Cai Xianqing was rocking on the recliner, holding a rosary in his left hand, which was given to him by Prince Wanjun. The purple-black red sandalwood gently gave off a thin fragrance; his eyebrows were relaxed, his eyes were closed to relax, and several children stood beside him. Actors, give this old master a beating on his back and legs in order to make progress.
"Master Cai, in a few days you will lead your team to perform in the palace. The apprentices have never seen the grandeur of the palace for half their lives. Can you... open our eyes?" The young actor held his leg, Staring at him like a thief.
"You've only been here half your fucking life?" Cai Xianqing glanced at him. "You guys should go to the south to perform in a few days. Don't make a joke in front of Wanjun Wang!" He almost spit on the actor's face. Go up, the man had to lower his head.
"Master Cai, someone has asked you to do something." An old man came out from behind the screen, holding a letter in his hand, and was about to come forward.
"Oh, no need to come over. Who wrote the letter?" Cai Xianqing looked at the rosary and said.
"It's the guard at Nanjing Imperial College and the civil guard offering wine."
"Friends of Wei Jijiu? Please come quickly!" he ordered, standing up from the recliner, scolding the actors, "I want to see distinguished guests, you go ahead!"
Those people quickly obeyed and ran into the back room.
"Dear guest! May I ask your name?" Cai Xianqing raised her hand to Ye Yongjia with a smile on her face.
Ye Yongjia came alone this time, without any followers, and calmly replied: "My surname is Ye, my first name is Yongjia, and my courtesy name is Tinglong. I was once a student of Wei Jijiu. Now I am in dire straits, so I came here to disturb Mr. Cai."
"Why bother, please sit down." Cai Xianqing took out the chair, turned around and sat on the recliner, and put the rosary aside.
"Although I am an opera singer and am despised by the disciples of the scholar family, I still have the ambition to save the world and strive to achieve great achievements. Naturally, I respect an upright hero like Jijiu the most! Since I am his student, feel free to say anything you have to say, virtuous man. I will try my best to do it safely."
Ye Yongjia saw that he could make up his mind, so he started talking about it: "Yongjia was originally a Jinshi personally awarded by the imperial court. His predecessor was the censor of Zhongzuodu. Because he offended Liu Zhennian, he was impeached and imprisoned. He died in prison; the Minister of Rites Lu Deguang took advantage of this to search our house, and as a result, he was freed from official positions and salary, and his Jinshi was taken away."
"Do you want me to tell the prince to ask the emperor to help your Ye family to restore the title of Jinshi?" Cai Xianqing asked.
"That's it."
Cai Xianqing grabbed the rosary and said, "Okay, Tinglong, just wait for the news."
A few days later, Cai Xianqing came back from performing in the prince's palace. He contacted Ye Yongjia in advance and told him that the matter had been settled, but it would take a few months for the emperor to personally issue the order. During this period, he could live in peace. .
Ye Yongjiaping had nothing to do in Japan, so he went to visit Cai Xianqing and have a chat. When he went there, he saw that although his work was much more complicated than that of Wei Huai, he was far less tired and tired than Mr. Wei, and he always took care of things calmly and leisurely. Time seemed endless here, because he never lost the lightness on his face. Ye Yongjia considered in his heart that he might be more suitable for big things than Wei Huai.
Although he often told Ye Yongjia that being an actor was not a bad thing, he could not hide his strong desire for fame. He showed his disdain for his own identity at every turn. In his heart, he actually regarded this humble industry as a quagmire that he was eager to get out of. Rather than calling this hypocrisy, it is better to say that he knows the rules of the world.
And transfer the focus to the capital. Wan Heshun asked someone to bring him a grievance report, but he could not hand it directly to the emperor. Of course, he had to have General Liu take a look at it. His original intention was to keep the memorial withheld, but Yan Wen persuaded him: "If the general acts like this, he may make enemies on all sides. In the future, people will be dissatisfied and the decree will be difficult to sustain. If it is presented to your majesty, Ye Yongjia will be very kind to the general, even though he impeached his father." , this grudge can be resolved a lot." Liu Zhennian heard this opinion and presented it to the emperor. The emperor immediately issued an order to return Ye Yongjia's name as a Jinshi, and out of consolation, moved him to Chenzhou Tongpan.
Of course Liu Zhennian knew where Chenzhou was. This has to be told about what happened nearly a year ago - when Ye Yongjia first left Jinan. At that time, Lu Deguang reported that he had copied the Ye Mansion, and was somewhat appreciated by the emperor, so he became very proud. Just when some of Liu Zhennian's party members were preparing to send people to the Ministry of Rites, they were scolded by Lu Deguang, which was quite hearty, but the scolding Later, he was so panicked that he could only ask for help from outsiders to temporarily avoid the danger.
Today, the emperor suddenly transferred Ye Yongjia to Chenzhou. Liu Zhennian felt a little worried, but he still couldn't figure it out, so Quan took it as the emperor's words.
Ye Yongjia accepted the order, but this time he was accepted as a Jinshi again, and he was no longer in the same state of mind as before; perhaps he felt that it was a matter of course, or he had experienced several major events and had lost the motivation to pursue his pure ambition.
He took the packages and other belongings and bid farewell to this majestic capital together with Kou Zhong. Before leaving, he changed his horse and started towards Chenzhou.
This journey was far less dangerous than imagined. When I saw Guanyi on the way, I rested for the night and continued my journey the next day, gradually arriving in Henan. Seeing that it was getting late at this time, the two of them entered the official post and rested the horses. After entering the house, the people from the official post prepared rice and fried a plate of wild vegetables. The two of them ate a lot, and saw that the sky was not too dark. In the evening, I went out for a walk in the corridor.
It was also a coincidence that Ye Yongjia was walking when he saw an official slowly walking out of the room in front of him. He glanced into the room and hurriedly shouted: "Don't follow me, I'm going to relax alone."
The door there closed quietly.
Ye Yongjia saw that the man was not tall, with a square build, light and flat eyebrows, easy-going eyes, a slightly higher nose bridge, and thin lips. At first glance, his face did not look very human, but more like a sheep.
"May I ask where you are going to take office?" Ye Yongjia asked.
Seeing him coming towards him, the man responded with a smile: "My surname is Chen, my given name is Tongpao, my cousin is Gongzhou. I am going to be an official in Runing. Your Excellency..."
"I will call you Ye Yongjia, and you will call me Tinglong."
Kou Zhong looked on and felt that the two of them were extremely opportunistic.
"Oh, how old is Tinglong?"
"I am twenty-one years old this year."
Tongpao Chen touched his head and then looked up at the weather. "Then I will call you a wise brother," he said.
"I see it's a little rainy outside," Chen Tongpao said kindly, "How about you, me... and that slave go inside to take shelter?"
Ye Yongjia nodded, and Chen Tongpao clapped his hands: "Then please!"
As soon as Ye and Kou entered the door, they tried to blow the hot air on their faces, and there was a stove inside. There were three or five slaves gathered around the stove. When they saw their master returning, they all hurriedly gave way and retreated to the wall.
"Brother Xian, aren't you going to Chenzhou?" Chen Tongpao asked calmly.
"That's right, a general judge was appointed." Ye Yongjia answered one by one.
"It seems that my dear brother has not been an official for long. Do you know who the prefect of Chenzhou is?"
"Who?" Ye Yongjia looked into his eyes.
"Lu Deguang. He once served as the Minister of Rites, and I was lucky enough to meet him several times."
Ye Yongjia's eyes wandered slightly.
"It seems that Brother Xian has quite a relationship with him." Tongpao Chen said with a steady smile.
Ye Yongjia was slightly surprised and looked away, "It's just a matter of the past."
"Understood." Chen Tongpao did not ask any more questions, but still thought to himself: "This magistrate's conduct in life, although people think he is pedantic, actually has many plans and even far-reaching plans. You see that he was appointed to Chenzhou because he angered the Liu Party. It seems to be far away from the government, but it is far away from the capital, so it must be..."
Chen Tongpao suddenly looked around and was silent for a while, then smiled softly: "This place is very close to Chenzhou, and the soldiers are sent there. You will be there tomorrow, but you have to be careful in everything." He patted Ye Yongjia's shoulder.
Looking at the calm-spoken Chen Tongpao, Ye Yongjia couldn't even see a hint of urgency or unnecessary emotion in him, and he had it just right; that meaningful sentence or reminder added to him an unfathomable feeling. . This man's palace is incomparable, and it seems that all the emotions and anger he expresses have become tools for his ulterior motives.
To be honest, Ye Yongjia hated such people.
