During the half month at sea, Li Xiaofei gradually became familiar with the delicate division of labor and cooperation of this navy in hunting big fish and transporting cargo.

Each part of the big fish has a dedicated person responsible for cutting and transporting the marinated meat. The small fish are also given to everyone one by one. In addition to the ones left as food backup, the fat of the big fish is removed and marinated with many small fish.

Then I loaded up the car and headed west or north.

On the second day at sea, except for the big ship where Li Xiaofei and the others were staying, all the other big ships went south. When Li Xiaofei asked, he replied that they were going to Champa to exchange porcelain for rice.

Most of the white rice consumed in Nanhai County was shipped from Champa and other places. No wonder Nanhai County paid nearly one million stone of rice to the court every year.

On the ship, Chen Hongyi explained in detail to Li Xiaofei the matter of raising troops for the people and teaching them how to fight, and Li Xiaofei agreed very much.

But Chen Hongyi said that this method can only be implemented in the South China Sea, and it would be difficult to change it to other places.

Li Xiaofei thought for a while: "The people in Nanhai County live a life that other places dare not expect. Because every family has no worries about food and clothing, they can have time to practice martial arts. It would be difficult for them to have three meals a day."

After all, I’m afraid no one has the heart to practice martial arts!”

"Yes, Cang Zhen actually knows etiquette, and he knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing. The people have no food to eat and no house to live in. Everything is empty talk!" Chen Hongyi nodded with satisfaction!

"Then Master, when do you think everyone in the Central Plains will have food to eat, clothes to wear, and no hunger or cold?" Li Xiaofei asked

"We're afraid we won't see that day, but from now on, if we can try our best to prevent a common person from going hungry or freezing, we will do it. I think there will be a day! Having said that, if we really can provide food and clothing for the world,

If you have enough talent, that will be the real prosperous age. Countless saints must be born to achieve it!" Chen Hongyi looked at the stars in the sky and couldn't help but sigh.

But when Liu Mingge arrived in Chenzhou, Cui Ju and other officials knelt down at the city gate to greet him.

Originally, Cui Ju and Shen De didn't want to be so polite, but many of their subordinates said that Liu Mingge was extremely skilled in martial arts, and if they offended him, they would probably die under his giant sword, so they made a grand ceremony to welcome this Liu Mingge.

Prime Minister Liu.

Liu Mingge didn't even give them any courtesy, and rode straight into the city without signaling anyone to get up.

Cui Ju was extremely angry, but he didn't want to get angry, so he had to lead everyone to follow Liu Mingge to the Chenzhou government office.

Liu Mingge dismounted in front of the government office, and then turned back to look at Cui Ju: "Mr. Cui, are you okay?"

Cui Ju quickly bent down and saluted: "Thank you, Prime Minister, for thinking about me. Everything is well!"

After Liu Mingge entered the government office, he glanced at the officials in Chenzhou and said: "Half of them are on my murder list!"

This was a big hit, and many people were frightened and fainted on the spot.

Liu Mingge turned a blind eye and went out. Shen De wanted to send someone to follow him, but Cui Ju stopped him: "This living king of hell, follow him, I'm afraid no one will dare to go!"

Liu Mingge actually didn't go anywhere else, but went to stay at Yueminglou, the largest brothel in the city.

As soon as Liu Mingge arrived at the brothel, he said that he was the prime minister and came here to observe the public sentiment for a few days.

Everyone laughed at him: "Could he be a lunatic somewhere? If you were the prime minister, we would also be generals!"

"He looks like a Taoist priest and a scholar at the same time! I'm afraid he won't be able to become an official because he has no way out, and he's going to lose his mind and go crazy!"

"Haha, maybe he was an official and was dismissed! Then he went crazy!"

Liu Mingge ignored it. What he took out this time was not two ingots of gold, but a large bunch of coins and handed them to the clerk.

"Bring a plate of fennel beans, a roast chicken, four plates of pickles, and a pot of wine."

"Okay, let's have a portion of the Prime Minister's meal!" All the guests in the hall immediately laughed and ordered roasted chicken with fennel, beans, pickles and wine.

"It seems that this madman brings money! Not bad, not bad!" The old bustard smiled broadly. There were few people in the hall who were really willing to spend money, but many who were bragging. The rich ones all went to the second, third and fourth floors.

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Liu Mingge ate and drank and started chatting with everyone.

These people usually like to brag, but when they met this weirdo, they couldn't hold back their chatter.

All the anecdotes in Chenzhou City were told to Liu Mingge one by one. He also teased Liu Mingge from time to time and invited him to raise a glass to drink with him.

"Come on, Prime Minister, I want to toast you. Haha, when I get home today, I have to tell my wife that I drank with the Prime Minister today!"

The surroundings suddenly burst into laughter again. Liu Mingge finished his drink and asked: "Is there a lot of rain in Chenzhou City this year?"

"You are really a foreigner. Chenzhou has had good weather and good harvests every year in the past few years. By the way, the salt sold from the southwest is good and cheap," one customer replied

Someone next to him coughed a few words, and then he remembered that selling illegal salt should not be said casually.

Liu Mingge smiled: "Don't be afraid, I just asked casually, don't you produce silk here?"

Many people answered the call, "The local silk is not very good, plus there is a lot of Sichuan brocade, and the silk sold from the east is of better quality, so we Chenzhou people don't have to worry about dressing up."

"Well, that's right. In that case, Cui Ju manages things well!"

Hearing Liu Mingge call Cui Ju by his name, everyone looked at him in silence.

Liu Mingge laughed loudly: "You are so afraid of Cui Ju. It seems that there is really a problem in Chenzhou City. I have eaten and drank enough and went upstairs to do some repairs."

After saying that, Liu Mingge got up and went upstairs, but the madam stopped him: "This guest, you have to pay a deposit before going upstairs!"

The madam stared at Liu Mingge, fearing that he wouldn't be able to get the money. Liu Mingge took off the baggage on his back and brought it to the madam: "You can take whatever you want!"

The madam was about to scream when Liu Mingge raised her eyebrows. The madam covered her mouth for a moment, then let go and quickly grabbed a few gold leaves from the bundle and stuffed them into her arms.

As Liu Mingge went upstairs, the madam smiled and asked, "We have four beauties here. Which one do you want to accompany us?"

"No, just nail the door shut and I'll clean it for ten days!"

The madam raised her head and almost bumped into the scabbard of Liu Mingge's giant sword, so she didn't ask any more questions and nailed the door shut according to Liu Mingge's instructions.

Someone had already reported this matter to the Chenzhou government office. Cui Ju shook his head and said, "I have a headache with this Prime Minister. He said he was here for inspection this time, but he acted too erratically. With just one sentence, nearly half of the officials were disturbed. Now,

He went to a brothel again to observe the public sentiment, I really don’t know what he is going to do?”

"Maybe he's just horny?" someone said.

"If he is really lecherous, it would be easy to handle! I'm afraid if he comes to strike first, it will be troublesome!" Cui Ju was worried that Liu Mingge was coming for him.

Shen De shook his head: "Although he is the prime minister, he will not use this method to deal with us! What's more, how can he deal with these hundreds of officials and hundreds of thousands of troops by himself?"

"I think the purpose of the Prime Minister's trip is to make us guess and disrupt our original plan!" said Cui Buyu, who joined the army.

Cui Ju looked at Cui Buji: "Are you saying that his visit like this is a trick of the imperial court?"

"It's not impossible. It's impossible for the imperial court to come to deal with us with all its strength now. Firstly, we haven't broken up with the imperial court. Secondly, there are hundreds of thousands of Zhu Yaoshi's troops in the north!" Shen De responded.

"Since this is the case, we don't have to guess anymore. Let's continue to give orders and everything will continue as usual, so that everyone doesn't have to worry!" Cui Ju felt that Liu Mingge could not change anything, so he let the officials, big and small, return to their posts with peace of mind.

On the day when the Qing Dynasty came to an end, Liu Mingge broke out of the brothel, threw a few gold leaves to the madam, and left.

Liu Mingge went straight to the Chenzhou government office and asked Cui Ju by name to arrange a banquet. Liu Mingge said that the inspection was over and he ate Cui Ju's meal before leaving.

Cui Ju was a little proud. It seemed that Liu Mingge also knew that this trick of suspecting soldiers was useless, so he held a very sumptuous banquet.

Delicacies from all over the southwest are served on the table in different ways, and seafood from the east is also cooked in soup and fried in large quantities.

Breeding pigs, cattle, sheep, deer and rabbits are also on board.

The wine is Cui Ju's favorite Fenjiu, which he bought at a high price from the north.

Cui Ju, as the host, naturally exchanged pleasantries, saying that the prime minister worked hard and that understanding the people's sentiments was a blessing to the people.

Liu Mingge was eating a plate of fried tofu. After tasting a few bites, he asked: "In the past few years, you have always reported that Chenzhou has been severely affected by floods and droughts. Today, you are so extravagant and wasteful. But in fact, I went to Chenjiang for a trip. In the past few years,

The water conditions have always been stable and there have been no disasters!”

After saying that, he stared at Du Zekan. The chopsticks in Du Zekan's hand suddenly fell to the ground.

"You should take the blame for falsely reporting the disaster yourself!" Liu Mingge picked up a piece of fish fillet and fed it to his mouth.

Du Zekan looked at Cui Ju, intending to ask Cui Ju for help. Before Cui Ju could say anything, Liu Mingge popped out a bone and hit Du Zekan between the eyebrows. Du Zekan fell to the ground and twitched before he could scream.

Cui Ju was furious: "Prime Minister, you kill someone without a trial. This is not in line with the imperial system!"

Liu Mingge ignored him, put down his chopsticks, and looked at the other person: "Cui Shiwu, the commander of Qinghe Old Camp, killed more than 30 people from a family outside Chenzhou City three months ago. Are you going to do it yourself, or do it as it is!"

Cui Shiwu immediately got up and ran out. Cui Ju slapped the table: "The Prime Minister is going too far!"

Shen De also drew his sword in his hand, and the generals and commanders attending the banquet also showed their swords. Liu Mingge instantly swung his sword, and the scabbard rushed towards Cui Shiwu, directly passing through Cui Shiwu's body and inserting it into the wall.

Before Shen De and others could surround him, Liu Mingge swung his giant sword in a circle. Shen De took a step back to avoid the long sword in his hand and was cut off by three inches. The weapons in the hands of the others were cut off one after another.

Liu Mingge turned aside and came to Cui Ju's side: "Cui Ju, I really want you to have merit in governing the place, so I will discipline and restrain your subordinates for you! If I eat ten dishes of your food today, I will kill ten people! Sit down!"

Singer Liu Mingge's life is at stake, so he can only sit down and watch Liu Mingge continue to kill people.

Then Liu Mingge killed eight more people, put away the scabbard, carried the sword and left.

The army of the Liugui Kingdom had warships at some point, and this time they landed directly in Laizhou. Laizhou City was unprepared and was massacred and plundered by the Liugui Kingdom.

When the news came back to Luoyang, Zhu Yaoshi was furious, but it was almost impossible to seek revenge from the Liugui Kingdom. Both by sea and land, one had to pass through the territory of the Yu Kingdom.

You can't defeat the Yu State first and then take revenge. After all, the Yu State also has hundreds of thousands of troops and nearly 10,000 elite troops.

This revenge may not be avenged, but the defense of Liugui's army has become the consensus of Yu State and Zhu Yaoshi's Wei State.

However, Zhu Yaoshi was still worried that Liu Jian in the south was making small moves behind his back, so he sent Jia Yuanen to bring his letter of credence to discuss with Liu Jian an alliance against the Liugui Kingdom.

Jia Yuanen met Liu Jian in Xiangyang and told Liu Jian about the invasion of Liugui Kingdom, but Liu Jian and his ministers were unmoved.

Jia Yuanen had no choice but to persuade him bluntly: "The State of Wei is the barrier of the State of Liang. Even if we do not defend the State of Liugui together, we ask the State of Liang not to take advantage of the situation. If the State of Liugui can even destroy the State of Wei, then it will definitely destroy the State of Liang."

Liu Jian felt that there was some truth to what he said, and the other ministers also talked about it.

"Our government has no intention of war with the countries to the north, so whoever the neighbors are to the north, we are just negotiating for peace!" Xun Gongtai felt that it might not be a bad thing for enemies to attack each other.

"Master Xun, do you think this consensus was negotiated? They were all fought! If the Liugui Kingdom first annexed the Yu Kingdom and then conquered our Wei Kingdom, do you think the Liugui Kingdom would sit down and negotiate peace with your Liang Kingdom?"

Jia Yuanen responded

"Everyone, please stop arguing. I think what the foreign minister Jia Taiwei said is right! As the saying goes, I, Daliang, will not take advantage of someone's situation, but we are powerless to help you Wei State!"

Jia Yuanen finally heard what Liu Jian said, so he asked Liu Jian to write the alliance letter in his own hand on the spot, and left with the alliance letter.
Chapter completed!