"Empress, I have sent Princess Honghua, Prince of Qinghai, Prince of Qinghe County, and Prince of Qingping back to the inn!"

"Oh!" Wu Zetian, who was reviewing the memorial, did not raise his eyes, and responded casually, raised his hand to signal Chen Yi to sit next to her. After Chen Yiyi sat down, he glanced at him and asked slowly: "Zi Ying, when you sent them back, did Princess Honghua and Murong Nuo Hebo ask you anything?"

"No!" Chen Yi shook his head, "Princess Honghua and the Prince of Qinghai had never said anything to Weichen along the way. I didn't stop at the inn and went back to the palace to report to the empress!"

"You didn't stop?" Wu Zetian narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Yi with a playful smile. However, after thinking for a while, he still didn't say the joke. However, he threw away the pen in his hand, leaned back, sat on the cushion, and asked Chen Yi again: "Zi Ying, today I promised Princess Honghua to choose a good husband for his twin sisters. However, I don't know much about the situation of the ministers in the court. I also asked you to inquire for me. The children of the He family are good in all aspects and are not married. I will come to report to me when the time comes, okay?"

"This...then...well!" Chen Yi agreed with a gritted teeth. Wu Zetian was also a little angry. This woman must have been unhappy with him going out for a trip with Murong Qing and Murong Ping several times, and was jealous, so she deliberately asked him to do such a thing. Well, no matter how urgent this matter is, I will slowly inquire about it. Then I will give Wu Zetian a reply from a man who has not found out about his character and has good talent and knowledge, and use it to evade Wu Zetian's order. I believe this woman would not vent her anger on him. Even if she wants to embarrass him, then he should play a trick with her!

Seeing the crucified look on Chen Yi's face, Wu Zetian couldn't help laughing. After giving Chen Yi a glance, he picked up the red pen in his hand and ordered softly: "Zi Ying, you have a lot of things to be busy during this period. Just go and do things first. When you have time, I will call you in to ask questions. You should also pay attention to rest, don't be tired, it will be bad if you are sick!"

"Thank you for your care, I'm leaving!" Wu Zetian's words with affection from the bottom of his heart made Chen Yi feel very comfortable, and most of the resentment he had just arose was eliminated. While Wu Tuaner and others around him did not look here, they quickly pinched Wu Zetian's hand, and stood up and left in Wu Zetian's anger.

"Murong Qing and Murong Ping are indeed good-looking. If I were a man, I would fall in love with them!"

Wu Zetian sighed quietly behind her.

Chen Yi was shocked and stepped on the steps. He almost fell down. He quickly calmed down and jumped forward, and stood up. However, he also made Wu Zetian, who had been watching him walking out, making a sweet voice behind him, and the laughter was full of pride. Chen Yi was embarrassed and angry, but he had no choice but to go back without looking back. He just walked away.

There is something else in the afternoon, and he is going to prepare.

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A group of people were standing and waiting outside the pavilion, twenty miles east of Chang'an City. The official in the purple and scorching official robe was Chen Yi.

"Young Master, who are we going to welcome today?" Chen Ming, who was standing beside Chen Yi, asked in a low voice.

The group waited for about half an hour under the scorching sun, but Chen Yi did not let everyone rest, but kept waiting in line. Chen Ming and Chen Liang were a little puzzled. Finally, they couldn't help asking.

Chen Yi is now a military weapon supervisor with a third-rank position in the court, and is a deputy director of the Ministry of War. He is of high authority. He has never deliberately made friends with other powerful people. He only maintains necessary etiquette when dealing with each other. He often laughs with big men in the court like Li Ji, Yan Liben, and Su Dingfang. What kind of person is coming today? He actually makes Chen Yi so polite.

Chen Yi didn't turn his head, his eyes still looked into the distance, and replied softly: "General Pei, who returned from Anxi!"

"So it's him!" Chen Ming and Chen Liang whispered in their hearts, and did not ask any more questions.

They have also heard of the name of Pei Xingjian, the great guru of Anxi. Anyway, I feel that his son admires him very much, no wonder he would ask for his orders to greet him today, and he still kept it in line for half an hour. This is a manifestation of one person's respect for another person. From the etiquette, it can be seen that Chen Yi expressed enough respect for Pei Xingjian who returned to Beijing.

Just as everyone was looking forward to it, a piece of smoke and dust rose from the distance of their sight. Then they saw a group of people rushing out of the smoke and dust, and quickly ran towards them. Finally, the smoke and dust floated behind the pair of people.

"Here!" Chen Yi sighed softly. He didn't expect that Pei Xingjian and his party would be more than half an hour later than he expected. The sun in late spring and early summer afternoons was quite hard. He immediately raised his spirits and ordered the accompanying officials and followers to dismount, keep the team, and prepare to welcome him. The generals who were in the court to welcome the triumphant return did not have specific etiquette regulations. Many times, they would receive orders to welcome the officials to decide what kind of courtesy they would give to the other party. Of course, the necessary level was still there, and this was under the control of the officials of the Ministry of Rites. Chen Yi led other officials to wait half an hour earlier, which gave Pei Xingjian enough face.

The group of people who came over slowed down the running speed of the horses nearly a hundred steps away from the group led by Chen Yi. After jogging for a few more steps, the general in military uniform stopped his mount and pulled the reins to look at the officials who were greeting. After jumping off the horse, he threw the reins to the soldiers behind him, patted the dust on his body, and walked over. Chen Yi quickly led the officials forward and saluted the general who came over: "Due to the Chief Supervision Officer of the Military Weapons, Chen Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of War of the Procuratorate, will welcome General Pei to return triumphantly under the order of His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress! General Pei has worked hard all the way, come to the pavilion to rest for a while!"

"So it's Chen Dajian!" The visitor was Pei Xingjian. When he heard that the official who came to greet was Chen Yi, he was very surprised and quickly stepped forward to repay the gift. "I had known about Chen Dajian from my mentor's letter. I was very curious. I wanted to see Chen Dajian, but I didn't expect that Chen Dajian would leave the city to welcome someone today. What a blessing, how lucky!"

"General Pei is polite!" Chen Yi laughed and still bowed, but his eyes were looking at Pei Xingjian.

However, after seeing Pei Xingjian's appearance clearly, he was a little surprised. In his sense that Pei Xingjian, who was brave in fighting and had never been defeated, was baptized by blood and fire on the battlefield. He should have been filled with vicissitudes of the battlefield and showed murderous aura. But what he saw was a gentle and handsome face, and there was no cold eyes or horrifying momentum of the generals in the court that he saw. You would feel trembling when you looked at him, but it was a bit like seeing an elder. In a sentence, you would summarize the impression of seeing Pei Xingjian for the first time, which was full of books, a bit like a poetic student, rather than a super fierce general who commanded thousands of troops to fight on the battlefield.

While Chen Yi was watching him, Pei Xingjian was also observing Chen Yi. After a few closer glances, he couldn't help but sigh that the person in front of him who had performed well in the court over the years and was favored by the queen who held the valuation of power was indeed young and surprising, but the momentum in his eyes was not comparable to that of young people of this age. And when facing him, there was no strangeness at all, he was very calm, and his favor in his heart increased greatly. After laughing twice, he said, "Chen Dajian is indeed a talented person, and young people have a rare demeanor. No wonder his mentors admire you so much. Let's talk carefully when we have time in the future!"

"General Pei is too proud. He is ashamed of his subordinates. He will definitely listen to the general's teachings in person in the future!" Chen Yi apologized with courtesy.

When Pei Xingjian returned to the capital, the court had already removed him from his position as the Minister of the Anxi Privy Council and appointed him as the Minister of Personnel, and also the General of the Right Guard. Chen Yi called him the general. He liked to call him the general in the army like this. The title of "General" had a special meaning for him. Although he did not want to go to the battlefield to fight, he also hoped that one day someone would call him "General".

The prosecutor is almost the same as the agent, which is a bit different from the formal appointment. However, when he was in office, his power was still the same. Generally, after the prosecutor is in charge, he will be appointed to formal positions, unless an abnormal situation occurs. Chen Yi knew that Pei Xingjian in history did not go to the prime minister and was not in the political affairs hall, which may be related to his inability to be trusted by Wu Zetian. The reason why Pei Xingjian was demoted to Anxi was angered by private discussions about Wu Zetian. At that time, Pei Xingjian, who was the Chang'an Order, was demoted to Anxi thousands of miles away and served as the chief of the Anxi Protectorate. He has been there for more than ten years. I believe that he must have been back to Beijing again, and he must have been very moved.

Then Pei Xingjian introduced his entourage to Chen Yi, but most of them were something that Chen Yi had never heard of, which means that these entourages were not well-known in history. This is easy to understand. Those who can come back with Pei Xingjian will definitely not be the one who can stand alone. Those who can stand alone must be left to serve in some important places, especially in places like Anxi where the situation is complicated.

After a polite etiquette, Chen Yi mixed Pei Xingjian and walked towards Chang'an City.

After walking for a while, a distance from his entourage, Pei Xingjian, who had just talked to Chen Yi, suddenly asked in a deep voice: "Chen Dajian, how is His Majesty's condition now?"

Chen Yi sighed and whispered: "Your Majesty's condition has not been relieved, and even a famous doctor like Taoist Sun is helpless!"

"Oh?!" Pei Xingjian responded, stopped his mount, turned his face and asked Chen Yi with a serious expression, "Zi Ying, can you tell me why Your Majesty got sick?"

This surprised Chen Yi and immediately understood what Pei Xingjian meant. He definitely did not believe that Li Zhi got sick because of illness, so he asked this question. However, the real reason for this matter was that he could not tell anyone. He also said in a faint voice: "Master Sun and the imperial physician in the palace said that it was because of the wind and cold that caused the sudden recurrence of His Majesty's condition, which led to such a sudden recurrence! This time, the wind and cold epidemic was prevalent. In addition to the sudden death of His Royal Highness the Prince, there were many palace people in the palace who lost their lives. The Queen suspected that there was something strange and sent someone to investigate it in detail, but it was nothing strange!"

"Oh?!" Pei Xingjian responded softly again, but did not ask again. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please read it.)
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