Xiangxuehai is not far from the palace, and you can reach it through an avenue of about 500 meters and paved with bluestone. The environment here is quiet, on both sides of the road, countless exotic flowers and plants, rare trees, rockery and strange stones are hidden in the meantime, and there are small pavilions with exquisite shapes and different materials every other section, seats, stone lamp holders, incense stands and other things. Not far away, a meandering stream flows slowly, lined with cherry trees.

The minions were all following from a distance, Kangxi pulled Shuyun in front, and said slowly as he walked: "Concubine Yi, I didn't want you to interfere in this matter, so I was going to let Li Dequan do it directly." ”

"Then why did you change your mind again?" Kangxi is a very decisive person, and what he likes most is that Qiangang is autocratic, so he rarely changes the things that have been decided. Shuyun was a little puzzled by this.

"Let Li Dequan go, mainly because I am afraid that you will make too many enemies, when you asked yesterday, I thought about it again, you will have to manage the entire harem in the future, and it is good to take this opportunity to establish your prestige. There are I on the left and right, and if someone is really dishonest, I will not tolerate it, and I will always be able to protect you. The words were sonorous, and Kangxi said very resolutely. And the thoughts in his heart are rarely explained to others in such detail, that is, they are often like this when facing Shuyun.

Shuyun, who was still snorting angrily just now, involuntarily narrowed the corners of her mouth at this time, pulled her hand out of Kangxi's big hand, took the initiative to take his arm, and leaned her head on his shoulder.

"You! I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the minions. The corners of Kangxi's mouth turned up, and he smiled inappropriately, and then stretched out his other hand and doted on Shuyun's head.

"One more thing. The people in the House of Internal Affairs are becoming more and more presumptuous now, huh. These moths, I didn't give them a chance. I really thought that I didn't know what they had done, or that I was soft-hearted and didn't dare to clean them up. It's time to rectify it, and Concubine Yi can just use it. Kangxi, who was still smiling just now, said that he suddenly became murderous, and he thought he hated it very much, and he didn't know how many angry things the people of the Ludao Internal Affairs Office had done, which made Kangxi so angry, it seems that someone is going to be unlucky.

It should be said that this internal affairs office not only has great power, but also has many departments and very large and complex personnel. The main thing is that it is directly linked to the royal family.

The so-called Ministry of Internal Affairs, as the name suggests: a department that manages the affairs of the Imperial Interior. That is to say, all the affairs of the emperor's family, such as clothing, food, housing, and transportation, are undertaken by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Since it is to serve the imperial family, its members cannot use outsiders, so all the people who can enter the Internal Affairs Office are the coats of the three flags of yellow, yellow, and white led by Kangxi himself.

If something goes wrong in the Internal Affairs Office, it will naturally affect the quality of life of the royal family, so it's no wonder that Kangxi is angry.

However, from Kangxi's words, Shuyun also heard his forbearance for the Internal Affairs Office. When the emperor is still angry, he is also angry with the slaves, and this internal affairs office is also good enough.

Shuyun thought about it again and understood a little. When officials exploit the people, superior officials exploit lower-level officials. Of course, the object of exploitation by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the emperor.

Thinking of exploiting the emperor, Shuyun suddenly remembered an interesting story she had read in a book in her previous life, which was about Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty being exploited by the Internal Affairs Office.

It is said that Daoguang is very thrifty, and he uses the most ordinary office supplies. The clothes are also in addition to the dragon robe, and if they are worn out, they will be patched and then worn. It is also stipulated that except for the queen mother, emperor, and empress, meat is not allowed to be eaten on festivals. Concubines are not allowed to use cosmetics and wear splendid clothes. Like four dishes and one soup, it started at this time. Even the queen's birthday banquet for the ministers is a bowl of lo noodles per person. As an emperor. How far do you say this man has to slam the door?

And this is such a person, but he was treated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Once, Daoguang saw a minister's pants mended, and hurriedly asked how much silver it cost to mend the patch. The minister took into account that the Ministry of Internal Affairs would report the spending. After thinking twice, he said a few words in passing.

In fact, at that time, three taels of silver could make a few pairs of pants. Unexpectedly, Daoguang was furious after hearing this, and immediately summoned the head of the Internal Affairs Office, scolded him, and accused him of reimbursing thousands of taels of silver for making up a patch, which was simply unconscionable and deceitful too much.

I didn't expect the general management of the Internal Affairs Office to be straightforward - the patch on the emperor's pants was made in Suzhou, with good craftsmanship and high labor costs. Moreover, your pants are lake crepe, and it took hundreds of lake crepe to be matched with the pattern, so you can see that the most beautiful and seamless patch. In addition, the cost of escorting with bodyguards is not low......

What the? I also brought bodyguards! Daoguang was in a hurry.

That's natural, if the pants are lost, the emperor blames it, and our little lives can't be played? The southwestern section of the Grand Canal is not in good order, so it has to be guarded against. The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs calmly replied, and the more he spoke, the more reasonable he became, and he looked like he was conclusive. Daoguang didn't understand the merits of it, and he was speechless.

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs then said: "Therefore, more than a thousand taels of silver is not expensive at all. If the emperor is too expensive, we will make up in Beijing in the future, not Suzhou, it is said that the weaving office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can also be supplemented, but recently the Ministry of Internal Affairs is about to become the Qingshui Yamen, and the good craftsmen of the weaving department are almost gone, and you can always accommodate the level of craftsmanship.

When Daoguang heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand, and said in his heart that I would never dare to trouble you again in the future. Dismissal of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In the future, if Daoguang has sewing and mending work, he will find the concubines in the harem to do it.

This shows the power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Moreover, the Ministry of Internal Affairs presides over the affairs of the imperial family, which involves the palace, and the state supervision system does not supervise it, and the emperor directly supervises the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Unregulated power breeds corruption. Fail.

But it is also difficult for the emperor himself to be in charge. First of all, after leaving the Internal Affairs Office, the huge imperial family can't play, and sometimes even a strong emperor like Kangxi has to be accommodating.

Secondly, Kangxi is a good-looking person, with the respect of his master, he cares with the minions, loses his identity, and will not speak if he is not angry to a certain extent.

Moreover, those who can manage the emperor's housework are people who are closer and closer to the emperor, and when something goes wrong, most of Kangxi turns a blind eye.

It's really not easy to be an emperor, but fortunately, Kangxi is not Daoguang, not as columbly as him. So easy to fool.

Shuyun sighed in her heart, but shook Kangxi's arm with a smile on her face. Wen Sheng persuaded: "Okay, don't be angry." Angry for those minions, it's not worth it, if you make a mistake, just deal with it. ”

"Mm-hmm, I'm fine." Kangxi patted Shuyun's hand and signaled Shuyun to feel at ease.

Seeing Kangxi's face soften, Shuyun thought about it and felt that Kangxi's personality would not tell him this for no reason, although this matter was not easy to do. But Shuyun still took the initiative to ask; "Do you need me to come forward?"

Without waiting for Shuyun to finish speaking, Kangxi waved his hand to interrupt Shuyun and said, "No, these things, I will ask you to worry about them, I will arrange Fuquan to deal with them." However, the Accounting Department and the Guangchu Division are the two places, and after Fuquan is cleaned up, I want to leave it to you to take care of. Speaking of this, Kangxi stopped. As if thinking of something, he smiled and said, "This is a fat difference, and it can scrape a lot of oil and water." ”

Although Kangxi's words seem like a joke, they are certainly not untargeted. It must be that these two departments have a lot of problems, otherwise Kangxi would not have thought of taking over by himself.

However, it is not surprising that these two departments will have problems.

The Guangchu Division was in charge of the treasury of the Inner Palace, such as silver, skins, porcelain, silk, clothing, and tea.

The Accounting Department is in charge of the cashier of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the estates of the Imperial Family. and the selection and management of palace maids and eunuchs.

It's all about finances, how can it be clean.

This is no ordinary errand. It belongs to the property of the royal family in the hands of Shuyun. Shuyun knew that this was Kangxi's trust in himself, and it also showed that he had himself in his heart. When two people live together, they have to support each other. Shuyun also wants to share the burden for Kangxi, but it is not easy, no matter how offended people are, he has to help him take care of these family wealth, so that he will no longer worry about these trivial matters in the future.

So Shuyun was not hypocritical, and responded happily. also smiled and quipped: "Then I will work hard to scrape more, save up, and in the future, I can marry our son and daughter-in-law, and buy a dowry for my daughter." ”

"Hehe, then you really have to work hard, we have such sons, plus two daughters, it takes a lot." Kangxi likes this topic very much, and every time he thinks of being able to have so many children with Shuyun, he feels a burst of joy in his heart, and he is very satisfied.

"However, you don't have to take anything too seriously, as long as you can get by. Otherwise, it will be unfavorable to you, and one relaxation is the way to control it. Afraid that Shuyun would suffer a loss, Kangxi solemnly admonished again. This means that it is permissible to give some benefit to those below appropriately.

In this way, Shuyun's work content has increased again, and trouble has come unexpectedly.

In March of the thirty-first year of Kangxi, just after the fifteenth, Kangxi returned to Xiangxuehai with the impatient Shuyun, and Shuyun spent the entire New Year in the palace with Kangxi, which was also the first time Shuyun spent the New Year in the palace.

It's been a busy few months. First, he took over the palace affairs in the hands of Concubine Yi and Concubine Rong, but before they were completely straightened out, the Guangchu Division and the Accounting Division, which were cleaned up by Fuquan, were handed over to Shuyun. Inventory of the treasury, check the accounts, rearrange the personnel, add new rules and regulations For a while, Shuyun was so busy that she was dizzy, and even Tuan Tuan was pulled by Shuyun to help, and when her daughter was older, it was time to learn to be a housekeeper.

Then came the year before, Shuyun was in charge of palace affairs, and she couldn't be lazy if she wanted to, so she could only take the children back to the palace with Kangxi. Distributing annual profits, arranging palace rooms, arranging banquets, receiving clan relatives, etc., although not everything has to be done by Shuyun herself, but she is still tired enough. In addition, I have to take the time to stare at the children, nothing is as important as these baby eggs, but I can't let people take advantage of the loopholes because of a moment of chaos, fortunately, Xiaojin is here, and it is secretly taking care of it, Kangxi, who is a father, also helps to watch the children, so that Shuyun's burden is reduced a lot.

However, Kangxi didn't make a lot of trouble for Shuyun, and it didn't matter if Shuyun was busy or not, as long as he was empty, he would stick to Shuyun, either asking Shuyun to go to Qianqing Palace, or he would come to Jingren Palace upside down.

This person has added another problem now, and he is willing to let Shuyun take care of his daily life, if there is an occasional thing that Shuyun needs to deal with in person, let the minions take it first, and then he will be angry with Shuyun, Shuyun is so troubled by him that he can't do it, and now it's not that Shuyun doesn't dare to fake others anymore. However, there are some things that Shuyun really wants to stare at personally, just like drinking, Kangxi loves to drink two sips, but the amount of alcohol is poor, and he is prone to headaches when he drinks too much, and he is usually self-disciplined, only drinking a little in moderation, but during the New Year, the banquets are constant, and there are many people toasting, this person is a little uncontrollable, and the minions dare not persuade him, so he can only hand it over to Shuyun.

The months like a war had finally passed, and when she returned to Xiangxuehai, Shuyun breathed a sigh of relief.

But before Shuyun could take a breath, the Guangchu Division was found to have a problem, and the person involved was unfortunately from the family of Concubine De Wuya. (To be continued......)

PS: Daoguang's paragraph draws on historical sources, so this chapter has a bit more word count. I won't let everyone suffer.