It was June 20, the twenty-fifth year of Tai'an, and the weather was hot.
Because there is a large lake in the back garden of the palace, it is cool and comfortable, making it a good place to escape the summer heat.
In Yuhua Pavilion, Lin Jingyu was lying on a soft couch, surrounded by several serving maids.
It was already cool here, and with the maid fanning her, Lin Jingyu was quite comfortable.
But at this moment, Lin Jingyu had something unpleasant that made her feel uneasy.
"Yun'er stays, everyone else leaves!"
"yes!"
Yun'er is Lin Jingyu's most trusted maid, and she only discusses some secret matters with her.
Starting from the soft couch, Lin Jingyu held a round fan and said with a slight panic: "Yun'er, five days have passed..."
"Your Majesty, the prince has been coming to your room a lot these days. Could it be that..."
Although she already had the answer in her heart, Lin Jingyu still asked: "Could it be something?"
Yun'er said bluntly: "Could it be that you, the empress, are already pregnant with the royal heir?"
"I'm afraid it's not that easy..." Lin Jingyu hesitated.
"Mother, you and the prince have been married for more than a year, and the prince stayed with him for many days. It was not until today that you became pregnant with the prince's heir... which is not fast at all!"
After saying this, Yoona pouted and said, "After all, the princess of Yongfu Palace is going to give birth in a few months!"
This is indeed the truth, but when she thinks that she is pregnant with a child, Lin Jingyu has a strange feeling.
Some are happy, some are surprised, some are scared...
Looking at the usually calm and strategizing Jade Concubine, Yun'er didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
Just listen to Yun'er say: "Your Majesty, it's better to ask the imperial doctor to diagnose your pulse. If you really are pregnant with the king's heir... the good news will be spread as soon as possible!"
Lin Jingyu nodded and said, "It's okay, I've been feeling restless these past few days, so I might as well call the imperial doctor to take a look!"
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In the Jinshen Hall, Zhao Yanxun was reading the report. In front of the case were several ministers.
Although it was hot in the summer, he barely felt hot because of the help of someone fanning him and several basins of ice cubes placed in the room.
Liaoping Mansion has been completely captured, and many people have been found. Now Fang Sheng's troops are still searching for survivors in Liaoping.
Wang Cheng is leading his men to Tianjin Mansion. They will first recover the cities of Tianjin Mansion, and Fang Sheng will also lead his troops there later.
Now the actual population under his control has increased by 30,000, and for Fang Sheng and Wang Cheng, the number has been upgraded to 200.
In other words, they currently have three first-level 100-household offices under their command, and their combat effectiveness is not generally strong.
In a few days, Liu Enfu and Wang Zong will rotate back. After they are upgraded, they will have 200 first-level soldier quotas. Zhao Yanxun will still strengthen them for Fang Sheng and Wang Cheng.
Sitting sideways on the throne, Zhao Yanxun looked at the ministers in front of him and said slowly: "The Liaoping Mansion has been taken, and Ma Baokun has become the prefect, but there are still a shortage of subordinate officials in each government office!"
"Officials, the people's lives are at stake. When selecting officials, you must take good care of them...Don't recruit corrupt officials to this king!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Yanxun looked at the two chief historians at the front and said in a particularly solemn tone: "For this matter, the chief historian should come up with the charter as soon as possible!"
As the two top chief executives of the palace, the most important power that Zhou Chengping and his two men have is the right to make recommendations on the appointment and dismissal of personnel in the palace.
"As you command!"
The matter was agreed upon, and Zhao Yanxun picked up another document from the table, spread it out and asked: "Yang Qingshan..."
Yang Qingshan, an animal husbandry official, immediately stepped out of the train after hearing Zhao Yanxun's roll call.
"I'm here..."
"After excluding the horses that were mixed up in Liaoping and distributed to the garrisons in various places and those dedicated to the various departments of the Guards Department, there are more than two thousand horses left... What is the situation now?"
As an institution directly under the Nagashi Division, the Animal Husbandry Institute has always had a low sense of presence.
But when the palace seized thousands of horses, their workload increased. Taking care of these horses was not an easy task.
"Reporting to the prince, of the remaining two thousand horses, according to the prince's instructions... one hundred strong and strong horses were selected for breeding, and the others were kept free-range around Yuanyang!"
"Nowadays, monsters are almost extinct around Yuanyang City. These horses are distributed to farmers from various places and fed by them..."
Just listen to Zhou Chengping say: "Leave it to farmers to feed, can they do it?"
After hearing the question, without waiting for Yang Qingshan's answer, Cheng Wenguang explained: "Mr. Zhou doesn't know something. There are too many horses now. If they are not given to farmers to feed...the livestock station has so little, even if it is exhausted, it will not be able to raise them."
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"What's more, the Animal Husbandry Institute has taught farmers how to feed them, so I guess there will be no mistakes!"
Speaking of this, Cheng Wenguang bowed and clasped his fists and said, "If His Highness hadn't had the foresight to ask the people of Yuanyang to move outside the city one after another... I'm afraid I really don't know how to feed these horses now!"
Hearing these words, Yang Qingshan was amazed.
Cheng Wenguang is indeed a good candidate for an official position, as long as he is capable, the key is that his words are very pleasing to the ear.
Not only did he explain Zhou Chengping's doubts, but he also praised Zhao Yanxun.
It is no wonder that such a person could go from being the envoy of Longyou to being the chief minister of the Yong Palace. This really makes them, the old men of the palace, envious.
"This is the appropriate approach!" Zhao Yanxun made the final decision.
"Those stallions must be taken good care of and produce more war horses as soon as possible!"
This was said to Yang Qingshan.
"I accept your order!"
I saw Zhao Yanxun laughing and saying: "To put it bluntly, the horses from free-range farmers are all roosters. They really must be bred to good breeds... These roosters are all used to do farm work, but they are also an excellent place to go!"
Although it is better to use oxen to cultivate land, when the number of oxen is insufficient, it is at least faster to use horses to dig than people to dig with hoes.
At this time, several ministers seemed to have a clear understanding of each other, and they all bowed and said: "Your Highness, the Holy Ming!"
Standing up from the chair, Zhao Yanxun said slowly: "Okay, that's all for today's discussion. Let's go about our errands!"
To be honest, it was so cool inside the palace that several of the ministers wanted to stay a little longer.
"Your Majesty, please leave!"
Several ministers bowed their waists and slowly exited the hall.
At this time, Zhao Yanxun glanced at Huo An and said, "Tell Lin Quan to check the details of the officials recommended by Chang Shisi, so as not to make another joke!"
"Yes, I will send someone to deliver the message right now!"
After saying these words, Zhao Yanxun walked out of the west wing.
Go east to the main hall, and standing inside the gate, you can see Zhou Chengping and others walking out of the palace gate.
Looking at the people going away, Zhao Yanxun murmured: "Recently, those in the School of Political Science seem to have begun to observe politics. When these people graduate... the gap in officials will be filled!"
Although it is a crash course for officials, these people have undergone rigorous mathematics and legal studies, and as long as they pass the exam, they are qualified talents.
Just as Zhao Yanxun was thinking about this, he saw an eunuch running out of the main hall. He knelt down outside the main hall and reported: "I would like to report to the prince, there is news from the Jade Concubine. After the imperial physician checked her pulse... it was confirmed that the empress is happy!"
