When Ji Kang came to Qidi, the group of people could be said to be traveling day and night, and they were in a hurry to Linzi. I didn't bother with many things in the places along the way, because the military situation in front of me was urgent and time was pressing.

But this time on the way back to Jidu, it was slowly.

In the words of the Prime Minister, it is called an inspection place as if it were in the same place.

Ji Kang's inspection in Qi can be said to have promoted the people of Qi and their sense of belonging to Yan Kingdom.

Since the first old woman blocked the road and knelt down to shout grievances, and was quickly dealt with by Ji Kangrang, the county order just sent from Liaodi.

Ji Kang's patrols around Qi often encounter all kinds of grievances.

There is a lonely old man who accuses Haoqiang of bullying his daughter-in-law and beating his son to death; There were also young mothers with several children who blocked the road, accusing the former government of colluding with the local gentry to seize their own land.

Of course, there have also been two incidents of "group petitioning".

Whenever this kind of thing happens, Ji Kang will arrange for the local government and even various departments to deal with it properly.

In this way, it was used to strengthen the legitimacy and legitimacy of Yan's rule over Qidi.

The government and even various departments in Qidi were not under much pressure when Ji Kang was inspecting.

Because of these things, it can be said that they are all problems left over from the original Qi State Government.

As long as you can properly deal with these remaining problems, you can do it.

But when Ji Kang stepped into Hejian County, the situation changed in vain.

Many officials in Yandi did not use the natural excuse of "Weichen just came here" as the officials of Qidi did, and they were able to shirk all kinds of troublesome things.

The officials who govern the local area very well can't wait for Ji Kang to come quickly and stay in the places under his jurisdiction for a few more days; The local officials who have hidden dangers secretly pray to the heavens, hoping that the king will not see the bad side of the places under their jurisdiction.

Back in Yandi, there are a lot fewer things to block the road and shout grievances, but it is not nothing.

Such a situation was also expected by Ji Kang, after all, in all counties and counties of Yandi, there were supervision bureaus and intelligence bureaus. These two departments have the responsibilities of supervising local public opinion and official ethics entrusted by Ji Kang.

Ji Kang and the others occasionally encounter one or two things like shouting injustice.

Whenever something happened to shout injustice, the local officials were sweating and wanted to step forward to explain the situation to Ji Kang. But as soon as he saw Ji Kang's cold face, no one dared to step forward.

What if the king gets angry and asks people to "behead" him?

At this time, the cabinet ministers Su Dai and Jiang Qu and others brought in the personnel of the local supervisory bureau and the intelligence bureau, questioned them separately, and then checked and verified the statements of the local officials and the people who shouted grievances.

Of course, in the end, most of this kind of matter has to be handled by the superiors of local officials, so as to maintain the authority of these governments and even various departments.

In Ji Kang's arrangement, Yan Guo cannot rely on government decrees to kill people in the future, and the most important thing is to gradually transition to relying on the law to deal with various things, and finally completely achieve the ultimate goal of governing the country according to law.

However, in order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to achieve the four requirements of having a law to follow (premise), having a law to follow (the central link), strictly enforcing the law (key), and prosecuting violations (strong guarantee).

No matter how slow the journey was, in late August, Ji Kang and his party still came to Wuyang, the lower capital.

When Ji Kang entered the mansion of his eldest brother Ji Xi, it was already afternoon.

The eldest brother Ji Xi and the eldest sister-in-law Ji Dai took Ji Kang's three-year-old nephew Ji Dan to greet them.

Ji Kang didn't pretend at all, stepped forward and hugged Ji Dan, and teased a few words first. Then he asked the attendant to order Wang Cong to take out a lot of food that Congqi had brought to his nephew, and immediately made his nephew Ji Dan very happy.

A fairy tale of "uncle is the best" made Ji Kang very happy to hear it.

After everyone came to the front hall, Ji Kang took a seat.

The eldest sister-in-law, Ji Daishi, took Ji Dan to the backyard with interest, leaving the two brothers to talk.

The eldest brother Ji Xi said excitedly to Ji Kang: "Your Majesty, my Yan Kingdom has occupied Qi land this time, and finally realized the wishes of the previous kings. Since then, it seems that I, the Yan Kingdom, will gradually unify the world according to your vision. ”

Ji Kang said to his eldest brother Ji Xi: "Big brother, occupying Qi is only the first step in the development of my Yan Kingdom, and there are still many situations and difficulties we face next. At this time, it is not the time for my Yan Kingdom to celebrate. ”

"Your Majesty, what you say is very true." Ji Xi dared to hurriedly say.

Ji Kang looked at Ji Xi and said to Ji Xi: "Big brother, I came this time to tell you that you and your sister-in-law took your nephew Ji Dan back to Jidu with me." My personal idea is for you to assist Zongzheng Ji Ming and manage my clan surnamed Ji, what do you think? ”

Ji Xi is Ji Kang's eldest brother after all, and it is impossible not to use it in Wuyang.

Just as his father Ji Ming confessed to Ji Kang on his deathbed: "Half a year later, recall your eldest brother Ji Xi's family, which also makes everyone in the world praise you for your kindness to your brother." ”

Ji Kang still has to listen to his father's words, after all, this is very good for his reputation.

Besides, in Ji Kang's future planning, it is better to have a person close to him to manage everything such as the royal family, the gate lords and nobles. After all, outsiders can't get involved in this piece.

Ji Xi thought for a while, bowed down and said to Ji Xi: "The ministers obey the king's edict." ”

Just when Ji Kang and his eldest brother Ji Xi were discussing the affairs of Yan Kingdom in Wuyang.

In the palace of Jidu Wang, Ji Kang's three wives were also in the gazebo in the garden, each holding a little baby and talking.

Qingmei looked at her daughter who was sleeping in her arms, and said to Queen Su Ya and Qingzhu:

"Both of you have bore a son to the king. As far as my stomach is not angry, I have added a girl to the king. ”

Speaking of this, he looked up and saw that the attendants and palace maids around him were outside the pavilion, and they couldn't hear their own voices.

But he still lowered his voice and said to Su Ya and Qingzhu: "The Queen Mother saw that I gave birth to a girl, and I found that she was very unhappy. I don't know if the king is back, do you like this child? ”

Queen Su Ya was a little reserved and did not speak, while Qingzhu pouted and said:

"Qingmei, it's okay! The three of us have all heard the king say this, "A daughter is a little coat of my father", if you give birth to a daughter, the king will definitely be happy, so don't show off! ”

Qingmei is very unkind to Qingzhu, who has grown up with her since she was a child.

"I don't think you're sincere! You gave birth to a son, so you are naturally proud, and you are still talking cool here. ”

Qingzhu's eyes widened, and he was about to refute.

Queen Su Ya, who was breastfeeding Ji Hua, hurriedly said to the two:

"You two are okay, why are you arguing here? Didn't the king say that? The so-called word "good" means that only when you have a daughter and a son can you be called "good"! ”

"You both graduated from Xiangping College, who doesn't know that Xiangping College has always advocated equality between men and women, according to the king's words, that is, "women can hold up half the sky", is it interesting for you two to argue about this? ”

Hearing Queen Su Ya say this, Qingzhu and Qingmei immediately shut up. The two still have a lot of respect for Su Ya, the queen, after all, this is also the rule of the royal family.

Su Ya thought about it for a while, and decided to say some things to Qingzhu and Qingmei.

"The two sisters, the king often said: Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Besides, the folk proverb also has the saying "three women in one play", not to mention that we are waiting for the inner courtyard of the palace! ”

"The king also said that it is enough for him to have three of us women in his life. From childhood to adulthood, the two of you know better than I do, and you have always done what you say, and there is no lie. ”

"From now on, the three of us will follow the king for the rest of our lives! Now there are many princes in the world, and the war is non-stop. The fate of these people in our royal family is also closely related to the Yan Kingdom. ”

"The king has a lot of things to deal with, especially the affairs of the state. The affairs of the backyard of the palace, the Queen Mother does not care much now. It seems that from now on, it will be the three of us sisters who will manage and deal with it. ”

"We must straighten out and manage the affairs of this harem, and don't distract the king anymore. Didn't you notice that the king has always been cautious and cautious with the three of us! ”

"As long as we are in the palace, the three of us sleep, and the king will come next to each other, one person for a day, and never favor that person. Even when eating, we are served with vegetables, all of which are one person and one chopstick, and they are always average. ”

"What the king has done to the three of us is that he must want to tell us a truth, you two tell me, what is it?"

Qingzhu thought for a while and said, "Yes! No matter who the king gave to the three of us, it was in triplicate, and he never favored anyone or gave more gifts to whomever he wanted. He's telling all three of us that he's fair to all three of us. ”

Hearing this, Qingmei didn't speak, but nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Su Ya continued: "Yes, it is through these things that the king wants to tell the three of us that he is the same for the three of us, that is, the position of the three of us in his heart is fair and equal. ”

"I only hope that the three of us sisters don't guard against this and that, as long as we take care of the affairs in the palace, and don't let the king bother. You say, "Is that so?" ”

Qingzhu and Qingmei listened to it, and they were all together.