After greeting Tan Lun, Yang Zhen and the others set off again and soon entered Beijing. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 During this period, Yang Zhen's eyes glanced at the sedan chair in front of him from time to time, and he already had a certain guess in his heart about Tan Lun's true intention to come to greet them today.

Of course, it was not because he was grateful to Zhong Yu and himself that he worked tirelessly, dragging the sick body out to meet him and the others. Originally, Yang Zhen was also quite puzzled by this, but after hearing Tan Lun's last sentence before getting into the sedan chair relayed by Zhong Yu, he had vaguely guessed the reason.

Tan Lun's purpose in doing this should be to protect them. Although this trip to Shanxi was beneficial to the National Congress, it also offended many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the DPRK and China. Although they didn't dare to say it in their mouths, they must hate themselves and Zhong Yu in their hearts, and they will not let go once they seize the opportunity.

This time, they have given these people a chance by substituting appeasement instead of extermination, and they will definitely make a big fuss about this point, so as to attack themselves and others. If there is no one in the DPRK and China to show their support, neither Zhong Yu nor himself will be able to withstand these attacks, and it is not impossible for credit to turn into guilt.

It was precisely because of this that Tan Lun, the secretary of the military department, would deign to go out of the city to greet him and the others. His purpose was to tell the officials of the Manchu Dynasty who wanted to be unfavorable to them that Zhong Yu was the person he valued, and if he wanted to be unfavorable to them, he would be an enemy of him, the veteran of the Three Dynasties and the secretary of the military department. As a result, some people who watch the wind and make the rudder and tend to be inflammatory, will not dare to make another incident after weighing their own weight.

After thinking about the reason, Yang Zhen looked at the sedan chair and felt a little more grateful, Tan Lun is indeed a good official, and he is very courageous, if an ordinary official knows that he has offended the powerful Feng Bao in this matter, he will inevitably retreat, and he obviously has no friendship with Zhong Yu and himself, but he still comes forward to protect him, which is really admirable.

After everyone entered Beijing City and once again attracted the attention of many well-intentioned people, Tan Lun stopped the sedan chair again, called Zhong Yu to his side, and said meaningfully: "It's getting late today, it's impossible for you to go to the palace to give your order, so go to the pavilion to rest." It's not too late to go home after going to the palace tomorrow and completing the process. ”

"Xia Guan understands, thank you for the reminder." Zhong Yu's expression was slightly stunned, and he secretly said that things were really so dangerous, but he still agreed immediately.

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, after the Qin sent out to return to Beijing, he was not allowed to return home before handing over the decree to the Son of Heaven, and he must temporarily live in the pavilion first. The purpose of this was not only to maintain the prestige of the Heavenly Family—as the representative of the emperor, if he returned home and did anything before he removed his status, he would represent the emperor—but also to prevent any courtiers from learning about the inside affairs of the errand one step ahead of the Son of Heaven, and thus causing any trouble.

However, over the years, this rule has been broken and broken as long as it is the same as the other ancestral rules, and as long as there are rules that conflict with the officials' own interests, they have always selectively ignored them.

However, although this rule has been ignored by people, if someone really takes it seriously and uses it to participate in a book, its lethality is still not small. Tan Lun's intention to tell them this was naturally to tell them that someone in the DPRK and China had already been eyeing them, and as long as they made the slightest mistake, they would inevitably be attacked.

Zhong Yu, who thought about this, didn't dare to take this matter lightly, and quickly called Yang Zhen to his side, said his thoughts, and then said: "So I have to be wronged tonight Erlang can't go home." ”

Yang Zhen smiled faintly: "My lord's words are serious, to be honest, my small courtyard should be far less comfortable than the pavilion, and it is naturally the best to be able to dip this light." It's just that so many of us go to the pavilion, do they have such a place arrangement? ”

Although there are officials in and out of Beijing every day, and there are pavilions and posts arranged for these officials to live in the four cities, most of those officials only bring a few entourage, and the battle of thousands of people like this team is almost the same as that of foreign envoys, and Honglu Temple can afford to entertain.

Regarding his question, Zhong Yu couldn't help but laugh, it turned out that Yang Zhen also didn't understand something. So he patiently explained: "You don't have to worry about this, although the imperial court has a clear rule that the Qin mission must stay in the pavilion and not go home without permission before the decree is delivered, but this only refers to officials like you and me, not those guards under him." When they entered the city, their errands were finished, and they could be disbanded on the spot, and each of them returned to his battalion. ”

"I see." Yang Zhen suddenly smiled, and hurriedly called Cai Yingyang and a few others to him first, and told them to find a place to settle down first, and then go to them after they were busy with the things at hand. Later, he came to the car where Luo Zhang's second daughter was sitting, also told them about the situation, and asked Cai Yingyang to be responsible for sending them back to the original courtyard, and then came to Zhong Yu, who was arranging for the disbandment of the guards.

At this time, Zhong Yuzheng bowed to the big-headed soldiers in front of him with emotion: "...... Without your protection and full help this time, let alone completing this imperial order, it would be a little difficult for the official to return to the capital safely. And many soldiers were buried in the Shanxi border because of this, and every time they thought of this, the official was deeply saddened. However, I am just a civil official, and I can't give you any reward, so I can only say a few more words for you when I return to Your Majesty, and I hope you don't dislike it. ”

His heartfelt words moved the soldiers one by one. Although these people refused to admit it on their faces, they also had a thought in their hearts that a martial artist like himself would have a much lower status than a civilian official. Not to mention letting those big men thank them like Zhong Yu, even if you speak a little politely, it is extremely rare.

So after listening to his words, these big-headed soldiers were all very excited, and they all said that everything was their duty before, and Lord Zhong was too polite. It wasn't until a long time later that this final farewell was completed, and the guards disbanded on the spot and returned to their respective camps, while Yang Zhen and Zhong Yu took a few people to a nearby pavilion not far away to stay.

The pavilion in the capital is indeed much better than the outside in all aspects, and the two of them are both Qincha status, so the person in charge of the hall naturally did not dare to treat them slowly, so they arranged a set of quiet courtyards for each of them, and prepared a sumptuous wine and food to wash the dust for them, and then carefully retreated.

Because of the fatigue all the way, coupled with the fact that he was already unwell, after a little bit of wine and food, Zhong Yu went back to his room to rest. Yang Zhen didn't stop like him, but after it was completely dark, he quietly jumped out of the wall of the pavilion that was not very high, and went straight to the place agreed before.

When Yang Zhen rushed to a certain place, someone in Feng Bao's house also reported to him that Yang Zhen and they had returned to the capital and were greeted by Tan Lun.

Because he had been on an errand in the palace before, he didn't learn about it until Yang Zhen and the others had been in the city for a long time. After listening to this report, Feng Bao's brows furrowed: "It seems that Tan Shangshu knows something, so he is showing his attitude to those officials in the court to protect them." ”

"This Tan Shangshu is also too uninteresting, knowing that they have offended Shuanglin Gong fiercely this time, but they still have to do this, don't you make it clear that they want to be your enemy? Do you think we should do something......" Shu Chang, one of his staff, hurriedly expressed his loyalty.

But before he finished his words, he was interrupted by Feng Bao's fierce glare: "In the future, I don't want you to say bad things about Tan Shangshu again, he has made great contributions to the imperial court, and we should respect such an elder." Do you understand? ”

"Yes, yes...... It was a small momentary gaffe...... "I didn't expect to slap the horse on the horse's leg, Shu Chang was embarrassed and panicked, and quickly admitted his mistake."

"However, even if we want to respect Tan Shangshu, there is no conflict with dealing with Yang Zhen and them. Tell me, how do you start? Feng Bao said, his gaze swept over the faces of the four henchmen in front of him.

During the Chinese New Year last year, he really suffered a lot of losses. Because he was attacked many times by the officials of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, he almost wanted to attack him. Fortunately, Feng Bao invited Zhang Juzheng and the Queen Mother to come forward, so that the Son of Heaven did not really attack him, but this toss has also made Feng Bao's status in the eyes of the Son of Heaven decline again.

Don't look at Feng Bao in the palace now, no one is disrespectful, but in fact, behind the scenes, many eunuchs have begun to think about how to replace him. The only thing that is still advantageous to him now is the support of Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, but in terms of saints, his eldest companion who grew up with the emperor since he was a child is not as special as before.

And all of this was caused by that Yang Zhen. Whether it was the constant instigation when he was in the palace before, or the fact that he still caused trouble for himself after returning to Shanxi, and even used the power of the family over there to attack him. This pile of piles made Feng Bao hate Yang Zhen to the core, if he was asked to choose the enemy he wanted to get rid of the most, Yang Zhen would definitely be in the forefront.

But the more this is the case, the more Feng Bao does not dare to act rashly, and he does not dare to blatantly attack Yang Zhen, only by using some strategies. Now it's different from the past, if something goes wrong with him, there are people around the Son of Heaven who want to arch himself and replace him.

But his thinkers obviously disappointed him, and after hearing his question, they all looked sad and thoughtful, but none of them could come up with a solution. This appearance made Feng Bao even more angry, and immediately waved his hand: "You all go back and think about it to see if there is a proper way." "Since there is no way to take Yang Zhen for a while, then bear with it for the time being, fortunately, as long as he hands over the order, he is still a person of Jinyiwei, and he will always have a chance. Feng Bao thought so in his heart, but the truth may not really be as he wished.