Immortality begins with Xiaoao

Chapter 55 It's Not Simple

When they arrived outside the city of Kaifeng, the people who planned to spend the night outside the city were surprised to find that the city gate hadn't been closed yet.

When I came to the city gate and asked the guards, I found out that it was Gu Dayong who said the words, and everyone in Jinyiwei naturally praised the governor of the West Factory, only Yu Fei frowned secretly.

Complimented by the gatekeepers, they returned to Qianhu's residence. They saw bright lights inside and open gates. Gu Dayong was dozing off in the courtyard. Useful.

In just a moment, Gu Dayong came to his senses, got up and greeted everyone with a smile.

"Congratulations to all of you for defeating the thieves. Our family will definitely ask for credit for you. Master Yang has done a good job, and he is indeed capable."

Yang Xu looked excited, and knelt on one knee and said:
"Thank you, Governor, I dare not follow the example of a dog in a humble position."

Gu Dayong nodded in satisfaction.

"Well, Mr. Yang please, you must be tired too, the mansion has prepared meals, you brothers have eaten before resting."

Everyone in Jin Yiwei didn't expect this high-ranking adult to be so thoughtful, they all knelt down on one knee and shouted in unison:

"Thank you sir."

Gu Da waved his hands with a smile and said:
"Get up quickly, get up quickly, it's just a trivial matter, why do you need to do such a big gift."

Yu Fei watched from the sidelines, feeling the pressure in his heart increased. Just by seeing how Gu Day handled these low-level brocade guards clearly with mere means, one can know that it is not accidental that these powerful officials are able to occupy high positions, and it is not just relying on Zhu Houzhao. favor.

After arranging everyone properly, Gu Dayong smiled and said to Yu Fei:

"Forgive me, forgive me, I have really neglected my virtuous brother. Don't blame my virtuous brother. These soldiers have done a lot for me, so I have to comfort them."

Yu Fei cupped his hands and said:
"My brother did it properly, no wonder His Majesty trusts me so much."

Gu Da waved his hands with a smile, said a few words of humility, and then called everyone to the lobby and ordered them to serve porridge and rice.

After the Huashan people used it hastily, Gu Dayong said with a smile:

"Now that the matter has been settled, why don't you go directly to Beijing with our family tomorrow, virtuous younger brother? Brother virtuous brother, our family asked Yang Xu to take someone to personally escort him back to Mount Hua. What do you think, virtuous brother?"

Yu Fei nodded and said:
"Naturally obey my elder brother's orders, but there is no need to escort them. They are not children, so they can go home by themselves."

Gu Dayong nodded and didn't force it. The two talked about the time to go on the road, and then went to rest. After all, it was late at night, and Gu Dayong was only guarding the city, but he was also a little tired.

The next day, Yu Fei gave some instructions to his juniors, and everyone led Linghu, who had been in a daze after waking up, back to Mount Hua, while he and Gu Dayong and others went straight to Cangzhou, Hebei, and headed to the capital.

The city wall of the capital is still tall and majestic, and the past ten years have left no trace on the city wall.

After everyone entered the city, Gu Dayong took Yu Fei to rest temporarily in the courtyard outside, while his family went to report before entering the palace.

After Qian Ning and the others completed the task of guarding and greeted Yu Fei, they returned to the camp to hand over their orders.

Gu Dayong's house is not small, covering an area of ​​at least [-] mu. In the house, only one of his nephews is considered the owner, and the rest of the more than a hundred people are servants.

Yu Fei was wandering in the courtyard at will, and also met Gu Dayong's nephew, an honest child, who looked only eleven or twelve years old, after seeing Yu Fei, a stranger, he was still a little afraid, and spoke It is also a meal.

Seeing that he was really shy, Yu Fei greeted him and left on his own.

When the sun was about to set in the afternoon, Gu Dayong came here in a hurry. After finding Yu Fei, he dragged Yu Fei to the palace without saying a word.

"Brother Yu, the emperor is anxious to see you and is already waiting, let's hurry up."

Yu Fei nodded, thinking:

"If I hadn't waited for you, I would have arrived at this point in a few steps."

After going through several inspections along the way, he came to a main hall and wrote a letter to Wu Ying. Gu Dayong asked Yu Fei to wait outside the door, while he entered the hall lightly.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao's scolding voice came from inside, "I told you to bring Mr. Yu here, and you asked Mr. Yu to wait at the door? Please invite Mr. Yu in quickly."

Gu Dayong crawled out of the hall with a red mark on his head, and when he saw Yu Fei, he smiled awkwardly.

"My dear brother, please come with us, the emperor is already waiting."

Yu Fei acted as if he hadn't heard the movement inside, agreed without looking aside, and followed Gu Dayong into the Hall of Martial Arts.

I saw a heroic young man in his twenties, sitting behind the desk in ordinary clothes, looking at Yu Fei with a smile.

"Cao Min Yu Fei has met His Majesty, Your Majesty is blessed."

Zhu Houzhao got up and took two quick steps to support Yu Fei and said with a smile:
"I've been waiting for you for a long time. If you don't come again, I really want to follow the example of Mr. Liu Huangshu Sanzhao."

Yu Fei cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty's atonement, Grassman"

Zhu Houzhao interrupted Yu Fei with a wave of his hand and said with a smile:
"Mr. is a Jinshi appointed by the former emperor. I haven't agreed to Mr.'s official refusal memorial yet."

Yu Fei was taken aback for a moment, and bowed again:

"I am frightened."

Zhu Houzhao supported Yu Fei and was about to speak, when he suddenly saw Gu Dayong who was curious beside him, he immediately scolded:

"You go down first, I have something to discuss with my husband in detail."

Gu Dayong was startled, and after bowing his head, he bowed and exited the hall, closing the door behind him.

After seeing Gu Dayong leave, Zhu Houzhao took Yu Fei to sit aside and said:
"Sir, dressed like a chivalrous man, is really heroic. I am envious."

Yu Fei didn't expect Zhu Houzhao's first sentence to be this, which made Yu Fei didn't know how to answer.

Fortunately, after Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he immediately got down to business.

"I've always kept in mind what you said back then, sir, don't show your ambitions if you don't have enough strength. I've been really aggrieved this year."

"I don't hide it from you, sir. I have the intention to reform. Just mentioning it a little bit, Mr. Liu Ge and the others used the family law of our ancestors to suppress me. I was really depressed, so I used some means. Now it's the critical time."

As he spoke, he talked about how he allowed Liu Jin to develop in the foreign court and violated the power of the cabinet, and Liu Jian and others couldn't bear it anymore, and they were uniting with all the officials to kill Liu Jin and others.

After Yu Fei finished listening, he asked:
"Does Your Majesty have something against Mr. Liu Ge?"

Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly and said:

"They are going too far. Liu Xixian (Liu Jian)'s family, relying on the power of the chief minister of the cabinet, has embezzled more than a thousand hectares of official land in just a dozen years, annexed and accepted thousands of hectares. Among them, the most incorruptible Li Dongyang's family There are tens of thousands of acres of land, and they are full of morality and righteousness on weekdays, but my family is so greedy, I really can't bear it."

Yu Fei nodded and said:
"Your Majesty's actions are not bad. The reform will inevitably touch the interests of the old forces. Liu Ge's prestige is too high. He is in the court. If he wants to reform, it will be a huge resistance. But your Majesty must remember that you must not be tempted to kill. And the three pavilion elders can't all leave together, otherwise Liu Jin's power will be very difficult to control, and he may turn against His Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao chuckled and said:

"I thought so too, so I was in a hurry to find you sir. There are some signs of this matter just now, and there is still more than a month before the launch. Mister will report to the official department first, and set the errand. Once there is a big change, the personnel will automatically If there is a transfer, the husband can take another step. After a few years, if he has the opportunity, he can be appointed as a minister, and the road to the cabinet will be smooth. As for non-Hanlin, it is not easy to join the cabinet. Find a reason for the husband to concurrently serve for a period of time. It’s enough to talk about officials every day. When Mr. De takes power, we, the monarch and his ministers, will work together to be as good as Emperor Taizong.”

Yu Fei was a little touched. If you want to say that this Emperor Zhengde has no intentions, it is absolutely impossible. It is not an easy thing to deceive Liu Jian and other old foxes, but he has shown his own family to him. Out of incomparable trust, even these things were bluntly let Yu Fei know.

Yu Fei really didn't know how to be grateful.

"Your Majesty Long En, I promise to die to repay you."

(End of this chapter)