Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. After he told Siyue about this, I have transferred [-] sergeants from the Tiger Army to serve as his 'Guard of Honor'. Therefore, those people can't treat him now. Come on hard, it is estimated that after the next year, they will start frantically looking for you to sue."

When Qin Ji said this, Xia Yuxiao was numb.

Guys, you can imagine the workload after this year.

in addition......

"You dispatched troops, why didn't you report it?"

"Ah, here..." Qin Ji smiled awkwardly, "Your Majesty, the situation was urgent at that time. If the conventional troop deployment process was really followed, the others might be almost gone, so I just... ..."

"Okay, okay, I see, you have a reason and what you said is right." Xia Yuxiao waved her hand.

So what to do, the Tiger Army is in the hands of others, and the only army in Qin Ji's hands that has accepted the reform originally obeyed Qin Ji's orders. Now after the reform, many old officers have been replaced by young new officers. It's not difficult to transfer people over there.

Moreover, this matter should indeed be sent to protect it as soon as possible.But isn't 300 people a bit...

"For the outside world, I use it in the name of maintaining the safety of the government office. Don't worry, nothing will happen. In the end, it's just the gang of rich gentry who spend money to make trouble. If they can really deal with [-] regular troops, then I will Instead, I admire them."

"Okay, then I won't pursue you."

Xia Yuxiao said.

Don't pursue Qin Ji, but Qin Ji sent troops to protect him in private after all.

Adviser Cheng clearly saw [-] soldiers running over to protect him, but did not report to the court about the extra [-] soldiers. , It can be deceiving the king.This handle, at least I can hold in my hand, I don't use it now, maybe it will come in handy in the future.

However, before she had a long lunch, a dragon guard came in outside.

The scene was lively, and no one noticed Suilongwei's entry. After getting Xia Yuxiao's permission, this Suilongwei went straight to Xia Yuxiao, and handed over a memorial:

"Your Majesty, this is an urgent report from Mr. Gu."

"..."

Xia Yuxiao probably knew what was written in this memorial, but she still took it and opened it.In front of Qin Ji.

"The minister's advisor, Cheng Jizou:

The minister had previously encountered the rioters in Hexi County who disturbed the government office. Qin Taiwei learned of this and dispatched three hundred troops to protect the safety of the minister.However, the three hundred soldiers, I don't know if there is His Majesty's instruction.Military power is the foundation of the stability of the court. If your majesty is not aware of this matter, please ask your majesty to investigate carefully; if you know this matter, I thank your majesty and the Taiwei for your love. "

Xia Yuxiao's face froze for a moment.

Ma De, this consultant Cheng is really a kind person, he really sent an urgent memorial to ask, this is really not afraid of making trouble with Qin Ji!

"Want to see it?" Xia Yuxiao asked looking at the curious Qin Ji next to him.

"The memorial is presented to His Majesty, what's the matter with the minister?"

Qin Ji hurriedly left it clean.

"Forget it, let's take a look."

Xia Yuxiao threw the memorial in front of Qin Ji.

Qin Ji opened the memorial and read it through.

Well, as expected of Qingliu, this person is quite vigorous.If it were left to other people, most of them would not dare to ask random questions.

"Your Majesty, are you relieved of this person?"

Qin Ji folded the play thoughtfully, then looked at Xia Yuxiao with a smile.

"At least he's a reliable person."

Although I didn't catch the handle in the end, I feel like I have a bottom line in my heart.

Chapter 85 A Bunch of Liver Kings

In the summer of New Year's Eve, everything is so bustling, and the whole city of Tai'an is full of fireworks. At the end of the year, the people are finally able to let go and have fun.Many poor families also have a rare opening of meat.

What contrasts with the bustle and bustle of every household on New Year's Eve among the people is the rare grand occasion of the Great Xia royal family.

The huge altar was filled with sacrifices. In the cold winter, the bright lights around seemed to warm the whole winter. The ministers of Daxia followed Xia Yuxiao's movements and worshiped the heaven and the earth together.

In the end, some of the tributes on the altar were taken away by the courtiers, and a large part of the rest will be sent to the Hall of Mercy in Tai'an City by special personnel, and the people in the city can go there to pick up the tributes.

This is called "Zhan Caishi" in the custom of Daxia. Since the emperor claims to be ordered by the sky, after the emperor worships the heaven and the earth, the "essence" of these tributes has been conveyed to the heaven and the earth and the ancestors for them to enjoy. After that, the remaining tribute is "shape".

Eating these "forms" means that you have absorbed the aura of heaven, earth and saints and ancestors, so it is called "colored food".

In the beginning, it was actually just the tribute that was not needed after paying homage to the ancestors of heaven and earth in the Daxia Palace every year (because at that time it was believed that these foods were no longer food after the offering), but when I witnessed the scene of the poor people scrambling for the tribute that was thrown away, I was amazed at the time. The emperor couldn't bear it, so he vowed to make the people live and work in peace and contentment without hunger or cold.

At the same time, it is strictly ordered that all the tributes after the sacrifices should be sent to the Hall of Mercy for the common people to eat.On the one hand, it avoids waste, and on the other hand, it can be regarded as preserving the last dignity of the people who are forced to pick up food because of their poor life.

Over time, this kind of behavior has gradually become a custom of winning prizes. There are also special guards in the Hall of Mercy to supervise, so as to prevent one person from taking too much food and causing the people behind to have nothing to eat.The colorful food has become a must-see part of the New Year's Eve - even if they don't get the colorful food, some people will burn incense and set off firecrackers near the Temple of Mercy to show that they are also happy.

Just after the sacrifice was over, Xia Yuxiao and Qin Ji went back to the study directly after watching the ministers leave, and the two began to write something on the paper.

New Year's Eve is the end of a year, and it also means that Daxia is about to usher in the beginning of a year.

At this time when most of the company officials had rested, Xia Yuxiao and Qin Ji began to secretly mobilize troops at the same time.

This time the transfer is very confidential, the whole transfer will be delivered directly by the Gray Scale Office and the elite of the Dragon Guards. They are about to bring the transfer order approved by the emperor and the Taiwei to the northern border, and the army in the northern border will receive the transfer order. I will rush to a place as soon as possible——

The place where the Suolqin tribe originally belonged to was Kalashige.

At the same time, the ultimatum personally written by the Great Xia Emperor Xia Yuxiao was also passed on. This letter was delivered to Ban Ge, the acting ruler of the Saar Dynasty.What was mentioned in the letter was a warning to the Saar Dynasty to return Kalashige to the Suolqin tribe.

Regardless of whether the Saar dynasty is ready to act in accordance with the letter, Ukhya's departure plan remains unchanged.Da Xia did not plan to fight a tug-of-war on the northern frontier with the Saar Dynasty, but planned to directly carry out a local war or threat centered on Kara Shige, forcing a certain gap in the Saar Dynasty.

The bigger the rift, the more likely it is for Ukhya to clear obstacles on the way to power.

After finishing the paperwork, Xia Yuxiao and Qin Ji Lingyan sat quietly on the steps at the entrance of the palace, watching the fireworks in the distance.

Watching the fireworks in the city silently, Qin Ji turned his head and took another look at the imperial city full of lights.

With drumming to tell the time, the new year of Daxia has arrived.

Xia Yuxiao stretched out her hand to Qin Ji silently.

Qin Ji smiled, and also held Xia Yuxiao's hand—although it was a little cold, she could feel her slight force.

The new year is here, and the cooperation between him and her still has a long way to go.

..........................

Advisor Cheng was sitting in the residence arranged for him by the sheriff.

As a so-called "imperial envoy", although the place where consultant Cheng lives is not luxurious, it is clean and spacious. At this moment, he is sipping a pot of green tea alone.

On the table in front of him, there was a plate of fish and stewed meat, and some roasted tofu.It stands to reason that, as an imperial envoy, he should have even more ostentation during the Chinese New Year. It is normal for local officials to hold a banquet, but he finally rejected the other party's idea.

The people are still struggling for food and clothing, and being able to eat fish and meat is already the best for him. As for wine...

I have to work in a while, and drinking alcohol is not good for work.

He drank a cup of tea in one gulp, then hiccupped in satisfaction, turned his head and continued to look through the ledgers of the county treasury, as well as the food stocks of various families, and there was a picture next to it, which was about the proposals made by his subordinates. Proposals to strengthen dikes to store water, with several proposals for restoration of barren fields.

He replied to all of these—it is okay to strengthen some necessary dams, and it is okay to restore the barren fields, but it has been verified that these barren fields were originally unowned barren land. The method of "transferring" the farmland to those laborers avoided the imperial court's taxation.

Therefore, his reply was to restore the fields that were originally barren due to the disaster, but the farmers had to report to the government to reclaim the fields, and after approval, they would receive the land deeds. will be owned by the farmer, who is also responsible for directly paying their taxes.

If you don't do this, those squires will definitely find a way to take over the work of restoring the barren land by themselves, and after finishing the work, it is self-evident who owns the barren land.

The previous government has always been as long as it can collect all the taxes and find out the acres of land, and ignore everything else, but since I came here, I have to figure out what needs to be figured out.

"My lord, it's time for you to rest."

A guard next to him said.

This was one of the [-] soldiers sent by Qin Ji, and the advisor Cheng selected the most elite of them to protect his own safety.And this guard is the one responsible for protecting himself.

"It's okay, if you're sleepy, go change shifts, I'll watch it for a while."

He said to the guard without looking up.

"My lord, if you are so tired, I believe His Majesty will not want to see it. Moreover, there is still time to do these things tomorrow."

Hearing the guard's words, the consultant Cheng smiled and shook his head: "Time waits for no one, if you put things off until tomorrow, tomorrow's things may not be finished. And..."

He listened to the occasional sound of firecrackers outside.

"The sound of firecrackers is just enough to clear my mind. It's good."

Chapter 86 The Baby Who Needs a Beating

The first day of the year.

This first day was extraordinary for the people of Daxia. People rushed out to visit relatives and friends, and at the same time sent their own blessings, and some temples also opened their doors to welcome pilgrims.

As the royal family, there are naturally more etiquette in the Great Xia Palace.On this day, the ministers will wear festive red dresses to visit the emperor and send congratulatory gifts, and foreign envoys will also present their own gifts one after another.In addition, the emperor also gave "red envelopes" to his courtiers.

However, considering that foreign envoys may not know how to communicate with the emperor, in most cases, those congratulatory gifts will be checked in advance, and then the ministers trusted by His Majesty will give pointers, such as what should be sent and what kind of gift should be used. Congratulations and such.

This year, Qin Ji himself is in charge of this work.

Long before going to court, Qin Ji had inspected all the gifts of the envoys. On the one hand, it was to prevent the things sent by these envoys from being thundered and make the two sides unable to come down. dangerous stuff.

When he found the envoy of the Saar dynasty, Qin Ji opened the box, took a look inside, and thought:

"It's a rare gift for this thing."

"It was presented to His Majesty by Brother Wang Ban, as the treasure of Thrall."

The envoy of the Saar dynasty was respectful and his manners were in place. It seemed that Wuheya's grasp of diplomacy was not in vain. At any rate, he brought out a few diplomats who could barely see it.

Qin Ji nodded.

What this guy sent up was a piece of jade. The Saar Dynasty didn’t actually produce any jade, but a lake on their side was an exception. Under their lake, there were a few jade mines, and the jade produced was indeed It is top grade.

And what this one sent up was a dragon and phoenix tablet carved from a whole piece of white jade, with some auspicious words engraved on it, which was indeed very valuable.

After all, as far as the carving of the dragon and phoenix is ​​concerned, it is rare to be able to achieve such meticulousness, at least in the culture of the Saar people, which is a bit careless.

However, what Qin Ji cared about was not jade.

"Brother Wang? Has Thrall changed king?"

In my impression, although Bango is now acting as the agent of the government, the old king of Saar, that is, Wuheya's biological father, is still the king of Saar, holding most of the real power.Now, the other party actually directly called Ban Ge "my king", there is only one reason - Ban Ge has officially become the king here.

"Reporting to Taiwei, I just changed, and now I have taken care of the old king. After my brother Wang took the throne, the handover has been gradually completed in the country."

The envoy said respectfully.