes. Lu Bu will keep the remaining one hundred gold notes.
"No!" The official of the Ministry of Revenue shook his head and said.
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