The eunuchs hung the lanterns under the eaves in the dark, and the eunuchs who lit the lamps tacitly took the ladder to ignite the fire sickle, all of which were silent.

Soon the lanterns lit up one after another, and they lit up red in the dark night.

He stood at the door of the celebrant and looked up at the plaque with the words 'celebrant superintendent', and his heart was stunned for a while.

The power is infinitely magnified here, and almost all the government/decrees of the Great Ming Dynasty are approved from here, and it took him a full ten years to get to where he is today.

"Grandpa Cao." The little eunuch hurriedly ran down the steps: "The old ancestor is waiting inside." ”

Cao Yu's memories were interrupted, and he straightened his clothes and slowly walked into the celebrant supervisor.

The celebrant is the only place in the entire palace where the emperor's palace is, and at night it is still brightly lit, and the eunuchs come and go like clouds.

The eunuchs who received the recitals in Chongwenmen had to run back and forth countless times a day, not to mention the big eunuchs in the ceremonial eunuchs, who had to eat and dress every day and deal with the recitals overnight, so as not to delay the issuance of the government/order.

Jiang Banxia followed Cao Yu into the celebrant supervisor, which was amazingly large, several tables were lined up side by side, and the piles of paperwork on them were almost overflowing.

At each table there were one or two eunuchs, some of whom were writing hard, others rattling the abacus.

Turning the bead curtain, a round table was placed in the place facing north, Cao Bo was holding a bowl to eat noodles from the basin, and there were three big eunuchs sitting next to him.

"Mellow is here." Cao Bo put down the bowl in his hand, and he beckoned, "Let's have some noodles together." ”

Cao Alcohol had a smile on his face, and he bowed his head: "Your son is welcome." ”

Seeing that Cao Yu was about to sit down, the three big eunuchs sitting at the same table put down their bowls one after another, wiped their mouths and said, "Godfather, you eat slowly, your sons still have urgent matters, so retire first." ”

"Let's get busy." Cao Bo waved his hand.

Cao Bo put his eyes on Cao Alcohol, and he said gently, "Do you know why your senior brothers are gone?" ”

Cao Alcohol shook his head.

"You're too young, too strong." Cao Bo said slowly: "They are jealous. ”

"Being young is a good thing, but it's also a bad thing, if you go too far, you will be decapitated."

Cao Bo beckoned to Jiang Banxia behind Cao Yu and motioned for her to come forward.

Jiang Banxia was about to bow his head, but was stopped by Cao Bo.

"You are Jiang Banxia?" Cao Bo said: "There is no need to be restrained in front of me. ”

"I've heard about you, and your father met our family a few times when he was still in Jingwei." Cao Bo said with a smile: "More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. ”

"I can't help but count the time." Cao Bo sighed: "I don't know when our family will return to dust." ”

Cao Yu immediately complimented: "Godfather is in good health, and he will definitely live a long life." ”

"To be old and not die is to be a thief." Cao Bo laughed: "We old guys should give up early." ”

"Godfather..."Cao Yu was interrupted when Cao Bo raised his hand when he wanted to speak again.

Jiang Banxia stood silent, she seemed to be invisible, but Cao Bo didn't want to let her go.

Cao Bo looked at her kindly and said, "You also sit, there is still a lot of noodles left, and if you don't eat it, it will be wasted." ”

Jiang Banxia replied when she heard this, and she sat on Cao Bo's left hand side.

There is a large white porcelain basin on the round table covered with Shu brocade, which is covered with white \ flowers \ flowers, and the plate next to it is filled with black dry yellow sauce, and you can vaguely see a little diced meat inside.

"Don't dislike the batter, there are many people who don't have food in this world." Cao Bo picked a large mouthful of noodles and stuffed it into his mouth: "It's good to have a stutter." ”

Cao Alcohol took the lead in picking noodles from the big basin, and the three of them silently ate the noodles in the bowl, as if this bowl of noodles was a delicacy in the world.

The candlelight jumped, and their figures were reflected on the wall, constantly shaking.

Cao Bo wiped his mouth with a towel, he picked up the cold fragrant tea on the table and poured it, and sighed: "In the past, our family always wanted to be able to eat a full stomach, and there was hope for the future. ”

"I want more and more things." Cao Bo chuckled and said, "People, it's hard to fill your desires. ”

Cao Bo looked at Cao Yu and Jiang Banxia with a smile: "When I see you, our family remembers who we used to be." ”

He asked Jiang Banxia: "There is no end to this road, all the way down is all darkness, are you willing to go?" ”

Jiang Banxia looked at Cao Bo, Cao Bo, who was full of sideburns and white hair, was staring at her, he was waiting for Jiang Banxia's answer.

"Whether there is an end or not, I never regret it." Jiang Banxia said categorically: "What's more... It's in the dark of night, and if you don't go, you never know what else lies ahead. ”

Cao Bo clapped his hands and said, "Okay." ”

Jiang Banxia got up and knelt on the ground, she kowtowed three times: "Old ancestor, Banxia has recognized Father-in-law Cao as his godfather, and in the future, the old ancestor will be my godfather." ”

"Get up." Cao Bo said: "It's your cleverness." ”

Jiang Banxia got up from the ground, and she stood beside Cao Bo respectfully.

Cao Bo's rights as the palm seal of the celebrant can be said to be under one person, and if she wants to go further, she must have a deeper relationship with him.

"You killed Sun Yaozong?" Cao Bo asked coldly.

Jiang Banxia nodded slowly.

"It's easy to kill people, but it's hard to deal with the aftermath." Cao Bo didn't show any anger, he smiled instead: "How do you say to solve the next thing." ”

Jiang Banxia thought for a moment and said, "Then kill them all." ”

"Oh?" Cao Boxing's taste: "All killed? ”

"Didn't the saint also use such means to block the mouths of the people back then." Jiang Banxia lowered his gaze to the ground.

Jiang Banxia is talking about what happened in the second year of Qingwen, that year there was a 'Pang Zhong' case that shocked the government and the opposition, and the young Qingwen Emperor had the ambition to clear the Ming Dynasty, and revitalized the government and imprisoned the government with the help of Jinyiwei.

That year, countless important members of the court fell one after another, and everyone in the government and the opposition was in danger.

"But long live now old." Cao Bo let out a long sigh: "What he needs is no longer a 'vicious dog'. ”

Emperor Qingwen has become more and more confused, the old people in the court have left, and the decisive character of his youth has also been exhausted in the court life day after day, just like he once liked the arrogant and domineering concubine, and now as he grows older, Emperor Qingwen prefers to be gentle and lovely and occasionally with a delicate concubine.

- People always change.

"It's not a good way." Cao Bo lit the table and said: "Our family will teach you a method, Taoguang is obscure, and it is steadily dormant, like a cicada, waiting for the day when the ground is broken and reborn." ”

Cao Bo walked to the window with his hands behind his back, he pushed the window open, and the night rain poured into the house, and the wisps fell on his face.

The wind poured in, blowing the veil rice paper everywhere, and the little eunuchs hurriedly picked up the paper scraped on the ground, and the celebrant was in a mess.

The night comes and rains, just like Daming's situation at this time.