By mid-December, local military and political officials led a delegation to Beijing one after another.⊙,

They came to attend the annual dynasty meeting, which was also a new system in the New Dynasty, and adopted an old system in the Sui and Tang dynasties. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, local officials from the prefectures and counties sent dynasty envoys to Beijing every winter to report their work. This was actually the old system in the Han Dynasty. During the Han Dynasty, each county sent envoys to Beijing to report on the county government and financial situation every year, which was called the Supreme Accountant. In the Sui and Tang dynasty envoys, they were changed to dynasty envoys.

Now that the Holy Han Empire has come to the sacred Han Empire, the court has rebuilt the system of reporting to Beijing. However, many changes have been made. The dynasties in various places are divided by provinces. Each province first conducts financial and taxation audits in the provincial capital in October every year. Then in mid-December, each province formed a delegation, led by the governor and governor to enter the dynasty.

After entering Beijing, the court held a court gathering meeting. At the meeting, the work reports of each province in the past year were first audited, focusing on the use of their fiscal budget funds for the previous year. Then, each province submitted the budget table for the next year to the central government and accepted inquiries from the court.

In addition, the governor must submit the assessment status of his subordinates to the various departments of the court, and they must submit their own statements to the Ministry of Personnel and the Censorate, and accept the emperor's personal summons and inquiries respectively.

Anyway, by the end of the year, it will inevitably be a very busy time.

In the past, every year in mid-December, the various departments would start preparing to choose a good day to seal the government office and start a long holiday. But this year, the Xin Dynasty had no plans to have a holiday early. Instead, by the end of the year, all kinds of important things were concentrated.

The electors from all over the country came to Beijing to participate in the examination, and the governors from all over the country came to Beijing to report on matters, assessments, court meetings, fiscal and tax budget reviews, etc. In short, all the officials in the capital were busy during this period, and Liu Jun also had endless ministers to see all day long.

Just after talking with Li Chunjiang, the governor of Sanjiang, Liu Jun invited him to the palace to meet the emperor and the queen mother. Li Chunjiang had an extraordinary relationship with the emperor and was quite familiar with the Liu family. The emperor had said that after Li Chunjiang entered the capital, he must ask him to have a meal.

Although Li Chunjiang is very young, he has held important tasks in various important positions in recent years and is quite mature after training. The emperor invited him, but he did not refuse.

The Supreme Emperor Liu Xiu liked Li Chunjiang very much. He always felt that without the help and support of Li Chunjiang back then, his son would not have been the emperor in the north. When he saw Li Chunjiang, he had always held his hand affectionately and talked about some old things in his hometown in Macheng dialect.

During the chat, Li Chunjiang seemed to talk about Mei Qing casually.

Mei Qing is the youngest daughter of Teacher Liu Jun. She used to disguise herself as a man and worked as an officer in the Nine-Headed Nine for a long time. She was a very strange woman, and she was as good as a man. After Liu Jun became emperor, he specially awarded her the founding throne of the founding Count.

Because the teacher Mei Zhihuan passed away, Mei Qing mourned at home. According to the system, she had to mourn for three years and could not get married during these three years. Mei Li and the two families were originally homes with good transportation. Li Chunjiang mentioned Mei Qing at this time. Because Mei Qing was about to expire.

Li Chunjiang knew that this junior sister Mei was very arrogant and unique. Moreover, he had just returned to Macheng once not long ago and met Mei Qing. After talking to her, he almost knew her feelings better.

He knew that Mei Qing looked down on ordinary men and had been fighting among the nine-headed birds back then, so he might not have been related to Liu Jun. After the last meeting and conversation, he became more and more determined about his idea.

Li Chunjiang was Mei Qing's brother and had a very special relationship with Liu Jun, so he thought and just made a match.

Mei Qing is not young anymore, especially because he has been delayed by mourning for three years. Moreover, because he still has the title of Count, ordinary families dare not come to propose marriage.

When the Supreme Emperor heard Li Chunjiang Yinhui mention this matter, he suddenly understood it.

Liu Xiu's expression changed rapidly.

He was very happy. He was very happy. Mei Qing was born in the Mei family in Qilizhuang, one of the four major families in Macheng. The Mei family was considered a high-ranking family in the previous dynasty. When he arrived in this dynasty, it was even more extraordinary. Mei Zhihuan was not only the chief minister of the previous dynasty, but also the teacher of today.

"This is a good thing. I have seen the Mei family girl. She is a pair made of heaven and earth. As long as she really wants it, then this matter will be settled, and Lao Chunjiang will agree to it."

Li Chunjiang smiled and bowed, "This is what it should be."

Liu Jun sat on the side and was stunned at first, then kept shutting his mouth and listening to them. Mei Qing was aware of the truth, and they were indeed a little interesting at the beginning, but unfortunately he could not have taken Mei Qing as his concubine at that time. Now, he is the emperor, and it would not be a problem to welcome Mei Qing into the palace.

Liu Jun sat there with a little thoughtful thought. Although the emperor's harem was 3,000, and hundreds of people were favored by him. But Liu Jun was actually not familiar with many of them, and more than twenty of them were pregnant with him, but he still had many people who could not remember their faces or names.

Especially those Manchu and Mongolian concubines, who had no feelings at all, could not even speak with many of them, were completely the product of political marriage. Liu Jun was busy and had no time to strengthen his feelings with them or something.

Sometimes it is sad to think about it. Although he is the emperor and owns the world, on the other hand, he is a slave to the empire he has established and is completely bound to the empire.

The emperor has no feelings of his own, let alone love.

He can have countless women in one word, but it is difficult to have a love.

He was stunned, but the Supreme Emperor had already negotiated with Li Chunjiang. When he turned around, Li Chunjiang would go to talk about this with Mei Qing in person. After her filial piety period passed, she would send her to the palace.

After they had all agreed, they remembered to ask what the emperor himself meant.

Liu Jun just smiled and nodded.

On that day, the happy emperor also specially kept Li Chunjiang for dinner, drank several large glasses of wine with him, and returned with great pleasure. Liu Jun personally sent Li Chunjiang out of the palace, and when he arrived at the palace gate, Liu Jun waved his hand.

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs brought four daughters of Mongolian nobles over here.

"You take these four people back."

Li Chunjiang's face was still drunk, but when he saw the four Mongolian women, he was immediately a little uneasy. His aesthetic concept was different from that of Liu Jun. Liu Jun did not like those beautiful ladies in Jiangnan, and especially did not like the daughters of little feet. Compared with those daughters of little feet, he felt that these Mongolian women from the grassland were better. They were not so white in their skin, but they looked healthy and had a well-proportioned figure.

In Li Chunjiang's opinion, Mongolian women have black and thick skin, but Liu Jun feels natural and healthy.

"This is a benefit for you. Generally, there is only one official at most. Only two important officials in the court have to get. You are my brother. I have specially chosen four for you, so don't refuse."

Li Chunjiang could not refuse and had no choice but to accept the four imperially-given Mongolian beauties.

He led four Mongolian beauties out of the palace and returned to the house of the imperial court. Before he could change his clothes, the housekeeper came to report and Governor Li came to visit.

Governor Li is the current Governor of the Central Plains Li Shuchu. He is also from East Hubei and is considered the emperor's follower Long Xunzu.

Li Chunjiang quickly invited Li Shuchu to the flower hall, and hurriedly changed his clothes and came to see the family of the same surname.

When Li Shuchu saw Li Chunjiang, he couldn't wait to ask about Mei Qing. Li Chunjiang didn't expect that he was so well-informed, so he nodded.

"I just went to the Marquis of Wuchang and heard it." Li Shuchu said.

When Li Shuchu heard the news, he hurried to Li Chunjiang's mansion. He actually had a lot of worries in his heart. Li Shuchu was able to meet Liu Jun because of his daughter Li Zhen. Li Shuchu was originally married into the royal family of the previous dynasty, and his wife was the daughter of the prince. Later, he was admitted to the imperial examination and went out to be an official.

A few years ago, my daughter was actually captured by bandits and went up the mountain. Thanks to Liu Jun's rescue, my daughter was a girl in Huaichun at that time, and she fell in love with Liu Jun for a moment. As a result, she turned her away because she was too anxious.

Since then, it has been a few years since now, and my daughter has long been married, but she has found many young heroes of equal status for her, but her daughter has looked down on her. As year by year, Li Shuchu is really anxious.

But the daughter likes today's son. Even if he is the governor, he can't force a kiss. Originally, she thought that her daughter slowly became weak, but she still remains in a stubborn manner and refuses to come out.

Today, when Li Shuchu accidentally heard about Mei Qing, he felt at a loss.

In fact, of course he also wanted his daughter to enter the palace. Although he was also a veteran of the new dynasty, he married a daughter of a royal family in the previous dynasty. If his daughter could enter the palace to be a concubine, not only would the daughter have a good support in the future, but he and his family would also have a support in the future.

Li Chunjiang didn't expect that Li Shuchu came to see him in a hurry, but it was for this matter. Of course, he knew about Li Zhen and Liu Jun.

He thought to himself that if this matter could be caused, it would be a good thing.

However, he had just come out of the palace and it was difficult to talk about Li Zhen again at this time, so he offered a plan to Li Shuchu.

"There is a more suitable candidate for this matter. You can go to your Majesty's sister-in-law, Mrs. Mei, who is also a member of the Mei family, has a good relationship with Mei Qing and also has acquaintance with Ling Yuan. If Mrs. Mei enters the palace and starts with the Queen Mother, and then the Queen Mother talks about this matter with Your Majesty, it will definitely be successful."

Li Chunjiang knew very well why Liu Jun refused Li Zhen back then. First, the two had too different identities at that time, and second, Li Zhen wanted to replace Lu Xueqi as Liu Jun's wife at that time.

And now, the problem at the beginning is no longer a problem.

After getting the master, Li Shuchu quickly thanked him, and then prepared a gift to Liu Zhao's mansion to pay homage. The matter went smoothly. Mei was very willing to help Li Shuchu, so she went to the palace and said in front of the empress dowager.

Things are done.

"This is a good thing. Now there are too many Hu girls in this palace. Since the daughter of the Li family has an old age with the emperor, it is also fate. I will tell the emperor personally." The empress do not care about the general affairs, but of course she has to care about the daughter-in-law's affairs.

Like Mei Qing, Li Zhen is both a lady from a wealthy family. Mei Qing is the daughter of the former chief assistant, and Li Zhen’s father is also the current governor. Li Zhen, who is very happy, comes in.

The Empress Dowager came to see the emperor in person, not discussing, but notifying him. Seeing that the Empress Dowager had already made up her mind, Liu Jun thought about it, but finally agreed.

He rejected Li Zhen several times back then, but he didn't expect that Li Zhen still insisted, which made him a little surprised and moved. Originally, he was a little concerned about Li Shuchu's father being noble by his daughter, but thinking about it, with his own control, there is no need to worry about the power of the foreign relatives. In his hands, the foreign relatives cannot do so.

"This matter is only based on the mother's empress." After Liu Jun figured it out, he let it go.

"Then prepare immediately. After the New Year, we will welcome the palace to come early and get it early." The empress dowager was very enthusiastic about this matter. She immediately smiled happily when she heard the emperor agree.

She even wondered whether she should take this opportunity to simply choose a few good ones among the newly selected Han girls to the palace and let the emperor take them over. Most of the concubines in the palace were Hu girls. (To be continued.)
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