The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Should I do this job? Sheng Yuan felt that there seemed to be no other options.

According to the unwritten rules handed down from the three dynasties of Yan, Chen, and Chu, officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs were usually assigned to carry out tasks such as providing food to the people.

This is also the reason why Yang Wennong was chosen for the tour before.

Now that Yang Wennong disappeared halfway, the wind of "the left minister fell down and the right minister fell" began to blow in the court, and the words were directed at her.

If she retreats at this time, I am afraid that it will not be herself who will be laughed at, but the slowly advancing policy of female officials.

"What's the use of having a rank of six yuan? Even if a girl is talented, she is of no use when it's time to take on the responsibilities. If you want to be an official and bear responsibility and support the court, it depends on the husband!" No need to bother, Sheng Yuanqing You can easily think of many such sarcastic remarks without any repetition.

So for this errand, let alone she was not afraid at all. Even if she was really afraid, she couldn't be cowardly and had to go through with it.

"If you really have the courage to charge at my knife, I can ask them to test whether my blade is sharp or not!" Sheng Yuan was actually very excited at the thought of possibly facing off against an unknown opponent.

Although she had known her little sister's attitude for a long time, Sheng Ran looked at Sheng Yuan who was full of fighting spirit and was still a little speechless. She didn't know whether she should be worried for this sister who didn't know what it meant to be afraid, or for those robbers. sigh.

"In that case, you can go back and wait for the imperial edict! The emperor will also send a team of guards to you by then." Sheng Ran deliberately warned her a few more words, but thinking about her little sister's temper, she also knew that saying nothing would be of little use. I can only think about going back and arranging more people to protect him openly or secretly.

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"Why is there no one in the court? How come you, a civil servant, are asked to rush forward? Let me tell you, people should be dispatched from the military camp for this matter!" Sheng Xiangxun immediately jumped up since he learned about Sheng Yuan's errand. stand up.

"Your colleague Yang Shilang from the Ministry of Revenue capsized his boat on the river. Ordinarily, even if no one is found, some pieces of clothing should be found. But the people sent out have salvaged many times from the drowning place, not to mention the pieces of clothing. , even a sack after sack of grain can’t be seen even half a grain!”

Sheng Xiangxun intuitively felt that this matter was very complicated, and he was not happy for his younger daughter to get involved, especially since the younger daughter had just gotten married and had not yet completed her wedding leave.

"Furthermore, the food that the court can quickly transfer is limited. When you take over the task, you have to find ways to raise food. This not only requires dealing with various state and county governments, but also with the local gentry and aristocratic families. There are many twists and turns in this. Come on, how can an honest boy like you handle it clearly?"

Sheng Xiangxun said that his daughter was like a silly girl from a landlord's family, but he also knew that this girl was capable, but he didn't want his little girl to work so hard. There was clearly a prosperous road ahead, so why bother to work hard? Dealing with those people? Do you feel like you have too much hair and want to reduce it?

"Although raising food is a little troublesome, it's not a problem." Sheng Yuan couldn't show his eagerness to try in front of his parents, lest they worry more. "The problem is whether the food can be transported to the local area."

"You're still 'just'?! Not to mention whether you can conjure grain out of thin air, but if you can raise it all from those big households, the transportation is the biggest problem! Didn't your colleague encounter disaster on the river? bandit?"

Sheng Xiangxun did not doubt his little girl's kung fu and strategy, but the problem was that with regard to rigid indicators such as water properties, it was useless no matter how good your kung fu was or how powerful you were. A landlubber was a landlubber, and it was not easy to become a prostitute immediately.

"As for the robbers intercepting grain, there are a lot of doubts about it. Whether the robbers went for the grain or to stir up troubled waters is hard to say... However, that is what the internal guards and the Sanfa Division should pay attention to. We don’t need to think too much about it.”

Sheng Yuan said it simply, but in the ears of Sheng Xiangxun and Zheng, such comfort was feeble.

"Don't think too much. I am the one who is favored by everyone in the imperial court. If I retreat, wouldn't it seem that I am afraid of someone? Wouldn't that ruin your majestic reputation as Marquis Yongxing? I can't do that. Such a thing of retreating in the face of battle! It is even more impossible to embarrass you!" Sheng Yuan tried to comfort him, but the results were limited, and Sheng Xiangxun and Zheng still didn't want to let him go.

"The imperial edict is coming soon, and the guards assigned to me by the emperor are almost ready. Now I'm giving up. Then I won't have to stand in the court anymore!"

Seeing that her good words and persuasion were not effective, Sheng Yuan could only pretend that she was a fan of officials and a lover of power. In order to bravely join the cabinet, she decided to go on this trip!

"..."

Not to mention, this kind of "persuasion" is very effective.

Neither Sheng Xiangxun nor Zheng could do anything to hinder their children.

"Why did I give birth to such a fan of officials like you!"

Sheng Xiangxun looked at the little girl without saying anything for a long time, while Mrs. Zheng sighed helplessly.

"People can't help themselves in the court!" Sheng Yuan spread her hands and said that everyone in the official world is like this, and she is not an exception. "Even if I don't take this job, I won't be able to patrol the world or go to foreign countries in the future." For other reasons, wouldn’t those be risky?

Are there too many invisible enemies to face when patrolling the world? When traveling to a foreign country, whether by land or sea, the risks are high! Is it possible that I refuse all these errands? ! If this is the case, then why should I take the imperial examination and become an official? When I lie down at home, wouldn’t it be enough to eat you, my sister, and Brother Yu? "

"Huh, I'd rather you bite us at home!"

"It would be great if you could be so honest!"

Sheng Xiangxun and Zheng hummed in unison.

"..." Sheng Yuan laughed naively, pretending not to hear.

Everyone knows that we cannot retreat at this point.

"In order for Zhengwa to succeed in the future smoothly, my sister and the emperor were not overly forceful in the matter of establishing a princess. They thought that after wrestling with each other, they could push the boat forward... After persevering in the past few years, both the monarch and the minister are still in the same position, although they are shaky. , but as long as you keep adding more money, there will always be a time when one party is higher than the other.

The current errands are another round of increasing pressure. If I shrink from the battle and let others have something to talk about, they will not say that I am incompetent and cowardly. They will only push the topic to "a girl is embarrassed by the heavy responsibility", which will be detrimental to the appointment of the princess. "

Regardless of whether the Yongxing Marquis Mansion has ambitions or not, as the current situation has progressed, for the queen, the little princess and the Sheng family, it is better to establish a princess than to choose a prince from another family.

It would have been okay if the previous imprisonment had not happened, but Emperor Yanping had already taken action. From then on, the queen's family had no retreat. If the princess could not inherit the throne, not to mention the queen and the little princess, it would be the Yongxing Marquis Mansion and Ancheng. There is a possibility that the Hou Mansion will be liquidated.

At this time, we really can only advance, not retreat. (End of chapter)