Chapter 9: Internal and Outer

"You've just done something wrong!" Mingde said angrily when he heard this. Lin Nan looked at him secretly and saw four or five people coming out of the pavilion. The one who was talking was wearing prince's clothes, and was about the same age as Mingde.

At this time, he came closer, looked at Mingde with his head raised and said, "I didn't do anything wrong, why are you leaving?" Mingde snorted, without answering. Seeing this, the boy looked slapped and raised his tone: "Well--Xiao Liu, what are you like? Didn't the sir teach you to greet your brother when you see him?"

"You..." Mingde stared at him with a squint eyes, "You were just three days earlier than me, what's so great about it?"

"Hey--you're right. I was born three days ago, but I was born one hour earlier. Brother, I am also the fifteenth brother, and you are also the sixteenth brother. What's wrong? Otherwise... let's talk to my father about the reason?"

"Hmph!" Mingde twitched his neck, hesitated for a moment, and angrily raised his face and bowed: "I have seen Brother Ten-Five-Brother"

"Hey! That's right, haha!" Seeing Mingde saluted, the fifteenth prince laughed proudly, reached out to take out something, and handed it to Mingde: "Little Sixteen is nice, come on, let's go, then, this is what Brother Fifteen gave you." Seeing Mingde didn't answer, his face became stern again: "Hey, why don't you answer?"

Mingde lowered his head, reached out to take it angrily, and when he touched it, he saw that it was an ordinary stone. The fifteenth prince said, "This is a strange stone I just found in the garden. When it was brought to the market, I had to sell at least one tael of silver. This time I gave it to you, I finally treated you well, right?"

"Well, thank you, Brother Fifteen." Mingde said and bowed.

"Oh, haha!" The fifteenth prince saw Mingde so "sensible", couldn't help laughing: "Mingde, have you been short of money recently?" Before he finished speaking, Mingde bent down and suddenly pushed forward! The two stood very close, Mingde's head was pressing against the chest of the fifteenth prince Mingke. With just a moment, Mingke fell backward and hit the crowd behind him! Fortunately, several people stood close, and although they were knocked to the point of their bodies, they finally did not let Mingke fall to the ground!

"Brother Fifteen, thank you for this tael of silver, but I don't know how to trade my brother. It's better for Brother Fifteen to go out and give me the silver!" Mingde said, throwing the stone into the crowd, and not seeing who it was smashed, so he turned around and pulled Lin Nan and ran away! Liu Chong and Li Feng, who were reaching out, did not dare to delay any longer, and followed behind their butts and ran away.

Mingke's face turned red, he covered his chest with his hands and barely stood up straight, gasping for breath. Seeing Mingde running away, he shouted hatefully: "Little Sixteen, you can't run away from the monk! Wait for me!"

Several people ran away. Mingde saw that no one was chasing him behind him, and slowly slowed down. "Hehe! I made you a joke." Seeing Lin Nan didn't say anything, Mingde said hatefully: "Hmph, it's just three days earlier than me, and I've chased me all day long to show my respect. You saw it too. Humph, all the broken things are pretending to be generous and stuff them with my brother's name. Humph, he really thinks I'm afraid of him?"

Lin Nan felt funny and asked, "Then... what if the fifteenth Highness really went to the emperor to sue you?"

Mingde raised his head and said, "What are you afraid of? Anyway, he won't know anything else. From childhood to adulthood, the total complaints of me are not 100 or 80. Am I fine?" Mingde stretched out his arms and legs, looking indifferent.

At this time, Li Feng next to him came up and whispered: "Your Highness, you can't be careless. Did you forget the last time? If Your Highness Fifteenth Highness doesn't complain to the emperor, you will probably go to Your Highness Twelve..."

"Hmph! What are you afraid of!" Mingde spoke stubbornly, but his face was still a little flustered. "Even if the Twelfth Brother comes, he doesn't dare to act blatantly!"

Liu Chong said: "Your Highness, I am afraid that you will be furious by their words for a while and will not be able to bear it anymore..."

"Nonsense!" Mingde glared at Liu Chong, but after thinking about it, Liu Chong said something was reasonable. He was so angry that he fell into the trap of the other party. Afterwards, he even made a mistake and did not dare to complain to his father, so he had to silently knock his teeth and swallow it. Whenever he thought of this, Mingde was full of anger. When Liu Chong mentioned it, Mingde felt a little frustrated again.

"Hey——" Mingde suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he turned his eyes to Lin Nan. His eyes were radiating as if he had found a treasure. Mingde smiled and looked at Lin Nan and said, "Hey, I almost forgot that I am not afraid of them now with you by my side. Last time I was in the Dashiqiao Teahouse, I could see clearly that you broke the wrist of Jiang's surname as soon as you met. That hand was very neat!"

Lin Nan felt a little nervous when he heard this. Judging from the Sixteenth Prince's intention, he actually showed signs of letting himself stand out and fight! It would be nothing if it was a fight between ordinary children, but this is the palace, and all the princes involved were involved. How dare Lin Nan be involved in any way? When he heard Mingde's words, Lin Nan hurriedly said, "Your Highness, last time was just a coincidence. That person surnamed Jiang is too useless. If he really meets a powerful person, I will not be able to use it."

"Don't lie to me!" Mingde tilted his head and looked at Lin Nan: "Although I don't know how to do kung fu, I still have a vision. The guards in this palace like to gesture and gesture for no reason. I have watched a lot. Although you may not be able to compare with them, if you deal with the one next to Brother Twelve, you will definitely win!" Mingde looked up and down at Lin Nan, frowned and said, "Aren't you afraid, are you? I didn't ask you to beat Brother Twelve, you are even a companion next to him, and you don't dare to?"

Lin Nan smiled bitterly: "Your Highness Sixteenth, my grandmother has warned me that you must behave properly when you enter the palace and you must not cause trouble..."

"Creating trouble?" Mingde said angrily: "I didn't mess with them before, they came to provoke me first. You... I suffered a loss, so you just watched it?" Lin Nan saw that Mingde seemed really angry and couldn't refuse, but it was a year since that happened. What happened when he didn't enter the palace was over? Alas... Lin Nan sighed, helpless.

Mingde said again: "Don't think that if you don't mess with them, you will be able to live in peace. Hehe, you are my companion, right?" Lin Nan nodded, Mingde said: "Since you are my companion, then you are with me. If you follow me, they will sooner or later cause trouble for you... The 12th brother's followers are bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. If you don't let them suffer a little for the first time, then you will suffer from it from the future. They dare not attack me, but to you..." Mingde looked at Lin Nan and laughed a few times: "You know why my first few companions always call it sick? Ming's line is that they can't stand my troubles. In fact, there are a few that are not because of me..."

After Mingde said this, Lin Nan suddenly felt overwhelmed. What's this? He went to the palace to study well, but he didn't expect that he hadn't read the book. He first heard such a mess of things. He didn't bother anyone to mess with him. As soon as he entered the palace, he became his target...

Mingde looked at Lin Nan's gradually changing face and smiled proudly from the side: "Do you understand now? Hehe, don't worry, we won't provoke others, but if they come to provoke me again, you have to help me stand up!" Lin Nan gritted his teeth and nodded reluctantly, praying in his heart, hoping that Mingde would not cause trouble again, and it would be better to leave the place of failure early after the mission of his companionship.

The ice melts and the warmth becomes stronger.

In the Golden Palace, Emperor Qi Yuan's face was as deep as water, looking at a memorial in front of him. His Majesty Dan, all civil and military officials were arranged in two sides, and they were worried on their faces.

Bang! Emperor Qiyuan threw the memorial onto the desk and remained silent for a while. After a while, he asked quietly: "What do you guys think about this?"

One person came out to report: "Your Majesty, in the spring and autumn, there have been precedents in the northern invasion of the border. Most of them are plundering and disturbing, and there is no intention of invading the south. Moreover, for decades, we have been fighting continuously, and it is difficult to decide the outcome. I think this will be the case." Emperor Qiyuan rolled his eyes and stared at the person who was talking. A breath in his stomach slowly rose.

Before the man finished speaking, Li Donglu, a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, came out of duty: "Your Majesty, this is a big mistake! I heard that the feathers were accumulated and the boats were sunk, and the people were lightly broken. The northern invaders attacked the border, and they were obviously plundering property in order to prepare for urgent needs. In fact, they were hiding evil intentions and ruined my roots! The repeated invasions of the border caused the people to be uneasy, unable to cultivate in spring, and the land was deserted; they dared not collect grain in autumn, and abandoned them in the wild. In recent years, the people have been displaced, and the population has been sparsely populated, and the northern land has gradually become deserted, and the tribute tax has been reduced by half. If they are allowed to disturb them, I am afraid..."

Wang Yuan, the Minister of War, came out to work: "Your Majesty, I think what the Grand Secretary said is so true. The invasion of the north invasion of the border should not be ignored. Our dynasty is powerful, and the bandits have no courage to invade the south, but they have repeatedly disturbed the border. It is nothing more than plundering wealth and property, and the other is to test the weaknesses and reality of our dynasty. If the dynasty is not strong, and after years of hard work, let it be large, and if it is attacked, it is so difficult! It is better to suppress it with thunder when its new buds are still young and its ambitions are not yet clear, kill its soldiers, intimidate its heart, and destroy its power, and then it will be safe!"

"Well..." Emperor Qiyuan felt a little relieved. Just as he was about to speak, a person next to him came out to work and shouted: "Your Majesty, after several years of conquest, he consumed countless money and food. The soldiers were killed in battle, and the people were displaced. The north was gradually displaced and Rongdi was immortal! There was a great momentum of 'wild fires that could not be burned out, and the spring breeze was blown away'. Why? For several years in the south of the Yangtze River, repairing rivers, rectifying fertile fields, comforting refugees, and restoring production, all of them used money and food; repairing soldiers, practicing soldiers, raising boats, building passes, and using money and food..."

Emperor Qiyuan didn't have to look up, and he knew that the person who spoke was Zheng Huan, the Minister of Revenue. The old minister kept crying poorly on weekdays. Every time he heard Emperor Qiyuan was as big as a fight. Today, when he heard that he wanted to use troops, his old habits were in trouble again and the attacks were even more severe. Despite this, Zheng Huan's words were not without reason. He always conquers the north and the north, but not only could not touch the root of others, but the northern part of Jian Dynasty was becoming increasingly deserted. He must use military troops, but how should he use them? Is it still the same way as before? This is a question that needs to be thought about in detail.

As several old men took the lead, the officials below began to go out to report, saying everything, some supported Wang Yuan, some said they wanted to negotiate peace, and some agreed to retreat temporarily, and waited for Rong Di to plunder and then recover the territory... For a moment, a buzzing sound in the court made Emperor Qiyuan frown and his heart furrowed.
Chapter completed!