In the Kaiyuan era, a minister who was sent abroad was recalled by the emperor without completing his assigned work. Not only did this happen many times, but the reasons for being recalled were also different and cannot be generalized.

Sometimes it's because the work was done so badly that Brother Ji couldn't stand it at all, so he called him back in advance to make arrangements.

But there are also some individual cases, such as Pei Yaoqing's reform of water transportation. Ji Ge thought that the effect was good and Pei Yaoqing no longer needed to spend money to mess around, so he stopped.

Therefore, Zheng Shuqing was very nervous when he returned to Chang'an this time. He was directly recalled by the eunuchs in the palace and did not go through the procedures of the foreign court. This is very unusual!

After taking the post road back to Chang'an from Luoyang, Zheng Shuqing didn't even have time to go home to bathe and change clothes, and he didn't even have the chance to go to Li Linfu's house in Pingkangfang to inquire about the news. Then he was taken directly to the Qinzheng Building of Xingqing Palace!

From the time he received Li Longji's order to meeting Li Longji, it only took less than three days! Who knows how he got here in these three days, even at night he was on the road!

The carriage's axles were almost smoking, and the road was as bumpy as a boat sailing in a storm.

However, when Zheng Shuqing appeared outside the Qinzhengwu Building, a woman's moans could be heard from inside. Gao Lishi blocked the door with an expressionless face and shook his head gently at him without saying a word.

I have worked so hard to come back from Luoyang without stopping, and you are actually having sex with a woman while riding a horse!

Zheng Shuqing was furious...how strange!

Li Longji is the emperor, and he can do whatever he wants. How can a foreign minister be free to evaluate him?

If you are angry in your heart, you can express it casually when no one is around, but be sure not to be seen!

Zheng Shuqing didn't have any complaints in his heart. He just asked Li Longji not to play any tricks. After finishing the matter, he would return to Luoyang and continue his official business. That would be it.

An hour later, Gao Lishi brought Zheng Shuqing into the study room in the main building of Qin Zheng Wu.

Only then did Lao Zheng see that Li Longji's face was abnormally flushed and he was wiping sweat from his forehead with a sweat towel, looking very tired.

In that "fierce battle" just now, the saint used all his strength, right?

Zheng Shuqing lowered his head and did not look at Li Longji, thinking about dirty and obscene things in his mind, similar to the strange scene of those dry palms brushing against the fair and smooth skin, which gave people a strong impact of nausea and excitement.

He tried hard to keep his face serious, solemn and upright, so outsiders couldn't tell anything.

Zheng Shuqing did not dare to comment on the emperor's private life, but he did secretly sigh in his heart: Sure enough, the daughter-in-law is better off, and ordinary concubines really can't make this saint enter the "overclocking" state.

"We arrived in Chang'an in less than three days, which is quite fast."

Li Longji said with an embarrassed smile, and then regained his majesty as an emperor, looking at Zheng Shuqing intently without saying a word.

"Please tell me from the sage, a humble minister will definitely be embarrassed and will not hesitate to do anything."

Zheng Shuqing said excitedly and expressed his loyalty.

"Well, it's not necessary to mess up your brain and liver."

Li Longji nodded slightly and continued: "Aiqing went to Hanjiacang, and the plummeting trend of his grain reserves was immediately stopped. I deeply believe that Aiqing has the talent for governance."

"Weak ministers dare not take credit. These are reasonable arrangements made by saints and right ministers. They cannot be done by one person."

Zheng Shuqing quickly expressed his attitude humbly, and he seemed to feel the familiar atmosphere again.

When a leader scolds you, it's probably because he is angry in his heart and wants to vent his anger.

What's scary is not that the leader scolds you, but that the leader praises you!

The emperor's golden words are too long-winded to say anything more. It would be frightening to praise a minister for nothing!

"It's like this. Niu Xianke went to Liuzhou to appease Zahu, and he may not be able to return smoothly in the past two years. But the minister of the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court cannot wait for him to come back. So I think there is a need for a

People who are capable and know how to handle affairs serve as ministers of the Ministry of Industry.

What do you think, Aiqing?"

Li Longji almost didn't name him directly. The person who "has the ability and can do things" is Zheng Shuqing.

His intention to win over and promote others is very obvious.

If it were other courtiers, they would have knelt down to express their gratitude at this time. But Lao Zheng was the person whose experience points were tricked by Li Longji. How could he not know the principle of "showing courtesy for nothing is either adultery or stealing".

Just listen to what Li Longji said.

If you are asked to be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, then of course you have to do the work of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. The official position cannot be given to you for nothing!

"If you need me to do something, please ask the sage to tell me, and I will definitely do it well."

Zheng Shuqing stepped forward, crossed his hands and saluted to show his loyalty.

"Okay! I just like that you are cheerful enough."

Li Longji laughed loudly, then walked up to Zheng Shuqing and lowered his voice and said, "I want to repair the Huaqing Palace, but I don't know if Aiqing can do anything about it."

Repair the Huaqing Palace?

Zheng Shuqing was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said:

"The saint really thinks highly of his humble ministers. Building a palace requires dedicated people to do it. Talents like Yu Wenkai from the previous dynasty.

Even if Wei Chen is determined to be loyal to the saint, he has a specialization in the art. If he acts randomly, he can only mess up the saint's affairs. Wei Chen really has no way to do this. Even if the nine tribes of Wei Chen are punished, Wei Chen can only say that he is not strong enough.

ah."

Zheng Shuqing quickly refused, his attitude was extremely firm.

In fact, asking him to supervise the construction and expansion of Huaqing Palace is not very different from directly killing the Nine Tribes.

In this era, the construction of palaces, including expansion, renovation, reconstruction, etc., is very professional. The person who supervises the construction is generally responsible for everything in the palace complex!

Even the poplar trees planted in the palace had to be demolished and rebuilt, let alone the others.

These people should not only be proficient in architecture, but also be extremely familiar with Feng Shui, astronomy, mathematics and other subjects and be able to use them freely.

A slight mistake can cause serious consequences that are beyond control.

Not to mention that Zheng Shuqing was a layman with no experience in supervising the construction of palaces. Even if he was proficient in this way, he would not be able to take on this job.

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Li Longji laughed loudly, waved his hands and said: "How can I leave the supervision of the construction of Huaqing Palace to a layman like you? I am not a fool, don't I know that there is a reason to specialize in the arts?"

"The saint said..."

Zheng Shuqing was confused by Li Longji.

"My internal treasury is relatively tight, and the funds I can provide are limited.

The treasury needs to be approved by foreign countries and is not easy to use.

I also know that you are a master of financial management. The matter of Hanjiacang in Luoyang was solved so quickly, which shows that Aiqing has outstanding abilities and is beyond the reach of others.

I want to ask you if there is any way to get some money to replenish the internal treasury and use it to expand the Huaqing Palace."

Li Longji said with a somewhat unnatural expression.

Isn't that place big enough?

Zheng Shuqing was lucky enough to visit Huaqing Palace once, and was shocked by the luxurious palace there. Unexpectedly, Brother Ji thought it was not big enough and wanted to expand it!

"Sage, Huaqing Palace... is not easy to expand. Many houses over there have been renovated."

Zheng Shuqing remonstrated.

"If it's in the way, we can tear it down and build a bigger one. Start repairing it now, and it will be ready for use again this winter. I think this is a good idea."

Li Longji said forcefully that he was not discussing this matter with Zheng Shuqing at all.

Today's Huaqing Palace doesn't even have a hot spring bath specializing in Yuanyang bathing. How can you have fun with Huanhuan?

Brother Ji thinks it doesn’t matter whether the world is happy or not, what matters is whether he is happy or not!

If he is unhappy, everything in the world will be unhappy!

So what's the use of this prosperous age?

"However, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry has no ability to amass money. Even if I become the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, I will not be able to get the money to build a palace."

Zheng Shuqing spread his hands slightly and said with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Hey, that's a bad statement. The Minister of Industry is just an official position. I will also give you a household registration envoy to allocate manpower and corvee services, and interview the deposed envoys to supervise the promotion of officials in various parts of the capital, so that they will not get in the way.

If you still need any other positions, just bring them up and I will take care of them."

Li Longji assured Zheng Shuqing that it was basically equivalent to giving him whatever power he wanted.

But one thing needs to be done, that is, the Huaqing Palace must be repaired well, quickly, and with enough style, and it must not lose Li Longji's face.

The emperor gave so much power, if Zheng Shuqing could not provide strong financial guarantee for building the palace.

Then his official career will have great twists and turns, and he may even disappear from the officialdom and never be seen again.

Whether to accept this errand or not is a big problem.

Zheng Shuqing fell into extreme entanglement and struggle in his heart.

After accepting it, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry was achieved in one step, and he also had several real power positions, such as the household registration envoy, interviewing the deposed envoy, etc.

With this power, he is only one step away from becoming the prime minister. He can even form his own faction without having to look at Li Linfu's face!

However, this thought just turned around in his mind and was replaced by endless fear. The most unreasonable part of Li Longji's request was: Why didn't Li Longji leave such a big matter to Li Linfu?

What to do?

There is only one answer, that is, even Li Linfu feels that this big pit is too big to jump into. After jumping in, there will be endless troubles!
To be continued...