Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Xie Jin has always been a man of action. Once a goal is set, he will execute it immediately. Moreover, his ministers are all very obedient and there is no shortage of people who can work.

Therefore, since the Imperial Preceptor has suggested holding a sports meeting, let’s do it immediately.

First call a meeting with the cabinet ministers and assign the tasks.

Prime Minister Fang and the others were used to the fact that the emperor would always come up with something new, so they were not surprised to hear that there was going to be a sports competition.

Moreover, the competition events given by the emperor were all familiar to them, such as archery, Cuju, polo, wrestling, water swing, throwing pots, weightlifting, etc.

Of course, there were a few things they found puzzling, such as running, which is divided into short-distance running, long-distance running, obstacle running, relay race and so on.

What's the point of comparing running to anything? It's very simple, there's no technique involved, and it's not entertaining at all.

However, in matters like this, naturally, whatever the emperor says is the final word. They have no objection and they will not participate anyway.

After talking about the sports events to be held, Xie Jin asked the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue about the issuance of national debt, whether it would be enough to pay for the ongoing medical and free clinics.

The Minister of Revenue announced the good news with a happy face, saying that the amount of national debt issued was twice as high as expected.

There is a lot of silver among the people!

With the money, the emperor's instructions about running a medical clinic, promoting medical knowledge, publishing medical books, and providing free medical consultations will no longer be a problem!

Upon hearing this, Xie Jin nodded with satisfaction and emphasized once again that these national debts must be used for their intended purposes. If any misappropriation or embezzlement is discovered, severe punishment will be imposed!

"Your Majesty, the people below should behave themselves for a while. Last month, the Prince of Qi killed two corrupt officials in a row, which had a very good deterrent effect." The Minister of Revenue felt a pain in his neck as he spoke.

The King of Qi was really fierce. He took the Imperial Sword and swung it, and the man's head fell off.

He won't listen to your excuses at all. As long as the evidence is conclusive, he will kill you directly. Who can afford to offend him?

Their salaries have increased a lot now, and they have many benefits as well. There is really no need to sacrifice their lives for money.

The emperor's supervisory methods are really powerful!

Xie Jin smiled and said that the King of Qi was indeed capable.

Of course, the King of Qi is not acting alone. He is very good at killing people, but he is not good at investigating.

Therefore, Xie Jin also assigned him a few experts who were good at investigating cases, just to make King Qi worry less and just let him be an assassin.

After sending away several cabinet ministers, Xie Jin summoned Feng Yuxi again and asked him how his system upgrade was going and how long it would take to launch the full-platform trading system he mentioned.

"Your Majesty, I estimate that it should be ready by the end of the year," Feng Yuxi said.

"The progress is so slow?" Xie Jin frowned slightly, not very satisfied.

He is using the entire country's strength to help upgrade his system. The amount of money and manpower spent on this is simply impossible to calculate.

However, this still took a year and a half.

Feng Yuxi simply spread his hands and expressed his helplessness. After all, it was not easy to upgrade the system in all aspects.

If he did not hand it over to the court, only if he became emperor could he use his power and financial resources to upgrade the system to this level.

Very difficult!

But he has no desire to fight for the throne.

Xie Jin didn't say anything else. He waved his hand and asked Feng Yuxi to leave.

-

A village outside Beijing.

"Huzi, the imperial court has issued a new policy, saying that they will hold national athletic competitions. In addition to horseback archery and Cuju, we can also participate in running competitions.

You are the fastest runner in our village. The village chief has recommended you. You will go to the capital to participate in the preliminaries in two days. You must run well and bring honor to our village!"

The head of the village said with a smile to a young man of about fifteen or sixteen years old.

Hu Zi's eyes widened when he heard this. "Chief, is this true? Can you have a race while running? If you win, will you get a reward?"

"Of course there are rewards. This competition is divided into several stages. First, you will participate in the preliminaries. If you make it, you will be awarded five taels of silver. Then you will participate in the sports meeting held by the court. If you can get first place, it will be amazing. You will be awarded 100 taels of silver!"

The headman was also very envious as he spoke. If he were thirty years younger, he would definitely join in.

Who doesn't know how to run? What if you can earn a lot of money?

When Hu Zi heard about the bonus, his eyes widened and he said excitedly,

"Thank you, Chief. I will run well! If I really make it to the preliminaries, when will I get the five taels of silver?"

His mother was seriously ill and needed to take medicine all the time. If it weren't for the free clinic launched by the court, which waived most of their medical expenses, his mother would probably not have survived.

Hu Zi felt that the current imperial court was really great, as it gave ordinary people like them many opportunities to survive and earn money.

He had never thought that he could read before, but now he could go to school to learn reading and arithmetic, and then go to the city to find a job.

Now something happened that made him even happier. He could actually make money by running!

"As long as you can enter the preliminaries, the money will definitely be in your hands that day, and the village chief will also reward you one or two taels of silver on behalf of the village."

"Thank you, Chief! Thank you, Chief!" Hu Zi bowed to the chief again and again to express his gratitude.

After saying goodbye to the head of the village, he ran home quickly and as soon as he entered the house, he happily told his mother who was lying in bed the good news.

"Mom, I found another way to make money! That's running..."

When Hu Zi's mother heard this, she wiped her tears happily, got up from the bed, walked to the table, picked up the incense and bowed.

In the past, Hu Zi's mother prayed to gods and Buddhas, but now she prays to the emperor. Hu Zi's mother felt for the first time that good days were not given by the gods in heaven, but by the emperor.

"Huzi, just run well. It's okay if you can't get five taels of silver." Huzi's mother said to him with a smile.

"If we lose this opportunity, there will always be another one. The emperor is here and will not let us starve to death."

"Yeah!" Hu Zi nodded vigorously.

-

A few days later, Hu Zi was taken by the head of the village to the city to participate in the preliminary competition. When he arrived at the competition venue, Hu Zi had only one feeling -

There are so many people!

It seems that for the five taels of silver, everyone, unless they are old or weak, will come to participate.

The trials were also very simple, it was just a competition between groups, and the timing was very rough.

Everyone ran very casually, just pulling up their legs and rushing forward!

Hu Zi went to the city to work. In order to save the two cents for the ox cart and to save time, he always ran to the city.

His explosive power and endurance are indeed good, but he doesn't eat well and his physical strength is a little lacking. He is still much stronger than others.

Without a doubt, he made it to the preliminaries and qualified for the sports meet with ten other people.

This is just a competition in the suburbs of Beijing. There are also contestants from several surrounding counties and prefectures. Those who are far away are not qualified and we won’t include them in the competition.

There is no other reason. The journey is too long. It takes several months and dozens of taels of travel expenses to participate in the sports meet, which is not an imperial examination. Well, no one wants to spend that effort.

Traffic problems have severely restricted development and various circulations.

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Hu Zi excitedly took the five taels of silver bonus and returned home.

Hu Zi's mother simply offered up the five taels of silver and burned incense and prayed.

Tiger,...

If silver can produce more silver if you worship it once, he can worship it a hundred times a day to make it produce more silver.

The next day, Hu Zi also received a bonus of one or two taels of silver from the head of the village. Not only that, the head of the village also publicized the matter to the villagers. Everyone knew that Hu Zi had made progress and brought honor to the village.

So, when Hu Zi went out again, he found that everyone was very warm to him, sent gifts to his home, and took the initiative to take care of his mother.

For several days in a row, matchmakers came one after another, and the girls they mentioned were all so good. Hu Zi had never dared to imagine that he would have such a good life.

Ever since entering the preliminaries, Hu Zi felt that his life had changed, and it felt like he was going to stand out from the crowd.

And this kind of honor is not obtained by becoming a scholar or a juren among the students who study, but simply by running.

Hu Zi walked so lightly that it felt absurd and unreal.

"Hu Zi, the official competition will begin in a month. If you can make it into the top three, you might be able to meet a noble person, and even ask him to ask a miracle doctor to treat your mother."

The headman saw that Huzi no longer ran and rode the free ox cart to the city every day, so he immediately said to him,

"You can't be lazy. If you don't run more and eat well, how can you rank in the top three and find a miracle doctor to cure your mother's illness?"

Hu Zi was given a good scolding by the head of the village. He didn't want to be lazy anymore and started running like crazy.

Working harder than before.

In a blink of an eye, a month passed and the competition began. With his firm belief in saving his mother, Hu Zi defeated other opponents and won first place.

When it was confirmed that he was the first place, Hu Zi burst into tears. He was excited and thrilled, and also felt a sense of pity and gratitude for his past efforts.

Ye Qingzhi also dragged the emperor and the queen to watch the game. Seeing the young man crying so loudly, she was quite curious, so she asked someone to ask about his origins and experiences.

This is the interview. As the number one, you definitely deserve this treatment.

Knowing that he worked so hard to get first place in order to save his seriously ill mother, everyone naturally praised him.

When he expressed his hope that the miracle doctor could cure his mother's illness, the emperor naturally agreed. This kind of story of truth, goodness and beauty was exactly what the court needed.

Hu Zi thanked the emperor in a daze, took the bonus in a daze, and returned to the village with the excited headman.

Then the next day, Feng Yuxi came to the house, examined Hu Zi's mother, and left medicine for her. Within a few days, Hu Zi's mother's condition recovered.

It was also from this day that Hu Zi's family built a new house and he married a new wife, who was the daughter of a small landlord.

There is no doubt that at this moment, Hu Zi achieved a counterattack in his life by running.

Hu Zi's mother burned incense and worshipped the emperor every day, thanking the emperor for his benevolent rule and for allowing them to see a different life and realize that life can be fulfilling.

-

In the blink of an eye, it was June and the weather became hot again. Emperor Xie Jin didn't want to go to the Mountain Resort this time, so he stayed in the palace.

There's no point in going there every year.

Ye Qingzhi didn't care at all. She spent most of her time in her room and didn't have to go out to make a living.

That day, she finally received a letter from Xie Niankang, saying that he was preparing to go to sea. When she received the letter, she estimated that he was already at sea.

When Ye Qingzhi read the letter, her mind drifted to the sea for a moment and she began to worry.

"What's wrong? You look so sad." Xie Jin came back after reviewing the memorials and saw that she looked depressed, so he asked.

"I received a letter from Xiaokang. He went out to sea. I'm a little worried." Ye Qingzhi said, "I don't know when he will be back from this trip."

"It shouldn't take too long, a year at most." Xie Jin immediately comforted her, "I have told him not to go on a long voyage for the first time, and try to come back within a year."

Ye Qingzhi heard the emperor's words and felt the emperor's sincere comfort, so she smiled at him.

"I actually know that Xiaokang is blessed with good luck, so he should be fine, but I still can't help but worry about him. I tend to think about some things, like he might not eat well or sleep well, or he might get various diseases."

"Well... it's definitely not going to be very comfortable at sea." Xie Jin said, "You have reason to be worried."

When Ye Qingzhi heard this, she glared at him unhappily and said, "How can you comfort others like this?"

"They brought a lot of medicine given by Feng Yuxi, as well as various dried vegetables. They shouldn't be too bad. At least their basic needs are guaranteed."

This time, Xie Jin comforted her seriously.

Ye Qingzhi nodded again and couldn't help but sigh, "Well, then we can only wait for his good news."

The preliminary preparations have been completed long ago.