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Chapter 179. Recommending Gu Xian

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    In March, spring rains began to fall, and every part of the palace showed a hazy and lazy atmosphere.

    Chu Yao leaned beside the desk, with his arms propped up, tilting his head to see Rong Shaoyang reviewing the memorial with downcast eyes.

    ?The period of sickness has passed, although there is still no visible change in the stomach, Chuyao's appetite has gradually improved, he eats more than before, his cheeks are slightly plump, and his complexion is naturally much better.

    "What do you think of Zhangzhou's affairs?" Rong Shaoyang frowned, and handed the slightly tricky memorial to Chuyao.

    These days, Rong Shaoyang slowly moved the political affairs to Fengqi Palace, so the two got tired of being together all day long, and Chuyao also came into contact with a lot of memorials and dignitaries.  Rong Shao raised the euphemism to spend more time with her and look forward to the birth of the child together.

    As for being able to get in touch with the court, Chuyao was naturally happy in his heart, but he couldn't be too active. Rong Shaoyang's inquiry gave her a fair and honest opportunity.

    "We must first send people to appease the victims, build dams, and control floods." Chu Yao looked at the description of the disaster on the memorial, and said: "I am afraid that Zhangzhou's exorbitant taxes will be exempted within three years."

    "The disaster victims need disaster relief, dams need to be built, and taxes are exempted. This is another big expense." Rong Shaoyang sighed softly, and said: "There have been many disasters this year. Since I came to power, there have always been various excuses in various places to default on taxes to the court.  Although the national treasury is still relatively abundant at present, it may be difficult to turn around after a long time."

    Chuyao pursed his lips, pondered for a while, and suddenly realized: "How about this, let the victims save themselves, the imperial court does not have to send a large number of people to rush to repair the dam, and select strong men from the local victims to build it.  Miscellaneous taxes for three years, which can not only save the expense of sending people, but also enable the victims to actively fight against the flood.¡±

    Rong Shaoyang listened, with a smile on the corner of his mouth. He reached out to take the memorial, wrote a comment on it, and said casually: "If you are the emperor, you can handle these things very well."

    Chuyao was stunned for a moment, got up to polish the ink for him, and said bluntly: "It's too much work, I can't do it."

    Rong Shaoyang dipped in the ink and continued to annotate, still talking to her: "You also forgot to consider what happens to families without strong men."

    "You already have a plan in mind, so why bother to test me again." Chu Yao stopped rubbing ink, took out a book, and sat back on the chair.

    Rong Shaoyang smiled slightly, and wrote quickly in his hand. Before he finished writing Zhu Zhu, he suddenly stopped.

    Chu Yao looked away from the scroll, looked at him, and asked, "What's wrong?"

    "The officials to be dispatched for this disaster relief have not yet been decided. This is a great problem." Rong Shaoyang frowned and thought about it, and asked Chuyao: "Do you think there is any suitable candidate in the court?"

    Chu Yao pressed the scroll to his chin and began to think seriously.

    "During the court today, a minister recommended someone, but I still have some doubts." Rong Shao raised his eyebrows, took the teacup aside, and took a sip of tea.

    "who is it?"

    "The former Prime Minister of Yan, Gu Xian." Rong Shaoyang put down the white porcelain cup, raised his eyes to look at Chuyao, and carefully focused on the change of expression on her face, only to see that her expression was as usual, and there was nothing wrong with it.

    Chu Yao moved the scroll on his chin, frowned, and asked, "You don't trust him?"

    Rong Shaoyang nodded slightly, and expressed his doubts: "He used to be Xiao Jing's subordinate, even if he opened the palace gate to welcome me in, I don't think he can be trusted."

    "I think such a person can be trusted. He is greedy for life and afraid of death. He is also known as Li Xunxin. He is the emperor and the courtier. I believe he understands this very well." Chu Yao paused, and said: "He started from the position of prime minister.  I believe that he will also want to climb up when he has fallen down to the third rank official, and if he is given such an errand, he will definitely do his best to make things beautiful."

    A gleam of light flashed in Rong Shaoyang's eyes, but it was fleeting. He bent his mouth and said, "You're right. Gu Xian was promoted by a local official back then because of his meritorious service in disaster relief. He built embankments for floods."  With experience and experience, it is indeed a rare candidate."

    "Don't be suspicious of employing people, don't be suspicious of people. If you have any doubts about him, you should send other people there. After all, disaster relief money and food is not a small amount." Chu Yao said in order to avoid appearing to recommend him too much.

    After the De Ling Palace that day, Gu Qiluo had already built a bridge for her and Gu Xian, and now Gu Xian is her man.  This old fox, even though he is only a third-rank official, he still recruited a lot of people in the court. Although the official position is not high, he has everything in every aspect.  To show his sincerity, he secretly asked Gu Qiluo to pass the list of this group of people to her.Most of the above were important ministers before the subjugation of the other three dynasties. Although they still held official positions in the court after the surrender, most of them were depressed.

    These people are the most easily shaken, and it is a key for her to make good use of this part of her power.  Now that Gu Xian has shown his loyalty, she has to reciprocate and facilitate his errand, so that he can be promoted and gain more power and power in the court. She needs such power to help her overthrow Rong Shaoyang's dynasty.

    "From the current point of view, using Gu Xian is the best choice." Rong Shaoyang took the pen and dipped it in the ink, and picked it up to write the appointment of officials on the memorial.

    Chuyao turned his gaze back to the scroll again, and the corners of his mouth curled into a faint smile.

    The rain outside was getting heavier, and the two of them were doing their own things, accompanying each other quietly and harmoniously.  From time to time, Rong Shaoyang would ask Chu Yao what he thought, and most of them would deal with it according to what she said.

    After reviewing the memorials for several hours, the sky gradually darkened, and Liu Shu entered the palace to hold the lamps, and brightly lit the Fengqi Palace.

    Rong Shaoyang turned his neck slightly, closed his eyes and leaned back on the chair tiredly, Chuyao put down the scroll, walked behind him, raised his arm and gently pressed his shoulder.

    Rong Shaoyang opened his eyes, looked up at Chuyao above him, and smiled slightly.

    "It's been approved for three hours, it's time to rest." Chu Yao pinched his shoulders and neck with lowered eyes, and caught a glimpse of the memorial he was spreading on the table, which was to persuade him to accept the concubine.

    Chuyao's hand paused, and Rong Shaoyang followed her gaze to see the memorial he had just approved, and raised his hand to cover her hand.

    In fact, such memorials have been continuously written since Chuyao was pregnant. There is only one queen in the harem, and the queen is pregnant and not suitable for serving the emperor. Therefore, the minister advised him to draft a concubine.  On the surface, it is for the sake of the emperor's dragon body, but in fact, it is just that the ministers want to consolidate and compete for power.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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