The rise of the president in the harem

According to Zhou Feiqi's original plan, he actually planned to set up a department directly for Gao Yue, which is similar to the modern SASAC. However, after yesterday's incident, implementing this plan will only make people more jealous. Being pushed to the forefront has completely lost the original intention of Zhou Feiqi and Gao Yue to set up this department. However, this department will open sooner or later, but the political situation needs to be more stable.

Now, the plan proposed by Li Shangshu is obviously more suitable for the current situation. As a temporary transition, sending Gao Yue to the Ministry of Households to guide the work is equivalent to adding an umbrella——

Because what Gao Yue did is an innovation for the current Dazhou administrative system. This innovation is a breakthrough for the future implementation of the New Deal. If you complain, you will definitely cause all kinds of troubles for Gao Yue.However, if you single out a household department, gain a firm foothold with the support of Li Shangshu, win the support of colleagues from the top and bottom of the household department, and then go out of the household department, the support you get will definitely be different!At that time, the new system will be much easier to implement!

Zhou Feiqi believes that Gao Yue is absolutely capable of conquering the hearts of the Ministry of Finance, not to mention that he will be behind the scenes. Just imagine, when the officials of the Ministry of Accounting are taking the next step under Gao Yue's guidance, will the rest of the officials follow the future? Can't make it through?He must let everyone know that whoever follows will have meat to eat!

Seeing that the emperor was very satisfied, Li Shangshu hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, saying: "Your Majesty, what do you think is the name of this temporary official position? What is the authority? Which one is responsible for it?" Needless to say, this old man Li can sit firmly in the household Bu Shangshu has been in the position for decades, and his emotional intelligence is really not boastful. Judging by his ability to make things happen, he knows that the late emperor would choose him to be the Minister of Tuogu, and he must have appreciated him even more during his lifetime.

Although Zhou Feiqi had a plan in mind, he still said: "How does Li Aiqing think it should be settled?" Naturally, the relationship between monarchs and ministers cannot avoid mutual exploration, this is the unspoken rule of officialdom, Zhou Feiqi wants Li Shangshu to speak first, and then " For his sake, take some rights, so that it seems that you attach enough importance to Li Shangshu.

Li Shangshu obviously understood this truth a long time ago. After listening to the emperor's words, he pondered for a while and said: "In my humble opinion, this new official position can refer to the ancient system. , three inspectors, five people in charge, and the current [-] divisions of the Ministry of Household Affairs are on par with the current sixteen divisions, and the veterans are willing to give up the first place and respect Gao Biyan!"

At the end of Li Shangshu's speech, he was a little excited and wanted to kneel down. Zhou Feiqi supported his arm, and he heard the emperor say, "Li Aiqing, please get up quickly. Gao Biyan is still young, and he will definitely need Li Aiqing to take care of him in the future. Where can he be?" Is it seated at the top? In my opinion, an additional division was established in addition to the sixteen divisions of the household department. For the three of them, Gao Biyan's rank is from the harem, and the rank of the minister is also the second rank, and the servant, inspector, and manager are all in the same rank from the household department, what does Li Aiqing think?"

Old Li was naturally satisfied, and he had to say that the tacit understanding between him and Zhou Feiqi was rare among monarchs and ministers, the old and the young sometimes had the same calculations in their hearts!

According to the rules, it is the candidate, and Li Shangshu asked again: "Your Majesty, can this candidate be drawn from the existing officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

"If it is transferred, there will be a vacancy in the household department, and new people need to be added, and after all, my brother has a different physique." Zhou Feiqi didn't continue, but looked at Li Shangshu and smiled.

Li Shangshu understood immediately, and said: "Your Majesty, what do you mean is that this is just a chance to set up an imperial examination for my brother?"

"Not for the time being," Zhou Feiqi said, "If you choose a son from a family in the capital to join the accounting department, you only need a brother!"

After thinking about it for a while, Li Shangshu immediately understood the cleverness of this method, and the stubborn donkey in their family can probably be dealt with this time. Alas, the old man, the children stranded at home will sooner or later be troubled!

Li Shangshu had hope in his heart, and his attitude inevitably became more positive, he said with a smile: "This method is wonderful, I just don't know when Your Majesty is going to make an announcement?"

Zhou Feiqi said: "After the autumnal equinox."

Li Shangshu thought to himself, isn't that after Gao Biyan's ceremony of conferring on the Jin Dynasty?It's only been a few days, and there is a lot of work to prepare, so in the next time, he dragged the emperor to discuss the implementation plan in detail.This discussion was done in detail, and it was getting dark before we knew it.

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Besides, after the early court, all the ministers went out of the palace in twos and threes, and the most whispered along the way was of course the holy meaning of today. No matter which dynasty or generation the emperor was in, it was one of the greatest "hobbies" of the ministers.It is equivalent to the gossip synonym of officials.

Bian Yi was completely ignored by the emperor today, and after leaving the court, he walked out of the palace alone with a cold face, and his colleagues were also very knowledgeable, so no one came to his side.But some people don't care about this, Bian Yi had just walked across the Jinshui Bridge, when he heard someone calling him behind——

"Master Bian, please stay."

Bian Yi turned around and saw that the person who stopped him was actually Li Jing, so he quickly relaxed his expression, bowed to the Zhendong General, and said respectfully: "Your officer joins Zhendong General."

"Lord Bian, you don't need to be too polite." Although Li Jing held his hand, the expression on his face was a smile that was intriguing, "I would like to invite you to talk about it in the teahouse. Is your lord free?"

Li Jing is the son of Li Yantai, Bian Yi's old boss, and in the eyes of Bian Yi, a die-hard Li Dang, he has the same status as a young master. Now that Li Jing said please drink tea, how could Bian Yi not be free.

So, the two went out of the palace, got on their horses, and walked and rode in the noisy streets of Pingjing. During this journey, Bian Yi kept looking at Li Jing's expression, because Li Jing hadn't said a word since he left the palace.

The best teahouse in Pingjing is on Dongxie Street, called Cufang.When the two arrived at the place, they went straight to the elegant room on the easternmost side of the third floor. This room was reserved by the Li family all the year round, and it was exclusively for the Li family and his son to treat their friends here.

Li Jing didn't return to Beijing for a long time this year, but he had a lot of contacts in Pingjing, and some "friends" were inconvenient to enter the mansion, so they all entertained them here.It's really a lot of coming here these days.Therefore, as soon as the waiter in the teahouse saw him coming, he cooked Biluochun according to his preference, and the tea was served quickly, but Li Jing stopped the waiter who was about to pour tea for the two of them, and said: "Go down , don’t come in if you don’t ask.”

After the door was gently closed by Xiaoer, Li Jing personally picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Bian Yi. Bian Yi was flattered by this, and stopped him in a panic, saying, "You can't do this, General!"

Li Jing kept moving, and said: "It's okay, brother Bian has taken care of me since I was a child, this cup of tea is nothing more than it is worth."

But Bian Yi showed concern, and said: "General, if you have any orders, just say it, only Bian Yi can do it-"

Li Jing quickly raised his hand, stopped his words, said: "Nowadays, you and I are imperial court officials, the only one who can be loyal is His Majesty, and only His Majesty can order us. Brother Bian needs to be cautious in his words in the future."

Bian Yi nodded hurriedly, "The general is right, Bian did something reckless for a while."

Li Jing smiled and said, "What did your lord do in the court today?" This question really confused Bian Yi, because what he did was inspired by Li Jing's father, Lord Zhen Guo. Insisted, but as the son of the Duke of Zhen——Li Jing didn't know what the intention was?

However, even if the father and son hadn't communicated before, now it's a done deal, Li Jing, after thinking about it, shouldn't be unable to understand the purpose of this matter?Isn't this obvious—Grand Zhen is dissatisfied with the emperor's doting on the Gao family brother, and hopes to use today's events to give the emperor a hint—there is more than one Gao family brother in your harem, and I, Li Daughter of the house!

A good emperor should be exposed to both rain and dew!

It's a very simple truth, Li Jing couldn't have imagined it, but he still called him here and asked him bluntly. The intention behind this... Hey, it's worth pondering—could it be that the Duke of Zhen is having a fight with his son?

But Bian Yi couldn't ask about father-son quarrel, but he had to answer Li Jing's question, so he had no choice but to tell each other bluntly, saying: "For the sake of the imperial concubine."

Li Jingdao: "Brother Bian is confused, do you know that your words and deeds today will not only fail to help the noble concubine, but may also make her more neglected?"

"But this is the meaning of the Duke..."

Li Jing sighed, "My father loves his daughter very much, and he can ignore it for the sake of my little sister. You can see this after all these years, right?" Seeing Bian Yi nodded, he continued, saying: "But we are in the court In the present, have you ever thought about why the Li family has been safe and sound all these years because of the changing situation? My father's position and power are certainly successful, but in the final analysis it is because we are as close as a family with the empress dowager today. What happened to you in the cold palace yesterday Have you heard?"

"Well," Bian Yi was a little speechless, his expression was not normal, and the cup of tea in his hand didn't even move.

"What's the Queen Mother's intention? Why would you rather beat the cook from Yongshou Palace into a remnant of the Liu family than use this as an excuse to suppress the Gao family? If Brother Bian hasn't thought about it, you should think about it now!" Li Jing said so far, A large blank was left for Bian Yi to figure out by himself.He picked up the teapot again, watched Bian Yi drink up the cup of tea with his head raised like a cow, and filled it up for him again.

After a while, Bian Yi looked at Li Jing in surprise.

Li Jing held the teacup and said, "Have you figured it out?"

Bian Yi said: "The Queen Mother intends to be in Jicheng?"

"That's right." Li Jingdao: "So, if my father finds you here in the future because of the imperial concubine's affairs, I hope brother Bian can dissuade him more. If he doesn't listen, you can go ahead and come to me later. Our brothers The two of you can always come up with a more secure solution!"

Bian Yi said shamelessly, "General, you are more thoughtful."

Li Jing smiled lightly.

I thought to myself, how can I be thoughtful, I just turned my elbows out!Alas, until now, why can't I control my heart?

Besides, Gao Yue, after returning from the imperial garden and the imperial physician's office, Zhou Feiqi hadn't been seen coming back from court, so he plunged into the study again, thinking that since Zhou Feiqi had said before that he would select brothers from aristocratic families in the capital for his new department, The assessment items are all determined by him, so he is going to take some time to get a few test papers first.These test papers are of course different from Dazhou's imperial examinations, because the talents he wants to use tend to be comprehensive, so the direction of this test is fundamentally different.

Gao Yue pondered for a long time, pondered over and over again, and finally decided on several major aspects——

Overall planning is one, calculation and memory are two, interpersonal communication is three, and current situation recognition is four.Start from these aspects, and finally look at the comprehensive score and individual score, and then consider the employment and position as appropriate based on the background of the candidate.

Each of these four subjects has 100 points, and all the results of those who refer to it will be announced through the imperial list.This is not only a rallying cry before the reform, but also a hope for the future for all the talented and learned brothers in the world.

And these selected people, Gao Yue will carefully teach and train them, and must polish them into role models for Brother Zhou!

The more Gao Yue thought about it, the more ambitious he became. After setting the general direction, he even couldn't wait to ask questions.The person test questions are different from the knowledge test questions. It needs to be combined with all aspects, and every question needs repeated deliberation.At this point, Gao Yue directly divided it into two steps - part of the reason is that he doesn't know much about the current Da Zhou, and the other part is that he wants to leave some leeway to complete this feat with Zhou Feiqi. Improving the relationship between the two of them is also very helpful - therefore, Gao Yue's first step is to fill the question bank first, and the second step is to save the "screening questions" with Zhou Feiqi!

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Qi Sheath went back to her husband's place, and called the little six sons to give such instructions. After dinner was ten minutes, the little six sons came back in a hurry, and brought back a reliable news - the princess of the high mountain country's biological mother was indeed He was born in Jiuli Yao.

Qi Sheath received an affirmative reply, and immediately went to the Jingyang Palace ahead.Seeing him coming, Xiao Xingzi hurriedly went to inform Gao Yue, but Gao Yue buried his head in the desk at this time, and when he heard that it was Qi Sheath, he just asked the general to come in.

Xiao Xingzi didn't raise his head when he saw his master, he didn't stop writing, he hesitated to say goodbye when he saw the waste paper all over the floor, and finally didn't dare to disturb Gao Yue, and directly invited Qi Sheath in.As soon as Qi Sheath entered the study, she was taken aback by the battle, and asked with a smile, "What are you doing? Is this person who writes so hard, writing poetry again?"

"Hey, what poem are you doing? I haven't written about those things for a long time. I'm doing something big!" Gao Yue smiled and blinked at Qi Shea, and said, "Why are you here now?"

"Oh, don't you want to check Xiangou Juanjuan's biological mother? I asked Xiaoliuzi to find out. Her biological mother was indeed born in Jiuliyao. She was originally a court dancer of Gaoshan Kingdom, and was later favored by the king of that country. Later, she gave birth to a daughter, but she passed away not long after. Xiangoujuan has been recorded in the name of Queen Gaoshan since she was five years old."

Gao Yue stopped writing, stretched her waist, and said: "That's right, the little Qinglong's boa constrictor must have been left to her by her biological mother. However, now that it died in Da Zhou's palace, the snake's gall is still alive. Daoist Taoist Zi Xian took it into medicine, and I don’t know how much resentment she has accumulated in her heart now. Alas, I still have one question left. You said, since the snake was secretly watching with a salty hook, how did it get to the cold palace? To bite Lin Jingzhi, and to attack me and His Majesty the next day in an ambush among the flowers? I always feel that there is a certain link that has been overlooked, or that someone has deliberately erased the traces."

Qi Sheath thought for a while and said, "You mean, someone deliberately seduced the 'little green dragon' with a salty hook, and then used this snake to set up the limbo?"