"Why? Is today's food not to your liking?"
Beside the stone table in the pavilion, Jing Emperor was eating to his heart's content. At a certain moment, he looked up at Li Yi and saw him carefully chewing a mouthful of lotus seed soup for a long time. He asked.
"Your Majesty has misunderstood." Li Yi put down his chopsticks and said, "It's just that I have been seriously ill these days and have not recovered yet. My appetite is not good."
Jing Emperor nodded and said, "I heard from the imperial physician that you are overly worried. You might as well tell me what you are worried about. Maybe I can help you."
Li Yi shook his head and said, "I dare not trouble Your Majesty. It's just that there are some knots in my heart that have not been resolved. I slept at home for a few days and am much better now."
Jing Emperor looked at him and did not continue on this topic. He said, "I have told you before that I will only grant you the title of nobility and not increase your official rank. It is said that a ruler does not go back on his words. But now, I really regret it."
Li Yi raised his eyebrows and raised his head. Jing Emperor had already sighed and said, "I don't have much time …"
There was a deep unwillingness and helplessness in his words. Li Yi did not answer.
A wise ruler would, of course, want to live for a few more years and see the land that was becoming richer and stronger in his hands. However, there were some things that he couldn't escape even if he was a ruler who received orders from the heavens.
"A few days ago, the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War resigned. I want you to take over this position. What do you think?"
Li Yi still did not know what kind of promotion it was to go from having no official position to being the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War. He also did not know how many officials in the court would oppose this decision of Emperor Jing. He also did not know how shocking it was for the emperor to ask his own opinion on the appointment of an official. He only knew that he would not be the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War no matter what.
Li Yi immediately stood up, bowed, and said, "This subject thanks Your Majesty for your grace, but this subject is ill, and I'm afraid it's difficult for me to take on this heavy responsibility. I'm afraid I'll fail Your Majesty's expectations, and I hope Your Majesty can retract your order."
Emperor Jing was not surprised by Li Yi's answer. He stood up and took two steps forward. With his back facing Li Yi, he looked into the distance and said, "I remember the first time I saw you, it was in the garden of Prince Ning's Mansion, right?"
"At that time, I knew that you were ambitious, but your personality was lazy and you had no desire for an official career. I originally wanted you to polish yourself in the officialdom for a few years before summoning you back to the capital and entrusting you with heavy responsibilities. But even though you were far away in Qing An Fu, you still did so many things for me and for this country. But your personality, on the contrary, became more and more lazy … In one's life, one has to pursue something. Li Yi, what exactly do you want? Money or power? "
Li Yi was silent and didn't speak.
"I can give all of these to you. I really don't have much time … in the future, the world will be your world. I know you have great talent, and I don't want to wrong you. Now, tell me, what exactly do you want?"
Li Yi was silent for a while and then said, "Your Majesty has given me a lot. I am already satisfied and have no other requests."
The atmosphere in the pavilion sank into a long silence.
After an unknown amount of time, a hoarse voice broke the silence. Chang De walked forward and said in a small voice, "Your Majesty, it's time for morning court."
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"Your Majesty is so generous, but this little fellow is so evasive. In my opinion, Your Majesty only needs to give an order. Whether or not he is the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, it doesn't matter!" Looking at the middle-aged man standing in the pavilion with his hands behind his back, Chang De thought for a moment and said.
At this time, there were only the two of them left in the pavilion.
After a long time, Emperor Jing turned his head and sighed. He said, "I'm afraid he already has the intention to leave …"
Hearing this, Chang De paused and asked, "Intention to leave? To where? "
Emperor Jing did not answer. His eyes drifted, and the thumb and index finger of his right hand unconsciously rubbed together. He murmured, "The King of Shu is incompetent, and none of my princes are of great use. If they were half as capable as County Magistrate Li, I wouldn't have to worry about this. MIngzhu, if MIngzhu was a man, even if, even if she … "
Chang De closed his mouth again. The weather today was gloomy, and the sky above their heads was covered with thick black clouds. It was likely that there would be a heavy rain.
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After Li Yi walked out of the garden, of course, he could not hear the conversation in the pavilion.
He was thinking about something. When he passed by a palace, a figure suddenly flashed out from the corner of the wall. Princess Shouning pounced on him like a little tiger. She hugged his waist and said angrily, "Liar, big liar. Didn't you say you would treat me to a meal?"
Li Yi pressed her little head and finally made her let go. He said, "Lead the way, to the meal!"
The proud Lolita was stunned for a moment, and then a smile immediately appeared on her little face.
"Wait a minute, I'll go call my sister!" She asked Li Yi to wait here, and ran to the Morning Dew Hall while shouting.
"Ah, Brother Xuan is also here!" Not long after, Li Xuan, who was supposed to follow the officials to court, was discovered by the sharp-eyed Princess Shouning. She dragged him out of the crowd.
The censor's eyes almost popped out. The officials' spitting and farting on the way to court would be recorded in a small notebook by them, but for Princess Shouning's serious violation of the rules, he could only watch. No, he turned his head after a glance. Anyway, he couldn't do anything about it. What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve, lest he got angry.
Li Xuan occasionally went to court, but he only played the role of a bystander. Just as he was worrying about how to pass the difficult morning court time, Princess Shouning undoubtedly gave him a way out.
No matter how you looked at it, sitting in a cool room with eight dishes and a soup in front of you was very appetizing. No matter how you looked at it, it was much better than leaning against a pillar in the court and dozing off, right?
"Gulp." Li Xuan couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. Even though he had already eaten breakfast, he still felt that he could finish the big table of dishes in front of him by himself.
"Gulp." Princess Shouning's eyes widened. The scene in front of her was even more than she had imagined. She simply couldn't wait for the others to make the first move. She picked up a piece of pork rib and started gnawing on it.
The supervisor of the catering department was really crying. With tears in his eyes, he looked at the four people who almost wiped out all the precious ingredients. He couldn't afford to offend any of them. He was extremely suspicious of what he had done in his previous life!
"Today … is it some special day?" Li Xuan's chopsticks flew like lightning. His mouth didn't stay idle either. He looked at Li Yi while eating and asked, "You guys eat.
"You guys eat, I've already eaten just now." Li Yi washed his hands, said to them, and walked straight out.
The proud Lolita's cheeks were puffed up, and she couldn't help but nod. Right now, food was everything. It couldn't be better that no one was fighting with her.
Li MIngzhu looked up, and a trace of doubt appeared in her eyes. She put down her chopsticks and stood up to follow.
"Oh … wait!" Li Xuan still had a piece of pork rib in his mouth. He took two more pieces and hurriedly chased after them.
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