The grass in the factory should be plucked

Chapter 168 Going to court

In order to prevent cheating, all corrected papers must be reviewed by Marquis Jing'an.

Jiang Li was able to quickly pick out the problematic papers with just a scan using his spiritual sense, which amazed the two principals and teachers in the academy.

This move immediately eliminated most of the young men and ladies from aristocratic families.

They usually only know how to recite poems and write couplets, and talk about love and romance. How could they understand the people's livelihood?

As a result, people who came to intercede, plead, and give gifts almost broke down the door of Marquis Jing'an.

The headmaster and teachers of the academy had long been sent by Jiang Li to the Longmen Military Industry Farm to mark the papers.

The place is guarded by imperial guards and the security is tight. Those who want to go through the back door cannot get in, so they all come to find Marquis Jing'an.

The Longmen headquarters was right next to the East Factory, and Xie Changan and Captain Xu had sent guards to guard it heavily, so those who wanted to take advantage of the situation could only sigh in despair.

Nangong Qing and Long Xin were very happy. When the academy was recruiting teachers, it had already mined a lot of talents.

Now that the academy has recruited a large number of future talents, he can foresee that the prosperous era of Great Chu that he and A'li will create will be a glorious chapter that will be recorded in history and will be yearned for by future generations!

The next step is to attack the Nanyi Kingdom, eradicate the Miao and Gu, and flatten the southern border!

Jiang Li's official uniform had been hastily made, and Nangong Qinghe issued another decree, stating that Jing'an Hou had made great contributions to the establishment of the academy, and her punishment of "confinement and reflection" was revoked.

No matter how reluctant she was, she had to get up early in the morning and attend the court meeting.

Upon learning that Jiang Li was going to court, Aunt Lian rushed over just to see the little Li slave wearing court robes.

At the yin hour of that day, Aunt Lian ironed her court robes neatly early in the morning, and told Zhen'er and Zhu'er to light the lamps and prepare toiletries. She personally came to wake Jiang Li up.

"Girl, it's time to get up."

There was silence in the carved bed.

"Girl, girl, if you don't get up, you'll be late for court!"

Aunt Lian shouted.

Jiang Li still didn't move.

Aunt Lian was afraid that Xie Changan was also in bed, so she didn't dare to lift the curtain directly. When she saw that there was no movement for a long time, she had to grit her teeth and lift the curtain.

There was only Jiang Li, a small ball wrapped in a quilt, sleeping soundly.

Aunt Lian breathed a sigh of relief, lifted the quilt, and slapped the little girl on the butt: "Girl, get up quickly!"

Jiang Li hummed in a daze, turned over in bed, and continued to sleep soundly.

Aunt Lian tried everything but failed to pull her out of bed.

She was so anxious that she heard Xie Changan say outside: "Aunt, let me do it."

Aunt Lian had no choice but to watch Xie Changan dig Jiang Li out of the quilt, hold her in his arms, and wipe her face with the towel that Zhen'er had wrung out. His movements were so skillful that it was obvious that he had done this countless times.

Aunt Lian lost her temper when she thought about the time when the girl was in a coma and that Xie Changan had been taking care of her personally.

These two have been sleeping in the same bed together for a long time and are very close to each other. Why is she still being so pretentious?

If it weren't for Xie Changan, who could have gotten that bedridden girl out of bed?

Xie Changan skillfully put court clothes on the dazed Jiang Li piece by piece, put on his official hat and boots, and stuffed him into the carriage.

Jiang Li didn't wake up until the carriage arrived outside Qiancheng Gate.

"Awake?" Xie Changan said with a smile, "Come, have some breakfast quickly."

Jiang Li complained: "As a secret guard, I'm used to hiding during the day and going out at night. Who can get up so early in the morning?"

"You'll get used to it slowly."

Xie Changan smiled, opened the food box prepared by Aunt Lian, filled a bowl of porridge and handed it to her.

Jiang Li hurriedly stuffed a piece of dessert and drank half a bowl of porridge, then followed Xie Changan and followed the crowd going to court, walking towards Chengtian Gate.

It was dark outside Qiancheng Gate, but there was bright candlelight inside Chengtian Gate.

Everyone saw a petite official walking in swaggeringly, accompanied by Xie Chang'an, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

She wore a scarlet robe with a nine-dragon-shaped claw pattern, a black gauze hat, and a jade belt around her waist. She had an exquisite face that looked like a celestial being in the candlelight.

Needless to say, this is the Marquis of Jing'an who is favored by the emperor.

Everyone gasped, and the young officials were dazzled and blushed.

Prime Minister Liang frowned secretly, beauty is really a disaster!

How can those young officials attend court meetings if they are only interested in the handsome Marquis Jing'an?

Jiang Li smiled slightly and took the initiative to step forward and salute: "Hello, Prime Minister."

Liang Shoufu looked puzzled, and bowed slightly: "Greetings, Lord Marquis."

He had not yet come into direct confrontation with the Marquis of Jing'an, and his first battle ended in a disastrous defeat, so he naturally did not dare to underestimate her.

At this time, the Duke of Zhenguo also came. He walked forward with a chuckle and said, "Marquis Jing'an, are you healed?"

Jiang Li quickly bowed to him and said, "Hello, Your Excellency the Duke. I am fine now. Thank you for your concern."

The Duke of Zhenguo also saw her face under the mask for the first time, and couldn't help but praise: "Marquis Jing'an and Lord Xie are indeed a perfect match!"

Xie Changan also stepped forward and said, "Please, Duke, take care of her."

The Jinyiwei were the emperor's trusted personal guards, so they only stood guard outside the imperial gate and did not have to enter the court to listen to government affairs.

The Duke of Zhenguo smiled and said, "Of course, Sir Xie, don't worry."

At the hour of Mao, the officials of the Honglu Temple sang: "Enter the class——"

Civil and military officials entered the court one after another, divided into two groups, and lined up on each side.

Jiang Li is a super-class marquis. He stands with the lords, behind the Duke of Zhenguo, and is basically under the emperor's nose.

She secretly groaned, and even trying to take a nap was no longer possible.

The bell and drum department began to play music and the emperor arrived at the imperial gate.

"Welcome to the Holy Emperor——"

After the Jinyiwei whipped their whips three times, Nangong Qinghe, accompanied by Liao Wuyong and Yuanbao, ascended the throne.

All the ministers knelt on the ground and performed the ritual of bowing once and kowtowed three times.

"Long live the emperor!"

"Everyone is safe."

Nangong Qinghe looked at Jiang Li, who was standing under the throne, looking at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, and couldn't help but smile.

Ari looks good in anything she wears!

He was stunned for a moment, and Yuanbao reminded him quietly: "Your Majesty."

Nangong Qinghe came back to his senses and said in a loud voice: "My fellow ministers, if you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court."

After he ascended the throne, he issued a series of decrees to encourage agriculture and sericulture and reward farming and weaving. He also encouraged widows to remarry and widowers to remarry, and prohibited infanticide and abandonment of babies. His purpose was to develop the economy, increase the population, and prepare for future wars.

Since the founding of the Great Chu State, it has experienced many wars and is still surrounded by powerful enemies.

There are Mongolia and Jurchen in the north, Japanese pirates in the east, and Nanyi in the south.

Therefore, during the reign of every emperor of the Great Chu, he had to devote himself to developing people's livelihood, strengthening armaments, and defending the border.

When the old emperor was in power, the only time he needed to defend against the looting by the Tartars from the north was in the autumn and winter of each year, and there were basically no large-scale wars.

I didn’t expect that there is now a new powerful enemy - the Kingdom of Nanyi!

Originally, Nanyi was a small border country and did not have the ability to compete with Da Chu. However, after receiving help from the Nanjiang Gu King, it began to covet Da Chu.

If Jiang Li had not appeared out of nowhere, the old emperor would have been controlled by Gong Baifeng's witchcraft long ago, and Da Chu would have become a possession of the Nanyi Kingdom!

When Nangong Qinghe thought of this, his eyes looked at Jiang Li more tenderly. Fortunately, he had A'li.