Qiu Tongmian heard that the emperor had named him a nine-grade sesame official, a county magistrate, and he was also an alternate, so he ran to Yungui with this identity, and got up and looked at Kangxi.

Kangxi saw that Qiu Tongmian had an idea, and said, "If you want to do something when you go to Yungui this time, you must take risks, your status is high, and it will arouse Wu Sangui's vigilance, the emperor is far away, and I really can't help you when the time comes, and the hand of the court can't reach anywhere." ”

Let Qiu Tongmian sit down again and say, "Besides, in the examination room, you knew that your teacher was invigilating the exam but did not avoid suspicion, in this context, I am afraid that I will let people know that it will reach Wu Sangui's ears, and it will be difficult to do anything in the future." ”

Seeing that Qiu Tongmian felt that he was still lying to him, he said, "You are a smart person, you understand the truth in the middle, after you leave, after a while, your teacher's affairs will be forgotten, I will let him go, but don't think about the official reinstatement, go and be a teacher with peace of mind, as for the second son of Jiafu, he will never be hired in the future." It can be regarded as an explanation to you, you must know that even if I am sometimes, I can't violate the laws of the Qing Dynasty, and all the civil and military officials below are watching it. ”

Qiu Tongmian listened and said, "Emperor Shengming, I have nothing else to ask for, only to ask my teacher to spend his old age in dignity." ”

Kangxi nodded and said, "I was very relieved to hear that you had a conversation with your teacher in prison before, which shows that you are a person who knows how to repay your kindness, and you will be able to do it boldly and boldly if you go away this time, if you do a good job, I will wait for you to return to Beijing and make you a big official." ”

The guard came in with a bowl of millet porridge, but when he saw that Kangxi was leaving, he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I bought it here, don't you want to eat it?" ”

Kangxi scolded, "When your bowl of rice porridge is dark, there is still something in the palace, give it to Xiao Jin, and go back to the palace with me." ”

Qiu Tongmian saw the rice porridge in front of him, and then looked at Kangxi from a distance, and muttered, "What is the purpose of this?" ”

But Qiu Tongmian thought too much, and Kangxi wanted to keep Qiu Tongmian's identity as secret as possible, so he broke the guards.

Thinking of the teacher, I still had to discuss with him, and said goodbye, and went back to the cell again.

The teacher is the teacher, I saw that he was closing his eyes and recuperating, which was much better than the previous anxiety, and seeing Jia Er muttering there with a sad face, he was startled and said, "The emperor ordered me to take you to the execution ground, behead you and abandon the city, so as to set an example." ”

Jia Er suddenly heard the sound of talking, and cried out in fright, seeing Qiu Tongmian laughing unscrupulously, he immediately reflected that this was playing tricks on him. scolded, "What kind of person are you, dare to falsely preach the holy decree." ”

Qiu Tongmian smiled, "It's light to scare you, do you know that for you, I will go to Yungui to find guilt." ”

Yang Xuezheng opened his eyes when he heard Qiu Tongmian speak, and when he saw that he was going to Yungui, he said nervously, "But it's for the king of Pingxi." Seeing Qiu Tongmian nodded vaguely, he said bitterly, "I'm afraid this trip is not easy, you should be careful, watch and listen more, you must do what you can, and you can't hit a stone." ”

Qiu Tongmian saw that the teacher cared about him, and replied, "Please also ask the teacher to rest assured, since the student has agreed to the emperor, he already has a chapter in his heart." ”

Jia Er didn't understand on the side, this is the minister of the Qin Mission, how can he be unwilling. ”

Qiu Tongmian saw that Jia Er didn't understand, and he didn't tell him through, "You and the teacher will be able to come out in a few days, remember my words, you must take care of him, and when I return to the capital, I am not allowed to leave for a single step." ”

After speaking, he said to the two of them, "This time it's a long way to go, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back in a year and a half, if there is a change, I will write back to inform you." ”

After Yang Xuezheng gave some instructions, he asked him to hurry back and prepare.

Before leaving, Jia Er suddenly said, "Miss Xue is really the marriage you have been planning since childhood." ”

After hearing this, Qiu Tongmian turned around and looked at Jia Erdao with a complicated expression, "Yes, I didn't know about you, so I never told you when you knew." ”

Jia Er said in a low voice, "On the day you were the top student in high school, my uncle told me. ”

Qiu Tongmian walked into him, stared at him and said, "I have had a marriage contract with Xue Fu since I was a child, and besides, Miss Xue also sent a letter to me to inform her of her thoughts. After speaking, he took out the note that had been on his body and showed it to Jia Er.

After Jia Er saw it, he sat on the ground like a lost soul and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Is it because I am afraid that I will destroy you? Or have you never treated me as a friend and disdained to talk to me? ”

Seeing that he was hit and didn't want to give up coming to this strange world, Jia Er, who had been with him for a long time, squatted down and sighed, "It's because I treat you as a friend, a good brother, that I haven't told you for a long time, because I haven't figured out how to speak." ”

Jia Er didn't make a sound after hearing this, Qiu Tongmian saw that Yang Xuezheng was also listening, and continued, "We don't get along for a long time, you can also see what I am, don't mention Miss Xue, just talk about the two of me." ”

Jia Er still didn't speak, Qiu Tongmian saw that Jia Er was still silent, afraid that he would be affectionate to Miss Xue, so he stood up and said, "Jia Er, take care, remember to promise me to take care of my teacher, and wait for me to come back from Yungui to renew the brotherhood." ”

After bowing to the teacher, he went out.

Qiu Tongmian returned to the Yang Mansion, and after a good meal, he dispelled the housekeeper's worries about the master, let him wait at home with peace of mind, and informed him that he was about to be far away, and kept in touch with the letter, and the housekeeper cried, "If you go to that barbarian land like this, you must be careful all the way, and Uncle Lin will arrange everything in the master and the family." ”

Qiu Tongmian nodded in response, beckoned Ji Xiaolan and the other four, and went back to the house to discuss countermeasures.

Qiu Tongmian repeated what Kangxi said to him to everyone, Ji Xiaolan pondered, "The emperor's mind is not difficult to understand, at present, the three feudatories are the henchmen of the imperial court, these three princes, who have suppressed bandits and suppressed rebellion on the border for many years, have more than 100,000 male soldiers, and are Han princes, how to make the emperor not only heart." ”

"Mr. Liu and Mr. Zheng went to Lord Suo before, and they were told that there is no need to worry, I am afraid that several cabinets know a little bit about the situation, and it will be a mistake to come to the emperor."

Seeing that they all knew a little bit about it, Qiu Tongmian asked, "Then can you find out who reported me and others?" ”

Xiao Jian said, "It should be Nalan Mingzhu, one of the cabinets of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs of the Dynasty, I found out that Han Yan is a relative of the queen, and Mingzhu is the queen's eldest brother, I am afraid that he has received the will of the queen." After speaking, he looked at Qiu Tongmian.

Qiu Tongmian didn't think about it, but the cause was because of that Han Yan, MMP, this kid is yin enough, and analyzed, "It is estimated that what Mr. Ji said is not bad, I am afraid that the emperor already knows the cause and effect, and then he will be wrong and let me go to Guizhou." ”

Liu Yong continued, "I went to Lord Suo before, and Lord Suo repeatedly asked me to stay in the court to do things, but I neither agreed nor refused, and I hope that Lord Suo will have an idea." ”

Qiu Tongmian nodded and said, "I have a long way to go to Guizhou this time, and I am afraid that there is no one to take care of things in the DPRK and China. Mr. Liu was in this place and helped me deal with it. ”

Liu Yong said, "Your Excellency is polite, Liu will definitely take care of the whole house." ”

Ji Xiaolan continued to analyze, "In this case, let's analyze the matter of going to Yungui here, and before we analyze it, I have a question to ask the adults, only if we understand the thoughts of the adults, we can make suggestions and serve the adults." ”

Qiu Tongmian saw that Ji Xiaolan was asking seriously, and replied, "What's the matter?" ”

Zheng Banqiao, who had been silent on the side, asked for Ji Xiaolan, "What is your attitude towards today's imperial court?" ”

Qiu Tongmian thought about it after hearing this, and immediately understood what they were going to ask, and said with a smile, "I am Han." ”

Ji Xiaolan touched her beard and nodded with a smile, "We are all Han." ”

Liu Yong and Zheng Banqiao nodded and said, "What the adults said, I understand it below." ”

But only Xiao Jian didn't understand what these people were talking about. looked at the three of them suspiciously, "What's so strange about this, I'm also Han." ”

The three of them laughed.

Ji Xiaolan continued, "I already know what the adults think, but it is much safer to go to Yungui this time. ”

Qiu Tongmian was puzzled and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Ji Xiaolan continued, "Now that I understand what the adults mean, I think going to Yungui this time is a blessing rather than a curse. ”

Liu Yong nodded and said, "What Mr. Ji means is to maneuver between the imperial court and the three kings and secretly develop his own power. Ji Xiaolan agreed with Liu Yong's words and continued, "Throughout the ages, taking history as a mirror, there is no reliable king and power, only with your own power in your hands can you stand on the world." ”

Qiu Tongmian immediately understood what they meant, "Are you asking me to play a balance between the court and the three kings, don't mess with either side, help both sides, and don't help, is that what you mean?" “

Ji Xiaolan nodded and said, "Exactly." ”

Qiu Tongmian didn't understand this truth, but it was easy to say, but it was different to do. In history, Wu Sangui was at his peak and ruled by Kangxi, but he was still beaten back to his original shape by the Manchu and Han Eight Banners.

looked at the four of them with some embarrassment, "I'm afraid it's not this piece of material!" I understood what the gentlemen meant, didn't they just let me rebel? ”

Ji Xiaolan said, "No, this is not the same as rebellion, I have not been long in the Qing Dynasty, according to the fortune, I am afraid that it is impossible to die so early, looking at the treasury strength, it is also strong, the national strength is acceptable, the people's will is initially determined, I am afraid that it is not so easy to be overthrown, I and a few gentlemen mean, we must have our own forces, but also have our own soldiers and horses, not a chess piece that can be kneaded by others, after all, just like the adults themselves said before, you are a Han Chinese, only afraid that it is not my race, its heart will be different, this sentence, Manchu Dynasty civil and military, Including the emperor, he must also understand. ”

Qiu Tongmian also sighed after hearing this, especially after listening to the news that Xiao Jian found out earlier, it was like a pimple, and it always lingered in his heart. Just because of a certain sentence, he went to the cell, his fate was controlled by others, but it was not what Qiu Tongmian wanted, after making up his mind, he looked at the four of them, "The words of a few gentlemen, Tongjin has benefited a lot, according to the meaning of several gentlemen, I will have to rely on the opinions of gentlemen more in the future." ”