Ye Wu and his eldest son Ye Weiming had just entered the gate not long ago, and they were now instructing their men to unload the truck. Since there was no major war at the border, they would also hunt some animals in the mountains in their spare time.
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Sometimes large-scale hunting activities are held regularly. This allows the officers and soldiers to practice, and at the same time improves the food for the soldiers. It can also relieve the fatigue of the soldiers from training all day long. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
Now that they are returning home from the military camp, they will naturally pick up some and bring them back. These prey, which are usually hard to see, are very good whether as gifts or for their own families to enjoy.
In fact, they didn't need to worry about these matters personally. The housekeeper, Lao Pang, had already handled them in an orderly manner. The reason why they stayed here without going in was actually waiting for someone to come out to greet them.
As a military family, the Ye family basically has its sons and daughters stationed in the army. When there is no war, they have to guard the border, and when the war breaks out, they have to go to the battlefield. Therefore, every time they go out and return from an expedition, the whole family attaches great importance to it.
Even if it is not a war period, Ye Wu, as the commander-in-chief of soldiers and horses, has been guarding the border all year round, which is a great reward for his hard work. Every time he comes back, his family will arrange people at the city gate to greet him, and when he arrives at home, the whole family will come out to welcome him.
But when they came back today, the treatment they received was very different from before.
When they were approaching the city gate, they saw the crowds of people at the city gate and knew that they were the ones who came to greet them. Therefore, Ye Wu and Ye Weiming were very proud, as if they were heroes who had returned and paraded through the streets.
After walking in, I saw many civil and military ministers standing at the city gate. They were all chief officials or adjutants of various major government offices in the empire. These ministers of the court and central government were all here to welcome Marshal Ye and his son, who had returned from the border to visit their relatives.
Standing in front of them was the fourth prince of the empire, Yue Yunwu. This prince with the highest reputation in the empire actually came in person.
Moreover, this was not a triumphant return from a war, but an ordinary return home to visit relatives. Unexpectedly, the emperor sent his most proud prince to greet him. It seems that the Ye family's current status is indeed extraordinary.
Seeing that so many civil and military ministers came to greet them, and even the prince of the empire stood here to greet them in person, Ye Wu and his son, together with the personal guards following behind them, were very dignified.
Seeing that the people they were welcoming had arrived, Yue Yunwu took a few steps and came to Ye Wu, bowed and said, "My nephew, I would like to welcome Marshal Ye back to the court. Marshal has worked hard to guard the border and has made great achievements. My father has specially ordered me to lead the civil and military forces of the court."
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"Haha, your highness is too polite. I just went home to visit my family on my father's orders. I really don't dare to bother your highness and everyone to come and greet you." Ye Wu said politely. He turned over and dismounted, and then brought Ye Weiming over to greet him.
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"It should, it should," everyone responded after hearing how polite he was.
Such a luxurious greeting lineup used to only be seen when he won a big victory, but now he is treated like this just when he goes home to visit relatives, which makes Ye Wu feel a little elated.
The same goes for Ye Weiming who is following him. This is the first time he has received such treatment, and he is very proud at this moment.
The greeting at the city gate is actually just a welcome etiquette, showing respect and attention to the generals ahead. It is not really these people who welcome them home. Generally, after this ceremonial program is over, the people who came to greet them disperse.
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Now Ye Wu and Ye Weiming are returning home. Although they are not returning home in triumph but just visiting their relatives, the emperor still arranges a grand reception out of the importance he attaches to the Ye family. In the end, the reception hosted by the imperial prince was very successful.
Ye Wu and Ye Weiming were also very happy.
Now that the official reception procedures have been completed, as usual, people sent by the Ye family will come forward to greet them, and then lead them back to the Ye family. And these welcoming ministers will go back to their respective homes to find their own homes.
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Ye Wu naturally knew that the greeting of these people was just a formality, and they would all go home separately, and he would be accompanied home by the people sent by the Ye family to greet him.
He smiled and held hands with these people one by one as a farewell, and everyone hurriedly returned the greetings, and then waited for the Generalissimo to be taken away by the Ye family. After the protagonist left, they could go back separately.
After Ye Wu said goodbye to these people happily, he turned around and found that except for the ministers and the prince, there was no one else. In the past, the Ye family would send a team of people to take him back in glory, but today there was actually one
No one came.
At this time, everyone also discovered this situation, and they were a little stunned for a moment, not understanding what was going on. Didn't the Ye family get the news? Or maybe the Imperial Army Marshal did something to make his father, the old man,
The prince was angry every night, so why didn't he send anyone to greet him?
The dignified marshal of the empire came home, and the civil and military officials from all over the court came, but no one greeted him at home. This situation made Ye Wu very embarrassed. Moreover, it was his father who was in charge at home, so despite receiving this kind of treatment, he continued to
You have no right to be angry.
For a moment, I could only stand here stupidly, not knowing what to do next. Should I go home by myself, or should I stand here and wait for my family to come?
After all, he is also the marshal of the empire, and he has returned from the border. It feels too aggrieved to go home in such a disgraced state. Moreover, if he goes home by himself, it will also make people think that his father is careless in doing things, and it is not good for his father's reputation.
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But if you just wait here, what if no one comes to your home? Can you still live here in Chengmen?
The more he thought about it, the more entangled he became. Ye Wu really didn't know what to do for a moment. Seeing his father in such a dilemma, Ye Weiming immediately thought of the problem.
It's fine for them to go home by themselves, but they are afraid that someone will use this matter to hype up the matter, saying that their grandfather does not respect the Imperial Marshal and the Imperial soldiers, and even does not send anyone to greet the Marshal when he returns home. This will harm the Ye family.
Honor. But waiting here all the time is not a good idea.
The father and son were in a dilemma at the same time, standing here thinking about it but not knowing what to do.
If the two protagonists didn't leave, it would be hard for the other ministers who greeted them to leave first, so they had no choice but to stand here with them.
Everyone even said goodbye just now, but now they can't say goodbye. Everyone can only stand there with big eyes and small eyes.
I wanted to say a few words to ease the awkward atmosphere, but no one could find what to say. So a group of imperial ministers could only stand stupidly at the gate of the city with the father and son.