When Jiang Chuanxiong arrived at the scene of the Cabinet First Auxiliary Competition, many officials and strategists had already arrived, and this was the first time that Jiang Chuanxiong appeared in everyone's sight after nearly a month of rest.

Everyone asked him about Jiang Yuetang's condition.

Jiang Chuanxiong replied confidently: "It has improved so far, thank you for your concern." ”

Sima Yu also arrived while speaking, and many people in the crowd immediately shut up.

Sima Yu saw Jiang Chuanxiong, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he seemed to hesitate slightly before slowly walking in his direction.

Jiang Chuanxiong turned his head to look at him, his eyes were as deep as an abyss, and in the depths of that abyss there was a flame burning that could only be seen by walking very close and looking directly into his eyes.

Sima Yu saw it, stood still, squeezed out a charming smile, and said, "Oh, Lord Shoufu, I haven't seen you for a long time, how is your son's situation now?"

As he spoke, Sima Yu's gaze scanned around sensitively.

Jiang Chuanxiong showed a calm and elegant smile, and said, "Thank you Lord Sima for your concern, she has shown signs of getting better in the past five days. ”

A smile suddenly froze on Sima Yu's face, but he immediately squeezed out a playful smile and said, "Really, then congratulations to Master Jiang." ”

Jiang Chuanxiong's gaze crossed him, looked into the distance, and smiled: "People can't die before they deserve to die, can't they?"

Sima Yu's face sank suddenly, and some of the rest of the people nodded, and some stopped talking, but no one dared to speak.

Everyone knows Sima Yu's character too well, and on the occasion of him, except for the emperor and Jiang Chuanxiong, no one dares to speak without looking at his face.

On the contrary, whenever they saw Jiang Chuanxiong, everyone dared to speak their minds freely, because they knew that Jiang Chuanxiong liked to hear the truth and did not care about what they said right or wrong afterwards.

After a long time, Sima Yu said: "Whether they should die or not is not entirely up to the final say, otherwise why would there be such a thing as 'untimely death' or 'untimely death'?

Jiang Chuanxiong replied calmly: "If it is due to illness or human factors that cause early death, shouldn't the focus be on illness and people's attitudes?"

Sima Yu was choked for a moment, and after a pause, he replied, "I heard that your son's illness is incurable. ”

Jiang Chuanxiong smiled: "Yes, people think so, but I am willing to believe that there will be a miracle." ”

Sima Yu laughed coldly: "Do you really think there will be a miracle?"

"Of course, and it's really happened. Jiang Chuanxiong still smiled.

Sima Yu's left cheek twitched, and when he was about to speak, the bell of the game rang, so he had to immediately shake his spirit to deal with the game.

The competition for the first assistant to the cabinet is divided into two parts: a written test with a total of 100 questions and a debate with a total of 50 questions in the afternoon.

The results of the written test and the debating competition each account for half of the total score, and the results of the two are added together to determine the final score of the contestants.

Whether it is a written test or a debate, Emperor Li Pei will be present and serve as the chief examiner and chief referee.

The morning written test was held in a very quiet environment, but in the afternoon it was a completely different environment.

This debate was more intense than any of Jiang Chuanxiong's experiences.

Obviously, Sima Yu was well prepared, and the momentum of the other two senior officials and a member of the strategist group was also very fierce.

Jiang Chuanxiong only felt that his whole body was trembling, it was a kind of fighting spirit that was a combination of nervousness and excitement, and this fighting spirit made him feel like he was back in his twenties, so he showed an overwhelming momentum throughout the debate.

By the time the written test was completed, he had already roughly calculated his written test score, which was quite a high score.

For him, who has already experienced a lot of battles in this arena, he can answer those questions freely no matter how they change, and he knows how to answer them to get a high score.

As for the debate competition, that is also his forte, but he hopes that this time his performance will be better than any previous edition, so this time he put more effort into thinking about the answer to every question.

The intense debate ended after almost two hours, by the end of which all the contestants were exhausted.

Not far from the arena, Jiang Chuanxiong stumbled, and he hurriedly reached out to hold the trunk of the tree on the side so that it would not fall.

Shangguan Che patted him on the shoulder from behind and asked, "Do you want to take a break?"

Jiang Chuanxiong nodded, and sat down with Shangguan Che on the stone bench in the small garden in front of the gate of the Five Spirits Palace.

Shangguan Che said: "Judging from your answers in the debate competition, this part of the debate competition should be your highest score. ”

Jiang Chuanxiong held back the stuffy pain in his chest and nodded.

Shangguan Che saw that his face was sallow and his expression was slightly painful, and he hurriedly asked him if he was uncomfortable.

Jiang Chuanxiong shook his head. But at this moment, he suddenly realized that even if he could continue to sit firmly in the position of first assistant this time, his body would not allow him to sit in this position for too long.

An indescribable sense of pathos rose from his heart, making his eyes slightly moist.

If your body doesn't fight, there are some things you won't be able to do even if you want to.

Jiang Chuanxiong sighed helplessly and said to Shangguan Che, "Let's find a place to sit down and chat while eating." ”

Shangguan Che nodded.

So the two went to the nearby Wenrulai Vegetarian Restaurant, ordered some healthy and delicious vegetarian food, soaked a pot of Biluochun, and began to chat while eating.

Before this, Jiang Chuanxiong had been in Jiangfu for nearly a month, and now that he had participated in the competition, he knew that Jiang Yuetang might still be saved, so his mood was finally relaxed, and the whole person seemed to be a lot more relaxed.

"I feel like you have the best chance of winning this competition. Shangguan Che said.

"When I came, I told myself that I could only win, not lose. Jiang Chuanxiong said, and then said with a little self-deprecation: "I didn't expect to sit in this position for nearly 30 years, and when I think about it, I feel that I am too thick-skinned and unwilling to give newcomers a chance, but even if I sit down, I won't be able to sit for long." ”

Shangguan Che smiled and said: "Lord Jiang is humble, Lord Jiang has really done a lot of practical things for the country and the people in the nearly 30 years of his reign, if you talk about merit, who of us can compare to you?"

Jiang Chuanxiong smiled and waved his hand: "It's not as good as a year now, and I don't dare to take the credit." ”

Shangguan Che smiled: "My lord is humble......."

The two chatted for a while in the officialdom and then talked about Jiang Yuetang's physical condition, and the two were separated after it was dark.

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