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Chapter 426 The Unexpected Edict

After Chen Yi finished his sentence, he lowered his head. As he expected, there were many voices of discussion around him.

None of the ministers present thought that they would ask someone from the Imperial City Department.

You know, the people in the Imperial City Department say they are court officials, and they have official ranks, but they don't have the right to go to the court. They can only say that they are not as good as local officials.

If local officials have better political achievements, they will be invited to the palace banquet as a reward.

The Imperial City Division also did not have this opportunity.

The Imperial City Division is a part of people independent of all parts. Even in order to maintain the law and order of the imperial capital, it is generally not a big deal and is often marginalized.

Last time, if Chen Yi hadn't asked the Imperial City Division to help arrest the second prince of the Liao Kingdom, some ministers of the Imperial City Division might not be able to remember who Chen Yi was talking about.

Similarly, the Empress thought for a while before remembering that there was such a person.

It seems that the last time I helped Chen Yi rescue the snow disaster around the imperial capital, when Chen Yi mentioned it like this, the empress remembered that this person was doing a good job, and the empress glanced at the ministers below calmly.

No one stood up to object except for the discussion, and the empress herself didn't care.

The Dawu Kingdom lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of manpower. Since Chen Yi wants this person to assist him, according to Chen Yi's behavior style, he must have considered all aspects.

The Empress naturally trusted Chen Yi's vision.

After thinking for a while, the empress directly agreed.

Then the time to leave was fixed, and at the same time, the Minister of Rites was also sent by the empress to follow Chen Yi.

The main purpose was to sign a letter of credence for trade with the Liao Kingdom. The Minister of Rites accepted the decree in the envious eyes of other ministers.

Because the matter was so important, the Minister of Rites stayed with Chen Yi after he came down to court.

Seeing that he had arrived at the empress's royal study room, Chen Yi had done well in his previous homework, so when the empress asked about the contents of the credential, he directly handed over the articles he had drawn up.

These few items were discussed between Chen Yi and the leader of the Daliao Kingdom before, and they are beneficial to the development of the two countries. They are very fair, and there is no partiality.

The empress nodded, but didn't find anything wrong with it.

Then added several conditions and restrictions on aiding the cultivation of the Daliao Kingdom. For example, seeds cannot be purchased from countries other than the Dawu Kingdom, and self-retained seeds are not within the scope.

There are also land improvements, tools for drilling wells, which can only be rented out but not sold.

Of course, Chen Yi changed this to sell a certain amount and rent the rest.

After all, if you don’t give me one, the empress directly said that she was worried that the Daliao Kingdom would steal their technology, and if they produced their own well-drilling machines in the future, they would not be used.

And if the Great Liao Kingdom leaks the monopoly to other countries, it will lose the interests of the Great Liao Kingdom.

After hearing this, Chen Yi directly assured Ah: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I thought about this problem when I was researching it, so I can say with certainty that even if the main parts are disassembled, they will be useless. "

The Empress raised her eyebrows in surprise, and the Minister of Rites who was standing aside also gave Chen Yi a very surprised look, and then lowered her head calmly.

Only then did the empress agree, and in the rest of the time, the three of them studied a few more items, and when they were all confirmed, Chen Yi and the Minister of Rites left the palace.

At this time, the Imperial City Division.

Zhang Xiwen and his men had just returned to the Imperial City Division's station after their inspection, and they had not yet taken a sip of tea when they sat down.

He heard his subordinates come and report that there was an imperial edict for him.

Zhang Xiwen was at a loss, imperial decree?How could there be an imperial decree for him? Could it be that he offended someone? !
He walked out with a feeling of apprehension, and he saw Eunuch Li next to the Empress.

It turned out to be the imperial decree delivered by Eunuch Li, which meant that it should be a big event. Zhang Xiwen sweated a little nervously, smiled and walked over to greet Eunuch Li.

"Greetings to Eunuch Li, Eunuch Li is here, and Xiao Mou welcomes you at a distance, and I hope Eunuch will make amends!"

Eunuch Li took a step forward with a smile, supported Zhang Xiwen's arm, and said with a smile on his face, "Commander Zhang, you are being polite. This slave is announcing the good news for you. Get up quickly. The slave will read the imperial decree first."

Zhang Xiwen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Eunuch Li say this.

With a relaxed smile on his face, he respectfully arranged his clothes before accepting the imperial edict.

Only then did Eunuch Li open the imperial decree and began to read: "Yutian Chengyun, the empress called and said, the commander of the Imperial City Division Zhang Xiwen has done his duty and is very capable. The head of the Imperial City Department, Zhang Xiwen, is the envoy and deputy general, and we will go together to assist the Minister of Rites, Chen Shilang, hereby!"

Zhang Xiwen thought of it when he heard Chen Shilang's name.

Chen Shilang had told him about this matter before, and he seemed to hope that he could help.

He later agreed, but he didn't expect to receive such attention from the court, and there was an imperial edict because of it.

Zhang Xiwen thought he was just a small errand, but Chen Shilang gave him such a big surprise.

This is equivalent to giving yourself a promotion. Although it is a temporary title that cannot be achieved, if you come back after completing this matter, your official position will definitely be promoted.

After seeing Zhang Xiwen accepting the order, Eunuch Li took his leave and left.

Leave behind those who stand in awe of the Imperial City Division.

Someone who had captured the second prince of Liao Kingdom with Chen Yi before looked at Zhang Xiwen and said: "Commander, Chen Shilang is really good. He still wants to be the commander after such a good thing."

The others who followed Chen Yi to relieve the snow disaster also echoed, Zhang Xiwen nodded, and while he was happy, he also knew that asking himself to go there this time was not such a simple errand.

But he was not worried. The fact that Chen Shilang could find him showed that he was capable of the job.

Afterwards, Zhang Xiwen went to find Chen Yi on purpose to express his thanks. Chen Yi already knew that the Empress had issued an imperial edict, so he just talked about the areas where Zhang Xiwen needed help, and also said that if there is someone who can use it, he can help him. take it.

Knowing that the matter was really not simple, Zhang Xiwen thought about it all afternoon, found a few trusted and capable subordinates, and asked them about their wishes.

After all, you need to leave your hometown, and you don't know how long it will take to return to the border construction.

He himself can guarantee that he will be upgraded when he comes back, but there is no way to guarantee the people under him.

So I explained all the things I considered in advance, and he welcomed those who were willing to follow, and he also understood those who had difficulties.

Because the future development of this matter is unknown, it is too early to say anything.

Chen Yi is also very busy. Apart from the proposal, he has more things to do. After all, this is a big project.

(End of this chapter)