Playing bad and eating melons: The whole court is laughing? No, no

"How is Lord Lu? He has served as an official for fifteen years, working diligently. Although he has not made any great achievements, he has also made no major mistakes."

Jiang Yueyang: [Little melon?]

[No. This man appears to be a good person on the surface, but he's actually a dark and vicious person. The neighbor's dog simply barked at him twice, and he caught it that very night and tortured it to death. The next day, he even hypocritically asked his neighbor why his dog was gone.]

【People who abuse animals are not good people. 】

Jiang Yueyang looked at her father and said, "Dad, I don't think this man is good enough. Look, he's been an official for fifteen years and hasn't achieved anything. It's obvious he has no ability. There's no point in sending him to the Turks."

Minister Jiang nodded seriously, "What about Lord Sun Xiaofeng? He was promoted to the third rank in just five years. He's quite capable."

System: [This is even worse! This person is extremely cunning and a typical fence-sitter. He was able to rise three levels in five years, all by betraying his superiors. A person like this will definitely defect if you promise him high office, generous salary, gold, silver, and treasure.]

Minister Jiang thought about it and realized that several of Sun Xiaofeng's previous superiors seemed to have been demoted and transferred.

And those who recommended him for promotion seemed to be at odds with his superiors.

After Jiang Yueyang finished listening to the system's words, she said to her father, "Dad, I think this guy is even worse. He's been promoted three levels in five years. Regardless of whether he has the ability or not, I can tell that he must be very ambitious."

"Is it bad to have ambition?" Minister Jiang asked in a very pretentious manner.

"It's neither good nor bad. Ambitious people will never be satisfied with the status quo. If one day we can't satisfy his ambitions, he will definitely betray us. Sending him to the Turks is not appropriate."

"What about Lian Yifei, Lord Lian?"

System: [This guy is okay, but he has no opinions of his own and listens to his mother in everything. He's a typical mama's boy. His loyalty to Daxia depends entirely on his mother's attitude towards Daxia.]

[Let’s forget it then.]

Jiang Yueyang: "Dad, choose again."

Minister Jiang mentioned a few more people. The system's evaluation of them was average, not good, and none of them was absolutely loyal.

"My daughter, there are only three left. If we can't choose one, I won't be able to explain to His Majesty."

System: [Host, ask your father if he must have an official from the Honglu Temple? If not, I do have a candidate.]

Jiang Yueyang then asked, "Dad, is it necessary to send officials from the Honglu Temple to the Turks this time?"

"I guess so. Those who go to the Turks need to be multilingual, and only officials from the Honglu Temple have this ability."

System: [Host, tell your father that Qingping County Magistrate Bai Ze is a good candidate. Not only is he an honest official, he also speaks multiple languages. Most importantly, he is tactful and loyal to Daxia.]

How do you know he is loyal?

Someone in the Bai clan is involved in smuggling, and he's collecting evidence of his clansmen's crimes, preparing to kill his own relatives for the sake of justice. Furthermore, the King of Nanzhao recently had his wife captured, using this as a coercion to force him to serve Nanzhao.

He initially agreed, and then waited for an opportunity to rescue his wife. After rescuing his wife, he killed all the people of Nanzhao and sent a letter to the King of Nanzhao.

The letter read: "I, Bai, am honored to have been born in Daxia. Since Nanzhao refuses to submit, my Daxia cavalry will one day trample upon the Nanzhao territory. King of Nanzhao, wait and see. Don't die too soon."

Jiang Yueyang was slightly surprised. She had met the Qingping County Magistrate once in the court, and she really didn't realize that he was such a man of blood.

[The Bai family seems to be an aristocratic family. Your Majesty and aristocratic families have always been at odds with each other. Will you trust him?]

System: [It depends on whether your father is worthy of his trust.]

Jiang Yueyang thought about it and felt that since His Majesty could entrust such an important matter to her father, he must trust him.

So, she said, "Father, the Qingping County Magistrate is fluent in many languages. You and Your Majesty might as well examine him and see if he is qualified for this mission to the Turks."

"The Qingping County Magistrate knows multiple languages? How come I didn't know that?"

Jiang Yueyang said casually: "I just keep a low profile."

Minister Jiang suddenly wanted to embarrass her and deliberately asked, "How did you know that, girl?"

"I..." Jiang Yueyang's brain worked quickly after hearing this, "I heard it."

"Who said that?"

"I won't tell you." Jiang Yueyang hurriedly changed the subject, "I almost forgot, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to restore a collection of poems. Dad, if you have time, please help me with it."

Minister Jiang remained tactically silent.

Seeing this, Jiang Yueyang said, "Dad, you know I'm a talented person. Restoring the poetry collection is absolutely impossible."

"Dad believes you can do it." Minister Jiang politely declined.

"I can not."

"Nothing is difficult in this world if you are willing..."

"As long as you are willing to give up." Jiang Yueyang interrupted him before he finished speaking.

Minister Jiang: “…”

"Dad~" Jiang Yueyang shook his arm coquettishly, "It's too late for me to try now. If you don't help me, then I can only hand in a blank paper. Then I will be..."

The voice stopped abruptly, and Jiang Yueyang suddenly thought of something.

"Haha... It's just right if I can't finish it. When the prince blames me, I can use this as an excuse to resign."

Minister Jiang: "Don't be so delusional. His Majesty will not let you resign anytime soon."

"why?"

"Because... because His Majesty has other reasons for granting you this position. Besides, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not blame you."

To Jiang Yueyang, this meant that the prince regarded you as his future princess, and no matter how hopeless you were, he would still consider your face.

Emperor Yuan would never slap himself in the face.

Moreover, Jiang Yueyang felt that Emperor Yuan bestowed her with an official position most likely because he wanted to reform the system and try to employ women.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yueyang sighed deeply. It seemed that resigning from office was a long way off.

"Forget it, just do whatever you want."

Minister Jiang said earnestly, "My daughter, you are the ruler of the land, and you bear the burden of your burdens. Now that you have donned this official uniform, you must live up to it. I know your abilities are limited, and I don't ask you to be the best at everything, but I hope you will do your best."

Jiang Yueyang was deeply impressed and lowered her head in response, "Daughter, I understand."

"Go."

Jiang Yueyang walked out of the study and headed towards Lanyue Pavilion, but when she reached the fork in the road, she turned around and headed towards her brother's Shuiyunjian.

Seeing this, the system, which was in tune with Jiang Yueyang, rolled its eyes. [Host, you just promised your father that you would do your best to complete the work. Why are you going back on your word now?]

"I'm not going back on my word. I've read that poetry collection, and I can't finish it. Rather than wasting time, I'd better seek help. When the time comes, I'll copy it myself. Also, I'm creating an opportunity for my brother."

System: [Host, are you really incapable of doing this or are you just pretending?]

Jiang Yueyang was tactically silent...

The system sighed, [Will the host tell the prince that it was your brother who repaired it?]

[Of course! And, fulfilling one's official duties doesn't necessarily require dedication to poetry collections; one can contribute in other areas.]

System: [Where?]

【I haven’t thought about it yet.】

system:【……】