Chapter 58 Rewarding according to merit
Everyone hurried to see the emperor, but the emperor smiled and exempted them from the formalities.
"You have made great contributions to the disaster relief, and Xuanyi has told me."
This means that they will be rewarded according to their merits .
Qin Qixuan was a little nervous at this time.
Pei Xuanyi and Fu Qian had previously informed the emperor of the disaster relief situation in detail, but the emperor did not go there in person after all, so he did not know the specific contributions of several people.
So the emperor signaled Pei Xuanyi.
"Xuanyi, in your opinion, how should we reward this time?"
This is not only to help the emperor solve his problems, but also to test Pei Xuanyi.
Pei Xuanyi pondered for a while.
"Your Majesty, both Young Master Qin and Young Master Zhou have made contributions to disaster relief this time. Sun'er thinks they should be given official positions."
He glanced at Zhou Fangze casually.
"Although Young Master Zhou has never been to Liancheng from beginning to end, he has also investigated the situation of grain and grass on the way, which can also be regarded as a merit."
Zhou Fangze's face turned livid when he heard this. However,
he was concerned that this was in the palace and did not dare to say more.
Sure enough, after hearing this, the emperor frowned slightly.
Zhou Fangze made him sound so unlucky, but how could it really be so coincidental?
Was he lazy and tired on the way, and did not want to go to the disaster relief anymore, so he pretended to be sick and rested in the city?
Zhou Fangze really had a lot of grievances that he couldn't say. He didn't know why he was so unlucky and wasted the opportunity to make merit and get promoted.
Xiao Xixi bit her finger, hiding her merits and fame.
"During the two months that Young Master Qin was in Liancheng, he rescued more than 800 people and repaired more than 100 houses. Every day he went to supervise the porridge shed to distribute porridge and food. He also found the Fushou Ditch in Liancheng and advocated the construction of the drainage canal, which is also a great contribution."
Although Pei Xuanyi didn't say it explicitly, the contrast between the two in disaster relief was already very obvious.
The emperor had a bad impression of Zhou Fangze at the last Jinke Banquet, and now he felt that Zhou Fangze might not be able to achieve great things.
But Zhou Fangze did have some merits, and if he was not given a position, it would probably make others feel disappointed.
"Both of them have made great contributions to disaster relief. They are good sons of Daliang. Reward!"
Hearing the emperor say this, Zhou Fangze's face turned better and he was secretly happy.
Although he did not go to Liancheng, it was also a great achievement to keep the grain and grass. Qin Qixuan could not compare with him at all!
"Qin Qixuan goes to the Ministry of Justice, and Zhou Fangze enters the Imperial Academy of History."
The emperor only thought for a moment and gave the final reward.
Xiao Xixi's eyes lit up immediately.
Although it sounds like the eldest brother's rank is lower than Zhou Fangze, Zhou Fangze's entry into the Imperial Academy of History is just a powerless civil servant, while the eldest brother entered the Ministry of Justice, which is indeed in real power, and it is easy to achieve results and can be further promoted.
Zhou Fangze didn't think so much. He just felt that Qin Qixuan was indeed no match for him, and his official position was lower than his! Qin
Qixuan saw his smug look, but didn't care.
Zhou Fangze was short-sighted. He was afraid that he would only be a civil servant in the Imperial Academy for a few years.
He still regarded Qin Qixuan as an opponent, but he didn't know that Qin Qixuan no longer took him seriously at this time.
"I summoned you to the palace today for one more thing."
The emperor's words made the people present concentrate again.
A man dressed as a Taoist priest was led in by a eunuch.
"Your Majesty."
He bowed and the emperor smiled and asked him to excuse himself.
"The Imperial Master is still in seclusion, so let Xuanyin take a look at which of the two children is the noble lady." The
Imperial Master was in seclusion when they set out, and they wanted to come back and make a judgment, but they didn't expect that the Imperial Master would be in seclusion for a long time this time, and there was no sign of him coming out.
The emperor didn't want to drag it out, so he invited Xuanyin, the eldest disciple of the Imperial Master, to come and see who was the noble lady.
Upon hearing this, Xuanyin stood still, fiddling with something on the astrolabe with his hands.
He frowned from time to time, as if it was really the case.
[Is this Taoist priest reliable?]
Xiao Xixi was a little bored. The more he looked at him, the more he felt that he didn't look like a very powerful Taoist priest.
Xuanyin looked a little puzzled, and then turned around and looked carefully at the faces of Zhou Fangyu and Qin Xixi, and then put away the astrolabe.
"Your Majesty, the noble lady should be this young lady."
He pointed at Zhou Fangyu, as if he was sure of his calculation.
[I knew this Taoist priest was unreliable, he was simply blind! ]
Little Xixi was angry, waving her hands, feeling sad that this Taoist priest was really not good at studying!
Pei Xuanyi also frowned.
If Xixi is not a noble lady, then Zhou Fangyu is even less so.
All their precautions and changes in life and death along the way were because of Xixi's voice.
But this matter is not easy to explain. Once it is said, Xixi will be in danger.
Originally, the best way was for the national teacher to point out that Xixi was the noble lady, but the national teacher happened to be closed.
"Is there any reason for this calculation?"
Pei Xuanyi could only ask the Taoist priest.
Xuanyin looked embarrassed.
"I can only deduce that Miss Zhou has a special fate, and she is rich and noble. Although her fate has changed in a way that I cannot understand, it is enough to prove that Miss Zhou is a noblewoman. After all, metaphysics cannot be explained clearly." What
he did not say was that he could not understand Qin Xixi and Pei Xuanyi's fate at all!
Both of them had death signs in their fate, but there were signs of a dead tree coming back to life.
The star map was overlapping, making him confused.
However, this could not be said to the noble in the room.
He naturally did not understand. He could not imagine that among these three people, there was a time traveler, a book traveler, and an aboriginal who was almost robbed!
[It's really lively. ]
Xixi sighed.
"In that case, let's confer a female official position on Zhou Fangyu."
The emperor thought about it and conferred an official position on Zhou Fangyu that had no real power and was neither high nor low in status.
Zhou Fangyu was naturally overjoyed.
She was only a little over one year old, and she already had an official position. She might not be the youngest official in the dynasty!
Her brother's official position was also higher than Qin Qixuan's. It can be said that their family had completely defeated the two Qin family members today!
Qin Xixi was upset when she heard that Zhou Fangyu was conferred a female official position.
She was almost pissed off by the blind Taoist priest.
[What a lousy Taoist priest, he sent a female official to Zhou Fangyu! ]
She was angry, and inevitably thought of the plot of the original book.
[Is there really no way this plot can be reversed? ]
Xixi was a little disappointed.
Because in the original book, Zhou Fangyu started as a female official and climbed up step by step.
And now, although Zhou Fangyu revealed her "talent" of being able to speak at the age of one very early, she was still considered a noble lady because of Xuanyin's calculations, and she still became a female official.
Is the way of heaven so biased towards her?
Pei Xuanyi heard Xixi's voice and felt a little distressed.
Even if Xuanyin said so, he still felt that Xixi was the noble lady.
"Your Majesty, Xixi also has some merits on this trip."
The emperor was successfully attracted by Pei Xuanyi's words.
"Oh? What do you mean?"
Such a young girl can also help with disaster relief?
The emperor was quite interested at this time.
Pei Xuanyi only recalled Xixi's contribution on the road.
"Xixi has always been fond of meat, but when she arrived in Liancheng and saw the miserable conditions of the people, she ate her own porridge peacefully every day, without even a drop of oil."
Zhou Fangyu, not only did not save food, but also secretly asked his servants to buy expensive pastries for her to eat.
"Xixi often went out for inspections with Sun'er and Brother Qixuan. She also rescued a dying young man and brought him back to the Qin family."
"Your Majesty, Xixi was very sensible this time. She also helped Sun'er avoid several crises. Sun'er thinks Xixi should also be rewarded."