Zhao Ji picked up the inkstone on the imperial desk and stroked it in his hand. Cai Jing on the other side did not dare to show his anger. He was worried and waited for Zhao Ji to fall.

Zhao Ji remained silent, and Cai Jing did not dare to urge him. This pair of monarchs and ministers have worked together for decades, and they have experienced ups and downs. Every time Cai Jing retired, within two years, Zhao Ji would recall him again. They already had a tacit understanding.

But now, it feels different. Zhao Ji plays with the inkstone. His deep look shows his eyes that are worthy of fun, making Cai Jing feel a little unfamiliar. His ruling power is unpredictable. He is a veteran of three dynasties, taking charge of three affairs, and being the most powerful minister... These glory and authority are given by Zhao Ji. In the past, Cai Jing could understand Zhao Ji's thoughts, but now, he himself is not confident and always feels that everything he has lost at any time.

Zhao Ji coughed and said slowly: "The Grand Master is really old, and I can't bear to let you work hard day and night..."

Cai Jing's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and his face suddenly turned as if he was dead. Zhao Ji said it was very obscure, but the real meaning was that you were useless and it was time to retire.

Cai Jing felt miserable. After planning for so long, he finally had the opportunity to recover again. Unexpectedly, this last chance would become a flower in the mirror and the moon in the water. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart and buried his head heavily.

Zhao Ji continued: "It's better to do this. How about the Grand Master thinks Weijun Duke's quartz?"

Quartz? Cai Jing became alert and hurriedly said, "Wei County Public Constitution has excellent character and is upright and upright. The old minister admires it very much."

This sentence was handled very well, which was exactly what Cai Jing had done. The effect of slandering Duke Wei County in front of the emperor would only backfire. It would be better to praise him a few words. However, he deliberately used the word "righteousness" and told the emperor in a vague way that if Your Majesty uses Duke Wei County and wants to replace him, no one will do anything for Your Majesty. As for the Flower Stone Gang and the Birthday Gang, you can't even think about it. The old minister will naturally end up in disgrace, but Your Majesty, you are not having a good time.

After all, Cai Jing still knows Zhao Ji's thoughts too much. What Zhao Ji wants is not to be vigorous and strong, but to be the unrealistic and self-proclaimed Feng Xiangyu. In this world, only Cai Jing can continue to break through the bottom line to please Zhao Ji. If others change to others, who can understand the emperor's wishes so well?

Zhao Jihe nodded and said, "You are right, why not do you think so. How about letting him serve as the Minister of the Central Secretariat? The Grand Tutor holds the three provinces, and it is indeed hard. He is still young and can share some of the burden for the Grand Tutor."

The responsibilities of the Secretariat are more like the Censorate among the three provinces. On the one hand, the edict drafted by the Menxia Province needs to be approved by the Secretariat before it can be issued. On the other hand, when the Secretariat executes the order, the Secretariat also has the right to supervise. It is not only a bridge of communication between the Secretariat and the ministerial minister, but also the greatest supervisor of the prime minister's power. Therefore, before Zhao Ji ascended the throne, the responsibilities of the Secretariat were still above the Taishi, and only princes and lords could be held. Even the former Emperor of Taizong Zhao Guangyi also served as the post of Secretariat before ascending the throne.

It was only after Zhao Ji ascended the throne that in order to give Cai Jing convenience, he granted all the authority to Cai Jing in one breath, and ordered him to take charge of the three affairs and be in power. The once prominent Secretariat also became a doll controlled by Cai Jing.

Quartz came to be the Zhongshu Ling, which was equivalent to laying a stumbling block under Cai Jing's feet. In the future, he issued any government orders and no longer doing whatever he wanted. Instead, this stone was something Zhao Ji wanted to put. Not only did Cai Jing not kick it away, he had to worship it honestly.

Cai Jing felt a little desolate in his heart, and he was secretly trembling, thinking: "Your Majesty has become suspicious of me." This thought made him lose his soul and his whole body tremble involuntarily. He licked his shriveled lips and bowed, "Thank you for your grace."

No one could see Zhao Ji's joy and anger at this moment. He smiled slightly, and continued, "As for retirement and retirement, the Grand Master will not mention it again. I have many things to do for you, and I can't live without you."

Cai Jing said: "Your Majesty is so kind, the old minister dare not forget it." His head lowered and his face showed a look of gratitude.

Zhao Ji said, "By the way, I am determined to sentence the king's minister to behead him. What do the Grand Master think?"

Cai Jing sat sideways and became even more alert. This answer was too dangerous. If he couldn't answer, he would disobey His Majesty's wishes. But if he nodded happily, his Majesty would not know the relationship between him and the king's minister. What would Your Majesty think so ruthlessly?

Cai Jing slowly left his seat, lay down on the ground, and choked up, and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, the old minister dare not hide it. This king's minister is a disciple of the old minister. In the past few years, the old minister has always had a very good personal relationship with him. But I didn't expect that he had done so many confused things. As for the old minister, the old minister let him go on a evil path. As for the king's minister..." He sucked his nose, wiped away his tears solemnly, and said, "Since he violated the national law, the law of heaven is difficult to tolerate. How does Your Majesty deal with it, the old minister dare not say much, just ask Your Majesty to keep him a whole body so that the old minister can bury him and pay tribute to him."

Zhao Ji couldn't help but move, and quickly helped him up and said, "Good up and speak quickly. The king's minister is the king's minister, and the grand master is the grand master. You have a private relationship. I have heard of it. Just as your wish, I will give you a sword and leave a whole body to fulfill your friendship."

Cai Jing said tremblingly: "The old minister deserves to die. At this critical moment, he still pleads for the king's minister."

Zhao Ji waved his hand and finally showed a smile: "You are right. Private love is private love, and justice is justice. You cannot abolish the public because of personal love, but the love you should do is not avoid."

Cai Jing felt a little sweaty, and felt a little lighter. He felt that he had walked from the gate of hell today. If he had answered something wrong, His Majesty had already had a prejudice against him, and it would probably be difficult to pass in the future. The sentence just now was right, and it was just right, and finally avoided a trap. It was just that the matter of Quartz being the Zhongshuling made him feel a little more trouble, but at this time, he had no time to take care of him.

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In the main hall of Honglu Temple, Shen Ao sat in the Grand Master's chair with a fresh look, leisurely fanning. Although the weather in Bianjing was cold, the yamen hall was as warm as spring. Four charcoal basins fell in every corner, burning hotly, so that Shen Ao had to shake the fan to bring some pleasure to himself.

He raised his legs and looked like a spring breeze. His eyes fell on a merchant sitting opposite him. This merchant was wearing silk, with a slightly dark complexion and a weathered face. He looked like a sailor who had been running around the sea all year round. However, he was wearing gold and jade. Although he was suspected of being a nouveau riche, Shen Ao was very pleased with. What he liked was the nouveau riche.

This gentleman named Tabu, and he was also a Nipola. When he talked about Nipola, Shen Ao had a great time talking. He put his shoulder on Tabu and kept saying that he was good friends and good brothers with Prince Nipola. The friendship between the two countries was stronger than that of Jin, and he was full of passion. He had experienced the test of time. He also said that Mr. Tabu came to Song Dynasty from thousands of miles away, and he must do his best to be a host.

Tabu was flattered. He was a boatman and had a lot of business. He used to only know that Chen Siqing was a character who was a suckering person and did not vomit bones. When he saw him today, he had an illusion. This adult was very enthusiastic and had no airs at all. It seemed that rumors were not trustworthy, so it would be better to see them as if they were true.

Tabu hurriedly said in a half-baked Chinese language: "How can you ask the adult to spend money? Of course, it is a villain who is the host."

Chen Ao glanced at the corner of his mouth: "It's good that you have this heart. It's the same for who is the host, and who you and me are with whom? I like to make friends with businessmen the most."

Tabu nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, so this time I came to Bianjing and saw the prosperity of the Song Dynasty. The villain must come to meet the adults and make friends with him."

"You and I are thousands of miles apart. If you can meet here by chance, this is fate."

"Yes, yes, the adults hit the nail. This time the villain came to pay homage to the adults, and some gifts and specialties were given to the adults. There were a total of 1,000 guan and some worthless Nibharat specialties. Please accept it with a smile."

Chen Ao shook his feet in embarrassment: "Well..."

Tabu thought Chen Ao would not accept it, so he hurriedly said, "Sir, you must accept this gift."

Chen Ao continued to raise his feet: "Well..."

“My sir means…”

Chen Ao sighed, pointed to a piece of framed running script placed on the wall of the main hall, and said, "Look at what word is this?"

Although Tabu knew some Chinese language, he didn't understand Chinese characters. He shook his head ashamed and said, "Please give me advice."

"These four words are called 'negotiation under the order'. Do you understand? This is an imperial edict written by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and ordinary people cannot see it."

"Ah..." Tabu looked at Huang Bo on the wall and said in surprise: "This is the imperial edict of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. It's really a disrespect, but what does the four words "negotiation" mean? Please give me advice."

Chen Ao pinched his clothes in embarrassment, just like a little wife waiting to marry, and showed a little shyness: "This matter is a long story. The Emperor is one of my wise lords in the Song Dynasty. But there is one thing. His favorite is the rare antiques from various countries. Therefore, he has long heard that all the merchants admire the kindness of the Song Dynasty the most. Therefore, he wrote this imperial edict and asked me to negotiate with you. If you have any treasures, you can offer it. Of course, I will not treat you badly. If it matches your Majesty's wishes, maybe I will give each of you a plaque. This plaque is not something that ordinary people can get. It is written with the four words of international friends. With this plaque, it will be much more convenient for you to do business in my Song Dynasty?"

"Oh, it turns out there is a plaque for me." Tabu's mind was a little confused. He heard Chen Ao's tone. This plaque should be very amazing, but he still didn't understand what it is. However, since Chen Ao had already spoken, he hurriedly said: "Although my Nibau Country's products are not abundant, I have treasures. Alas, it's a pity. I didn't bring them this time. When the villain returns to China next year, I will definitely bring more treasures."

"Oh? Nibora's treasure? I just don't know how valuable this treasure is?"

Tabu hesitated for a moment and said, "At least five thousand stakes."

Chen Ao said indifferently: "It doesn't matter if you don't bring it. Honglu Temple has already thought about it for you. If you don't bring it for the time being, you can discount it."

Tabu's eyes widened: "Can even treasures be discounted?"

Seeing that he was not enlightened, Chen Ao said with confidence: "Of course you can discount it. As long as it is a treasure, there will be a price. You just said that you would give us five thousand treasures to His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Well, I will write it down first, and you are not allowed to cheat. If you cheat with the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, the consequences will be very serious."

As he said that, he found a piece of paper and immediately started writing quickly.

Tabu was speechless and said guiltily: "But I only brought the goods here. The goods have not been sold yet. I am afraid that this money will not be raised for the time being."

Chen Ao waved his hand: "It's not important, it's not important, which one of us will follow? Since we have no money for the time being, Honglu Temple has also formulated a one-stop service for you - loans!"

"Borrow loan!" Tabu's eyes were about to fall off. Oh, he borrowed money from Chen Ao and then returned the money to Chen Ao. This...

Chen Ao smiled and said to the people outside: "Hurry up, come with the loan note and sign and seal Mr. Tabu."

"Mr. Tabu, we must first say that I have always spoken to business in the Song Dynasty, and I am talking about black and white. Since you have to borrow 5,000 guan from the offer, I want to tell you some things. I will give you the money first, and in the future, there will be a 5 cent profit per month. When you have to pay back the money, you must remember to make up for the interest."

"..." Tabu realized that he had borrowed his money and given him gifts, but he had to give him interest.
Chapter completed!