I, my father-in-law, set off a frenzy of public examinations in ancient times

"The queen mother, the queen mother!—" Guan Yujun bravely shook his hand in front of the queen mother.

"Ah?!——" The Queen Mother regained her composure, and straightened her hair on her temples: "Listen, Aijia, you said that the harem should learn from the past, and that the salaries of the palace people should also be distributed according to their ranks...continue ah!--"

"Empress Dowager, Xiao Guanzi has done some research. If the salary is composed of 'monthly rules, monthly rice, public money and engayin', and 'fixed posts, fixed numbers, and fixed quotas', it will actually save a lot compared to the number of people who will expand every year. Here comes the money..."

"This Ai family has also calculated an account, it is true; but Xiao Guanzi, to what extent do you intend to raise the salaries of the palace people?—"

"My suggestion is not to mention too much at the beginning: for the fourth grade, the monthly silver is eight taels, eight dou of rice, and the public money is always three hundred; for the fifth grade, the monthly silver is seven taels, and the rice is seven dou. The public money system is always two hundred...the rest can be reduced in order."

"What about palace servants without rank or rank?" asked the Queen Mother.

"Then let's distribute it in three classes!——

The first class has three taels of silver per month, three dou of rice, and six hundred cash at public expense; the second class has two and a half silver per month, two and a half dou and a half of rice, and six hundred cash at public expense; the third class has two taels of silver per month , two buckets of rice, and six hundred cash at public expense. "

The queen mother made a calculation in her mind: "There are also rewards such as 'festival rewards, birthday rewards, and overtime rewards'..."

"Xiao Guanzi also has such intentions!—" Guan Yujun cheerfully agreed, talking to smart people is just that good!

"However..." The Empress Dowager frowned, "It's mainly the ministers of the former court who will definitely oppose it fiercely..."

"Xiao Guanzi and the Holy Majesty have also discussed this issue! The overall salary of a hundred officials is indeed not low, but if you consider that the whole family has to be an official to support one person, it does seem a bit stretched..."

The Empress Dowager stroked the jade ring on her finger, Guan Yujun looked at it and felt that the small movements of the mother and son when they were thinking were surprisingly consistent...

"Then, according to the number of relatives and servants in the family, another sum of money will be distributed. For example, a county magistrate's family will be counted as [-] to [-] people... But what is the title of this money? "

"How about calling it 'Yang Lian Yin'?!" Guan Yujun suggested enthusiastically.

Although the system of "raising honesty and silver" implemented in the Qing Dynasty has intensified corruption, but the name and intention of the family are still very good! ~
"Hmm~ It's a good name..." The queen mother smiled slightly.

***
In the evening, Han Yinchu's carriage brought the queen mother to the top of the tower——

Under the faint light of the torch, the Empress Dowager climbed the stairs panting with her skirts in hand: "My lord, why do you have to go up to the tower?! Huh~huh~huh~ wait a minute, I'll rest for a while." ..."

When they finally climbed up the tower, the soldiers who were on duty on the top turned around the figure who would not fall even after going through wind, knife, frost and sword, and shouted in unison, "Please be safe, the emperor and the queen mother!"

Even half-kneeling, the tall and straight figure stood upright like the colorful flags hunting beside him.

Sigh——Hiss——Guan Yujun took a breath of non-existent saliva, and these soldiers all had the same aura as Han Yinchu, like bamboo and pine trees!

"Let's get down!" Han Yinchu waved his hand, signaling the soldiers to light the torches on the tower one by one.

"Emperor, what is this doing?..." The Queen Mother just asked in confusion, when suddenly there was a rumbling sound of "Bang!——" from not far away——

"Emperor, be careful! There are assassins!—" The queen mother suddenly turned pale, and hurriedly wanted to block her tall son with her thin body, and threw him to the ground together.

This is an instinctive reaction produced by the war. The sound is really too similar to the sound that gunpowder and bird guns can make...

"Mother, don't panic, it's just fireworks..." A warm current surged through Han Yinchu's heart, and he patted his mother's back as a sign of comfort, and asked the queen mother to follow his direction and look at the sky suspended by a bright moon— —

In the boundless blackness, suddenly a huge golden firework spread out, crackling in the air, like gold powder scattered into a river of stars, and disappeared in the endless river of night after a while...

The golden color also disappeared into the empress dowager's bright black eyes, she murmured: "It's a pity it's so short..."

Before the words were finished, colorful and gorgeous flowers exploded in the air one after another, like the tireless flowers blooming in spring.

The smile on the corner of the Empress Dowager’s mouth never faded away, she kept jumping and turning around, appreciating the beautiful scene just for her: “That’s a little rabbit, alas, that peony is really beautiful... The emperor, the emperor , you come and see~"

Han Yin first helped the queen mother to drag the luxurious dress, willing to be an unknown servant behind her.

As soon as the Empress Dowager turned around, she saw Han Yinchu who was holding up the skirt for her, with a sore nose: "No wonder the emperor must ask to understand today... So the emperor remembers..."

"Then how can I forget?——The regret of my father's life is that I didn't make a grand wedding ceremony for my mother, so on the grandpapa's founding ceremony and the day when my father was crowned prince, my father tried his best to hold out the crowd. No matter what, I will show you a firework that belongs only to the queen mother..."

Guan Yujun didn't know how moved the queen mother was, but she almost cried when she heard it. It turned out that the queen mother and the first prince were "married first and then loved"...

In the future, I must find more books for the Queen Mother about "marriage first, then love", she will definitely be able to love...

The Empress Dowager wiped her tears for countless times today, and patted Han Yinchu's hand: "Chu'er, do you know why your father chooses to set off fireworks?"

"Children don't know."

"Your father said that he hoped that the smoke of gunpowder since then will be due to the fireworks of the prosperity and peace, rather than the gunpowder used in the war; the former makes the people live in peace and prosperity, and their lives are beautiful, while the latter makes the people of Li people displaced and miserable."

The Empress Dowager looked at the chattering people watching the fireworks downstairs, and stared at her son's handsome side face; her gaze was no different from that of her husband when he used to look at his son.

Han Yinchu showed a sincere smile: "Mother, don't worry, my son will definitely inherit the father's behest and be a benevolent lord with a long history..."

The queen mother showed a meaningful smile: "The queen mother naturally believes it, but... Xiao Guanzi!~" The queen mother waved to Guan Yujun, and Guan Yujun followed him.

"Mother, this is?..." Not only Han Yinchu was puzzled, but Guan Yujun was even more confused——

Isn't this the time when the two of them "mother kindness and son filial piety" together?What are you calling me over here for?