A full three months have passed from the victory of Zongge City to Ye An's appearance in Tokyo City, including the confrontation between Jiao Siluo and Ye An.
But now this contest continues from the distant Qingtang to the city of Tokyo.
Even Ye An admired Jiao Siluo's "problem-solving" method. He was able to find another way out under his own heavy pressure, and came to Tokyo City to find a way to find a breakthrough from the Song Dynasty court.
When Ye An's face appeared at the gate of the palace, it was difficult not to attract anyone's attention.
The Imperial Guards on duty hurriedly passed the news to Huangmen, who was responsible for receiving foreign ministers in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. When the Huangmen Internal Affairs Bureau saw it, Ye An was also shocked, but he did not dare to say more. The dignified Lord Yunzhong rushed all the way from the northwest
Come on, obviously something important is going on.
He quickly stepped forward and sang a fat chant: "Ye Hou is rushing back to Beijing for something important. Please wait for a while and go into the courtyard to tidy up your appearance. The old slave will go to the palace to report to the saint's official family."
Ye An waved his hand, took out the seal in his arms and said: "Although I am leaving the government and returning to the capital, I have to arrange military aircraft and have urgent military needs, so I can't neglect it!"
This sentence blocked Huang Men's next words. It is true that Ye An's status is a bit special. He is not only promoted to govern the two states of Gansu and Liang, but also has a military position. It is not impossible to return to Beijing due to urgent military situations.
However, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there has never been a case of officials from border states returning to Beijing without permission.
Logically speaking, this is a serious crime, and the Huangmen is also thinking about Ye An. Compared with the civil and military officials in the court, the servants in the palace have a good impression of Ye An.
This is mainly because he is not as harsh to them as civil servants, nor is he as cold-hearted as military generals.
"My Lord Marquis! This big thing should wait for the slave to report to the saint! This slave will lead you into the prison like this. Your neck is hard, but the slave's neck is not!"
Ye An looked at Huangmen and smiled: "You don't have to worry about this, the saint will not punish you, I can guarantee it!"
Seeing Ye An's persistence, Huangmen had no choice but to remain in a stalemate here. The civil servants in the courtyard had already gone to the Zhongshu Provincial Department to report the matter.
Huang Men gritted his teeth, nodded and said: "Then I would like to invite the Marquis into the palace as a slave, but I would also like to ask the Marquis to show off the Ink Fish Talisman so that the guards in the forbidden area can inspect it!"
Ye An smiled and nodded. The biggest reason why he dared to go straight to the forbidden area was the Black Imperial Fish Talisman in his hand.
With this thing, he could travel through the palace confinement. Even if he was punished, it would be at best leaving his post without permission, but the matter was urgent and he couldn't care about so much. Liu E would not punish herself because of this matter.
Walking through the familiar palace confinement, Ye An felt a little dazed. Unknowingly, he had left Beijing for more than three years. When he first entered the palace, he was still a fledgling boy, and now he has become a young man.
His identity has also changed from Bai Ding to the Yunzhong Commandery of the Song Dynasty. Time flies so fast!
Just when Ye An was sighing, a familiar figure turned around the corner of the palace gate. When Huangmen saw it, he couldn't help but cross his hands and salute: "Master Chen."
Ye An subconsciously thought that the person who came was Chen Lin, but when he thought wrong, Chen Lin did not return to the capital. When he saw that the person who came was Chen Tong, he smiled and said: "Now that you have become a high official in the palace, you are a lot more serious.
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Chen Tong quickly crossed his hands and saluted: "I can't believe that Marquis Ye is so complimentary!"
Then he said to Huangmen: "The official sage summoned Yehou in Tianzhang Pavilion, please retreat!"
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"My slave, please leave!" Huang Men saluted Ye An and Chen Tong and then retreated.
"Ye Hou is here because of the Qingtang matter?"
After Huang Men left, Chen Tong spoke hurriedly. Ye An nodded and said, "That's right. Jiao Siluo has entered the palace to meet the saint?"
Chen Tong smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "Marquis Ye, you are late! Jiao Siluo has already received rewards and conferments from saints and officials, and he has been awarded the title of General Ningyuan and the Training Envoy of the Aizhou Regiment..."
Ye An was suddenly stunned. He didn't expect that when he rushed to Tokyo city day and night, everything had already been settled. It couldn't be so fast!
"I chased him all the way through the stars and nights. It was only a few days before Jiao Siluo arrived in Tokyo before me. It would take at least a few days for the sage official family to grant him an official title. In addition, there are Hanlin bachelors from Zhongshu Province, and
Didn’t other civil servants dissuade him? Why did he do it so quickly?"
Chen Tong pointed at Youjia Sumen and said: "This is what Lu Xianggong and the court officials advised the officials, saying that this matter should be done quickly rather than slowly. If Jiaosiluo was sealed earlier, the northwest would be more stable and divided."
Jiao Siluo and Dang Xiang..."
Ye An's face changed slightly: "I know, it's time to face the sage and ask clearly!"
Following Ye An's words, Chen Tong's expression suddenly changed and said: "Master Marquis, you must not act out of emotion. Officials and saints know your intentions, but Xianggong Lu and the courtiers are doing this for the sake of the Song Dynasty. Marquis Ye must not be rude!
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Ye An suddenly turned around and smiled at Chen Tong: "Of course I know that, how can I dare to disobey the emperor in this forbidden palace?"
It seems that both Liu E and Zhao Zhen understood the meaning of their return to Beijing, but they understood it a little late, so that Ye An didn't think about it clearly until he was about to enter the palace.
Otherwise, Chen Tong would not have been photographed. Liu E used Chen Tong's words to push the problem to Lu Yijian and the courtiers in disguise...
It's really ridiculous to say that Ye An doesn't even want to see Liu E now. This woman said she was stupid, but she could be in charge of the Song Dynasty for so many years, and her status has not weakened at all. But if you say he is smart, he can do such stupid things.
Things are coming!
No matter what the civil servant said or did, it was Liu E who made the final decision. As for why she did not insist on rejecting Jiao Siluo, it was not only because of the civil servant's advice, but also because of her cowardice as a woman.
Ye An was very clear about what she wanted. What she wanted was to maintain the status quo. Now that Wen Buqi's power had been wiped out, Qingtang should be handed over to the rule of Jiao Siluo.
As long as Jiao Siluo is loyal to the Song Dynasty, the northwest of the Song Dynasty will be stable and there will be no more wars. This is what Liu E needs.
From Liu E's point of view, after Ye An went to Ganliang to take up his post, the northwest had not stopped. Although good news had been reported repeatedly, Liu E did not know whether the news that would reach Tokyo next time would be the defeat of the Song army.
She did not want war to break out all year round in the northwest, she just hoped that the northwest could be stabilized and that Ganliang and even the entire Qinfeng Road could trade with the west, bringing a steady stream of wealth to the court.
In addition, the Dangxiang people should keep their duties stable, and the Tibetan people in Qingtang can honestly do business with the Song Dynasty. This is the best!
Now Li Deming defeated Liangzhou City, Ganzhou was recaptured by Ye An, and even destroyed Wen Buqi's Qingtang and his Tibetan elite, and used the enemy's corpses to build Jingguan in Zongge City.
In Liu E's opinion, all this has completely exceeded her expectations, and also exceeded the expectations of the civil servants. At this time, neither Liu E nor the civil servants were thinking about how to reward Ye An, how to reward the army, and how to expand the results of victory.
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Instead, he was thinking about how to appease the Qingtang Tubo and Jiaosi Luo, how to shrink his troops and strengthen the defense in the northwest so that there would be peace and no more war.
In their view, having Ye An in charge of Ganliang is already the biggest deterrent. There is no need to be harsh on the Dangxiang and Tubo people, otherwise things will be reversed. If the Dangxiang people join forces with the Qingtang Tubo people, it will not be possible to say that these victories have been achieved.