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Chapter 289 087: Conferring Official Positions (Third)

The sixth prince, Zhao Gong, was alone and helpless here. Suddenly the elder sister spoke up for him, and he immediately looked at the eldest princess gratefully. It's better for the elder sister.

The eldest princess enjoyed Zhao Gong's gratitude, so she gave him a gentle smile.

Xie Jin kept silent. Although it was very enjoyable to beat the dog in the water, it was not worthwhile to arouse the disgust of the old emperor. After all, no matter how bad the son is, he is still his own cub. As long as he does not threaten his throne, he can tolerate it, especially when the prince was abolished. After the incident, the regretful old emperor was more tolerant to the descendants of the royal family.

The old emperor gave the daughter some face at this time, so he said, "Get up, you have to use your brains when you speak in the future, not everyone can tolerate you like I do."

In the eyes of the Sixth Prince, it was better not to say it than to say it, and his complexion quickly turned gray. Does this mean that he has no possibility of seizing the heir?

The seventh and eighth princes couldn't hide their joy at this time. The sixth son had sunk himself for fun. His father no longer considered the possibility of letting him inherit the throne. With one less competitor, his chances of winning increased. Bigger.

Lord Feng, the chief assistant who had been pretending to be dead, said at the right time, "Your Majesty's act of protecting the people must be publicized to let the people of the world know, so that they can be grateful to your father."

The old emperor glanced at Mr. Feng and said nothing, but Mr. Feng already understood that this was the meaning of quasi-playing. After all, who doesn't want their own image to be glorious and majestic?The old emperor was not immune either.

At this point, the matter has fallen to dust, and no one has any objection to the court's purchase of steam exhaust machines.

Originally here, Chang Xi, Lin Yuqi, and Xie Yuxin should have resigned. After all, this summoning was to understand the old emperor’s curiosity about steam exhaust machines. However, Chang Xi naturally had another purpose, so she stepped forward. Said, "Your Majesty, Minnv has prepared a gift for His Majesty, and I want to present it in person, and please Your Majesty give Minnv this honor."

At this time, her eyes were quite sincere, and it seemed that she could still see the reverence for the old emperor.

The old emperor paused as he wanted to get up and make people kneel down. Seeing Chang Xi's sincere eyes, he immediately responded. Princess Qianrong took the opportunity to lean over and whisper a few words in the old emperor's ear. With a flash in his eyes, he immediately cleared the scene.

The princes immediately understood that this meant not to let the onlookers watch. They all looked at Chang Xi in surprise. What kind of gift is so mysterious?But it's wishful thinking to get a little bit of an answer from Chang Xi's face.

After all, Mr. Feng, the chief assistant, was old and didn't have that much curiosity. He immediately stood up tremblingly and bowed to leave. Now it's not easy for other officials to stay. They all bowed and then retreated with Mr. Feng. Of course, they couldn't hide their curiosity. I took another look at Chang Xi.

Only Chang Xi and his party were left at the scene, as well as Princess Qianrong. Of course, Xie Jin also managed to stay. His stay made the princes who retired feel unwilling, and felt that their father was partial. , but dare to be angry but dare not speak.

Only then did Chang Xi take out a box of bank notes prepared earlier in the morning and said, "Your Majesty, this is [-]% of the tea brick workshop's profit for half a year. Please have a look at it, Your Majesty."

She respectfully handed the box forward.

The eunuch Jiang Xing, the supervisor of ceremonies, stepped forward to take the box, and when he opened it, he saw that there were large sums of banknotes inside, and his heart beat faster. How much should the box be worth?This tea brick workshop is really profitable.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the box, he directly presented it to the old emperor.

The old emperor condescendingly looked at it, and it was all his money. Thinking of this, he immediately felt better, and was worried that he didn't have enough money to enjoy, so the Chang family sent it here, and now he liked Chang Xi even more.

He gave Jiang Xing a look, and Jiang Xing closed the box knowingly. This is money from the old emperor's private treasury, not into the national treasury, and it is exclusively for him to squander.

"This time you made a steam exhaust machine. It is indeed a great achievement. I haven't rewarded you yet. What do you want?"

As soon as the old emperor said this, Princess Qianrong frowned slightly. The emperor's reward was too strong. Originally, she should have done this move of giving money, but Chang Xi, the rightful lord, is here. It's not easy to take things over, and you can't do such a cheeky thing.

Chang Xi and Xie Yuxin looked at each other, they both had the same opinion, if they really asked for it, it would probably be inferior, in short, it is necessary to be high-spirited and bright, as for the views of Lin Yuqi, who often closes himself in his own world , both of them subconsciously ignored it.

Or Chang Xi said, "No matter what reward His Majesty gives, it is the favor of the king, and the women and others will be deeply grateful."

The old emperor saw that these people were so sensible and didn't mention any high rewards, and he was immediately satisfied. After all, his small coffers could only be accessed, and it would be foolish to want him to reward decent gold, silver and jewelry in the past ten years or so.

I don't want to spend money but want to save face, what should I do?

The old emperor frowned, and Xie Jin was on the sidelines to share his worries, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, why don't you reward them with a false title, so that they can do things conveniently when they go out, next time there is something that will benefit the country and the people?" Creation is no longer a problem, and the tea brick workshop can also expand its business smoothly."

Expanding the business means earning more money, and the old emperor who is short of money to enjoy it is very excited. After all, he can bear the money in the box several times more. Besides, he doesn't care about a mere false title.

It's just that Chang Xi and Xie Yuxin are both women, so it's not easy to reward them with false titles. It's inappropriate to give a woman a life-threatening rank, and it's even more inappropriate to confer an official position. This is a bit of a headache.

Xie Jin shared his worries again, "How about rewarding them with a low-level official position in the Ministry of Industry?"

The Princess Qianrong couldn't listen anymore, what is this nephew doing?It is an unprecedented thing to give women official positions in the Ministry of Industry, "Father, think twice."

Xie Jin looked at his aunt and could see that she had objections, but this did not stop him from acting, "Your Highness, this is just a false title. Your Highness does not need to be nervous. It will not have any impact on the court."

"Master Xie's words are wrong. Since ancient times, there is no precedent for a woman to be an official in the court?" The eldest princess argued hard.

Xie Jin said with a surprised face, "Your Highness is also a woman, so don't you also object to women becoming officials in the court? No, this is just a false title, and it doesn't count as an official in the court at all."

It's hard for the eldest princess to talk now, but she has lived to this age, never thought that she could give such a reward to a woman?But after thinking about it, isn't this also creating opportunities for myself?If this nephew can succeed in the future, can he also find a seat in the morning court?

Thinking of this, her heart beat violently, and she no longer held any objections.

How could the old emperor be so easy to fool?

He raised his eyes to look at Xie Jin, what is the relationship between Chang and him, don't think he doesn't know. Do your best to fight for a false title for the Chang family?

This approach made him wonder what he was thinking?
Xie Jin still stood there with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes. He didn't give the old emperor any chance to look into his heart. He knew very well that the old emperor was testing him while testing his sons.

Then what should a qualified heir look like, then what should he look like, so that he can justifiably regain the position that originally belonged to him.

Chang Xi didn't say a word, as if she didn't care about the disputes of those in power above, but only she knew how hard her heart was beating, no matter what false title it was, if she could really be granted an official position, then she would go further towards her dream. further.

Besides, with this false title, her property can be safer, so that she won't be taken away just for a reason.

In fact, people who do big business will buy themselves an official position. This is to insure their property. Otherwise, why would there be so many outsiders?

Your official position is tied to your property.

The emperor didn't make a sound for a long time, and the atmosphere was a bit depressing. Jiang Xing, who was waiting on the side, didn't dare to breathe. He felt that Xie Jin really dared to think, and he could say such words directly.

When the old emperor opened his mouth again, the air just started to circulate, and he said to Xie Jin, "I think your proposal is acceptable." After a pause, "Your research institute seems to have a lot to do, how about it, it can be named under the Ministry of Industry in the future , but it is not under the control of the Ministry of Industry, it is an independent department, Mrs. Chang, I have successively awarded you the position of the seventh-rank officer of the Ministry of Industry, and Lin Yuqi who assisted you will be the deputy of the eighth-rank officer, and Mr. Xie will be the officer of the ninth-rank officer Cheng, I hope you can create more things that are beneficial to people's livelihood in the future."

Xie Jin hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty is wise."

Princess Qianrong also knelt down with her heart beating fast, if she could take advantage of this shareholder wind in the future, then this life would be worth it.

Chang Xi and the others also kowtowed. Except for Lin Yuqi, they all felt their heartbeats also speeding up. After all, this was the first of its kind.

Xie Yuxin couldn't believe it at all. While kowtowing, she whispered to Chang Xi, "Sister Chang, how did we become court officials? It feels like a dream."

Chang Xi let out a soft "hush", and then couldn't hide the joy in his heart and said, "Isn't this a good thing? You will have more confidence in walking outside in the future."

Although the official position of the seventh rank is inconspicuous and false, for Chang Xi who was only white before, this is a qualitative leap. Since then, she has added a layer of protection, which is the most congratulatory thing she has traveled so far.

At this time, she looked at Xie Jin with tenderness and love in her eyes, how could she still see the cold and self-restraint in the past?

Xie Jin knew she would be happy, as long as he could make her happy, he would win her for her.

The matter of appointing a woman as an official, spread throughout the imperial court the next day, causing an uproar. Many stubborn old men could not accept it, and they all wrote letters to express their opposition. How can women be trampled on?
But who is the old emperor? No matter how noisy you are, he will ignore it at all. Instead, he will continue to practice immortality and alchemy in the harem, planning to repair the palace.

Mr. Feng, the first assistant, directly closed the door of his own house, so as to keep his ears clean. He was able to be the first assistant for so many years because of this ability to know interesting things. The old emperor has already made a will, so why object?

A group of idiots with no eyesight, no wonder they couldn't climb up and let a woman ride on their heads.

(End of this chapter)