Sword Qi of the heavens

Chapter 108 Both civil and military are the best in the world

by the lake.

Holding a book in his hand, Li Changlan leaned leisurely in Ding Baiying's arms.

Ding Baiying was already familiar with Li Changlan's life style like a rich young master, but he didn't feel anything.

She glanced at the book in Li Changlan's hand, feeling more and more bored.

"I don't understand, what's so good about this book?"

"You don't need to rely on reading to gain fame, and you don't usually socialize with those literati and elegant guests. No matter how you think about it, it's not for a certain purpose. It can be said to be a hobby. You just like reading. I have read it for more than three years. Normal people should be tired of watching it long ago, right?"

Li Changlan turned a page and said with a chuckle: "This question is easy to understand. There is a golden house in the book, and there are..."

Ding Baiying raised her hand and said, "Stop, you have said this many times."

Li Changlan looked slightly surprised, put down the book in his hand and said, "There have been many times, why don't I remember?"

Ding Baiying sighed helplessly, knowing that Li Changlan was just perfunctory her.

It was three years ago that Li Changlan left the capital.

Traveling all the way from the capital to the south, at first she thought that Li Changlan had some important things to do, so she used the name of resignation as a cover to keep it secret.

Who knew that he really traveled around the mountains and rivers along the way, eating, drinking and having fun.

Almost every few months.

There will be Jin Yiwei from the capital to send a batch of books.

Now, besides his daily duties, the most important thing for the Zhenfu Division is to collect various books for Li Changlan.

In terms of the number of books stored alone, the Zhennan Division has already far surpassed the Imperial Palace. Even in the entire Ming Dynasty, it is second to none. It is enough to be called the most yearning place for all scholars in the world.

Last month, the time when Lu Wenzhao personally came to deliver the books.

In the carriage full of books, Ding Baiying saw more than ten rare and rare books that had long been claimed to be lost.

In addition, there are even books that have long been banned by the court and are not allowed to be viewed.

It is said that he resigned from office and retired.

But in terms of prestige, how many people can compare with it?
She gently massaged Li Changlan's shoulders with her hands, somewhat confused about what Li Changlan was thinking.

"Pei Lun has now become the new governor, and the brother has also become a Jinyiwei again."

"To be honest, I was really surprised. I thought that after we left, they would be beheaded by the emperor's order. Who would have guessed that they are now playing like ducks in water in the court, and are highly valued by His Majesty."

Li Changlan straightened his upper body and threw the book into the carriage beside him.

"That guy Pei Lun can speak well, and knows how to read words and expressions. If he knows how to restrain himself a little bit, this officialdom is more suitable for him."

"It's more or less thanks to me that he can achieve this position."

"After all, at my level, basically no one dares to fight against me anymore."

Ding Baiying gave Li Changlan a blank look.

There are many people who have provoked Li Changlan, but until now not only no one dared to have the idea of ​​revenge, even the ones who are still alive, who is not seeing him now is the same as meeting the living Hades?
I went to Suzhou and Hangzhou before and met Beizhai.

Beizhai was so frightened that he couldn't even hold the water, his hands were trembling, his pretty face was bloodless, and his weak and pitiful appearance made people feel distressed.

His apprentices, senior brothers, became the most loyal supporters.

Especially that extremely unified face, who took the initiative to please her, and deliberately flattered her, perhaps even Wei Zhongxian had never enjoyed this kind of treatment.

privately.

Ding Baiying sometimes thinks about it too.

Li Changlan deliberately let this group of people live, is it just to let him destroy when he has nothing to do, so as to pass the time?
Seeing that Li Changlan was still playing dumb with her, she stretched out her finger and poked Li Changlan's temple.

Unexpectedly, Li Changlan got up suddenly.

Amidst Ding Baiying's exclamation, he picked her up and put her on the carriage.

Ding Baiying thought that Li Changlan was messing around again, and was about to protest.

Li Changlan flicked his whip lightly, drove the carriage forward, and then made a gesture that Ding Baiying was very familiar with.

After Ding Baiying reluctantly replaced him with a new book.

Li Changlan showed a mysterious smile.

"After such a long time, I have almost read the books that should be read. It's time to go back."

"From your point of view, are you planning to continue traveling?" Ding Baiying got out of the car and sat down beside Li Changlan.

"Well, no, let's kill a few people first, lest these people continue to make trouble, causing wars everywhere, not to mention affecting my mood, and delaying the progress of my book collection." Li Changlan thought for a while, seriously road.

"No, didn't you say earlier that you would never enter the capital again?" Ding Baiying asked puzzled.

"Your Majesty will take the initiative to invite me back." Li Changlan smiled lightly and accelerated the carriage again.

……

Royal Palace.

Emperor Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair and was in a good mood.

Ever since he got rid of Wei Zhongxian and eradicated the entire eunuch party which he regarded as a cancer of the imperial court, all the imperial power was in his hands.

The inexplicable death of the leader of the domestic rebellion made the imperial power more stable.

Although there are still many problems in the imperial court, everything is developing in a good direction after all.

Needless to say, there is something wrong with it.

On the one hand, Zhao Jingzhong, the governor of the East Factory, died unexpectedly without any clues.

On the other hand, many Donglin Party members who don't know the truth about Li Changlan's resignation have never stopped attacking and smearing Li Changlan, the former governor of Nanzhen Governor, and even created many false rumors maliciously. Replace Pei Lun's post of governor and let their own people replace it.

Chongzhen originally intended to greatly weaken Jinyiwei and Dongchang because of Wei Zhongxian.

However, the conversation Li Changlan told him in the hall that day did make him feel a little different.

Therefore, not only did he retain some vigilance against the Donglin Party, but he also appropriately restored the powers of a very small number of Jinyiwei, serving as the emperor's close ministers, so as to ensure that he could supervise all officials at any time.

And today, it is the resumption of the imperial examination.

All candidates came to the capital from all over the country according to the will, to prepare for the final round of selection and assessment - the palace examination.

This time, as the first palace exam since the year name was changed, Emperor Chongzhen naturally wanted to come to the scene in person.

His Majesty the Emperor came in person, and there were many defense forces on the scene.

Those guards with a murderous look all over their bodies are already extremely oppressive, so let's talk about the emperor who can determine the life and death of his family.

Inside the test site.

Many examinees looked down at the test paper, and no one dared to look at Chongzhen.

With his hands behind his waist, Chongzhen proudly looked at the candidates in the examination room, feeling quite proud and full of vigor.

only.

When he found a certain candidate in the corner, instead of lowering his head, he looked at himself with a smile on his face.

An expression of disbelief suddenly appeared on Chongzhen's whole body, and he was speechless for a long time.

Until two days later.

The top three rankings are officially released.

His Majesty the Emperor will roll call the candidates who have passed the palace examination in order and summon them in person.

Only then did he confirm that Li Changan, the number one scholar in this year's palace examination, was indeed Li Changlan who had been disappearing for several years.

Standing in the main hall, Li Changlan still had the unrestrained appearance of an exiled immortal many years ago.

Just when many officials in charge of the palace examination around him were about to reprimand him for being so rude and offensive when they saw Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Li Changlan who was not far from him, but smiled wryly.

"Fortunately, I'm still thinking, since you promised not to enter the palace again, I probably won't summon you in this life, who knew you and I would meet again in this way?"

"I just don't know if I should call you Li Changan or Li Changlan?"

Many officials in the hall, they learned that Li Changan's name was a pseudonym.

Its real identity is the descendant of Li Changlan, the governor of Nanzhen Fusi, who was famous in the capital a few years ago.

Immediately.

There was an uproar.

The very few guards who had heard about Li Changlan's deeds from their friends, colleagues, or former bosses were even more frightened by Li Changlan's name, and their faces turned pale and lost all color in an instant.

Li Changlan stood with his hands behind his back, and said leisurely: "Your Majesty, my martial arts may be a little higher, but compared to them, I think my reading skills are also good."

"It now appears that this is indeed the case."

Chongzhen stood up and walked slowly to Li Changlan, his eyes flickering slightly.

He didn't care about Li Changlan's eyes looking directly at him, as if he didn't regard himself as the emperor at all, and he didn't worry about whether the latter would do anything to him at such a distance.

Chongzhen forcibly stabilized his emotions.

"A few years ago, you once said that you would not enter the capital again. Now that you are back, are you planning to return to the court?"

Li Changlan shook his head and said: "I came here to bid farewell to Your Majesty. By the way, I would like to persuade Your Majesty that Daming seems to be prosperous now, but the interior is already dilapidated. If Your Majesty really does not want to be the king of subjugation, you still have to work harder." .”

"The country is subjugated? Is it possible that Daming is really going to perish?" Chongzhen looked horrified. He thought this sentence would cause an uproar, but he seemed to be the only one around who could hear it.

The look of shock flashed again.

Li Changlan saw that Chongzhen was not angry, but made a serious gesture of asking for advice, so he paused and continued.

"However, Your Majesty need not be too discouraged."

"There is a folk saying that three years are new, three years are old, and three years are mending and repairing. As long as someone is willing to mend, I think it will last a little longer. After all, who knows what will happen in the future? ?”

The voice fell.

Purple light and mist spread throughout the sky.

A vision from the sky, this strange sight immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the palace.

Chongzhen and a group of officials came outside the spacious and unobstructed hall one after another.

"The purple air is coming from the east, this is the omen of the legendary saint's appearance!"

A white-haired official raised his hands high, knelt on the ground with an excited expression, and kept yelling words like this is auspiciousness from heaven.

Although Emperor Chongzhen was not too obsessed with such images, he had also heard of the amazing sight of purple air filling the sky when Lao Tzu left the customs.

now.

He secretly marveled in his heart, and even gave birth to a little guess, whether it was because of his own merits that he was recognized by the heavens, so he just appeared in this way.

next moment.

The exclamation of everyone suddenly interrupted his thoughts.

Li Changlan's body exudes an astonishing purple light, matching with the scene in the sky, and gradually pulling and merging, as if the two seem to be one.

In the shocked eyes of Emperor Chongzhen.

Li Changlan chuckled twice, and walked slowly, his figure became more and more illusory, and gradually disappeared into the purple glow.

All the court officials bowed or knelt in the direction of his disappearance.

"Li Changlan, I didn't expect you to be a real immortal..."

Chongzhen looked at the sky with a complicated expression, and murmured in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)