Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 8 Fundraising

Situ Mingyue has been in a more comfortable mood recently. Although the disastrous defeat of the Empire's Western Expeditionary Army is heartbreaking, the Qingyang Defense War has saved the Empire a lot of face, and the recent Kaman Empire's offensive against the Principality of Terok It has stopped, and the Maqi Khanate is vigorously improving relations with the empire. Although they know that they have ulterior motives, at least for now, the difficult situation of insufficient military strength of the empire has been eased, allowing the empire to breathe a sigh of relief.

----When the morning bell rang, the officials who had been waiting outside the hall entered the Dezheng Hall one by one. "Dear dears, let's play first if you have something to do. The weather is good today, and I want to accompany my concubines to the Royal Garden to relax."

----His Majesty and all the ministers saw that His Majesty was in a good mood today, and some of them wanted to give a performance, but they didn't want to spoil His Majesty's good mood. "The minister has the book to play." Lu Wenfu, the Minister of the Interior, came out and said.

----Situ Mingyue saw that it was Lu Wenfu who was going to play and knew it must be no small matter, so she frowned, but still asked kindly: "What is there for Lu Aiqing to go to play?"

---- "Reporting to Your Majesty, the special envoy of the Dorton Kingdom's internal affairs department who came to discuss with our country to deal with the Japanese harassment on the east sea last night was unidentified in the residence of the Dorton Kingdom's embassy in our country. Assassin attack, three of the guards of the special envoy of Dorton Kingdom died, four of our country's guards died, three were seriously injured, and the special envoy himself was also seriously injured, and is currently being rescued." Lu Wenfu reported with difficulty that this will bring His Majesty The mood destroys the intelligence.

----His Royal Highness and ministers were also in an uproar, especially Minister of Foreign Affairs Saridan and Minister of Commerce Zeng Guohong reacted fiercely, because this matter is directly related to these two departments, and one is a diplomatic envoy Those who came to carry out secret missions, one is that the content of the negotiations has a major impact on the empire's foreign sea trade, and they all inquire about the situation.

---- Situ Mingyue is also very disappointed, unexpectedly there is such a big problem again, Dorton Kingdom is one of the few countries around the empire that maintains a good relationship with the empire, and now such a big incident happened , and in the embassy district, the international influence is very bad, and it will also have a great negative impact on this negotiation to jointly combat the Japanese invasion on the eastern coast of the empire, at least it will greatly delay the time for the two countries to reach an agreement. "Master Lu, what clues do you have now?"

---- "Return to Your Majesty, there are no more clues yet, but according to my judgment, it should be the hands of the Japanese, and it is estimated that there are internal traitors who provide information for them." Lu Wenfu replied firmly.

----"Oh? Do you have any evidence?" Situ Mingyue also became serious.

----"According to the traces left on the scene, the wounds of our casualties were all caused by the opponent using saber weapons, and because of the special envoy's visit, we have adopted strict confidentiality and security measures , but was suddenly attacked by the other party. This must have something to do with the party with a huge conflict of interest in this negotiation, and saber weapons are also the best used by the Japanese. These killers are very desperate, and two of them cannot escape due to injuries. He committed suicide by taking poison, leaving no one alive, and from the analysis of the remaining corpses, he also belonged to the yellow race. So I deduce that it should have been done by the Japanese, and there were traitors to assist him." Lu Wenfu's analysis was methodical and detailed.

----After thinking for a while, Situ Mingyue gave instructions: "Immediately do our best to investigate and find out the traitor. We will do our best to rescue the special envoy. At the same time, we will send someone to contact the Dorton Kingdom and ask them to strictly enforce the law." Prevention."

----The originally very comfortable mood disappeared without a trace, and she was no longer interested in going for a walk. Situ Mingyue felt that being the emperor was really annoying, worrying about everything, and there was no day when she could relax. Just when he was very troubled and wanted to ask the ministers if there was any other books to present, the ceremonial officer in front of the hall came to inform: "Your Majesty, Li Wufeng, the city guard of Qingyang Prefecture in Northwest County, is asking for an audience outside the hall."

---- Immediately there was another buzz in the hall, and the reaction of the officials even surpassed the fact that the special envoy of the Dorton Kingdom was assassinated just now, because almost everyone present did not know Li Wufeng, who had disappeared a few months ago The legendary villain, but it was this villain who repelled the invasion of the Luobei people in one fell swoop and became the mainstay of the northwest region when the empire's western expeditionary army was defeated and the Northwest was about to fall. Situ Mingyue was also very happy, and he wanted to see him Seeing what kind of person this young man is who turned the tide for himself, "Oh, let him go to the palace."

---- Wufeng walked into the hall calmly with steady steps, and saluted Situ Mingyue calmly: "My minister Li Wufeng pays respects to Your Majesty."

----Almost everyone's eyes were on Wufeng, and Wufeng also felt that he had become the focus of everyone's attention, but he was already prepared, so he was not very nervous.

----"Okay, okay, it really is a hero since ancient times. I didn't expect Li Aiqing to be such a young hero. There are people like Aiqing guarding the northwest border, so I feel very relieved. Dear love, Don't you think so?" Situ Mingyue was extremely satisfied, how could it not be exciting and satisfying to have such a talent in her court.

---- All the ministers in the hall also congratulated His Majesty, praising His Majesty the Emperor's insight into people, and at the same time praised Wufeng. Wufeng saluted again and again, expressing that he did not dare to take such a false name.

---- After asking Wufeng about the current situation of Qingyang Mansion, Situ Mingyue asked what problems Wufeng still has. As soon as Wu Feng heard about the idea, he quickly said that he had something important to report to His Majesty the Emperor and the ministers. Seeing that Wufeng was very solemn, Situ Mingyue hurriedly asked Wufeng to explain in detail slowly.

----"Your Majesty, although the Qingyang Mansion seems to have calmed down at present, after careful investigation by the minister, there is a great danger. If it is not resolved in time, when the Luobei people invade next time, Qing The fall of Yang Mansion is only a matter of time." As soon as Wu Feng said these few words, they immediately aroused the discussion of many ministers, and many ministers even thought that Wu Feng was alarmist and grandstanding, but it was Minister of Military Affairs He Zhiqiu, Minister of Internal Affairs Lu Wenfu, etc. Several people nodded secretly.

----Situ Mingyue was also a little shocked. The enemy army had been defeated, so why was the situation so dangerous? Ministers understand."

---- "The minister will talk about the specific situation of repelling the Luobei people's aggression this time," Wufeng compared the situation of the enemy and us in the battle, as well as the enemy's disadvantages and weaknesses, and our own The advantages and strengths were explained one by one, and the circumstances under which this war was won, made the ministers completely understand. After talking about the history of the last war, Wufeng changed the subject, "But now The Qingyang Mansion can no longer withstand a war. The city wall is seriously damaged, and there is still no funds to repair it. This is one of them; At least the recruits recruited after the war have extremely low combat effectiveness. This is the second; the population of the entire Qingyang Mansion is only 130,000, most of whom are women, children, old, weak, sick and disabled, and the troops cannot be replenished. This is the third; at present, the economy of Qingyang Prefecture is on the verge of collapse, and the local financial resources are almost empty, which cannot support the normal operation of the army and administrative agencies. This is the fourth. In addition, the local horse thieves and bandits are extremely rampant, and the law and order environment needs to be rectified urgently , the various forces around are also deliberately trying to intervene in Qingyang. Before I left Qingyang, an enemy spy was captured. He is a double agent serving both the Luobei people and the Luzon people. If it is not resolved, you can think about the consequences?" Wufeng listed several problems are very specific, even Situ Mingyue understands the seriousness of the problem, especially for a small country like Luzon, which borders the empire The location is not big, but there are ambitions, which can't help but make the ministers feel angry and anxious at the same time.

----"Dear dears, just now Li Aiqing has explained the specific difficulties existing in the Qingyang Mansion. What do you think and suggest?" Minister He Zhiqiu.

----He Zhiqiu saw that His Majesty's eyes fell on him, and knew that he wanted to express his opinion, so he coughed dryly and came out, "Just now Li Cheng's guards reflected the current difficulties faced by Qingyang Mansion. In my humble opinion, this is mainly caused by the long-term invasion and ravages of the Luobei people in the past ten years, and Qingyang Mansion is located on the throat of Northwest my country, and many forces around have ambitions for it. Once Qingyang Mansion falls into The enemy, the entire northwest region and even the entire west of our country will face the threat of the enemy, so I believe that we must come up with a practical plan to consolidate the defense of Qingyang Mansion and make Qingyang Mansion a strong fortress against foreign invasion."

---- Situ Mingyue also nodded, expressing his agreement with He Zhiqiu's opinion. At this time, a young handsome man stood up and said, "Report to my father, what do you think my lord said, Qingyang is our country?" The strategic position of the gateway to the northwest region is very important, and it must not fall into the enemy's hands, so I think that the central government of the empire should take effective measures to solve the current practical difficulties in Qingyang." This person is only in his twenties, and he is quite handsome , with a unique temperament and a magnetic voice, which is extremely attractive to ordinary young women, even Wufeng is ashamed. He is the ninth son of the imperial emperor Situ Mingyue, Situ Lang known as the "Flour-faced Poisonous Wolf". Although Wufeng didn't know him, judging from his attire and temperament, he was probably either the Seventh Prince Situ Yuan or the Ninth Prince Situ Lang.

----Sure enough, the Deputy Minister of Military Affairs Pique also came out and said: "Your Majesty, I also agree with His Highness Ninth Prince's opinion. The location of Qingyang Mansion is extremely important. It is located at the intersection of several forces. But now The military strength of the Imperial Army is also quite tense. It is very difficult to draw out troops to garrison Qingyang Mansion. I think that Qingyang Mansion should be given strong support from other aspects so that it can return to the situation it was ten years ago as soon as possible. Qingyang can have enough strength to protect itself, and it can also reduce the pressure on the central government of the empire."

----Situ Mingyue saw that all the ministers agreed with her, and they all believed that measures should be taken to support Qingyang and ensure the stability of the Northwest, so she nodded and asked Wufeng: "Li Aiqing, the imperial army is also very tense now. , besides being in the army, what kind of support do you think you need from the imperial court?"

----Wufeng was overjoyed. After doing so much work, he didn't want the support of the imperial troops at first, just waiting for His Majesty's words. No, it seems that yesterday's gift still played a role. But I knew that He Zhiqiu was a very honest person, so I didn't think about him. I didn't expect that he was the first to support him.

----"Returning to Your Majesty, I have already made some plans and handed them over to the various ministries involved, mainly about construction funds and immigration. I implore Your Majesty to support you." Wu Feng couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart. Joy, respectful answer.

----Situ Mingyue was also relieved to hear that it only involved funds and immigration. Someone had already reported to Situ Mingyue about the policies introduced by Qingyang Mansion, but they were just some economic stimulus. The means of development, Li Wufeng proposed today did not exceed this range, he nodded, "I already know about your plan, and I agree, but I don't know if there will be time, you have to hurry up and prepare , Luobei people must retaliate. Tian Aiqing, Lu Aiqing, you two go down and make arrangements to give Li Aiqing support as much as possible. Li Aiqing, I hope you can protect the Northwest for me~IndoMTL.com~Imperial Finance Minister Tian Yi, Interior Minister Lu Wenfu and Li Wufeng all expressed their obedience.

----As soon as the court meeting ended, Wu Feng followed Tian Yi to the Imperial Finance Office. Wu Feng had already known Tian Yi very clearly through Gu Ji. Tian Yi was very cunning and belonged to that The people who plant the grass on the wall, except for His Majesty the Emperor, have an equal distance relationship with other people, including several His Highnesses, do not express their opinions easily, and maintain a good relationship with several parties. He has a special hobby. He is greedy for money and lustful but very cautious. He especially likes to raise birds and often spends a lot of money to buy expensive ornamental birds.

----After Wufeng and Tian Yi came to the Imperial Finance General Administration, Wufeng made a statement to Tian Yi on the amount of funds required for his plan. After all, this was a task arranged by His Majesty the Emperor himself. He didn't dare to make things difficult, but it took a certain amount of time to prepare for the allocation of funds. Wufeng didn't force it, but expressed his hope that it could be completed as soon as possible.

---- Afterwards, after Tian Yi returned to his mansion, Wu Feng took a few birds he had bought with a lot of money in Tianshui Mansion, and quietly visited the house. Tian Yi saw the few birds brought by Wu Feng The Queen of Birds can’t put it down. He is an old player, and he knows that these birds are extraordinary at first glance. Their coat color, eyes, and beak shells are all different from common ornamental birds. Even in the place of origin of these birds, they are very rare and the price Extremely expensive. After chatting for a while, Wu Feng politely said goodbye, and asked Tian Yi to help with the progress of the matter, Tian Yi agreed, anyway, this was decided by His Majesty the Emperor, and he had made a favor, so why not do it.

----The next thing will be a matter of course. After Wufeng managed the specific handling personnel of the General Administration of Finance, the funding problem was over that afternoon. All that remains is to approach the Home Office with regards to immigration.