This time, Chen Tongpao really came. Behind him were more than a dozen horse-riding entourages. He stopped and stretched out his hand to give instructions. The entourage followed to another carriage and was on standby.
"Sir, I have been waiting for a long time!" Chen Tongpao bowed to the envoy and apologized, "Because I have a lot of family members, and I have prepared a carriage, so please don't blame me for the delay."
"It's understandable. Sir, please come up."
The colleague nodded, climbed into the car, and sat on the left side by the window, next to the Xiang man. He raised his head and faced Ye Yongjia, and the two met each other's eyes.
"Sir Ye, you and I are passing through Yangzhou to say goodbye. We haven't seen each other for many days, it feels like three autumns have passed!" Chen Tongpao said with a smile on his face and clasped his fists.
The carriage was bumping continuously, but Ye Yongjia's expression did not change at all, and he replied coldly: "Yes."
"Ahem." The Xiang native felt embarrassed and simply tilted his head toward the window.
Tongpao Chen's smile stiffened, and the atmosphere in the car suddenly solidified. Apart from the constant sound of horse hooves, even the breath of human beings could not be heard.
But because of the dignity of the imperial envoy, my colleague didn't want people to see the joke, so he continued to ask: "Is it true that Tinglong also went to the Sixth Ministry as an official?"
"Yes. I am serving in the Ministry of War." Ye Yongjia had long been tired of being involved with him in reality, and was obviously more interested in such issues.
"I am in the Ministry of Personnel." Chen Tongpao added, "The relationship between our two yamen is really important, and the burdens we carry are naturally heavy, so we have to worry about each other. You and I should be considerate of each other.
, to secure the imperial court."
"How is it that the outside and the inside are mutually exclusive?"
"We must have the same policy," Tongpao Chen pointed to his official uniform. "Now that government affairs are complicated, what we have to do is to ensure that the country is smooth and stable, so as not to cause any big trouble."
Ye Yongjia disagreed: "Master Chen and I have different opinions. It is precisely because of the complexity of government affairs that we have to step forward to promote the clear and stir up the turbid. If we allow it to be troubled for a long time, it will be easy for things to happen in the future."
Chen Tongpao said: "Nowadays, hundreds of officials and ministers cannot agree on one thing. When they first arrive, they will make major repairs and repairs, which will inevitably lead to resentment. If they fail and are tricked by others, wouldn't all the previous achievements be wasted? At that time, all kinds of abilities will be unable to be used, and it will be even more suppressed.
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"...What do you think the current politics should look like?" Ye Yongjia lowered his head and thought for a while, then asked slowly.
Chen Tongpao burst into laughter full of meaning: "It's just that all the officials are in harmony, the situation is stable, there are no longer all kinds of conflicts, everyone is living a leisurely life, everyone knows how to advance and retreat, and does not exceed his own duty in everything."
, the so-called 'moving and stillness do not lose their time' refers to the pursuit of the legacy of the three ancient dynasties."
"Do you want me to know the current affairs?"
"Ah... that's about it." Tongpao Chen narrowed his eyes.
"If this is the case, then some things are thorns that scare away those who know current affairs." Ye Yongjia shook his head, "Although everything is fine now, we all know how many crises are hidden... If everyone is gone
If you are enterprising and want to retreat with all your heart, you will only be able to whitewash a temporary peace, and you will never withdraw from the rule of three generations!"
After saying this, Cai Xianqing looked at him with admiration, but at the same time, he was secretly sweating at his words.
"Why?" Guoxiang was young and energetic, but he couldn't bear it any longer. His face turned red with anger, "Why don't you give up on the great peace and choose to annoy others for no reason? How much benefit can you get?"
"The knowledge of a businessman..." Cai Xianqing dismissed him and mocked him in a low voice.
"Do you know that these hundreds of officials are just a handful of people, but the number of people in the world is more than a thousand times greater than them? They are in harmony and there is no conflict anymore, but the bloody reality will never envelope the palace.
It will only drive people to a dead end."
"Master Ye, what do you mean!" Guoxiang pointed at him, "Are you insinuating that the world is not peaceful, or are you slandering the current emperor's inability to govern the country!"
"Oh, we were talking nicely, please don't talk nonsense..." Tongpao Chen quickly grabbed him and looked at the messenger again.
"I have a clear conscience." Faced with this unbridled accusation, Ye Yongjia just patted his chest.
From then on, Ye Yongjia and Chen Tongpao truly parted ways. The night before arriving in the capital, he fell on the bed, always thinking about Chen Tongpao. He seemed to stand on his own side every time.
Opposite directions, whether it is political ambitions or behavioral styles, are completely mutually exclusive. When Ye Yongjia began to think
When he looked like political opponents all over the government and the public, those images inexplicably gathered together and transformed into the appearance of Tongpao Chen. This person was like a water source that could survive fish and shrimp, making all the old forces stronger and more unbreakable.
He doesn't even know if characters like Chen Tongpao were erased from the world, would the road to reform become so difficult?
Ye Yongjia simply slapped his head and cleared away the messy emotions, because tomorrow he would arrive at the most prosperous capital city in the world - the capital.
Although this place is no longer as prosperous as it used to be, Ye Yongjia, who walked past the city walls, couldn't help but marvel when he looked around. He could see very clearly under the blue sky. In front of him was a straight horse road, winding in all directions like a long snake.
It extends to almost every corner; carriages and bearers are constantly speeding on the streets, and bustling crowds are crowded in the streets and markets, and soon the alleys and alleys are surrounded by water.
He urged his horse forward, and the shouts and cries from both sides kept coming and going. The noise made his ears unable to hear clearly. The smell of sweat and the fragrance of food in the air were mixed together, making it difficult to adapt.
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After a while, they walked through this most prosperous street and gradually arrived in front of the Meridian Gate of the Imperial Palace.
When he arrived here, there was no one around. Ye Yongjia suddenly felt that the suffocation he had just felt was relieved, and he took a breath of air with peace of mind.
"These are the two newly appointed adults." The envoy pulled his horse forward, walked to the serious defenders, and took out a letter, "Here, this is written by General Liu."
The imperial guard took the letter, looked at it, and asked, "Who are the names of these two people? Tell them one by one!"
"I'm here with Chen Tongpao, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs." The two of them stepped forward, "I'm with Ye Yongjia, the minister of the Ministry of War."
"Okay, let you go in, and I will send someone to report to the emperor." He waved his hand, and the people around him also moved out of the way.
The envoy walked in first, followed by Ye Yongjia and Chen Tongpao... Just when everyone thought nothing happened, they suddenly heard someone shouting from behind: "What are you two doing? How dare you break into the palace without permission!"
When Ye Yongjia turned around, he saw Cai Xianqing and Guoxiang being blocked.