On the second day, Jielan was too late last night, and when she woke up, she found that she had missed the hour, and she saw that she would be late when she went to report, so she was so busy that she put on clothes and didn't need breakfast, and ran straight towards the Ministry of Rites, and the black pig behind her chased after her, telling her to slow down.

When she arrived, all the officials were already there, and Lord Hongden was also here, Princess Nanrong was also writing documents outside, as soon as Jielan came in, all the officials looked at her with very strange eyes, facing these eyes, Jielan felt uncomfortable, as for where she felt uncomfortable, she couldn't say.

Princess Nanrong got up, walked to Jielan, and said softly: "I came early this morning to see my sister sorting out the paperwork in an orderly manner, my sister can really have a heart, and my sister should be a good student to learn from my sister." Nanrong's tone was soft when she said this, but her heart was full of jealousy, because she thought that she was familiar with everything in the Ministry of Rites, and she would definitely not lose to Jielan, and she also thought that Jielan couldn't even finish the paperwork assigned to her yesterday, but she didn't expect that she not only sorted all the documents into categories, but also sorted out the bookshelves, and put these documents on it in a regular manner, although these things are not a big deal, but you can also see the ability of the blue-haired woman in front of her to be feared, In this royal court, I am afraid that there is no woman who can have such ability and mind.

Jielan was also very happy when she heard Nanrong praise herself, and she suddenly felt that what she had done had finally achieved something, but she would not be proud of it, and still said humbly: "What did my sister say?" I don't know anything yet, but I can get some paperwork, and I don't know if I'm right, but you, sister, are now following Lord Hongden to review the documents, and I'm still far behind? ”

Nanrong smiled indifferently, although she knew that Jielan was still far from herself, but Nanrong was still very afraid, afraid that the woman in front of her would move closer to her little by little, and finally take away her position, she only said: "According to my sister's intelligence and intelligence, I am afraid that it will not take a few days to be able to be like me, why should my sister worry?" ”

While the two were talking, Lord Hongden came out, and Lord Hongden looked at the sky outside the house, and knew that Jielan was late, and he suddenly said sharply: "It's only the second day that I'm late, do you think this Ministry of Rites is your palace?" If the princess does not follow the rules here, she will not be used from tomorrow. ”

Jielan thought that Lord Hongden would praise herself a few words after reading the documents she had sorted out, but she didn't expect that she actually got his scolding, Jielan felt very wronged, but she didn't dare to refute it, but the black pig was dissatisfied, and said: "Jielan will be a little late today after finishing the paperwork last night, how can she blame her?" ”

When Lord Hongden heard the black pig's rebuttal, his face became even heavier, and he only said: "Since the princess feels that she has been wronged, then please, my Ministry of Rites is such a rule here, the princess can't stand it, so she doesn't have to stay here." ”

Jielan's heart sank, it was the first time that she was so indifferent and ruthlessly preached and blamed, not to mention that there were dozens of officials around her watching her jokes, she was a little trembling with anger, but she couldn't attack, she held back her grief and grievances, lowered her head, and said softly: "It's my fault first, Lord Hongden can punish me as much as he wants, but please retract what I just said, since I, Jielan, have come here, I will not choose to leave." ”

Hongden looked at the trembling woman and said coldly: "Okay, since you don't leave, then you will review all the documents that were newly sent today." ”

Jielan was surprised when she heard such an order, she had only been here for a day, how could she have the ability to review the documents, what if there was a mistake in the review, she hurriedly pushed and said: "No, no, I don't understand anything now, how can I review the documents, this is still handed over to other officials to deal with, I'm afraid..."

Hongdeng's eyes closed, which showed how angry he was, and only after he calmed down did he open his eyes again, and said coldly: "Princess Tangtang, if you want to understand all the affairs of the royal court within fifty days, you must have enough confidence and courage, like you, it is better to leave." ”

Jielan was splashed with cold water again, how could she not feel ashamed, she suddenly didn't dare to refute, only said: "I'll do my best." ”

Hongdeng didn't say anything anymore, only let the black pig go in to get the papers, although the black pig felt that this Hongdeng was not close to people, but Jielan did not object, then it couldn't say anything, it took out all the documents that arrived early this morning, looking at these dozens of documents, the black pig felt very afraid, after all, Jielan has never been approved, if the approval is wrong, it will affect the city's diplomacy and the affairs of the royal court, but what is the way to do this, she must do all this.

Jielan didn't say much, she read the document carefully volume by volume, after understanding the content of the document, she had to think about how to reply to the city, after all, she had never done this kind of thing, and she was worried that she would make a mistake, so she didn't dare to write. She saw that this first document was a document of Qing Zhou City, which was to ask Wang Cheng for instructions on when to send an envoy to the royal court to inform Qing Zhou City, she thought about it and didn't know how to answer, but the black pig reminded: "There is a time limit for the blood Ying Kingdom to pay tribute to the city and county, for example, on the fifth and fifteenth days of the first month of each month, you can often see the city and Jin, and now the fifth day of the first month has just passed, so you can arrange for it to come on the fifteenth, or you can arrange for it to come on the fifth day of the next month, it depends on how you decide." ”

"What happened to the city and county Jin to see the royal city?" Jielan was a little puzzled and couldn't help asking.

"This is generally the city and county according to the tax decree, the city and county need to pay three layers of tax to the royal city every month for the income of the city and county, in addition to sending money and grain to the royal city, but also need to report the situation of the city and county to the royal city, which is also the etiquette has always been." Black Pig patiently spoke what he knew.

Jielan suddenly made a mistake: "Thirty percent of the tax, how much should this be, Qing Zhou City has just gone through a war, and because of the recovery of the Blue Devil, the farmland has been damaged, this year's income is probably not enough for even their own people, if they have to pay thirty percent of the tax, then how should the people of Qing Zhou City live, and how should Qing Zhou City recover." Jielan thought about this question and was very difficult, "Long Yi, you said that in a situation like Qing Zhoucheng, can its taxes be reduced?" ”

This made it difficult for the black pig, and it didn't know whether it was right to do so, but it had also heard that there was a special case for tax reduction and exemption to cities and counties, but if Jielan approved it like this, I am afraid that if it was not allowed by the minister and the king, it would definitely be blamed, and it worried: "Lan, do you want to reduce the taxes of Qing Zhou City, if you do this, you may be blamed." ”

Jielan stopped writing, she thought about it for a long time, and said: "Since I am a princess and an auxiliary king, I should think about the people of the world, right?" If I don't dare to make a decision just to keep my position as a princess, then why should I stay in this royal city. After she finished speaking, she took up the pen and read it on the paper: "The book of May 4, two hundred and three years of Xueying: the book presented by the Qing and Zhou cities is not omission, the king and all the ministers welcome the envoys of the city and county to come to Jin, and discuss the strategy of reviving the city of the Qing and Zhou dynasties, and they can come to the royal city on the fifth day of the next month, but the king and the ministers consider that the Qing and Zhou cities have experienced wars, the people have suffered, and the farmers have been damaged, so it is urgent to ensure the food and clothing of the people, and the taxes paid to the royal city will be exempted within three years, and after the revival of the city, the taxes will be paid together, so the envoys come to the royal city to retreat and make more preparations. Wangyu Ning City Lord and the ministers will rectify the ministers of the Qing and Zhou dynasties, and restore the prosperity as soon as possible, and the Ministry of Rites will negotiate and agree! ”

After Jielan finished writing, he read his own essay back and forth, and after seeing that there was no problem, he handed it over to the black pig, and let the black pig hand it over to the official who issued the document, and the official responsible for issuing the document received the document for approval, usually to check it again, and after he read it, he saw that it said that the tax reduction and exemption was three years, and he couldn't help but be startled, how dare he issue the document, he was so busy that he got up and entered the inner room to meet Lord Hongden, and asked him whether he should issue this document. He said to the official who handed out the paperwork: "You go and invite Princess Jielan to come in and discuss!" ”

The official went out to invite Jielan according to his words, Jielan knew that Hongden was invited, so she knew that he was for the clerical matter, she was not afraid, and went straight into the inner room, facing the serious and dignified Lord Hongdeng, seeing that he was holding the document that he had approved, but he was still a little nervous in his heart, only to hear Lord Hongden ask: "You approved this document?" ”

"It's me, is there anyone else?" Jielan replied calmly.

"This document says that the tax reduction and exemption of Qing Zhou City for three years is a precedent that has never been seen in the history of the Blood Ying Kingdom, I would like to hear why the princess wants to do this?" Hirotomi-sama asked.

"Although the situation of Qing Zhou City has not been seen by Lord Hongdeng, I think my lord Bi Ding has also heard that Qing Zhou City was originally a rich land, but because of the civil war, the city was destroyed, and the people suffered from the war, and the income is naturally conceivable." Jielan said.

"Chiyan City has also suffered from civil strife, but Wang Cheng still collects 20% of the tax from them, dare to ask why Qing Zhou City needs to be exempted?" Hongdeng is not only testing Jielan, but also a little puzzled by Jielan's decision.

"Because Qing Zhou City is different from Chiyan City, presumably Lord Hongdeng also knows that in Qing Zhou City, the awakening of the green devil in Qing Zhou City, this matter does not seem to be anything, but it is devastating for Qing Zhou City, because I have seen with my own eyes, because the green devil fell into the devil's path and caused the evil qi to leak out, and the demons recovered, almost all of the people's crops were destroyed by the evil spirit, and now there are many demons in Qing Zhou City, and I am afraid that even the demons have not been eliminated yet, and the people not only suffer from demons, Because of the evil spirit that could not be eliminated for a long time, the crops could not be grown, and not only did they have nothing to eat, but they also lived in fear every day. If they are forced to pay, I am afraid that it will only make the people of Qing Zhou City have a grudge against Wang Cheng. Jielan looked very sad when she talked about the situation in Qing Zhoucheng, because all this was her own experience, so she remembered it vividly and felt very touched.