The gentry and landowners in Guancheng and Zhongmu counties all wanted to look for Heshen and the Lord, but Gaoshan County quickly spread the word.
Mr. He will not stay in Gaoshan County for long and will rush to the other two counties as soon as possible to inspect the disaster situation.
The people in the two counties had finally calmed down a little. They were just waiting for Mr. He to arrive and immediately pounced on him viciously... to deliver food to him.
A Yellow River is a hundred feet wide, and the news from this side spread to the north bank of the Yellow River overnight.
Yan Song frowned slightly after hearing Tong Qiufeng's report.
Others don’t know why Heshen is so anxious to build embankments, doesn’t he know?
It must be because they want to be the first to finish the disaster relief work as soon as possible.
Originally, Yan Song didn't have much thought about waiting for the top spot with He Shen, but with that speech, everything changed.
He also wants His Majesty’s promise not to settle old scores!
Yan Song pondered for a moment, then stood up and took a few steps, thinking about the feasibility of this plan.
If Prime Minister Yan doesn't think this is He Shen's idea, he can't use it.
As long as it's useful, what's yours is mine!
Tong Qiufeng, who was standing by the side, looked at him eagerly, wanting to test Prime Minister Yan's attitude, but he was a little timid.
Yes, he came here with a mission today.
The news came back last night, and the squire and landlords in Wuzhi County couldn't sit still.
Why can they have stone embankments in the south, but we can't have them in the north?
Isn't it just to borrow some food? Who can't borrow it?
It's just that Yan Song is not He Shen. After yesterday's welcome meeting, the squires thought that Prime Minister Yan was a cool-hearted and selfless person, and they didn't dare to come over to negotiate such terms with him.
Therefore, they all rushed to Tong Qiufeng's house, crying and begging their old parents to help them get this benefit.
The name is engraved on the embankment, and the unique archway is the name. And with the stone embankment, it will not be flooded for hundreds of years, which is a real benefit!
Having both fame and fortune, whoever doesn’t want it has something wrong with their brains.
On the surface, Tong Qiufeng couldn't defeat them, so he agreed with great embarrassment and went to ask the Prime Minister for the squires, which earned them their gratitude.
The other side is very happy and willing.
This stone embankment stands there, but it is a real and resounding political achievement. If it can be built, it will last longer than Tong Qiufeng has stood there!
Although Prime Minister Yan took the lead in this matter, how could he, the parent official of Wuzhi County, be bypassed as soon as he started cultivating it?
Even if the repairs cannot be completed during his term of office, Tong Qiufeng can be regarded as one of the initiators of the levee.
Listen, together with Yan Xiang, he launched the Wuzhi County Stone Embankment. How loud is this name? How grand?
In the future, anyone who meets him in the officialdom will have to show some respect!
And for now, building the embankment is just an excuse to have more business with Prime Minister Yan!
Only by letting Prime Minister Yan remember Tong Qiufeng can his official career be prosperous in the future...
Seeing Yan Song frowning and saying nothing for a long time, Tong Qiufeng finally plucked up the courage and asked: "Prime Minister Yan, do you think we can build a stone embankment in Wuzhi County?"
"The folks in the county have been suffering from floods in the Yellow River for a long time. Now that Prime Minister Yan is here, it is time to save the people from the fire and water!"
Yan Song pondered for a moment, then nodded gently: "Okay."
"But this matter cannot be rushed. It is only right to wait until I send a message to the capital and ask people from the Ministry of Works to survey the landform and decide how to repair it first."
Tong Qiufeng was overjoyed: "Prime Minister Yan has great foresight. Such a century-old plan must be carefully planned!"
"But now the folks in the county are impatient. Should I tell them the good news first and let them raise food?"
Yan Song glanced at him: "Just take your time on raising food."
"He Shen rushed to Zhongmou because he had the emperor's mandate."
"The truth is, I don't have so many worries. Let's settle the matter in Wuzhi County first, and then go to other counties."
That little thought was seen through, Tong Qiufeng bowed and said with a smile: "Yes, Prime Minister Yan, I understand."
…
Beijing, Daqian Palace.
Today, Li Qian got up from bed early. He didn't even eat, so he followed Wei Zhongxian around the palace and came to a palace gate that he couldn't name.
"Your Majesty, let's go out from here. Lu Bu is waiting outside the door."
"good!"
Li Qian stretched out his green gown, feeling quite novel about it.
Today's old eunuch is also wearing a simple heather gray straight jacket, with a brown square scarf on his head, which looks quite inconspicuous.
He led Li Qian and several young eunuchs out of the palace in a swaggering manner. After the guard Yu Lin saw the old eunuch, he turned a blind eye to this group of people.
Li Qian didn't show any strange expression. The group of people walked out of the palace gate, and there was faint noisy and lively movement in the distance.
After leaving the palace gate, Li Qian paused. A wide and calm moat rushed past in front of him, with white marble stone bridges flying over it. Green willow silk ribbons scattered on both sides swayed gently, bringing a refreshing breeze.
Looking further into the distance, you can see the pedestrians coming and going, the salesmen pushing carts, the scattered markets, the towering pavilions... full of the fireworks of the human world.
Li Qian stomped the bluestone floor under his feet again, and then he felt a sense of down-to-earth.
Just when he was lost in thought, the old eunuch took a few steps back and pointed to the right for Li Qian in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's over here."
Then he looked in the direction pointed by the old eunuch and saw parked in the distance a small black cloth sedan with two carriages, two sedan bearers, two guards, and a man wearing a moon-white lake silk summer robe with a belt. Lu Bu, wearing a black net scarf, was walking around anxiously.
"good!"
Li Qian quickened his pace and walked over. He was even more looking forward to this trip out of the palace.
Lu Bu heard the commotion and saw the group of people from a distance, especially Li Qian in the crowd. He was overjoyed and said: "righteous... adoptive father!"
I was about to scream, but then I suddenly remembered that now was not the time, so I hurriedly held back my words, almost biting my tongue.
"Fengxian."
Lu Bu, who was muscular and bearded, was dressed in an elegant moon-white robe. This contrasting outfit almost made Li Qian laugh out loud.
When they came to the sedan chair, the old eunuch said a little uneasily: "Your Majesty, the conditions in the palace are not as good as outside the palace, so I can only humiliate you first by sitting in this small sedan with two lifts."
"It doesn't matter."
Li Qian looked at the lively scene in the distance and waved his hand: "I actually want to walk there by myself, and by the way, I can see the markets in the capital and buy some food..."
Now that we are out of town, we must have a good time shopping!
Li Qian felt that he couldn't waste this opportunity to leave the palace. He had already made a plan in his heart. At this moment, he said with a smile: "Isn't it said that the east is rich and the west is rich?"
"I want to go to the East Market first to see what kind of noble law it is, then to see the Prime Minister of Qin and the residences of Cai Qing's family and other high officials, and then to the West Market to see the Persian merchants and the fresh goods they brought. There is Hu Ji..."
Li Qian kept counting his goals, but the old eunuch and Lu Bu beside him were already stunned.
After coming back to his senses, the old eunuch hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there are so many places you want to go, and you may not be able to visit them all in a day in a sedan chair, let alone if you go there on foot?"
Lu Bu actually stood on the same ground as the old eunuch this time, and persuaded with a sneer: "Yes, foster father, it's such a hot day. After walking outside for a while, I will be sweating, and I will lose my appetite. After a while, I will go shopping." I have no interest in it anymore.”
When Li Qian heard this, he felt that this was also the case.
"Okay, then it's up to you! Daban, go to Dongshi first!"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured."
The old eunuch wiped his sweat and said, "It must be very lively."
The so-called two-carriage sedan chair is actually not much larger than a sedan chair, and the space inside is even more cramped.
Fortunately it is still morning and the weather is not hot.
When the sun shines high at noon, sitting in such a black sedan chair is a real pleasure.
However, Li Qian didn't ask for too much. When he left the palace this time, he originally acted in a low-key manner.
Now this is considered a private visit via incognito, right?
But it seems that there is still a bit of a sense of ritual missing...what exactly is it?
Li Qian thought for a moment and suddenly shouted tentatively outside the sedan: "Old Wei!"
Wei Zhongxian stumbled on his feet and almost fell to the ground. After getting up, he looked around, and then looked anxiously into the sedan: "Your Majesty?"
"Are you calling your slave?"
"Of course."
Li Qian leaned in the car, looking at the swaying car curtain, and said as he should: "When we leave the palace, we can't call you Your Majesty, your companion, right? Otherwise, if someone hears it, wouldn't it be obvious? Got stuffing?"
The old eunuch hesitated, but what he said seemed to make sense.
"Your Majesty is far-sighted and this servant didn't think of this. Your Majesty is so considerate!"
The old eunuch followed closely beside the sedan, and said to the sedan window with a flattering smile: "Your Majesty, it is better to call me Old Wei than Xiao Wei. You can just call me my servant Xiao Wei."
Lu Bu looked at the old eunuch's appearance with disdain, and a four-character idiom came to his mind naturally: servile and servile.
This word seems to have been coined just for this old gelding, so shameless!
Li Qian was speechless for a while in the sedan: "I told you not to call me your majesty, you are a slave!"
"Just call me...call me Master!"
Li Qian began to find a trace of role-playing... no, the sense of ritual and pleasure of a private visit incognito. His eyes brightened and he said: "Today, I am the master of the Li family, and you are my butler! Butler Wei!"
The old eunuch was unable to resist, so he could only enjoy it obediently: "Yes, Your Majesty...Master!"
Li Qian continued to smile and said: "Fengxian, I'd better continue to call you Fengxian!"
Lu Bu was startled, then he hurriedly put on a smile and walked a few steps to get close to the sedan: "Father, Feng Xian is too unapproachable. Why don't you call me Xiao Bu?"
The old eunuch looked at him with disdain. This man is so flattering and has no bottom line!
Bush……
The corner of Li Qian's mouth twitched: "Let's go first. Whether we are close or not, we don't call you."
Lu Bu responded immediately with a smile: "Yes, foster father, Na Bu is the adopted son of Mr. Li of the Li Mansion."
Li Qiangang wanted to agree directly, but he suddenly stopped when he reached his mouth: "That's right! Fengxian, are there many people who know you in the capital?"
The smile on Lu Bu's face froze: "This... adoptive father..."
"A lot of people should know that you are my adopted son, right? If you screamed outside, wouldn't it be revealed?" Li Qian frowned.
Lu Bu was afraid of being left behind, so he hurriedly defended: "Don't worry, foster father, we will definitely not reveal anything during our trip today!"
Li Qian was startled: "Why can't the secret be revealed?"
Just as Lu Bu was about to explain, he felt the old eunuch's vicious eyes coming from his side, and he hurriedly suppressed his words.
In his haste, he came up with an excuse: "When we get to the place soon, Bu will put on a disguise to make sure no one will recognize him."
Li Qian frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "No need to dress up, it looks awkward."
"You should also call me master!"
"You, Lu Bu, are the new martial arts instructor of the Li family. You help me train my servants. In this way, even if you are recognized by others, it will be justified."
Lu Bu was startled, with a strange expression on his face: "Yes, my foster father, but please ask me..."
He glanced at the old eunuch quietly: "Can this martial arts instructor Bu train all the servants? Does this include your butler?"
The old eunuch understood the meaning of the words and became furious.
I haven't thought about taking care of you yet, but you have to take care of me first!
"Your Majesty...Master, if you want to take care of people, it's me, the housekeeper, who takes care of the coach, right?"
The old eunuch came to the sedan in aggrieved tone: "How can any instructor train a housekeeper on the other hand?"
"Why not?"
Lu Bu said sternly: "You are the housekeeper and someone close to the master. Naturally, you must also know some martial arts so that you can protect the master in case of trouble!"
"I'm already good at martial arts!" the old eunuch said angrily, scratching his neck.
"That's not enough!"
Lu Bu raised his arm, showing off the muscles under Xiuyue's white robe, and emphasized: "To protect the master, naturally the stronger the better..."
Li Qian sat in the sedan chair and held his forehead speechlessly.
As long as these two weirdos get together and say a few words, they can start to quarrel...
The black cloth sedan was swaying and walking through the downtown area. Li Qian seemed to hear the shouts and the clatter of horse hooves coming from outside, and smelled the aroma of food bought on the street through the sedan curtain...
Several times he wanted to open the sedan curtain and go out for a walk, but in the end he resisted.
However, the old eunuch and Lu Bu didn't let him wait any longer. After walking for a while, the sedan stopped at a street intersection.
The sedan tilted forward, Li Qian opened the sedan curtain and walked out.
The old eunuch really did not lie. In front of him was an extremely lively street, lined with shops, hung with signboards from all walks of life. There were many pedestrians, vendors, and men and women coming and going like clouds. It was very bustling.
Li Qian immediately became interested, called the old eunuch and Lu Bu, and walked forward.
"Master, what are we going to eat this morning?" The old eunuch smiled and followed closely behind Li Qian. He quickly adapted to the role of the butler. He was originally the butler.
"What to eat..."
Li Qian looked at the hawkers, stalls, and all kinds of food on the street, and he was already dazzled.
There are rice pastry shops, breakfast stalls, restaurants, and all kinds of snacks, such as meat buns, dragon cakes, sheep head pickles, spicy canned lungs, sugar and ice cold meatballs, chicken head dumplings... …
To be honest, it's not that you can't eat delicious food in the palace, it's just that the food is carefully prepared by the chefs. It's too delicate and craftsmanship, but it lacks a fireworks flavor.
Only the food you eat in this busy market is the most down-to-earth!
Li Qian looked around and finally selected a breakfast stall: "Just eat that one!"
The old eunuch and Lu Bu looked in the direction he pointed and found that it was a stall selling cold noodles under a coarse cloth shed.
"Walk!"
Li Qian took two steps excitedly and suddenly turned back to look at the old eunuch: "By the way, Old Wei, I didn't bring any money. You have to pay for today's expenses."
"Sir, don't worry."
Wei Zhongxian followed up with a smile: "Just let the old slave handle everything!"
Several people came to the noodle stall. The old eunuch walked a few steps quickly and used his sleeves to help Li Qian brush the dust on the long bench before smiling and asking him to sit down.
"Sir, what would you like to eat?"
The waiter at the noodle stall ran over and asked with a smile, his shiny hands constantly clutching his apron, looking quite nervous.
Li Qian looked up and down at the waiter's clothes, frowned slightly, and then looked back at the store's two steaming cauldrons: "What kind of noodles do you have?"
The waiter tightened his apron, swallowed his saliva, and introduced with a smile: "Sir, we have a lot of noodles here. Whatever you want to eat, just pour whatever sauce you want on it."
He pointed to the pots at the back and said, "But the most delicious signature noodles here are cold noodles. Would you like to try them?"
Li Qian glanced back at the stall owner who was slamming noodles on the chopping board, and then nodded: "Okay, let's eat cold noodles!"
"Where are you two?"
"We are just like the master!"
"Buya eats cold noodles!"
Lu Bu and the old eunuch immediately ordered their dishes.
"okay!"
The waiter agreed with a smile, and soon brought back three bowls of noodles and placed them on the short square table for three people.
The aroma is fragrant, the light yellow chewy noodles are covered with sesame sauce, and there are thinly sliced courgette strips... sesame sauce and cucumber shreds, as well as black meat sauce with large diced meat, scrambled cowpeas and eggs... Finally It is also topped with half a spoonful of balsamic vinegar, half a spoonful of pepper water, and a few drops of sesame oil.
Li Qian's index finger twitched when he saw it, and he didn't care about anything else. He mixed it casually and started eating.
But the old eunuch suddenly stopped him again and quietly came over: "Master, test the poison."
Li Qian paused, stiffened his neck and turned to look at him: "Do you want to try this?"
The old eunuch said with a sarcastic smile: "Master, after all, you are going out, be careful, be careful!"
Li Qian was speechless, watching the old eunuch pick a chopstick of noodles from his own bowl and put it into his bowl, then took out a silver needle from somewhere and poked it, took a final taste, and then nodded.
"Master, you can eat it!"
Li Qian didn't wait for him and started to use his chopsticks long ago. The noodles won't taste good after a while!
After the three of them had eaten, they started strolling on the street.
Li Qian walked through the crowd, and walked to this cloth shop for a while, then became interested in that pawn shop, and then went to the grocery store, and he was very interested.
After being tired from shopping, the three of them sat at a tea stall on the street and ordered a pot of herbal tea to rest.
"As expected of Dongshi!"
Li Qian said with emotion: "There are hundreds of schools of thought and hundreds of industries. It really opened my eyes!"
The old eunuch wiped his sweat with a handkerchief and kept nodding his head: "Your Majesty, just do it as you like."
"It's just that this East Market is a bit small! We've been shopping for a while and it's over, and I don't see why this place is so expensive?"
Li Qian was a little puzzled: "Is it possible that all the dignitaries come here to buy things on weekdays?"
The old eunuch's smile froze and he hurriedly explained: "Master, I specially chose a relatively remote place."
"If you really go to the busiest place in Dongshi, wouldn't you have to be recognized if you bump into someone you know?"
"Too……"
Li Qian nodded slightly, frowning slightly, and looked at the street where people were coming and going.
For some reason, he just felt that something was wrong with this Dongshi, but he couldn't tell what was wrong specifically...
Lu Bu gave him a cup of herbal tea. Seeing Li Qian's appearance, the old eunuch hurriedly persuaded him: "Master, we've had enough fun today, why don't we go back to the palace... to our home?"
It was already early noon, and if I continued shopping, I would be asking for trouble.
Li Qian looked around again: "I haven't gone to see Prime Minister Qin's house yet."
The old eunuch was sweating profusely, and Lu Bu also tried to persuade him: "Master, we can only look outside, but we can't look in. We can only see a wall!"
"I have nothing to see, sir!" The old eunuch also echoed: "The place where Mr. Qin lives is just a little bigger than that of ordinary officials."
Li Qian looked at the two people suspiciously, wondering why they were so nervous.
"It's better to go back first..." Li Qian nodded lightly.
The two of them were overjoyed immediately, but before they were overjoyed, Li Qian continued: "Let's go shopping in the Western Market tomorrow. I have to see those merchants from the Western Regions."
Their faces fell immediately, and the old eunuch advised earnestly: "Sir, the Hu merchants in the Western Regions are barbaric frontier barbarians. They are ignorant of etiquette and are ugly as ghosts. They are covered with hair. They are really nothing to look at."
Lu Bu also nodded and advised seriously: "Except for those Hu Ji, my figure is pretty good..."
Halfway through, the old eunuch stared back.
Li Qian's eyes lit up and his attitude immediately became firmer: "I... Of course I didn't want to see Hu Ji, I just wanted to see those Persian merchants. I heard that those people would bring some new gadgets every time they come to the capital. "
He also has his own purpose.
In today's time and space, Daqian has gathered so many vassal states, and it has become what it is now.
So what is Europe like? Is the situation similar to that here in Daqian?
Or is it the same as in my last life?
Li Qian drank the herbal tea in the porcelain bowl, stood up and walked out of the street: "That's it, we'll go to the West Market tomorrow."
The two hurriedly stood up and followed. The old eunuch glared at Lu Bu fiercely, and the latter couldn't help but shrink his neck...
Just like when he came out, the old eunuch took Li Qian back to the palace through that door.
After changing clothes and coming to Ziwei Palace, Wu Meiniang and Lu Zhi told him a piece of news.
"Your Majesty, Wuyang County Supervisory Censor Zhou Ziliang has returned to Beijing!"
"Zhou Ziliang?"
Li Qian was stunned: "That's the censor who went to Longxi to secretly investigate the evidence of Tianhuo's burning of the warehouse? Didn't Wei Zheng say he wouldn't be back until three to five days?"
Lu Pheasant sighed softly, with a complicated expression on his jade face: "Your Majesty, this is probably Lord Wei's plan."
"If the date of Zhou Yushi's return to the capital had been told truthfully yesterday, someone would have obstructed him and even harmed him. Now that Zhou Yushi has returned to the capital ahead of schedule, those people will be caught off guard."
Li Qian also reacted, his eyes lit up, and he nodded in appreciation: "The Wei Qing family is really amazing!"
"Zhou Ziliang brought back evidence of Tianhuo's fraud?"
"I'm not sure about this." Wu Meiniang shook her head gently: "However, I heard that Yushitai has sent people to the Ministry of Punishment, and they should have really found out something."
Li Qian suddenly frowned: "It's a bit early..."
The two women were startled: "What's so early? Your Majesty?"
"If he comes back with evidence three to five days later, Gao Shilian will probably have left Beijing and gone to Longxi by then, Cai Bian has also gone to the Ministry of Punishment, and everything will have been settled."
Li Qian stood up and walked around the hall for a few steps: "But it hasn't been completely decided yet. If Song Min is embarrassed by the censors, Cai Jing and the others will inevitably have some twists and turns on Gao Shilian's matter, in order to blackmail me into sparing Song Min. …”
He thought for a moment, then turned to look at the old eunuch: "You ask someone to tell Gao Shilian and ask him to arrange the affairs of the Criminal Department as soon as possible and get out. It is best to leave tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
"Also go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to urge them to get the appointment documents out as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The old eunuch accepted the order and left happily.
If I could leave tomorrow, why would I have to say goodbye?
Then there is no need to go to West Market!
In fact, there was no need for Li Qian to urge him, Qin Hui had already been concerned about Gao Shilian's transfer.
There was no other reason. Cai Bian wanted to replace Gao Shilian as a doctor in the Ministry of Justice. Only when Gao Shilian left could he leave his position as an official and take up a post in the Ministry of Justice.
There are only four days left before Zhou Lei's trial. If the transfer of these two people cannot be completed as soon as possible in these days, then Cai Bian will still have to do the trial!
Then isn’t all this arrangement in vain?
Therefore, the Zhongshu Ministry of Education had already drafted the transfer edict for these two people, spent the night in the Ministry of Personnel and completed the process, and sent it to their homes early this morning.
Cai Bian's house is right next to Cai Jing's mansion. The four-level mansion with green bricks and black tiles is considered relatively lavish among ordinary officials, but compared with Cai Jing's mansion, which occupies a continuous area next to it, it looks shabby and looks like a small lump. lumps of coal.
After receiving the appointment edict, Cai Bian was not too surprised. After all, Wang Jin of Jing Zhaoyi was a third-rank official and could participate in both court meetings and court discussions.
As soon as the results of the court meeting came out yesterday, Wang Jin sent someone to tell him.
"Congratulations to my second uncle on his promotion!"
Cai You ran up to him with a playful smile and congratulated him: "To express my joy for my second uncle's promotion, why don't I give you two pieces of wedding candy so that my nephew can be a little happy too?"
"There are no wedding candies, so I'll give you two wedding coins."
Cai Bian casually took out two pence from his sleeve and threw it to him, but Cai You happily collected it as if he had found a treasure.
"Second uncle, my father invites you to sit at home!"
Cai Bian originally had a faint smile on his face, but after hearing these words, his face straightened down: "I won't go."
Cai You hurriedly came over to persuade: "Second uncle, you are the chief of the criminal department, and my father is the hall official. How can a chief officer have trouble with his own hall official? Isn't this looking for trouble for yourself? What's more, you are still brothers! "
Among the six departments, ministers and ministers are called Tang Guan, while Lang Zhong and Yuan Wai Lang are Si Guan.
"Even if you don't go today, you will still have to meet when you go to the Ministry of Punishment to take up the post someday, right?"
Cai Bian still shook his head coldly, turned around and walked towards the main room.
Seeing him like this, Cai You had a flash of suspicion on his face, and quickly followed him, tentatively saying: "Second uncle, my nephew has heard some rumors before, I don't know if they are true or false."
"Some people say that my father secretly did this when you were demoted a few years ago. This..."
Cai Bian paused for a moment, then walked forward: "Young people, please don't ask about your business."
Cai You was startled: "Is that true?"
Cai Bian ignored him and continued walking forward.
Cai You looked at his back, dazed for a moment, and stopped trying to persuade him. Instead, he lowered his head, turned around and walked out of "Little Cai's Mansion" and walked back to the "Big Cai's Mansion" next door...
Cai Bian received the transfer order, but he just thought it was normal.
But as soon as Gao Shilian on the other side received the order, he hurried out and embarked on the road to the imperial city.
In the carriage, Gao Shilian was dressed in a blue official robe. He opened the window and stared blankly at the bustling and familiar scene in the capital outside the window, with a bit of confusion in his eyes.
Although I have been longing for a promotion, I didn't expect that it would happen so suddenly.
The wheels crunched across the bluestone slab in front of the Imperial City, and the coachman's warning voice came: "Master, we're here."
Gao Shilian got off the carriage and took a steady look at the tall red imperial city that he had been visiting for countless years. For a moment, he felt a little inexplicable reluctance in his heart.
A burst of chatter and laughter came from behind, and several officials in green robes passed him talking and laughing, and entered the imperial city through the left door of Hanguang Gate.
Gao Shilian came back to his senses, packed up his mood, and stepped forward...
"Your Majesty, Gao Shilian and Gao Langzhong are here." In the political affairs hall of Ziwei Palace, the old eunuch came in to report.
"Invite him in directly." Li Qian put down the ink pen in his hand, stood up and stretched, while Wu Meiniang and Lu Pheasant retreated to the side room.
After a while, Gao Shilian, who was wearing a green official robe, came to the political hall, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Gao Shilian, see you."
Li Qian looked at his attire and said with a smile: "Get up and give me a seat."
"Now that Gao Qing's family is a fourth-grade county guard, it's time to change out of this green robe."
The official robes of officials of the fourth rank and above are scarlet robes with embroidered cloud and wild goose patches, which are naturally different from those of the fifth rank.
Gao Shilian had just sat down. When he heard this, he realized that the official uniform he was wearing was wrong. He quickly stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I came in a hurry, and I didn't have time to change."
Looking at his frightened look, Li Qian frowned slightly, then smiled and sighed: "It's better to hurry, it's better to rush!"
"Gao Qing's family, actually I don't want you to be in such a hurry, but I'm worried that something might happen if you delay it any longer."
Gao Shilian also sat back on the small stool and nodded with approval: "Your Majesty, I am in the Ministry of Punishment. The evidence that the censors obtained yesterday has caused quite a stir in the Ministry of Punishment."
"Now that the censors are supervising, Song Min's matter will probably get entangled again."
Li Qian walked a few steps in the hall with his hands behind his hands, nodding thoughtfully.
He suddenly turned to look at Gao Shilian: "Gao Qing's family, how is the auxiliary machine doing now?"
Gao Shilian was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "With your Majesty's care, he is now the Dianshi of Yongshou County. I think he is quite good at what he does."
Li Qian pondered for a moment: "Gao Qing's family, I have an idea. I wonder if you are willing to consider it."
Gao Shilian's expression tightened, and just as he was about to stand up again, Li Qian waved his hand: "Just sit down and talk."
"I want the auxiliary machine to go with you to Longxi."
"Auxiliary machine?"
Gao Shilian was startled: "Then his Dianshi errand..."
"Just put it down."
Li Qian looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile: "Could it be that if I went to Longxi with your uncle, the governor, you would still treat him badly?"
"That's not what I meant."
Gao Shilian blushed and hurriedly explained: "It's just that this job was obtained by His Majesty for him. It is His Majesty's wish. If he abandons it rashly, it would be disrespectful to His Majesty..."
"Nothing disrespectful."
Li Qian waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's just a Dianshi errand, it's nothing."
"I see that the auxiliary machine has the talents of the prime minister and auxiliary. There is no need to be rigid in the capital. I want him to go to Longxi with you to experience it. You can go back and ask him about his plans. If he is willing to give up his current position as a classics historian, you can go to Longxi to take up the post. Just take him with you."
In fact, this is also something Li Qian didn't consider well.
At that time, he only thought about asking Changsun Wuji to take Zhou Lei back to Yongshou County, but for a moment he forgot about the impact of doing so.
Later, when he reviewed the incident, he suddenly came to his senses.
Can a person like this who does a lot of work for his immediate boss still get along well in the county government?
Even if others know that he is related to the higher-ups and cannot deal with him, they will definitely not have a good attitude secretly.
It doesn't matter if you are negligent. Everyone makes mistakes. Li Qian also learned a lesson from this incident and will definitely think more comprehensively in the future.
As a direct victim, I still have to compensate Changsun Wuji.
It just so happened that we could take advantage of Gao Shilian's departure from Beijing and let him go to Longxi with him.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, that boy will definitely be willing."
When Gao Shilian heard the words "Zaifu's talent" from Li Qian's mouth, he was very excited: "His Majesty values him so much, if he is unwilling to go, I will take him to Longxi even if he is kidnapped!"
"Ha ha!"
Li Qian smiled softly: "Don't you have to ask for his opinion? Don't be too powerful!"
"If he is willing to go, if something happens to you when he arrives in Longxi, you should talk to him more and ask him to help you come up with ideas and give him more opportunities to exercise."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Gao Shilian suppressed his excitement and responded hurriedly.
"correct."
Li Qian seemed to suddenly think of something again: "Does the auxiliary machine still plan to take the junior three test next year?"
The so-called Xiaosan Pass refers to the county examination, government examination, and college examination in the imperial examination. If you pass the first two passes, you will be a child student. If you pass the college examination, you can be admitted as a student, which is the so-called scholar.
Under normal circumstances, the county examination is held in February of the first year of the year, but if there are special circumstances, the county can also postpone it slightly, but it must ensure that the results are released before the prefectural examination in April so that the admitted candidates can participate in the prefectural examination.
Gao Shilian replied: "Your Majesty, when the county examination is held next year, I will let him take the examination in Longxi County."
Due to the relationship between vassal states, Daqian's imperial examination did not restrict the candidates' place of origin and admitted candidates on a proportional basis from various places.
If the exam had to be taken in their place of origin, wouldn't it mean that candidates from the vassal states would not be able to take the exam within the imperial court? This was absolutely unacceptable to the imperial court.
"good."
Li Qian nodded slightly, looked at Gao Shilian and said with a smile: "But who can say for sure what will happen in the future? You may no longer be in Longxi by then."
"ah?"
Gao Shilian raised his head in astonishment: "Your Majesty..."
"You need to calm down the chaos in Longxi safely and let the princes in the court see your ability and know that you are a reliable person."
Li Qian warned sincerely: "It doesn't have to be too eye-catching, nor should it be too eccentric, as long as it is reliable enough."
Gao Shilian's eyes lit up, and he seemed to understand something. He was about to stand up again in excitement, but was pushed back by Li Qian: "But you don't have to be too anxious. Being anxious will make mistakes. Just settle the mess within three months. Things need to be done smoothly.”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Gao Shilian suppressed the excitement in his heart and responded: "I will make Longxi calm down as soon as possible."
He then lowered his head and said: "After the court meeting yesterday, the chief minister specially summoned the ministers and talked about the affairs of Longxi."
Da Sikou is another name for Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice. If Li Qian hadn't been a little educated, he wouldn't have heard it.
"Cai Jing?"
Li Qian was neither surprised nor surprised: "What did he say?"
Gao Shilian said directly without thinking: "Da Sikou said that when I go to Longxi this time, the first priority is to repatriate the soldiers and let them go back to farming. During this period, I can repair the camp of the soldiers."
"He also said that with his care, I will definitely not encounter any trouble in Longxi. He asked me to stabilize Longxi as soon as possible and avoid any further troubles."
Li Qian squinted his eyes and nodded slightly.
There was a lot of threat in these words. Without Cai Jing's care, everything in Longxi would not go smoothly.
"You are from the Ministry of Justice, so you probably won't encounter any trouble in Longxi."
Li Qian pondered for a moment, and then said to Gao Shilian: "You don't have to take the initiative to trouble Cai Jing's gang members and stir up troubles. You just need to remember who is close to Cai Jing, and I will arrange the rest."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Gao Shilian responded immediately.
Li Qian looked at him with a smile: "As for how to solve the Changpingcang matter, you can go back and discuss it with the auxiliary machine, but it is best not to have the idea of asking the court for money and food."
"Even I may not be able to extract money from Prime Minister Yan."
Gao Shilian's face turned bitter, but he still responded firmly.
Li Qian didn't expect him to be able to conjure food out of thin air, and said with a smile: "Don't be too nervous. I will tell you another method, but you must be careful when using it."
Gao Shilian was startled and hurriedly stood up: "Your Majesty, please give me the holy instruction."
Li Qian whispered a few words to him. Gao Shilian's eyes lit up, but he hesitated a little: "Your Majesty, is this possible?"
"You'll know when you try it."
Li Qian smiled and waved his hand: "Okay, time is tight, something may happen again. I won't let you eat today, so go back and prepare!"
"Remember to put on your scarlet robe and go to office with dignity."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gao Shilian bowed down respectfully, and then slowly walked out of the palace.
Li Qian looked at his back, wondering what he thought of, and sighed softly.
Wu Meiniang and Lu Zhi also came out of the side room and asked curiously: "What's wrong with Your Majesty? Is there anything that Gao Lang did badly?"
Li Qian shook his head: "It's not anything bad, I just thought of the last time he saw me in the political hall."
He walked towards the desk with his hands behind his hands and said with a complicated expression: "Last time he saw me, he was just very respectful."
"But this time when you came to see me, you were respectful and a little more cautious and anxious."