Shen Leng when they walked back from Pingyue Road was already October, and when they returned to Chang'an, it was almost the year before, the winter of Chang'an City was still so cold, and the New Year's flavor of Chang'an City was still so full, after entering the wax moon, this atmosphere became stronger, and there were more and more people on the street, and many people began to prepare New Year's goods in advance.

A carriage through the streets and alleys stopped outside the Weiyang Palace, the people guarding the palace gate looked carefully, the logo on the carriage was a little eye-catching, did not belong to any of the adults in the imperial court, the eyes of the people on duty at the gate of the forbidden palace were poisonous, and the days on duty were long, and the adults of the previous dynasty remembered clearly what kind of signs were on the carriage.

Ma Yuan, the captain of the forbidden military academy on duty, took a closer look, but still didn't recognize it, but he felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it.

He glanced at the chief waiter standing at the door again: "Acting father-in-law, who are you waiting for at the door this morning?" ”

Dai Fangzhou smiled: "Wait for a big man." ”

Ma Yuanxin said that the people in the court are counted, and there is no one who can make Dai Fangzhou wait at the door for so long, such as those big people who are extremely heavy, such as the general of the forbidden army, Yuan Shu, such as the former head of the cabinet and the assistant Yuan Toshiba, the current acting head of the court, Lord Lai Chenglai, and the old dean of the academy, these people are naturally enough, but they all have the right to enter and leave the forbidden palace freely, as long as the palace gate is not tight, they can come at any time, could it be that which feudal official has returned?

He was still thinking about it, when he saw Dai Fangzhou trotting all the way to the carriage.

"Mr. Ye."

Dai Fangzhou leaned over slightly next to the carriage: "Your Majesty asked the slave maid to wait for you here." ”

Ye Liuyun got down from the carriage and looked at the Anbiao emblem that had only been painted last night on the carriage, and was a little satisfied.

Although the common people know that Liuyun will be an underworld force, the business of Liuyun Society on the surface is very serious, and there are emblems on the carriages of shops and merchants, but his carriage does not have and cannot have it.

Yesterday, he received a notice from Han Zhaozhi, and he asked people to draw the emblem of the Liuyun Society on the carriage.

"I'm not late, am I?"

Ye Liuyun asked.

Dai Fangzhou hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, Your Majesty has not yet arrived at the Taiji Palace, Your Majesty said that Mr. Ye can enter the Dongnuan Pavilion directly when he arrives." ”

Dai Fangzhou nodded, took a deep breath, he was in Chang'an City, but he rarely entered the palace for more than 20 years, unless His Majesty summoned him and did not take the initiative to come once, even if His Majesty summoned him, he could only enter from the small gate of the Yang Palace, and he had to avoid people as much as possible, most of the time he came in after dark, he should have been one of the closest people to His Majesty, but he had to be estranged.

Like the courtiers, he entered the Weiyang Palace at the time of the last dynasty, which was the first time.

In the distance, there were carriages stopping, and one by one important officials of the court entered the palace gate, walking in pairs, chatting all the way, but everyone couldn't help but glance at Ye Liuyun's side, and they were all curious, who was the person who came to pick up the boat on behalf of him.

How many of these adults recognize the emblem of the Liuyun Society.

When the two of them entered the palace gate, the adults who also entered the palace one after another would take the initiative to say hello to Dai Fangzhou, and then smile kindly at Ye Liuyun, although they didn't know each other, the people who might be led into the palace by Dai Fangzhou were naturally not low.

It's already a cold winter, and the adults are waiting outside the Taiji Hall, and they can't enter the hall until the hour is over, and they have to wait no matter how cold they are, and they can't press the hour, but these adults are not helpless, they often go to the cabinet to rub the warmth, it seems that the row of houses is not big, but in the morning this will be able to squeeze in a lot of people, of course, not everyone can go in.

Dai Fangzhou said: "Mr. Ye, let's go to the Dongnuan Pavilion for a while and go to court with His Majesty." ”

"Nope."

Ye Liuyun stood outside the gate of the Taiji Hall: "I'm waiting here." ”

The adults who could enter the cabinet to keep warm all went in, and those who couldn't go in also chatted together, only Ye Liuyun was alone, standing outside the Taiji Hall in white, with a straight body.

Dai Fangzhou felt a chill on the tip of his nose, and looked up to see that it was snowing.

When the hour came, the courtiers came out of the house where the cabinet was located, and some talked and laughed outside the main hall, and began to sort out the court clothes in unison, everyone stood in order, and then lined up to enter the Taiji Palace, and Ye Liuyun, who was plain white, stood in the wind and snow, like a green pine that was full of snow but could not bend over.

After a while, Dai Fangzhou came first and shouted that His Majesty had arrived, and the courtiers hurriedly bent down neatly towards the dragon chair and bowed their heads.

The Emperor stepped up to the high platform, glanced at everyone, and sat down.

Dai Fangzhou stepped forward and looked: "Have you all arrived?" ”

Acting Cabinet Minister-Aid-Lai Chengdao: "It's all here." ”

The emperor suddenly stood up: "On behalf of the boat, you go down first." ”

Dai Fangzhou leaned over and retreated to the side.

The Emperor walked to the edge of the high platform, was silent for a while, and then said, "Where is the right side of the bus?" ”

The bus that had already stripped off its official uniform and removed the Liang Guan walked out of the line at the end: "The criminal is here." ”

Of course he has to be there, this is specially ordered by His Majesty.

The emperor snorted and continued: "Yesterday you mentioned that Shen Leng colluded with the people of the Liuyun Society, I said to give you an explanation, Shen Leng confessed his guilt first, he was to stop me, it was for my sake, and Yutai also wanted to admit it at that time, and even the old dean wanted to admit it, so I didn't finish my words later...... I thought at the time, this matter was not solemn enough yesterday, it had to be said in the Taiji Palace, it had to be said in the court, and every one of you had to hear it clearly. ”

Everyone held their breath.

"In the first year of Daning Tiancheng, I sat here."

The emperor pointed to the dragon chair, then turned his head back to look at the civil and military officials below and said: "Many of you entered the court as officials at that time, and the people standing here today have done things for me for more than 20 years, 50% for more than 10 years, and some for less than 10 years, but it has only been more than 20 years in total, and you have heard many things even if you have not seen them with your own eyes. ”

After a pause, he continued: "When I first ascended to the Great Treasure, more than two-thirds of the people in the Tingwei Mansion defected, as for why I defected, you also understand, these defectors did not leave Chang'an, most of them were lurking, do you know what they want to do?" Of course you do. ”

The emperor pointed to Wang Huaili, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites: "At that time, I personally named you and promoted you from a member of the Ministry of Rites to a waiter. ”

Wang Huaili stepped forward and leaned over: "Minister, remember." ”

The emperor looked at An Yuanzhi again: "Do you still remember that when you were serving in the Northern Xinjiang Arsenal, I sent people to take you to Chang'an day and night?" ”

An Yuanzhi leaned over: "Chen remembers, the wind and snow were really heavy along the way. ”

The emperor snorted: "Yes, it's not just the wind and snow. ”

The emperor looked at the other two people, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, only the two of them could sit, one sat in the position of the head of the civil officials, Lu Congwu, the old dean of the academy, and the other sat at the head of the military attaché, which was the old general Su Mao.

"When I first arrived in Chang'an, I visited my husband overnight, and my husband was waiting for me outside the academy, do you remember what happened before I arrived?"

The old dean stood up and said, "The minister remembers, and he will not forget." ”

The emperor looked at Su Mao: "Old general, I invited you back, I want you to preside over the overall situation, the old general entered the palace on a snowy night, because the northern Xinjiang black army took advantage of the unstable situation at that time and raised troops to attack, the old general and I talked all night, and the old general should not have forgotten what happened on the way to come." ”

Su Mao lowered his head: "The minister has not forgotten." ”

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and looked at his ministers: "You may have heard of it, but what you have heard may not be true, so I will tell you about it...... In the first year of Tiancheng, Li Songchen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, told the old man to return to his hometown, he had already left before I arrived in Chang'an, Du Guangjun, the squire of the Ministry of War, could not get sick, I sent people to go three times, he only said that he was seriously ill and could not take charge, so I let him take care of him at home, so I chose An Yuanzhi and sent someone to the north to pick him up, how difficult was it at that time? I wanted him to come back, but someone didn't want him to come back, and along the way, he was intercepted twelve times. ”

The emperor's eyes swept over, and the ministers all bowed their heads.

"Bus right, you said yesterday that Liuyun would be a group of flies and dogs? I tell you today that they are not! Not only are they not the subordinates of the flies and dogs, they are my people, they are the warriors of Daning, without them, how many people in this court would have gone there now, do you know?! ”

The emperor looked out of the door: "The one standing outside the door is called Ye Liuyun, the person I brought out from Yunxiao City in Xishu Dao, I asked him to choose at that time, do you know what he said?" He said Your Majesty...... There must be someone to do things that can't be put on the bright side, and this thing is often very important, involving life and death, he said, the minister also wants to be beautiful, but the scenery in front of the people is noble, it is better to do more things for Your Majesty, if you can keep a few more loyal ministers and good generals for Daning, you can make Daning rivers and lakes without wind and waves, the minister is willing to do anything, Your Majesty is short of people, the minister will go to the rivers and lakes to help His Majesty find someone, the minister promises, every person the minister finds is willing to die for Daning! ”

The emperor turned around and said in a hoarse voice: "More than twenty years ago, he already had the heart to die, and now a few of you can do it!" ”

Everyone looked out the door, and for a moment there was silence.

The emperor let out a long breath: "In the first year of Daning, in order to prevent me from having a good time, the defectors from the Tingwei Mansion were ready to assassinate the people I selected, including the few I just mentioned, Wang Huaili, you are the first person I named and wanted, so you are also the first person to be targeted, that night, someone guarded the sword outside your door all night, and it was Ye Liuyun who is now standing outside the door. ”

Wang Huaili's face changed, and he subconsciously looked outside the hall again.

"In the second year of Tiancheng, I sent people to Northern Xinjiang to bring An Yuanzhi back, but at that time, Northern Xinjiang was at war with the Black Warriors, and there was no one available around me, all the people who could fight and even all those who could carry knives went to Northern Xinjiang, it was Ye Liuyun who selected a group of righteous people from the rivers and lakes he recruited, and volunteered to pick you up in Northern Xinjiang, Ye Liuyun took twenty-three people to go, and there were only four people left when he entered Chang'an City."

"In the third year of Tiancheng, it was the time when I decided to fight back against the black warriors, Zhuang Yong led the army to defend the sealed inkstone, and Tie Liuli led the army to go around the back of the black warriors and kill more than 100,000 enemies.

Su Mao lowered his head and said: "The minister remembers, His Majesty took the minister back, the minister entered the palace overnight, and the villain plotted misdeeds along the way, at that time there was really no one available around His Majesty, and the minister came back from Dongjiang secretly, but he was targeted before he entered the city." ”

The emperor looked out of the door: "Ye Liuyun, you come in!" ”

Ye Liuyun, who was dressed in white, walked into the main hall and knelt down: "Minister, Ye Liuyun, meet Your Majesty." ”

"You get up."

The emperor went down from the high platform and strode to Ye Liuyun's side: "There are thirteen scars on his body that were left that day to protect General Su, do I still have to tell you all these things?" Do you want me to show you all these scars now? You may not know, you may forget, but I will never forget. ”

The bus bowed its head to the right, and his face was ashamed.

The emperor spit out a breath of turbidity: "Some people are willing to pay without fame and fortune, and some people do whatever it takes to get fame and fortune. ”

The bus fell to its knees with a thud: "The minister is guilty." ”

"How hard was it for me then? I don't look like an emperor, I beg someone to help me, but how many people run away on the grounds that they are seriously ill? How many people ran away without even saying an excuse? But there are still many people who are willing to stand with me and carry this Daning with me. ”

The Emperor's chest rose and fell violently, and it took a while to gradually calm down.

"Those who defect are the rebels and thieves, they are the flies and dogs, and they are the three indiscriminates who do everything!"

There was a chill in the emperor's eyes: "Including Mu Zhaotong who didn't leave!" ”

Everyone lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to come out, and Du Gaochun, the squire of the military department, lowered his head even lower.

The emperor walked to the right side of the bus: "I know, you have to be high, you have to be different, you should speak out, that is the right I give you, so on weekdays, you can bear to scold me and faint king, but I can't bear to pay so many people silently for Daning, but you scolded you for being a chaotic minister and a thief." ”

He turned around sharply: "Put the boat on your behalf, bring the clothes." ”

Dai Fangzhou ran over quickly with a tray in his hand, the emperor grabbed the purple robe from the tray, walked to Ye Liuyun's side and draped it on his body: "From today on, you are the secretary of the criminal department of Daning, if anyone thinks that my decision today is ridiculous, then shut up for me, I don't want to hear someone say that he can't do it." ”

Ye Liuyun was just about to open his mouth, but the emperor glared at him: "You are not allowed to say no!" ”

The emperor strode back to the dragon chair and sat down: "Release the boat on behalf of you, announce the decree!" ”

He looked at the ministers crawling on the ground under the dragon chair, and said word by word: "I have never insisted on going my own way, and today I want to go my own way." ”