A Cai's work The Emperor's Phoenix: Abandoned Concubine The Emperor's Phoenix: Abandoned Concubine Volume 1 2064 Harmony, a rich country and a strong people are the foundation

Harmony between the Emperor and Empress is a blessing for all officials!

The officials of Dongling deeply understood the profound meaning of this sentence, and also understood the benefits it brought...

Think about last year’s New Year’s Eve, when the emperor was the only one standing high above them. The emperor’s dark face and the coldness emanating from his body scared them so much that they dared not even eat or watch the singing and dancing. But what about this year?

Just because there was a queen around, all the officials instantly felt that this year's palace banquet was as warm as spring, and the food on the table that had already gone cold was not so uncomfortable to eat.

It is foreseeable that next year will be even better!

If the emperor is happy, the officials will be blessed. The Ninth Prince has been very generous this year and the rewards he has issued are several times more than last year. Many officials have received the emperor's praise.

Some officials who were cautious and unwilling to flatter were also rewarded by the emperor, and even received a comment or two, letting them know that the emperor had noticed their daily diligence.

These officials were so happy that they didn't know what to do. They kept calling the emperor wise and knelt down in the direction of the palace excitedly...

"Your Majesty is wise and enlightened, and it is a blessing to all the people!" These officials have been cautious all their lives, but because they have no connections or ways, they have been stuck in their positions and unable to get promoted. They thought they would live like this for the rest of their lives, but they never imagined that the emperor saw everything they did.

In an instant, the minister's heart was warmed!

The celebration on New Year's Eve happened to be the eldest prince's birthday, and the Ministry of Rites made very grand preparations. The officials knew that the Ninth Prince did not like women, and no one was stupid enough to send a woman to the Emperor at this juncture.

After the celebration came to an end, without much saying, all the civil and military officials, led by the prime minister, presented birthday gifts to the eldest prince, their His Highness Rongrui and King Fengli.

Gifts are mostly valuable, but what about practicality?

Feng Qingchen really wanted to say that at Naibao's age, Naibao would have no use for the famous paintings of the previous dynasties, famous pianos, rare books, the East China Sea dragon beads, and corals as tall as a person.

But that’s the meaning of gift giving. It doesn’t matter whether it’s practical or not. The gift must be expensive, rare and precious to reflect their intentions.

Doudou didn't bring a gift yesterday. His gift and the officials' gifts were presented at the same time. Feng Qingchen picked them out and looked at them. The result was...

"Guide Bee?" Feng Qingchen was completely dumbfounded when she saw Doudou's gift: "Does our son need this?" Is her son as stupid as Doudou?

Feng Qingchen handed the Guide Bee to the Ninth Uncle, who threw it aside without even looking at it: "Doudou must have taken the wrong one." Only Doudou needs this kind of thing, okay?

Feng Qingchen smiled, took out the guide bee, and prepared to let Zuo An raise it. Doudou gave it to him as a token of his love, so how could he throw it away?

In addition to Doudou's gift, there were also gifts from King Jiangnan and King Qing, which were also delivered on New Year's Eve. Yunxiao and Wang Qi's gifts were also with them.

The King of Jiangnan and the King of Qing gave Naibao their share of Jiangnan's tax revenue for the next ten years as a gift. It was obvious that this gift was a disguised gift to the Ninth Uncle or to the national treasury.

Yun Xiao and Wang Qi both made their own dolls, and it was obvious that they put a lot of thought into them. The lizard man also prepared a gift and placed it together with Yun Xiao and Wang Qi’s.

There were so many gifts that Feng Qingchen couldn't sort them all out, so she could only open the ones from relatives and friends. As for the gifts from officials, Feng Qingchen looked at the list and asked people to put them into the warehouse.

It was already late at night after all the busy work. Feng Qingchen was exhausted after a whole night last night and had a whole day of socializing today. Thinking about having to accept the worship of the ladies tomorrow, Feng Qingchen had the urge to escape.

"It's so tiring to celebrate the New Year!" Feng Qingchen rubbed his aching waist. Thinking that the culprit was right next to him, he couldn't help but glare at him.

The Ninth Prince touched his nose and stepped forward obediently: "Your husband will help you rub it." His claws were already across Feng Qingchen's waist. Feng Qingchen reacted and immediately slapped the Ninth Prince's book away: "No!"

"Promise not to move." The Ninth Prince leaned forward again, his big hand seemed to be glued to Feng Qingchen's waist. No matter how he moved, his palm was always against Feng Qingchen's skin.

Feng Qingchen was so entangled that she had no choice but to give up her work and turn around to deal with the Ninth Uncle's provocation...

Men's words at this time are the least trustworthy. Feng Qingchen has experienced this more than once, so this time, no matter what she says, she will not let the Ninth Prince succeed...

Of course, as to whether the emperor succeeded in the end, the ministers and ladies who came to pay homage the next day had the most say. Seeing the ministers smiling one by one, we knew that the emperor was in a good mood this year; seeing the ladies go home early, we knew that the queen did not keep them for too long, so that they suffered less...

The emperor and empress had a good relationship, and there were few disputes in the harem. Even if there were a few people who wanted to persuade the emperor to take a concubine, they immediately gave up the idea when they thought of the fate of the three ministers and the prime minister.

Nine clans were exterminated! They didn't want to become the sinners of the family. Now the emperor and the empress had a harmonious relationship, the eldest prince was also deeply loved, and the emperor was still young. Even if they wanted to send women to the emperor, they had to wait until the emperor paid less attention to the empress and wanted a new beauty.

Under the iron-blooded power of the Ninth Prince and the ruthless suppression of Feng Qingchen, the civil and military officials of Dongling have been very obedient recently. No one dares to mess with the emperor and empress anymore, and they dare not easily pay attention to the affairs of the emperor and empress. They focus on government affairs.

From the rewards given by the emperor to his ministers during the New Year, it can be seen that the emperor likes people with practical ability. As for whether they are from humble or noble families, the emperor does not care at all. As long as they are loyal to the emperor and willing to work hard, no matter what their background is, they can gain something in the officialdom. The most obvious representative of them is Fu Lin.

He was born in a poor family and was a minister of the deposed emperor. However, because of his talent and his loyalty to Dongling, the emperor was willing to use him and even brought his whole family into the city. Fu Lin's mother was even granted an imperial decree because of her son's ability.

There are also Marshal Si, General Zhai and General Ouyang. Some of them come from noble families, while others come from humble backgrounds, but they are all highly valued by the emperor.

Although it was difficult for poor families to produce noble sons, the children of poor families were much better off than before, at least they had a chance to compete. Therefore, when the Ninth Prince issued an imperial decree to hold the imperial examination after the beginning of the new year, the people of the entire Dongling and even the original Nanling were excited.

Nanling no longer exists, and the former people of Nanling are now the people of Dongling. They can naturally participate in the Dongling daily examination.

This time, the imperial examinations held by the emperor included not only civil examinations, but also military examinations, and even special recruitments of craftsmen in various fields such as water conservancy, mining, ironwork, and house construction.

There are all kinds of industries, and there is really nothing you can't imagine...

Dongling was thriving, and the emperor's mind was not on foreign wars, but on how to make people's lives better and make the country rich and strong.

The Ninth Prince's move was welcomed by people across the country. For ordinary people, not going hungry and living a better life is far more important than expanding territory.

Just like what Feng Qingchen said, if you don't eat enough, you won't have the energy to fight. Soldiers on the front line have to worry about their parents and children at home who are not well fed or clothed. With so many worries, how can they have the energy to kill the enemy?

Dongling was bustling with activity, and everywhere was filled with the wealth of a prosperous era. There was no sign of depression after the war, which made people very jealous, especially Beiling, which had been fighting for a year but had not managed to snatch any food...