The moon comes to take pictures

During these days of feasting and having fun, thinking about how to show off, Chang Xi stared at the silver dagger on the table and remembered.

The Minister of the Ministry of War is vacant, and sooner or later the Ministry of War in Nanjing will start to fight for it. Not only Nanjing, but the entire Jiangnan officialdom is staring at this position.

Sure enough, Wei Shuixia immediately said: "How will Duke Dugong plan to deal with the shortage of Minister of War?"

"Not much to deal with." Chang Xi didn't respond.

This is a bit like turning people away, Wei Shui smiled: "Duke..."

Chang Xi waved away the dresser, put on a lilac-colored diamond robe, and combed her hair by herself: "Listen to your opinion."

Wei Shui didn't blink, and clasped his hands to say he didn't dare.

Chang Xi tied up his clothes slowly, sat down without hesitation, and leaned against the edge of the table: "What kind of Joe, I think you have already made up your mind."

Wei Shui said cautiously: "Subordinate—" He turned a corner, "Naturally, I don't want extravagance."

As soon as the words fell, Chang Xi gave a nonchalant "hm", Wei Shui saw it, let go of his heart, and sat upright: "Duke didn't ask about it, what do you think in the palace?"

Immediately, Chang Xi's eyebrows raised: "I called you to talk about business, but you came to me to inquire about news?"

"The governor is thinking too much!" Wei Shui stood up, his voice extremely hoarse, "This subordinate said directly that there is no one who can be transferred to the Ministry of War right now. Speaking of Liaodong... the imperial court must still be hesitating!"

Just a few words, all in right.Chang Xi asked Jingli about the letter, but he never gave an answer. Why didn't he want to send someone from his ancestors, but even if he could let his ancestors decide on military and state affairs, his ancestors didn't have the guts to decide.Leading the Jiangnan military plan, the lifeblood of a country, even the ancestors have to give in obediently.

Thinking of this, Chang Xi became agitated for a while, and knocked on the table for no reason, he really had no choice, if the person sent by the superior made him unhappy, who would he complain to?The literati in the official circles of Nanzhili and their eunuchs were always inseparable, and they could still be called brothers and sisters during a meal, but they would meet each other in battle if they didn't get together at the wine table.

"The Ministry of War, after all, is not our family's territory," Chang Xi said half-truthfully, "If you want to talk about it, it's actually not our family's turn to take care of it."

"After all, they are soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River." Wei Shui approached slightly, "I want to intervene and take the initiative."

"I want to work hard," Chang Xi sneered, "I don't even see if I have the ability."

Not to mention the Supervisor of Rites and Dongchang, even those Qingliu who hate the party-fighting cabinet will not miss this opportunity.The fight for the return of their gang, in the end, depends on the intentions of the superiors, Tianxin is so easy to handle, don't be self-defeating in the end, bow your head but don't look up in the officialdom, no one is allowed to laugh at others.

After a while of silence, Wei Shui suddenly said, "Let me see, why doesn't Duke Du recommend Ning Ji?"

Ning Ji can also be regarded as Chang Xi's opponent. Chang Xi looked at him in disbelief: "I will not recommend anyone."

Wei Shui said: "The palace has been hesitating for a long time... Everyone knows that the Nanjing Jinyiwei and the guards are not in harmony. This move by the Dugong is to settle the suspicion."

Chang Xi's angry expression stopped, and he looked at Wei Shui thoughtfully.After being silent for a long time, he stood up and lightly flicked his sleeves embroidered with twigs: "For a while, the court will not be able to come out... Let our family think about it for two days."

The next day, it was another wine game.

Jinling has a lot of beautiful scenery and elegant guests, but it is not these few things that have the most, the most are officials.

Those who are transferred from other places, or those who are assigned by Beijing, want to really settle down, and they have to form a circle.When there are many officials, there are only so many affairs, so I can relax naturally, not to mention the frustrated people who have been demoted, entertainment at the banquet is inevitable, and actors are also inevitable.

Ning Yuquan looked at the few posts sent by the Ministry, his head was as big as a bucket.

It's not just eunuchs like Chang Xi, but now the six departments take turns to be hosts, and they don't want to be overwhelmed by others. They eat fresh and northern delicacies, and drink Guanghan liquid syrup. Once they are on the table, they will cost a lot.Now at the bureau of the Ministry of Industry, Ning Yuquan has been in charge of fortifications outside all year round. He knows best that the Ministry of Industry has so much oil and water, and it is not allocated from the money of the fortifications in various places.

The money can't be scratched from him, what he fears most is the entertainment in the wine bureau.Ning Yuquan was most worried about this. If he could speak, with his family relationship, he wouldn't still be drawing blueprints every day in the Ministry of Industry in Nanzhili.

In a flash, there was a servant girl whispering outside, approaching slowly, and it was Rong Yinghua who came over with refreshments.

"Leave this kind of thing to your subordinates. You will be tired after going back and forth." Seeing his wife, Ning Yuquan was both happy and sad. He supported her and gently touched her double-breasted jacket. With a slightly bulging stomach: "It's only been four months, and I'm making trouble every day, what will happen in the future!"

"Let's be happy these days, we still have to endure it in the future." Rong Ying Huaan sat down, squeezed a piece of glutinous rice candied lotus root, and happened to glance at the table: "Another post from the ministry? There are so many seats recently, so don't be afraid It's spoiled."

"It can't be helped." Ning Yuquan ate the lotus root slices with his wife's hand, slurred his speech, lowered his head and nestled in front of her belly, and listened to the voice inside, "They say this time it's an effective fight against the Japanese. , all the letters from Beijing have arrived, and we want to reward the Ministry of War. The eunuch Chang has some credit, even the letter he delivered to the Ministry of War, our father also has credit, and the banquet is indispensable."

Speaking of this, Rong Yinghua was a little scared: "Is there really Japanese pirates in Jinling?"

"They're all dead," Ning Yuquan drank two sips of tea, "It is said that they landed from Songjiang, originally they were just doing smuggling, but when they got bolder later, they colluded with local merchants and ran into trouble when they brought the goods to Nanjing. out."

"Oh, it's a crime." Rong Yinghua sighed, and said, "Speaking of those people from Songjiang, they are the heads of the chamber of commerce. I look familiar."

"Thank you, Xiaoer." After Ning Yuquan finished eating, he held onto his wife's hand. He was reprimanded as "not serious", and looked around at the maids guarding around him, "When my mother was still here, I often came to see you." The one our family played with also studied with Ruier for two years."

"It's him... I haven't seen him for so long, I don't recognize him..." Rong Yinghua talked for so long, his head gradually sank, and he was about to take a rest.Before leaving, there is something to explain: "Rui'er has been away from home recently, did he meet someone new?"

Ning Yuquan tied her cloak and said, "Anyway, it's either in Lanquan Temple or the Cardamom Pavilion."

"I'm asking about the one you came home recently. I've already inquired about it. It's a singer." Rong Yinghua sighed uneasy, "Rui'er is simple-minded, I'm afraid he will be deceived."

"You just think too much, Rui'er is eighteen, no matter how bad it is, there is Bao'er, that child is very clever."

Rong Yinghua was not happy: "Two children, plus one is still a child."

"Okay, my good lady," Ning Yuquan pointed at Chaotian, "I'll go now, I'll postpone the banquet tonight, just to see if my younger brother has been cheated by someone."