After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Chapter 624: Bringing the Imperial Examination Ahead

In other words, if no one fills the vacant positions, the new policies cannot be implemented, and stagnation will give rise to other problems, which is indeed a big problem.

Qin Junyu pondered for a moment and asked again: "Master Qiu, is there any way to solve this problem?"

Qiu Simiao was waiting for this sentence. He straightened his face and answered loudly, "Soon after the Emperor ascended the throne, he laid off a group of idle people who only received salaries but did not do any work, solving the problem of redundant officials. At the same time, he eliminated those without talent and promoted those with ability, which led to a major change in the court."

Qin Junyu nodded. Cleaning up the court and rectifying the officialdom was what he wanted to do when he was the crown prince. He started this matter as soon as he ascended the throne. Because of this, the national treasury saved a lot of money and the people's taxes were reduced. Only when the people's lives are good can the country be well governed.

"It's just that the court is in need of people right now, and many important positions are still unfilled, not to mention there are extra people to be sent to local positions."

At this point, Qin Junyu had already guessed what he was going to say. He glanced in the direction of Yang Liuliang and saw that he had a look of dissatisfaction. He didn't want to listen to a word Qiu Simiao said.

Qiu Simiao nodded and said, "Therefore, I suggest that the imperial examination be brought forward to select talented people to enter the court to fill the vacancies in various places."

Yang Liuliang slapped the arm of the chair and stood up angrily, "I don't agree!"

Yang Liuliang was the Minister of Rites, and the imperial examination was under his jurisdiction.

Qiu Simiao was the Minister of Personnel, and he was in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials.

A battle between the two is about to break out.

Yang Liuliang had a good reason: "There has never been a case of changing the date of the imperial examination! If any etiquette and law can be changed at will with just a word or an imperial decree, who will abide by the law in the future?"

"Besides, the imperial decree originally stated that the exam would be held in August. If it is suddenly moved forward, it will be unfair to the candidates! They originally had five months to prepare for the exam. Moving the exam forward will deprive them of that time to prepare, and it will definitely not be able to measure their true level."

"Why do something that does a hundred harms and no benefit?"

Yang Liuliang's saliva sprayed all over Qiu Simiao's face, but the latter just closed his eyes and wiped his face calmly.

Qin Junyu raised his hand and pressed it, "Master Yang, don't get excited. Sit down and talk."

Yang Liuliang sat down as he was told, but as soon as he opened his mouth, his legs stood up as if a mechanism had been triggered. "Your Majesty, how can I not be excited! How can a system that has been in place for hundreds of years change like this!"

"It's their business that the Ministry of Personnel has no one available. Lord Qiu should find a way to solve it. Why do you want to interfere with the imperial examination of our Ministry of Rites?"

"There is no construction without destruction." Qiu Simiao said silently, "The emperor implemented a new policy as soon as he ascended the throne. Could it be that Lord Yang thinks that this move is also destroying the system that has existed for hundreds of years?" He did not have any hostility at all, and even one could not hear any emotion.

Yang Liuliang was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. He bowed to Qin Junyu, but his face was facing Qiu Simiao. His expression was as if Qiu Simiao owed him tens of millions. He said in a stern voice: "I have no such intention. Please understand, Your Majesty!"

Qin Junyu let out a long sigh. They all had their own reasons. Every decision had its pros and cons. This was inevitable. It all depended on how to minimize the losses.

While Qin Junyu was deep in thought, Yang Qiu and the other man started arguing again.

Lin Shoude looked embarrassed and distressed. It was said that the late emperor had a migraine. Listening to the ministers quarreling like this every day, he would get sick even if he was not sick.

"Quiet!" Qin Junyu shouted, and the two of them shut their mouths at the same time.

He held his forehead and closed his eyes, then waved his hand, "Let me think about it and give you an answer another day."

Yang Liuliang found it incredible that Qin Junyu actually hesitated. What was there to consider? What the old man Qiu Simiao said was meaningless and there was absolutely no place to take it!

"emperor……"

Seeing this, Lin Shoude hurriedly stepped forward, waving his whisk before Yang Liuliang could utter the next word, "Your Majesty is tired today. I will inform you two adults when the decision is made another day?"

Qiu Simiao had no objection. He stood up, straightened his robe, and bowed to take his leave.

Yang Liuliang was at a loss whether to advance or retreat, and after hesitating for a long time, he was forcefully "asked" to leave by Lin Shoude.

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The Flower Festival is approaching, and Nian Su Su has sent invitations to all the young ladies in the capital to enter the palace to attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet. No matter whether they are legitimate or illegitimate, or whether they have a certain family background, every girl will have a chance, truly ensuring that everyone has an equal opportunity.

This Hundred Flowers Banquet is not just about appreciating the flowers. The important thing is that Nian Susu wants to take the opportunity to find out the personalities of the young ladies from each family, in order to prevent Qin Junyu from attracting some troublemakers during the selection process and causing trouble for her.

In order to prevent any problems, she personally supervised the layout of the imperial garden.

On this day, the sun was shining brightly with a clear blue sky. Nian Susu stood in the pavilion of the Imperial Garden with her hands on her hips, directing the palace servants to move flowers.

"Put the blue ones over here, six pots in a row will do!"

"The red pot is placed crookedly!"

"No no no, the shape is wrong!"

……

Zhihua was by her side. Seeing her sweating profusely, she felt both distressed and puzzled. She thought that these tasks would be left to the servants, and she would come to inspect them when the time came. If she was not satisfied, she could just redo them. Why did she have to work so hard?

Zhihua, who was immersed in her own thoughts, came to her senses and found that Nian Susu had rolled up her sleeves and was moving the flowers herself for some reason, probably because she thought they were too stupid to understand her instructions.

Zhihua hurried over to help.

The palace servants were all terrified. They kept saying, "Your Majesty, let your servants come," "How can your Majesty do such work?", "Your Majesty, please go and have a rest. How dare the servants let you work so hard?" They just watched helplessly and no one dared to really stop her.

Nian Susu was sweating profusely in a short while, and Zhihua didn't know how to arrange it to make her satisfied, so she had to persuade her together with the palace maids.

"My lady, shall we go back to the pavilion?"

"Xian Niang, please don't tire yourself out."

……

When a group of people surrounded Nian Susu in fear and awe, no one noticed a bright yellow figure appearing behind them.

Qin Junyu went directly to the Imperial Garden after the court session, so there was no guard of honor following him. Only Lin Shoude was nearby, and there were several ministers behind him who were discussing with him the issues that had not been resolved during the morning court session.

From a distance, they saw the bustling scene in the Imperial Garden.

Qin Junyu had no idea what was going on, let alone the ministers. They all stopped for a moment, closed their mouths and looked at the crowded crowd curiously.

"Lin Shoude, go and see what's going on." Qin Junyu absentmindedly moved the finger of his thumb. The court robe on his body was heavy and thick. There was some distance from the Mingde Hall to the Imperial Garden. He was sweating, so his face did not look good.

The ministers thought he was angry and were worried for a moment.

Those unruly servants offended the emperor today and must be punished. I just hope that the emperor's anger will not be taken out on them.