After Ye Yongjia returned to the court, he did not wait for a break, and handed the report document to Liu Zhennian. Liu Zhennian was overjoyed, and showed the document to Yan Wen, who participated in politics, and asked him about his decision. Although Yan Wen had a grudge against Niu Yuan, he was also worried about the discord among his colleagues, so he said to him: "This matter is the work of the minister, and the lower officials have not participated in the slightest. Liu Gong can send the Jieshu to Fengxiang, and he will dispose of it himself. ”

Liu Zhennian thought so, so according to Yan Wen's statement, he sent someone to present the book to Niu Yuan for reading. Niu Yuan had already learned the news from the border pass, and he had already planned in his heart, so after receiving this document, without hesitation, he asked Li Wenshou to bring a book to the emperor, invite merit for himself, and ask for a decree to reward the ministers. Li Wenshou didn't want to be used by Niu Yuan, but he was afraid of his current power, so he had to give in.

Before that, the emperor immediately ordered Gui Fu to draft an edict and proclaim to hundreds of officials: Jia Niu Yuan is a young master, and he will be given 30 silk horses; Ye Yongjia was the senior doctor, and he was given 60 horses of silk and 200 taels of silver; Du Qing was the general of Huaiyuan, and he also gave 30 silk horses, and the rest of Cai Xianqing, Li Wenshou and others were rewarded differently. The ministers were terrified and speechless.

Since the victory of the New Deal led by Niu Yuan, his status has been unprecedentedly improved, and his prestige among the government and the opposition has been greatly shaken, and he has become a leading figure in the Liu Party for a while, and Liu Zhennian himself has become more and more impressed with him. The ministers were obviously aware of the old prime minister's thoughts, and except for those who were 'upright', most of them ran to the door of the prime minister, and all handed over the military and political affairs to the governor in advance before informing others.

Ye Yongjia naturally saw the power of Niu Yuan, which almost covered the sky, and thought that this was a God-given opportunity for in-depth reform, so he took advantage of the time when there were few people in Japan and China, and went straight to Zhongshu Province to see Niu Fengxiang.

"Your Excellency, have you been busy lately?"

Niu Yuan slowly raised his head, and when he saw Ye Yongjia walking in with a smile, he made a gesture and asked him to sit down on the side.

"Busy," Niu Yuan smiled bitterly and copied the official document in his hand, "You see, usually these things are stored in Yan Xiang's house, but now they are all handed over to the official for approval, but they are not tired." ”

Ye Yongjia heard a little smug in his tone, so he said smoothly: "After all, it is you who have made such a miraculous feat, and everyone naturally admires it, which is also the blessing of the society." But at present, Xuanhua has not been recovered, if Fengxiang can continue to advocate reform, update the military administration, and then sweep the court in the north, it will be an immortal honor for the ages, and others can compare! ”

Niu Yuan was used to listening to flattery, and he didn't care much about it at first, but when he heard the second half of the words, the pen in his hand wrote slowly, and his eyebrows were furrowed: "Now that the new army has been formed, and the birds are constantly sent to the border gates, how do you need to change it?" ”

Seeing that his will was not strong, Ye Yongjia muttered in his heart, but still slowly preached to him: "Fengxiang, I think that the power to make guns cannot be controlled by foreigners all the time. If the country makes its own firearms and artillery, learns the casting method first-hand, and understands its principles, then our people do not know firearms! If we blindly take it from others, I am afraid that in a few decades, once our generation is gone, there will be no one in the world who has insight into this thing, and the destruction of the new army will be a matter of time. ”

Niu Yuan listened, and became even more sullen, put down his pen and said: "Lord Ye, don't mention anything decades later, I don't like to talk about the future, after all, no one can be sure." The household department is already dissatisfied with us, and if you want to offend others one after another, isn't it asking for hardship? Besides, having someone work for us is not only saving craftsmen but also saving national wealth, isn't it a good idea to have both? Now that the edge is like a bamboo, it is enough, why do you spend so much effort? ”

"Adults can't abolish this eternal act for the sake of temporary interests!" Ye Yongjia argued, "Even if you retreat to the next second, you must train a group of coaches, assign major border gates, and teach the sergeant how to cast the firearm." ”

"I have more important things to think about," Niu Yuan suddenly straightened his face, "If you have nothing to do, you can go out." ”

"I ......" Ye Yongjia was speechless for a while, although he was mentally prepared, but he was rejected like this in person, as if a basin of cold water was poured over his head, extinguishing his enthusiasm completely.

"I'm leaving." Ye Yongjia gave him a deep bow, but he didn't get a response for a long time, so he straightened up awkwardly and walked towards the door. Niu Yuan's eyelids didn't even lift.

Ye Yongjia closed the door for him, and without leaving for a moment, he left the study with his head down, only looking at the road under his feet in a daze.

"Lord Ye, you...... What's wrong? ”

Ye Yongjia didn't listen to it at all, and walked three or four steps before he woke up suddenly, and when he looked up, it was Yan Liang.

"I'm sorry, I didn't hear you just now...... I came to the prime minister to discuss something, and then I went back to the office. Ye Yongjia said.

"Oh......" Yan Liang didn't dare to ask again when he saw that he was depressed, "Then Tinglong will go back quickly and have a good night's sleep at noon." ”

Ye Yongjia answered, and the two immediately passed by.

Yan Liang saw that he had gone away, so he sighed to himself: "The world is really cold. Now that Niu Yuan is in power, no matter who goes to visit him, he hangs his brother aside and ignores it...... I forgot my brother's kindness to them on weekdays! He twisted his foot on the ground in hatred, made a pit mark, and turned away.

He walked past room after room, stopped in front of one of the largest, knocked lightly on the door, and took a half-step back—there was no sound inside.

Yan Liang waited again, and found that no one was coming, so he cleared his throat and lowered his voice as low as possible and shouted, "Brother, it's me!" ”

"Yan Liang?" Finally, there was a voice inside, and the door was pushed open. I saw that Yan Wen was wearing a white cloth shirt, and his hair was already half white.

"Brother," he quickly grabbed Yan Wen's hand and said, "Are you alright?" ”

Yan Wen smiled bitterly: "What can happen to me?" It's just watching the villain get his ambition and feel a little lost. ”

After that, he invited Yan Liang into the house and made a cup of tea with him.

"I'm not going to drink it yet," Yan Liang said, "I'm in a hurry." ”

"What are you anxious about?" Yan Wen sat down unhurriedly and glanced at him.

"You still ask me?" Yan Liang sighed, "Now that even Ye Yongjia has snubbed you, and that official didn't go to talk about it?" If this continues, our Yan family will lose ground! ”

"Don't worry, I already have an idea in my heart," Yan Wen took a sip of tea, "Don't look at Niu Yuan's scenery now, how many can actually support him?" It's just a matter of necessity. This person has a narrow temperament and cannot tolerate dissent, and many people in the province of Zhongshu dislike him. Li Wenshou and Hong Lishen are clear proofs. Don't worry, as long as there are still those who are against Niu Yuan, you and my brother will not collapse! ”