The Hunan people pulled out their sleeves disappreciatively, raised their heads and sneered: "Down there are relatives of Lord Chen, and there is no one to stop them along the way; Since it is in line with the system, why not let him enter the palace? The military master is too domineering. ”

"How dare you talk more!" The forbidden soldier crossed his gun and scolded angrily.

"The villain is also Ye Shilang's staff," Cai Xianqing walked over and hurriedly laughed, "If you have something to do, you need to accompany you." Now it is inconvenient to separate us from us. Besides, the envoy has no opinion, can the military master open the net? ”

While they were arguing, the messenger hurried away, pushed the two away, and said to the sergeant guarding the door: "Master Jun, the two squires Fang Jin Jingshi don't know much about the rules, wouldn't it be appropriate to have these two people to assist?" I hope you will open up the net. ”

Those sergeants were afraid of their might, so they had to release a path and let the two of them enter the palace.

Under the guidance of the envoy, Ye Yongjia and the others walked through many palace gates, bypassed the main hall, and arrived in a garden, where they saw a civil official of medium stature, wearing a red robe and a second-grade complement on his clothes, walking slowly.

"Meet Yan in politics!" The messenger should be the first to bow.

Ye and Chen didn't recognize each other, so they had to be stunned and worship: "Meet...... Yan participated in politics. ”

"All right, go back and rest," the civil servant stroked his beard and patted the messenger's arm, "I'll take care of this place." ”

"Yes." The messenger hurried away.

"Lift your heads, two."

The two of them looked up slowly.

"This is surnamed Ye Yongjia, right?" He walked up to Ye Yongjia and looked at the new waiter, who was no longer young.

"That's right." The eunuch behind him said.

He turned to look at his comrade Chen again, and said three 'good' words in a row with satisfaction.

"It seems that the two of you don't know this official," the civil official smiled, "someone is from Zhongshu Province to participate in politics, Yan Wen." ”

Ye Yongjia's eyes suddenly widened, and only then did he begin to look at him carefully: this Yan is about fifty years old, but his face does not have too many wrinkles, only slightly yellow; The eyebrows are as thin as a crescent moon, exuding a faint and elegant atmosphere, but there is also a resolute sharpness in the eyes, which looks full of spring and full of ambition. At the same time, he behaved modestly, with a gentlemanly demeanor and a great Confucian demeanor.

"I've heard of the name for a long time!" Ye Yongjia was still stunned, and Chen Tongpao took the call first, "The Yan family is the largest family in our country, famous for many generations, peach and plum can be all over the world, and now he is in the political ranks, and he can also write a big book in the genealogy!" ”

"I am far inferior to my brothers, just because I am devoted to my career and fortunate to be favored, how can I be so elevated! I hope that the two of them can help the Son of Heaven and help Yan with a certain arm. ”

"You're too humble, you're too humble......"

"Two adults, General Liu has set up a banquet in the side hall, and after meeting the Son of Heaven, you can come to the banquet there as soon as possible, and get to know the hundred officials of the court by the way, so as not to be born later."

Ye and Chen said in unison: "Xie Yan treats each other well. ”

"The two accompanying relatives can wait in the palace first." Yan Wen pointed to Cai Xianqing and Guo Xiangren, and asked the two eunuchs to prepare to lead the way.

The two of them had never seen such a scene, but they were both dumbfounded, and they only said yes, and left with Yan Wen.

The emperor lived in his palace next to the Imperial Garden. They heard from the little eunuch that after the last abolition of the prince's mutiny, the emperor did not go out of the imperial garden all day, did not ask about military affairs, and the maids and concubines did not get close, but talked secretly with the chief manager Shen Jing Shen Gonggong, and no one could know his intentions; And Liu Zhennian took the opportunity to dictate the government and had no worries.

"Ye Yongjia, the newly-promoted squire of the military department, and Chen Tongpao are here-" With this long sharp sound, the door of the dormitory was opened by two warriors, and Ye Yongjia instantly became engrossed, staring at the gap in the door.

I saw that the inside of the room was covered with an embroidered gold velvet blanket, and there were two small sandalwood tables in front of the wall, and a pair of narrow-mouthed vases were placed, with a few pear blossoms. When they walked past the wall and looked to the left, it was the emperor's yellow pear bed, obscured by a plain tent.

"Bow down to Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live! In fright, the two fell to their knees, and the mountain shouted long live.

"Wait, please." It turned out that the emperor was sitting in the tent, and he hurriedly instructed his servants to bring in the screen and remove the tent so that the ministers could see the shadow of his figure.

Ye Yongjia was not surprised by the emperor's actions, when he came to Beijing to take the exam, he had already experienced the style of today. But now looking at the dark shadow, and thinking of the little eunuch's previous words, this inaccessible mystery alone is enough to make people shudder.

"Did General Liu call you here?" The dark shadow rolled up his sleeves and asked in a low voice.

Ye Yongjia was shocked by these words, and his cold sweat climbed straight up his back.

"Your Majesty should do everything first, and the ministers will come naturally, and General Liu doesn't need to know." Comrade Chen was not in a hurry and answered calmly.

"Minister...... It is also the same as what Chen Shilang said. Ye Yongjia then agreed.

The eunuchs saw that the corners of the emperor's mouth moved slightly.

"But I don't care about political affairs, I say that I am good with General Liu in everything, he should know."

"No matter what Your Majesty's intentions are, the ministers have their own measure." Ye Yongjia also learned a sentence from his comrades.

"Good, good," the emperor paused for a moment, but his tone was still flat, "It's better to have a sense of proportion in your own heart than to rely on others and not have an opinion." ”

"When the minister comes to Beijing this time, he will do his best to assist His Majesty and protect my dynasty for ten thousand years!" Comrade Chen kowtowed excitedly again, and with that 'bang', it seemed that he had reached some great alliance.

Although this first meeting between the monarch and the minister was dull and only a preliminary temptation, Ye Yongjia smelled the undercurrent surging in the capital, and the situation was far more strange than Nanjing. He felt that he was sailing on a sea full of fog, and if he wanted to find a clear direction, he could only stand by the emperor's side.

He first abandoned the conjecture in his mind and walked all the way to the side hall that Yan Wen said.

"Oops, Governor Ye!" Liu Zhennian threw down the chopsticks in his hand, strode forward, and laughed: "I haven't seen you for many days!" Remember me? ”

"The general is the engong under him, how can he not know!" Ye Yongjia said the word 'Engong' again, obviously a little uncomfortable.

"There's a banquet here," he grabbed Ye Yongjia's arm, looked around, and saw that the guests under the stairs of the palace were like clouds, cups and cups were staggered, all wearing gold and silver. "They are all civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, and they have come to welcome the two. Don't be nervous, you can drink as much as you want, and you don't have to pay attention to officialdom! ”

Ye Yongjia said yes again and again.

"Who is Lord Shoshu of the Ministry of War? Let's take a look at your subordinates, how they are in condition! Liu Zhennian grabbed a bowl of wine and shouted.

"General, I'll take a look!" I saw a person walking in the crowd, his face was slightly drunk, his body was rich, and he staggered towards Ye Yongjia, "In the lower military department, Shang Shujie Wenwu." ”