The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 972
"Eunuch Li, I don't know why the emperor summoned the old man late at night? There was no such custom in the past?"

Eunuch Li's real name is Li Song, and he is Meng Chang's favorite eunuch, the personal eunuch!
Deeply trusted by the emperor Meng Chang, the general ministers are polite to him, although this highest-level eunuch has only reached the sixth rank (in my opinion, don't spray!)
But he is the emperor and someone close to the emperor, who dares not to give him face, even if the prime minister is the first rank in the dynasty, he still has to bow to him obediently.

"Master Li, you are a poor old slave. You can't afford to give a big gift to this old slave. If you want to let the Long Live Lord know, you can't spare the old slave. By the way, the Long Live Lord got a discount, which makes the old man The slave came to invite your lord into the palace."

Li Song whispered, and quietly withdrew his hand from Li Hao's, and put it into his sleeve.

"None of the other people called Long Live Lord, so I guess that Long Live Lord has something important to discuss with you, which shows his trust in you."

After Li Song accepted the others' things, he naturally wanted to reveal some important news to Li Hao. Although it was just a sentence, it was also very important to Li Hao.

I am really worthy of contributing a cockscomb blood jade. Could it be that something big happened, the emperor only needs to go by himself.

"Thank you father-in-law, please go ahead, I will make some arrangements and then go to the palace to meet the emperor directly."

"In this case, the old servant will report to the emperor first, and I hope that your lord will hurry up so that the emperor won't be in a hurry." Li Song didn't forget to tell Li Hao.

"Don't worry, father-in-law, Lao Cai will help me see off father-in-law!" Li Hao ordered his housekeeper to send off Li Song, and the benefits would naturally be numerous.

Of course Li Song was happy, he knew that this Li Hao had always spent a lot of money, he still knew this.

Li Hao still wanted to go back to his study to see Miao Xun, but when he got to the study, he was told by his servants that Miao Xun had left.

The emperor was wondering what he was doing at this time. In the middle of the night, the gates of the palace were usually closed at this time, and no one could open them.

If I go to the palace, I can only go up the hanging basket. The key is that Li Song and Mengchang received a memorial.

The problem is that on that memorial, I can't guess it, so I should hurry up. Originally, he wanted to have a good discussion with Miao Xun.

But Miao Xun actually left, he didn't delay, and immediately asked someone to prepare a sedan chair for him, and rushed to the palace as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, where are you going so late? You are busy with state affairs during the day, and there are no state affairs to deal with now." Seeing that Meng Chang was fully dressed at this time, Mrs. Huarui was not happy.

"I have important things to do tonight, my concubine should have a good rest, I will accompany my concubine after I'm done, I'll go out first."

Meng Chang comforted her well, and then went out directly. Someone from below said that Li Hao had arrived.

As for such a major matter, why did you ask Li Hao first? My father left a last message when he was dying. If there is any major matter, ask Li Hao about political matters, and Gao Yanchou about military affairs.

Now Gao Yanchou is not here, so he directly asked Li Hao to come over to discuss it first, and then make an announcement at the morning court tomorrow.

Monarch and minister
"Li Aiqing is so late, I am really disturbed to have you here! Aiqing has really worked hard!"

Meng Chang sat down and exchanged pleasantries first. In fact, what he said was true. Meng Chang, an emperor, felt a little embarrassed to have tormented the old man so late!

"Your Majesty has upset the old minister. It is an honor for the old minister to share his worries. By the way, do you know what is important for the old minister to come so late?"

Li Hao bent down to salute Meng Chang, and then waited for Meng Chang to speak. Meng Chang first told Li Hao to sit down, and then gave Li Hao a seat.

"Before Aiqing's father passed away, he once told me that there are any important and important matters that cannot be decided in the future, so I must ask you."

"Thank you for the trust of the late emperor. The late emperor is serious, but what is the use, the old minister, the old minister will die."

"Haha, Aiqing is indeed loyal to the emperor and the country, and the first emperor did not misunderstand you. I really have something to ask you today. Let's read this memorial first."

It was said that late Meng Chang directly handed the memorial to Li Hao, there were only the two of them, and only Meng Chang did it himself.

Li Hao didn't speculate, he just opened it and looked at it. If he didn't look at it, he wouldn't know what it was that could make Meng Chang find him late at night.

He also said that his first emperor liked him, and everything was based on this memorial, so he can only make a decision when he understands the situation.

But soon Li Hao's face changed. This is indeed the most important thing, at least for Shu.

The State of Song is going to prepare to attack the State of Shu, collect information on the State of Shu, and train the navy, all of which refer to the State of Shu.

No wonder Miao Xun said this to himself today, it turned out that they already wanted to deal with Shu, and it seemed that their choice was very wise.

I just don't know how the information was leaked out. It stands to reason that Song should keep such things secret.

Ordinary people can't get in touch, but this kind of information has been obtained by the Shu Kingdom, there must be something wrong with it.

"Ai Qing, what can you do after reading the above? Do we need to recruit troops to prepare for war now, or we will definitely be captured by them."

Meng Chang also knew that his country could not stop the Song Dynasty's attack at all, so he had to conscript troops early to prepare for the war.

"Your Majesty, I think you know that our country of Shu is relatively stable now, but if we conscript soldiers now, it will probably cause panic, and it won't have any effect for a while, and we may remember the people Change, the old minister secretly thinks this is not feasible."

conscription?

Thanks to your imagination, others think that our country of Shu is quite stable. In fact, it’s because they don’t understand the situation, it’s just the superficial situation.

In fact, wars and thieves were rampant in Shu. Of course, Meng Chang didn't know about it, and the ministers kept it from him.

Now he wants to recruit soldiers, which cannot be done by Ting Ting, otherwise the situation in Shu Kingdom will be even worse, so Li Hao stopped him.

"Since Aiqing can't be recruited, what should we do? We must know that our current situation is not good, and it is very likely that we will be swallowed up by Song Dynasty. There must be a way."

"It seems that what Miao Xun asked me to do was to make the Kingdom of Shu want Song to be soft, but I can't say it now, or His Majesty will have to suspect that I am collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. No, I must not say it at this time."

Li Hao thought this way in his heart, it seems that his chance has come, let's stabilize the emperor first!

"Your Majesty, we can now make the border guards tight, and we can't let the people of Song Dynasty take advantage of it. At the same time, we can let the ministers discuss it tomorrow morning. After all, we have more people and more strength?"

Meng Chang thought about it, too. Although Li Hao didn't explain to himself what to do, at least he gave himself an idea. Let's see what the minister has to say tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)