bayedsolid Chapter 1128: All Trained by Puppies
Chapter 1128: All Trained by Puppies
After Ping An withdrew with the imperial edict, Liang Chongyue rose from the dragon throne and personally helped Li Wen up.
"I know you've suffered a lot these past years. The children of the Li family are all children I've watched grow up. I will take care of them."
When Li Wen heard His Majesty's words, tears welled up in his eyes.
After Liang Chongyue comforted Li Wen a few more times, he let him leave.
As soon as the person left, Liang Chongyue leaned back on the dragon table and sipped her milk tea.
"The host's acting skills have improved again."
Since the two children left, the system spends the mornings playing with the Empress Dowager and the afternoons returning to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to monitor the location of the two little robots.
"I am good at speaking the truth. Li Wen has worked hard for the Great Xia over the years. He has followed me for so many years and has made both merits and endured hardships."
Liang Chongyue paused here.
"And then there's Li Xianqing. If the Li family is truly finished, when Minglang returns, Li Xianqing's starting point will be slower. I'd rather see a scene of a hundred flowers blooming in competition."
The intelligence and talent of Minglang's companions were unmatched by ordinary people.
As long as nothing unexpected happens in the future.
Those four people could control half of the discourse power in the Great Xia court.
It would be better to have a four-legged balance of power.
Jiang Jiaoyun's maternal clan had connections and prestige in the imperial court, and she was skilled in both literature and martial arts.
He will surely achieve great things in the imperial court in the future.
Without Li Xianqing, Jiang Jiaoyun would most likely become the person most trusted and relied upon by Minglang after entering the court as an official.
Such preferential treatment, based on their friendship, is a good thing in itself.
Liang Chongyue did not want to see Minglang's power undermined by sentimentality.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have tacitly allowed Xiang Zheng to be entangled with her family and made the decision to compromise.
They also won't choose four reading companions for Minglang.
Liang Chongyue rubbed his temples and put down the teacup in his hand.
He lifted his foot and left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The system sat on the carpet in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, watched its host leave, and then continued to track the location of the two small robots.
Ping An saw the contents of the imperial edict and knew that Lord Chai Shuo should be handling government affairs at the Ministry of Works at this time.
But when the coachman asked for directions, he said calmly, "To the Duke of Dingguo's mansion."
Ping An was doing it on purpose.
When the palace carriage stopped in front of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, Ping An sat in the carriage for a while before getting off with the imperial edict.
"We are carrying His Majesty's imperial edict. Please, Duke Dingguo and Lord Chai, come out to receive it."
The person who came out of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion was Xiang Zheng's eldest brother. Upon seeing this, he first bowed to Ping An, then greeted him with a smile:
"Reporting to Your Excellency, the Duke of Dingguo has not returned since the end of court. Lord Chai should still be at the Ministry of Works at this time."
Ping An paused for a second, holding the imperial edict in his hand, seemingly lost in thought.
"Then I'll take my leave. I still need to go to deliver the imperial decree to Lord Chai and congratulate him on his promotion. I won't bother you any longer."
After finishing speaking, Ping An turned and left the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.
He didn't care at all about the reactions of the people behind him when they heard about it.
This is exactly the effect he wanted from coming here.
He believed that this was the effect His Majesty desired.
Ping An sat back in the carriage and called out to the outside:
"Go to the Ministry of Works."
The carriage started moving slowly, its pace not at all like the hurried pace Ping An had described.
The group of people in front of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion exchanged glances.
Xiang Zheng's second and third uncles had long since left the capital, while her youngest uncle had been taking care of his daughter.
They also moved out of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion not long ago.
Only Xiang Zheng's large family remained in the entire Duke's mansion.
Xiang Zheng not only inherited the title of Duke of Dingguo, but also the Xiang Family Army because he had the Tiger Tally.
Everyone in the court knows that Minister Li is determined to resign.
Minister Li also took leave to stay home and serve his elderly mother.
Clever people had already guessed the contents of the imperial edict, and the news spread quickly.
Liang Chongyue was fishing in the imperial garden of the palace.
When Ping An returned to report after delivering the imperial edict, Liang Chongyue's fifth fish had just been scared away by the system.
Liang Chongyue wasn't annoyed and continued fishing.
"Your Majesty, the imperial edict has been delivered to Lord Chai. After receiving the edict, Lord Chai was full of gratitude to Your Majesty."
Liang Chongyue didn't care much about these superficial things.
What she cared about was whether Chai Shuo could keep the Ministry of Works afloat.
If it weren't for the fact that Chai Shuo was indeed capable, and that many of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites' administrative affairs were intertwined.
Liang Chongyue would not give this opportunity to Chai Shuo.
If Chai Shuo doesn't perform well, she will dismiss him at any time.
Even if Xiang Zheng was involved, she wouldn't show any mercy.
"This matter should have spread throughout the capital by now."
Liang Chongyue shook the fishhook in his hand.
"Your Majesty, I went to the Duke of Dingguo's residence first, but neither the Duke nor Lord Chai were there. That's when I went to the Ministry of Works. I suppose that's when the news spread."
When Liang Chongyue asked Ping An to do this, he already knew what Ping An would do.
"You seem to think the Duke of Dingguo's mansion isn't chaotic enough."
These words are frightening, especially coming from His Majesty's mouth.
Ping An immediately knelt down and confessed his guilt.
"This servant is foolish and it is my fault. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Liang Chongyue thought for a moment.
"Bring me a cup of milk tea; I'm a little thirsty."
Ping An guessed correctly; this was exactly the effect His Majesty wanted.
Liang Chongyue was calmly fishing, while the system was about to fall asleep beside her.
Another fish has taken the bait.
This time, the fish got caught in the disturbance caused by Ping An's delivery of milk tea.
Ping An looked at the fishing line that had been swaying just moments before and fell into a state of calm.
I feel like my heart is not at peace.
"Put it aside."
Ping An, trembling slightly, placed the teacup on the table beside His Majesty.
Liang Chongyue fished for a while longer, and finally caught two fish as it was getting dark.
"I remember when I came fishing before, the fish in this lake weren't this smart. Who trained them?"
The system rolled over and continued to snore.
Ping An watched from the side, not daring to say that it might be because ever since the weather got hot, the puppy would go down to the lake to play with the fish from time to time.
In the past, after a fish was killed by a puppy, a new fish would be put in its place.
But at some point, the puppy started to be more measured in its actions.
It's just teasing the fish, not actually killing them.
No new fish have been added to the lake for some time.
These fish, on the other hand, have become much smarter.
If anything seems amiss, immediately dive down.
Your Majesty is already quite skilled. A few days ago, a concubine spent an entire day fishing before catching just one fish.
"Alright, let's put the fish back and give it some more fish food."
Before Liang Chongyue got up and left the lakeside, she kicked the system's butt.
After the system woke up, it saw that its host was about to leave, and it followed along eagerly.
Ping An obeyed and released the fish back into the water, watching as the fish swam away in the blink of an eye.
Ping An is used to it.
Such scenes are commonplace at this lake.