kingnovel Chapter 657: Acceptance 1 Results
Chapter 657: Acceptance 1 Results
At first she thought the emperor hated her, but later she found out that it was not the case. The emperor probably didn't even remember what she looked like. He called her "Miss Qiu" to the palace people several times. He didn't even remember the title he had personally conferred on her, let alone anything else.
Thinking of this, Qiu Minjing couldn't help but feel sorry for herself. She had no intention of fighting for anything. She only had awe and obedience to the almighty emperor and no other feelings. But if she was not taken seriously in the future, her life in the harem would be really miserable.
"Your Majesty, I am not good at speaking. If I have offended you, please forgive me. But I sincerely hope that the Emperor and Your Majesty will love each other."
At this point, Nian Susu already understood what she was worried about, so she said, "Changzai Qiu, just put your worries at ease. No matter what people outside say, I only believe what I see."
"If a person can treat others sincerely, she will also be treated sincerely by others." She said meaningfully.
Qiu Minjing's face lit up with joy, and she quickly stood up and bent her knees to hide her disbelief. "I understand, and I will follow your instructions."
After the misunderstanding was resolved, Qiu Minjing realized that Nian Susu didn't mind her sleeping with him, and didn't take the rumors to heart. Nian Susu also understood that Qiu Minjing had no feelings for Qin Junyu, and even if she wanted to compete for his favor one day in the future, it would be for the family or to make her own life easier.
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Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests.
The illness of Empress Dowager Chunyi was sometimes better and sometimes worse. Qin Wenyuan went from visiting her every day to visiting Yongkang Palace only once every few days. The rest of the time he spent reading and writing in the side hall - Hongpei Hall.
On the day Qin Junyu came, he happened not to go to Yongkang Palace, and the two met again after half a month.
Although they lived in the Qinian Palace together, one was busy with government affairs and the other was busy with studies, so they seldom had time to sit down and talk. Qin Wenyuan was always thinking about his elder brother, but unfortunately the guardian would not let him go to see his elder brother. He could only wait and hope, thinking that the emperor would come to see him after he finished his work.
Half a month passed while we waited.
Qin Wenyuan was reciting his lessons and did not notice that the three teachers had quietly left and that there was an extra person beside him.
"It is no use memorizing things without understanding their meaning."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Wenyuan looked up suddenly and saw Qin Junyu looking at him with a smile on his face.
"Royal brother! You are finally here!" Qin Wenyuan's emotions fluctuated in an instant. He jumped up from his seat and bowed in joy, "Greetings, Royal brother."
"Okay, sit down. I want to see if you have been lazy in the past half month."
The two brothers sat on the north and south sides of the desk respectively, and Qin Wenyuan took the initiative to hand over his homework book.
Qin Junyu looked through it carefully, and Qin Wenyuan was not idle either. He opened "Zhenguan Zhengyao" and read on, glancing to the side from time to time.
"Not bad, that's progress."
Hearing this, Qin Wenyuan's tense face finally revealed a happy and relaxed smile, "Of course! During the half month when my brother was away, I studied hard and didn't slack off!"
Qin Junyu felt both relieved and distressed, and his eyes became gentle.
Qin Wenyuan suddenly thought of something and frowned, not as excited as before. "If I were smarter and learned faster, I could help my brother share the government affairs, and he wouldn't have to be busy until late at night." Shui Lingling's eyes were full of guilt.
In fact, the tasks assigned to him by the tutor were not heavy, but he wanted to learn faster, so he took the initiative to ask for an extra class every day. Even if the tutor sometimes forced him to rest, he would hide in the room and read secretly.
Qin Wenyuan knew that being an emperor was not easy. When his father was alive, many things were left to his brother, the crown prince. Now that his father was gone and his brother ascended the throne, he had to shoulder all the responsibilities, big and small, alone. He felt sorry for his brother, so he wanted to become successful quickly.
Although his royal brother never made any demands on him, Qin Wenyuan was very strict with himself.
"Do you really want to help your brother share the government affairs?" A ray of hope flashed in Qin Junyu's eyes.
Qin Wenyuan nodded without hesitation, "Of course!"
This is the responsibility of the ministers to assist the king, not for any fame or fortune.
Qin Junyu smiled meaningfully, "Brother, I'm giving you this opportunity now, do you want to try it?"
Under Qin Wenyuan's expectant and somewhat puzzled gaze, Qin Junyu took out a memorial from his arms, presented it to him, tapped the words on it with his knuckles, and said, "If it were you, how would you write a reply?"
This memorial was sent by the Salt and Iron Official this morning. Xiao Jianting was planning to build an army and needed a large amount of iron to cast weapons, but the iron in the iron mine was in short supply, so the Salt and Iron Official had two suggestions: one was to spend a large sum of money to purchase from neighboring countries, and the other was to raise funds nationwide. The difficult question of how to choose was thrown to the emperor.
Qin Junyu now threw this hot potato to Qin Wenyuan.
"After studying for so long, it's time to check the results."
Qin Junyu was already involved in government affairs when he was fourteen years old, and he believed that Qin Wenyuan also had this talent.
Qin Wenyuan still couldn't believe that he could touch the memorial. He carefully touched the written words and the official seal of the salt and iron officials, as if he was appreciating a rare treasure.
He read the contents of the memorial carefully, frowned, and said in a serious tone, "The national treasury is not full now, and spending a lot of money to buy from neighboring countries is a bad idea."
"The whole country is collecting donations... The people don't have much iron in their hands. If they want to donate, it can only be paid by the nobles themselves. They may not be willing to donate. But if a place can't collect even a pound of iron, the local bureaucrats will have no way to report to their superiors. They dare not offend the nobles, so they can only squeeze the people."
"In this way, innocent people will suffer."
"If a country can only survive by sacrificing its people, it is not a long-term solution."
Therefore, both of the two strategies of the salt and iron officials are the worst strategies! I don't know how he could write these words. Did he consider the interests behind them?
Just thinking about the people below who only eat and do nothing, and even if they do work they can't do it well, makes me so angry that I can't breathe.
Qin Wenyuan smacked his lips. He finally knew what his royal brother was worried about every day.
"How is it? Any ideas?" Qin Junyu bent one leg and sat cross-legged, sipping tea leisurely, looking like he was enjoying a good show.
This is the piece he carefully selected. How can we measure the true level of the students if it is not difficult?
Qin Wenyuan did not answer. He held his chin in thought, his little face wrinkled in distress.
Qin Junyu was not in a hurry and waited for the answer.
A quarter of an hour later.
"Brother Emperor, I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work." Qin Wenyuan was not very confident.
"Tell me about it." Qin Junyu put down the teacup and his expression suddenly became serious.
He stared at the three words "New Army" on the letter and said, "If one only strengthens his body but remains stubborn in his thinking, then he will not make any progress."
"Brother Xiao, since you want to build a new army, then the weapons must also be improved and refined, so that our soldiers can fully exert their strength on the battlefield."