Idle sword boat?

Everyone in the Imperial Study Room was a little surprised. They didn’t know why the Imperial Master asked about this matter as soon as he sat down. I thought the first thing to discuss today was when we, Dali, would reveal our identity as the Imperial Master and choose an auspicious day so that the court could hold a celebration to announce it to the world. .

The Dali sword boat and the mountain ferry were important battlefield weapons of the sincere cooperation between the Dali Dynasty and the Mohist family. They consumed a lot of manpower, material and financial resources of the imperial court. In recent decades, the reason why the Ministry of Industry can follow the Ministry of War to criticize the Ministry of Households is because Thanks to the sword boat and the ferry.

Those "dockyards" are the first-class forbidden areas in the Great Li. Even the highest-ranking hunting envoys who want to witness the "launching" process of these two "treasure pimples" need to be approved at all levels. The merger requires the simultaneous nod and approval of His Majesty the Emperor and the Imperial Advisor Cui Chan. When Cui Chan secretly resigned as the Imperial Advisor, no hunting envoys were able to go to the dock in recent years. Since none of the hunting envoys can go, the rest of the capital Don't even dream about it with the big and small Jiuqing who accompany the capital.

One of the most important responsibilities of the Dali Earth Branch monks after the war was to take turns guarding the shipyards to guard against internal thieves and leaks.

Shen Shen, Minister of the Ministry of War, a veteran of three dynasties, is already an octogenarian with poor spirits.

When the old minister was still young, he called Cui Guoshi a foreigner. The old man had never been on the battlefield in his life, but he was in charge of the Ministry of War.

Shen Chen leaned on crutches with both hands and turned to look at the new right minister next to him with a smile. Wu Wangcheng was a new face who was just qualified to participate in the small court meeting. He was in his forties and was promoted from a general to a minister several times. The figures who crawled out from the dead and rose up from the Great Li border army had nothing to do with the surnames of the Shangzhu Kingdom. They were direct descendants of King Song Mu of Luo.

When he first entered the capital under the imperial decree, King Wu spent his own money to rent a ghost house that was said to be extremely sinister.

He was not very happy to be a capital official. Even when His Majesty the Emperor summoned him to report, Wu Wangcheng still had such a clear attitude, indicating that he preferred to lead troops to fight in the wilderness battlefield.

Generally speaking, one can use martial arts to rise to the rank of general of a state, become a feudal official, then jump to the capital official position, and be promoted to a minister, especially the minister of the Ministry of War. For the Dali officialdom, this promotion picture is invincible! Everyone is envious of it. I can't envy you. After five or six years of experience in the central officialdom of the capital and the yamen of the Ministry of War, and then moving to another place, in the future, a "beautiful posthumous title" appointed by the emperor instead of recommended by the Ministry of Rites will almost be in your pocket.

Seeing that the old minister was just looking at him with a smile, Wu Wangcheng stood up and said: "Reporting to the Imperial Master, the three shipyards including Huangtiandang in Yuzhou have been completed recently and are under construction. A total of six ships are planned to be shipped around the beginning of summer next year. The three mountain ferries were dispatched to the wilderness battlefield together. When the sword boat set off for the wilderness, it could escort the ferry. The six sword boats and three ferries have been registered at the Chinese Temple of Confucius."

The sword boat and the ferry have not yet been named. According to convention, they are named after the state. Now the whole Dali area is fighting over this, but Wu Wangcheng is not stupid enough to bring it to today's table.

Chen Pingan nodded, he was quite familiar with the construction cycle of the Great Li Sword Boat, "Then, as long as there are six idle sword boats, they can be launched into the air."

Wu Wangcheng asked doubtfully: "May I ask the Imperial Master, why are you in such a hurry to let the sword boat take off? But what happened on the wild battlefield? The Confucian Temple suddenly decided to rush to a certain place with the sword boat urgently?"

Since neither Song Changjing nor Song Mu informed Da Li to mobilize the sword boats in advance, from the perspective of Wu Wangcheng of the Ministry of War, it could only be the intention of the Chinese Confucian Temple.

Chen Pingan stretched out his hand and pressed it softly, and said with a smile: "Shilang Wu sat down to discuss the matter, and there was no need to get up to reply after that. I remember this is the old rule of the small court meeting, or the old people got together and deliberately didn't tell you that they wanted to

How many days can I watch your jokes? Well, it seems that this is an old rule, but it is unwritten."

The room burst into laughter.

These two old rules were initiated by Master Cui back then.

Wu Wangcheng said honestly: "I just attended the Xiaochao meeting, and I was indeed laughed at for nearly ten days. It was Zhao Shangshu who told me these two old rules in private and reminded me that I don't have to stand up to answer the next meeting. I replied.

My own Ministry of War asked Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen, and he said that I, Dali, did not have such bad official habits. He also told me sincerely that after all, he was a new face, and he would not be surprised if he was polite to many people. He would become a familiar face first, and then go to the household later.

If you are just a beggar, maybe the arrogant Mu Shangshu will be willing to meet and scold you a few times."

As he spoke, the minister, who was in his prime and held a high position, started to blush. He was nervous!

Zhao Duanjin, the Minister of Rites, picked up the celadon tea bowl on the coffee table and took a sip of tea.

Dog-eat-dog fights between the big bosses in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs are commonplace, so it’s not surprising.

Mu Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, immediately looked at the young Imperial Master with a normal expression, "Are you beggars?! Come to my Ministry of Finance to beg for food?! If you, the Ministry of War, have any conscience, you won't be able to say such heartbreaking bastard words! I'm happy to do that!

I've been shut out by you, but whenever I have a little extra money in my pocket, don't I always stick to your military department first?"

"It's really driving me crazy. Next time you, King Wu, come to the Ministry of Finance, you'll beat him up and say you're a beggar, right? Then I'll open the door, hold a bowl, and kowtow a few for you first!"

As long as he is not talking to the Imperial Master, Wu Wangcheng is not afraid at all on Mu Shangshu's side, "Then just two beggars wishing each other happy New Year. I'm just a minister, so I won't be embarrassed and I can still make money."

Chen Ping'an turned his head slightly, looked at the emperor who was watching the fun together, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this was not the case last time I attended the meeting."

Emperor Song He said with a smile: "It makes the imperial master laugh."

After sitting down again, Wu Wangcheng felt complicated. He was not worried about the generosity of the new Imperial Master, but if the Great Li Dynasty had maintained too close contact with the Zhongtu Confucian Temple, Wu Wangcheng felt that there might be a problem. Maybe the Imperial Master had his own

All things considered, but for a military commander like Wu Wangcheng who was born on the battlefield, the Central-Tu Confucian Temple’s instructions are like putting a layer of shackles on the Dali cavalry. It is estimated that the Confucian Temple will definitely give some rewards to the Dali Dynasty.

But Wu Wangcheng felt that if this was the case, would the Great Li Cavalry still be the same Great Li Cavalry that surpassed all Jiuzhou in terms of combat power and military exploits?

What the poets called a saddle of gold, green, and white jade, King Wu laughed at.

Wu Wangcheng was very afraid that the Great Li cavalry would become the pawns of the Confucian Temple, an embellishment of Confucian sages.

Perhaps His Majesty the Emperor, a room full of Li Gongqing, and even the young Imperial Advisor would not have thought that a question would make the Minister of War think so far-reaching and complicated.

Wu Wangcheng had a completely different experience from those who participated in the small court meeting in the house. He followed the Great Li cavalry all the way to the middle of Aquarius Island, to Laolong City, and rode his horse to the seaside. He was a brave general of the frontier army. He fought and fought all the way.

After retreating and returning to the capital battlefield, Su Gaoshan, Cao Peng, and the vassal king Song Mu all led troops. It's not that Wu Wangcheng is arrogant, but to be honest, everyone here has certainly made great contributions to Da Li, but after all, they

Only on paper, he knew the bravery and cruelty of the wild monster army, so he dared to say that even though he had the lowest official position and the least seniority here today, he knew best how difficult and tragic the battle at the Sword Qi Great Wall was.

, tragic.

Wu Wangcheng wanted to speak several times but stopped.

I wanted to say a few inappropriate words, but I was afraid that I would be short-sighted and offend the last hidden official who was the abbot of the Great Wall of Sword Qi.

The waiter had no choice but to reach out and hold the handle of the chair tightly, silently warning himself, don't be in a hurry, just wait and see.

Find an opportunity and dare to speak to the Imperial Master a few words from your heart.

Chen Ping'an seemed to change the subject and asked casually: "What happened after I issued the letter of credence? Is there any excuse for not coming?"

To the south of Dadu, half of the Aquarius Continents established and restored their own kingdoms, and broke away from the common suzerainty of the past, the Dali Dynasty. Some of the imperial courts and Xianfu sects wanted to remove Dali from all the immortal families in the past.

The stone tablet on the mountain. During the last meeting, all the high-ranking landscape gods of Aquarius Continent were present. During the meeting, Nanyue Fan Junmao gave a list of names that someone judged to be very light and not many names.

The leaders are the Longhong Dynasty, which has similar background to Huang Tingguo, and Fengjiaoshan, which has only one Yuanying Patriarch in charge of the dojo.

Soon the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War of Dali jointly issued an official document, asking the ministers of rites and highly respected immortal masters of various countries to come to the capital of Dali to discuss the matter.

This document, which is definitely not in line with the old system of Da Li, also lists all the country names and the names of the immortal mansions in detail, more than sixty in total.

The font is in the extremely beautiful Daliguange style, and it is clearly written by Zhao Duanjin, the Minister of Rites. However, the content of the text appears extremely murderous.

Dong Hu, the Minister of Rites, secretly moistened his throat and immediately reported: "Not only did they all come, but one after another, they all rushed to Honglu Temple to order mao on the appointed date, and there was no mistake. In addition, there were more than thirty people who were absent.

The people on the list are all those who actively want to show goodwill to our Da Li court, or who want to set up a high-standard shipping department on the coast to facilitate maritime trade with Da Li, or some who find some excuse to say that there is a demon clan.

The remnants are causing trouble within the territory, and the country is weak. There is nothing we can do to stop them. They want us, the Great Li, to send a garrison to maintain the stability of the mountains. There are even several small countries that actively want to become vassals of the Great Li."

The old minister noticed that the young Imperial Master seemed a little disappointed. He didn't know whether the Imperial Master felt that the Ministry of Rites had done this matter tamely, or he regretted that those guys didn't give Da Li a chance.

Ma Yuan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, asked with a smile: "Master, does the Secret Records Department of the Ministry of Punishment need to make up for the realm of the monk 'Xizhu' enshrined in Luopo Mountain?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "Just add 'Fourteen Realms' in the brackets in the booklet I gave you earlier."

Ma Yuan asked: "Where is the Imperial Master himself? Do we, the Ministry of Punishment, need to improve the information?"

Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "No, I'm still an immortal for now. I'll wait until I reach the Ascension Realm. Then I'll add the Qingping Sword Sect and record the files together."

Ma Yuan smiled and nodded. Chen Ping'an had taken the initiative to give him a brochure before, which gave a general introduction to Luo Luo Shan's family background.

The current name of Xizhu is unfamiliar, and the current pseudonym of Bai Jing is Xie Gou. The booklet does not indicate the realm of these two demon clan sword cultivators.

The last time he sat down here to discuss matters, Chen Pingan was still in the Nascent Soul realm.

In the previous discussions, many fixed matters in the house have been steadily carried out by the Dali court, and no one dares to take it lightly.

It is not only the three things that make the new official of the young Imperial Preceptor take office, but also involves the formulation of many policies, which also involves the lifeline of the imperial court and the situation of the entire Aquarius Continent. It is also a brand-new examination paper! Everyone knows it well. The examiners and examiners who set and grade the questions

The master is the new national master.

For example, there are new rules for the series of promotions and changes of the gods of mountains and rivers. There are also candidates for several sects in Yunxia Mountain, Changchun Palace and Laolongcheng. The Dali court has also been working intensively and secretly during this period, and it is necessary to help them.

Within the rules of the Confucian Temple, look for opportunities to be promoted to a sect and remove the word "candidate". For example, on the wild battlefield, there were a few more groups of monks who went to the front line.

The new head of Qiantang is Cen Wenqian, who has jumped through the ranks in the Shanshui officialdom and dazzled others.

Although Wu Yun was not able to "naturally" fill the vacancy of Qiantang Chief, his status and golden body were also improved. This water god, who is famous for his violent personality in the continent, not only expanded his jurisdiction, but also served as the second-in-command of Qiantang Water Mansion.

Assist Cen Wen

Qian manages the waters of the Qiantang River. Nowadays, there are rumors that Wu Yun will still be the head of Qiantang in the near future. As for Cen Wenqian, she went directly to Dadu's "uncle". If anyone asks, why is this? The lobbyist is

He raised his finger and pointed to the sky.

However, there was an episode during this period, and something was temporarily changed. The supervision of the landscape gods in the Great Li Dynasty was changed from the original period of ten years, which was too short, to a relatively loose and more reasonable period of thirty years.

As for those mountain and water gods in the southern part of Yizhou who were defined by the Dali court in the past as "shrines of obscenity" and punished by destroying mountains and cutting down temples, there were a large number of them. Because they "came to Beijing" to discuss the preservation of the inscriptions on the top of the mountain, many in the south were privately resurrected by the local court.

The gods who were "consecrated" as orthodox, built temples and remodeled their golden bodies were all restored to their original forms overnight, and their hard-won rights were temporarily deprived by the court.

The reason for the orthodox identity is very consistent. The Ministry of Rites of the Great Li said it. Of course, it was a hint. The Great Li court originally wanted to take the initiative to communicate and discuss with various countries to restore some of the suppressed gods to their divine status and make up for their mistakes. However, some courts and the Immortal Mansion made trouble.

Awesome, if you want to remove that stone tablet, since there is an urgent matter, Dali's side must deal with the matter first before discussing it again. As for the specific date, let's talk about it later.

Coincidentally, Nanyue was organizing a night banquet, and many southern immortals came to Caizhi Mountain, which is the mountain of Nanyue's crown prince, and from the mountain king's family, and got an answer that seemed vague in words, but in fact, in the officialdom, it opened the skylight to speak clearly.

, indeed so.

This spread quickly, and the landscape gods in the southern countries who had already rebuilt their golden bodies and built temples began to read over the sixty "names" on the Great Li Kingdom Book again.

You bastards who are full and have nothing to do, are you going to trick us into turning us into a shrine of obscenity again?

As a result, the entire officialdom of Aquarius Continent, including the court at the foot of the mountain and the immortal mansion on the mountain, were undercurrents everywhere, and bloodless weapons were all exchanged with each other.

Chen Ping'an turned to look at Emperor Song He and said proactively: "According to the Dali etiquette system, when all Dali Imperial Preceptors retire, all old seals used must be handed over to the Ministry of Works for destruction. I will keep the square seal of Cui Chan."

That's right. When I cease to be the Imperial Advisor, both official seals will be destroyed together. As for my office and residence in the capital, it will remain the same as before. How about it, Your Majesty?"

Song He nodded with a smile and said, "The Imperial Master will decide this matter on his own."

The official seal of Chen Ping'an, the Great Li State Master, has been made. It is really not a trivial matter. There is a lot of red tape. The Ministry of Rites and Qintian supervise the selection date, the emperor writes, and the Ministry of Industry is responsible for selecting the seal materials and seal cutting. In addition, the treasure vase
To be continued...