The Shu Province of today was no longer the Shu Province of the past.
The Shu Province of today was practically the largest treasury of the Jing Kingdom. In just five years, it had surpassed the capital in terms of population and economy. Who knew what it would be like in fifty years?
A country within a country?
This was something that he absolutely did not want to see. This was also something that all the officials in the court did not want to see.
Even though they had unanimously decided to give Shu Province to the Gyeong Of Silla a few years ago, what was credibility? What a country needed was always profit.
The official walked up to Shen Xiang and said hurriedly, "Just now in the hall, you must have heard what Provincial Governor Chen Chong said. The Shu Province is so rich now. The court must take it back …"
Shen Xiang, who had been walking slowly, stopped in his tracks.
His eyes turned cloudy. He looked at the official and asked, "What … did Minister Wei just say?"
The middle-aged official looked at him and repeated, "We must take back Shu Province from the hands of the Gyeong Of Silla."
Shen Xiang asked doubtfully, "The Gyeong Of Silla? What's wrong with the Gyeong Of Silla?"
The middle-aged official moved closer to him and raised his voice, "The Jing Kingdom's Shu Province cannot fall into the hands of the Gyeong Of Silla again."
Shen Xiang asked in surprise, "Shu Province? What's wrong with Shu Province?"
The middle-aged official was speechless.
Shen Xiang pointed at his ears and smiled, "I'm getting old. My ears don't work so well anymore. Minister Wei, please don't blame me … I was thinking a few days ago that these old bones of mine really couldn't hold on any longer. I was planning to resign from His Majesty in a few months …"
The middle-aged official was shocked. He immediately said, "Prime Minister Shen is the pillar of the court. You are a role model for us officials. If you leave, who else can suppress the treacherous officials in the court?"
Shen Xiang sighed and looked at the middle-aged official. He said, "For a country, although benefits are the most important, we can't just care about the benefits in front of us. We have to live up to our own conscience and the conscience of the world."
The official opened his mouth, "Prime Minister Shen …"
"Without the treacherous officials you speak of, there wouldn't be today's Jing Kingdom, and there wouldn't be today's Minister of Wei." Shen Xiang looked at him. His back was no longer bent, and his eyes were no longer turbid. He spoke again, "His Majesty hasn't said anything. Minister Wei, you don't have to worry about these things."
Before Prime Minister Shen left, he looked at him again and said, "Today, the people standing in the court already owe him too much. We can't owe anymore. If we owe anymore, I'm afraid we will suffer retribution …"
After Shen Xiang left, the middle-aged official stood there in a daze. He only felt that his throat was a little dry. He licked his dry lips.
Shen Xiang's words were very clear. If he insisted on targeting Gyeong Of Silla, Shen Xiang would not help him.
At that moment, he finally realized that Gyeong Of Silla was much more terrifying than he had imagined.
However, he was only thinking about the Jing Kingdom. What did he do wrong?
Confusion and hesitation appeared on his face. He slowly took a step forward and disappeared in the direction of the palace gate alone.
…
When Li Yi came out, the pot was really stewing soup.
The soup had been stewing for a few hours, and the taste was very rich. Ever since he realized that he had underestimated MIngzhu, he picked up the skills that he had put aside for many years.
She only had a low starting point, but there was a lot of room for her to grow, far beyond Li Yi's imagination.
Shouning ran over and said pitifully, "I also want to drink Royal Sister's soup, but she won't give it to me …"
Li Yi patted her head and said, "Your Royal Sister has to deal with so many affairs of the country every day. She needs to nourish her body. I'll make your favorite soup later …"
The soup that MIngzhu drank naturally couldn't be given to Shouning. It wasn't because she didn't need it, but she was only 18 years old. At the very least, it would take a few more years for Li Yi's beastly and guilty feelings to dispel.
After finishing the soup for the two of them, he still had to do other things.
This time, when he left the capital city, he would come back to accompany MIngzhu and Shouning. He wouldn't make such a big fuss.
Therefore, the Gyeong Of Silla residence, which had always only accepted gifts but not given gifts, was finally generous for a while.
Today, Li Yi held a banquet in the residence. It wasn't a big banquet, but he sent invitations to all who he thought needed to say goodbye.
The first person to visit was Liu Yiyi. He had just finished patrolling the Beijing-Hebei region. After entering the small courtyard, he quickly walked up to him with a slightly excited face. "Your Excellency, you're back."
When he was still a county lieutenant, Liu Yiyi called him Your Excellency.
This form of address had almost never changed over the years.
Li Yi habitually patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You're already a Minister. Show some of the Minister's manner and aura …"
The Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who had always been impartial and upright, showed an embarrassed expression at this moment.
Liu Dayou and Ceng Shichun visited him at the same time.
Both of them came from the Anxi County Government, so they naturally contacted each other frequently in the past few years.
For some reason, Ceng Shichun also hooked up with the two of them. Two Ministers and a Governor of the Capital City had already occupied three seats in the State Affairs Council.
As soon as Liu Dayou and Ceng Shichun sat down, Li Yi heard a rough voice.
"Hahaha, Little Li, I've known you for so many years, but this is the first time I've taken advantage of you. Today, take out all the good wine in your residence. I want to drink to my heart's content!"
"Little brat, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You must treat me with good wine and good dishes!"
…
It was rare for Old General Xue and Old General Ma to be united. There was no question of who was bigger or smaller, or who could urinate higher or further. It seemed that they were ready to make a killing on Li Yi.
Li Yi smiled and said, "Rest assured, Old Generals. Today, I will personally cook and treat you well …"
Li Han had originally planned to sneak out with Duan Wu, but Li Yi conveniently grabbed him as a helper.
In the entire capital, Li Yi really could not find a more qualified roaster than him. The fish caught from the lake of the Mathematics Institute were still fresh, and there was no shortage of sauce. All that was left was Li Han.
Dong Wenyun came together with the Shen family and the Wang family.
Dong Wenyun was the son-in-law of the Shen family. The Shen family could be considered as one family with two Prime Ministers and an imperial concubine in the palace. However, the Wang family's Empress gave birth to the Crown Prince. It was hard to say who would be the final winner. However, at least on the surface, they seemed to be in harmony.
There were also some relatives of the Li family, but there were only a few of them. Wei Liang and Yang Yanzhou also chose to freeload today. Li Yi reckoned that he had to find a few helpers. Otherwise, he would not be able to handle so many people at once.
Today, the Gyeong Of Silla Residence, from the inside to the outside, from the master to the servants, everyone was exceptionally busy.
Wei Xian stood at the entrance of the Gyeong Of Silla Residence and hesitated for a long time. He did not know whether he should step in or not.
After he returned, he thoroughly investigated the information about the Gyeong Of Silla.
The results of the investigation made him unable to sleep for the entire night.
His poetry was unparalleled. Even an uneducated child could recite a few sentences.
Every word of his could be sold at a sky-high price. He had never seen anyone whose calligraphy was sold at a price of a word.
He had reached the peak of what a scholar could achieve.
He improved the art of interrogation by torture and reduced the number of cruel officials in the Jing Kingdom. He offered the horseshoes and created the Heavenly Punishment Society. The army of the Jing Kingdom was invincible and invincible. With his own strength, he repelled the diplomatic mission of the Qi Kingdom and preserved the dignity of the Jing Kingdom. He established the School of Mathematics and started a new school of mathematics. He eliminated a large number of vermin in the court …
The politics, economy, military, commerce, agriculture of the Jing Kingdom … As long as Wei Xian could think of it, the shadow of Gyeong Of Silla could be seen.
Because of this, he was trusted by the emperors of two dynasties. He became the youngest Minister of the Imperial Court in history and the only foreign official in the history of the Jing Kingdom to be conferred the title of Prince.
He had also reached the peak of what an official could achieve.
Such a person should be valued by the emperors. However, due to various reasons, he left the Capital City for five years.
Wei Xian admired the Gyeong Of Silla very much. He even prostrated himself before him.
Wei Xian admitted that the officials had wronged him.
However, Shu Zhou was the Jing Kingdom's Shu Zhou, not the Gyeong Of Silla's Shu Zhou.
He handed the name card to the concierge and said, "Please report that I, Wei Xian, request to meet the Gyeong Of Silla!"
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