Be a man today too!

After the young man finished speaking, Ji Lingfeng could still feel faint breathing coming from the base of his ears. Just a little movement of the lips and tongue is enough to make people willing to give everything.

Ji Lingfeng wanted to stabilize his mixed thoughts, but he didn't want to betray himself for his fascination. When he finally straightened half of his body that was about to go numb, Luanjia had already passed three streets.

As for the scene just now, I naturally didn't want to pursue it anymore, but Ji Lingfeng didn't know that he was so easily coaxed by the young man with just a few words?

But when he looked at the young man, his heart was still throbbing, and his eyes were full of love and affection, so he could only retort unconvincingly: "I don't."

Before that, there was no other way.

It is rare for Chi Yuan to hear Ji Lingfeng speak in such a tone. The other party's voice is clear, like ringing Qingming, and because he has practiced martial arts since childhood, his dantian is full of energy, so it is very special to speak in such a low voice like a gnat Some cute.

Besides, Chi Yuan knew that what he said was insincere, the expression just now was definitely not like what he denied.

However, Chi Yuan also knew the truth of accepting as soon as he was good, and he didn't expose the other party's poor disguise, but he couldn't help teasing the other party at the end: "Really?"

of course not.

Ji Lingfeng yelled in his heart, but on the face he still maintained his usual demeanor, he only nodded slightly to show his magnanimity, but he never let go of his hands holding the boy.

Unknowingly, Prince Xiangbei's Shizi's Mansion is close at hand.

Although Chi Yuan's parents and family members are not here, and today's return is just a formality, but the female officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs still fulfills her duties, not only offering the door-to-door gifts in accordance with the etiquette, but also setting a door-to-door banquet according to the regulations, but this banquet I don't know how many seats will be vacant.

When she was worried about this, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess sent a message in the morning, telling her to add only two seats.

The female officer is certain in her heart, so she will not mention it.

In fact, Chi Yuan had already made plans for his teacher Gu Beiqing for this homecoming banquet.

Gu Beiqing once offended the Duke of Qi because of Wang Heng, and lost his official position because of it, but in fact, he was not hated by Ji Shengfang, but left a good impression on him.

Now the battle between the crown prince and the second prince is extremely fierce. A while ago, the prefect of Wangzhou asked him to return for some reason. People from both sides wanted to take this seat for their own use, especially the second prince.

Without him, the land of Wangzhou is very rich, and it is located in the south of Huaibei, very close to the capital, and it is a strategically important place, and Qi Guogong's fief is in Huaibei.

To put it bluntly, if this position belongs to the second prince, then if the second prince rebels in the future and Qi Guogong leads the troops to the south, wouldn't it be a smooth journey and a wide open door?

Of course, no one dared to mention this publicly, not even the crown prince. They could only make indirect remarks. Of course, they also knew in their hearts that Ji Shengfang would never give this seat to the second prince, but he would not want to give it to the crown prince either. , after all, this place is too dangerous, it is best to be a person with no party or affiliation.

However, this requirement is really harsh, because the position of Wangzhou prefect is a third-rank official, which means that the qualifications and ability of this official must be at the forefront of the officials, but there are not many officials who meet these two conditions in the court. It was Ji Shengfang's responsibility.

In the past, in order to gather power in his hands, Ji Shengfang did not curb the formation of cliques by the middle class, because the more fierce the struggle, the more benefits he could gain from it. For this reason, Ji Shengfang abolished the original position of prime minister and became a leftist. Cheng, Youcheng, and Sima, now the left and right prime ministers are people from two factions, and only Sima is in charge of the military power, and he is Ji Shengfang's own person.After obtaining the most important military power, Ji Shengfang became more reckless.

After that, everyone who entered the court as an official was basically inevitably involved in this factional struggle. After all, important positions in the court were held by the party.

And Ji Shengfang also cleverly used the struggle between the two factions to continuously expand his power, but this also caused a problem, that is, the number of officials with practical ability gradually decreased, so that it reached the point where it was not enough.

Why wasn't this problem obvious before?That has something to do with the promotion system in the court.

First of all, there are two ways to become an official in the court. One is to recommend, and the other is to take the imperial examination. People who are recommended are naturally clear in their hearts. After all, those who have the qualifications for recommendation are princes and nobles. Most of the talents they recommend are Coming from the younger generation of the family, talent and character are second to none, and the entanglements behind it are far more complicated.

Needless to say the former, the latter is the only way for many children from poor families.

Once the students pass the exam, they will be assigned to various places as officials, and only a very small number of people can directly enter the central government.After these people have actual performance, they will be evaluated by the court to determine the next promotion path.Of course, most people are very clear about which one is the shortcut, so they compete for bribes, or attach themselves to parties, only hoping to enter the central government one day.

It's not that they are incompetent, it's just that they are too eager for quick success and greed for fame and fame. In fact, it is so simple to work in the central government. Except for people who are naturally politically minded, anyone who is mixed with factional disputes will rarely be able to overthrow the nest. However, any dispute between the two factions can easily involve a dozen or even dozens of people.

It is conceivable that the danger of this factional struggle is not obvious before. One is because the two factions are not fighting fiercely, and the other is because many officials have nowhere to go to Beijing, or they have no intention of engaging with them. , then down-to-earth work in the local area, step by step promotion.

Of course, there are very few such officials nowadays, and Gu Beiqing was one of them.But even so, after the matter of Prince Wang Heng of the State of Qi, he had no choice but to be dismissed because he had no party to help him.

Now it seems that Gu Beiqing is a very good candidate for the prefect of Wangzhou. First, Gu Beiqing had a grudge with Qi Guogong before, so Ji Shengfang naturally believed that he would not be bought by the second prince. Second, his qualifications and abilities are all high. The prefect is nothing to worry about.In addition, if the crown prince agrees and is willing to help him, and there are people behind him to recommend him, then it will not be difficult for him to win this position.

So when he returned home today, Chi Yuan specially asked Gu Beiqing and his wife to attend the banquet together, and it didn't look awkward. After all, Gu Beiqing had also taught him for so long. In ancient times, it was said that one day is like a teacher, and life is a father. Gu Beiqing is also equivalent to half of his ancient times. father.

Hearing that Chi Yuan asked him to attend the homecoming banquet with his wife, Gu Beiqing was a little surprised, but was very moved after the surprise.

He knew in his heart that it was by no means unintentional that Chi Yuan asked him to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This return banquet should have been specially planned by Chi Yuan for him.

A month ago, the emperor held a birthday banquet, which caused turmoil in the seemingly peaceful court. The prince Ji Lingfeng, who was once at a disadvantage, regained his victory on the birthday banquet night. Not only that, but a few days later, he was dismissed by the emperor The decree bestowed a marriage, and tied the knot with Chi Yuan, the son of Prince Xiangbei.

People in Beijing have different opinions on this, after all, everyone knows why the prince of Xiangbei came to Beijing.Furthermore, no matter how honorable the prince of Xiangbei is, he is still a man and cannot give birth to a royal heir.So for a while, I really don't know what the emperor thinks and which son he prefers.

Gu Beiqing was also a little puzzled for a while, but Chi Yuan was his student after all, and Gu Beiqing knew Chi Yuan a little bit, knowing that the child was not confused, and there was a reason for marrying the prince this time.

So Gu Beiqing just asked about it, and seeing that Chi Yuan had a plan, he was relieved a lot. No matter what agreement he had with the crown prince, as long as Chi Yuan lives up to what he taught, abide by his heart and be open-minded. , it is best not to lose yourself.

However, the two had only been married for three days, and Chi Yuan was able to think of himself at this moment, and Gu Beiqing naturally knew how difficult it was.No matter how the two get along, the crown prince is the crown prince of a country after all, so how can it be so simple to ask him to do something?

Besides, he was looking for a job for him, so it was inevitable that he would not be suspected by the other party.

Thinking of this, Gu Beiqing couldn't help but frown slightly, but the lady beside him came to comfort her: "Why should you worry too much, my husband? When the Duke of Qi was in trouble before, your husband was still unrestrained and walked away with a crown on his head. Before he put on the black gauze hat, he was already frowning. Zhan, is it possible that the Duke of Qi has no weight?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she laughed first, and Gu Beiqing couldn't help laughing, because as we all know, although this Duke of Qi has a very beautiful daughter and has become a noble concubine, Duke Qi himself is not good-looking. He is obese and likes to drink. Every banquet is not happy without wine and meat. Naturally, his weight has soared, and he has made many jokes.

With such a smile, the emotions just now were relieved. Gu Beiqing looked at his wife who was arranging his clothes, and said with a faint smile: "You are right, if you don't like this official position, you don't have to do it. It is also a pleasure to be with Mrs.

Hearing what Gu Beiqing said, she didn't say any more, she knew in her heart that her husband's ambition has always been, but he still has a scale in his heart, which is more important, and the scale knows it.

Just now, Chi Yuan and Ji Lingfeng finally broke the two-day stalemate, but I don't know if it's the reason why they haven't spoken in the past two days. Some recalled.

Chi Yuan lived here for nearly four months before. During these four months, he calculated that Ji Lingfeng visited more times than he imagined.

And every time the other party was waiting in front of his door, and looked at him with those clear, sparkling eyes, how could he ignore it?

But what did Chi Yuan think, and he couldn't understand why he didn't notice the other party's undisguised favor for so long, and how did he mistake the other party for the person in the book?

At this time, seeing Chi Yuan looking at him thoughtfully, Ji Lingfeng's face was calm and breezy, but in fact his heart was already as sweet as eating honey, he knew that he must have weight in the young man's heart, otherwise why would he suffer? After chasing yourself for four months?