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

After a moment, the little Taoist priest raised his head slightly, his handsome face as calm as ever.

Even the howling winter wind seemed to become gentle and gentle in front of him.

"Your Highness, you are worrying too much," the little Taoist priest's eyes were clear, like a cool spring in the mountains, reflecting the shadow of everything.

"If General Li were here, he would definitely appease His Highness in this way. Whether or not to join the official service is our free choice. How can it be regarded as your fault?"

At this moment, Jiang Sile's heart trembled slightly, and a few tiny crystal tears quietly hung on her face, dripping slowly.

The little Taoist knew that His Highness had been feeling guilty about General Li's death for a long time. In fact...he was the same.It's just that he is a man of the world and is accustomed to life and death.

But now, he can't help but feel a little guilty in his heart.That day, he only cared about his own sadness, completely unaware that His Highness was already upset.

Even though His Highness comforted him so gently, he never thought that the pain in His Highness's heart would not be any less painful for him.

Now the little Taoist priest looks at Jiang Sile with softer eyes. At least in his heart, His Highness is such a gentle person~
Jiang Sile quietly turned away and covered her face with a handkerchief, not wanting him to see her weakness.

A few seconds passed, and Jiang Sile had stopped crying and returned to the calm, calm, fearless Princess Anle that everyone was familiar with.

Her voice was barely calm, but the slight vibrato revealed Jiang Sile's inner emotion.

"Then...how do you choose?"

This voice that was no longer clear made the little Taoist priest arch his eyebrows and reply with a smile: "Since Your Majesty has sincerely requested me, I should serve my country so that I can live up to the skills I have learned day and night through ten years of hard study. "

Jiang Sile was about to open his mouth to speak again, but the little Taoist priest waved his hand and stopped him.

"Your Highness, since Pindao is willing, it is Pindao's own wish, and you don't need to say anything more."

These words made Jiang Sile completely give up the idea of ​​persuading.

She looked up at the little Taoist priest and saw him smiling slightly, with a narrow smile between his eyebrows.

This little Taoist priest...

Jiang Sile felt as if the altar of five flavors had been overturned, all kinds of tastes came to his mind, and he felt a little funny.

"That's all, you're blocking my mouth like this, what else can I say?" Jiang Sile gave the little Taoist a threatening look, then put down his words and stood up.

Behind him, A Yi seemed to realize something. He turned around calmly, as if he was tired of looking at the scenery around him.

Jiang Sile slowly left the pavilion, and A Yishi followed closely. Halfway through, Jiang Sile turned to the little Taoist priest in the pavilion and said, "When you are ready, just come down the mountain to find me."

After that, the two left without looking back.

The shadow got farther and farther, and after turning a corner, nothing could be seen at all.

The little Taoist priest retracted his gaze, stood up alone, and looked at the scenery outside the pavilion.

In the mountains, there are thousands of miles of infinitely beautiful scenery, but no one enjoys it with it.

No matter how beautiful the scenery is, this hillside cannot accommodate him after all.

The little Taoist priest knew this clearly three years ago.

So he left Mount Tai alone, hoping to seek success and fame and wealth in the world.

Today, it seems that... these things are about to be within easy reach.

In the wild wind in the mountains, the silly laughter of the little Taoist priest echoed, like crazy, like singing and crying.

Jiang Sile, who had walked away, raised his head slightly and looked at the pale sky, as if heavy snow was about to fall.

A Yishi's ears twitched, he shrugged and said with a smile: "I also know the howling of a wild ghost later, it's really harsh..."

"Maybe"

The two walked faster.

After half a stick of incense, within a hundred miles, white goose feather-like snowflakes fell quietly.

……

three days later

A carriage drove slowly towards Qiaodu. The driver was a strong man with the badge of the Red Guard on his body.

The next day, Chongguang Hall
Jiang Yi had just escaped from the imperial meeting, seemingly because of the matter of re-opening the imperial examination. The imperial meeting had been very lively in the past few days, with all the ministers arguing with each other in the court hall.

These meaningless quarrels full of party disputes only made Jiang Yi feel bored.Recently, he has frequently avoided the fights between these courtiers.

As soon as today's court meeting ended, Jiang Yi couldn't wait to return to the back hall.

This morning Hong Yi brought a letter from her sister, and it is said that she also brought someone to Kyoto.

This made Jiang Yi quite curious, but because of the affairs of the court meeting, he could only listen to the noise of the courtiers in the front hall all morning.

After finally getting rid of the group of courtiers who only wanted to protect themselves except for party disputes, Jiang Yi could finally sit in the back hall and read his sister's reply leisurely.

"Chong'an, brew a pot of spring wine and get drunk."

Jiang Yi ordered softly, with a bit of vigor.

"It's Your Majesty."

Chong'an quickly left the back hall, and soon entered the back hall with several maids.

The maids placed a pot of freshly brewed spring wine on the table in front of His Majesty, bowed their heads with two plates of snacks, and left respectfully.

Jiang Yi happily tore open the envelope and took out the two pages of letter paper inside.

"what?"

Jiang Yi hurriedly read through it and made a confused sound.

Chong'an raised his eyes. He could chime in on such matters that did not involve state affairs.

"Your Majesty, how is the princess?"

Chongan asked with a smile.

Jiang Yi sat upright, put down the letter, deliberately picked up the tea poured aside, and tasted it carefully.

Chong'an couldn't rush him, so he had to wait with an anxious look on his face and accepted His Majesty's malicious response.

"Well, good tea..."

After Jiang Yi tasted it carefully, he smiled and said.

Chong'an also nodded, but then asked again: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what did the princess say? Did such a person neglect His Highness?"

Seeing Chong'an's anxious look for happiness, Jiang Yi secretly nodded for Chong'an's character.

Anyone who cares about my sister is not a bad person.

At this time, Jiang Yi no longer deliberately concealed it. He said with a smile: "Then Xiao Nizi is living a good life! She is enjoying herself and is happier than in the capital. But this time she recommended another person to me. .”

Chong'an calmed down and agreed with a smile: "The person recommended by His Highness must be a capable person, right?"

Jiang Yi patted his leg, as if he was thinking about it. After a moment, he shook his head and said with a smile, "That's not necessarily the case. Even a talent like Yancheng is unique in the world. How can someone like this be so easy? found?"

As he spoke, Jiang Yi completely forgot that his previous letter to Jiang Sile was full of crying.

But even if Jiang Yi didn't think that the person recommended by his sister had any extraordinary talents, he was still willing to meet this person. Even if it was to give his sister some face, he could also ask Anle about Anle's current situation. "Call that man to come to the temple."

……

in the afternoon
The capital has gained a doctor of the fifth grade of rites, and the world has lost a rebellious Taoist priest.

In addition to the young Taoist priest Chi Zhongjun, Jiang Sile also recommended another person to Jiang Yi.

This person is capable and prestigious enough to serve as the commander-in-chief of the northwest.It can be said that selecting this person is enough to solve the worries about the northwest war situation that I have been thinking about these days.

But is this person chosen?

This will test Jiang Yi's courage and courage.

Because the age of this candidate is not much younger than that of General Mu, who is temporarily shouldering the heavy responsibility.

It is also the case when a person reaches fifty, in his sixties, and becomes an old man.

Such a candidate is not the young talent Jiang Yi expected.

But on a certain level, Jiang Yi also understands that the younger the person is, the more difficult it is for him to act as an adult and assume such important responsibilities.

This made Jiang Yi very hesitant, wondering whether to choose a man who was nearly fifty years old and had been in prison to be his valued new commander.

But even if he hesitated, he couldn't hesitate for more than a few minutes.

Because the Qingyi people broke through the gate of Chengzhou City several times, although in the end General Mu led his troops to fight to the death, they finally defended the city.

But the border is in danger, and the court seems to be in danger.

God did not give Jiang Yi time to hesitate, forcing him to make a decision as soon as possible.

At this time, a man asked to see him.

This person is Chi Zhongjun, the newly appointed doctor of the Ministry of Rites.

Master Chi stated his interests and interests to His Majesty with clear words and quick thinking. After all kinds of statements, Jiang Yi was finally moved to his heart.

He asked Jiang Yi to make up his mind and appoint General Luan, who had been a prisoner, as the chief general, so that he could go to Chengzhou City to guard the border and repel enemy attacks.

Jiang Yi told him to keep Chengzhou City and not take another step back.

After receiving the order, the old general rushed to Chengzhou with light chariots and fast horses, carrying a letter of appointment and military symbols.

During this period, General Luan never uttered a word of complaint or a word of refusal.

This made Jiang Yi feel ashamed.I was quite moved by the old general's daring loyalty.

He also promised that after defending the city this time, he would give heavy rewards to the boss and the frontier soldiers.

But it was obvious that his methods of winning over had not restored General Luan's heart.The old general just listened to Jiang Yi's dry words. After bowing, he didn't say a word. After leaving, he went straight to the northwest with the documents.

In this way, the situation in the northwest is gradually recovering under the steady hands of General Luan in the old city.

This also relieved Jiang Yi's heart that had been hanging in the air these days.

He actually doesn't like these pedantic and cowardly veterans. On the contrary, Jiang Yi prefers young people, especially talented people.

It just so happened that he now had such a talented person who he valued very much.

Ever since Mr. Chi Xiao came to give advice last time, Jiang Yi suddenly became interested in this talented person recommended by his sister.

Jiang Yi's interest was raised to the highest level when he learned that this man was originally a Taoist priest who traveled thousands of miles to join him three years ago.

He had a lot of curiosity about this sudden appearance of Daochang Chi.

For example, why did you go to Anle at that time?Why are you willing to accompany Anle to Qingyi?Why did you come back?And why was it recommended to him?

Most of these questions, Chi Zhongjun could only remain silent and unable to answer.

Do we really want him to confess to His Majesty that he wholeheartedly instigated His Majesty to rebel?

This made Chi Zhongjun's face stiffen, and his whole person looked even more dull.

But he didn't say anything, and Jiang Yi didn't force him.

After all, as an emperor, it seems too easy to know the origin and process of something.

In normal times, Jiang Yi is not willing to use his right, or ability, to investigate the people he values.

Now, this Chi Xiaoguan is one of them.

For several days in a row, Chi Zhongjun was always approached by His Majesty after the court meeting or after going to the Yamen.

Either I would accompany His Majesty to discuss Taoism and Zen, or I would review with Your Majesty the experiences I had with Princess Anle over the years.This is also what Jiang Yi likes to chat about the most.

He always took the trouble to listen to Lieutenant General Chi's few things, repeating them over and over again, and he didn't seem to feel boring or reversed at all.

In addition, Jiang Yi also likes to talk about his sister's affairs, telling interesting stories about the two brothers and sisters when they were young, and occasionally talking about government affairs.

The conversation with Jiang Yi made Chi Zhongjun extremely happy, flattered, and helpless.

His Majesty seemed to only want to chat with him and did not like to discuss the political situation with him.

But he came to serve as an official, not to talk to His Majesty.

But even though Chi Zhongjun complained so much in his heart, he was still very focused and happy every time he was approached by His Majesty to talk.

His attitude was also noticed by Chong'an and kept in mind.

Soon, the time that Chi Shilang wanted to discuss the court situation came.

Because there is a problem with a major event going on in the DPRK, and His Majesty attaches great importance to this matter.

This matter is the imperial examination.

This year's imperial examination examiner is Wang Ti, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs. This old man comes from a scholarly family and has a rich family background. He himself has many talents and is often visited by students.

But on the second day of the imperial examination this year, someone knocked on the Denwen drum outside the city gate.

The person beating the drum was a student who was rushing to take the exam this year. This student reported that the imperial exam was unfair and someone got the test questions in advance.

Jiang Yi took this matter very seriously and was very angry.

Jiang Yi had been planning the imperial examination for almost a year.All matters were personally handled by his former confidant Fan Qing, and the examiner of this imperial examination was also someone Jiang Yijing carefully selected.

As soon as this incident came out, Jiang Yi's face turned gloomy, as if he was being slapped in the face~
So, not surprisingly, this year's imperial examination was temporarily put on hold.

The imperial edict states that it will be held again on another day.

This gives those students who have sold off their property and finally went to Beijing still have something to look forward to.

Afterwards, Jiang Yiyou ordered the Red Guards and the Criminal Department to investigate the matter strictly and make sure to find out the person behind the scenes.

But just after Jiang Yi said these words in the court, the examiner went to the Ministry of Punishment to surrender the next day and confessed to his crime of leaking the test questions.

That day, Jiang Yi's face turned dark.

Because the examiner this time, Wang Ti, the Minister of Household Affairs, is Jiang Yi’s person.