Palace.
As the saying goes, there are no uncultivated fields, only exhausted oxen. Ning Que only now realized this profoundly. Although he was in good physical condition, he could only barely support his old waist.
He and Shen Qinghe had finally found love, but it was getting to the point where he was feeling pent up. Previously, when he was accompanying Emperor Feng on his tour of the country, Ning Que couldn't have enjoyed the pleasure of sex with Shen Qinghe. After arriving in Linzi, the pressure of various government affairs also made Ning Que feel uneasy.
Fortunately, Gongshu Chou had already relocated to Linzi, thus resolving his greatest concern. Ning Que had spent the entire night struggling to stockpile the ammunition, and now it was completely drained.
When the maids passing by saw this, they all smiled and bowed.
They heard everything that happened last night.
They were also happy for Ning Que from the bottom of their hearts.
The palace finally has a mistress. According to Ning Que's energy, she will definitely give birth to a little prince or princess next year!
"Your Majesty, a secret letter has arrived."
"Let me see."
Ning Que took the letter.
After a quick glance, he handed it over to Uncle Fu.
"Old rules, burn it."
"promise!"
This is a secret letter from Lin Jiang to him.
It mainly happened after Gu Yuan returned last night.
But there was no valuable information.
Gu Yuan is not a fool.
How could you talk nonsense about such an important matter?
Lin Jiang is just a fence-sitter.
But Lin Jiang did a very good job this time.
I will definitely tell you what I find out later.
This is called a compliance test.
Lin Jiang is still a chess piece with some value.
It will be more useful later as time goes by.
It was not until noon that Shen Qinghe finished washing up.
It's just that walking feels a bit awkward now.
He couldn't help but look at Ning Que with a reproachful look.
"It's all your fault!"
"hey-hey."
Ning Que smiled wickedly and held her in his arms.
The soft jade and warm fragrance made him feel distracted.
"You...you...are not honest again."
"What do you want to do in broad daylight?"
Although Shen Qinghe blushed, she still snuggled in Ning Que's arms. The maids passing by saw this and could only laugh softly before quickly leaving.
"What are you afraid of?"
"This is in the palace."
"snort……"
Shen Qinghe hummed and changed to a comfortable position.
"Aren't you going to take care of government affairs today?"
"Nothing much has happened in the past two days." Ning Que smiled calmly. "Senior Brother Gongshu has arrived. I can leave the follow-up to him and County Magistrate Ouyang. The bandits have been basically eliminated, and the government orders have been issued at all levels. I just need to make the plan, and they can arrange the implementation on their own. I am a prince after all, and I can't do everything myself."
"Um."
Shen Qinghe nodded in understanding.
This is the difference between Ningque and Fengdi.
Emperor Feng was overly greedy for power, hoping to monopolize it. From the moment he ascended to the throne, he effectively eliminated the role of the Prime Minister. Originally, the Six Ministries were under the Prime Minister's jurisdiction, but Emperor Feng bypassed the Prime Minister and took over the Six Ministries himself.
This is why Emperor Fengdi had to deal with so many government affairs every day. However, he was diligent enough and would not rest until he had finished processing the documents.
But Shen Qinghe believed that the emperor should rule the country together with the literati. By removing the power of the prime minister and weakening the authority of the ministers, Shen Qinghe concentrated all power in one person. This was a good thing, but also a bad thing.
Ning Que was different from Emperor Feng. It could be said that he was lazy, but he was also a model of knowing how to use people wisely. He certainly had the ability to do everything himself, but he preferred to cultivate the people under him.
Take the three commanders of Tie Niu for example. Their backgrounds weren't particularly good. Wang Ergou, for example, was even born into a hunter family—just an ordinary commoner. Yet, Ning Que spotted him at first sight, and he rose from a palace soldier to become a commander-in-chief commanding tens of thousands of people!
"Let them be busy for a few days."
"I'm also planning to look for Senior Brother Hai and the others."
"Build a brand new ironclad warship!"
"Goguryeo will be completely crushed by then."
"Can you build a ship?"
"Your husband knows everything."
Ning Que pinched Shen Qinghe's little face.
The left hand is quite dishonest.
This made Shen Qinghe blush again.
It was almost bleeding.
"How could you be so mean..."
"hey-hey."
Shen Qinghe's body had softened, and she was panting and breathing sweetly. Her eyes were full of spring water as she looked at Ning Que. Such an alluring look once again aroused Ning Que's interest.
"Stop making trouble."
"It's daytime now."
"Seriously, something happened yesterday."
"Isn't being a decent husband enough?"
Shen Qinghe pouted, letting Ning Que's evil hands do what they wanted, and whispered, "I heard it from Junior Brother Leng. Linzi has many wealthy families with the surname Tian. They're very powerful. You've angered them by beating up the local tyrants and dividing up their land. Many of their clansmen serve as township officials, and now they're all on strike, causing a lot of problems in the village."
"I expected it."
Ning Que just smiled faintly.
Dafeng implemented the county system.
The administrative units are counties, towns, townships and villages.
Townships and villages are the most basic.
As the saying goes, imperial power does not extend to the countryside.
Due to various factors, rural government policies were often conveyed by local powerful families. Because of the influence of clans, many village officials were appointed by local clan leaders. This helped to win over the local community and made governance easier.
Ning Que's fight against the local tyrants and the distribution of their lands won him over to some common people, but he also deeply offended the Tian clan. They didn't play tricks with Ning Que and directly threatened to resign!
"What are your plans?"
"Don't worry, just take a look first."
Ning Que naturally already had a plan in mind.
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