Bi Ziyan and others had just stepped out of the cabinet. Liu Shimin stood in the middle of the inner door and greeted him neither far nor near, "Gei Bi, stay."

Bi Ziyan was stunned and turned to look at Liu Shimin. This Eunuch Liu rarely walked out of his small room. His heart moved slightly. Zheng Youyuan whispered to Sun Chuanting, with a smile on his face, and he greeted Liu Shimin, and said, "Eunuch Liu, I am about to go and hold a big discussion. Is this the order?"

Liu Shimin originally wanted to chat with Bi Ziyan and have a breath, but it was OK to say that he had the intention. He held the whisk and said slightly: "There is nothing to do with the family. He just thought that Master Bi Ge was tired today, and it was getting late, so how about let's have a drink together?"

Bi Ziyan's eyes were slightly tightened, and in front of him was No. 2, the emperor's confidant, who had always been low-key. How could he have any trouble and ask someone to have tea? Especially after he said that there was a big discussion!

Bi Ziyan knew that Zhu Xu had just returned to the palace, so he thought about it in his heart and called Zheng Youyuan and said, "Please ask Master Sun to preside over the meeting. I will have some tea with Eunuch Liu."

Zheng Youyuan glanced at Liu Shimin and said, "Yes."

Then, Bi Ziyan looked at Liu Shimin and smiled and said, "Please, father-in-law."

Liu Shimin smiled and nodded, followed Bi Ziyan to his class room.

Although the distance is not far, there is a sense of coldness between the two that makes people dare not get close.

Both of them were worried and entered Bi Ziyan's class room one after another.

There was a small charcoal stove on the right side of Bi Ziyan's table, with tea brewing on it. He poured a cup of Liu Shimin hotly, then held the tea and looked at Liu Shimin with a calm expression.

The emperors today are too strong, and their actions are very different from ordinary people. The control of power has reached an extreme point. Even though it seems that they have returned power to the cabinet and the six ministries over the past year, they still firmly control all aspects of the court. The Silijian, which used to be known as the "small cabinet", has long been no longer as prosperous as before, but no one dares to underestimate it and ignore it. After all, this is the closest place to the emperor, and everything cannot be avoided.

Liu Shimin has always been low-key and never talks about government affairs. Even if he is listening to the cabinet, he is just a "monitor" and a "recordist", sitting there quietly without saying a word. Now, he suddenly came to Bi Ziyan at this moment, so how can Bi Ziyan not think too much?

After thinking about it, Bi Ziyan still felt that Zhu Xu might have freed up his hand and was about to intervene in the cabinet's "New Policy" plan, and his expression was slightly sagging.

Liu Shimin also felt a lot of pressure. While drinking tea, he was wandering around in his mind how to tactfully talk to Bi Ziyan to play the role he deserved.

Putting down the teacup, he smiled and said, "Old Bi Ge, where is the process of the 'New Policy'?"

really!

Bi Ziyan looked at Liu Shimin with a smile on his face and said, "The differences between the six ministries and local governments have been further clamped. I believe there will be a result tonight. I plan to enter the palace overnight to present to the emperor."

Liu Shimin naturally knew what he wanted and continued to change the topic, saying: "Have the cabinet planned the dispatch of officials from various places been planned, but what are the difficulties?"

Bi Ziyan said, "It has been roughly completed. This time the operation is mainly about 200 local officials at the prefecture level. The Ministry of Personnel will submit it to the Ministry of Rites within two or three days and ask the emperor to approve it."

Liu Shimin was just getting closer to the topic step by step, nodding after hearing this, saying, "When it comes to officials in Jiuzhen, can you be cautious?"

The important towns in the nine borders have actually been in name only, especially Liaodong, Jizhou, etc., and the rest are Gansu, Su, Ningxia, to prevent the desert and Mongolia. However, in recent years, the number of attacks on the borders in the desert and Mongolia has been very few, and the attention of the imperial court has long been greatly reduced.

Bi Ziyan, the 'prime minister', had not heard the word 'nine borders' for a long time. He was stunned for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "It was arranged a while ago, and basically followed the past arrangements. There was no big move, so it should be fine."

Speaking of this, Liu Shimin raised his head and looked at Bi Ziyan and said, "I heard that Chahar has annexed the surrounding tribes. Not long ago, the army appeared near the Prince River?"

The Prince River is not far from the sun.

Bi Ziyan frowned slightly, looked at Liu Shimin with a scrutiny, and said, "I have received the report, and the court is also preparing to order Xiong Tingbi to move his troops to Chen Yang to take precautions. What does my father-in-law mean?"

He was really confused, and Liu Shimin's words were completely unimportant.

Liu Shimin picked up the teacup again, held it in his hand, and said slowly: "Sir, Chahar, what should I do with it?"

Bi Ziyan looked at Liu Shimin and his eyebrows gradually frowned. He was not a confused official, but he was very keenly aware that this was the focus of Liu Shimin's topic today, and he couldn't help but think about it.

In the past, in order to deal with the Later Jin Dynasty, the court had always supported Chahar openly or secretly. Now that the Later Jin Dynasty has been destroyed, Chahar is dominant in the north, it naturally becomes suppression and control, which is the so-called "detention".

Suddenly, he was shocked and looked at Liu Shimin with wide eyes and said, "Your Majesty... Are you going to use troops against Chahar?"

Liu Shimin sighed inwardly, worthy of being the "prime minister" of the cabinet. He nodded quietly and said, "The emperor has this intention. My Ming Dynasty is gradually weakening, but Chahar is becoming stronger. If it cannot be eradicated as soon as possible, the price he will pay in the future will be greater and more difficult, and the consequences will be unexpected."

Bi Ziyan's expression subsided, slowly picked up the teacup, looked at the table, his eyes flashing without saying anything.

He admitted that Liu Shimin said something, but the current situation is that the Ming Dynasty needs to concentrate on internal affairs and be distracted, and the current treasury of the Ming Dynasty cannot withstand the consumption of a war. At the same time, even if it wins, it cannot destroy Chahar like the eradication of Jiannu. The desert is as big as that of east to west, and it stretches thousands of miles, as strong as Taizu Chengzu, but even fails to destroy the Canyuan. How can it be done now?

Moreover, he knew very well that Liu Shimin was not the one who was involved in this matter, but His Majesty the Emperor of the Ganqing Palace.

He was under great pressure. There was a huge gap in finance next year, the game between the court and the local government, the "new policy" and other things that need to be done, and he could not spare any energy to do other things.

But he soon felt something was wrong. When did the Qing Palace man who was doing things, he would send someone to test the attitude of their cabinet first?

Liu Shimin did not give him a chance to ask, and said calmly: "In addition, what is the attitude of the cabinet regarding firearms?"

Bi Ziyan was floating around the sea, and he knew very keenly that Liu Shimin was talking about the script, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

For the 'fire weapon', from his original heart, it is optional. It is best not to develop it. It is also possible to use it temporarily, but there is no need to invest so much. In the end, it is the 'people' on the battlefield. Weapons are auxiliary, and millions of investments each year are extremely eye-catching and inappropriate at this time!

But Liu Shimin ranked this matter behind Chahar, which obviously shows that the emperor valued this matter more! Liu Shimin was deliberately or unintentionally guiding the cabinet, and even instructing the Ganqing Palace!

Bi Ziyan's expression moved. He felt extremely uncomfortable when he was forced to do something "unwilling" in his heart. Even though he didn't know how many times it was.

He knew very well that since Liu Shimin came to speak in person, he could not help but bow his head, suppress the discomfort in his heart, leaned slightly, and said, "About the 'fire weapon', the cabinet... the firm support is consistent with the emperor's attitude."

Liu Shimin smiled and his face was slackened. He took out the note from his arms and handed it to Bi Ziyan with the original words written by Zhu Xu.

Bi Ziyan opened it and looked at it, his face suddenly changed and his eyes were filled with shock.

'Architecture has been everywhere. My Ming Dynasty is destroyed today, and Western barbarians are attacking tomorrow. How to resist? How to build the Great Wall on the sea? Will my Ming Dynasty always be banned like a pig and sheep, bullied at will, and live in vain? Short-sighted, selfish and narrow-minded, abandon the responsibility of the family and country with one's own selfishness, talk about national affairs without being cared for, without any structure, his heart can be punished'

Bi Ziyan looked at the paper, his hands trembled slightly, and his eyes were scared.

If he had just insisted on "not expressing his opinion", what would it be? Once this decree is issued, no matter how the emperor is, the world will look at the cabinet. Looking at him, he will have no face to stay in the cabinet!

Since this is not the case, his face was still hot and he felt extremely ashamed.

Liu Shimin looked at Bi Ziyan's expression and stood up, smiling and said, "The cabinet drafted an edict and sent it to the Sili Supervisor for review. The Cao Gong will personally send it to the Qianqing Palace for the emperor to take a look. In addition, the cabinet will invent the documents, and the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Personnel will be the same. It will be published nationwide tomorrow."

Bi Ziyan's eyes were annoyed, ashamed, regretful, and all kinds of emotions were complicated, and some of them nodded stiffly.

Still looking at Zhu Xu's original words, he had a cold sweat on his back and couldn't stop trembling all over.

As the auxiliary minister of the cabinet, he had a profound understanding of the words on this piece of paper. Looking at the past and present, he could see a trace of the future. If the Ming Dynasty really blocked artillery, it would take less than a hundred or two years. I am afraid that the world would change drastically, and the situation of the "Five Barbarians invading China" might happen again!

What a sin that is!

He can't bear it!

No one can bear it!

Fortunately, the emperor in the palace could see clearly and was not delayed by their confusion!

After a while, Bi Ziyan raised his head with dry mouth and looked at Liu Shimin and said, "I want to go to the emperor to apologize. Is the emperor free?"

Liu Shimin looked at him and said, "Only sir?"

Bi Ziyan was stunned, then took a deep breath and said, "I will go to the conference hall, cabinet, six ministers of the ministry, and twenty governors."

Liu Shimin nodded and said, "The family knows."

Liu Shimin glanced at Bi Ziyan again and turned around and left the class room.

Bi Ziyan looked down at the note, his expression changing.

His heart was turbulent and it was difficult to calm down. A small thing he didn't care about was completely different in the eyes of the emperor. Is this because the emperor stood too high and looked too far away, or are they short-sighted and watching the sky?

Bi Ziyan felt uncomfortable, and his body moved down, feeling his lips dry. He subconsciously picked up the teacup and took a sip, feeling cold and put it down.

After a while, he opened his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, he still had to go to the Qianqing Palace to apologize and reflect on himself. He put down the notes, got up and left the class room, and went to the conference hall.
Chapter completed!