Start the Tang Dynasty: The descendant of Wei Wu from the Qin Qiong family!

Chapter 18 Officials in Youzhou
Qin Huaiyu never thought that one day he would sleep in the palace.

But this sleep was really not that good.

Because he always feels like someone is observing him nearby, even if he turns over, he will instantly attract a lot of attention.

Qin Huaiyu, who was constantly irritable, woke up the next day with faint dark circles in his eyes.

"What's wrong? You didn't have any rest at night, okay?"

The next day, Qin Huaiyu was called over by Empress Changsun for dinner.

Among the second generation of Chang'an, the only nephew who received such treatment was Chang Sun Chong, and now there was Qin Huaiyu.

"Ah."

Qin Huaiyu said without any concealment: "Like a canary, a bunch of people are staring at me. It's strange that I can fall asleep."

Facing the food on the table, Qin Huaiyu had no appetite at all and even yawned.

"If this wasn't the palace, I would have ripped off their heads, chopped them up and fed them to the dogs."

The chopsticks in Queen Changsun's hand suddenly shook, and she looked at Qin Huaiyu with a rather unkind look.

Does your kid say such unappetizing things while eating?

"But, my dear, do you want to eat so simply?"

Qin Huaiyu asked curiously.

Although it was in the palace, there was only rice porridge and some pickles on the table, which was very simple.

"The court is in turmoil, and money is needed everywhere." Empress Changsun said: "If this palace takes the lead, the trend of diligence and thrift will naturally arise in the court."

"Diligence and thrift are virtues."

Qin Huaiyu nodded.

"Unfortunately, it is not clear whether he is really thrifty or fake."

"You guys, why are you causing trouble to me!"

Li Shimin walked in with his head held high.

Sitting next to Queen Changsun, she glared at Qin Huaiyu fiercely.

"do not!"

Qin Huaiyu chuckled and said, "There used to be a county magistrate in my hometown who often ate and drank a lot. His son was also famous as a scum that ran rampant in the township and preyed on the people."

"But that man is a model official in the city. Does your Majesty know why?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin was stunned.

Then he sneered and said: "I think this person must be very good at flattery, and maybe he even colludes with others to pay bribes, so he becomes a model official."

In fact, there are only so many scandals at the hands of these ministers.

Li Shimin could guess it at a glance.

"Maybe he's partly right, but that person is famous for his cleanliness."

A treacherous smile appeared on Qin Huaiyu's lips.

At this time, Li Shimin was a little confused.

"Okay, stop being so pretentious."

Empress Changsun saw that her husband was stumped, so she asked.

"Because that person is a miserable person."

Qin Huaiyu sighed: "Whenever this person goes to Zhoucheng to report on his duties, he starts preparations a month in advance. He has one meal every three days, and there is no oil or water in each meal. He also has people prepare official uniforms that are full of patches and washed white."

"By the time the day of his duty report came, he was already weak and exhausted, and he was wearing an old official uniform. When the time came, he would grit his teeth and say a few words of justice and for the sake of the country and the people."

"At that time, the image of a clear-cut backbone who cares about the country and the people will appear on the paper."

Speaking of this, Qin Huaiyu's eyes showed a bit of disgust.

"With this look, who wouldn't be confused after seeing it?"

In an instant, Li Shimin's face darkened.

"What's going on?" Qin Huaiyu was shocked.

"His Majesty?"

Queen Changsun looked at Li Shimin worriedly.

"fine."

Li Shimin came back to his senses, but his eyes were still somewhat sulky that could not be concealed.

"Today, the Ministry of Personnel reported to me a list of official promotions. There are two people among them. Although I don't know the specific situation, their performance..." "It's very different from the appearance of this guy. not bad!"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Qin Huaiyu immediately understood.

This is a hit on the muzzle!

"Your Majesty, we cannot judge based on thin air."

Queen Changsun advised: "What Huaiyu said makes sense, but it does not mean that everyone is like this. It is better to find out."

"Ah."

Li Shimin nodded.

"Speaking of which, these two are your fellow villagers, coming from Youzhou."

As he said that, Li Shimin looked at Qin Huaiyu meaningfully, and his eyes seemed to reveal something different.

"Ok?"

Qin Huaiyu didn't understand for a while.

"What do you think of Luo Yi?" Li Shimin suddenly asked.

"Luo Yi is a man who has quite a strategy in his mind. He is also very skilled in martial arts. He is a tiger general and has ambitions, but not much."

Qin Huaiyu couldn't figure out what Li Shimin wanted to say for a while, so he could only fool around casually.

"In terms of seniority, you still call Luo Yi uncle, and this is how you evaluate him?"

Li Shimin asked.

"What the hell?"

Qin Huaiyu looked confused.

Luo Yi is his great-uncle?
"Your Majesty, are you kidding me?" Qin Huaiyu said with disbelief: "Luo Yi is my great-uncle?"

"This joke is a bit too big!"

Li Shimin looked Qin Huaiyu in the eyes, and the two stared for a long time. Li Shimin did not see even a trace of concealment or panic in Qin Huaiyu.

He really doesn't know!
"It's really strange that Shu Bao didn't tell you about his relationship with the Luo family."

Li Shimin looked at Qin Huaiyu, looked up and down, and said, "Didn't Luo Yi take care of you at all when you were in Youzhou?"

Qin Huaiyu shook his head.

"I'm just a humble citizen. How could a big shot like him pay attention to me?"

Li Shimin nodded.

After lowering his head and picking up his rice bowl, Qin Huaiyu thought that the question-and-answer period was over. Who would have thought that Li Shimin suddenly raised his head and asked quickly: "Do you think Luo Yi will rebel against the Tang Dynasty?"

"puff!"

Qin Huaiyu spit out a mouthful of white porridge.

"Your Majesty, please stop making trouble!"

Qin Huaiyu felt that Li Shimin must be crazy.

"No, I'm not crazy." Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Luo Yi has become increasingly restless in the past two years, especially after Luo Cheng died in the battle, his attitude towards the court began to be distant."

"If it weren't for your reminder today, I really wouldn't have noticed the problems with Youzhou officials."

"If the resumes of these people are really fraudulent, then what is their purpose?"

"It can't be to go to Beijing to be an official and then plant ears and eyes in Chang'an, right?" Qin Huaiyu made a joke that was not funny.

"Maybe you have a point."

Li Shimin lowered his head and pondered.

Seeing Li Shimin like that, Qin Huaiyu looked at his job and was silent for a moment.

I really just said it casually.

Forget it, it has nothing to do with you!

Then he quickly picked up a few pickles, threw them into the porridge, stirred them, and ate them up in two bites.

"Please, have another bowl!"

The world is big, and the food is the biggest.

Seeing Qin Huaiyu who turned into a rice-crazy maniac, Empress Sun even had a rare appetite and ate an extra bowl of porridge.

Apart from Li Shimin, who was busy with his thoughts, the atmosphere was quite light.

(End of this chapter)