On this cold day in February, Shen Zhong shivered. He didn't know whether it was because of the cold or because he was frightened by the simple words.

"Sir, sir."

Shen Zhong was silent for a while, and this time he stammered and called Jian Yi.

The simple and sharp eye knife swept over, suppressing what Shen Zhong was going to say next.

"Remember what you said when you came to me? Remember your passion for asking for help for the people and creating peace for all generations?"

"S-Sir..."

After the simple words, a drop of hot tears overflowed from Shen Zhong's red eyes. He wanted to defend himself, but he couldn't say anything.

Seeing this, Jian Yan stopped looking at him and called Si Mo loudly, asking him to take Shen Zhong down.

Looking at Shen Zhong being dragged away, Jian Yi felt a chill in his heart.

This man was from the same college as Jian Yi, and his dormitory was not far from Jian Yi's. Because Shen Zhong was much older than him, Shen Zhong took good care of him.

Later, he and Jian Yi went to the imperial examination in Jinyang Fucheng, but Jian Yi passed the Huiyuan exam and Shen Zhong failed.

During that time, he had just won the first prize and was appreciated by the emperor. Many students who had no hope in the scientific examination came to him and wanted to work for him as a guest or aide.

Therefore, when Shen Zhong approached Liuyuan Mansion, saying that he was old and had no hope of taking the imperial examination, and wanted to join his family as a clean guest, he thought of the way this man had taken care of him in the past. There were no problems with my character or knowledge, so I agreed easily.

I just didn't expect that this person's determination would be so poor. Soon after arriving in Yunzhou, he was corrupted by those people in Yunzhou who used money, beautiful women, and flattery.

Although Jian Jian did not specifically monitor his staff, Jian Jian knew how to read faces.

Seeing that every time he saw Shen Zhong, his face changed a little bit, Jian Yi felt complicated in his heart.

Jian Jian has given him many opportunities, but some people always take chances.

However, after this incident, Jian Jian has a deeper understanding of why the officials who were transferred here before put down their protection and colluded with people like Yunzhou.

After taking a sip of hot tea and suppressing all these distractions, I simply picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote a secret letter to the emperor.

Due to the matter of terraced fields and road construction, Jian Jian frequently wrote secret notes to the emperor during this period, reporting the matter, and of course he did not forget to complain and ask for credit.

Every time he wrote a secret note to the emperor, Jian Jian would explain the first part of the secret note in very objective terms about the major events in Yunzhou.

In the latter part, the simple meeting pitifully complained to the emperor, such as what difficulties he encountered when doing things; who came out to create difficulties for him; how difficult it was to deal with the local Yi people.

After complaining, it’s time to show your strength.

Every time he came to this part, Jian Yi would tell the emperor how many nights he had stayed up for this matter, how many brain cells he had spent, and how many pounds of fat he had lost.

Of course, Jian Yi is not a person who likes to take credit. Although he does not support him, he does not object to stopping him. His immediate boss, Mr. Zhang, the prefect of Yunzhou, who seems to have some conscience, also wrote a letter;

Jian Jian has also not been forgotten by the officials, big and small, who work diligently, individual conscientious businessmen, and the strong laborers who work hard on the construction sites every day.

This is because Jian Yi has a six-yuan qualification, a gold medal for immunity from death, and is the emperor's niece-in-law. It is expected that what he writes will not disgust the emperor, but will make him feel a little closer because of his identity as niece-in-law. Dare you write this.

Otherwise, the simple guarantee will not cause trouble. The writing should be more official than anyone else, and the writing should be more standard than anyone else.

Facts have proved that Jian Jian's operation was correct. No, the Chinese New Year was approaching, and what he received along with the tasks assigned to him by the emperor was a pair of couplets written by the emperor himself.

He was so happy that the entire Yunzhou capital looked at him with a little more respect, and some people with malicious intentions were more cautious.

Of course, it is useless no matter how cautious these people are, because Jian Jian is not a human being at all.

Ah, hey, he's not an ordinary person.

So, you guys, hurry up and catch me.

After finishing writing the secret, Jian Jian grinned crookedly when she was pulled back to reality by a knock on the door.

It turned out that Princess Duan Yu came to see him for dinner.

After a few days of busy work, the time quickly came to the New Year's Eve.

On this day, Jian Yi hosted a banquet at home for guests. He invited the guests who had been invited to the last flower viewing banquet, as well as the small officials and wealthy businessmen who had made a lot of contributions to the development of Yunzhou City in the past six months.

Originally, Jian Yi wanted the prefect to invite him, but after knowing what Jian Yi wanted to do, Magistrate Zhang was unwilling to die. He said that he didn't want to steal Jian Yi's limelight, but just wanted to get political achievements behind Jian Yi's back, get promoted, and make a fortune.

, and then resign to retire.

Seeing this, Jian Yi didn't know what to say.

In Yunzhou City, apart from Magistrate Zhang, he, the second-in-command of Yunzhou who is in the heart of the Emperor, is the one who has the qualifications to hold annual banquets and entertain officials of all sizes in Yunzhou.

Since it was a New Year's banquet, Jian Jian did not separate the men and women as they did at the flower viewing banquet. Instead, they invited them together to the large garden in the front yard, and asked them to sit together as a family according to the official position of the family head.

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After everyone arrived, Jian Jian first said the opening remarks for a while, and then revealed the main purpose of today's annual banquet.

"I believe many people have guessed that the reason why I am hosting a banquet today is not just to wish everyone a happy New Year in advance."

Hearing what Jian Yi said, the guests below couldn't help but whisper.

After the discussion became quieter, Jian Yi smiled and said: "Today, I have prepared a big surprise for the heroes who have made great contributions to Yunzhou this year. I believe everyone will be very happy after receiving it."

"What's the surprise?"

"Yes, Mr. Shanda, please stop being so secretive and tell me quickly."

Every Jianjiang present, if it was a small thing or a trivial matter, Jianjiang Tie would definitely not make such a big move. Therefore, when Jianjiang said something like "big surprise" in such a big scene, everyone below would be surprised.

It's boiling.

Just like a drop of water dropped into hot oil, as soon as the simple words were finished, some people couldn't sit still and started shouting impatiently.

Jian Yi glanced around the people below and saw that everyone's appetites were whetted, so he said: "I have been thinking about how to reward those who have spent most of their wealth building roads and terraces for Yunzhou and have made great contributions to Yunzhou.

People who have made great contributions.

It doesn’t make sense not to reward it. After all, no one’s money comes from the strong wind, and no one’s energy and sweat are easy, right?

This should be rewarded. All of you here are rich and wealthy. What kind of rare things have you never seen?

So I thought about it, tossed and turned about it, couldn't sleep at night, and didn't think about food or tea. Finally, I finally thought of a prize that would make the person who was rewarded love it and be ecstatic. For this, I went to repay it.

I prepared the emperor and won the emperor's permission."

Having said this, Jian Yi stopped evilly, leaving the people in the audience to be curious.

When the people in the audience stared at him dissatisfied, the younger boys and girls started shouting dissatisfied and accusing the people around them.

Seeing this, I simply laughed "hahaha" a few times.


Chapter completed!