Chapter 418: Rivals Gather
In the imperial study, Ye Yunyang's face was dissatisfied, the corners of the emperor's mouth were raised, and the expressions of the two were in stark contrast.
The reason why Emperor Liu Qi chose Ye Yunyang was because of his character of only taking advantage of the advantages and not suffering losses, and with his three-inch incorruptible tongue, he was stunned to let Meng Zhun, who was in the limelight, obediently lead more than one million troops to join the imperial court.
Since he can get rid of Meng Zhun, it is not a problem to take down King Bai Di.
The task of this trip is very important, not only to suppress King Bai Di and put an end to his idea of collusion with Daqin, but also to be wholeheartedly loyal to the Han and send others to it, I am afraid it will be difficult to complete the task.
That's why the emperor will find a high-sounding reason for himself and hand over this matter to Ye Yunyang.
In fact, he is concerned about chaos, success is impossible to be completely replicated, the situation of Nanban and Bai Di is different, even if King Bai Di falls to Daqin, with Rong Di is now in a state of chaos, in fact, it will not play much role.
First of all, Rongdi is composed of several tribes, although they often divide and merge, but when there is a foreign enemy, they will immediately huddle together, which has long been their habit.
It is not easy to divide the Rongdi people like they divided the Nanban.
King Bai Di can only represent the Bai Di tribe, and as for the rest of the tribes, they are not easily influenced.
Secondly, when the Han sent troops to the Southern Barbarians, the Three Barbarians had been fighting for nearly a year, and both Meng Huo and Meng Tu had consumed a large number of troops.
The Rongdi were more fierce than the barbarians, and they were more brave in battle.
Thirdly, at least on the surface, Nanban was a vassal state of the Great Han, although in private he always stabbed the Great Han in the back.
And Rong Di was the enemy of Great Qin from the beginning, and the two sides formed a deep grudge.
Combining the above three points, it is impossible for Daqin to use a method similar to the Han Dynasty's conquest of the Southern Barbarians, and to conquer Rong Di according to the gourd painting scoop.
At this point, Ye Yunyang had no room for refutation, and sighed and said, "Since Your Majesty has sent me, I will go to Bai Di, just take a trip to the north, it's not a big deal." ”
The emperor smiled and said, "If you have such a mentality, I will be relieved." ”
Ye Yunyang shrugged his shoulders and said, "But it's winter, and it's the coldest time in the north, and it is said that the dripping water turns into ice...... Moreover, it seems that I have to spend the Spring Festival outside again this year. ”
"You're a single person anyway. The emperor said that he didn't care, he suddenly thought that his granddaughter had mentioned that Ye Yunyang and Dongfang Yixue already had a husband and wife, but anyway, the two were not married, and it was not too much to say that he was a bachelor.
Out of consideration for compensation, the emperor went on to say: "The conditions in the north are a little worse, I allow you to bring all kinds of accompanying items, you go back to make a list, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible for the procurement and allocation of all expenses, and you can take Dongfang Yixue with you to take care of your daily life." In addition, the medium-sized flying wing that was transferred to you last time will still be used by you, and as for the person who will accompany you, it is also up to you to decide. ”
Ye Yunyang nodded: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”
Since everything has been said about this, Ye Yunyang will certainly not be polite to him, and is ready to list everything from carriages and tents to needles and threads on the list.
As the old saying goes, the poor are rich, and since it is traveling, you must not treat yourself badly.
Leaving the palace, a smile suddenly appeared on his originally expressionless face.
In fact, he was very willing to go to this mission, and deliberately showed reluctance in front of the emperor.
After returning to the imperial capital from Nanban, the contact between him and the ghost-faced horse became very difficult, and the emperor was suspicious a while ago, and the father and son did not take the initiative to contact him.
Now that the danger is gone, it is just the right time to take the opportunity to meet King Bai Di to help the ghost-faced horse speed up the victory of the war.
In the Battle of the Southern Barbarians, the ghost-faced horse helped Ye Yunyang a lot, and this affection must be repaid.
The reason why he showed that he didn't want to go was nothing more than to avoid the emperor's concerns, and if he agreed very quickly, it was difficult to guarantee that the emperor would not think about it.
Back at the temple, he told Dongfang Yixue about the situation.
"What, you have to go out again, it's still cold in the north!" The beautiful woman's eyes widened, and she said, "Didn't Your Majesty promise to let you be idle for a while?" Well, it seems that you are born to work hard, and you can't stop at all. ”
He shrugged: "I don't want to either, I guess I was made easy by the emperor, as long as there is something, he will think of me, as if I am the only available person in the entire empire, are all civil and military officials eat dry food?"
Dongfang Yixue smiled bitterly: "The matter has come to this, it's useless to complain, let's hurry up and prepare." ”
He smiled: "This mission, all the expenses are provided by the internal affairs office of the palace, just list what you need on the list, someone will help us procure, don't be polite to the emperor, remember to follow a principle, that is, what should be asked should not be wanted, all of them should be wanted!"
The beauty gave him a blank look: "You have a character that takes advantage of it if it's cheap, and you have to take advantage of it if you don't have cheap conditions to create conditions, can you change it?"
"Why change?"
"Do you think the reason why the emperor asked you to send Bai Di is because of your character of taking advantage and not suffering losses. ”
Ye Yunyang's face darkened: "Sure enough, it's a bystander, you're right! But it's obvious that you can take advantage, and it's a bastard not to take advantage." ”
In the afternoon, he came to the Fenglin faction.
"Send you to Rongdi?" Wu Qinglin was also taken aback: "Didn't Your Majesty promise to let you rest for a while?"
Ye Yunyang didn't bother to explain, because before coming here, he had just met another senior brother, Huo Hong, and he had already explained it.
"The matter has been decided, so say hello to my senior brother. He said helplessly.
Wu Qinglin smiled bitterly: "Okay, I originally wanted to continue to study the "Interception Method" with you, but if you leave, my plans will be ruined." Since it is difficult to disobey the emperor's order, then Zheng Zhiyuan will also be brought with him, responsible for accompanying and protecting ...... If you don't want to add another Xiao Yuda, double insurance. ”
Ye Yunyang shook his head: "Zheng Zhiyuan alone is enough, junior brother, I don't have such a big spectrum, and I don't need two titled national teachers as bodyguards." By the way, Senior Brother, how are you practicing the Interception Method?"
"Not very good. When he mentioned this, Wu Qinglin's face was full of disappointment: "I've been practicing hard for several days, but I still haven't been able to master it." Little junior brother, you are so powerful, you succeeded the first time, I estimate that by the time you come back from Rong Di, you will definitely be in the middle stage of the Gathering God Realm. ”
He confidently said, "That's for sure." ”
After leaving the Fenglin Sect, not far away, Chen Shilai stopped the carriage and said, "Childe, the road ahead has been blocked again. ”
"Who?" he asked, poking his head out.
Chen Shilai smiled bitterly: "Coincidentally, it seems to be the car of the Prime Minister's Mansion again." ”
Ye Yunyang jumped down directly from the car and said, "I'll take a look, the people of the Li family are too arrogant, Li Chengen's matter has only been a few days, and the lessons of the previous car have been forgotten too quickly!"
He walked briskly and saw a carriage with a slightly ordinary decoration parked in the middle of the road, with the obvious logo of the Prime Minister's Mansion on the carriage.
The people in the car did not get down, and the coachman stood aside and looked around, not knowing what it meant.
Ye Yunyang said with some annoyance: "The car of the Prime Minister's Mansion is amazing, it is parked on the street all day long, and it affects the traffic, don't you know? You are really a pioneer in blocking the road, two days ago, it was Li Chengen, who claimed to be the eldest son and eldest grandson, who is it today?"
"Ahem......"
There was a coughing sound from the car, and Ye Yunyang said unrelentingly: "It's useless to pretend to be a patient, if you are really sick, you should go to the doctor to get medicine to eat, and what is the matter with parking the car on the road." Get out of the way, you can't get through the back, you know?"
The coachman angrily pointed at him with a horsewhip: "Boy, I know that this is the carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion, why don't you hurry up and get out, what's wrong with the road, won't you take a detour?"
Ye Yun became angry: "Yo, no wonder people say that the prime minister is a seven-grade official in front of the prime minister, and even a groom is so arrogant, let alone the master." ”
The people in the car really couldn't be indifferent, opened the side curtain to show their heads, and said: "You think I want to park here, if it weren't for the car breakdown, who wants to stay on the street." ”
The four looked at each other, and the two of them were taken aback at the same time.
The person in the car was Prime Minister Li Fuchen, who rarely went out for a few days for fear of being ridiculed.
But it was too boring to stay at home all the time, so he decided to come out to breathe, and out of low-key considerations, he did not use the prime minister's exclusive car, but asked people to prepare an ordinary carriage.
I never thought that just after going to the street, the axle was stuck, and the car was parked in the middle of the road and couldn't move, because it was not far from home, he asked his entourage to go back and call someone to get tools, and come back to troubleshoot.
But it was so coincidental that Ye Yunyang happened to run into it again.
No wonder the old saying always says that it's not that enemies don't get together, the truth!
Li Fuchen broke his grandson Li Chengen's leg, and Mrs. Li felt that something was wrong, so she asked her grandson to understand the situation, and sent someone to investigate the street, and found out the matter.
Through Mrs. Li's narration, Li Fuchen knew that his grandson was so miserable by Ye Yunyang, and gritted his teeth with hatred.
Now that the enemies meet, they are naturally very angry.
Ye Yunyang squeezed out a smile and hugged his fists very casually: "It turned out to be the Prime Minister, no wonder he parked the car in the middle of the road domineeringly, I thought it was an evil servant of your mansion, and I wanted to teach him a lesson for the adult." ”
Li Fu's chest rose and fell for a while, and he gritted his teeth and said: "The people of this mansion, this official will teach a lesson, and there is no need for Lord Wu Yinghou to bother. ”
"That is, everyone knows that Prime Minister Li Cheng is notoriously honest and honest. Ye Yunyang's tone was filled with strong irony, and then said: "It's just that there is one thing I can't figure out, so that Sun can casually take out 30,000 taels of silver from his body, saying that it is his pocket money, is this true?"
Li Fuchen didn't know what he meant, so he didn't answer.
Ye Yunyang continued: "As far as Benhou knows, the prime minister's annual salary is 10,000 Shilu rice, plus silver, the emperor's rewards, and the gold, silver, silk and other things rewarded during the New Year's holidays, all these incomes add up, about 100,000 taels of silver a year. Of course, those sons and nephews of yours all serve in the imperial court, plus their Yulu, even if your family does not eat or drink, it will be thirty thousand and two heavens a Chinese New Year's Eve, right?"
Li Fuchen still didn't speak, but his lips trembled with anger.
"Ling Sun can casually take out 30,000 taels of silver pocket money, accounting for one-tenth of your mansion's total income in a year. Ye Yunyang's words are even more interesting: "You have more than one grandson, and when you are a grandfather, you have to have a bowl of water, and this little money is not enough for their pocket money, so may I ask, what does your mansion rely on to ensure the life of brocade clothes and food, and the huge expenses?"
Obviously, this is an allusion to Li Fuchen's acceptance of bribes.
Seeing that the other party didn't speak, the corners of Ye Yunyang's mouth rose: "Prime Minister Li Cheng doesn't defend himself, that is, he agrees with the conjecture in Ben Hou's heart, right?"
Li Fu was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and said angrily: "Slander, this is slander! This official has a clean sleeve, and you actually say that I am corrupt and bribery on the street, what evidence do you have? The surname is Ye, others are afraid of you, but this official has never looked at you in his eyes, if you don't give a reasonable explanation today, I will not finish with you, and I will definitely have to ask His Majesty the Emperor for comment!"