"In autumn or winter, the Imperial Court will hold the performance assessment in order to extract talents from the officials of the vassal states. The current situation in Hebei is so terrible, and I do not know what will happen when the officials of the vassal states rush into Chang'an." Instead of answering Song Jiao's question, Li Ye sent out a sigh of emotion.
Song Jiao hesitated and suddenly asked, "Now that you have become an official of the Imperial Court, and the situation in the world has reached this point, not far from chaos. As a descendant of the Imperial Clan and an official in the officialdom, what are your plans for the future?"
Li Ye had thought about this question long before. Since Song Jiao asked about him, he didn't want to conceal his ideas. "In the present dynasty, the government has been deeply corrupted, and the social roots have been broken. It's impossible for several talented officials to change the situation. It's useless for
After Li Guanshu took Li Yao back from Prince An's Manor, he spent lots of resources helping Li Yao repair his Ocean of Qi that had been broken down by Li Ye. Li Guanshu had great wealth, but he only helped Li Yao to repair part of his Ocean of Qi. At present, Li Yao only had the Level 1 cultivation of Qi-refining. Although he would stay only at Level 1 of Qi-refining for his whole life, it was better than having no cultivation. The Imperial Court declared that Li Guanshu had been killed by the rebels of Sanqingguan when he rescued the youths of the Imperial Clan. So, now Li Yao had not been driven out of his manor. But, compared with the situation when Li Guanshu had been alive, the situation now was undoubtedly very different. When Li Ye appeared, Li Yao was being kicked out of the gate by another youth of the Imperial Clan and fell on the street in front of the door. Li Yao quickly got up and, regardless of wiping the bloods
Li Ye took Li Chongde back to the Chang'an Office, but after fifteen minutes, he let Li Chongde go. Li Ye didn't care who was right and who was wrong in the dispute between Li Chongde and Li Yao in the Xiangling Pavilion. It was just an excuse to take Li Chongde back to the Chang'an Office for questioning. Although Li Chongde came from an ordinary family and was only an unimportant Leader of a hundred people, Li Ye was still very polite and close to him in his speech and manner. When Li Chongde left, Li Ye saw him off in person. Although Li Chongde himself was not very important, Li Ye could meet more generals of the Regal Guards through him. Li Chongde was a key person for Li Ye to infiltrate the Regal Guards. It was already late. After settling the dispute between Li Chongde and Li Yao, Li Ye intended to return home. As for how to handle Li Yao, Li Ye didn't care about it and left this matter to his subordinates.
Zhang Xingjian felt a tightness in his chest, then blood gushed out of his mouth. He shouted in a low voice, twisted his body hard, and fell from the eaves where he landed half kneeling on the ground. Zhang Xingjian was so angry that he felt a burning rage all over. He had been punched by Li Ye publically and hung on the eaves like a piece of dried meat. Zhang Xingjian wished he could dig a hole to hide in. "Li Ye! You're looking for death!" Zhang Xingjian, who had never been so disgraced, lost his mind. He gave a roar and was about to rush at Li Ye. However, before he could stand up, he found a dark form in front of him. Li Ye was standing in front of him. Just as Zhang Xingjian started to raise his right leg, he felt a sudden sharp pain on his right knee. Before he could get up, he was thrown back sharply where he fell to the ground again! Li Ye, who had suddenly appeared in front of
The mansion was guarded by middle-level Qi-refining cultivators. So, when Lu Yan suddenly heard a voice right outside the door, he had been frightened. Since there wasn't a warning from the mansion, it was likely that the guards had been subdued. Essentially, if someone had come to assassinate him, then Lu Yan was in a critical situation. After all, he wouldn't bring many of his guards when he met his beauty privately. As a high-level Qi-refining cultivator, Lu Yan was not afraid of assassination. He could escape if he couldn't win. The real reason for Lu Yan's surprise was that he feared that the other party had been sent by his wife. If he was caught by his wife when he was with the beauty, then he would get into big trouble. After all, once his family's scandal had spread, his reputation would be damaged and he would have no chance at becoming the prime minister. When he realized that the person who came to the door was Li Ye, Lu Yan wasn't relieved, b
After Zhang Xingjian left the Chang'an Office, the more he thought about, and the more he got angry. Finally, he was irrepressible and he sent people to call together the well-known officials in the Chang'an Office to discuss something at his manor. In fact, they were going to discuss how to deal with Li Ye and avenge him because of the humiliation he had suffered today. When the officials were almost there, Zhang Xingjian could not wait to say to the people who were seated: "Li Ye caught Li Yao. After today's incident and to avoid more trouble, he must interrogate Li Yao as soon as he arrives at the Chang'an Office tomorrow to get the result as soon as possible. We must stop him and not let him succeed!" There were about ten people. The Chief Advisor's of Six Institutions were present. The Chief Advisor of the Judiciary Institution asked, "Vice Magistrate, what's your plan?" Zhang Xingjian gritted his teeth "Li Yao is now in prison. Li Ye n
Looking at Zhang Xingjian's back as he disappeared through the door, Xu Shaomu sneered. In fact, Zhang Xingjian's thought had been right. Xu Shaomu had already disliked him. This time, he wanted to suppress Zhang Xingjian in the name of respecting Li Ye, letting him know how to behave and showing him the real lord of the Chang'an Office. In fact, Lu Yan hadn't said that the Chang'an Office would be dominated by Li Ye in the future. He just told Xu Shaomu to support Li Ye's work. But, this didn't stop Xu Shaomu from making use of the topic and doing something beneficial for himself. At 9 o'clock, Wang Li was called by Li Ye again. "The fight between Li Yao and Li Chongde in the Xiangling Pavilion yesterday must reach a conclusion. You and I will go to interrogate Li Yao." Li Ye ordered Wang Li. Listening to this, Wang Li opened his mouth to say something but decided not to in the end. Zhang Xingjian had told others
Late that night, Prince An's Manor was still bright. Between the courtyards, there were guards patrolling from time to time. Li Ye, while holding the Official Seal of the Magistrate of the Chang'an Office, closed his eyes and felt it. After a long time, he opened his eyes, put down the Official Seal, and sighed internally. "The Luck of a Four-class official can't increase my cultivation to a Level 5 of Qi-refining. From now on, the breakthrough of levels has needed more and more Luck." He got up and went to his window and looked out at the scene of the manor. With his hands clasped behind his back, he said to himself, "The Luck of the Four-class official only increased my cultivation to the later period of Level 4 Qi-refining. To further enhance my cultivation, I will need extra Luck." He was thinking about this when Song Jiao suddenly came over to him and told him something about the Black Office. The Black Offic
Back at Prince An's Manor, Li Ye asked Song Jiao to take the little girl to have a bath and get changed into clean clothes. Li Zhen had no objection. After all, a dirty little girl was impolite anywhere. Although it was late, there was no shortage of cooks in Prince An's Manor. So, soon a banquet had been arranged for Li Ye. When Li Ye pulled Li Zhen into his seat, Li Zhen was somewhat dismayed. The banquet was so grand that he felt flattered again. However, Li Zhen did not strike a pose but calmly sat down, humbled and not arrogant. But, in fact, the gift blinds the wise and perverts the words of the righteous. Li Ye didn't need to worry about the atmosphere between them. It became enthusiastic naturally and for Li Ye's questions, Li Zhen also said all he knew. They talked mostly about the classics of Confucianism and Taoism. They talked about the doctrine of self-cultivation and governing the country, instead of the classics