Lord Chen sighed and said, "Then let's make more and make a pair of eyes for His Majesty."
What Lord Chen didn't say was that he also shouldered another responsibility when he came to be the prefect. Now that everything was in ruins, he was afraid that some local officials would take advantage of the national crisis to make money, and he also had to supervise all officials.
It seems that the Crown Princess guessed this and handed all matters over to him. The Crown Princess is really smart.
Qin Wan, who was in a hurry on her way, actually hadn't thought of this. Her thinking was a bit simple. Lord Chen used to be an imperial censor, so his observation skills must be different from others. It would be most appropriate to let him take a look at whether these temporary officials from the prefectures could be used. She had hit the jackpot by accident.
Qin Wan traveled all night. Fortunately, Zhengnan City was not far from the capital. When it was bright the next day, Qin Wan saw the outline of the capital and the flags waving in front of her.
She picked up the telescope and took a look. Who else could it be but Xie Qing standing in the front?
Qin Wan immediately jumped off the carriage, grabbed the guard's horse and galloped away.
Xie Qing was waiting outside the city gate before dawn. Qin Wan was eager to return home, so wasn't he also sick with longing for her?
Seeing someone jumping off the carriage, Xie Qing ran forward without thinking. When she got close, Qin Wan did not tighten the reins, but jumped off the horse directly and flew into Xie Qing's arms.
Xie Qing caught her steadily and then hugged her tightly. Before meeting the person, he had a thousand words to say, but at this moment, he couldn't say a word.
Qin Wan leaned against him with peace of mind and smiled, "I'm back."
Xie Qing looked at Qin Wan's face. She had been traveling around and working hard on the battlefield. Her face was full of frost. It was not as delicate as before, but it exuded a different kind of charm. His throat rolled, and he held the back of her head with one hand and kissed her deeply.
The three words "thank you for your hard work" were drowned between their lips.
Zhenzhen, Qin Yan, the commander of the Left Army and others did not dare to go and see.
The guards standing behind Xie Qing also turned their heads away.
Qin Wan wanted to push Xie Qing away, but she couldn't bear to do so. She clenched her fists and uttered two words from her throat: "Someone."
Xie Qing ignored all of this and only let her go after a while: "Let's go home."
Qin Wan nodded and followed him into the carriage. Now there was no one else in the carriage. Xie Qing hugged her and gave her another passionate kiss. They were reluctant to separate until the carriage arrived in front of the palace gate.
Arriving at the palace gate, Qin Wan had to push Xie Qing aside. "My cousin and the others haven't been settled yet. Several of our accomplices who rebelled with the bandits have also been brought back, and Lu Yan has also returned. These people all need to be temporarily settled, and then we can report back to the palace."
Xie Qing reluctantly let her go and said, "Cousins, please go back and rest first. Father has arranged a dinner tonight. You can come to the palace then. You will also receive rewards then."
Xie Qing grabbed her hand and kissed it again, saying, "Although I really want to take you back to the East Palace first, my father has been waiting for you for a long time, and he wants to see you first."
Qin Wan's eyes were full of charm as she obediently let him carry her down from the carriage and into the palace gate.
The commander of the Left Army behind them looked at the Crown Princess, who was now acting like a little girl, rubbed his eyes, and said to Prince Yong beside him, "Is this the Crown Princess we know?"
Prince Yong sighed, "Women are indeed fickle. This is not the same person as the Crown Princess who was so decisive and ruthless on the battlefield."
Thinking of the Crown Princess who commanded with such confidence, and the Crown Princess who remained calm in the face of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, they could not connect anyone with the Crown Princess who looked like a little bird in front of them.
The two men shook their heads and could only go into the palace first. As for Lu Yan and others, they would be sent to the Heavenly Prison first to see if His Majesty wanted to meet them and question them personally.
Xie Qing carried Qin Wan into the palace, where a sedan chair was already waiting for them.
The two of them got on a sedan chair and were carried all the way to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Before Qin Wan could even greet him after entering the palace, the emperor stopped her and said, "No need to greet me. Let's talk about the current situation in the south."
Qin Wan had already forgotten about Prince Yong at this moment. She had not even mentioned it to Xie Qing, let alone to the emperor.
Her thoughts were instantly occupied by the emperor's words, and she described the situation in various places one by one: "The city wall of Dujiang Prefecture has been blown up and needs repairs..."
Finally, Qin Wan said, "These places don't lack money or food, but they're in urgent need of officials. The original officials were either killed by the bandits or followed the bandits in the rebellion and were killed by me. Now I have also brought some of the rebel generals back to the capital. If your father wants to see them, you can summon them now to see how to deal with them."
The emperor nodded and said, "Well done, but there are not enough officials in the court now. You should discuss with the Ministry of Personnel to see who should be transferred there. If someone has been promoted locally and can be used, then use him temporarily. If not, then find a way to arrange for someone to go there. It's also time to start the special examination."
"We are so short of talent. We need to hold the special examination sooner rather than later. This will help us select talents for our Great Zhou. So, go back and discuss the date for the special examination with the Ministry of Rites, the Hanlin Academy, and other departments so that we can prepare early. These students are all staying in the capital, waiting for the date to be confirmed. If it is confirmed sooner, they will feel at ease."
As Qin Wan listened, she felt something was wrong. She looked at the future crown prince, Xie Qing, the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and then at the emperor. She asked, "Father, may I come?"
The emperor nodded and said, "If I don't let you come, who else can I ask? You know the situation in Zhengnan Prefecture and other places best. You are the most suitable person to handle this matter."
"But..." Qin Wan wanted to say it was inappropriate, even though she believed in her heart that women were no different from men and she could do these things herself.
However, if you really want to stand in the court, it is not that easy.
It can be said that Qin Wan participated in politics before because she was forced by the situation. Now that the world has been settled, she will face greater resistance if she participates in politics again. It would be better for her to try a different approach. The progress in women's education has been good. I believe that in a few years, she can let women take up some unimportant official positions first, and then slowly let them come to the public.
But it’s not like this now…
The emperor said, "I am the ruler of a country. If I say you can do it, then it's fine. Don't be so fussy."
Qin Wan couldn't help but look at Xie Qing.
Xie Qing received his wife's gaze asking for help, and immediately said unhappily: "Father, Wanwan just came back and hasn't rested yet. It's inappropriate for you to exploit her like this, isn't it?"
The emperor thought it made sense, so he nodded and said, "Okay, you can go back and rest first. Lunch will be in the East Palace. The imperial concubine has prepared a dinner, and you can come over when the time comes."
"Then your daughter-in-law will take her leave first." Qin Wan bowed and turned to leave with Xie Qing.
After leaving the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Qin Wan always felt that she had forgotten something, and she kept looking back.
Xie Qing thought she was still thinking about the issue of adding the special examination, so he smiled and said, "If you are willing to do this, just go ahead and do it. Don't worry. Father and I are your backers."
Qin Wan shook her head, looking confused. "I'm not thinking about this. I'm thinking that I seem to have forgotten something very important and haven't told Father."
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