Yang Ze instructed the dishes, and returned to Chang'an with Liang Dazhong, those accompanying officials, although the grades were very low, but the spirit of gossip was very strong, along the way, kept looking for various reasons, asking Yang Ze why he returned to Beijing.

Yang Ze had already sent Fu Bingrong and Tan Zhengwen back, asking them to be optimistic about Gumodoro and Charun and others, and stay at the post station to wait for news, as for the questions of those officials, he was not interested in answering, just humming and perfunctory.

At dawn, the journey was not yet halfway there, and although the people were sleepy, no one dared to stop, and there was no one who even said to take a break and eat something. All the people in the team know that this matter will be heard by the heavens, and the empress will definitely know, with the empress's temper of looking for people everywhere now, everyone's future is uncertain, and it is pure nonsense to say that they are not worried.

Then he saw dust rising in front of him, and a small group of men and horses galloped forward, and it seemed that one of them was an officer, and the rest were sergeants.

Liang Dazhong looked at the people in front of him, hurriedly arrived in front of Yang Ze's horse, and exclaimed: "Bad thing, the leader is surnamed Dugu, but he is a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, he personally brought people here, I'm afraid it's going to be bad!" ”

Yang Zeqi said: "The waiter of the Ministry of Rites is surnamed Dugu? It's a new appointment, I remember that I didn't have the surname Dugu before. ”

"Of course, it is a new appointment, during this period of time too many high-ranking officials have fallen into the horse, many positions have been replaced by newcomers, the Ministry of Rites is no exception, this surnamed Dugu is said to be a distant relative of the emperor, do a good poem, I didn't want to be an official before, I just thought about the game world, this time the emperor personally arranged for him to be a waiter, he took office, named Dugu Baoqiao, although he is a member of the royal family, but he can only be white, and he became a waiter directly as an official...... Uh-huh, he's a reader, and you're a reader. You two are good to talk to, so go up and talk to him in a moment! Liang Dazhong shrank his neck and hid to the side.

Listening to his tone, it seems that he is not very willing to contact Dugu Baoqiao, it seems that this waiter of the Ministry of Rites is indeed not easy to get along with. However, a person who doesn't want to be an official can become a high-ranking official like a squire as soon as he becomes an official, which is really envious, jealous and hateful!

Yang Ze ignored Liang Dazhong, stepped forward, and bowed his hand to Dugu Baoqiao. He said loudly: "Your Excellency is Lord Dugu? Xiaguan Yang Ze, the county commander of Zhenxi, entered Beijing on official business and met Lord Dugu. ”

Dugu Baoqiao ran to the front, grabbed the mount with a cry, looked at Yang Ze, and thought: "Yang Ze, Zhenxi County Order?" It turns out that Yang Ze is this person, and he has really heard people mention it recently. ”

Empress Dugu has been in poor health lately. In the words of the common people, the dragon body is not safe, don't look at the Dugu Empress is a woman, but when she becomes the emperor, she can no longer be called the phoenix body. And if she wants to call it a dragon body, she has been ruthless to the ministers during this time, and the ministers naturally have to analyze the situation and think that Empress Dugu is paving the way for the successor. There are many discerning people in the court, and it is impossible not to see this, so it is natural to guess who can inherit the throne. The name of the former emperor Li Yan will naturally be mentioned, and Zhenxi County, where Li Yan lives, will also be mentioned, and the name of Yang Ze will naturally fall into the ears of the ministers of the court, not to mention that Yang Ze will repeat the case, and those who have the ability will naturally attract more attention.

Dugu Baoqiao looked Yang Ze up and down, and said, "You are Yang Ze?" I heard that he is capable, why did he enter Beijing? He saw Liang Dazhong behind him and thought, "How could these two people be together?" ”

Yang Ze was also looking at Dugu Baoqiao, and saw that Dugu Baoqiao was only thirty years old, handsome, really white as jade, red lips and white teeth, not much worse than Fu Bingrong, he was a handsome middle-aged. I can't help but sigh in my heart, they are all surnamed Dugu, how can the difference be so big, think about the Dugu Xun in Qiuzhou, with a lewd look on his face, and then look at the middle-aged little white face in front of him, the world is different!

Dugu Baoqiao is handsome, which makes people feel good at first sight, Yang Ze hurriedly smiled: "The next official is Yang Ze, this is a gift to Lord Dugu." As he spoke, he was about to dismount and salute Dugu Baoqiao on the avenue.

Dugu Baoqiao waved his hand and said, "Excuse me, I still have something to do, don't waste my time." The tone was mild, but the words were not good.

Yang Ze didn't get off the horse, and thought: "It seems that he is a rich idler, he doesn't understand the way of officialdom, he speaks so incoherently, and he offends others unconsciously, it seems that he doesn't know it yet." He smiled, retreated the horse to the side of the road, and made way for Dugu Baoqiao.

But Dugu Baoqiao shouted at Liang Dazhong: "Liang Dazhong, come and talk, you were too noisy last night, and my department specially asked me to ask you." "The expression on his face is very unhappy, an expression that you are making a fuss about, and the result is that it makes me toss.

Liang Dazhong stepped forward, took the initiative to dismount, saluted Dugu Baoqiao, and said, "Master Ma, the old slave has saluted you." ”

Yang Ze was stunned, Master Horse? Is this Dugu Baoqiao a colt? Which princess are you marrying? This damn Liang Dazhong, why didn't you say it just now!

Liang Dazhong, as the deputy head of the inner palace, has never cared much about foreign officials, and his future, if the eunuch has a future, it has nothing to do with the foreign official, but is directly in the hands of the emperor, because he is a slave of the royal family, and Dugu Baoqiao is not only the son of the Dugu family, but also the son-in-law of the Li family, and he can be regarded as one of the serious masters of the eunuch group, so he can't help but get off the horse and salute.

Dugu Baoqiao's face was not good, and he asked again: "Okay, don't waste time, what did you do yesterday, I heard that you are going to burn yourself yourself, why is this?" ”

Last night, the people from the Blessing Palace ran to the Ministry of Rites to report the news, and the Ministry of Rites was in a hurry, using a living person as a sacrifice, this is absolutely not good, it is against the heavens, and it hurts the emperor's virtue, and the Dugu Empress has to be angry, and the matter is serious, and it must be solved immediately.

But Liang Dazhong is the head of the inner palace, and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites can't control him, so in a hurry, he sent someone to find the squire Dugu Baoqiao, Dugu Baoqiao is a member of the royal family, and Liang Dazhong can be repaired.

At that time, it was late, Dugu Baoqiao had already returned to the Horse Mansion, generous rules, the horse and the princess did not live together, the princess had the princess's mansion, the horse had the Horse Mansion, and at that time Dugu Baoqiao was neither in the princess's mansion, nor in the Princess's Mansion, it was to have fun outside, the people of the Ministry of Rites finally found him, Dugu Baoqiao came out reluctantly, the time was delayed, and it just came.

Liang Dazhong was in front of the horse at Dugu Baoqiao, showing his loyalty, and he was foaming at the mouth, but there was nothing new, and Yang Ze was impatient to listen.

Yang Ze asked an official in a low voice, "Let me ask, which princess is this Dugu horse marrying?" ”

The official was slightly stunned at first, and then replied: "It turns out that Lord Yang doesn't know, but it's terrible, he is married to Princess Yinggui, the daughter of the eldest princess, and the most popular one among the Manchu Dynasty horses." ”

Manchu Dynasty horses, it seems that there are a lot of princesses, and if you can be the son-in-law of the eldest princess, you naturally have to be popular, and you should be popular fried chicken!

Yang Ze glanced at the popular fried chicken over there, and said: "Isn't it true that the concubine of this dynasty can't have a real job, just receiving a salary from the captain of the concubine, how can this Dugu concubine become a waiter of the Ministry of Rites?" ”

The official shook his head and said: "This dynasty is different everywhere, and this period of time is even more so, you don't want to think about it, the princess's daughter should be the county lord, but now she is also a princess ......" Speaking of this, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, if he was caught, it would be terrible, could it be that he was reflecting the world of the Dugu Empress and the heroine.

He hurriedly said: "Dugu Pony is talented, and it doesn't hurt to make an exception for him." ”

"The Ministry of Rites doesn't care about money, food, soldiers and horses, but it is quite suitable for horses to be officials." Yang Ze nodded.

The official hurriedly stayed away from Yang Ze, afraid that Yang Ze would ask him again, this small county commander could not talk to him too much, and it was better to protect himself.

Over there, Liang Dazhong has already talked about how he is going to roast himself, and pray for the blessing of the empress, that is the glory of his ancestors for the eighteenth generation!

Yang Ze said with a smile: "According to the words of General Manager Liang, the ancestors of your family did not borrow light from you, and you did not use it as a sacrifice!" ”

Dugu Baoqiao glanced at him, and he was bored for a while, and he didn't like many things, so he said: "If you have anything to say, go back and say it, and follow me to see Shangshu." As he spoke, he waved his hand and asked his guards to look at Liang Dazhong, but he didn't care about Yang Ze and returned the way he came.

Liang Dazhong was escorted to the horse, he was so aggrieved in his heart, he didn't talk about Yang Ze just now, he didn't even finish expressing his loyalty, Dugu Baoqiao was impatient to listen, the result was that he was detained, and Yang Ze didn't have anything, where can he be reasonable!

Dugu Baoqiao may have been urged by his boss to be in a hurry, so he refused to stay for a moment, ran fast, hurried all the way, and entered Chang'an City in the afternoon.

Chang'an City, as the first city in the world, has several city gates that were originally closed day and night, but recently Empress Dugu ordered a curfew, which made all the city gates close at night, so you must enter the city before dark.

When he arrived at the Ministry of Rites, Dugu Baoqiao looked back and saw that Yang Ze was still following, so he said: "You are a small county commander from the west of the town, and you have traveled a long way back to Beijing, you should go to the Ministry of Officials first, why did you come to the Ministry of Rites, what should you do, don't stay here for too long, waste time." ”

It's a waste of time again, it seems that this horse master's time is very valuable, could it be the kind of master who is hundreds of thousands of dollars per minute?

Yang Ze got off the horse and said: "Xia Guan originally wanted to tell the heavens and pray for the emperor, and he did the same thing as Chief Manager Liang, so if you want to ask Chief Manager Liang, then you have to ask Xia Guan." ”

Dugu Baoqiao sighed, looked at Yang Ze with very pitying eyes, shook his head, and said, "Since that's the case, then you and Liang Dazhong can come in together!" ”

Yang Ze turned around and called Mu Gen and Caicai, and whispered: "Don't go in with you, wait for the people inside to tell you to go in, and you will go in again." Caicai, you must remember, if you don't see the emperor, you can't say anything about Kumodoro, remember to remember! ”

Nana and Mugen nodded together, telling Yang Ze to be careful.

Dugu Baoqiao had already entered the gate of the Ministry of Rites, turned around and said impatiently: "Don't rub it off, hurry up, hurry up, I have something to do, I still have something to do!" ”

Yang Ze hurriedly agreed, and followed Dugu Baoqiao with Liang Dazhong into the yamen of the Ministry of Rites. But as soon as they entered the door, they saw an official in a green official uniform rushing over, pointing at Liang Dazhong's nose and shouting: "Eunuch, dare to trap the emperor for being unkind, you are guilty!" (To be continued......)