The car drove straight in front of Ye Yongjia and just stopped. When he heard that the brass bell on the car was not ringing, he raised his head slightly, and when he saw the golden curtain symbolizing the emperor, he lowered his head in fear.

"Your Majesty asks you, have you ever had a bad time in Nanjing?" The chief manager, Shen Jing, stepped forward and said.

Ye Yongjia was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied: "No...... No...... Why does Your Majesty ask such questions? ”

Shen Jing said with a smile: "It's nothing more than that Your Majesty has been touring the south for a few days, and seeing that the Ye Prefect's Mansion has managed well, so that Nanjing is generally fine, it is expected that you will be hard, so you will be less heartfelt and rewarded." ”

Ye Yongjia's heart was filled with a few waves, and his eyes brightened: "The minister has no courage to ask His Majesty for a reward, this is all within the minister's responsibility, if the officials do not help each other, I am afraid that my official position will not be guaranteed." Therefore, it is unfair to the public to ask for a reward alone, and it must not be allowed. ”

Shen actually said his hard work again, but Ye Yongjia repeatedly thanked him, and the emperor had to nod to Manager Shen in the car before giving up.

Luan Yu set off again. Ye Yongjia looked at the fluttering dust from afar, and gradually became clear about the emperor's intention to win him over, that is, to eradicate the Liu Party. Although this goal was difficult, he was willing to go to the soup just to repay the emperor's trust. In his baseless impression, the emperor seemed to be a humble and gentle son of heaven with a sense of justice, because only in this way could he compare with Liu Zhennian's ugly face. Loyal to the monarch and patriotism, Ye Yongjia's lifelong ideal, must be given a certain warm and strong color, in order to become the standard recognized by the world. But he didn't think about another question: is it the world that has set the standard, or is the world imperceptibly setting the standard? He still doesn't care.

"Governor Ye, Governor Ye, General Liu is here." An official patted Yongjia on the shoulder, only to wake him up.

"Oh." He bowed to the man and stood respectfully in the middle of the procession.

Liu Zhennian rode a black horse, followed by Yan Liang, Gui Fu, etc., there were fierce soldiers standing on both sides, several pairs of sharp eyes staring at everyone, no one dared to stretch out a foot, no one looked around, such a terrifying scene made Ye Yongjia numb, and his heart was beating suddenly.

But seeing Yan Liang's eyes moving slightly, an official walked out of the crowd, clapped his hands, and several small officials came out with three bowls of wine.

Ye Yongjia knew that this wine was a tribute to Liu Zhennian, Wan Heshun and Lu Fangxuan refused to go out lightly, so they had to follow out, took a glass of wine, and bowed to him: "General Liu is stationed in Nanjing, which adds a lot of color to the ancient city. ”

Liu Zhennian respected Ye Yongjia as a talent, and was very pleased that he could do this, so he threw down the horsewhip, jumped off the horse, and saluted back: "The prefect's affection is deep, and the official will receive it!" ”

After that, he raised his neck and drank, and the full cup was empty.

Ye Yongjia picked up the second cup again: "General Liu, I have been loved for many days......"

"This is a serious word. I should have fought with you to the end, but after this incident, I threw you in Nanjing, and I still felt guilty in my heart. I drank this cup, which can be regarded as wishing the prefect smooth sailing, and he may be able to reunite with the Beijing division in the future! "Anyway, I drank it all.

Ye Yongjia was indifferent to this, he was just a useless pawn he lost. Thinking like this, the prefect had already raised the third cup: "The last bowl of wine, I hope that the general will return to Beijing safely, so that the people of the world can feel at ease." ”

Liu Zhennian took the wine, and just laughed: "Thank you for the kindness of the prefect, this wine is also the right for me to respect you!" He poured all the hot wine from his bowl on the floor and got on his horse.

"Tinglong, this wine is sacrificed to this land, and it will also bless you with peace!" Liu Zhennian shook the whip violently, and the whole team followed the car.

Heavy rain fell in Beijing for two days in a row. The dark clouds covered the sky like a pitch-black iron net, and no daylight could penetrate it, which was really suffocating.

This had no effect on the imprisoned prince, who just listened to the sound of the rain, twisted the oily Buddhist beads in his hands, and sat in the dormitory praying.

Bang...... Bang...... Boom!

The sudden thunderclap made his heart tighten, and the rosary slipped from his hand.

He couldn't recite the scriptures anymore and hurriedly knocked on the window.

"What's the matter, Prince?"

"It's raining heavily outside?" The prince asked depressedly.

"It's been quite big in two days, but it only thundered today." The guard outside the door leaned close to the window and reported.

"It's weird, the sun was shining a few days ago...... Alas, by the way, is my father coming back? ”

"It should be today."

When the prince heard this, he gritted his teeth, turned around and said nothing.

After Yan Wen and the ministers finished discussing the government, they came out of the main hall and instructed the servants to take a cyan oil-paper umbrella for themselves and put on a mink robe for themselves.

When he was about to leave, he saw that Si Ban Lu Yingshan was actually coming towards him, he didn't have an umbrella, and his armor and helmet were soaked.

"General Liu is back?" Yan Wen slapped his armor and hurriedly asked.

"Go to the palace gate with Your Majesty, and there are already eunuchs going to greet you."

Yan Wen said: "Okay, I'll ask the prime minister and others to greet His Majesty, and invite Liu Gong to rest in the East Wing Warm Pavilion, and I'll go." ”

Liu Zhennian took off his armor in the warm pavilion, put a fox fur coat in his hand, and sat on the kang to rest. For he had been running for many days, and he was already sleepy, leaning against the wall, and was about to fall asleep, when he suddenly heard the sound of the door opening, and immediately woke up.

"Yan participates in politics!" He got out of bed excitedly, hurriedly put on his shoes, and stepped forward to hold Yan Wen's hand, "Since you are not around, I can't sleep well in Nanjing for a day!" ”

Yan Wen smiled: "If you return with a full load, you may be able to sleep in peace!" ”

"What's going on in the capital? I only listen to what you say in the letter, and I don't have time to ask a question or two. Liu Zhennian asked.

Yan Wen then told the story from beginning to end, which provoked Liu Zhennian to stomp his feet: "The prince knows that the enemy can't beat us, so he has to do this show, and he will lose this good piece of fat in Nanjing!" If I don't punish him severely, I will abolish his position, how can I get out of my evil spirit! ”

Yan Wen said: "Since the adults want to be angry, the lower officials have a way." ”

"Speak."

Although the emperor believed in the general, he couldn't help but have hatred and some dissent. It is better to take advantage of this to abolish the crown prince, and then force him to set up a new prince, firstly to deter hundreds of officials, and secondly, to warn His Majesty, wouldn't it be a two-way strategy? ”

Liu Zhennian stroked his beard: "Crowned crown prince...... Then my prestige will increase one step further. However, what to do with this waste prince? ”

"Kill!" Yan Wen patted the bed and said resolutely, "We are already in power to cover the world, so we don't need to be afraid to do things. ”