Chapter 246: The arrival of Heshen
New Year's Eve twenty-seven.
The entire capital was covered in silver.
It's snowing heavily.
Heshen brought many local specialties from Luoyang and sent them to the palace.
Zhao Changqing specially met him in the Xuanzheng Hall.
It had been several months since He Shen left the capital for Luoyang. During these few months, he must have embezzled a lot of money. Zhao Changqing expressed that he was looking forward to this.
He firmly believed that He Shen would be able to earn a lot of mediocrity points for himself.
After Heshen saw the emperor, he immediately knelt on the ground and said with tears of gratitude: "I am here to greet your majesty and wish your majesty long live long live!"
Zhao Changqing glanced at He Shen and almost laughed.
For no other reason than that this guy is fat.
Unexpectedly, just how long since I left the capital, I have gained so much weight.
You must have become fat because of corruption in Luoyang, right?
My stupidity will soon be softened by this, right?
He couldn't help but feel very happy when he thought of this.
He quickly pulled He Shen up personally and asked kindly: "My dear, it's been a few months since we parted ways in the capital, right? It's been really hard. Come, tell me, what are you doing in Luoyang?"
Sample."
He Shen was shocked when he heard His Majesty's words.
Seeing His Majesty's intimate behavior towards me, I felt even more frightened.
This is simply a world away from how His Majesty treated me when he left the capital. The gap is really huge.
He kept His Majesty's majesty in mind the last time, and after coming to the Xuanzheng Hall to see His Majesty the Emperor today, he knelt on the ground without any hesitation.
But I didn't expect that His Majesty would help me up personally. Not only that, he would even speak to me with such courtesy. This really made me feel flattered.
His heart was beating loudly now.
He bowed to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, I am in Luoyang, actively mobilizing all the aristocratic families, merchants and all the forces that can build a new imperial city for us, and spending every penny of the court on the steel blade.
When the imperial city is built in the future, I will definitely give your majesty an imperial city that is unparalleled in the past and today."
Zhao Changqing was very satisfied with this answer.
Isn't this the answer you want?
Isn't this what He Shen in the TV series looks like?
On weekdays, people talk about extravagance, but in reality, a lot of money is embezzled every time.
So, in other words, the better he said it, the happier Zhao Changqing would be.
He patted Heshen on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Very good, I can promise you now. After the Luoyang New City is built, I will give you the position of minister."
To be honest, this reward was beyond He Shen's expectation.
The position of minister!
This is a key position that can really influence the court's policies.
Moreover, when he is still in his prime, he can serve as a minister. This has rarely happened in ancient times, right?
However, He Shen did not dare to agree, fearing that His Majesty the Emperor was testing his own ambitions.
He bowed respectfully and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this reward is really too grand. I feel ashamed to receive it!"
Regardless of whether this is true or not, Zhao Changqing was quite satisfied after hearing this. He is neither arrogant nor impetuous, modest and prudent, and can earn mediocrity points for himself. Who wouldn't like to use such a talent?
Zhao Changqing smiled and said: "I promise you a thousand pieces of gold. Of course, there is no reason to take back what I say. Well, it's snowing heavily today. Come with me for a walk outside and take a look at the snow scene."
He Shen nodded and bowed: "I obey the order."
It would be a bit pretentious to recommend His Majesty's reward.
Anyway, it will still be a full year before Luoyang New City is built, so there is no rush for this moment.
As long as you try your best to build the new city into an unprecedented imperial city, your Majesty will definitely not treat you badly.
The two of them enjoyed the snow together in the highest attic.
He Shen took the opportunity to compliment and said, "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. I guess that next year for our country in Wei, we will have a good harvest."
Zhao Changqing nodded and said with a smile: "The harvest is good, the people can have a full meal, I am actually very happy."
He didn't just say this casually. Regardless of whether he was stupid or not, he was very willing to see the people all over the world have a full meal.
He Shen opened his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, just rest assured. With you here, Wei will be better and better."
At this time, when Zhao Changqing was about to say something, an urgent report from 800 miles came over, saying that a conflict broke out between the Qingzhou border and the Jin army.
When he first heard the news, his brows furrowed tightly and his expression changed drastically. He was no longer happy as before.
At this time, He Shen, after looking at His Majesty the Emperor's face, was instantly frightened and panicked.
This is His Majesty's true face.
When the emperor is angry, all people surrender.
Zhao Changqing ordered an eunuch beside him: "Let Prime Minister Zhuge, Duke Cao and others go to the Xuanzheng Palace to wait for me."
After the eunuch heard this, he also knew that the matter was serious, so he immediately resigned to the emperor and went to inform them.
Then, Zhao Changqing said to He Shen with a pleasant look: "My dear, I have some things to deal with now, you can do it yourself."
He Shen bowed his hands to him and said, "I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty."
Zhao Changqing nodded and returned to the Xuanzheng Hall.
After a while, everyone came.
Zhao Changqing threw the military report in his hand to Zhuge Liang and others, and said angrily: "You see, the Jin army has not made it easy for us for years!"
Zhuge Liang and others carefully looked at the military report that Chen Qingzhi sent over eight hundred miles away, and found that it was not a big deal, but it was of a very bad nature.
Here's the thing.
The Jin army organized military training outside the border city of Qingzhou, and then several people from both sides openly had a fight somewhere outside the city because of verbal conflicts.
In the end, both sides suffered a total of six deaths and seven injuries.
At this point, the matter should have come to an end.
But who knew that the Jin army actually took advantage of the fact that several Wei soldiers had no time to return to the city and shot them all dead.
This nature is different.
Zhuge Liang handed the military report in his hand to Cao Shen, and then bowed to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, I suspect that this is a deliberate move by the Jin army. Its purpose is to provoke disputes between the two countries, to ease domestic tensions and divert
Mass attention.”
Zhao Changqing said impatiently: "I don't care why they do this, in short, if they don't want me to have a good time this year, then I will never let him have a good time!
Before you came, I had already drafted a decree and sent it to Zhao Changqing. I only wrote one sentence.
I won’t offend anyone unless they offend me, but if someone offends me, I’ll kill his whole family!”
He has been very worried about the canal these days.
Chapter completed!