Xie Ming

Chapter 256 Liu Zeqing Flatters

"Report!"

"Yangzhou General, Left Commander, Liu Zeqing has arrived!"

Following Huang Degong, at about 5 p.m. on the tenth day, Liu Zeqing from Yangzhou also rushed to the secondary capital Nanjing and the Ministry of War.

Click, click!
Liu Zeqing's movements were steady, and as he dismounted, the armor on his body made a metallic friction sound.

This person walked into the courtyard from outside the gate without making any sound, still holding a sandalwood brocade box about one foot square in his hand.

Hearing this, Shi Kefa, who was sitting in front of the hall, tilted his head to look over, and saw that he and Liu Zeqing were nodding to each other.

After he entered the hall and got close to Qiu Weizheng, who was in the front row, he was able to grin and reveal his smiling face.

From a distance, his eyes and eyebrows are fawning, but he can hardly conceal his cunning side.

"Hey hey hey"

"Liu Zeqing is late, I hope Minister Qiu will not blame me!"

"Grandpa, are you kind enough to come in?" Liu Zeqing acted politely like a junior.

"OK!"

"You're thoughtful!"

Don't hit someone who smiles at you. Liu Zeqing spoke in a considerate manner. Qiu Weizheng was unable to get angry for a moment, but instead glanced at Huang Degong standing aside.

"Huang Chuangzi, look at him, look at his behavior!"

"When you have free time, you can learn something from it!" Qiu Weizheng's words may seem casual, but they sound like he is trying to provoke trouble.

In response to this, Huang Degong became very angry and opened his mouth to argue.

But Qiu Weizheng knew when to stop and did not miss the opportunity. He quickly waved his hand to stop talking and changed the subject.

"Ah! That's right!"

"Minister Ni!" Old Qiu suddenly shook his head and went to Ni Yuanlu.

"This, this loud-mouthed fellow, his nickname is Huang Chuangzi!"

"He guarded Chuzhou, and the emperor conferred him the title of Jingnan Bo. Huang Degong is the one!"

"And this one!"

"Among the four towns in northern Jiang, we will temporarily guard the border area between Huai'an and Yangzhou."

"Left Commander, Liu Zeqing, General Liu!" After introducing the second general, Qiu Weizheng turned around and faced the other side.

"Hushan (Huang Degong, also known as Hushan), Hezhou (Liu Zeqing, also known as Hezhou), the two of you!"

"The man next to me is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Beijing, Ni Yuanlu, who was sent by the Crown Prince to discuss the matter of going north to support the king. Minister Ni!"

Qiu Weizheng introduced the two people of high rank to each other. In official circles, there is a standard procedure for introducing each other. That is, when encountering a situation of unequal levels, the person with the lower rank should be briefly recommended to the superior to hear and know first. This is called the right to know first!
Afterwards, the superior can be introduced to the subordinates. If there are many people present, they must be arranged according to their positions. There must be no mistakes or omissions in the order, otherwise it would be impolite.

Obviously, Qiu Weizheng has been in the officialdom for a long time and is familiar with this set of rules and will not make any mistakes.

"Haha. Minister Ni is so polite!"

"Ah, yes!"

"Minister Ni is very polite!" Hearing what Mr. Qiu said, Huang and Liu did not neglect him and showed their courtesy.

In fact, in terms of rank, these two generals, one is an earl and the other is a left governor, are higher than Ni Ruyu, the Minister of Revenue who is only of the second rank!

But in the Ming court, especially after the Battle of Tumu, the armed forces of the nobles headed by Ren Zhang Fu were completely destroyed, and the eunuch group was in danger and wanted to be beaten everywhere.

It was under such circumstances that the civil servant Yu Qian led the civil servants to win the subsequent Battle of Beijing!

From then on, civil officials gradually took actual control of the court situation, and the situation of governing the court with civil officials and military officials took shape!
Now, Huang and Liu share the responsibilities of commander-in-chief, so when they met Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of Revenue, they had to lower themselves to the ground, as it was customary!
"hehe."

"Two generals, polite! polite!"

Here is Ni Yuanlu, who has also been sitting beside me for a long time!
The host official, Qiu Weizhen, the old minister Qiu, clearly showed his intention to demonstrate in his words and deeds. How could Ni Ruyu not know this?
However, now that the tiger is in a desperate situation, this powerful dragon will not suppress the local snake!

Ni Yuanlu is in the temporary capital Yingtianfu. He has no one to rely on for support. He has no one to rely on and has no confidence. It is too early for him to challenge or fight back!

So when he spoke now, he intended to be more cautious.

His only thought was to complete the task of handing over the prince to the king as soon as possible.

The troops of the four towns went north as needed, and also welcomed the prince to the south, established a court in Nanjing, ascended the throne and became emperor, and continued to stabilize the Ming Dynasty!

As long as the prince can arrive safely, I will be able to enter the cabinet for his contribution in times of trouble!
By that time, I had some room to maneuver in Nanjing Yingtian Prefecture, and no longer had to be oppressed like this!
Only when you can bend and stretch can you become a man!

But for now, that’s what I said, but all this is in the past!
"Eh?!" "Liu Zeqing, as soon as you walked in, I saw you were holding a box in your arms!"

"What is that?!"

"Like a baby."

"What? If you have treasure to offer, why don't you hurry up?"

"Don't hide it or play tricks on me!"

After Huang Degong Kanxing paid his respects to Ni Ruyu, he was still unwilling to give in and did not forget to get back at his own Liu.

The sarcasm he expressed was a little out of place in this situation.

"what?!"

"you"

"Hey!" Under the pressure of Huang Chuangzi's questioning, Liu Zeqing had no choice but to look at Qiu Weizheng and explain what he had said.

"Old Minister Qiu, this is such a coincidence!"

"Just the night before last!"

"I'm in Yangzhou City, and I heard from people down there that a large Ganoderma lucidum was found at the corner of the city wall at the west gate of Yangzhou!"

"I was afraid that the people below were playing tricks and the news was untrue, so I got up from the bed and went to see it myself!"

"Guess what!"

"Good boy, my goodness!"

"It's one foot long and wide!"

"Just like that, it suddenly appeared out of nowhere and appeared on the city wall!"

"You know, to be this big, how much spiritual energy from heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and the moon must have been absorbed to achieve this!"

"This magical herb can help prolong your life!"

"Even if it's just to live forever, I'm afraid there's still something to be said for it, don't you think?!"

"My eyes are shining when I see this!"

"How can I let it go!"

"So, I, Liu Zeqing, tied a rope around my neck, and went down the wall at night to cut it off and bring it back!"

"Right now, this thing is inside this brocade box!"

"We got a treasure!"

"The first thing I thought of was Minister Qiu, Mr. Qiu!"

"I never thought that this was also God's will."

"I haven't even had time to make a move yet. It's only half a day before Xianzhi sends someone to call me!"

"You said, this is God's will!"

"I will take this opportunity to bring you the spiritual herbs myself!"

"According to me, this spiritual creature was created just for you, old man!"

Liu Zeqing is good at flattery and is well versed in the art of flattery.

Giving a gift of this magnitude makes him truly one of the best among people!
Hearing this, Qiu Weizheng could not help but be happy, so he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

“Roar, roar, roar.”

"Hey! You, you!"

"Okay! You kid!"

"Don't try to flatter me as soon as you see me!"

"I don't know you yet!"

"Don't you know where to pick up something and think of shutting me up?"

"When you come back to ask for money, you will find ways to scheme against me!"

(End of this chapter)