(Everyone, no one in the imperial court has spoken?)
This trip revealed problems and once again deepened his distrust of officials.
The situation in all counties in the Central Plains is improving, but how much trouble is hidden underneath? Zhao Yanxun was even more angry when he thought about it.
Since the officials were unreliable, he could only rely on the army he had founded. He could still trust the loyalty of the Imperial Army.
Unknowingly, Zhao Yanxun has gone further and further on the road to learning from Zhu Hongwu, and even he himself is not aware of this.
Sitting in the high hall at this moment, looking at these officials below, Zhao Yanxun felt blocked in his heart.
It should be said that he has already said it. If these people don't correct themselves, they will be hell-bent on death.
"Everyone get out!"
"Your Majesty, please leave!"
Everyone actually crawled out, which can be said to be extremely embarrassing.
At this time, Zhang Meng appeared outside the door, holding several reports in his hand.
Zhao Yanxun was out incognito, but his contacts with the capital were very regular, so that he could always keep abreast of important court affairs.
"Come in!"
After receiving this order, Zhang Meng walked in from the outside and handed the report in front of Zhao Yanxun.
The report mentioned all major military and national affairs, as well as the cabinet's opinions on how to deal with them.
Among them, the Xiongnu war situation reported by the Jin Yiwei undoubtedly aroused Zhao Yanxun's curiosity.
The Xiongnu defeated the Western Barbarians on the southern front. Such a victory was rare. In the past, the news was that the Huns were retreating step by step.
However, after he carefully read the military newspaper, Zhao Yanxun felt disappointed again.
The so-called victory was that only ten thousand enemy troops were killed, and the enemy troops the Xiongnu faced were all ordinary armies of the Western Barbarians.
It seems that the Huns will not be able to stop the Western Barbarians in the end. I should make preparations early... Zhao Yanxun said secretly.
Of course, there are already enough troops stationed in the northwest, and it seems that there is no need to send additional troops.
It took Zhao Yanxun more than ten minutes to read through a stack of memorials and basically found no problems.
"It's time to go!"
He planned to go to other places to see what the Central Plains was like. He wanted to see more clearly.
In the blink of an eye, another five days passed, and Zhao Yanxun had arrived in Hexi County.
To be honest, he has gone far enough this time, more than 700 miles away from the capital.
In the prefectures and counties along the way, he still found some minor problems, and he urged officials to correct them on the spot.
"It's time to go back!" Zhao Yanxun sighed.
In fact, he still wants to continue to work outside, but after all, he is responsible for this country, and there are some things that he must deal with personally.
On the tenth day of July, Zhao Yanxun returned to the capital and immediately went to Qian'an Palace.
Knowing that he was coming back in advance, the imperial record was already piled with memorials. These were important events in the near future, and Zhao Yanxun had to read them all one by one.
Seeing that he was too slow, Zhao Yanxun immediately summoned the three cabinet ministers and asked them to tell them one by one.
But before the monarch and his ministers could ask questions, Wang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet, took the initiative to plead guilty for what happened a few days ago.
"Your Majesty, this old minister is confused and has betrayed His grace. Please forgive me!"
The old man, with his white beard and hair, was trembling and asking for forgiveness. Just one look at him made people feel sad.
Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "No one can make mistakes without being a sage. The elder only has one pair of eyes and one pair of ears. How can he know everything about his subordinates?"
"Get up, just pay more attention in the future!"
In fact, Wang Tinghe pleaded guilty in order to be dismissed from office, but Zhao Yanxun did not allow him to do so.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
When Wang Tinghe stood up, a questioning began, which lasted for more than two hours.
Zhao Yanxun returned to the palace at noon, so it was almost dark and their conversation was still going on.
Fortunately, Zhao Yanxun was considerate enough and gave these three ministers seats so that they would not be so tired.
The former dynasty was discussing matters, but in the harem, there were people who were extremely distressed.
Eight days have passed since Tiya entered the palace. She was placed in Ninghe Palace and stayed in the main hall.
Gu Er
According to the Jin ancestral system, only concubines and concubines with titles above are eligible to live in the main hall.
Therefore, it is certain that Tiya will at least obtain the concubine position.
But at this moment, she was not worried about the title, but because she learned that the emperor was back.
What kind of person is the emperor? Does he match his imagination? Is he much worse than Zhao Yanxun? These all worry Tiya.
"Princess, it's time to go to Yanshou Palace to pay your respects!" Zhuer reminded in a low voice.
At Tiya's strong request, Xue Baojun allowed Zhuer to enter the palace and now serves her personally in Ninghe Palace.
There are too many rules in the palace, and there are requirements for walking, talking, eating and sleeping, which makes Tiya feel extremely tortured.
But there is no way, she has to abide by the rules here when entering the palace, even if she is a Hun princess.
Two days ago, she was scolded by the Queen Mother for breaking the rules. She was so wronged that she could only cry secretly.
"knew!"
Soon, Tiya changed into formal clothes and then left the palace with several palace maids and eunuchs.
In the palace, the concubines were all leaving and chatting among themselves, but Tiya could not find anyone to talk to.
"You're wearing the wrong hairpin, be careful the Queen is looking for something wrong with you!"
Hearing the reminder from behind, Tiya immediately turned around and saw the two Graceful Princesses, and it was Huang Rongrong who spoke.
"I've seen Concubine Rong and Concubine Jade!" Tiya saluted in an extremely unfamiliar manner.
"Take it off quickly!" Huang Rongrong reminded.
"OK!"
Tiya took off the phoenix hairpin and followed the two noble concubines to the Yanshou Palace.
Listening to the two concubines talking along the way, Tiya could interject a few words from time to time. She was trying her best to integrate into this circle.
In fact, during the days she was in the palace, in addition to having regular exchanges with the queen, she also only talked to Huang Lin.
Soon, they arrived outside the Yanshou Gate. Queen Xue Baoyun had arrived early.
When everyone arrived, Xue Baoyun led the concubines and walked into the Yanshou Gate.
"I would like to express my condolences to my mother, Queen Mother!"
Xue Baoyun took the lead and knelt down, and the rest of the concubines also knelt down and kowtowed to the Queen Mother who was sitting at the head.
"No gift!"
"Thank you, Queen Mother!"
Everyone immediately shouted in unison, and then took their seats at the Queen Mother's signal.
The first time she came to Yanshou Palace to pay her respects, Tiya sat in the wrong seat. This time she sat at the end honestly.
After all, she doesn't have a title now, so it's not an exaggeration to say she's in vain, and it's appropriate to sit at the end.
Everyone chatted with the Queen Mother and tried their best to say nice things, among which Zhang Fengxiu was the most active.
The atmosphere in the Yanshou Palace was harmonious, and the Queen Mother also laughed from time to time. Only Tiya felt bored.
At this moment, I heard a eunuch coming to the door of the hall and reporting: "Queen Mother, the Emperor is here!"
"He has been away for about ten days, and he has thought of me as his mother!" the Queen Mother said with a smile.
At this time, Zhang Fengxiu said: "The emperor is naturally filial to your mother!"
But at this time, Xue Baoyun stood up and said to the Queen Mother: "Mother, I, my concubine, go out to meet the Emperor!"
"Go for it!"
Among everyone present, as the queen, Xue Baoyun came out to greet her appropriately.
Tiya, who was sitting farthest outside, stood up with the concubines and glanced towards the palace gate.
The next moment, Zhao Yanxun appeared at the palace gate, but because the light was too dark, everyone Tiya could not see his face clearly.
But as Zhao Yanxun got closer, his face became clearer and clearer, and Tiya couldn't help but exclaimed: "Zhao Yanxun!"
Good guy, her voice made everyone present petrified.
The three words "Zhao Yanxun" are taboo and cannot be called in public or private situations, but Tiya shouted out in excitement.
