Qing Jialu

One year later, in the spring of Qingjia's 11th year, it was time for the triennial foreign inspection.

After nearly ten years of reforms, today's Daliang officials are governed by Qingming, Haiyan and Heqing are clear, which is quite prosperous.The number of officials rated as middle and upper class by the foreign inspection this time has increased several times compared with the second year of Qingjia.

Xiao Yi flipped through the resumes of the officials, and suddenly found a familiar name, he turned his head and said with a smile: "Changqing, your old friend performed very well in this foreign inspection."

"Old friend, who is it?" Shen Jia didn't react for a while, wondering, "Du Huan?"

Not long ago, Du Huan had just accepted the transfer from the cabinet, left Beijing with his wife and children, and went to Guangdong to take up the post of Secretary of Shipping.Although he is only a small fifth-rank official, he is in charge of overseas trade bans, class planting and other matters.Dealing with traders is what Du Huan is best at.

When Shen Jia transferred Du Huan to manage the Shibo Department, he believed that he could do something great in Guangdong and fill Daliang's treasury day by day.But he has only been there for a few months, could it be that he has already made achievements?

"I guessed wrong, it's not him." Xiao Yi smiled, "Although Du Huan is not bad this time, he was rated as medium. But this one is superior. I plan to call him back to Beijing and join the cabinet."

"Join the cabinet?" Shen Jia was surprised, there are only three people in the cabinet now, and new people really need to be filled.It's just that Shen Jia couldn't figure it out, who is this person who is qualified to join the cabinet and is also an old friend of hers.

Xiao Yi saw that he hadn't figured it out after thinking for a long time, so he stopped embarrassing him and revealed the answer: "It's Li Yuanpei, the prefect of Shaanxi."

"Brother Li." Shen Jia suddenly realized, and said joyfully, "I haven't seen him for a long time, I never thought that we could talk about it again when we parted ways in Beijing and China."

"Speaking of which, when I went to Qingshui County last year, I saw that the people there could send you meat and eggs, so I knew they were living a good life." Xiao Yi touched the thick official assessment booklet and said with emotion, "Shaanxi has been in Li Yuan for many years. Under Pei's governance, it is indeed much richer than before."

Such a conscientious parent official is indeed qualified to be a cabinet member.

In addition to summoning Li Yuanpei to Beijing, His Majesty also decreed to let more than a dozen officials with excellent evaluations come to Beijing to face the Holy Spirit.Shen Jia remembered that the beginning of her love with Xiao Yi was from the face-to-face meeting in the second year of Qing Jia.Otherwise, with his grade back then, it would take him to be promoted and transferred to the capital.

But since that time, His Majesty has not called foreign officials to Beijing for many years.Sure enough, he and him were destined by heaven, a coincidence.

"What are you thinking about?" Xiao Yi interrupted Shen Jia's reverie, turning his head to look at him.

Shen Jia smiled, "I was thinking about the second year of Qingjia, why did you suddenly call us low-level foreign officials into Beijing?"

"This matter..." Xiao Yi recalled the past and said with a smile, "The results of the foreign inspection that year were actually very ugly, and only a few people got the upper class. I saw that the officialdom was so corrupt and chaotic, and I already had ideas for reform, so I needed it. Some capable newcomers enter the court."

"So, you summoned all the high-ranking officials to Beijing?"

Xiao Yi looked at him, but smiled silently.

Who would have thought that not only would they gain capable reform officials, but they would also gain love.

When Li Yuanpei entered Beijing, Shen Jia made a special trip to meet him at the gate of the city.Since Li Yuanpei was transferred to Shaanxi in the fifth year of Qingjia, Shen Jia hadn't seen her friends for six years.At that time, he went to Li Mansion to see his friend off. He never thought that after so many years, he finally waited for the day of reunion.

Shen Jia waited and waited at the gate of the city, hoped and hoped, but she saw Li Mansion's carriage.As the magistrate of Shaanxi, Li Yuanpei was still very low-key, only brought a few entourages, and entered Beijing in a carriage.

"Brother Li." Shen Jia took the initiative to call him, and stopped the magistrate's carriage in the street.

Li Yuanpei lifted the curtain of the car to take a look, and was taken aback, "Brother Shen!"

Shen Jia smiled slightly at him, cupped her hands and said, "Long time no see."

"Brother Shen, get in the car quickly." Li Yuanpei opened the car door and helped him in with his own hands.After the two sat down, they looked at each other with tears in their eyes.

"Brother Li, there is a great thing waiting for you when you return to Beijing this time, why are you crying?" Shen Jia teased, breaking the dull atmosphere in the car.

Li Yuanpei wiped away his tears, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect you to wait for me at the gate of the city, but now you are the chief assistant..."

"Don't, don't, don't say that, we're all divided." Shen Jia interrupted him dissatisfied, "Brother Li, no matter how many years have passed and how our identities have changed, I will always remember the two of us." The love of working together in the six departments."

At that time, both of them were junior officials. Shen Jia had just entered Beijing and was unfamiliar with the place of life. It was all thanks to Li Yuanpei's kind advice.Such kindness cannot be repaid.

"Brother Shen, even though I am in Shaanxi, I have heard stories about you in the capital." Li Yuanpei seemed to have returned to the past, and his gossip heart was ready to move, "I heard that you and Your Majesty...you two... That one?"

As Li Yuanpei said, he stretched out his hands and pressed his thumbs against each other, with a lecherous expression on his face.

Shen Jia coughed and nodded unnaturally, as a tacit consent.

"Brother Shen, you are so courageous, I didn't realize it back then." Li Yuanpei asked again, "Since when..."

"Probably... the third year of Qingjia." Shen Jia said vaguely.

"It's so early, brother Shen, you have kept it from me so hard." Li Yuanpei punched him, "I was shocked when I heard about His Majesty and you that year, and I couldn't believe it. Later, neither you nor His Majesty denied it, and Brother Han left the cabinet again..."

When Han Chang was mentioned, Shen Jia's face darkened, and Master Li was so frightened that he didn't dare to continue talking.

Everyone knows that Han Chang was forced to leave by Shen Jia.

"I... I'm sorry Brother Han, I don't know how he is doing in his hometown?"

"It's pretty good." Master Li comforted, "Now he's reading and writing at home, making fun of his grandchildren. Occasionally, he writes to me a few letters to chat about romantic affairs."

Shen Jia felt relieved after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Brother Han is still so flirtatious, I don't know how many concubines he has taken."

"Hey, I'm old after all, where's the energy?" Master Li also said with a smile, "Besides, I have several grandchildren, so I don't have time for concubines."

While speaking, the car was approaching the gate of the palace.Shen Jia looked out of the window and remembered that when he came back from Hangzhou that year, Brother Han and Brother Li asked him to drink together to cleanse him up.

But now, one of the three is missing.

The carriage stopped in front of the palace gate, and Shen Jia took Master Li to receive the tooth card.Stepping on the floor tiles of the Forbidden City again, Li Yuanpei saw the red walls and golden tiles that he had not seen for a long time, and lamented that time flies by and is fleeting.

Shen Jia walked in front and said: "Brother Li, if you don't have a place to stay for the time being, you can come to my house for a short stay. After tomorrow morning, His Majesty will issue an order to summon you. At that time, it will be decided."

"It's settled?" Mr. Li was at a loss as to what to decide.

But Shen Jia just smiled, not revealing the slightest bit of tone.

Master Li saw that he couldn't ask anything, so he changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty is going to court now?"

You know, Emperor Jia of the Qing Dynasty did not go to court for many years, especially in winter.

Shen Jia nodded, "Since His Majesty recovered from his illness, he resumed his daily morning routine, and can no longer be lazy like before."

"That's why you dare to say that His Majesty is being lazy." Lord Li said with a smile, "How many people are there in this summoning?"

"More than a dozen people are the best people in this foreign inspection." Shen Jia cupped his hands, "Master Li, congratulations, Your Majesty is full of praise for your political achievements."

"How could it be compared to your brother Shen?" Master Li smiled, "You accompanied His Majesty to quell the border war, and even made a treaty with Xiou such as peaceful mutual market."

"Thanks to Your Majesty's sage, I actually...didn't do anything." Shen Jia herself was embarrassed when she said that, who made Xiao Yu not want the officials to know that he and King Xiou had known each other for a long time, so he insisted on giving credit for the peace talks On Shen Jia's head.

So the folk rumors became more and more outrageous, saying that the first assistant Shen Jia was not afraid in the face of danger, broke into the enemy's camp alone, met and talked with Ouyang Xing in secret, and persuaded the other party with a three-inch tongue.This is the reason for this big victory on the frontier and the peace for the next hundred years.

Shen Jia suddenly became a great hero, her official reputation reached its peak, and now no one dares to make irresponsible remarks about his relationship with His Majesty.