imprinted you in my heart

"Why is the national treasury so scarce?" Although Zhao Huan didn't care about the matter, he still knew something about the affairs of the palace. He didn't expect the treasury to be so scarce.

Not only Zhao Huan thought so, but Wen Yu was also very puzzled. All affairs in the palace were managed by her, and they were used to withdraw money from the treasury.

Shi Min, who saw the doubts and shocks of the imperial grandmother and the queen mother, did not know whether to be happy that they did not interfere in the government affairs thoroughly, or to be sad that they did not care about state affairs. In desperation, he patiently explained the reason I probably said a little bit.

"In this case, Grandma Huang only keeps 5000 taels for her own use, and the rest will be used for emergency, about 10 taels." Zhao Huan only said how much he gave out, and did not mention anything about the affairs in the palace.

When Shi Min heard that Grandma Huang had 10 taels, he finally felt a little rich, so he stood up happily and saluted Grandma Huang to express his gratitude.When the emperor was so poor, she estimated that it would be unprecedented.

"The queen mother is the same as your grandma. She only keeps 5000 taels for her own use, and the rest will be given to you, but it may not be as much as your grandma. As for the palace servants and rectification matters, you can do it yourself. The queen mother fully supports you "With the empress dowager making a sample in front, Wen Yu naturally followed closely.

"Thank you mother!" The mother supported and helped him unconditionally, which reminded Shi Min of modern mothers, and tears filled his eyes.

Zhao Huan and Wen Yu didn't expect that Shi Min, who seldom shed tears, would be so happy because of their unconditional support. Wen Yu stepped forward to comfort him a little bit at a loss: "Silly boy, this money will be yours sooner or later, and it's time to use it urgently." Value for money".

"Yes, your mother is right. Grandma Huang believes that the difficulties are only temporary. Under your leadership, Hua Guo will surely come to an end." Zhao Huan stepped forward and took Shi Min's hand and patted it, his eyes loving and firm.

Under the consolation of his mother and grandma, Shi Min quickly adjusted his mood, "Thank you, grandma, thank you, queen!".

After coming out of Yongshou Palace, it was already dark, but Shi Min didn't have the mood to rest, so he went directly to Wenxuan Palace, and ordered the head of the six bureaus in the palace and the heads of all the palaces to wait outside the Wenxuan Palace.

According to the Chinese custom, the emperor is in charge of the outside, and the queen is in charge of the house, so the affairs of the palace have always been in charge of the queen mother or queen, so even if she is the emperor, if she wants to rectify the palace, she still has to consult her mother.

"Saint Ann, Your Majesty"

It was the first time in her memory that all the people in charge of the palace gathered in the Wenxuan Hall like today, and Shi Min was very satisfied when she saw the more than 50 internal officials wearing internal official uniforms standing neatly and orderly below.

"Get up, my mother will fast and pray for the Hua Kingdom behind closed doors in the next few days. During this period, I will temporarily manage the affairs of the palace. You introduce yourself from left to right. What affairs are you in charge of? How many palace attendants are you in charge of? The more detailed the more Okay." Although Shi Min knew the general idea, he still wanted to hear what they had to say.

Regardless of whether the Empress Dowager is in charge of the harem, or the Empress Dowager is in charge of the harem, basically there will be a few days every year when they fast behind closed doors and pray for blessings for the country of Hua. mouth, those who don't know will naturally believe it.

Standing on the far left is Zhang Zhangshang of the Shangguan Bureau, who is dressed in a fifth-rank light blue internal official. Because he has made some preparations in advance, His Majesty said with confidence: "The humble minister Zhang Fan Ren Shang The bureau has been in charge for more than four years, in charge of palace personnel, punishment and communication..."

When they were talking, Shi Min took out his notepad to write down key points, such as name, position and so on.

There were more than 50 people, each took about three to five minutes, and it had been an hour and a half since they all finished speaking. After taking shorthand, Shi Min also closed the notepad. Thanks to the experience of taking meeting minutes at the grassroots level, otherwise he would definitely not be able to remember. So fast.

The internal officials who didn't dare to look directly at Fengyan were all standing tensely, watching their noses, noses, mouths, and hearts. Apart from hearing the voices of their colleagues, it was the sound of His Majesty turning the pages of the book from time to time.

"After listening to what you said, my heart is already low. The palace can operate normally. You and others have made great achievements in hard work. Each of you will be rewarded with five taels of silver as a reward."

"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager, I don't dare to take the credit." I didn't expect that His Majesty not only praised himself in words, but also the officials who rewarded him with money were excited and happy.

When they entered the palace as officials, what they were looking for was status and wealth, and it was a great honor to be rewarded and rewarded by His Majesty, which was far greater than the value of five taels of silver itself.

"Recently, the national treasury is short, and I decided to reduce the expenses and expenses in the palace. One is to halve the dishes and quantity of meals for the master and son in the palace. Except for the tribute, all ingredients will be purchased by bidding, and the bidding will be done once a year. I have already worked out how to do it. This matter is specifically in charge of the Shangshi Bureau, and it will be implemented within half a month." Shi Min said and handed the written procurement bidding method to Fan Qiu.

"Weichen Zunzhi" Shangshi Bureau's head Shang took the scroll passed by Fan Qiu with both hands, and took the order to thank him.

"Second, except for the Richen Pavilion and the Mingyue Palace, the rest of the palaces are not allowed to light lamps and incense when there is no one there. The personnel and expenses are all halved. Those who can leave the palace after the expiration will be dismissed. The number of personnel must be reduced to less than 800. Those who go out of the palace will be given pensions according to the rules, and the pensions for internal officials will be doubled. This matter will be in charge of the Shangguan Bureau, and the other bureaus and palaces will cooperate and must be completed within half a month."

"Weichen waits to obey the order"

"Okay, you all step back." This was finally the first step in rectifying the palace. Shi Min knew that she might encounter problems of one kind or another, but none of them would become an obstacle to her determination.

Through the joint efforts of Wen Yuan, the chief examiner of this year's Qiu Wei, two deputy examiners and the Hanlin Academy, it took only five days to complete the review of the papers, and the results were presented to His Majesty as soon as possible.

Shi Min carefully read the papers of the top ten candidates. The results were fair, but they were not practical. The top three candidates were also recommended in the memorial. What surprised her was Bu Qianxue It's actually on the list.

Thinking of Bu Qianxue's rebelliousness and unwillingness to study at the beginning, Shi Min took out Bu Qianxue's test paper and read it carefully with curiosity. The policies and articles were well written and bold, but a bit ahead of the curve.

Although the imperial examinations of the Hua Dynasty were more perfect than those of the previous dynasty, there were also shortcomings. For example, Qiu Wei, the results were determined directly after the examination, and there was no palace examination for later generations. Thank you at the door.

Sikong Bing was able to gain power and win over so many ministers by relying on his disciples, and this is something Shi Mian was afraid of. Although she had a bad history, she also knew about the imperial examination. Last year, Enke didn't have the time and energy. plus this.

Shi Min announced in the early morning of the next day that the imperial examination would add a palace examination, which would be held in Wenzhao Palace on the third day after Qiuwei's results came out. Tanhua, and the rest are awarded Jinshi and rank.The 31st and later in Qiuwei are listed as the second list, and they are awarded Jinshi background.

Neither the prime minister Xuanyuan Mo, nor the chief examiner Wen Yuan, nor all the civil and military ministers expected His Majesty to make such a move, and it was promulgated in the form of an imperial edict, which hardly made them want to object. The teacher-student kindness that has been formed for a long time in their officialdom.

Bu Qianxue originally thought it would be easy after finishing the Qiuwei exam, but when it was almost time to be listed, she was told that His Majesty had added a palace examination, which would become a custom in the future, and she happened to be No. 30 on the first list.

According to the order received, Bu Qianxue waited outside Dacheng Gate on time on the third day, and after counting, she found out that she was the last one to arrive.

It's all her mother's and mother's fault. She was about to go out, but she had to be dragged and told for a long time, otherwise she would have arrived long ago.

"Your Majesty has a decree to announce that the candidates for the first-ranked subjects will enter the Wenzhao Palace to take the palace examination." After Lu Guanchu announced His Majesty's oral order, the students thanked them and then led the way to Wenzhao Palace.

Candidates who entered the palace for the first time, although trembling all the way, couldn't help squinting and looking around, and Bu Qianxue, who was walking at the end, was a completely different version, looking east, looking west, no A little pressure, because she knows that the top three are basically out of her reach.

Guan Chu stopped when he walked outside the Wenzhao Hall, turned around and told the examinees with a smile on his face: "After entering the hall in a while, take your seats in order after paying respects to His Majesty, don't look directly at Feng Yan, don't look left and right , do you remember?"

"Students, please remember, thank you for reminding me"

Bu Qianxue moved her mouth, but didn't make a sound at all, because what her mother said to her most in the past two days was the precautions during the interview, and it was difficult for her to remember.

Shi Min, who entered the Wenzhao Hall through the special passageway, had just sat down. He looked at the well-arranged examination tables and the internal guards and palace servants who were waiting in full force around him. He was very satisfied. here we go.

Fan Qiu opened his voice and shouted clearly: "Your Majesty has a decree to announce the candidates to enter the palace."

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live." Candidates entered the hall in order and stood in three rows to salute the purple figure in front of them.

Wenzhao Hall is a large palace dedicated to holding banquets. It seems a bit overkill to use it as an examination room for the palace examination, so that the sound echoed around the beam for a long time before it dissipated.

"Excuse me, let's start." The first part was to the examinees, and the second part was to Xi Xia.

After thanking the examinees, they took their seats in order, and then Xixia hung the prepared test questions in a conspicuous place directly in front of the examinees.

Bu Qianxue, who lowered her head and followed Xie En to get up and take a seat, always felt that this voice was a little familiar. After thinking for a while, she realized that it was very similar to Wen Xin's voice, so much so that she suspected that she was hallucinating.

The exam questions were written by Shi Min when he got up this morning, so it is absolutely guaranteed that no one will know about them.

Looking at the exam questions hanging in front, Bu Qianxue suspected that something was wrong with her eyes, because she had never seen an exam question like "how to fill the national treasury", it was so straightforward and pragmatic! ?