Three days later, a decree was passed down in the emperor's palace: "The governor of the Beijing camp Rong Zheng Xia Mu can take 10,000 soldiers to the Beijing camp in Liaodong, train the army, sit in the Hetao, and do not return to Beijing without an edict, Qinci!" ”

Xia Mu held the holy decree in his hand, stunned for a moment, and felt a little troubled in his heart, the emperor ordered to go to Liaodong to train a new army this time, called the national elite army, but it was actually a flexible exile.

Early the next morning, he dressed neatly, and went to the Huangji Gate in a sedan chair, and said that he would not be able to see Princess An Ning for the last time.

At the Huangji Gate, the brocade-clothed guards holding the guard of honor saw the sedan chair in Ning Yuanbo's Mansion from a distance, and hurriedly ran up with his throat and shouted:

"Ning Yuanbo arrives in ——!"

A high-pitched shout, through the faint white fog of the morning, spread from the vast Chang'an Avenue to the square in front of the Huangji Gate, which immediately caused a commotion.

At this time, a large sedan chair of various colors had fallen from the black crow here, and the ministers of the court dressed in the official palace were sitting in it. They had come early to welcome the new governor of the trilateral in accordance with the custom of the imperial court, but this was ostensibly to see him off, but in fact it was just to see him off.

Who would have thought that because of a death impeachment turmoil, Ning Yuanbo, who was in full swing, would actually go to Liaodong, from a dignified uncle of a country to the governor of the border and three defenses, which seemed to be promoted, but in fact it was a flexible exile. After all, the capital is full of gold, and it is the oil and water of a petty official, which is much higher and more noble than the feudal officials who are released from the outside world.

At this time, hearing the shouting of the Jinyi guard, the courtiers represented by Li Mo in the sedan chair hurriedly got out of the sedan chair, stretched out their necks and looked at the road.

In a moment, only a hurried horse's hooves could be heard, and more than 20 horsemen had already galloped into the square. They all wore round hats and white boots, and wore round necks with twelve buttons.

The leader is actually Chen Hong, the commander of the famous East Factory!

My God, it's amazing, when did the Admiral of Dongchang become Ning Yuanbo's lackey with the stirrups?

I saw that Chen Hong was wearing the official uniform of the Sanpin Dynasty, and his identity was still a lot higher than those mink people standing on the ground. He believed that he was an official of Dongchang, and he had a special status as a senior official, and he didn't take the courtiers seriously, so he just arched his hand and said, "The ministers came early." Then he instructed his men: "There is too much chaos in the square, you should keep an eye on some of them." ”

As soon as the words fell, a long line of imposing honor guards had already entered the square.

Approaching the Huangji Gate, I saw the melon axe flag flashing open, and the six big golden fans covering the sedan chair were divided on both sides, showing the apricot yellow curtain of eight people to warm the sedan chair. Suddenly, the square was so quiet that even the sound of a needle could be heard, and everyone's eyes were on the big warm sedan chair.

I saw a small chamberlain with clear eyebrows approaching and opened the sedan curtain, and the big guy heard a gentle but rather majestic cough first, and many courtiers couldn't help but tremble. At this time, the great "trilateral governor" of the Jiajing Dynasty, the envoy of the Fusi of Beizhen, and the governor of Jingying Rongzheng Xia Mu had already bowed out of the sedan door.

For today's resignation, Xia Mu did not wear the governor's court clothes, but wore a close-fitting otter skin jacket, and a silk cotton robe made of high-quality silk reeling, and a pair of short leather boots on his feet, and the round bubble nails on the boots were all made of pure gold, instead of the usual brass.

Although this dress is unofficial, it looks even more dignified and luxurious.

Coupled with Xia Mu's well-maintained fair and thin face, and his gestures and commands, he had to be in awe of him.

At the moment when he stepped out of the sedan door, the six high-ranking officials bowed together like rats and cats, and shouted in unison:

"Let's see Uncle Ning Yuan!"

Xia Mu glanced coldly at Li Mo and Li Shiyan, who were the leader, and looked at the overjoyed joy on his face, his heart became colder and colder, and he didn't say anything, but raised his hand to let the courtiers calm down.

At this time, Feng Bao, the eunuch of the inner palace who came to greet him early, stood on the steps and shouted to Xia Mu inside the imperial gate: "Play music——! ”

At that time, the royal musicians who had been waiting for a long time at the Huangji Gate immediately sang the strings and high sounds. There were even more than a dozen little eunuchs who lit the pennies full of firecrackers in their hands, crackling and exploding.

The people who watched the excitement in the square covered their ears.

After staying in the solemn Ouchi for a long time, Feng Bao was not used to this kind of noisy farewell scene. As soon as the firecrackers went off, he stood still and did not move, and when the music stopped after the firecrackers exploded, he walked with Xia Mu.

The emperor gave Xia Mu all the honor, dignity, and official position he deserved. Let this young man who is only in his early twenties, Feng Bo rip the ground, and the governor of Liaodong Trilateral Beijing Defense Power, seems to be noble for a while, and he is on the throne, but in fact, everyone knows that this is the emperor's punishment of Xia Mu, punishing him for what he did in Yang Jisheng's turmoil, if it weren't for the emperor's favorite princess in the middle, Xia Mu would have died in the prison of Dongchang now.

Li Mo took the lead at this time, sorted out his official uniform, greeted the officials of the household department, walked up, and said with a smile: "Guangzhong is going to Liaodong Hetao and other places, it is very dangerous, there are Jianzhen in the north, I answer and other foreign captives, and they are facing difficult conditions and other dangers, the old man is willing to Ning Yuanbo, the banner is victorious, and the martial arts are excited!" ”

Xia Mu smiled, and there was not a trace of displeasure on his face: "Master Li is right, but during the Beijing examination, I can't guarantee that I can come back again, which is only three or four months, which is not too long." ”

As soon as Li Mo heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, listening to Xia Mu's words, obviously warning them not to be too complacent, he would come back sooner or later. Thinking about it, a sneer appeared on the corner of Li Mo's mouth, and he stepped aside and stopped talking.

Xu Jie, who arrived later, got off the sedan chair at this time, followed by Xu Dang, and Zhang Juzheng was also among them.

Xu Jie looked at Xia Mu, whose face was not very good-looking, and sighed: "Guangzhong, this time to Liaodong, although there is the responsibility of recovering the three major battalions, but after all, it is a border pass, although it is possible to face the surprise attack of the new army, there is no hair in the new army, this is obviously someone behind the back to harm you, you have to be more careful!" ”

Xia Mu nodded, knowing that there must be the shadow of Li Mo and Yan Shifan in this, but he is the governor of Jingying, so he has the responsibility to protect the country and defend the border, he has been given the position of governor for a while, and he has been staying in the capital, so that the border officials can see it, it doesn't sound good, and sooner or later he will have to leave Beijing.

"As soon as the students go this time, I don't know how long it will take to come back, although Jiaoshan is closed in the East Factory, but I have already dealt with it, I'm afraid that Yan Shifan will have some moths and frame Jiaoshan, and then I can't prevent it, and ask the teacher to take care of it."

"This is natural, Jiaoshan is also my student!" Xu Jie nodded, and seeing that the hour was about the same, he hurriedly let Xia Mu enter the palace to face the saint.

Xia Mu glanced at Zhang Juzheng again before leaving, and smiled at him, Zhang Juzheng only said "cherished", and then stopped speaking.

Seeing this, Xia Mu had nothing to say, and walked towards the Imperial Gate.

I saw that on the Central Avenue, the hundred officials behind him bowed to Xia Mu, who was walking alone in front. Xia Mu stepped on the stone pillar with the white jade dragon pattern, faced the dazzling early sun, and walked into the inner palace step by step.

Xinuan Pavilion.

Outside the promenade, two cranes are picking their feathers under the pine trees. There are all kinds of cages hanging on the corridor, all kinds of fairy birds and birds. There are five small hugging houses above, and a color carved fresh pattern partition door.

The palace maids and eunuchs are all waiting outside, and the bronze three-legged incense burner inside is curling incense, Emperor Jiajing is sitting on top with his eyes closed, and Princess An Ning is looking at it with teary eyes on the side.

I saw that Jiajing didn't open his eyes, and snorted angrily: "I let that kid go to the border, it's already cheap for him not to kill him, if he works hard, I will naturally let him come back, if not, it's better to die there, so as not to embarrass me!" ”

"If my father said such cruel words, if there is a good one in the light, I will not live!" An Ning angrily said goodbye to Jiajing, and didn't look at Jiajing.

At this moment, Huang Jin lifted the curtain, walked in, and said respectfully to Jiajing: "Your Majesty, Uncle Ning Yuan is here." ”

Jiajing slowly opened his eyes when he heard this, and nodded at Huang Jin.

Huang Jin got the will, and then he turned around and shouted outside the door: "Uncle Chuan Ning Yuan has come to see you!" ”

When Feng Bao outside heard this, he hurriedly opened the curtain of the door and smiled at Xia Muyu: "Uncle, please!" ”

Xia Mu tidied up his clothes and walked in.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw An Ning's tearful eyes, and he didn't care about anything else, so he hurriedly knelt down to the emperor: "Sinner Xia Mu, thank you Lord Longen!" ”

Hearing this, Jiajing glanced at Xia Mu coldly, and didn't call him up, but only asked him to kneel and reply: "You kid, you know it's wrong, I want you to be glorious, you will be glorious, I can help you up, and I can also let you fall!" ”

"The saint Jane is in the heart of the emperor, and he is arbitrary. Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en! Xia Mu hurriedly kowtowed.

Jiajing smiled: "You regret it now!" ”

"The minister naturally regrets it! But you can see it clearly! Saying that, the corners of Xia Mu's mouth raised slightly, and he glanced at the arbitrary Jiajing vaguely, and continued:

"Everyone in the world knows that immortals are good, but they can't forget their fame!

Where will the past and the present meet? The barren mound is gone, and the grass is gone.

Everyone in the world knows that the gods are good, only gold and silver can't forget!

In the end, he only hated to gather much, and when he reached a long time, his eyes were closed.

Everyone in the world knows that the gods are good, only the wife can't forget it!

Jun's birthday said kindness, and Jun died and went with others.

Everyone in the world knows that the gods are good, only the children and grandchildren can't forget!

There are many infatuated parents in ancient times, who has seen filial piety to their children and grandchildren? ”

"The minister is not as enlightened as the saint, cultivating immortals and attaining the Tao, the minister is just a small people, he can live richly, and he will be content with his wife and children and grandchildren!"

"It's not promising!" As soon as Jiajing heard this, most of the anger in his heart went away, and seeing that this kid didn't have any big ambitions, his face eased slightly, "You went to Liaodong this time, one is to inspect the Liaodong Pass, but to the west to explore the Hetao, refine the spirit of martial arts, train the new army, and wait for you to recover the Hetao for me, I can't guarantee that your title can still be mentioned!" ”

"The ministers will do their best to obey the will of God." Xia Mu hurriedly kowtowed.

Seeing this, Jiajing sat down: "This time you went out, Jinyiwei selected 5,000 good players, Dongchang selected 1,000, and the forbidden army selected 3,000, and the rest was selected by Yu Dawei from the three major Beijing camps. ”

"The ministers should share their worries for the king!" Hearing this, Xia Mu hurriedly stood up and kowtowed again.

After Jiajing finished the order, his face was satisfied, and he asked Xia Mu to get up, and seeing that the time was almost there, he wanted to let him leave.

An Ning saw that Xia Mu was leaving, and he didn't care about the emperor again, so he threw himself into Xia Mu's arms and cried.

Xia Mu hurriedly appeased Princess An Ning, and saw that Jiajing's face became more and more ugly, and said goodbye to An Ning with hatred, looking at her pear blossom with rain, he had to force a smile: "I will only be there in March and April, I will definitely come back to take the exam during the Beijing examination, you spend everything at home, and there is Ah Sang to take care of you on weekdays, and you and Xiyi don't have to worry too much." ”

"Husband, you must pay attention to your body when you go!" An Ning has a thousand words, but at the end there is only this sentence left.

Xia Mu smiled, speechless, glanced at the resplendent palace, turned around and walked out.