Great Zhou Empress

Su Dianji made it obvious that she hated Xue Zhijing's arrival, and she didn't make this clear or that clear when handing over to her.

Xue Zhijing guessed that it might be because he was too young, and he was suddenly promoted because of his meritorious service. Of course, it would cause dissatisfaction among the original people. After all, if he didn't have himself, they probably got the position because of their qualifications.

Although Xue Zhijing's arms were hanging, he looked much less imposing.But she is also an experienced person after all, knowing that at this time she cannot back down, even if Su Dianji made an excuse to leave, she still held the other party's hand to ask clearly what she was going to do.

Except for Su Dianji, the others seemed not to have much enthusiasm for her.

She has a new room, a single room, the size of an apartment, with a small bed against the wall.Xue Zhijing thought that the imperial concubine's bedroom seemed to be such a big bed, was it to save wood?

Has the Dacheng Dynasty become so poor?

In addition to the necessary furniture, she also has a bookshelf with many ordinary classics on it, so you can take a good look at it when you have time.

There are two little maids who serve her specially. After all, life in ancient times was not easy. There was no running water, no flush toilet, and no electric lights that could be turned on by pulling the power.

Xue Zhijing understood this. After getting acquainted with them, she knew that one was Xiaohong and the other was Xiaolu. When she knew the names, she held back her smile. Forget it. The little friend is also called Xiao Cui.

"Help me tidy up the room, I'll go out for a while."

After taking office, Xue Zhijing first went to the Food Bureau to find Zhang Xiaocui.Xiaocui was the first friend she met in this world, and Xue Zhijing knew that Zhang Xiaocui was sincere to her from the nervousness after she fished herself out of the water.With such a little partner by your side, you will feel more at ease when doing things.

In the palace, the status is determined by clothing. Xue Zhijing wears the clothing of a sixth-rank female judge, and wherever she goes, someone will greet her and say "auntie", although her "auntie" is a bit too young , but Xue Zhijing, who is psychologically old enough, is not embarrassed at all, and acts very calmly.

Walking into Shangshi Bureau, Xue Zhijing smiled and asked the little eunuch at the door, "Do you know where Xiaocui is?"

In fact, they both knew each other, but the little eunuch became a little nervous when he saw that Xue Zhijing had become a sixth-rank female official, and he didn't dare to speak easily, "Xiao Cui should be chopping firewood inside, Auntie, I'll take you there."

"It's work."

As soon as Xue Zhijing entered the yard where they were chopping firewood, Zhang Xiaocui looked up and saw her. When she saw it was Xue Zhijing, she put down her ax and ran over, shouting happily, "Xiaojing, you are back~"

However, she hesitated when she saw Xue Zhijing's sixth-rank female official costume, "Well, Xiao Jing, have you become a sixth-rank female official?"

In the Dacheng Dynasty, the sixth rank was not a small rank. The magistrates of various counties placed inside and outside the court were like the seventh rank and the eighth rank, and the state officials at the next level were the sixth rank.It is simply that the evaluation criteria for being an official in the imperial examination are different from those outside the palace, but it is not the same as an official, and there is a reputation when going out.

"That's right, after I made a contribution, the imperial concubine asked me to be a secretary in the Shang Palace Bureau. I applied to the empress and said that I want to transfer you there, are you willing?"

"Wish, yes, of course I do," Zhang Xiaocui is still a pure and lovely girl after all, although Xue Zhijing was a little hesitant when she became a sixth-rank female officer, she still recognized that Xue Zhijing was her good friend, so Xue Zhijing made this proposal Naturally, I am very happy.

"Well, pack your things now, come with me, and I'll help you with the handover."

During the handover, Xue Zhijing exchanged feelings with the female officials of the Shangshi Bureau by the way, and there may be many opportunities to meet in the future, and it is right to have a good relationship.

Gua.

"Then Xiaojing, what do I have to do when I get to the Shang Palace Bureau?"

"I brought you there, and you mainly follow me to do things, but there is one thing you need to do."

"What's going on?"

"You'll know in a while."

While talking, he suddenly saw a familiar figure, but the other party avoided her while watching her from a distance.

Zhang Xiaocui immediately became angry, "Xiao Jing, it's that Wang Zheng, that old man. Xiao Jing, don't you seek revenge from him? Last time he bullied you so much."

Xue Zhijing said coldly, "Leave him alone, let's go."

Back in the imperial concubine's palace, Xue Zhijing arranged a room for Xiaocui to live with Xiaohong and Xiaolu. Their rooms are bigger than those of Shangshi Bureau, and the three of them are not crowded.

Then Xue Zhijing called Xiao Cui to her room, and took out the bow and arrow that the imperial concubine gave her that day.After that day, the imperial concubine gave the bow and arrow to Xue Zhijing. When the bow and arrow were brought here, no one had seen them before, and it happened to be taken out to show off today.

"Xiao Cui, when we go to the office, there will be many female officials and historians from the Shang Palace Bureau. Let's take this bow and arrow, and you will be responsible for cleaning it, and then ask me such and other questions. The key point is to praise this bow and arrow. The bow is very heavy, you know?"

Zhang Xiaocui understood instantly, "Xiaojing, you want to give them a bad start, right?"

"It's not about getting off the horse," Xue Zhijing smiled, "I just want to show them off and let them hide their little thoughts. I don't have so much free time to play Gongdou games with them. There are too many things to do."

Xiao Cui lit up her star eyes, indicating that she must have completed the task perfectly.

So Xue Zhijing walked ahead, and together with Xiaocui who was holding a bow and arrow, entered the big room where everyone worked together. There were many people inside, but when Xue Zhijing entered, few people greeted her, and she was still cold.

Xue Zhijing took the bow and arrow out of the box slowly, and showed it high with his intact left hand.In this era, bows and arrows are long-distance high-end weapons, which are not available to ordinary people. "Ritual, music, archery, royal, book, and counting" are things that only nobles can learn.Not to mention that the bow of the imperial concubine was carefully crafted by a craftsman. It was half the height of a person and very heavy. Looking at it gave people a strong sense of oppression.

Xue Zhijing gave Xiao Cui the bow and arrow, and asked her to wipe it carefully with a dry cloth.

Xiao Cui glanced at the people around her, pretending to be curious and asked, "Aunt Xue, your bow and arrow is not simple, it's so heavy."

Although Xiao Cui has a simple personality, she is sensible. She can be called Xiao Jing in private, but she should be respectfully called Aunt Xue in front of others.

Xue Zhijing said calmly, "The imperial concubine gave it to me, saying it was a reward for my great service in teaching the bandits to break into the palace that day."

The busy female officials and ladies in the palace all listened with their ears upright. They also heard about what happened that night, but because they were not on duty, some of them had already fallen asleep at that time, and what they heard later was only second-hand news. .Seeing this bow and arrow at this time, he was already attracted, and now he wanted to listen to Xue Zhijing's experience.

Xiaocui's eyes lit up, and her voice became much higher, "Aunt Xue, I heard that you are a natural archer and have the ability to pierce Yang with a hundred steps. Is it true?"

Xue Zhijing waved his hand, "Piercing Yang with a hundred steps doesn't count, but at that time, he shot a religious bandit off the wall with one arrow."

"My God, is it an arrow? This bow and arrow is so heavy, how did you pull it? Look, I can't even pull it." Xiao Cui pretended to pull it, but she dared not move after touching the bowstring. .

"That's simple, I'll teach you later. But, bowing and archery is not something you can do as you think. You have to understand what is fast, ruthless and accurate. Sometimes your enemy is there, you have to Find him, then strike and eliminate him with the utmost precision."

Xue Zhijing felt it. After she finished saying this, the surrounding air seemed to be quiet.

This scare effect is good.

But they are just some people who stay in the deep of the palace all the year round, relying on a little cleverness to intrigue. Xue Zhijing now has enough ability to break through tricks, so it's good to scare them and don't delay his work.

After serving as the personal secretary of the imperial concubine, Xue Zhijing really began to be amazed by the imperial concubine's energy.Generally speaking, the emperor manages the affairs of the outer court, and the empress manages the affairs of the inner palace. In the Dacheng Dynasty, one recuperates from illness and the other worships Buddha all the year round. A job for two.

Anyway, for the emperor, the younger daughter-in-law is also a daughter-in-law. In the history of the Dacheng Dynasty, there has never been a situation where a concubine proclaimed the emperor, so the emperor was not afraid of his daughter-in-law rebelling.Besides, it's meaningless to rebel. The prince is the son of the imperial concubine. After that, he will not be the son to be the emperor. Rebellion is a waste of effort.

Every morning at around 4:6 Yinshi ([-]:[-]), the imperial concubine gets up, and then the maids dress her up, and at [-]:[-] Maoshi ([-]:[-]) she goes to the morning court in the morning sun and receives senior officials.

This is also the time for ordinary low-level officials to go to work, and they have to sign in when they go to work, so going to work is also called "Dianmao".

According to Xue Zhijing's understanding, this morning meeting is a daily regular meeting of all senior executives. In fact, sometimes she feels that it is really unnecessary. After all, the matters to be discussed have already been submitted to the imperial concubine's desk in the form of documents the night before. , Isn't it over after the review?Need a 6am meeting to respond?

If there is nothing special, the court will end early at 7 or 8 o'clock, and at this time, officials will be arranged to have a working meal outside the corridor.After the working meal, the imperial concubine will have a small meeting. Sometimes it is to discuss matters with the chief executives of the Zhengshitang, and sometimes it is to meet with officials from different departments.

The Dacheng Dynasty was a society governed by the emperor and the scholar-officials. It felt a bit like a constitutional monarchy. The Zhengshitang was the cabinet, and the ministers were a group of prime ministers.All administrative orders must be issued through the political affairs hall. The imperial power and the prime minister's power are somewhat evenly matched.

Basically, after all kinds of meetings, it is time to have lunch. After lunch, the imperial concubine will rest for a while and do her own things, such as studying "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" every day, or watching "Warring States Policy" and "Six Secret Teachings" Such books are often read and often new.

After Shenshi (3 o'clock), all the departments of the imperial court, including the Zhengshitang, got off work one by one, and stacks of documents were presented in a stream. From this time on, it was the beginning of Xue Zhijing and the others' daily work. .

Xue Zhijing did some calculations. Basically, this part of desk work will continue until Haishi (9 o'clock). If there are some emergencies such as where disaster relief is needed, where there is a shortage of money, and where there is an uprising, the rest time may be longer. Night.

What kind of iron-clad "man" is this, who can withstand such high-intensity work every day, all year round.

If she is not in good health, she will not be able to be the imperial concubine regent.