In the bright spring of Jinxiang Palace, the finely carved window lattices, and piles of cases, the green trees gently swaying in the wind add a bit of vitality and warmth to everything.

Jing Niang walked through the study, and saw Zuo You and other ministers looking up at her slightly, and they were speechless to each other, she silently walked in and came to the "secret room" inside. This room was jokingly called the secret room by the palace because it did not have large windows and placed some of the emperor's personal belongings.

The door was not closed, and Guo Shao seemed to be waiting for someone to meet.

Jing Niang stepped into the threshold and was about to salute and speak, when she saw that he was sitting in front of a pair of full-body plate lock armor, and he was personally wiping the shoulder armor of the armor with a handkerchief...... After all, there are too many people working in the palace, and the emperor really doesn't need to do such trivial things.

Jing Niang's etiquette words didn't come out of her mouth, and she couldn't help but look at Guo Shao.

This room only has a small window, and the location is very high, so the lighting is not good. A ray of light came in through the small window, and the light seemed like a fog, making the quiet wooden house seem to be shrouded in a halo of mist.

On the wall hangs a large colorful map, the territory controlled by Daxu is dyed in yellow, and on the table next to the map is a wooden model of the Mulan ship offered by the Southern Han people. In this situation, the scene of Guo Shao wiping his armor made Jing Niang suddenly feel the burning ambition of this man...... Even in such a quiet cabin.

Jing Niang's heart tightened, as if she was touched by something. In fact, she didn't even have the slightest interest in how much territory the Great Xu Dynasty had, in Jing Niang's heart, the wealth of the royal family had been spent, and the glory and wealth had reached the extreme, and she couldn't even understand why the emperor was so enthusiastic about expansion and enterprising!

However, the ambitious Guo Shao made her a little obsessed, and she didn't know the reason at all, maybe it was his focused eyes, the eyes that looked at the armor that had been put on the battlefield, Jing Niang felt some feelings from him. She wasn't interested in anything, but the man who did harbor that kind of thing was very interested.

"Jing Niang." Guo Shao turned his head to look at her, pressed the handkerchief that had just wiped his armor to his mouth, coughed lightly, and then stuffed it into his sleeve pocket.

Jing Niang came back to her senses at this time, her movements were a little flustered, and she hurriedly hugged her fists and said: "The concubine is in the edict to meet Your Majesty." ”

Guo Shao nodded, and pointed to a waist round stool covered with futons next to the table: "Sit down." ”

Jing Niang stepped forward as she said, and couldn't help but whisper: "Your Majesty is unwell? ”

Guo Shao frowned slightly and said: "It's just a little uncomfortable, but people are like this, as long as there is a little discomfort in one place, it will affect the whole physical and mental mood." ”

At this moment, a stoutly dressed eunuch walked to the door, and Jing Niang was often very comfortable with the eunuchs of the Inner Servant Province in the court, and recognized it as Yang Shiliang.

"Slave and maid knock to your majesty." Yang Shiliang knelt down and kowtowed when he came in, this action made Jing Niang feel that her respect was far from enough, and it didn't seem entirely wrong for someone to say bad things behind her back that she was pampered and arrogant.

"Get up, get up." Guo Shao said casually.

Yang Shiliang got up and bowed down, he didn't dare to sit without asking him to sit, and Guo Shao didn't seem to be too lazy to speak.

Jing Niang and Yang Shiliang both stayed in this small room respectfully and were silent for a while. At this time, Guo Shao pondered for a moment and said, "Just now, I talked to Jing Niang about an uncomfortable and whole-body discomfort. The same is true of dynasties, if something goes wrong, the entire empire will be involved. ”

Yang Shiliang picked up the dust and said, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true. ”

Guo Shao's gaze swept over Jing Niang's face, his expression was solemn, and his eyes were full of perseverance; However, Jing Niang, who was always paying attention to him with a heart, saw a subtle and gentle thing in that firm eye.

Jing Niang probably understood the reason why her heartstrings fluttered occasionally, this ambitious man, a man who held the power of life and death and a violent agency, was not violent, he often showed a gentle side.

She listened intently to the magnetic low gentleness of the thick timbre:

"So I want a way to tell me what's wrong, even if it's a minor one."

Jing Niang and Yang Shiliang still didn't quite understand the emperor's holy will at this time, but they didn't rush to ask, but calmed down and listened again.

The light that came in through the small window sprinkled on his face, and the hair and the texture of the material on the white lining collar were clearly visible, and Jing Niang looked at Guo Shao in such detail for the first time.

Guo Shao's expression was calm, his eyes seemed to be a pool of deep water, and he continued, "The imperial court has the Imperial History Observatory and various famous officials, but these people may not all tell the truth. Because interests implicate ......"

He thought about it for a while, and said more specifically, "For example, the Imperial Historical Observatory and the Privy Council may have no authority to be involved with the Six Ministries, and no one can control anyone, but what if the son of a Privy Council member and a nephew of the Six Ministries are classmates, or if two officials are friends with each other?" Even when it comes to some national policies, civil officials, and even the families of civilian officials and military generals, have the same interests, so they will breathe out of one nostril...... In this world, the hardest thing to do is human affection. ”

Guo Shao paused, "I want an institution, which cannot be handed over to the Privy Council, and if I think about it, I can only entrust it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs." ”

Yang Shiliang asked cautiously: "Slave and maid, what does Your Majesty want this government office to do for Your Majesty?" ”

"That's a good question." Guo Shao praised it, and seemed to feel that Yang Shiliang, a eunuch, had a very clear mind, "The government office can be called the 'inner factory supervisor', and it is said that the country's stone and silver mountain have many links from mining, refining, shipping, refining, to minting coins, and how many coins have been minted." I must send my own men to monitor these links to avoid the loss of coins.

The bright and dark must be placed in people's hands, after all, the eyeliner placed in the light is easy to be strictly guarded against. The people used are not limited to the eunuch palace people, and some fine undercover agents can be cultivated. ”

Guo Shao said quietly, "From minting money to sea trade money, the royal treasury is the largest shareholding, and I have enough reasons to send someone to supervise it...... Moreover, ministers such as the Privy Council, the Government Council, and the Cabinet Auxiliary also have shares in the Haimao Bank; However, they can't meddle in these matters, so they can't control their own profits. If I come forward to restrain and control and supervise and ensure the legitimate income of the bank, this is also something that the ministers are happy to see. ”

"People are often willing to see things that are consistent with their own interests," he said. ”

Yang Shiliang nodded solemnly and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is strategic, strategizing!" ”

Jing Niang finally couldn't help but speak: "Your Majesty's words, I want to monitor all parts of Iwami Silver Mountain to the inner library and Qianzhuang...... What does that have to do with 'the son of the Privy Council, the nephew of the Rokubu Squire'? ”

When Yang Shiliang heard such straightforward words, he couldn't help but look sideways, looking stunned. Jing Niang sat very calmly on the waist round stool.

Sure enough, Guo Shao didn't mean to blame, he looked very cautious, and was silent for a moment before he said in a deep voice, "'Banking Supervisor' is just an entry point, a reason. The duties of the 'Internal Factory Supervisor' are more than that, do you know what the Privy Council Soldier Cao Si is doing, and what methods are he doing? ”

Jing Niang and the others nodded like chickens pecking rice, and after a while, Yang Shiliang seemed to come back to his senses, which was not in line with etiquette, and hurriedly said: "Go back to Your Majesty, the slave understands." ”

Guo Shao's eyes became brighter, and he looked at them and said, "That's what you do!" The difference is that your target is not abroad, but internally! All kinds of people, all kinds of places...... All industries and levels. ”

He paused for a moment and continued: "This government office does not need to be interfered with by the Privy Council and any other official office, including the accounts, and it does not have to be made public, but only to report to me and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. ”

After hearing this, Jing Niang inadvertently found that Yang Shiliang's expression was extremely nervous and solemn, and at this time Jing Niang also realized: The so-called "inner factory supervisor" may be more dangerous and more hidden than Bing Cao Si. Because infighting is often more brutal than war.

Jing Niang asked, "If you need to get information out of someone else's mouth, can you arrest and interrogate the target?" ”

Guo Shao thought for a while before he said: "The inner factory supervisor can only inquire about the news and collect evidence, and has no right to torture." But ......"

Jing Niang and Yang Shiliang both listened attentively.

Guo Shao picked up a pamphlet and opened it, and said quietly: "But you can place people in Dali Temple and the Criminal Department, and if you need to confess, you can use the hands of the Criminal Department of Dali Temple to achieve your goal." If neither the Dali Temple nor the Criminal Department can detain the people, I am afraid that the inner factory prison will not be able to move easily. ”

The two of them saluted solemnly: "Obey!" ”

"Wow, whoa!" Guo Shao tore a few pages from the booklet and put them on the table, "I have written some ideas, you can refer to them." The rest will be up to you first. I have so many things to worry about that I can't do it myself. ”

Yang Shiliang said: "Slaves and maids must do their best to share your majesty's worries." ”

Guo Shao raised the sleeves of his robe and waved it lightly, and the two of them clasped their fists and bowed at the right time: "Slaves and maids will retire." ”

Jing Niang retreated to the wooden door, and when she turned to leave, she looked inside again, and saw Guo Shao pressing on the map on the wall with one hand, and holding a brush in the other hand to depict something on it, and his face flashed in Jing Niang's eyes.

Maybe the woman is careful after all, Jing Niang accidentally noticed that there seemed to be a faint gloom in Guo Shao's eyes at this time. Moreover, his actions seem to be different from before, Guo Shao was more confident in the past, he thought that he could control the overall situation, and now what kind of internal factory supervisor is itself a means of using power to assist control?

In Jing Niang's insight, the current Guo Shao Emperor's throne is more stable, his power and prestige are greater, and his military exploits and the prestige on the throne have made his prestige reach its peak...... In the past, the general trend was only forced to be recognized by the ministers of the country, but now the emperor's martial arts have been recognized by the foreign states of the Quartet.

But why was he a little worried about it?

Jing Niang came out through the study, and after thinking about it for a long time, she still couldn't figure it out, she still shook her head, and her meaningless movements seemed to be to leave her doubts behind.