Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Da Zhou, the Imperial Palace.

"Retreat!"

Today was not the day for court attendance, but yesterday we temporarily notified officials from various departments to attend court today.

The matter of rice and textile machines was kept a secret in the palace. Not only did the emperor not tell anyone, but Yu Shizhang and the other two did not dare to tell anyone either.

They knew what the emperor was thinking. If this news got out of their mouths, the emperor would certainly lose some fun.

If he wanted to slap the officials in the face, he had to find the right time to say it in person. Only when he saw everyone's shock and joy would he feel relieved.

Today is the time for the emperor to choose.

Yu Shizhang set out with the reward convoy and officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue. The emperor then summoned all the officials into the palace for the last court session.

When the court was dismissed, all the civil and military officials looked at each other in silence, with shock and doubt on their faces, and they walked out of the palace in unison.

They recalled that just now in the court the emperor took out two objects and showed them, shocking everyone as if they were in a dream.

There was only one thought in everyone's mind.

"If these two items can be popularized, the Great Zhou will be completely straightened up."

Civil and military officials all asked the emperor: Where do these high-yield rice and cotton textile machines come from?

The emperor smiled and slowly announced a name.

Civil and military officials looked at each other in bewilderment.

When did he have such a person in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty? He was a rough gem covered in dust.

Unexpectedly, what shocked them even more was yet to come: "Shen Zheng" was a woman.

The emperor sat high on the dragon throne, carefully observing the expressions of the people below.

He hadn't seen these old guys lose their composure like this for a long time, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Shen Qing was truly the lucky star of him and the Great Zhou.

At that time, all the civil and military officials silently repeated the word "Shen Zheng" in their hearts.

Yes, which boy would be named “Zheng”?

But if the emperor didn't say it, how could they have thought that "Shen Zheng" was a woman?

Someone lowered his head and thought silently: It would be better if he was a man with a woman's name. Now no one dares to mention what happened.

Before, all the civil and military officials opposed the emperor's decision to open the imperial examination system, and they had done a lot of obstruction. But today they are like gourds with their mouths sawed off, not daring to utter a single word.

Only the Minister of Revenue Ji Benchang and the Minister of Works Yue Zhenchuan stood up.

Some people wonder why the two of them stood up?

After a moment, I suddenly realized.

Yes, the two objects the emperor took out today are both related to his two departments. The two of them must have come out wanting to take a closer look.

But who knew that when everyone had a moment of distraction, the two of them actually knelt on the ground, looking like they were in a wedding ceremony.

Then the two of them each took out a piece of paper from their pockets, and led by the Minister of Revenue Ji Benchang, they read the "Admission of Mistakes" in unison.

Admit the wrong book!

The two of them actually openly admitted their mistakes in the court, apologized to the emperor, and said frankly that they should not have obstructed the emperor from opening up the imperial examinations, which caused the pearl to be tarnished.

The two of them read with great emotion, and they even burst into tears when they were so excited.

Yue Zhenchuan actually didn't want to cry. He was thinking about the thousand taels of silver that Ji Benchang had cheated his Ministry of Works out of.

It's really heartbreaking.

Some people were disdainful in their hearts, thinking that these two people were really tempted by the trend. They didn't know when they got the news, but they even prepared a book of apology in advance.

But some people know clearly.

The emperor must have informed the two of them of the news in advance. Otherwise, given Yue Zhenchuan's personality, how could he do such a publicly embarrassing thing?

But it doesn't matter anymore.

The important thing is that the civil and military officials were still unaware of this matter, and the emperor had already prepared rewards for the female county magistrate. Today was the day when the reward convoy would set off.

Starting from Suzaku Gate, this is a great honor!

But it was this action of the emperor that was seized upon by some people.

"Your Majesty, although Magistrate Shen has made great contributions, what she has presented is just a rice plant and a piece of cotton cloth. The origin of this rice plant..."

He meant that being able to produce a rice plant does not mean being able to produce a rice field, and the same goes for cotton cloth.

He didn't dare to say the following words, but these words were lingering in his throat: The emperor couldn't wait to announce the news to the world before it was confirmed. If Magistrate Shen was a man who was only seeking fame, then where would the reputation of all the officials in the Great Zhou be?

The emperor's move was a bit hasty.

The emperor had long known that there would be a fierce battle in the court today.

So he went to bed early yesterday and even lit some calming incense so that he would not make mistakes today.

"Mr. Que, do you not believe Yu Zhengqing, or do you not believe Earl Yongning, or... do you not believe me?"

There was an obvious warning in his words, which was completely different from his tone when he argued with officials in the court in the past.

There is no other reason. He is just too confident today. No one can argue with him in the court today.

Que Tailin was stunned at first, then he knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have no intention of distrusting Your Majesty, but these two items are related to the country of our Great Zhou. I think I should confirm them carefully. After the Earl of Yongning comes to Liuyang Mansion to confirm, it will not be too late to reward them according to their merits. This will also be worthy of the people."

The emperor's eyes were slightly hollow, and he sneered, "My dear minister, what you mean is that I have neglected the country and am ashamed of the people? This is really a big accusation."

Que Tailin didn't expect that the emperor was so eager to fight today, and hurriedly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, the emperor continued to stab him, "If this is false, I will chop off Shen Qing's head, but if this is true, can I chop off your head?"

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials looked up suddenly. Is this still the emperor they knew?

Que Tailin was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of his head. He hurriedly looked towards Cui Xiang, hoping that this big brother could speak for him.

But who would have thought that Prime Minister Cui, who had strongly opposed the emperor's opening of the imperial examinations in the past, would be so cold-blooded today that he didn't even glance at him.

Of course not, Cui Xiang thought.

When the emperor took out the two objects today, he knew that they had lost this battle, and lost miserably.

Look, the two main forces of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works have defected at the last minute.

At this moment, he just hoped that he would not be dragged into this battle.

But the emperor seemed to have heard his inner voice, "Prime Minister Cui, you are the head of all officials, tell me, should Que Qing's head be chopped off?"

Cui Xiang: "..."

He glared at Que Tailin, took a step forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Earl Yongning has devoted his entire life to the country, and Earl Yongning's son Yu Zhengqing is also an upright man. Before passing on the news, he would have confirmed the authenticity of the news."

The emperor laughed and asked, "So it can be cut down?"

Prime Minister Cui glared at Que Tailin again, wondering why His Majesty wanted to chop off people for no reason today.

He still did not answer, but just said: "Your Majesty is wise and has opened up the imperial examinations. He has recruited a talented person like County Magistrate Shen into the court of our Great Zhou. I admire him very much. If the convoy had not already set off, I would have wanted to go with Earl Yongning to see how heroic County Magistrate Shen is."