The time entered the forty-fifth year of Wu Shi Huang, that is, in 469 BC, the fifth month of the lunar calendar. Qingji began his first large-scale patrol since he became emperor.

Qingji, who was sixty-five years old at the time, benefited from taking the elixir refined by Yin Xi, Nanrong and others, his body and bones were still extraordinarily handsome, and his physical functions and appearance were maintained in his thirties.

Whether it can prolong life or not, it is not known whether the celebration is jealous, at least the effect of those elixirs is this.

Taking advantage of the fact that his body and bones can still be tossed, Qingji plans to take a look at the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains of Great Wu, and inspect the kingdoms of the feudal domains.

This large-scale patrol, Qingji brought a lot of ministers, as well as palace laves, temple people, and guards, about more than 10,000 people, thousands of rides, mighty.

After the patrol team left Jinling, they went all the way north, crossed the ditch, and arrived at Linzi, the former capital of Qi State.

Linzi used to be the first capital in the world, with developed commerce and a large population, which can be called a place of heavy capital in the world.

Even now, Linzi is still an important economic town second only to Jinling, providing hundreds of millions of fiscal taxes for Dawu every year.

"Your Majesty, ten thousand years! Great Wu Wannian! ”

"Your Majesty, ten thousand years! Years! Ten thousand years! When the patrol team arrived in Linzi, Zhu Wenwu of Bohai County led tens of thousands of Li Shu in Linzi City to welcome them at the gate of the city.

With the solemn sound of the horn, the six imperial carriages and the imperial flag of Qingji came into view, and everyone shouted

"Your Majesty Ten Thousand Years", the scene is very magnificent. However, Qingji just lifted the curtain of the carriage, glanced at it, and didn't say anything, but let the patrol team enter Linzi City directly.

Linzi City was originally the capital of Qi State, because Qi State was descended by Lilly, so the palace of Linzi was not damaged in any way, but the gold and silver treasures in the palace were looted and fell into disrepair.

However, it doesn't matter, clean it up, and Qingji will be able to move in immediately. After entering the Linzi Palace, Qingji summoned Zhu Wenwu of Bohai County as soon as possible and wanted to comfort them.

At this time, Qingji sat on the majestic platform, looked around, and saw that all the civil and military forces of Bohai County were standing on both sides, and what made people wonder was that the official robes on their bodies looked very shabby.

Today, Dawu has clear regulations on the clothing system. The official uniform is all black, with wide sleeves and a waist, and the costume is implemented

"Deep clothing system". In terms of color, it varies according to the season, spring green, summer vermilion, summer yellow, autumn white, and winter black.

Despite this difference, the ministers of the DPRK and China all wore black official uniforms when they went to court. Different official positions have different crowns and hats, and the crown system is particularly complex, with as many as 16 types.

Officials should wear a group ribbon on the outside of their robes, and usually officials carry the official seal with them and put it in the sac around their waists.

The group is a ribbon on the official seal, and the ribbon is a long strip of ornaments woven with colored silk, covering the sac or tied to the front of the abdomen and waist, so it is called

"Ribbon". The color of the ribbon indicates the level of status. Now, everywhere Qingji can be seen, there are all the civil and military officers of Bohai County wearing shabby official uniforms, and what is even more embarrassing is that some people are still wearing patched official uniforms.

What's the situation? Isn't Linzi the economic center of Dawu? Qingji frowned and asked, "Second and third sons, why are the official robes on your body so shabby?" ”

"Can't you even afford a brand new robe?" This really surprised Qingji.

It stands to reason that Dawu treats the officials very well, and everyone will not be in a state of embarrassment.

Moreover, official uniforms are generally issued by the imperial court. However, the official uniform was damaged, and the officials had to pay for it themselves.

As the county guard of Bohai County, Bao Xi stood up and told Qingji: "Your Majesty, I don't hide it, it's not that the ministers can't afford to buy official clothes, but there are indeed difficulties. ”

"In the past two years, there was a drought and locust plague in Bohai County, and the people under my rule had no harvest, but fortunately, His Majesty was benevolent and the imperial court allocated funds in time to help the victims, so that all parts of Bohai County did not cause a tragedy of starvation all over the land."

"However, all the ministers of Bohai County have the money to contribute and contribute powerfully in natural disasters."

"Like the minister's official robe, it was accidentally torn open when he was pushing the cart, and it was patched up."

"The ministers mourned the difficulties of the people's livelihood, so they repeatedly encouraged the officials and businessmen in the county to raise donations, and many officials went bankrupt to help the victims, which is really singing and crying." As Bao Xi's voice fell, all the civil and military officials of Bohai County also spoke to Qingji, praising Bao Xi's exploits during his tenure and what he did in the process of disaster relief.

"Your Majesty, Lord Bao is really a capable official of my Great Wu!"

"When the locust plague occurred two years ago, Bao Junshou not only organized fundraising activities to help the victims, but also donated all his family property!"

"Exactly!"

"During his tenure, Lord Bao was like a god, and his sleeves were clean, and he has always been praised!"

"Lord Bao has always lived in a simple house, obviously a feudal official, a county guard, but he has always maintained a simple style."

"There are only seven or eight servants in his house, only one wife and one concubine, and the food is very simple, no different from ordinary people."

"It is said that the monthly expenses of Lord Bao's family are only 3,000 yuan. I can't imagine it! ”

"When it comes to being diligent and thrifty, it is none other than Master Bao. Your Majesty, once a minister came to Lord Bao's house as a guest, it was only four dishes and one soup, and during the New Year's Festival, Lord Bao's house could only eat once! ”

"Good." Qingji listened to the words of the Bohai County Wenwu praising Bao Xi, and there was an intriguing smile on the corner of his mouth, but he did not expose the lies of these people.

Qingji looked around again, looked at the Wenwu of Bohai County who was present, and asked, "Have all the people arrived?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there is one person who has not arrived."

"Who?"

"Ailing County Order, Yan Hong!" Bao Xi bowed to Qingji and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is about to impeach Yan Hong to you. ”

"Yan Hong, this guy, behaves perversely, and has many illegal acts. He once encroached on people's land, accepted bribes from others, and then bent the law for bribes, and was an out-and-out corrupt official and traitor! ”

"Oh?" Qingji asked with interest: "Bao Xi, you have such a corrupt official in Bohai County, why don't you report it?" ”

"Your Majesty doesn't know. This Yan Hong's origin is not small, he is the grandson of Yan Zi, the son of Yan Hoard, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, the minister has repeatedly reported to the court, and there is no news like a stone sinking into the sea, it is estimated that someone in the court is protecting Yan Hong......"

"Please Your Majesty must severely punish Yan Hong and correct the law of the country!" As soon as Bao Xi's voice fell, more than half of the officials of Bohai County who were present knelt down, and like Bao Xi, begged Qingji to severely punish Yan Hong.