The villain and the powerful official secretly read the diary and broke my plot every day

The night in Beijing is lively and prosperous.

Jiang Chaosheng has gone out to Dongfeng Tower to have a small gathering with his classmates. It’s called a small gathering, but isn’t it actually just listening to music, drinking some wine, and enjoying the romance together?

Scholars are hypocritical.

Jiang Jiang was lying alone in her room at the inn, with nothing to do. She suddenly remembered that she hadn't written in her diary yet, so she called out her diary system in her mind. The next second, a familiar electronic sound came to her ears -

Luck +1!

Luck +1!

Luck +1!

Three consecutive system notification sounds made Jiang Jiang sit up suddenly from the bed.

What does it mean?

In the past, when she wrote in her diary, she would get a reward of +1 health after finishing it. She was used to it.

Is it because her health value is now full?

No, that's not right.

Jiang Jiang frowned slightly. Even if her health value was full, if she wanted to change it into other system rewards, they would be issued after she finished writing her diary!

But now...

She hasn't started writing in her diary yet!

Jiang Jiang was completely confused and had no idea what was going on. This damn system didn't even have an instruction manual... Bad review.

Even though I was complaining in my heart, I couldn’t forget to write my diary. It’s essential for my daily life!

**

Capital, Gu Mansion.

Candles were burning in the study, illuminating the entire room as if it were daytime. Gu Yanqing, wearing a royal blue robe, sat at the desk, reading a memorial. This was the memorial handed to him yesterday. As the left prime minister, Gu Yanqing's duty was to help His Majesty deal with these tedious government affairs.

He would directly deal with some useless memorials, and finally select only the useful ones to present to His Majesty for review during the grand court meeting.

At this time, the memorial in Gu Yanqing's hand reported the news that Xiliang Prefecture had suffered a harvest failure due to the autumn floods, resulting in a shortage of food after the winter, the displacement of the people, and the widespread starvation.

"If I remember correctly, last autumn, when Xiliang Prefecture was hit by a flood, Your Majesty transferred two million taels of silver from the national treasury for disaster relief, as well as a considerable amount of grain."

Gu Yanqing closed the memorial in his hand and turned to look at a middle-aged scholar standing beside him.

The middle-aged scholar is named Mu Kang. He is Gu Yanqing's follower and one of the five major staff members in the Gu Mansion.

"Prime Minister, last year's disaster relief funds and grain were all sent to Xiliang Prefecture by water, and this water transport... has always been controlled by the four major families."

Mu Kang sighed heavily as he spoke. "Alas, Xiliang Prefecture is more than a thousand miles away from the capital. We are so far away in the capital that we have no way of knowing what's happening there. This memorial from Lord Li must have been written at the beginning of winter last year. I wonder what kind of twists and turns it went through before it was delivered to you, Prime Minister, in the spring!"

Mu Kang was also a student from a poor family. His family had some fertile land in the past, so he naturally knew what it would mean if the people's farmland failed to produce a good harvest.

It’s just that Xiliang Prefecture…the emperor is far away and they are in the capital, so they really can’t reach anything!

After hearing Mu Kang's words, Gu Yanqing's expression was calm, but his eyes became colder and colder. This memorial should not be the only one sent by Xiliang Prefecture. How many other memorials had been sent before that had fallen on deaf ears?

Those noble and wealthy families occupy the best fertile land in the world and do not have to pay taxes. At the same time, their families are piled with wealth accumulated from generations to generations, making them rich enough to rival a country!

Most of the wealth of the entire Qingyun Kingdom is in the hands of these wealthy families.

How can we eradicate these families and bring prosperity to the people?

Gu Yanqing fell into deep thought.

Mu Kang didn't dare to disturb them and stood quietly by until a cold male voice came from outside the study.

"Prime Minister, I'm back."

"come in."

Gu Yanqing raised his head again and looked towards the study door. A young man dressed in martial arts attire slowly walked in. He respectfully came to the desk and reported in a low voice, "Prime Minister, I have already investigated. The scholar who stopped Meng Haowen's carriage on the street today is named Jiang Chaosheng. He lives in Liuquan Lane outside the capital. He is indeed a candidate for this year's Spring Examination."

"Jiang...Chaosheng?"

Gu Yanqing murmured the name. Even though he was just watching from afar on the long street, he could still feel the aura of Jiang Chaosheng.

It's a good seedling.

"My Lord, this scholar is quite good. I wonder if he can pass the imperial examination this time! If he can make the list and become an official in the court, maybe he can be of use to us in the future!" Mu Kang, who was standing by, also heard the story of the scholar stopping the horse during the day. It was said that the scholar was very tall and strong.

"Jiang Chaosheng does have the aura of a scholar, but... who knows how long he can maintain this aura of righteousness?"

Gu Yanqing's eyes seemed to be a little dark, as if he had thought of something.

Seven years ago, he was also a student from a poor family, and he was surrounded by countless like-minded classmates. After drinking, they swore together that they would work together to change the world!

But now?

Things and people have changed a lot.

"Okay, you all go down."

Gu Yanqing waved his hand, dismissing the two people in the study. The flickering candlelight illuminated his stern and handsome features. He casually pushed aside all the boring memorials, then took out the Kyoto geography book he carried with him every day, flipped open it, and his eyes lit up slightly.

Today's diary has been updated——

【The weather is very good today, but I am in a very bad mood.

On the first day in Beijing, my eldest brother got into big trouble and offended the Meng family!

Gu Yanqing only read the beginning of the diary, and his expression suddenly changed. He raised his head and called out to the door, "Lin Jing!"

"My subordinate is here!"

The man in tight clothes, who had not yet walked far, quickly returned to the study.

"Prime Minister, do you have any other instructions?"

Lin Jing waited cautiously for Gu Yanqing's instructions.

"That Jiang Chaosheng...does he have a younger sister?" Gu Yanqing asked coldly.

"Ah, yes, he has a younger sister named Jiang Jiang. They entered the capital together today, and now they are both staying at the Yunlai Inn."

Lin Jing told everything he had found out.

It's all my fault for being careless. Today on the street, Jiang Chaosheng's sister seemed to have had a verbal conflict with Meng Haowen. I didn't pay attention to such a big thing. It's really because the Prime Minister acted cautiously and without any mistakes!

"Lin Jing, I have a task for you."

After listening to Lin Jing's report, Gu Yanqing's expression remained unchanged. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a serious tone, "From today on, you have only one task... Keep an eye on Jiang Jiang. I want to know her daily whereabouts and everything she does. Report everything to me, no matter how big or small!"

"Yes!"

Lin Jing nodded subconsciously. The Prime Minister really took a fancy to that scholar... Uh, wait, it seemed that the Prime Minister wanted him to keep an eye on... that scholar's... sister?

Lin Jing walked out of the study with a confused look on his face.

Seeing his expression, Mu Kang, who was waiting outside, asked curiously, "What's wrong? Did the Prime Minister tell you what mission he had assigned you? Why do you look like that?"

"Prime Minister... I... No, no, I don't have any mission."

Lin Jing shook his head vigorously, because before leaving the study, the Prime Minister said that this mission was top secret and could not be told to anyone!