Emperor industry. Anlan in the world

In the end, he picked up Li Juqi's test paper, and after reading it carefully, he was secretly shocked. It pointed out many of the current military shortcomings of East Vietnam. Following the national policy of governing the country with literature and controlling military affairs with literature, the status of military generals in East Vietnam was very low. Military generals led troops, but civilian officials trained them; .Whenever there is a war, the frontline soldiers are under too much restraint, struggling to move forward, and often miss good opportunities, resulting in defeat.

These disadvantages are not unnoticed, but because it is a national policy established by the Communist Party, no one dared to try to change it for hundreds of years, and it has been used to this day.

Back then, Ye Qingxiao saw that King Yu was planning to rebel, so she took the initiative to choose An Ding as the vassal. The main reason was that the generals did not have absolute decision-making power, and the imperial court was thousands of miles away, so news came and went, which might delay the opportunity to fight.King Yu is brave and good at fighting. If he can't be stopped quickly, the flames of war will spread to all parts of the country.Once the war drags on for a long time, both sides will suffer heavy casualties, and the covetous and powerful neighbors will have an opportunity to take advantage of it.

This situation can only be avoided if Ye Qingxiao or Ye Chenxi fights.

Li Juqi's diction is sharp and his sentences are golden and jade, which is amazing.Ye Chenxi finished reading, handed the test paper to Li Qu, and said, "You read his answer paper too."

Li Qu took the answer sheet, bowed his head to read it with Wei Xingye, and sighed while reading: "Young people are awesome! Young people are awesome!"

Ye Chenxi came to the center of the school field and announced in a loud voice: "The No.1 in this martial arts election is Li Juqi."

There were thunderous shouts in the school grounds, and many soldiers came to congratulate Li Juqi, and Li Juqi stood in the center of the crowd to accept the congratulations, looking radiant.After a while, he left the crowd, came to Ye Chenxi, and asked, "Caomin has fulfilled his promise and won No.1. Will His Highness fulfill his promise?"

Ye Chenxi raised her eyebrows when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "This king has made a promise, so naturally he will do what he says. You will follow this king first, and after I return to Beijing, I will report to His Majesty, and then I will let you enter the five-army governor's mansion."

When Li Juqi heard the word "Your Majesty", complex emotions flashed in his eyes, and he clenched his fists quietly.

It was almost dusk at this time, Ye Chenxi patted Li Juqi's shoulder, his smile was somewhat unruly, but there was no sense of disobedience, as if he should have stood at the top of the world and looked down on the common people.Li Juqi was conceited all his life, and there were very few people he could admire, but from the moment he saw Ye Chenxi, he had the feeling of looking up at Ye Chenxi.

"It's getting late, you should have dinner with me, I want to talk about the content of your answer sheet."

Li Juqi only felt an indescribable burning sensation in the place where he was photographed. He glanced at Ye Chenxi with slightly sinister eyes, and said with a smile: "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."

Under the setting sun, the figures of the two were drawn into two long shadows by the rays of the sun, strangely harmonious.

_______________________________________________________________________________

Ye Chenxi discovered that Li Juqi was not only good at the art of war, but also a peerless master. On the day they first met, they had a long talk. After hearing Li Juqi's experience, Ye Chenxi felt it was unbelievable.

Li Juqi once worshiped a master as his teacher, and he has extraordinary martial arts since he was a child.After Li Xiangzheng was beheaded, he began to travel around the world. Every time he went to a place, he challenged famous martial arts schools.Later, the Canglang tribe repeatedly violated the frontier, and the people in the eastern border were in dire straits. Li Juqi resolutely returned to Tuolin Province, and asked Mai Xubing, the governor of Tuolin Province, hoping to find an official position to protect his family and the country.After Mai Xubing had a deep talk with him, she admired him very much, but because he was the son of a criminal minister, Mai Xubing dared not use him.

Li Juqi later went to Ciqing Province to ask Lu Shinian, the governor of Ciqing Province. Lu Shinian also praised him highly, but still dared not use it.

In desperation, Li Juqi had no choice but to organize a militia to resist the wolf clan. Although his army only had thousands of people, he was very brave.Later, the Cangwolves went to the eastern border to plunder, and they all avoided Li Juqi's tribe. If they encountered them unfortunately, they would quickly flee eastward, not daring to fight him.

While talking happily, Ye Chenxi proposed to learn martial arts with Li Juqi on a whim, and Li Juqi also had the same intention, so the two came to the courtyard and fought like a storm, only to see the two figures under the moon sometimes entangled and sometimes separated , the light of the sword moves like the shadow of a pear blossom, and the clang of the sword cuts through the moonlit night.

After fighting for less than half an hour, Ye Chenxi was defeated. The two of them were already covered in scars, but they were very happy.At that time, Ye Chenxi knew what it means to be overwhelmed.

Later, Ye Chenxi and Li Juqi toured the northern border, discussed the defense line of the northern border, and then reorganized part of the defense line.Once they encountered a small group of soldiers from the Heavenly Pan Kingdom at the border, and they killed dozens of enemies in a row with the power of the two of them, and then flaunted their horns and left.

This incident spread to the capital and became another legend between Ye Chenxi and Li Juqi.

The author has something to say:

Those who have watched An Lan in the world, please be sure to read the prequel "Emperor's Industry. Fengchen Three Foot Sword". The prequel is about Ye Qingxiao's fight for power with Ye Chenxi before he ascended the throne, that is, before Ye Chenxi lost his memory .Dear friends, after reading the prequel, you will know more about the plot of Tianxia Anlan.

☆, ([-]) It is difficult to stay in the world of mortals

When Ye Chenxi and Li Juqi traveled all over the northern border, there was also a famous figure in the court, and this person was the new champion Ke Shaoheng.Ke Shaoheng is a stable man, proficient in all kinds of poems and songs, and is the leader of the East Vietnamese literary circle.The novels and operas he wrote in his spare time became famous works and were widely circulated in East Vietnam.

Back then when Ye Qingxiao was in Anding, he met Ke Shaoheng who was about to go to Beijing to take the exam. At that time, Ke Shaoheng didn't know Ye Qingxiao's identity, but only vaguely guessed that he was noble.He didn't like making friends with powerful people, but he was impressed by Ye Qingxiao's demeanor and broke the precept for him.

The two were warming wine and chatting in the gazebo in the suburbs, and they shared similar interests. Ye Qingxiao believed that Ke Shaoheng would surely become a famous minister in the future, so she gave him the folding fan that she carried with her at that time.

Although Ye Qingxiao felt that Ke Shaoheng was knowledgeable and talented, she also thought that it was not a good thing for him to enter the officialdom too early because he was young and vigorous. Moreover, it was a troubled time at that time, and if he made a mistake, his official career would be ruined.So after returning to Prince Qin's Mansion, Ye Qingxiao wrote a letter to Ye Youran, Minister of Rites who was the chief examiner that year, asking him to let Ke Shaoheng fail the ranking no matter what, Ye Youran naturally responded to his request.

After the examination that year, Li Keqi, the censor of Zuodu, passed by the Ministry of Rites with nothing to do, read Ke Shaoheng's answer sheet, was full of admiration, and said repeatedly: "Be the leader!"

However, Ye Youran ignored it and insisted on letting Ke Shaoheng fail the ranking.After the list was announced, Li Keqi joined Ye Youran without hesitation. Ye Youran has a weird personality, and when others join him, they either ignore him or fight to the end.That time when Li Keqi joined him, he would scold Li Keqi on the book, and his words were harsh and unreliable. Even Li Keqi, who was the censor, sighed to himself, and the matter ended in nothing.

In the spring of this year, Ke Shaoheng went to Beijing again to take the exam. The examiner was still Ye Youran, but Ke Shaoheng won the Hui Yuan.During the palace examination, when he saw Ye Qingxiao sitting on the dragon chair, his expression was astonished. Fortunately, he quickly came back to his senses and tried his best to answer. In the end, he outperformed all the Confucians and was handpicked by Ye Qingxiao as the number one scholar. Compiled by the Imperial Academy.

Ke Shaoheng was originally an eye-catching figure, but now he was taking part in the imperial examination, met the same chief examiner, failed the exam once, but became a member once, because of the strange encounter, people naturally talked about it.Baiguan recalled that incident back then, and felt that something was wrong.Later, rumors gradually spread that Ke Shaoheng failed the ranking because he offended Ye Qingxiao and was revenged by Ye Qingxiao.

The rumors in the court finally fell into the ears of Ke Shaoheng. Although Ke Shaoheng believed in Ye Qingxiao's character, he felt something was wrong when he remembered the incident back then. In his heart, it was like a bone stuck in his throat, making him unhappy all day long.

Finally, one day, when Ye Youran was going down to court, he blocked Ye Youran's only way to leave the palace. Although he looked respectful, he couldn't hide the stubbornness in his eyes: "Your Highness, please stop, I have something to ask for advice."

When Ye Youran heard the words, her peach blossom eyes slightly raised, and she was suddenly full of charm: "What's the matter?"

Even though Ke Shaoheng had seen many beauties, he was still stunned for a moment when he saw Ye Youran's unparalleled beauty.He quickly came back to his senses, with a dignified expression on his delicate face, he said: "I recently heard some rumors that it was His Majesty's intention that I failed the ranking, and I came here today to seek proof from His Highness."

Hearing this, Ye Youran glanced at Ke Shaoheng with a half-smile, and suddenly found that he was wearing a folding fan with ivory fan bones and a fan pendant made of honey.

"Your Majesty actually gave you this folding fan?"

Ke Shaoheng couldn't help caressing the folding fan, obviously cherishing it very much, but he soon came back to his senses and looked at Ye Youran squarely: "Your Highness, please help me explain the matter of the day."

Ye Youran snorted coldly: "Since you have already believed in rumors, why do you still need to ask me for proof?"

Ke Shaoheng heard the words and said anxiously: "I believe that your majesty is definitely not such a narrow-minded person, so I came here to ask your majesty for proof."

Ye Youran looked at Ke Shaoheng with piercing eyes, and Ke Shaoheng faced him bravely with a stubborn expression and never gave in.After a while, Ye Youran withdrew his gaze and chuckled a few times: "He really saw you right."

Ke Shaoheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "I am dull, and have not comprehended His Highness's true meaning."

"After meeting you that year, His Majesty felt that you would become a pillar of the court in the future. However, the young man has a great reputation and has not encountered any mistakes. His Majesty wrote a letter to the king to make you fail the ranking."

After listening to this speech, Ke Shaoheng only felt like a green wind in Wu, and he was very excited: "Your Majesty really has a good intention."

Ye Youran just smiled lightly when she heard the words, and said: "It's good that you understand, don't doubt your Majesty just because of a few rumors."

"I am ashamed." Ke Shaoheng was indeed guilty in his heart, and even his tone was somewhat melancholy.

Ye Youran glanced at Ke Shaoheng again, and said: "I hope you will not fail His Majesty's painstaking efforts in the future, and do more practical things for the people." After finishing speaking, he left gracefully without waiting for Ke Shaoheng's answer.

Ke Shaoheng looked in the direction of the Palace of Seven Stars, and made his promise with a solemn expression: "I will definitely devote myself to the end, and die only after death."

From this moment on, he will use his whole life to carry out this oath.

_______________________________________________________________________________

When Ye Qingxiao opened Ye Chenxi's letter and read Li Juqi's test paper, she was dazed for a long time before the case.In a trance, I seemed to see the young man who was in full bloom ten years ago again.

Time flies, and after ten years of separation, the young man with vicissitudes of life has become a general who has an overview of the overall situation, and he wrote this amazing essay that made him amazed.

In the 22nd year of Renjia, Li Xiangzheng was taken to the capital for the crime of raising bandits. Ye Zongxi personally convicted him and executed him immediately.

He will always remember the scene of that desperate young man kneeling in front of the Prince Qin's mansion back then, his pale face was full of exhaustion and panic that saw through the coldness of the world.I heard that he had visited the homes of Li Xiangzheng's old friends before, asking all the officials to intercede for his father, but because Li Zongxi personally convicted the crime, all the officials were silent, Li Juqi was ridiculed, and there was no way to ask for help.

At that time, Ye Chenxi was guarding the northern border, so Li Juqi knelt down in front of the Qin Palace, just begging to see Ye Qingxiao.Ye Qingxiao was moved by his filial piety, and finally summoned him.

The two had a long talk overnight, and Ye Qingxiao couldn't bear to be wronged by his loyal minister after all, so he promised to try his best to save each other, and asked Li Juqi to wait for news at the inn.

Before Li Juqi left, he solemnly knelt down to Ye Qingxiao, his eyes swept away the previous panic, deep and decisive, and his voice resounded: "If Your Highness can save my father, I will be loyal to Your Highness from now on until I die. If I have a different heart , Your Highness is responsible for your Highness; but if Your Highness is perfunctory, your Highness will be responsible for your Highness!"

Everyone said that the king of Qin promises a thousand gold, so Li Juqi used his lifelong loyalty as a bait to bet on Ye Qingxiao to take this risk.However, Ye Qingxiao failed him in the end.

The next day, before Ye Qingxiao had time to intercede for Li Xiangzheng, she fainted from a sudden illness in the court hall. When he woke up, Li Xiangzheng had been executed and Li Juqi was nowhere to be found.

Over the years, Ye Qingxiao would occasionally think of that young man with tired eyes, and feel guilty.He secretly decided that one day, he would rehabilitate Li Xiang and use Li Juqi as a general.

The promise he secretly made has not yet been fulfilled, but the sudden appearance of this young man whom he had been responsible for caught him by surprise.

When he came to his senses, Mo Yichen and Ye Youran had already been summoned into the palace. Ye Qingxiao handed Li Juqi's test paper to Ye Youran with a hoarse voice: "This is sent by Chenxi, the northern Xinjiang Wuxuan No. .1 Li Juqi's test paper."

Ye Youran was startled when he heard the words: "Li Juqi? That's not Li Xiangzheng's..."

Ye Qingxiao pressed the center of her brows, and the orange candlelight was softly rendered on the dragon case, illuminating the helplessness in his eyes: "It's the man who knelt in front of the Qin Palace back then."

Although Ye Qingxiao tried her best to conceal it, Ye Youran could still hear the guilt in his tone, and couldn't help but comfort him: "That's God's will, it has nothing to do with you, even if you help him, it may not be able to save him."

Ye Qingxiao didn't want to mention what happened back then, after all, it's no longer meaningful to discuss who is right and who is wrong, so she urged: "Take a look at his test paper first."

Mo Yichen and Ye Youran took turns to read the test papers, the more they read, the more surprised they became, and they couldn't help admiring repeatedly.But when the excitement gradually subsided, Mo Yichen pondered for a moment, and finally asked: "These shortcomings have existed for hundreds of years, and it's not that no one has noticed them. , although it has been revised, it does not help the matter."

When the lights came on, the candles flickered in the Palace of Seven Stars. Ye Qingxiao was sitting in front of the desk. He was wearing a long-sleeved dragon gown. The cloud and dragon pattern in the robe flickered in the candlelight. It's hard to see.

Mo Yichen's words gradually eased his excitement, and then he felt a bit bitter and helpless. He let out a barely audible sigh and said: "The national policy set by Taizu is only applicable at that time, and now hundreds of years have passed. , Times have changed, and the policies of the past are no longer applicable. I have long wanted to reform the system, but because of the righteousness of "the father's death, the son will not change the way for three years", it has been attracted. The officials have already complained about the marriage system, and I don't want to rush it. But after reading Li Juqi's test paper, I was very excited."

He took a deep breath, and continued: "People of insight in the court know that the military system has many shortcomings, but no one speaks of it!" His voice gradually rose, and there was a bit of anger between his brows.

Seeing this, Mo Yichen immediately persuaded: "The ministers also have their difficulties. It is an ancestral system, and even the kings of the past did not dare to abolish it, let alone them?"

Ye Youran was about to sarcastically say something, but her gaze inadvertently swept across Mo Yichen's face, and she forcibly endured it.He has always been willful, but he is only willing to restrain himself in front of Ye Qingxiao and Mo Yichen.He has admired Mo Yichen for many years, and although he knew it was hopeless, he still couldn't forget it. He only hoped that he could quietly wait by Mo Yichen's side, even if it could only become a dispensable scenery around him.

After a while, Ye Youran finally said: "None of the civil and military officials in the whole dynasty dared to speak out, but this son of a criminal minister dared to speak out. Even this king has to admire him."

Ye Qingxiao felt melancholy again when he heard the words: "Li Juqi joined the army with his father when he was young. He is wise and brave, and he is quite like his father. He was known as a little general in the army back then. If it wasn't for his father's accident, I am afraid he would have already died. Become a famous general in East Vietnam. I want to use him, but before that, I must first clear up my father, otherwise he will bear the shackles of the son of a criminal minister, and even if he becomes an official, he will struggle."

Mo Yichen let out a low sigh, and said earnestly: "Dongyue has many disadvantages. I know that His Majesty has long wanted to reform the system, and he also agrees with it. But your Majesty's power is getting weaker, so it is not appropriate to act too hastily. If you overturn too much at once, I'm afraid The monarch and his subjects are at odds."

Of course Ye Qingxiao understands this reason, since he has been a king, he feels as if he is facing an abyss, and every step he takes is carefully considered, lest he will make a mistake.However, Li Xiangzheng's unjust case represented a promise he had not fulfilled, which pierced his heart like a thorn, and once he thought of it, he felt a dull pain.

He picked up the teacup on the case, took a sip of cold tea, let the cold temperature quench the heat in his heart, and said slowly after a while: "Nowadays, the frontier is in danger, and East Vietnam urgently needs a general like Li Juqi. He cannot be wronged, and there is no delay in rehabilitating his father. If anyone has any objections, I will let him go to the frontier to supervise the army."

Ye Youran put down Li Juqi's test paper, and sighed: "Those civil servants are really obsessed with the past. They resolutely maintain the ancestral system, regardless of whether it is suitable or not. In recent years, they are surrounded by strong neighbors. Sooner or later, there will be a war. If the system is not reformed, the frontier will be blocked everywhere. Everyone in the middle has to add a few words, how can this battle be fought?"

Mo Yichen cast a comforting look, and said with a light smile, "There is always a way. Although there are resistances, if it works, the officials will naturally have no objections."

Ye Youran was originally full of agitation, but after seeing Mo Yichen's glance, he calmed down strangely.Even he himself finds it strange that he has always been cold-hearted, and almost everyone in the world ignores him, but he falls in love with Mo Yichen at first sight, knowing that there will be no results, he has already resigned to his fate and married, but still remains infatuated .Even people like him want to ask what love is.

Seeing Ye Youran's obedient appearance, Ye Qingxiao couldn't help laughing, and suddenly became interested, and said: "It's time for dinner, you can eat with me here, and have a drink by the way."

After what Ye Qingxiao said, Ye Youran and Mo Yichen felt hungry.

Since Ye Qingxiao Yuyu, the imperial meal has only four dishes and one soup, today because Ye Youran and Mo Yichen are here, two dishes are added.On the table are five-flavored steamed chicken, steamed fresh fish, three delicacies soup, mutton with minced pepper, roast goose, mutton crystal dumplings and fresh shrimp in pepper vinegar.

Ye Qingxiao ordered someone to bring some altars of Jiuyunchun wine, and the three of them toasted frequently during the banquet, talking and laughing.Ye Qingxiao has been preoccupied since reading Li Juqi's test paper, drank a few more glasses during the dinner, and soon became drunk.

After the banquet was withdrawn, Ye Youran asked Mo Yichen to go back to the mansion first, and stayed to take care of Ye Qingxiao. He carefully helped Ye Qingxiao to the couch, took off his coat and boots for him, untied his crown, wiped his face, Finally tucked in the brocade quilt, and said helplessly: "I agreed to have a drink, but why did you get drunk? If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't have agreed to let you drink."

Ye Youran just complained in a low voice, and didn't expect to get a response. Unexpectedly, Ye Qingxiao replied vaguely: "The state affairs are cumbersome, there is no peace in the frontier, and there has been a severe drought in the northwest... I am upset."

Ye Youran was slightly taken aback when she heard the words, thinking that Ye Qingxiao was really drunk, otherwise how could she complain in such a straightforward way that was almost coquettish.Thinking of this, his heart softened in an instant, and he covered Ye Qingxiao's forehead with his fingers, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, take a good rest!"

Ye Qingxiao held Ye Youran's hand, slowly opened her eyes, there was a mist in her eyes, but Ye Youran could still see the looming melancholy through the mist.

"After the death of my father, I used filial piety as an excuse to not establish a queen for three years... Now that three years are approaching, it is inevitable. But I don't want Chen Xi to be sad. But you must care."

For this kind of matter, Ye Youran really can't give any opinion. A country cannot live without a queen, and an emperor cannot have an heir. Even Ye Qingxiao and Ye Chenxi understand this kind of thing, but it is too painful to mention it, so they ignore it tacitly .

Ye Chenxi is very attached to Ye Qingxiao, this attachment has not faded even after losing her memory.If in the future there is a woman who can justly stand by Ye Qingxiao's side, even if that person doesn't get Ye Qingxiao's love, he will still be sad.

And after Ye Qingxiao recovered from the loss, he cherished this love even more in his heart. He already loved deeply, and because Ye Chenxi had given up his life for him, he felt ashamed, so he was even more unwilling to do something to sorry Ye Chenxi .

However, he is the king of a country, and the responsibility of the emperor lies in the safety of the four seas. If he wants to be worthy of Ye Chenxi, he must be sorry for Dongyue. He seems to be standing at the two ends of a rope every day, hesitating every step of the way, tossing himself to the point of exhaustion.

"Our generation has no heirs so far, and Chen Xi and I actually..." Ye Qingxiao's voice gradually choked up when she said this, and her long eyelashes were also stained with moisture.

Ye Youran only felt a pain in her heart, and immediately wiped off the water droplets on Ye Qingxiao's eyelashes with her fingertips, and comforted her: "Don't worry, I will have many children, if you really don't want others to have children for you, I will You can adopt the child to you."

Ye Qingxiao gradually closed her eyelids when she heard the words, and the melancholy between her brows eased slightly.Ye Youran continued to lightly brush Ye Qingxiao's eyebrows with her fingertips, and said comfortingly: "Go to sleep, you are too tired, if Chenxi sees you like this when he comes back, he will feel distressed."

With the sound of light breathing, Ye Youran knew that he was asleep.The past flickered in his mind like a revolving lantern. How did this person save his life back then, and how did he protect himself in the future? He knew that Ye Qingxiao never asked for anything in return, but he still wanted to do his best to return.

He hesitated for a long time in the dim candlelight, finally as if he had made up his mind, he glanced at Ye Qingxiao, then got up and left.

When Ye Chenxi and Li Juqi traveled all over the northern border, there was also a famous figure in the court, and this person was the new champion Ke Shaoheng.Ke Shaoheng is a stable man, proficient in all kinds of poems and songs, and is the leader of the East Vietnamese literary circle.The novels and operas he wrote in his spare time became famous works and were widely circulated in East Vietnam.

Back then when Ye Qingxiao was in Anding, he met Ke Shaoheng who was about to go to Beijing to take the exam. At that time, Ke Shaoheng didn't know Ye Qingxiao's identity, but only vaguely guessed that he was noble.He didn't like making friends with powerful people, but he was impressed by Ye Qingxiao's demeanor and broke the precept for him.

The two were warming wine and chatting in the gazebo in the suburbs, and they shared similar interests. Ye Qingxiao believed that Ke Shaoheng would surely become a famous minister in the future, so she gave him the folding fan that she carried with her at that time.

Although Ye Qingxiao felt that Ke Shaoheng was knowledgeable and talented, she also thought that it was not a good thing for him to enter the officialdom too early because he was young and vigorous. Moreover, it was a troubled time at that time, and if he made a mistake, his official career would be ruined.So after returning to Prince Qin's Mansion, Ye Qingxiao wrote a letter to Ye Youran, Minister of Rites who was the chief examiner that year, asking him to let Ke Shaoheng fail the ranking no matter what, Ye Youran naturally responded to his request.

After the examination that year, Li Keqi, the censor of Zuodu, passed by the Ministry of Rites with nothing to do, read Ke Shaoheng's answer sheet, was full of admiration, and said repeatedly: "Be the leader!"

However, Ye Youran ignored it and insisted on letting Ke Shaoheng fail the ranking.After the list was announced, Li Keqi joined Ye Youran without hesitation. Ye Youran has a weird personality, and when others join him, they either ignore him or fight to the end.That time when Li Keqi joined him, he would scold Li Keqi on the book, and his words were harsh and unreliable. Even Li Keqi, who was the censor, sighed to himself, and the matter ended in nothing.

In the spring of this year, Ke Shaoheng went to Beijing again to take the exam. The examiner was still Ye Youran, but Ke Shaoheng won the Hui Yuan.During the palace examination, when he saw Ye Qingxiao sitting on the dragon chair, his expression was astonished. Fortunately, he quickly came back to his senses and tried his best to answer. In the end, he outperformed all the Confucians and was handpicked by Ye Qingxiao as the number one scholar. Compiled by the Imperial Academy.

Ke Shaoheng was originally an eye-catching figure, but now he was taking part in the imperial examination, met the same chief examiner, failed the exam once, but became a member once, because of the strange encounter, people naturally talked about it.Baiguan recalled that incident back then, and felt that something was wrong.Later, rumors gradually spread that Ke Shaoheng failed the ranking because he offended Ye Qingxiao and was revenged by Ye Qingxiao.

The rumors in the court finally fell into the ears of Ke Shaoheng. Although Ke Shaoheng believed in Ye Qingxiao's character, he felt something was wrong when he remembered the incident back then. In his heart, it was like a bone stuck in his throat, making him unhappy all day long.

Finally, one day, when Ye Youran was going down to court, he blocked Ye Youran's only way to leave the palace. Although he looked respectful, he couldn't hide the stubbornness in his eyes: "Your Highness, please stop, I have something to ask for advice."

When Ye Youran heard the words, her peach blossom eyes slightly raised, and she was suddenly full of charm: "What's the matter?"

Even though Ke Shaoheng had seen many beauties, he was still stunned for a moment when he saw Ye Youran's unparalleled beauty.He quickly came back to his senses, with a dignified expression on his delicate face, he said: "I recently heard some rumors that it was His Majesty's intention that I failed the ranking, and I came here today to seek proof from His Highness."

Hearing this, Ye Youran glanced at Ke Shaoheng with a half-smile, and suddenly found that he was wearing a folding fan with ivory fan bones and a fan pendant made of honey.

"Your Majesty actually gave you this folding fan?"

Ke Shaoheng couldn't help caressing the folding fan, obviously cherishing it very much, but he soon came back to his senses and looked at Ye Youran squarely: "Your Highness, please help me explain the matter of the day."

Ye Youran snorted coldly: "Since you have already believed in rumors, why do you still need to ask me for proof?"

Ke Shaoheng heard the words and said anxiously: "I believe that your majesty is definitely not such a narrow-minded person, so I came here to ask your majesty for proof."

Ye Youran looked at Ke Shaoheng with piercing eyes, and Ke Shaoheng faced him bravely with a stubborn expression and never gave in.After a while, Ye Youran withdrew his gaze and chuckled a few times: "He really saw you right."

Ke Shaoheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "I am dull, and have not comprehended His Highness's true meaning."

"After meeting you that year, His Majesty felt that you would become a pillar of the court in the future. However, the young man has a great reputation and has not encountered any mistakes. His Majesty wrote a letter to the king to make you fail the ranking."

After listening to this speech, Ke Shaoheng only felt like a green wind in Wu, and he was very excited: "Your Majesty really has a good intention."

Ye Youran just smiled lightly when she heard the words, and said: "It's good that you understand, don't doubt your Majesty just because of a few rumors."

"I am ashamed." Ke Shaoheng was indeed guilty in his heart, and even his tone was somewhat melancholy.

Ye Youran glanced at Ke Shaoheng again, and said: "I hope you will not fail His Majesty's painstaking efforts in the future, and do more practical things for the people." After finishing speaking, he left gracefully without waiting for Ke Shaoheng's answer.

Ke Shaoheng looked in the direction of the Palace of Seven Stars, and made his promise with a solemn expression: "I will definitely devote myself to the end, and die only after death."

From this moment on, he will use his whole life to carry out this oath.

_______________________________________________________________________________

When Ye Qingxiao opened Ye Chenxi's letter and read Li Juqi's test paper, she was dazed for a long time before the case.In a trance, I seemed to see the young man who was in full bloom ten years ago again.

Time flies, and after ten years of separation, the young man with vicissitudes of life has become a general who has an overview of the overall situation, and he wrote this amazing essay that made him amazed.

In the 22nd year of Renjia, Li Xiangzheng was taken to the capital for the crime of raising bandits. Ye Zongxi personally convicted him and executed him immediately.

He will always remember the scene of that desperate young man kneeling in front of the Prince Qin's mansion back then, his pale face was full of exhaustion and panic that saw through the coldness of the world.I heard that he had visited the homes of Li Xiangzheng's old friends before, asking all the officials to intercede for his father, but because Li Zongxi personally convicted the crime, all the officials were silent, Li Juqi was ridiculed, and there was no way to ask for help.

At that time, Ye Chenxi was guarding the northern border, so Li Juqi knelt down in front of the Qin Palace, just begging to see Ye Qingxiao.Ye Qingxiao was moved by his filial piety, and finally summoned him.

The two had a long talk overnight, and Ye Qingxiao couldn't bear to be wronged by his loyal minister after all, so he promised to try his best to save each other, and asked Li Juqi to wait for news at the inn.

Before Li Juqi left, he solemnly knelt down to Ye Qingxiao, his eyes swept away the previous panic, deep and decisive, and his voice resounded: "If Your Highness can save my father, I will be loyal to Your Highness from now on until I die. If I have a different heart , Your Highness is responsible for your Highness; but if Your Highness is perfunctory, your Highness will be responsible for your Highness!"

Everyone said that the king of Qin promises a thousand gold, so Li Juqi used his lifelong loyalty as a bait to bet on Ye Qingxiao to take this risk.However, Ye Qingxiao failed him in the end.

The next day, before Ye Qingxiao had time to intercede for Li Xiangzheng, she fainted from a sudden illness in the court hall. When he woke up, Li Xiangzheng had been executed and Li Juqi was nowhere to be found.

Over the years, Ye Qingxiao would occasionally think of that young man with tired eyes, and feel guilty.He secretly decided that one day, he would rehabilitate Li Xiang and use Li Juqi as a general.

The promise he secretly made has not yet been fulfilled, but the sudden appearance of this young man whom he had been responsible for caught him by surprise.

When he came to his senses, Mo Yichen and Ye Youran had already been summoned into the palace. Ye Qingxiao handed Li Juqi's test paper to Ye Youran with a hoarse voice: "This is sent by Chenxi, the northern Xinjiang Wuxuan No. .1 Li Juqi's test paper."

Ye Youran was startled when he heard the words: "Li Juqi? That's not Li Xiangzheng's..."

Ye Qingxiao pressed the center of her brows, and the orange candlelight was softly rendered on the dragon case, illuminating the helplessness in his eyes: "It's the man who knelt in front of the Qin Palace back then."

Although Ye Qingxiao tried her best to conceal it, Ye Youran could still hear the guilt in his tone, and couldn't help but comfort him: "That's God's will, it has nothing to do with you, even if you help him, it may not be able to save him."

Ye Qingxiao didn't want to mention what happened back then, after all, it's no longer meaningful to discuss who is right and who is wrong, so she urged: "Take a look at his test paper first."

Mo Yichen and Ye Youran took turns to read the test papers, the more they read, the more surprised they became, and they couldn't help admiring repeatedly.But when the excitement gradually subsided, Mo Yichen pondered for a moment, and finally asked: "These shortcomings have existed for hundreds of years, and it's not that no one has noticed them. , although it has been revised, it does not help the matter."

When the lights came on, the candles flickered in the Palace of Seven Stars. Ye Qingxiao was sitting in front of the desk. He was wearing a long-sleeved dragon gown. The cloud and dragon pattern in the robe flickered in the candlelight. It's hard to see.

Mo Yichen's words gradually eased his excitement, and then he felt a bit bitter and helpless. He let out a barely audible sigh and said: "The national policy set by Taizu is only applicable at that time, and now hundreds of years have passed. , Times have changed, and the policies of the past are no longer applicable. I have long wanted to reform the system, but because of the righteousness of "the father's death, the son will not change the way for three years", it has been attracted. The officials have already complained about the marriage system, and I don't want to rush it. But after reading Li Juqi's test paper, I was very excited."

He took a deep breath, and continued: "People of insight in the court know that the military system has many shortcomings, but no one speaks of it!" His voice gradually rose, and there was a bit of anger between his brows.

Seeing this, Mo Yichen immediately persuaded: "The ministers also have their difficulties. It is an ancestral system, and even the kings of the past did not dare to abolish it, let alone them?"

Ye Youran was about to sarcastically say something, but her gaze inadvertently swept across Mo Yichen's face, and she forcibly endured it.He has always been willful, but he is only willing to restrain himself in front of Ye Qingxiao and Mo Yichen.He has admired Mo Yichen for many years, and although he knew it was hopeless, he still couldn't forget it. He only hoped that he could quietly wait by Mo Yichen's side, even if it could only become a dispensable scenery around him.

After a while, Ye Youran finally said: "None of the civil and military officials in the whole dynasty dared to speak out, but this son of a criminal minister dared to speak out. Even this king has to admire him."

Ye Qingxiao felt melancholy again when he heard the words: "Li Juqi joined the army with his father when he was young. He is wise and brave, and he is quite like his father. He was known as a little general in the army back then. If it wasn't for his father's accident, I am afraid he would have already died. Become a famous general in East Vietnam. I want to use him, but before that, I must first clear up my father, otherwise he will bear the shackles of the son of a criminal minister, and even if he becomes an official, he will struggle."

Mo Yichen let out a low sigh, and said earnestly: "Dongyue has many disadvantages, and I know that His Majesty has long wanted to change the system, and I also appreciate it."