Ji Chengfan kept kowtowing to Emperor Guangzhao and pleading: "Your Majesty, for the sake of Weichen's sixteen years of useless and meritorious work, please raise your noble hand." ”

"Over the years, I have heard about you, but I just turned a blind eye to your hard work, and now that you have gone too far, there is no need for me to give you another chance, come and detain him."

Immediately, three elite soldiers came forward to tie up Ji Chengfan.

Several other high-ranking officials were also tied up.

The group escorted the five dignitaries back to the palace.

Subsequently, Emperor Guangzhao personally interrogated them.

After three days, they confessed and handed over the silver taels and gifts they had received for others.

The whole incident implicated more than 200 people, which instantly caused an uproar among the people.

Because of the staggering amount of money he received, he met the standard of the death penalty, and he was executed on the fifth day after the trial.

Then, Emperor Guangzhao sent people to confiscate the property of Ji Chengfan's family, and was surprised to find that his family had more than 200 million silver taels alone, and other rare treasures plus real estate and other items were also worth more than 500,000 silver taels.

All of these properties add up to one-third of the total property of the people of Xi Kingdom.

Everyone was shocked, and then they hated.

In the face of such a huge property, Emperor Guangzhao was not swayed by the opinions of a small number of ministers, and resolutely filled them into the treasury to reduce one-third of the annual tax rent of the people of Xi Kingdom.

The people of the whole Xi Kingdom were benefited, and everyone was full of praise for Emperor Guangzhao's move.

At this point, the conservatives have lost their main strength, and the general trend has gone. And there's greed involved. The number of filthy people was as high as more than 30 people, which made Emperor Guangzhao feel very sad and disappointed.

Emperor Guangzhao was unrelenting to them, and all of them were dealt with in accordance with the rules and regulations.

So. Others are not involved in greed. The dirty conservative officials are also trembling, and they all put away their old momentum.

This is exactly what Shen Xizhen wants.

At this point, she has completed another successful move.

Naturally, her heart was very happy.

Next, it's time to think about choosing a new prime minister.

Many people said: "In terms of strategy and character, Guang'an Hou is the best choice to be the prime minister, but unfortunately she is a woman." “

"As the old saying goes, 'The prime minister is the son of heaven.'" Rational yin and yang, shun the four times, and follow the appropriateness of all things. The outer town appeases the princes of Siyi, and the inner relatives attach themselves to the people, so that the doctors can each take their own positions. 'The appearance of a nation is above ten thousand people under one person. His words and deeds should be consistent with his or her position. Therefore, we must not be rash in the matter of choice. Emperor Guangzhao said to the civil and military officials.

After the incident of Ji Chengfan, Emperor Guangzhao profoundly realized that this time he had to choose a wise prime minister.

So after returning to the Zichen Palace, Emperor Guangzhao asked Xizhen: "Guang'an Hou, tell me, what are the criteria for selecting the prime minister?" ”

"Ability and political integrity." Xi Zhen replied.

"Do you have the perfect person to recommend?"

"There are two." Hee Zhen then said the names of the two candidates.

One was Shangguan Sichong, who was the Sikong at the time, and the other was Shi Weihong, a member of the 'National Talent Think Tank'.

"Shangguan Sichong is pragmatic, shrewd, good at strategy and noble conduct, trustworthy; Shi Weihong is loyal, wise, strong in action and has a big picture in mind, which is also very worth considering. Shen Xizhen further explained to Emperor Guangzhao.

"I admire these two guys too, but they're both so good. It's hard for me to decide. Emperor Guangzhao touched his head and said.

Sometimes it's more painful to have a choice than not to have a choice.

"In ancient times, there was a saying of 'left and right', and we might as well follow the example of the ancients. Took both of them. Xi Zhen mentioned yì again.

Although she knew that it had been a long time since Xi Guo had appointed two prime ministers at the same time, one left and one right was indeed an excellent choice.

"First, Shangguan Sichong is pragmatic and strategic, can stabilize the hearts of the people, Shi Weihong is good at action and has a far-reaching pattern, and can lead everyone to rush forward, and the combination of the two can not only check and balance each other, but also support each other. Second, one more prime minister will have one more person to help the emperor solve the problem, why not? Xizhen said.

"Wonderful, wonderful, my troubles disappeared when I heard you say that." Emperor Guangzhao clapped his hands and said.

Immediately, he announced that Guan Sichong and Shi Weihong would come to the palace.

After several questions and answers, Emperor Guangzhao was impressed with their qualities and talents, and immediately asked them to go back and write a report on the concept of governance.

"I will discuss with the ministers in the court tomorrow, and I hope you can write the concept of governing the country beyond the ancients." Emperor Guangzhao said again.

They nodded in agreement.

The next day, Emperor Guangzhao told everyone in the court that he wanted to choose a new prime minister, and asked everyone to recommend it.

All of a sudden, all the ministers enthusiastically recommended the most suitable candidate for prime minister in their minds.

Although there are so many people choosing, Shangguan Sichong and Shi Weihong's voices are also the highest.

Shangguan Sichong was slightly taller than Shi Weihong, so he was appointed as the right prime minister, and Shi Weihong was appointed as the left prime minister.

In this way, Xi Kingdom ushered in a new atmosphere.

Shen Xizhen also breathed a sigh of relief.

On this day, when she returned to the gate of the Houfu, she suddenly fell headlong under the big tree at the door.

Ah Gui, the housekeeper and the subordinates hurriedly ran to help her up, and called someone to inform Du Qiniang and Ji Yuelian.

Du Qiniang and Ji Yuelian immediately hurried over.

But seeing that Xizhen's face was bloodless, and his lips were black and purple, as if he had been poisoned.

They were shocked and immediately helped her back to her room.

Hee-jin, who drank a cup of hot water, woke up.

"Zhen'er, you're too tired, don't work so hard in the future, your body is still the most important thing." Du Qiniang said with a distressed face.

For more than a year, she watched Xizhen busy every day, never stopping, and she inevitably became worried.

Looking at her situation now, everyone's hearts are very worried.

"It's okay, I just suddenly didn't feel well, but now it's much better." Xi Zhen said that he wanted to get up and get out of bed, but when he was about to sit up, he suddenly felt dizzy, and then he fell unconscious again.

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"Go back to the emperor. Guang'an Hou is still ill. ”

Emperor Guangzhao didn't know how many times he had heard this sentence.

Emperor Guangzhao was a little upset.

Shen Xizhen has been ill for nearly a month.

He wasn't used to not having her by his side for advice.

Although he now has two prime ministers, he still feels that some things need to be answered satisfactorily from her mouth.

Emperor Guangzhao sent someone to send her a large number of medicinal herbs and tonics.

And Chu Zihou, the king of Qingping, ran to Houfu every day after going to the court.

Since he has already regarded him as a quasi-son-in-law, Du Qiniang will not feel particularly nervous when she sees him coming. He often generously asked him to sit closest to Xizhen's bed.

Looking at her, who was sometimes awake and sometimes sleepy, Chu Zihou felt an indescribable sadness.

"Is that what you're saying about leaving me for a while?" He looked at her pale but still beautiful face, and asked silently in his heart.

Xizhen seemed to have had a long dream, and even when she woke up, she was so tired that she couldn't speak.

When she woke up and saw Chu Zihou sleeping in front of her bed for the first time, a layer of mist appeared in her beautiful eyes.

Xiang'er, who was coming in from outside, saw her eyes open, and was immediately surprised and delighted, and hurriedly rushed out to inform Du Qiniang and Ji Yuelian.

After a while, the two rushed over in a hurry.

"Feeling good?" Chu Zihou asked her. If it weren't for someone nearby. He would immediately hold her tightly in his arms.

Looking at her delicate and strong, he was filled with joy and sorrow, and he was full of feelings.

Before. He thought he could protect her if he was strong enough, and now he realized that no matter how strong he was. Some of the pain was still not enough for her. For example, sickness. All he could do was accompany and encourage.

But for Xizhen, this is enough, she has been independent since she was a child, and she doesn't even like others to care too much about herself, she is not a dependent person.

Xi Zhen knew very well that although her illness could be alleviated by medicine, it could not be cured by medicine, and this illness was the same as her serious illness last year, but it became more and more severe.

Now. Not only at night, but also during the day, she wore that little wooden box on her body all the time.

Because. She knew very well that the mission she had crossed over was still a long way from being completed, however, she had to complete it, no matter how much risk she had to go through, and she didn't want to die before she could complete it.

After drinking a small bowl of red date millet porridge, she felt some strength in her body, and hurriedly got up and got out of bed.

This time, she was finally able to walk normally again, but her head was still a little dizzy.

She looked outside, where the midday sun was shining warmly on the earth, leaving dazzling circles of light.

"I want to sit down with flowers, will you come?" Shen Xizhen asked Chu Zihou.

"Of course." Chu Zihou said with a smile on his face, and walked side by side with her towards the garden.

"I want to go back to the palace in the afternoon." Xi Zhen said.

"Don't you have one more day off?" Chu Zihou asked with concern. Looking at her much thinner face, he felt a pang of distress for no reason.

"No, I've been lying at home for almost a month, and I'm ashamed to think about it. By the way, what's the big deal in the palace lately? ”

"Some time ago, I caught another batch of greedy. Dirty officials, now all walks of life are advocating integrity, so the atmosphere outside is very good. "Chu Zihou.

"That's good! Only when people have a sense of honesty and anti-corruption can the country have a healthier and more progressive atmosphere. ”

"Ah Zhen, your body...... Do you know the symptoms? Chu Zihou asked again.

He had asked the doctor who had diagnosed her, but the doctor could not tell the cause of her illness.

"I understand, I can only adjust slowly." Xi Zhen's eyes suddenly covered with a faint sadness.

If only she knew.

"In that case, you might as well ask the emperor for your resignation and recuperate at home for a while."

"No, that's the farthest thing I think." Xi Zhen said busily.

Seeing her suddenly so nervous, he was a little puzzled.

"I want to work, I can't be idle, so I want to do something while I can still do something for Xiguo." She explained.

"You're a very ideal girl, different from others!" Chu Zihou saw the firm will flashing in her eyes, and did not say any more words of opposition. (To be continued......)