Empress work daily

Chapter 10
Who is Liu Shengshi?

Ji Qiang knew it all too well.

To this day, I still can't forget the face of that shameless villain Liu Shengshi when Ji Yu brought Liu Shengshi to her sick bed to show off his might!
"Since that's the case, then I won't bother you in the past, and I would like to ask my fathers to say hello for me when they are free."

After finishing speaking, he ordered some supplements to be sent to the Wanfu Palace, and then set off for Luanjia.

She originally wanted to fight for the last bit of face for her dead mother, but according to the current situation, Liu Shengshi and Ji Yu might have their own ends.

Ji Qiang calmed down his anger again and again, and issued an order to closely monitor every move of Wanfu Palace from today onwards.

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Two days later, the first permanent court arrived, and the national teacher Jiang Jian also left the customs. In the Palace of Preserving Harmony, except that more than half of the people who attended the court were reduced, everything looked as usual.

As always, the officials worshiped and shouted long live as always. Although it was not as good as the "mountain roar and tsunami" at the Great Court Meeting, it was still loud and shocking.

After resting for three days, the six departments, big and small, nine ministers, and all the generals were full of energy.

After accepting the worship of all the ministers, Ji Qiang stood up respectfully and paid homage to the national teacher, and then the morning court officially started.

Ji Qiang has the heart to touch the bottom of Liubu, especially Hubu.As the head of the empire, she must know how much money she still has in hand.

Just as Ji Qiang was thinking about how to use the matter of "rebuilding Fangying Terrace" as a catalyst, Song Gantang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, came forward to make a contribution.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, Fangying Terrace has been in disrepair for a long time, and the ground is uneven. Every time it rains and snows, not to mention the water in the cracks and depressions in the ground, the stone surface of the wall will fall off from time to time, which is very dangerous. The thatched cottage on the platform It is even more dilapidated, with dozens of holes in the roof, mottled walls, and several cracks the size of a child's fist. Therefore, today, I wrote to His Majesty to rebuild the Eagle Tower."

What a sleepy man meets a pillow!
Sitting upright, Ji Qiang tightly folded his hands in his sleeves, and carefully looked at the minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Song Gantang, the same age as the national teacher, was born in the Song family, the eight major families in the capital, the only son of Song Guogong.Since he was a child, he was quite spiritually gifted in civil engineering, water conservancy, and even the art of Qimen Dunjia. Later, he learned from Xuanyuanhun, the third generation successor of Guigu Qimen Dunjia Art. He entered the valley at the age of eight, and learned it in ten years. He was directly promoted by the first emperor to be Minister of the Ministry of Industry.Above the court hall, he and his father Song Guogong are in the same row, but the father and son are one civil and one military, one on the left and the other on the right.

As for Song Gantang's accomplishments after becoming Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Ji Qiang searched his memory and found several places, for example, the Peony Pavilion in the Imperial Garden, the Tinglan Waterside Pavilion, and the Huayin Terrace in front of the Nishang Hall, etc., were all made by him.

These pavilions and pavilions are exquisite in structure and ingenious, which won the heart of the late emperor.Because of this, Song Gantang became one of the famous people in front of the late emperor.

Ji Qiang didn't have any liking for those unique buildings, he only knew that every time it was completed, the money would flow away like running water.

Also looking seriously at Song Gantang was the super princess Ji Wei of the Kingdom of Wei.At the beginning of the early court, Ji Qiang noticed that the aunt's aura was a little less domineering and a little more calm and dignified compared to the past, as if she had come to a realization after learning from the pain, so she was not the first to express her opinion.

The hall fell into a dead silence.

It was long enough for someone to whisper, and the statue-like national teacher said thoughtfully: "If I remember correctly, Fangying Terrace was built in the first year of Shengzu, and it has been more than [-] years. During the period, Emperor Taizong once It was repaired once, and the Ministry of Works of the late emperor had proposed to rebuild it, but at that time, it was dropped due to conflicts with other construction schedules."

Every time Jiang Jian said something, Ji Qiang's eyes lit up.

As a national teacher who is in charge of everything and is in charge of the country's destiny, he even remembers such trivial things as when Fangying Terrace was repaired. If it hadn't been expected, Ji Qiang would not have believed it.

From this point of view, Song Gantang's sudden mention of repairing the Yingfang Terrace was not aimless.

Song Gantang is the number one follower of Jiang Jian's many "believers".In the previous life, when Jiang Jian became the immortal queen, Song Gantang immediately gave up his bright future, gave up his status as the sole heir to the Duke of Song's mansion, and also resigned to live in seclusion.

Ji Qiang stared blankly at Jiang Jian, only to hear him say firmly: "Your Majesty, when Fangying Terrace is restored to the glory of the former ancestors, it is the time when my Great Liang Ziqi comes from the east. It is feasible to repair it."

It is a matter of national destiny, and the national teacher is so determined that all the ministers have no objection.

Since it needs to be repaired, it needs money.

However, when it came to this matter, Tang Chongjian, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, remained silent from the beginning to the end.

When everyone focused their eyes on him, the old man who was over half a century old just came out of the queue, stood in the center of the hall for a long time, and finally choked out two words.

"No money."

Short and concise, to the point.

The lively atmosphere of the main hall disappeared immediately.

Apart from Tang Chongjian, Ji Qiang believed that Manchao could not find another person who could say the word "no money" so confidently.

This Hubu Shangshu, who was born in a farming and studying family in the south of the Yangtze River, has been on the throne for five years since the first emperor. He is a famous iron rooster.Because of the money, he dared to argue with the late emperor in front of the civil and military officials of the court. Not only was he able to leave the late emperor in a huff, but he would also reward him with a slap before he left.

"If you don't have money, you can make it together. Fangying Terrace is no better than others. The structure is simple, the construction period is short, and it doesn't cost much money." Jiang Yousi (si), Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came out with a smile, and his tone was very gentle and kind. The meaning of slime.

However, Ji Qiang was very clear that Jiang Yousi and Tang Chongjian were not only classmates, they were also Jinshi in the same year and entered the court as officials in the same year. Besides, there was a brother-in-law between the two families.

Therefore, Ji Qiang never thinks that Jiang Yousi is really thinking about how to repair Fangying Terrace. Like his classmates, he is just making ironic remarks and insists on talking about the difference. Jiang Yousi is probably much more tactful than Tang Chongjian. , but the lethality is stronger.

Tang Chongjian snorted when he heard the words, "Master Jiang's words are really funny, if you can make money together, can you still say you have no money?"

"You said that the construction period is short, and it doesn't cost much money... The first emperor used this reason every time he built gardens and palace feathers, but when did the money not flow like water?"

"The first emperor built the six palaces in eight years, which lasted for six years, and started with an annual consumption of 200 million taels of silver."

"In the 16th year of the first emperor, the imperial garden was overhauled. From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, 300 million taels of silver disappeared."

"In the 18th year of the first emperor, the Nishang Palace was built. It took two years and a total of 360 million taels of silver was consumed. I thought that after the completion of the Nishang Palace, the late emperor would stop for a while. Unexpectedly, he started to build the Huayin Tower from the beginning of the year. By the end of the year, the 100 million taels of silver were gone again."

"During the period, let alone the self-cleaning water and trees, the Moon Worship Tower, the Sixth Palace of Shanglin Garden..."

"The whole court said that my iron rooster didn't pull out a hair, so I wanted to ask, there is a rooster with a bare body, without a hair, what to pluck?"

As the old accounts were turned over, Tang Chongjian became more and more angry, spitting stars "splattered" everywhere, Jiang Yousang couldn't dodge in time, and was sprayed all over the face.

But he was not annoyed, and took out a silk handkerchief to wipe his cheeks with a calm expression, and comforted him softly, "Oh, Mr. Tang, you can say what you say, but don't get angry, and don't be disrespectful to the late emperor."

"Your Majesty is wise, I am not disrespectful to the late emperor, I am just explaining a fact." Tang Chongjian said no, but in reality he blew his beard and stared at Ji Qiang.

That look of beating up no matter how you look at it made all the officials tense up, and they looked at the girl on the dragon chair without daring to show their anger.

As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official, let alone a new emperor?

Although His Majesty is young and has not yet been in charge of the government, this does not mean that he can let his courtiers speak rudely. Looking at Tang Chongjian's virtue of being a dead pig not afraid of boiling water, it is both sarcastic and provocative. If the late emperor is still there, he will be rewarded first Twenty boards will talk about other things.

However, the girl on the dragon chair didn't have a trace of sullenness on her face, instead she silently revealed an incomprehensible sadness.

(End of this chapter)