Professional Ethics of a Concubine

The next day, Zhang Fang, Ye Junyi and other newly-appointed Jinshi went to the palace to express their gratitude. After the emperor re-examined and interviewed them one by one, he arranged official positions for the top three on the spot.

Number one scholar Zhang Fang was directly awarded a fifth-rank official position because of his outstanding performance. Moreover, he went to the Ministry of Personnel, which was a real vacancy, so it was a very high starting point!

Ye Junyi was a sixth-rank official and went to work in the Ministry of Rites, and the runner-up was also a sixth-rank official who went to work in the Ministry of Revenue.

As for the other Jinshi, the Ministry of Personnel drew up a list of positions for them, which were then approved by the emperor. They were basically all seventh-rank officials, and were distributed to various posts in the capital, and most of them were sent to other places.

Although a group of officials have been recruited, there is still a big gap in talent, after all, the territory has become much larger.

Therefore, the method of open recruitment advocated by Ye Qingzhi before has been implemented in various places. Many "hermits" have been discovered and sent to the capital to meet the emperor.

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On the other side, after more than a month of marching, the 50,000-strong army finally arrived at the border.

Mu Nianqiu and his female relatives followed the army in a carriage. Because the army was not moving very fast, they were not in a hurry and did not feel particularly tired.

Although Anze and Anya are only three years old, they are very sensible and rarely cry.

Even if they feel bored and noisy while riding in the carriage, it would be nice to stop the carriage and let them go out for some fresh air.

Mu Nianqiu had been worried that they would get sick due to the long journey and lack of rest, but when they arrived at the border, she was relieved to see the two children jumping around and looking full of energy.

On the contrary, after she arrived at the border, she suffered from vomiting and diarrhea due to unfamiliar climate and water. She took medicine and lay down for two or three days before she felt a little better and was able to get out of bed.

Prince Su hurried in from outside, saw her getting off the bed, and hurried over to ask with concern,

"Are you feeling better now?"

"Yes, I'm much better. Don't worry, Your Majesty." Mu Nianqiu gave him a faint smile. "Is everything fine in the military camp? Is the Yan army coming again?"

After they arrived at the border, they learned that the Yan army had already launched a large-scale war.

It was obvious that the Yan army wanted to break through the border defenses with lightning speed and then obtain food and grass supplies from the Zhao side.

They were just robbers, coming here to massacre the city, steal food, treasures and women.

However, the Yan army obviously overestimated themselves and thought it was just a few years ago. Little did they know that they came clamoring, but were quickly beaten back by the gunpowder and artillery of the Zhao Dynasty.

That war happened half a month ago. Since then, the Yan army has not taken the initiative to attack and has been very quiet.

However, according to the intelligence provided by their spies, because the Yan army had marched and assembled quickly in order to quickly capture the city, they had no logistical supplies at all.

Their food and fodder would soon run out.

Therefore, in order to survive, the Yan army will attack the city again in the near future, which is similar to a fight with their backs to the river, because they will starve to death if they do not fight.

"Not yet." Prince Su shook his head and smiled to comfort her, "You don't have to worry about the war. After a few years, our Great Zhao army is enough to crush the Yan army."

Mu Nianqiu stared at him, and seeing that he was in a really good mood, he couldn't help but smile and said,

"When I am well again, I will go for a walk in the city. The two children said that the city is very lively and not as desolate as the prince said."

"Yes, after a few years at the border, the changes in this city and the development of the surrounding villages are what touched me the most." After King Su sighed, a smile appeared on his face again.

“Before, I could feel that people’s lives had improved in the capital, but the capital was already prosperous, so I didn’t think the changes were particularly big.

However, after arriving at the border, I finally understood what it meant to be constantly changing and thriving. The efforts of the Emperor and my brother over the past few years have paid off in the best possible way.”

"After hearing what Your Highness said, I can't wait to take a closer look." Mu Nianqiu, because of his joy, rarely expressed his eagerness.

"Hahaha... no hurry, no hurry. We'll be staying here for a long time." Prince Su said with a smile, "You should take care of yourself first."

Mu Nianqiu nodded.

At this moment, a personal guard came hurriedly to report,

"Your Highness, there are many people outside. They are all people who escaped from the Kingdom of Yan. They are kneeling outside the gate of the mansion and asking to see you."

"I'll go right away." Prince Su responded, then said something to Mu Nianqiu, and prepared to go outside to see the situation.

At this moment, a joyful shout was heard, "Father! Father!"

When Prince Su heard that it was his precious daughter, he immediately grinned. Before he even saw his daughter, he cheerfully replied, "Father is here."

"Father! There are so many people outside!" Anya ran over with her short legs and said excitedly.

Behind her, An Ze ran over and said, "Kneel down and see your father."

"Yes, father knows. I'll go check it out now." Prince Su smiled and looked at the two of them. "Do you want to go with father?"

"Yes! Yes!" Anya said, jumping up and down, and stretched out her arms, "Father, hold me."

She was tired from running.

Prince Su immediately bent down and picked her up. He touched her sweaty forehead and said with a smile, "Where have you been? You've had so much fun that your forehead is sweating."

As he said this, he asked the maid who followed him to bring a handkerchief so that he could wipe the sweat off his daughter's face.

"Let's go play on the street. The streets here are very wide and big." Anya said, stretching out her little arm to compare, "It's bigger than the capital."

"Well, because there are frequent marches and horse racing here, and the population is not large, the streets are very wide." Prince Su explained to her with a smile while wiping her sweat.

"Oh oh." Anya nodded, with a funny look on her face as if she understood.

"Are you sweating, An Ze? Wipe it off yourself." Prince Su asked his son again. The difference in treatment was obvious.

An Ze didn't care. He wiped the sweat off his face and said to his father, "I'm going to find my mother."

This means he doesn't go outside.

"Brother, let mom go and watch, it's lively."

As Anya said this, she was about to get off her father and call her mother, highlighting that she is energetic, willing to share, and clingy.

"Your mother is not feeling well and needs to rest." Prince Su hugged his daughter tightly and did not let her get down, "Let's not bother her."

"Okay then." Anya nodded reluctantly, and warned Anze, "Brother, don't disturb Mom's sleep."

"You're the one who's quarreling, I won't." An Ze said, "Mom likes me to accompany her."

Anya was immediately unhappy when she heard this, and she glared and said angrily, "I won't make a noise!"

"You're noisy right now." An Ze said calmly, then turned and went into the house.

When Prince Su saw that his daughter was about to cry, he quickly carried her out the door to divert her attention.

"Hey, let's go, let's go and see why those people outside the door are looking for our father. They may have encountered difficulties. Should we try to help them?"

"Yes!" Anya nodded with a pursed mouth.

"Well, my daughter, you are so smart. Why don't you work with your father to find a way to help them?" Prince Su asked again.

Anya nodded vigorously, but still did not forget to complain, "Father, my brother said something bad about me."

"...Father will spank him later." said Prince Su.

"Just hit once, it will hurt if you hit more." Anya said immediately, stretching out a finger.

"Our Anya is such a good sister who loves her brother very much." Prince Su praised her with a smile again, making Anya giggle and no longer angry.

The guards beside him couldn't stand it anymore. Your Highness, this is too extreme.

If the little princess becomes a troublemaker in the future, you, Your Majesty, will definitely not be able to escape the responsibility.

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Prince Su came to the gate of the palace with his daughter in his arms. Seeing more than a dozen people kneeling there, he frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Your Majesty, we heard that Yan and Zhao are going to go to war again. We would like to beg Your Majesty to save our relatives."

When Prince Su heard this, he frowned and said, "Have your relatives been bullied by the people of Da Zhao? If this is true, tell me what happened and I will send someone to deal with it immediately."

Anya also nodded vigorously. Although she didn't quite understand what was said, it didn't stop her from acting as an atmosphere group. She clenched her fists and shouted, "Bullying is wrong!"

Prince Su,...

The serious atmosphere is about to be ruined.

Haha, my daughter is so cute.

Many of the people kneeling on the ground were also amused and smiled, and quickly said,

"Your Highness has misunderstood. It is not the people of Great Zhao who are bullying us. We are begging Your Highness to defeat the army of Yan State, turn Yan State into the territory of Great Zhao, and save our relatives who are still in Yan State."

Prince Su,...

This is actually the case!

He had fought wars for half his life, but this was the first time he encountered such a situation. The people of Yan actually begged them to destroy Yan.

From this we can see how tyrannical the Yan State was at that time and how miserable the people were.

"Okay! Don't worry about this! I, the Great Zhao, led a large army here to help the Yan Kingdom quell the rebellion. We will kill Ji Wu, who rebelled and usurped the throne, and we will kill those corrupt officials and nobles who harmed and oppressed the people."

Prince Su spoke immediately.

"Your Majesty, if we kill them, will Yan be like Zhao, distributing land and houses to the people and teaching them how to farm?"

The people all asked.

"That's no problem." Prince Su nodded in response.

The people cheered, and some said, "Once we drive away those bandit troops and those nobles, we can return to our homeland."

"I think Da Zhao is a good place and I don't want to go back." Someone else said.

"Your Majesty, when will the war end?" someone else asked.

"It will definitely be over within half a year!" Prince Su said.

"That's great! That's great!" The people shouted happily. Half a year is not a long time. They can wait.

"That's great! That's great!" Anya also raised her arms and shouted happily.

Although she doesn't understand it, she is very competent in creating the atmosphere.

Prince Su smiled and lifted her up high. The people praised the little princess for being cute and then dispersed one after another.

After the people dispersed, the Ninth Princess and the Seventh Prince came over on horseback not far away.

In fact, they had been watching the excitement from a distance for quite some time. The Seventh Prince had an ugly expression on his face and felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.

The people of Yan State are here begging the prince of Zhao to destroy Yan State. This makes him feel ashamed and embarrassed.

For the first time, he deeply understood what his sister told him. The State of Yan had completely lost the support of the people and was rotten from the inside out.