The whole city knows we are locked

Du Ming left Beijing for two years, and returned to Beijing to report on his work in the middle of the year.

He was born in the Duke of Pingguo, and he was supposed to work under Xin Lehou for the rest of his life, but he was recommended by Xin Lehou to the emperor two or three years ago because of the legacy of the previous dynasty. He began to work with Mr. Cao, and later officially became an official .

Thanks to Du Ming's previous visit to Dongde Province, everyone was not misled when they were on business.

Du Ming handles affairs extremely carefully, this is his biggest advantage.Otherwise, he would not have stood out from a group of people back then, and was selected by the Pingguo public to become the first batch of people in Xin Lehou's hands.You must know that parents have far-reaching plans for their children, Duke Ping must have gone through many choices before choosing Du Ming.Du Ming is loyal and cautious.

Because of this carefulness, even though the relics of the previous dynasty made a lot of arrangements in Dongde Province, even the files in the yamen were tampered with, and a piece of it was contaminated at some point. Du Ming came here for the first time under the order of Xin Lehou When Dongde saved time, he collected a lot of personal and physical evidence, and through comparison, he quickly shattered all the tricks of the previous dynasty.

In this way, Shen Yu's innocence was proved to the greatest extent, and all those sins were caught.

According to their investigation, it is basically certain that the final successor of the previous dynasty's bloodline is the concubine in Jia's mansion.As the daughter of a prostitute, that concubine knew nothing, even if she was killed, she would never have thought that she would have anything to do with the former royal family.Du Ming thought to himself, even if she didn't know anything, she was destined to be like this, and she might not survive.

Unexpectedly, the emperor just arranged for an elderly female spy who was planning to take care of the elderly to watch over the concubine, but he still let the concubine live.Because of the grievances between the second son-in-law and Jia Chengtian, the second son-in-law wanted to cut off the Jia family's blood, so Jia Chengtian was given sterilization drugs.He was sterilized, and the concubine was confined to the inner courtyard for the rest of her life, so naturally it was impossible to have children.The bloodline of the previous dynasty has been completely broken so far.

Du Ming thought about this in his heart.He thought to himself, the concubine's biological mother was sold into a brothel, and the concubine grew up in the brothel since she was a child. This seems to be a bad thing, but the concubine can survive because of it; If the relics of the previous dynasty are found, this branch of them will definitely be wiped out in the end, and none of them will survive.

It is hard to say whether the concubine is lucky or unlucky.In the final analysis, it is still unfortunate, right?

But the emperor is really big-hearted!

Du Ming respected the current Holy Majesty even more.

After the matter in Dongde Province was completely settled—Shen Yu’s blood-related uncle’s family was also rescued, because if Xiangfu wanted to deceive other people, he had to treat them as the blood of the former royal family, so naturally he could not They were all killed, and they had to be "brought up" in one place—the emperor decided to set up a brand new department.

This department is called the Zhuobu.

Don't get me wrong, it is not the kind of spy agency that monitors officials and people, and even knows their whispers between beds, but an intelligence organization that faces the whole country and investigates the specific conditions of people's livelihood and livelihood in various places.

Zhuo means washing, cleaning.Those who work in the Zhuo Department are also called Tsing Yi envoys.The positions of Tsing Yi envoys are not high, but the news they deliver can reach the heavens.The first Tsing Yi envoys were all selected from those under Master Cao.The identities of those people were originally kept secret, but after becoming envoys in Tsing Yi, they had a clear identity.

Du Ming became one of the first Tsing Yi envoys because of his good job in Dongde Province.

In the past two years, he has traveled to many places.Everywhere he went, he would go deep among the people to see if the local county schools had actively carried out "preaching" activities, because this was a major event related to enlightening the wisdom of the people!Generally speaking, if the propaganda activities are well organized, the local politics is still relatively clear, and the economy is also booming.

Because a local official who is honest and caring for the people is not afraid of being inspired by the wisdom of the people.Only big corrupt officials with fat brains and stupid officials who don't know anything, who have messed up the local people's livelihood, dare not enlighten the people's wisdom.

In the same way, a loyal and patriotic general is not afraid to carry out loyalty and patriotism education in the army.Du Ming has never been to the Northwest.But he knew that some colleagues must have been sent to the frontier to inspect the progress of loyalty and patriotism education in the army.

No one knew how and in what form the Tsing Yi envoy would appear, and even the Tsing Yi envoy could not exchange news with the Tsing Yi envoy.If a Tsing Yi envoy wanted to tell lies, he would have to bribe all his colleagues.And this is obviously difficult to do.Besides, in addition to the Tsing Yi envoys, various caravans and other non-governmental organizations can also deliver news!

Don't talk about others, anyway, Du Ming, as Tsing Yi's envoy, was extremely careful when doing his errands.Whenever he went to a place, he would look for experienced old farmers and ask about the weather conditions in recent years, how about the rainfall, whether the weather is abnormal, whether the livestock are safe, and whether there is a big difference in the total annual output of the field... And record it all.

Last year, he reported the abnormal weather in a certain place to the imperial court.In fact, at that time, the abnormal weather had just begun to appear. It was still spring and no seeds had been planted. However, several experienced farmers in different villages said that they were afraid that the crops would fail this year. Du Ming immediately reported the news. to the court...

As for the imperial court, the emperor brought this matter to the court for discussion. Although Xin Lehou didn't know that the person who reported the news was his old servant Du Ming, he still supported the envoy in Tsing Yi.According to Xin Lehou, as the saying goes, practice makes perfect, old farmers have been dealing with the fields all their lives, they are experts in this field, and the future of the field naturally depends on the experts' words.Experts say that the harvest will be poor, so the court must make good arrangements.

As expected, dispatches were made later. Although the grain harvest failed, the livelihood of the local people was not greatly affected.

Du Ming will definitely be promoted when he returns to Beijing to report on his work this time!

When he was going to the Ministry of Officials, he passed a prosperous market and saw people queuing.Not to mention how long the team was, it snaked from the other end of the street to this end, and then made a detour to the alley on the left.

Du Ming felt very curious, so he grabbed a person and asked, "Old Man, may I ask what line you are in?"

The old man looked at Du Ming and said with a smile, "Are you a foreigner? Today, "Chu Xu Ji" is released, and everyone is waiting in line to buy books!" Say the title of the book.

Du Ming was stunned.

The old man explained: "No, even a foreigner should have heard of this collection. It is said that when each volume is finalized, an adult in the Imperial Academy will conduct the final review. Scholars love it. Look at this!" Therefore, when "Chu Xu Ji" is released, many booksellers from other places will come early and wait.

Du Ming thought to himself, I don't know if Miss Tang is still in charge of reviewing manuscripts.If Miss Tang is still in charge of reviewing manuscripts... that would be amazing!As expected of Miss Tang!Those who come out of Pingguo's mansion are all brilliant!

Miss Tang in Du Ming's mouth refers to Yan Chuxiang.When she was trying her best to collect manuscripts for the first volume "Chu Xu Ji", Du Ming was still working in front of Yan Chuyin.Du Ming naturally knew some inside information.Yan Chuxiang did not use "Chu Xu Ji" to make a name for himself, and used the alias "Zhifei" in the manuscripts.The two rabbits walked side by side, and no one could distinguish between male and female.

"Chu Xu Ji" is like this. Good manuscripts are accepted, depending on the wishes of the parties. If the parties are willing to reveal their identities and use their real names, there is no problem at all; if the parties are unwilling to reveal their identities, their privacy is absolutely guaranteed.There are gossips in the rivers and lakes, saying that even the princess has taken an alias and secretly contributed to "Chu Xu Ji".

Many people think that the person behind the "Chu Xu Collection" is Xin Lehou, because the first volume of "Chu Xu Collection" was written by Shen Liuyuan, and the three characters "Chu Xu Collection" on the cover were written by the third prince. In addition, the bookstore where it is printed and sold is also related to the Pingguo Mansion. Everyone thinks that the origin of this book is that Xin Lehou was inspired by Shen Liuyuan. Although he himself is not good at writing poems and fu, he decided to form a platform To be used by scholars all over the world.

Sounds reasonable, doesn't it!

In order to protect Yan Chuxiang, Yan Chuyin didn't admit or deny it. When the first volume "Chu Xu Ji" was released, she went to the Zhuangyuan building to hold a debate meeting, debating which of the manuscripts in this volume was the best. good.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that Wen Wu is the first, everyone has their own love, this kind of debate will naturally attract many scholars, and no one is convinced.Finally, with a difference of two votes, the first article in the first volume was selected.

Later, the debate became a tradition, and each volume of "Chu Xu Ji" will trigger debate in the Zhuangyuan Building when it is released.

Those who have the reputation of being a scholar, each have a voting right.There are two servings per person.Gong Shi three copies.Jinshi four copies.If you don't even have a reputation as a scholar, you can only applaud from the sidelines, and you don't have the right to vote.This is not to look down on people without fame, but to prevent ticket swiping to the greatest extent.Most people who have achieved fame cherish their feathers and dare not vote indiscriminately.If everyone has the right to vote, maybe someone will use money to clear the way.

It is also because of the existence of debate that most contributors submit articles under aliases.

Some people feel that they can't afford to lose that person. If I submit an article with my real name and end up with the last votes in the debate, wouldn't it be embarrassing?More of it is not wanting to overwhelm others. To give an extreme example, if the emperor submits a paper under his real name, it goes without saying that the emperor will definitely be voted first in the debate.But this is the first... If the emperor's article is really well written, it's fine, but if the writing is mediocre, isn't it the emperor who is actually ashamed?

After more than two and a half years of accumulation, "Chu Xu Ji" has been published in six volumes, and it has become one of the books with extremely high gold content among scholars.Yan Chuxiang, who used the nickname Zhifei, published four manuscripts in "Chu Xu Ji". Although none of them were voted first in the debate, this result is quite impressive.She herself has never been complacent, and she still devotes herself to studying knowledge. She is not reading books or painting every day, and her life is very fulfilling.

Du Ming didn't know much about these inside stories, but seeing that "Chu Xu Ji" was selling so well, he was still proud of Miss Tang in his heart.After he left his name in the official department—for the next two weeks, he would report to the official department every day—the official department saw that he was full of dust and dust, and did not keep him.Du Ming went home to meet his family members whom he hadn't seen for two years.

While washing, Du Ming and his wife said: "Tomorrow it is time to visit Xinlehou Mansion." Going to the Ministry of Officials to report on work is a big event, but it will not take a day to report on work.When most of the yamen are closed, he will be able to see Xinlehou.

The wife said: "But your current errand..."

"What's the point? Master Cao knew that I was under Xinlehou's sect when he chose me to be the envoy in Tsing Yi. You don't have to avoid it." Du Ming said with a smile, "If I hadn't been recommended by Xinlehou in the past, how could I be here now? Be a man Don't forget your roots."

The wife calculated the time in her heart, shook her head and said, "It won't happen tomorrow, Xinlehou is on duty." errand.

"Then I'll post a post first..." Du Ming suddenly remembered something, "Where should I post the post?"

His wife glanced at him: "Of course it's the Duke of Pingguo's mansion!"

Du Ming was a little surprised: "Hasn't Xin Lehou opened a mansion outside yet? Then he and Shen Liuyuan..." With Xin Lehou's indifference to Shen Liuyuan, he thought Xin Lehou had already opened a mansion outside.Counting age, Xin Lehou is eighteen now, right?Du Ming couldn't help but asked again: "Could it be possible that Shen Liuyuan lived with the Duke of Pingguo?"

The wife shook her head: "Probably not? If Shen Liuyuan moved to the public house, it must have been widely spread outside."

Du Ming was startled: "Could it be that...Xin Lehou and Shen Liuyuan...are separated?"

The wife said angrily: "Master Hou and Shen Liuyuan are a pair created by heaven and earth. They are taken care of by the moon master in the sky and the land master on the earth. What are you talking about... Hurry up! Master Hou has such a good temper, you hope he will be better." !"

Du Ming suddenly felt wronged.Of course he hoped that Master Hou and Liuyuan would get better, but isn't it strange, why Xinlehou still lives in the Pingguo Duke's mansion, and didn't open a mansion with Shen Liuyuan alone?Can Xin Lehou bear it?

Want to ask why?There is only one answer, and that is busy.

Yan Chuyin has been busy since she went to the guard camp.There is still a holiday on weekdays, but when other departments are on holiday during the holidays, the tasks of the guard camp are heavier than usual, and Yan Chuyin can't find any free time to spend time with Shen Yu.Besides, Shen Yu is not an idler, the emperor can use him vigorously.

Every time, the two meet each other in a hurry, and then go to work separately.

After staying in the personal guard camp for two years, and completed some tasks, large and small, Yan Chuyin is now considered an "old man" in the personal guard camp, and an "old man" is qualified to serve in the palace. He will stand guard next to the emperor for two days.It was during this period of time that he saw Shen Yu a little more often—Shen Yu would also be on duty by the emperor's side.But because both of them are on duty, there is no private communication, at most they just look at each other a few times.

Looking at each other a few times, you look at me, I look at you, it feels very sweet.

It's so sweet...it's all sour!After all the political affairs were discussed, the civil servants were sent away, and there was no one else in the imperial study, the emperor couldn't help but ask, "Does it hurt you to see Yan Sheng being manipulated like this?"

Yansheng is Shen Yu's word.Nowadays people often call him Shen Yansheng, Shen Liuyuan and so on.

"Don't feel bad!" Yan Chuyin said loudly.

"Really?" the emperor asked suspiciously.

"Uncle Huang is doing it for our own good, I know it." Yan Chuyin said with a moved face, "If you use Shen Yu a lot, Shen Yu will have the opportunity to make more contributions. The more credit he has, the more you can reward him with the house." He had taken a fancy to that house three years ago, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent people to renovate it every year, but the emperor never rewarded the house to others.

emperor:"……"

The emperor squeezed out a sentence from his sour teeth: "You just need to understand."

"Uncle Huang has worked hard..."

"Okay, stop boasting, I'm here today, I'll let you go on vacation early, let's go." The emperor said.Don't think that I don't know, your heart has already gone with Shen Liuyuan, go quickly, don't force yourself to stay by my side.

Yan Chuyin was a little embarrassed: "No, it's not time to change the guard yet."

"There are so many people around me..."

"No matter how many people there are, I will leave a loophole as soon as I leave. The safety of the emperor is the most important thing!" Yan Chuyin said righteously.He and Shen Yu don't argue about this moment, anyway, they still have a long time to get along.

Although they are extremely busy, they can only be together when they are both taking a bath, but when they think of each other secretly in their busy schedule, when they think that the other party may also be thinking of themselves at this time... it feels very sweet.

Words read a gentleman, Zai Xing Xing Xing.Disgusting people, rank rank German sound.

Yan Chuyin was so beautiful in her heart that she couldn't help snickering: "Hey, hey, hey."

emperor:"……"

For the sake of my teeth, or else you should go and chase your Liuyuan!