Civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, begging me to ascend the throne

Li Yancheng was the person Anle entrusted to him specially, but now that she was dead, he didn't know how to face his sister.

He knew that Li Yancheng and Anle had a close friendship, and could even be said to be friends in times of need, and they also showed appreciation.

Besides, he is a very talented person.

But such a person died on the battlefield, and was betrayed by his own people.

This is no less than having a flawless and valuable jade smashed by someone.

Such a waste of natural resources, such...

Jiang Yi knew his sister's arrogant thoughts, and was afraid that she would blame him for not being able to properly protect Li Yancheng, and the person who recommended her would end up like this.

……

The sadness is enough, and the reminiscing is over.

Next, Jiang Yi faced a big problem.

After Li Yancheng leaves, who will be the new military commander?
The position that was once fought for by thousands of people now seems to have become a hot potato.

With Li Yancheng in front of him, Jiang Yi would be overjoyed if he was really talented, but he didn't.

Naturally, there are quite a few experienced veterans in the army who can take on important tasks.

But that group of people are basically veterans who joined the army during Emperor Wu's time, and now they are all old and gray-haired.

Even the youngest among this group of people must be in their 60s or [-]s, which should be the age when they have grandchildren at home.

Even if Jiang Yi is ruthless enough to let them coach him, others in the court may not be able to rest assured.

As for the other candidates, there are some, but they are all budding generals. They can participate in wars and practice, but generals - not.

For this plan, Jiang Yi had been thinking about it for the past few days and there were only two candidates who seemed to be able to take over Li Yancheng's position as the commander-in-chief on the border and take charge of the camp.

One... is King Wen.Even if Jiang Yi gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, he still could not ignore King Wen's achievements and his military talents.

Regardless of prestige and status, King Wen was slightly better than others.

Moreover, as a descendant of the royal family, he has blood. Having such a descendant of the royal family sitting at the border can not only stabilize people's hearts, but also enhance the Jiang family's prestige and popular support.

As for the disadvantages?
Because that is King Wen.

That was the eldest brother he always called the rebellious eldest brother, the eldest brother who always looked down on him.

Jiang Yi was not at all reassured that he would hand over the largest army in his hands to him, and was not at all reassured.

The second candidate is also an old acquaintance of Jiang Yi, his uncle Chenglao General.

Originally, General Cheng Lao was stationed in the southwest camp, guarding the southern barbarians for generations. He had been guarding the southern border for decades, but he could be said to have achieved great success.

Nowadays, the south has been settled. Since Jiang Yi was born, there has been no great chaos in the south.

It is said that today's Nanman is also a land of peace where men farm and women cultivate mulberry trees.

There is no need to worry about General Cheng's ability, and his reputation is unmatched by anyone in the court.

Quite a good candidate.

After thinking about it for a while, Jiang Yi already made up his mind.

It happened that at this time, there was an imperial censor admonishing me at this morning meeting.

According to the censor, King Wen was very dissatisfied with His Majesty. After returning to his fiefdom, he drank and had fun all day long. He also made rude remarks and complained about His Majesty during the banquet.

After listening, Jiang Yi waved his hand and chose to ignore it.

He, King Wen, has always been like this. Don't the courtiers know?

Jiang Yi felt that if he really fought against King Wen, his life span would be shortened by ten years.

He planned to summon the feudal princes back to the capital to congratulate him after he dispatched his generals and secured the border.

In this way, it can be regarded as a reunion of brothers and eliminate the estrangement in their hearts.

A few days ago, after the news of Anle reached Kyoto, Jiang Yi felt sad in his heart and read the last letter several times without replying.

This time he received a secret letter from the red-clothed guard next to Mount Tai, and learned that Anle was now living in seclusion near Mount Tai, and that he was seriously ill and his eyesight was gone. Even if he could see things, it was not complete.

Jiang Yi looked over this secret letter several times before finally noticing the date in it.

It was a letter from two months ago.

At that time, affairs in the DPRK were very busy, and there were both foreign enemies and external troubles. Even Jiang Yi, assisted by Li Yancheng and Fu Sheng, gradually became a little tired.

But now that he knew about his sister's condition, Jiang Yi thought about it for a while and decided to write a letter of condolences and asked the eunuch to send her some Anle and favorite things to her current secluded place.

This is not only a reward, but also Jiang Yi's intention.

After Jiang Yi made his decision, he quickly sent a letter to General Cheng, asking him about the old man's health, and wrote in the letter his hesitations about the northwest war.

Jiang Yi asked the red guard to deliver this letter to General Cheng as soon as possible.

After writing two letters, Jiang Yi stood up from the dragon chair, stretched out his arms and stretched his muscles.

Yesterday, the Ministry of War reported that the troops in the capital camp had defeated the King of Han's troops, and now the King of Han had retreated to Jingzhou.

The Ministry of War was very optimistic about this war and said that the King of Han had no power to fight back.

This was within Jiang Yi's expectation.

After all, he still knows what kind of virtue the sixth brother is.

It is possible for brave men to charge into battle with thousands of troops.

But asking him to strategize, make plans, look at the overall situation, control and weigh...these are skills that the sixth brother does not have.

Now that the domestic war has been contained, the situation is about to stabilize.

Jiang Yi became more and more worried about the war in the northwest, fearing that if he was not careful, Qingyi would fight back.

After all, everyone knows how mysterious the Qingyi Iron Cavalry is.

Now that Li Yancheng is gone, Jiang Yi's mentality becomes unstable instantly.

Now he is anxiously waiting for a reply from his uncle, General Cheng, from the south.

……

青夷
Royal castle
Wu Mugao, who was dressed in mysterious clothes and had a sword hanging from his waist, was sitting on the throne. Sitting on his left was the aging Zuoxian King Wu Quji.

Sitting in the hall were the chief officials from various places and the generals from the south.

The doctors were wearing silk clothes that were worth hundreds of gold in Qingyi. They sat aside quite calmly, talking mostly about the treasury, pastures and other things.

The group of generals were quite frightened. Even though Wu Mu had given them a seat, they did not dare to speak to each other. Their eyes looked at Wu Mu from time to time, with a bit of fear and uneasiness.

Umu knew what they were upset about.

The border was defeated and Wolf Throat was lost.

This is a complete dereliction of duty on the part of these generals.

Even if Wu Mu cuts off their positions and drags them out to cook, no one dares to stop them.

But Umu didn't.

Not only did he ask these people to sit down, he also smiled at them kindly.This actually calmed the panicked generals and clenched their fists.

Seeing that everyone had almost arrived, Wu Mu cleared his throat, and everyone's discussions and whispers disappeared instantly.

Wu Mu seemed to be much kinder than Wu Xian. In the past, the eldest prince often treated others with a smile.

"Everyone, you are all aware of the border issues."

As he said this, the smile on Wu Mu's face disappeared, and he said with a rather sad expression.

"Now that my father has just passed away, those Daxia people have invaded the country. They have no morals at all and are not a country of etiquette at all."

Wumu labeled his enemies as soon as he came up and attacked while others were in funerals. This was an immoral thing.The attacking side of Daxia is not a country of etiquette, so remove the opponent's honor label.

"Such a shameless thing has outraged both humans and gods! The place where the late Emperor used to live was also invaded by the Daxia people. Now I want to regain my land, so I ask for your help."

Seeing Wu Mu's attitude, all the ministers and generals stood up and bowed down in obeisance, shouting: "We shall serve the Shanyu Yingming."

After Wu Mu's operation, he first won over people's hearts, and then pointed out his goal, which was to restore the Wolf Throat first.

"Everyone please rise"

Wu Mu said warmly.

It was in this stoop and rise that he had gained the loyalty of most people.

Next, Umu first talked with the generals and made plans, and then discussed domestic matters with the officials, including military preparations.

After this conversation, the image of Shanyu, a man of great talent, broad-mindedness, benevolence and caring for his subordinates, appeared in the hearts of all the ministers who attended the meeting.

It initially calmed the hearts of the Qingyi ministers.

While Wu Mu was talking with others, although Wu Quji, the King of Zuoxian, did not say a word, he twirled his beard with satisfaction and quietly watched Wu Mu's gesture.

Until three hours passed, Qingyi's future policy was finalized here, and the doctors and generals all exited the palace with confidence in their hearts.

Zuo Xian Wang Wu Quji smiled and said, "Well done."

Wu Mu's eyes widened, looking at the uncle with a kiss and said: "Really?"

These rather childish words actually made the calm Wu Quji laugh a little. He said with certainty: "It's really good."

"Chanyu did not choose the wrong person, you are indeed the most suitable one."

Wu Quji looked at Wu Mu with satisfaction. In these years, the prince had grown into a single man.

Wu Mu rarely felt shy about Wu Quji's praise.

These days, he is busy with funerals and stabilizing the situation. Many court affairs are assisted by his uncle Wu Quji.

This kind of blood relationship made Wu Mu feel more at ease.

When Wu Quji patted him on the shoulder and left the palace, Wu Mu's heart was still looking towards those political officials.

Although the most important thing now is military affairs, the thing that Wu Mu is most worried about is actually the same as Jiang Yi, that is, there are no talents in the country, no available talents, and no talents for the country.

In Daxia, this was just because the imperial examination had not yet been held.

Before long, there will be a steady stream of new power.

But in the same situation, if you put it in Qingyi, it will be like maggots.

This is a long-standing problem that Qingyi has always had.

Due to their unstable residence and nomadic lifestyle, few Qingyi people knew how to read. The only way to get promoted was to join the army and fight in the war.

But this resulted in Qingyi having many excellent generals, but no talents to rule the country.

The former, his father Wu Xian, tied up a top counselor himself and did not rely on his own brains or the brains of those ministers.

But Wu Mu was not so lucky.

When Wu Xian left, not only did he leave, but he also took his teacher with him.

As if he didn't care about Qing Yi's survival after his death - Wu Mu complained softly.

Now it is time for these old bones of Qingyi to be replaced by new ones.

……

Bamboo Forest Villa
Jiang Sile looked coldly at the eunuchs who came here with gifts. This was not because she had any objections to these people, but mainly because she had been in a bad mood these past few days.

In addition, winter was coming, Jiang Sile suddenly looked up at the pale sky, but he didn't care.

"Maybe it's seasonal depression..."

Jiang Sile coldly blamed all the changes in her mood on the weather, even though she already knew the real reason.

Li Yancheng's death made her feel very guilty.

If she had not recommended Li Yancheng to Jiang Yi, what happened next would not have happened, let alone this sad ending.

But there is no regret medicine in this world, and there is no way to turn back.

No matter how much the world longs for, fears, or regrets, only one thing will not change - that is what has happened.

But living people can make it more meaningful.

Jiang Sile opened the reply letter from Jiang Yi. The thin letter was filled with his guilt, pain and longing.

This made Jiang Sile unable to remain unmoved.

Jiang Yi was the brother she recognized, the one who still worried about her even when everyone turned their backs on her.

She couldn't resent him, and she knew that all this was not his fault.

It's just fate, that unpredictable fate that plays tricks on all of them, playing with all of them in the palm of their hands.

No one can escape, and no one can abandon themselves and their destiny.

How can people abandon their own past, their own past?
Once discarded, are we still ourselves?

Finally, she nodded and handed over the 'rewards'.

On the eve of those people's departure, Jiang Sile hurried to the desk, wrote a letter and handed it to them.

The leader of the eunuch solemnly led his men back to the capital in a hurry.

The hum of their carriage and the sound of rolling wheels gradually faded away, taking away all the complicated things, taking away this piece of peach blossom land, taking away this only remaining paradise.

……

General Cheng, who was far away in the southwest camp, received Jiang Yi's letter. He did not delay and opened the envelope and quickly checked it in front of the angel.

"Li Yancheng is dead. Does your Majesty want me to take charge of the northwest camp?" '
General Cheng has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he can clearly see Jiang Yi's temptation.

He did not refuse, and hurriedly replied to the letter, expressing his loyalty in the letter, and also expressed condolences to his sister, Jiang Yi's mother, Queen Mother Cheng in the letter.

When Jiang Yi saw General Cheng's reply, he knew it was done.

He can then order the old general Cheng Qian to serve as the marshal of the northwest military camp and be responsible for guarding the border.

With the military order, the situation began to change.

The borders between the two countries have begun to undergo large-scale changes. Food, grass, baggage, commanders, and men are all competing for this ever-changing opportunity.