Qiao Xi didn't show up, and never showed up.
The long wait wears away Jiang Hao's pride, his heart dies slowly, he understands that Qiao Xi left and may never come back.
The wounds on his body healed quickly, but the wounds in his heart never healed.
Jiang Hao defeated his uncle's army entirely by will. He became more resolute and indifferent, honed in iron and blood to become a real emperor.
At the end of the war, he officially ascended the throne of the emperor in the congratulations of all the officials.He looked at the civil servants and generals in the court, feeling unhappy, "This day has finally come, but you left early." He thought so.
Eunuch De has been waiting by Jiang Hao's side, and he can clearly feel Jiang Hao's changes.Childhood misfortune made Jiang Hao more mature than most people. He has a heavy mind and will not trust others easily.Now, Jiang Hao has become even more vicious, like a wolf who lives alone, vigilant and suspicious of everything around him.
As soon as Jiang Hao came to power, he punished a large number of corrupt officials with thunderous means, and implemented a new system for the army, firmly controlling the military power in his own hands.
It can be said that he deliberately let uncle Guo leave in order to delay the enthronement time.But judging from the present, he led the troops to deal with the uncle of the country, which instead allowed him to better control the military power, and also established a wise and martial image in the hearts of the people.
All the government orders were implemented with extremely fast efficiency, Chen Guo became stronger and the people became more prosperous.
In the same year, Jiang Hao married the general's daughter as a noble concubine. Others thought that Jiang Hao was doing it to consolidate power, but in fact he just wanted to prove that without Qiao Xi, he could still live in style.Afterwards, he took in several more concubines, and the harem gradually expanded. On the surface, Jiang Hao was indeed a successful emperor.
However, neither the busy government affairs nor the tenderness of the harem can make Jiang Hao forget that haunting memory.Sometimes, he got drunk and went back to live in Ninghe Palace alone, how he wished that the person he was thinking of could enter his dream again.
But he couldn't deceive himself, Qiao Xi really left, completely disappeared from his life.This repressed pain made him even more vicious, but he was still sane, and he would not punish officials at will, but he would not show mercy to officials who were ineffective.
In the spring of the third year, Jiang Hao finally couldn't bear it, and suddenly ordered a special scientific examination to select useful talents and all kinds of capable people.The ministers were all very surprised, but although Jiang Hao's behavior was strange, the ministers would certainly not have doubts about being able to select talents for the court.
Talented people from all over the country of Chen gathered in the capital, and for a while, the capital became extremely lively.
Jiang Hao's exceptional selection of talents this time, in fact, focuses on capable people and strangers. He still has no hope of giving up. He doesn't believe that Qiaoxi is the only immortal in this world.However, when he personally went to see the examinations of these capable people and strangers, he felt that he had been deceived.Qiao Xi was a real spell, and these charlatans were just tricks.
Jiang Hao felt agitated and left the examination room directly, and the Taifu who presided over the essay test came to beg to see him again, saying that he hoped that he would personally observe the final selection of the essay test.
Students who participated in the literary examination came from all over the country. Because it was a special scientific examination, some people with knowledge but no fame could participate.However, they all had to pass the three exams presided over by the Taifu. After passing, they were now the final selection.
Considering Taifu's identity and status, Jiang Hao finally nodded. He was fooled by charlatans just now, and he wants to see what tricks the so-called talented scholars can play.
Jiang Hao sat on the top seat, and below were twenty candidates lined up neatly.Taifu called the names according to the roster, and asked those whose names were called to come forward to answer questions one by one.
The first question is the same, starting with "Shangshu" "The people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is solid and the state is peaceful", and then the Taifu will randomly ask two questions based on the answers.
Listening to the answers below, Jiang Hao felt more and more bored. For him, selecting these talents was not his goal at all.Just as he was about to leave, the Taifu called out "Qiaoxi", and a frail young man in white came out from the crowd.
For some reason, Jiang Hao looked at him with a strange feeling.This person named Qiao Xi was very special. He stood in the crowd, seemingly oblivious to the crowd, but when he walked out, all the brilliance seemed to be concentrated on him alone.
Qiao Xi lowered her head slightly, and began to answer the Taifu's question, but for Jiang Hao, he didn't pay attention to what Qiao Xi said.He sat on a high place, and when he looked down, he could see a section of Qiaoxi's jade neck exposed. The skin there was very fair, which made Jiang Hao think of the hands of the man in his dream.
Jiang Hao felt very sorry, he had been with the man in his dream for a long time, but he didn't see his face clearly, and he didn't know his name.He suddenly felt ironic, maybe that person didn't care about him at all, and he was the only one waiting for that person's response stupidly.
Soon, Qiao Xi finished answering. The Taifu was about to call the next person, but Jiang Hao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Wait a minute." Both Qiaoxi and the Taifu stopped immediately, feeling very surprised in their hearts. , I only heard Jiang Hao say, "You raise your head."
Qiao Xi trembled all over. He knew that the emperor was talking about him, but he didn't know whether to raise his head.Jiang Hao urged impatiently, and Qiao Xi raised her head.
Jiang Hao was stunned, he couldn't describe Qiao Xi's appearance in words.It doesn't mean how handsome and delicate that face is, but it's a breathtaking feeling.He looked at Qiao Xi, and a strange thought came to his mind, maybe that's what the masked face in the dream looked like.
Both Taifu and Eunuch De could feel the change in Jiang Hao's attitude. In fact, Eunuch De's heart was about to jump when he looked at Qiao Xi.Because Qiao Xi was exactly the same as the adult from Fengyun Pavilion in his memory, but he couldn't feel any spiritual power fluctuations from Qiao Xi, and looking at Qiao Xi's behavior, it seemed that he was really just an ordinary person.
Jiang Hao was also a little absent-minded, he didn't notice the change in Eunuch De, and he looked Qiao Xi from head to toe, which made Qiao Xi extremely uncomfortable.Not only Qiao Xi, but other literati were also afraid. Although Jiang Hao was young, he was a king who had been trained on the battlefield, and his aura was very aggressive.
"Okay, you return to your place. Taifu, please continue." After being surprised, Jiang Hao remembered to hide his expression, but he was even more absent-minded in the subsequent questions and answers.
From time to time, he looked towards Qiao Xi, looking at Qiao Xi who was serious with his head down, and he always looked away.He felt that Qiao Xi had a unique temperament that attracted him to explore and dig.
Back in the imperial study, Jiang Hao immediately told Eunuch De: "Hurry up and send someone to thoroughly investigate Qiao Xi's identity, the sooner the better."
"Yes." Eunuch De took the order and left.
Jiang Hao murmured Qiao Xi's name, feeling that his mood was suppressed by this sudden appearance, he thought that it would be great if Qiao Xi was the person in his dream.
Eunuch De also became curious about Qiao Xi's identity, so he worked extraordinarily hard. After finishing the court the next morning, he reported the investigation results to Jiang Hao.
Jiang Hao looked at the general content and frowned involuntarily.This Qiao Xi was the son of a minister. When the Empress Dowager was in power, his grandfather was executed for offending the Empress Dowager, and the rest of the Qiao family were relegated to the Lingnan area.His father had always been depressed and died in the second year of Lingnan.
Qiao Xi grew up under his mother's upbringing. Because he was a descendant of a criminal, he was unable to participate in the scientific examination.If Jiang Hao hadn't relaxed the restrictions this time, he might never have seen Qiao Xi for the rest of his life.
"This is his background?" Jiang Hao couldn't believe it.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed all the information about Young Master Qiao." In fact, Eunuch De couldn't believe it, because Qiao Xi looked so much like the senior in Fengyun Pavilion, he had to wonder if there was any relationship between the two of them.However, after investigation, Qiao Xi was indeed an ordinary person, and Eunuch De could only let go of his guesses.
Jiang Hao had never seen the real face of the person in his dream, so he looked at Qiao Xi's message again, and finally laughed at himself. "What am I expecting?" He shook his head, feeling that in order to meet the person in his dream, he really went crazy.
Two days later, the Taifu came to see Jiang Hao.
"Your Majesty, this special scientific examination has ended, and a total of 21 talents have been selected. This is the specific information, please read it over, Your Majesty." With that said, the Taifu handed the memorial to Jiang Hao.
Originally holding a special scientific examination, Jiang Hao's purpose was to select some talented people, and his attention was also on this aspect.But in the end he was disappointed, and his attention was attracted by the sudden appearance of Qiao Xi.
He opened the memorial and found that Qiao Xi's name was listed in the essay test, and his heart skipped a beat.Among the 21 people selected, there are not only literary talents, but also martial arts talents, as well as doctors and craftsmen.These people will be awarded official positions, so that they have the opportunity to show their talents.
Generally speaking, Jiang Hao's special scientific examination this time is not as formal as before, and he himself doesn't pay much attention to it.However, Jiang Hao's regret is that he did not find the capable person he really wanted, and he is still not satisfied.
"Teacher, you should discuss with the ministers of Zhongshu Province about conferring official positions."
"Yes," Taifu paused and continued, "Your Majesty, according to the usual practice, you will give these selected children a banquet in Qionglin Garden. I wonder if His Majesty will attend this time?"
"No, they are uncomfortable when I go." In fact, Jiang Hao himself is also uncomfortable, he can't bear the lively atmosphere.It seems that the excitement only belongs to others, and he will never be able to integrate into it, nor does he want to.
After the Taifu resigned, Jiang Hao looked at Qiao Xi's name on the memorial and felt very strange in his heart.After knowing Qiao Xi's life experience, he can be sure that Qiao Xi is not the person he is looking for. He originally wanted to expel Qiao Xi from his memory, but now Qiao Xi caught his eyes again.
"Why aren't you him?" Jiang Hao threw the memorial aside, feeling even more disturbed.
When it was the night of the Qionglin Banquet, he found that he couldn't calm down even more. Although the distance was far away, he always felt that he could hear the sound of silk and bamboo coming from Qionglin Garden.
He remembered the scene when he saw Qiao Xi that day, and he always felt that Qiao Xi had the same characteristics as the person in his dream, and sometimes, he even felt that Qiao Xi was the person in the dream.Thinking about it, Jiang Hao held Yubi's hand and unconsciously wrote two words: "Qiaoxi".
When he came back to his senses, he threw down the imperial pen irritably, stood up, and paced in the hall.
Eunuch De guessed the source of Jiang Hao's irritability, and he also felt that Qiao Xi was very similar to the senior in Fengyun Pavilion, but that senior had been away for a long time.In the long days that followed, although Jiang Hao didn't mention him, and he was good to the concubines in the harem, Eunuch De knew that Jiang Hao had never forgotten him.
At this time, Jiang Hao walked straight out of the hall, and Eunuch De asked quickly, "Your Majesty, where are you going?"
"Qionglin Court!" Jiang Hao's voice echoed outside the hall.
The long wait wears away Jiang Hao's pride, his heart dies slowly, he understands that Qiao Xi left and may never come back.
The wounds on his body healed quickly, but the wounds in his heart never healed.
Jiang Hao defeated his uncle's army entirely by will. He became more resolute and indifferent, honed in iron and blood to become a real emperor.
At the end of the war, he officially ascended the throne of the emperor in the congratulations of all the officials.He looked at the civil servants and generals in the court, feeling unhappy, "This day has finally come, but you left early." He thought so.
Eunuch De has been waiting by Jiang Hao's side, and he can clearly feel Jiang Hao's changes.Childhood misfortune made Jiang Hao more mature than most people. He has a heavy mind and will not trust others easily.Now, Jiang Hao has become even more vicious, like a wolf who lives alone, vigilant and suspicious of everything around him.
As soon as Jiang Hao came to power, he punished a large number of corrupt officials with thunderous means, and implemented a new system for the army, firmly controlling the military power in his own hands.
It can be said that he deliberately let uncle Guo leave in order to delay the enthronement time.But judging from the present, he led the troops to deal with the uncle of the country, which instead allowed him to better control the military power, and also established a wise and martial image in the hearts of the people.
All the government orders were implemented with extremely fast efficiency, Chen Guo became stronger and the people became more prosperous.
In the same year, Jiang Hao married the general's daughter as a noble concubine. Others thought that Jiang Hao was doing it to consolidate power, but in fact he just wanted to prove that without Qiao Xi, he could still live in style.Afterwards, he took in several more concubines, and the harem gradually expanded. On the surface, Jiang Hao was indeed a successful emperor.
However, neither the busy government affairs nor the tenderness of the harem can make Jiang Hao forget that haunting memory.Sometimes, he got drunk and went back to live in Ninghe Palace alone, how he wished that the person he was thinking of could enter his dream again.
But he couldn't deceive himself, Qiao Xi really left, completely disappeared from his life.This repressed pain made him even more vicious, but he was still sane, and he would not punish officials at will, but he would not show mercy to officials who were ineffective.
In the spring of the third year, Jiang Hao finally couldn't bear it, and suddenly ordered a special scientific examination to select useful talents and all kinds of capable people.The ministers were all very surprised, but although Jiang Hao's behavior was strange, the ministers would certainly not have doubts about being able to select talents for the court.
Talented people from all over the country of Chen gathered in the capital, and for a while, the capital became extremely lively.
Jiang Hao's exceptional selection of talents this time, in fact, focuses on capable people and strangers. He still has no hope of giving up. He doesn't believe that Qiaoxi is the only immortal in this world.However, when he personally went to see the examinations of these capable people and strangers, he felt that he had been deceived.Qiao Xi was a real spell, and these charlatans were just tricks.
Jiang Hao felt agitated and left the examination room directly, and the Taifu who presided over the essay test came to beg to see him again, saying that he hoped that he would personally observe the final selection of the essay test.
Students who participated in the literary examination came from all over the country. Because it was a special scientific examination, some people with knowledge but no fame could participate.However, they all had to pass the three exams presided over by the Taifu. After passing, they were now the final selection.
Considering Taifu's identity and status, Jiang Hao finally nodded. He was fooled by charlatans just now, and he wants to see what tricks the so-called talented scholars can play.
Jiang Hao sat on the top seat, and below were twenty candidates lined up neatly.Taifu called the names according to the roster, and asked those whose names were called to come forward to answer questions one by one.
The first question is the same, starting with "Shangshu" "The people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is solid and the state is peaceful", and then the Taifu will randomly ask two questions based on the answers.
Listening to the answers below, Jiang Hao felt more and more bored. For him, selecting these talents was not his goal at all.Just as he was about to leave, the Taifu called out "Qiaoxi", and a frail young man in white came out from the crowd.
For some reason, Jiang Hao looked at him with a strange feeling.This person named Qiao Xi was very special. He stood in the crowd, seemingly oblivious to the crowd, but when he walked out, all the brilliance seemed to be concentrated on him alone.
Qiao Xi lowered her head slightly, and began to answer the Taifu's question, but for Jiang Hao, he didn't pay attention to what Qiao Xi said.He sat on a high place, and when he looked down, he could see a section of Qiaoxi's jade neck exposed. The skin there was very fair, which made Jiang Hao think of the hands of the man in his dream.
Jiang Hao felt very sorry, he had been with the man in his dream for a long time, but he didn't see his face clearly, and he didn't know his name.He suddenly felt ironic, maybe that person didn't care about him at all, and he was the only one waiting for that person's response stupidly.
Soon, Qiao Xi finished answering. The Taifu was about to call the next person, but Jiang Hao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Wait a minute." Both Qiaoxi and the Taifu stopped immediately, feeling very surprised in their hearts. , I only heard Jiang Hao say, "You raise your head."
Qiao Xi trembled all over. He knew that the emperor was talking about him, but he didn't know whether to raise his head.Jiang Hao urged impatiently, and Qiao Xi raised her head.
Jiang Hao was stunned, he couldn't describe Qiao Xi's appearance in words.It doesn't mean how handsome and delicate that face is, but it's a breathtaking feeling.He looked at Qiao Xi, and a strange thought came to his mind, maybe that's what the masked face in the dream looked like.
Both Taifu and Eunuch De could feel the change in Jiang Hao's attitude. In fact, Eunuch De's heart was about to jump when he looked at Qiao Xi.Because Qiao Xi was exactly the same as the adult from Fengyun Pavilion in his memory, but he couldn't feel any spiritual power fluctuations from Qiao Xi, and looking at Qiao Xi's behavior, it seemed that he was really just an ordinary person.
Jiang Hao was also a little absent-minded, he didn't notice the change in Eunuch De, and he looked Qiao Xi from head to toe, which made Qiao Xi extremely uncomfortable.Not only Qiao Xi, but other literati were also afraid. Although Jiang Hao was young, he was a king who had been trained on the battlefield, and his aura was very aggressive.
"Okay, you return to your place. Taifu, please continue." After being surprised, Jiang Hao remembered to hide his expression, but he was even more absent-minded in the subsequent questions and answers.
From time to time, he looked towards Qiao Xi, looking at Qiao Xi who was serious with his head down, and he always looked away.He felt that Qiao Xi had a unique temperament that attracted him to explore and dig.
Back in the imperial study, Jiang Hao immediately told Eunuch De: "Hurry up and send someone to thoroughly investigate Qiao Xi's identity, the sooner the better."
"Yes." Eunuch De took the order and left.
Jiang Hao murmured Qiao Xi's name, feeling that his mood was suppressed by this sudden appearance, he thought that it would be great if Qiao Xi was the person in his dream.
Eunuch De also became curious about Qiao Xi's identity, so he worked extraordinarily hard. After finishing the court the next morning, he reported the investigation results to Jiang Hao.
Jiang Hao looked at the general content and frowned involuntarily.This Qiao Xi was the son of a minister. When the Empress Dowager was in power, his grandfather was executed for offending the Empress Dowager, and the rest of the Qiao family were relegated to the Lingnan area.His father had always been depressed and died in the second year of Lingnan.
Qiao Xi grew up under his mother's upbringing. Because he was a descendant of a criminal, he was unable to participate in the scientific examination.If Jiang Hao hadn't relaxed the restrictions this time, he might never have seen Qiao Xi for the rest of his life.
"This is his background?" Jiang Hao couldn't believe it.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed all the information about Young Master Qiao." In fact, Eunuch De couldn't believe it, because Qiao Xi looked so much like the senior in Fengyun Pavilion, he had to wonder if there was any relationship between the two of them.However, after investigation, Qiao Xi was indeed an ordinary person, and Eunuch De could only let go of his guesses.
Jiang Hao had never seen the real face of the person in his dream, so he looked at Qiao Xi's message again, and finally laughed at himself. "What am I expecting?" He shook his head, feeling that in order to meet the person in his dream, he really went crazy.
Two days later, the Taifu came to see Jiang Hao.
"Your Majesty, this special scientific examination has ended, and a total of 21 talents have been selected. This is the specific information, please read it over, Your Majesty." With that said, the Taifu handed the memorial to Jiang Hao.
Originally holding a special scientific examination, Jiang Hao's purpose was to select some talented people, and his attention was also on this aspect.But in the end he was disappointed, and his attention was attracted by the sudden appearance of Qiao Xi.
He opened the memorial and found that Qiao Xi's name was listed in the essay test, and his heart skipped a beat.Among the 21 people selected, there are not only literary talents, but also martial arts talents, as well as doctors and craftsmen.These people will be awarded official positions, so that they have the opportunity to show their talents.
Generally speaking, Jiang Hao's special scientific examination this time is not as formal as before, and he himself doesn't pay much attention to it.However, Jiang Hao's regret is that he did not find the capable person he really wanted, and he is still not satisfied.
"Teacher, you should discuss with the ministers of Zhongshu Province about conferring official positions."
"Yes," Taifu paused and continued, "Your Majesty, according to the usual practice, you will give these selected children a banquet in Qionglin Garden. I wonder if His Majesty will attend this time?"
"No, they are uncomfortable when I go." In fact, Jiang Hao himself is also uncomfortable, he can't bear the lively atmosphere.It seems that the excitement only belongs to others, and he will never be able to integrate into it, nor does he want to.
After the Taifu resigned, Jiang Hao looked at Qiao Xi's name on the memorial and felt very strange in his heart.After knowing Qiao Xi's life experience, he can be sure that Qiao Xi is not the person he is looking for. He originally wanted to expel Qiao Xi from his memory, but now Qiao Xi caught his eyes again.
"Why aren't you him?" Jiang Hao threw the memorial aside, feeling even more disturbed.
When it was the night of the Qionglin Banquet, he found that he couldn't calm down even more. Although the distance was far away, he always felt that he could hear the sound of silk and bamboo coming from Qionglin Garden.
He remembered the scene when he saw Qiao Xi that day, and he always felt that Qiao Xi had the same characteristics as the person in his dream, and sometimes, he even felt that Qiao Xi was the person in the dream.Thinking about it, Jiang Hao held Yubi's hand and unconsciously wrote two words: "Qiaoxi".
When he came back to his senses, he threw down the imperial pen irritably, stood up, and paced in the hall.
Eunuch De guessed the source of Jiang Hao's irritability, and he also felt that Qiao Xi was very similar to the senior in Fengyun Pavilion, but that senior had been away for a long time.In the long days that followed, although Jiang Hao didn't mention him, and he was good to the concubines in the harem, Eunuch De knew that Jiang Hao had never forgotten him.
At this time, Jiang Hao walked straight out of the hall, and Eunuch De asked quickly, "Your Majesty, where are you going?"
"Qionglin Court!" Jiang Hao's voice echoed outside the hall.
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