Xiao Xuan was busy with Yeluting's marriage, and felt very tired, in the selection of the marry, Xiao Sui made concessions, Yeluting did not want to be virtuous to marry, but hoped that her own nurse and a little slave who had served her since childhood would go to Xixia with her, because she didn't want to have a caring speaker in a place where she was not familiar with life.

Xiao Sui felt that Yeluting was very reasonable, and was embarrassed to reject her request, so she had to leave Xian Shi behind. To be honest, she is also reluctant to be released. Although, the outside spread the news of Xiao Hengde and Xianshi, and the princess of Yue Kingdom also had a lot of trouble with Xiao Hengde because of this, but Xiao Yu thought that no matter how good the two were, they would never threaten the relationship between the princess and the concubine. Xianshi is very smart, she knows how many catties and taels she has, she has always been cautious in the palace, cautious and meticulous. Since Kang Yanxin left, she has almost filled her vacancy, and she seems to be able to understand other people's minds very well, and can realize what she needs between the smiles of others. Of all the slaves, Xian Shi was the most able to grasp her intentions and did his best to prepare everything for her and make her calm. These were previously only possible with snow geese and Kang Yanxin.

During the days when Xian Shi served Yeluting, Xiao Sui felt very inconvenient in life, and once thought about letting Kang Yanxin return to him. Therefore, as soon as she was done with Jerodin's business, she summoned her back.

I haven't seen him for half a year, Kang Yanxin has lost weight and is dark.

Xiao Sui said: "How did Wang Jizhong do it? It's only been a few days since you've tortured our big beauty like this? See how I clean him up. ”

Kang Yanxin said: "Queen Mother, he didn't torture slaves. ”

Xiao Sui said: "Nonsense, they are all thin like this, and they still say good things for him?" ”

Kang Yanxin said: "The slave didn't say good things for him, the slave and the maid have lost some weight, but they are stronger, and now, the slave and maid can eat five or six big beard cakes at a meal, plus a pot of mutton soup." ”

Xiao Sui said: "Really? ”

Kang Yanxin smiled: "Really, the Queen Mother doesn't believe it, touching the slave's arm, isn't it much stronger and more powerful?" ”

Xiao Xuan stretched out his hand and touched it, and said with a smile: "Eh, it's really much thicker, this is all dug out of the soil?" ”

Kang Yanxin said: "Actually, digging is not so tiring, just survive the first few days." ”

Xiao Sui said: "Wang Jizhong is a bastard, I asked you to be a deputy pacification envoy, why did he treat you as a coolie?" ”

Kang Yanxin said: "It's not his idea, it's the slave and maid who want to do it themselves." ”

Xiao Sui said: "Isn't this a pillar used as rotten wood? ”

Kang Yanxin said: "The slave maid doesn't think it, in fact, the slave maid is just a supervisor there, and there is little real hands." ”

Xiao Sui said: "I heard that Wang Jizhong is very popular with the people there, isn't it? ”

Kang Yanxin said: "The slave admires him so much that he is so impressed. ”

Xiao Xuan smiled: "It's so powerful, tell me about it." ”

Kang Yanxin said: "Don't talk about other slaves and maids, as far as this weir pond reclamation wasteland is concerned, he has done a good job." At the beginning, everyone did not agree to build the weir pond, worried about the futility of labor, and he said that water is the lifeblood of crops, but also the lifeblood of croppers, Shanxi is mountainous, the land is barren, there is a lack of water in the mountain col, and the croppers can not survive, therefore, in the event of a disaster year, the family or flee the famine, or go up the mountain for bandits, last year the Song army coerced so many people to leave home, not that these people are afraid of the Khitans, but that they are too poor here, and they can't stay, otherwise, who will leave their homeland? If we want to retain the common people, we must solve practical problems for them, build weirs and ponds, and give them a real guarantee. ”

Xiao Sui nodded and said, "Wang Jizhong's idea is very good. ”

Kang Yanxin said: "Wang Jizhong said: The imperial court asked us to appease the people, how to pacify, first of all, let the people settle down, let them see hope, have the desire to stay, give them a stable environment, let them live in peace and quiet, not worry about life." Only when the people live and work in peace and contentment can the country be peaceful and prosperous. ”

Xiao Xuan stood up, paced, and finally looked back at Kang Yanxin and said, "Wang Jizhong did exactly what I thought, this Wang Jizhong, I didn't misunderstand him." ”

Kang Yanxin walked over and hugged Xiao Xuan and said, "Does the Queen Mother want to go out for a walk?" ”

Xiao Xuan smiled: "You still know my mind best, okay, go out for a walk." ”

Kang Yanxin helped Xiao Xuan out of the temple. The April sun has begun to shine, shining brightly and dazzlingly.

Kang Yanxin glanced at Xiao Xuan and said, "Ouch, it's such a big sun." ”

Xiao Xuan looked at Kang Yanxin and smiled: "Why are you still afraid of the sun?" ”

Kang Yanxin smiled, turned back to the palace maid behind and said, "Go and open an umbrella for the Queen Mother." ”

Xiao Xuan waved his hand and said, "No need, basking in the sun, it's very comfortable." ”

There is a large square in front of the temple, and there are several tall locust trees on the side of the square, which are blooming and fragrant.

Xiao Xuan walked over and sat down on a rock.

Kang Yanxin hurriedly said, "Queen Mother, why are you sitting on the stone?" The slave and maid went and brought a stool. ”

Xiao Sui said: "Ouch, appease the adult, why did you go to Shanxi and become such a mother-in-law?" How can I be so particular? Tell me if Wang Jizhong asked you to learn this set? ”

Kang Yanxin said: "How can he have the kung fu to ask the slave to learn this." ”

Xiao Sui said, "Then who did you learn from?" ”

Kang Yanxin did not speak.

Xiao Sui smiled: "I heard that you are often bullied somewhere, tell me who bullied you?" ”

Kang Yanxin said: "No one bullied the slave maid, the slave maid is a deputy envoy to appease. ”

Xiao Sui said again: "I heard that there is a person surnamed Zhang who is very good, and he wants to compete with my appeasement envoy, isn't it?" ”

Kang Yanxin looked up at the acacia flower and said, "Queen Mother, this acacia flower is so fragrant." ”

Xiao Xuan said with a straight face: "You don't talk to me, I am asking about the right thing, then if Wang Jizhong is half-hearted and does not follow his will, see how I clean him up." ”

Kang Yanxin hurriedly said: "Wang Jizhong is not that kind of person. ”

Xiao Sui said: "Then how can anyone say that he gets along well with the young lady surnamed Zhang?" ”

Kang Yanxin pursed his lips and said, "That's wishful thinking on the surname Zhang." ”

Xiao Xuan smiled: "Wishful thinking? I'm afraid that a slap won't make a sound, right? ”

Kang Yanxin hurriedly said: "It's true, it's really wishful thinking surnamed Zhang." ”

Xiao Sui said: "Then tell me what kind of person the surname Zhang is?" ”

Kang Yanxin said: "This surnamed Zhang is actually from Nanjing, fled to Shanxi to avoid chaos, has a lot of property, and is a scholarly family, so he is quite influential in the local area, and the Song people call him Zhang Yuanwai." There are eight children, five boys and three daughters under her knees, and the eldest daughter is named Zhang Jin, who likes Wang Jizhong wishfully. ”

Xiao Xuan smiled: "Zhang Yuan, the name is not bad, I heard that there are some talents." ”

Kang Yanxin snorted and said, "What kind of talent, isn't it just that you can play the pipa well and recite a few lines of poetry." ”

Xiao Sui said: "Not only that, but I also heard that Wang Jizhong asked people a lot of things." ”

Kang Yanxin said: "Yes, she helped Wang Jizhong design weir ponds, canals, roads, bridges, and did a lot of things. ”

Xiao Sui said: "It seems that this Zhang Ying is really not simple. ”

Kang Yanxin didn't answer, looking up at the acacia flower.

Xiao Sui said: "I heard that Wang Jizhong often goes to their house, isn't it fascinated by Zhang Jin? ”

Kang Yanxin said: "He won't be fascinated by him, he went to talk to her brother." ”

Xiao Sui asked, "What is Wang Jizhong looking for her brother for?" ”

Kang Yanxin said: "Wang Jizhong said that her younger brother is a great talent. ”

Xiao Xuan said, "What? Wang Jizhong said that her brother is a great talent? ”

Kang Yanxin said: "Yes, her younger brother's name is Zhang Jian, he is very knowledgeable, and Wang Jizhong often discusses with him when he has something. But the slave and maid thought that he was very old-fashioned, wooden and wood-brained, and his brothers and sisters were all beautifully dressed and dressed in fancy clothes, only he always wore it with him, and he was sloppy, and the slave and maid did not like it. ”

Xiao Sui smiled: "Talented people are so eccentric, and Wang Jizhong is also very eccentric, a tendon." ”

Kang Yanxin said: "At least he is not sloppy. ”

Xiao Yu burst out laughing.

Kang Yanxin said seriously: "Queen Mother, Zhang Jian is not just a tendon, he is completely dead-headed. ”

Xiao Xuan smiled: "How do you say this? ”

Kang Yanxin said: "Wang Jizhong admired his talent and asked him to come out to be an official, but he did not agree. ”

Xiao Sui said: "Is there such a thing? ”

Kang Yanxin said: "Yes. ”

Xiao Sui said: "Why? ”

Kang Yanxin said: "He said that he had to rely on his ability to gain fame, so that he could truly glorify his ancestors." Queen Mother, do you say that this person is pedantic or not? The imperial examination has not been held for many years, and he still wants to gain fame? If he doesn't take the test all the time, will he not be able to wait for a lifetime? ”

Xiao Xuan didn't speak for a long time, and finally stood up and said, "You said that this matter is really important, if you don't open a department to take scholars, you will snub the hearts of scholars." Why do these scholars shine three times and five watches, don't they just want to make a splash in the examination room and glorify their ancestors? I can't live up to their wishes. ”

Kang Yanxin said: "The Queen Mother is wise, and the opening of the department not only satisfies the wishes of scholars, but also selects and saves talents for the country." The imperial examination sprouted in the Sui Dynasty and became in the Tang Dynasty, and Tang Taizong once proudly said that the world's talents were gathered under his account and used by him. It is with the assistance of these people that there is the rule of Zhenguan. ”

Xiao Xuan stared at Kang Yanxin and said, "Okay, when did you Kang Yanxin start scheming with me?" Was it taught by Wang Jizhong? ”

Kang Yanxin said: "No, the slave maid thinks that the queen mother already has this plan in her heart, but the slave maid is just saying it for the queen mother." ”

Xiao Xuan sighed: "Open the branch to take scholars, recruit the world's talents, not to mention, that is, our Great Khitan has your grandfather Kang Moji, as well as Han Yanhui, Han Zhigu has made a lot of efforts to open up the territory of the Great Liao Kingdom, and later, there are Room Fang, Xing Baopu, Ma Dechen and others are all dragons and phoenixes among the people, and they are the pillars of the Great Khitan." Recently, the country is in an eventful season, so that the imperial examination has been abandoned, it is a pity, if you don't open the science and take scholars, I am afraid that the talents will be lost, and then who will govern the country? ”

Kang Yanxin said: "The queen mother is very worried, Wang Jizhong is often worried about this, he often talks with Zhang Jian about the selection of talents in the Southern Dynasty, saying that the Southern Dynasty emphasizes literature and suppresses the military, although the force is weak, but the government and the people are indeed very set, therefore, the national strength is very strong, standing tall, which is all thanks to the imperial examination. Under the governance of these scholars, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the people were rich and the country was strong, which is why the Southern Dynasties were defeated several times and rose rapidly. ”

Xiao Xuan said angrily: "Wang Jizhong instigated Zhang Jian to defect to the Song Kingdom? ”

Kang Yanxin hurriedly said: "No, Wang Jizhong did not let Zhang Jian defect to the Song Kingdom, but persuaded him to stay. ”

Xiao Sui said: "Why? ”

Kang Yanxin said: "Wang Jizhong said that the Queen Mother is a rare Ming monarch for a thousand years, and if Zhang Jian wants to stay, the future must be limitless." ”

Xiao Sui said: "You just speak well for him, Wang Jizhong is high-spirited." ”

Kang Yanxin said: "Wang Jizhong did say this to Zhang Jian, and he also told him that although the Southern Dynasty attaches great importance to talents, there are many talents, and if you go there, I am afraid it will be difficult to show your ambitions. ”

Xiao Xuan snorted when he heard it, and said, "According to what he said, my Great Khitan is not as good as the Song Kingdom?" ”

Kang Yanxin was stunned and didn't know how to explain.

At this time, I saw a red horse galloping up the mountain, in a blink of an eye, came to the outside of the temple, saw Xiao Xuan, jumped off the horse, shook his hand to see Xiao Xuan, and said: "Qiyu Empress Dowager, the emperor invites the Empress Dowager back to Nanjing, there is something important to discuss." ”

Xiao Sui said: "What is it that the emperor can't be the master himself, and he still has to ask about it?" ”

The person who came said: "The slave and maid don't know, and when they left, the emperor said: 'If the queen mother asks, she will say that something happened in Shanxi.'" ’”

Kang Yanxin was taken aback and looked at Xiao Sui, who said to the visitor: "You go back first, and I will go down the mountain." ”