Thinking of this, Zhu Feng's breath sank, with a sharp gleam in his eyes, he said, "So, this person was originally the second place that year?"
"Yes."
Zhu Feng stopped talking.
He knew what happened next without asking.
Although after taking down Jinling, he took over the imperial power smoothly in order to stabilize the situation. Of course, he accepted all those important ministers according to their orders, but he didn't pay attention to this kind of people who had just obtained fame, and he didn't have time to pay attention to them. They all rushed back.
After all, the top few candidates in the palace examination are all "students of the Son of Heaven".
But he is not the disciple of the emperor.
Zhu Feng coughed lightly and said, "Then, what happened after that incident?"
He Yi said: "Because he didn't become an official, and because of the special circumstances at that time, and no one paid attention to him, he seems to have left Jinling during that time."
"oh?"
"Weichen has already sent several people to his hometown to check where he went and what he did after the palace examination in the first year of Changping."
Zhu Feng nodded and said, "You've done a good job, if you have any news, report it immediately."
"yes."
"Is there anything else to report?"
"And one more thing,"
He Yi took a step forward and said: "During the period when the emperor was not in the capital, I followed the emperor's previous intentions and sent troops to the northwest one after another to set up seven guards in Guanxi."
Hearing this news, Zhu Feng's expression turned pale.
He left Beiping and headed south. What he was most worried about was not the person behind the scenes, but the development of the Western Regions. Now that the Kansai Seven Guards have been set up, the career he wanted has taken a step further.
"only-"
"Just what?"
"It's just that these places are located in remote places and are often harassed by the scattered cavalry of the country. Talented people need to be selected. This matter is of great importance, and I dare not make a rash decision."
"..."
"However, I have also made some lists for the emperor to select."
As he spoke, he took out another document from his sleeve and offered it with both hands.
Zhu Feng took it and glanced at the list.
But he frowned.
These people on the list cannot be said to be shrewd and capable, but the Kansai Seven Guards not only need capable people, but also people with military talents. After all, there are military issues to be dealt with.
But among the names presented by Heyi, there are almost no generals.
Zhu Feng said: "These people are all civil servants."
He Yi hastily lowered his head: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng glanced at him, but didn't speak.
In fact, without He Yi saying it, he himself knows that since Emperor Gao came to the throne, several major cases have been massacred all the generals who followed him to conquer the world, and some of the remaining ones were also involved in the Battle of Jingnan , was beaten by himself.
Now, military generals in the court are indeed very scarce.
Zhu Feng was silent for a while, and said, "Let me think about this matter again."
"yes."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at He Yi again.
Because the two of them were relatively close, he saw that He Yi's eyes were already red. Although his expression was natural, he still had haggardness that couldn't be concealed.
In the past few days since he left the capital, except for the big event that he had to send the memorial to Jinling, he was handling hundreds of small things by himself, and he was indeed exhausted.
Zhu Feng said: "These days, I have worked hard for you."
He Yi smiled and said: "The salary of eating the king bears the worries of the king, and the humble minister dare not speak bitterly, but-"
"Just what?"
"The position of Zhongshu Sheng Youcheng has been vacant for too long, and the humble minister is really struggling."
(end of this chapter)