Chapter 16: The Court Is at Peace
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have touched you, but you are my benefactor, I must repay you, so let me follow you and serve you, don't chase me away." Seeing Qian Heliyou's bad face, Feng Xue let go of her hand in panic, knelt on the ground and begged
He wanted to follow this woman, whether it was to repay a favor or for some other reason, he just wanted to stay with this woman. Please remember me
Qian He Li You was angry. She was really angry. Didn't this man understand what people said?
"You'd better get out of here and don't make me angry." Qianhe Liyou said that he no longer intended to give this little fox demon a chance to pester him. Black mist came out from his fingers and wrapped around Feng Xue's body. Feng Xue wanted to say something, but found that he could not move his whole body and could not make any sound.
Qianhe Liyou left without looking back, and went straight to Long Xizhao, dragging the sleepy Long Xizhao away from Zhaixing Pavilion.
On that day, the emperor finished his morning court and went straight back to his bedroom after returning from outside the palace. He then drove everyone out and stayed in the bedroom alone for the whole day. He only had someone bring in some food in the evening.
In fact, Qianhe Liyou did nothing that day. He just lay on the bed with his eyes closed and dozed off, allowing his profound skills to suppress the irritable aura in his body.
The imperial court was in turmoil, but under the reforms jointly implemented by Long Xizhao, Li Yao and Mu Qingwan, this turmoil was completely transformed into a positive driving force. People across the country and even the other four countries were attracted by this reform. Some knowledgeable people came to join, and civil officials and military generals, officials at all levels were affected. Although there were some twists and turns, and some people whose interests were damaged wanted to resist, but with the support of Qianhe Liyou and the military pressure of the army, these voices of resistance soon disappeared.
About ten days later, Long Xizhao submitted the list of lower-level officials and generals to Qianhe Liyou, along with a list of candidates for senior officials.
Qianhe Liyou did not look at the two lists, but looked at the three people in front of him with a playful look.
"Are your three names on this list?" Qian Heliyou asked the three people in front of him in a flat tone that made it impossible to discern any meaning.
The three of them straightened up almost at the same time, and the expressions on their faces became serious.
"In reply to the emperor, we did not write our own names. I think that people can know others, but it is difficult to know themselves. Although I have considered it, I dare not jump to conclusions. What position I am suitable for and what position you want me to be in, I think, this is something that should be decided by you, Your Majesty. Moreover, through this official selection, I have something to say to Your Majesty. Each of these people was determined after repeated investigations and assessments by the three of us. It's just that we think they are suitable, but they may not really be suitable. Moreover, people will change. Today's fairness and wisdom may not be tomorrow's incorruptible and upright. Your Majesty trusts us so much and entrusts us with such a big thing. I will do my best and will never dare to have any personal feelings. But I beg Your Majesty to make the decision on these candidates and this official position yourself."
Only when you run a household do you know how expensive firewood and rice are; only when you are in power do you know how scary power is. No, no, no, that's not right. She used to be an important official in the court and a favorite of the emperor. How could she say she had no power? But this time it was really different. They selected officials and also assessed officials at all levels. It could be said that the power of life and death over all officials was in the hands of these three people. Such power made almost everyone jealous. Her doorstep was trampled by people who came to give gifts. There were days when she didn't even dare to go through the front door when she went home. She estimated that Li Yao and Mu Qingwan were not much different from her.
Alas, thinking of this, Long Xizhao had an urge to cry. They worked so hard and so carefully, for fear of doing something wrong. They worked so hard from morning till night for the court and the emperor, but this emperor really didn't care about anything and was so relaxed that it made people jealous.
"As you said, no one is unchangeable, so we need to add a supervisory agency to oversee court officials. My dear Long, you go and do it." It's lonely at the top, this saying has been a classic from ancient times to the present. If you gain something, you must pay for it.
"Your Majesty, this is not right. I am already in charge of selecting court officials, and you want me to be responsible for selecting supervisory candidates. This is not good." Long Xizhao really felt a headache. In the past, these important officials were afraid of the emperor's suspicion. She was probably the only one who felt a headache because the emperor trusted her too much.
"Xi Zhao, are you disobeying my order?" The more Long Xi Zhao wanted to refuse her, the more she wanted her to do it. This was one of her little pleasures. The reason why she let these three people do it was not entirely because of trust. Li Yao was upright, Long Xi Zhao was smooth, and Mu Wanqing was dull. These three people had very different personalities and were not completely loyal to her as the emperor, but they were suitable candidates, and the results also proved that they did a good job.
She has the intelligence systems of both the Anbu and the Hidden Dragon, so she knew the detailed information of the people on this list long ago.
"I dare not, that is not what I meant."
"Then go and do it." Qianhe Liyou took a sip of the tea brought by Concubine An, and casually handed this important task to Long Xizhao.
Long Xizhao was like a dumb person eating bitter herbs, unable to express his pain in words. He could only kowtow and thank the emperor for accepting the job that made others jealous.
“Your Majesty, don’t you want to take a look at these candidates for ministers above the third rank? Although some of them are old ministers, some are selected from various places, and there are even some, ahem, people you didn’t like before. Your Majesty, the final decision on these ministers must be made by you. There are three of us who are at your disposal. Please take some time to give us a reputation.” Li Yao is a straightforward person, so when she decides to tell a joke, it is really funny.
"Cough cough cough" Long Xizhao tried to hold back his laughter and couldn't help but cough.
Mu Qingwan widened her eyes and stood there blankly.
Qian He Li Youze raised his eyebrows frivolously and said faintly: "Lord Li, I don't remember doing anything wrong to you. You ask me for a name, which makes me very embarrassed."
"Hahahaha" Long Xizhao and Mu Qingwan finally couldn't help laughing. The emperor was really different. The previous emperors didn't understand humor at all.
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the imperial study, and then Feng Ying hurried in.
"Your Majesty, a strange man suddenly appeared in the palace. He was kneeling outside the main hall with white hair. The guards tried to catch him but couldn't get close to him. He kept saying that he wanted to see you. Please..."
When Feng Xue heard Feng Ying's report, Qian He Li You felt that Feng Xue must be right. He didn't expect that this little fox demon would actually chase him here. He really wouldn't give up.
End of this chapter
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