Chapter 1245: Jingshe

Chapter 1245: Jingshe

Chapter 1245: Jingshe (Part )

On the tenth day of October, the howling of the north wind grew louder.

As night fell, Cheng hurried back to Fangzhou Pavilion. The female historians put down their files and bowed and left.

Looking at the pile of documents, Cheng sighed secretly.

Is it easy to get the salary?
This year, we have harvested one hundred rolls of silk and seventy kilograms of cotton. The six hectares of official land located in Hanoi were heard to have suffered some disasters. Although beans were replanted later, we don’t know how much we can harvest. The salary will not be paid until next month, but it will definitely be greatly reduced compared to last year. Under the salary payment method of official land and cloth, the actual income of officials is linked to the output of official land and salary fields, and is not fixed.

The income is low and I have to work late at night. Life is too hard. It would be better to stand guard by the emperor's side. Sometimes he would carry me to the dragon bed and sleep in his arms all night. It would be so comfortable.

Cheng collected his thoughts and quietly picked up the first document.

The work of measuring the land had begun last year, but due to various reasons, the progress was sometimes fast and sometimes slow. Sometimes the emperor would order a delay, sometimes he would order a speed-up, in short, the emperor was very flexible.

By September, the fourth batch of 21 counties and 5800 counties had been counted, with a total of more than 95 households and more than 2200 people. These counties were Qiao, Pei, Jiyin, Guangping, Kelan, Pingyuan, Julu, Fanyang, Yan, Beiping, Shanggu, Dai, Guangning, Shiping, Beidi, Xinping, Xiapi, Dongguan, and Tianshui.

I don’t know whether the emperor is satisfied with this number or not. Maybe he will have to send it back for recount.

It’s like this every time. They report a number first, and then check again if they are not satisfied.

For example, when the land was measured this time, the Beidi and Xinping counties each only governed two counties, and they both reported 4,000 households and 20,000 people, exactly the same.

Guangping County reported 33,000 households and 148,000 people. Is this number accurate? Cheng was born into a Guangping aristocratic family. She felt that it was not very accurate, but to be honest, it was much more conscientious than the household registration of other counties.

In addition, this time the land measurement skipped Yingchuan, Hedong, Taishan, Qinghe and other counties, so the places where the gentry gathered could be free for a while.

Cheng was in a bad mood and suddenly had the idea of ​​playing a prank. She knew that the resident population of some counties was really outrageous. The emperor might have seen it, but his own estimate might not be accurate. Cheng planned to remind him and make the nobles of that county bleed...

Those well-dressed gentlemen didn't expect that they would end up in the hands of a woman, did they? Cheng smiled and wrote a comment next to the copied file, which she would submit to the emperor in a few days.

It was three quarters past midnight when Cheng got up to add some oil to the lamp, but she heard some noise outside.

She opened the window and looked out, but saw Tong Qianjin's one eye scanning at her like lightning. She was so scared that she immediately closed the window.

The footsteps were heading east, and it sounded like there weren't many people around, probably just ten personal soldiers guarding them, which was considered a "simple entourage" for a king.

There are two houses on the east side which are the residences of Li, the supervisor of the Ye Ting Weaving and Dyeing Office (ninth rank), and Yan, the assistant director of the Shao Fu Cuisine Office (ninth rank).

Cheng sighed, picked up the quilt, lay on the bed and went to sleep.

******
After the bodyguards brought in the large wooden barrel, they bowed and left.

Tong Qianjin asked people to stay away.

The personal soldiers understood and ran twenty steps away, staring at the soldiers of the Zuo Yulin Guard who were on duty in the area.

Tong Qianjin also sighed.

Recently, I asked someone to read history at home. When it came to the part about Cao Wei that mentioned that Dian Wei died of "dozens of wounds on his body", I felt very sad.

Dian Wei's lord is a jerk and has his eyes on Zhang Ji's wife. His lord is also a jerk and is better at playing than Cao Cao. I'm afraid he would have to toast Meng De if he came.

"Oh!" Tong Qianjin secretly sighed, and a white mist formed in the firelight.

It got cold early this year!

Over the past decade or so, Tong Qianjin has gained some experience. Generally, when the summer is very hot, the winter is very dangerous and often cold. On the contrary, when the summer is not very hot and people are worried that the winter will be very cold, it is not that cold.

Focus on one extreme.

Is this summer hot? Tong Qianjin thinks it is very hot, hotter than in previous years, so this winter must be a very cold one.

He rubbed his hands, blew some hot air into his mouth, then turned and looked at the window.

Behind the dim window paper, there is a faint trace of steaming mist.

The conditions where the female officials live are poor, and there is nothing to keep warm. But it seems okay today. The emperor bathed in the hot spring, and after washing, he quickly got on the bed and hugged the woman to sleep. Don't play any fancy tricks, you can't stand the cold at your age.

The wealth and glory of Tong Qianjin's family all depend on Shao Xun. Yesterday, he was rewarded with a beauty from Sima Fei's harem. He wished that the emperor could go to bed early and get up early, not worry too much, rest every day, and live as long as possible.

While he was daydreaming, his one eye was still scanning the surroundings, not letting go of any suspicious targets...

Inside the room, Shao Xun sat in the bathtub and looked at Yan and asked, "What did you do today?"

"Didn't your majesty order me to distribute the delicacies?" Yan was washing Shao Xun's body. She shuddered slightly when she heard the words and lowered her head to answer.

The Department of Delicacies often had delicacies from land and sea sent from the gardens under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu.

A while ago, Shao's mother fell seriously ill. After she recovered, the old lady said that the laborers in the Shaofu were suffering too much, and wanted to send them some delicacies to try. Shao Xun agreed and ordered the treasury to be emptied to provide extra meals for the laborers to accumulate blessings for his mother.

Today, Yan was ordered to deliver meals.

After hearing her words, Shao Xun said "Oh", closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, saying: "You were unwilling to bathe me before, why are you willing to do so today?"

Yan lowered his head even lower.

Shao Xun opened his eyes, lifted Yan's chin, and said, "Why don't you speak?"

Yan turned her head away, her expression somewhat unnatural.

"Are you going to deliver meals tomorrow?" Yan turned her head away and nodded after a long time.

"Don't you understand the rules of bathing?" Shao Xun asked again.

Yan's hands froze for a moment, and she knelt outside the bathtub without moving.

"Forget it, just stay here for a few days to sober up." Shao Xun snorted coldly and said.

Yan's hands began to tremble slightly. After a moment, she quietly stood up and took off her dress.

She first lifted one leg, revealing her infinite valley charm, and after stepping into the tub, she also stepped the other leg in, then put her legs together, knelt in front of Shao Xun, and washed him carefully.

"The people from the Shaofu reported that you gave two bowls of deer tails, a rabbit leg, and a bag of hazelnuts to a laborer. Is this true?" Shao Xun suddenly asked.

Yan's breath choked and his mind went blank.

Shao Xun put his hands on the top of the mountain, and Yan seemed to be stupid and didn't know how to stop him.

Yan's eyes gradually turned red, and two lines of tears flowed down.

Shao Xun was somewhat stunned. He held Yan in his arms and whispered in her ear, "Why are you crying? I am not a narrow-minded person. I do have a broad mind."

After these words were spoken, Yan's tears stopped a little, and she stopped struggling and let Shao Xun hold her. Parts of her that had not been touched before were touched thoroughly.

"You are a good woman. Even in this situation, you are still thinking about Li Shou. I am really jealous." Shao Xun said.

Yan had a strange feeling in her heart, and was also a little embarrassed.

"Don't worry, you are my female official, not a concubine. There is nothing wrong between us, and no one will say anything." Shao Xun whispered in Yan's ear, "I will help you wash."

“No…” Yan came back to her senses and wanted to stop him, but she was powerless.

She had already lost everything she should and shouldn't have touched. Besides, she was a criminal, and the other party was the emperor, so how could she resist?
After spending these days together, she found that Tianzi was actually quite gentle. If she didn't want to, Tianzi would never force her, at most he would take advantage of her verbally, or touch her inappropriately, but she was used to it.

Today she came to me on her own initiative. I lost many lines of defense at once and now I feel like crying.

After being comforted by the emperor's sweet words in her ear, she felt better. Anyway, it was already like this. She made the mistake today, so she might as well let him take advantage of her.

However, just when she had prepared herself mentally, she suddenly realized that the emperor was really washing her body, very seriously.

"When I was in charge of the army, I asked them to wash and bathe frequently." Shao Xun said as he washed, "You should also wash and bathe frequently, otherwise you will get sick easily. You grew up in Shu, right?"

"Ah."

"There really is a beauty in Shu. I regret that I should have taken you as my concubine so that I wouldn't have to think about you all the time and delay many official tasks."

"Nonsense." Yan turned her face away shyly and said softly.

Shao Xun changed the subject and said, "Bianliang and Luoyang are colder than Shuzhong. You should be careful on weekdays. This room is too cold. I will have someone send a copper stove over tomorrow."

"No need." Yan refused.

"Yes. I want to keep watching you and see you by my side." Shao Xun scrubbed skillfully, as if he had no other thoughts, and asked, "Is there anyone else at home?"

"some."

"doing what?"

"After being pardoned by Your Majesty, I have been tilling the land in Shu."

"Bring them to Henan, so they can be closer to you." Shao Xun said, "I still have land in Pan Garden. I will grant them 50 mu of land. They can settle down in Luoyang in the future. You can also see them often."

Yan didn't say anything, but her eyelashes kept blinking, obviously she was moved.

"How is it?" Shao Xun asked, "This is all my land, it's a bargain for you, who told me that I can't bear to see you cry?"

Yan did not answer.

"It's settled." Shao Xun said.

Yan's thoughts were a little confused, but he felt a sense of satisfaction that he was valued.

After a long time, when the water had grown cold, Shao Xun wiped the two of them dry, then carried Yan onto the couch.

"Your Majesty..." Yan begged.

Shao Xun whispered in Yan's ear: "No one will know."

Yan secretly sighed.

The lights went out, and Jin's lower limbs were entangled with each other. After a moment, a muffled groan was heard.

"You can still go and deliver food to Li Shou tomorrow."

……

At the beginning of the morning hour, Shao Xunzhi got out of bed refreshed and left quietly in the thick night, preparing to host a banquet for all the officials who surrendered from Jiangnan in Guanfeng Hall today.

(End of this chapter)