Time passes by little by little.

In a blink of an eye, the last month of the ninth year of Taikang entered, that is, the twelfth lunar month.

The news that the emperor was seriously ill was gradually unable to hide it. After all, there was no airtight wall in the world. As for the red palace walls, it could not stop any news. In addition, the emperor had been on duty for a long time and had many doubts. Therefore, after the twelfth lunar month, not to mention the entire capital, at least the families in Yonglefang had received some news.

During this month, Li Xin was not idle. He often ran to the camp of the right camp of the imperial guards and took over the right camp of the imperial guards as much as possible in case of emergency.

The process was still very smooth. After all, he had the foundation of the past. In two months, he could be said to have already grasped the Right Battalion of the Imperial Guard.

To be honest, although the military power of the imperial guards is quite important, it is impossible to have the same weight as the generals of the border army. After all, the imperial guards are at the feet of the emperor and are very influenced by the emperor. If the imperial guards generals want to rebel, 700 to 80% of the people in the imperial guards will turn against each other and have no mass base for rebellion.

The border army is different. The border army is thousands of miles away from the capital. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. The generals of the border army are above their heads. Take the Yunzhou Zong Family Army and the Zhenbei Army of Jimen Pass for example. Both families have been operating in the north for decades. If they really want to rebel, their soldiers may not even hesitate and will turn around and kill the capital.

Therefore, the military power of this imperial guard was greatly restricted, and it was also because of this reason that the emperor would be assured to hand it over to Li Xin.

On the third day of the twelfth lunar month of the ninth year of Taikang, the winter sun shone brightly. (The previous chapter was written as the tenth year of Taikang and has been corrected.)

On that day, Li Xin did not go to the camp of the Right Camp of the Imperial Guard, but went out early in the morning and waited in front of Yong'an Gate. He waited until almost noon before he waited for an old man with white hair and slowly walked out of Yong'an Gate.

Li Xin went up and bowed to the old man: "Senior Brother."

This old man is naturally the eldest son of the Ye family, and now the only Duke of a different surname in the Great Jin Dynasty, Duke of Chen Ye Ming.

Although Ye Ming's hair was gray in the past, most of it still had black and gray hair. Now he has only been in Ningling for two years, and his hair has almost turned white.

Ye Ming originally guarded Ye Sheng in his hometown of Ningling. Last winter, he secretly came to the capital and left the capital after meeting Li Xin. It is now the end of the ninth year of Taikang, and it is less than two years since the death of the Ye family's old man. Logically, Ye Ming should still be in his hometown of Ningling.

But the emperor personally summoned him to Beijing. Ye Ming did not have the temper of Li Xin as much as Li Xin and soon came to Beijing obediently.

Seeing Li Xin coming to greet him, Ye Ming first bowed his head and returned the greeting, then pulled Li Xin's sleeve and said helplessly: "The fourth brother did not come to welcome me, but you are here in Chang'an."

Li Xin smiled and said, "Senior Brother Xiaoye has misunderstood. Senior Brother Xiaoye is now the Minister of War. He should be on duty at the Ministry of War. He is not allowed to come."

Ye Ming shook his head and glanced at Li Xin.

"Then why don't you, the Minister of War, Chang'an, work in the Ministry of War?"

From the third year of Taikang to the present, Li Xin has never taken off his job as the Minister of War. In other words, he has been the Minister of War for six or seven years, and Ye Lin, who is currently the Minister of War, is actually a subordinate of Li Xin.

If it was normal, Li Xinshao would have to make a few jokes, but this was a special moment. He was in the mood to joke, and he would not be able to talk and laugh with Ye Ming at the gate of Yong'an Gate.

He turned sideways slightly and said, "Senior Brother, this is not a place to speak, let's talk in another place."

"Go to my brother's Duke's Mansion."

Ye Ming glanced at Li Xin and sighed: "I heard from the fourth brother that you have never been to the Duke's Mansion since your father went there. When my father was there, you ran to the Duke's Mansion every few days."

As he said that, Ye Ming patted Li Xin on the shoulder.

"Although my father has gone, brothers cannot get along with each other. The Ye family is still the Ye family."

Li Xin nodded, and the two brothers walked side by side, walking from Yong'anmen toward Duke Chen's mansion.

Their open contacts will definitely be seen by countless people, but for the size of the two of them, they no longer care about these details.

The two walked in from the main entrance of Duke Chen's Mansion, then walked all the way to the backyard, and finally stopped at the entrance of the small yard where Ye Sheng had lived for decades. Marquis Jing'an stood at the entrance of the yard, and couldn't help but think of the old man who was addicted to drinking, laughing, and scolding, and was very energetic.

He glanced at the small wooden door and even had an illusion in his heart.

When he pushed open the door, Old Man Ye would wait for him on the recliner in the yard.

So he stood there, silently staring at the wooden door in a daze.

Seeing this, Ye Ming sighed, and reached out to pat Li Xin on the shoulder: "Chang'an."

Li Xin then came to his senses and looked at Ye Ming apologetically.

"I'm a little lost, please forgive me, senior brother."

Ye Ming shook his head, stretched out his hand and pushed open the wooden door, and said in a deep voice: "My father has lived here for thirty or forty years. If there is a spirit in heaven, he will probably look at it. Let's talk here."

"If he misses us in heaven, he can also look down."

Li Xin nodded silently and followed Ye Ming into this small yard.

It has been more than a year since Old Man Ye passed away. The furnishings in the small yard are no different from those in the past. There is still a stone table and several stone benches.

The lounge chair that Li Xin gave to Old Man Ye was also quietly placed under the pavilion.

The two of them sat down on the stone bench. Li Xin looked around and took a deep breath: "This place... is just like Master Ye is here."

Li Xin has been with the capital for so many years and has his own ambitions with anyone. Even when he became a disciple of Ye Sheng, he still has his own little thoughts. However, after being with Old Man Ye for a long time, he really regarded him as his elder. He came to this small yard every few days to visit the old man and play chess with the old man.

If something big happens, I will come here to discuss with the old man.

After the old man left, Li Xin was very sad for a while. He had not even dared to come to Duke Chen's mansion for more than a year, and he had some idea of ​​escaping.

At this time, I was sitting in this yard again, and I couldn't help feeling mixed emotions.

Ye Ming also sighed: "I am ashamed to say that I have been in this yard far less than you in Chang'an."

After the two of the senior brothers and brothers said a few old things, the topic quickly returned to the main topic. Marquis Jing'an took a deep breath and looked serious.

"Senior brother, Your Majesty summons you back to Beijing..."

Ye Ming spoke slowly: "It's not just me, but Zhong Xuantong from the Zong family has also returned to Beijing. According to Your Majesty, the ruling bureau must be stable only if there is a general in Beijing."

This statement is actually a bit hypocritical. The emperor summoned Ye Ming and Zhong Xuan back to Beijing, just to call the backbone of these two families into the capital, so that the border troops could be more stable.

Li Xin nodded and looked up at Ye Ming.

"Senior brother met His Majesty today. What's going on with His Majesty?"

In the past half month, no one has seen the emperor, and even Li Xin has not seen the emperor for 10 or 20 days.

General Ye took a deep breath and his face was solemn.
Chapter completed!