Volume 1 Chapter 29 Two Hours
"What are they doing now, who are the people in their family, how many wives, concubines, and children they have, in short, I want to know everything about them!"
"This is what I want to send you to do!" After Xiang Yun finished speaking, he stared coldly at Tang Shui who was kneeling on one knee, and said, "Do you understand?"
Tang Shui shuddered, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, are you...going to monitor them?"
Xiang Yun said coldly: "You can understand it this way. Remember, I am talking about any official above the fourth rank, including Jiang Yue and Xuanyuan Dabing. Can you do it?"
Tang Shui was shocked, but he immediately responded: "Yes!"
"Okay!" Xiang Yun nodded with satisfaction, took out a golden token with the word "An" written on it and handed it over, saying: "Take those people from yesterday and form a new department, let's call it the Anbu!
All matters concerning the Anbu are in your charge. You are also responsible for the personnel recruitment and decision-making. However, the roster must be submitted to me at all times.
With this token, you can enter and leave the palace at will. You will be the only one reporting to me on all matters concerning the Anbu. I can give you money and power. Do you understand?"
Tang Shui quickly took the token and replied, "I understand!"
Xiang Yun nodded and said coldly: "Well, go down."
After Tang Shui left, Xiang Yun picked up another file from the jade table. It contained all the strange people and strange words in the world collected by Jiang Yue.
Xiang Yun read all the contents here yesterday, and one article aroused his great interest.
The man who wrote this article was named Sun Shang, from Baoqing. He was only 28 years old and was just a scholar, but he dared to speak out and comment on important officials of the court. All the ministers, from top to bottom, were scolded by him, and he even scolded the emperor himself.
Sun Shang commented on Xiang Yun like this: "The young emperor of our dynasty was young and ignorant. He indulged in women all day long and did not care about state affairs. He was incompetent and lawless. The people of the dynasty were crying out in grief and the people were living in misery. Within three years, rebellion was heard everywhere."
This is already singing a different tune. According to the laws of the Great Sun Dynasty, it is a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan.
As the saying goes, no one in the world will get up early without profit. Sun Shang was just a poor scholar with no money at home, and his status was very low.
So even if he sang a different tune, the people around him would just listen and laugh. No one took him seriously, and the government didn't care either. That's why he has survived to this day.
But Xiang Yun liked him very much this time. This person had positive values and a great desire for revenge. Although he had no literary talent to take the imperial examination and had no hope of passing, he was a good swordsman!
A frustrated person like Sun Shang, once given status and power, if used well, would become the sharpest knife that Xiang Yun needs most now.
Xiang Yun thought for a moment and called out, "Big Pancake, come in!"
Xuanyuan Dabing strode in with a golden knife in his hand and wearing the armor of the Imperial Guards. Xiang Yun ordered, "There is a scholar in Baoqing named Sun Shang. Bring him to see me!"
This kind of thing only required a few subordinates to do it, so it didn't take long for Xuanyuan Pancake to return.
Xiang Yun put down the file in his hand. The others did have some talent, but Xiang Yun still planned to wait until after the provincial examination to see more about their knowledge and insights.
The sun began to set. Xiang Yun finished dealing with the last memorial and stood up, saying, "Let's go to Kunning Palace!"
Zhen Rou had already held a ceremony to be crowned as queen yesterday, and she moved into Kunning Palace today. Xiang Yun hadn't been intimate with her for several days, and today he was in a good mood and was in a good mood.
As soon as they arrived at Kunning Palace, Zhen Rou, dressed in the empress's phoenix costume, was waiting outside with more than 20 palace maids and eunuchs behind her. They greeted them when they saw her.
Xiang Yun didn't say anything, just stared at Zhen Rou's delicate face for a few seconds, then took her little hand and went straight towards the bedroom.
"Your Majesty. This..." Zhen Rou was being dragged away. She was unable to save face on the road, so she called out shyly, hoping that Xiang Yun could give her some face.
But Xiang Yun didn't care about that. He was so obsessed with things that he did things without thinking. As soon as he entered the bedroom and closed the door, Xuanyuan Dabing waited outside.
However, there was a blush on Xuanyuan Dabing's dark face, as if he knew what the emperor was going to do next, and he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
In the bedroom, Xiang Yun picked up Zhen Rou and put her on top of him. He gently touched her little face and said with a smile, "How does it feel to be the queen? Have you missed me these days?"
How could Zhen Rou stand such teasing? She blushed and buried her head in Xiang Yun's chest. She said nothing, but her body was shaking a little.
Xiang Yun smiled and said, "I am asking you a question. Why are you tired today and don't want to talk?"
Zhen Rou was so frightened that she cried out in a delicate voice: "No, Your Majesty, I have been missing Your Majesty day and night these past few days."
"That's about right. How do you feel these days?" Xiang Yun said with a smile.
"I'm really not used to it. The sisters from the palaces come to my place every now and then to greet me and drink tea. I've also received a lot of gifts. It seems like they and I are good friends who grew up together. They are so enthusiastic."
Zhen Rou said with some resentment: "I have never seen them say a word to me in the past."
Xiang Yun nodded and warned: "Well, you can handle these things yourself, but remember to have your own opinions. The queen has great power, don't let others take advantage of you, understand?"
Zhen Rou nodded gently in response, and suddenly her face turned red as she whispered, "Your Majesty, someone from the Imperial Household Department came and said that Your Majesty has not yet selected a concubine since he ascended the throne. He asked me to arrange this matter. I wonder what Your Majesty means?"
Xiang Yun quickly refused, "No, there is no need to do this kind of thing again in the future. I will recruit new people when I need them, so the Imperial Household Department does not need to worry about it."
Zhen Rou hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, this seems to be against etiquette."
Xiang Yun pretended to be angry and said, "My words are courtesy. I am too busy to take care of all of you now, and I am adding new people. Do you still want the dragon body?"
In fact, it’s not that Xiang Yun doesn’t want to, but no matter who it is, they will have to sleep together after all. He had no choice among these twelve before, but in the future, everyone must be the one he likes.
That's what makes it interesting, isn't it?
It was getting late, so Xiang Yun carried Zhen Rou to the embroidered bed. For some reason, he felt particularly energetic these days and had a feeling of excess energy every day. He believed that his combat power tonight would exceed 10,000 points!
After a while, a strange noise was heard from the bedroom. Xuanyuan Dabing, who was outside the room, heard the sound and his breathing became rapid. He involuntarily put his ear close to it and became very alert.
This sound lasted for two hours. Finally, it faded away. The people in the house were sleepy and tired and fell asleep. But Xuanyuan Dabing outside the house couldn't sleep. He felt energetic. When the sound stopped, he felt even more itchy, as if he was scratched by a cat.
In the end, Xuanyuan Dabing had no choice but to stare up at the sky with his big eyes and count the stars.
Around the hour of Mao on the second day, Xiang Yun was helped by several palace maids to put on his court robes, and slowly left the bedroom under Zhen Rou's dazed and admiring gaze.
It’s not that Zhen Rou didn’t want to get up and dress Xiang Yun herself, it was just two hours last night, that’s four hours, there was no other way, she might not be able to get out of bed for the next two days. She was in pain and aggrieved, but also happy and satisfied.
As soon as Xiang Yun left the room, Xuanyuan Dabing immediately stood up and saluted, "Your Majesty!"
Xiang Yun had just glanced at him casually, then he was stunned. Looking at Xuanyuan Dabing's haggard face and bloodshot eyes, he frowned and asked, "Did you not sleep last night?"
Xuanyuan Dabing hurriedly said, "I was not sleepy last night!"
Seeing Xuanyuan Dabing's embarrassed look, Xiang Yun recalled what happened last night, and suddenly understood. He thought to himself, "Good fellow, this kid looks quite old. Could it be that he hasn't married yet? I really embarrassed him last night."
Xiang Yun thought about it and walked forward, asking as he walked: "Da Bing, how old are you this year?"
Xuanyuan Dabing quickly replied, "Your Majesty, I will be twenty-one in three months."
Xiang Yun asked again: "Have you got married?"
"Not yet. My family is poor and we can't even afford to eat. How could there be any girl willing to follow me?" Xuanyuan Dabing said with a red face.
"Now that you are an official, you should call yourself a subject in front of me from now on. Don't keep saying 'we ' and 'we '. It's not decent." Xiang Yun then turned around to look at him, patted his shoulder, and said casually: "Then I will make the decision for you. How about finding a good girl?"
Xuanyuan Dabing's heart warmed when he heard this, and he hurriedly said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty. This matter is entirely up to Your Majesty. However, my mother said that I must find a wife who is big and can give birth to a son."
"Hey~ you have a lot of tricks!" Xiang Yun was so angry that he scolded with a smile: "Okay~ you are a big shot, right? I will find one for you!"
Xuanyuan Dabing quickly smiled and thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is so kind to me."
Xiang Yun ignored him and walked straight to the Golden Throne Hall. Little Guazi was the first to go up and said, "The Emperor has arrived~"
Xiang Yun came to the dragon throne and sat down. All the ministers knelt down and saluted, chanting: "Long live the emperor!"
"My dear ministers, please stand up. I have something to report to you!"
"Your Majesty, I have a memorial to make." Jia Yuan, the Minister of Revenue, stepped forward, took out a memorial and handed it over, saying, "Your Majesty, our treasury is now well-off. Here are the funding requests from various local departments, including road construction, government office building, staff recruitment, and food and salary distribution. The total amount required is 58 million taels of silver. The details are all in this memorial. Please have a look, Your Majesty."
Xiao Guazi hurried over to take the memorial. Just as he was about to go back and give it to Xiang Yun, he saw Xiang Yun glaring at him and scolding, "He's stupid, so are you? You're just going to take it just because he's a piece of shit?"
Little Guazi was stunned on the spot, not knowing what to do. He only heard Xiang Yun scolding again: "What are you standing there for? Come back here!"
Little Guazi was so scared that he quickly threw the memorial in front of Jia Yuan, then ran back in two steps, trembling behind Xiang Yun, with his head down and not saying a word.
"Your Majesty, this..." Jia Yuan looked at the scene and asked with some confusion.
Xiang Yun's face was as gloomy as water, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. He only asked calmly, "How much silver did the Ministry of Revenue ask for in this memorial?"
Jia Yuan finally began to realize that something was wrong, but he still replied: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue needs to recruit five new people this time, all of whom need to have custom-made official uniforms, allocated houses, and salaries; the attic has been in disrepair for many years and has become a dangerous building, so it needs to be rebuilt; and a new warehouse, carriages, etc. are needed."
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