"What big thing? Could it be that the Turks are hitting again?" Li Xiu was shocked when he saw Ma Master's anxious look, and then asked worriedly. There were not many things that could make Ma Master show such an expression. Li Xiu's instinctive reaction was that the Turks might be hit.

"The civil strife among the Turks has not ended yet. Although small tribes travel south from time to time, they cannot become a big deal. However, this matter is even more serious than the Turks travel south!" Mr. Ma shook his head and said.

"What's that?" Li Xiu couldn't help but say in surprise when he heard this. Apart from the Turks going south, he really couldn't think of any other serious matter.

"Tell you!" Mr. Ma looked mysterious at this time, and lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of being known to others, "The King of Qin has been promoted!"

Li Xiu almost spit out old blood when he heard Mr. Ma's words, and then said helplessly: "Uncle Ma, what's the big deal for the King of Qin to be promoted? But isn't the King of Qin already a general of Tiance? It seems that he is still above the prince and the third duke. He is known as the leader of military officers. He is only a little worse than the third division, which is extremely civil servant. He has such a high official position. How can he be promoted?"

At the end, Li Xiu also showed a strange expression. Master Ma sighed and said, "The position of the King of Qin is indeed no longer available. This time, His Majesty gave the King of Qin another official position, that is, the Secretary of the Secretariat, which is the Secretary of the Secretariat who is in charge of the Secretariat. Although he is only a third-rank official, the Secretary of the Secretariat is one of the three provincials, and is above the six ministries. The Secretary of the Secretariat is also one of the prime ministers. Now the King of Qin is not only General Tiance, but also one of the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty!"

"What?" Li Xiu couldn't help but show a shocked expression when he heard this. For others, promotion may be a good thing, but it is different for Li Shimin, especially since he is already the leader of a military general, but now he is suddenly given a prime minister by Li Yuan. This is the most powerful position among civil servants. With Li Shimin's current situation, Li Yuan actually lets him seize military and political power, which is obviously very abnormal.

"Hehe, think of it. His Majesty and the Crown Prince had imprisoned the King of Qin once and handed over some government affairs to the King of Qin for processing. As a result, the King of Qin was also confused for a while and ran to handle government affairs happily, but his Majesty took the opportunity to deprive some military power. When the King of Qin woke up, it was too late and could only sniff into his stomach. However, as the saying goes, one will gain wisdom after one's mistake. Since then, the King of Qin has never been fooled by His Majesty again and has been concentrating on his military affairs..."

"Then why did the King of Qin agree to serve as the Secretary of the Central Secretariat this time? He is one of the prime ministers. He has no time to control the Tiance Mansion every day?" Before Ma Master finished speaking, Li Xiu interrupted him anxiously.

"Of course, the King of Qin doesn't want to do anything to do the Secretariat, because he knew that even if he had mastered the Secretariat, he only needed an imperial edict from His Majesty to deprive him of the prime minister. However, today His Majesty directly appointed the King of Qin as the Secretariat at the court meeting, and also appointed the King of Qi as the Minister of Qi. As a result, the King of Qi took the lead in accepting the order. The King of Qin could not resist the order in front of all the ministers, and in the end he could only take it silently. However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Your Majesty was forcing the King of Qin to hand over the military power!" Ma Ye shook his head repeatedly when he said that. The battle between Li Yuan and his son was getting more and more intense, and even outsiders seemed a little scared.

"So that's it. Even such an important position as the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat has been thrown out. It is estimated that Your Majesty will divide the military power of the Tiance Mansion on a large scale next time!" Li Xiu couldn't help but say with a heavy face when he heard this. Although Li Yuan had also split out some of the military power of the Tiance Mansion before, it was just a superficial one and had not had a great impact on Li Shimin. But now it seems that Li Yuan can't wait to deprive the military power of the Li Shimin.

"That's right, not only do you think so, but all the ministers in the court think so. The King of Qin understands more than anyone else, but now he is like he is bound to his hands and feet. The ministers of the King of Qin are also panic. The generals are not qualified to express their opinions on such matters. It can be said that His Majesty has already taken the King of Qin's seven inches, and the King of Qin can only surrender." Ma said with some emotion at this time. As a general, he still has some sympathy for Li Shimin, but it is just sympathy. He will not favor anyone in this matter.

Li Xiu nodded in agreement when he heard this, but then he suddenly thought of something, so he asked Mr. Ma: "Uncle Ma, do you know that Pei Ju was injured?"

"Huh? I didn't expect you to know. Did he send someone here?" Ma Ye asked in surprise when he heard Li Xiu mention Pei Ju.

"It's true that Pei Ju was injured." Seeing Ma Ye's reaction, Li Xiu couldn't help but touch his chin and said, "He has always been a little suspicious about this matter, but Ma Ye is well-informed. Since he also knows it, there shouldn't be any false."

"It's true, and there is a legend in Chang'an City that Pei Ju may not be able to do this time. He has not attended court meetings during this period, but he is a blessing in disguise. He doesn't have to get involved in the battle between the prince and the Qin king. You must know that he was very close to the Qin king before, but later he got together with the prince, and many people looked down on him." Mr. Ma smiled and confirmed.

"Oh, Pei Ju is also confused, but no matter what, he is also the father of Niang Yi. Niang is pregnant now and is unable to make up his mind to completely cut off relations with the Pei family, so today I decided to take her to visit her." Li Xiu sighed when he heard this, thinking about how courageous Pei Ju had in resisting the Turkic Western Regions, but now he often does some confused things when he is old.

"This is also human nature. Then you go. I will go to the canning workshop later. That Zhang Shiyi is about to drive me crazy!" Master Ma nodded at this first, and then said with a headache. There are a lot of public and private affairs, which is also the reason why he is busy every day. Fortunately, there are Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang here, so he doesn't have to worry about He'er.

"Brother Eleven is urging cans again?" Li Xiu couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this. When the bearded guest was about to leave, Li Xiu gave him a batch of cans. However, after the bearded guest discovered the benefits of cans, he immediately asked Li Xiu where the cans came from. Before leaving, he instructed Zhang Shiyi to purchase more cans to deliver to Dengzhou. With these cans, they no longer have to eat salted fish when they go to sea.

"Yes, your uncle is really good. After asking for canned meat, he also asked Zhang Shi to go to the canned workshop every day to urge him. However, the workshop business in Beijing is particularly good. There are countless Hu merchants waiting in line to buy it every day. Even if I want to help him, I have to prepare for it for a while!" Mr. Ma said helplessly again.

"Haha~, hasn't the canned food in the northern border been produced? It mainly produces canned meat. But I think Uncle Ma, you can also set up several canned workshops in Shandong. There are a lot of fruit production there, and you can specialize in canned fruit production!" Seeing Ma's helpless appearance, Li Xiu couldn't help laughing.

"I know this, but I really can't get out of the manpower." Mr. Ma said helplessly. Now the canned food is in short supply, and all the canned food produced in northern Xinjiang is supplied to the army. The canned food in Chang'an is not enough, so he is also very anxious about this.

"I told me, Uncle Ma, don't be afraid that the canning manufacturing method will be leaked, and you should find someone to cooperate with each other. For example, in Shandong, we can find a partner, we provide technology, the other party provides money, and cooperates with canning workshops. This will not take long, and our canning workshops will be available in various parts of the Tang Dynasty!" Li Xiu took this opportunity to persuade again. He had talked with Ma before about cooperating with others, but Ma still had a small farmer's idea and refused to hand over the canning skills, so he never listened to it.

"This..." But this time, Mr. Ma showed a hesitant expression. After all, others sent the money to the door, but he couldn't make it. This was so painful. So now when he heard Li Xiu mention working with others again, he was no longer as repulsive as before.

"Uncle Ma, don't hesitate. The method of making canned food is not complicated. There are so many people working in the workshop now. God knows when it will spread. So if we don't hurry up now, we may be stolen from the production method. We can't make a penny at that time." Seeing that Mr. Ma's attitude was relaxed, Li Xiu hurriedly persuaded again.

"This... OK, then I'll go back and think about how to cooperate with others!" Mr. Ma hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth. In fact, he also had this concern. Now, after Li Xiu mentioned it, he felt that he could not let others steal his own financial path. Even if he had some profits, it was worth it.

Seeing Ma Master agreeing, Li Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then chatted with Ma Master for a few more words. At this time, the lady in the carriage could not wait and kept protruding her head from the car window to look at him. So Li Xiu also said goodbye to Ma Master, turned around and walked towards the carriage.

However, Li Xiu had just taken a few steps and suddenly thought of something, so he turned around and asked Master Ma again: "Uncle Ma, when can you prepare the canned food you gave to uncle?"

"What are you asking about this?" Mr. Ma was stunned when he heard this, and then asked back.

"That's right, my tea workshop is about to be built. My uncle likes to drink tea very much, so I plan to bring him some tea and deliver it with the fleet that canned food you will be delivered!" Li Xiu said with a smile. Tea is a good thing, especially for people who go to sea. Although fresh water on the sea is precious, chewing tea can also supplement them with some vitamins.

"It probably will take half a month at the earliest, enough for you to prepare!" Ma Ye nodded when he heard this. He was not interested in Li Xiu's fried tea, and he had always wondered why the bearded guest liked to drink that kind of tea?

After hearing this, Li Xiu thanked Mr. Ma again, then turned around and walked towards the carriage, but he was still thinking while walking that besides tea, he seemed to have other things to give to the bearded guests, thereby reducing the dangers they encountered during sailing. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!