imprinted you in my heart

The autumn rain is not as fierce as the rain. It is like a child who is not in a hurry to play. Inexplicably unhappy.

In modern times, what Shi Min hates the most is this kind of drizzling and foggy weather, which not only gives people a sense of oppression, but also sees the sky without the brightness of the past, and the mood will not be affected too well.

At that time, she still liked sunny days, rainy days, snowy days and windy weather, because there was little snow in the south, and it only snowed a little bit in a few years, but it only covered her shoes, so at that time her favorite It's snowing, rarity is more valuable, rare things are always easy to miss.

After coming here, her identity has changed. She is no longer a person who feeds the whole family. Especially after she ascended the throne, she shoulders the burden of the world and the people, and in this era of relying on the sky for food.

Except for the weather that she hates, she doesn't like the weather anymore, because it rains for a long time and it rains heavily, she will be afraid of flooding. After all, the two big rivers in Huaguo are not very fuel-efficient. There have been no less than ten large-scale flood disasters recorded in the history books.

It was sunny that day, so you must be happy, right?No!If it is always sunny and the sun is always out, once a drought occurs, it will be no less devastating to the people living at the bottom than a flood disaster that will disappear in one rush.

There is no problem with strong winds. If you think too little, there is really no problem. If you think more, you will find that a gust of wind may blow down the houses of ordinary people. Xing Boen mentioned it in her secret letter, which happened this summer. The typhoon blew down a large area of ​​houses in the entire county, leaving everything devastated.

Since she came here, she has lived in the imperial palace. Needless to say, the grandeur and luxury of the imperial palace, the places she has been to are in the city of Fandu and the suburbs outside the city. Most of them are well-off families, even the shops and private houses are well-organized, and the streets are all paved with bluestone slabs.

Although the village houses in the outskirts look different, some are brick houses, some are soil-cultivated thatched houses, but they all look clean and tidy, and they are also very solid, the kind that can be blown down without being blown by the wind. .

She also took it for granted that the houses here should all look like this, but after reading the secret letter handed over by Xing Boen, she remembered that when she was helping the poor, she saw the most dilapidated houses. The house is blown down, it cannot be called a house at all.

When she was reviewing this secret letter, her heart was heavier than ever. Clothing, food, housing, and transportation are important matters for the common people, especially in this era where the small-scale peasant economy is the mainstay. Can't talk about it.

If she was a bystander, she would be sympathetic at most, but she is not, not only not, she is the emperor of this country, and whether the people can feed and feed her is closely related to her. After thinking about it for a long time, she approved such a passage: My heart is very painful, Ai Qing Be sure to do a good job in post-disaster reconstruction to ensure that the people have a place to live.

After that, she still felt that it wasn't enough, and she specially gave orders to the governor of Huanhai Province, asking him to do a good job in post-disaster reconstruction.If it wasn't for Xing Boen's secret letter, she would have almost believed the small version of the provincial newspaper.

It was also because of this incident that Shi Sihe cut off one-third of the amount of honorary salary that Shi Sihe submitted for the first time, and finally she cut off one-third before it was settled. Even so, the minimum The salary of the title is also higher than that of most officials.

So the weather with too much wind is not good weather for her. As for the snowy weather, she is even more worried. First, she is worried that the heavy snow will collapse the house and cause casualties to the people. Second, winter is more difficult for the elderly and children. , it is easy to get sick and die.

She still likes the snow only for one night or half a day, but if it snows for two days in a row, she will be tossing and tossing with worry, for fear of an avalanche somewhere. With the traffic conditions in ancient times, rescue is very difficult.

"Your Majesty, the autumn rain is cold, pay attention to the body of the phoenix." Lu Guanchu, who was standing beside him, saw that His Majesty had stood outside the hall for a long time and had no intention of going in, so he had to remind him.

Shi Min came back to his senses and asked as he walked in: "Are there any signboards of those ministers today?".

"There are military secret ministers, Zuodu Yushi, Hubu Shangshu, Qintianjian, and the Ministry of War..., is Your Majesty going to flip the sign now?" Lu Guanchu, who had already prepared for the work, answered fluently. Since she followed His Majesty, she I learned to make preparations in advance, so as to avoid being asked, I don’t know what to ask.

Flip the sign, don’t think too much, this sign is turned over to the minister, if the emperor did not specifically ask to be summoned, the general minister would submit a request to see the emperor, and the emperor would submit it to the Shangguan Bureau for record, and the next morning on behalf of the minister The brand of the official position will be sent to the Wenxuan Hall.

If you find it on the same day, you will be summoned on the same day. It is also possible that it will not be found in three or four days. In order not to affect the progress of the reform, Shi Min has not made a remake recently. Instead, he will first ask who is asking for a meeting, and then summon according to the priority in his heart. .

"The censor of the Zuodu, the six ministries, and the secret ministers will announce first, and the rest will announce when they have time." After entering the hall, Shi Min walked to the desk and sat down, ready to start reviewing secret letters and memorials. "Yes, Your Majesty" Lu Guanchu, who was following behind, grabbed his sleeves and began to grind the ink. In the past, Xixia or Fanqiu did this job, so it's her turn to be the chief executive.

But she was very happy with what she did, because Xixia finally passed the internal examination in August this year, and was appointed as a regular seventh-rank official of the Shangguan Bureau just a month ago.

Thinking back when she took the exam back then, she only took the first-class exam, and got a rank-eight leader, and rose to her current position step by step. Xixia was better than her, and got a first-class exam, directly from It starts with Qipin.

Although Fan Qiu was a bit inferior, she only got a second-class B-level exam, but at least she passed the exam. She has been the official ninth-rank leader of the Wenxuan Hall. After working together for so many years, she is older than them, so she is naturally happy for them.

His Majesty spoke to the Empress Dowager, saying that the imperial examination can not only parade through the streets on horseback, but also go back to the hometown to worship ancestors. At the very least, they should give those who passed the exam a vacation and go home.

The Empress Dowager thought it made sense, so she added it in, so the eunuchs who passed the exam this year had half a month to two months of home leave according to their distance from home, which is much better than they were then, Fan Qiu It's not far from home, so it stands to reason that he should be back soon.

Sometimes it is really hard to say, just after Lu Guanchu finished thinking, Fan Qiu's voice sounded outside the hall: "My minister Guo Fanqiu, I respectfully invite Your Majesty to be safe", "Come in" Shi Min put down his pen.

Fanqiu's surname is Guo, and Xixia's surname is Ai. After passing the internal test, they resumed their surnames. This time, they returned home with pride and pride. Although they couldn't say anything, they couldn't help being happy, and their family members knew about it. .

In fact, Guo Fanqiu came back half an hour ago. In order not to lose his dignity in front of the palace, he went back to his new residence to take a bath and change clothes before coming to see His Majesty.

When she was an ordinary palace servant, she could only sleep in the Datong bunk with others. When she was promoted to a high-ranking palace servant, she also shared a room with her. Wudong lived with her at first, but after Jichun and Wudong both left, she became her. Live in a room with Aisha.

This time, both of them passed the internal examination, and they both reassigned their positions and residences, and they became one person and one room. Finally, they have their own private space, and they don't have to endure Xixia's snoring anymore.

Shi Min saw Guo Fanqiu who came in with a ruddy complexion and full of energy. It seemed that he had a good vacation, so he asked a few questions with concern, and then found an excuse to dismiss Lu Guanchu. It wasn't that she didn't trust Lu Guanchu, but The less people know about it, the better.

"Bring her to Fengde Palace to meet me at the second watch tonight, let's go down." Although she didn't call the name, she knew that Guo Fanqiu could understand.

Guo Fanqiu, who was still immersed in the joy of returning from vacation, didn't react at the first time, and thought for a while before remembering who this "she" was, and quickly took orders to leave.

Although she was not as good as Xixia in the exam, and her position was not as high as Chief Lu, but she had a secret that none of them knew, and it was His Majesty's secret, even if it cost her her life, she would never reveal it.

After Guo Fanqiu left, Lu Guanchu came back not long after, and Shi Min continued to work hard to review memorials and secret letters. He was busy until lunch, walked outside the hall after dinner, and took a nap. Summon the minister.

The first person to be summoned was Chengting, the censor of Zuodu, who had been ill for three or four months. Today, all the important officials of the court and old acquaintances were summoned. She did not wear court clothes, but ordinary clothes. Usually, only those who met for the first time were interviewed. Only important ministers and local officials, she will wear court clothes.

"Chen Chengting, I respectfully ask Your Majesty for peace." Chengting looked radiant, not at all like a person who had been ill for three or four months. He fumbled and took out the memorial from his sleeve. The ins and outs are written in the memorial, please read it, Your Majesty."

Knowing what to be curious about and what not to be curious about, Lu Guanchu smiled and handed the memorial to Shi Min respectfully.

"Ai Qing has worked hard, give me a seat." Shi Min started to read the memorial after arranging the pavilion, if she hadn't been used to forbearance, the expression on her face would definitely change faster than her face.

It is true that Chengting is not sick, and taking sick leave to recuperate at home is just to deceive others. On the second day of sick leave, she quietly left Fandu in disguise, and took the 500 imperial guards assigned to her by His Majesty as guards. Batches went straight to Huanhai Province to secretly investigate the salt corruption case.

Although there was Xing Boen as an internal response and evidence, it took almost two months on this journey. After arriving at Huanhai, there was a typhoon, and it was delayed for a few days. Only now come back.

Just as Shi Min guessed, the governor of Huanhai Province, who did not report the damage caused by the typhoon, directly took her will as a fart, not only did not appease the victims to build houses, but also cooperated with businesses to drive up prices, making the entire Huanhai province people miserable , that is, Guanghai County under Xing Boen's rule will do things according to her wishes.

Fortunately, the time for Chengting to go was just right, and it took less than half a month for the prices to be driven up, but she was strangled in the cradle, otherwise it would only be a matter of time before the government forced the people to rebel.

The memorandum described in detail how the head of the province around the sea and its subordinate officials, as well as the local officials with large salt fields in the coastal provinces, manipulated the salt fields to drive up the price of salt. In addition, they also ignored the sacred order, raised exorbitant taxes under clever pretexts, and misjudged cases. There are countless.

The crimes committed by these officials and their audacity once again made her realize that no matter how good the policy is, if it cannot be implemented, it is just a dead letter, and sooner or later, the empire she wants to save will be like falling into the water. It fell apart like a piece of paper in an instant.

"Very good, very good. I will report this matter to the court tomorrow morning, and I will make my own decision." Shi Min was so angry that he laughed back, making Chengting and Lu Guanchu who were present couldn't help but get chills down their spines. Someone is going to be unlucky again.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take your leave." After receiving the instructions, Cheng Ting saluted and left, but thought in his heart that he had to go and see those people again.

When His Majesty entrusted her with this task in secret, he specifically explained that the culprit must be escorted back, and the rest of the accomplices will be sentenced directly according to the law. offender.

The provincial heads of several provinces involved in the case and the local landlords Haoqiang, local snakes and gang leaders of the underworld were all arrested by her and detained separately. They were restless along the way. She was really worried about being detained in the military camp during the war and planned to transfer them all. Detained in the prison of the Inspectorate. ?