Chapter 478 The Prince's Unusual Movement
Just like when he personally sent him back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Wang Yuqian, the left minister of the Ministry of War, also came to greet Xu Yuan in person today.
In normal times, such visits and visits between court officials would be very eye-catching, but now that the official examination is held every three years in the Zhengzheng Dayan Court, the flow of people coming and going in the Prime Minister's Mansion every day is extremely large, and the arrival of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War It didn't attract anyone's attention.
At least, not on the surface.
After the carriage left the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, it drove straight towards the headquarters of Tian'an Chamber of Commerce Di'an.
The curtains were wide open, and the biting cold wind of winter poured into the carriage as the beast carriage traveled at high speed.
Sitting by the window, enjoying the cold wind and basking in the warm winter sun, I had a panoramic view of the bustling cityscape on both sides of the beastly walk.
The Tian'an Chamber of Commerce in Di'an City is located in the suburbs of Nancheng in the inner city. Even if we travel by animal cart, it will take half an hour.
During this time, Xu Yuan naturally chatted about political affairs with Wang Yuqian, a veteran of the Prime Minister's Office.
Although the Ministry of War has no military power, it has the power to raise armaments.
As the left minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Yuqian could even know some special military information before the prime minister's office. Therefore, Xu Yuan learned a lot of new war information along the way.
Not only the north, but also the desert in the northwest and the Wanxing Mountains in the southwest, and even Japanese pirates along the southeast coast.
The war in the desert was in turmoil, but with the Marquis of Zhenxi in charge, the situation was still under control.
The area around the Wanxing Mountains seems to be a bit shaky. Compared with the tide of monsters that only arrived in the spring of previous years, there have been some strange movements of monsters there since the beginning of winter this year.
Last month, more than 10,000 monsters attacked the city.
Along the 100,000-mile Wanxing Mountains, messages for help from military camps and villages from all over the country flew into the Ministry of War like snowflakes.
"Alas, everyone in the Wanxing Mountains is asking for money, food, and ordnance, but the focus of the emperor and the Prime Minister is now on the northern border. It is difficult for the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs to spend extra money and food to supply there."
The little old man with white hair and beard looked tired and sighed: "If Gu Yuan really launches a large-scale monster wave this winter, the New Year in the Wanxing Mountains will probably be very sad."
Xu Yuan listened carefully, and subconsciously thought of Shengshan County in his mind, and said slightly worriedly:
"Those monsters really caught them at the right time."
The wrinkles on Wang Yuqian's face trembled and he shook his head:
"Third Young Master, there is no need to take the old man's words at ease. We have already made an assessment at the internal staff meeting of the Ministry of War. Although the 100,000-mile defense line in the southwest may be broken through in some border towns, overall there will be no major problems. of.
"As long as the war in the north is calmed down next year and the court can take a hand, everything will be fine."
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Regarding Wang Yuqian's words, Xu Yuan felt inexplicably uneasy:
"The demon clan shouldn't miss this time."
There was a hint of disdain on Wang Yuqian's old face:
"Although the sect over there is unwilling to contribute, it is impossible to completely sit idly by and ignore it. The border line has been moved back, and the internal counties have been massacred. What they have lost is their own things."
"I hope so." Xu Yuan.
Wang Yuqian smiled slightly and then said:
"However, apart from these bad news, there are generally some good things. The Japanese pirates on the southeast coast seem to have been calm this year because of the war in their homeland. Compared with previous years, military expenditures have been directly reduced by twofold, which saves money. It gave me a lot of thoughts.”
"Mr. Wang has worked hard for the country and the people." Xu Yuan was not stingy with his words of praise.
"Third Young Master, your words are serious."
The worry on Wang Yuqian's face disappeared, and instead revealed a trace of thought: "By the way, Third Young Master, maybe because of your secret meeting with His Highness the Crown Prince some time ago, His Highness personally approached the young man after the morning session."
Xu Yuan's eyes instantly condensed when he heard this:
"What did you say?"
"I haven't reported this matter to the Prime Minister yet."
Before telling the content of the conversation, Wang Yuqian said this first, and then whispered:
"Your Highness expressed his admiration for your talent, and also revealed some solicitation intentions to the young man."
Xu Yuan ignored the intention of taking sides in the other party's words, and doubts arose in his heart, and he said firmly:
"Is the prince's solicitation for you or for me?"
"To me, little old man." Wang Yuqian lowered his head and said.
"It doesn't make sense." Xu Yuan muttered subconsciously.
Wang Yuqian echoed:
"It really doesn't make sense. His Royal Highness has been supervising the country for so long. It is impossible not to know that the object of my loyalty is the Prime Minister. Such a simple recruitment will definitely be reported truthfully by the young man."
Speaking of which,
Wang Yuqian lowered his voice slightly and whispered:
"Third Young Master, I have been thinking about this for a long time. I suspect that His Highness the Crown Prince wants to contact the Prime Minister through me."
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The prince contacted the prime minister's government?
Xu Yuan frowned, but he was thinking about it and said in a low voice: "The Holy Emperor allowed Li Zhaoyuan to openly defect to the sect without doing anything. The pressure Li Zhaoyuan has created on the prince in the past few months has made him want to choose to defect to the Prime Minister?"
Wang Yuqian rubbed his rough fingers:
"That's what I think, otherwise His Highness the Crown Prince would have no reason to contact me."
Xu Yuan took a deep breath and said slowly:
"It would be exaggerated for us to make these speculations now. Mr. Wang, let's keep everything as usual for the time being. If His Highness the Crown Prince really has this intention, there will always be a clear signal."
"Yes." Wang Yuqian replied respectfully.
Xu Yuan nodded and said nothing more. He leaned quietly on the couch and closed his eyes to rest. After about half a minute, he suddenly said softly:
"By the way, Mr. Wang,
"You should report this matter to my father first."
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The hunchbacked old man trembled slightly, glanced at Xu Yuan cautiously, and then lowered his head quickly:
"It is me who knows. "
Xu Yuan nodded gently, closed his eyes and began to take a nap.
He did not care about Wang Yuqian's little thoughts.
This old man was not a senior member of the core circle of the Xiangfu, and he did not know the real situation of their family. It was understandable that he regarded their family as a place for raising poisonous insects like the royal family.
And with the existing intelligence, it was a natural move for him to choose to stand on the side.
After all, all signs pointed out that he, Xu Yuan, was the "Prince of the Xiangfu", and after a hundred years of the Xiangguo, this old man would naturally have the "merit of following the dragon".
But in fact, according to the old man's meaning, it was understandable that he accepted the other party's standing on the side.
But Xu Yuan did not want to do these messy things for the time being.
Nothing, now that his father was on top, he didn't want to care at all. Isn't it more attractive to hide under the shade of the big tree of his father and keep fishing?