The word "protection" is actually not accurate, because Ye Sheng has not been in charge of practical matters for many years, and in terms of the authority of the imperial court, he is much worse than Li Xin, a righteous military secretary.

But on another level, it is indeed Ye Sheng who is protecting Li Xin and the Ye family.

With Ye Sheng here, all the generals of the Great Jin Dynasty, even all the civil officials, want to give the Ye family and Li Xin a face, and no one dares to attack Li Xin or the Ye family.

At most, it's just a little inconsequential action in secret.

This is the prestige of the Great Jin God of War in this era.

But now, Ye Guogong is gone, and there will be fewer and fewer scruples for others to do it, even if no one will jump out to oppose Li Xin or the Ye family in a short period of time, but with the passage of time, this kind of thing is almost inevitable.

That's why Li Xin said the phrase "no one is protecting us".

But he wasn't afraid.

Over the years, he has been his idle marquis in peace, and some people have also done their own things in peace, Ye Guogong has protected Li Xin, but at the same time, he has also protected Li Xin's enemies, after all, if he really fights, the marquis of Jing'an is not afraid of anyone.

Li Xin, who was blocked by Ye Sheng, was not a weak lamb, but a fierce tiger grinding his teeth and claws.

Despite this, the Marquis of Jing'an at this time was still uncomfortable because of the loss of an elder.

He is not a combative person, if he can, he hopes that this old man who protects himself behind him can live a long life and live a long life, as long as others do not provoke him, he can also control his temperament and honestly enjoy happiness in the capital.

But......

The old man is gone after all.

After Ye Lan heard Li Xin's words, his face was full of tears.

He choked up until he lost his voice at one point.

"After my father left, there was no one to protect me."

He remembered that when the Renchen Palace changed, his father, who was dressed in cloth, held a spear in his hand, and stopped the forbidden army alone, and cried again.

Crying like a helpless child.

Li Xinchang sighed, squatted beside Ye Luan, and said with relief: "The teacher has worked hard for so many years, it's time for him to rest and rest." ”

Ye Lan still couldn't control his emotions well, after all, the old father left suddenly, which was really unacceptable to him.

In desperation, Li Xin could only temporarily assume the identity of the Ye family, and began to direct the Ye family to arrange funerals in the Chen Guogong Mansion, first hanging white flags, and then placing a mourning hall.

At this time, Ye Mao has already gone to send a funeral post, and after dawn tomorrow, someone will come to worship, and the mourning hall must be set up before that.

So, as a member of the Ye family, Li Xin has been busy in the Chen Guogong Mansion until the morning, and by the time dawn, the Ye family has been in a state of silence, and the mourning hall has been erected, and the old man's body was placed in a huge coffin, quietly waiting in the mourning hall to worship.

Ye Lan knelt in front of the coffin and filled the brazier with paper money.

Li Xin overstepped his identity, knelt on the right side of the coffin to return the gift to the visitor, and did the things of the Ye family as half of the Ye family.

As the sky slowly brightened, the people in Yongle Fang had already discovered that Chen Guogong's mansion was full of white flags, and the news quickly spread throughout Yongle Fang, and then quickly spread throughout the capital.

When it came to the fifth watch, the palace was also alarmed.

The Son of Heaven was still wearing a shirt, and after listening to the news from the eunuch of Tianmu Prison who was kneeling on the ground, the Taikang Son of Heaven also sighed.

"The star has fallen."

As the emperor, he naturally didn't want the Ye family to become bigger, nor did he want Old Man Ye to really live a long life, but as an ordinary Great Jin person, no one would be indifferent after hearing the news.

You must know that Taikang Tianzi is only thirty years old this year, and he also grew up listening to Ye Sheng's stories, and when he was a teenager, he also regarded Ye Sheng as his idol.

Public is public, private is private, these are two different things.

"Spread my will, Chen Guogong passed away, and the people in the capital will hang white flags for three days, and send one to the old Guogong."

At this time, the eunuch of Tianmu Prison was no longer Dong Cheng, but a newly promoted eunuch, and he bowed his head respectfully: "The slave obeys the order." ”

With that, he bowed and retreated.

The Son of Heaven stood in place, stunned for a moment, and then slowly spoke.

"Xiao Zheng."

Since the Son of Heaven got up, no matter what time it was, Xiao Zheng would accompany him to serve nearby, and when he heard this, the big eunuch dressed in red immediately said to the Son of Heaven: "The slave is here." ”

"Send a decree to Shang Shutai, let them discuss it, and give the old prince a king with a different surname."

Ye Sheng's merits were originally enough to be crowned king forty years ago, but the Great Jin Dynasty has always had the rule that no one with the surname Ji can be called the king, so he can only wronged the old man Ye to be the prince of the country, but after Ye Sheng's death, he pursued the king with a different surname, which was decided during the period of Emperor Wu, and there was nothing to dispute.

After all, it's just an honorary title, first, it can't be handed over to future generations, and secondly, the parties are no longer there, just giving the dead a face, which doesn't make any sense.

Xiao Zheng bowed his head and said, "Slave and maid, let's go." ”

The Son of Heaven let out a sigh.

"Prepare a sedan chair, I want to go to Chen Guogong's mansion to pay homage to Ye Guogong."

Speaking of this, the Son of Heaven also sighed.

"I didn't expect Ye Guogong to leave so suddenly, you must know that when I went to Ye's house yesterday, even if I was beaten and punched, I had to go in and see him."

……

When the Son of Heaven left the palace here, someone from the Chen Guogong Mansion on the other side had already come to worship.

Before dawn, the first man stumbled in.

It is Haoran Gongzhangqu, who has resigned and is about to leave Beijing in the near future.

He is one of the admirers of Old Man Ye, and last time he asked Li Xin to take him to meet Ye Sheng in private, yesterday when Ye Sheng was 80th birthday, this Zhang Xiang was not able to come over because of some personal matters, who would have thought that it would only be delayed for one day, and it would be separated forever.

At this time, he obviously came in a hurry, and he didn't even put on his clothes, not to mention the wrinkles all over his body, and his underwear was exposed, which was very indecent.

Haoran Gong knelt in front of Ye Guogong's spirit, and his old tears were full of tears.

"When Zhang Qu was young, the southerners were despised by the northerners, and the southern Confucians were insulted by the northern Confucians.

The old man cried very sadly.

"So much so that the people of the whole country are as short as the Zhou people!"

"When the fortunes of the country were unstable, the old man was ordered to be in danger, and he was brave and brave, and it took eight years to break through the century-old haze in the hearts of the Jin people, so that my generation of Jin people can be high-spirited between heaven and earth and unify the territory of China!"

When Zhang Qu said this, he respectfully kowtowed to Ye Shengling.

"Zhang Qu has now resigned from his official position and has become a commoner, brazen on behalf of all the people of the Great Jin, and thank the old man for his merits!"

After he kowtowed, he raised his head and wept and said, "The old man is eternal. ”

"In the annals of history, the old prince will definitely shine for a thousand years."

Hao Rangong's words were hearty, and Ye Lan, who was kneeling on the left side of the coffin, respectfully kowtowed three times and returned the salute.

His eyes were red too.

"Ye Lan is acting as his father, Xie Haoran praises him."

Li Xin, who was kneeling on the other side, also kowtowed to Zhang Haoran and returned the salute.

"Before my family was born, if I listened to Haoran Gong's words, I would be happy for a long time."

The Marquis of Jing'an took a deep breath and spoke respectfully.

"Li Xin is the first teacher, Xie Haoran Gong."