"I'm getting old. I used to think that others were stubborn, but I didn't expect that I would become a hateful person."
"Is this a reminder from the prince's dream, or am I thinking about it every day and dreaming about it at night?"
"Whether it is the prince's dream or not, Su Ziji acts according to the teachings of ghosts and gods. This is not good. Not only Taoism, but also the incoming Sanskritism. Who doesn't have Xiaoling Xiaohui? This is not the way to live up to the people's livelihood. The saints will ignore it.
I have to explain this in detail."
Qi Hongxin wandered alone under the lonely candle, murmuring that he was Qi Hongxin after all. He was stunned by the fact that the prince fell into a dream, and he quickly regained his judgment.
"I won't be greedy for any of Su Ziji's achievements. I won't let myself be looked down upon when I grow old."
After polishing it, I scrapped the draft and rewrote it three times before I was satisfied.
At the end of the memorial, I heard the rooster crow three times, but I was still not sleepy. I also wrote: I have served for twenty years, but I have done nothing to repay the king and father, and have done nothing to benefit the people. I have repeatedly suffered from liver disease, and I have become exhausted.
I am sincere and respectful, and I beg for my bones so that I can return home.
Begging for bones is a euphemism for officials in this era asking to resign. It means asking for their bones to be buried in their hometown so that they can spend their remaining years in their hometown.
Repeated it several times, and when I finished the last stroke and looked up again, the window paper had been illuminated by the morning light.
With a gentle push on the door, Mrs. Qi Zhou came in from the outside, holding a tray in his hand. On it were a stack of freshly made hot cakes, a bowl of sticky hot porridge, and a small plate of refreshing pickles.
It was made by Qi Zhou himself.
Qi Hongxin hurriedly put the memorial on the table into the box, waiting to go back and seal it so that he could send someone to the capital. The other pens, inks, papers and inkstones were temporarily put aside, and he stood up to take the food that was delivered to him.
"Eat. Since you got up early in the morning, I'm afraid you'll be hungry already." Qi Zhou said.
Qi Hongxin looked at his wife apologetically. He was getting old, and so was his wife.
Once the memorial is submitted, there is a high possibility that His Majesty will directly approve him to return to his hometown and will not persuade him to stay.
Although he was still thinking just now that he might regret doing this in the future, but seeing his wife following him without any regrets, wandering around and wasting half of his life, he felt that he was right to do this.
I have betrayed the prince's trust and spent half my life repaying it. There are still days left, so it's time to go back to my hometown and live a leisurely life with my old wife for a few days.
As for other court affairs and national affairs, if you were not there, there would be rising stars to do it.
"Hey, as for building water conservancy projects, we can do it for Su Ziji."
"But the disadvantages have to be pointed out. I, Qi Hongxin, have offended people in my life, and I am afraid that I will have another Suzi."
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In a house not far from the government office, at this moment, Su Ziji also put down his pen, gently moved his wrist, and his eyes fell on the water conservancy document that he had stayed up all night to write.
Cen Rubai had collected and summarized the number of laborers and the number of locust exterminators during the day, and wrote the number into the document, which clearly pointed out the fact that water conservancy construction would not consume too much manpower, material and financial resources.
Some short-term benefits were also mentioned.
Irrigation matters are also part of the water conservancy project. Now that there is a drought, repairing water conservancy will not only prevent floods, but also irrigate fertile fields.
"Although due to the location marked on the water conservancy map, the irrigated fertile farmland can only reach a quarter of Shun'an Prefecture, not all of it, but the benefits are far greater than the costs at this time."
"Since Qi Hongxin doesn't want to bother himself with what may happen in the future, he will write down the things that may benefit him in the short term to increase the stakes for this water conservancy issue."
After reading it again and seeing that it was already light outside, Su Ziji put away the document, washed up, had breakfast, and rushed to the government office with the document.
Every morning, Qi Hongxin arrived very early, and today was no exception. Su Ziji got off the oxcart, asked Zeng Ninzhen to park the car, and walked into the deserted Yamen alone. Anyone who came early greeted everyone with greetings.
, Su Ziji also nodded in response.
While chatting with a civil servant for a few words, he felt that he was being stared at. When he looked up, he saw Qi Hongxin Qi Zheng, dressed in official uniform and majestic, standing not far away looking at him.
The civil servant was immediately startled and hurriedly saluted: "Master Magistrate!"
"Go and do your work first." Qi Hongxin's eyes fell on the clerk and he said calmly.
The civil servant seemed to have been granted amnesty and walked away quickly.
Su Ziji was also looking for Qi Hongxin to continue persuading him to build water conservancy projects. He went over to salute Qi Hongxin, took out the prepared document, and handed it to: "Sir, this is a water conservancy document written by Xianguan last night.
This document involves irrigating farmland, please take a look at it."
I thought that it would take a lot of words to persuade the other party to read it. After all, it was obvious that he was repulsive to the matter yesterday, but unexpectedly, Qi Hongxin was silent for a moment and actually took the document directly.
He opened it in front of Su Ziji, and his expression was quite serious.
But he couldn't tell what the idea was, and his expression was indifferent. Su Ziji thought to himself: "It seems that more firepower is needed to convince Qi Hongxin."
But at this moment, I heard Qi Hongxin say: "I have agreed to this matter."
Su Ziji looked over in surprise, but what he saw was a pair of tired eyes.
"Mr. Su, since you have contributed so much to this project, I don't feel comfortable leaving it to others, so I leave it to you."
This was simply an unexpected surprise. Su Ziji really didn't expect that he would suddenly change his mind when he was still stubborn and hard to persuade. He immediately agreed: "I will definitely handle this matter well!"
Qi Hongxin did not speak, but walked casually. The nearby officials dispersed. At this time, there were only two people around. The sun was shining brightly, and the flowers and trees in the courtyard were so bright that the rich green seemed to flow down.
"Sir, do you have any other instructions?" Su Ziji said, looking at Qi Hongxin who was in a daze.
Qi Hongxin said nothing, with no expression on his face. He browsed the courtyard casually and said for a long time: "Master Su, you may still not like to hear some words, but I still want to say them."
"You have a bright future, and the road ahead is still long. You must keep your mind steady and don't let ghosts and gods influence you, which will shorten your destiny."
"I agree to you this time because I looked carefully and found that it is indeed necessary to repair it."
"But I have already told the imperial court that you flattered the gods!" Qi Hongxin gritted his teeth and glanced at Su Ziji: "Do you think I will repay you with kindness?"
"If you have anything to say, we are the only two here, so you might as well say it directly."
"...No wonder the road for this official is getting narrower and narrower." Su Ziji thought to himself, and felt that instead of beating around the bush, it would be better to say directly: "If it were someone else, it would be a little bit, but if you are an adult, I don't think so."
"Oh?" Qi Hongxin suddenly turned his face, his eyes suspicious. Su Ziji also stared at Qi Hongxin and said, "I have actually seen some of your excerpts over the years, and many of them have indeed offended people."
"Looking at it just by his temperament, he is all impartial and loyal as a minister."
"Although I feel very uncomfortable, I admire you from the bottom of my heart."
"What you said is very clear!" Qi Hongxin nodded and smiled, and said: "Whether you hate me or admire me, I only act according to my temper. You have a bright future, which is beyond my comparison. From now on, you can just take care of yourself!"
"
After saying that, he turned around and left. For some reason, Su Ziji looked desolate as he watched him go away.