Suddenly, Xiao Dezi came in to spread the word, and the emperor read the letter alone for a while. 【Reading.com】

Ai Qing wanted to restrain the gloomy look on his face, Yan had already strode in, even if there was no one else, he knelt on the ground and saluted in a proper manner, "Long live the emperor." ”

"Brother Huang?"

After getting up, Yan wanted to say something, but he noticed the corners of Aiqing's extraordinarily red eyes, and he was extremely worried, "What's wrong with you?" What's uncomfortable? I'm going to pass on the Imperial Doctor. ”

"No, don't make a fuss." Ai Qing smiled, "You came at the right time, the two celebrities you recommended, I have already prepared an excerpt and been named a four-grade waiter." ”

"Positive four products?" Yan was deeply surprised and said, "The original intention of the younger brother is to let them be officials from the fifth grade, so that they can stay in Suiyang for a long time." ”

"This is a mistake, and if it is a talent, it cannot be buried." Aiqing smiled slightly and said, "You just listen to me." ”

"Brother Chen, I'm just worried that if you look away, it will bring you trouble."

"Even if you look away, there is still me." Aiqing walked back to the imperial case with a smile and ordered Xiao Dezi to pass down the recital and hand it over to the officials to handle.

Yan was still a little hesitant, but he was happy to follow Aiqing's will. After Jing Tingrui left, Aiqing has been diligent in handling everyone

Xiang's state affairs are as good as the government, and he is also very concerned about the lives of the people.

Especially in the northern part of the country, where natural disasters and insect pests are encountered, Aiqing did not allocate money and grain for disaster relief and exempted from taxes, but he sent ministers to inspect the reconstruction many times, in order to let the people have no worries, and the court will take care of any problems.

Disaster relief costs are too much, so it is natural to find ways to refill the national treasury. Aiqing found that officials and royal families would have a set of customary etiquette when giving many congratulatory gifts, such as the birthday of the elderly and the marriage of newborns. That is, the higher the official title, the greater the gift.

It's human, but it's a lot of money.

For example, the birthday gift that Aiqing rewarded Yan with must be gold, no matter how poor it is, it is silver and ancient jade, and if it is lower than this specification, it will not be able to take it.

The emperor still needs to pay attention to "decency", and other officials dare not make mistakes, but Aiqing feels that the courtesy is light and affectionate, even if he gives a feather fan to Yan, Yan will accept it very happily.

Therefore, it is not necessarily a valuable gift that is in line with the norm.

So, he conveyed the meaning of "no longer giving gifts according to the grade of officials" to the ministers, but everyone was joking when the emperor was joking, and no one took it seriously, until Jia Peng's eldest nephew Jia Hongxi got married, and Aiqing sent Xiao Dezi to send a pair of fresh lotus roots tied with red ribbons, and took the righteous "good couple Tiancheng" as a congratulatory gift, and everyone knew that the emperor was really here

This gift, if you want to say thin, but the emperor gave it, if you want to say that it is thick, it is really not worth a few copper plates, and it is very cold

When others saw this, they thought to themselves that the emperor only sent a pair of lotus roots, if he gave a jade bracelet, wouldn't it embarrass the emperor? As a result, the red gift list has been revised, and there are no longer priceless things, but some household things such as silk pillows, spittoons, basins, etc., and no one dares to give the usual generous gifts.

Jia Peng personally came forward to arrange the marriage for his beloved nephew, it was real money to throw money out, but now he can't even return the tea money, and he is naturally unhappy in his heart, but he can't say anything, after all, the emperor's intentions are good, and the officials and literati unanimously appreciate it

In this way, the gift list for birthdays, weddings and funerals is much lighter than usual, and the wealthy merchants in the imperial city also follow the trend and pay attention to practicality, and extravagance and waste are greatly reduced.

Aiqing is also quite frugal with herself, and she will not build any palace gardens that can be built. According to the convention, new shoes and socks are made every month, but he still has many new pairs of shoes and socks, so he does not have to make them. The same is true for other clothes, which can be worn and not made new.

This is a sum of money on the left and a sum on the right, don't look at it as a small expense, put it all together, and really save a lot of money.

However, what Yan admires the most is that Aiqing really gave Jia Hongxi a pair of lotus roots, if it is his father, I am afraid that he will have to think deeply about the stakes behind this. Because on the surface, this is a congratulatory gift for the newlyweds, but in fact, it is still for the face of the prime minister.

But Aiqing is not taboo about these things, she can do it if she wants to, she really deserves to be the true son of the dragon, and she is bold

In addition to being diligent and thrifty, Aiqing also wants to recruit talents, and almost all the officials who can be used in the last imperial examination are used, but he still wants more wise men, especially newcomers who are not afraid of the stubborn forces in the DPRK and China

Most of the so-called stubborn forces are the old ministers and princes who have served the emperor and even two generations of monarchs. They rely on their old age and high connections to make people well-connected, and sometimes they are too pretentious and too pedantic.

It is not necessarily right to have old qualifications, but where those juniors dare to go against their will, they can often only be echo worms.

On the contrary, it was those real people of insight who had offended the old ministers because of the confrontation, and had to resign and return to their hometowns. Aiqing didn't want to see this, so he wore a civilian robe and made a "micro-service private visit" in the court.

Of course, he had informed Huiyan in advance, and in case of "revealing his deeds", there must be someone to save him.

Aiqing went to the door of the political room, it was a warm afternoon, and the officials above the third grade got together to chatter about homely things, in order to tie the relationship, and the officials below the fourth grade could not interject, and they also sat together, so it was not lively.

There are only two new staff members who are meticulously copying official documents, and a big official wants to win them over, so he tells them to put down their pens and take a break, but the staff outsider said, "The lowly position is the court salary, how can you sit idle at the post?" provoked a lot of officials to be angry, scolding them for coming out of the poor countryside, and they really didn't know how to lift

Aiqing's heart was full of appreciation, and he was trying to find out the identities of the two of them, but coincidentally, Yan also wanted to recommend the two of them, saying that this was originally his guest, although he was not very old, he was very ambitious, and his literary attainments were quite high, so he could keep the capital.

This is exactly what I want

Unexpectedly, Aiqing immediately played it, and drafted the edict non-stop, which scared Yan.

This speed is also too fast, originally to promote officials, you have to step by step to the detailed examination, character, knowledge, qualifications, ancestral background, etc., until the Ministry and the Prime Minister confirm that they are correct, before they can be appointed.

However, after Aiqing explained what he had seen and heard, Yan couldn't help but feel that the "micro-service inspection" was really a good trick to save a lot of time, and he was originally a little worried about whether the emperor would be recognized, which would hurt the dignity of the emperor, after all, the emperor pretended to be a guard.

However, apparently Aiqing is very smart and knows when to retreat, and no one can recognize him. Also, the eyes of those high-ranking officials have always been on the door of their heads, so how can they pay attention to a soldier guarding the door?

"Brother Huang, your method is really good" Yan couldn't help but praise Aiqing again and again, "Brother is extremely impressed"

"Don't laugh at me, this is just a little trick, I learned it from Prince Yong'an Yongyu." Aiqing couldn't help but laugh when she talked about these two baby brothers.

He didn't notice that An Ping was frowning, and his face was not good, as if he had heard the name of the Great Demon King of the Mixed World.

"Now the front line is full of good news, Brother Huang, you can rest assured." Yan smiled and said, "You have to eat well and rest." ”

"Hmm."

Although Aiqing also smiled and nodded, he was still a little worried in his heart, he didn't know when Jing Tingrui would come back?

All he could do now was write a secret letter full of sweet words and send the Iron Eagle Swordsman to Rarity in the distance to pour it out

The meaning of lovesickness in the heart .......

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The bright moonlight illuminated the sea, shining with countless silver rays, like the stars in the sky, shining like mercury.

A lavish Summer King's Ship anchored in the Silver Sea, and as the waves rose and fell, it was extremely tranquil away from the battle zone ahead.

On the deck of the ship, there were Shengguo's soldiers patrolling, and some people were talking to each other without knowing what they were talking about.

A dinghy, covered with white linen, silently approached the king's ship along the waves, until it was close enough, and an iron hook with a thick rope was shot from the quiver, and it plunged into the wall of the ship with a "thud".

Some soldiers seemed to hear the noise, but they only looked left and right before they were done. It's so cold that it's better to breathe hot air on your frozen hands.

The dinghy slowly approached the huge belly of the boat by means of a rope, and then, with a white linen cover, lifted a corner, a man dressed in a night coat, his face covered with a black cloth, and his only black eyes were colder than the winter sea breeze, staring motionlessly at the sentry on the lookout.

No one noticed the movement, the killing was carried out in silence, and the man in black flew onto the side of the ship, as light as a puff of black smoke.

And as soon as he went up, he quickly took down the three heads with extremely fast swordsmanship.

There were thirty-seven men on the deck of the ship, all of whom had been trained by Abta, and they were accustomed to facing a strong enemy, or an army of thousands of troops, each of whom could fight with one as ten

But now there was only one opponent, and their faces were full of horror, but they were at a loss for what to do with their weapons, and they could only watch the glittering silver light streak through everyone like a meteor, and the deck was suddenly full of blood, which was unbearable.

The other two people who came up from the dinghy ran straight to the captain's room. Suddenly, the figure of the man in black flashed, as if he had disappeared into the night.

At the same time, the jewel-encrusted tables and chairs in the cabin were overturned, and a girl, almost naked, was weeping bitterly as she hugged her mother's bloodied corpse

In front of her were two strong Shengguo generals, one holding a sharp knife in his hand and the other holding a rope, and their request was very simple, that is, let the girl choose one of the two and break it herself

"I'm the princess of Xia Kingdom, how dare you do this to me?" Gigil roared hoarsely, "My father will not spare you"

"Your father? Don't forget, since you have married our king, King Abuta, who has given his life for the country, you should be buried as a princess as a sign of loyalty."

The military general looked extremely impatient and said, "If you don't have the guts, we'll help you finish it."

"You ......"

Jigil stood up tremblingly, "Don't think that one of my daughters doesn't know what bastard's loyalty is?" You are worried that Abuta will be defeated and that the Shengguo will be slaughtered by the Dayan navy. At this time, you must not lose the support of my father, you want me to die here, so that the marriage between the two countries can continue, your heart is so vicious to force me to death, and then to force those innocent people outside, this battle my father did not want to fight, if it were not for my marriage to Abuta......"

"It's good that you understand, that's all it takes, there's no need for you to hide it, you're right, the king is dead, and your father will definitely recruit you to go back and marry his prince so that you can reunite the army. Anyway, the alliance with our Shengguo is over. But if you are buried here for the sake of the king, your father and king cannot say that the marriage is invalid, right? ”