I don't want to be born again
Work related (2)
It's not enough, he just came back from rebirth, and he was already groggy, and now he will think of many past events again, making his headache even worse.
"Shu Yi, don't you want to protect Ning Shuyi?" Chu Qing pressed the temple of Chu Tiao, "Then you have to protect her, wouldn't it be better to just destroy these pants? Drop the bag, so you actually have to protect her." Mrs. Chen?"
Shu Yi shook his head: "Your Majesty is wise, the slave is an eunuch, how can he say who he is protecting, the slave just thinks this is very strange and doesn't want to startle the snake."
Chu Qing laughed: "You slave, you still want to cast a long line to catch big fish? What kind of fish do you think can fall out? This harem of mine has become your pond."
"This slave absolutely dare not, and I don't know who he can be, and I hope no one will jump out." Shu Yi kowtowed again, "Harmony in the harem is His Majesty's blessing, and this slave only wants to serve His Majesty." Share your worries."
Chu Qing nodded. Shu Yi also had good intentions. He just came back and had to deal with a lot of things. He just took this opportunity to start from the harem to make a hole.
The front court, the rear palace, Chu Qing thought lightly, cutting things incessantly and still chaotic, like a mess, haunting him for life after life.
"Forget it, just deal with it as you want."
Shu Yi responded, packed his bags, and left in a hurry.
Chu Qing felt that his head was going to explode, but he could only hold it back. He subconsciously didn't want others to know that he was uncomfortable.
After coming back for three years this time, Chu Qing was surprised to find that Shu Yi also had little thoughts behind his back.
Shuyi has made so many discoveries and plans, but he doesn't talk to himself. It seems that he either feels confused, or the plot has been reversed again...
Although it seems that Shu Yi was thinking of himself in the final analysis, this matter still sounded the alarm for Chu Qing.
To avoid the tragic death in his previous life, he must be more cautious than ever before.
He doesn't want to live well, he just hopes not to die again, he never wants to be born again!
Chu Qing stood up in his cloak, came to the desk, and wrote down with the only ink remaining in the inkstone.
Trembling like walking on thin ice
Chu Qing's handwriting has always been very good. The Taifu once said that his handwriting is full of dragons and phoenixes, which is quite regal.
Chu Qing has never been quite aware of what a king looks like. Looking at these eight characters now, he took a deep breath.
After going back to bed and lying down for a while, but still unable to fall asleep due to tossing and turning, Chu Qing simply got up, put on her clothes and went to read the memorial.
Three years in advance, it is better to get familiar with many things early.
After being reborn twice, the clues in Chu Qing's mind are all messed up. In addition, in his previous life, he was muddled at the beginning and couldn't remember many things clearly. Now he has a sense of urgency.
After tossing and turning, Chu Qing was attracted by the two memorials.
One is Mi Zhexiu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, asking to repair the Yellow River, saying that the Yellow River has broken its embankment year after year, endangering the people and destroying fertile land, and it needs to be dredged and sorted out every year.
The second is that Lu Silin, the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs, asked Xiu to build a dam at Likou. The reason was also that the Yellow River broke its embankment and did not reach the people, destroying good land, and building a dam could protect the people along the coast.
Chu Qing put the two copybooks together, compared them carefully several times, and finally showed a smile on his face.
Both Mi Zhexiu and Lu Silin, Chu Qing has impressions, not only has impressions, but also is very familiar with them.
Especially Mi Zhexiu, who has been a member of the cabinet three years later, that is to say, the last time Chu Qing came back from rebirth, Mi Zhexiu had already joined the cabinet, and he was very prosperous, and he was very good at both sides of the world.
Seeing Mi Zhexiu, who was still the minister of the Ministry of Industry, submit the memorial, Chu Qing suddenly felt as if he had passed away.
After being stunned for a moment, Chu Qing smiled wryly, isn't it just a lifetime away.
So what happened afterwards?When Duan Zhanpeng, the great general of the previous generation, was ransacked, a letter collaborating with the enemy was found in his home. Mi Zhexiu used this to advocate for peace with the North Kingdom.
When the peace was being negotiated, he took the opportunity to go to the North Country.At that time, Chu Qing realized that his cabinet scholar had already committed treason.
It's just that Chu Qing recalled the matter of King Rong, and Mi Zhexiu's performance was remarkable.
At that time, I thought I had found a capable and loyal minister, but thinking about it now, Chu Qing sneered, this Mi Zhexiu probably had a connection with the Northern Kingdom long ago, and all he did was to destroy Great Xia.
As for Lu Silin, Chu Qing thought about it, it seems that he resigned later?It should be that three years later when Mi Zhexiu entered the cabinet, Lu Silin suddenly resigned and retired.
Three years later?
King Rong seems to have gradually revealed his ambitions three years later, and Mi Zhexiu stepped on King Rong to succeed and win his trust.
Chu Qing pondered for a while, the last time he came back was late, so he naturally had no way of knowing these details, now it seems that these two people have been at odds since this meeting, and the ties are getting deeper and deeper, right?
But, why did Lu Silin resign?It's just that these things shouldn't lead to resignation.
Chu Qing faintly felt that he seemed to have discovered some great event, so he was a little excited!
Yellow River?
Interestingly, Chu Qing had always wanted to manage the Yellow River well, but every time he was devastated by various reasons, and finally let it go.
It was also because of Huang He's stupidity that he once doubted his own abilities, and even doubted his life.
Now it seems that this is an excellent starting point for him to start a new emperor career!
There are still three years left, and his life will return to the original point in three years. He must make good use of the time God has given him, and do well the things he wants to do but has been unable to do.
Living to death may be the best way.
7. Shang Dynasty: The prime minister came to pierce his heart
When going to court, Chu Qing was still a little apprehensive.
Before, he was reborn a few days after he died, there was no time difference, it was like waking up and continuing to be the emperor.
This time is different. First of all, he did not die in office in his last life. He was tormented for more than a year before he died tragically. Secondly, after his death, he has been a ghost for a long time. Now it is a bit strange to sit on the throne again suddenly Can't find the feeling.
After leaving the core of power for a long time, Chu Qing glanced at the civil and military officials kneeling at his feet, and it seemed that it was not the one in memory.
Today's court meeting is only a regular court meeting, and officials of the fourth rank and above in the capital will participate, but it is so, and the hall is full of people.
Civil and military officials shouted long live, then lowered their heads and waited for Chu Qing to speak.
Chu Qing looked at the black mass of heads, and was filled with emotion in his heart.
These bastards!
If you don’t work hard, you always get into trouble, and you still fight among yourself, fighting back and forth to get the good summer into it. The key is that they turn around and recognize their masters again. They are still rich and well-clothed. Die so badly?
Chu Qing has completely ignored the fact that in his last life he had to commit suicide because of his own death, and he felt angry when he saw these ministers.
Want to be flat?Hmph, he kept silent and let them kneel down!
So Chu Qing sat there, silent for a while, full of civil and military officials in the court, wondering, but the emperor could only wait silently if he didn't open his mouth. It's not good to shout long live again, remind me?
These ministers are used to being pampered, and their knees are uncomfortable. It will still be winter, and the earth dragon is burning in the hall. After a while, they are all hot and sweating, and they all start to cry in their hearts.
Shu Yi was standing next to the throne. Originally, as long as Chu Qing said "flat body", he would shout out loudly, but today the emperor seemed to have forgotten about it when he was sitting there, as if he enjoyed being bowed down by all the officials.
This is very strange, the emperor has to be bowed down every day when he sees people, what is he enjoying?
Shu Yi glanced at the ministers kneeling in the hall, coughed softly, and called out in a low voice, "Your Majesty?"
Chu Qing moved his neck, lost his mind, and could only nod his head and said, "Get flat."
Shu Yi hurriedly bowed in response, turned around and said loudly: "Pingshen!"
All civil and military officials felt amnesty, and Xie En quickly stood up.
Chu Qing calmed down and said, "Prime Minister, do you have something to play?"
The prime minister of the Xia Dynasty commanded the cabinet and was the head of all officials with great power. They were generally veteran ministers relied on by the emperor, or important ministers who had been trusted by the former emperor.
The current prime minister, Xu Shiqing, is the head of the four Tuogu ministers left by the late emperor to Chu Qing. He is a thin and stubborn old man with white beard and hair.
When Xu Shiqing heard Chu Qing's roll call, he looked up at him in surprise, just in time to meet Chu Qing's eyes full of anticipation.
In the past, unless he jumped out to speak, Chu Qing would never call him by name. Today, the person above took some wrong medicine, and he came here according to the rules?
Chu Qing also found out that something was wrong with the old man, he couldn't laugh or cry, was he not serious before?Even routinely saying a word to the prime minister can scare people away.
However, Xu Shiqing is a veteran of the two dynasties. After being surprised for a while, he immediately adjusted his facial expression and came out respectfully: "My Majesty, I have something to do. This winter is warmer than usual, and the canal is not frozen. Transport to the capital." I am afraid that the matter of timber will be postponed."
Chu Qing thought for a while before recalling what he said.
He has been wanting to expand the palace since he took the throne, and it was finally finalized in the summer, but a lot of wood had to be transported from the south, and many canals were not wide enough for ships that were too big to pass through.
The result of the discussion at that time was that when the canal freezes, find a way to transport it together with the stone in winter, which is actually pulled from the ice.
However, the weather this winter is warm and the canal has not been frozen. Xu Shiqing dragged on for several days without waiting for a heavy snowfall. Today he bit the bullet and brought this matter up to Chu Qing.
Chu Qing nodded: "Then forget it."
Forget it, forget it?
Xu Shiqing was a little confused: "What does the emperor mean?"
Chu Qing pouted, why is the old man so stupid?
"If you can't get it right, let's not repair it." Chu Qing said lightly, "Is there anything else?"
Xu Shiqing could hardly believe his ears, he stopped practicing, no, fixed, stopped!
He has a villain in his heart, and he is happily jumping up and down with the exciting music, the first emperor, your son is finally going to become a wise king!
Xu Shiqing's face flushed with excitement, Chu Qing really couldn't stand it anymore, he looked away and asked again: "Prime Minister, is there anything else?"
Xu Shiqing quickly shook his head: "It's okay, it's okay, Your Majesty is wise!"
Holy shit!
Chu Qing cursed in her heart, your excited look hurts my heart!
"Well, when it comes to the canal, I thought of something, so I'll talk to you dear friends." Chu Qing refused to look at Xu Shiqing in disgust, and leaned on the throne in a different position, "Shu Yi, take those two Bring the memorial."
8. Who decides: to control the river or to repair the embankment?
When Chu Qing mentioned the memorial of Mi Zhexiu and Lu Silin, a fierce war of words began in the hall.
This level of scolding war, Chu Qing's memory seems to be only the northern border of Chen Bing, before the war was about to break out, it happened a few times.At that time, the peace faction and the war faction were clearly separated, and neither of them gave way to the other, and they quarreled for more than a month.
Chu Qing was really surprised that there was such a quarrel today because of river regulation or embankment repair.
In fact, he had already made a decision in his heart about what to do.Unexpectedly, this group of people was so happy that no one asked him for his opinion.Chu Qing pouted, and simply leaned on the dragon chair to watch the play.
The court was divided into two factions, each supporting the two governance methods, and the remaining few believed that the two methods could be used in parallel and did not conflict.
Chu Ting listened for a while, then gave Shu Yi a look, and Shu Yi immediately said loudly: "Be quiet!"
The eunuch's voice was sharp and high-pitched, and the ministers stopped talking after hearing it.
Xu Shiqing thought for a while, and went out to play and asked: "I ask the Holy Spirit to make a decision on this matter, and I will follow the holy will."
The people who had been arguing a lot just now also echoed one after another.
Chu Qing glanced at Xu Shiqing meaningfully, thinking to himself, old fox, do you want to take this opportunity to test him?
But he has always been a domineering character, since he knew it well, he didn't stretch it.
"Mi Zhexiu, I want to ask you something."
Mi Zhexiu hurriedly stepped out, bowing his head in response.
"You said in your memorial that the Yellow River needs to be dredged every year, so tell me and everyone how to clear the law, how much money is needed, which official from the Ministry of Industry is going to be sent to supervise it, and how the counties along the river need to assist. How long will it take to see initial results, and what effect will be achieved before next year's rainy season? Tell me?"
Chu Qing's voice was unhurried, his tone was moderate, his expression was half a smile, and he finished speaking slowly, but it gave off an indescribable coercion.
All the courtiers standing in the front were somewhat aware of it, especially the few members of the cabinet who looked at Chu Qing with more thoughtful eyes.
Xu Shiqing even smiled, raised his hand to stroke his beard, and nodded slightly.The villain in his heart jumped up again.
Cold sweat broke out on Mi Zhexiu's head. What he said in the memorial was all official phrases. How could he think so thoroughly, so of course his head would be confused.
However, he was not an easy-going lamp, so he calmed down his emotions and said, "I wrote to the Holy Majesty, the Yellow River has been suffering from floods for many years, and I am very worried, so I drafted the memorial in order to hear it from heaven as soon as possible. Enzhun, I will immediately study a practical plan, and hope that the Lord will learn from you."
Chu Qing smacked his lips, meaning he didn't know, but the excuse was really not that good.
Chu Qing smiled and said: "Oh, what Mi Aiqing meant was that he didn't think about anything, but he felt anxious about this matter, so he went to the memorial. I didn't get it wrong, right?"
As soon as the words fell, there were a lot of light snorts in the middle of the court. Mi Zhexiu wiped his forehead and moved his feet in embarrassment, but he couldn't refute.
Chu Qing glanced at Mi Zhexiu, but asked Xu Shiqing, "Prime Minister, what am I responsible for at the Ministry of Industry?"
Xu Shiqing said: "Invitation to the sage, since the founding of the country, the Ministry of Industry and Engineering of our dynasty has been responsible for the system of civil engineering construction, the method of utilizing utensils, the method of dredging canals and weirs, and the code of offering billions of mausoleums. Water conservancy projects, machinery manufacturing projects, mining and metallurgy, textiles and other government-run industries are all under the comprehensive management of the Ministry of Industry, and they are in charge of coin casting with the Ministry of Households."
Chu Qing smiled: "I heard that the prime minister called it a 'living classic', but I didn't expect to remember it so clearly. I really admire it!"
Xu Shiqing hurriedly said a few words of modesty, saying that the emperor had praised him absurdly, but he looked very proud.
Only then did Chu Qing nod his head, and said coldly: "I heard you all. Among the duties of the Ministry of Industry that the prime minister just mentioned, is there one item that is decided for me?"
All the officials were taken aback, with Xu Shiqing as the leader, they all knelt down immediately and said: "Your Majesty, calm down."
Mi Zhexiu was even more frightened, and he collapsed on the ground, kowtowing.
Chu Qing paused and asked, "Where is Lu Silin, the secretary of the household department?"
Hubu Shangshu raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, the official rank of the historian in the mainland is the fifth grade, so there is no need to participate in this court meeting."
Chu Qing raised his eyebrows: "Then promote him to the fourth rank, and let him come to the court tomorrow. Officials?"
The Minister of the Household Department glanced at the people in the Ministry of Officials, and rushed to say: "The emperor is wise!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials smiled and kowtowed: "The emperor is wise, Lu Silin has been excellent in the evaluations for many years, and the ministers are preparing to recommend this person to the emperor as soon as possible."
Chu Qing curled his lips, he hadn't seen any recommendation in previous lifetimes, you really let you say all the good things.
"The Ministry of Officials has done a good job. Show me the results of this year's evaluation of officials across the country as soon as possible, and list those who have been excellent for three consecutive years. Do you understand?"
All the officials in the official department should be respectful.
Chu Qing let out a "huh" and said again: "Get up, everyone, is I so scary?"
Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief, thanking each other for getting up.
"The Yellow River is the lifeblood of my great summer. It is easy to dredge and manage it, and the construction of dams cannot be taken lightly. A two-pronged approach can cure the symptoms and cure the root cause. It is the blessing of our country to keep the people safe and happy."
9. Early
Chu Qing spoke solemnly, and all the civil and military officials said "Long Live the Holy Spirit", and flattered Chu Qing again.
After retiring from the court, Xu Shiqing was left alone by Chu Qing, and the two of them walked along the gravel road in the imperial garden one after the other.
"Your Majesty has the demeanor of the former emperor today, and the old minister is very pleased." Xu Shiqing stroked his gray beard and said with a smile.
Chu Qing turned his head to look at him, and smiled slightly: "I was not good enough in the past, and I made the teacher bother. I can be praised by you today, and I should be the one who should be gratified.""
Xu Shiqing laughed: "Your Majesty, don't make fun of the old minister, I dare not be a minister!"
"Teacher, please sit down." Chu Qing approached a gazebo and pointed to the seat opposite, "It's been a long time since I had tea with the teacher, Shu Yi, make a pot of the oolong tea that my son brought in a while ago."
The two sat down in the gazebo. Some courtiers had already hung up warm tents around the pavilion, and some palace maids brought cushions and hand stoves to the two of them. Shuyi led someone to bring tea and snacks. Not far away, give them space to talk.
Chu Qing personally poured a cup of tea and handed it to Xu Shiqing: "Teacher, you have worked hard these years."
Xu Shiqing's nose was a little sore, he let out a long breath, stood up and picked up his teacup and said, "Your Majesty, with your words, this old minister's old bones can still fight for you for 20 years! You just use my bones as a torch, my minister." That's enough!"
Chu Qing hurriedly supported him to sit down: "Look at what you said, I'm so worried!"
"What are you worried about, Your Majesty?" Xu Shiqing put down his teacup and looked at Chu Qing curiously.
"This dynasty has been established for nearly 200 years. Internally, the imperial court has a lot of abuses. The aristocratic and wealthy families are intertwined. Various relationships and personnel are constantly being cut and messed up." Chu Qing stared at the tea soup in his bowl, and said slowly, "Outside, the North Kingdom Yelu Jinxiong, the lord of the country, has great talent, and the strength of the Northern Kingdom is growing day by day, and he is eyeing me like a tiger. Teacher, every time I think of this, I can hardly sleep or eat!"
Xu Shiqing's eyes were bright, and he stared at Chu Qing's face carefully for a long time. After pondering for a moment, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the "Under Mencius" that the old minister taught you?"
Chu Qing blinked: "Heaven will send a big responsibility to the people?"
Xu Shiqing twirled his beard and said: "If you enter, you will have no family and people, and if you leave, you will be invincible to foreign patients, and the country will perish. Then you know that you are born in sorrow, but you die in peace."
"The teacher means that Daxia will not perish?"
Xu Shiqing was about to take a sip of tea, but when he heard this, he spit out the tea in his mouth in one gulp.
Fortunately, Chu Qing reacted quickly and dodged in time, otherwise he would have been sprayed all over the face.
Xu Shiqing was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, but Chu Qing pulled him to sit down: "I scared the teacher."
"Your Majesty, why do you have such thoughts? This, this is absolutely impossible!" Xu Shiqing pulled Chu Qing, his eyes were full of panic. In his opinion, even if there are various problems in the country, as the supreme ruler Once the former Chu Qing loses confidence, he is really not far from subjugation.
I have to say that Xu Shiqing's intuition was right. In his previous life, Chu Qing had lost confidence. He felt that Great Xia would not be able to defeat the Northern Kingdom. No wonder.
Chu Qing patted Xu Shiqing's hand, and sighed: "It's my fault. To tell you the truth, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that the northern country was closed, and Da Xia... hey!"
Only then did Xu Shiqing heave a sigh of relief, after a long time of fuss, the little ancestor was so abnormal today, he was frightened by a dream.After thinking about it, this is pretty good. A few years ago, he was doing everything in his power, but now he finally has to calm down.
"Don't worry too much, Your Majesty, it's just a dream." Xu Shiqing felt at ease, his face returned to normal, and said with a smile, "The northern land is remote, and I heard that the nobles are still raising slaves. It’s just a moment of courage.”
When Chu Qing heard the words "raising slaves", his face became stiff for a moment, and then he smiled again: "You are right, but the northern cavalry is too powerful, I want to buy war horses from them, we will Also try to cultivate a group of war horses."
Xu Shiqing nodded: "Your Majesty doesn't need to buy war horses if you want them. The Northern Mission will definitely bring a lot of horses with them. At that time, let's try to breed them with Xia Guo's horses. After maybe a few generations, the breed is better than before."
As far as the current national strength of the Northern Kingdom and the Great Xia is concerned, the Great Xia has always been the stronger side, so there will be missions from the Northern Kingdom to pay tribute every year. I hope that the Great Xia can do more business with them so that the people of the Northern Kingdom can eat rice from the south. .
This is also what Xu Shiqing meant when he specifically mentioned the mission. He wanted Chu Qing to be more confident and not to be frightened by this dream as if the country would perish in seconds.Even if there was a fight, not only would Daxia not necessarily lose, it might even destroy the Northern Kingdom.
As for why the national power of the two countries reversed later, in fact, it was Chu Qing who committed suicide and did not do a good job, and King Rong made a fuss again, and Xia Guo was hollowed out.
It's just that Chu Qing didn't listen to Xu Shiqing's last words, and his mind was full of the sentence: The Northern Kingdom mission pays tribute this time!
Is Xie Lang coming soon?
Last night, he was secretly glad that he came back three years early, thinking that he had enough time to arrange everything, but today he just went to court full of energy, and this is the bad news?
Chu Qing couldn't believe it, he tried his best to control his voice, and asked, "When will the Northern Mission arrive?"
"It should be soon. We set off from Jinyu City half a month ago, and we will reach Yumen Pass by now."
"You left half a month ago?"
Xu Shiqing blinked: "Your Majesty, the two countries agreed on the exchange of credentials in autumn. Have you forgotten?"
It's set for fall!
Chu Qing really wanted to cry, but he thought he was early, but he didn't. This feeling made him want to turn the table.
However, when the matter was over, Chu Qing held a glimmer of hope and asked again: "Who is the head of the mission? What else did they bring besides the horse?"
Xu Shiqing said with a smile: "Your Majesty really forgot? The Northern Kingdom Mission is led by King Liang of the Northern Kingdom. In addition to the war horses, there are also annual tributes. Oh, by the way, I heard that they also prepared a special gift for His Majesty. They said it was a surprise." .”
Surprise, your mother's surprise!Chu Qing cursed in his heart.
10. Your Majesty, we meet again
For the next few days, Chu Qing was in a state of high tension, living his life as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
Shu Yi really couldn't stand it anymore, persuaded him a few times, and even brought the green head card from the harem.
But Chu Qing didn't have that thought, scolded the tree for a while, and then asked about Chen Guiren.
Shu Yi said with a bitter face: "The slave sent people to guard there day and night, and there was no movement after several days of staring. I wonder if the slave is thinking too much."
"It's okay, just wait for the rabbit." Chu Qingdao didn't care much, "Don't show your feet when you send someone to watch, and you can send more capable people to Chen Guiren."
"Yes, the servant understands, your Majesty can rest assured."
He has nothing to worry about, even if his harem is in chaos, it is not the present, when Xie Lang comes, it will be all drama!
Having been entangled with Xie Lang for two lifetimes, Chu Qing knew that Xie Lang was sincere to him, but compared with the big things in Xie Lang's heart, and even his twisted inferiority complex, it's hard to say how far this sincerity can be true .
It has been like this several times, especially in the last life, when there were repeated wars, the Northern Kingdom destroyed Xia, the Great Xia restored the Kingdom and then destroyed the Northern Kingdom, Chu Qing felt that he had an obligation to stop Xie Lang, otherwise his life would be in vain.
No, it should be said that it was a waste of him being reborn as a human again and again.
Chu Qing sighed, he has arranged everything that should be arranged in the past few days, and prepared all the preparations that should be made, but the only thing is that he can't let it go, it's terribly uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, I heard that a troupe has recently come to Beijing. Don't you like to listen to operas? Why don't you invite them to the palace and let them perform a part?"
Seeing that Chu Qing had finally put down the memorial and drank tea, Shuyi hurriedly suggested it.
Chu Qing rubbed his brows, nodded and said: "Why bother, you go to find two sets of common people's clothes, and the two of us will go to the palace to watch the theater."
In the past, Chu Qing liked to go out of the palace in micro-clothes, so he didn't make a fuss after hearing this, but said in a somewhat embarrassed way: "Your Majesty, today is the first day of the new year. Aren't you going to Kunning Palace tonight?"
"Can't you come back at night?" Chu Qing stood up and stretched his shoulders, "Stop talking nonsense and go quickly."
"Yes, slaves follow the order."
Seeing Shu Yi go out, Chu Qing waved his hand to let the other palace people back out.
"Where is the Dragon Shadow Guard?"
A man emerged from the shadows, knelt on the ground and said, "Long Shisan sees Your Majesty."
"I'm going to leave the palace in low clothes, you go and prepare. Also, what happened to the last time I asked you to investigate?"
Long Shisan promised, and replied: "Your Majesty, there are indeed letters and correspondence with the Northern Kingdom in the General's study, and the shadow guards are transcribing them, and they will be presented to His Majesty for reading tomorrow night."
"Well, well done. But you must be careful. The general's house is heavily guarded, and he is very skilled. If you reveal your Xingzang, I will not be able to protect you."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this subordinate will know what to do." Long Shisan hesitated for a while and said again, "There is one more thing, this subordinate does not know whether to say it or not."
"What's the matter?"
"It was a brother who discovered last night that General Duan Zheng, the eldest son of the General, secretly returned to Jinxiu City from Dingzhou."
Duan Zheng?Sure enough, he was here to die.Chu Qing thought about it, and said, "Does the general know?"
"The general went out to meet him last night, but the father and son had a conflict. The general injured the little general and wanted to send him away secretly. But the little general refused to obey. Locked up."
Chu Qing thought for a while and said: "Send a capable female shadow guard to the harem to see what Concubine Chen is up to recently. In addition, on the other side of the tree, you also help, don't let him know, understand?"
Long Shisan was stunned for a moment before responding, "This subordinate understands, so let's make arrangements."
Walking on the long street, Chu Qing looked at the bustling streets, feeling filled with emotion, how stupid he is!
He is an emperor, and all the people in the world are his responsibility, but he just let go of it several times and let others ruin his country and his people without hesitation.
Wait a minute, he seems to have died like that in his last life.
Oh, it's really not wronged at all!
Chu Qing's eyes were filled with turbulent emotions. Isn't this world full of fireworks and this peaceful and joyful crowd worth protecting with all his strength?
In this life, no matter who it is, don't try to touch his country again, not even a single cent!
"Your Majesty, so what, young master." Shu Yi called out in embarrassment, "Let's move, don't get in the way."
Only then did Chu Qing come to his senses. It turned out that he was standing in the middle of the street, blocking the flow of people.
As soon as he turned sideways, an old man behind him who was pushing a small cart gave him a vicious look, staggered past his body and passed quickly.
"Hey, you say this guy is hey!" Shu Yi was not willing to let Chu Qing suffer, he shouted a word and was about to go forward to argue.
Chu Qing gave him a hand: "Forget it."
Shu Yi curled his lips and hadn't spoken yet, but Chu Qing started making a fuss behind him.
It turned out that the old man pushed the cart over Chu Qing, and suddenly a person rushed out from the sideways, and for some reason, that person directly bumped into the small cart.
The cart knocked over to the ground, the old man couldn't stand still, and fell to the ground with him.
Before the person who hit the cart got up, a group of people rushed out from the shop on the side of the street and surrounded them noisily.
The accident happened so suddenly that Chu Qing and Shu Yi didn't even realize it, and they became the crowd of onlookers for no reason.
When Chu Qing went out this time, besides the tree, he also brought a few guards with him, pretending to be a writer, and he had already gathered here to protect him.
The person who bumped into the cart had already stood up. He didn't seem to be injured, and he didn't have any fear of the people surrounding him.Instead, he went to help the old man up, and helped him arrange the things on the cart, and then turned around unhurriedly.
He just smiled faintly, then suddenly turned his head, looked through the crowd, and fixedly looked at Chu Qing.
Your Majesty, we meet again.
11. A few times the soul dream is the same as the king
Chu Qing seemed to have sensed it, and looked towards that gaze, but the other party withdrew his gaze, turned his face away and stopped looking at him.
The man was dressed in plain clothes, with an unremarkable side face, as if there was something wrong with his legs.
Chu Qing looked at it for a long time, but had no impression at all, and thought maybe it was just a coincidence.
At this time, a young man in fine clothes pushed aside the crowd, came to the man, and said with a smile: "Jingyun, don't toast and refuse to eat fine wine, be honest and follow me, and your theater troupe will save you trouble!"
The man named Jingyun ignored him completely, and just turned around and walked forward. When he walked, he couldn't bend his right leg and knee, and he looked very embarrassed.
"I still want to go, catch him!" The boy shouted, and the strong men raised their hands to catch him.
Chu Qing's eyes flickered slightly, and he said to the guard beside him, "Go and save someone."
The guards looked at each other, leaving two of them to protect Chu Qing, and the rest rushed over, knocking down the strong man in twos and twos.
The boy was so frightened that he wanted to run away, but the guards rushed over and surrounded him.
Only then did Chu Qing walk over, sized up the young man and said, "Why is this young master so aggressive?"
The boy spat: "Who are you, you, do you know who I am? Tell them to let go!"
"Who are you?"
"Speaking out will scare you to death! Does King Rong know?"
Chu Qing was taken aback, looked at the young man again, frowned and said to the tree: "It seems that Rong Wang's family doesn't have such a big child?"
"Yes, young master, Lord Rong is only in his early thirties this year, and his eldest son is eight years old. This young master doesn't quite look like him."
"You, who are you?" The young man murmured in his heart when he heard them talking, "I didn't say I was King Rong or anything, my father, my father is the housekeeper of the palace!"
Chu Qing sneered, "Never mind what happened just now, you will take advantage of King Rong's power, will he agree?"
The young man froze, and Chu Qing didn't give him a chance to speak. He turned to the man named Jing Yun and said, "Master, did they hurt you just now?"
Jingyun stared at Chu Qing for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Thank you, sir, I am not injured."
Chu Qing nodded: "That's good, what happened just now?"
"This young master wants to invite our theater troupe to the concert. I said the troupe has signed a long-term contract with Yuexiu Tower, and the hall cannot accept the concert. He didn't believe it, so he started arguing."
Shu Yi suddenly said: "You must be Boss Yun! Young master, this Boss Yun is the pillar of Sixi Class in Yuexiu Building, we are going to see his play today!"
Only then did Chu Qing look at Jingyun, but as soon as his eyes met, he felt something was wrong, as if this Jingyun was going to eat him.
"That's just right. I saved a scene, so I won't come out in vain."
Shu Yi nodded again and again: "Master has a sense of justice, everything is right!"
Chu Qing pursed his lips, and told the guards: "Send it to Jingzhao Mansion, and report a letter to King Rong with my name spur."
There were not many other words, and the guards naturally knew how to deal with it. A few people were left to deal with the aftermath, and the rest followed Chu Qing to leave.
Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, the crowd of onlookers dispersed one after another.
Chu Qing nodded to Jingyun and thought about leaving.Unexpectedly, that person chased after him again, talked to Chu Qing with a smile, and strongly invited them to go to Yuexiu Tower now.
Chu Qing thought for a while, and she was going there at first, but she refuted his face just now because it was not good to help him, so she followed Jingyun to the theater.
As expected, Jing Yun was an important figure in the theater troupe. As soon as he entered the stage, people greeted him everywhere. There was even a very spacious room reserved for him to rest and put on make-up.
Jingyun asked Chu Qing and Shu to go in, and the guards stayed outside.
"I haven't asked the young master's name yet." Jingyun walked over with the freshly brewed tea, and spoke with a smile.
He spoke with a smile on his face and eyes, which made the originally mediocre facial features much more vivid.
Chu Qing took the tea bowl with a smile, but put it on hand, and said, "I'm Qin Qing, Boss Yun."
Jingyun nodded, the queen mother's surname is Qin, and Chu Qing used to call himself Qin Qing when he liked to wear micro clothes, and it seems that this time it is still the case.
Jingyun didn't ask other questions, but said: "Young Master Qin, I can't repay you for your kindness. I want to play a song for you to show your heart. What do you think?"
Chu Qing nodded: "That was simply a surprise."
Jingyun took out the pipa from the cabinet, played and sang, it turned out to be a partridge.
"Caixiu held jade bells diligently, but they were drunk when they fought hard. Dancing with the heart and moon in the willow building, singing to the full of peach blossoms and fan shadows. After parting, how many times have the same soul and dream as the king? Tonight, there are still photos of the silver scorpion. , I'm afraid that the reunion is a dream."
When he sang emotionally, his eyes turned red, and the expression he looked at Chu Qing was full of words.
Chu Qing didn't realize it, he was attracted by the tune and immersed in his own thoughts.Because of this poem, he thought of Xie Lang again, and their "reunion after a long absence" in previous lives.
Xie Lang is also good at singing and dancing. In addition to the pipa, he can also play the flute and drums. He even composes music, writes lyrics, choreographs and sings.
Chu Qing especially likes to watch Xie Lang dance the sword, he thinks Xie Lang looks the best when he looks so heroic.
Some people say that all encounters in the world are reunions after a long absence.
Perhaps, between him and Xie Lang, it is really hard to say which life is the beginning and which life will end.If he can get rid of the fate of subjugation this time, what he hopes most is to return to the life without schemes and intrigues with Xie Lang.
At the end of the song, Chu Qing came back to his senses, glanced at Jingyun, and suddenly got up and said, "Thank you, Boss Yun, for the song. I have booked a private room, so I won't bother Boss Yun with her makeup and preparations."
Jingyun didn't stay any longer, but respectfully sent Chu Qing out. Seeing his back disappear at the end of the corridor, he raised his hand and pulled out two slender golden needles from behind his ears at the same time.
Immediately afterwards, his appearance also changed rapidly. In just a moment, a mediocre face disappeared, replaced by a glamorous and charming face.
Xie Lang touched his chin and said softly, "Come out."
12. Women are really annoying
A person limped out of the room just now, it was Xie Lang Yi Rongcheng's actor Jingyun just now.
Xie Lang glanced at him and said: "The affairs of Prince Rong's residence must be handled carefully. I will enter the palace in a few days, so be careful yourself."
The real Jingyun squatted down and saluted: "Yes, please rest assured, master."
Xie Lang gave a faint "um" and started to leave.
Jingyun couldn't help but asked: "Master, if that young master comes again, what will my subordinates do?"
Xie Lang glanced over coldly, Jingyun couldn't help shivering, and lowered his head, not daring to look at him.
"He won't come again."
After saying a word, Xie Lang walked away.
When he entered the palace, why would Chu Qing still think about other people?
Xie Lang secretly sighed, he would be able to enter the palace soon, but just now he saw Chu Qing from a distance, and couldn't help but want to see him any longer.
If he hadn't changed his mind to see Chu Qing, he wouldn't have been caught by the man from the Rong Palace.
Fortunately, Chu Qing never knew that he could disguise himself, otherwise he almost lost his composure a few times just now, and with Chu Qing's intelligence, he would never be able to get away with it.
Speaking of which, Chu Qing didn't even know himself now, Xie Lang smiled slightly, what was he worrying about?
This night Chu Ting listened to Jingyun's singing, but he kept thinking about the ditty he sang to himself just now, and the expression that seemed calm but tried to suppress himself.
How many times have Hunmeng been with you?
Chu Qing smacked his lips, this actor must be sick.
"Let's go." Chu Qing stood up, greeted him, and went downstairs without looking back.
After returning to the palace, Chu Qing just changed his clothes when he heard the report from the palace staff, saying that it was the imperial concubine who asked to see her.
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"Shu Yi, don't you want to protect Ning Shuyi?" Chu Qing pressed the temple of Chu Tiao, "Then you have to protect her, wouldn't it be better to just destroy these pants? Drop the bag, so you actually have to protect her." Mrs. Chen?"
Shu Yi shook his head: "Your Majesty is wise, the slave is an eunuch, how can he say who he is protecting, the slave just thinks this is very strange and doesn't want to startle the snake."
Chu Qing laughed: "You slave, you still want to cast a long line to catch big fish? What kind of fish do you think can fall out? This harem of mine has become your pond."
"This slave absolutely dare not, and I don't know who he can be, and I hope no one will jump out." Shu Yi kowtowed again, "Harmony in the harem is His Majesty's blessing, and this slave only wants to serve His Majesty." Share your worries."
Chu Qing nodded. Shu Yi also had good intentions. He just came back and had to deal with a lot of things. He just took this opportunity to start from the harem to make a hole.
The front court, the rear palace, Chu Qing thought lightly, cutting things incessantly and still chaotic, like a mess, haunting him for life after life.
"Forget it, just deal with it as you want."
Shu Yi responded, packed his bags, and left in a hurry.
Chu Qing felt that his head was going to explode, but he could only hold it back. He subconsciously didn't want others to know that he was uncomfortable.
After coming back for three years this time, Chu Qing was surprised to find that Shu Yi also had little thoughts behind his back.
Shuyi has made so many discoveries and plans, but he doesn't talk to himself. It seems that he either feels confused, or the plot has been reversed again...
Although it seems that Shu Yi was thinking of himself in the final analysis, this matter still sounded the alarm for Chu Qing.
To avoid the tragic death in his previous life, he must be more cautious than ever before.
He doesn't want to live well, he just hopes not to die again, he never wants to be born again!
Chu Qing stood up in his cloak, came to the desk, and wrote down with the only ink remaining in the inkstone.
Trembling like walking on thin ice
Chu Qing's handwriting has always been very good. The Taifu once said that his handwriting is full of dragons and phoenixes, which is quite regal.
Chu Qing has never been quite aware of what a king looks like. Looking at these eight characters now, he took a deep breath.
After going back to bed and lying down for a while, but still unable to fall asleep due to tossing and turning, Chu Qing simply got up, put on her clothes and went to read the memorial.
Three years in advance, it is better to get familiar with many things early.
After being reborn twice, the clues in Chu Qing's mind are all messed up. In addition, in his previous life, he was muddled at the beginning and couldn't remember many things clearly. Now he has a sense of urgency.
After tossing and turning, Chu Qing was attracted by the two memorials.
One is Mi Zhexiu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, asking to repair the Yellow River, saying that the Yellow River has broken its embankment year after year, endangering the people and destroying fertile land, and it needs to be dredged and sorted out every year.
The second is that Lu Silin, the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs, asked Xiu to build a dam at Likou. The reason was also that the Yellow River broke its embankment and did not reach the people, destroying good land, and building a dam could protect the people along the coast.
Chu Qing put the two copybooks together, compared them carefully several times, and finally showed a smile on his face.
Both Mi Zhexiu and Lu Silin, Chu Qing has impressions, not only has impressions, but also is very familiar with them.
Especially Mi Zhexiu, who has been a member of the cabinet three years later, that is to say, the last time Chu Qing came back from rebirth, Mi Zhexiu had already joined the cabinet, and he was very prosperous, and he was very good at both sides of the world.
Seeing Mi Zhexiu, who was still the minister of the Ministry of Industry, submit the memorial, Chu Qing suddenly felt as if he had passed away.
After being stunned for a moment, Chu Qing smiled wryly, isn't it just a lifetime away.
So what happened afterwards?When Duan Zhanpeng, the great general of the previous generation, was ransacked, a letter collaborating with the enemy was found in his home. Mi Zhexiu used this to advocate for peace with the North Kingdom.
When the peace was being negotiated, he took the opportunity to go to the North Country.At that time, Chu Qing realized that his cabinet scholar had already committed treason.
It's just that Chu Qing recalled the matter of King Rong, and Mi Zhexiu's performance was remarkable.
At that time, I thought I had found a capable and loyal minister, but thinking about it now, Chu Qing sneered, this Mi Zhexiu probably had a connection with the Northern Kingdom long ago, and all he did was to destroy Great Xia.
As for Lu Silin, Chu Qing thought about it, it seems that he resigned later?It should be that three years later when Mi Zhexiu entered the cabinet, Lu Silin suddenly resigned and retired.
Three years later?
King Rong seems to have gradually revealed his ambitions three years later, and Mi Zhexiu stepped on King Rong to succeed and win his trust.
Chu Qing pondered for a while, the last time he came back was late, so he naturally had no way of knowing these details, now it seems that these two people have been at odds since this meeting, and the ties are getting deeper and deeper, right?
But, why did Lu Silin resign?It's just that these things shouldn't lead to resignation.
Chu Qing faintly felt that he seemed to have discovered some great event, so he was a little excited!
Yellow River?
Interestingly, Chu Qing had always wanted to manage the Yellow River well, but every time he was devastated by various reasons, and finally let it go.
It was also because of Huang He's stupidity that he once doubted his own abilities, and even doubted his life.
Now it seems that this is an excellent starting point for him to start a new emperor career!
There are still three years left, and his life will return to the original point in three years. He must make good use of the time God has given him, and do well the things he wants to do but has been unable to do.
Living to death may be the best way.
7. Shang Dynasty: The prime minister came to pierce his heart
When going to court, Chu Qing was still a little apprehensive.
Before, he was reborn a few days after he died, there was no time difference, it was like waking up and continuing to be the emperor.
This time is different. First of all, he did not die in office in his last life. He was tormented for more than a year before he died tragically. Secondly, after his death, he has been a ghost for a long time. Now it is a bit strange to sit on the throne again suddenly Can't find the feeling.
After leaving the core of power for a long time, Chu Qing glanced at the civil and military officials kneeling at his feet, and it seemed that it was not the one in memory.
Today's court meeting is only a regular court meeting, and officials of the fourth rank and above in the capital will participate, but it is so, and the hall is full of people.
Civil and military officials shouted long live, then lowered their heads and waited for Chu Qing to speak.
Chu Qing looked at the black mass of heads, and was filled with emotion in his heart.
These bastards!
If you don’t work hard, you always get into trouble, and you still fight among yourself, fighting back and forth to get the good summer into it. The key is that they turn around and recognize their masters again. They are still rich and well-clothed. Die so badly?
Chu Qing has completely ignored the fact that in his last life he had to commit suicide because of his own death, and he felt angry when he saw these ministers.
Want to be flat?Hmph, he kept silent and let them kneel down!
So Chu Qing sat there, silent for a while, full of civil and military officials in the court, wondering, but the emperor could only wait silently if he didn't open his mouth. It's not good to shout long live again, remind me?
These ministers are used to being pampered, and their knees are uncomfortable. It will still be winter, and the earth dragon is burning in the hall. After a while, they are all hot and sweating, and they all start to cry in their hearts.
Shu Yi was standing next to the throne. Originally, as long as Chu Qing said "flat body", he would shout out loudly, but today the emperor seemed to have forgotten about it when he was sitting there, as if he enjoyed being bowed down by all the officials.
This is very strange, the emperor has to be bowed down every day when he sees people, what is he enjoying?
Shu Yi glanced at the ministers kneeling in the hall, coughed softly, and called out in a low voice, "Your Majesty?"
Chu Qing moved his neck, lost his mind, and could only nod his head and said, "Get flat."
Shu Yi hurriedly bowed in response, turned around and said loudly: "Pingshen!"
All civil and military officials felt amnesty, and Xie En quickly stood up.
Chu Qing calmed down and said, "Prime Minister, do you have something to play?"
The prime minister of the Xia Dynasty commanded the cabinet and was the head of all officials with great power. They were generally veteran ministers relied on by the emperor, or important ministers who had been trusted by the former emperor.
The current prime minister, Xu Shiqing, is the head of the four Tuogu ministers left by the late emperor to Chu Qing. He is a thin and stubborn old man with white beard and hair.
When Xu Shiqing heard Chu Qing's roll call, he looked up at him in surprise, just in time to meet Chu Qing's eyes full of anticipation.
In the past, unless he jumped out to speak, Chu Qing would never call him by name. Today, the person above took some wrong medicine, and he came here according to the rules?
Chu Qing also found out that something was wrong with the old man, he couldn't laugh or cry, was he not serious before?Even routinely saying a word to the prime minister can scare people away.
However, Xu Shiqing is a veteran of the two dynasties. After being surprised for a while, he immediately adjusted his facial expression and came out respectfully: "My Majesty, I have something to do. This winter is warmer than usual, and the canal is not frozen. Transport to the capital." I am afraid that the matter of timber will be postponed."
Chu Qing thought for a while before recalling what he said.
He has been wanting to expand the palace since he took the throne, and it was finally finalized in the summer, but a lot of wood had to be transported from the south, and many canals were not wide enough for ships that were too big to pass through.
The result of the discussion at that time was that when the canal freezes, find a way to transport it together with the stone in winter, which is actually pulled from the ice.
However, the weather this winter is warm and the canal has not been frozen. Xu Shiqing dragged on for several days without waiting for a heavy snowfall. Today he bit the bullet and brought this matter up to Chu Qing.
Chu Qing nodded: "Then forget it."
Forget it, forget it?
Xu Shiqing was a little confused: "What does the emperor mean?"
Chu Qing pouted, why is the old man so stupid?
"If you can't get it right, let's not repair it." Chu Qing said lightly, "Is there anything else?"
Xu Shiqing could hardly believe his ears, he stopped practicing, no, fixed, stopped!
He has a villain in his heart, and he is happily jumping up and down with the exciting music, the first emperor, your son is finally going to become a wise king!
Xu Shiqing's face flushed with excitement, Chu Qing really couldn't stand it anymore, he looked away and asked again: "Prime Minister, is there anything else?"
Xu Shiqing quickly shook his head: "It's okay, it's okay, Your Majesty is wise!"
Holy shit!
Chu Qing cursed in her heart, your excited look hurts my heart!
"Well, when it comes to the canal, I thought of something, so I'll talk to you dear friends." Chu Qing refused to look at Xu Shiqing in disgust, and leaned on the throne in a different position, "Shu Yi, take those two Bring the memorial."
8. Who decides: to control the river or to repair the embankment?
When Chu Qing mentioned the memorial of Mi Zhexiu and Lu Silin, a fierce war of words began in the hall.
This level of scolding war, Chu Qing's memory seems to be only the northern border of Chen Bing, before the war was about to break out, it happened a few times.At that time, the peace faction and the war faction were clearly separated, and neither of them gave way to the other, and they quarreled for more than a month.
Chu Qing was really surprised that there was such a quarrel today because of river regulation or embankment repair.
In fact, he had already made a decision in his heart about what to do.Unexpectedly, this group of people was so happy that no one asked him for his opinion.Chu Qing pouted, and simply leaned on the dragon chair to watch the play.
The court was divided into two factions, each supporting the two governance methods, and the remaining few believed that the two methods could be used in parallel and did not conflict.
Chu Ting listened for a while, then gave Shu Yi a look, and Shu Yi immediately said loudly: "Be quiet!"
The eunuch's voice was sharp and high-pitched, and the ministers stopped talking after hearing it.
Xu Shiqing thought for a while, and went out to play and asked: "I ask the Holy Spirit to make a decision on this matter, and I will follow the holy will."
The people who had been arguing a lot just now also echoed one after another.
Chu Qing glanced at Xu Shiqing meaningfully, thinking to himself, old fox, do you want to take this opportunity to test him?
But he has always been a domineering character, since he knew it well, he didn't stretch it.
"Mi Zhexiu, I want to ask you something."
Mi Zhexiu hurriedly stepped out, bowing his head in response.
"You said in your memorial that the Yellow River needs to be dredged every year, so tell me and everyone how to clear the law, how much money is needed, which official from the Ministry of Industry is going to be sent to supervise it, and how the counties along the river need to assist. How long will it take to see initial results, and what effect will be achieved before next year's rainy season? Tell me?"
Chu Qing's voice was unhurried, his tone was moderate, his expression was half a smile, and he finished speaking slowly, but it gave off an indescribable coercion.
All the courtiers standing in the front were somewhat aware of it, especially the few members of the cabinet who looked at Chu Qing with more thoughtful eyes.
Xu Shiqing even smiled, raised his hand to stroke his beard, and nodded slightly.The villain in his heart jumped up again.
Cold sweat broke out on Mi Zhexiu's head. What he said in the memorial was all official phrases. How could he think so thoroughly, so of course his head would be confused.
However, he was not an easy-going lamp, so he calmed down his emotions and said, "I wrote to the Holy Majesty, the Yellow River has been suffering from floods for many years, and I am very worried, so I drafted the memorial in order to hear it from heaven as soon as possible. Enzhun, I will immediately study a practical plan, and hope that the Lord will learn from you."
Chu Qing smacked his lips, meaning he didn't know, but the excuse was really not that good.
Chu Qing smiled and said: "Oh, what Mi Aiqing meant was that he didn't think about anything, but he felt anxious about this matter, so he went to the memorial. I didn't get it wrong, right?"
As soon as the words fell, there were a lot of light snorts in the middle of the court. Mi Zhexiu wiped his forehead and moved his feet in embarrassment, but he couldn't refute.
Chu Qing glanced at Mi Zhexiu, but asked Xu Shiqing, "Prime Minister, what am I responsible for at the Ministry of Industry?"
Xu Shiqing said: "Invitation to the sage, since the founding of the country, the Ministry of Industry and Engineering of our dynasty has been responsible for the system of civil engineering construction, the method of utilizing utensils, the method of dredging canals and weirs, and the code of offering billions of mausoleums. Water conservancy projects, machinery manufacturing projects, mining and metallurgy, textiles and other government-run industries are all under the comprehensive management of the Ministry of Industry, and they are in charge of coin casting with the Ministry of Households."
Chu Qing smiled: "I heard that the prime minister called it a 'living classic', but I didn't expect to remember it so clearly. I really admire it!"
Xu Shiqing hurriedly said a few words of modesty, saying that the emperor had praised him absurdly, but he looked very proud.
Only then did Chu Qing nod his head, and said coldly: "I heard you all. Among the duties of the Ministry of Industry that the prime minister just mentioned, is there one item that is decided for me?"
All the officials were taken aback, with Xu Shiqing as the leader, they all knelt down immediately and said: "Your Majesty, calm down."
Mi Zhexiu was even more frightened, and he collapsed on the ground, kowtowing.
Chu Qing paused and asked, "Where is Lu Silin, the secretary of the household department?"
Hubu Shangshu raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, the official rank of the historian in the mainland is the fifth grade, so there is no need to participate in this court meeting."
Chu Qing raised his eyebrows: "Then promote him to the fourth rank, and let him come to the court tomorrow. Officials?"
The Minister of the Household Department glanced at the people in the Ministry of Officials, and rushed to say: "The emperor is wise!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials smiled and kowtowed: "The emperor is wise, Lu Silin has been excellent in the evaluations for many years, and the ministers are preparing to recommend this person to the emperor as soon as possible."
Chu Qing curled his lips, he hadn't seen any recommendation in previous lifetimes, you really let you say all the good things.
"The Ministry of Officials has done a good job. Show me the results of this year's evaluation of officials across the country as soon as possible, and list those who have been excellent for three consecutive years. Do you understand?"
All the officials in the official department should be respectful.
Chu Qing let out a "huh" and said again: "Get up, everyone, is I so scary?"
Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief, thanking each other for getting up.
"The Yellow River is the lifeblood of my great summer. It is easy to dredge and manage it, and the construction of dams cannot be taken lightly. A two-pronged approach can cure the symptoms and cure the root cause. It is the blessing of our country to keep the people safe and happy."
9. Early
Chu Qing spoke solemnly, and all the civil and military officials said "Long Live the Holy Spirit", and flattered Chu Qing again.
After retiring from the court, Xu Shiqing was left alone by Chu Qing, and the two of them walked along the gravel road in the imperial garden one after the other.
"Your Majesty has the demeanor of the former emperor today, and the old minister is very pleased." Xu Shiqing stroked his gray beard and said with a smile.
Chu Qing turned his head to look at him, and smiled slightly: "I was not good enough in the past, and I made the teacher bother. I can be praised by you today, and I should be the one who should be gratified.""
Xu Shiqing laughed: "Your Majesty, don't make fun of the old minister, I dare not be a minister!"
"Teacher, please sit down." Chu Qing approached a gazebo and pointed to the seat opposite, "It's been a long time since I had tea with the teacher, Shu Yi, make a pot of the oolong tea that my son brought in a while ago."
The two sat down in the gazebo. Some courtiers had already hung up warm tents around the pavilion, and some palace maids brought cushions and hand stoves to the two of them. Shuyi led someone to bring tea and snacks. Not far away, give them space to talk.
Chu Qing personally poured a cup of tea and handed it to Xu Shiqing: "Teacher, you have worked hard these years."
Xu Shiqing's nose was a little sore, he let out a long breath, stood up and picked up his teacup and said, "Your Majesty, with your words, this old minister's old bones can still fight for you for 20 years! You just use my bones as a torch, my minister." That's enough!"
Chu Qing hurriedly supported him to sit down: "Look at what you said, I'm so worried!"
"What are you worried about, Your Majesty?" Xu Shiqing put down his teacup and looked at Chu Qing curiously.
"This dynasty has been established for nearly 200 years. Internally, the imperial court has a lot of abuses. The aristocratic and wealthy families are intertwined. Various relationships and personnel are constantly being cut and messed up." Chu Qing stared at the tea soup in his bowl, and said slowly, "Outside, the North Kingdom Yelu Jinxiong, the lord of the country, has great talent, and the strength of the Northern Kingdom is growing day by day, and he is eyeing me like a tiger. Teacher, every time I think of this, I can hardly sleep or eat!"
Xu Shiqing's eyes were bright, and he stared at Chu Qing's face carefully for a long time. After pondering for a moment, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the "Under Mencius" that the old minister taught you?"
Chu Qing blinked: "Heaven will send a big responsibility to the people?"
Xu Shiqing twirled his beard and said: "If you enter, you will have no family and people, and if you leave, you will be invincible to foreign patients, and the country will perish. Then you know that you are born in sorrow, but you die in peace."
"The teacher means that Daxia will not perish?"
Xu Shiqing was about to take a sip of tea, but when he heard this, he spit out the tea in his mouth in one gulp.
Fortunately, Chu Qing reacted quickly and dodged in time, otherwise he would have been sprayed all over the face.
Xu Shiqing was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, but Chu Qing pulled him to sit down: "I scared the teacher."
"Your Majesty, why do you have such thoughts? This, this is absolutely impossible!" Xu Shiqing pulled Chu Qing, his eyes were full of panic. In his opinion, even if there are various problems in the country, as the supreme ruler Once the former Chu Qing loses confidence, he is really not far from subjugation.
I have to say that Xu Shiqing's intuition was right. In his previous life, Chu Qing had lost confidence. He felt that Great Xia would not be able to defeat the Northern Kingdom. No wonder.
Chu Qing patted Xu Shiqing's hand, and sighed: "It's my fault. To tell you the truth, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that the northern country was closed, and Da Xia... hey!"
Only then did Xu Shiqing heave a sigh of relief, after a long time of fuss, the little ancestor was so abnormal today, he was frightened by a dream.After thinking about it, this is pretty good. A few years ago, he was doing everything in his power, but now he finally has to calm down.
"Don't worry too much, Your Majesty, it's just a dream." Xu Shiqing felt at ease, his face returned to normal, and said with a smile, "The northern land is remote, and I heard that the nobles are still raising slaves. It’s just a moment of courage.”
When Chu Qing heard the words "raising slaves", his face became stiff for a moment, and then he smiled again: "You are right, but the northern cavalry is too powerful, I want to buy war horses from them, we will Also try to cultivate a group of war horses."
Xu Shiqing nodded: "Your Majesty doesn't need to buy war horses if you want them. The Northern Mission will definitely bring a lot of horses with them. At that time, let's try to breed them with Xia Guo's horses. After maybe a few generations, the breed is better than before."
As far as the current national strength of the Northern Kingdom and the Great Xia is concerned, the Great Xia has always been the stronger side, so there will be missions from the Northern Kingdom to pay tribute every year. I hope that the Great Xia can do more business with them so that the people of the Northern Kingdom can eat rice from the south. .
This is also what Xu Shiqing meant when he specifically mentioned the mission. He wanted Chu Qing to be more confident and not to be frightened by this dream as if the country would perish in seconds.Even if there was a fight, not only would Daxia not necessarily lose, it might even destroy the Northern Kingdom.
As for why the national power of the two countries reversed later, in fact, it was Chu Qing who committed suicide and did not do a good job, and King Rong made a fuss again, and Xia Guo was hollowed out.
It's just that Chu Qing didn't listen to Xu Shiqing's last words, and his mind was full of the sentence: The Northern Kingdom mission pays tribute this time!
Is Xie Lang coming soon?
Last night, he was secretly glad that he came back three years early, thinking that he had enough time to arrange everything, but today he just went to court full of energy, and this is the bad news?
Chu Qing couldn't believe it, he tried his best to control his voice, and asked, "When will the Northern Mission arrive?"
"It should be soon. We set off from Jinyu City half a month ago, and we will reach Yumen Pass by now."
"You left half a month ago?"
Xu Shiqing blinked: "Your Majesty, the two countries agreed on the exchange of credentials in autumn. Have you forgotten?"
It's set for fall!
Chu Qing really wanted to cry, but he thought he was early, but he didn't. This feeling made him want to turn the table.
However, when the matter was over, Chu Qing held a glimmer of hope and asked again: "Who is the head of the mission? What else did they bring besides the horse?"
Xu Shiqing said with a smile: "Your Majesty really forgot? The Northern Kingdom Mission is led by King Liang of the Northern Kingdom. In addition to the war horses, there are also annual tributes. Oh, by the way, I heard that they also prepared a special gift for His Majesty. They said it was a surprise." .”
Surprise, your mother's surprise!Chu Qing cursed in his heart.
10. Your Majesty, we meet again
For the next few days, Chu Qing was in a state of high tension, living his life as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
Shu Yi really couldn't stand it anymore, persuaded him a few times, and even brought the green head card from the harem.
But Chu Qing didn't have that thought, scolded the tree for a while, and then asked about Chen Guiren.
Shu Yi said with a bitter face: "The slave sent people to guard there day and night, and there was no movement after several days of staring. I wonder if the slave is thinking too much."
"It's okay, just wait for the rabbit." Chu Qingdao didn't care much, "Don't show your feet when you send someone to watch, and you can send more capable people to Chen Guiren."
"Yes, the servant understands, your Majesty can rest assured."
He has nothing to worry about, even if his harem is in chaos, it is not the present, when Xie Lang comes, it will be all drama!
Having been entangled with Xie Lang for two lifetimes, Chu Qing knew that Xie Lang was sincere to him, but compared with the big things in Xie Lang's heart, and even his twisted inferiority complex, it's hard to say how far this sincerity can be true .
It has been like this several times, especially in the last life, when there were repeated wars, the Northern Kingdom destroyed Xia, the Great Xia restored the Kingdom and then destroyed the Northern Kingdom, Chu Qing felt that he had an obligation to stop Xie Lang, otherwise his life would be in vain.
No, it should be said that it was a waste of him being reborn as a human again and again.
Chu Qing sighed, he has arranged everything that should be arranged in the past few days, and prepared all the preparations that should be made, but the only thing is that he can't let it go, it's terribly uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, I heard that a troupe has recently come to Beijing. Don't you like to listen to operas? Why don't you invite them to the palace and let them perform a part?"
Seeing that Chu Qing had finally put down the memorial and drank tea, Shuyi hurriedly suggested it.
Chu Qing rubbed his brows, nodded and said: "Why bother, you go to find two sets of common people's clothes, and the two of us will go to the palace to watch the theater."
In the past, Chu Qing liked to go out of the palace in micro-clothes, so he didn't make a fuss after hearing this, but said in a somewhat embarrassed way: "Your Majesty, today is the first day of the new year. Aren't you going to Kunning Palace tonight?"
"Can't you come back at night?" Chu Qing stood up and stretched his shoulders, "Stop talking nonsense and go quickly."
"Yes, slaves follow the order."
Seeing Shu Yi go out, Chu Qing waved his hand to let the other palace people back out.
"Where is the Dragon Shadow Guard?"
A man emerged from the shadows, knelt on the ground and said, "Long Shisan sees Your Majesty."
"I'm going to leave the palace in low clothes, you go and prepare. Also, what happened to the last time I asked you to investigate?"
Long Shisan promised, and replied: "Your Majesty, there are indeed letters and correspondence with the Northern Kingdom in the General's study, and the shadow guards are transcribing them, and they will be presented to His Majesty for reading tomorrow night."
"Well, well done. But you must be careful. The general's house is heavily guarded, and he is very skilled. If you reveal your Xingzang, I will not be able to protect you."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this subordinate will know what to do." Long Shisan hesitated for a while and said again, "There is one more thing, this subordinate does not know whether to say it or not."
"What's the matter?"
"It was a brother who discovered last night that General Duan Zheng, the eldest son of the General, secretly returned to Jinxiu City from Dingzhou."
Duan Zheng?Sure enough, he was here to die.Chu Qing thought about it, and said, "Does the general know?"
"The general went out to meet him last night, but the father and son had a conflict. The general injured the little general and wanted to send him away secretly. But the little general refused to obey. Locked up."
Chu Qing thought for a while and said: "Send a capable female shadow guard to the harem to see what Concubine Chen is up to recently. In addition, on the other side of the tree, you also help, don't let him know, understand?"
Long Shisan was stunned for a moment before responding, "This subordinate understands, so let's make arrangements."
Walking on the long street, Chu Qing looked at the bustling streets, feeling filled with emotion, how stupid he is!
He is an emperor, and all the people in the world are his responsibility, but he just let go of it several times and let others ruin his country and his people without hesitation.
Wait a minute, he seems to have died like that in his last life.
Oh, it's really not wronged at all!
Chu Qing's eyes were filled with turbulent emotions. Isn't this world full of fireworks and this peaceful and joyful crowd worth protecting with all his strength?
In this life, no matter who it is, don't try to touch his country again, not even a single cent!
"Your Majesty, so what, young master." Shu Yi called out in embarrassment, "Let's move, don't get in the way."
Only then did Chu Qing come to his senses. It turned out that he was standing in the middle of the street, blocking the flow of people.
As soon as he turned sideways, an old man behind him who was pushing a small cart gave him a vicious look, staggered past his body and passed quickly.
"Hey, you say this guy is hey!" Shu Yi was not willing to let Chu Qing suffer, he shouted a word and was about to go forward to argue.
Chu Qing gave him a hand: "Forget it."
Shu Yi curled his lips and hadn't spoken yet, but Chu Qing started making a fuss behind him.
It turned out that the old man pushed the cart over Chu Qing, and suddenly a person rushed out from the sideways, and for some reason, that person directly bumped into the small cart.
The cart knocked over to the ground, the old man couldn't stand still, and fell to the ground with him.
Before the person who hit the cart got up, a group of people rushed out from the shop on the side of the street and surrounded them noisily.
The accident happened so suddenly that Chu Qing and Shu Yi didn't even realize it, and they became the crowd of onlookers for no reason.
When Chu Qing went out this time, besides the tree, he also brought a few guards with him, pretending to be a writer, and he had already gathered here to protect him.
The person who bumped into the cart had already stood up. He didn't seem to be injured, and he didn't have any fear of the people surrounding him.Instead, he went to help the old man up, and helped him arrange the things on the cart, and then turned around unhurriedly.
He just smiled faintly, then suddenly turned his head, looked through the crowd, and fixedly looked at Chu Qing.
Your Majesty, we meet again.
11. A few times the soul dream is the same as the king
Chu Qing seemed to have sensed it, and looked towards that gaze, but the other party withdrew his gaze, turned his face away and stopped looking at him.
The man was dressed in plain clothes, with an unremarkable side face, as if there was something wrong with his legs.
Chu Qing looked at it for a long time, but had no impression at all, and thought maybe it was just a coincidence.
At this time, a young man in fine clothes pushed aside the crowd, came to the man, and said with a smile: "Jingyun, don't toast and refuse to eat fine wine, be honest and follow me, and your theater troupe will save you trouble!"
The man named Jingyun ignored him completely, and just turned around and walked forward. When he walked, he couldn't bend his right leg and knee, and he looked very embarrassed.
"I still want to go, catch him!" The boy shouted, and the strong men raised their hands to catch him.
Chu Qing's eyes flickered slightly, and he said to the guard beside him, "Go and save someone."
The guards looked at each other, leaving two of them to protect Chu Qing, and the rest rushed over, knocking down the strong man in twos and twos.
The boy was so frightened that he wanted to run away, but the guards rushed over and surrounded him.
Only then did Chu Qing walk over, sized up the young man and said, "Why is this young master so aggressive?"
The boy spat: "Who are you, you, do you know who I am? Tell them to let go!"
"Who are you?"
"Speaking out will scare you to death! Does King Rong know?"
Chu Qing was taken aback, looked at the young man again, frowned and said to the tree: "It seems that Rong Wang's family doesn't have such a big child?"
"Yes, young master, Lord Rong is only in his early thirties this year, and his eldest son is eight years old. This young master doesn't quite look like him."
"You, who are you?" The young man murmured in his heart when he heard them talking, "I didn't say I was King Rong or anything, my father, my father is the housekeeper of the palace!"
Chu Qing sneered, "Never mind what happened just now, you will take advantage of King Rong's power, will he agree?"
The young man froze, and Chu Qing didn't give him a chance to speak. He turned to the man named Jing Yun and said, "Master, did they hurt you just now?"
Jingyun stared at Chu Qing for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Thank you, sir, I am not injured."
Chu Qing nodded: "That's good, what happened just now?"
"This young master wants to invite our theater troupe to the concert. I said the troupe has signed a long-term contract with Yuexiu Tower, and the hall cannot accept the concert. He didn't believe it, so he started arguing."
Shu Yi suddenly said: "You must be Boss Yun! Young master, this Boss Yun is the pillar of Sixi Class in Yuexiu Building, we are going to see his play today!"
Only then did Chu Qing look at Jingyun, but as soon as his eyes met, he felt something was wrong, as if this Jingyun was going to eat him.
"That's just right. I saved a scene, so I won't come out in vain."
Shu Yi nodded again and again: "Master has a sense of justice, everything is right!"
Chu Qing pursed his lips, and told the guards: "Send it to Jingzhao Mansion, and report a letter to King Rong with my name spur."
There were not many other words, and the guards naturally knew how to deal with it. A few people were left to deal with the aftermath, and the rest followed Chu Qing to leave.
Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, the crowd of onlookers dispersed one after another.
Chu Qing nodded to Jingyun and thought about leaving.Unexpectedly, that person chased after him again, talked to Chu Qing with a smile, and strongly invited them to go to Yuexiu Tower now.
Chu Qing thought for a while, and she was going there at first, but she refuted his face just now because it was not good to help him, so she followed Jingyun to the theater.
As expected, Jing Yun was an important figure in the theater troupe. As soon as he entered the stage, people greeted him everywhere. There was even a very spacious room reserved for him to rest and put on make-up.
Jingyun asked Chu Qing and Shu to go in, and the guards stayed outside.
"I haven't asked the young master's name yet." Jingyun walked over with the freshly brewed tea, and spoke with a smile.
He spoke with a smile on his face and eyes, which made the originally mediocre facial features much more vivid.
Chu Qing took the tea bowl with a smile, but put it on hand, and said, "I'm Qin Qing, Boss Yun."
Jingyun nodded, the queen mother's surname is Qin, and Chu Qing used to call himself Qin Qing when he liked to wear micro clothes, and it seems that this time it is still the case.
Jingyun didn't ask other questions, but said: "Young Master Qin, I can't repay you for your kindness. I want to play a song for you to show your heart. What do you think?"
Chu Qing nodded: "That was simply a surprise."
Jingyun took out the pipa from the cabinet, played and sang, it turned out to be a partridge.
"Caixiu held jade bells diligently, but they were drunk when they fought hard. Dancing with the heart and moon in the willow building, singing to the full of peach blossoms and fan shadows. After parting, how many times have the same soul and dream as the king? Tonight, there are still photos of the silver scorpion. , I'm afraid that the reunion is a dream."
When he sang emotionally, his eyes turned red, and the expression he looked at Chu Qing was full of words.
Chu Qing didn't realize it, he was attracted by the tune and immersed in his own thoughts.Because of this poem, he thought of Xie Lang again, and their "reunion after a long absence" in previous lives.
Xie Lang is also good at singing and dancing. In addition to the pipa, he can also play the flute and drums. He even composes music, writes lyrics, choreographs and sings.
Chu Qing especially likes to watch Xie Lang dance the sword, he thinks Xie Lang looks the best when he looks so heroic.
Some people say that all encounters in the world are reunions after a long absence.
Perhaps, between him and Xie Lang, it is really hard to say which life is the beginning and which life will end.If he can get rid of the fate of subjugation this time, what he hopes most is to return to the life without schemes and intrigues with Xie Lang.
At the end of the song, Chu Qing came back to his senses, glanced at Jingyun, and suddenly got up and said, "Thank you, Boss Yun, for the song. I have booked a private room, so I won't bother Boss Yun with her makeup and preparations."
Jingyun didn't stay any longer, but respectfully sent Chu Qing out. Seeing his back disappear at the end of the corridor, he raised his hand and pulled out two slender golden needles from behind his ears at the same time.
Immediately afterwards, his appearance also changed rapidly. In just a moment, a mediocre face disappeared, replaced by a glamorous and charming face.
Xie Lang touched his chin and said softly, "Come out."
12. Women are really annoying
A person limped out of the room just now, it was Xie Lang Yi Rongcheng's actor Jingyun just now.
Xie Lang glanced at him and said: "The affairs of Prince Rong's residence must be handled carefully. I will enter the palace in a few days, so be careful yourself."
The real Jingyun squatted down and saluted: "Yes, please rest assured, master."
Xie Lang gave a faint "um" and started to leave.
Jingyun couldn't help but asked: "Master, if that young master comes again, what will my subordinates do?"
Xie Lang glanced over coldly, Jingyun couldn't help shivering, and lowered his head, not daring to look at him.
"He won't come again."
After saying a word, Xie Lang walked away.
When he entered the palace, why would Chu Qing still think about other people?
Xie Lang secretly sighed, he would be able to enter the palace soon, but just now he saw Chu Qing from a distance, and couldn't help but want to see him any longer.
If he hadn't changed his mind to see Chu Qing, he wouldn't have been caught by the man from the Rong Palace.
Fortunately, Chu Qing never knew that he could disguise himself, otherwise he almost lost his composure a few times just now, and with Chu Qing's intelligence, he would never be able to get away with it.
Speaking of which, Chu Qing didn't even know himself now, Xie Lang smiled slightly, what was he worrying about?
This night Chu Ting listened to Jingyun's singing, but he kept thinking about the ditty he sang to himself just now, and the expression that seemed calm but tried to suppress himself.
How many times have Hunmeng been with you?
Chu Qing smacked his lips, this actor must be sick.
"Let's go." Chu Qing stood up, greeted him, and went downstairs without looking back.
After returning to the palace, Chu Qing just changed his clothes when he heard the report from the palace staff, saying that it was the imperial concubine who asked to see her.
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