In the morning light, Xu Beiyou carried the sword box along the wide post road slowly, when he was about to leave the border of Yanzhou, a horse galloped from the direction of Zhili Prefecture, the knight was dressed in white, with a sword at his waist, and came to Xu Beiyou three feet in front of him to turn over and dismount, kneel on one knee, and said in a deep voice: "See the eldest prince." ”

Only outsiders will call Xu Beiyou "Xu Gongzi", and most people in the Sword Sect will call him "Young Master", while the people on Han Xuan's side will remove the slightly unfamiliar "Xu" word and replace it with a "big" word.

After Han Xuan returned to the imperial capital, in addition to the old department, there were also many scattered cultivators who became guest guests, not to mention loyalty, but after all, it was a help. Xu Beiyou chuckled and said, "Are you Mr.'s person?

With no one around, the swordsman quickly pulled out a fire-lacquered letterhead from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.

Xu Beiyou took the envelope and didn't open it in a hurry, but asked, "Is the old man in good health?"

"Back to the eldest son, Xiangye occasionally felt a cold a few days ago, but now he has recovered and is fine. The swordsman whispered.

Xu Beiyou nodded and asked, "By the way, what's your name?"

The swordsman said respectfully: "Meng Li." ”

This Meng Li is not an ordinary character, the peak realm of ghosts and immortals, only one step away from the realm of human immortals, was a loose cultivator attached to Kunshan, after the death of Zhang Zhaonu, Kunshan was in chaos, so he simply left Kunshan to go to the imperial capital, and after several tosses, he worshiped under the door of Han Xuan, the second assistant of the dynasty, and became a doorman.

After all, Xu Beiyou is just the identity of Han Xiangye's righteous son, which can make people extremely jealous, imagine what kind of towering tree Han Xiangye himself should be?

Since he is a monk, he is a little arrogant, although he is a guest, but there is no need to grovel too much when facing the main family, he can treat each other equally if he is not humble or arrogant, if Xu Beiyou is a gentleman, the white-clothed swordsman will not be like this, but the reputation of this eldest prince is too big, not to mention others, the cultivation of the realm of the dignified immortal five-fold building really makes him have no confidence to talk about what arrogance, even if there is no relationship between this layer of doormen.

Xu Beiyou sighed, opened the secret letter in his hand and read it carefully, and said: "After you go back, send the message to the old man, I will be able to arrive in Beijing in about half a month, please rest assured." ”

Meng Li saluted respectfully again, turned around and galloped away.

Approaching dusk, Xu Beiyou entered the territory of Hejian Mansion, the black and blue city wall of the city stood tall, after entering the city through the deep city gate, he found that this place was worthy of the feet of the Son of Heaven of Ze and the people, whether it was the atmosphere in the city, or the atmosphere of the people, it was a little different from the side, and most of the pedestrians were smiling, and they did not see the color of sadness and sorrow.

The number of fertile fields in Zhili Prefecture can rank among the top three in the world, and the tax is at the bottom, which shows the imperial court's preference for the grace of Zhili Prefecture, because of this, every natural disaster, the displaced people will go to Zhili, in fact, this is also a helpless move, that is, to keep the displaced people outside the imperial capital, but also a necessary means to whitewash the peace.

Since Han Xuan took office as the deputy assistant of the cabinet, he has been in charge of the household department, and in order to make up for the deficit in the treasury, he has to put some thought into Zhili Prefecture, so Xu Beiyou will know the inside story.

Xu Beiyou stopped on a noisy street, picked a lively restaurant, stepped in, and asked for some food and good wine.

It happened that there was an old gentleman in the restaurant who was drinking slowly, and there was a circle of people around him, as if he was listening to the old man's teachings.

The old man was dressed in a green shirt and wearing a square scarf, obviously not a flat-headed commoner, at least he was also a scholar with meritorious reputation, after taking a sip of wine, he put down the wine bowl in his hand, dipped his fingers in water and wrote on the table, and at the same time said in a thick imperial capital accent: "The six departments of the imperial court, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Punishment, Ministry of Industry, now there are four cabinet scholars in the temple, the first assistant Lan Xiangye is in charge of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, the second assistant Han Xiangye is in charge of the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry, and the other two elders are in charge of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment. ”

The old gentleman picked his thumb and said: "It is said that the snake has no head, but whether it is a python or a bamboo leaf, there is no saying that there are two heads, in my opinion, Lan Xiangye and Han Xiangye will eventually divide the winner, if anyone loses, then roll up the cover and return to the hometown, and the rest of the people are worthy of the name." ”

Xu Beiyou poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, and waited for the following.

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Someone asked: "Ye Lao, tell me, who of these two masters can win?"

Without waiting for the old man to speak, there was another humane: "I think it's Lan Xiangye, after all, Lan Xiangye has been the prime minister for so many years, and he is still the teacher of His Majesty the Emperor, how can he lose?"

The previous person immediately retorted: "That's not accurate, Lan Xiangye has been the prime minister for so many years, it must be a lot of credit, it is often said in the drama that the merit is high and the master is shocked, and I think Lan Xiangye is not far behind." ”

The old man picked up the wine bowl and drank slowly, and after the two of them stopped, he said unhurriedly: "The two are fighting, and your majesty is the key today, after all, this world is still the world of the old Xiao family, and your majesty is the master of the world. ”

Speaking of this, the old man subconsciously lowered his voice slightly, and said softly: "Your Majesty has an only daughter today, who has been pampered since she was a child, and is named Princess Qiyang, and now Her Royal Highness the princess has reached the age of getting married in the pavilion, and many of the sons and daughters of the imperial capital are thinking about the lord, but Her Royal Highness the princess is so easy to marry, and it must be approved by Her Majesty personally. ”

Seeing that everyone in the middle of the room pricked up their ears, the old man kept silent and sold a pass, until the people around him were a little impatient, he drank all the wine in the bowl in one gulp, and said with satisfaction: "So that you know that the candidate set by His Majesty this time is the son of Han Xiangye's family, and after the marriage, that son is the third emperor of our Great Qi, after the later state lord and the former emperor mourning." ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the restaurant.

"Doesn't that mean that Han Xiangye is going to win?"

"I don't think eight or nine are far from ten. ”

"They have all become sons and daughters, and the prime minister must be Han Xiangye. ”

Everyone knows that His Majesty the Emperor today has only one daughter, and it is said that scarcity is precious, His Majesty naturally loves Her Royal Highness the princess very much, and it is impossible to marry her far away, let alone marry her to a minister who is about to lose power, so if Han Xiangye's son can marry His Royal Highness the princess home, it means that Han Xiangye is honored and favored, and Jane is in the emperor's heart.

A young scholar sighed and said in a Jiangnan accent: "I heard that Han Xiangye's son is not a good person, relying on Han Xiangye's power, he looted money in Jiangdu, made friends with powerful people, raised guests, and killed people at every turn. ”

The old man was noncommittal.

There was another uproar in the restaurant.

Most of them regretted the misfortune of Her Royal Highness the princess, and then hated the hatefulness of such a gentleman, and even Han Xiangye hated it together.

Xu Beiyou still eats and drinks as usual, and is deaf to the noise in the building, and the expression on his face is still calm as water.

After finishing the meal, Xu Beiyou checked out cleanly and left.

Walking out of the restaurant, just a round of sunset just happened, leaving a trace of afterglow on the horizon.

Xu Beiyou sighed softly and silently said a gentleman.