The fake eunuch who lurked in the palace

"Jian'er, you should be careful. I've told you these past two days to remember to be careful with your words and actions."

"You must never ask for a replacement reward like before."

Arriving at the gate of the palace, Sheng's father explained to Li Yi.

Li Yi nodded, with a calm look in his eyes.

He dared to ask the emperor to change the reward after he passed the Poetry Society because he was sure that the emperor would not hold him accountable for this matter. After all, Sheng's father was from his faction.

As long as he is not rebellious, the emperor will ignore him.

After waiting in front of the palace for half a quarter of an hour, Li Yi was carried in by two eunuchs with chairs.

The emperor had a smile on his face and seemed to be in a good mood.

He was established as a prince at a young age. When he ascended the throne, he was less than 20 years old. Now he is around 30 years old and in his prime. It is the time to show off his talents. How could he be willing to hand back the power?

He thinks he can do better than his father!

"Common people meet the emperor." Li Yi saluted the emperor.

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"Have you read the book of war?" The emperor stepped down from his chair.

"I've been browsing through it roughly in the past two days. It's extremely profound and I don't understand it very well." Li Yi replied.

"Where did you stay in Qin State before?"

"After I left Qizhou, I wandered around without a fixed residence. I didn't settle down in Yu County until I got married." Li Yi spoke calmly when faced with the Emperor of Chu's inquiry.

Regarding his experience in Qin State, he had a discussion with Yun Niang.

Still, the simpler and the fewer people involved, the better.

He is shaped into an idle person who travels far and wide.

Jian'an was far away from Qin State. As an insignificant person, few people would have the time to go to Qin State to find out whether his identity was true or not.

Even if you have the intention to check, it will take at least two months to go back and forth.

Two months is enough time for him to do a lot of things.

At that time, if someone questioned him, he would probably look at the situation and make up lies.

"Didn't you write poetry in Qin State?"

"Qin State..." Li Yi sighed, "Since King Confident has ascended the throne, there are only a few scholars who dare to show off, not all of them are hiding it."

The emperor sat back on his chair again. The current emperor of Qin State admired martial arts and disliked literature. Some time ago, there was a man who burned books and harassed scholars, so that the scholars there concealed their talents and picked up bows and arrows.

Si Jian understood the basic situation and could name the places. Judging from his eyes, it didn't look like he was just talking.

Although it was not an important position to edit books in the Hanlin Academy, the emperor did not want to place people with unknown origins in it.

After taking a sip of tea, the emperor stared at Li Yi. He needed to set up a sign to show that he accepted talented people from all over the world.

This can play a very important role after Chu conquers other countries.

Si Jian was in coma for half a year, but he still had to be treated by Xun Xiu before he woke up. It could not be anyone's plan, and with no family ties, a simple background, and inconvenient legs and feet, he was really a suitable candidate.

"Briefly talk about the core points of generals."

The emperor spoke with some dignity.

The eunuch doesn't have to write anything. As long as Si Jian's answers are not outrageous, he will pass.

"Advocate justice, nourish soldiers, predict the enemy, assess the situation, make surprises, and defend."

The emperor nodded and did not let Li Yi discuss it further.

Leaving Li Yi there, he went to read the memorial.

Until it was almost time, he waved his hand to send Li Yi out.

Father Sheng was waiting outside the palace when he saw Li Yi come out and put a banknote into the hand of the eunuch beside the emperor, "Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law."

"Shilang Sheng is just being polite. We haven't done anything at home. Mr. Si needs to take good care of his health. He will still be a little tired from the Imperial Academy." The eunuch said with a smile and turned back to the room to wait on him.

Father Sheng and Li Yi exchanged glances without saying much. With the push of the young eunuch, Li Yi left the palace.

In the carriage, Father Sheng fell into deep thought after listening to Li Yi explain the situation inside.

The emperor's intention was clearly to let Jian'er pass.

Is Long En really so powerful?

Jian'er was only good at writing poetry, but other aspects had not been checked. The emperor allowed him to enter the Hanlin Academy. Was there any other intention behind this?

But what else could he be planning? Father Sheng frowned slightly.

"Father-in-law, is something wrong?"

"Jian'er, in the Hanlin Academy, you need to be careful in your words and deeds, and you don't have to interact with others." Father Sheng looked at him with a warning in his tone.

Half a son-in-law, Sheng's father was extremely satisfied with Li Yi and did not want him to fall into the plot.

Li Yi nodded with a calm demeanor.

This is also the point where Father Sheng is most satisfied with him.

An arrogant person will never succeed in any aspect.

And character is the most rare thing for a person.

The wheels kept turning, and the carriage drove slowly towards Sheng Mansion.

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"Sir, it's getting dark."

On the hill opposite Jinghe Temple, the attendant whispered.

Liao Ji raised his eyes and withdrew his gaze from the backyard of Jinghe Nunnery.

After a moment of silence, Liao Ji moved his lips and said, "Let's go."

Tomorrow he will marry King Xi's second daughter. This is his father's wish and it is also the choice he should make.

The relationship with the Tang family had deteriorated. After the engagement was dissolved, Liao Ji tried to win over him. He really liked Tang Xin in his heart.

However, the man is in love with the concubine and has no intention of doing so.

Since it was impossible, Liao Ji would not waste time on it.

Although the queen didn't show it clearly, she was hostile to Duke Zhan's government.

Facing the empress and the Tang family, Duke Zhan's government is bound to need allies.

King Xi has been dragged into the water by Wei Tongxu, and it is no longer possible to survive alone. He has no other choice but to tie up with the Duke of Zhan.

After looking back at Jinghe'an for the last time, Liao Ji rode away.

Love is insignificant in the face of the overall situation.

"Miss, I'm gone."

The guard of the Tang family whispered inwardly.

Tang Xin looked through the Buddhist scriptures, but his expression did not waver at all.

She had wondered before why she couldn't fall in love with Liao Ji no matter how hard she tried.

After the Min County incident broke out, she had the answer.

A person who is cold-blooded and has no warmth, who only has calculations in his eyes, who hides himself from the beginning to the end, makes people shudder even if they lean against him, let alone love.

Liao Ji didn't deserve to be loved either.

Lighting the oil lamp, Tang Xin continued to read Buddhist scriptures and draw peace from them.

She always dreams about Li Yi falling into the mountain stream.

But every time she reached out, she couldn't catch him.

Shortly after breaking off his engagement with Liao Ji, Tang Xin entered Jinghe Nunnery.

It is said that the souls of the dead with deep resentment cannot enter reincarnation.

Li Yi, you saved me several times, and I will serve you in the temple all my life.

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"Grandpa, do you still remember Yun'er?"

In the Wen family, Wen Heng was squatting in front of the chair. Sitting on the chair was an old man with gray hair and cloudy eyes.

"She has been back in Jian'an for some time. The pretty girl she was back then is now a woman with a bun."

"But I saw it a long time ago."

"She once gave up everything for me, washed her hands and made soup. In that small mountain forest, it is the most precious memory for me. It was a dream-like time."

"If I hadn't come back, I would have had my children around my knees." Wen Heng said, muttering, he raised his head and closed his red eyes.

"Grandpa, her husband treats her far better than me. It's my incompetence. It's my incompetence..."

Wen Heng couldn't help crying. The old man on the chair still sat blankly, neither sad nor happy.

His spirit had long since collapsed, and now all he was breathing was his body.