"On purpose?" Qin Yining looked at Pang Xiao in shock. She shook her head and said, "I don't understand. Why didn't my father come back on purpose? Does he not want to care about the situation in the capital?"
As soon as she said that, Qin Yining immediately shook her head and denied her own thoughts. "No, my father is a very responsible person. He would not do such an irresponsible thing. He would never leave his family and run away."
Pang Xiao had seen her calm and intelligent side many times. It seemed that no matter what happened, she would be able to solve it calmly. Sometimes, she was so intelligent that he felt that his presence did not help at all.
Now, seeing her at a loss, he felt that it was very novel. He also felt that the way she frowned and muttered to herself was very cute. He stretched out his long arm and hugged her. He said with a smile, "You're thinking too much. Actually, it's very simple. You just came to the capital and don't know much about Da Zhou. You'll understand once I tell you. "
As he spoke, he picked up Qin Yining's teacup and took a sip of tea.
Qin Yining did not mind his heavy arm on her shoulder, nor did she mind that he drank her tea. She looked at him with sparkling eyes.
Pang Xiao was dazzled by her watery eyes. He almost could not hold himself back from kissing her. He swallowed his saliva with difficulty.
Seeing that he did not speak for a long time, Qin Yining pushed him. "Tell me quickly."
Pang Xiao was amused by her appearance and laughed out loud. He put his arm around her shoulder and said, "Okay, I'll tell you now. Actually, it's very simple. Da Zhou has its own rules. I think that's what my father-in-law was waiting for."
Qin Yining asked in confusion, "What's this' inspection 'you mentioned?"
"Your Majesty made a slight change according to the old customs of Beiji and set up a new rule for the examination of officials. All officials below the second rank in the capital who are not in the cabinet will have to go through an examination every three years. "
When Qin Yining heard this, he nodded slowly and said thoughtfully, "How exactly did the investigation work? Tell me in detail."
Pang Xiao said, "There are two stages to the performance evaluation. In the first stage, the reference official has to submit a report. In the report, he cannot boast about his achievements. Instead, he has to look back on his shortcomings in the past three years, what he did wrong, what mistakes he made, etc. There must be no concealment or lying. After the report has been submitted, the Ministry of Personnel will conduct a unified examination. The report submitted in the first stage will be the main evidence for the examination. "
"So, this year's inspection is about to begin?"
Pang Xiao smiled and said, "To be exact, it's a new year. Before the new year, the yamen was sealed. After the new year, this matter will begin."
Qin Yining pondered for a moment, and his brows gradually relaxed. He let out a long sigh and said, "In that case, my father should be back after the New Year, when the first phase of the inspection is over, and the officials have handed in their reports."
"Smart." Pang Xiao scratched the bridge of her nose.
Qin Huaiyuan was the leader of the Dayan's surrendered officials. In addition, the hatred between him and Pang Xiao for killing his father could be used by Li Qitian. Therefore, when he returned to the capital, he would definitely be put in an important position.
Dayan's surrendered officials came to Da Zhou's capital on the Dayan to inject new blood into the Zhou Dynasty's imperial court. If he returned early, Your Majesty would have no choice but to start rewarding him based on his merits for the sake of his reputation.
However, the imperial court had always been filled with people. Without good positions, the Yan dynasty's surrendered officials would have more positions.
As long as Qin Huaiyuan did not return, Li Qitian would not be able to start rewarding him based on his merits.
He stayed outside to wait for the inspection to begin. After the first stage of the examination, a large group of officials submitted their reports, stating their mistakes when they were officials.
In this way, Li Qitian would have a target if he wanted to find a position for the Yan dynasty's surrendered officials.
Qin Yining believed that Li Qitian would definitely put the surrendered officials of the Yan dynasty in important positions because of the current structure of the imperial court in Da Zhou. The former officials of Beiji occupied most of the positions of the civil officials. Although Li Qitian's loyal nobles had military power, they could not compete with the civil officials.
When the surrendered subjects of Great Yan Dynasty came to Great Zhou, as they had lost their foundation, the only person they could rely on was Li Qitian, and their only option was to pledge their loyalty to Li Qitian.
Presumably, Li Qitian also wanted to give the surrendered Dayan officials higher positions. Qin Huaiyuan's disappearance gave Li Qitian a reason to temporarily not reward him and wait for a vacancy.
"Really …" Qin Yining shook his head and smiled bitterly. "I was worried for nothing. Why didn't you tell me when you knew the inspection was about to begin?"
"I forgot to tell you." Pang Xiao smiled. "Can you rest assured now?"
Qin Yining nodded and said, "I already felt suspicious when there was no news for so long. Even if something really happened, with my father's personality, he would definitely send a message to us. Now it seems that my father has made up his mind that I will know about the inspection and analyze when he will return. "
"That's right. That's why it's a blessing for a father-in-law to have a smart daughter."
Qin Yining blushed from his indirect praise and smiled. "Why do you sound like you're smeared with honey? You're so good at coaxing people today."
"When have I ever not been a sweet talker? Why don't you try it? "As he spoke, he deliberately moved closer to her.
Qin Yining shyly pushed him away. "You're not serious. Stop fooling around."
Pang Xiao couldn't help but chuckle. He raised his hands in surrender. "Okay, okay. I won't fool around. Let's wait quietly for a while. During the New Year, I'm afraid Your Majesty will have a lot of 'brotherly affection'. In addition, Your Majesty went through untold hardships to find my di mother. I won't be able to come and see you often. "
Qin Yining was shocked when she heard this. She sat up straight and asked, "What di mother?"
Pang Xiao's eyes were somewhat cold. His tone was full of sarcasm. "What di mother? Of course it's my father's legal wife. My mother was just a maidservant. She had me by accident. After knowing that my mother was pregnant, Madam Pang drove my mother away. She even tried to kill her on the way. Fortunately, my mother was smart and avoided her.
"Madam Pang should have died together with her. Who knew that Your Majesty would find this person for me. Now that the Pang Family has been defeated and their only di mother has been found, Your Majesty said that the Pang Family has a little more hope. It can be said that the Pang Family has a complete family. He told me to be filial to my di mother. "
"Do you want to take that di mother back to the Prince's Mansion? What about Madam Dowager? "
"If I really take her back, my mother was a maidservant of the Pang Family. She wasn't even a concubine. Naturally, she is still a maidservant now." Pang Xiao's lips raised a sneer.
Qin Yining shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate. We can't let Old Master, Madam Dowager and Madam Dowager be bullied. In my opinion, it's still uncertain whether this di mother is real or not. It's better to lock her up and investigate her slowly. It's not good to contradict Your Majesty face to face. However, it's easy for you to treat her in any way you want. "
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