The Xiang people took out their sleeves indifferently, raised their heads and sneered: "I am a relative of Mr. Chen. I have food, clothing, housing and transportation all the way without anyone stopping me. Since it is in line with the system, why are you not allowed to enter the palace? The military master is too overbearing."
"How dare you talk too much!" The forbidden soldier raised his gun and cursed angrily.
"I am also an assistant to Mr. Ye," Cai Xianqing came over and smiled quickly, "I have to accompany you no matter what. Now it is really inconvenient to separate us. Sir, I don't have any opinions yet. Can the military master go online?
Open a side?"
During the dispute, the envoy hurried over, pushed the two men away, and said to the guarding sergeant: "Master, the two ministers of Fang Jin Capital are not very clear about the rules. Wouldn't it be appropriate to have these two people to assist you?"
Please be open-minded."
The soldiers were all afraid of his power, so they had no choice but to open a way for the two of them to enter the palace.
Under the guidance of the envoy, Ye Yongjia and others walked through many palace gates, bypassed the main hall, and arrived in a garden. They saw a medium-sized civil servant, wearing a red robe with second-grade patches on his clothes, walking slowly
Come.
"Meet Yan Shenzheng!" The envoy bowed first.
Ye and Chen didn't recognize each other, so they had no choice but to bow in astonishment: "Greetings... Yan Shenzheng."
"Okay, you go back and have a rest," the civil servant stroked his beard and patted the messenger's arm, "I will take care of this place."
"Yes." The messenger hurried away.
"You two, raise your heads."
The two slowly raised their heads.
"Is this your surname Ye Yongjia?" He walked up to Ye Yongjia and looked at the new minister who was no longer young.
"That's right." The eunuch behind him reported.
He turned to look at Tongpao Chen and said three words "good" three times with satisfaction.
"It seems that you two don't recognize me," the civil servant smiled, "that certain person is Yan Wen, who is participating in politics in Zhongshu Province."
Ye Yongjia suddenly opened his eyes wide, and then began to look at him carefully: Yan Shenzheng was about fifty years old, but his face did not have many wrinkles, but was slightly yellow; his eyebrows were as thin as a crescent moon, exuding a light elegance.
, but there is also a decisive energy in his eyes, which makes his face full of youth and full of ambition. At the same time, his behavior is modest, he has the air of a gentleman, and has the demeanor of a great Confucian.
"I've heard about the famous name for a long time!" Ye Yongjia was still stunned, and Chen Tongpao answered first, "The Yan family is the largest family in our country.
That’s a lot of writing!”
"I am far inferior to my brothers in the same clan in terms of learning. I am just focused on my official career and I am fortunate to be favored by Long. How can I be so praised! I only hope that you two can help the emperor and lend a helping hand to Yan."
"You are too modest, you are too modest..."
"My two lords, General Liu has set up a banquet in the side hall. After you have met the emperor, you can come over there quickly to attend the banquet and get to know the officials of the court to avoid trouble in the future."
Ye and Chen said in unison: "Thank you Yan for your kindness."
"The two accompanying relatives can wait in the palace first." Yan Wen pointed at Cai Xianqing and the people from Guoxiang, and asked the two eunuchs to prepare to lead the way.
The two of them had never seen such a scene before, so they both became numb, only said yes, and left with Yan Wen.
The emperor lived in the palace next to the imperial garden. They heard from the young eunuch that after the last mutiny of deposing the prince, the emperor did not leave the imperial garden all day long. He did not interfere with military and state affairs, and his maids and concubines were not allowed to come near him.
Unexpectedly, Eunuch Shen had a secret conversation, and no one could know his intention; while Liu Zhennian took the opportunity to arbitrarily decide the government affairs without any worries.
"The newly promoted minister of the Ministry of War, Ye Yongjia, and Chen Tongpao have an audience -" With this long sharp sound, the door of the dormitory was opened by two warriors. Ye Yongjia instantly concentrated on staring at the gap in the door.
The room was covered with a gold-embroidered velvet carpet. In front of the screen wall were two small sandalwood tables, with a pair of narrow-mouthed vases holding a few pear blossoms. When they walked past the screen wall and looked to the left, they saw the emperor's yellow
The rosewood bed was covered by a plain curtain.
"I bow to Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!" In horror, they both knelt down and shouted Long live the mountain.
"Your Majesty, please get up." It turned out that the emperor was sitting in the tent, and he asked his servants to move a screen and remove the tent so that the ministers could see the shadow of his figure.
Ye Yongjia was not surprised by the emperor's behavior. When he came to Beijing to take the exam, he had already experienced Jinshang's style. But now, looking at the dark shadow, he thought of the little eunuch's previous words. Just this
The inaccessible sense of mystery is enough to make people shudder.
"Did General Liu call you here?" The black figure rolled up his sleeves and asked in a low voice.
Ye Yongjia was shocked by these words, and cold sweat crawled up his back.
"Everything should be reported to Your Majesty in advance, and I will wait for you. General Liu does not need to know." Tongpao Chen answered calmly and calmly.
"I... also agree with what Chen Shilang said." Ye Yongjia agreed.
The eunuchs saw that the corner of the emperor's mouth moved slightly.
"But I don't care about political affairs. I say everything is settled with General Liu. He should know."
"No matter what your Majesty's intention is, I have my own discretion." Ye Yongjia also learned a sentence from his colleagues.
"Okay, okay," the emperor paused for a while, but his tone remained calm, "It is better to have a sense of proportion in your own mind than to rely on others and have no independent opinion."
"When I come to Beijing this time, I will do my best to assist Your Majesty and protect our country for thousands of years!" Tongpao Chen kowtowed again excitedly, and the 'bang' sound seemed to be that some great alliance had been reached.
Although this first meeting between the emperor and his ministers was ordinary and just a preliminary test, Ye Yongjia sensed the undercurrent in the capital. The situation was far more bizarre than that in Nanjing. He felt that he was sailing on a sea filled with thick fog.
If you want to find a clear direction, you can only side with the emperor.
He first abandoned the assumptions in his mind and walked all the way to the side hall that Yan Wen mentioned.
"Oh, Magistrate Ye!" Liu Zhennian threw down the chopsticks in his hands, strode forward, and laughed loudly: "Long time no see! Do you remember me?"
"The general is my benefactor, how can I not realize it!" Ye Yongjia said the word 'benefactor' again, obviously still a little uncomfortable with it.
"A banquet has been set up here." He took Ye Yongjia's arm and looked around. He saw a large number of guests under the palace steps, drinking glasses and drinking from each other. They were all wearing gold and silver. "They are all civil and military ministers from all over the dynasty. They came here specially.
Welcome you two. Don’t be nervous, just drink to your heart’s content and don’t have to pay attention to officialdom!”
Ye Yongjia repeatedly said yes.
"Who is the Minister of the Ministry of War? Come and see how good your subordinates are!" Liu Zhennian grabbed a bowl of wine and shouted loudly.
"General, let me take a look!" I saw a man walking from the crowd, with a slightly drunk face and a handsome figure. He staggered and bowed to Ye Yongjia, "I'm the Secretary of the Ministry of War to introduce civil and military affairs."