Chapter 857 A Dream of Youth 389
Not to mention the ministers in the court discussing in private how to fill Yan Xi's harem, even the Empress Dowager in the palace sent someone to point out Yan Xi after thinking for a long time.
Although she was asking for Yan Xi's opinion, in the Empress Dowager's view, if she wanted to preserve the ancestral foundation, she had to keep the legitimate royal bloodline. However, the choice of the Empress... no, the Imperial Consort was a bit difficult. Should she choose only the Imperial Consort, or should she choose a few more concubines?
The Empress Dowager felt that she was not in so much pain when reading the memorials.
We can only wait and see how Yan Xi responds before making a decision.
As the long summer gradually faded and the temperature slowly dropped, Xie Ning looked up at the few floating clouds in the blue sky and couldn't help but think of the letter that came from Taiyuan.
Luo Yueqian has already successfully become the magistrate of Yangqu County. Even if Yan Xi had not yet taken office, she was still able to secure this position for him.
The pharmacy over there is already running smoothly, but unfortunately the Imperial Medical Bureau doesn't have enough people and only sent one person.
Taiyuan was not only a gateway to defend against the Northern Jin, but also a market for trade between the two countries. If the pharmacy was run well, it could also trade with the Northern Jin for some medicinal materials that were rare or unavailable in the Great Zhou.
Of course, finished medicines are more expensive than raw herbs, not to mention other transactions. Therefore, the Great Zhou was the one that profited, but the Northern Jin was not necessarily at a loss. However, in the long run, the Great Zhou would naturally become stronger, while the Northern Jin would become weaker.
Because the two countries have different levels of social development.
Anyone with a good understanding of divination could see that the Northern Jin Dynasty would not remain silent for long; once they recovered, they would immediately launch an attack.
Therefore, the Great Zhou must also eliminate the hidden dangers within as soon as possible, otherwise, if its military strength becomes too great, the people above will not be able to bear the burden and will collapse at the first blow.
Xie Ning is currently unable to be sent to manage local affairs, so she has to find someone else to do it for her, and Luo Yueqian is one of them.
"Lord Xie, His Majesty invites you in."
Xie Ning snapped out of her daze and whispered a thank you.
Upon entering the Hall of Diligent Governance, Xie Ning smelled a peculiar fragrance emanating from the incense burner in the hall. It was not a standard incense, but a specially blended fragrance from the palace. Xie Ning couldn't quite remember the name, but he could faintly smell a medicinal scent that was invigorating.
Looking from the side, one could see several eunuchs sitting respectfully at a table outside, dividing up memorials, while Yan Xi, at the head of the inner room, was also working diligently.
She was intelligent, but that didn't mean she could approve memorials without even reading them. And with so many memorials every day, these were still being screened.
Even after being emperor for quite some time, Yan Xi was finding it difficult to cope.
Upon seeing Xie Ning arrive, Yan Xi finished her work before discussing other matters with him.
Although Xie Ning was not the only one serving as a secretary in the Imperial Secretariat, many terms were determined by her because of her excellent writing and calligraphy.
This is a pen, and not an easy target.
Xie Ning supported Xia Xiang in carrying out reforms, while Yu Xiang stood on the opposing side; neither could be dispensed with.
With the Prime Minister Yu leading the way, the faction in the court that favors him will naturally look for the errors in the new laws, which will help to gradually improve them.
We won't be blinded by a single leaf.
This is why Xia Xiangcai became even more actively involved in the reform of the new law.
However, there were bound to be some opportunists among them. Xie Ning was not polite to those who were jumping around and were likely to disrupt the atmosphere of the court. He found an excuse to get rid of them.
Moreover, it was not too easy for her to draft imperial edicts and change the tone of the edicts.
For example, Xie Ning did not suppress some of the memorials impeaching those who implemented the new law. After all, some people did not perform well and should be punished or demoted, so that other implementers would be deterred.
However, she was able to categorize this as a matter of personal ability and behavior, and officially affirmed the new law.
After all, this is a fact, and Xie Ning merely amplified it.
Besides the matter of the imperial edict, Xie Ning also proposed to include pharmacies in the performance evaluation of county officials. After all, the evaluation system is currently undergoing reform, so it's a good opportunity to make more changes, which would make county officials pay more attention to the development of pharmacies.
Apart from the two people, all the other palace staff had left, while the eunuchs who were distributing memorials were working outside.
Yan Xi relaxed and took some memorials that she found difficult to decide to ask Xie Ning. The two talked for more than half an hour.
The topic of conversation accidentally veered off course, mainly because Yanxi had been bothered by this matter lately, and she couldn't help but complain.
Whether it was whispered messages and subtle hints sent by the Empress Dowager, or memorials secretly submitted by officials of the Ministry of Rites and remonstrance officials, Yan Xi had them all put together.
Yan Xi looked meaningfully at the increasing number of memorials on the small table. "Not long ago, they looked down on me and secretly cursed me in private. Now their faces have changed so quickly, and they've even started thinking about choosing concubines for me."
"Don't you think the woman is impotent at this point?"
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