Qing Jialu

Shen Jia was not the only one who was embarrassed, Xiao Yi also secretly regretted why he didn't bring an extra tent, but how could he think that Shen Jia should not bring what he should bring, and he would pack a bunch of what he shouldn't.After he got into the tent, he had to put on a look of indifference, casually took off his coat and covered his body, closed his eyes and rested his mind.

Seeing that His Majesty didn't feel uncomfortable at all, Shen Jia was slightly relieved.He took off his outer robe imitating the example, and only wore a white jacket underneath.

The two of them, one on the left side and the other on the right side, with their backs facing each other, tried to sleep outside as much as possible, in a small tent, leaving a large area in the middle.

Shen Jia heard the sound of steady breathing coming from behind, thinking that His Majesty might have fallen asleep.But he couldn't sleep, and he didn't dare to turn over and make any movement.So Shen Jia closed her eyes and counted the sheep, pretending that she was also fast asleep.

But not long after, Xiao Yi, who was already "sleeping", opened his eyes. With his deep inner strength, he naturally noticed that Shen Jia was not asleep.

One pretended to be asleep, and the other pretended not to know that the other pretended to be asleep.

The two deceived themselves and did not sleep well all night.

Until the dawn was approaching, Shen Jia finally couldn't stand it any longer, and fell asleep for a while.When he woke up again, he found that the people around him were gone.

Shen Jia, who was still a little sleepy, woke up with a jolt.He hurriedly got out of the tent, looked around, and thought that nothing would happen to Xiao Yi.

If His Majesty was in danger because of himself, then he could hardly absolve himself of the blame and could only apologize with death.

"Brother Weiming, Xiao Weiming!" Shen Jia yelled loudly, no longer caring about the literati's face, sweating profusely.

"I'm here." Not far away, Xiao Yi came out of the forest with a wild fruit in his arms.

"You, you scared me to death." Shen Jia complained, "Where did you go, and you didn't say anything."

"I went to the forest in front, and it's not far away." Xiao Yi threw him a fruit, "The dry food is too dry, eat some fruit."

Shen Jia took it, and felt that her heart had just returned to her stomach when she raised it to her throat, "When did you wake up?"

Xiao Yi really wanted to say that I didn't fall asleep, but for Shen Jia's sensitive heart, he had no choice but to say: "Half an hour earlier than you."

"Oh." Shen Jia was not sure if she fell asleep half an hour ago.

"Let's go on the road after eating." Xiao Yi said, "Today I have to go to the fields to see, and try to finish the investigation in one day."

"Understood." After Shen Jia finished eating the fruit, Xiao Yi put away the tent, the two extinguished the fire, and rode away.

On the way, Shen Jia mentioned Mr. Cheng Ge, "Master really didn't want to, so I mentioned 'check once a month', and he thought it was too much."

"Normal, I expected it earlier." Xiao Yi sat on the horse holding the rein in one hand and the whip in the other.

Seeing Xiao Yi's calmness, Shen Jia wondered, "I can hide it now, but in the future, if I want to implement the "Testing Method", it will be impossible without the cabinet's nod."

"The cabinet is just him and the second assistant Zhang Xu, and he doesn't take the initiative to recommend people to join the cabinet." Xiao Yi frowned, obviously dissatisfied for a long time.

Indeed, since Wu Shang and other cabinet elders left, the cabinet has not added anyone.And the second assistant, Zhang Xu, is a "grass on the wall", and has always followed the first assistant, so how dare he go against Mr. Cheng Ge.

"The emperor intends to let the newcomer join the cabinet to check and balance the elder Cheng Ge?" Shen Jia asked.

"Exactly. If there are a few officials who support the New Deal into the cabinet, the internal decisions of the cabinet in the future will not be what Mr. Cheng said."

"But, who should I let into the cabinet?" Shen Jia thought about it, but there was no good candidate.

After all, cabinet ministers must have seniority and political achievements, and they must be born in the Imperial Academy, and they must be loved and respected by all officials.

However, Xiao Yi glanced at Shen Jia, the eyes were meaningful.

"You want to choose me?" Shen Jia was not at all fortunate to be able to enter the cabinet, but shook her head and refused, "I am young, lack qualifications, and I am not from the Imperial Academy."

"Don't forget that you are also a bachelor's degree in the Imperial Academy, so how come you are not from the Imperial Academy?"

It was only then that Shen Jia suddenly realized, no wonder Xiao Yi insisted on asking himself to teach King Su to read.

"What am I? The Hanlin recognized by others is only Shujishi, as well as No. [-] Scholar, No. [-], and Tanhua."

After the imperial examination, the top three directly entered the Hanlin Academy, the number one scholar was awarded the Imperial Academy editor, and the second place and Tanhua were awarded the Hanlin Academy editor.Jinshi who are second-class and third-class have to take part in the "court examination" to select outstanding talents to enter the Hanlin Academy and become Shujishi.

Shen Jia was eleventh in the second class back then, and she didn't pass the "Chaokao" exam, so she missed the Hanlin Academy.

With this in mind, Shen Jia felt sorry for herself, "My rank in the imperial examination is mediocre, and I don't have any political achievements. Your Majesty should find a number one scholar to join the cabinet."

"What's so good about the champion." Seeing Shen Jia's self-defeating look, Xiao Yi not only failed to comfort him, but laughed out loud.

"Everyone wants to be the champion, why is it bad?"

But Xiao Yi said: "Look at those champions, they are all extremely smart."

"Yes." Shen Jia became even more depressed. He knew that he was stupid, and he only got a second-level exam after a lot of hard work.

"But I don't want to use them." Xiao Yi said.

"Why?"

"They know business best, and they are the best at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. They won't fight against officials, and they won't..."

Nor will he be in love with the king.

Xiao Yi didn't go on talking, he looked at Shen Jia, and said instead: "Only a straight person like you can reform."

Shen Jia: "..." Is being "straight" in love considered an advantage?

The two talked and chatted all the way, and they reached the boundary of Tong County before they knew it.Xiao Yi got off his horse and walked to a nearby field. He happened to see a magistrate measuring the field.

The officials looked arrogant, and the people on the side were submissive, for fear of offending the gentlemen.

"One, two, three, four..." A small official walked while counting the numbers, it seemed that he was measuring in steps.

Shen Jia frowned slightly when she saw it, but the emperor didn't say anything, just glanced at it a few times, and then got on the horse again.

The two went to another field and saw that the small official here was using a rope. The two stood at the head of the field and at the end of the field, and straightened the rope to measure.

Shen Jia took a closer look and found that every distance on the rope would be marked with a knot.This method is at least more reliable than counting steps, but it is only a little bit better, and it is far from accurate.

The monarch and his ministers completed a circle on horseback, looking all the way, nothing more than these two measurement methods.No wonder the censor can't check it out, there is no standard measure, the size of the steps is completely controlled by the walker; and the length of the rope is not easy to control.It's no wonder that the censors can find out the problem.

"Before you led the household department to measure the fields, what method did you use?" Xiao Yi asked.

"The household department has a special 'bow', one bow is three feet and five inches." Shen Jia replied.

"Popularize this kind of 'bow' and ask the Ministry of Households to issue bow samples, with three feet and five inches as a bow." Xiao Yi said, "All fields must be measured by the 'bow' stipulated by the Ministry of Households. When the problem is discovered If it’s too early, let the local officials re-measure it immediately.”

"The minister leads the decree." Shen Jia thought in his heart, as expected, he had to go out for a walk and take a look to find out what the problem was.

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