During the New Year, it is a matter of course for the younger generations to pay New Year's greetings to the elders, but the relationship between the monarch and the minister of heaven and earth is ranked before the kinship, that is to say, the Taikang Son of Heaven is the top, Ye Sheng is the bottom, and the New Year's greeting should also be Ye Sheng's New Year's greetings to the Son of Heaven in the palace.

But Old Man Ye hasn't left the house for more than ten years, and he hasn't paid attention to the world for more than ten years.

Hearing the Son of Heaven say this, Old Man Ye was stunned, and said bitterly: "Your Majesty can torture the old minister." ”

The Son of Heaven smiled slightly, lowered his eyebrows and said, "Old man, it's cold outside, I want to go into the Guogong Mansion to ask for a glass of wine to warm up." ”

Ye Sheng immediately got out of the way and bowed his head slightly: "Your Majesty, please come in." ”

Ye Sheng led the way, but Old Man Ye paid attention to the rules very much, and he was always half a position behind the Son of Heaven, and he did not exceed it at all.

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

There are two generations of the Ye family, Ye Ming is cautious and has brains, Ye Mao is strong and brave, but Chen Guogong Ye Sheng is a strengthened version of Ye Ming and Ye Mao together, this old man is not only fierce in battle, but also does not lose to anyone in terms of brains.

Sometimes it's even stronger than Li Xin.

Under the leadership of Ye Sheng, the Son of Heaven walked to the small courtyard of Old Man Ye, Ye Sheng led the Son of Heaven to the house, and then moved a chair for him with his own hands, and said with some embarrassment: "The old minister is a little shabby here, please don't dislike it, Your Majesty." ”

The Son of Heaven looked left and right, frowned, and said: "The old man is a person who has made the most contributions to the Great Jin, and the Chen Guogong Mansion is also one of the best mansions in Yongle Fang, why does the old man live in such a small place?" ”

Speaking of this, the Son of Heaven looked around, and his brows furrowed even deeper.

"Why is it that in the winter, the house doesn't get a stove for the old man, could it be that the Ye family has some unscrupulous descendants who 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 child 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 only Ye Mao's two children are left in the house, and the eldest of the two dolls just knows how to walk, where can he treat the old minister harshly?" ”

The Son of Heaven frowned and said, "Then the old man is here?" ”

Ice in summer and carbon in winter are the most basic things for large families in the capital, not to mention Chen Guogong's Mansion, even if it is the most inferior family in Yongle Fang, every yard is also burned with carbon in winter, not to mention the top generals like Chen Guogong's Mansion.

The old man smiled, his tone smooth.

"Your Majesty should also know that Lao Chen is a military family born in Ningling, and there is no news that my father went to the army early, when he was young, Lao Chen grew up with his mother in Ningling, and then his mother was gone, and Lao Chen enlisted in the army, and when he was young, he also suffered everything, but after entering the capital, he was not used to living a rich life, and the winter in the capital was not too cold, so Lao Chen did not let them light the stove."

Old man Ye's life, can be said to be a legendary life, if this world also has historical records, he can definitely enter the "family" column, until now, he still maintains the living habits of his youth, as the only foreign surname in the Great Jin Dynasty, he wears coarse cloth clothes on weekdays, plows the fields and farms in the yard by himself, does not burn carbon in summer and winter, except for loving to drink spirits and eat meat, other living habits are no different from when he was farming in Ningling before.

Speaking of this, Old Man Ye greeted the Ye family and said, "Go, get two stoves here, so as not to chill Your Majesty." ”

Soon, the Ye family moved two copper stoves over, and the red charcoal fire was burning in pain.

The room suddenly warmed up.

The Son of Heaven and Ye Sheng each sat on the edge of a copper stove.

After the Son of Heaven sat down, he sighed with emotion: "My husband is the first hero of my Great Jin, but now he is still living the life of Li Shu, and I don't know how many people in this Yongle Fang are so ashamed to go into the ground." ”

Ye Sheng squinted his eyes and smiled: "Individuals have their own pleasures, and the old minister is also happy to live this kind of life." ”

"It's almost dark at this time, Your Majesty is coming to the Mansion at this time, I don't know what to order?"

"It's not a big deal."

Only then did the Son of Heaven understand his intention, and said with a smile: "There are some things to discuss with the old man." ”

"Your Majesty, please speak."

The Son of Heaven said with a smile: "During the day, a military report from the southwest sent back to the capital. ”

Hearing this, Ye Sheng became interested.

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

"There's progress in the southwest?"

The Son of Heaven nodded and said: "Southwest Military News, Jing'an Hou Li Xin, surprised the troops from Di Dao through Yinping and crossed the Motianling, and then attacked Jiangyou and Fucheng, about ten days ago, Li Xin's troops occupied Mianzhu in one fell swoop. ”

Ye Sheng stroked his palms and said with a smile: "What a Li Xin, if the bamboo is broken, the southwest will not be far away." ”

"I remember Li ...... After taking Mianzhu, it took half a year to break the national capital of Nanshu and take the southwest in one fell swoop. ”

Ye Sheng originally wanted to talk about Li Zhijie, but remembering that Pingnanjun had now become an "anti-thief", he didn't say Li Zhijie's full name.

The Son of Heaven laughed a few times and said, "It's the old man who taught him well." ”

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

Old man Ye remembered Li Xin, who he hadn't seen for a year, and said with emotion: "This kid is very spiritual and a person with methods. ”

The Son of Heaven nodded and said, "Chang'an, he is indeed very active. ”

While speaking, the people of the Ye family had already served tea, and the Son of Heaven took the hot tea, took a sip in his hand, and then looked up at the white-haired Ye Sheng in front of him.

"Old man, I came here today, first, to talk to my husband about the war in the southwest, and second, to ask my husband for advice."

Ye Sheng originally wanted to bow his head to drink tea, but when he heard this, he put the tea on the table next to him and bowed his head slightly: "Your Majesty has something to say." ”

The Son of Heaven was silent for a while, and then said: "Old man, Chang'an, he crossed the Sky Ridge and attacked Mianzhu by surprise, if the southwest is pacified, how much success will he have?" ”

Ye Sheng lowered his head and pondered for a while, and replied: "If you don't consider the main general, there will be at least seven or eight successful works in Chang'an in the southwest, but the main one will be Ye Ming, and most of this credit will be shared by Ye Ming." ”

The Son of Heaven nodded, and suddenly said something without a head.

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

"It is his credit that I ascended to the throne, and it is also his credit that the generals in the capital were able to reduce the generals."

"Now the pacification of the southwest is his credit."

Speaking of this, the Son of Heaven slowly stood up and bowed his head to Ye Sheng.

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

Ye Sheng stood up, looked at the emperor deeply, and was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke.

"What does Your Majesty mean?"

"The old man should also know the sentence "Gong Gao Zhen Lord."

Ye Sheng frowned slightly.

The four words of Gong Gao Zhen Lord can be regarded as a tacit understanding in the court, and everyone knows it behind the scenes, but no one will put it on the table.

Not to mention the emperor himself.

The Son of Heaven lowered his eyebrows and said, "I am very grateful for Chang'an's kindness. I don't want to hurt him at all, so I ask the old marquis, what should I do? ”

Ye Sheng let out a long sigh.

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

"I also believe that today's Chang'an has no bad intentions."

The meaning of the words of the Son of Heaven is that Li Xin may change in the future.

Ye Sheng was silent for a long time, and finally bowed his head and said, "What does Your Majesty command?" ”

The Son of Heaven arched his hand at Ye Sheng again.

"When Chang'an returns to Beijing, I need my husband's help to let Chang'an leave the forbidden army."