Lai Xing'er followed Fu Yi to gallop around the clock, the crotch of this short horse is really strong, the next day just dawn, the two have come to the outside of Hezhongfu three hundred miles away from Chang'an.

Fu Yi reined in the horse, turned his head to look at Lai Xing'er, and saw that Lai Xing'er's little face was flushed, and he didn't show any tiredness, so he couldn't help but praise: "Your little father-in-law is really good, no wonder the mother will send you." ”

Although Lai Xing'er used to go out of the city in the stable, he was so far away from the capital, and it was the first time he had come out of his mother's womb. At this time, seeing Fu Yile stop his horse, he asked, "My lord, aren't we going into the city?" ”

Fu Yi raised the horsewhip in his hand: "Look, the city gate hasn't opened yet, let's fight here, eat some dry food and then enter the city." ”

"It's up to you." Lai Xing'er said crisply.

The two turned over and dismounted, led the horses to the moat, and sat down to eat dry food while drinking the horses. At this moment, with a cold "whoosh", an arrow flew from nowhere, and brushed it close to Fu Yi's ear.

Fu Yi was startled, shouted "be careful", and hurriedly grabbed the waist knife, and threw Xing'er to the ground. The two of them fell to the ground, and when they looked up, they saw a dozen ragged men rushing towards them from an elm forest not far away.

Fu Yi pulled out his waist knife, rushed to Xing'er and shouted "get on the horse", the two jumped up almost at the same time, ran to the horse in three steps and two steps, and turned over on the horse.

When the group of men saw the two of them getting on the horse, one of the leaders opened a bow and arrows, aiming at Fu Yi with another arrow. Fu Yi shouted, swung his knife and flew arrows, and rushed forward on his horse. Lai Xing'er carried a horsewhip and rushed over.

Before the group of people could react, Fu Yi's horse had already arrived, and the man led by him only felt a cold light flashing in front of him, the bow in his hand had been broken into two, and his huge body was actually picked up by Fu Yi out of thin air and carried on the horse's back. The rest of the people were stunned when they saw Fu Yi so brave, and two of the cowardly ones actually ran away.

Fu Yi looked this group of people up and down, and saw that all they were holding in their hands were some pickaxes, hoes and other farm tools, not like robbers who were used to robbing homes and houses for a living, so he asked sharply: "Who are you, why do you want to plot against us?" ”

The man on horseback snorted and scolded: "**** ancestors, Lao Tzu has no ability, he was caught by you, he wants to kill you, ask so much what to do?" So he burst into tears.

Lai Xing'er was beside him, and he waved his horsewhip and shone it on the man's buttocks: "What kind of hero are you?" If you can't beat it, you cry. ”

Fu Yi has been in battle for a long time, and he is a brave general promoted by the prince from the army, but he has never seen this kind of situation, he has a mission, and he doesn't want to do too much entanglement, so he forced the man with a knife, and said to the others who were standing: "He is the one who shot me with an arrow, and it has nothing to do with others, you disperse quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless under the knife." ”

An older man in the crowd fell to his knees and begged: "Master Jun, just spare him, we are all farmers around here, if it weren't for the ancestral grave in the village being dug up, we would have been forced to do something that would have no choice." ”

Fu Yi sneered: "Do you want to kill innocents indiscriminately if the ancestral grave is dug up?" Hugh will say more, and if he doesn't leave, he will be like him. ”

Everyone looked at each other, but for a moment they refused to leave. The man on horseback neighed and roared: "Second brother, please do what he wants, you guys go quickly, I will take care of today's affairs alone." ”

Fu Yi looked up at the sky, saw that it was already bright, and thought that the city gate had been opened, so he turned his horse's head and said to everyone: "Since you are farmers, then ask Baojia to come forward to the marshal's mansion in the city to ask for someone." After saying that, Xiang Xing'er greeted him, left everyone behind, and took the man and galloped away in the direction of the city gate.

Ha Chung Province is the capital of Ha Dong Province. When the war was not started, although the weather in the city could not be compared with Sandu, it was also a wide street and a prosperous industry. Now because Jingyuncong's Zhongjun Marshal's Mansion is located in the city, the whole city has become a large military camp, Fu Yi and Lai Xing'er rode through the city, and there was almost no trace of the city's residents on the street.

The Shuai Mansion is located on Qipan Street in the middle of the city. The two of them came to the door of the marshal's mansion, and a sergeant guarding the door stepped forward to interrogate, Fu Yi handed over the waist card and said: "On the order of the prince, I ask to see the deputy marshal." He turned around and took the man off the horse's back and gently placed it on the ground. As soon as Lai Xing'er returned to the barracks for the first time, he saw that this marshal's mansion was no different from that of ordinary yamen, except for a few more sergeants guarding the door in front of the door, and he felt very bored, so he leaned over and teased the man and said: "I will see the general later, please ask the lord to intercede for you, stay here as a soldier, how about it?" ”

The man was tied hand and foot, lying under the steps, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but get angry from his heart, and scolded: "Little bastard, if you have the ability, you will kill Lao Tzu, and the master will never be this thief." ”

Lai Xing'er stepped on the man's face, took a sip, and said: "The master intends to save you, but you don't know what to do or bad like this, don't wipe your tears when you are slaughtered later." ”

Fu Yi was very amused when he heard the two arguing fiercely, so he said to the sergeant guarding the door: "Please take this person down for the time being, and I will do it after I see the deputy marshal." ”

As he was talking, a lieutenant walked out of the courtyard and hugged his fist at Fu Yi: "My lord, the deputy marshal is invited." ”

When Fu Yi and Lai Xing'er followed the captain into the main hall of the Shuai Mansion, they were both stunned, and saw a middle-aged man who looked like a scribe sitting at the back of the handsome case in the hall, wearing linen and filial piety all over his body, with a tired face. Fu Yi took a few steps closely, stepped forward and saluted: "The prince's left guard led Fu Yi to see the deputy marshal." ”

Jing Yuncong waved his hand at Fu Yi, and his eyes moved to Lai Xing'er: "The general has worked hard all the way, who is this?" ”

"Back to the deputy marshal, this is the father-in-law who came to Concubine Jing's mother."

Jing Yuncong's eyes flashed, and he asked the captain, "Hasn't Father-in-law Yu arrived yet?" ”

The lieutenant replied, "I have already sent someone to invite you, and I am afraid that I am already on my way here." ”

Jing Yuncong barely squeezed out a smile: "General, please sit down, wait for a while, and when the prison army arrives, we will listen to the prince's edict together." ”

Fu Yi thought that the prince did not explain that he wanted to convey the message to Jing Yuncong alone, so he didn't say anything, sat down at the bottom, and Lai Xing stood beside him.

After about a cup of tea, the captain on duty outside the hall called his name: "Lord Supervisor has arrived." With this sound, a middle-aged eunuch in a purple official robe walked in.

Jing Yuncong saw that Yu Chengen had arrived, so he got up and stood side by side with him, bowed to Fu Yi and said, "Please general." ”

Since Lai Xing'er entered this main hall, he didn't hear Jing Yuncong's words, and secretly thought in his heart: This person is so boring, and he doesn't look like Niangniang at all. Could it be that all the generals have such a dull temperament? While he was thinking about it on the side, Fu Yi had finished passing on the prince's message, and several people sat down again.

Yu Chengen was born with a bodhisattva face, and he opened his mouth with a three-point smile: "Since the prince recruits each other, the deputy marshal should go back to Beijing." ”

Jing Yuncong listened to the prince's dictation and didn't say anything, but at this time he suddenly said to Chengen: "This handsome is filial piety, and it is inconvenient to return to Beijing, can you please ask your father-in-law to return to Beijing on behalf of Ben Shuai to meet the prince and explain the situation in the army in detail?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was taken aback. Fu Yi suddenly realized: Why did Jing Yuncong have to listen to the message with Chengen, it turned out that he had no intention of returning to Chang'an. However, he didn't know the content of the prince's dictation in advance, could he really be Zhuge Reborn?

Yu Chengen only understood Jing Yuncong's true intention of hurriedly sending someone to summon him at this moment, and scolded secretly, but there was still a smile on his face, and said: "The deputy marshal's family suffered this catastrophe, and we all feel the same way. This official is willing to be sent by the deputy marshal, and he has nothing to say, but General Fu is here, how can the prince's meaning be changed without permission, and I hope the deputy marshal will think twice. ”

Fu Yi heard Yu Chengen mention himself, and hurriedly bowed and said: "When the prince was about to come, he didn't know that there was something in the deputy marshal's family, since this is the case, please consider it." The prince did only order him to come to recruit Jing Yuncong into Beijing, the reason was not mentioned, and now he saw that Jing Yuncong was filial piety, and he was unwilling to return to Beijing, so in order to avoid embarrassment, he had to reluctantly come out to play a round.

Jing Yuncong smiled faintly: "The two of you don't have to bother talking, this marshal invited his father-in-law to return to Beijing, not just to report the military situation to the prince, but to ask his father-in-law to meet the emperor in person, and quickly choose a general to replace him." As soon as the new commander arrived at the barracks, I immediately left for Beijing and did not hesitate. ”

Yu Chengen's heart sank, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "Now that the rebels have not been appeased, the emperor is about to rely on the deputy marshal to fight and pacify the remaining sins, how can he change generals in battle?" If the deputy marshal can trust his official and return to Beijing in accordance with the order of the prince's general, it should be fine for the official to take care of the affairs of the army for three or four days. ”

Jing Yuncong was noncommittal, and only said to Fu Yi: "Please ask the general to rest here for half a day for the time being, let me prepare a recital, and hand it over to my father-in-law to return to Beijing immediately with the general." Then he pointed to Lai Xing'er and said to Yu Chengen: "This is the old man sent by Concubine Jing, and stay, and return to Beijing with me in a few days." Although his words were calm and plain, he exuded a non-negotiable domineering atmosphere, and he didn't take Yu Chengen's words just now seriously.

Fu Yi got up and hugged his fists and said: "The last general has captured an assassin outside the city, and now he will be handed over to the guard sergeant of the Marshal's Mansion, and the deputy marshal will be sent down." If there is nothing else, the general will retire for the time being, which is only equivalent to the news of his father-in-law, and he can leave to return to Beijing. With that, he lifted his leg and walked out of the hall. Lai Xing'er followed and was about to leave, but was waved by Jing Yuncong to stay.

Yu Chengen was so angry that he trembled, but he didn't dare to say anything more. It stands to reason that he, the envoy appointed by the emperor to watch the army, is not subject to Jing Yuncong's control, but Jing Yuncong has made outstanding achievements in the suppression of rebellion for many years, and most of the leading generals of various armies are his subordinates, so he can be said to be a universal response in the army. Today, Jing Yuncong openly disobeyed and resigned in front of the prince's envoy, and the spearhead was pointed at him, which caught Yu Chengen off guard, if he insisted on it again, it was hard to say whether the person in front of him would turn his face with him on the spot, if that was the case, even if he was killed, the emperor would never punish Jing Yuncong too much. After all, a eunuch like him, the emperor has it in front of him, and Jing Yuncong only has one.

Yu Chengen was no longer a ruthless little eunuch, he endured the anger in his heart, sat there quietly sipping tea, and waited for Jing Yuncong to speak.

Jing Yuncong watched Fu Yi follow the lieutenant out of the hall, and suddenly asked Xiang Xing'er, "Have you met an assassin?" What kind of people are they? ”

Lai Xing'er didn't like this person when he saw Jing Yuncong, and when he asked himself, he replied casually: "It's a slug." ”

Before Jing Yuncong could react, Yu Chengen knocked the tea cup in his hand and scolded in a deep voice: "Bold, is there such a reply!" How many years have you been in the palace? ”

He was originally the deputy eunuch of the Inner Servant Province, and a little eunuch like Lai Xing'er usually couldn't reach him at all.

How can Lai Xing'er understand these rules, he originally saw that this kind old eunuch was angry with Jing Yuncong, and he was quite uneven, listening to him scolding himself like this, he thought: I replied to his words, what does it matter to you, do you want to reprimand me? deliberately lowered his head and did not make a sound.

Jing Yuncong looked like Xing'er was stubborn and irreverent, and secretly wondered: How could her daughter send a naughty boy to see her? Then he instructed the lieutenant: "You go and interrogate in detail, find out the identity of the assassin, and report to me as soon as possible." He turned his face to Chengen and said, "The little girl's discipline is not strict, and my father-in-law smiled." If it is inconvenient to leave today, my father-in-law will say that it is okay. ”

Yu Chengen had to get up and say goodbye, and reluctantly responded: "But listen to the order of the deputy marshal, this official can leave at any time." ”

After Yu Chengen left, Jing Yuncong's face sank, and he asked Lai Xing'er: "Does Niangniang have a letter to bring?" ”

Lai Xing'er raised his head: "There is no letter, the mother only teaches the little one to pass on a sentence: the season has entered autumn, please take care of your body outside, don't catch the cold." ”

Jing Yuncong nodded thoughtfully, stopped talking, and began to draft the folds.

Lai Xing'er couldn't wait to leave here immediately, and seeing that Jing Yuncong didn't tell him to retreat, he lied: "Deputy Marshal, the little one hasn't had breakfast yet, can you enjoy a bite of food." ”

Jing Yuncong didn't raise his head: "You wait, I'll have something to ask you later." ”

Lai Xing'er had no choice but to stand there stupidly, not knowing why Jing Yuncong wanted to leave him alone.

About half an hour later, the captain who interrogated the Assassins came with a confession. Jing Yuncong still didn't raise his head, only burst out of his mouth with one word "speak".

The lieutenant reported: "The assassin's name is Luo San'er, and he is from Xiaopu Village, Balibao, outside the city. According to Luo San'er's confession, the day before yesterday, their family's ancestral grave was stolen, and some villagers saw that it was a sergeant. Therefore, in the past two days, he led the sturdy men in the village to ambush every night to catch the tomb robbers, and when he saw General Fu and this little father-in-law early this morning, he mistakenly thought that they were tomb robbers, so he released arrows to assassinate them, but he did not want to be captured alive. ”

Jing Yuncong stopped his pen and asked Lai Xing'er: "Tell me, how should this assassin be released?" ”

Lai Xing'er replied without thinking: "If it's really as he said, then let it go." ”

He remembered Luo San'er crying, and couldn't help but smile.

The lieutenant heard him speak so casually in front of Jing Yuncong, and was about to stop, but Jing Yuncong laughed and said, "You doll, you don't hold grudges." Luo San'er will be handed over to you to take care of, and will enter Beijing with Ben Shuai in a few days. You take them to eat something, don't be too restrictive to the little father-in-law. ”

The captain agreed, and rushed to Xing'er and arched his hand: "Little father-in-law, please come with me." ”

The second monk of Laixing'er was puzzled, but thinking that the assassin fell into his hands and must play a good trick on him, he couldn't help but be happy, hurriedly saluted Jing Yuncong, and followed the captain out of the hall.

Fu Yi had finished washing in the guest room in the west wing of the Shuaifu, and was standing in the courtyard admiring the flowers, when he saw two sergeants escorting the assassin towards this row of guest rooms from a distance, and Lai Xing'er happily followed behind with a school captain. Fu Yizheng was worried that he wouldn't be able to say goodbye to Lai Xing'er before he left, so he stepped forward and asked, "What's going on?" ”

The lieutenant replied with a smile: "General, the commander handed over the assassin to the care of the little father-in-law, and the little father-in-law had to sleep in the same room with this assassin, and he couldn't resist his duties, so he had to send more people to guard him strictly." ”

Fu Yi pulled Xing'er aside and whispered: "I will return to the capital in the afternoon, you stay here and be careful, since you are on an errand in the East Palace, you and I will meet again in the future, so don't say goodbye." ”

Lai Xing'er grabbed Fu Yi, stood on tiptoe, and whispered in his ear: "My lord, you go back to see the old stable, and bring me a word, the horse I rode will be returned a few days later." ”

Fu Yi patted Lai Xing'er on the shoulder, and laughed loudly: "Don't worry, you must bring the words." I don't think this man is a vicious person, don't embarrass him. ”

As soon as Lai Xing'er walked into the guest room, he shouted for the two sergeants to untie Luo San'er. The captain had ordered someone to prepare food in the room, and Luo San'er was not polite at all, and sat down to devour the food. Lai Xing'er kicked him with a smile: "You guy, you don't want to be a starving ghost." Then he said to the lieutenant and sergeant, "Go back, I am here with him." ”

The captain pointed to the sergeant and said to Lai Xing'er: "It's better that they leave one behind, so as to prevent this guy from spreading wilderness and hurting his father-in-law." ”

Lai Xing'er grinned: "Don't worry, just rely on him, and he can't hurt me." ”

The captain was not at ease, so he ordered the sergeant to put shackles on Luo San'er and arrange for the two sergeants to live in the next room, and then went back to return to Jing Yuncong.

After the sergeants left, Lai Xing'er moved a stool and sat on Luo San'er's face, staring at him with a smile to eat. Luo San'er was stared at by him uncomfortably, put down the steamed bun in his hand, stared at a pair of bull's eyes and rushed to roar: "Haven't children seen adults eat?" What's there to see! ”

Lai Xing'er didn't say a word, just snorted at him and motioned for him to continue eating. Luo San'er wiped his mouth and deliberately patted his belly: "Master is full, if you want to fight or kill, you can do whatever you want." ”

Lai Xing'er pouted: "Yo, what a good man!" The food in this thief's camp is delicious! ”

Luo San'er's face turned red, and then he said hatefully: "It's not good to be a soldier, so you go to dig graves and rob graves, isn't it a thief?" ”

Lai Xing'er said leisurely: "Then you don't ask about the indiscriminate, what is it if the secret arrow hurts people?" ”

Luo San'er's face turned even redder, and she lowered her head and was silent.

Lai Xing'er then said: "Your arrow is worth it, not only have you found a place for yourself to eat, but you can also go to the capital for a visit in a few days, what a blessed person." ”

Luo San'er raised her head in surprise: "What are you taking me to the capital for?" ”

Lai Xing'er pretended to shake her head mysteriously: "Don't say it, don't say it." ”

Luo San'er raised his legs and rushed out of the door, but forgot that he was still wearing shackles on his feet, and fell to the ground with a "plop", and couldn't help crying again: "I still have my wife at home, you can't take me away!" ”

Lai Xing'er squatted down and gently scratched Luo San'er's cheek twice with his little finger: "Shame or not, such a big man, wiping tears like a little girl all day long." ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as he was short, Luo San'er reached out and gave him a black tiger crotch. Under the touch, Luo San'er couldn't help but shout: "You, you're not ......"

Lai Xing'er raised his foot and kicked him to the ground, kicked him hard in the back of the cheek, gritted his teeth and scolded: "If you dare to shout nonsense, be careful that I kill you." ”

Luo San'er struggled to get up, rubbed his knees with his hands, and muttered in a low voice: "If you want to die, you will die here, anyway, I won't go to the capital." ”

When Lai Xing'er saw him so cowardly, a burst of evil fire suddenly burst into his heart, and he slammed his head and face, and scolded in his mouth: "You have a rice bucket and straw bale, and you must be a useless commodity at home on weekdays. ”

Luo San'er let him beat and scold, and he didn't fight back, just blindly nagging: "I won't go to the capital, I won't go to the capital." ”

Lai Xing'er fought for a while, but he felt bored. He originally didn't understand why Jing Yuncong wanted to take Luo San'er into Beijing with him, but now when he saw that Luo San'er refused to enter Beijing, after being angry, a trace of pity appeared in his heart. Although his heart softened, his mouth was still very hard: "If you make noise again, ask someone to tie you to the stable." Since you are worried about the old lady, I will ask someone to bring a message to your home so that she can know where you are. ”

Although the people of Laixinger are small, they really have the strength in their hands. Luo San'er was beaten by him, only to feel a splitting headache, leaning against the wall and moaning incessantly. Lai Xing'er rushed all night yesterday, and when he came up sleepy, he threw himself into bed regardless of it, and fell asleep.

As soon as the prince returned to the East Palace, Li Jinzhong was ordered to live in the Hanliang Palace. Over the past year, the queen has spread her eyes and ears around the prince, and she has become increasingly aggressive, and where the prince is, it will become the focus of the palace. Since the emperor moved to Hanliang Palace, the prince served here day and night, and the palace maids, eunuchs, guards, and even the imperial doctor who diagnosed the emperor's pulse had to be checked by Qingning Palace before they could be on errands. He, the provincial eunuch, had no choice but to follow the order, and watched the queen change the people on duty inside and outside the Hanliang Palace. In order to avoid arousing the queen's suspicion, Li Jinzhong never stepped into the Hanliang Hall on weekdays, except for being on duty.

In the past two days, when the prince was not around, the emperor asked Li Jinzhong to move to the ear room on the side of the palace to live. Now in the palace, the emperor's most trusted person is Li Jinzhong. This old eunuch who had raised horses in the stable for nearly 20 years, when the rebels entered the capital, used a horse to carry the emperor who was still the prince at the time and the queen who was Liangdi at the time to escape from the pursuit of the rebels, and later supported the emperor to ascend the throne in danger. After the recovery of the capital, the emperor angrily executed all the civil and military officials and palace eunuchs who stayed in the capital and attached to the rebels.

Since the previous dynasty when the emperor was alive, the status and role of the inner dynasty have been hidden beyond the outer dynasty composed of three provinces and six departments. However, from the day Empress Zhang entered the Middle Palace, he found that in the Inner Servant Province of Nuoda, except for Xie Liangchen, the inner servant Xie Liangchen, the Inner Temple Bolu Guangting and the Idle Stable Courtyard Su Fuzhong Liao Liao who really obeyed his orders, most of the eunuchs in charge of the hundreds of palaces in the three major inner palaces were only obedient to themselves on the surface, and only Empress Zhang was the only one who really served her life. Even so, if it hadn't been for the emperor's protection and trust in the past few years, Li Jinzhong would have had every reason to believe that Empress Zhang would have replaced him a long time ago. Fortunately, although the current emperor, who is called the "Holy Lord of Zhongxing" by the ministers, is actually afraid of internal cowardice and is far from the title of the Holy Lord, he is still sober-minded. Although the Zhang family headed by Empress Zhang almost controlled most of the authority of the imperial court, and Pei Baiyao, the head of the hundred officials, also needed to rely on marriage with the Zhang family to keep the position of the first assistant, but in the two most important things for Empress Zhang, the abolition of the crown prince and the selection of the provincial supervisor of the inner chamberlain, the emperor always did not give an inch and adhered to the bottom line. Now, seeing that the emperor's body is getting worse day by day, Li Jinzhong also has to plan ahead for his future.

On the morning of the third day after the crown prince returned to the East Palace, the emperor, accompanied by Li Jinzhong, met with Yu Chengen, who had returned to Beijing from the river.

For Chengen, Li Jinzhong has no good feelings, and he can't talk about disgust. He was the emperor's former companion in the East Palace, and once served as his deputy, but after a short time, he was sent to the river as a supervisor.

"Yu Chengen, you said that the prince transferred Jing Yuncong back to Beijing, and Jing Yuncong asked you to come back for him, right?" After reading Yu Chengen's recital, the emperor handed it to Li Jinzhong casually and motioned for him to take a look.

"Yes", Yu Chengen prostrate on the ground, not daring to look up, "The prince's left guard led Fu Yi to the army to spread the prince's message, and he is now waiting for the order outside the palace gate." ”

"Do you know what is written in Jing Yuncong's letter?" The emperor couldn't hold back his anger, and his voice was a little hoarse.

"Long live back, the ministers know a thing or two: Jing Yuncong wants His Majesty to choose another general and go to Hezhong to take charge of the army on his behalf." Yu Chengen didn't dare to hide it in front of the emperor, so he had to tell the truth.

"Excellent! One is to transfer the former army commander back to Beijing without authorization, and the other is to resign and disobey the order, but neither of these two sons and daughters-in-law have taken me as a son of heaven in their eyes. The emperor gritted his teeth and said.

Li Jinzhong saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the matter involves the prince, can you ask the minister to go to the East Palace to announce the prince?" ”

Emperor Huo Di stood up and waved his hand: "No need. Li Jinzhong said: From today onwards, the prince will study in the East Palace, and he will not be allowed to enter the palace without an edict. Yu Chengen immediately returned to the river and took over from Jing Yuncong in charge of the army, Jing Yuncong was transferred to the secretary of the military department, and immediately returned to Beijing to see him without delay. ”

When Yu Chengen came, he had expected that the emperor would be furious, but he never expected that the thunderbolt would come so quickly, and the disposition would be so decisive and severe, he was surprised, happy and frightened, and knelt there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Li Jinzhong saw that the emperor's holy decree had been issued, and understood that the matter was irreparable, so he had to kneel down beside Chengen and kowtow to the head to receive the decree together.