My wife is number one in the world

Chapter 253

Li Zheng threw the memorial in his hand on the dragon case and frowned: "It's only been a few months in the palace, and the world has changed drastically. This bold guy has finally entered Beijing."

King Qing Li Bohong knelt on the ground respectfully: "Father, could it be that the Golden Dragon Emperor Token in Liu Jieyuan's hand was really rewarded by Father?"

Li Bohong's eyes tightened with unbelievable doubts and reluctance to die. Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince coveted the Golden Dragon Token, longing for it for a long time. No matter how many times he wanted his father to reward him with the Golden Dragon Token, the emperor never let go, but now he gave the Golden Dragon Token to a little-known little person, of course he was dissatisfied in his heart, but he didn't dare to speak out.

Accusing the father and the emperor of estrangement?Unless he wanted to leave the capital like his third and sixth brothers and become a feudal lord, he would never have the chance to obtain that position.

King Qing lowered his head with a hint of gloom on his face, but there was nothing he could do about it. The person sitting on it was his father and the master of the world.

It's just that King Qing looked at that chair even more frantically. He could only give orders when he sat on that chair, and no one dared to criticize himself anymore.

Li Zhengduan sat on the dragon chair and looked at King Qing who was kneeling on the ground with a playful look: "You mean this guy is staying at Song Aiqing's house temporarily?"

"Returning to Father, it's true that Liu Jieyuan is temporarily staying at Mr. Song's mansion, and I saw with my own eyes that Liu Jieyuan and Song Xiaowei went in and out together."

King Qing reported what he saw today to the emperor without any concealment, but only concealed the question he asked Song Yu.

"Well, did you go to Song Aiqing's house to ask another question?"

Li Zheng's one word after another made King Qing's heart tremble. He didn't know whether his father objected or agreed in his heart, but the matter could not be concealed so far, so he could only gently nod his head: "Return to father, yes."

"Oh? My son is so eager to learn. It seems that the doctor of the Imperial College can no longer satisfy your desire. I wonder what questions my son asked Song Aiqing for advice? I want to hear it too."

"Father forgives the crime, but my son was worried that the father's gold medal was lost unintentionally, and was picked up by criminals. Holding the gold medal, he went around doing harm to tigers. In a hurry, he forgot the question of my son's advice. Please punish the father."

"Well, because you care about state affairs and share my worries, I won't punish you. Go back and copy the Analects of Confucius twenty times."

"Yes, I must obey my father's orders, and I will resign."

"Go back."

King Qing exited the imperial study with an unconcealed joy on his face. He had only one thought in his mind, whether the imperial father punished me by transcribing the political articles so that I could learn more about how to deal with political affairs. I must not disappoint the imperial father.

"Zhou Fei, everyone in the world hopes that their children are quick-witted and smart, but if they are too smart, is it just pretending to be smart?"

"Your Majesty clearly learned that this old slave is an eunuch who only knows how to serve His Majesty. If you understand this, Your Majesty should not embarrass this old slave."

Li Zheng looked up at the palace in a daze, and tapped his fingers on the table: "Jiang Yuanming, Minister of the Ministry of Finance, and Miao Ji, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, came to the palace to have an audience."

"According to the order."

About half an hour later, Li Zhengzheng bent down and looked at a map of the capital carefully, pointing to a place to stop and think for a moment, then shook his head from time to time, with a trace of hesitation on his face.

"Jiang Yuanming, minister of the household department, and Miaoji, the servant of the household department, please see me."

Li Zheng didn't raise his head: "Xuan."

Zhou Fei waved the whisk in his hand: "The Minister of the Household Department, Jiang Yuanming, and the Minister of the Household Department, Miao Ji, will see you."

A middle-aged man about 40 years old in a purple official robe and a middle-aged man in his 50s wearing a crimson official robe walked into the imperial study one after another.

"Minister Jiang Yuanming, Miao Ji sees His Majesty."

"Be flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The two stood up and looked at the emperor who was gesturing on the map in a daze. Shouldn't the emperor summon the two important ministers to discuss state affairs?Why do you stare at a map and watch it.

Li Zheng looked at all the locations on the map and still couldn't make up his mind, so he had to sit on the dragon chair again: "Jiang Aiqing, Miao Aiqing."

"The minister is here."

"I ask you, which state and county near the capital is the most barren?"

The two ministers were taken aback for a moment, not knowing what the emperor meant by asking. They summoned the two important ministers just to ask which place is the most barren?
The two looked at each other lightly, with a hint of hesitation. Could it be that His Majesty has some deep meaning, otherwise it would be impossible to summon the two important ministers at once and only ask such a puzzling question.

Jiang Yuanming, Minister of the Household Department, hesitated for a moment: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the capital is the most important place in the world. The people live and work in peace and contentment. There seems to be no barren places around the capital!"

"really?"

Jiang Yuanming was stunned for a moment, his heart skipped a beat, he secretly pondered the emperor's tone, and he breathed a sigh of relief when there seemed to be no abnormalities: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Ministry of Households measured the capital's land, prefectures and counties, and there is no barren land."

Li Zheng frowned slightly: "Miao Aiqing, in your opinion, which prefecture and county around the capital is the most barren?"

Jiang Yuanming's heart tightened, could it be that the emperor was not satisfied with his answer?
Miao Ji first glanced at Jiang Yuanming and panicked, what is the mystery of the emperor's question?

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I seconded Mr. Jiang's words, but"

"But what? Talk."

"Your Majesty dares to say that the capital is always one of the wealthiest places in the world, but officials vary in size, nobles vary in rank, and there are naturally differences between rich and poor. Compared with the surrounding counties, Tongyuan County in the north of the city is the poorest."

"Tongyuan County?" Li Zheng muttered for a moment, walked to the map again, and looked at it. Finally, his eyes fell on a place with the word "Tongyuan" written in official script.

"I know, you guys step back."

"I'm waiting to retire."

The two important ministers who came out of the imperial study were still puzzled. The emperor summoned them and asked where is the most barren land?This is something that has never happened before.

Miao Ji, the servant of the household department, clicked his tongue twice: "Master Jiang, what kind of medicine is sold in this gourd, Your Majesty? I summoned the two of us and asked such an inexplicable question. Where is the most barren in the capital? Could it be that your majesty has nothing to do with this year's tax revenue?" Dissatisfied?"

Although Jiang Yuanming is not as old as Miao Ji, his official position is higher than Miao Ji's. Naturally, there is something unusual about it. He stroked the beard under his chin and pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "I seem to understand."

"I also ask Mr. Jiang to give advice to the lower officials. The lower officials really don't know what His Majesty means."

Jiang Yuanming stared into the distance and said four words softly: "The general drinks the horse."

Miao Ji thought about it for a while and then suddenly realized: "Your Majesty meant that His Majesty had promised in the court that whoever could solve the general's problem of drinking horses would be promoted to a higher rank. Is Your Majesty planning to give that Liu boldly a fiefdom? "

Jiang Yuanming sighed: "The waves behind the Yangtze River drive the waves ahead. My colleagues and I have not been awarded titles for decades. This white-bodied willow is very lucky. The baron has not escaped from the fiefdom of Tongyuan County."

Miao Ji also sighed: "The new generation is better than the old ones, it's incomparable."

(End of this chapter)