hsntnovel Chapter 1872 Where is your ambition?
Chapter 1872 Where is your ambition?
It was indeed rude to ask the Minister of War to recuse himself from the Ministry of War, but Prince Ji Li Shen did just that.
When Hou Junji, who was watching the fun with a smile on his face, heard what Prince Ji said, he couldn't help but be stunned.
I thought to myself, could it be that Prince Ji forgot that this is the Ministry of War? He thought it was Prince Ji's residence, so he just avoided it?
Is Prince Ji so tyrannical now?
"Your Highness Prince Ji, I know that Your Highness Prince Ji is eager to recruit talented people.
But Pei Mingli is from my Ministry of War after all. Even if he wants to go to Prince Ji's Palace, he will need my official letter when he is transferred.
So isn't it a bad idea to ask me to recuse myself?"
Hou Junji smiled and declined, saying that if he, as the Minister of War, could not protect his subordinates and the news got out, how could he continue to work in the Ministry of War?
Who among the people below would obey him by then?
"Huh?" Li Shen didn't expect Hou Junji to refuse, and his brows immediately frowned.
He stared at Hou Junji with sharp eyes, but Hou Junji still had a smile on his face, not afraid at all.
"Minister Hou, what's wrong? You won't even give me this little bit of face?" Li Shen's tone became cold, without the previous enthusiasm.
Hou Junji looked at Li Shen with a cold look, and there was no expression on his face. After a while,
Hou Junji suddenly burst into laughter:
"Hahahaha, Your Highness Prince Ji has misunderstood. How could I not even give Your Highness Prince Ji face?"
Then he stood up and came to Pei Mingli's side:
"Mr. Pei, you must serve His Royal Highness Prince Ji well again.
His Royal Highness Prince Ji is eager to recruit talented people. If I were you, I would definitely agree to his recruitment.
Following Prince Ji will bring you a promising future, you should think carefully about it."
After saying that, he patted Pei Mingli on the shoulder and walked out.
Hearing this, Li Shen frowned, Pei Mingli bowed and watched Hou Junji leave.
After Hou Junji left, Pei Mingli turned around and bowed before Li Shen could speak. He said:
“I would like to thank His Royal Highness Prince Ji for his appreciation. It is my honor to be favored by His Royal Highness Prince Ji.
But now that I am free, I am determined to repay the court.
Now, I am grateful to Your Majesty for his favor and mercy, allowing me to enter the government as a merchant, so that my wish can be fulfilled. I feel deeply honored.
Your Majesty's kindness to me is always in my heart. I am willing to repay your Majesty's kindness by tying a grass ring.
I hope His Royal Highness Prince Ji can understand."
Pei Mingli bowed again and spoke politely, expressing his unwillingness to go to Prince Ji's mansion.
He had thought it through clearly: going to Prince Ji's Mansion would bring him wealth and glory, while staying in the Ministry of War would bring him a bright future.
Now he has no shortage of wealth and glory, he only hopes to go further in his official career and bring honor to his family.
Being an official has always been the most promising path since ancient times. Without power and influence, no matter how rich you are, it will all be fleeting.
Since ancient times, wealth cannot last for more than three generations. Only families with power and influence can preserve the family business, just like those aristocratic families.
If they only have money, it is useless if they have a family background.
Among these aristocratic families, there is no one that has not produced several prime ministers and nobles.
Prince Ji is powerful and possesses all the wealth in the world because of his status as a prince. Otherwise, he would have been eaten up by the aristocratic families until nothing would be left.
Pei Mingli was able to start from scratch, so naturally he has a longer-term vision and considers things more comprehensively than others.
Li Shen was not angry when he heard Pei Mingli's words. It was just human nature. If he were wealthy, he would also choose a career in politics.
However, even though he understood, Li Shen would not give up on Pei Mingli, a talent.
He pointed at Pei Mingli and said:
"Mr. Pei, please sit down and talk."
"Thank you, His Highness Prince Ji."
"Mr. Pei, to be honest, I think highly of your talent, so I have to have you come to my Prince Ji's mansion.
Even if I have to resort to unscrupulous means, I will accept you as my subordinate."
Li Shen took a sip of tea and said to Pei Mingli calmly.
He didn't shy away from anything and spoke directly about his awakening.
This surprised Pei Mingli and he felt a little worried.
Of course he understood Prince Ji's methods. As a businessman, most of the legendary events that happened in the business world in the past ten years were related to His Royal Highness Prince Ji.
Although Prince Ji has not been in the business world for a long time, his legend is everywhere in the business world.
Such as setting up a scheme to deceive the powerful and wealthy families, destroying Goguryeo by one person, sanctioning the Prince of Jin's Palace, etc.
He was just a commoner, and although he was an official of the sixth rank, he was still several dozen levels lower than Prince Ji.
Prince Ji's family was destroyed if he just moved a finger.
Seeing the change on Pei Mingli's face, Li Shen smiled slightly:
"Mr. Pei, don't worry. I will never do such a wicked thing as killing an entire family.
They will not send anyone to kill you. Your wife and children will be exiled to a bitter and cold place. Even the livestock in your family will be bled one by one, and boiling water will be poured into the ant holes.
They will also shamelessly take over your manor and take away all your wealth.
This king is not that kind of person at all.
This king has always convinced others with virtue, and never forced others to do anything they were unwilling to do. "
After Li Shen finished speaking, Pei Mingli's face had turned pale. Prince Ji was obviously threatening him.
This is to kill him and his entire family.
If it were someone else, he might not believe it, but the person sitting in front of him was Ji Wang Li Shen, who was known as the devil in the officialdom, so he had no choice but to believe it.
Pei Mingli had also been an official for several years and had heard about what King Ji had done and had witnessed it with his own eyes more than once.
He beat up two assistant ministers of the Langya Wang family, and beat up the censor of the Censorate in front of His Majesty in the court. What's worse, many royal relatives were beaten by this Prince Ji.
Even His Royal Highness Prince Jin was killed.
He also heard a rumor that Cui Dunli, the former assistant minister of the Ministry of War, was still missing.
There are rumors that Cui Dunli was involved in the assassination of the old king and fled for fear of being punished.
However, many people in the Ministry of War speculated that he was killed by people sent by Prince Ji, or that he was killed without anyone noticing, and that neither the person nor the body was found.
These things made Pei Mingli feel scared.
"Your Highness, Prince Ji, I am just a nobody. I hope Your Highness will show mercy and not hold it against me."
Pei Mingli stood up and bowed, almost kneeling on the ground.
"Hey? What's the matter? I've already said that I won't make things difficult for you. I just want to have a good talk with you."
Li Shen looked surprised.
"I would like to hear the details." Pei Mingli was no longer so persistent.
No matter what, he had to listen to what King Ji said. At this moment, what he wanted was not to be jealous of King Ji.
Li Shen sat upright, looked at Pei Mingli and asked very seriously:
"Mr. Pei, as the saying goes, everyone has their own aspirations. I don't want to force you. I just want to ask you, Mr. Pei, what are your aspirations?"
(Sorry, it's a little late, mainly because I finished writing it yesterday and forgot to post it. I just realized that I didn't update the word count today.
come on.)