"After recapturing Dongqu City, the Eight Kings defected all the way to the Tatar Imperial Court. When we pursued him, he had already died of illness and was hastily buried in a pile of soil on the barren grassland."

In the Qianqing Palace, Xue Xiangchen carefully reported to the emperor the affairs of the eight princes and their party members.

The emperor was silent for a long time: "Are you sure it's Lao Ba?"

Xue Xiangchen nodded: "My subordinates have confirmed it." After saying that, he quickly looked up at the emperor and said after careful consideration, "My subordinates dare not move the Eighth Prince's body without permission, but I have noted the burial location."

The emperor sneered and sighed: "For his own selfish interests, regardless of the interests of the country, Lao Ba colluded with the Tatars and burned the military rations. In this case, let him be buried on the grassland, so as not to pollute my land in Daxia."

Xue Xiangchen suddenly knelt down to plead guilty. Xiao Yeyang, Yan Wentao, and Yan Wenkai behind him could only follow suit: "The emperor atones for his sins, but his subordinates are incompetent and failed to annihilate all the Eight Kings' gang members. As a result, some of the Eight Kings' gang members are still absconding. ”

The emperor did not blame you: "It's not your fault. The grassland is vast. Once they hide in it, it will be difficult for you to find them. Without the eight kings, they are just a bunch of rabble. Okay, let's all get up."

Xue Xiangchen breathed a sigh of relief and stood up with Xiao Yeyang and the others.

Chu Gang waited for Xue Xiangchen to finish speaking, and quickly reported the military situation: "The border army has taken over the Tatar territory, but the Tatar nomads make a living and are not particularly easy to manage."

The emperor nodded: "I will let the ministers discuss this matter during the court meeting."

Hearing this, Chu Gang said no more. He was a military commander and only wanted to fight, not govern.

After understanding almost everything about Northern Xinjiang, the emperor smiled and took a few people to the main hall where the victory was celebrated.

In the main hall, all the high officials had taken their seats one after another. When they saw the emperor approaching, they all stood up and saluted.

The emperor waved for everyone to sit down. After walking to the main seat and sitting down, he pointed to the seat below and motioned for Xiao Yeyang to sit down.

Chu Gang and Xue Xiangchen walked to their seats and sat down naturally without any gestures.

As for Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai, who were attending a banquet of this size for the first time, they were a little dumbfounded.

Xiao Yeyang wanted to speak out, but was stopped by the emperor.

Looking at the interested Uncle Huang and the grinning Eunuch An behind him, Xiao Yeyang suddenly remembered that Uncle Huang and others had been kidnapped by the Daohua brothers and sisters.

Xiao Yeyang gave Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai a helpless look, then picked up the glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai looked at each other and murmured in low voices.

"Then there are still vacancies, should they be reserved for us?"

"Is it too far forward?"

"We are heroes, so we should sit at the front. Why don't we go over and sit down? We feel so stupid just standing like this. Many people are looking at us."

"It would be even more embarrassing if you sit in the wrong seat and get kicked out."

"The emperor is watching our joke. It's already embarrassing anyway, so I'm not afraid of making it even more embarrassing."

After saying that, Yan Wenkai strode towards the empty seat, but when he saw Yang Chenghua sitting next to him, who was looking at him with a smile, he immediately turned around and walked towards the seat at the bottom.

"Hey, why did Mr. Yan leave? This is your seat. Come and sit."

Yang Chenghua quickly called out to Yan Wenkai.

The sound was a little loud, which immediately attracted the attention of others in the hall.

Yan Wentao, who was a few steps behind, looked at his fourth brother standing stiffly in the center of the hall, and decisively walked to sit down below Yang Chenghua.

Yan Wenkai noticed his father's disgusted gaze, and then glanced at the people watching the theater. He was speechless. After thinking about it, he grinned, turned to look at Yang Chenghua, walked over, and said with self-reproach, "Oh, sir.

It’s you, look at my look, I didn’t recognize you, you really deserve a beating.”

"The look in your eyes is so bad that even the chief minister can ignore it." The emperor answered with a smile.

Hearing that Yang Chenghua was the chief assistant, Yan Wenkai staggered, and Yan Wentao's hand holding the wine glass froze in mid-air.

Yan Wenkai came to Yang Chenghua with a smile, poured a glass of wine quickly, then offered it with both hands, and said with a smile on his face: "It's all the boy's fault. You, sir, have a lot of money, so you can't argue with me. After drinking this glass of wine, everything will

The past has drifted away with the wind." He said and handed the wine glass over.

Yang Chenghua looked at Yan Wenkai with a smile: "If you say it will float away, just float away. I still remember that salty..." stink!

Oh, I can't think about it any more. He can't help but feel nauseous if he thinks about it anymore.

Yan Wenkai's eyelids twitched, and he abruptly misinterpreted Yang Chenghua's words: "Do you want to talk about pickles?" As he said that, he looked at Yang Chenghua with the eyes of a confidant.

"I never thought that adults' tastes are the same as those of kids. I always like to eat my pickles!"

"I'm telling you, I'm not bragging. The pickles I make at home are really amazing...Oh, I can't say more, my mouth is watering when I talk about it."

With that said, he handed the wine glass to Yang Chenghua again.

"Since you like to eat it, I will make the pickles you eat in the future."

Yang Chenghua looked at Yan Wenkai with a half-smile: "Did I mean pickles?"

Yan Wenkai's face stiffened: "Fresh dishes are also available."

Yang Chenghua looked at Yan Wenkai speechlessly and pondered for a moment: "Speaking of this dish, don't tell me, I really like it. Do you know the Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Shop?"

Yan Wenkai nodded: "I know." Isn't the fruit and vegetable shop opened by the eldest sister called the Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Shop?

Yang Chenghua: "I like to eat the vegetables sold in that shop. How about you help me buy the vegetables I eat every day in the future?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked over and complained in their hearts that Yang Chenghua was an old fox.

Everyone in the main hall knows how hard it is to buy the vegetables at the Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Shop. They eat them every day. How much time does it take to queue up to buy them?

The old fox knows how to trouble people, and everyone can't help but sympathize with Yan Wenkai.

Unexpectedly, Yan Wenkai actually agreed: "Hey, that's it, no problem."

Yang Chenghua was also stunned for a moment, thinking that Yan Wenkai had just arrived in Beijing and might not know about the Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Shop, so he kindly reminded him: "The vegetables in that shop are very difficult to buy. If you agree to my promise, you must not regret it."<

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Yan Wenkai smiled and said: "Hey, that shop is opened by my sister, so don't worry, you will have to eat."

Hearing this, everyone in the hall who was still watching the show couldn't help but look shocked.

The Minister of Household Affairs quickly looked at Yan Zhigao: "Is the Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Shop really yours?"

Yan Zhigao had just arrived in the capital not long ago. During this period, he was busy familiarizing himself with the household affairs. He really didn't pay attention to this very popular store in the capital: "That... it should be."

He vaguely remembered that the fruit and vegetable shop opened by his eldest daughter in Xingzhou, Ningmen Mansion, seemed to be named after that, and the business seemed to be really good.

Why, the shop is already so famous that it has spread to the capital?

Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance was a little speechless: "What seems to be that you don't know your store?"

Yan Zhigao looked embarrassed: "That shop is used by my eldest daughter to practice her skills. I usually don't ask anything about it."

Officials: "..."

Practice?
Chapter completed!