Volume 1: Birth! Seven time travelers Chapter 60: The palms and backs of your hands are all flesh
"Mr. Sun, this is the general situation in Mubang. The imperial court will soon make an appointment. I made an emergency decision and did not consult Mr. Sun in advance. I apologize to you here first."
"Your Highness, your words are too polite. There is no need to apologize. I should thank Your Highness. I have been very interested in border affairs before I participated in the imperial examination. This time, I can show my ambitions! If I can change Mubang from a foreign state to a directly governed state, it can be regarded as expanding the country's territory."
"Well, with Mr. Sun's help, it will definitely be so. Mr. Sun, as the saying goes, food and grass must be sent before troops move. I have prepared 100,000 taels of silver for you. If it is not enough, I will try my best to give you another 50,000 taels of silver within this year. The emperor knows about this and has approved it, but it does not count as me making friends with border officials."
"Your Highness... Thank you very much, Your Highness !"
"Mr. Sun, you are working for the country, why should I thank you? Well, in addition to the money, I will ask Doctor Wu to provide you with a batch of special medicine (sulfonamide). As the farm is short of manpower recently, the production is not large, but it is enough to ensure that Mr. Sun is not harmed by the miasma in the south."
"Yes, I am deeply grateful. This trip to the southwest, in addition to repelling the Burmese invasion, we must also incorporate Mubang into our territory. I also ask Your Highness for your advice on strategy."
"I don't have any strategies at the moment. But Mr. Sun, Liu Jing is a good fighter, but he has a bad temper. This guy is the first military commander to beat up a prefect since Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, except for those rebel generals. Moreover, he treats his soldiers completely laissez-faire, so although the troops under his command are good at fighting, they are also a group of ruffians who harm the local people. This time, the Ming Dynasty wants to directly govern Mubang, and military discipline is extremely important. Mr. Sun, you need to pay attention to this."
"Yes, I have noted it. This is just like when Zhuge Liang conquered the south. Attacking the city is inferior, but conquering the heart is superior."
"That's right. Okay, Mr. Sun, go home and take care of your family affairs. You won't be back for a few years. But don't worry, whether your family returns to Gaoyang or stays in the capital, I will definitely send someone to take care of them. Tell your son that if there is anything at home, he can come to me at any time."
"Your Highness treats me so well that I cannot repay you even if I die!"
Sun Chengzong left with many thanks, and Zhu Youdong turned around with a smile and looked at Xiong Tingbi.
There is no doubt that Bear Stinky Mouth's eyes were filled with jealousy and envy that seemed to be spitting fire.
"Haha, Mr. Xiong wants to go too?"
"To expand the territory, of course I want to go!" After admitting it very frankly, Xiong Chouzui laughed at himself: "But just now, the prince mentioned Liu Jing's temper. I am also impatient, but I can't partner with such a man. Someone like Sun Kaiyang is the most suitable."
"Well, I discovered another advantage of Mr. Bear."
"What is it?"
“Very self-aware, hahahaha~~”
Xiong Tingbi: ...
"I'm not kidding you, sir. Please read this. Uh... please be careful when you read it. I have torn this letter once. Wang Chengen glued it together with great difficulty. Please don't tear it again."
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"Humph! Li Ruqi, you deserve to die! Crown Prince, this Kuandian Liubao is so important, we can't give it up easily."
"Of course, Mr. Xiong, what if I recommend you to be the Imperial Censor of Liaodong and Military Governor of Kuandian?"
Upon hearing these words, Xiong Tingbi's already large eyeballs suddenly widened even further, and his nostrils and lips began to breathe rapidly unconsciously.
"Thank you very much, Your Highness, for your help!"
"Hey, you are all my teachers, why are you so happy when you hear that you can leave me? Go ahead, you're going to a remote and desolate place, and you'll have to fight a war there."
"Haha, Your Highness is like a child. To be honest, when Kaiyang, Changqing and I get together in our spare time, we all say that we hardly feel like a teacher to the Crown Prince, and Your Highness knows much more than we do. So, we are simply Your Highness's subjects. As subjects, we naturally have to work for the monarch. Besides, what is there in the frontier? Which ambitious civil official doesn't want to be an all-rounder who can manage the army on horseback and govern the people on foot? Besides, civil officials can only be granted titles if they have military merits, and only then can they plant a large enough legacy for future generations."
"Mr. Xiong is indeed a man of character. Well, as I just told you, the Emperor has already approved it. I estimate that the appointment from the Ministry of Personnel will come soon. Mr. Xiong should also quickly arrange some personal matters with his family."
"There's no rush for this, Your Highness. Sun Kaiyang went to Nanzhong and took the Crown Prince's 100,000 taels of silver. I won't have to deal with the Ministry of Revenue when I go to Kuandian, right?"
"Hey, how can this teacher be so harsh on students? Well, how much does Mr. Xiong want?"
"Sun Kaiyang took 100,000 silver coins as a gift. I think I am not inferior to Sun Kaiyang. This gift should also be 100,000 silver coins, right?"
"Forget it, forget it. We are all made of flesh and blood. It's the same, the same 100,000."
"Hehe, thank you very much, Your Highness. Don't worry, with me here, Jianzhou can do nothing."
"Well, please rest assured, Mr. Xiong. In one or two years, I will send you a lot of new things to help you build your career in Liaodong."
"Anything that Your Highness likes must be good. However, I know that I have a bad temper and foul mouth. If I go to Liaodong, I will definitely offend people and be impeached. When I am in the capital, I will have to trouble the Crown Prince."
"Hiss~~Mr. Xiong, you are my teacher, can you have shame? Why do you take all the credit, while the troubles afterwards are all for the students? But I had already thought of this when I recommended you to the Emperor. It's okay, if making a fool of Yang Yingwen last time doesn't serve as a warning to them, I don't mind making more fools of Yang Yingwen."
There is no other way. Li Chengliang has been in Liaodong for too long. Only by sending someone like Xiong Tingbi can we resist the Li family's dominance in Liaodong, right? Impeachment? As long as you want to do something, it is inevitable in the Ming Dynasty. When the time comes, we will just fight back and counter it.
Xiong Tingbi, a man of great temperament, skipped away. Zhu Youdong relaxed all over and fell down on the chair.
"Wang Chengen."
"I'm here. Hey, young master, are you feeling unwell? Do you want to ask the imperial physician to take a look?"
"It's okay, I'm just a little tired. Hey, I've been busy since this morning, and I feel dizzy. Tell them to get some ice from the palace's underground ice storage. I need to apply some ice to my head. Tell the kitchen to prepare some simple food for me. I have to go to Mr. Xu after I eat."
"Young Master, you are in this state, are you going to continue to work hard tonight? I dare to say something disrespectful, but the Thousand Year Old Master is not as tired as you! For some things, it doesn't matter if they are done a day earlier or later. If they must meet that master tonight, young Master is the Crown Prince, shouldn't they be allowed to come to Xinghua Palace to pay their respects?"
"What are you talking about here?! Ten thousand years is too long, we must seize the day! I just feel that time is not enough, how dare I slack off for even a moment!"
