In the past two months, Chen Qing has been focusing on the war and not caring about internal affairs. There are mountains of documents on his desk. Fortunately, Zhao Qiaoyun has arranged them properly for him, which saves a lot of effort.
Chen Qing has two reporters who joined the army, one is Zhang Xuan, and the other is Zhao Qiaoyun. Zhang Xuan is cautious in doing things, but he does not have a good overall view. In Chen Qing's opinion, he is at the level of a county magistrate, so Chen Qing has always asked him to coordinate the field work.
, and the processing of important documents was basically left to Zhao Qiaoyun.
Although Zhao Qiaoyun was already his wife, Chen Qing still relied heavily on Zhao Qiaoyun for handling confidential documents.
Zhao Qiaoyun not only has a strong sense of the overall situation, but also can grasp the key points from the complicated and trivial matters. She is also very careful, listing the priorities of things one by one, making it clear to people. More importantly, she adheres to principles and never makes her own decisions.
Won the trust of Chen Qing.
That afternoon, when Chen Qing came back from Xianyang, he went directly to the Internal Affairs Hall, which was part of the government office. It was dozens of steps away from his official residence. There was a long walled passage next to it, which led directly to the back garden where Chen Qing lived.
, Chen Qing now usually receives officials in the official room in front, but handles confidential government affairs in the inner hall.
Eight female guards with high martial arts skills were deployed in the Internal Affairs Hall. These female guards were not so much protecting Chen Qing as they were protecting Zhao Qiaoyun. There were also several maids serving tea and water.
"Hot! Hot! Hot!"
Chen Qing walked into the lobby sweating profusely and shouted repeatedly. A maid quickly handed over a wet towel. Chen Qing took the towel and wiped the sweat from his face and neck. He complained: "This genius is so hot in early April."
Same as summer?”
Zhao Qiaoyun took off his outer robe for him and said with a smile: "It's normal! It doesn't rain much during this period, it's relatively dry, and it's always sunny, so it's relatively hot. It will cool down after two rains."
After taking off his outer robe, Chen Qing suddenly felt much cooler. He sat down and drank a cup of herbal tea, and asked with a smile: "Is anyone looking for me this afternoon?"
"There must be! Zhou Shu ordered the officials to quickly approve this year's expenditure plan. Jiang Changshi complained that the camels were used to transport military rations and could not transport goods to Bashu."
Chen Qing laughed dumbly, "I forgot that camels are also needed to transport goods. Let him think of other ways. Forget it, I will let Zhang Xuan talk about it later."
Zhao Qiaoyun smiled brightly and handed Chen Qing the list of ultimatums she compiled.
"Why is the most urgent matter right now the imperial examination questions?" Chen Qing looked at the top line of the list and was a little stunned.
Zhao Qiaoyun was angry and funny, "There are still four days until the imperial examination, but the examination questions have not been decided yet, and the Academic Affairs Office is anxious."
"Didn't I say to let Jiang Yan decide the topic first?"
"The official only asked him to decide the topics for poems and poems. You said you would decide the topics yourself. Did the official forget?"
Chen Qing scratched his head. This happened a month ago and he really forgot.
Speaking of setting the topic, Chen Qing remembered another important thing and asked quickly: "I asked your master to be the examiner. Did she agree?"
"My master only agreed to evaluate poems and essays, but she said that the countermeasures were not enough because she did not have enough vision."
"That's okay. Actually, I only want her reputation, and she doesn't need to worry about anything else."
Chen Qing only needed Li Qingzhao's reputation to make his imperial examination evaluations more authoritative.
Zhao Qiaoyun pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Since the official has invited the master, she will definitely participate seriously and will not fail to contribute."
"Let her do whatever she wants!
Chen Qing held her waist and smiled: "Tell me about the strategy problem. I know you have thought about it for me. I want to hear your thoughts."
Zhao Qiaoyun patted Chen Qing's hand gently and glanced down the hall. There were two maids standing in the corridor downstairs!
Chen Qing knew that she was thin-skinned, so he had to let her go and pull her to sit across from him.
Zhao Qiaoyun pondered for a while and said: "I have been thinking about it for two days, and I think we should focus on reality and not take exams that are biased by students, such as Hehuang Tuntian and Xixia Strategy. Most of the candidates have never been to Hehuang and Xixia.
How do you tell them to write it?"
"That makes sense!"
Chen Qing was very approving of it. He had just thought of Hehuang Jinglue, but when Zhao Qiaoyun said it, he gave it up again.
This is indeed the case. Very few people have been to Hehuang, and they may not even know what the geographical features are. How do scholars answer the question?
"Keep talking."
Zhao Qiaoyun smiled and continued: "On the other hand, since it is an imperial examination, it must be difficult. In fact, I think we can take the Hanzhong Economic Strategy test."
Chen Qing's eyes lit up. It's a good question. Hanzhong is located between Sichuan and Shaanxi. Candidates all know it and can do the question. But it is more difficult to do it well. It not only involves Sichuan and Shaanxi, but also Nanyang and Jingxiang.
, also involves Xihe Road, and more importantly, Hanzhong is now full of waste and needs some smart people to make plans.
Chen Qing was so happy that he hugged Zhao Qiaoyun and gave her a heavy kiss on the lips.
"Ah! Officers, be careful, I may be pregnant."
Chen Qing was startled, then overjoyed, "Really?"
Zhao Qiaoyun nodded shyly, "I guess it was the days before the official set off for the expedition. I was a little sleepy and always felt nauseous these days. I told my wife in the morning and she had experience and said that I was most likely pregnant.
"
"Then quickly ask Dr. Wang to come over and take a look."
"She happened to be away from Jingzhao today and went to Lintong. She will be here tomorrow."
Chen Qing slapped his forehead and said distressedly: "If you get pregnant and give birth to a child, who will help me sort out the documents?"
Zhao Qiaoyun stroked Chen Qing's hair lovingly and said softly: "After all, I am a family member and cannot interfere too much in politics. Everyone doesn't say it, but they have ideas in their hearts, so I hope to find some truly talented people in this imperial examination."
Young scholars, I will hold on for another two or three months and then hand it over to someone new."
Chen Qing nodded, "It won't take two or three months. Leave all these to Zhang Xuan. If I encounter a headache, I'll ask you for help. You need to rest more and don't stay up late."
"That's okay. Zhang Xuan is actually capable. You need to train him more."
"He is more capable than the average person, but he is far behind you. He is really not suitable to be my clerk and join the army. If I find a suitable candidate, I will replace him and let him serve as an official in the state or county."
At this time, the maid reported at the door: "Second Madam, Madam sent someone to say that Dr. Wang is here and asks you to go back quickly."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "You should go back quickly! There is no need to worry about this place for the time being. The most important thing is to pay attention to rest."
After arranging Zhao Qiaoyun to go back, Chen Qing opened a book of ultimatums and gave instructions one by one according to the notes written by Zhao Qiaoyun.
Chen Qing sighed and put down the pen. The notes on these documents were so well written. They made things clear in just a few sentences. They grasped the essence of the problem and how to solve it. They also gave themselves very good suggestions, especially
Writing horizontally is very suitable for his reading habits.
Even Zhu Sui, the former reporter who joined the army, could not do this properly.
In fact, this is not just a question of talent, but more of a trust. Can he trust Zhao Qiaoyun unreservedly, but can he do the same to others?
Chen Qing thought over and over again that he could greatly reduce Zhao Qiaoyun's burden and eliminate the need for her to come to the Internal Affairs Hall, but she still needed to check some important ultimatums for him.
At this time, a clerk said in the hall: "I would like to report to the Xuanfu Envoy and urge the Zhao Office of the Academy to ask for an audience!"
"I know, I'll be right over!"
The director of the Encouragement Office was called Zhao Fusheng. He was originally a doctor of Taixue in Yingtian Prefecture and a native of Hu County in Jingzhao Prefecture. After the fall of Bianliang, he took his wife and children back to his hometown and closed his business as a landlord. Chen Qing seized Guanzhong.
Soon, Wei Zhan, the head of the Webster family, recommended Zhao Fusheng to Chen Qing.
Chen Qing personally came to hire him to be in charge of education on Shaanxi Road and Xihe Road. After all, Zhao Fusheng was still middle-aged. He was unwilling to let him take care of himself at home so early, so he readily accepted Chen Qing's invitation to serve as an adviser.
Order of the Academic Department.
One of the things that Zhao Fusheng wanted to do most was to change the Office of Advising Students to the Office of Imperial College. The name of the Office of Advising Students made him a little crazy, so he had to mention it every time he saw Chen Qing, or he wanted to
Money, but now he couldn't care about anything else. The most important question in the imperial examination hadn't come out yet, so he was a little anxious.
"If you report to the Xuanfu Envoy, it will be too late for the test papers to be printed."
Chen Qing shook his head and said: "Why do you want to print the test papers? Aren't you afraid of leaking the test questions?"
"Reporting to the Xuanfu envoy, the people who carved the engravings and those who printed the test papers will be separated. It is impossible for them to leak the test questions."
Chen Qing shook his head and objected, "This plan is inappropriate. As long as the benefits are sufficient, the soldiers guarding them will collude with them and leak the questions. I still require that the questions be opened at the beginning of the exam."
"If this is the case, we can only use white paper to answer the questions, and the soldiers will use wooden boards to give questions to the princes."
"Isn't this great? Why not adopt it?"
Zhao Fusheng said helplessly: "In this case, many rules will have to be changed. I will go back to my humble position and discuss it with my subordinates. At that time, I mainly considered taking the exam in the big tent. If you ask questions, you will need a lot of manpower."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "If you need 100,000 soldiers, I can give them to you!"
"Okay! I don't have to worry about the issue of the Governor of Xuanfu. I will resign from my post!"
Chen Qing added: "After this imperial examination is completed, I will change the name of the Encouraging School Office to the Imperial College Office. Even if the court is not happy, I will change it."
Zhao Fusheng was overjoyed and said, "Thank you so much, Ambassador Xuanfu!"
"Zhao Shu ordered you not to leave in a hurry. I also want to know the specific arrangement of the examination questions for this imperial examination."