p > hundreds of miles away in Lin'an City, the court was shaken by one thing, and the left prime minister Wang Entropy wrote a letter of invitation. Things came very suddenly, even Liu Mengyan, who had been very close to him recently, did not inform him, and handed over the book in public at the court meeting where hundreds of officials gathered, the young official family had never experienced this kind of thing, and was a little overwhelmed, even the empress dowager behind the curtain saw it, and she didn't know how to deal with it for a while, so she could only stay in the middle and leave the old minister alone after the dispersal of the court.

P> "This old guy is just retreating. Chen Yizhong, who was walking at the end when he retreated from the dynasty, looked at the old prime minister standing in the hall and discussed it in his heart. Liu Mengyan glanced at him deeply, but he didn't see any clues, he had the same idea as Chen Yizhong in his heart, but he didn't know what the Empress Dowager would do in the end.

p> only Wang Entropy himself knows, half of his retreat is true, speaking of which, he is two years older than the Wang Taifu who died in the king's affairs, and he is almost seventy-six this year. Although he doesn't look so old because of proper maintenance, he is often powerless, and it is also an indisputable fact that he is not convinced, not to mention that in the face of the strength of the right minister Chen Yizhong, his left phase is like a decoration, so it is better to resign.

p> Since Jiading 13 years old at the age of 21 years early to enter the department, he has served in the locality, Jingding entered the dynasty in the second year to increase the bachelor and scholar, the first year of Xianchun to participate in politics and enter the political affairs hall, to Xianchun ten years to become the left minister to reach the peak of Wenchen, even if it is really now, there is no regret, but why, there is still a trace of unwillingness in my heart?

p> "Wang Xianggong, you know the current state better than your old body, today's dynasty, how many people come to this hall?" I'm afraid that it's not more than half of the time of the first emperor, what's the matter, do you want to abandon your old body? Xie's words sounded in his ears, Wang Entropy came back to his senses, he looked around and couldn't help but be surprised, there was no one in the huge Chongzheng Palace, only he stood alone in it.

Before > could figure out how to answer, the Empress Dowager Xie walked out from behind the curtain with a cane, and she didn't even bring a female official with her. Wang Entropy raised his eyes and saw that Xie, who should be more than ten years younger than him, had gray hair and a haggard face, and he looked much older, and his old eyes were a little sour in an instant.

p> "The Empress Dowager Qiqi, the minister is old, now not only the old eyes are dizzy, even the mind is almost unable to keep up, how can I stay in this court and lead the ministers, I have no shortage of virtuous people in the Great Song Dynasty, and please choose someone else, the old bones of the minister still want to return to his hometown for burial." Wang Entropy gave a deep salute, Xie Shi looked at his movements, a little slow and a little weak, she couldn't help but sigh secretly.

p> "Wang Entropy, if the old body remembers well, you are born in the Jiading period, at that time, the old body was still an ignorant little girl in the family, my father had just passed away, the family was in the middle of the road, I don't know where the road ahead will be, and it has been more than 50 years. Wang Entropy listened to Xie's reminiscences in a daze, yes, it has been more than fifty years, and at that time he was at the age of young and frivolous spirit.

p> "In this way, you are an old minister of the four dynasties, and there is anyone in this dynasty who is more senior than you, and it is natural to say that Zhishi returned to his hometown." But it is difficult for the old body to be strong, why? You look at the past 50 years, my Great Song Dynasty is on the rise or precarious. Xie said slowly.

p> "What the sage said is that now the state affairs are difficult, and the north is eyeing the tiger, and there is often a desire to go south, although this time there are some setbacks, and if you can't keep it, you will attack it again one day." Because of this, my Great Song Dynasty should be more united and resist foreign insults, instead of-for-tat like now, and the government decree is difficult to pass, which is the fault of the old ministers, it is better to abdicate and make way for the virtuous, which is more conducive to the court. ”

p> Speaking of which, it is because of this, Xie Shi recalled the recent government affairs, it was indeed Chen Yizhong who had the upper hand, and Wang Entropy's various recitals were almost not clear, no wonder he was disheartened and retreated. But she seems that Chen Yizhong is not wrong, and she supports him completely out of public intentions, in order to balance the hearts of the old ministers, it is the art of the emperor to make trade-offs, and she is just a woman in the palace.

p> "The old body tasted it: 'The position of prime minister, the son of heaven, the chief hundred officials, governs everything, and his responsibility is heavy. 'It is important to select the best and the most capable and praise the king, but it is also indispensable to lead the hundred officials and reconcile yin and yang. You and Chen Yizhong are fighting for the sake of the court, and the old man sees it in his eyes, and he is not partial, if it is because of this, it is not necessary. Seeing that Wang Entropy had the intention of justifying, Xie stopped him and continued.

p> "The official family is young, and the court still needs a square and dignified old minister like you, do you remember what you said to the old man when Jia Rudao left the palace?" You say, 'The powerful ministers of this dynasty have caused trouble, and there is no one like the martyr of the way.' The gentleman and the grass don't know how much to do, and his majesty can't do it, not only to pay people for their words, how can you thank the world!', but now if you leave like this, aren't you afraid of another Jia Xiangdao? ”

p > unconsciously, two lines of turbid tears flowed on Wang Entropy's face, Xie Shi said this, it can already be regarded as a heart-to-heart, and he can no longer say the words of begging no matter what. Thinking about the kindness of four generations of kings, every bit of it was in my heart, until tears slipped to my lips and I was shocked.

p> "The old minister has lost his honor, and he still hopes to forgive his sins, and the saint is so valued, and the minister is ashamed, so the letter will be returned to the minister, and the minister should do his best, and then die." Wang Entropy took out a brocade handkerchief from his sleeve cage and wiped the corners of his eyes, and said self-deprecatingly, Xie Shi glanced at him, but smiled and waved his hand.

p> "You read the book in public, but you destruct yourself for a moment, this is very inappropriate, don't take the book back first, this matter has other arrangements, you can go back to the house for the time being." Come! After Xie finished speaking, he shouted into the hall, and a female official came out.

p> "Go and send the prince's shoulder to the gate of the palace, and pass the edict that in the future, the prince will not need to enter the palace gate, and he will be allowed to walk in the forbidden." The female officer turned around and went out when she heard the order, Wang Entropy didn't expect that Xie Shi had specially explained this matter, so she hurriedly raised her hand to salute.

p> "The saint is very rare, the minister is ashamed and dare not be, and the minister does not dare to obey the edict." "It's not that he's hypocritical, the political hall is already in the forbidden, he has to come in every day, this is not counted, if there is a big court meeting, his shoulders will be carried to the front of this Chongzheng Hall before the hundred officials, that kind of words are too eye-catching, this is the treatment of Jia Nidao back then, he is very unaccustomed to it.

p> "Wang Entropy, you have served in the Ministry of Rites, you are familiar with the etiquette system, and the court treats the old ministers, this is not a special case, do you still want to take it back?" Xie Shi waved his hand without saying anything, this kind of treatment is indeed not an exaggeration for his age, since he has decided to continue to use him, of course he has to add some favors.

P > watched Wang Entropy, who was full of gratitude, withdraw from the hall, Xie Shi felt that his body and mind were a little tired, and she left Wang Entropy's letter to Shi Shi with her own considerations, and the three people in the political hall have their own advantages and disadvantages, but if they want to resign, it will be a bit too much, and they have to think of a proper way.

P> Xingqing Fang in the city is located on the side of Zhong'an Bridge, and there are many famous mansions in the square, such as Han Qi Wangfu and Yue'e Wangfu on the other side. Therefore, Ye Mengding's gift is also among them, because the first emperor has repeatedly rewarded him, the entire mansion covers an extremely wide area, this is the Lin'an City of every inch of land, although Ye Mengding himself has already left Beijing, but this mansion has not been recovered, and now it is Ye Ying, the eldest son of Ye Mansion, who lives in it.

p > there are not many people in the mansion at the moment, Ye Yingji doesn't care about these things, he still lives in his courtyard, he has been away from Beijing for too long, he has long forgotten the original scene here, even if it only occupies a small part of the whole mansion, it still seems a little big for him to be alone.

As the saying goes, > people go to tea and cool, for him, the prime minister's office, he did not attract the attention of the surrounding neighbors, and he has never been good at social travel, so there are very few people who know his whereabouts and come to visit, but it also saves a lot of trouble.

p> When Hu Sanxing walked into the courtyard, he saw Ye Yingji drinking tea comfortably in the courtyard, he only wore a short shirt, and held a pu fan that seemed to be used to drive away mosquitoes. He couldn't help but laugh dumbly, Ye Yingji was not only the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but also the sixth-rank military supervisor of the imperial court, not to mention that he was middle-aged, and he had such an unruly side, which was really rare.

p> "Yun Yong, you are 'stealing half a day of leisure', and the poor court still wants to send you and other money, isn't it wronged." Ye Yingji turned his head when he heard the sound, then looked down at what he was wearing, and laughed along.

p> "Body, where did you come from, and no one came to report you." Speaking of which, Hu Sansheng visited the courtyard the most often, and he originally wanted the latter to simply live in the mansion, but Hu Sansheng didn't want to be favored by others, so he could only go with him in the end.

p> "It's okay, it was so-and-so who told them not to alarm you, and you don't have any female dependents here, so so-and-so will enter on his own." The friendship between the two of them was actually made in Jiankang, as fellow villagers, they had a very close relationship in ancient times, so that the two became close friends, and Hu Sanxing did not wait for him to say hello, and walked over to find a stool to sit down.

P> "You came here this time for Ziqing's business, right?" Don't worry, he came the day before yesterday, and he wrote a letter to someone to bring back on the same day, and it was almost time at this moment. Ye Yingji piled a tea cup over and asked him to pour his own tea and drink.

P> "It's not exactly this matter, I'm about to leave Beijing, and I came to say goodbye to you, I wanted to ask you what you want to bring to the house, but now it seems that there is no need for it." Hu Sanxing took a sip of tea and said, his resignation had just been approved, and he was very happy at the thought of returning to his hometown in the near future.

p> Ye Yingji nodded and didn't speak, he had already known Hu Sanxing's decision, as the same obsessed person, he understood this feeling very well, and he didn't want to be an official, but his own interests were all in those skills, and he would have no source if he left the government, so he could only continue to be this weapons supervisor, but this did not prevent him from being happy for his friends.

p> "According to what you can see, is it very likely that Ling Zun will agree to this family business?" Hu Sansheng asked with some concern, he had never seen that Ye Xianggong, and he didn't know if he was good or not, but a former ruler of the country who had been in charge of the country for more than ten years, he was only afraid that he would not be so easy to talk in his impression.

P> "Alas, this so-and-so really doesn't know, most of the fathers will personally look at him once before he can decide, and he won't believe the words of others, including this son." However, now there is no big comparison, the sister is old again, although Ziqing is not from a serious imperial examination, after all, there is this special purpose, and it would be a pity if my father did not allow it. ”

p> Hu San nodded with concern, as long as Ye Mengding could give Liu Yu a chance to come to the door, he believed that with the latter's ability, he would definitely be able to impress him, which he was convinced of from the time he intersected with Liu Yu in Lugang. R1058