Xiao family

The news of the beating of the red sleeves spread, and even the old lady knew about it, the old lady had always cared about the reputation of the Xiao family, if the red sleeves had been swept out of the Xiao Mansion in the past, the reputation of the Xiao family would not be tarnished, whether it was the master of the Xiao family or the maid family, she would not allow it.

But now it's different, Xiao Changge is going to marry Chu Yu, and he needs henchmen by his side, so Red Sleeves can't catch up.

And Yan's punishment of Red Sleeves, she didn't think there was anything wrong.

Red Sleeves has been in the mansion for so many years, and she should know the rules in the mansion, but she has the heart to steal Yan's things, and these fifty boards are too light for her to say.

"Old lady, old lady, good news, good news."

When the old lady was chanting the Buddha and praying for Xiao Yongde, Mama Li walked in from outside, and her always straight face showed a smile at this moment.

When the old lady opened her eyes, the incense in front of her was half burned, and the smell of incense lingered.

Hearing Mama Li's tone, she hurriedly stood up from the lotus seat.

"Good news? But there's news from the master's side? ”

Now the only thing she cares about is this matter, since Xiao Yongde and Xiao Yongjue left, she couldn't eat or sleep all day, and prayed for the two of them every day, praying for their safe return.

Mama Li nodded, and the old lady took a few steps back, but fortunately Mama Li held on, otherwise she would have crashed into the pillar behind.

"God bless, God bless, what about the young master? Can the young master be safe? ”

The old lady grabbed Mama Li's clothes and asked, the uncontrollable excitement in her tone, even her heart was raised to the edge of her throat.

"Madame, don't worry, the master and the young master are safe!"

The old lady's eyes were red, wrinkles at the corners of her eyes floated, and she knelt down with her hands folded to the Guanyin Bodhisattva in front of her, kowtowing a few times.

"God bless the Bodhisattva and protect the safety of my Xiao family."

The old lady said excitedly, and Mama Li wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

How can a few thousand soldiers win against more than 10,000 people?

She also thought that they would not be able to return triumphantly when they went to Xiao Yongde this time, but she didn't expect to kill Chen Biting Jin halfway.

"Madame, don't worry, the old man and the young master have Hongrui protection, how can something happen? Today, the lord and they set off to return to Beijing, I heard that the lord also raided the home of the frontier magistrate Li Zhenshou, and found more than 100,000 real money and silver from his home, and also found out that Li Zhenshou colluded with the Tuwu clan to want the lord's life. ”

Mama Li told her that there should be a rumor about this outside, and she also reported it to the old lady as soon as she heard it.

"Okay, the trick is also promising, Li Zhenshou? Isn't that the one who was demoted to the frontier as a petty official three years ago? I dare to collude with the people of Tuwu to harm my Dachu, and I deserve death. ”

The old lady laughed, Li Zhenshou should have died thousands of times just for these two points.

"This time, the master and the young master came back, and I don't know how many grades the official will be promoted."

When she thought of this old lady, she was happy in her heart, and she would definitely be promoted and rewarded if she had won more than 10,000 barbarians with more than a few thousand soldiers.

"This will not be known until the old master and the young master return to Beijing to face the saint."

As Mama Li said, not only the people of the Xiao Mansion but also the people outside knew it clearly, even if they knew about these people, Emperor Chu must have known it earlier than them.

Inside the Imperial Study

Emperor Chu looked at the letter sent from the frontier and slammed the paper on the table.

Although Yan Li and Chen Ye were incompatible, they glanced at each other at this time.

The sandalwood lingers in the house, and the fragrance is light and good.

Emperor Chu looked at this letter for an hour, picked it up and put it down, put it down and picked it up again, as if he was not happy about Xiao Yongde's triumphant return, and even the horns of the letter were crumpled.

"Your Majesty, but there is a problem with this letter?"

Chen Ye couldn't help asking, he and Yan Li had been standing here for an hour, only to hear Emperor Chu sigh melancholy and not see him say anything else.

"Prime Minister Zuo doesn't know, it's okay to believe, it's just a person who has a problem."

Without waiting for Emperor Chu to answer, Yan Li had already answered for him.

"Lord Yan knows what I'm worried about? Let's hear it. ”

Only then did Emperor Chu look up at Yan Li, and even his expression changed.

looked at Yan Li with interest, waiting for him to continue.

Yan Li glanced at Chen Ye on the side, what is the relationship between Chen Ye and Xiao Yongde, don't say that he even looks at Emperor Chu in his eyes.

"Prime Minister Zuo, you step back first, I have something important to discuss with Prime Minister Yan."

Emperor Chu waved his hand, Chen Ye glanced at Yan Li, I don't know what this old fox was thinking.

"Obey."

Get up and walk outside.

Outside, Chen Ye looked at the guards guarding outside the imperial study and felt that something was not quite right.

"Grandpa Hai, have these people changed?"

Coincidentally, seeing Pang Hai walking past him, followed by several palace maids, Chen Ye hurriedly stopped and asked.

Although the people around Emperor Chu were in charge of Commander Lin, they had to be screened by Pang Hai in the end.

"Yo, it's Prime Minister Chen, the slave knocks on Prime Minister Chen."

Pang Hai said that he wanted to salute, but was stopped by Chen Ye.

Although Pang Hai's status in the heart of Emperor Chu is not as good as Kuwu, he has served by Emperor Chu's side for more than ten years, who is not respectful when he sees it?

"Grandpa Hai doesn't need to be polite, these people are new here?"

Chen Ye looked at the people guarding outside the imperial study, although they were all in good spirits and guarded, but he always felt that something was wrong but couldn't say it.

Pang Hai followed Chen Ye's line of sight and looked at the guards, and deliberately raised his voice a little, as if showing off.

"Yes, these are just here a few days ago, those who neglected their duties and deserted before, plus there have been assassins in the palace twice, our family is most at ease with the emperor's safety, such a large-scale turmoil and substitution, all for the emperor."

Pang Hai frowned, looking worried about Emperor Chu.

This reason sounds reasonable, and people can't find fault with it, but Chen Ye always feels that something is wrong in his heart.

"But after changing people, no one is as careful as Prime Minister Chen, and Prime Minister Chen is really unforgettable."

Pang Hai looked at Chen Ye with interest, Chen Ye chuckled in his heart, laughed out loud, and no longer bothered about this.

"Grandpa Hai praised, the official just looked at the eyes and asked, seeing that Grandpa Hai still has something, the official will not bother."

Yu Guang glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs behind Pang Hai, as the head of the house, how could they dare to move if they didn't leave?

Pang Hai grinned, this smile was a little brighter than just now.

"Our family won't accompany Prime Minister Chen for now."

Pang Hai saluted, waved his hand, and the dust on his hand moved.

The footsteps were long, and the palace maids and eunuchs behind him also followed.

Looking at the back of Pang Hai leaving, the smile on Chen Ye's lips gradually disappeared.

Pang Hai lowered his head and snorted coldly.

Inside the Imperial Study

Emperor Chu took a sip of tea and then put it down.

"Now it's just you and me, Yan Aiqing, you can just say it boldly, no matter what you say right or wrong today, I will forgive you for your innocence!"

"Sit."

Emperor Chu pointed to the vacant position on the side, and Yan Li bent down and took a few steps back and sat on the chair.

Then the minister said boldly.

"The emperor is afraid that General Xiao will be too powerful and cover the sky with one hand?"

Yan Li deliberately lowered his voice and asked, and Emperor Chu's eyes lit up.

Yan Li did not shy away from it, but spoke bluntly, and Emperor Chu sat upright and listened quietly to Yan Li's continued speech, and did not interrupt him.

Yan Li saw that Emperor Chu didn't say anything else, and continued to go down.

"When the first emperor was alive, he not only gave General Xiao a plaque, but also handed over the military talisman to General Xiao, Chu State is not counted as others, if only the trained soldiers are roughly calculated, there are millions and distributed all over the place, and General Xiao alone has 200,000 elites in his hands, if he is not good at General Xiao, he is afraid of ......"

What Yan Li said happened to be what the Emperor of Chu was worried about, he had been worried about this matter since he sat on the throne, worried that he would not be able to eat and sleep, for fear that the sky of the Chu State would change when he woke up tomorrow, and he was even more afraid that the position he had just sat on would be taken away by others.

As long as Xiao Yongde holds the talisman in his hand, he will never have a peaceful day.

That's why he wanted to take the opportunity to weaken the hands of the Xiao family or cut the grass and eradicate the roots, rather than the world falling into the hands of others, it is better to cut the mess quickly, and first get rid of the people who may have the intention of doing the opposite.

As long as Xiao Yongde is dead, the tiger talisman will naturally fall into his hands.

"Go on."

Seeing Yan Li pause, Emperor Chu said a little unhappily.

"There are only two of us here, don't shout General Xiao General Xiao, when it comes to official positions, you and Xiao Yongde are the same two grades, so calling it demeaning your own worth."

Emperor Chu said impatiently, and Yan Li replied lightly: "Yes." ”

"If Xiao Yongde has bad intentions, I'm afraid that the world will be surnamed Xiao."

The sharp eyes raised to look directly at Yan Li, and his big hand slapped the table, and even the ink on the table spilled a few bits.

"Be bold and stern, do you know what these words mean?"

"I hope the emperor will forgive your sins."

With this roar, Yan Li hurriedly got up from the chair and knelt on the ground, attracting the guards guarding outside, and the guards broke into the door, holding the handle of the knife on his waist with his hands on his waist, and looking at Yan Li with both eyes.

Emperor Chu calmed down a little, covered his head with one hand and waved the other to signal them to leave.

"Get up, what you said is not false at all, I am really afraid."

Emperor Chu sat back in his place, Yan Li trembled and got up, but he didn't dare to raise his head.

"Yes."

"Sit, continue."

"The emperor has a headache again? Do you need to call a miracle doctor to take a look? ”

Yan Li was worried about the physical condition of Emperor Chu, who used to see blood when he was angry, but now he has become a headache, which means that the medicine given to Emperor Chu is indeed effective.

"No, old problem, the miracle doctor is busy with other things now, so it is not appropriate to disturb him."

"Yes, the minister continued."

Yan Li didn't ask too much, but continued to talk.

"The emperor looked at the letter again and again today and put it down, but because of Xiao Yongde, he made another meritorious service? Now that Xiao Yongde is the general of Zhenguo and holds the power of the army, if he is promoted again, I am afraid that he will surpass the two prime ministers of Xia Chen. ”

"I will never allow this to happen!"

The body exudes a fierce atmosphere, and even the tone of speech does not allow others to refuse to refute.

I thought that Xiao Yongde would die and didn't want to escape and investigated Li Zhenshou by the way, if it weren't for this letter, he would have forgotten who Li Zhenshou was, and now these two merits are added together, if this official is not promoted, he is afraid that he will be laughed at.

"The minister has a plan for this."

"Say!"