The news of Ye Shuai's return to Beijing spread a few days ago, and Qin Yan, as the young master of Shantang, was naturally one of the first few people to learn the news.

It's just that she didn't expect that Ye Shuai returned to Luoyang City just in time for Chinese New Year's Eve.

In fact, the return of the Thorn Army should have happened half a year ago, after all, at the beginning, the reason why the emperor and his old man would transfer the Thorn Army to Xiling was entirely to prevent the eastward advance of the steppe people and keep the last two border passes of the grass cutting defense line.

In terms of the final result, the Thorn Army can of course be said to have completed the task extraordinarily, not only did not let the grassland people go half a step further, but even fought a big victory, forcing the grassland people to take the initiative to sue for peace, so that the two sons of the grassland king were sent to Kyoto as protons, and there was the alliance of long geese that was talked about by people later.

But I don't know why, Ye Shuai has not returned to Beijing to report on his work, and the Thorn Army has not withdrawn from the grass cutting defense line.

And today, Ye Shuai must come back.

It is not because of the new changes in the war on the front line, nor because the grassland people treacherously launched an invasion of the territory of the Dajin Dynasty again, but because of Ye Xiao'e.

Ye Xiao'e is the eldest lady of the Weining Hou Mansion, and she is also Ye Shuai's only daughter, this time she is missing along with the Jinyuan Secret Realm, and her life and death are unknown, Ye Shuai will inevitably find out about this matter!

However, after riding his horse all the way into the Luoyang City Gate, Ye Shuai did not rush back to his mansion as soon as possible, but went in the direction of the palace.

Even if today is Chinese New Year's Eve, even if the Weining Marquis Mansion is waiting for him to have a reunion dinner at this moment, even if the emperor and his old man are laughing and talking with the empress, several concubines, and a group of children at the family banquet, Ye Shuai must first enter the palace to see the driver.

Because it's the rule.

Of course, the large army of the Thorn Army did not enter Beijing, but was left by Ye Shuai in Honghuagang, thirty miles outside Luoyang City. There are only three people who followed Ye Shuai in this way.

From a certain point of view, it also proves that these three people are deeply trusted by Ye Shuai and are the mainstay of the Thorn Army.

Among them, the fat man who was known as "General Tanma" was a familiar face, but his complexion was darker than when he came back to participate in the Qin family competition more than half a year ago. The beard was a little more messy, and the only thing that remained unchanged was the face full of meat.

In addition, the other two, one tall and one thin, the tall man was born white and clean, with a baby face, if it weren't for the burly tendon meat, I'm afraid no one would think that he was in the army, as for the thin man. is mediocre in appearance, belongs to the kind of ordinary people who can't be found when thrown into the pile, and is also silent along the way, and doesn't seem to like to talk much.

The commander of the forbidden army on duty today is still Cai Quan, and after seeing Ye Shuai, he immediately asked someone to open the palace gate, said a few words of greeting, and let everyone in.

Not even a single bulletin.

Because this is Ye Hou's prerogative!

But Cai Quan did not report. It does not mean that the news of Ye Jiang's entry into the palace was hidden from everyone, such as the people from the Adjudication Division and the Qin Family Shan Hall who took the matter to the fore as soon as possible.

Another example: When Ye Jiang came to the outside of Qiushui Palace, Gonggong Zhao was already waiting there.

"Master Hou, you're back. ”

Seeing Ye Jiang, Gonggong Zhao's face immediately burst into an incomparably bright smile, his words were full of intimacy, and even the steps that greeted him seemed incomparably brisk.

Ye Jiang smiled slightly. He arched his hand and said, "Father-in-law Zhao, don't come to harm." ”

"Hey, the old slave's body is not as good as a year, and I don't know how many days I can serve Your Majesty, and it seems that another year has passed. It's really a reminder of the years......"

Hearing this, Ye Jiang couldn't help but teased: "Father-in-law Zhao is not a sentimental person. ”

"Haha, that's what Master Hou said. Gonggong Zhao smiled happily, and then got down to business: "This time, the Hou Ye entered the palace to ask His Majesty for peace, but the banquet is not over yet, and I am afraid that I will have to be wronged by the Hou Ye to wait in the imperial study for a while." ”

Ye Jiang waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I haven't seen Father-in-law Zhao for a long time, so it's good to chat a few more words." ”

As the two of them spoke, they walked in the direction of the imperial study, and the three of them were not easy to interject, so they could only remain silent.

Speaking of which, Ye Jiang really trusted these three people enough, and he didn't avoid them no matter what he said, and Gonggong Zhao on the side didn't seem to be surprised, and he didn't have too many scruples in his heart.

Seeing that several people had almost walked outside the door of the imperial study, Ye Jiang suddenly asked coldly, "Is tonight's banquet still the same as usual?"

This question seemed a little strange, and I didn't know if Ye Jiang was asking about the people attending the banquet, or something else.

And Zhao Gonggong's answer is even more interesting.

"It's business as usual, but this year, the Baitang River has risen a lot, so there is no yellow croaker dish. ”

When the words fell, Ye Jiang seemed to sigh secretly, and then asked again: "When I was still in Xiling, I heard the news that the teachers and students of the Spring and Autumn Academy were attacked and killed by aliens, has this matter come to an end?"

Gonggong Zhao still had a warm smile on his face, and said: "After the matter was reported back to the palace, His Majesty made a lot of fire, and ordered the adjudication department to investigate thoroughly, and finally it seems that the two barbarians were caught, but the specific matter is not clear to the old slave." ”

During the conversation, the five people had already come to the door of the imperial study, Ye Jiang arched his hand to Gonggong Zhao again, and said with a smile: "Boxing Gonggong Zhao sent him all the way, then we will wait for Your Majesty in the room." ”

Zhao Gonggong said goodbye to Ye Jiang with a smile, and watched several people walk into the imperial study, and finally couldn't help but shake his head, and then left with a somewhat slow pace.

On the other side, after closing the door of the imperial study, Ye Jiang's face immediately became extremely ugly.

The quick-witted fat man immediately asked in a deep voice: "Could it be that Your Majesty is really ready to suppress the Spring and Autumn Academy and completely eliminate the hidden danger of party strife and dissent?"

Ye Jiang frowned and analyzed: "It should be that during the Spring Festival, the tacit understanding shown by Xia Sheng and King Ning aroused His Majesty's vigilance. ”

Hearing this, the fat man couldn't help but say urgently: "Then what should we do?"

Ye Jiang didn't answer the fat man's question, but said with a worried look in his eyes: "I'm afraid we won't be able to stay in Kyoto for too long this time, if things really come to the worst step, the safety of the Ye family will be handed over to you!"

As soon as these words came out, the fat man immediately showed panic on his face, and was about to persuade something, but he saw that the tall man with a baby face fell to the ground on one knee in response, and said a word concisely and clearly.

"Yes!"

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