Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Longyuan, who had just finished his morning dynasty, was sitting behind the imperial desk, reading the memorials. He seemed to be handling government affairs seriously, but there was a hint of absent-mindedness in his brows and eyes.

According to what Jiao Aiqing said in the memorial yesterday, he should be going to Mei's house today to express his condolences. I don't know what will happen next.

To be honest, if it was a consensual affair, no matter how detailed and vivid Jiao Shun described it, the emperor might not be so interested in it. After all, he was the ruler of the world with many beauties in his harem.

But although there are many beauties in the harem, those who are relatively reserved like Jia Yuanchun are rare, and they have never seen them with their own eyes even if they are willing to reject them, or even reluctantly - even if they are, they certainly would not dare to show it in person.

Therefore, Jiao Shun's article struck a chord with the emperor's pursuit of freshness and excitement.

Of course, this was mainly because Emperor Longyuan was more or less a decent person. Otherwise, after being inspired by that article, he would not be waiting for the next article, but would just say, "I will support you as your wife."

When I was distracted while writing, I heard Dai Quan whisper from the side: "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor has summoned Mr. Sui Ge to enter the palace."

Emperor Longyuan's mood suddenly turned from sunny to gloomy. He threw the brush in his hand on the mountain-shaped stand and opened his mouth as if he was stuck in his throat. In the end, he still controlled himself and did not speak harshly directly.

After summoning Jiao Shun last time, many problems were solved, but the matter of Mr. Sui Ge was not included. After all, the matter involved the Supreme Emperor, so Jiao Shun did not dare to make random decisions and could only deal with it perfunctorily.

He could only deal with it, and the emperor had no choice.

Emperor Pianlong Yuan did not want to break his promise and gain weight, thereby damaging the prestige he had built so hard.

It has been said since ancient times that loyalty and filial piety cannot have both ends.

That's not right. The word "loyalty" seems inappropriate when applied to me.

What word should I change?

…………

While the emperor was picking out words.

A regular meeting is being held in the back office of the Ministry of Industry. In addition to the minister and the two ministers, there are also doctors from various departments and Jiao Shun, the head of the department of affairs.

The first topic at this meeting was to discuss how to deal with the fact that some people were targeting the Beijing-Western Railway, which was still under review, and intended to secretly incite water delivery workers to cause trouble.

When discussing this matter two days ago, the emperor was actually inclined to take a long-term view and catch the big fish. He would first sit back and watch the water workers get into trouble, and then capture the leader and the mastermind behind the scenes.

However, Jiao Shun believes that when engineering is newly established, it is best not to create extraneous problems, especially in areas involving people's livelihood. Otherwise, once a group incident occurs, even if it can be properly handled in the end, others will inevitably be blamed.

So after getting the emperor's approval, Jiao Shun reported the matter to the ministry, and as expected, the superiors ordered the General Affairs Department to formulate a response plan, and then discussed it at a regular meeting.

But after being named, Jiao Shun immediately stood up and walked out of the queue, saying loudly: "The official believes that the reason why such a thing happened is mainly because of the poor communication between the official and the people, so the Department of General Affairs plans to hold a face-to-face official press conference , completely clarify the misunderstanding.”

"Launch conference?"

The officials from the Ministry of Works looked at each other in confusion. Zhao Yi, the doctor from the Department of Works, was the most familiar with Jiao Shun, so he took the initiative to ask: "But I don't know what the meaning of this press conference is?"

Jiao Shunchong bowed slightly to him and explained: "Actually, it's to speak clearly face to face. When local governments encounter emergencies, they often adopt similar methods. It's just that they are forced to have no choice, while the press conference is to wait for the situation to develop further." Before that, I took the initiative to clarify and explain to the people."

Everyone looked at each other again.

Jiang Chengfang, the left minister, frowned and said, "Isn't this detrimental to the dignity of the imperial court? If we want to clarify the rumors, we can publish the list and make it public to the public. Why do we need to hold such a press conference?"

"Your Honor."

Jiao Shun bowed slightly and said seriously: "Although the literacy rate of the people in our dynasty is far higher than that of previous generations, after all, the majority of water delivery workers at the bottom are still illiterate. At that time, they will have to rely on word of mouth to be known to them, and if someone takes it out of context,

I may have deliberately misinterpreted it, but I am afraid that it will deepen the misunderstanding.”

To put it bluntly, his focus on someone and the new policies of the Ministry of Industry is nothing more than a thorn in the flesh in the eyes of most scholars. With such a mindset, no matter how good the scriptures are, they will have to read them incorrectly, not to mention that this matter has its own meaning.

The driving force behind the scenes.

"As for the dignity of the court..."

Jiao Shundao: "We can ask the major newspapers to send editors to participate, and then allow the people to observe. In this way, on the surface, we are publishing news to the major newspapers, but in fact, we can inform the people of the truth openly and honestly.

"

Jiang Chengfang didn't say anything, but he didn't express support either. Apparently he still felt that it was not necessary, but since Jiao Shun still knew that everyone was being considered, there was no need to stop him forcefully.

"Cough~"

The fashion book Chen Li coughed lightly and asked: "How is the Secretary General going to clarify this matter?"

"Report to your lord."

Jiao Shun replied: "We believe that since we want to clarify for the general public, we must make it concise, powerful and clear. It is best to use a catchy and easy-to-remember sentence to summarize all the core content - for example: less

The middlemen make the difference, the people get the benefits, and the water carriers earn more!"

After his melodious voice fell, no one spoke in the lobby for a while.

Shangshu Chen Li's expression looked as if he was constipated.

How should I put it? This statement is indeed "succinct, powerful and clear", but it just doesn't sound like the official statement.

If it had been in the past, he would have denied it on the spot and asked Jiao Shun to think of a more elegant slogan.

But although Jiao Shun is still in the Department of Administration, he actually has a relatively independent status. Coupled with the emperor's unreserved trust, Chen Li feels that there is no need to be serious with him over such a trivial matter - anyway, even if

When a joke was made, he was the one who stood in front of someone.

So Jiao Shun's proposal was approved in a somewhat strange atmosphere.

The following topics will not be discussed in detail.

But he said that by the time he came out of the back office, it was already approaching noon.

Jiao Shun slightly rubbed his temples tiredly and returned to his check-in room. Suddenly he saw someone standing up suddenly. Only then did he remember that he had made an appointment with Mei Guangyan.

Then he smiled and said: "I thought I would be back in half an hour, but who would have thought... Lord Lao Mei has been here for a long time."

"Don't dare."

Mei Guangyan hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "The official affairs of the imperial court are important, so you don't need to worry about your subordinates."

"Official affairs are very important, so we have to offer sacrifices in the Temple of the Five Internal Organs."

As Jiao Shun spoke, he took out his pocket watch, took a look at it, and then said, "Let's go find a restaurant to have a few drinks, and then go to the engineering school for inspection."

Mei Guangyan couldn't help but look strange after hearing this.

If Jiao Shun insisted on going to his home to express his condolences and still couldn't figure out what his intention was, then this was a clear show of goodwill.

Is he trying to win over himself?

Or……

Has he discovered the emperor's purpose in sending him to study engineering?

Then do you want justice Lingran's rejection?

But this Jiao Thief is his immediate boss after all. If he refuses even such a trivial matter, won't he end up causing trouble in the future?

If Jiao Shun could hear Mei Guangyan's suspicious thoughts, he would definitely roll his eyes and tell him that he was simply overthinking things.

The reason why Mei Guangyan was invited to have a drink was mainly to prepare the way for him to stay at Mei's house for dinner in the evening - as long as he went there at a certain time, Mei Guangyan would always have to deal with courtesy, right?

By then, there may be a chance to continue writing the article.

Even if he fails to achieve his goal in the end, he still has a reason to prevaricate the emperor: It's not that the humble minister doesn't work hard, but he really has no chance to make a move!

Alas~

It is really difficult to be a man who writes with his body!

Speaking of body…

Afterwards, when she learned from Caixia what happened outside the Champs Elysees that night, Jiao Shun held his waist and took a deep breath.

This group of people is moaning loudly, as if they are trying to fight wolves. No matter how fierce the man is, he can't hold it back!

But what Jiao Shun is most confused about is why the second girl appeared outside the Champs Elysees in the Spring Festival. Logically speaking, there has been no relationship between the two - at most, they only play an occasional friendly match with Xiuju.

Could it be that he was forced by Jia She into desperation and wanted to find himself to relive his old dream?

To be honest, Jiao Shun was really indifferent to this.

After all, he is already a little overwhelmed now. Sometimes he really wants to streamline things, but the palms and backs of his hands are all flesh, and he feels reluctant to leave them behind.

"grown ups?"

Mei Guangyan thought wildly for a while, and when he came to his senses, he was about to apologize for his blunder. Unexpectedly, Jiao Shun was even more distracted than him, so he had to call out.

"oh."

Only then did Jiao Shun come back to his senses and said with a smile: "Let's take a walk, the shops near Qianbu Corridor are doing very good business. It will be difficult to find a quiet place when you arrive late."

With that said, he dragged him out of the Ministry of Industry Yamen, found a small shop nearby, ordered six dishes and two soups in the private room, and chatted casually over drinks.

This was the first time Mei Guangyan had daily communication with Jiao Shun - of course, there had been many indirect interactions, and they were very in-depth.

All in all, after finishing the meal, Mei Guangyan was quite surprised.

Although the Jiao thief in front of me is a little less educated, he treats people like a spring breeze and often talks about current affairs in an insightful manner. He is completely different from his impression of a despicable villain who relies solely on flattering his superiors to gain favor.

wrong!

Because of this, this guy is a big problem!

On the way to the engineering school after leaving the restaurant, Mei Guangyan repeatedly reminded herself to stand firm, and even prepared to show her attitude in public at the engineering school.

But when he got to the engineering school and followed Jiao Shun around the construction site, he was overwhelmed with all the demands and data, but he couldn't care less.

What kind of attitude or attitude is there?

This mansion was originally the palace of the old Prince Yizhong. Later, because he committed a crime, it remained abandoned until the emperor ordered it to be transformed into an engineering school. It has recently been revived.

In fact, Jiao Shun's renovation goal was to open up small rooms into large rooms, and then bulldoze some of the unnecessary landscape pavilions.

But in actual operation, it certainly cannot be so simple and crude, and what to choose specifically is what Mei Guangyan needs to worry about next.

In this way, Jiao Shun deliberately controlled the time until around five o'clock in the afternoon, then he took Mei Guangyan out of the engineering school again, seemingly casually asking if it was convenient to go to the house to express condolences.

This was something that had been agreed on a long time ago, and Mei Guangyan didn't know his ambition, so he naturally agreed on the spot, and the two of them drove straight to Mei's mansion.

Although the timeliness of news in ancient times was relatively long, there were very few people 'patronizing' in front of Mei's house at this time, but if you smell it carefully, you can still smell some smell.

Because of this, Ma Baosen did not choose to ambush at the gate, but hid in a corner to spy. When he saw the majestic and majestic Jiao Shunhui entering the living room with his father, he hurriedly ran to the back of the house.

.

When we arrived at the door of the main house, the maid who was guarding the door quickly reminded her with a smile: "Master, Master, my wife has asked you to..."

"Get off!"

Mabelson swung her aside with his arm, then stepped straight in.

Mrs. Mei was startled and turned around to look at her son warily: "What are you doing here?"

"Of course I'm sending a message to my mother."

Mapleson pretended to be innocent and spread his hands, then quickly changed the subject and said, "I don't know why, but I always feel like I've seen that Jiao Shun there."

When he was questioning Ma Baosen in the alley, although Jiao Shun did not come close, he did take a look at it from a distance. If he were an ordinary person, Ma Baosen might have forgotten about it, but Jiao Shun's stature was really incomparable.

, so I still have some vague impressions.

When she heard this, Mrs. Mei became even more panicked. She forced herself to calm down and said, "Maybe you remembered it wrong."

After saying that, he got up and walked out: "Let's go, we should go to the mourning hall to wait. Since he wants to express his condolences, he must ask his family to pay tribute."

"It's already past the first seven days, why are you so serious?"

"evil creature!"

Ma Baosen was following his gaze and talking in three directions when Mrs. Mei suddenly stopped and turned around and said bitterly: "If you hadn't been so arrogant and came up with such a ridiculous idea, how could the old lady die? I...

snort!"

Mapleson pretended to accept the instruction, but in fact he didn't take it seriously at all.

He never reflected on what he had done wrong, only regretting that he had not succeeded in making a comeback.

At the same time, I became increasingly confused, not knowing whether I should sacrifice myself for this little beast again.
Chapter completed!