The master thought about it and finally came up with a solution, and said to Shi Yiyi: "The governor can first declare that nothing is going on at the border and does not require any further attention from the court, and then use gold and silver to serve the accompanying eunuchs, Yuan Wai Lang and other officials. In this way, many of them have benefited, and they must follow the general's wishes and persuade Ye Yongjia to return to the capital. How dare he go against everyone's will as a minister!"
Shi Yiyi praised this plan very much and said: "This is indeed a good thing. Those eunuchs are all from Eunuch Shen. They work for Duke Liu with me, so they can really say a few words. As for the two Yuanwailang from the Ministry of War, they are really I don’t know their details, so it’s better to be cautious.”
The master shook his head a few times: "Sir, there is no one in the world who doesn't love money. When they have free money in front of them, they will naturally change their minds. How can we find out the truth?"
"This truth couldn't be more obvious. It's the governor who thinks too much." Shi Yiyi was greatly relieved, and the anger just now disappeared. "I will leave this matter to you tomorrow. Be sure to have all the information."
The master was naturally reluctant to give up this opportunity to make meritorious deeds, and quickly agreed: "As you command!"
Tomorrow comes, the master is still in charge of giving gifts, and the servants are waiting for Mr. Shi to have tea in the hall. They thought they could take some time off from the busy work, but unexpectedly the butler came up to the hall and said that Mr. Ye outside the door wanted to see him.
Shi Yiyi knew that it was not a good thing, so after being depressed for a moment, he had to ask someone to bring him in. He sat upright, wrinkled his face, and made a fierce look.
"Your Majesty, please see Governor Shi." Ye Yongjia bowed first.
"There is no need to talk about the situation." Shi Yiyi raised his legs and let the servants beat them. "May I ask, sir, what do you want from me when you come so early?"
"I want to pay another visit to Xuanhua. I regret that I didn't see everything yesterday. If I go back like this, it will be difficult to explain to Liu Gong." Ye Yongjia's eyes glanced upward, and he saw that Shi Yiyi was a little pale.
"Servant Ye," Shi Yiyi hurriedly told the slaves to retreat, "It's not that I'm disobeying the order, but there's not much chaos at the border. It's the same if you take a few more glances. As for the court, Shi will naturally make excuses for you."
Ye Yongjia pretended to be surprised: "No! As Liu Gong ascends the throne, he needs to show his grand plans to the ministers and consolidate his prestige. If there is really no evil to be blamed, then I will go back and receive some punishment next time; if you speak for me, I will avoid being together. I take the blame, but I don’t want to involve innocent people and make the general suffer unjust injustice.”
When Shi Yiyi heard his big words, he was so frightened that he lost his mind and his eyes rolled around. I immediately thought to myself: 'If he goes to Xuanhua, he won't be able to stir up trouble. I took the opportunity to summon him personally to follow him and eat it for profit, but he could not stay long. '
Faced with this unexpected situation, Shi Yiyi had no choice but to resort to tricks: "Since Mr. Ye went to all the trouble to go, I would like to accompany you. It's just the two of us..."
"Sir," the master turned in from the side door, "I see that Xuanhua is close to the border of the captives. If only Ye Gong goes there, if the thieves suddenly attack and the intention of protecting is neglected, his life will be in danger. It is better to ask the followers to wait. Follow us together in case something unexpected happens."
"Master said it well!" Shi Yiyi didn't know what he was thinking, so he could only agree.
"In addition, if you all walk in groups, it will not only be time-consuming, but also extremely crowded. It is better to separate and let the large army go to Xuanhua first, and then Ye Gong will arrive after him, so that he can form a welcoming team and look at the solemnity. It's like the formation of a court official. What do you think?" The master said eloquently, and then bent down to salute.
Ye Yongjia felt that they were setting a trap, but he calmly accepted the master's 'kindness': "Then it all depends on the two of you."
Shi Yiyi didn't understand the master's methods. Although he had sent someone to urge the team to set off, he still questioned him. The master replied, "If the general wants to get rid of this guy as soon as possible, he should be trapped in Xuanhua." However, Governor Shi thought it was not a good thing to have so many people around Ye Yongjia. He couldn't bear the Master's eagerness to make contributions, so he had nothing to say.
Those eunuchs were first encouraged to leave. They found that the people behind them did not follow in time, so they walked a long way in confusion.
"Aren't you talking about saving time? Why is there no one behind?" A eunuch stopped his horse and shouted to the soldiers beside him.
"What are you shouting about? Get back to me quickly..."
Just as the bad-tempered soldier was about to curse, three young officials on horseback came from the post house in front and yelled: "Don't be rude! Governor Shi thought that we had a long journey and sent us to entertain our father-in-law. Once we entered the house, Rest."
Snapped!
While the eunuchs were eating, the wooden door behind them suddenly closed, making the five people tremble all over.
"My dear father-in-law, don't be afraid," the master straightened his clothes and greeted you with a smile, "I just thought of your hard work, so I specially prepared a few good gifts. Don't blame me for the lack of gifts."
I saw a few soldiers carrying two large boxes in. They stood them up and opened them. There was an overwhelming amount of gold or silver money scattered all over the floor.
Those eunuchs lived in shabby lives and had never seen so much gold and silver. They were shocked. One of them climbed up without caring about his face and refused to let go.
"Two father-in-laws, although you can't speak in front of Manager Shen, you both worked hard for Prime Minister Liu, and we are heroes. Each of you will take twenty taels of silver to compensate for the hardships everyone suffered at the border. "The master then ordered the silver to be collected, divided into twenty taels, and placed on an iron plate for the eunuchs to take.
An eunuch shrank his trembling hands and smiled shyly at the master: "The five of us are good at taking your things, so we must pay attention to it. Otherwise, we will feel really bad."
The Master laughed: "My Commander-in-Chief is so magnanimous, why should I ask for anything in return! All I have to do is show off your authority as a minister of internal affairs and urge Ye Yongjia to return to Beijing as soon as possible, and this favor will be wiped off."
"This is not simple!" All the eunuchs looked at each other, "When Lord Ye comes here, we will talk about this matter."
"No, no, no, being anxious won't accomplish anything. Instead, the secret will be revealed," the master said in a high voice, "We'll talk about it later when Mr. Ye rests."
After the eunuchs had eaten and drank enough, the master sent them to Xuanhua City, which was regarded as a bribe.
Half an hour later, a dozen different people came to the same post house. In addition to the guards, the most famous among them were the two Yuanwailang and Cai Xianqing, the head of the Ministry of War who had previously pretended to be the Right Assistant Minister. Cai Xianqing came with a heavy responsibility this time. He had been entrusted by Ye Yongjia before setting off. Now everything is as expected and he is confident.
"The three adults are all here." The master stroked his beard and looked at the three people, "Which one... is the first?"
"Get out of the way," Cai Xianqing ignored the etiquette of superiors and subordinates and actually pushed the two ministers away and faced the master, "I am the right servant and the superior of these two, so naturally Cai will go first."
"Okay, the minister invites you." The master looked at his feet crossing the threshold.
