Kyoto, Seimon House.

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When everyone in this hall is almost gone, there is no time for the master, Ximen Yeshu, the housekeeper, Ah Tie'er, and listening to the rain.

The master took the decanting soup handed over by the servant, took a sip, motioned for everyone to drink, and slowly spoke: "Although there are occasional troubles today, I will not say victory overnight, and I will be happy to raise the majesty of the grandfather's mansion!"

Ximen Ye said that his face was red, his face was drunk, he took the sobering soup, drank it in one gulp, and put down the bowl heavily: "I don't know what annoys me!" But let's say, let's talk about the night and see, maybe you can plan a thing or two! ”

The housekeeper didn't drink much, he was very sober, and said directly: "I have to report today, the imperial court may issue an edict in the near future to cut the salary expenses of the city guards!"

"What?" Simon heard it at night, and he was immediately angry. "This."

Seeing that Ximen Ye said this, the master frowned slightly, but after all, today is the big day that Ximen Ye said, so it is inconvenient to reprimand, and coughed slightly. The housekeeper over there was sweating profusely, but he woke up with two points of alcohol: "Young Master is cautious!"

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As soon as Simon Ye spoke, he knew that his words were inappropriate.

If the emperor is guarded, the factory fanzi listened, and he had to eat the emperor's reprimand, he was sweating profusely, and he peeked at the master, but found that the master did not have the meaning of too much reprimand, and he was slightly relieved: "The guard team is the foundation of the city defense, and it cannot be abolished casually, but the court does not give enough salary, so we have to think of it ourselves!"

When the master heard Ximen Ye say this, he was relieved and nodded: "Did you have any good ideas for saying that night?"

Ximen Ye said with a roll of his eyes: "Without a guard team, it is difficult to ensure the peace of the people of Kyoto, why don't we directly increase the tax to the people, how about supporting the brigade?"

"Nonsense!" The master said in a heavy voice, "The people are already depressed now, how can we increase the taxes, if we do this, what is the difference between us and the bandits and the horse faction?" What's more, the Taiye's Mansion can't be too in charge of local affairs. If we increase taxes without permission, we will be impeached, but it will be over! ”

"Yes!" Ximen Ye said that he was going to offer a feasible strategy, hoping to get back the praise of the master, but what he didn't want in exchange for was a reprimand, but his face was flushed, and he couldn't tell whether he was drunk or something.

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"Uncle!" Ah Tie'er had already seen the embarrassment that Ximen Ye said, "The prince just wants to solve the problem, and he doesn't mean to harm the people, so the master doesn't have to be so harsh!" ”

"Yes!" The master calmed down a little, thinking that today was to celebrate Ximen Ye, so he glanced at Ximen Ye apologetically.

Ximen said at night but was obedient, saw what the master meant, and confessed: "But it was the night that he said that he was not careful, and he was not to blame!"

"It's okay!" Seeing that Ximen Ye confessed, the master chuckled and said, "In the future, think about it slowly, don't say it easily!" ”

"Understood!" Ximen nodded and accepted it humbly. He nodded to Ah Tie'er secretly to show his gratitude.

The master was already slightly agreeable, and continued: "Then what should be the plan now?"

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Ah Tie'er has been meditating on the solution to this problem since the study, and has a slight clue: "Dare to ask the master, are the team salaries reduced this time all for the defense teams of the major cities?"

The grandfather's eyes lit up when he heard it: "Not bad! What does Artiel have to say? ”

"Don't dare!" Ah Tie'er waved his hand and said, "Dare to ask the master, do you think the guards in other places will agree to reduce the team salary?" ”

When the master heard this, he already understood Ah Tie'er's train of thought, and chuckled: "No!" Not to mention anything else, even the guards of Liling City and Datong Town will not agree! They raise several times as many soldiers and horses as in Kyoto! If the cost is cut, I am afraid that it will ........."

The butler understood, and nodded: "Not bad!" Don't mention it far away, just talk about the head of the guard in Datong Town. Not only did he have more than 10,000 of his own troops, but he was also the sidemen of Datong Town, and he was also under his control. If he cuts his team fee, I'm afraid that Datong Town will be in chaos! ”

"Yes!" Hearing this, Ah Tie'er's confidence increased greatly, and he nodded and said, "That is the case, but we don't have to be so surprised, we just need to unite the guards from all over the country, and we can jointly write a letter asking the emperor to take back his life, I believe that the emperor sees that these guards are all the same, but I am afraid that he has to think before acting!" ”

"Ah Tie'er's words are really clearing the clouds and fog!" The master laughed loudly and said, "Yes, why should we do that, if the guards in Datong Town and Liling City are reluctant to abolish the brigade, they must be against this imperial decree, as long as we jointly write a letter, the emperor will naturally understand!" ”

"Master!" At this time, the butler added, "Not only should we unite many guards, but we can also contact the scholars of the court to explain the matter!" However, they know the importance of this matter, and they will inevitably fight for the guards everywhere. ”

"Not bad!" The master nodded and said, "The head of the cabinet is the elder of the South Pavilion." The housekeeper went to visit him on behalf of the master and begged him to discuss the matter in the court meeting! ”

After a pause, he glanced at Ximen Ye and said: "Ye said, I will go to visit the head of the guard of Liling City and ask him to write together!" Datong Town, Mrs. Ben will personally go to it, let's go together, this matter, Liu Jin can't do it, hahaha! ”

"Yes, command!" In the past, if Ah Tie'er solved the problem, Ximen Ye said that he had to be sneering, but today Ximen Ye said that it was a great victory, and he won a lot of appreciation, and he had just regained Ah Tie'er's siege, and he gladly accepted the order at the moment, and cast a approving look at Ah Tie'er.

Ah Tie'er saw that the problem could really be solved like this, but he was overjoyed, he didn't intend to make meritorious contributions, but he knew that this matter was provoked by Liu Jin, and he was angry at Liu Jin in his heart, as long as he could thwart Liu Jin, he spared no effort.

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Master: "Yes, the matter is not too late, if the emperor's decree comes down, and then it will be done again, I am afraid that there will be more twists and turns!" Let's all go down and rest, and set off early tomorrow morning! Listen to the rain, Ah Tie'er. During the days when there was no one in Ximen Mansion, the two of them had to take care of it more! ”

"Yes!" Listen to the rain and Ah Tie'er lead the order in unison.

Several people looked at each other and smiled, dispersed, and walked out of the hall.

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Simon said that he had come out of the hall, but he did not go back to rest, but took advantage of the moonlight to ask his attendants to prepare their horses, turn over their horses, and go to a certain place.

I hurried all the way, but it only took a moment to come to the courtyard of an inn.

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Zhibai didn't sleep peacefully, he heard the movement outside, pushed open the window and saw Ximen Yeshu, put on his clothes, and came out of the room.

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I saw Simon Yeshuan's face was red, and he was standing in the courtyard in silver armor.

Wu Zi walked over: "Young master at night, in the middle of the night, why do you come to this inn without sleeping?"

"Just exterminated the headless village!" Simon Ye said with a smug face.

Zhibai listened to Ximen Ye's words about exterminating the headless village, and couldn't help but feel his heart jump: "There are no less than thousands of thieves in the headless village, and the head of the thieves still has the nickname of 'Dead Gate Knife' in the martial arts, and the martial arts are profound, it is a small sect, and if you want to exterminate them, you have to work hard to get rid of them, how can you be wiped out unconsciously?"

Ximen Ye said: "The martial arts of the thief leader is indeed not simple, but it can't stop the iron wall of the brigade!" I came here today to tell you the good news. The second is to find a treasure in the headless village, but I feel that it is very compatible with the white girl, and it is the white girl I want to dedicate to it! ”

While speaking, he took out a brocade box from his arms, slowly opened it, and saw that it was a Dushan jade necklace inside, and in this moonlight, the mountain jade was unusually magnificent.

Zhibai looked at the chain happily: "This, this is really a gift?"

"Naturally, yes!" Simon nodded heavily, picked up the necklace and said, "Take it?" ”

Bai Xingran nodded and closed his eyes.

Ximen Ye said that he took the necklace, walked behind Zhibai, brought it for her, turned back to Zhibai, looked at it, and couldn't help but be stunned.

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"Look?" Zhibai opened his eyes and asked in a blink.

"Beautiful, beautiful! But like the fairy of the Moon Palace! Simon said.

Zhibai looked at the appearance of Ximen Yeyan and sneered.

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Ximen Ye said that Fang turned around, "I have to go to Liling City tomorrow to visit the local guard, so I will leave, and the white girl should rest in peace as soon as possible!" After all, he didn't wait for a blank answer, and went straight away.

Zhibai looked at Ximen's appearance, covered his nose and chuckled, and said loudly: "Have a good journey, go back early!"

Ximen Ye said that when he heard this, his steps became more and more brisk, turned over on the white horse, and arched his hand: "Take care of the white girl!" Turning the horse's head around, he galloped away.

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Zhibai looked at Ximen Yeshu and disappeared into the moonlight, and was stunned for a moment, touched the mountain jade necklace around his neck slightly, and sighed quietly.

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"Do you like him?"

A voice rang in Zhibai's ears. Zhibai was taken aback, and when he looked back, he saw that it was Mu Madchen.

Angry: "Mother, I'm scared!"

"I don't sleep at night, and I'm scared here?" Mu Mad Dust walked over, holding Zhibai's hand, and said interestingly.

The whiteness of "mother's ........." is not followed.

"Yes, yes! It's all big girls, what does this look like! Mu Yanchen said with a smile, "Do you like to talk about young master at night?" ”

"I don't know!" Zhibai was stunned when he heard this, and only after a while did he say, "He is very good to Zhibai!" Last time, he had already helped Bai reprimand Ah Tie'er for forgetting eight bastards, which was very righteous! "Talking about it, he told Mu Yanchen about the joint beating of Ah Tie'er.

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Mu Yanchen nodded slightly: "No matter what, this master is a good man!" He has protected the people of the border city many times in Kyoto, and it is a blessing to the people! This time, Ximen Ye said and led the team to exterminate the headless village, which is indeed a talent. If you have that intention for him, you might as well try to know it! ”

"Yes!" The answer of the white fine mosquito flies.

"That's it! It's getting late, go to bed quickly! Wood Dust let go of the white, turned around and left.

Zhibai glanced at the direction of Ximen Yeshu's departure, and suddenly returned to his room and rested.

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Ten days later.

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Kyoto, Imperial City, Purple Gold Hall.

This is the place where the emperor held a court meeting.

On this day, it was a great court meeting, and for a while, there was a lot of difference in civil and military affairs, meritorious deeds, noble relatives, and the kings who stayed in Beijing also went to the Zijin Palace to hold this great court meeting together.

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After a while in the mountains, the immortal emperor sat on the golden chair with a tired face.

He nodded slightly at the white-faced beardless eunuch in front of him, although he was thin, but he had a yin aura in his bones.

The eunuch stepped forward and said loudly: "If there is something to do, there is nothing to retreat!" This voice was not at all as sharp as usual, but more neutralized, and it was obvious that this person was not ordinary.

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"This king has a play!" A man dressed in a Puzi military uniform with a bright face came out of the ranks.

"Oh?" The emperor looked at this person, "What is the matter with Uncle Wuwang?" ”

"Recently, the superintendent of the priest sent a decree to the cabinet, and this king happened to hear it. I felt that this was inappropriate, and after discussing it with the first assistant, I sealed it. I would like to report to Your Majesty today! "This person is naturally the Martial King.

"Huh?" The cabinet of the present world had the task of refuting the improper imperial decree, but this imperial decree was generally the emperor's decree, and although this matter existed, it was rarely used.

Hearing this, the tired emperor instantly became vibrant, his eyebrows were not disgusted, he looked at the martial king under the stage, and asked, "What is the edict?" ”

"Return to the emperor!" This martial king was not humble and arrogant, and said slowly, "A few days ago, the secretary issued an order that the treasury is near-empty, and the cost of garrisoning the guards in various places must be reduced!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall was in an uproar, and those meritorious and noble relatives who had always been like clay figures had changed their faces greatly, and they looked at the Son of Heaven on the high platform in surprise.

The emperor was unconscious: "Why did the cabinet refute this will?"

Regarding the emperor's question, the hall was silent for a while, dumbfounded, but King Wu was no wonder: "Recently, there have been joint letters from the heads of guards from all over the country, led by Liling City and Datong Town, some of them are rampant thieves in their territories, and some of them are close to the sea of Yunhai, which is very unstable, I hope Your Majesty will not reduce the team fee!"

At the end, King Wu took out a roll of brocade silk and raised it above his head, and the eunuch on the high platform immediately walked down and took it from King Wu's hand.

The eunuch was forwarded to the emperor.

The emperor spread out, slowly looked at it, and looked at the tail of the brocade, the dense seals and signatures of the guards from all over the country, and only felt numb all over the body. In particular, I saw the name of the head of the guard in the city of Liling and Datong Village. One is to hold thousands of soldiers and horses, and the other is to treat his closest veterans, and he felt very embarrassed at that time.

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King Wu peeked at the emperor's face, and his heart was settled: "This king implores His Majesty to take back his fate!"

The eunuch's face changed: "The whole world belongs to Your Majesty, but recently the treasury has been empty, and Your Majesty wants to pay less for the guards, but it is for the stability of the society!"

"However, the guard team is the fence of the city, how can the team fee be used at will?" An old noble relative came out and shouted.

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The next moment.

The messengers of the full hall lay on the ground and shouted: "Please take back your majesty's life!" It was the warrior king, the meritorious and noble relatives, who were all lying on the ground, completely unmoving.

The eunuch saw that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were like this, and his face changed in fright.

The emperor seemed to have finally come to his senses, looking at the civil and military forces in the hall, a trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes, a little helpless, and he said angrily: "Yes, yes, it's time to play!"

With that, he put away the brocade silk, stood up, and turned straight to the apse.

The eunuch shouted: "Retreat!" "Xuan hurriedly chased after the emperor.

King Wu led a group of people, and the mountain shouted: "Thank you, Your Majesty Haoen!" They stood up tremblingly and smiled at each other.

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This frustrated the eunuch's arrogance, but it was a good thing. King Wu stroked his long beard, glanced at the back of the departing eunuch, smiled slightly, greeted a group of colleagues, and left leisurely.

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