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Eight hundred and twentieth chapters light from the small window

The Jinxiang Hall, with beautiful spring, the carefully carved window lattices and piles of desks, the green trees swaying gently in the wind add a bit of vitality and warmth to everything.

Jingniang walked through the study and saw Zuo You and other ministers looking up at her slightly, and speechless to each other, she walked silently and came to the "secret room" inside. This room was jokingly called the secret room by the people in the palace because there were no larger windows and some of the emperor's personal belongings were placed.

The door was not closed, and Guo Shao seemed to be waiting for the person he was about to meet.

Jing Niang stepped into the threshold and was about to speak up when she saw him sitting in front of a pair of lock armor, and was actually wiping the armor of the armor with a handkerchief... After all, there were too many people working in the palace, so the emperor really didn't need to do such trivial matters.

Jing Niang didn't say anything about her etiquette, and she couldn't help but look at Guo Shao.

The room has only a small window, which is very high and has poor lighting. A ray of light penetrates through the small window, and the light is like a cloud of fog, making this quiet wooden house seem to be shrouded in halo fog.

A colorful map was hung on the wall, and the territory controlled by Daxun was dyed with yellow. On the table next to the picture was a wooden model of a Mulan ship presented by a Southern Han. In this situation, the scene of Guo Shao wiping his armor made Jing Niang suddenly feel the man's burning ambition...even in such a quiet wooden house.

Jingniang's heart became tight, as if she was touched by something. In fact, she didn't even have any interest in how big the territory of Daxu Chao was. In Jingniang's heart, the royal family's wealth had been spent, and her glory and wealth reached its peak. She couldn't even understand why the emperor was so enthusiastic about expansion and enterprising!

However, the ambitious Guo Shao made her a little obsessed with her. She had no idea why. Perhaps it was his focused look and the look that looked at the armor that had been galloping on the battlefield. Jing Niang felt a certain feeling from him. She was not interested in any sentiment, and the man who was indeed very interested in such a thing.

"My Lady Jing." Guo Shao turned his head and looked at her, pressed the handkerchief that had just wiped the armor in his hand to his mouth, coughed gently, and then stuffed it into his sleeve bag.

Only then did the girl Jing come to her senses, she moves a little flustered, and hurriedly clasped her fists and said, "I am hereby decree to see you, and I will pay my respects to you."

Guo Shao nodded and pointed to a round waisted stool with a futon beside the table: "Sit down."

Jingniang then stepped forward as she said, and couldn't help but whisper: "Your Majesty is not feeling well?"

Guo Shao frowned slightly and said, "It's just a little uncomfortable, but this is true for people. As long as there is a little discomfort in one place, it will affect the whole body, mind and mood."

At this moment, a tall and strong eunuch walked to the door. Jing Niang was always very comfortable with the eunuchs in the court and recognized it as Yang Shiliang.

"I bow to Your Majesty." Yang Shiliang knelt in and kowtowed. This action made Jing Niang feel that her respect was far from enough. Some people said bad things behind their backs that she was arrogant because of her favor, which seemed not completely wrong.

"Get up, get up." Guo Shao said casually.

Yang Shiliang got up and bowed and stood there. He didn't dare to sit without asking him to sit, and Guo Shao seemed too lazy to talk too much.

Jing Niang and Yang Shiliang both stayed in this small room with respect and remained silent for a while. At this time, Guo Shao pondered for a moment and said, "I just talked to Jing Niang about something that was uncomfortable and all over the body. The same is true for the dynasty. Once there is a problem, the entire empire will be implicated."

Yang Shiliang held up the whisk and said, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true."

Guo Shao's eyes swept across Jing Niang's face. His expression was solemn and his eyes were full of perseverance. However, a heart that was always paying attention to him, but he saw a subtle and gentle thing in his firm eyes.

The girl of Jing probably understood the reason why her heart trembled occasionally. This ambitious man, who holds the power of life and death and violent institutions, is not violent, and he often shows a gentle side.

She listened to the low magnetic gentleness in the heavy tone:

"So I want a way to tell me what is wrong, even if it is a small problem."

Jingniang and Yang Shiliang still didn't quite understand the emperor's holy intention at this time, but they didn't rush to ask, but kept calm and listened again.

The light from the small window sprinkled on his face, and the texture of the sweat hair and the white collar were clearly visible. It seemed that the first time Jing Niang looked at Guo Shao in such a detailed look.

Guo Shao looked calm, and his eyes seemed to have a deep pool of water. He continued, "The imperial court has a censor, a censor of all kinds of names, but these people may not tell the truth all about it. Because of the involvement of interests..."

He thought about it and said more specifically, "For example, the Censorate, the Privy Council may not have any power to do with the Six Ministry, and no one can control each other. However, if a Privy Council member and a nephew of a Six Ministry minister are classmates, or two officials have a family friendship? Even when talking about some national policies, civil officials and even civil servants and generals have the same interests, then one nostril will vent his anger... The most difficult thing in this world is human favors."

Guo Shao paused, "I want an institution, but I can't hand it over to the Privy Council. After thinking about it, I can only entrust it to the provincial eunuch."

Yang Shiliang asked carefully: "I dare to be brave. What does Your Majesty want this yamen to do for Your Majesty?"

"Good question." Guo Shao praised, as if he thought that Yang Shiliang, the eunuch, was very clear-headed. "The government office can be called the "internal factory supervisor". There are many links from mining, rough refining, sea transportation, refining, to minting coins, and how many coins have been minted. I must send my own people to monitor these links to avoid the loss of coins.

People must be placed in the open and the dark. After all, the eyeliner placed in the open is easy to be strictly guarded. The people used are not limited to eunuchs and palace ladies, but they can cultivate some undercover agents.”

Guo Shao said calmly, "From minting to the Haimai Money House, the royal treasury is the largest shareholding. I have enough reason to send someone to supervise... Moreover, ministers such as the Privy Council, the Political Affairs Hall, and the Cabinet Auxiliary Office also own shares in the Haimai Money House; however, they cannot interfere in these matters, so they cannot control their own profits. If I come forward to constrain, supervise, and guarantee the legitimate profits of the Money House, this is something the ministers are happy to see."

He thought, "People are often willing to see what is consistent with their own interests."

Yang Shiliang nodded seriously and praised respectfully: "Your Majesty is well-behaved and has a good plan!"

Jingniang finally couldn't help but speak, "Your Majesty's intention is to monitor Shi Jianyinshan to the inner treasury, everywhere in the money house... What does that have to do with the 'son of the Privy Council and the nephew of the Sixth Ministry'?"

When Yang Shiliang heard such straightforward words, he couldn't help but look sideways and looked shocked. However, Jing Niang sat on the round stool with a calmness.

Sure enough, Guo Shao didn't mean to blame him. He seemed very cautious. He was silent for a moment before he said in a deep voice, "'Bank Supervision' is just an entry point and a reason. The responsibilities of the 'Internal Factory Supervision' are not limited to this. Do you know what the Privy Council Military Affairs Office is doing and what methods are using?"

After hearing this, Jingniang nodded as if she was pecking at the rice field. After a while, Yang Shiliang seemed to have come back to his senses. This was not in accordance with etiquette, and then quickly said: "Go back to Your Majesty, I understand."

Guo Shao's eyes became brighter, and he looked at them and said, "It's just to do that! The difference is that your goal is not abroad, but internal! All kinds of people, all places...all industries and levels."

He paused for a moment and continued: "This yamen does not need to let any official office such as the Privy Council intervene, and the accounts do not need to be made public. He just needs to report to me and the provincial eunuch."

After hearing this, Jingniang accidentally discovered that Yang Shiliang's expression was extremely nervous and solemn. At this time, Jingniang also realized that the so-called "inner factory supervisor" is probably more dangerous and hidden in the face of military affairs. Because internal struggles are often more cruel than war.

Jingniang asked, "If you need to take out the news from someone else, can you arrest and interrogate the target?"

After hearing this, Guo Shao thought for a while before saying, "The internal factory supervisor can only inquire about information and collect evidence, and has no right to torture. But..."

Jingniang and Yang Shiliang both listened.

Guo Shao picked up a booklet and opened it, and said quietly: "But you can install people in Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice. If you need to confess, you can use the Ministry of Justice to achieve your goal. If neither Dali Temple nor the Ministry of Justice can be detained, I am afraid that the internal factory supervisor will not be able to move easily."

The two of them held a ritual with a serious expression and said, "Abide by the order!"

"Wow, wow!" Guo Shao tore off a few pages of paper from the booklet and put them on the table. "I have written some ideas, you can refer to them. You will first deploy and handle other things. I have a lot of things to worry about and cannot do this in person."

Yang Shiliang said: "I will do my best to share your worries for Your Majesty."

Guo Shao raised his sleeves and waved it gently to the outside. The two of them bowed in time and said, "I will leave."

Jing Niang retreated outside the wooden door, turned around and looked inside again when she looked around. Seeing Guo Shao pressing one hand on the map on the wall and holding a brush in the other hand, his face flashed through Jing Niang's eyes.

Perhaps the woman was careful after all, and Jing Niang accidentally noticed that there seemed to be a hint of gloom in Guo Shao's eyes. Moreover, his actions seemed to be different from before. Guo Shao was more confident in the past. He believed that he could control the overall situation. Now, what kind of internal factory supervisor is just using power techniques to assist in control?

In Jingniang's knowledge, Guo Shao's throne is more stable and his power is greater. His military achievements and the accumulation of power on the throne have made his prestige reach the pinnacle... In the past, the general trend was only forced to recognize by domestic ministers, and now the emperor's martial arts have been recognized by foreign countries.

But why did he worry about it?
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