Qiao Jie thought that Liu Xun would drive out of the city to greet him, after all, they had made great achievements in this expedition, but it was almost noon, and he received an edict from Prime Minister Bingji instead of the emperor. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It shouldn't be, this expedition has made a great contribution, the government and the opposition are shaken, and it stands to reason that the emperor should welcome it in person.

"Father-in-law, why is that?" Qiao Jie stuffed a red envelope into Zheng Chun, the inner servant of the Xuanzhao, and wanted to ask clearly what was not in line with the emperor's wishes, so the emperor did not welcome him in person.

Zheng Chun put the red envelope into his sleeve, picked up the teacup, and drank the tea slowly. Qiao Jie didn't dare to urge him, and waited for a long time, before Zheng Chuncai sighed and said, "Do you know that Prime Minister Cheng Cheng left Beijing for a vacation?" ”

"What?" Qiao Jie was taken aback, Cheng Mo was his biggest backer, how could he leave Beijing at this juncture? Could it be that the emperor could not tolerate him?

Zheng Chun continued to sigh: "Your Majesty has repeatedly retained, and Prime Minister Cheng Cheng is resolute. Alas, Your Majesty is in a bad mood. ”

This army, on the surface, the boss is Qiao Jie, but it is actually led by Cheng Mo, Cheng Mo is not in Beijing, and Liu Xun is not even in the mood to make a show. Qiao Jie felt that the gap between himself and Cheng Mo was like heaven and earth, but now was not the time to dwell on this, he asked urgently: "Why did Prime Minister Cheng leave Beijing?" ”

"I said that I wanted to take my wife and children for a visit, but I don't know where I am running at this time, Your Majesty has been in a bad mood these days."

"......" Qiao Jie couldn't say a word. The emperor was in a bad mood, and the only way to be a courtier was to wait carefully.

Zheng Chun shook his head and sighed and left, and an hour later, Bingji came, on behalf of the emperor to welcome the army into the city.

When Heizi learned that Cheng Mo had left Beijing, he was in a hurry, deliberately left behind, entered the city, turned a corner at the fork in the road, and went straight to Chengfu. When I returned home, I learned that Su Miaohua was left in Beijing by the emperor, but she returned to her parents' house this morning.

After Qiao Jie entered the palace to pay the edict, he came to visit Cheng Mansion, although he learned from Zheng Chun that Cheng Mo had left Beijing, he still took a trip and wanted to inquire about Cheng Mo's whereabouts. What he didn't expect was that he met Su Miaohua at the gate of the mansion.

Qiao Jie stepped forward and saluted, "Madame's demeanor is better than in the past." ”

Su Miaohua remembered the days when she was with Cheng Mo on the grassland, sighed, and said, "You're back?" ”

"Yes. I wonder when the prime minister will return to Beijing? Qiao Jie asked cautiously, thinking that Cheng Mo was leaving Beijing at this juncture, there must be a reason, I don't know if he will never return, when he asked about this, his heart kept jumping.

Su Miaohua said melancholy: "Maybe next spring." ”

It's good to have a return date. Qiao Jie saluted and left.

Su Miaohua turned around and entered, her lonely back was distressing.

At the same time, Cheng Mo's carriage left Chenliu County and headed for Liang State. This was originally the fief of King Liang, the younger brother of Emperor Jing, but when Huo Guang was in power, the Tuien system was implemented, and King Liang's fief was inherited by his five sons.

In the car, Cheng Mo lost the chess game for an afternoon, pushed the chessboard, and said, "No more." ”

It's so boring to lose all the time.

Zhang Qing laughed out loud and said, "Fifth brother, your chess is already very good, as long as you don't meet me, you can definitely win." ”

"You're thicker than the city walls." Cheng Mo quipped, looked out the window, and said, "What day is today?" ”

Most of the pedestrians on the street are not empty-handed, or carrying a piece of meat or a jar of wine, and come and go in a hurry. Cheng Mo suddenly realized that it might be the New Year.

Zhang Qing roared, and the guard outside the car said, "Twelve Langjun, it's twenty-four today." ”

"Xiao Nian? No wonder. Cheng Mo said: "Let's celebrate the New Year in Liangguo, let's stay in the inn first, and then have a good time." He thought of Su Miaohua in Beijing, and hoped that she would go back to her parents' house to celebrate the New Year with her father, which would be more or less lively.

Zhang Qingdao: "Fifth brother, are you going to meet King Liang?" ”

Emperor Jing's younger brother, Liu Wu of Liang Huai, had died, and the prince was succeeded by his eldest son.

Cheng Mo said: "I traveled incognito, so I didn't go to see King Liang, and he didn't know that I was passing by here at this time." ”

Liu Wu was deeply favored by his mother, Empress Dowager Dou, Empress Dowager Dou forced Emperor Jing to pass the throne to her younger son, so that the mother and son could see each other for a long time, Emperor Jing did not want to disobey his mother's wishes, and wanted to pass the throne to his son, which was very difficult, and finally set up his son Liu Che as the crown prince under the huge pressure, so that there was later Emperor Wu.

Liu Wu's status is sensitive because of this, and the later Tui En Order is obviously to prevent Liu Wu's descendants. King Liang was suspicious, and Cheng Mo left Beijing to avoid trouble, how could he provoke him? Besides, the two have never met before, let alone friendship, and there is no need for him to meet him this time under the banner of touring the mountains and rivers.

Zhang Qingdao: "Why don't we hurry up and go to Donghai County for the New Year." I've never been on the sea for the New Year, so it's going to be fun for us to go boating. ”

He is playful and interested in new things, and as long as there is play, his new wife is also left behind.

Calculating the time, it was in time, and when it was at noon, Cheng Mo asked the third daughter's opinion, Gu Paner and Zhao Yufei were very excited, and Huo Shuhan also felt very good. As for the cold weather, the seaside is even colder, several people are not afraid, they have a way to keep warm, the big deal is to hold a hand stove in their arms.

After lunch, we started to hurry, and without stopping on the way, we galloped all the way to Donghai County.

After twenty-four, the taste of the New Year is getting stronger, the families in the capital are preparing for the New Year, and the Anguo Mansion is no exception.

"I'm afraid she won't come. You personally went to the house in the afternoon to invite her. An Guogong groaned. Whether Su Miaohua comes or not, they have to fulfill their wishes.

As the couple was talking, Menzi rushed in and said, "Ah Lang, Ah Lang, Mrs. Gu's letter." ”

An Guo Gongqi said: "What Mrs. Gu's letter? ”

"Mrs. Gu of Prime Minister Cheng's family."

The letter was addressed to An Guogong, the handwriting was silky, elegant, and signed by Cheng Gu.

"What?" An Guogong jumped up, snatched the letter, opened it in three or two, read it in a hurry, read it carefully, and said happily: "Madam, the rebel has found it." ”

When Duchess An Guo heard that Zhang Qingzhen had caught up with Cheng Mo and was going to Donghai County, she was happy and angry, and said: "Don't let Rong'er know, otherwise she will be chased after her." ”

An Guogong nodded, ordered to keep secrets, and then changed into official robes and entered the palace to ask for a meeting.

Cheng Mo asked for leave and quietly left Beijing, only saying that he would return to Beijing in half a year at most, and at least in March, but he didn't say where to go.

Soon, the eight-hundred-mile urgent edict set out from the capital and pursued to Donghai County. Then, Zheng Chun went to Qiao Jie's mansion to announce the edict, and the date of the reward was changed to the sixteenth day of the first month, the great court meeting after the Lantern Festival.

Qiao Jie held the edict and looked at it in the study for a long time, and said, "Didn't you say that there was a reward at the beginning of the first month?" How did you change it? ”

He wrote all the celebratory invitations, and when he came out of the palace on the first day of the first lunar month, he sent them out immediately.