Although most of the people knew that the imperial court was going to fight with the Annan people, no one cared much about it: How could a small Annan people change the world? Everyone was still doing what they should do. On the contrary, because of this
As a result, the business of many stores has improved a lot, making the capital city more lively in the evening.
In a tavern in the north of the capital, two heroic young men sat in a small booth, ordered a few cold dishes, and ate the cold dishes as if they were waiting for someone.
One of the young men is handsome. If he puts on decent clothes and shows a warm smile, many women will probably be willing to pay him to him if he goes to a brothel, just for a night of pleasure. But at this time, not only is his clothes inappropriate,
, the expression on his face was not very good either. He grabbed a handful of edamame and ate them one by one, and said, "Why hasn't Yun Qing arrived yet?"
"Yun Qing is with Your Majesty. It's not like when we are on duty, we have to follow His Majesty's time. If His Majesty has nothing to do, they might be able to go off duty earlier. But His Majesty is so busy these days, how could he come so early?
Just come over here? Just wait." Another man, who was brave but somewhat mediocre in appearance, said.
"Hey, we can only wait." The person who spoke before sighed, and ordered the waiter to bring a plate of edamame, and then started eating.
But only a short while later, they heard the sound of light footsteps, and then the door of their compartment opened with a "clatter", and a heroic young man wearing a seventh-grade turquoise official uniform walked in.
Without seeing anyone else, he immediately sat down, took off his hat and put it on the table. He took a sip of tea and said, "Fortunately, Your Majesty doesn't have much to do today. He finished answering most of the memorials in the afternoon. Although there are still some left, there are still some."
I had no intention of continuing to criticize at night and returned to the harem. If not, I'm afraid I won't be able to come out until Xu time." As he spoke, he reached for the edamame.
"Hey, who asked you to drink water just after entering the door? You just drank water and you dared to take edamame without permission. Believe it or not, I will ask the store to kick you out!" shouted the handsome young man.
"Don't believe it! I'm His Majesty's general manager, and the store owner wouldn't dare." The man who just walked in also said seriously.
The handsome young man wanted to say more, and another person said: "Okay, you two, stop making trouble. It's already late. If you make trouble again, you won't have time to eat."
Then he said loudly: "Man, the dishes we ordered just now are ready to be served."
"Okay!" The waiter on the second floor agreed and went downstairs to talk to the kitchen.
This slightly mediocre-looking young man was Yu Zhouwen, the vice-principal of Jiangwu Hall, and the other handsome guy was Zheng Xuan, the secretary-general. The person who came in later was He Wenchang, also named Yunqing, a classmate and friend of the two of them when they were studying in Jiangwu Hall.
, after graduating from Jianye at the end of the second year, he was selected to serve as Tongshiren by Yunxi's side.
Yu Zhouwen smiled and said: "Yun Qing, you must be very busy these days."
"Of course. Your Majesty has been discussing the conquest of Annan recently, and the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army and many military generals have proposed to formulate a war strategy in advance, so countless memorials are pouring into His Majesty's table like snow flakes, and His Majesty can't even look at it.
, he asked a few of us to look at it and eliminate the bad ones, and then he looked at the remaining ones."
"Besides, I have to do daily things and draft daily paperwork. I'm so busy. I almost vomit when I read the paperwork these days." He Wenchang said.
"But no matter how busy I am, I have to come over today. Today is the day when the three of us didn't get to know each other without fighting three years ago, so we must not delay it."
"You haven't looked down on us yet, so you still have a conscience." Zheng Xuan said.
"This is more than just having a conscience. Don't think that my future is ahead of the two of you just because I came to His Majesty's side and sacrificed myself for him. In my opinion, you two have a bright future!"
"Although I work as a general officer, I am the most inconspicuous among the generals. In the future, I will go out as a commander step by step, and then be promoted to a commander, and that's almost the end of it."
"Zhou Wen, Zheng Xuan, you two are different. You were appointed as the vice principal and director just one year after graduating from the Martial Arts Hall. This shows that His Majesty has trust in you two. In the future, you will at least be the commander of the capital." He Wenchang said.
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"Yun Qing, we all know your abilities. If it comes to fighting, you are definitely better than the two of us. Your future prospects will definitely not be lower, you will definitely be above us." Yu Zhouwen said.
"That's it. You will have a future as a commander at least. Once you become a commander, you will directly command the troops and there will be battles. With your ability, you can't get promoted even if you fight the battles? Unlike us, I think His Majesty may continue to be like this.
Let us do this kind of work, although we are military generals, it is more like civilian officials."
"By the way, this time I also submitted a petition jointly with the students. I don't know if His Majesty will approve it," Zheng Xuan said.
"Zheng Xuan, His Majesty has approved your petition, but has not issued it yet." He Wenchang suddenly said with a strange expression.
Zheng Xuan already sensed something bad from He Wenchang's expression and said, "Your Majesty must have rejected it."
"Not only was it dismissed, His Majesty wrote in the memorial: Zheng Xuan, as the director of the martial arts hall, you are not doing your job properly. I will punish you not to leave the martial arts hall for a month. Remember, don't think about what you have or not all day long.
, Be honest and work hard, Chief Secretary! These are the exact words His Majesty approved in the memorial." He Wenchang said with a smile.
"Haha!" Yu Zhouwen also laughed out loud and said: "Zheng Xuan, I told you at the beginning not to join in the fun with the students, but you refused to listen. Now you will be punished by His Majesty."
"Zheng Xuan, it would be better if you presented the memorial alone. Your Majesty is not very satisfied with these students who are petitioning, and it is not good to give them criticism." He Wenchang said.
"I understand, and I will never get involved with them again." Zheng Xuan said somewhat depressed.
By this time, the food had been served, and the three people, who were so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs, stopped chatting and started eating like crazy.
It wasn't until the three of them were almost full that they started chatting again. "Yun Qing, do you think His Majesty will go on a personal expedition this time?" Zheng Xuan asked.
"The emperor will march on his own? Do you think His Majesty will march on his own?" He Wenchang asked.
"In the first year of Jianye, the Luxie Rebellion was put down by His Majesty's personal expedition. In the second year of Jianye, His Majesty also toured Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Our Majesty often goes out, so I guess there may be a personal expedition," Zheng Xuan said.
"I can't say for sure. Even if His Majesty had this intention, he would not discuss it with me. But His Majesty often said that let professional people do professional things, and the word 'professional' here means..."
He Wenchang explained the meaning of the word "professional" in Yunxi's mouth, and then said: "Furthermore, His Majesty has never considered himself to be a military genius like King Kaiping, King Zhongshan, or King Jining, so it is unlikely that he will lead a personal expedition."
"But I do hope that your Majesty will go on the expedition himself. If your Majesty goes on the expedition himself, maybe,"
"Maybe I will discover your amazing talent, let you make contributions, and become a very popular minister in the future." Zheng Xuan rushed to say.
He Wen was often upset by what he said, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all and said, "Zheng Xuan, are you the roundworm in my stomach? You can guess what I'm thinking."
"Go! Who is the roundworm in your belly? You are the roundworm in my belly." Zheng Xuan said.
He Wenchang joked with him for a while, but felt a little disappointed and said, "It's a pity that this is impossible."
"Yun Qing, you don't have to worry. Even if you can't fight this time, there will be another time. Everyone can see your talents and they won't be buried." Yu Zhouwen said in a voice that made people feel at ease.
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"I hope so." He Wenchang said.
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At the same time, in the vanguard of the government army, there were also people talking about things related to the conquest of Annan. However, they were talking in a different direction from the others, and both of them had sad faces.
"Have I not told my sister that we are willing to continue to earn a living, so why are we still sent to the army in charge of food and grass?" Baoqin's eldest brother Ye Yiwei said.
"This should really have nothing to do with your sister. I asked about it, the Queen's brother will be sent to fight, Concubine Chen's nephew will be sent to fight, and Concubine Yun's brother has been in the north for a long time.
It’s around the bay, and I can’t get away from it.”
"This is probably because His Majesty didn't want his relatives to have free time, so he sent them out to fight. Maybe it's because of your sister's plea that we ended up in the army in charge of food and grass," Baoqin's father Ye Zigao said.
"But, I don't want to go." Ye Yiwei said.
"You are thought so. In fact, your sister is right. The eldest prince born to her in the future may not be able to rely on us. If he is not close to us, how can we have such a wealthy and idle life?" So we should also accumulate some credit.
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"Besides, there's no danger in being in charge of food and grass. It's very safe and you can still make some achievements. It's already pretty good." Ye Zigao said.
"But it's not as good as being in the capital." Ye Yiwei was still very resistant.
"Your Majesty's will has been announced. You have to go if you don't want to! We still have your younger brother in our family, and you are married and have children, so you can't refuse." Ye Zigao could only say.
Ye Yiwei stopped talking. In fact, he also understood what Ye Yigao said. The emperor had already issued an imperial edict, how could he take it back just because of their opinions? It was useless even to hold the piano in his arms! I'm afraid it would have had some effect if the queen persuaded him. He just
He just wanted to complain. But people outside were unwilling to listen to his complaints, so he could only go home and complain to his father. But now his father didn't want to listen anymore, and he had nothing to say.
He didn't speak, and his father didn't speak either. The father and son just sat together in silence, looking at each other.
After a long while, Ye Zigao said: "Remember to bring weapons when the time comes. Although the guard will definitely distribute them, we have a few good things we bought at home, so don't forget them."
