Song Junzhan survived the crisis, and under Cen An's care, his health has improved a lot. Now he just looks a little lighter, but he is actually not seriously injured.
Therefore, the first person Xiao Li rewarded when he came back was Cen An.
It was not an official title, money or medicinal materials, but dividends from shares in a medicine shop opened in the name of the empress, with a term of one hundred years.
In other words, Cen An's three generations will live a worry-free life.
As far as Cen An knows, he is the only one who has received this dividend so far.
The empress did not confer titles of king or duke, but only gave him tangible benefits. What he has gained now is far more than many people.
Cen An: ...The Empress always abuses him and corrodes his will.
There will never be another woman in his life who will make him love and hate her so much.
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The empress wanted to be lazy when she returned to the palace, but she couldn't lie down at all.
The expansion of the country's territory requires planning and management. There is still a war in Yizhou. There is no problem with the court's dispatch, but how to manage it after it is conquered is a problem.
The group of literati in Yizhou cannot be killed. She is cruel, but not so cruel as to massacre the entire city without any humanity.
But that group of people can't use it either.
She was too lazy to waste the court's manpower to teach a mob that could only read and write, had no ambition, could not distinguish right from wrong, and were arrogant and conceited.
She is short of ministers, but she doesn't want any garbage.
Especially since these people had scolded her before, so why would she employ someone who had scolded her, show respect and generosity? Oh, Xiao Li didn't have that kind of tolerance.
But she couldn't let them go. This group of people were cursing so happily. If there was no punishment at all, where would the Empress's authority be?
In the end, it was the court officials who came up with a brilliant idea for her: lock up this group of people and copy the imperial edicts and the biography of the empress.
There are the very majestic and dignified edicts issued by the Ministry of Rites about the empress, as well as various biographies surrounding the empress.
Aren't they scholars? Don't they love to write? Then let them write to their heart's content.
It can not only achieve the purpose of punishment, but also change their thinking. Maybe in the future we can dig out a few hidden gems and send them to the Empress's factory to make screws.
Xiao Li praised it very much and said, "Very good, very good."
Now she doesn't even have to do anything, the veterans will automatically find ways to tame the newbies, which is simply amazing.
After solving problem two, there is still problem three, which is the imperial examination.
Because Xiao Li has not returned yet, this matter has been postponed for a long time. Now that she has arrived, preparations for the imperial examination can be started.
Just assign someone to handle the imperial examination arrangements. Xiao Li is only responsible for setting a few questions, which is not very difficult.
Xiao Li suddenly came back to his senses: ... Before I knew it, I had started diligently working as an emperor again.
Where is the tyrant?
Shouldn't a tyrant be cruel, ruthless, and indulge in wine and women?
Why is she here to conquer and govern the world?
Xiao Li has the heart of a tyrant ruler, but he always does the things of a wise ruler.
Lou Yan, a treacherous minister who wanted to seduce the monarch, was eager to try, but Xiao Li did not give him the opportunity: "If only Your Majesty would not be so wary of me, everything would be possible."
After a few days of busy work, Xiao Li had a banquet held in the palace, and all officials of the third rank and above in the court were present.
The Empress's banquet is definitely the most valuable in the world today, without a doubt.
A luxurious banquet with exquisite ingredients are just the basics. The most important thing is that those who can sit here are not judged by their status or family background, but by their ability.
All the people listed here represent the highest power in Longsheng, and no one is redundant.
There is not a single old man here. The oldest is no more than 40 years old, and most of them are young people in their twenties or thirties. At a glance, one can feel the vigorous and rising vitality of the entire dynasty.
Moreover, no one is required to bring gifts to the Empress' banquet, and everyone can even take away an exclusive gift box when leaving.
The Empress is the most contradictory person in the world. She is extremely cruel when she is fierce and extremely good when she is good.
The same goes for handling state affairs. When she is lazy, she doesn't want to take care of anything, but when she becomes diligent, she becomes a nightmare for all officials.
Unfathomable, moody, elusive, extremely intelligent, mysterious and powerful. In short, all of them respect and even worship the empress.
The empress was very aloof and usually only gave out benefits. She didn't like to hold banquets, so the empress's banquets became the most anticipated event for officials.
Being able to participate in the Empress's banquet is more prestigious than getting a promotion.
Xiao Li had no idea that just wanting to be lazy would have this effect. He just felt that he should hold a banquet to reward all the officials in the court.
The banquet ended successfully. Xiao Li left and returned to his bedroom, then...
Xiao Li glanced at Lou Yan on the left and Song Junzhan on the right. How long were these two going to confront each other?
I've already drunk three cups of tea. Aren't you feeling bloated?
Xiao Li was too lazy to compete with them in patience, so he turned around and went in to wash up and go to bed.
After the empress left, the two people who were in a subtle stalemate just now suddenly became full of aura, and the situation became tense and sharp.
The most lively topic in the entire capital right now is the conversation between the Empress and the Prime Minister.
There have been rumors for a long time that the empress and the prime minister were in love, and there were even books published specifically about this.
But the empress was in a coma for such a long time after she ascended the throne. Not long after she woke up, she went to the battlefield and was gone for half a year.
Even if they want to believe there is something, the reality does not support it.
But ever since that day when the empress firmly took the prime minister's hand at the city gate, the people in the capital were shocked.
The Empress and the Prime Minister are real!
The Empress's favorite is indeed the Prime Minister!
The Empress and the Prime Minister are about to have a baby!
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