A few days later, some wealthy officials visited, and there is no need to go into details.

Only Qingfengzi brought a boy three days later, saying that he was his apprentice, and came to the mansion to report together. The young lady was in the cave and did not see her, and the big housekeeper arranged for the two of them to give money and temporarily live in the Yanchu carriage and horse shop, so that Qingfengzi could find some manpower and find himself to use it at any time, and was responsible for arranging the carriage for the expansion project.

In the blink of an eye, a month's vacation has passed, and it has entered the early winter.

Today is going to go to the morning court, the young lady practiced for more than an hour, returned to the house, put on the official uniform with the help of Lan, and rode the big red horse straight to the palace at two o'clock.

When they arrived at the palace, the officials were already in the main hall and saluted each other, and the young lady stood behind the polymath and waited for the king together.

At four o'clock, the king followed Liu Yu into the main hall, sat on the chair and saw the young lady at a glance, and said: "Aiqing is in the court today, and I am very pleased to see it every day in the future." ”

The young lady came out and said, "Thank you for your love, but if you have an order, you will do your best." ”

The king said: "Seeing Aiqing alone, such as King Wen of Zhou seeing Jiang Ziya, his heart is happy, and he knows about it." ”

The young lady said: "Prime Minister Jiang Cheng knows astronomy and geography, but he is not as good as an official." After saying that, he returned to the queue.

Jiang Ziya learned the Qimen Six Escapes, which is a peerless study of Daomen cultivators who have no hope of entering the world, and Miss has also seen these books in the master's cave, and knows that he can understand astronomy after learning, but he is not experienced enough now to learn this, so he said so.

Liu Yu said with a sharp voice: "The early dynasty begins, all the adults have a book to play, and no book to retreat from the dynasty." ”

After a period of silence, Shi Ji Huang walked out of the queue and said: "Today, the Erudite Master went to the court, just to discuss the expansion of the Erudite Mansion, and now the old minister reports on the progress of the expansion," cleared his throat and continued: "The scope of the expansion involves twelve acres on the east and west sides of the Erudite Master's Mansion, including one residence of the rich businessman Boxi in our country, covering an area of five acres, three north-south streets, covering an area of one acre and eight points, and the remaining five acres and two points are all rich peasants or landlords who build their own houses in the city to live in the cultivated land outside the city, a total of 27 households. At present, except for the two acres of front yard residents left in the rich businessman's house, the rest of the houses are in the process of demolition. Boxi said that it would not be until the beginning of spring next year before it could be completely moved, and the houses on its own land outside the city were indeed dilapidated after field surveys, and although they had been repaired and cleaned, they were only enough for some slaves to live. The 10 acres of land houses that are currently being demolished are expected to be available for the following infrastructure materials," he said, taking out a parchment scroll from his bosom and unfolding it: "One hundred and eighty stones, thirty-three pieces of wood, and two thousand three hundred pieces of green bricks, of which twelve can be used as pillars. ”

It seems that this parchment scroll Ji Huang has always carried with him, so that he can consult it at any time.

Ji Huang continued: "At present, the above demolition households have been completely cleared out of two acres and six points, a few days ago, the Erudite Master Mansion also sent out seven carriages for the transportation of demolition projects, and it is expected that nine acres of land can be cleared before the beginning of spring. At present, the required building materials have been transported to the site, including 120 stones, 7 building materials, 120 timbers, 800 green bricks, 10 loess stones, and 1 stone of straw,,,,,,"

"Stop!" the king listened to it and interrupted Ji Huang's words: "Aiqing don't be verbose anymore, just talk about the key point, can it be completed before the beginning of winter next year?"

Ji Huang saw that everyone was listening to it with their eyes closed, shaking their heads, and feeling that they were verbose. So he put away the parchment roll, put it into his arms, and said: "Lao Chen and others have surveyed, Boxi's house is mostly a blue brick structure, and it is well preserved, only part of the house needs to be rebuilt. ”

The king said: "It's good for Qing to say this directly, you Aiqing promises that the skilled workers may be constructed on time when the time comes?"

Hundreds of officials said: "Gu has been prepared, no accidents, and the construction can be carried out on time." ”

When the young lady heard this, she also said, "Thank you again for your great help." ”

The king said: "You Aiqing do your best, and you are also relieved, I want my Dayan to unite up and down, and it is enough to gain a foothold in the troubled times." ”

Now the Yan country is very good, there is a vassal country of Zhongshan, next to the sea can produce salt, shell coins, their own country does not use shell coins much, encourage merchants to use knife coins and other copper coins in exchange for shell coins to other countries to use, increase the treasury copper reserves, economic and military are very good.

Baiguan said: "King Hongfu, Dayan forever." ”

The king said, "Is there anything else to say?"

Si Guo Ji Ju came out and said: "The Spring Festival is approaching, and the king has decided to send gifts to the Zhou Chamber and the Qi Kingdom, please make a decision as soon as possible, determine the candidate, and set off as soon as possible." ”

The three tiger skin kings left one, and the other two were decided to send them to the Zhou room and Qi a few days ago, and the Qi country was next to the Yan country, because it also produced shell coins to do the same thing as the Yan country, and the two countries have not dealt with each other much, this is the king wants to use the national treasure to deter the Qi country, look at the national treasure of our country, you can find another one in the world and I will serve you.

The king said: "Everyone, who is willing to go to Qi to give a national gift." ”

There was silence for a while, no one answered, too, who is willing to run around in the cold.

The king pointed to Si Guo Ji Li and said, "Qing is still young and strong, but he is willing to share this responsibility for Lone?"

Ji Li came out of the column and said: "The minister is willing to share the worries of the king and send an envoy to the Qi country." ”

The king said, "This is the best, send an envoy to the Zhou room to present a national gift, who is willing to share the burden for the orphan?"

After a period of silence, the young lady came out and said: "The minister entered the court, and he did not make an inch, and he was willing to share his worries for the king and send an envoy to the Zhou room." ”

The king said, "Aiqing, come forward." ”

The young lady walked to the front of the line in a few steps, stood beside Ji Ping, and said, "If the king has any orders, the ministers will listen to them." ”

The king said: "Aiqing went to the Great Zhou Dynasty for a pilgrimage, and he was lonely and had to be seen for many days, and when he thought of this festival, he felt uncomfortable. ”

The young lady said: "The minister's family is busy, the place is small, and he has insufficient experience in participating in court politics, so it is appropriate to send an envoy. There is still a lot of time to revise the book, and the king does not have to worry about it. ”

The king said, "Having said that, I can't bear to be alone. ”

The young lady said: "It is the duty of the minister to share the worries of the king." ”

The king said: "In this way, I hope that Qing will go early and return early, and I will not see Aiqing for a lonely day, such as every three autumns." ”

The young lady said, "The minister will live up to the king's kindness." With that, the young lady retreated to the queue.

The king said: "The big thing has been decided, what else do you Aiqing say?"

Si Guo Ji Hua came out and said: "Since the erudite master has arrived, he should go to the Bogu Tongjin Pavilion as soon as possible to familiarize himself with the environment, and the minister is willing to take the erudite master there." ”

The king said, "This is very good, after the dispersal of the dynasty, the king will take the erudite master there." ”

Ji Hua said: "No," continued: "Winter has arrived, the weather is cold, the two adults are going abroad, they should prepare as soon as possible and leave as soon as possible. ”

The king said: "Then let's set off in two days, and the two Aiqing can prepare when they go back." ”

The young lady and Ji Lili came out and said, "I will obey the king's orders." After saying that, he returned to the queue.

There was silence for a while, but no one spoke.

The king said, "Who else has Ben?"

No one spoke, and after a period of silence, Liu Yu said in a sharp voice: "Retreat!"

The hundred officials dispersed one after another, and Ji Hua walked up to the young lady and said, "Please also ask your lord to move and follow this official to Bogu Tongjin Pavilion." ”