Since the first time they met in Jiankang County, although he has always been arrogant, almost every time they meet, it ends in him being deflated, and this time is no exception.

Under the scattered snowflakes, the bald Bo Ye entered the mansion, and was bumping into Yan Dan head-on and walked out angrily.

Bo Ye stopped, respectfully saluted, and greeted him. Yan Danli ignored it, strode the meteor, passed in front of Bo Ye, who was bowing down, and threw his sleeves away. Bo Ye was not angry, bent over, tilted his head, looked at his back with his eyes, smiled at the corners of his mouth, and said in his heart: "Look at him, he is angry, like a cricket on the grassland, this must be in Ming Gong and he didn't get a bargain." ”

Regarding the "friendship" between Pan Dan and Xin Er, Bo Ye, as an old man and cronie by Xin Er's side, is very clear.

"Bare, what are you doing in the courtyard? Come on, come on. ”

When Bo Ye heard the prestige, he saw that it was Xin Er who personally greeted him and called him into the hall at the door of the hall. Bo Ye hurriedly answered, took Song Jin, walked forward quickly, and arrived on the verandah outside the hall gate, the two took off their shoes and wanted to bow down. Xin Er dragged them up and said with a smile: "Our own people, why are we doing these false courtesies?" Under the snow, a layer was piled up on the verandah. …… Vigorously, you come with a broom, sweep the snow. ”

The beggar hurriedly replied, "No." Nodding his head, he walked around Xin'er's side and looked for a broom.

Bo Ye asked, "Ming Gong, what's wrong with the beggar history?" ”

“…… Not really. ”

"When Bo Ye and Song Jin Shi arrived in front of the mansion, they saw the beggar Ling Shi squatting in front of the side school, and the snow fell all over his head and ignored it, if he had something on his mind. At this time, under the order of Ming Gong, he ran like a horse,...... Ming Gong, what did the usual public command, if this kind of cleaning work, he was in front of the foreign officials, he respected his identity, and never did it, but only turned to call the servants to do it. ”

Xin Er smiled and said: "Bo Ye, you still have the ability to observe words and colors. It's not a big deal, wasn't he locked up by Sun Fu's subordinates when he opened a shop in the city? He, he has been crying poor many times with me, and he is greedy for it, and he also wants to rent some pastures in Qilian County to raise horses. ”

"I see. I heard that there are many children, sons and nephews in the Shi family, or he is really difficult to live, so why didn't Ming Gong allow him? ”

"You only heard that he has a lot of children, but you haven't heard that he has lent money in Guyin in recent years, right?"

"Lending?"

"You also know that the Zahu of Zhu Yeze has moved to Guyin, when the first king was there, he gave them pasture, land, and several years of savings, and among these several Zahu, there are now some people who have some surplus money on hand, and they have the idea to hit them vigorously, and all the surplus money of these Zahu is collected in one place, and they are used to lend money to Tang and Hu merchants in the cities of Guyin, and half of the interest collected is kept for themselves, and half is distributed to those Zahu who pay for it. In the past two years, this guy has made a lot of money, and he can't afford to raise a few children, children and nephews? ”

Bo Ye smiled and said: "This, this, Begging Ling Shi has a flexible mind, he gathered money to lend money, and Bo Ye really didn't know about it before." ”

"Ba Ruoneng is an honest man, this guy is a treacherous man, his family, he doesn't need my help to fund him. Besides, Bo Ye, he is not a down-to-earth horse breeder, the horses in the pasture of Qilian County are the main source of my Dingxi military horses, I rented the ranch to him, he can't raise good horses, and the bad thing is my Dingxi state affairs! Therefore, I did not rent this pasture, but I could not rent it. ”

Bo Ye said respectfully: "Although the begging history is believed in by the Ming Gong, and the Ming Gong cares, the state affairs are also, this is the selflessness of the Grand Duke." ”

The beggar took the broom and came back in a hurry, but instead of just sweeping the snow on the verandah, he first swept it up from the courtyard.

Xin Er looked at his hard work of lowering his stomach and struggling to clear the snow, and he also felt funny, and said: "Fortunately, the interest on his loan did not exceed the standard stipulated by the imperial court, otherwise, he would not have been able to lend this loan!" If I really can't live my life because of this, it's a big deal, I will divide half of the Zhuangzi given to me by the first king! ”

The door was cold, the wind blew biting, Xin Er was the first to enter the hall, and Bo Ye and Song Jin followed inside.

The three sat down.

Bo Ye carefully explained the situation of the envoy one by one. Not only Yang Hezhi's credit, but when Tuoba Kang Ni insulted Dingxi and the Tang people, Song Jin's angry response, Bo Ye also said in detail, and everything was missing.

After listening to Bo Ye's report, Xin Er knew why he brought Song Jin to see him, admired Song Jin's courage, got up, personally poured a bowl of water for Song Jin, and said: "Qing is in the Tuoba Palace, the face is folded and Tuoba is muddy, and his courage is commendable, and he does not lose the dignity of Dingxi, especially if he is rewarded!" There is no wine in the hall, so drink this cup. The day after tomorrow, I will give this work to the queen mother and the king! ”

Song Jin drank the water, and the hot water went down to his stomach, and his whole body was warm.

Bo Ye said: "Duke Ming, Daibei wants to send Zhao Guyan back to Shuofang, and also give Zhao Guyan 500 herdsmen as a marriage, and Sun Mian asked Shuofang to arrange pasture for these 500 Hu Mu, I don't know what Ming Gong's plan is?" Do you want to say yes to them? ”

"What do you think?"

"Bo Ye and Yang Jun Cheng both thought that this must be Daibei wanted to install a nail in my Shuofang, to Xiaoli, Tuoba Beijin wanted to provoke the internal struggle of the Tiefu Xiongnu, and to Dali, he wanted to mess with my Shuofang! Bo Ye and Yang Juncheng both thought that it was not allowed. ”

Xin Er shook his head and said: "Zhao Rangan and Zhao Xing both surrendered from Puqin, and both of them made contributions in the two battles of Shuofang and Qinzhou. Zhao Guyan, the younger brother of Dye Dry and Xing, Fang Jin Pu Mao is soliciting people's hearts with 'benevolence', I Dingxi refuses to enter the country and does not let their brothers meet, I am afraid that it will damage the benevolent name of the king, Meng Lang will make a big fuss about this, which is not conducive to my Dingxi and then recruit surrenderers, but also not conducive to my Dingxi and Pu Qin's big war next year. …… This has to be allowed. ”

Bo Ye's face was gloomy, and he said: "But Ming Gong, Zhao Guyan was a teenager when he went to Daibei, and now he has lived in Shengle for several years, although his mother has died, but after all, he is the daughter of the Tuoba clan, he must be very close to the Tuoba clan now, if he returns to Shuofang, and also brings the so-called 'five hundred herdsmen', this will definitely mess up my Shuofang!" Even if General Zhang is in charge of Shuofang, Shuofang is not chaotic, but my Shuofang's every move will inevitably pass through him and be fully known by Tuoba. This will be detrimental to the stability of our side. ”

Xin Er smiled slightly and said, "Let's take him back to Shuofang first." ”

Bo Ye was very smart, and when he heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said, "...... him first?" ”

"Not bad. Daibei sent Gu Yan here to reunite their brothers, Zhao Rangan is Gu Yan's brother, isn't Ali Luo Gu Yan's brother? Take him back to Shuofang first, and then ask Aliro to write to him and bring him to Guyin. When the time comes, please ask the king to reward him with a spare errand and give him preferential care. It's reasonable, right? ”

Bo Ye smiled: "It's very suitable. ”

That night, Xin Er set up a family banquet to entertain the bald and wild. The beggar who swept the land of the Duke of Xin for a long time had no merit, and there was hard work, and he was also called by Xin Er to participate in the banquet. Xin Er also sent an invitation to Pan Dan, of course Pan Dan would not go.

On the third day, at the court meeting, Fan Dan and Bald Bo Ye both went to the court, and successively played the situation of the two envoys to Zuo and Linghu Le. As Xin Er said, Zuo gave the two of them some money as a reward for their hard work and completion of the task; Song Jin, who was not qualified to participate in the court meeting, was also rewarded.

The remaining issue of Daibei, Zhao Guyan's return to Shuofang, was also decided at the court meeting, and according to Xin Er's opinion, he was allowed to return.

The remaining problems of Rouran, Pi Tan asked Kumarosh to go to Rouran to preach the Dharma, and also according to Xin Er's opinion, did not let Kumarosh go, passed the decree, and changed the order to release Yuanrong to ,—— Shi Yuanrong, that is, Zhu Yuanrong, the Buddhist precepts formulated by Daozhi have been completed, and he intends to wait until the beginning of spring next year, and officially issue it to monks and nuns and temples in the territory, Zhu Yuanrong knew the content of the precepts in advance, but he "conformed to the times" and changed his "surname" to "interpretation". Although Shi Yuanrong is a monk, he can be called both civil and military, and has insight, send him to go, Xin Er is very relieved, Shi Yuanrong is now a monk in Shuofang, Shuo Fang is a neighbor, and it is convenient for him to go.

Envoys from three sides, two roads have returned, and only the road of high charge remains.

A few days after the court meeting, before the next court meeting, an urgent military report arrived from Jizhou.

However, it was the Qin army that conquered Ye County, as well as some related intelligence.

When Xin Er received the military report, he read it roughly, and immediately ordered the car to go to the palace to report to the Zuo family.

The second snow in Longzhou this winter has only stopped for half a day, and the streets of Zhongcheng are covered with snow, and there are no pedestrians on the road, except for the trees on both sides of the street with bare branches, dark and hard pointing to the clear sky where the snow and clouds have dispersed. Wei Xian stayed in Qinzhou, and now Xin'er's personal guards are led by his father Wei Shu, who commanded more than a dozen personal soldiers to shovel snow in front of them to open the way, and the wheels were crushed on the residual snow, squeaking and slowly moving forward. Xin Er, who was sitting in the warm car, watched the military newspaper again, and this time, he read it very carefully and did not miss a word.

When he arrived outside the palace at four o'clock, Wang Yifu saw Xin Er's dependence and car from afar, and he was already waiting in front of the palace.

The car stopped, Wei Shu lifted the curtain, and asked Xin Er to get out of the car.

Wang Yifu knelt down by the car door, tilted his face, and said, "Gong Xin, the wooden pedal is cool, please step on the little slave and get out of the car." ”

Xin Er was stunned, but he naturally refused, told him to get out of the way, still stepped on the wooden pedal and got out of the car, reprimanded him, and said: "Don't do this again in the future!" Let people see, like what words? There is still snow on the ground, don't you kneel, isn't it cold? ”

"The little slave is full of enthusiasm for serving the public, and he doesn't feel cold!"

"Hurry up."

Wang Yifu got up, bent down respectfully, didn't dare to straighten up, led the way in front, and led Xin Er into the palace. Wei Shu and other guards waited outside the palace canal. After crossing the palace canal, there was no one else near Zuo, and Wang Yifu said in a low voice: "Gong Xin, there is something that the little slave has to be known to the public." ”

"What?"

"Yesterday, the little slave heard that Bai Li privately talked about the king, saying that the king was seventeen ,......years old," Wang Yifu said this, as if he didn't dare to continue, and secretly looked at Xin'er's expression.

Xin Er's thoughts were pulled out of the military report he had just gotten, and he restrained himself from turning his head to look at Wang Yifu's knee-jerk reaction, and said quietly: "And then? ”

"It is said that his father Bai Chun ascended the throne of Qiuzi at this age and began to govern himself."

"Bai Chun......, is Bai Chun the sixteen-year-old who succeeded to the throne of Qiuzi?"

Wang Yifu smiled and said: "The little slave is a eunuch, serving in the palace all day long, how can I know these foreign affairs!" ”

"The king is seventeen years old this year?"

"Not yet! It's only seventeen next year. ”

"I remember that the king is only sixteen. However, Bai Li is also right, the king is almost at the age of pro-government. Rich ah......"

"The little slave is here."

Xin Er's tone was gentle, and he said slowly: "The king is no longer a child, he has grown up, you don't know about foreign affairs, you should also know that the power of heaven is unpredictable, you just said that you are enthusiastic about my service, this is not right, it is very wrong, for your own good, you must do your best in the future, be cautious, and you must be loyal to the king, otherwise, once something happens, I can't save you." ”

Inside and outside the palace is not as good as on the street, the snow is swept down and swept, and in order to prevent the icy road from slippery, which minister fell, the ground is sprinkled with fine sand, and the tiger head shoes worn by Xin Er step on it, making a slight sound. In the silence from far and near, the light sound was clear in the ears, and Xin Er's words also fell into Wang Yifu's ears for a long time.

Wang Yifu responded: "Yes, yes, the little slave knows." ”

Xin Er raised his head, as if he fell into a memory, and said: "Time flies so fast, when I fell from the previous king and sacrificed my life to save the king, it was like yesterday, in a blink of an eye, the first king has died, and the king is already sixteen!" ”

"Dingxi is fortunate to have Xin Gong, and these years have not only been peaceful in the country, but also expanded the territory year after year, making our country mighty."

"Is there a shortage of eunuchs in the Great King's Palace recently?"

“…… There seems to be a shortage. ”

"In the past two days, someone will play the queen mother to make up for the shortage of eunuchs in the palace, and you will be on duty in the palace for a short time, and it is time to be promoted."

Wang Yifu understood what Xin Er meant, reluctantly suppressed his ecstasy, and said: "Yes, yes, Xin Gong's kindness, the little slave will die in return!" ”

"Why should I use you to serve your death, and be loyal to the king!"

"Yes, yes, the little slave knows."

"What do you know?"

"Gong Xin is the Optimus Prime of my Dingxi, and he will die for Gong Xin, and he will be loyal to the king of the little slave."

These words made Xin Er look at him with admiration, and said with a smile: "I knew you could speak, but I didn't expect you to be so clever and talking." The palace gate was already in front of him, Xin Er didn't wait for Wang Yifu to answer, untied the sword and gave it to him, walked proudly, and entered the palace beyond the palace gate.

The "Bai Li" that Wang Yifu said was one of the royal families and nobles of the Western Regions that Xin Er brought back to Dingxi from Qiuci, Shanshan and other countries in the Western Regions after he invaded the Western Regions and determined the countries of the Western Regions, and it was the son of Bai Chun, King of Qiuci. Because he was the same age as Ling Hule, Xin Er sent him to the palace along with other school-age teenagers to be a playmate for Ling Hule. This summer, when Xin Er entered the palace, he happened to meet Ling Hule leading a group of servants to confront the two armies and practice fighting, Bai Li was one of the "leaders of the two armies". This person is handsome and can speak well, and he is deeply loved by Linghu Le.

"A turtle slave captive, also dare to talk nonsense in front of the king, when this Ye County has been Pu Maode, Murong Zhan was captured by Pu Mao, He Hun evil called the minister to surrender to Qin, Pu Qin has dominated the north, I Dingxi will soon usher in Pu Mao's large-scale counterattack, the success or failure is unpredictable, and once defeated, there is a danger of losing the country, this Cheng is at the critical moment of survival, affecting the harmonious relationship between me and the king, it is really bold!" With such a thought, Xin Er walked through the deep court and came to the Xuanwu Black Hall of the Four Seasons Palace.

Received a report from the palace gate early, and the corresponding Zuo's smile at the palace gate was like a flower, and the palace was as warm as spring.