Crazy criticizes Emperor Ji for marrying the regent and becoming more powerful

Hearing this, Xia Houqi smiled.

"What Di Ji said is true, isn't it just a stupid thing?"

The two drank two cups of tea in the hall, and Chen Zihe brought over the books related to household registration.

"Di Ji, these are all the books related to household registration. The red one is a compilation of the total number of household registrations, the status of men and women, marriages, deaths and births in Wansheng Kingdom. It is updated at the end of every year; the green one is from Shengjing. The number of people, men and women, marriage and life and death status; the blue one is the total number of officials in the DPRK and the central government, as well as the number of local officials and their family members."

There were three stacks of books in total. Chen Zi, Yiyi and Nan Xi introduced what was recorded in each color book, and the order was quite clear.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Chen. Can I take these books back to the palace for review?" Nan Xi asked.

"According to regulations, this book is not allowed to be taken away from the Ministry of Household Affairs. However, since Di Ji has just taken office, she needs to be more familiar with the situation in the Ministry of Household Affairs. She can make an exception and take the book away." Chen Zi and secretly expressed their concern for Nan Xi. Flattery is equivalent to telling Nan Xi that he is opening the back door for her.

Hearing this, Nan Xi smiled faintly and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Chen, for being so accommodating. There is one more thing. I hope Mr. Chen can convey this message to me——"

"Di Ji, please speak."

"Since I have taken office, I would like to ask Mr. Liu to hand over the tax-related books to me. I will familiarize myself with the situation of various books as soon as possible."

"Yes, I will tell Master Liu."

"Oh, by the way, if there is no important matter in the future, it would be better for Mr. Liu and Mr. Qin to stay in the household department, lest others find out about it and they will be accused of cheating and sneaking around, occupying official positions but not doing anything serious. Chen What do you think, sir?" Nan Xi asked with a smile, staring at Chen Zihe with a pair of sharp eyes.

Chen Zihe was sweating profusely and couldn't bear it anymore:

"What Di Ji said is that the lower official will definitely convey Di Ji's words to the ears of the two adults."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen. I will take these books back to the palace and bring them back to the Ministry of Finance tomorrow."

Before Nan Xi could say anything, Xia Houqi called the guards to load the books into the carriage they came in, and then the two of them left.

On the carriage, Nan Xi was already looking through the books. Xia Hou gave up and couldn't help but said:

"It's not too late to look at these brochures after I get back. Drifting around in the carriage is not good for your eyes."

"I just flipped through it roughly and didn't look carefully." Nan Xi was unmoved and kept flipping the book in her hand.

Hearing what she said, Xia Houqi sighed helplessly.

I didn't realize before that Nan Xi was so obsessed with government affairs.

The carriage drove for a while and then stopped. Xia Houqi couldn't help frowning, "The palace gate is coming so soon?"

The time is not right.

"No, we have arrived at the Prince Regent's Palace. The good people of this palace will do their best and send the prince directly back to the palace."

Xia Hou abandoned:
Why does it feel like killing a donkey?

Then, Nan Xi kicked Xia Houqi out of the carriage without waiting for him to say anything else.

Xia Houqi stood in front of his house, watching the carriage drive away, feeling a little complicated.

"My lord, have you returned home so early?"

When the guard at the door saw Xia Houqi, he couldn't help but ask.

Xia Houqi nodded with a cold face and walked in.

After coming out of the household department, Nan Xi's eyes never left these books. She browsed through all the books as quickly as possible, and finally picked out three that she thought were more important and put them aside, ready to read more carefully. Again.

"Master, please take a rest. I have been reading for so long. Drink some tea and eat something to slow down." Huan Yun couldn't help but worry when he saw that Nan Xi was concentrating on the book. "It doesn't matter, just put it aside. I will take care of it myself if I'm hungry or thirsty." When Nan Xi replied this sentence, she never raised her head to look at the two of them.

After seeing them, Feiyun Huanyun and the two said nothing more, and just stood aside, waiting to serve at any time.

From noon to dusk, Nan Xi never stopped. It was not until sunset that Nan Xi closed the book.

"Master, are you hungry? Do you need to pass on food?"

"Well, let's pass on the meal."

Nan Xi had been busy all day and finally finished reading all these books.

Anyone else would have spent three to five days reading just these books, but Nan Xi is different from others. She has always had a photographic memory, and is especially sensitive to numbers. Otherwise, she would not have been admitted to a prestigious university so easily. The Department of Medicine also has a minor in Psychology.

After dinner, Nan Xi sent Feiyun Huanyun to go down to rest. She wanted to go to bed early. She would have something to do in the morning and needed to cultivate her health.

Nan Xi slept particularly soundly tonight. The next day, before Feiyun Huanyun could wake her up, she had already woken up. After being served by them, she put on her court clothes and rode in a sedan chair to go to the court meeting.

"Your Highness, Emperor Ji, is well."

"I've met Di Ji——"

As soon as Nan Xi appeared, all the courtiers greeted her, nodded and bowed, and were very flattering. Only Xia Houqi stood in front like a flower on the high mountain, waiting for her to come towards him.

"Did Di Ji sleep well last night?" Xia Houqi asked with raised eyebrows.

"Very good, where is the regent?"

"I didn't sleep well. My mind was filled with scenes of being used and then abandoned. It's very sad." Xia Houqi looked at Nan Xi with resentment and said.

Nan Xi gave him a sympathetic look, nothing more.

After seeing this, Xia Hou narrowed his eyes and cursed Nan Xi in his heart for being such a heartless person and having no sympathy at all.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty—"

Following Eunuch Fu's shout, Nangong Rui appeared in front of everyone and sat on the dragon chair.

Then a solemn court meeting began, where issues left over from the previous court meeting were resolved and new issues were raised by the courtiers present.

When the discussion was almost finished, Nangong Rui asked Nan Xi about his appointment in the household department in public.

"Di Ji went to work in the Ministry of Household Affairs yesterday, are you still getting used to it?"

Seeing him asking in public, Nan Xi stood up and answered:

"Back to my father, I went to the household department yesterday and felt that the atmosphere in the household department was good and I adapted well. However, yesterday was the first day and I only took over the household registration matter. I didn't have time to do the financial accounts. Handover.”

"You have just entered the court, so it is good to be motivated. Just ask Liu Cheng to hand over the financial accounts to you as soon as possible. There is no need to worry." Nangong Rui nodded, very satisfied with Nan Xi's attitude.

"My father is right. I was afraid that I would not be able to keep up with the adults in the Ministry of Household Affairs, so I spent a whole day reading all the household registers yesterday. I was very confused at one point. I hope that my father and The three adults from the Ministry of Revenue can answer your questions."

"Oh? If you have any doubts, let me know."

Xia Houqi knew Nan Xi well. She would not ask a question without any reason. Once she raised a question, it would be the beginning of things. She frowned slightly and was a little worried.

The three members of the household department were already tense, fearing that Di Ji would catch them. (End of chapter)