Chapter 388: Apprenticeship
Taking advantage of the Ye family, Li Xin was the one who was in charge of the matter behind the scenes, and he was the one who needed to contact them. However, this matter needs to be grasped in a subtle way, that is, at least on the surface, it cannot be initiated by Li Xin, let alone Ye Sheng.
We can only let the Emperor Taikang take the initiative to guide this matter, so that no one can say anything about this matter in the future.
Emperor Taikang later "changed his mind" and could not do anything about this matter.
Li Xin grasped it very well.
Now, Emperor Taikang urgently needs to control the imperial guards, so he also urgently needs Li Xin to grow up, so this matter coincides with him. The new emperor immediately patted his thighs and said in a deep voice: "Okay, Chang'an, wait for me for a while, I will deal with these miscellaneous things. In the afternoon, I will go to Duke Chen's mansion with you. I think Duke Chen will give me such face no matter what."
Speaking of this, the emperor laughed and said, "When Chang'an you become a disciple of Duke Ye and take charge of the imperial guards, no one in the court or the country will talk too much."
Li Xin lowered his eyebrows and said, "I am mediocre in command of the army. I am not enough to take charge of the imperial guards. I can only try my best."
The emperor laughed.
"Chang'an, you are too humble. When it comes to the strategy of commanding troops, you may not be able to beat Ye Mingzhong Xuantong and others, but when it comes to wisdom, you are no worse than those old people."
The new emperor sighed and whispered: "When I was the King of Wei, I didn't have so many troubles now. I only knew how to climb up to this position. Now I really sat in this position. Sometimes I was confused and didn't know what to do."
The emperor patted Li Xin on the shoulder and spoke earnestly.
"Now my position is very unstable, and there are constant criticisms from the government and the country, and disasters have occurred in various places, and rumors are everywhere. Chang'an, you and I will prosper and lose both. You must help me firmly take this position."
The new emperor's voice was deep.
"After I have firmly settled in this position, we can start to deal with the Pingnan Marquis Mansion. I have a fight with Brother Xin. Brother Xin’er’s affairs are my affairs. No matter what, we must express the resentment in Brother Xin’er’s heart."
Li Xin smiled calmly and lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty is saying."
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Li Xin stayed in the palace for one morning. Of course, he did not stay in the Weiyang Palace for one afternoon. After all, his fiancée and future mother-in-law were also in the palace. Li Xin said something to his future mother-in-law in the harem for a long time, and had another meal at noon, and then took Zhong Xiaoxiao to the Weiyang Palace together.
To be honest, this future mother-in-law is pretty good. At least she doesn’t have that much scruples towards Li Xin, just like an elder. In comparison, Li Xin would rather stay in Kunde Palace than stay in Weiyang Palace.
It’s not that he hates Emperor Taikang, but that he is too tired when he gets along with Emperor Taikang.
Be cautious in every word and action.
As it was not yet afternoon, Emperor Taikang finally handled the matter at hand. The emperor wore a light blue regular dress and bent over to pick up Zhong Xiaoxiao.
"Little girl, have you been obedient recently?"
When Emperor Taikang was hiding in the residence, he often ran to Li Xin's house, so he and Zhong Xiaoxiao were still very familiar with this "His Royal Highness of Wei". After being held in his arms, he did not struggle. He just lowered his head with a little embarrassedly and said, "Xiaoxiao is obedient."
The emperor laughed and hugged the little girl and got onto his carriage.
Li Xin's expression changed and he whispered: "Xiaoxiao, come down."
How can someone else sit in the dragon chariot?
The emperor waved his hand generously: "She is still young and it's okay."
Li Xin then followed the dragon chariot. After leaving Yong'anmen, he got on his black carriage and followed the dragon chariot in shame.
The reason why I use the word "sad" is because Li Xin's carriage... is too shabby.
When the emperor left the palace, the row was naturally very large. There was a Yulin Guard in front of him to clear the crowds, and behind him was the newly established Qianniu Guard to sweep the tail, guarding the surroundings. The closest inner guard was following on both sides of the emperor's chariot and protecting the dragon chariot tightly.
This formation is almost impossible to have problems in the era of cold weapons.
The Duke Chen Mansion was in Yonglefang. Half an hour later, Long Yan stopped at the door of Duke Chen Mansion. When he heard that the emperor was coming, Old Man Ye and the whole family of the Ye family were all facing each other at the door of Duke Chen Mansion.
The Ye family knelt all over the ground from Ye Sheng, but the old Ye Sheng did not kneel down. The old man just bent down.
This Duke of Chen, Ye Sheng, was the only remaining general during the reign of Emperor Wu, and was also the only general who had the merit of destroying the country in the Great Jin Dynasty. Even during the Chengde Dynasty, Ye Sheng was not allowed to kneel when he saw Emperor Chengde. Not only did he not kneel, but when Emperor Chengde saw this old man, he also had to hold the courtesy of his younger generation.
Seeing Emperor Taikang get off the carriage, Ye Sheng bent over and said, "My minister, Ye Sheng, I have met His Majesty."
Emperor Taikang quickly went to the front few movies and helped the thin old man up. The new emperor smiled and said, "Husband is so polite. Logically speaking, after I ascend the throne, I should come to visit my husband. However, the late emperor once said that my husband was not in good health and asked us younger generations to disturb my husband, so I have never come."
In fact, Ye Sheng is in good health.
But more than ten years ago, when Li Zhijie passed away, this husband was a little lost and didn't want to ask about the government affairs. Therefore, because of his illness, he resigned from the front line of the court and retired.
In the past ten years, he had basically never left Yonglefang and locked himself up in this Duke Chen's mansion.
Ye Sheng lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty has ruined the old minister. Your Majesty is at the utmost . The old minister should have entered the palace to pay homage, but he is not in good health and is afraid of bringing illness to the palace, so he dragged it away. He never thought that Your Majesty would come in person."
Old man Ye made a way out and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please come in."
At this moment, Ye Sheng accidentally saw Li Xin jumping out of a carriage behind him, then hugged a little girl from the dragon chariot and hugged her into his arms.
Ye Sheng's eyes flashed, as if he understood something.
In the main hall of Duke Chen's mansion, Emperor Taikang naturally sat in the main seat, Ye Sheng sat in the first place in the left head and Li Xin sat in the first place on the right.
The emperor exchanged a few greetings with Ye Sheng and asked Old Man Ye about his well-being.
Ye Sheng was frightened. After a while, Old Man Ye finally couldn't help it and said, "I don't know that Your Majesty personally arrived at the customs mansion, it's..."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and smiled, "One of the time, I came to visit my greatest hero in the Jin Dynasty, and two, I came to ask my husband for something."
Ye Sheng quickly lowered his head: "Your Majesty gave me instructions."
The emperor coughed and said, "That's it..."
"Marquis Jing'an was a great hero when I was in the palace and was also an official. However, he was not old and had no military experience. Now he is the Minister of War and has to serve as the Yulin Guard. It is really difficult. Marquis Jing'an has always admired his husband's style, thinking of taking his husband as his teacher and learning some military generals with him."
"I also know that my husband never accepts apprentices."
The emperor smiled and said, "But Marquis Jing'an begged me in the palace for a long time, so I had no choice but to bring him to see my husband."
Li Xin nodded in cooperation with a sincere expression.
"How about you accept this apprentice by my husband?"
Before the emperor finished speaking, Li Xin knelt on the ground with a straightforward "splash".
"Li Xin sincerely became a disciple. Please accept his disciples."
Ye Sheng looked embarrassed.
Chapter completed!