System, help me be an empress

Chapter 216

Xu Youxi called Du Nian over to let her meet Mo Shiqi. Since Du Nian publicly mocked Fu Youxing in the court last time, there was a faint tendency in the court to treat her as the second 'Du Zhiyi' .

Although Du Nian didn't mention it verbally, Xu Youxi also heard about her recent bumps in the wall.After all, Fu Youxing has stayed in the Metropolitan Procuratorate for so many years and has countless friends in court and in China. It is not difficult for him to target Du Nian.

"Sitting in front of me, you are absent-minded. Tell me, what difficulties have you encountered recently?"

Du Nian cheered up and showed a relaxed smile: "It's not easy, but it's not enough to bother you."

To be honest, Du Nian's stubbornness of not admitting defeat really resembles Du Zhiyi.

"How are you going to solve it?"

Xu Youxi picked up the teacup and said calmly.

Du Nian also knew her situation, so he definitely couldn't hide it from His Majesty, so he had to be honest: "Zhuangzi once said: A gentleman should be among wood and geese, when there is a change of dragon and snake."

The meaning of this sentence is to show your talents when you get a good opportunity, and choose to endure when you encounter inhumane people.

The way of a gentleman should be able to bend and stretch.

"Then when do you think it's your chance?"

"Wait another ten years at most."

Du Nian was very serious.

Xu Youxi was almost amused by Du Nian's optimistic attitude, she is going to make it to the rhythm of abdicating herself!
"Have you ever thought about it? Although Fu Youxing has a good foundation in the court, there are several departments that he can't get involved in anyway. One is the Ministry of War, the other is the Ministry of Households, and the third is that it has just undergone major renovations a few years ago. Ministry of Industry."

"The ministers of the Ministry of War can't intervene. You also know that the household department is at most watching the fire from the other side. The minister can also see that your Majesty arranged for the minister to meet Mo Shangshu in the hope that she can lead the minister out of the current predicament."

Xu Youxi nodded, chatting with Du Nian is good, this girl is very smart: "Why, you seem quite unhappy?"

"Your Majesty, as the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, if you get too close to the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, I am afraid it will cause criticism from the court." Du Nian reminded with a wry smile that it is not suitable for the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to get too close to other departments of.

No wonder Du Nian didn't show much enthusiasm towards Mo Shiqi just now, it turned out that she was worried about this.

"Stupid girl. Since Fu Youxing has evacuated you in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, you can enjoy yourself at leisure. You are the right governor and censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. His rank is not as high as yours. How long can you evacuate you? Half a year? A year? "

"Anyway, you don't have much to do during this period of time, so you can learn to do other things from Mo Shangshu. In recent years, when the Ministry of Industry recruits candidates for the imperial examinations, it likes to mention a sentence - merit in the present, benefit in the future! So think about it, what an honor it must be to be able to accomplish something that is 'beneficial for thousands of years', do you still care about that little gossip?"

"If it wasn't for Mo Shiqi's pregnancy, such a good thing would never happen to you."

Du Nian hesitated and said: "Yes, but, Confucius said, in his position, seek his own government..."

"Poorness leads to change, change leads to success, and generality leads to achievement." Xu Youxi said decisively, "Du Nian, if you want others to believe you and follow you, you must speak of your achievements. The Metropolitan Procuratorate recruits people every year. You It is said that these younger generations who are getting smarter are willing to follow a superior who has high qualifications but not much ability; he is also willing to follow a person who can walk out of his own path even if he encounters obstacles everywhere. "

After Du Nian heard these words, most of the gloom between his brows suddenly disappeared: "I understand."

Xu Youxi has never touched Fu Youxing for so many years, mainly because he, although he is a bit pretentious, has a very high degree of integrity, and staying in the Metropolitan Procuratorate can indeed play a big role in reporting.

Now, Fu Youxing was indeed a bit too much, but she didn't touch Xu Youxi's bottom line, so it was impossible for her to lower her status and get involved in the struggle among her subordinates.

When Xu Youxi looked at Du Nian, she felt that for a moment, her expression and Du Zhiyi's expression coincided miraculously.

Time is really fast, and I don't know when it will start. A group of newcomers who are capable of thinking and capable are gradually appearing in the court...

When she first came to the throne, the average age of the "pillars" in the court was about 50 to [-] years old. After so many years, these people are basically old and sick now.

Xu Youxi couldn't help but sigh softly.

As Miao Wenzheng told him to return to his hometown, many people in the court also had similar thoughts.

Bao Changnian is physically strong and ambitious, so it shouldn't be a big problem to last a few more years.His current goal is very clear, it is impossible to overpower the world, but there is still a lot of hope for the reputation of being a "famous face for thousands of years".

As for Yao Dacheng, he really didn't want to do it anymore.He had already made plans in advance. As soon as the memorial for retiring from old age and returning to his hometown was over, he immediately went to a nearby university in Guangdong to become a senior professor, and he happened to be able to help Peiyao take care of his grandson.

There are not many ministers in the six departments who are willing to delegate power, but the successors are almost trained, Rong Yingran from the Ministry of Rites, Liu Jiye from the Ministry of Households, He Muqing from the Ministry of Industry, Su Huaihe from the Ministry of Officials, and Gong Que from the Ministry of Punishment.

Meng Zhiqian of the Ministry of War did not deliberately cultivate any successors, but there are not a few outstanding military officers in the local army, so there will not be a 'fault' phenomenon.

Xu Youxi was quite pleased with this, as if he had witnessed the scene always mentioned in the poem——

Talented people come out from generation to generation,
Each has been coquettish for hundreds of years.

Except for the first five years after she ascended the throne, Dagan showed a state of decline in national fortune, and plagues and epidemics were rampant everywhere in the world; Qian's national fortune gradually rose.

Xu Youxi recovered from his contemplation, and found that Du Nian was also looking at her at the same time, and even smiled, his eyes regained their former brilliance.

"Let's go, before Mo Shangshu goes far, you still have time to catch up."

Du Nian hurriedly got up and opened the door for Xu Youxi graciously, and then Xu Ling who had been guarding the door followed.

Tea house stairs.

"The smell of tobacco?"

Xu Youxi suddenly saw at least a dozen men sitting in the middle of the lobby downstairs, talking and laughing loudly while smoking tobacco recklessly.

A few years ago, Xu Youxi originally planned to suppress the tobacco imported from overseas, but as long as the customs are opened, some things cannot be avoided. The more you suppress, the stronger it will rebound.

Xu Youxi can only increase the customs tax, and find ways to publicize the dangers of tobacco in various newspaper articles and student textbooks.

Until now, it's getting better.

Many smokers can still be found in the streets and alleys taking a few puffs secretly, but it is indeed rare to smoke directly in such public places.

After Xu Youxi walked downstairs, he felt that the smell of smoke was getting stronger, so he told Xu Ling beside him to call the owner of the teahouse to come out and solve the matter.

Either stop smoking or get these people out of the shop.

Xu Ling nodded, planning to leave to find the boss.

In the lobby, a man who was smoking suddenly burst into a fight with his companion on the left.

Xu Ling hurriedly protected Xu Youxi behind him, while Du Nian stared at the two of them for a while, then took out a small slingshot from his waist, and at the right time, he hit the man who was pulling his companion's neckline hard with both hands and wrists.

Seeing that the man hadn't let go, Du Nian immediately shot four or five times.

The man was in pain, with a painful look on his face.At this time, the companion who had been pressed and beaten by him could finally catch his breath. After cursing a few words, he began to kick the crazy man's crotch as if venting his anger.

At this time, the patrol servant called by the waiter in the teahouse also arrived, tied up the man and took him away.

Where the two fought, it was even more of a mess.

Xu Youxi came to the place where the two were fighting, and picked up the pipe that fell on the ground during the fight.

"Whatever you pick up, you can take advantage of this little advantage!"

A man who was also smoking in the distance came over in a few steps, intending to hold Xu Youxi's hand to pick up the pipe.In the end, Xu Ling clasped his hands behind his back first, and then pressed his face firmly on the wooden table.

The male companion also ran over and tried to save him.

Xu Ling was afraid that this group of people would hurt His Majesty, so he simply threw the man on the table towards them.

This group of people should know the two men who were taken away by the yamen servants just now. They were sitting together smoking and laughing just now.

Seeing that they couldn't beat Xu Ling, they started to get angry: "Some people look well-dressed, but end up doing shameful things."

Xu Ling originally planned to go out to teach that person a lesson, but Xu Youxi blocked him with his hand:

"...It turns out that you also know that smoking in public is embarrassing. Now that you have reflected on yourself, I will forgive you this time, and I will not be an example."

In front of these people, Xu Youxi personally handed the pipe in his hand to Xu Ling: "Just now the two yamen servants left behind the important evidence, you send it to Jing Zhaoyin."

At the same time, Xu Youxi carefully observed the changes in expressions of a dozen men. When they heard that they would hand in their pipes to the yamen, their expressions were all the same.

"Yes."

After finishing speaking, Xu Youxi stopped looking at the dozen or so people and turned to leave the teahouse.

……

That night, Xu Ling began to report the teahouse incident to Xu Youxi.

"You're saying that the reason why the man was furious and violent was mainly because his companion said something provocative. Is this credible?"

"The two were interrogated separately, but their statements were consistent."

"Where's the pipe? What's wrong with tobacco?"

"No problem, I checked with the doctor at the Chinese Medicine Hospital... the tobacco is normal tobacco.

Xu Youxi suddenly paused with his hands. If the tobacco is okay, is that man's irritable appearance really a natural changeable personality?

"Row."

Just after Xu Ling reported the news, Xu Youxi seemed to think of something, and asked again: "Find out the specific situation of these dozen people, and what they are doing in Beijing this time...don't let the two men who were fighting go out for now. , I asked the imperial doctor of the Chinese Medicine Hospital to give them two separate pulses."

"Yes."

　The past two days are really busy. Grandpa came to see a doctor, and stayed at my house until there was a ward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)