Jun Jiuling

At noon, the value room in the imperial city was a bit stuffy.

The door was pushed open, and several officials hurried in, bringing a gust of breeze, breaking the stagnation in the room, and opening the eyes of Huang Cheng who seemed to be sleeping at the table.

"My lord, Duke Cheng's request for military merit has arrived." They said.

Huang Cheng looked at the thick documents handed over and smiled.

"This Cheng Guogong has a lot of appetite, and he has written so many memorials, how much credit does it take." He said.

"This is only part of it." An official said, with a dissatisfied expression on his face, "There are still more at the Ministry of War."

Huang Cheng smiled without saying a word, reached out to take the document and flipped through it.

"This Qingshan army is really an army." He looked at the document and said.

"Even with those magical weapons, Duke Cheng will not let them go." An official said, "Instead of raising them as private soldiers, it is better to include them in the account, so that we can expand our power more grandiosely."

Cheng Guogong's expansion of power was not something they wanted to see.

"My lord, should you send this notebook?" Another official asked in a low voice.

Huang Cheng smiled, and threw the documents in his hand on the case.

"Send it." He said, "I don't even read these, I will present to him what he wants, and read it publicly during the Great Court Assembly."

Is it time for the court meeting?

Huang Cheng thought of something again, leaning on the pillow and pointing to the table.

"It's not lively enough, you follow along, those who come to support the king, those who come to support, and those who are on guard because of the entry of the Jin people, everyone has credit for it, you must want it, you must grab it."

As he said, he flicked his sleeves and smiled coldly.

"Let everyone see how profitable this war is, and how much people's appetites have been changed by the war function."

The people sitting there nodded in understanding.

"That's right, let everyone see how arrogant he is as Duke."

"Besides, what kind of credit is this? He was obviously disobedient, and he was rescued after losing so many officers and soldiers. What is he proud of?"

"He wants to be rewarded for doing this, and Shanxi, Shandong, and Zhejiang Road can naturally also be rewarded. Let everyone see what kind of chaos he has caused the generals to lead."

"Your Majesty is merciful. Although he hates him for harming the country and the people, he is still very happy for him to come back alive, and he does not hesitate to reward him generously. This is a gift from His Majesty, not something he deserves as a duke."

"Give it to him, give it all to him, let the people see how kind His Majesty treats his subjects, and let everyone see how arrogant and rude Duke Cheng is."

Listening to the discussions of his subordinates, Huang Cheng closed his eyes again, tapped his fingers on the table and smiled slightly.

The more fun you have today and the higher you climb, the worse you will fall tomorrow.

Cheng Guogong, this trip to Beijing requires you to come in a good manner, and then die in a good manner.

Huang Cheng opened his eyes abruptly, his eyes were not cloudy at all, they were filled with coldness, which made the discussants shiver and silence.

"Hurry up, don't let this Zhu Shan use military merits to argue against coming to Beijing." He said in a deep voice.

Several officials hurriedly answered yes.

As the first batch of angels left the capital carrying the emperor's imperial decree calling Duke Cheng to return to Beijing, the news that Duke Cheng would return to Beijing to receive a reward also spread like wind.

Cheng Guogong has not returned to Beijing for nearly ten years. When the emperor passed away, he only worshiped in the north.

In addition to this Northern Land War, Duke Cheng's death and life affected the people, and everyone was eager to see this famous Duke.

The whole capital city became lively, and at the same time, various documents and letters flew in and out.

Fang Chengyu's front was full of letters and account books, and it seemed that he was too late to tidy them up, and he didn't bother to tidy them up, even though they were piled up randomly, some of them were scattered at his feet.

At this time, he was still holding a pen in one hand to write something, and he took the letter that shopkeeper Gao had just opened and handed over with the other.

"...This is just from Dingzhou, and there should be more..." Shopkeeper Gao said.

Before the words were finished, footsteps were heard, and someone walked in.

There are only two people in Fang Chengyu's study who can come and go without notification.

Shopkeeper Gao didn't even raise his head, and immediately leaned over to salute.

"Ma'am," he said.

The ring ring made a soft ring, and the corners of her skirt fluttered. Mrs. Fang walked straight past him and stood in front of Fang Chengyu's table.

"Mother..." Fang Chengyu raised his head and smiled.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Mrs. Fang stretched out her hand and tore away the letter in his hand, looking down at the letter with a cold face and without saying a word.

Fang Chengyu was not in a hurry.

"Mother, sit down and watch," he said.

Shopkeeper Gao has already moved a round stool over here.

"Madam." He also asked.

Mrs. Fang stood still and ignored it, just looking at the letter in her hand.

Fang Chengyu nodded to shopkeeper Gao, and shopkeeper Gao stepped back and sat down again, and the room fell into silence for a while.

With a bang, Mrs. Fang collected the letter in her hand, slapped it heavily on the table, and looked at Fang Chengyu.

Fang Chengyu looked at her and giggled.

"How many pearls have you become?" Mrs. Fang said, reaching out to caress the hairpin on his head.

Fang Chengyu likes pearls, and the pearls he uses as accessories are the best pearls that are hard to find in the world.

"Mother." Fang Chengyu laughed, "Where did it get to the point of pawning?"

Mrs. Fang didn't smile at all, so she said oh.

"Haven't arrived yet? I just saw that the house is half empty, and you didn't tell me. Your grandmother and I were still eating, drinking, and wearing gold and silver. When the house is completely out of money and we move out, what can you do?" Be sure to tell us that we can also beg for gold and silver, unload silk and satin, put on rags and linen clothes, hold bamboo sticks and porcelain bowls, and go to beg for food to survive." She said.

Hearing what Mrs. Fang said, Shopkeeper Gao lowered his head even more deeply, logically speaking, he should have quit just now.

Fang Chengyu laughed.

"Mother, you really watched a lot of dramas, that's a good word," he said.

Mrs. Fang looked at him coldly.

"Don't be joking with me, I'm not you, if someone else smiles, you can turn the country into a city." She said.

Fang Chengyu stopped laughing and answered yes with a serious expression.

"As the daughter-in-law of the Fang family, can I ask where my family's money has been spent?" Mrs. Fang said, pointing to the letter on the table, "It seems that Miss Jun has finished her work and is coming back , Let me ask this question, will it affect her without delay?"

Fang Chengyu nodded.

"Mother," he said, "she has a couple of businesses up north that cost her some money."

"Business?" Mrs. Fang asked coldly, "The business that used up half of our Fang family's wealth, this time the business is definitely not small. I wonder how the profit will be?"

"There is profit, there is profit." The shopkeeper Gao looked up quickly and said, grabbing one of the account books scattered on the ground, "Just arrived."

Mrs. Fang cast a glance at him.

"Fourty thousand taels." Shopkeeper Gao said.

Mrs. Fang let out a laugh.

"Fourty thousand taels! That's a lot of money!" she said.

This sounded pleasantly surprised, but Mrs. Fang's expression was not the least bit surprised.

And four hundred thousand taels was nothing surprising to Mrs. Fang.

Shopkeeper Gao laughed dryly and lowered his head.

"Mother, take your time, business is always..." Fang Chengyu said.

Mrs. Fang interrupted him before he finished speaking.

"Make armor, buy weapons, help hundreds of thousands of fugitives, raise private soldiers, take charge of the official army, and go to the land of the Jinren to kill the enemy." She looked at Fang Chengyu, and said in a low voice, "Fang Chengyu, this business is hers. Are you doing it to the sky?"

This is the sky, it can be understood that the business is so big that it reaches the sky, and it can also be understood that the sky refers to the emperor, so the word top...

"...She is going to replace the emperor..." Mrs. Fang continued.

Before finishing speaking this time, shopkeeper Gao and Fang Chengyu both jumped up.

"Shhhhhhhh." They shouted in unison in panic, surrounding Mrs. Fang, "You can't say this, you can't say it."