The cicadas in the yard were screaming heartily, Ziqi woke up, and he got up from the bed with his waist supported.Ziqi took off his shirt and saw several red marks on his waist, which shocked him.

Ziqi took the refreshing medicine and smeared it on it. After changing his clothes again, he sat in front of the window and unfolded the portrait that had been smeared out yesterday.

Riding a white horse, he is imposing.

Whether it is the enemy's country or his own country, that person is called the White Horse General, and he is also his only close friend.

When he was traveling in the country in the past, he met General Baima unexpectedly. The two had the same goals and traveled the world hand in hand.After traveling all over the country, Ziqi returned home, while General Baima went to the frontier.Later, Ziqi became Tanhua, and that man became General White Horse.The two had agreed that after 30 years, they would resign and live in seclusion together.

It's just that fate is hard to break.

Ziqi unfolded the rice paper again and drew two portraits.

Two portraits with identical faces.It's just a man riding a white horse and hitting a coral tree with his hand.

Ziqi's eyes wandered over the two paintings, and then he folded both paintings and put them at the bottom of the bookshelf.Then Ziqi took out a book at random, went to the yard, and lay down on the desk.Under the sunlight, Ziqi was shrouded in it, as if unreal.

Ziqi seemed to be looking at the open book intently, but he didn't turn a page for a long time.

The jade bracelet turns.

Ziqi suddenly heard the voice of his cousin's system, and recovered from his daze.

The cousin was scratching her head, and Ai Ai Qiqi asked Ziqi when she would see the emperor.

Ziqi smiled lightly: "It's either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, just rest assured."

The cousin system was instantly dumbfounded.

Why?The cousin system felt that all these days of scratching her head had become a joke.These days, Ziqi just went to the banquet, and then went to the banquet, and now the emperor wants to choose a concubine and the whole country knows, why is Ziqi not in a hurry?Why are its points swollen?

Mr. Xie came over with a pot of wine and smiled, "Son, do you know? All the aristocratic families in the capital visit the doctor together. It is widely rumored that they have provoked something ominous. Hahaha, it's so ridiculous, come on, We celebrate."

Ziqi picked up the book and systematically said to his cousin, "Don't wait until tomorrow."

The cousin system is confused, why?

Just when the cousin system wanted to continue asking, the heartthrob system had already cut off contact.

"Cousin system, don't forget the six principles of the system."

The cousin's system was frightened instantly, and she replied stiffly, "I'm just asking."

The Concubine Chong system asked the cousin system how its previous host managed to attack the cousin.

The cousin system kept silent, but the Concubine Concubine system asked vigorously, and finally the cousin system, who was annoyed by the Concubine Concubine system's question, burst out: "On the boat show."

There was silence in the jade bracelet.

At this time, Ziqi looked at Mr. Xie who was looking for a reason to drink, and said: "Master, is he asleep again?"

Saying that, Ziqi took the wine away from Master Xie.

Master Xie blinked innocently at Ziqi.

Ziqi resolutely confiscated it.

The butler came in suddenly, Mr. Xie seemed to see a savior, and said to the butler, "Old Xu, Ziqi confiscated my wine?"

"My lord, when is it time to drink or not, the imperial decree came outside."

"What imperial decree?" Master Xie was still asking the butler, Ziqi gave the jug to the butler, "Uncle Xu, watch the wine, don't let the master drink it."

After that, he walked out of the yard.

As expected, the imperial decree was to declare him into the palace.Master Xie and the butler stared at Ziqi who followed the eunuch, and were stunned for a quarter of an hour.

"Old Xu, didn't I hear it wrong?" Mr. Xie said as he took the flagon from the butler's hand.

"That's right, master, why did you take the jug away again?" The housekeeper jumped angrily.

"Ah, can't I be overwhelmed?" Mr. Xie has already run away with the jug in his hand.

The butler looked at the increasingly lively Master Xie, amused and relieved.

Qianqing Palace.

Li Ye called the palace maid.

"Change into regular clothes."

Li Ye chose a set of moon-white clothes inlaid with purple and gold borders, with a sense of elegance in the extravagance.

"Comb my hair."

The eunuch who combed his hair immediately knelt at Li Ye's feet, untied Li Ye's belt, and after distributing it, wet his hair with spring water from Jiaozhi Mountain, dried it with brocade, and began to comb Li Ye's hair carefully.

"This belt." The eunuch brought dozens of belts for Li Ye to look at, and Li Ye took a fancy to the purple-gold belt at a glance.

Putting on moon-white clothes, a purple-gold belt and a crown, Li Ye looked at himself in the full-length mirror, just like a handsome young man.

Li Ye frowned, the greenness between his brows disappeared immediately, and a gloom filled him.

"Come here, refresh me and change into that azure suit."

The maids and eunuchs that Li Ye used to use immediately knelt aside, "Your Majesty, please forgive me..."

Li Ye pulled off his belt, "Take these two people away."

Immediately, the guards took the maid and the eunuch away, and the new eunuch who combed hair and the maid immediately went forward to redress Li Ye.

Li Ye looked at himself in the mirror and nodded in satisfaction.

"Reward, you will serve me in the future."

The newly appointed eunuchs and court ladies knelt aside gratefully.

"Okay." Li Ye asked the Xuanzhi eunuch beside him, "Where is he?"

The Xuanzhi eunuch immediately came forward and reported: "We are waiting in the side hall of Wenhua Pavilion. What tea are you serving?"

"Longjing before the rain."

"Change." Li Ye paused for a moment, "Change to Longhu Bird's Tongue."

"Lotus root powder osmanthus cake, jujube flower cake, honey, jujube paste yam cake, golden chestnut cake..." Li Ye read the names of seven cakes, and the eunuchs in the tea room immediately replaced the tea cakes.

In the side hall of Wenhua Pavilion, Ziqi glanced at the cakes and tea that had been re-presented in front of him, and the eunuch in the tea room immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty is busy with business and will call after noon. Please wait a little bit, sir, and eat some cakes to satisfy your hunger first." .”

Ziqi nodded, he slept late last night and didn't eat this morning, so he was really hungry.

Each pastry is the size of a thumb, enough to swallow in one bite.Seven pastries, three pieces each.Ziqi twisted each pastry and ate one, except the honey.

Ziqi felt a little thirsty, so he picked up the teacup, put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it, then put it aside.

Just as Ziqi put down his teacup, Li Ye came in.

"Cousin, I haven't seen you for many years. You have grown so tall."

Just as Ziqi got up to salute, Li Ye stopped him and said, "There is no need to be too polite, just treat it as a commonplace." Li Ye walked and sat down opposite Ziqi very kindly.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Li Ye said, "I heard that my cousin and uncle went to the eldest princess's banquet yesterday?"

Ziqi nodded expressionlessly.

"I heard that you traded a painting for the Eldest Princess's "Lion Picture". My cousin has been traveling for many years, and the painting skills are so superb. I'm really happy." Ziqi shook his head: "It's not that I have superb painting skills. "

"Why is my cousin so modest?"

Ziqi said, "That painting was drawn during my travels in Libei County. At that time, there was a famine, the autumn locusts were flooding, the local government did not open warehouses, and countless people were displaced and became refugees. I just painted the scene at that time. "

The smile on Li Ye's face could not be maintained.It was a cannibal famine, which happened in March last year. At that time, the peasants revolted, and the father sent officers and soldiers to suppress it, and bloodbathed Libei County.

Only at this time today did he know the truth behind the peasant uprising.

In the three years he was in power, there were countless refugees from all over the country, and there were many peasant uprisings. At that time, he only thought that these peasants were full of food, so they looked for trouble.

It turned out to be the cause of not getting enough to eat.

Li Ye became very interested in Ziqi's travel stories.

Ziqi then told Li Ye about his travels.

When the two said this, the sky was already from the middle of the sun to the height of the moon.

"The aristocratic family is so unbearable?" Li Ye was full of resentment.

In the past, he only thought that the wealth of aristocratic families was just a comparison of wealth, advocating clean talk and governance, and under the principle of only being a clean stream and not being a dirty official.However, judging from Ziqi's various travels, those aristocratic families are no different from national silverfish.

"Zhou Xuan talks about He Lu, and there is no salvation in the mausoleum of the world." Ziqi gave a clear definition to these aristocratic families who are officials but talk about it every day and do not deal with political affairs.

Li Ye smiled wryly.

His cousin, who is younger than him, sees the morals of the world more clearly than he, the reborn emperor, he is really ashamed.

"I am ashamed." Ziqi said, "Your Majesty lives within the palace walls, so there should be courtiers to find out the conditions of the world for you."

"Cousin, you also know the faces of these courtiers, how dare I believe it? But I have to believe it."

"Fine wine and fine clothes, accompanied by beautiful women, can't ride horses, can't lift hands, can't defend against enemies outside, and can't be safe with people inside, is this the person recommended by the aristocratic family with both ability and political integrity?" Ziqi asked rhetorically.

Li Ye thought deeply.

The so-called recommended talents with both ability and political integrity are people recommended by the aristocratic family who only want to be officials of the Qing Dynasty.

"What should the widow do?"

"I heard that those who are virtuous may not be talented, and those who are talented do not necessarily have a filial reputation. Without a filial reputation, they cannot be recommended. Your Majesty might as well issue the "Order of Seeking Talents" to select people based on their talents."

Li Ye pondered for a moment, looked into Ziqi's eyes, and said deeply: "For the sake of the country's great plan and the stability of the society, I will definitely issue the "Order of Seeking Talents"."

"I hope my cousin can help me." Li Ye showed longing eyes.

"I'm not an official."

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