When Qi Yuanjing heard Zhao Shan's inquiry, he looked helpless and quickly explained: "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to invite you. In fact, after I became the governor of Jingzhou, I thought that I needed someone capable to govern Jingzhou, and I have gone to where he lives three times. I visited the location and was rejected three times. Without exception, no one has ever seen her.”
Zhao Shan asked curiously: "What's going on?"
Qi Yuanjing replied: "Ji Nanfeng said that he is too old to be useful and has no interest in affairs. He only hopes to study knowledge and take good care of himself."
Zhao Shan said: "No one has seen it, how did you get such news?"
Qi Yuanjing replied: "There are disciples of Ji Nanfeng in the Yamen of the Governor's Office. I went there three times to arrange the arrangements, but no one was seen, so I asked these people to convey the message. I didn't expect to meet such a tough person."
"Actually, I planned to recommend Ji Nanfeng because of Ji Nanfeng's attitude. I'm afraid recommending him to Your Majesty would cause trouble. What I wanted to do was wait until Su Wei's matter was settled and then recommend him to the court and let the Prime Minister make arrangements on his own."
"Unexpectedly, His Majesty asked about it first."
Qi Yuanjing said: "I have also investigated Ji Nanfeng's temper. I said that Ji Nanfeng has a very violent temper, and his temper was as fierce as a fire when he was young. Most people's personalities shrink when they get older. Unexpectedly, the old guy is very tough, so I said Never mind."
Zhao Shan nodded and said: "He is a tough guy. If his bones were not tough, he might have joined the same trend and applied powder and powder together with other scholars. He would no longer be a man or a woman. This is a good thing."
Qi Yuanjing said: "Does Your Majesty want to see Ji Nanfeng? If Your Majesty is interested, I will immediately arrange for someone to bring Ji Nanfeng to see him."
Zhao Shan glared at Qi Yuanjing.
Qi Yuanjing said sarcastically: "Why are you staring at me?"
Zhao Shan scolded: "How can you send someone to arrest such a great scholar? How can you come with me to visit him?"
Qi Yuanjing quickly shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is a man of wealth and the Son of Heaven. How can you visit him in person? Your Majesty can summon Ji Nanfeng with just an edict."
Zhao Shan shook his head and said: "Special talents need special treatment. Only by visiting him personally can I show my sincerity. If he can benefit all the people of Jingzhou, it will be all worth it."
Qi Yuanjing said: "My Majesty's visit, I naturally think it is very good. However, I know that Ji Nanfeng is stubborn, extremely arrogant, arrogant to the prince and condescending to the minister. If he puts on airs, wouldn't it be an insult to your Majesty?"
Zhao Shan said: "You are thinking too much, there is no need to think about this. Go and prepare, we will visit immediately."
Qi Yuanjing smiled and said, "I'll go right now."
He turned around and walked out, cursing in his heart.
Your Majesty is so stubborn.
When Ji Nanfeng visited Ji Nanfeng and was rejected and lost face, he knew that Ji Nanfeng was difficult to get along with.
Although the old guy was capable, he had a great temper. In fact, Qi Yuanjing was worried that the emperor would be angry and deal with Ji Nanfeng.
The old guy is a stubborn ass, but he is capable.
It would be a pity to kill.
With complicated thoughts, Qi Yuanjing quickly made arrangements, prepared war horses, arranged people to protect him, and prepared some gifts before notifying Zhao Shan and going with Zhao Shan to the place where Ji Nanfeng lived in seclusion.
Ji Nanfeng lives in Songfeng Mountain, eight miles southwest of Xiangyang City.
This place has beautiful mountains and clear waters and is quite quiet.
Ji Nanfeng lives in either a big house, with red walls and green tiles, or with the most ordinary earthen walls. There is nothing special about using bamboo fences as fences and soil as walls.
Just looking at the house, one would never expect that a great Confucian lived here.
Zhao Shan and Qi Yuanjing arrived at the gate of the courtyard.
There are a few scholars and thatched houses nearby, and you can see many neatly cultivated fields. There are no weeds in the fields, but they are clean.
Qi Yuanjing went to knock on the door in person.
Not long after, the door opened and a young man in his early twenties came out.
The young man saw Qi Yuanjing and sighed: "General Qi, please come back. The teacher will not see you. I have told you that the teacher is not interested in business and is not willing to serve as an official. Just give up."
Qi Yuanjing snorted and said, "Go and inform Old Man Ji that your Majesty is here."
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The young man's face changed slightly.
He quickly saluted Zhao Shan, then turned around and hurried to report.
After a while, an old man with gray hair wearing coarse linen clothes came out. He has a Chinese-character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a rosy complexion, and is in very good spirits.
The old man was clearly Ji Nanfeng.
There was nothing elegant about him, because his sleeves were rolled up and his hands were very rough, giving him the appearance of an old country farmer. When he saw Zhao Shanhou, he saluted meticulously and said: "Ji Nanfeng, a common man, pays homage to your majesty."
Zhao Shan looked gentle, stretched out his hand to hold Ji Nanfeng, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ji, you don't have to be polite. I'm taking the liberty to visit you. You won't disturb me, right?"
"Don't bother, don't bother!"
Ji Nanfeng looked enthusiastic and waved his hand: "Your Majesty, please."
Zhao Shan nodded slightly and followed Ji Nanfeng with Qi Yuanjing.
Qi Yuanjing blinked as he walked and looked at Ji Nanfeng in confusion, where are you, the damn proud prince and slow minister? Where are you so damn stubborn and uninhibited in your love of freedom? Why the hell are you so timid?
