After nearly half a month of calm, Guo Ye and Wu Xiuxiu returned to Yangzhou Mansion.

In the past half a month, the young couple has played all over the places of interest near Yangzhou, and visited all the counties under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou, and they have a good time.

The first thing Guo Ye did after returning to the mansion was naturally to find Chen Jitao and inquire about the situation when he was not in the Assassin's Mansion.

When Chen Jitao told Guo Ye that everything was calm and peaceful, he couldn't help but wonder for a while, and muttered: "It's really strange, huh?" It is said that if you beat the small ones, the old ones will come out. We cheated the Cui family so badly this time, Cui Heling was unmoved? ”

Suddenly, he suddenly remembered Cui Yijue, an unlucky bastard, and asked again: "By the way, how is Cui Yijue now?" ”

When Chen Jitao heard Cui Yiqi's three words, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Don't mention him, my lord, I heard that although this guy escaped a catastrophe, he was sent to Liaodong by Cui Heling, and the place was cold, and Cui Yiqi would suffer an old crime if he went there." But even if he was lucky, at least he didn't let Cui Heling execute him in anger. ”

Guo Ye himself didn't want to see Cui Yiqi, on the contrary, he was very disgusted with this insatiable and insatiable guy, and he didn't bother to pay attention to it when he heard that he ended up like this.

Then, he asked, "What about Yangzhou Yinhao?" Who did the Cui family send to take charge? ”

Chen Jitao shook his head and said, "It's closed, it's completely closed, even those guys from the silver number have been summoned to Hangzhou Mansion, and I heard that they are going to re-toss the silver number over there." ”

Guo Ye sighed, and stopped asking. After all, Hangzhou is not Yangzhou, how the Cui family loves to toss that is the Cui family's business, and his Yangzhou assassin history is beyond the reach of the whip even if he wants to mix with it.

"By the way, my lord, in the days when you are away, Brother Zhongda sent someone from Chang'an to deliver a message."

Chen Jitao saw that Guo Ye had some fugue foreign objects, and couldn't help but remind him.

"Which Zhongda brother?"

"Chen Kang Chen Zhongda," Chen Jitao smiled dumbly and quipped, "My lord, I see that you are really playing wild these days, and you have even forgotten who Brother Zhongda is." ”

Guo Ye immediately patted his forehead in embarrassment, and said embarrassedly: "Hey, it's him?" Since I went to Yangzhou, and he took over as the secretary of the country, everyone has been busy with their own work, and there are few correspondences. I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, haha......"

After laughing a lot, Guo Ye suddenly came to his senses, but there was one thing he was very strange, and he couldn't help asking: "Why did Chen Kang not write a good letter, but sent someone to send a message?" Doesn't that look like his style? ”

Chen Jitao said in a low voice: "The person who came to Yangzhou to deliver the message is indeed Brother Zhongda's person, there is no doubt about this, and the lower officials can be sure." When I was in Chang'an the year before last, I spent a few days in Brother Zhongda's mansion, and the person who sent the message was the housekeeper of his mansion. The reason why he asked people to pass on the word of mouth instead of writing letters to adults was because there was a reason for it. ”

Guo Ye sighed lightly, and secretly speculated, could it be that there is still some news that should not fall into the hands of others?

Immediately, he asked: "What is the matter with Chen Kang asking his housekeeper to come to Yangzhou to find me?" ”

Chen Jitao lowered his voice and said: "Brother Zhongda sent a message, a few days ago, Li Gang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, wrote to ask the saint to play the sage, and on the grounds of his advanced age, he asked the beggar to be the bone, and the sage has also agreed. ”

Ministry of Rites Shangshu Li Gang retires?

Guo Ye suddenly remembered Li Gang's past, because he was the teacher of the three princes of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and it was precisely because the prince he taught did not end well in the end, and he was called a "prince killer".

This year is the fifth year of Zhenguan, and according to the original historical trajectory, Li Gang does not have a few years to live at this age.

But fortunately, he died a few years after he retired, and he didn't catch up with the big case of the crown prince Li Chengqian's rebellion, otherwise he, the prince's teacher, would definitely not be able to protect his old age.

But Guo Ye wondered, he didn't have any friendship with Li Gang, and he was not in the same camp, strictly speaking of Li Gang's son, the three fat men of the Li family, who were also in the Guozi Supervision School, didn't deal with him. Li Gang's retirement is about his own bird? Chen Kang also specially sent someone to deliver a message, isn't this a big fuss?

Chen Jitao saw Guo Ye's suspicious face, as if he had guessed Guo Ye's thoughts, and immediately reminded: "My lord, of course Brother Zhongda's intention to let people send a message will not be so superficial, he is informing your lordship that Li Gang is now a scholar, so the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites will be vacant." Although there is no real power in the hands of the Ministry of Rites, it is also a six-part book, my lord. Don't you want to fight for it? ”

Only then did Guo Ye understand that this was the reason.

However, it is not that he is arrogant, but that he knows his own affairs, and with his qualifications and background, if he wants to take up the post of secretary of the Ministry of Rites now, it is tantamount to a fool's dream, first of all, His Majesty Li Er will not be able to pass the test.

The Ministry of Rites has the responsibility of educating the world for the court, for the emperor, and for the saints.

Otherwise, Chen Kangdu sent someone to send a message to remind him, but why didn't Yu Shinan and Kong Yingda move for a long time?

Obviously, these two bosses are more thoughtful than Chen Kang.

The Book of Rites!

Guo Ye shook his head and said with a wry smile: "It sounds very tempting, but I, hehe, forget it." I think Yu Shinan and Kong Yingda have their own plans on the Chang'an side. ”

Chen Jitao listened to Guo Ye's reluctance to fight, his face was somewhat pityful, he shook his head secretly, and sighed, it seems that it is good to read more books, but it is a pity that Guo Tingshi has such a good future.

At this time, Guo Ye suddenly exclaimed and asked, "Chatting with you, I almost forgot another thing, did Liu Zhenxuan and Liu Duwei escort the silver back?" ”

Chen Jitao said: "I'm back, three days earlier than you." Your Excellency, rest assured, Liu Duwei has successfully escorted the silver into Chang'an and delivered it to Changle Fang Daqian Village. ”

Guo Ye nodded and praised: "Okay, that's good." Akihito, you go and get Zhenxuan for me. ”

Chen Jitao sighed, turned around and went out of the flower hall to find Liu Zhenxuan.

Liu Zhenxuan should be on duty at the Governor's Mansion not far from the Thorn History Mansion at this time, and after about half an hour, Chen Jitao led Liu Zhenxuan to re-enter the flower hall.

Entering the flower hall, Liu Zhenxuan smiled and said to Guo Ye: "I have seen Master Hou, I have fulfilled my mission and successfully delivered the silver to Miss Yu Nuannuan." ”

Guo Ye read a good word, and naturally praised him with praise without hesitation, and then asked: "By the way, when you go back to Yangzhou this time, have you brought Guan Jiu's old sour show back?" ”

Liu Zhenxuan said with a smile: "How dare you forget the things that Master Hou explained?" On the way back, I brought the dove back with me. ”

Guo Ye looked outside the flower hall, frowned and asked, "What about the others?" ”

Liu Zhenxuan glanced at Chen Jitao, then looked at Guo Ye again, and said with a wry smile: "Master Hou, Guan Xiucai said that he did a bad errand for you, and he didn't have the face to see you." He asked the humble post to tell him that he was going to do something beautiful in the Yanyun Yamen and raise his eyebrows, so that you could be impressed! ”

Grass, that's it!

Guo Ye shook his head for a while, and said angrily: "You tell him, if you have the ability, you will avoid me for the rest of your life, grass, look at his beating nature!" ”

Chen Jitao also frowned and secretly snorted Guan Dove, stabbing Master Shi to give him a face, he didn't even carry it, and dared not to come to see him, he was really pampered and arrogant, and he was used to stinky problems.

Liu Zhenxuan saw that Guo Ye was a little angry, and he also put away his smile, and hurriedly took out a letter from his arms with the fire paint intact and unopened, handed it to Guo Ye, and said respectfully: "Master Hou, this is before leaving Chang'an, Miss Yu Nuannuan asked me to hand it over to you, please take a look!" ”

Fish Nuan Nuan write to me? So what's going on?

Guo Yehu took the letter suspiciously, picked off the fire paint on the envelope, took out the letterhead inside, and read it carefully.

After reading it, Guo Ye couldn't help but smash his mouth and sighed: "Alas, Mingren, I said that other people's silver is not so easy to borrow, right?" You see, just after repaying the silver borrowed from Changle Fang, Yu Nuannuan asked me for a favor. ”

Chen Jitao couldn't help but be stunned and asked, "My lord, what did the letter say?" ”

Liu Zhenxuan also asked, "Master Hou, what did Miss Yu say in the letter?" ”

Guo Ye shook his head and said with a wry smile: "You can't say it...... However, since you owe a favor, you have to pay it back, otherwise it will be unkind to turn your face and be ruthless. Mingren, Zhenxuan, it seems that the military and political affairs of Yangzhou are going to be entrusted to the two of you again. ”

"Huh?"

The two exclaimed in astonishment one after another, looking at Guo Ye in confusion.

Guo Ye raised the handwritten letter in his hand, and smiled with some distress and some coke: "It seems that I am going to Chang'an in person!" ”