"Everyone, Aiqing, step aside." Yun Xi praised Su Shen a few more words and asked them to step back.

Huang Huai, Zhou Yuan, and Su Shen bowed and saluted, and they were about to retreat. But Yunxi suddenly said: "Jiangning County ordered Zhou Yuan to stay." ”

Huang Huai's figure paused, but he still agreed and retreated with Su Shen. Chen Ji also bowed and left the room.

"Zhou Qing." Yun Xi smiled.

Zhou Yuan's heart was suddenly relieved when he heard Yun Xi's salutation. Yun Xi's habit of addressing people has been figured out by everyone, and the title of 'surname + Qing' is relatively close, which at least shows that it is not a bad thing to keep yourself.

"Aiqing handled this case well." Yun Xi continued: "Aiqing can calm people's hearts after learning about this, so that although the police officers of the Xicheng Police Station are full of righteous indignation, they still perform their duties and are not abandoned to their duties, which is good. ”

In this case, it is normal for Zhou Yuan not to lead someone to forcibly rush into the Fan Pavilion, after all, the Fan Pavilion is one of the official offices of the Ministry of Rites, and it is a big crime to rush into the official office; It is normal for him to report this matter to Huang Huai, after all, he can't deal with it anymore, and it is natural to tell the higher-level yamen.

But it is good to be able to deal with the case very calmly after learning about it, and not delay other things. For the grassroots yamen at the county level, the case of the police being injured and involving foreign envoys is already a big deal, and it is not something that anyone can do to properly appease the people and let everyone perform their duties.

"Your Majesty has praised it falsely, this is just the duty of the minister, and it should not be praised by Your Majesty." Zhou Yuan bowed and said.

"You've done a good job this time, and I'm sure I'll reward you." Yun Xi ignored his words and continued.

Zhou Yuan was about to be humble a few more words, but Yun Xi suddenly said something else: "Zhou Qing, I remember that you are a jinshi in the second year of Jianye, and at the end of that year, you were dismissed because you were involved in the refuge of the ruffian bullies in Jiangning County, and you were selected as Jiangning County Cheng when the officials were elected; Another year later, Jiangning County ordered Yue Zhongmian to be promoted to a member of the military department, and you were promoted to a county commander. Since the end of the third year of Jianye, you have been the commander of Jiangning County for three years, and it is time to change your position at the beginning of next year. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhou Yuan was a little strange that Yun Xi remembered his resume so clearly as a small Liupin Jing County magistrate.

"I have also seen your evaluations in the past three years, all of them are middle and upper, and Huang Huai has also praised you to me."

"This is Lord Fu Yin's award." Zhou Yuan said again.

"Zhou Qing, do you know that I was a little surprised when I learned that your evaluation was so high. After all, the first time I saw you, I didn't have a good impression of you. Yun Xi remembered the situation when he first met Zhou Yuan and said.

"Your Majesty, the minister's family is not good, but his parents insist on letting the minister study, and after three or four years of reading, the minister has emptied the family foundation, so he has to ask the minister's uncle to let the minister's uncle study. Chen's uncle's family was more affluent, and the minister seemed smarter at that time, thinking that if he could provide for the promotion of people or even Jinshi, it would be beneficial for his family, so he agreed. ”

After all, the minister's uncle and the minister's mother are brothers and sisters, and they still love the minister; The aunt didn't want to provide for the ministers to study anymore, and wanted the uncle to send the ministers back. ”

"As a last resort, in order to continue studying, he looked around for ways to make money. The minister has been proficient in poetry since he was a child, although he is not as good as poetry like His Majesty, but he finally has some fame, and the literary club in the capital is willing to let the minister participate. ”

"The minister was very embarrassed at that time, and in order to make money, he could only say something against his will. ......, please ask Your Majesty to punish him. Zhou Yuan finally knelt down and said.

When Yun Xi met Zhou Yuan for the first time, what Zhou Yuan did was not honorable. At that time, it was still the first year of Jianye, one day Yun Xi went out of the palace to go to the country to monitor and inspect, on the way back I heard that a literary meeting was held on the shore of Mochou Lake to meet friends with poetry, at that time Yun Xi was still very interested in pretending to be a famous poet and went, chartered a boat on the lake, and after hearing the title, he 'composed' a poem and sent it to the host of the literary meeting, thinking that 'the emperor anonymously participated in the literary meeting and won the first place' This kind of thing is also a good story after it comes out.

But I didn't expect that the purpose of this literary meeting was to make a person surnamed Hu popular, and the money for the literary meeting was also from this person, although Yun Xi's words were better than the poems written by the person who asked someone to catch a knife, but it was still rated second by the host Zhou Yuan and Hanlin who invited him to evaluate the poems.

At that time, Yun Xi was not in a good mood. Anyone who makes a poem that is the first in the end will not be happy to be rated second. However, he is the emperor after all, and he will not say it on the spot, which is not good for his reputation, but his impression of Zhou Yuan and that Hanlin will naturally not be good, thinking that their character is not good. At that time, Zhou Yuan was just a showman, and he wouldn't be as knowledgeable as Zhou Yuan, but after he went back, he masturbated that Hanlin.

Although no one knew that Yun Xi also participated in that cultural meeting at that time, the matter slowly spread out, and it became widely known in the capital, and it became one of the allusions that locals must tell when leading outsiders to visit Mochou Lake.

However, that incident has passed, and Yun Xi also sent Jinyi Wei to investigate after learning that Zhou Yuan was an official, and learned that Zhou Yuan's life was very difficult at that time, and in addition to saying a few insincere words when holding a literary meeting, he was very good on weekdays, and that bad impression slowly disappeared.

"Zhou Qing doesn't have to be like this, I also heard that your life was embarrassing at that time, and I can understand what you did." Yun Xi smiled.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for forgiving your sins." Zhou Yuan said again.

"Then there is no need to forgive any sin. And I'm still a little curious, what happened to the person you were trying to hold at that time? Yun Xi asked with some interest.

Hu Xuan was naturally very unhappy at the time, but later learned that the poem was made by His Majesty, and he was very frightened, and he did not see His Majesty investigate it for a long time before he put his mind at ease. But after that, his reputation was not good, and no one dared to praise him anymore. He also failed to be promoted to the middle school and is still studying at home. ”

"Compared to him, the minister's luck is good. Although the minister was the host at that time, people's eyes were focused on Mei Hanlin and Hu Xuan, who evaluated the poems, and the minister was not well known. Zhou Yuan said with some joy.

Yun Xi asked a few more questions, and Zhou Yuan answered them one by one.

After saying this, the separation between Yunxi and Zhou Yuan seems to be not so big. Yun Xi asked him to sit beside him, and asked, "I remember that you are from Liyang County, Yingtianfu, and although you have lived in the capital for a long time, you will return to your hometown to live for a few months every year. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Your family is also from a farming family, and you used to farm."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"That's good." Yun Xi smiled and said, "I said that I would reward you. It just so happens that you have been serving as the commander of Jiangning County for three years, and it is time to transfer. After the New Year, I will appoint you to an official position, which is just right for you. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhou Yuan said immediately.

"Sit down. I haven't decreed yet, and I don't need you to bow as you did. Yun Xi said again: "Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it is almost noon at this time, so I will not delay you and your family to eat, so you can go back." ”

Zhou Yuan was about to salute, Yun Xi remembered something again, and said: "The reason for reappointing you as another official is because you were in the middle and upper grades in the previous three years, and your past resume is very suitable for the official position I want to appoint you, so it is not a reward for this case." I will reward you. ”

"Zhou Yuan listened to my words and gave you a piece of silk and satin, and a set of pen, ink, paper, and inkstone."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhou Yuan knelt down and said.

Yun Xi nodded, said a few more words to him, and told him to step down.

But as soon as he retreated, Yun Xi immediately said to the eunuch Lu Yi beside him: "You go back and tell Qin Song, the commander of Jinyiwei, the commander of Jinyiwei, in detail about the conversation between me Shicai and Zhou Yuan, you can't make any mistakes, especially the part where I told him about things five or six years ago, you can't miss a word." As for the sake, Qin Song knew what I was going to ask him to do. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Lu Yi bowed and bowed, then retreated.

The reason why Yun Xi left Zhou Yuan today and said so much to him was of course for a purpose. First, Zhou Yuan does have the ability to do it, which is worth reusing, and he left him in the palace to talk to him personally, so that he can have the idea that he is valued, which can encourage him to work harder in the future. The things that Yun Xi wants to hand over to him are very important, and they must be very attentive officials. Second, it is also to send a signal again.

Yun Xi has always believed that officials who are inferior but have great political skills are much more useful to the country than officials who are noble but have no political talents at all, and the latter is good for window dressing, but it is bound to be mistaken and negatively affected the country when used to be practical officials.

In particular, he has been carrying out reforms all these years, and officials who have no administrative skills do not know what to do in the face of many government affairs that do not even have precedents to follow, and they either mess around or delay things, causing many problems. Only very talented officials can get things done. Yun Hee also wants to promote such a person.

But the problem is that Confucianism believes that virtue is above talent, that people without virtue and talent cause greater harm than people without virtue and talent, and also opposes people without virtue as officials.

Yun Xi had previously promulgated the "Decree on Promoting Talents", allowing officials in various places to nominate talented people as officials, and the localities also nominated some talented people. But there are not many such people, and most of the people elected by the local government are virtuous but not necessarily talented.

Yun Xi knew that releasing the "Decree of Virtue" again would not solve this problem, so he had to use other methods. Zhou Yuan did things against his will in order to make money in the literary meeting that ordinary people did not know or understand, but the officials knew very well that he had always been regarded as a person with a loss of personal morality because of those things, and was despised by many civil officials.

Yun Xi personally talked to him and mentioned the events of the year and said that he did not mind, which was enough to make the officials understand their attitude: they were willing to reuse those who were talented but not virtuous, so that more officials in the DPRK would recommend talented people who were virtuous but had a loss of virtue according to the concept of this era.

Yun Xi finished thinking about this matter, glanced sideways, and saw that it was already past the beginning of noon, stood up and asked Wang Xi to straighten his clothes, and instructed him: "I want to go to Kunning Palace for dinner, although the queen should also know that I will definitely go to her for dinner at noon, but I also say that it is good." ”

After saying this, he said as if he was joking with himself: "Fortunately, when I was waiting for the investigation of the attack on the police and the arrest of Lu Mingbo and Li Guan, I had already received the rest of the envoys of Fanguo, otherwise I would have to delay lunch." ”

Wang Xi agreed, whispered a few words to the two little eunuchs when Yun Xi walked out of the hall, and hurriedly followed.

Of course, Xi Yao was not surprised that Yun Xi would come to her for lunch break at noon today, and she was not in a hurry after hearing the words of the little eunuch, she finished ordering everything at hand, and estimated that Yun Xi was about to arrive and go to the palace gate to greet her.

When she walked to the gate of the palace, Yun Xi also arrived, and Xi Yao hurriedly saluted: "The concubine has seen the official family. ”

"Just call the husband, there are no outsiders here." Yun Hee smiled and helped her up.

Xi Yao also stood up with a smile and said to him, "Husband, what are you going to eat at noon today?" ”

"The husband remembered that there were some dried corn kernels and peanuts left yesterday, and asked the imperial dining room to fry the rest. The rest of the dishes are made as Sichuan cuisine, but instead of Sichuan pepper or pepper, use chili pepper instead. ”

"Chili? The concubine remembered that she tasted the chili pepper yesterday, but it was so spicy that I was afraid that Min'er would not be used to it when she used it for cooking, and it would also affect the taste of the original dish. ”

"You don't know this, Sichuan cuisine is best made with chili peppers, not peppercorns or peppercorns. But yes, Xiyi and Min'er may not be used to it. Half of the dish is Sichuan cuisine with chili peppers, and the other half is a normal dish. Yun Xi said.

The little eunuch hurriedly went to deliver the order, and Yun Xi and Xi Yao walked into the palace hand in hand.

There has been no snow these days, and the weather is cold and Min'er naturally won't play outside, but when she heard that Yun Xi was coming, she immediately trotted over: "Daddy! ”

"Hey!" Yun Xi picked her up and said with a smile: "Were you naughty in the morning?" You're going to be naughty. ”

"Nope." Min'er grinned and said, "In the morning, grandma and eldest aunt and little aunt entered the palace to see her mother and second aunt, and Min'er and her three younger brothers also accompanied her mother and second aunt to talk to grandma. ”

"And Min'er isn't just naughty!" Min'er retorted again: "Grandma and eldest aunt and little aunt have always praised Min'er for being a quiet and good child. ”

"That's when they're embarrassed to say you." Yun Xi smiled: "When Daddy talks to others, he will never say that other people's children are naughty, even if that child is more naughty than you." ”

Min'er said something dissatisfied, Yunxi smiled and comforted her a few words, and put her down.

After that, Yun Xi saw that no one else could hear it, and said to Xi Yao, "Mother-in-law came this morning?" What was said? ”

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