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

The work of pacifying the refugees in the outer city was proceeding in an orderly manner, and Liuquan Lane and other streets and alleys in the outer city were all renovated one after another.

Ten days, the ten days that Gu Yanqing promised the people of the capital, had not yet arrived, and all the work was almost completed -

Grain merchants in the capital rushed to donate bag after bag of grain. Other shops in the capital not only donated money but also provided work-for-relief, hiring many strong refugees to work for them.

The scholars from all the major academies also participated in the large-scale renovation of the outer city. Of course, several Jinshi scholars not only contributed money and manpower, but also raised funds through various channels to buy clothes for the refugees and repair their homes. They even helped many people who were injured in the turmoil, providing them with medical treatment and medicine. Those who had their food and seeds stolen all received due compensation.

As more and more names appeared on the Hundred Virtues List, the reputation of those successful scholars grew higher and higher...

During this time, the Chu family quietly announced the death of their eldest daughter, Chu Yunyue, due to illness. This news did not cause much of a stir in the capital, with only the Liu family sending people to express their condolences...

**

The third year of Jianping, March 26, Imperial City, Central Palace.

"This is today's memorial."

Emperor Jianping handed a stack of memorials to Gu Yanqing. These memorials were submitted directly to Emperor Jianping by court officials bypassing the prime minister.

"I know what's in it."

Gu Yanqing sat calmly aside: "This time, the scholars of the Meng family have gained quite a bit of attention and their reputations have spread far and wide in the capital. Naturally, the Meng family will take advantage of this opportunity to reap the benefits."

"Actually, I still have money in my treasury. We can handle this ourselves!" Emperor Jianping was a little unhappy. He really hated seeing the smug look on the old man Meng Xiang's face. Every time he saw him, Emperor Jianping wanted to slap him twice.

"Wouldn't it be better to use their money? Besides...even if we don't give the Meng family the positions they want this time, they will still be able to get them in the future, right?"

"That's why I'm upset. Being an emperor is so boring." This was the 532nd time that Emperor Jianping had the thought of quitting.

Of course, he was just thinking about it.

"If that's the case, Your Majesty, do you still find it boring?"

Gu Yanqing on the side suddenly pulled out a booklet from his sleeve and threw it accurately in front of Emperor Jianping.

Emperor Jianping opened the booklet and took a few glances at it. His eyes became brighter and brighter. "So much! Those wealthy merchants are really rich. In just a few days, they have filled up the Huimin granary!"

"It's not just the granaries. After repairing the outer city, there's still quite a bit of gold and silver donated by the wealthy. It's enough to cover your Majesty's expenses this time, and even... there's some left over."

Gu Yanqing said calmly that those wealthy businessmen in the capital were all fat sheep, and those great scholars in the academies were not clean-handed people either.

This time, the warehouse of the Gu Mansion was almost full.

Meng Xiang probably felt that he had made a profit, and Gu Yanqing thought so too.

"Your Majesty, please give them whatever official positions they desire. However, we must reserve a good position in the Hanlin Academy for Shen Guiyuan. After all, he is the top scholar of this year, and he is also the newcomer that Your Majesty values ​​the most!"

Shen Guiyuan is a chess piece that is out in the open, so we must make good use of it.

In the Kingdom of Qingyun, the Hanlin Academy is the institution closest to the center of power. Almost all the first-rank officials in the court are from the Hanlin Academy!

This is the beginning of a bright future, a position that many people dream of.

"Haha, you are such a bad guy." After hearing what Gu Yanqing said, Emperor Jianping looked at him with a big laugh.

Gu Yanqing wanted to make Shen Guiyuan a target in public. As for Shen Guiyuan, no matter who he really was in private, at least in public, he could only be Prime Minister Gu's man, and he had to work wholeheartedly for Prime Minister Gu and His Majesty.

It is not easy to gain their trust and recognition.

Shen Guiyuan's road ahead will be very difficult.

but……

Emperor Jianping loved watching this kind of drama the most.

"Then, what about Jiang Chaosheng?"

After making arrangements for Shen Guiyuan, Emperor Jianping thought of the Jinshi named Jiang Chaosheng.

With Shen Guiyuan as an obvious target, Jiang Chaosheng's existence seems less important, which is what Gu Yanqing wants to see most.

Emperor Jianping was very curious about Jiang Chaosheng. After all, it was rare for Gu Yanqing to value a scholar so much. Moreover, Bai Tan'er had been busy these days since she returned to the palace. She often whispered to Emperor Jianping about Chu Yunyue and the Jiang family. This girl insisted that Gu Yanqing and Jiang Chaosheng's sister had an unusual relationship.

Emperor Jianping became interested at the time and sent people to investigate the Jiang family's background. When he learned that Jiang Chaosheng's sister was just a little girl, he became extremely skeptical of Bai Tan'er's speculation.

Gu Yanqing!

That’s Gu Yanqing!

What would he think of that yellow-haired girl who looked like a bean sprout?

Unless he has some serious illness.

Emperor Jianping strongly suspected that Bai Tan'er had gone wild after leaving the palace once, so the truth was that Bai Tan'er wanted to leave the palace to act wild, but she had to make up all kinds of excuses, saying that she was going to find out about Prime Minister Gu's love life for him...

Gu Yanqing didn't know what was going on in Emperor Jianping's heart at this moment. When he heard Emperor Jianping asking about Jiang Chaosheng, he couldn't help but think of the intelligence Lin Jing had reported to him a few days ago -

Ministry of Industry.

When Jiang Jiang was chatting with Jiang Chaosheng, she mentioned that she wanted him to work in the Ministry of Industry. What was her intention?

Jiang Jiang did not write about this in his diary, but Gu Yanqing had a hunch that if he could arrange Jiang Chaosheng in the Ministry of Industry, he would definitely gain unexpected benefits in the future!

Thinking of this, Gu Yanqing slowly spoke: "As for Jiang Chaosheng... I have other arrangements."

"Okay, I'm confident in your arrangements." Emperor Jianping just nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

**

After coming out of the inner city of the imperial city, Gu Yanqing went straight to the Central Government Hall to handle government affairs. As the left prime minister of a country, he had to face a lot of government affairs every day. Of course, some things that were not very important could be handed over to the officials below to handle, but most of the time, Gu Yanqing was used to doing things himself.

Perhaps it was just like Yan Huan often said, he was just a boring person who only knew how to handle government affairs.

However, Gu Yanqing feels very fulfilled and satisfied with this kind of life.

This……

These were probably the days he had longed for in the past.

When Gu Yanqing came out of the government hall, it was already dark.

"Gu Xiang."

A familiar carriage stopped in front of Gu Yanqing. The curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing Qin Mao's slightly kind old face.

As the right prime minister, Qin Mao basically stayed in the government hall on weekdays. However, he was old and used to being late and leaving early. It was really rare for him to leave so late like today.

"Tomorrow is a holiday. Are you interested in having a drink with me, an old man?"

Qin Mao seems to be in a good mood today.

"No, my sister is still waiting for me at home for dinner."

Gu Yanqing rejected Qin Mao directly.

drink wine?

It is impossible to drink alcohol forever.

Qin Mao, sitting in the carriage, watched Gu Yanqing leave and shook his head with a look of regret.

This person is so boring.