Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 544 Do me a favor

During the Chinese New Year, it is a matter of course for the younger generation to pay New Year's greetings to the elders, but the relationship between the monarch and the teacher in heaven and earth, and the relationship between the monarch and the minister comes before the kinship relationship. It should be Ye Sheng who went to the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor.

   But old man Ye has not been out of the house for more than ten years, and he has not paid attention to the world for more than ten years.

   Hearing what the Son of Heaven said, Old Man Ye was stunned for a moment, and then he fought hard and said, "Your Majesty can ruin the old minister."

  The emperor smiled slightly, lowered his eyebrows and said, "Grandpa, it's cold outside, I want to go to the palace and ask for a glass of wine to warm up my body."

   Ye Sheng immediately gave way and bowed his head slightly: "Your Majesty, please come in."

   Ye Sheng led the way, but Old Man Ye was very careful about the rules, he was half a position behind the emperor, and he never overstepped.

   In the entire capital, the person Li Xin admired the most was this old man Ye.

Two generations of the Ye family, Ye Ming is cautious and has a brain, Ye Mao is strong and brave, but Chen Guogong Ye Sheng is the enhanced version of Ye Ming and Ye Mao together. Don't lose to anyone.

   Sometimes even stronger than Li Xin.

Under the leadership of Ye Sheng, the emperor walked to the old man's small courtyard, Ye Sheng led the emperor into the house, and then moved a chair for him by himself, and said a little embarrassedly: "Old minister is a little rough here, please ask your majesty. Don't despise it."

  The emperor looked around and frowned: "My grandpa is a person who has made great contributions to the Great Jin Dynasty, and Chen Guogong's mansion is also one of the most luxurious mansions in Yonglefang. Why does the old man live in such a small place?"

   Having said this, the emperor looked around, frowning even deeper.

   "Why did the manor not get a stove for the old man in the winter? Could it be that some unworthy descendants of the Ye family treat the old man harshly?"

Ye Sheng shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has thought about it a lot, the fourth of my Ye family went to the north, and the eldest and his son went to the southwest to quell the rebellion for the imperial court, and now there are only two Ye Mao's left in the house. The child is here, and the eldest of the two dolls has just walked, so how can you treat the old minister harshly?"

  The emperor frowned and said, "Then where is the old man?"

Using ice in summer and using carbon in winter is the most basic thing for a big family in the capital, not to mention Chen Guogong’s mansion, even if it is the worst family in Yonglefang, every yard burns carbon in winter, not to mention Chen Guogong’s house. The government is such a top goalkeeper.

   The old man smiled and his tone was smooth.

"Your Majesty should also know that the old minister was born in Ningling, a military household. There is no news of my father going to join the army early. When I was young, the old minister grew up with his mother in Ningling. Later, the mother died, and the old minister joined the army. When I was a child, I suffered from all kinds of hardships, but after entering the capital, I was not used to living a rich and noble life, and the winter in the capital was not too cold, so the old minister did not let them burn the stove.”

Old man Ye's life can be said to be a legendary life. If there were historical records in this world, he would definitely be included in the "Aristocratic Family" column. Until now, he still maintains the living habits of his youth. He wears coarse clothes on weekdays, cultivates the fields in the yard by himself, does not use ice in summer and does not burn charcoal in winter. Except for drinking strong wine and eating meat, his other living habits are the same as when he cultivated fields in Ningling before. There is no difference.

   Having said this, the old man Ye greeted the Ye family and said, "Go, get two stoves here, so as not to get cold, Your Majesty."

   Soon, the Ye family brought two copper stoves, and the copper stoves were burning with red charcoal fire.

  The room warmed up all of a sudden.

  The Son of Heaven and Ye Sheng each sat beside a copper stove.

   After the emperor sat down, he sighed with emotion: "My husband is the number one hero of my great Jin Dynasty, but now he still lives the life of Li Shu. It is rumored that there are not many people in this Yonglefang, and he is ashamed to get into the ground."

   Ye Sheng squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "I have my own personal pleasures, the old ministers live this kind of life and enjoy themselves."

   "It's getting dark now. Your Majesty is coming to the Umbrella at this time. Do you have any orders?"

   "No big deal either."

  Only then did the emperor want to understand his purpose, and said with a smile: "There are some things that I need to discuss with my husband."

   "Your Majesty, please speak."

  The emperor said with a smile: "During the day, there was a military report from the southwest that was sent back to the capital."

   Hearing this sentence, Ye Sheng became interested.

   He has fought for decades. Although he has been trapped in the capital for more than 30 years, he is still very interested in these things.

   "Is there progress on the southwest side?"

The Son of Heaven nodded and said, "Southwest Military News, the Hou Li Xin of Jing'an, sent a surprise army from Didao to Yinping and crossed Motianling, then made a surprise attack on Jiangyou and Fucheng. About ten days ago, Li Xin's troops occupied it in one fell swoop. Mianzhu."

  Ye Sheng stroked his palms, laughed and said: "What a Li Xin, if Mianzhu is broken, the Southwest will not be far away."

   "Remember when Li...the one who won Mianzhu took half a year to break the capital of Nanshu, and took the Southwest in one fell swoop."

   Ye Sheng originally wanted to talk about Li Zhijie, but when he remembered that Ping Nanjun had now become a "rebel", he didn't mention Li Zhijie's full name.

  The emperor laughed a few times and said, "It was my old man who taught me well."

   "The old minister didn't teach him much."

   Old man Ye thought of Li Xin, who he hadn't seen in a year, and said with emotion: "This kid is very spiritual, and he is a man of methods."

  The emperor nodded and said, "Chang'an is indeed very active."

   While speaking, the Ye family had already served tea, and the emperor took the hot tea, took a sip in his hand, and then looked up at Ye Sheng with white hair in front of him.

   "Grandpa, I came here today to tell my grandfather about the Southwest War, and secondly, there is one thing I want to ask my grandfather for advice."

  Ye Sheng originally wanted to lower his head to drink tea, but upon hearing this, he put the tea on the table next to him, and lowered his head slightly: "Your Majesty, feel free to say anything."

  The Son of Heaven was silent for a while, then said, "Grandpa, he climbed the Motianling Mountains in Chang'an and made a surprise attack on Mianzhu. If the southwest is pacified, how much success will he have?"

   Ye Sheng bowed his head and thought for a while, then replied, "If you don't consider the main commander, Chang'an has at least seven or eight successes in the southwest affairs, but the main commander is Ye Ming, and Ye Ming will give most of the credit to him."

  The emperor nodded, and suddenly said something without thinking.

   "Chang'an, he has made too many contributions..."

   "It is his credit that I have ascended the throne, and it is also his credit that the generals in the capital can reduce the number of generals."

   "Now it is his credit for pacifying the southwest."

   Having said that, the emperor slowly stood up and bowed his head to Ye Sheng.

   "I want to ask my old man, why should I treat Li Changan?"

   Ye Sheng stood up, gave the emperor a deep look, and after a long silence, he spoke slowly.

   "What does Your Majesty mean?"

   "The old man should also know the words of Gong Gao Zhenzhu."

   Ye Sheng frowned slightly.

The four words    Gong Gao Zhenzhu are regarded as a tacit understanding in the court, and everyone knows it in their hearts behind the scenes, but no one will bring it up on the stage to say it.

   Not to mention that the emperor himself said it.

  The emperor lowered his eyebrows and said: "I am very grateful for Chang'an's kindness. I don't want to hurt him at all. Ask the old marquis, what should I do?"

   Ye Sheng let out a long sigh.

   "Your Majesty, Chang'an has no bad intentions."

   "I also believe in today's Chang'an, and have no bad intentions."

  The meaning of this sentence of the emperor is that the future Li Xin may change.

   Ye Sheng was silent for a long time, and finally lowered his head and said, "What is your majesty's order?"

  The Emperor bowed his hands to Ye Sheng again.

   "When Chang'an returns to Beijing, I need the help of my grandfather to let Chang'an leave the Imperial Army."

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   (end of this chapter)