In the middle of summer in the south of the Yangtze River, cicadas and birds chirp, outside the city of Langya, Yangzhou, a carriage slowly appeared on the road outside the city.

Summer is hot and dry, and the noisy cicadas are so noisy in the ears of ordinary people, but in the ears of Bai Xiangting in the carriage, it is very cordial and pleasant, after all, he has not heard insects and birds in five years.

After taking off his prison uniform and changing into a purple shirt, he returned to his hometown again, feeling a little excited, but in addition to the excitement, he was more panic and worry, he had not returned for five years, and he didn't know what the situation was at home and in Yangzhou now.

"Appeal ......"

Halfway through, the carriage suddenly stopped, and Bai Xiangting said in a deep voice, "What's the situation?" ”

But it was not the carriage driver who answered Bai Xiangting's question, but a young man's voice, "Lord Hui, Li Renli of the Central Mansion welcomed Lord Bai into the city on the order of Lord Han, and prepared a banquet in the Governor's Mansion in the city to receive the wind and wash the dust for Lord Bai. ”

After hearing this, Bai Xiangting directly lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked outside, and sure enough, in front of a group of black-clothed people, a man decorated by a scholar was clasping his hands into fists and bowing his hands respectfully.

At this time, Bai Xiangting understood after seeing Li Renli that during the time he was not in Yangzhou, Yangzhou was under the control of the Central Government.

"Lord Han has a heart, Lord Li will lead the way." Bai Xiangting frowned slightly, and after lowering the curtain, he said in a deep voice.

Li Renli gave up his hand, turned on his horse, and walked towards the city with Bai Xiangting, and the black-clothed man beside him disappeared at the same time.

Familiar environment, familiar place, the carriage drove to the gate of Baifu, Li Renli turned around and dismounted, raised his hand and said:

"Mr. Bai hasn't returned after a long absence, Mrs. misses you very much, by the way, in the past five years, there has been a guy who pretended to be Lord Bai and was sentenced to death in prison, if this person collides with Mrs. or does something out of the ordinary in these five years, I hope Lord Bai doesn't mind."

Bai Xiangting frowned slightly, and after stepping out of the carriage, he looked up and saw the word Baifu in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "This official knows, Master Li, you have bothered all these years." ”

After that, he turned around and walked to the palace, the pavilions and rockeries, the water was murmuring, exactly the same as the picture when he left home five years ago, the only difference was that the small saplings he planted when he walked now have the thickness of his arm.

The subordinates in the mansion were not the same when they left, and when the subordinates saw Bai Xiangting, their eyes were not respectful and awe-inspiring, but frightened, "Good master." ”

Bai Xiangting nodded deeply, looking at his home with tears in his eyes, and walked towards the study with his feet moving.

The moment he pushed open the study, he saw the wife he had been thinking about day and night reappearing in front of him, and the excitement in his heart was indescribable.

Mrs. Bai, who was reciting the scriptures, was awakened by the sound of the door opening, suddenly looked back, and saw Bai Xiangting appear in front of her, and immediately got up, with some horror in her eyes, "Who asked you to come here, get out quickly, go out ......"

Bai Xiangting knew that five years ago, Mrs. Bai would never have spoken to herself so loudly, let alone looked at her in such horror.

Seeing his wife behaving like this, Bai Xiangting didn't dare to imagine what his wife had suffered in five years, the corners of his eyes were moist, and he knelt down directly at Mrs. Bai, which made Mrs. Bai stunned.

I'm also surprised in my heart, this impostor hasn't been seen for a few days, what's wrong? What medicine did you take wrong?

The next moment, I saw Bai Xiangting's tears flowing down, and the old man who was over half a hundred years old said while shedding tears at his wife, "Madam, I'm sorry, I've made you suffer all these years, I ...... I'm sorry for you, the husband. ”

After saying that, he kowtowed to Madame Bai fiercely.

At the moment of kowtowing, Mrs. Bai saw the scar on the back of Bai Xiangting's hand, at this moment, the whole person's heart beat faster, the scriptures in his hand fell to the ground with a bang, tears gushed out like a flood that broke the embankment at this moment, and the whole person trembled and stretched out his hands to walk towards this old man who promised his life to be white.

"Is it really you? I...... I'm not dreaming, am I? Mrs. Bai knelt down in front of Bai Xiangting, and helped Bai Xiangting up with trembling hands, her excitement overflowing.

I haven't seen him for five years, Bai Xiangting has spent five years proving her foolishness, and Mrs. Bai has proved her sincerity in five years.

Bai Xiangting nodded heavily, and directly hugged Mrs. Bai into his arms, "From now on, our husband and wife will never be separated again, never again." ”

Mrs. Bai burst into tears, buried her head in Bai Xiangting's arms and kept nodding, the sadness and helplessness of the past five years were all poured out in the crying at this moment.

At this moment, Langya is full of flowers.

……

Yindu, Imperial Palace, Taihe Palace.

On the first day of the eighth month, today was an extraordinary day for Dafeng, especially for the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and shortly after the beginning of the early dynasty, Yin Du received news from the border pass, the Northern Barbarians had surrendered, and sent one of their eight kings, the King of Huihu, to Pingjiao Pass as an envoy to submit his credentials; And this letter of state, together with Qin Feng's military report, came to Yindu.

After receiving the letter of surrender from the Northern Barbarians, Gao Yuan, as the emperor, was naturally extremely happy, the war was over, and the stone in Gao Yuan's heart could be regarded as landing.

Without foreign wars, as the new emperor, he can concentrate on handling internal affairs, and he is also a young emperor with ambitions, so he will naturally not blindly defend in obscurity.

What he wants to do is to let Da Bong go one step further in his own hands and become a powerful empire that the barbarians of the four seas dare not even provoke, and he himself will become the generation of heroes who come to worship and surrender from all directions.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the letter of surrender of the Northern Barbarians has arrived in Yindu, and this farce of war caused by the ignorance of the Northern Barbarians should also end, in order to prevent the soldiers of Dafeng from being injured and sacrificed, and in order not to let the people of Dafeng suffer from the war, I decided to accept the surrender letter of the Northern Barbarians, and sent envoys to the border to negotiate peace, I don't know what you Aiqing wants." Gao Yuan's voice replied in the Taihe Temple.

The end of the war is also a matter that the ministers of the court and the central government like to see, and the first to stand up is the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Meng Yan, Meng Yan arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty is kind-hearted, and you can't bear the chaos of this war on both sides, so that the ministers admire, Your Majesty's intention is the will of the old minister, and the old minister has no objection." ”

After Meng Yan spoke, the other courtiers also seconded each other, and they were very satisfied with this, nodded and said, "Since the secretary and the others have no opinions, then tell me who should be the most suitable envoy?" ”

Now the court was lively again, everyone looked at each other, and they couldn't make up their minds, Gao Yuan looked around, looked at Wen Zhe who was speechless next to him, and said by name, "Is there a suitable candidate for Prime Minister Wen?" ”

Wen Zhe bowed his hand and said loudly, "Foreign peace talks, according to the law of Dafeng, should belong to the Ministry of Rites, this peace is a matter of great importance, related to the national fortunes of the two countries, so the minister suggested that it is more appropriate for the Ministry of Rites to go to the border pass, the Northern Barbarians sent the King of Huihu, and our dynasty sent six Shangshu, as far as the national system is concerned, we also give them enough respect." ”

Dai Gui, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was originally the prince Shaobao, and the previous Lord Shangshu Fan was investigated by Wen Zhe for corruption and bribery, and when the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites were vacant at the same time, Gao Zhen adopted Gao Yuan's suggestion and let Meng Yan and Dai Gui take the top.

These two people are also decades of veterans, and they don't have to pick in their ability to do things, and more importantly, they are both from the prince's faction, and letting them enter the court will also help the prince quickly grasp the court.

Behind Wen Zhe, an elderly figure walked out with his body slumped, the old gentleman was too old, coughed twice and then arched his hand, "If it is planned by Dafeng, the old minister is willing to go to the border to negotiate peace." ”

Gao Yuan frowned slightly, thinking in his heart that you Wen Zhe really dare to say it, don't I know that this matter is under the control of the Ministry of Rites? If it weren't for the scruples of Dai Gui's age, I just announced it, so why let you talk about it, I know more about the law of the country than you Wen Zhe.

Gao Yuan bowed slightly, and then said, "Lord Dai is loyal, and I am very relieved, but you also know that Lord Dai is old, the road from Yindu to Pingjiaoguan is long, and the road is tortuous, if you let Lord Dai go, this road is not enough for me to worry about, so I think it is better for Lord Dai to stay in Yindu to help me deal with court affairs, what do you think, Prime Minister Wen?" ”

Wen Zhe still had a paralyzed face, and said in a deep voice, "The minister is calculated by the law of the country, but Lord Dai is the most suitable person, if His Majesty has a more suitable one, the minister is willing to obey the holy decree." ”

After saying this, even Ning Xiaochuan was stunned, this jade-faced prime minister really dared to say it, and he didn't even give the emperor's face.

Gao Yuan smiled awkwardly, nodded silently, and asked again, "Do you have any recommended candidates for Naqing?" ”

At this time, the national teacher who had been standing next to Wen Zhe spoke, Qin Wanzun moved a few steps out with a cane, and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister has a recommendation." ”

"National teacher, please speak." Gao Yuan frowned and said, at the same time, he also had a hunch that he, a foreigner, must have other plans when he spoke publicly.

"Prime Minister Wen Cheng is reasonable, this diplomatic matter is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, since Lord Dai is physically inconvenient, why don't you let Lord Shilang go on behalf of Lord Dai?"

Qin Wanzuka's words instantly exploded in the court, Lord Squire, who is this Squire of the Ministry of Rites? It's Ning Xiaochuan, this hairy boy who has been in office for less than a year, was just a young master before entering the court, and he relied on the title of Duke of Liguo to pull him to the position of a waiter.

Not to mention his talent, let's just say that this reputation spreads, maybe what people think about Beiban.

People sent a prince, you come to a three-grade official who has served for less than a year, and you are still a gentleman, isn't this playing Beiban as a monkey?

At this time, the left servant shot Hu Tongxun and directly retorted, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks it is impossible, Lord Ning is still young, he has just come to the Ministry of Rites, and he has not yet fully mastered the etiquette of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and he cannot go to Pingjiao Pass on behalf of Dafeng, once there is a mistake and the diplomatic relations between the two countries are delayed, is the responsibility counted on the Ministry of Rites, or on Lord Qin?" ”

"Your Majesty, Lord Hu is reasonable, the matter is big, and there is no child's play, otherwise, let the old minister go." Meng Yan also walked out and said with a deep brow.

After Ning Xiaochuan heard Qin Wanzuka's words, his eyes suddenly turned cold, he raised his head slightly to look at the old immortal thing in front of him, greeted the ancestors of the Qin family in his heart, and muttered: "I know that this old thing can't let out any good farts." ”