The Ministry of Rites is still in charge, and the Ministry of Rites is in charge of the world, from the second rank, given to wear purple robes and goldfish bags.

There are six departments of the Tang Dynasty, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Crime, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Rites.

Among the six Shangshu, the Book of Rites is the last seat, because the Ministry of Rites does not care about the country's money and food, nor the hat of the world's officials, but also insulates it from the world's soldiers and horses.

But Guo Ye has already ascended to the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites at such a young age, and he is ashamed to die a large number of old ministers in the court, and anyone can see that this kid's future is really limitless.

His Majesty Li Er sent down an edict and promoted Guo Ye to the post of secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the government and the opposition were shocked and in an uproar.

Nowadays, no one dares to underestimate Guo Ye, and in the eyes of others, the Ministry of Rites may be just a springboard for Guo Ye.

As long as he has been honest and honest in the Ministry of Rites for the last three or five years, seven or eight years, and does not make mistakes, maybe after Guo Ye is thirty years old, the position of the secretary of the Criminal Department, the Ministry of Officials, and even the Ministry of War can be obtained at his fingertips.

But Guo Ye doesn't think so, for him, who can say exactly what will happen in seven or eight years?

After leaving the palace, the first thing this kid did was to go straight to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites and officially take over the four divisions of the Ministry of Rites.

He must rush to leave Chang'an to envoy Tubo, and firmly control the four divisions of the Ministry of Rites in his own hands.

In the few days that followed, he began to purge within the four divisions of the Ministry of Rites, co-opting and cultivating his descendants, and suppressing dissidents and the remnants of the Cui family.

He is both soft and hard in the Ministry of Rites, and the promotion that should be promoted, he will be promoted if he is loyal to him from the beginning, especially Zhu Hongyu in the Qing Servant Shilang, who was the first to surrender to Chengcheng, Guo Ye directly let him soar to the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites like a rocket, not only shocked the entire Ministry of Rites Yamen, but even Zhu Hongyu himself was frightened.

In order to better manage the Ministry of Rites into an ironclad piece, Guo Ye also directly served as the Treasury of the Ministry of Rites through the relationship of Kong Yingda, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the old superior who was once in Longxi, Gu Weiyong was seconded to the Ministry of Rites and promoted him to the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, only subservient to himself, so that he could still hold the Ministry of Rites firmly in the palm of his hand when he was not in Chang'an.

It is really a son of heaven and a courtier, and a scholar and an official.

For the rocket promotion of Gu Weiyong and Zhu Hongyu, Guo Ye used the trick of buying horse bones with a thousand dollars, in order to let everyone in the Ministry of Rites know that anyone who follows him Guo Ye must have great ambitions and a bright future.

Of course, there is promotion and promotion, and there is suppression and distribution, and those diehards left by Cui Henian are either demoted or sent to sit on the cold bench.

Thunder and thunder, carrots and sticks, enveloping at any cost, and suppressing without mercy.

For a time, Guo Ye's prestige and authority in the Ministry of Rites reached a peak.

And all this, from taking over to purging, to firmly controlling in applause, only took half a month.

Although the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others can't interfere with the Ministry of Rites now, they already smell the breath of danger, and feel that they have lost one of the six parts.

Subsequently, the old ministers of Tiance Mansion and even the entire Guanlong clan began to formulate new countermeasures for Guo Ye.

However, the eldest grandson Wuji and others are secretly about to move, plotting a new round of small actions, but Guo Ye has no way of knowing, because-

At this time, he had already set off from Chang'an, served as an envoy of the Tang Dynasty as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and was ordered to send an envoy to Tubo to personally mourn Songtsen Gampo on behalf of His Majesty Li Er.

This time he went on an envoy, and his light car was not as grand as the previous envoy Tuyuhun, and he only took a few personal soldiers with him and set off quickly.

As for Zhang Jiujin, the captain of the pro-soldier school, he had already escorted Huiniang's mother and daughter to Longxi, Shuzhong.

and another pro-soldier lieutenant Wang Bajin, Guo Ye asked him to stay in the Yizhou Hou Mansion to protect his wife Chai Xiuxiu.

There was no cumbersome and a light car, and there was no delay along the way, so almost ten days later, he arrived at the first stop before entering Tubo - Xichuan Xiaodu Hufu.

Xichuan small capital to protect the house, Tuva City.

With the promotion of Kang Bao, Pang Feihu, Ruan Laosan and others in recent years, several people each led the wild wolf army left by Wang Bodang and stationed in several cities in Tuyuhun Road.

Today's Xichuan Xiaodu Protector Mansion is still the old foundation left behind, with Cheng Erniu as the main one, serving as the Xichuan Xiaodu Protector. Known as the double tiger in the Xichuan army, Tong Hu, who is as famous as Pang Feihu, is Cheng Erniu's deputy.

As for Zhu Pengchun, who is not good at leading troops and is good at money and food, Zhu Fatzi was ordered by Guo Ye to stay on Xichuan's side, and specially looked at the treasure of Xichuan Underground Palace and Guo's Horse Farm for Guo Ye.

Now, after recent years of recuperation and training, there are 5,000 Xichuan troops.

As for the Qingmiao Army, which was incorporated after withdrawing from Golmud City, there were also 3,000 Tubo people, and Danzhu, a Tubo man collected by Guo Ye, was in charge of the command and stationed in Alitu City.

Today's Danzhu is naturally rising because of Guo Ye's relationship, and has become a dignified five-rank guerrilla general in the Tang Dynasty.

Guo Ye also fulfilled his original promise to Danzhu, who not only lived in a big house and bought fields, but also married a wife and took concubines, and became the leader of the Tubo people in Xichuan.

When Guo Ye rode his horse into Tuva City, all these people were moved by the wind and gathered in the general's mansion in Tuva City.

About half an hour later, in the hall of the General's Palace.

Guo Ye sat in the center, Cheng Erniu on both sides of the hall was on the left, Tong Hu was on the right, followed by Zhu Fatzi, Danzhu, and Zhao Jiuchou, who had stayed in Tuva City to recuperate for a long time.

Looking at the familiar faces in the hall, Guo Ye couldn't help but smile, nodded at everyone, and said loudly: "I have been separated from your brothers for a long time, but I miss Guo!" ”

Wow~Wow~~

Everyone present stood up one after another, clasped their hands into fists, and shouted in unison: "I've seen little brother later!" “

A little brother suddenly pulled Guo Ye's thoughts back to a few years ago-

A small servant, calling friends and brothers for righteousness, broke through the great prestige in Longxi.

The bits and pieces of the past have come to mind one by one.

Time flies like a white horse, and I can't help but feel that Guo Ye's eyes are a little moist.

"Ahem......"

Suddenly, Guo Ye found that he was in a trance, coughed twice to cover it up a little, and laughed at himself: "Haha, I'm sorry, I forgot my mind a little when I thought about things just now, and I lost my temper." Sit down, sit down. ”

Guo Ye got up and waved his hand at everyone to signal everyone to sit down, then came down to Zhao Jiuchou in the hall, put his hand lightly on his shoulder, and sighed: "Jiuchou, you have been recuperating in Xichuan for so long, but I have never come to see you, brother, I'm sorry!" ”

Zhao Jiuchou grinned, but the smile was still as ugly as crying, and then shook his head and said, "Little brother, it's not in the way, it's quite quiet to recuperate in Tuva City." In my spare time, I also go to the bones of the Yellow River Gang Scar Liu and other brothers from time to time to see, and I have a very fulfilling life. ”

Later, when Guo Ye withdrew his troops, the bodies of Scar Liu and others were brought back to Xichuan from Tubo and buried in a back mountain in Tuva City.

During the period when Zhao Jiuchou was recuperating from his injuries in Tuva City, he frequently went to pay tribute, poured a glass of wine, and chatted with the dead brothers of the Yellow River Gang.

Guo Ye couldn't help but be moved when he heard Zhao Jiuchou say this, he could see that Zhao Jiuchou was still haunted by the martyrdom of all the members of the Yellow River Gang outside Golmud City, and he couldn't let go of it.

So, he whispered to Zhao Jiuchou and comforted: "Jiuchou, don't be like this, cheer up and cheer up again." When I enter Tibet again this time, I am bound to avenge the Yellow River Gang and my brothers in the Xichuan Army who died in Tibet, and comfort their souls in heaven. ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Jiuchou's eyes suddenly flashed, and there seemed to be a fire burning in his chest, ready to come out.

At the same time, Cheng Erniu, who was not far behind Guo Ye, stood up suddenly, grinned and shouted, "Brother-in-law, what do you mean by this?" Could it be that the imperial court has really made up its mind to attack Tibet on a large scale this time? ”

Boom~

Cheng Erniu's words directly focused everyone's attention on Guo Ye. Although Guo Ye turned his back to them, he could always really feel the burning eyes on his back.

Immediately, he suddenly turned around and bowed his head slightly, waved his fist in the void, and said in a deep voice: "That's right, don't hide it from your brothers, little brother, I have a heavy responsibility to envoy Tubo this time. Of course, the opportunity you have been waiting for for a long time to make meritorious contributions and take revenge on the enemy has finally come. Ahem......"

Guo Yeqing coughed twice, took out a roll of yellow silk from his arms, stretched it out with both hands, and shouted loudly to everyone:

"The holy decree has arrived, and the generals of the Xichuan Metropolitan Protectorate will receive the decree!"