Chapter 21 Minister of the Interior
According to the rules a few days ago, Liu Ji should have a rest in the Palace of Health after dinner..com This unchanging emperor life made Liu Ji gradually feel a little bored. No wonder many promising emperors started to have problems when they arrived at the back of their bodies. The huge palace made Liu Ji feel empty, and no one could speak his own words. Liu Ji really wanted to talk to Eunuch Cao, but he always felt that it was inappropriate.
When Liu Ji tossed and turned to sleep when he arrived at the Yangxin Palace, he asked Cao Jinxi to call someone to "official room".
What do you think of this "official room"? This thing is elegant, but it is actually a toilet and stool. However, this thing is indeed very particular, and it is much more comfortable and environmentally friendly than the toilets today.
Not long after Liu Ji's order was worn out, a strong eunuch entered the house with a piece of "high-end handicraft". This thing was carved from a whole piece of sandalwood. Needless to say, this big gecko was carved, as if it had encountered some prey to catch it. Its four claws were squeezing hard, which was the four legs of the base of the official room; there were faint scales on its body, as if it was all opened; its belly was bulging and breathing, like a large flat gourd, which happened to be the belly of the official room; its tail was tightly rolled up, and its tail tip folded back and intersected with the tail handle to form a figure 8 shape, cleverly made the back handle of the official room, and the gecko head was raised.
Get up, lean back slightly, and press it against the belly of the official room. The lower jaw is slightly protruding, which is exactly parallel to the tail behind. The tiger's mouth of the hand can be held, just as the handle in front. The gecko's head twists back, and the eyes are looking up. The line of sight can just meet the person riding on its back. The mouth is slightly opened with a slit, and the toilet paper can be held in the slit; the eyes are inlaid with red gems of unknown name, shining and shining. The entire official room is slightly higher than the porcelain basin and can be ridden on it. The mouth of the official room is slightly oval, with a cover, and a dragon and tiger lying in the middle of the cover as a handle. It is simply a big gecko that appears vividly.
Seeing his high-end toilet coming, Liu Ji was no longer as curious or surprised as he saw the "official room" at first. He sat on the gecko's belly and pulled it out "rattled". I think all the viewers were like Liu Ji's initially, worried that the thing would splash on him. At that time, Liu Ji started to qigong because of this worry and carefully discharged it out bit by bit. But after experimenting several times, Liu Ji found that his worries were completely redundant.
It turned out that the belly of the big gecko was fine powdered fragrant wood, and the dry pineapple looked fluffy. After the urine and stool fell, it immediately rolled into the fragrant wood powder and wrapped it with the fragrant wood powder. There was no dirt at all, and of course there would be no bad smell.
After enjoying it a few times, Liu Jie has a deeper understanding of this desire for power. He can make your feces and urine smell fragrant. This thing is the most powerful force in the world. If you use it well, you can make a country and nation prosperous. If you use it well, you can destroy a person, a country, and a civilization.
After exhausting easily and cleanly, Liu Ji used the white cotton paper held in the gecko's mouth to cleanse her body. Then a eunuch came to put the big gecko in Huang Yun's suit and moved it away. As soon as the eunuch holding the gecko in front of her, Cao Jinxi came in. Liu Ji took off his coat and chatted with Cao Jinxi. He wanted to leave and let Liu Jixiaoxi when he saw Liu Ji talk, so he stood at the screen of the house and talked to Liu Ji. The two of them were talking about the dishes at noon. Liu Ji asked casually: "Do you know how much money does it cost to have for lunch?"
Cao Jinxi bowed his body and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, as far as I know, this meal costs about 200 taels of silver."
Liu Ji was stunned for a moment. He had just walked on the street and passed many places along the way, and knew a little about the market. In the memorial of the cabinet bachelor Wang Ding, he mentioned that "Often people have silver four, five cents can pass a day. If there is silver one chunk, everyone will be rich." Liu Ji asked in confusion: "The ingredients used in these four dishes are only tofu, chicken, cucumber, pork, and seaweed for 200 taels of silver?"
Cao Jinxi seemed to know that he had missed his words and stopped saying a word. Liu Ji became more and more suspicious and asked Cao Jinxi to explain the matter clearly. Cao Jinxi was questioned so hard that he said, "I went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and asked the Accounting Department to find the account book for the emperor."
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When the Minister of Internal Affairs Qiying was summoned to the palace, he was having a banquet with Prince Ke Miankai. Qiying was listening attentively as Prince Ke Miankai talked to him about his recent salary fine.
Hearing the oral order from Cao Jinxi, Qiying didn't care about eating. He hurriedly changed his court clothes and followed Cao Jinxi to the palace. Along the way, Qiying handed over a jade bracelet several times, but Cao Jinxi blocked him back. Qiying only thought Cao Jinxi was not satisfied with his gift and refused to reveal the news. But he didn't know that Cao Jinxi was not an ordinary person. Over the past month, Cao Jinxi had already noticed the changes in Liu Ji. Cao Jinxi believed that after the emperor was struck by lightning, his thoughts had turned upside down.
The changes in the land are definitely not as easy to fool with by the emperors in the past. This seemingly approachable emperor must have a big idea in his mind. If this idea does not destroy the Qing Dynasty, it will definitely strengthen the Qing Dynasty. Although Cao Jinxi is just a eunuch, he is keen to know that the emperor who is different from the past must be careful to serve him. He should collect some things that should be collected, and he should show it in front of the emperor as well. Of course, this behavior cannot be too explicit.
Qiying knew this and was depressed that she should really curry favor with Eunuch Cao on weekdays. When Qiying saw the emperor, Liu Ji, who had already been waiting in Sanxi Hall, was admiring Wang Xizhi's "Quick Snow Shi Qing Tie". Qiying hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down with some anxiety. In secret, Qiying took a look. When Liu Ji turned his head, his face was not like a dark cloud pressing on his head, and he felt relieved.
He saw Liu Ji laughing and said, "I'm calm."
The stone in Qiying's heart fell down and said with a smile: "I wonder what instructions did Your Majesty have to summon a slave?"
Liu Ji had already thought a lot while waiting for Qiying. From Qiying, he could roughly guess that the entire bureaucratic system of the Qing Dynasty must be corrupt. At this time, corruption in the officialdom became a trend and the administration was ruled. It was definitely not easy to manage it well. First, he had to dig out the truth bit by bit. After thinking for a while, he decided to make things clear and clear, and then decide on the next move.
Hearing Qiying's question, Liu Ji smiled at Qiying's shiny fat face full of smiles, pointed to a stool next to him and said, "Sit down first."
After receiving the advice, Qiying thanked the emperor and sat on the stool. Liu Ji also half-wayed on the couch and started chatting with him.
Chapter completed!