The next morning, the young eunuch who delivered the pre-processed memorials to the dragon table saw that the memorial on the top was actually from the Fengle County Government, and he couldn't help but feel puzzled.
What could possibly go wrong in such a small place?
It’s just a small place, no matter whether good or bad things happen, it’s just a small matter, why should it deserve to be put first?
However, no matter what he thought in his heart, these memorials had all been read and classified by the officials of the Secretariat, and it was not something that a mere eunuch like him could comment on.
The Great Qi only held court meetings on the fifth and tenth days of the lunar calendar. On weekdays when there was no court session, the emperor would go to Tianyi Tower, located at the junction of the front and rear palaces, to review memorials after breakfast.
If there are state affairs that require further inquiries or discussions, someone will be called to summon the corresponding officials for questioning.
However, there would usually be one or two officials whom the emperor respected or who were quite familiar with all the affairs of the court waiting here, so that the emperor could ask questions at any time.
However, the combination of the two people waiting in Tianyi Tower today is quite strange. They are Prince Rui and Lord Qin Songyin.
After the eunuch entered the room and put the memorials neatly away, he turned around and knelt down to greet the two of them.
"This servant pays homage to Prince Rui and greets Lord Qin."
"Get up!" Prince Rui lazily sat on the chair, raised his hand casually, yawned, and asked, "How long will it take for my brother to arrive?"
"Why, if I come late, you don't want to wait?"
Prince Rui and Qin Songyin immediately stood up and bowed to greet the emperor.
After the emperor entered the room, he walked to the desk and sat down and said, "You two don't have to be so polite.
"Seventh Brother, how come you have time to come to the palace today? It's hard to find you normally!"
"Brother Emperor, I came to you because I have something to ask for your help." Prince Rui said with a smile.
"I knew you wouldn't come to my palace without a reason." The emperor rubbed his forehead with a headache and asked, "Tell me, what's the matter this time?"
"Brother, I would like to borrow your hot spring villa to stay for a while.
"The weather has been getting colder recently, and it's been dry and cold in Beijing.
"So I want to take my wife to a hot spring and spend the winter in warmth."
Upon hearing this, the emperor frowned and said, "It's already the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year is just around the corner, and you're running away again..."
"Royal brother, it is enough to have you in charge of the capital. One more person will not make much difference, and one less person will not make much difference.
"You know, my wife is always in a bad mood during the New Year. Staying in the palace will only make her more sad. It would be better to accompany her out for a walk to relax."
"Okay, okay, you use the same excuse every year.
"I think you are tired of the red tape of the New Year, so you ran away to enjoy the leisure time."
"Then please be kind, my royal brother, and let me go and have some free time!"
"I really can't do anything about you!" The emperor said helplessly, "You are such a grown man, yet you are still acting like a child in front of Master Qin."
Qin Songyin had been sitting there like a wooden man, but when the emperor mentioned him, he smiled and said, "Prince Rui has always been so genuine."
"Royal brother——" Prince Rui looked at the emperor again.
"I'm really afraid of you. Go ahead, I'll ask someone to arrange it." After the emperor said this, he glanced at the little eunuch standing beside him.
The young eunuch immediately understood and responded, then went down to notify the people who needed to be notified.
Prince Rui, having achieved his goal, could no longer wait. He stood up, yawned, and said, "Brother Emperor, please be busy first. I will not delay you in handling government affairs and will take my leave now."
After he said that, he slipped away.
The emperor could only look at his back and shook his head helplessly.
"My younger brother, I don't know if it's because we don't have children, but he has always been like a child.
"Alas, if that child hadn't died young, he would be running around calling me Uncle Emperor."
"Prince Rui and Princess Rui are both blessed people who have accumulated virtue and done good deeds. God will surely make them happy."
This topic was too sensitive. Qin Songyin and Prince Rui were brothers-in-law (Note ①), so it was difficult for him to express any opinions. He could only say some ambiguous and auspicious words.
Fortunately, the emperor was just speaking from his heart and did not dwell on this topic. He quickly began to flip through the memorials on the table.
The first book he picked up was the memorial from Fengle County, which had been placed at the top.
When the emperor discovered that it was a memorial from Fengle County, he was stunned for a moment.
He knew about this place because of the previous banditry.
Why is it put first now?
Could it be that there are still some remnants of the bandits from last time?
It's already the end of the year, and the cause of the wild boar disaster has not been found yet. We must not let anything else happen.
Thinking of this, the emperor frowned and opened the memorial.
Qin Songyin sat below, looking at the emperor's expression, and his heart couldn't help but rise.
Could something have happened again?
So he seemed to be handling the government affairs at hand, but in fact he was always paying attention to the emperor's expression out of the corner of his eyes.
Before he had even finished reading the memorial, the emperor's expression had already brightened up. Finally, he even slammed the table with joy and said, "My dear minister, come and see, this Ye Qingchen really has some skills!"
"Ye Qingchen?" Qin Songyin usually has a lot of official duties, so when he heard this name suddenly, he felt that it sounded familiar. He didn't remember who the emperor was talking about at first.
Fortunately, he had a good memory and quickly realized what was happening. He asked, "Is the emperor talking about Ye Qingchen, who made great contributions to the suppression of bandits?"
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