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

With Master Chi's help, Jiang Yi finally feels a little more relaxed these days, and has time to see his only daughter - Princess Jing'an, who is only two years old and can just crawl and walk.

Xiao Jingan is at a lively and active age, and her mother and concubine take care of her on weekdays, so Jiang Yi is not too worried.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't miss his children.

On the contrary, it was precisely because of the chaos in the DPRK that Jiang Yi increasingly wanted to see his daughter's innocent and lovely face, and that smile that seemed to heal everything.

Jiang Yi walked into the princess's palace.

After a while, the clear and joyful laughter of children and the relieved and warm laughter of the elders came from the palace.

Having Jiao Er by your side and Cheng Huan at your knees seems to be one of the great blessings in life.

Amidst the laughter and laughter, the wrinkles on Jiang Yi's face gently appeared, and a rare sense of stability settled in his heart.

It seems like nothing matters anymore.

As long as the people he cares about are safe and healthy by his side, everything seems to be difficult, and the things that once filled his heart with worries become easier.

The sense of responsibility of being a new father quietly fell on Jiang Yi's shoulders. He looked at Jing An, who was learning to walk on the thick blanket on the palace floor, with loving eyes.

Suddenly, Jiang Yi recalled what happened when he was a child.

At that time, he had not yet become the prince, his mother was still a concubine, and sister Anle had just been born.

Anle is also so lively, like a little devil, unable to calm down for a moment.She was always crawling around on the bed, and seemed to spend all her experience exploring the entire palace.

She also bit Jiang Yi's palm with her baby teeth, which was itchy. The force was not strong for Jiang Yi, but in the end, Anle still left a small tooth mark on Jiang Yi's palm through her own efforts.

Once when she wanted to knock Jiang Yi down, she pulled Jiang Yi's belt hard.As a result, Jiang Yi was punished by the teacher to stand outside the school that day.

Another time, my sister peed on her father's dragon robe, and there were deep water stains on the bright yellow clothes.

My father was so angry that he wanted to spank this naughty guy.But in the end, for the sake of his mother and concubine, he went easy on Anle Wang, who was only three years old at the time.

However, after this incident, Anle did not change his temper at all.

Sometimes she would still foolishly pull at the hem of her father's clothes and not let go.

Thinking of these interesting childhood stories, Jiang Yi couldn't help but look gentle and laugh out loud.

……

Chengzhou City

Luan Shichang lifted up the navy blue curtain from the carriage and looked up at the stone city wall. On the top of the city wall, three words were carved on the gate: "Chengzhou City".

"It's finally here."

Luan Shichang was in high spirits and did not put down his hand to open the door curtain. He seemed to be looking at the old city with freshness.

At the gate of the city, the carriage stopped. The coachman leaned back and said loudly: "Sir, we have arrived in Chengzhou."

Luan Shichang said to him impatiently: "I know, I know, it's not like I can't see such big three characters."

The old servant seemed to be the old man next to Luan Shichang. He just curled his lips at his words and continued to say in a loud voice: "Then you are too old to get off the car? Or should we go straight to the inn in the city?"

Luan Shichang shook his head, lowered the curtains, and jumped directly from the stopped carriage.

Although Luan Shichang is already over sixty years old, he seems to have spent more time wielding swords as a military commander in recent years. His figure is very strong, not inferior to those young men in the slightest, and his height is also higher than ordinary people.

As soon as he stood at the gate of the crowded city, he stood out like a flock of chickens. He was very conspicuous and easy to recognize.

Luan Shichang was about to walk to the city gate when he found that several soldiers who were originally guarding the city gate suddenly walked towards him.

"General, it's General Luan...General Luan is back!"

"General Luan is back! General Luan is back!"

"The general is back..."

Before he could speak, he heard the group of soldiers who had recognized him shouting uncontrollably and rushing toward him.

This made Luan Shichang feel somewhat flattered, and the words he originally intended to scold them for leaving their posts without permission were swallowed by him.

The soldiers came up to him to shake hands and hug him, their faces full of joy and honor.As for their mouths, these people never stopped talking in his ears, but General Luan did not hear them clearly.

"Where's your general?"

General Luan patted one of the soldiers on the shoulder and asked with a smile.

"The generals are in the barracks..."

Xiao Bing said nervously.

"Well, thank you for your hard work. I have something to do here, so you should check the guards at the city gate and don't be negligent."

After General Luan gave them some instructions, he left everyone and boarded the carriage again.

The carriage passed the inspection without any doubt, and drove non-stop after entering the city gate.

Beijing-Chongguang Hall

Jiang Yi was meeting with Xie Yao, the commander of the Red Guards. The new commander of the Red Guards had done a lot of great things these days, which made Jiang Yi look askance.

And because of the recent successful completion of these things, I have a little more trust in the Red Guard.

It just so happened that Jiang Yi did have one thing this time. He wanted the people in the red guard to investigate clearly the doubts he had buried in his heart for a long time.

"Xie Yao, I remember that you were born as a scholar, and then joined the army. After many twists and turns, you came to be a red-clothed guard?"

Jiang Yi's face was as warm as ever, and his voice seemed to be floating in the spring breeze, gentle and sweet.

"It's Your Majesty."

Xie Yao bowed and saluted.

He was wearing a black tight-fitting outfit and silver-emblazoned boots on his feet.The whole person is dressed in black clothes, and his body is as tall and straight as a proud and upright tree, stubborn and resolute.

"I have something I want you to check"

After Jiang Yi nodded with satisfaction to Xie Yao in his heart, he started his own mission.

In the darkness, Xie Yao's eyes lit up slightly, with a bit of curiosity in his expression, but his expression was very restrained, with only subtle emotional changes in his eyes.

However, Jiang Yi didn't care what a courtier thought.In other words, he doesn't care.

Jiang Yi ignored the other people in the hall, frowned slightly, and his expression became serious.

"I... want you to find out the cause of General Li Yancheng's death. Find out why he died."

Yes, that's right.

Jiang Yi didn't believe that Li Yan had achieved such great success and Qing Yi died on the battlefield.Even though he knew that on the battlefield, under that unblinking sword, there would be no mercy.But he still felt that there was something fishy about the cause of Li Yancheng's death.

Originally, the doubt was just vague and uneasy buried in his heart, but now, the mystery seems to be getting bigger and bigger.

It's not like Jiang Yi didn't hear the rumors outside.

In other words, even if he didn't hear it, the guard in red who had always wanted to make amends for it had not let go of the news.

Those rumors in the market were compiled into intelligence by the guard in red and placed in front of his desk early in the morning.

On the side, Xie Yao, who had been assigned a task, looked as usual. Although his slightly trembling eyelashes and fingertips curled up in his sleeves seemed to betray his composure, Xie Yao suppressed his emotions severely and remained calm. That usual cold look.

"It's Your Majesty."

After assigning the task, Jiang Yi lost interest in Xie Yao. He waved his hand, casually walked to the dragon chair and sat down gracefully. "Go ahead."

"Yes."

After Xie Yao left Chongguang Hall, he sighed in surprise and let go of his trembling emotions.

After returning to the Red Guard's guardhouse, Xie Yao summoned the Red Guard's people in Kyoto and told them about the new task assigned by His Majesty: "...That's it. Your Majesty wants us to investigate the cause of General Li Yancheng's death. This is Your Majesty takes this matter very seriously, and we must treat it well."

Xie Yao reminded his men.

Originally it was not his turn to handle this matter personally, but this was a task personally formulated by His Majesty, and it was related to the honor and favor of the red guards, which Xie Yao had to pay attention to.

He asked his men to treat this task with extreme caution.

"Li Yancheng?...Hasn't he been dead for a long time?" One of his subordinates couldn't help but say.

"Yeah yeah…"

"So, is the curse about the general true?"

Seeing that his subordinates were still thinking about joking, Xie Yao knocked on the table with one hand, and the whole room returned to silence.

"Don't blame Li Luanshen for your words. You should cultivate your speech..."

Xie Yao rubbed his brows, knowing exactly what kind of virtues his subordinates had.

It's okay to expect them to interrogate prisoners and arrest traitors, but when it comes to getting down to business, these people are a bit out of their depth.

This is also the weakest point of Red Guard at present.

But, as the saying goes, the mountain can move, but the nature remains unchanged.

Such a group of people, even if Xie Yao is always there to cheer them on, their growth progress is slow.

"Yes, Commander."

After seeing them obediently admit their mistake, Jiang Yi continued to give instructions.

"Your Majesty attaches great importance to this, and you should also take it seriously. Each of you should use your own skills to keep things under control. After this is done, I can ask for rewards for you."

"This time, we need to go to the northwest to inquire with the people in the northwest military camp..."

Next, Xie Yao arranged the group of people clearly.

After all, this is not the only thing the Red Guard has to do.

Now His Majesty has great trust in the red guards, but at the same time, there are more tasks, intelligence and other things that need them to complete.

After everyone was ordered to go down, everyone left in a hurry.

Xie Yao was the only one left in the room.

He stood up thoughtfully and walked to the window nearby.

The breeze floated, gently swaying the flower branches on the side. The petals of the flowers trembled and trembled in the wind, which was quite pitiful.

But isn't today's red guard just like this flower?

Although it looks bright and colorful on the surface, it seems to have infinite scenery and overwhelming power.

And His Majesty also gradually began to rely on the red guard, treating the red guard as his other hand.

but……

Xie Yao could see that His Majesty could only barely control the current situation in the court.

Even though His Majesty is diligent and conscientious, even though His Majesty has always held the Red Guards and millions of troops across the country, His Majesty seems... to say something presumptuous, Xie Yaozhi feels that His Majesty can barely control the government now.

Not to mention that He Neng was as cunning and cunning as the late emperor. After all, your majesty was young and the late emperor had been in power for decades, so the situation was naturally different.

But today's courtiers do not care whether His Majesty has just ascended the throne or whether He is young.

In the court, the party disputes in the open and secret became more and more fierce.

Moreover, this party struggle is not the same as the party struggle in the late emperor's court.

During the reign of the late Emperor, the party struggle was nothing more than the Taifu Party composed of Tao Li, Taifu Ji's students, Wang Ge Lao and the ministers in the court who were close to Wang Ge Lao, especially the cabinet members. These two forces were against each other and mutually exclusive. .

But now, the situation in this dynasty is very different from that of the late emperor.

The factions of factions in this dynasty were fought by the two factions during the late emperor's period, and there were too many.

For the moment, leaving aside the royalists who belong to Jiang Yi's faction, or His Majesty's cronies, the rest are mostly ministers of various ministries and chief officials of various ministries, working in their own way.

The advantage of this is that no party is the strongest, and all party relationships are very complex. If you bite me today, I will bite you tomorrow.Everyone just had a little friction and made a lot of noise in the court. Although the noise was chaotic, there was no powerful minister who had monopoly power.

If the above are the advantages of party struggle, the disadvantages of this kind of party struggle are also obvious.

Because everyone works in their own way, unlike Taifu Ji and Mr. Wangge, the current situation of various departments in the government shady against each other is more serious than His Majesty thought.Some have even secretly touched the bottom line.

And such a situation will never appear among the two factions that were once managed by Taifu Ji and Mr. Wangge.

After all, the real bosses, their bets and the things they fight for are much more powerful than the petty fights in the court today.

It seems that this is the case. The weak ants, who are originally weak, become more and more impatient to fight for those trivial rights.

In their eyes, it seems that they have taken a little advantage, as if they have received huge benefits.Even though he had dirty his hands and tarnished his reputation in a stupid way, he still fought for, robbed, and played small tricks for that little bit of... a little bit of benefit, a little bit of benefit.

Xie Yao made up his mind to become an official when he was 21 years old.

He was originally a scholar, then joined the army, and has been there for 13 years now.

He watched helplessly as the situation in the DPRK changed bit by bit to the precarious situation it is now.

However, it seems that everyone except him is still immersed in this beautiful life.

Only the threat from the Qingyi people could give them a chance to clear their heads.