It took Qi Sheng two years to transform Ningzhou into a new look.
For the sustainable development of Ningzhou's economy, Qi Sheng promulgated early on that the local fruit forests should be carefully protected to prevent the people from not being able to pick mountain products. He also encouraged everyone to plant walnuts and chestnuts to increase the harvest of mountain products.
Nowadays, many new shops have been opened in various counties and towns in Ningzhou, not only daily necessities such as cloth and satin, but even pens, inks, papers and inkstones. The people of Ningzhou have spare money, and under the guidance of Qi Sheng, they began to pay attention to children's reading and education.
Ningzhou is officially on the right track, Qi Sheng has nothing to do, he takes his youngest son, and tours the beautiful mountains and rivers with Xie Yun who is familiar with the environment here.
"My lord, be careful where you step, this way."
Xie Yun opened the road carefully in front, and will carefully remind you when passing through relatively steep places.
Until reaching the top of the mountain, seeing the breathtaking scenery, Qi Sheng felt that the hard climb was really worth it.
Qi Xiuli was very excited at the moment, he looked left and right, he was obviously humble and polite outside, but now he was as happy as a child.
Qi Sheng shook his head and ignored him, the people who are almost married, but now they are getting more and more childish.
Qi Xiuli chuckled, seeing that the tea set had been set up, he thoughtfully began to make tea for Qi Sheng.
Qi Sheng turned his eyes to Xie Yun who was waiting at the side again, and couldn't help persuading again: "Well, with your qualifications, no matter whether you are an official in the imperial examination or enlisted in the army, you can earn a future, why bother..."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "My lord, do you dislike the villain for his shallow qualifications?"
Qi Sheng was helpless, seeing that he had made up his mind, he said: "Sit down, the scenery here is just right, why don't you have a drink!"
Qi Xiuli also said: "Brother Xie, sit down quickly and try the tea I made!"
Xie Yun sat down in response, looked at the floating tea leaves, and couldn't help looking into the distance.
In the past, he was as obedient as Qi Xiuli and had a good time at his father's knees. Unfortunately, his father, who is a teacher, punished the most favored bastard in the Prophet's Mansion, and his reputation was tarnished by those people.
The father and son tried their best to clear their grievances, but the result was that their father was beaten to death and he fled everywhere.
By chance, Xie Yun learned martial arts from a bodyguard master for several years. Xie Yun returned to Ningzhou again and finally avenged his father. Talented and intelligent, given time, he will definitely be named on the gold list and become a magi who will serve one side!
Xie Yun drank all the tea in one gulp. Father and son are not filial and cannot fulfill your old man's expectations, but now that your son is loyal to the noble person you admire the most, you will not be disappointed.
Qi Xiuli looked at Xie Yunniu, and said angrily, "Brother Xie, you have to drink tea!"
Xie Yun put down the teacup and said, "Then have another cup, this time I will finish it slowly."
Qi Xiuli glared at him, but still filled it for him himself.
In another three years, except Qi Sheng's position remained unchanged, the eldest son Qi Xiuwen has now been promoted to a fifth-rank doctor, his son-in-law was admitted to Juren as he wished, and the youngest son was also admitted a year ago, and even the Wang family was awarded a fourth-rank imperial order .
That day Qi Sheng finished his business, and took two of his attendants to find a secluded and elegant pavilion to drink tea and play the piano. As soon as he became a vassal, he heard his servants rushing to report.
Qi Sheng raised his eyebrows, what's going on now
The servant looked happy, came to Qi Sheng and said happily: "My lord, someone from above is here, please hurry up to receive the order!"
Qi Sheng was surprised, but he still rode back to the house quickly.
After receiving the imperial decree and sending away the father-in-law who smiled and congratulated him, Qi Sheng was still a little puzzled.
The third-rank Hubu Youshilang is second only to the official position of Hubu Shangshu, and he is even called the future successor of Hubu Shangshu! He is a local official of the fourth rank, not only promoted two ranks in a row, but also became a Beijing official!
Qi Sheng frowned, feeling that the trip to the capital might not be easy, but he wasn't afraid, as the soldiers came to cover them up.
On the contrary, Mrs. Wang was very excited, seeing Liu's filial piety with her son by her side all day long. Although she was Qi Xiuli's aunt, she was separated by a layer after all. Now that she was finally reunited with her son, no one could be happier than her.
Qi Sheng's resignation caused a sensation in Ningzhou. When they left, the common people almost saw each other off.
The family members of the Wang family sitting in the carriage were quite proud of this. Seeing the extraordinarily calm Qi Sheng, the Wang family was still in a daze. Originally, they thought that they would live in that small place in Yuping County for the rest of their lives. With this situation, in just a few years, this person seems to have been promoted quickly enough to be astonishing.
Maybe she stared at this person for too long, and after opening her black eyes, she also looked back at her. Wang smiled softly. No matter why this person changed so much, it is still her husband-in-law and her son's. Father.
At the gate of the capital, Qi Xiuwen, his wife and children were waiting here early. Qi Xiuwen now has three sons, and the youngest son has just turned four years old, which is the age of Kaimeng. He asked softly and softly, "Daddy, what about grandparents?" Haven't come yet?"
Qi Xiuwen picked up his youngest son and replied, "Hurry up, do you still remember the poem I taught you last night?"
"Remember to remember! From...from...the original...on...grass, one...year old...one...withered...prosperous,..."
The little guy proudly finished reciting the poem he had just learned, and the appearance of waiting for a compliment made Qi Xiuwen laugh. The second son is six years old, looking at his proud younger brother, he complimented him cooperatively: "Bao'er is so smart."
It's a pity that the little guy was not happy, and said in a childish voice: "I'm an older child, and the master said I want to be called by my name!"
"Yes, yes, our Bao'er is an older child."
The two little guys looked like little adults, bickering with each other, and the scene of Coke successfully made Qi Xiuwen and his wife laugh.
After waiting for another incense stick, Qi Xiuwen finally saw the Qi family's carriage, put down his youngest son, straightened his clothes, and saluted and greeted Qi Sheng when he got off the carriage.
"Okay, there are so many etiquettes, you have been waiting for a long time."
Qi Xiuwen shook his head, looking at his parents who hadn't changed, he was relieved and happy.
They didn't stay at the gate of the city for long, the group got on the carriage and returned to Qi Mansion, Qi Xiuwen brought his wife and children to formally salute his parents.
Qi Sheng watched the three little bean dings standing in front of him in a row, and he was so happy that he patted each of them on the head and praised them.
The Wang family next to him was very excited. Looking at the three smart and lovely grandchildren, he felt that his life was finally complete.
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Qi Sheng is now in the year of Ershun, and in the fourth year after Qi Sheng returned to Beijing to take office, the new emperor ascended the throne, and he was also promoted to be the Minister of the Household Department. The tax has further made the people of Dasheng no longer worry about eating salt.
Three years ago, Qi Sheng saw that his eldest son had been promoted to Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, and he handed in his resignation to the emperor not long after the imperial decree came down. It is a pity that the emperor has had Qi Sheng as the secretary of the household department in recent years, and the treasury has been extraordinarily abundant. , the private treasury is also quite full, so he is very reluctant to let Qi Sheng leave like this, and it has been delayed until now, this is the fourth time Qi Sheng has submitted his resignation.
The emperor was very heartbroken watching Qi Sheng's begging for bones again, which made him find another Minister of the Household Department who can make money and not fill his own pockets!
Thinking about the two luxurious palaces he had just imagined, the emperor felt particularly uncomfortable watching Qi Sheng's memorabilia.
The emperor couldn't help but think of his comfortable life in the past few years, and compared the "hardship" life of the first emperor and the first emperor, he almost wanted to tear up this memorial.
Although the previous Dasheng emperors were considered to be the sons of heaven, because the Dasheng dynasty was less than a hundred years old, they did not dare to make large-scale construction projects from the first emperor to the first emperor, for fear that the people would scold them for being too extravagant and disregarding the lives of the people. After a brief run-in, the new emperor found that his Hubu Shangshu seemed to be a remarkable figure.
The new emperor doesn't like heat, and he is always grumpy and moody every summer. When he finally takes power, he will have a little bit of enjoyment, but the emperor dare not be too delusional, lest he be persuaded by the censor with death.
After a little revealing of his idea of building a palace in the suburbs, apart from the censor's remonstrance that he had expected, his Minister of the Household Department really went back and prepared a set of feasible plans.
For a year, the emperor was looking forward to it and worried that the people would complain, but when the palace was built, the emperor didn't hear much complaints from the people. After solving a lot of people's livelihood problems, the emperor went to the palace to escape the summer heat as he wished, and only then did he know that Dasheng's treasury is so abundant now.
Of course, his Master Shangshu does not follow him in everything. After occasionally satisfying some of his "little" ideas, he always rejects him in different ways, such as the Yellow River Dam needs to be repaired, and the roads in Yuzhou are difficult and need to be rebuilt... Both monarchs and ministers People seem to have a tacit understanding slowly, and the emperor will only propose his new ideas every few years.
But ever since Qi Sheng asked to resign for the first time, the emperor didn't dare to make any excessive demands. Unfortunately, his Master Shangshu had a "hard heart" and only wanted to leave!
After sighing again, even the eunuch standing next to him couldn't stand it anymore, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, why bother, now that the two sons of the Qi family have entered the court, Master Qi didn't want to attract too much attention by doing this."
The emperor didn't know the truth. If there was only one Qi Xiuwen, he might not be so entangled. It is not uncommon for father and son to be officials in the court. The Qi family is not too eye-catching, but now the second son of the Qi family has been sent out for six years. Afterwards, he has returned to Beijing to take up a post, and it does seem a bit flamboyant for the three of them to be in the court together.
In the end, the emperor had no choice but to resign himself to Qi Sheng's resignation, and resigned himself to dispelling the idea of those two luxurious palaces. Lord Qi has satisfied many of his ideas over the years, so let it be.
The Qi family, Qi Xiuwen and Qi Xiuli felt a little guilty when they heard that their father had resigned again, but Qi Sheng didn't care.
"The Qi family has you enough to support them. After working so hard for my father all these years, why can't they retire and take care of themselves!"
Qi Xiuwen and Qi Xiuli knelt at Qi Sheng's feet and bowed their heads in silence. Qi Sheng saw his eyes hurt and kicked Qi Xiuwen: "I was away a few days ago. I heard that you made a move on Qing'er?"
Qi Xiuwen replied respectfully: "That unfilial son didn't study hard for the imperial examinations, and he was only thinking about playing with some unworthy things. The son was angry and taught him a lesson."
After talking about Qi Xiuwen, he felt aggrieved, his father dotes on these children too much now, if he dared to do this before, his father would definitely beat him to death.
Qi Sheng pulled the two of them up, and sighed: "My father wanted to help you back then, so I was too strict with you. If I hadn't seen you kneeling in the ancestral hall covered in wounds, my father might not have realized it. Seeing this mistake, now Qing'er just has some other hobbies, why press him so hard!"
After hearing this, Qi Xiuwen felt a little sour, but he still insisted: "The son has never blamed his father, and he has followed his father's teachings all these years, and he is tolerant of the three brothers, but Qing'er, as the grandson of Qi's family, how can he insist on going his own way? Do what you like!"
Qi Sheng patted him on the shoulder: "Qing'er is also very obedient, and now he has won the Juren. As for the career he likes, my father also looked at it. Some ideas are very good for my father. If he can really succeed, he must be able to repay his favor." The imperial court wins glory for the Qi family, so why are you obsessed with the imperial examination?"
Seeing Qi Xiuwen's silence, Qi Sheng continued: "Okay, when I resigned, I also found a job for Qing'er in the Ministry of Industry. Since he likes it, let him do it. The second child on the left and right looks like you have the qualifications to study. .”
Seeing this, Qi Xiuwen didn't insist anymore. He already doted on his eldest son, and he rarely taught him a lesson. What he did now was just to worry that the eldest son's waywardness would disappoint his father. But seeing his father's protection of the eldest son, Qi Xiuwen Xiuwen felt a little emotional again, although his father seldom reprimanded him these years, he was still a little jealous of his eldest son's good life.
Qi Sheng lived to be seventy-five years old in this life. He watched his eldest son enter the cabinet step by step, watched his youngest son reach the third rank, watched his eldest grandson grow from an inconspicuous official in the Ministry of Industry to an irreplaceable left servant in the Ministry of War. Watching the weapon he invented became the most powerful weapon of the Dasheng Dynasty, and seeing the different lives of the other juniors, he finally closed his eyes in relief.