Ye Shaolong's eating movement froze instantly, and he looked at Mingzhu Gege's departing back in a daze, a little unbelievable for a while. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is not like the words that Mingzhu Gege, a cold woman, would say, "I'm sorry" words like this came out of her mouth, and it felt awkward to hear it.

Ye Shaolong came back to his senses after a long time, shook his head and smiled bitterly, and then stopped paying attention. After being full of wine and food, Ye Shaolong was drinking tea when he saw the iron tower walk in.

"Young master, there is an old man outside who calls himself Hong Xingtang who wants to see you." The tower clenched his fists and said in a deep voice.

"Hong Xingtang?"

Ye Shaolong said silently in his mouth, and soon remembered something. Isn't Hong Xingtang the eyeliner sent by the little emperor in the provincial capital, what is the matter with that old eunuch looking for himself on this big night?

"Bring him in!" Ye Shaolong commanded in a low voice.

The tower didn't say anything, turned and left. Soon after, he came with an old man, Ye Shaolong put down the tea cup in his hand, and greeted him with a smile: "The master of Hongxing Hall is here, rare guests!" ”

Hall Master Hong is obviously also an old fritter, and when he heard this, he laughed and said, "Lord Ye, don't come unharmed, you should be impressed if you don't see you for three days." ”

Ye Shaolong secretly scolded the old bastard in his heart, but on the surface, he accompanied haha: "Master Hong is in love." ”

"Hey, Lord Ye doesn't need to be so modest, this time you assisted the emperor to bring down Dorha, a traitor, and you have contributed a lot. Now it is inevitable to become a celebrity around the emperor! Hall Master Hong had a smile on his face, but he could see from it that these words seemed to be quite sincere.

Ye Shaolong smiled and waved his hand, and after inviting him to sit down, he went straight to the point: "I don't know if Hall Master Hong came to visit late at night, but what's the matter?" ”

Hall Master Hong pondered for a moment, and looked at the iron tower standing behind Ye Shaolong, his eyes were clearly trying to make the iron tower flash.

Ye Shaolong naturally understood what he meant, but Tie Ta was his brother, and there was nothing he couldn't know.

"Don't worry, the tower is your own person, and the master of the Hong Hall can say everything he wants." Without any scruples, Ye Shaolong said bluntly.

However, Ye Shaolong trusts himself so much, and Tie Ta is still very useful in his heart, which can more or less indirectly prove that Ye Shaolong really regards himself as his own person.

When the master of the hall heard this, he no longer had any scruples, nodded and said: "Actually, the old man came here this time, because the emperor has a secret decree, asking Lord Ye to handle the affairs of the provincial capital, don't rush back to Beijing first." ”

Ye Shaolong was slightly stunned: "Does Hall Master Hong know why the emperor wants to stay in the provincial capital himself?" ”

The little emperor suddenly gave himself such a look, there must be a ghost in it, and Ye Shaolong naturally had to inquire clearly.

Hall Master Hong smiled: "What does this emperor mean, it is not said in the secret decree. However, the old man knew that the emperor had paid special attention to those foreigners recently. The old man also heard that a group of foreigners were talking with the emperor in the capital recently...... ”

Hong Tang stopped talking at this point, and looked at Ye Shaolong with a smile, as if he knew that Ye Shaolong would understand what to do next.

At the mention of foreigners, Ye Shaolong immediately remembered Peter who was still locked up in prison. There are some things that don't need to be explained too clearly, everyone just knows what to expect.

Ye Shaolong thanked Hall Master Hong, and then the two of them smiled heartily and never mentioned what happened just now.

"Lord Ye, I think you will have to stay in this provincial capital for a short time after you come, everyone is doing things for the emperor. There are some things that Lord Ye should ask for more support. "Master Hong is clearly pulling the relationship.

No matter how Ye Shaolong says, he is also a celebrity around the emperor, although the master of Hong Hall is the emperor's eyeliner. But outside, he is a father-in-law, and today's eunuchs can't compare to those officials in the palace. This status is not comparable to that of any previous dynasty.

In other words, the current eunuchs completely depend on the emperor to live. The emperor let them live and let them die, and their fate was completely in the hands of the emperor.

Hall Master Hong just wanted to say something good for him in front of the little emperor, of course, there was nothing wrong with that. Ye Shaolong laughed and said: "Of course, then Ye will be here in the provincial capital in the future, if you have something to ask your father-in-law for help, please don't refuse!" ”

"Hahaha......"

A shrill laugh sounded, and Hall Master Hong looked very happy, and nodded again and again: "This should be, it should be." Lord Ye can rest assured, as long as he can use Hong Xingtang's mouth in the future, the old man will do his best to do it. ”

Ye Shaolong understood that Hong Xingtang's power in the provincial capital was definitely not small, and now there was no doubt that the Li family was defeated. It is also inevitable that the Ye and Tang families will return to the provincial capital, and in the future, there will be Hongxingtang in the future to ensure that the Ye and Tang families will not repeat the mistakes of the past.

Ye Shaolong needed the protection of Hong Xingtang, but the master of Hong Hall needed Ye Shaolong to consolidate his position in front of the emperor. The two of them can be regarded as taking what they need, and they are embarrassed!

Sending away the master of the Hong Hall, Ye Shaolong was also very worried about the foreigner's affairs, and most of the current provincial capital could be said to be in the hands of the foreigner.

Especially in those seaports, if the merchant ships of the Chinese people want to go to sea, they must go through the consent of the foreigners. This is completely putting the cart before the horse, and it seems that the next day will definitely not be easy.

Ye Shaolong sighed in his heart, in such a troubled world, if people want to be alone, unless they don't come out to mix, otherwise they will have to be stirred up sooner or later.

Loyal to the country and fighting the world for the little emperor, Ye Shaolong knew that he had a few catties and a few taels, he was not such a talent and did not have such ambitions.

He has always thought that he is just an ordinary person, and his biggest wish in life is to be a rich man with endless money. lives a humble life every day, but now it seems that if his little wish wants to come true, it is as difficult as reaching the sky.

The more Ye Shaolong thought about it at home, the more he felt uneasy, but he understood what would become of the Great Qing Kingdom in the future? It is also because he knows the direction of history that such a sense of crisis arises.

"Iron Tower, accompany me to Bao Zhilin." Ye Shaolong finally decided to talk to Su Can.

"Young master, it's so late, why don't you wait until tomorrow to go!" The tower looked out at the night and hesitated to persuade.

"No, don't talk to Old Man Su, I'm panicking." Ye Shaolong waved his hand and walked outside the house.

Seeing that Ye Shaolong insisted, the iron tower had no choice but to ask people to bring lanterns and carry them in front to light the way for Ye Shaolong. Only the two of them didn't take one more with them, and they went to Bao Zhilin at night.

In the quiet of the night, the street was empty, except for the footsteps of two people. This made Ye Shaolong suddenly recall the previous provincial capital, at this time, it was still lively before, especially the Piaoxiang Building, which must be full of guests and friends. Thinking about it like this, Ye Shaolong really wanted to go to Piaoxiang Building to have a look.