Chapter 121 What medicine did I take wrongly?
[Sent to Xiangguo Temple for blessings? Did the tyrant believe it or not?]
Chu Liuzheng didn't understand the tyrant's order.
If you believe it, it doesn't look like it; if you don't believe it, sending it to the royal temple for prayers does have some meaning.
If he hadn't exposed it, the tyrant would still believe it, right? Sending her to pray for blessings or something? Tsk tsk, the tyrant is still the same unromantic tyrant. The verdict on the stone tablet is for her to become a concubine in the harem, so what's the big deal about sending her to a Buddhist temple?
I was hoping to see how Neptune and Little White Lotus would captivate the tyrant, so that he wouldn't attend court again. But now, all the fun is over.
Chu Liuzheng smacked his lips regretfully.
The corners of Xiao Jingfan's lips twitched.
This woman is always thinking about all sorts of messes, and the king has stopped attending court early in the morning. No matter how beautiful this woman is, can she be as beautiful as the country?
"Your Majesty, the Grand Tutor and the leaders of the six ministries have arrived." Seeing Xiao Jingfan leaning back in his chair in a daze, Zhou Yuande stepped forward and reminded him in a low voice.
Xiao Jingfan stood up: "Let's go back."
In Wenhua Hall, after some greetings and formalities, Xiao Jingfan called them up and offered them a seat.
Yuzhui led Chenxing and Siyue in to serve tea.
Grand Tutor Yan and others often went to the Wenhua Hall to discuss matters, and were very familiar with the appearance of the palace maids serving tea. When they suddenly saw two unfamiliar faces, they couldn't help but take a few more glances, secretly thinking about asking about their origins, as they might come in handy at some point.
Chen Xing and Si Yue looked straight ahead, served the tea, and then followed Yu Zhui to the entrance of the hall without any unnecessary movements.
Yuzhu looked very satisfied, thinking that finally two people who could save her trouble had come, and her words were not wasted.
Zhou Yuande looked at Chen Xing and Si Yue's actions coldly, and nodded secretly in his heart.
The people from the Dark Guard Camp are indeed calm and useful. With these two around, there will be fewer evil spirits in front of the emperor in the future, and he can also worry less.
It was also the first time that Xiao Jingfan saw his two secret guard reserves. He swept his sharp gaze across the two women's faces, then retracted his gaze as if nothing had happened and looked at his beloved ministers.
"I summoned you all here to discuss the matter of rest and relaxation."
Grand Tutor Yan and the others looked at each other. Does His Majesty want to reduce the holidays again?
The donkey pulling the mill needs to rest for two days. Are these ministers not as good as the donkey?
The six ministers all winked at Grand Tutor Yan and said, "You are His Majesty's teacher, so why don't you give some advice?"
Master Yan's eyelids drooped. He didn't want to be the first one to stick his head out.
Minister Wen and Minister Meng exchanged a glance, and were about to instigate the Minister of Works to be the first to take action, when Xiao Jingfan continued, "I have decided to change the ten-day rest period to a five-day rest period."
All the ministers looked at him immediately. How much?
Five days!!
Is he talking nonsense because he is sick or is he trying to trick people by saying something sarcastic?
Why did you suddenly think of giving more holidays to all the officials?
"Your Majesty, you..." Grand Tutor Yan began to speak carefully, but before he could even begin, Xiao Jingfan waved his hand to interrupt him, "Listen to me."
"In addition to what I just said, I believe that during festivals, all civil and military officials can have two extra days off. Originally, the seal was set on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and the officials would resume duty on the 6th of the first lunar month of the following year. I would like to keep the seal date unchanged and move it to after the Lantern Festival so that all officials can spend more time with their families."
Ministers:!!!
bloodletting!
Bleeding!!
Your Majesty, what medicine did you take wrong?
"Why are you all staring at me?" Xiao Jingfan frowned in dissatisfaction. "Do you think the revisions are not good?"
"No, no, no!" All the ministers shook their heads. Who would want to work when they can have a holiday?
Grand Tutor Yan asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, why did you suddenly think of changing your day off?"
Isn't there a big pit waiting for them later? Like a reduction in monthly salary or something?
Xiao Jingfan felt complicated and said in a deep voice, "I don't want you to be without descendants."
Master Yan and the others were dumbfounded: "Huh?"
How can it be linked to the extinction of my family lineage? Why can't they understand this?
Xiao Jingfan did not explain, but glanced at the silly faces of the seven people with some disgust.
He had misunderstood before, thinking that by extending the rest period, civil and military officials would be able to work more, but he forgot that he needed to combine work and rest and make flexible arrangements.
Perhaps if we rest for a few more days, there will be fewer lazy people.
Just try it first, and if it doesn’t work, just adjust it back.
Xiao Jingfan looked at the seven people present: "Do you think there is anything wrong with what I just said?"
Grand Tutor Yan and the six ministers were still digesting the sudden news that had fallen to them. They did not rush to answer, but continued to ponder the matter.
It is good to have more vacation time, but it also needs to be based on reality.
After a moment, the Minister of Rites said, "Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate to move the annual leave to after the Lantern Festival. It would be better to move it to the eighth or tenth day of the first lunar month. This way, officials can have a few more days of rest without delaying government affairs."
"I think what Lord Su said is absolutely right," the Minister of Works echoed. "Your Majesty, you have shown us compassion. We are grateful, but we should prioritize state affairs."
Grand Tutor Yan said, "I believe festivals can be divided into major and minor ones. Major festivals allow for two extra days of rest, while minor festivals only require one. Add to that the five-day rest period, and you have about ten days of rest per month. Any more would foster laziness, be detrimental to government affairs, and ultimately betray Your Majesty's good intentions."
"What the Grand Tutor says makes sense. I think we can also break it down by office and rank." The Minister of Justice gave an example. "For example, the six ministries are already very busy. If they take too long a break, it might affect the flow of government affairs. They could appropriately reduce vacations or use rotations."
Minister Wen felt that what the Minister of Justice said made sense. He said to Xiao Jingfan, "In the Ministry of Revenue where I work, every time we collect summer and autumn taxes and at the end of the year, there are not enough people to count and compile the statistics, let alone go home to rest. I think we can take some time off."
The Minister of War said: "I think..."
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The seven of them were discussing heatedly, with saliva flying everywhere.
Xiao Jingfan listened with a cup of tea in his hand. As the seven people argued and supplemented each other, a more detailed vacation plan gradually took shape in his mind.
By the time everyone finished discussing, nearly two hours had passed and the tea had been changed twice.
During the journey, Concubine Zhu, Concubine Chun, Cai Baolin and Concubine Shu all sent people to deliver stews, and Xiao Jingfan shared them all with his beloved ministers.
Minister Meng wrote the draft and gave it to Xiao Jingfan for review.
Xiao Jingfan read through the document quickly, feeling quite satisfied. He then handed it to Grand Tutor Yan, "Grand Tutor, please propose this at tomorrow's court meeting."
Grand Tutor Yan took it with both hands and said, "I obey your order."
"You have worked hard, so go to the side hall and rest for a while. I have already instructed the imperial kitchen to prepare dinner. You will have dinner with me in the palace today."
Grand Tutor Yan and the six ministers said: "We thank your majesty for your grace."
Zhou Yuande walked forward with a smile and led the seven people to the side hall to rest.
Seeing that the discussion inside was over, Xiao Anzi hurried in to report: "Your Majesty, Censor Zhu is requesting an audience outside the palace."
Xiao Jingfan's eyes darkened: "Exclaim."
Zhu Zhou had been waiting outside the hall for more than half an hour.
He never expected that the auspicious and lively event would fall upon his own family.
It turned out that Fengnu was his eldest daughter, and was brought into the palace by Xie Hui. She has not returned home yet, and there has been no news of her being made a concubine, which made him feel uneasy.
The incident at Prince Shun’s Mansion last time has not yet passed, and now another incident has occurred.
This time, it is a crime of deceiving the emperor and deceiving the whole family!
How could he have deserved to have such a troublesome daughter?
Zhu Zhou nervously followed Xiao Anzi into the palace. Glancing at Xiao Jingfan's expression, he didn't dare to hope for anything. He immediately knelt down and apologized, "I failed to educate my daughter properly, allowing her to do such a treasonous act to gain popularity. Please, Your Majesty, punish me."
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