"No?" Zhuge Liang froze for a moment. He thought that this official was joking with him. How could there be no?
Even if this official of the Ministry of Revenue had the guts of a leopard, he wouldn't dare to make a joke with Minister Zhuge. If this joke was accidentally sent to prison, it would be a big joke.
"Look carefully. This is the note signed by Milord. It is written in black and white. There is also the seal of the Emperor of Han!" Zhuge Liang was anxious. What happened to my money? Without this money, Zhuge Liang's life would drop by at least a few levels.
The official in charge of the Ministry of Revenue did not even dare to look. Even if Zhuge Liang brought a fake note, as long as Zhuge Liang arrived, the official in charge of the Ministry of Revenue would recognize it.
The reason why the official did not look at it was because he knew about the money.
"No need to look, no need to look! Zhuge Shangshu, your money has already been taken away by Jin Lu Bu! " The head of the Ministry of Revenue said to Zhuge Liang with a smile. He had to serve Zhuge Liang well. Who knows, Zhuge Liang might even give him a way out.
"Taken away?" Zhuge Liang did not understand and immediately became angry. "Open your dog eyes and look carefully. This note has always been in my hands. How could it be taken by someone else?" Zhuge Liang thought that the head of the Ministry of Revenue had embezzled his money.
"Minister Zhuge, please calm down. Please calm down!" The official did not dare to offend Zhuge Liang.
"If you do not give me an explanation today, I will definitely report this to Milord!" Zhuge Liang was not easy to deal with. If he wanted to go on a long journey, it would be at least a thousand miles away from Western Liang. He had to sell his body in exchange for this daughter of his. He had to be thick-skinned to get this daughter of his. He came to get the money in high spirits and now he was telling him that Zhuge Liang had been taken away.
"Minister Zhuge, it was His Highness King of Han who sent someone to take it away!" The manager of the Ministry of Revenue was a bit old and Zhuge Liang was a man. Under this tug, the manager of the Ministry of Revenue was like a kite with a broken string, swaying in all directions.
"What?"
"Someone come, someone come. Go and fetch His Highness the King of Han's note!" The manager of the Ministry of Revenue shouted to the minor official of the Ministry of Revenue.
"Yes!" Soon, someone entered the inner hall. Soon, a piece of paper was pasted up and placed on a booklet.
"Minister Zhuge, look, look!" With a long face, the head of the Ministry of Revenue passed the slip of paper in his hand to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang took the slip of paper from the small official of the Ministry of Revenue.
After reading it, Zhuge Liang could not help but cry. "Milord, I thank you! Good Milord!" “
"Yes, yes, our King of Han is a good lord, a wise ruler, a Holy Lord!" The manager of the Ministry of Revenue also began to flatter.
What he did not know was that Zhuge Liang was actually thanking Liu Mang's eight generations of ancestors.
On that piece of paper, Liu Mang's crab-like handwriting was written in a natural and unrestrained manner. As the Minister of Justice, Zhuge's beloved official, immediately send it to Minister Zhuge's residence without delay. By the Emperor's Edict!
"Milord, I thank you! Thank your eight generations of ancestors!" “
The money was gone and the duck in his mouth flew away. He was going to buy rouge and face powder for Xiaoqing. He was going to take care of her. Now, he was going to be poor again.
Liu Mang immediately ordered people to send all the gold to Zhuge Liang's mansion. With that tigress in the mansion, there is no way to take back the money once it is in her hands.
Madam Huang was not an ordinary person. She never cared about where Zhuge Liang went. She only cared about Zhuge Liang's money. Zhuge Liang could even take a concubine as long as he had money. All of Zhuge Liang's money was with Madam Huang. If he wanted to play with girls, it was useless even if he was handsome if he did not have money.
Originally, with this thousand gold, he, Zhuge Liang, could live a carefree life for a long time. But now, this thousand gold was directly wasted.
Now that it was in his Madam Zhuge's hands, how could he think of getting it out?
Only now did Zhuge Liang know that he was cheated by his Lord, Liu Mang. In vain, Zhuge Liang had planned to extort money from Liu Mang. Now, the money was gone and he had to go to Xiliang.
Why is my life so bitter? Zhuge Liang's heart suddenly felt stifled. This world was full of malice. There was no way to live.
Zhuge Liang returned home dejectedly.
"Milord is back!" Compared to Zhuge Liang's dejection, Madam Huang was smiling like a flower.
There was an extra thousand gold in the house. No one would complain about having more money.
"Milord, do you think I am beautiful?" Madam Zhuge smiled and said to Zhuge Liang.
"Beautiful, beautiful!" Zhuge Liang's entire body was castrated. He was powerless. That thousand gold was like a knife that cut him. Even now, he was still dripping with blood. How could he still have the mood to look at his wife's beauty?
"You are patronizing me!" Madam Huang said to Zhuge Liang in dissatisfaction.
"How could I!" Zhuge Liang quickly replied. He did not want to provoke a hundred thousand soldiers. Our Minister Zhuge is still very sensible.
"Look at you. We have been married for so many years and you still give me jewelry. Do you think I look good wearing it?" Madam Huang said to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang then noticed that Madam Huang's earrings, felt and jewelry were all changed. "Can I buy it?" Zhuge Liang was so poor that he was about to be called the poorest Minister of Great Han Dynasty.
The Minister of Revenue in Mi Zhu was originally Xu Banzhou. Now, the Mi Family is also very rich. When Madam Mi married Zhao Yun, the dowry was more than a thousand carriages.
The Minister of Works, Liu Ye, was originally from Huainan. The Liu family rarely supported Liu Ye. In addition, the Ministry of Works was a big money spender. Building a cannon required millions of gold. Who would believe that Liu Ye did not have money?
Even the Minister of Appointments, the honest Lu Su, was richer than Zhuge Liang. Lu Su had the Lu Family behind him.
The Ministry of Appointments was in charge of all the officials' examinations. Lu Su did not need to give any orders and those people would give benefits to the Lu Family in Jiangdong.
Therefore, there is no such thing as the most bitter, only the most bitter. Their family's tigress held the financial power in her hands. Even the servants knew that all the rewards had to be given to the madam. If the madam said to give, then it was virtuous. If the master said to give, then it could only be treated as his voice.
He was so poor that he did not have more than three copper coins. Where would he get the money to buy these jewelry?
If he had the money, he would have already gone to the brothels in Yangzhou.
Looking at the jewelry on his wife's body, Zhuge Liang could not help but want to pawn them off. Zhuge Liang thought of pawning them off.
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang swallowed his saliva and forced himself to endure.
"Didn't my husband give it to me? This was sent by His Highness, the King of Han. He said that you ordered it for me! "Madam Zhuge said to Zhuge Liang in confusion.
"Milord?" Zhuge Liang felt a bit better. At least he still had some conscience.
"Yes, I bought it!" Since Liu Mang paid for it, then it would be a waste if he did not accept this favor. Perhaps if he pleases the madam, he could get some rewards from him.
However, our Zhuge Liang was happy too early. He did not think about how many times he had cheated his Lord. It would be strange if his Lord did not take the opportunity to kill him.
"You bought it! Where did you get the money to buy it! "Madam Huang immediately jumped up and shouted at Zhuge Liang.
"Yes, where did I get the money to buy it!" Zhuge Liang's forehead suddenly began to sweat. He suddenly realized that he was cheated by his Lord again.
"Good, you actually hid the money behind my back! Tell me, where did you hide the money? "The Zhuge Mansion was in a state of chaos.
… …
How did our Mister Zhuge spend the night? Beauty only knows that when our Mister Zhuge went to court the next day, his eyes were black.
Liu Mang wanted to sit on the main seat but he could only hold it in. This is a court meeting and must be serious. Liu Mang could only remind himself in his heart. Otherwise, if he laughed, then this Mister Zhuge would quit in anger and that would be the end of him.
However, in order to show his interest in gossip, His Highness, the King of Han, kindly asked, "Did Minister Zhuge not sleep well yesterday? Why are your eyes swollen? " “
Liu Mang was fine when he did not mention Zhuge Liang. However, as a gentleman's revenge is never too late, Zhuge Liang could only nod his head, "There were too many mosquitoes yesterday and the weather was too hot, so I could not sleep. That is why it is like this!"
Everyone's heart was blooming. It is already the autumn harvest, where would the mosquitoes come from? Who are you trying to fool? Everyone knew in their heart what it was like.
Today's court meeting was dismissed after the details of the autumn harvest were finalized.
Zhuge Liang also left early to pack his luggage. He will be leaving for Xiliang.
"The fickleness of human nature!" Zhuge Liang said as he looked at the people outside the city gate. There was no one else to send him off.
Zhuge Liang was about to start cursing in his heart. A group of animals actually did not come to send him off. It was fine if the others did not come, but Lu Su, you scammer. Everyone said that he was an honest person. An honest person valued friendship. When he saw that Zhuge Liang had offended the lord, he immediately did not come. How is this an honest person? This is more treacherous than an old fox.
Zhuge Liang really had to thank his ancestors eight times over for that endlessly deceiving Lord.
"Husband, remember to take good care of yourself when you arrive in Xiliang. When I am not by your side, you must eat on time!" Outside the city gate, Madam Zhuge did not become estranged because of the family farce the day before yesterday. Instead, the two were even more affectionate. As the saying goes, scolding is love.
"Husband, when you arrive in Xiliang, you are not allowed to go to the brothel. You are not allowed to fool around. You are not allowed to be like your lord!" Madam Zhuge cautiously said to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang wanted to cry. Even if he wanted to go to the brothel, he had no choice. At the very least, he had to have money. Going to the brothel without any money was just asking for trouble.
However, Zhuge Liang still nodded with tears in his eyes. How could he not agree? If he had the slightest hesitation, Zhuge Liang believed that his wife's earth-shattering words would make him tremble in fear.
"Remember to think of me when you arrive in Xiliang!" Madam Zhuge said to Zhuge Liang.
Before Zhuge Liang could respond, two coughs sounded from the other side.
Only then did the two sweet couples part.
"Lord? Why are you here? "Zhuge Liang was stunned when he saw the person in front of him.
"Why? Can't I come? Did I disturb the mood of the two of you?" Liu Mang said with a smile. Zhuge Liang's eyelids were thick. On the other hand, Madam Zhuge, Huang Yueyin, who was known for her valiance, blushed.
"You guys continue chatting. I will take my leave!" Huang Yueyin said to Liu Mang and left with her head lowered.
"Husband. Remember to think of me when you are in Xiliang!" Liu Mang said in a strange tone, imitating Huang Yueying's tone to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang was still as thick-skinned as before. "Lord, why are you here?" He asked again.
"I did not come because I was afraid that someone would scold me behind my back!" Liu Mang said with a smile.
"Who? Who dares? Milord, tell me. Who dares to curse our wise Milord behind his back? Kongming will definitely catch him and hand him over to Milord for punishment!" Zhuge Liang said.
"Hmph!" Liu Mang snorted twice to show his disdain for Zhuge Liang's lack of moral integrity.
"Someone has to thank my ancestors!" Liu Mang said with a smile.
"Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!" Zhuge Liang laughed as he realized that his actions in the Ministry of Revenue had been found out by his lord, Liu Mang.
"Hmph!" Liu Mang snorted. "Villager Zhuge, do you think I don't know what you are thinking? Stop looking. Zijing and the others will not come!" Liu Mang said to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang also nodded. He was not an idiot. On the contrary, he was a very smart person. Otherwise, he would not have gone to Xiliang. He had truly reached the point where he could wipe out an army with a smile. He could wipe out an army of 100,000 without feeling anything. He could even smile as if nothing had happened.
It was because Zhuge Liang was smart that he knew that Lu Su and the others would not send him off. Due to the need to keep it a secret, even Liu Mang disguised himself as an ordinary citizen. Otherwise, Liu Mang would not have come.
If the news of him going to Xiliang was found out by Cao Cao's people, it would be very funny.
Although Zhuge Liang knew about it, he still had a lonely expression on his face.
After all, this era was not like modern times. Even if people were thousands of miles apart, they could contact each other with a phone call. In this era, a distance of thousands of miles was equivalent to an eternal farewell. That was why there were so many sad parting poems.
"Don't worry. Although Zijing and the others did not come, they still brought their goodwill!" Saying that, Liu Mang asked the people behind him to bring up some gifts. Lu Su gave 11 folding fans, Mi Zhu gave an inkstone, and Liu Mang gave a small crossbow.
Zhuge Liang curled his lips. "These are not valuable things!"
"Be content! Why don't you take a look at what I am giving you?! "Said Liu Mang with a smile.
Zhuge Liang looked at the envelope and became even more restless. This stingy lord couldn't have given him some paper right? This time, all the ink, paper and inkstone will be given to him.
Looking at Zhuge Liang's disgusted expression, Liu Mang also became angry. "If you don't want it, then give it back!"
"Yes, yes!" Even if it was paper, it should be good quality paper. Otherwise, His Highness King of Han would not be able to take it out.
Zhuge Liang took the envelope and opened it. His eyes suddenly lit up. "Gold Lü Bu. This is a stack of gold Lü Bu. There are at least a dozen of them!"
"Hmph. This money is for you to use. Don't be too shabby and lose the face of Yangzhou!" Liu Mang still did not have any good words. The two met for a while and were about to separate. Zhuge Liang had not walked far when Liu Mang called him.
"If the trip to Xiliang is not successful, come back immediately! You are the most important! "Liu Mang did not know why he called out to Zhuge Liang but he subconsciously sat down.
"Okay!" Zhuge Liang stopped and only after a long time did he turn around. Unknowingly, Zhuge Liang nodded his head heavily.
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