little mouse?
Zhang Liang looked at the chubby little girl in front of him with a trace of doubt in his eyes, but he still nodded very cooperatively.
"Won't……"
Zhao Xi suddenly became happy and looked at Zhang Liang expectantly.
"Have you seen my cauldron?"
"The emperor's eldest grandson went out, probably to the palace..."
Seeing the little girl walking away with a disappointed look, Zhang Liang thought that the young lady was quite cute. Then, when he saw this cute little girl, he bent down and took the food that was placed at his door. A stone lock weighing more than fifty kilograms was picked up and taken away.
As he walked away, he tossed it up a few times, probably thinking it was fun, and laughed like a silver bell...
Zhang Liang was stunned!
That was a stone lock used by his guards to beat the body. It weighed more than fifty kilograms, and even a few strong men found it difficult to use.
Then, this cute little girl in front of me was taken away as if she were a toy...
What kind of monsters are the Emperor’s grandson’s family!
Zhang Liang suddenly felt that practicing martial arts every day before was not very interesting. If it doesn't go well, after a while, even a little girl won't be able to beat him.
Can you believe it?
Zhao Ying also didn't know that the First Emperor and Concubine Zheng didn't have any effect in practicing, and his wives and concubines didn't have much effect either. On the contrary, his silly little sister who liked to cling to him every day had already practiced. Such effect.
He walked into the palace with ease.
Royal Garden.
Seeing that the First Emperor was not practicing Tai Chi, but instead he and Concubine Zheng were rolling up their sleeves and happily tending their vegetable garden, I couldn't help but pinch my brows helplessly.
"Big father, big mother——"
Hearing Zhao Ying's voice, the First Emperor laughed a little guiltily.
"Ying'er, come and see, this grape has grown new leaves..."
Zhao Ying:......
Here we go again!
Ignoring him, he walked over with a dark face.
"Father, why haven't you practiced Tai Chi? This kind of health-preserving exercise can only be effective if you persevere. If you take good care of your body, you are no better than anything else..."
The First Emperor was like a child who had done something wrong.
"Okay, okay, okay, I understand, I understand, I will practice it next time, I will practice it next time..."
Zhao Ying was helpless.
Dad, you said the same thing last time.
But when I look back, I feel helpless whether I should practice or not, and I can't just pull him over and give him a beating like I would a child.
"Your body is your capital..."
never mind.
Zhao Yingla initiated the emperor and Concubine Zheng.
"Don't do it next time, let's start today -"
The First Emperor and Concubine Zheng:...
Obediently, I went to practice Tai Chi with my eldest grandson.
This child, for the sake of his own health, is simply worried. He is many times better than his stupid sons and daughters, but he can't let the child's filial piety fall away.
The guards and maids in the distance looked up at the sky one by one, pretending not to see the scene in front of them. Hei Ze couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and showed a happy smile in the corners of his eyes.
Ever since the eldest son went north and the child had to show his talents, his majesty, who had been alone all his life, became more and more humane. In front of His Highness the eldest grandson of the emperor, he became more and more like a father who dotes on his grandson. Not the formidable emperor.
The lazy First Emperor was forced to go online with his wife and practice Tai Chi with his grandson.
The grandfather and grandson no longer went to the main hall to eat, but had their meals delivered to the shade of the trees here, chatting and eating at the same time.
"Ying'er, you just got married recently. Actually, you don't have to come to the palace every day. You can spend more time at home with your wife if you have nothing to do. My eldest mother, I'm still waiting to have my grandson here..."
After personally serving a bowl of millet porridge with ginseng and wolfberry to her eldest grandson, Concubine Zheng looked at her sensible grandson with a kind face and reminded her.
Zhao Ying raised his head and saw the First Emperor pretending to be calm while drinking porridge while looking furtively towards him.
You know, nine times out of ten, it was this person’s instruction.
I could only respond vaguely.
"Okay, okay, I got it, I got it—"
The First Emperor looked at this bitch speechlessly. He knew it was perfunctory at first glance. It was exactly the same as the tone he used to deal with him just now.
But he couldn't get involved in things like giving birth to a baby, so he could only stand there blowing his beard and staring, worried.
"You kid, really, why are you so uneasy..."
Concubine Zheng glared at him angrily.
"Forget it, I will take the time to invite all your wives and concubines into the palace and have a good talk with them..."
Since the grandson's job can't be done, we have to start with the grandson's wives. Well, when the time comes, you can ask the most experienced female officer in the palace to teach you the experience of having children.
Eat breakfast.
Concubine Zheng got up and went back to the harem to do her own business, while the First Emperor and Zhao Ying got up unhurriedly to deal with today's government affairs, which was considered a tacit understanding.
Seeing Zhao Ying and the First Emperor walking from behind and entering the main hall, chatting and laughing, Ziying's eyes couldn't help but twinkle slightly.
The First Emperor refused to enfeoff and implemented a system of prefectures and counties. Including many princes, there were few royal family members who went out to govern. However, recently, the trend seems to have changed.
First, the young master Gao went to central Fujian and was about to conduct overseas expeditions, and then the young master was directly transferred to the Kuaiji county captain and became a high-ranking official. This made his already silent heart unable to help but have some thoughts.
If the situation is not forced and the situation has no choice, who is willing to just lie down and be a salted fish?
What's more, he even vaguely heard people say that the reason why Young Master Gao and Young Master Jianglu were able to get this opportunity was because of the suggestion of His Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson.
Maybe, you can take the time to visit the emperor's grandson?
Zhao Ying didn't know that this imperial grandson in the late Qin Dynasty, who could be regarded as somewhat outstanding, had already tried to catch up with him. As always, he took the memorial that needed to be reviewed today from the eunuch, and faced each other with the First Emperor. I sat down and began to process these memorials skillfully.
Today's memorials are still the same as before. Most of them are local applications for building roads and water conservancy projects, or applications for relief due to floods and droughts, or requests for tax reductions and exemptions.
In short, they are just screaming for money.
Whether the article is colorful and convoluted, or it is simple and capable, straight to the point, it all has the same tone: asking for money, crying about poverty, and pretending to be pitiful.
Zhao Ying briefly organized the posts with these requirements.
Good guy, this time, this kind of memorial actually accounts for nearly two-thirds!
This is outrageous!
Seeing his eldest grandson looking so angry, the First Emperor couldn't help but laugh and said cheerfully.
“Don’t you think it’s outrageous——”
"Well, this group of people, they should be dragged out to fight!"
Zhao Ying sat down angrily.
"This group of people are just messing around. According to what they say, even if we empty out all the treasury of our Great Qin, it won't be enough for what they want - and some people are just joining in the fun, thinking they can make a fortune. A stroke of..."
Zhao Ying is no longer the stupid young man he was at the beginning. After this period of time, the First Emperor taught him almost step by step, and now he can see the tricks in these memorials at a glance.
"Actually, you can't say they were wrong -"
The First Emperor threw down the brush in his hand and leaned happily on the back of his chair.
"As a local official, if he cannot take the initiative to fight for local welfare, it would not only be a dereliction of duty. I am afraid that the officials under him and the local people will have opinions about him. If it is serious, he may even violate it... …”
Zhao Ying naturally knew this truth and had dealt with many similar memorials before.
But this time, it was really a bit too much.
"But, Dad, look at this one, this one, and this one..."
While talking, Zhao Ying had already thrown out more than twenty memorials in one breath.
"These people are just messing around. These projects can obviously be done next year, or even the year after that. It doesn't matter. If they don't rush and complain about poverty and ask for money, and make noises about projects, aren't they causing trouble with the court?" ——You think it’s easy for us, grandfather and grandson, right..."
The First Emperor couldn't help but laugh when he looked at the somewhat furious emperor's eldest grandson.
"This is not all because of you——"
Zhao Ying:......
He argued a little guiltily.
"What does this have to do with me?"
"You should follow suit. How much money did your Hexi County cost this year? It accounted for almost 30% of our Daqin's financial expenditure. If this were the case, it would probably destroy our Daqin's finances. Can they not be jealous..."
Zhao Ying:......
He retracted his gaze and smiled dryly.
"It's not that exaggerated, it's not that exaggerated -"
The First Emperor rolled his eyes at him angrily and didn't bother to talk to him. He had no idea how much money he had taken.
"As for them, just look at the approval and remember to live within your means. Some can be given more, some can be given less, and some can be given nothing. In short, you have to think clearly whether to give or not. Weigh it carefully..."
Zhao Ying nodded honestly.
I re-opened the memorials for applying for money and food, frowned and read for a long time, and then with a stroke of my pen, I wrote a rejection for them all. The first emperor, who had always not interfered with his handling of memorials, could not help but twitch his eyes.
"What's wrong……"
Zhao Ying pushed away the pile of memorials in front of him, put down the brush in his hand, then raised his head, looked at the First Emperor, and said seriously.
"Father, we can't do this anymore. We can't let anyone cry about poverty. Whoever cries well can ask for money. We can't let them just simply quote a number, and then we will work hard here to figure it out for them. , and then we will allocate how much money depends on the situation..."
Having said this, Zhao Ying pushed the memorial in front of him.
"If this continues, it means that they have pushed the work they should do to us, and we have no way to go to the place to check and check in person. In the end, we are exhausted and still a mess, and it is easy to give some Without the opportunity for judges to take advantage of loopholes..."
The First Emperor looked relaxed at first, but as he listened, he couldn't help but become serious. He subconsciously sat up straight, with a look of contemplation in his eyes, looking forward to it.
"Did you have another idea..."
Zhao Ying nodded seriously.
"My grandson just thought of a crude method, but it's not mature yet. I don't know if it can work..."
When the First Emperor heard this, his eyes lit up and he immediately became interested.
"tell me the story……"
"Whoever wants money will make a report. You can no longer show off your literary talent like this, nor can you be so vague. You must make a report to clearly define the use of the money and food and a detailed plan-"
Having said this, Zhao Ying casually pulled out a piece of white paper, picked up a hard pen, and the novice drew on it.
"For example, if Daijun wants to build a ditch to divert water from the Laishui River to irrigate the local land, he must clearly write down how long and wide the ditch is, where the water is diverted from, where it passes, and how many fields can be irrigated. , how many civilians need to be recruited, how much food will be spent, how long the plan will take, and even the specific person responsible for this matter..."
The First Emperor listened carefully to Zhao Ying's narration, nodding slightly from time to time.
He could naturally hear the benefits of his grandson's suggestion. With this request, not only could corruption among local officials be eliminated to the greatest extent, but also the trend of following the trend of asking for money could be eliminated to the greatest extent.
"Okay, as you say."
Just do what he said, and the First Emperor immediately asked several new scholars who were responsible for presiding over the affairs of the four directions, Li Chen, Zhuoyi Xu Zhi, the three newly appointed censors, to explain the matter.
Then, he casually handed over the manuscript that Zhao Ying had just drawn.
When Li Chen, Zhuo Yi and Xu Zhi went down, the First Emperor and Zhao Ying also took the opportunity to put down their pens and prepare to rest for a while.
Zhao Ying held the First Emperor's arm and walked leisurely around the palace.
I have to say that the Zhangtai Palace is really beautifully built. Standing on the high platform and looking around, not far away, you can see the green mountains rushing towards it, the river like a belt, and the mountains and rivers thousands of miles away, as far as the eye can see.
Just when the two of them had a rare moment to relax, they suddenly saw a school lieutenant riding in quickly on the palace road not far below.
The two people's expressions suddenly became stern.
This is the lieutenant who sent the message in the military.
"Report - a great victory in the Western Regions. Liu Ji, the acting county lieutenant in Dunhuang, Hexi County, beheaded hundreds of people in one day, destroyed the Yanqi Kingdom, and has taken all the Yanqi land..."
Not to mention the First Emperor, even Zhao Ying could not help but be stunned.
Loulan and Che Shiguo were easy to understand. After all, they were using direct force and inducement to break through people's psychological defenses. But Yanqi was different.
That old cunning Liu Ji actually chose to attack hard!
Moreover, hundreds of people were beheaded in one day and the Yanqi Kingdom was destroyed...
How did he do it?
The First Emperor's thoughts were much simpler. He couldn't help laughing, glanced at his eldest grandson beside him, and nodded repeatedly with satisfaction.
"Shan! You are quite discerning..."
He took the good news from the chamberlain, looked at it carefully, and handed it to Zhao Ying who was already curious.
"There's something about this Liu Ji. I was originally worried about how he would deal with the aftermath, but I didn't expect that he is quite capable of using both kindness and power. With this combination of punches, Yan Qi will probably be able to stabilize soon..."
(End of chapter)
