The carriage drove along the road, its wheels leaving two deep ruts in the mud.
In the carriage.
It has been five days since she left Yuanjiang County. Xiao Linglong held her chin in her hands and thought about what Zhao Kang said that night about farmers and businesses, and that the people should have their own fields.
Green Yuan looked at the beautiful appearance of Her Majesty the Empress and couldn't help but stick out her tongue.
I don’t know what happened, but since His Majesty left Yuanjiang County, he felt like he had lost his soul. He has been like this for several days.
"Miss."
Mr. Lin's voice came from outside the carriage, interrupting Xiao Linglong's thoughts.
"What's wrong, Mr. Lin?"
"We have arrived at the Imperial Capital." Mr. Lin said.
Only then did Xiao Linglong react. After tidying up her clothes, she said, "I know, Lu Yuan is going to drive. Mr. Lin, please take two carts of tea and settle down in the outer city first. Be sure not to leak the news. Everything is waiting for my instructions."
"
"Old slave understands."
Mr. Lin chuckled. He really wanted to see if His Majesty could sell these more than five hundred kilograms of tea.
There were three carriages in total. Lin Lao found a few workers to help drive them halfway. At this time, he received instructions from Xiao Linglong and took the carriages and horses into the city to find an inn to stay.
Most of the outer city of the Imperial Capital is made of yellow mud, and because of the large population of the Imperial Capital and the complicated traffic of vehicles and horses, the ground is very bumpy with one place high and the other low.
This is not a question of whether Lu Yuan’s driving skills are good or not.
Feeling the shaking of the carriage, Xiao Linglong couldn't help but lift the curtains and look outside. She happened to see a woman carrying a bucket and looking around. After seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she walked to a corner where no one was paying attention.
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The smell immediately filled the sky, and the woman trotted home as if nothing had happened.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Linglong really had a headache. When she thought of the cleaning team in Yuanjiang County who were always cleaning with brooms, the gap in her heart became even greater.
"I didn't expect that I had been the emperor for five years and thought that I was not inferior to the late emperor in suppressing foreign aggression. However, I didn't expect that the imperial capital city under the emperor's feet could not compare to Yuanjiang County, which is governed by a ninth-grade county magistrate the size of a sesame seed!"
Thinking of this, Xiao Linglong began to feel irritable.
The carriage went all the way to the inner city and passed through several streets to the palace. As soon as the Green Mandarin Token came out, no one dared to stop them and they all knelt down to salute.
As soon as she returned to the palace, Xiao Linglong went directly to the Imperial Study Room. Zhao Gou, the eunuch in charge, carefully looked at Her Majesty the Empress, who had a cold face. There were many thoughts in her heart. Could it be that Her Majesty knew about it?
Can't?
He was still worried, but Xiao Linglong had already said in a cold voice: "Mr. Zhao, please give me an oral instruction that all ministers of the fourth rank and above, regardless of whether they are civil or military, come to the imperial study room within half an hour!"
"My slave obeys the order!"
Watching the head eunuch leave, Xiao Linglong was already thinking about how to get angry later.
I've been deceived by them in the past, wouldn't it be a pity if I didn't take advantage of it this time?
After a while, officials from all levels of the six yamen hurriedly entered the palace, and before they could even flatter them, they were scolded by Her Majesty the Queen.
Seeing Her Majesty the Empress personally recording the people's livelihood conditions in various states and capitals, everyone is like a quail, afraid to raise their head!
"Liu Jian'an, the commander-in-chief of the five cities' troops and horses!"
Liu Jian'an felt his anus tighten when his name was called. Why was he called? He was just a small role in managing the administration of the imperial capital!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Liu Jian'an walked out bravely.
Xiao Linglong's already unhappy mood seemed to be thinking about something, which made it even worse.
"How did you become the commander-in-chief of the Army and Horses Department? You can't see the sewage flowing outside the imperial city every rainy day. Even yesterday when I entered the palace, I could see a woman pouring buckets in the street. The whole outer city smelled bad.
Xuntian! All of you soldiers and horses have their noses blocked?"
"Where has the money allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs to your Military and Horse Department every year gone? If you can't even do the most basic environmental management, what use do I need from you!"
Liu Jian'an's face was full of grievances, but he did not dare to refute. The imperial city had been like this for decades, and he was too wronged.
I don’t blame Mr. Liu. There was nothing I could do about it. Who made Her Majesty the Empress go to Yuanjiang County so much that she wanted to die?
Xiao Linglong was still a little envious of the flat road and clean ground when she thought about it. How could a small county magistrate live so comfortably?
Originally, Xiao Linglong had not noticed the situation in the imperial city, but after a trip to Yuanjiang County, she came back and looked at the surrounding environment, which was really unpleasant to her eyes.
Not to mention other things, even going to the toilet without a white porcelain toilet is really a pity!
Looking at Liu Jian'an kneeling below, Xiao Linglong said: "I will give you three months to renovate the imperial city. After three months, if I see someone defecating in the street again and sewage flowing out, you will go back to your hometown to retire."
Go for it!”
Mr. Liu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he realized that his future was bleak, so that was okay, so he quickly opened his mouth to complain about his difficulties.
"Your Majesty, how can your Majesty do this..."
"Why not?" Xiao Linglong's eyes narrowed.
When it comes to his own future, Mr. Liu did not dare to be careless and said quickly: "Your Majesty, improving the environment of the imperial capital is not something that can be done overnight. If nothing else, even if you want to open canals to drain sewage, it will cost money!"
"Master Zhang, how much money is there in the treasury now?" Xiao Linglong lowered her eyes.
The Minister of Hubu hesitated for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, there is only less than 500,000 taels in the treasury."
Xiao Linglong immediately raised her head: "Fifty thousand taels? Where did the money go?"
Mr. Zhang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it is true that we only have less than 500,000 taels! We have been fighting in the first four years, and all the money in the treasury has been used for armaments to make food and grass supplies. It has long been depleted. Your Majesty, you have exempted the people from taxes.
, In addition, the actions of the two highnesses in the palace require money, and the Ministry of Revenue really can't come up with any money."
"you……"
Listening to the other party crying, Xiao Linglong was very angry. She wanted to have a fit but decided to let it go. After all, Master Zhang was telling the truth, so she forced herself to calm down.
Xiao Linglong thought of something and frowned: "Where is His Highness Xuance? Why don't you see others?"
When the ministers heard this, their hearts skipped a beat. After all, they still started asking!
"Why don't they speak when all of them are mute?" Xiao Linglong's heart skipped a beat, then the bastard must have become a monster again!
Sure enough, all the ministers began to apologize the next moment. Xiao Linglong suddenly felt something bad and looked at the official of Zhan Shifu who was responsible for teaching the emperor's relatives.
"What's going on!"
Mr. Zhan Shi immediately burst into tears and shouted: "Your Majesty! I am guilty! I deserve death!"
"Speak clearly!" Xiao Linglong shouted.
Lao Zhanshi said quickly: "While Your Majesty is away from the palace, His Highness Xuance said he was going to march to lead the troops, but I can't wait. His Highness asked the maids and eunuchs to pretend to be soldiers of the two armies in the harem for day and night drills. His Highness had fun in the past two days.
On a whim, imitate..."
"What are you imitating?" Xiao Linglong panicked a little.
Lao Zhanshi said cautiously: "Imitate Your Majesty, you raided the enemy's camp in the Great Zhou Dynasty at night and burned the granary. As a result, the ancestral hall was burned down. The tablets of the past emperors could not be saved... Your Majesty! Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? The imperial doctor, please declare the imperial doctor!"
"evil creature!"
Xiao Linglong almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, and Green Yuan was so scared that she covered her mouth!
"anything else!"
One look at the appearance of these ministers, Xiao Linglong knew that there might be more to it than just this.
Sure enough, another person from Zhan Shifu said solemnly: "A month ago, His Highness had a whim and said that he wanted to experience the suffering of the people and let the palace maids and eunuchs pretend to be ordinary people. Two days ago, His Highness heard about the incident of adulterers and adulterers being immersed in pig cages.
, I almost have to play the adulterer personally..."
"He almost drowned in the imperial garden, and he also opened several brothels in the harem, letting all the ministers act as guests, and he himself became the madam! Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Someone come quickly! The imperial doctor, please announce the imperial doctor! Your Majesty is fainting
