With lanterns and delicacies, and a seat full of dignitaries, Huang Jing was very pleased with herself. She had gotten rid of her political enemy, Cai Jing, and even occupied his mansion. The happiness of life was nothing more than this.
Ximen Qiao, the Minister of Revenue, and the Minister of Works raised their glasses.
The Minister of Revenue was the future Minister of Finance and Vice President in charge of the economy.
The Minister of Works, the Ministry of Construction, and the National Development and Planning Committee also held many positions in the future.
These were the two most lucrative positions.
The Minister of Revenue, Chang Gui, was in charge of the national treasury and taxes.
The Minister of Works, Wang Qingshan, had a large number of projects in his hands, especially the Huashi Gang, which was currently undergoing large-scale construction. That was a super large project.
Due to the hard work of the intelligence team, Ximen Qiao had planted people in the residences of these two ministers.
"The Grand Commandant has arrived!"
Huang Jing stood up and hurriedly went out to welcome him. Gao Qiu, who was dressed in a python robe and had a treasured sword hanging from his waist, walked in majestically.
It seemed that he was not affected by the defeat at all.
"Grand Marshal, you have worked hard and made great contributions. I am truly blessed. Please take a seat, please take a seat.”Huang Jing cupped her hands and bowed.
Gao Qiu had an imposing appearance and was tall and thin. He was trusted by the Emperor because he played a good game of Cuju.
After he entered, he swept his gaze across the room. Then, he cupped his fists and returned the greeting.”
After saying that, he walked naturally to the seat of honor. Suddenly, he saw Ximen Qiao.
"Who are you?" Gao Qiu stared at Ximen Qiao.
"Grand Commandant Gao is truly mighty and domineering.”Ximen Qiao was neither humble nor humble.
Huang Jing ran over and whispered a few words into Gao Qiu's ear before he sat down.
"Tiger General? There has never been such an official position in this dynasty. Eunuch Huang, was this really personally appointed by the Emperor?”Gao Qiu asked Huang Jing without drinking.
Huang Jing walked over and whispered to Gao Qiu.
Ximen Qiao threw a Mind-Reading Spell at him.
Gao Qiu: " So this kid is Huang Jing's sugar daddy. There are really many rich people in the Song Dynasty. I want him to bleed a little too. I can't let Huang Jing grow fat alone."”
Gao Qiu raised his wine cup." Everyone, I have just returned from the battlefield. Come, let's drink this cup of wine!”
Everyone had been standing and waiting for a long time. When they saw Gao Qiu drink it, they downed it in one go and sat down.
"Grand Commandant Gao, are the bandits from Liangshan really that powerful?”Ximen Qiao asked.
"Last year, the bandits of Liangshan weren't a concern. This year, they have annexed many other bandits and have become much stronger. This time, I've greatly dampened their morale.”
Gao Qiu was able to describe a defeat as a small victory without blushing or jumping, and he even spoke so passionately.
Most of the officials knew the whole story, but after hearing what Gao Qiu said, they all raised their glasses to celebrate Grand Commandant Gao's great victory.
"Grand Commandant Gao, my words carry little weight, and I will need to rely on Grand Commandant's nurturing in the future. I will visit Grand Commandant Manor in the future.”Ximen Qiao finished his sentence.
Seeing how humble Ximen Qiao was, Gao Qiu finally relaxed. His face relaxed as he drank the wine in one gulp.
"After this cup of wine, this Grand Commandant will return to the residence to handle official business. I am preparing to request the Emperor to mobilize another five hundred thousand troops to wipe out the bandits of Liangshan in one fell swoop. Then, I will go to Jiangnan to wipe out the bandits of Fangla. Everyone, please listen to this Grand Commandant's good news.”Gao Qiu raised his head and finished his wine. Then, he clasped his hands together and walked away.
All the officials also left their seats to send him off.
After Gao Qiu left, the banquet finally calmed down. Huang Jing called out the singers and musicians in his residence.
The zither played harmoniously, the strings played, and the dancers began to dance happily.
After drinking a few glasses, Ximen Qiao pretended to be unable to hold his liquor. He bade farewell to Huang Jing and returned home with the two singers he had bought.
Tiger General, what is this? Ximen Qiao ordered the intelligence team to immediately gather all kinds of information. There was no such military official title in the entire Song Dynasty.
The scholar soon reported that the Tiger General was Zhao Ji's newly established military official title. He did not have the right to mobilize troops, but he was already a fourth-grade official, on par with the assistant ministers of the six ministries.
That's more like it. Ximen Qiao had thought that he had been tricked by Huang Jing, but it seemed that she had taken the bait.
Ximen Qiao then brought over the intelligence from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works to study.
Pan Jinlian walked over and said gently,"Sir, those two singers are still waiting for you."”
"Are you selling your body or performing?" Ximen Qiao asked.
"Your Excellency, I've checked. They're all young ladies who perform.”
When Ximen Qiao heard this, he threw down the document on his desk and was led by Pan Jinlian into the east greenhouse. The two singers had already finished bathing and were waiting for Ximen Qiao under Pan Jinlian's instructions.
Pan Jinlian was about to leave the greenhouse when Ximen Qiao pulled her back.
The three heroes fought against Lv Bu. What a tiger!
The flying sword was like a floating cloud, and the phoenix was like a phoenix!
It wasn't until dawn that Ximen Qiao found out the names of these two beautiful singers.
One was called Liu Xiaoyan, and the other was called Yang Mi.
No wonder the figure and face were so familiar. The lump there was so huge.
Ximen Qiao was already extremely sleepy, and in his daze, he felt that the names of these two beauties were very familiar.
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