The servant opened the door carefully and saw a few young eunuchs standing on both sides. The front was blocked by a screen and the emperor's face could not be seen clearly.
He didn't dare to step forward rashly, so he knelt down towards the screen.
"What's the matter with your master?" asked a mature and solemn voice.
"Your Majesty, there have been rumors in the city and outside the city these past two days that Mr. Wan and Mr. Liu are not on good terms and have turned against each other. They are also fabricating some kind of rebellion to confuse people's eyes and ears. He sent his servants to persuade your Majesty not to believe such rumors. Wan The prince of the county swears to the death to assist Mr. Liu in the government affairs, and he will never dare to have any different intentions."
"Although as the saying goes, those who are clear will become clear themselves, but the people are still ignorant and it will cause trouble in the city, which is not good. My master kindly requests your majesty to issue an edict and order your envoys to calm down the discussion."
The emperor readily agreed: "Okay. I will immediately order Lieutenant Gui to draft it and inform all the people."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The servant kowtowed solemnly.
Ye Yongjia and Wei Huai were chatting in the academy when they saw a government official rushing over. He knelt down and reported, "Prefect Ye, the emperor has issued an edict. No one is allowed to spread rumors about the king of Wanjun. Anyone who violates this rule must be sent to the government office."
After hearing this, Ye Yongjia felt confused for a while, turned to look at Wei Huai, and said, "Go down."
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When Wei Huai saw the government officials retreating, he smiled and said, "You just talked to me about the mutiny, and the matter was resolved immediately."
Ye Yongjia had a serious expression on his face: "It seems that the Liu Party is really good at it. These people are not easy to deal with..."
"It just promotes a three-legged confrontation. Isn't it a good thing for you?" Wei Huai picked up the crutch.
"If we let the two parties come to an end, the world will be freed from suffering soon; but if this continues, the situation will continue to get out of control," Governor Ye said worriedly, "Mr. Wei, you don't want the academy to become a tool used by three parties, right?"
Wei Huai's blood surged into his chest, and when he was about to answer righteously, he was suppressed inexplicably. So he remained silent.
"You should agree with me," Ye Yongjia saw that Wei Huai was noncommittal, so he had no choice but to say it for him, "But things went counterproductive, and there's nothing we can do about it."
Ye Yongjia returned to the Yamen, inquired about the truth, and secretly sent someone to summon Jiang Tian back to the Inspection Department. He still kept the officers and soldiers there. When the limelight was gone, he would issue a notice to the people to avoid suspicion.
Zheng Shiyan heard the imperial edict and heard that Jiang Tian returned to the Yamen. Knowing that the dust had settled, he discussed the ending with the generals.
He sat in the middle of the hall and said slowly: "Ye Yongjia has summoned his confidants under Liu Dang's instructions. Our top priority is to ask Yue Gong to come back and discuss other matters."
"Come on," he turned his head and said seriously, "yesterday, the matter was urgent, so you were allowed to come into the government to offer advice. Yue Gong is going back to the government today, so don't stay here. Don't be impatient, go home and rest for a while. Zheng will intercede with you."
"I understand that," Qi Zi sighed, "but Wan Heshun managed to escape from death, which really makes me feel aggrieved! I missed this great opportunity, and Mr. Lu is here, and he wants to talk about alliance..." As he said, he Went away angrily.
Zheng Shiyan spent half an hour in the mansion before he got the accurate news that Lu Fangxuan had entered the city. He then opened the door of the mansion wide and ordered all the generals to hold up their wine bowls and line up to welcome him. After a while, he saw Lu Fangxuan riding his horse slowly towards here.
As they got closer, Zheng Shiyan and his generals half-knelt on the ground, shouting: "Welcome Lord Yue Guogong Lu to return safely!"
When Lu Fangxuan heard the loud voice, he hurriedly threw off the horse's bridle, jumped off the horse, and ran to the door happily.
"Mr. Lu Yue!" Zheng Shiyan raised his wine excitedly, "Brothers have been very worried these past two days, which caused you a false alarm. I hope you will forgive me!"
Lu Fangxuan laughed loudly: "You guys are running around here and there, holding on to a string in the middle of the night. It's harder than me!"
"In short, it's not easy to resist this storm!" Zheng Shiyan said, "Drink this bowl of wine first."
Lu Fangxuan drank the wine in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and exchanged greetings with the officers. After drinking six or seven glasses of wine, he sat down in the hall.
"Commander Zheng, I was afraid that you wouldn't understand what I meant. Who would have thought that you would have such courage and come up with such a wonderful idea? It's amazing!" Lu Fangxuan clapped his thighs, his words filled with excitement. , everyone said with excitement, and suddenly you and I started talking in a jumbled manner.
"I want a reward! I want a reward!"
This sentence came out of nowhere and suited Lu Fangxuan's taste. He waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "Okay! Give me a reward! Give me a reward!"
As everyone cheered and cheered, the servants in the hall carried out the boxes containing gold and silver cloth, and rewarded them one by one. Everyone got a lot of money, and everyone was very happy.
When they were given to Zheng Shiyan, Lu Fangxuan specially pulled him and said with a smile: "Commander Zheng, you are the one who has made the greatest contribution. I will give you forty taels of silver and three pieces of colorful satin, which will be enough for you to eat and drink for a month." !”
"Thank you, Mr. Yue." Zheng Shiyan kowtowed, took the colorful satin from the side, and rubbed it with his hand for a long time, as if he was stunned.
"What? Commander Zheng has never seen the world!" Lu Fangxuan was still joking with him.
"I really can't accept this thing," Zheng Shiyan folded the cloth again, "because I'm not the first to do it."
"Other than you, who else is worthy of receiving this reward?" Lu Fangxuan's eyes wandered a little.
"I'm doing nothing, and it's all because of this person's advice that I can turn the tide and turn the crisis around!" Zheng Shiyan's voice became louder and louder.
"Who are you talking about? Shi Xiushen?" Lu Fangxuan looked completely unaware, "But he is from the imperial court, so I can't give him anything even if I want to."
Zheng Shiyan shook his head: "None of them. Please talk to Mr. Lu in his room."
He frowned slightly: "That's good."
"Qi Zi." Zheng drew the name on the table with his collar, "You won't forget it, will you?"
"I have already said," Lu Fangxuan stared at the table, "this person will definitely have counter-intentions in the future and must not be retained."
Zheng Shiyan felt incredible: "Commander Qi always stands at the forefront of the Anti-Wan Party. Why do you make such a judgment over a small matter? Besides... he wants to take over because of my Yue Mansion."
"Commander Zheng, you are an honest man. To me, you are very good." Lu Fangxuan was not prepared to answer directly.
Master Zheng was so anxious that he had to break the news: "But did you hear that Wang Xiancheng wrote a letter to Qi Zi and arrived in Nanjing today?"
Lu Fangxuan held on to the chair and sat upright: "Really? When did you say that?"
"It's not convenient for me to explain to you this morning, so I postponed it until now." Zheng Shiyan replied unhurriedly.
"Okay!!" Lu Fangxuan clenched his fists, "It seems that Qi Zi's restoration is a certainty! Call Qi Zi over immediately and make him deputy commander again!"
Zheng Shiyan suddenly felt much more relaxed. He gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go right away!"
Qi Zi didn't know why he was resurrected, but he still happily put on the hat of 'deputy commander' in front of him. Although to outsiders it looks unstable.
