Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 661
Cherry trembled all over, and slowly took off her coat, only wearing a powder foundation over her waist and apron, embroidered with curly cloud patterns, and a bunch of small orchids in the middle, she did not wear a chest wrap in the hot weather, and the apron on the side The skin is as white and tender as jade, and you can see two budding breasts through the armpits when you turn a little sideways.She raised her two lotus-root-like arms, tied her slightly messy hair in a bun at the back, and then took a towel and dipped it in water for the emperor to gently wipe her upper body.

Guan Xuqing felt refreshed, and said: "My shoulder and neck are sore, please rub it for me."

Cherry hesitantly hummed, knelt behind Guan Xuqing's head, stretched out his orchid-like ten fingers and kneaded gently on both shoulders, Guan Xuqing only felt as if there were two magical airflows slowly flowing out from Cherry's ten fingers, from shoulders and necks to toes, His blood began to gradually steam up, and a certain part of his body also began to stand upright restlessly.He opened his eyes and stared straight at the beautiful face of Cherry, which was close at hand. The blushing face was as white as jade, just like the lotus after the rain. At the same time, his hand had already been inserted into the back of Cherry's bellyband , rubbing gently.

Cherry suddenly felt sore all over her body, and the emperor's restless hands seemed to have magical powers, causing a wonderful change in her body in just one minute, and she felt her body began to become lighter. , was floating upwards little by little, her red lips were slightly parted, and she couldn't help moaning in a low voice.

Guan Xuqing turned over and sat up, hugged Cherry's body, kissed her passionately on her neck, face, and mouth, and murmured: "I call you the relationship between men and women." Without any strength, he slumped in the strong arms of the emperor, with his eyes slightly closed, and his mind was filled with an empty field where two fierce horses were galloping.

At this moment, someone in the outer room said: "Master, Li Changle, a high-ranking official in Zhili, is here to meet you."

Only then did Guan Xuqing stop, the red light on his face that had been burned by lust turned dark and livid, he stared blankly at Cherry for a while, and said, "Change your clothes."

Cherry hurriedly collected her thoughts, dressed the emperor tremblingly, tidied up her skirts, lowered her head and followed the emperor out of the screen.Guan Xuqing raised his hand to the eunuch accompanying him and said, "Xuan Jin."

The eunuch shouted at Hou Zhifang: "Li Changle is here to see you!" Li Changle was led by a young eunuch, and he bowed in, shaking his horseshoe sleeves, and shouted loudly in front of the well-behaved emperor: "Your Majesty!" Li Changle pays respects to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Get up." Guan Xuqing leaned on the yellow satin couch, looked at the cherry and said, "Go back first, and send the hazelnut to the queen."

Cherry lowered her head and was full of blessings, then left Dongnuange.

Li Changle presented the emperor's will to the emperor. Guan Xuqing glanced at him and smiled and said, "Zhili controls the main hub of the capital. I am in a hurry to see you. I want to hear how Zhili's official style is. Recently, the impeachment of Zhili I am very worried because there are a lot of papers from Li officials. Don’t panic, I mainly want to talk to you. I will not be out of the palace for a long time, and it is difficult to clearly understand many things in the local area.”

Guan Xuqing picked up the ginseng soup, took a sip with a small spoon, and said: "Hanchun, the high-ranking officials in Zhili are the top officials in the feudal borders. I can be negligent in some places, but you are the only one in Zhili province, I can't be negligent at any time, you have to manage things with your heart, understand?"

"Your Majesty, please remember."

Guan Xuqing said again: "I didn't let you have a title in the cabinet because the two positions have too much power, and the responsibility is too great to be able to take care of them at the same time. Although you are not in the cabinet, if the cabinet has something to do with Zhili Province, you are still required. Let's do it. I heard that you cleaned up the yamen last month, and I was very happy. Don't be afraid of gossip, and don't be afraid of people smashing black bricks to plot against you. Although I govern leniently, I don't want to indulge the dirty officials in the world. I also want to have a group The upright ministers who dare to kill and slash! There are too many mediocre officials today, as numerous as a cow's hair! They can't be used, and they can't all be dismissed. Now that the world is peaceful, officials have become more cautious, for fear that one mistake will throw away their black hats , so I don’t seek meritorious service, but seek no faults, and there are fewer and fewer officials like Cen Chunxuan who have made achievements.” He sighed softly, “But after all, these people are the foundation, and it is up to them to execute government orders.”

Hearing the emperor's ardent encouragement, Li Changle felt a warm current in his heart, his face was flushed with blood rushing, the anxiety and depression for so many days, the haze in his heart was swept away, and he wanted to thank the emperor for his kindness , I couldn't find the right words for a while.Hearing that the emperor lamented the difficulty of governing officials, he couldn't help but secretly sighed, and said with deep emotion: "There is a frivolous young man in Yangzhou Mansion who imitated the "Humble Chamber Ming" and wrote an "Humble Official Ming", which can be called a warning in the world. I don't know if the emperor has heard of it. No. It is said: If the official is not high, there will be fame if there is a field. There is no need to adjust the crane and the qin, and there is no need to leave the scriptures. There is no noisy ears of punishment, and the appearance of wine and sex. Or borrow the distant public house, or the drunk bamboo west pavilion. Confucius said, why is there such a thing? This is just When it comes to the officials of the salt affairs department, the rest of the ghosts and monsters are even more difficult to describe.”

"This kind of thing is talked about almost every time we meet at the pilgrimage." Guan Xuqing nodded, "but it's just talking. Looking through the 24 histories, there are many times when the government is mediocre, but there are only a handful of good times. After all, there is nothing special. A prescription for healing. Let’s not talk about these troublesome things. I asked you to come in to discuss the matter of Enke. I have already handed over this matter to Xiong Xiling a while ago, but Bingsan is also a cabinet, and he is busy with government affairs. Li Hongzao has the full authority to preside over the examination questions, and I would like to tell you first that Enke in Zhili will make preparations in advance, and if there is anything to discuss with Li Hongzao and the others."

"It's all up to Mr. Li's orders, and I will do my best to do so."

Guan Xuqing smiled and said: "When it comes to academics, who is as good as Li Hongzao? He repeated the "Four Books" for hundreds of years, and the questions were repeated, but Li Hongzao was able to draw tricks from it. This time the question It will not be much different from Chunwei. I ordered them to write some multiple-choice questions and judgment questions. They can’t be all stereotyped essays. There are also questions about mathematics, physics, chemistry, and Western politics that should be added appropriately. Gradually increase. You go back and send an announcement to inform Zhili candidates that the official letter from the Ministry of Education will arrive soon, and this year’s questions don’t want to be biased, strange, strange, or astringent. You can't even imagine it with your head!"

Li Changle nodded with a smile, and said: "It's good that way. I have read the Four Books for decades, and it can be said that Wei compiled the top three, but it is really difficult to make up dangerous and weird topics, and it may not be possible to compile them. "

Guan Xuqing still had that inscrutable and profound smile, and changed the subject and said: "Enke is a major event, and if the local organization is well organized, it can select available talents for the country. On the contrary, a piece of stinky meat is full of good soup. Didn’t something happen in Shanxi at that time? Ineffective supervision of academics and government officials led to many cheating cases one after another. However, there can be no troubles in civil or military affairs. Wherever an accident occurs, the chief official must be investigated and held accountable. Let me remind you first, let’s not talk about other places. , if there is trouble at that time, don't blame me for disregarding the righteousness of the monarch and ministers."

"Yes!" Li Changle quickly agreed, and then asked tentatively: "There are religious cases in some places in Zhili. I am afraid that a small matter will become a big one, so I sent Nie Chunming, the prefect of Jizhou, to patrol the places in Zhili. The official letter said that he was being investigated for corruption. Although he did not lose his post, he was worried that he might not be able to do his job with all his heart, and he could not put his mind on this matter. Baoding prefect Baoxi is smart and capable, so I want to ask the emperor to order Baoxi to take full power Handle it. Responsibilities are at stake, so there will be no excuses.”

Guan Xuqing thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I think Baoxi is a little proficient in personnel affairs and neglects government affairs. Small things are done too well, and big things may not be useful. Since Nie Chunming took care of this matter, he changed people for no reason. It’s not good either. It’s not good to check him. To use him is to use him. Don’t confuse the two. I have ordered my second elder brother Pude to set off for Zhili tomorrow, so let him inspect and inspect, and it is not suitable for a few bandits. Tossing is like facing a big enemy. I am concerned about Enke's selection of scholars. You have to help Li Hongzao carefully select some useful talents. You can't just use a hard ruler to measure the length. A truly learned scholar may not write a good article. Let the examiner carefully observe it from the papers. If you usually look good, you can also recommend it to me."

Li Changle said with a smile, "There are still a lot of talents among the candidates. On the one hand, the ministers carefully observe, and on the other hand, they also need to look at their luck."

Guan Xuqing yawned and said: "If you really want a good article, copy it and present it to me. It's getting late, so you can go back."

"twitter."

Li Changle agreed to salute, bowed and exited to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Guan Xuqing let out a breath, glanced sideways at the chiming bell at the corner of the Nuan Pavilion, and said to the eunuch: "Everyone who comes again will be in front, and we will discuss things tomorrow, and I will go to bed first."

Early the next morning, after Guan Xu woke up, little De'an came in with small steps, and said with a smile: "Long live Lord got up early today, and went to bed late last night, and only took two pieces of orchid cake. The son must be hungry, the servant told them to pass the meal, right?"

"No need." Guan Xuqing stood up and said, "I'll go to the queen's place first. If the weather is fine today, I'll go to the Summer Palace to enjoy the sights and see. After several days of reviewing papers and seeing the courtiers, I'll get sores." As soon as he changed his clothes, the two maids hurried over to help the emperor get dressed.Xiao De'an went out to deliver an order to the queen to pick him up, and then came in with a big mink fur bag, and said, "The weather outside has changed, the wind is a bit chilly, master, be careful to catch a cold when you go out."

Guan Xuqing laughed and said, "What do you look like in a mink fur fashion this summer?" But they were allowed to put on the fur fashion and tie silk ribbons before going out.

(End of this chapter)