you are unspeakable

When Liu Shibang was holding the lamp, he entered the palace again. This time Emperor Mingde prepared thin wine for him in the outer courtyard of Changle Palace. When Liu Shibang saw Emperor Mingde in a plain white gown, he sighed softly and walked forward slowly: " His Majesty."

"Here we come," Emperor Mingde pointed to the opposite side, "Sit down and have a drink with me."

Liu Shibang agreed, knelt and sat opposite Emperor Mingde, and filled a glass for Emperor Mingde and himself with the wine pot.

"Why does Your Majesty want to call his ministers to drink today?" Liu Shibang glanced at Emperor Ming De worriedly: "Your Majesty's body cannot bear the cold, it's cold at night, drinking and sweating, when the cold wind blows, Your Majesty will have a headache tomorrow."

Emperor Mingde smiled: "Shibang has become an old mother since he got married, and every time he asks you to drink, he always thinks about me. It's very boring."

"I care about Your Majesty," Liu Shibang said helplessly, "Your Majesty has been obsessed with political affairs these years, and you have no one around you, so I have no choice but to overstep."

"Self-conscious..." Emperor Mingde snorted and took a sip, and when he put down the glass, his eyes were indifferent: "If I keep a self-conscious woman by my side, will those ministers have to get their ideas again, for the sake of safety, Are they all sent to marry me? Do I dare to have a princess? Do I dare to have a wife?"

Liu Shibang paused his hand for pouring the wine, and felt that it was so.

"Your Majesty, what happened back then...has passed, and now that Your Majesty is in charge of Dachang, such a thing will never happen again." Liu Shibang's eyes were firm: "I believe that Your Majesty will destroy Changting in the north and Shuhai in the south, so that Dachang There will be no more worries about border wars.”

Emperor Mingde looked at Liu Shibang quietly, curled the corners of his lips, and said indifferently: "Shibang is not afraid that I will resort to military force, and end up with the country's generals? You should know that I ordered the construction of the Great Wall on both sides of the north and south, and dug The establishment of the military has already made the people of Dachang dissatisfied, and now they are recruiting troops and increasing taxes, the people of Dachang may think that I am a tyrant."

"Your Majesty," Liu Shibang stood up from his seat, took a step outside, lifted his robe and knelt down: "I have known Your Majesty for more than ten years. I know what Your Majesty desires in my heart. I know that whatever you do is for the sake of Dachang's century-old foundation." What's more, Dachang is a huge country, how can it be humiliated?! The matter of Concubine Yi can no longer happen to any daughter of Dachang, the country cannot fail to protect a woman."

There seemed to be tears in Emperor Mingde's eyes, and he seemed to have drunk too much wine. His red lips were slightly parted, and a few traces of imperceptible hardness were stained on his soft and beautiful face, which made people feel more beautiful.

"Shibang, in this world, only you understand me."

"Your Majesty, there must be many ministers in this world, who can watch their mothers being humiliated and their country being humiliated?" Liu Shibang's words resounded loudly: "The ministers have seen the bloodiness and arrogance of our Dachang men in this military examination. Your Majesty, We’ve been preparing for ten years, and it’s about time.”

"Yes, but I," Emperor Mingde slowly got up from the couch, and squatted halfway in front of Liu Shibang: "I only believe in you, Shibang, I only believe in you."

Liu Shibang raised his head and looked at Emperor Mingde, his eyes were firm and fearless: "Your Majesty, I am willing to do my best for Your Majesty."

Emperor Mingde stretched out his hand to support Liu Shibang's wrist: "You have been married for fifteen years, and you only had a son five years ago. You have a wife and children in the capital. You walked with me from the hidden mansion. You were injured more than ten times and assassinated seven times. I almost couldn't survive several times. I sat in this seat. It is reasonable to let you add glory and glory, and be an extremely human minister, but I still want you to become the sharpest sword in my hand. I... I am afraid I will be sorry. Your wife and children are gone."

"Your Majesty," Liu Shibang put his hand on Emperor Mingde's, and said with gentle eyes, "to say something disrespectful, you and I have become as close as brothers these years, if I go, I'm afraid I won't return if I don't go to Shuhai. I know that this day will come sooner or later, I believe that as long as His Majesty is here, my wife and children will have no worries in the capital."

"I promise you, in one day, Shibang's wife and children will have no worries in the capital."

Three days later, Song Cui, the champion of Xinkewu, was interviewed by Xuan.

Half a month later, Liu Shibang, Minister of the Ministry of War, went into battle and went south to fight against the Shuhai Sea. Song Cui, the champion of Xinkewu, was named a vanguard general and went north to guard the border.

These two decisions were not discussed by the cabinet, but were directly announced by Emperor Mingde in the early court. For a while, all officials were in an uproar.

"Your Majesty, the construction of fortifications and the construction of the Great Wall have made life difficult for the people, and now there is a war between the north and the south. The national strength is weak, and there may be serious disasters. I hope your majesty will think twice!"

"Your Majesty, Song Cui is an unknown person. Even if he won the champion of martial arts, he has no experience in leading troops to fight. Now it is not appropriate to let him lead troops to guard the northern border!"

"Your Majesty, the war started a year ago, and it was a narrow victory. I think it's time to recuperate now. This is the foundation of strengthening the country!"

"His Majesty……"

"His Majesty……"

Emperor Mingde sat on the dragon chair and looked at more than half of the ministers who were kneeling densely below him. He sneered in his heart. He stood up when all the kneelings were done, and walked down the steps slowly. Over those ministers who persuaded him.

"You say no to war, so let me ask you, what should we do if Changting Shuhai is clamoring outside the country and destroying our Dachang city?"

"Your Majesty..." Taiwei Song raised his head, with a hint of impatience on his old face: "Before Your Majesty ascended the throne, Dachang and Changting Shuhai had never fought in the past 70 years. Dachang and the two countries have a close relationship and have been married for many years. After His Majesty ascended the throne, there were frequent wars. Your Majesty, the old minister does not want to say more about the reason. Your Majesty, the old minister accompanied the late emperor all the way, and Dachang was safe and sound. Now I really don’t want to see Your Majesty treat the war as a joke. Then Song Cui is the rebellious son of the veteran who drew out the genealogy, he is just a boy who grew up in the countryside, I am afraid he has not read the basics of military books, but he won the champion of martial arts with some kung fu, and he dares to lead soldiers?!"

Emperor Mingde listened to Song Taiwei's words with his hands behind his back, and said with a blank face: "Then according to Taiwei's meaning, I offended Changting a year ago, if there is another war, I will send my daughter to marry again, in order to get married. Is the relationship between the two countries good?"

"The old minister thinks, so Yu Dachang is the best." Song Taiwei said, and after he finished speaking, there were actually several veterans who agreed.

Emperor Mingde looked at them, the veteran ministers who stood closest to him, these so-called "branch ministers" who had almost reached the peak of their official positions among the hundred officials.

He wanted to chop them off one by one with a knife, and the daughter he sent was not their daughter, not their wife, not their mother, so they could say these words without any burden?

Relying on their complex roots in the court, relying on the fact that they are veterans of the two dynasties, and relying on half of the court being their minions, they dare to propose marriage again?

But Emperor Mingde couldn't move them for the time being.

He hasn't fully dispelled the rights in their hands. He has been on the throne for ten years, and he is dedicated to fighting, but he ignores these veterans like maggots. They are slowly eroding his foundation.

Emperor Mingde had to send Liu Shibang south, so he could only compromise.

"This matter will be discussed later, and we will retreat."

After he left with a flick of his sleeves, Zhong Sheng came in a hurry and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, the champion of martial arts asks to see you."