Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 118 Xiayi County Government
"Accept your fate? What fate do you accept? Are you just letting the common people be harmed by it?!"

Xia Yuhuai said with a bitter face, "The Tiancaihui is so powerful that in Fengchun County, it can be said that its hands and eyes are open to the sky, and Weichen, a small county magistrate from a foreign county, what can he do other than relying on the royal driver to come and sue the imperial court? "

"What's more, Wei Chen, the county magistrate, has survived for most of his life, Wei Chen... and Wei Chen also..."

"Alas", Xia Yuhuai sighed heavily and said nothing.

Sheng Shaoqing understands his difficulties, he has no position and qualifications to ask Xia Yuhuai to take care of such a thankless matter, but...

Sheng Shaoqing then asked curiously, "Then where did those celestial colored stones you throw on the road come from? According to your salary, you probably can't afford these stones, right?"

"These... are all stolen by Weichen who sent people to the Chunshan Mine. Actually, it's more like picking them up than stealing them."

"In that mine, there are as many such stones as a cow's hair. It's a pity that they are guarded by heavy soldiers, and the sky is covered by people from the Tiancai Society to control the price of these stones. But the Queen Mother clearly learned that such stones are of good quality. But it’s really not worth the money! Even if it’s worth it, you can’t let a small businessman control it, and even try to influence the court through such a thing, these people are really hateful!”

After Xia Yuhuai said so much, he almost couldn't catch his breath and choked there, his face turned red with his beard shaking, Sheng Shaoqing hurriedly called Aning, "A Ning! Hurry up! He seems to be a little out of breath !"

Aning hurried over to help Xia Yuhuai pat his back to calm down. After a while, Xia Yuhuai finally regained his composure, his face was red and his ears were red, "Yes...it's my humble minister's disrespect."

"Lord Xia, I know you are sincere, but don't worry."

"Weichen...how can I be in a hurry! Tiancaihui has already had many people active in Xiayi, and has cheated many people of their money, and some people have even lost their families because of it!"

Sheng Shaoqing and Cui Yun looked at each other and said, "I've heard that Lord Xia manages well, so why can't he manage this Tiancaihui?"

"It's the minister who underestimated the enemy. The minister thought that this is just an ordinary chamber of commerce. If it's outrageous, it's outrageous. There is always a way to make them stop. But... this time is different from the past. The minister has used all the tricks, but he just can't do it." Fight them!"

"Their... Their routines are simply unheard of, unseen!!!"

Xia Yuhuai's fierce tone elicited another burst of violent coughing, Sheng Shaoqing said in his heart, if you have seen modern pyramid schemes, then you must have seen a ghost.

"What trick?"

Cui Yun didn't wait for Sheng Shaoqing to ask, so she couldn't hold back her curiosity.

Xia Yuhuai pondered for a while before opening his mouth and said, "They will find some outstanding members as references, tell ordinary members how they obtained their current special abilities, and advocate that buying the Sky Color Stone will give you the chance to get close to God. It is said that the president of Tiancai Society is the person closest to God in this world."

Sheng Shaoqing: The boss's fault of being a fairy really doesn't change, does he? !

"Wei Chen once made an unannounced visit to the Tiancaihui in person, and even... almost fell into it. If I didn't firmly believe that His Majesty is the real emperor, I... I'm afraid I would..."

Sheng Shaoqing: ………………

"You are still like this, let alone those gods."

"If the government refuses to let them go, they will think that we are preventing them from becoming immortals...so...the minister has been helpless..."

"By the way, who is the magistrate of Fengchun County?"

[It's Li Lingfeng. 】

This name... is really... quite familiar.

"It's Li Lingfeng, Master Li. He was born in the Li family in Jiangdong, but because he is a concubine, he has never been taken seriously. However, he can become the county magistrate at a young age. His future...is truly limitless!"

"He..." Sheng Shaoqing asked again with certainty, "Does he have an older brother named Li Lingjiang? Is he the grandson-in-law of Qinghe Palace?"

Xia Yuhuai looked up in astonishment, "Queen Mother...how do you know, could it be...you have noticed them already?!"

He didn't think that a little Fengchun county magistrate could make the queen mother remember his name.

Sheng Shaoqing shook his head and said, "I'm not interested in him, I'm more interested in his brother."

Li Lingjiang's big family really doesn't stop.

[That is to say. 】

Sheng Shaoqing complained in his heart: You are addicted to talking, you really don't let a word of words fall to the ground.

"Then do you know who the president of the Sky Color Club is?"

[After asking for a long time, I finally got to the point. 】

Sheng Shaoqing: "Can you just shut up!"

After subduing the system, Sheng Shaoqing listened carefully to Xia Yuhuai's analysis.

"Who it is, I haven't found out yet. However, according to what I know so far, he should be the son of a wealthy family in a village near Chunshan, Fengchun County."

"Because this unhealthy trend first spread from the village called Liuxian Village near Chunshan Mountain. And the person who can come up with this method must not be a commoner with dark eyes and illiterate characters. , have studied and have spare money to run a business, so the family situation is not too bad."

Sheng Shaoqing nodded, it seems that her boss's life after time travel should have been pretty good.

It's a pity that some people don't know the blessings in the blessings, and they insist on destroying this ordinary happiness with their own hands.

Xia Yuhuai frowned, and continued, "I just don't know why such a ghost would harm the common people, if such a talent can enter the court as an official..."

But in an instant, Xia Yuhuai realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and not everyone was able to suffer for the so-called righteousness in their hearts for so many years like him.

Sheng Shaoqing said with a smile, "If such a person becomes an official in the court, it may not necessarily benefit one side."

"Talent is true, but if a person has no virtue, it is even more terrifying."

"Because he is talented, you can't ignore the crimes he committed. Today he can lose his conscience for money, and tomorrow he can do anything for power."

Xia Yuhuai repeatedly nodded and echoed, "What the queen mother said is true, what the queen mother said is true."

"Now that today's lottery will be raging in Fengchun and Xiayi, please send someone to investigate clearly, so that Xiayi will be cleared!" Xia Yuhuai bowed down and said solemnly.

Sheng Shaoqing was also ready to agree and said, "There is no need to send anyone, I will go in person."

Tears filled Xia Yuhuai's eyelashes, and he said tremblingly, "On behalf of the people of Xiayi, I would like to thank the Queen Mother for her kindness!"

"Xia Xiancheng, lead the way."

After a short period of turmoil, the team that started suddenly returned to order.

Lu Qingfeng was also assigned a new task at the same time: the driver and personal bodyguard of the Empress Dowager Luan.

Lu Qingfeng thanked him blankly, but he said with tears in his heart, he just wanted to be transferred, he didn't want to work part-time!
However, Yuan Che didn't have much reaction to the fact that his mother suddenly went to Xiayi ahead of schedule.

Because hunting is so much fun!

He couldn't wait to go to Xiayi's hunting ground. He heard that there were many BMWs who had just given birth there as tribute, and they happened to be his mounts.

Master Lin has promised to teach him and He Yuning how to ride horses, and now he can go out to hunt prey by himself. This winter, he will go to the woods to hunt a fox for his mother, come back to make fox furs, and hunt a few rabbits to make gloves.

While Yuan Che was thinking happily, Eunuch Liu, beside the Queen Mother, walked in, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother invites you to have dinner with Master He."

Yuan Che nodded and said, "Eunuch Liu, you just came. I hunted a rabbit this morning. You can help me take them to the queen mother's place."

Liu Xiaochun quickly waved his hands and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I dare not mention you to go hunting!"

Yuan Che asked suspiciously, "Why?"

Seeing that there was no one in the tent, Liu Xiaochun said boldly, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother doesn't like you hunting very much. You are still young and hunting is too risky. The Queen Mother is naturally worried about you. Now you bring this up again, isn't that right?" Add fuel to the Empress Dowager's fire?"

Yuan Che was puzzled, "So what, I am filial, the queen mother will understand!"

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him anymore, Liu Xiaochun could only compromise and said, "Then... Your Majesty must be prepared..."

Not everyone can bear the empress dowager's anger.

Yuan Che shook his head confidently, "Go and call Aning, I'll go with him."

Sheng Shaoqing looked at Yuan Che who walked in arrogantly and arrogantly. After holding down for a long time, the evil fire showed no signs of disappearing. He kept his voice steady and said, "Tell the queen mother, where have you been today?"

Yuan Che replied honestly, "Queen Mother, Erchen and Aning went hunting with Lord Lin today."

"My son even beat two rabbits and presented them to the queen!"

Then Yuan Che picked up the two rabbits from the hands of the people behind him as if asking for credit, and showed Sheng Shaoqing his achievements in all directions.

Sheng Shaoqing kept telling herself that the child had good intentions, she could not dampen the child's self-confidence, she could not...

But when Yuan Che did such a dangerous thing, no one came to inform her? !Keep her in the dark, right? !
Then she heard Yuan Che say, "Queen Mother, when I arrive in Xiayi today, I want to pick a horse for Mr. Lin to teach me how to ride a horse, so that my mother's future fox fur will be wrapped on my body!"

"it is good."

Sheng Shaoqing gritted his teeth and agreed to Yuan Che's request, and then put forward his own conditions: "You learn, yes, but you want to go alone, no."

"Why?!" Yuan Che protested dissatisfied.

"Why? How old are you, and you want to ride out by yourself? And you want to hunt by yourself?"

Yuan Che thought that his mother would like to be soft and not hard, so he had to say coquettishly, "My mother, my son has grown up, so what's the matter with riding a horse by myself? Besides, not today..."

Yuan Che didn't dare to finish talking about today's hunting. In fact, Mr. Lin had caught the prey today, and he was only responsible for picking it up, so... he can be regarded as hunting by himself!

Sheng Shaoqing snorted coldly, "You? Hunting? Can you draw your bow? When you meet a wild animal, you don't know whether it's you hunting or hunting you."

Yuan Che said in disbelief, "My son can't do it now, but it doesn't mean he can't do it in the future. If he doesn't, then learn!"

Sheng Shaoqing smiled complacently, and waited for Yuan Che's words, "Then, I will let Mrs. Lin teach you riding and archery first. When you leave the teacher, the queen mother will let you go, how about it?"

Yuan Che pursed his lips and thought for a while, so he had no choice but to agree. In a blink of an eye, he saw Liu Xiaochun glancing at him from the side, and looked back triumphantly: "Look, the queen mother won't be angry."

After lunch, Yuan Che took He Yuning excitedly to find Master Lin, thinking that if he learned it as soon as possible, he would be able to go hunting by himself as soon as possible.

Liu Xiaochun looked at the empress dowager who was sleepy after dinner and still couldn't hold back his worry, "Empress dowager...you really promised to let your majesty go to learn these things?"

Sheng Shaoqing raised his eyebrows and said, "If he wants to learn, let him learn, just let Mr. Lin pay more attention."

It's one thing for her to be worried, but it's another for Yuan Che to want to learn. You can't let Yuan Che stop learning just because you are worried, right?

Liu Xiaochun hesitated for a long time before saying, "Your Majesty is too young now, I am worried about Your Majesty..."

"Do you think I'm not worried? But he wants to learn riding and shooting, and he wants to learn it himself. No matter how hard or tiring he is, he has to bear it."

Liu Xiaochun sighed, and didn't dare to express his worries. The queen mother had already made up her mind, so it would be superfluous for him to persuade her again, but, just to be safe, he'd better... use some other method.

It was almost evening when the army entered Xiayi County, and Xia Yuhuai rode away ahead of time when he was more than ten miles away from Xiayi. It was not until Sheng Shaoqing got off the carriage that he saw Xia Yuhuai again.

"Chen Xia Yuhuai, Prime Minister of Xiayi County, and other officials from Xiayi paid a visit to His Majesty the Empress Dowager. Your Majesty the Empress Dowager is always happy!"

Sheng Shaoqing looked up and saw that the Xiayi county government plaque was crumbling on the gate, and even the red paint on the gate was peeling off layer by layer.

Xia Yuhuai smiled awkwardly, "The Empress Dowager...Your Majesty...this Xiayi county government office is simple, and before...before, the Empress Dowager had no plan to stay in Xiayi, so...so..."

Sheng Shaoqing waved his hands and said, "It's okay." Then he took Yuan Che into the county government office.

Yuan Che looked at the extremely shabby county government office, the roof even showed signs of leaking, frowned and shook Sheng Shaoqing's clothes and said softly, "Mother... can this... really live in people?"

Sheng Shaoqing replied in a low voice, "That's natural."

What is this? Back then, my mother lived in a youth hostel that cost 30 yuan a night. The place not only leaked rain, but also leaked wind!
When Ah Ning and Cui Yun settled down, Sheng Shaoqing saw that Yuan Che still had a face of reluctance, so he grabbed Yuan Che and said, "Are you unwilling to live here?"

Yuan Che saw that there were no outsiders here, so he curled his lips and said, "This... how do you live here! It's better to live in a camp outside... Look, mother, this bed is wet... how can I sleep!"

Sheng Shaoqing touched the bed Yuan Che mentioned. It felt a little cold to the touch, but it wasn't wet, right?
"Che'er, the queen mother asks you, where is this place?"

"Xiayi County Government Office."

"Then who usually live here?"

"It's Xiayi... the officials in charge of Xiayi..."

"Then how can they live, but you can't?"

Yuan Che said unconvinced, "Then I am the Son of Heaven! Of course I want to live in the best place!"

Sheng Shaoqing pinched his fleshy face and said, "Did the Grand Tutor ever teach you "Xunzi"?"

(End of this chapter)