Just when Li Longji didn't know what to say, Xiao Bao said, "Xiao Bei, why are you so insensible? Uncle Emperor is just joking with you. You didn't do anything. If he really gave you a third or fourth rank official, how would the officials in the world be convinced?
I'm not like a sixth or seventh rank official. It's fine no matter how many ranks you get. Is it so easy to get a third or fourth rank official? Your sister and I used our lives to get those positions. Why aren't you apologizing? "
Xiao Bei looked at his brother in confusion. Suddenly, he saw his brother winking at him. He remembered what his brother said and immediately said, "Uncle Emperor, Xiao Bei didn't put his life on the line. I don't want a sixth or seventh rank official position. I'll ask for one after I try. From today onwards, I won't wear an official uniform anymore, even if it looks good."
Li Longji really couldn't give Xiao Bei and the others such a high rank official. Just as he was thinking of a way to change the topic, Zhang Xiaobao's words settled the matter.
It didn't seem to be a good idea whether he was given a rank or not. When he wanted to turn around and give Gao Lishi a look, Xiao Yuan in the crowd also cooperated and said to Gao Lishi, "Brother Xiao Hai, actually, I think it's okay to have a seventh rank official. At most, when no one is looking, you can still wear purple clothes. When you meet an official, you can change into a seventh rank uniform."
When the little guys heard Xiao Yuan's words, they all looked at Li Longji with yearning.
Xiao Bei also said as if he was talking to himself, "Can a seventh rank official be given?"
"Your Majesty, on the way here, I discussed with County Deputy Wang. We're going to use some money to build a few bridges between the Yellow River and the Caoqu Canal. We hope Your Majesty will agree."
At this time, Zhang Xiaobao spoke again.
When Li Longji heard Zhang Xiaobao's words and looked at County Deputy Wang standing there with a smile, he finally knew what to do.
"I didn't expect Minister Zhang to have such a plan. Okay, I agree. I hope Minister Zhang and Minister Wang can build the bridges firmly. Xiao Bei, if a third or fourth rank official is really not enough, I have a seventh rank official. How about I give you the title of Zhiguo Commandant? He is a seventh-grade Wu San Official. "
Li Longji originally didn't want to give Xiao Bei and the others any official positions, but when Zhang Xiaobao said that he wanted to build a few more bridges, it played a key role. After weighing the money needed to build the bridges and then considering the salary of a seventh-rank official, he had no choice but to agree to it.
"Thank you, Uncle Emperor. Xiaobei knows that Uncle Emperor doesn't have much money. Xiaobei doesn't care about what Uncle Emperor wants. I'll go back and do it myself. Uncle Emperor, we're both seventh-ranked. How can Xiaobei care about others?"
This time, Xiao Bei didn't follow her brother's instructions. She said whatever came to her mind.
"Of course. Not to mention a Rank 7 official, even a Rank 1 official, as long as he makes a mistake, Xiaobei, you just have to take care of him. Uncle will help you, so there's no need to be afraid."
Li Longji said in his heart, 'If you encounter an official who bullies you, you don't need to be an official. Your brother and sister will take care of them. Who dares to bully you? I almost lost a Rank 3 or Rank 4 official as soon as I met him.'
Xiao Bei nodded happily. Suddenly, she put on a straight face and said, "I impeach the County Magistrate of Yongle County. I don't know what his name is, but he asked the refugees to come over and help with farming. He said that he would give the refugees farmland, but after the spring plowing, he began to drive them away. When I passed by Yongle County on the boat, I gave some of the refugees food.
I impeach him. "When Xiao Bei said this, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were stunned. The two of them really didn't know about this matter. During those few days, the two of them had been discussing the details of the emperor's travels with Old Man Pi and the others. They only heard the servants report that Xiao Bei gave people food when they were resting at the docks.
This was very normal. There were many poor people, and Xiao Bei liked to give people things. He didn't give a lot, but it was very useful.
They didn't expect that when the boat stopped at Yongle County when they were about to enter the canal, there would be such a thing. If they had known about this situation, they would have dealt with it themselves.
Xiaohai and the others also nodded to prove it.
"Xiao Bei, oh, Lieutenant Zhiguo, is what you said true?" Li Longji asked Xiao Bei, but his eyes were looking at Wang Juan.
Wang Juan quickly thought about it and felt that Xiao Bei and the others couldn't be lying, so she nodded and said, "I think it's about right. Send someone to check."
Li Longji narrowed his eyes. If it was someone else impeaching, he could consider why the County Magistrate did this and who was behind it. But today, it was Xiao Bei, a three-year-old child, who was impeaching. For a group of children to remember something so clearly, no matter if the County Magistrate didn't do a good job or didn't hide it well, he couldn't be let off lightly.
"Lishi, who do you think should investigate this?" Li Longji wasn't going to let this County Magistrate go. Yongle County was too close to the capital. Today, the cute little fellows had joined hands to impeach the County Magistrate as soon as he became an official. How big of a matter was it to make these sensible and well-behaved little fellows hate it so much?
Hearing this, Gao Lishi thought for a moment and replied, "I think it's better for the Crown Prince to personally handle this matter."
With this, Li Longji understood which side the County Magistrate of Yongle County stood on. He looked at Gao Lishi with praise and said, "Lishi, you go arrange this matter."
"I understand." Gao Lishi replied.
Zhang Xiaobao also felt sad for the County Magistrate of Yongle County. The County Magistrate of Yongle County probably didn't know what happened until he died, let alone that he fell at the hands of a group of three-year-old children.
Xiao Bei and the others were happy. Xiao Bei waved her little fist and said to Li Longji, "Uncle Emperor is really a good Emperor. That County Magistrate is really bad. Oh, when I gave the refugees food to eat, it was such a big steamed bun that one person could eat three of them. Uncle Emperor, how hungry do you think they are?"
"Lishi, tell the Crown Prince to handle this matter strictly." Li Longji's face darkened. What kind of lie could a three-year-old child say? Seeing Xiao Bei gesturing at the big steamed bun, he added another order to Gao Lishi.
Gao Lishi nodded and immediately went to find the Crown Prince. He didn't forget to look at Xiao Bei and the other little fellows. He thought to himself that the people from the Zhang Family and Wang Family were all killers of officials. They already knew how to impeach at such a young age. If they grew up in a few years, they probably wouldn't have a good time with any corrupt officials they met.
"Xiao Bei, you have contributed to the impeachment. What reward do you want?" Li Longji pulled Xiao Bei in front of him and kissed her.
Xiao Bei blinked her eyes. For a moment, she didn't know what to say. She wanted more benefits, but she felt that it was impossible. When her brother came, he said that she couldn't casually ask for anything else.
After thinking for a while, just as Li Longji was about to help her out, Xiao Bei finally spoke.
"Xiao Bei doesn't want any reward. I just want Uncle Emperor to let the people of Great Tang live good lives." This was what Xiao Bei often said when she played with the children in the county. At this moment, she was using it.
If it were an adult, Zhang Xiaobao, or Wang Juan who said this, Li Longji would praise them and then say some official words. After all, it was too difficult to let the people of Great Tang live good lives. It involved more than just money.
But when these words came out of Xiao Bei's mouth, Li Longji was moved. Children were always the most innocent. Whatever the adults said, the children would listen. For her to say such words meant that the adults in her family had taught her a lot.
Hearing Xiao Bei's words and thinking about what the Zhang Family and Wang Family had done over the years, Li Longji sighed and said to Xiao Bei, "How about this? There are many things that We cannot see or hear. How about I appoint you as Imperial Governors? If you meet someone that both of you think can be impeached, you can impeach that person. "
There was no official position of Imperial Governor, but they could be Imperial Governors. This could be said to have a rank, but there were no normal ranks. This was because all Imperial Governors could be called Governors, but they didn't have a rank. Starting from Rank 3 to Rank 9, all Imperial Governors could be called Governors.
What Li Longji meant was that he had given the Zhang Family and Wang Family the power to impeach others without a rank. When an Imperial Governor impeached someone, it didn't matter even if the impeachment was wrong. Other than sending people to investigate, the person who was impeached would have to provide evidence himself.
If it was only an Imperial Governor, then the impeachment would be carried out in the imperial court. If it was a local Imperial Governor, then the impeachment would be carried out at different levels.
Now that they had this Imperial Governor, then the Zhang Family and Wang Family could carry out the impeachment to the provincial government first. If the provincial government didn't do anything or didn't investigate, then they could immediately carry out a cross-level impeachment to the capital. They could also impeach the local Imperial Governor. If they used this well, they could directly find out the person behind the local Imperial Governor, and it would be a legitimate one.
Xiao Bei didn't understand what this meant. He only knew that in the future, he could take care of things that he didn't like. If the other party's official position was high, then he could get Xiao Yuan and the others to work together. Even if it was the title of Imperial Governor, they could impeach the high-ranking official.
"Uncle Emperor, Xiao Bei will definitely take good care of others. As long as I see someone bullying the common people, I will … I will deal with him. If he dares to fight back, I will let Big Brother and Big Sister beat him up."
Xiao Bei took the initiative to kiss Li Longji, making a promise to Li Longji.
"That's right. If anyone dares to bully Xiao Bei, we will let Xiao Bei's Big Brother and Big Sister beat him up. Hahaha ~!" Li Longji picked Xiao Bei up and spun him around, then laughed loudly and put him down.
Li Longji was really too happy today. It wasn't because of the official, but because of Xiao Bei's words that would let the common people of Tang live a good life. Since the Zhang Family and Wang Family could teach Xiao Bei like this, it was reassuring.
The most frightening thing was that the Zhang Family and Wang Family betrayed him. If other people betrayed him, he could send troops to suppress them, and there wouldn't be many losses. However, if the Zhang Family and Wang Family betrayed him, then the consequences would be unimaginable.
The surrounding palace maids and eunuchs also heard this conversation. Some were impressed, some felt that Xiao Bei and the others were cute, and some felt that Zhang Family and Wang Family were good. However, all of them had the same thought, and that was that in the future, unless the Emperor personally gave the order, no one would dare to provoke the Zhang Family and Wang Family.
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