Ji Xiaolan: Kill Qianlong at the beginning

Emperor Gai Zhang took a sip of tea and said, "You made a bet with me."

He Shen asked curiously, "Your Majesty, what bet did Mo Li make with you?"

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "Mo Lifei originally asked me to go to Jiangnan, saying that there must be corruption in the Jiangnan imperial examinations. If he couldn't find the corruption in the Jiangnan imperial examinations, he would rather not smoke in his life."

Mo Li smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I did make this bet with you, but I won."

Emperor Gai Zhang said, "But you smoke. If there's a fire in the Imperial Examination Hall during the Jiangnan Provincial Examination, can you afford it? Come on, Mo Li, I won't talk to you about this anymore. You should quit smoking first."

Mo Li said, "Your Majesty, if you appoint Ji Xiaolan as the chief examiner for the undergraduate program, then it should be Ji Xiaolan who should quit smoking. It doesn't matter to me whether I quit or not."

He Shen looked at him and said, "But you're always with Ji Xiaolan. If something goes wrong, can you bear the consequences?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Xiaolan walked in, knelt down and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, I, Ji Xiaolan, pay my respects to you."

"Stand up. Ji Xiaolan, you are really bringing trouble to others. We were just talking about getting you to quit smoking." Emperor Gai Zhang looked at Ji Xiaolan.

Ji Xiaolan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, why do I want to quit smoking? Oh... I understand. You want me to be the chief examiner of this imperial examination."

"Smart. So Ji Xiaolan, are you going to quit smoking or not? If you quit, you can be the chief examiner. If not, I will let Heshen take over." Emperor Gai Zhang kept looking at Ji Xiaolan.

Ji Xiaolan said, "I am willing to quit smoking."

He Shen, standing by, said, "Your Majesty, don't believe him. He can't quit. Think about it, if someone can't even quit this habit, how can he care about the country? His loyalty is commendable, but in terms of character and integrity, he can't do anything important. By the way, the same is true for Momo."

Mo Li said, "Hey, Heshen, what do you mean?"

Turning his head to look at the Emperor, he continued, "Your Majesty, if you appoint Ji Xiaolan as the chief examiner for the undergraduate program, Ji Xiaolan and I will definitely give up this habit."

He Shen thought to himself, "Just now you said it didn't matter whether you quit or not, but now for Ji Xiaolan, you say you must quit. He said, "No, no, no, Lord Mo, that's even more terrifying. Think about it, Your Majesty. If someone quits smoking, he won't be able to do anything."

Mo Li said, "He Shen, what on earth are you..."

Emperor Gai Zhang interrupted him and said, "Mo Li, Ji Xiaolan, in my opinion, you two should quit smoking first."

Mo Ji and the other two said in unison: "We obey your command." Then they turned and left the scene.

……

The streets were bustling with people. Du Xiaoyue was carrying a basket of tobacco leaves as she walked forward, and was soon surrounded by people selling tobacco leaves.

Everyone said their tobacco leaves were good. Du Xiaoyue carefully selected them. Then, Mo Li came over. Du Xiaoyue greeted him and asked, "Why did you come back so late?"

Mo Li asked knowingly, "What's going on?"

Du Xiaoyue said, "The new tobacco leaves are coming down again, and your old friends are here to see you again."

The tobacco sellers surrounded the two men.

Mo Li picked up a piece of tobacco leaf from someone's hand, looked at it carefully, and said, "Oh, not bad, not bad. This year's tobacco leaf is really good."

Someone said, "Of course. This year's rain and sunshine are just perfect. Look at these tobacco leaves. They have the smoke and the fire."

Mo Li said yes repeatedly.

The man said, "It's really good. Would you like to try it?"