When Ye Xiaotian's prison car passed by his doorstep, his eyes stared at the dilapidated courtyard door in the Zechang Hutong for a long time. Until the car passed by, he still stared at it. Xiang Yicheng, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but feel a little surprised and asked, "Sir Ye, what are you looking at?"

Ye Xiaotian withdrew his gaze and smiled at him and shook his head.

Seeing the place where he lived since childhood and the gate he pushed through countless times, Ye Xiaotian felt the urge to enter. It carries too many memories of him, but people often say that he is returning home in glory. He is a prisoner at this moment, and he doesn't want old friends to see what he looks like at this moment.

As soon as he entered Beijing, Ye Xiaotian and Xiang Yicheng got on the prison car and put on real big shackles. Before that, after being exposed to Ye Xiaotian's light, Xiang Yicheng was very leisurely along the way, eating, drinking, and living without any smell of being imprisoned.

But the capital city is where the real powerful people are everywhere. No matter how heroic you are, you have to be more low-key when you get here.

Ye Xiaotian and Xiang Yicheng were to be sent to the Ministry of Justice first, and they were taken over by the Ministry of Justice, and settled their residence. Then the corresponding official documents were distributed to the Tongzhengsi and the Ministry of Personnel. Xiang Yicheng had to decide to stay or leave, and Ye Xiaotian's case was too serious, so the Tongzhengsi had to report to the court to decide.

The two arrived at the Ministry of Justice. Because the Ministry of Justice was just a matter of procedure, they dealt with it quickly. Deputy General Pi and the constables from Ziyang County took out the approval documents and sent the two to the inn.

On the way, Ye Xiaotian said to Xiang Yicheng: "Sir Xiang, please think carefully about what I said before. You have saved me, and I will repay this kind of love. So... If you lose your official position, you might as well go to my Woniuling. I promise that you can show your strengths, and your monthly salary will be far more than the salary given to you by the court."

Xiang Yicheng shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Thank you, Lord Ye. Xiang's family is not worried about food and use. What I cherish is just a fame that I have been seeking for ten years, but I have lost it once. Guizhou is too remote. Xiang has a high-end home and does not want to travel too far."

Ye Xiaotian shook his head. Everyone has their own ambitions, and he is not willing to force him. It is just a life-saving grace. Although it is an unintentional act for Xiang Yicheng, Ye Xiaotian always remembers it in his heart. Since he does not want to go to Guizhou, Ye Xiaotian thought of repaying him after he settled the matter in the capital.

When the two arrived at the inn, the postmaster set up residences for them according to their official positions. Deputy General Pi and the constable of Ziyang County have completed their official duties and can go home.

Ye Xiaotian was righteous and specially paid for several banquets and invited them to eat and eat, and then sent them on their way. As soon as Deputy General Pi and his friends left, Ye Xiaotian's people came to him.

Although Ye Xiaotian is a criminal who is waiting for crimes and there is no one to serve him around, how could Li Qiuchi and the others let Ye Xiaotian go to the capital alone? They sent twelve guards, who kept the distance from Deputy General Pi and others, and kept it three miles away.

Now Deputy General Pi has completed his mission. The inn does not prohibit Ye Xiaotian from meeting guests, so these subordinates naturally come to them. Ye Xiaotian ordered them: "You go and ask me about something and see if the people from the Xia family in Hongfeng Lake are still in the capital."

Those guards were all men from the mountain and were not proficient in these matters. If they were replaced by Li Dazhi, it would be much easier. Now, after hearing Ye Xiaotianyi said that the guards were confused, but they still agreed without hesitation.

Seeing this, Ye Xiaotian pointed out again: "I don't know where they live. Shiyou* has returned to Guizhou now. But it's better to inquire. In this way, you go to the Ministry of Rites to inquire. Even if they don't know their return to other places, the Ministry of Rites will definitely know. When you go here, don't have any conflicts with others. Just rely on gold and silver to open the way."

The guards were still a little confused. They were good at fighting and killing, and they had no idea about this, but they finally knew where to go to inquire. The guards nodded quickly.

Ye Xiaotian saw that they looked confused and became worried. He let these men who only know how to fight and kill and deal with those slick bookkeepers... I was afraid that if they were sold to them, they would foolishly help people count the money.

Ye Xiaotian thought for a while and said with a wry smile: "Forget it, don't worry about this matter. You go to the Ministry of Justice Prison and find Uncle Niu from the No. 1 Prison of Xuanzi, and say that Ye Xiaotian is back and invites him to come."

The guards breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went out. They inquired about the location of the Ministry of Justice prison. They rushed there and brought Uncle Niu to the inn like a kidnapping.

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Ye Xiaotian thought he would wait for the memorials related to him to be sent to the court. The grand scholars discussed it in groups and came up with preliminary handling opinions before handing over them to the emperor to make a decision. At that time, some court officials would know about his news, but they didn't know that although he quietly entered the capital and was silent, someone had already paid attention to him.

The commander of the Jinyiwei Guard, Yu Wuwu, went straight to the home of Qiao Hanwen, the Minister of War. In the back garden of Mr. Qiao's house, peaches and plums were blooming and colorful. Five old men in wide robe were sitting in the peach blossom formation, drinking tea and chatting and laughing.

Among the five old masters here, three are from Jiangxi, and the other two are from Shandong. Jiangxi has always been outstanding in culture and education, so there are many scholars who have won the imperial examinations. This way, most of the officials are from Jiangxi.

A few years ago, when officials gathered, an official from Jiangxi suddenly found that most of the officials on the table were from Jiangxi. He was very happy and said casually, "All civil and military officials in the court were half of Jiangxi" to boast about the number of talented men in Jiangxi.

However, as the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, Shandong has many talented men. Although it is not comparable to Jiangxi in terms of number, there are many people among them who are extremely capable ministers. At that time, an official from Shandong said, "There is no small county to be a senior minister!"

This official is from Wenshang County, Shandong Province, and there were four consecutive Shangshang County, who were senior officials of the most powerful ministers. These four Shangshang did not count all the officials from the previous dynasty for hundreds or thousands of years, but happened in these twenty or thirty years.

In just 20 or 30 years, four ministers have been released in Wenshang County, Shandong Province, two of whom were classmates from a private school when they were young. This one-on-one answer was a good story.

The people present are coincidental. It is the officials from the two provinces, and several old masters are chatting. Yu Wuguo walked in. It seems that he is very familiar with these old masters and does not formally salute like when they meet. He just bowed and sat down next to Qiao Hanwen, the Minister of War, who was leaning against the stone table and holding a cup to enjoy the flowers.

The maid came forward to pour a cup of tea for him. Qiao Hanwen looked down at the tea leaves rising and falling in the water and said in a deep voice: "Ye Xiaotian has arrived in Beijing. The lower officials received news that when he was in Ziyang County, a Tushi family had buried gunpowder to try to blow him to death, but this person was alert and escaped."

Several adults who were chatting all turned their eyes to him. An old man with a white beard stroked his beard and said calmly: "Longtan just sent a message to you and me. It may be of great use to say that this person may be. What do you think?"

The old man was named Yan Yifei. His career experience was very strange because he changed from martial arts to literary. He was originally a hereditary family in Dengzhou, Shandong. Later, when Japanese pirates were rampant, he became the governor of Dengzhou and transferred from martial arts to literary arts.

After that, he was promoted to deputy envoy of the Shandong Censorate and then to deputy censor of the Assistant Censor. He was promoted to the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing and the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War. His current position is the Right Assistant Censor of the Censorate, the Governor of the Grain Transportation and also the Governor of Huainan, which is in power.

The "Longtan" he mentioned was the new Guizhou Governor Ye Mengxiong. Ye Mengxiong's name was a man Zhao and his pseudonym was Longtan. These old friends only called him his name, not his name.

Lin Siyan, the Minister of Rites, looked around and saw the other adults pondering and not speaking. He said, "When Lin was in Nanjing, he had dealt with Ye Xiaotian. Later, he went to Huxian to issue an order and had contact with him again."

Teng Yao asked with a smile, "How is this person?"

Lin Siyan said: "I'm restless! He's a lord who can make trouble!"

Yan Yifei said: "It seems that Longtan values ​​this person very much. Otherwise, he would not have written to mention it in a letter. Do you think this person can be attracted to him as a confidant?"

Qiao Hanwen shook his head and said, "Not appropriate! Even though this person is devoted to the court, he is already a local official who has been hereditary. His fundamental interests are completely different from what you and I pursue. Compared with those local officials in Guizhou, this person can support or get close to him, but he cannot be confidant!"

Lin Siyan nodded and said, "That's what I mean. When I was in Jinling, I tried to recruit him. This person was just an unsuccessful ambassador of the Huitong Pavilion at that time, but he also had the energy of being a chicken head rather than a bull. Now, as a local official, it is even more impossible for him to follow you and me and cut his own knife..."

Qiao Hanwen said to Yan Yifei with some displeasure: "Brother Yan, we have been planning for the southwest for many years. Now Longtan has arrived in Guizhou, and Linhuan should speed up the pace!"

Longtan is the nickname of the governor of Guizhou Ye Mengxiong, and Linhuan is the name of the governor of Sichuan Li Hualong. Yan Yifei nodded and smiled and said, "There is Mengxiong in Guizhou to be intimidating the rear. Sichuan Hualong should be able to subdue the Yinglong!"

Thinking of Ye Mengxiong, Sichuan Li Hualong's two shiny guillotines had been set up, and the eyes of several officials showed excitement. Yu Wuguo smiled slightly and said, "Then, to Ye Xiaotian..."

Tenghui, the Youtong political party, said: "This person is the person Longtan wants to use. Longtan is in Guizhou and knows much more about local people than you and me. We should not do anything extra. Ye Xiaotian, as long as we guarantee that he will return to Guizhou safely and safely, don't worry about other things, so as not to backfire."

Qiao Hanwen nodded and said to Yu Wujiao: "The emperor should not have the intention to punish him severely, right?"

Yu Wuguo laughed and said, "Of course not. I heard that Shi Qian and Tongren local officials killed each other, causing chaos in Guizhou. The emperor laughed three times and called "Happy"! I think the emperor would never let Ye Xiaotian make any mistakes."

Qiao Hanwen smiled slightly and said, "In this way, maybe we don't have to do anything, and Ye Xiaotian can come and return safely."

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