The world is heavy and late

Chapter 176 Rejection
Xia Qing smelled the tea, and exclaimed decently: "Good tea."

Qiao Huan behind him was sullen, but Xiang Cang lowered his head and wanted to laugh.

A few days ago, I said that I don't know how to taste tea, but now I have a good look.

Hu Sizheng glanced at Lou Sizheng, and Lou Sizheng smiled at Xia Qing and said, "Auntie, try that magnolia white cake, it's rice wine infused with magnolia, and then steamed with rice flour, it's fragrant and soft Waxy, the aroma of wine is intoxicating."

"I heard from Ji Nusi that my aunt likes to drink, so I made it specially for my aunt."

Xia Qing looked at the slightly purple pastry in the white, and smiled even more happily, thinking that Lou Si is really a wonderful person.

She stretched out her hand to pick up a piece, and the entrance was exactly as Lou Sizheng said, Xia Qing said: "The teeth and cheeks leave fragrance, Lou Sizheng's men are truly talented."

Lou Sizheng and Xia Qing talked about tea with a smile, but Hu Sizheng felt a little depressed and wanted to vomit blood.

This old thing really doesn't speak at all.

Hu Sizheng waited until Lou Sizheng and Xia Qing finished talking about the cakes before saying: "Aunt Xia is busy with affairs, and I have something to ask aunt to ask aunt here today."

Xia Qing thought about the pastries he swallowed, and felt that the time for this trip was almost over, so he glanced at Qiao Huan.

Qiao Huan stepped forward and gave Hu Sizheng and Lou Sizheng a shallow book.

The two looked at Xia Qing suspiciously, and opened it under Xia Qing's signal.

The first page was surprisingly given to Xia Qing by Xu Zhong, a sample of the household accounting.

The next few pages are each step of accounting method written by Xia Qing himself.

Detailed and simple, Lou Sizheng and Hu Sizheng glanced at each other briefly, then looked at each other with some understanding, and looked at Xia Qing.

Xia Qing raised the teacup in his hand and took a sip, looked at the palaces in the palace outside and said: "This is the accounting booklet of the household department, and the following are some steps I wrote, and the palace will also use this method in the future .”

"Any bill needs to be signed by someone. If there is a mistake in any bill, someone must bear it."

Hu Sizheng glanced at the booklet in his hand, and asked, "Then this time the accounts should also be in this way?"

Xia Qing turned her head to face Hu Sizheng with a smile and said, "No need, the most important part of this account is to sort out the accounts, and the most important thing is the accounts in the future."

Xia Qing looked at the two meaningfully.

Checking the old accounts is only one reason, the most important reason for her and Gu Weiyun to do this is the future.

They needed money, and the money would most likely only come from the emperor's private treasury.

Xia Qing thought about it for a while, and felt that these people should not be pushed too fast, so he said: "I know what Si Zheng means, and the empress will not hope that there will be fewer and fewer people in the harem, but some people still can't tolerate it." of."

"Your Majesty has a sense of proportion."

Lou Sizheng and Hu Sizheng breathed a sigh of relief, they also knew that the palace had been suffering for a long time, if the queen wanted to pull out all of them in a short time, the skeleton would be broken.

Xia Qing left after drinking tea, still feeling a little emotional.

She didn't expect the situation in the palace to be so bad.

There was another wave of shock in the harem because of the queen's action.

But now no one can disturb the situation anymore, Cui Shi and Wang Shi are gone, even if Gu Weiyun's status is not prominent, no one can stop her.

But Qianchao vaguely still had a hand pushing behind his back.

Zhang Zhi and Du Pan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, were exporting to the emperor.

The emperor was not very happy. He was still looking at the accounts of the treasury during this period, but Zhang Zhi and Du Pan did not bring him any good news.

Zhang Zhi looked at the emperor above and said, "Your Majesty, there is a shortage of manpower in the court. Will there be additional imperial examinations this year?"

The emperor flipped through the papers in front of him, picked out four or five and put them aside, and said, "These people wrote to resign, did Zhang Qing and Du Qing know?"

Of course Zhang Zhi knew that the excerpt went through him once before it was delivered to the emperor.

He continued to bow and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to wait a little longer? Once these aristocratic sons and daughters resign, there will be a shortage of manpower in the court."

The emperor's face suddenly became uglier, he couldn't bear it enough.

Zhang Zhi lowered his head and was not afraid of the emperor's anger, because it was not aimed at him.

On the other hand, Du Pan cautiously flipped through the papers picked out by the emperor, and the first thing he saw was Wang Ya.

He swallowed, somewhat understanding why the emperor was so angry.

The emperor didn't speak, Zhang Zhi also stopped there and didn't speak anymore, he didn't know how to open his mouth to admonish, the account between the emperor and the aristocratic family has come to this point, he must not persuade the emperor to let go, otherwise it will be even more difficult in the future.

So Zhang Zhi pondered for a moment and said, "Why don't you add Enke this year, Your Majesty?"

The emperor's chest rose and fell slightly before he swallowed the bad breath.

Before he settled accounts with them, they came first to light the fire.

However, the emperor finally only agreed to Zhang Zhi's proposal and did not act rashly.

But after Zhang Zhi left, he took out Xu Zhong's previous notebook, read it for a long time and said, "Send Xu Zhong here."

Xu Zhong went to Qinzheng Hall under the envious eyes of his colleagues.

Thinking about what he had heard recently, Xu Zhong could probably guess why the emperor called him.

This is the benefit of being integrated into the group, and the news should always be well-informed.

What's more, when they reached the gate of Qinzheng Hall, Xu Ji blocked Xu Zhong's saluting hand, and asked in a low voice, "Do you know why I called you?"

Xu Zhong nodded slightly, and Xu Ji stopped talking.

After entering, Xu Zhong didn't say much after saluting, he just watched the emperor above him thinking with a sullen face.

The emperor held the booklet in his hand and thought for a long time before saying, "How about entrusting this matter to you?"

Xu Zhong was stunned for a moment, his heart moved a little, but in the end it all turned into a silent sigh.

He bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust, but I don't think it's appropriate."

The emperor glanced at the human standing in front of him and said, "Because of your status?"

Xu Zhong replied calmly: "Yes."

The emperor didn't care about it and said: "I can make you an official, and still taboo about this?"

Xu Zhong felt a little regretful, but he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it. He was more thinking about this matter.

He lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, not everyone is as open-minded as you. I have traveled to many places, and some people praised me when I didn't know the identity of my minister, but after knowing it, I abandoned it like a shoe. Your Majesty wants to establish If you want to learn from the government, then you should find a person of high morals and respect, and I am willing to be a pawn for the horse and carry the stool and saddle for your Majesty."

The emperor let out an "oh" in surprise, and said, "This is a commentary written by you. Would you like others to take credit for it?"

Xu Zhong raised his head slightly to look at the emperor, the look in his eyes was as persistent and firm as ever.

"I only hope that the river is clean and the sea is clean, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe."

"Furthermore, the minister's suggestion is only a suggestion, far from achieving what His Majesty wants to implement. How to implement it will need to be discussed by Your Majesty and all the adults. I have no credit for it."

The emperor was shocked, this was not the first time Xu Zhong said this.

But he had never taken it seriously before, no one would want to climb up, it was just that he had no chance.

But now he gave Xu Zhong the chance, and Xu Zhong still said the same thing.

The emperor couldn't hide his joy in his eyes. He stepped forward to help Xu Zhong and said, "It's my luck that you are like this."

Although he has only seen part of Xu Zhong's methods, what he wants is loyalty and officials who can serve the country and the people.

At this moment, compared with so many resigned and demoted officials, the emperor's satisfaction with Xu Zhong skyrocketed.

The emperor helped Xu Zhonghou up and said: "Although you refuse, I still can't forget your contribution. When this matter is completely settled, I will definitely not miss your reward."

Xu Zhong wanted to decline, but the emperor waved his hand and said, "How do you know that the reward is something you don't want?"

After finishing speaking, he snorted with unknown meaning, he is a foreign official, and he took a long way out of the palace every now and then, just to see Xu Ji's wrinkled face?
Xu Zhong paused, unable to say what he wanted to refuse, and after a while he could only say, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Seeing Xu Zhong's unnatural expression, the emperor joked, "What? Didn't Xia Qing say she was your wife? Husband and wife still feel uncomfortable?"

Xu Zhong paused and said, "Your Majesty, I have not officially married her yet."

The emperor thought for a while, Xu Zhong was not a slave, but Xia Qing was still a slave in the palace, so he could not get married logically.

He said: "Do you want me to give you a marriage?"

Xu Zhong was a little excited, but after considering the current situation and the identity of the emperor, he still refused. He felt a little guilty, but he knew that Xia Qing would definitely not want to if he found out.

She's not that much of a showman.

So he said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, but Your Majesty must not do this, or it will damage His Majesty's reputation."

The emperor snorted, what he hates most now is fame, especially a famous family.

He is not his old man, because of his improper position, he has been afraid of his reputation all his life.

He didn't believe it. With his great achievements, who would dare to scold him.

Although Zhao Chengming has been frustrated many times by the family, it is obvious that the more frustrated he becomes, the more courageous he becomes, and the more frustrated he becomes, the more angry he becomes.

It's really because his role as emperor is so logical, and there is no one to compare him with, so there is a bit of self-importance in his natural personality.

Perhaps such a personality is not a good thing for other people, but it is just right for the emperor.

The emperor is too weak to be worrying.

　Cough cough, Chapter 170 Angry was lifted the day before yesterday. It is the end of the last birthday party. I suggest you take a look. First, you can better understand Xia Qing and Xu Zhong’s situation. More and slowly become more active, this is a signal

　　
　
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