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Chapter 253 The Emperor's Heart Is Unpredictable
At this time, the curtain of the chariot was lifted, and Ye Fugui stepped out of the car. She was wearing a lavender gauze dress with a white magnolia embroidered on the skirt, and her long black hair was casually tied into a bun, revealing her whiteness and cleanliness. forehead and a beautiful and refined face.

The current appearance is actually a bit plumper than when she saw her off one month ago, it can be seen that she has not had a bad time these days.

"Mother!" Ye Zhaoyan was overjoyed, and hastily tightened the reins of the horse and stopped.

When Ye Fugui saw his daughter, a look of relief floated on his face, he looked her up and down, and after confirming that she was safe and sound, he felt a little relieved, "It's great that you're fine!"

"I'm with my grandfather and uncle, with them taking care of me, how can something happen?"

Ye Zhaoyan laughed, but there was mist in his eyes.

She was fine, but Marven Ye was not.

Just as he was speaking, the door of the carriage behind Ye Zhaoyan opened, and Ye Wenxuan came out of the carriage.

The moment Ye Fugui saw Ye Wenxuan, the sockets of Ye Fugui's eyes became hot, and the corners of his eyes became moist.

However, in January, the person in front of him seemed to have been vicissitudes for several years. His originally handsome face was full of vicissitudes, with a few strands of silver on his temples, and deep fatigue and burnout in his eyes.

During the time she was waiting in Jindu, Ye Wenxuan's cronies would send letters to Jindu every few days, telling her about the battle situation in Hexi and the recent situation of Ye Wenxuan and others.

For a few days, Ye Wenxuan was never mentioned in the letters, which made her feel uneasy, maybe something happened to her father.

Now that she saw him with her own eyes, she realized that he must have encountered a catastrophe, otherwise how could he end up in such a haggard appearance.

"Father, you have suffered."

Seeing her crying, Ye Wenxuan felt uncomfortable, and hurriedly waved his hands: "Let's go back to the house first."

"Yes."

Back at the Ye family's mansion, Ye Zhaoyan and others went to take a shower and changed their clothes before rushing back to the hall. They saw Ye Wenxuan was already sitting on the main seat with a dignified expression.

Ye Zhaoyan knew that in a short time, Emperor Donglin would be unable to restrain himself from announcing Ye Wenxuan to enter the palace for an audience.

"Grandpa!" Ye Zhaoyan walked over with a heavy heart.

Ye Wenxuan signaled her to sit down: "Zhaoyan, I have received news that His Majesty will give a big reward for the conquest of Hexi."

Ye Zhaoyan's heart sank. Not only did Emperor Donglin not pursue the fault of failing to take down Beijun, but he wanted to reward the meritorious officials. Could it be fraudulent?
"Zhaoyan, don't worry." Ye Wenxuan reassured Ye Zhaoyan, "My Ye family made great contributions in the Battle of Hexi, His Majesty will definitely reward you for the sake of the common people. If there are any mistakes, I will take care of them. "

Hearing this, Ye Zhaoyan understood why Ye Wenxuan would linger on the streets of Jindu City, greeting the common people several times.

He is not a person who likes to make great achievements. He pays attention to low-key and down-to-earth work. He often does more and talks less, and never takes credit for himself.

This time, the rare acceptance of people's celebration was actually to build momentum.

Emperor Donglin, who cared about his reputation like this, naturally would not punish Ye Wenxuan at the cost of offending everyone.

Ye Wenxuan sighed, "I was fundamentally injured by the Battle of Hexi, and I think His Majesty will not make things difficult for me. It's just that Grandpa is worried about you. You have shown yourself in this battle, and the name of the major general of the Ye family has already been passed on. I'm afraid it's not easy to be perfunctory with His Majesty..."

Emperor Donglin was suspicious and suspicious, and no one knew how he would deal with this matter after learning the truth.

There is no precedent for Tianlu to reward women's military merits. The only special case is Ye Wenxuan's wife Lin Qingyun.
Ye Zhaoyan frowned when he heard the words, "Does Grandpa have any opinions?"

She naturally knew what Ye Wenxuan was worried about, and it was a wise move to hide her strength and bide her time.

Ye Wenxuan was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his head, "I intend to make a private appeal to His Majesty, asking him to take back the credit he bestowed on you, and choose another Ye family child to reward you instead, are you willing?"

Ye Zhaoyan was taken aback for a moment, then nodded: "This is an appropriate move, Zhaoyan is willing."

"You don't mind?" Ye Wenxuan was a little surprised, he didn't expect that Ye Zhaoyan would be willing to let others take the credit for her work.

Ye Zhaoyan shook his head resolutely, "Zhaoyan naturally doesn't want my glory to be taken away by others, but Zhaoyan understands a truth better, no matter how brilliant my record is, I will not let His Majesty ignore my identity as a woman, but it will easily make someone who cares Use it as a loophole. And everything Zhaoyan has done is for the survival of my Ye clan, these false names are secondary!"

Ye Wenxuan was shocked when he heard this, for a long time, his eyes were filled with relief, and he felt relieved.

Such a smart, intelligent and broad-minded person would be a man.

Two hours later, news came from the palace that the Emperor of the East Lin Xuan Ye Wenxuan had entered the palace.

Surrounded by guards, Ye Wenxuan saw Emperor Donglin.

"See Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!.

"Free of charge...

Emperor Donglin waved Ye Wenxuan to stand up, and then asked with a smile: "Aiqing has made a great contribution to taking down Hexinan County this time, and I specially gave you a plaque to show your contribution."

"Your Majesty is terrified!" Ye Wenxuan bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Ye Wenxuan thanked the emperor and turned to talk about Hexi, "Your Majesty dispatched the Ye family army this time. I thought that the Ye family army was strong and its fighting power was far superior to the first-class soldiers of the Jin Dynasty. I never thought that the Northern Liang army was very strong. I couldn't take it down." Beijun has failed His Majesty's high hopes."

After finishing speaking, he took out the Nanzhao Kingdom Edict that Ye Zhengping had brought back, and handed it to Emperor Donglin.

Emperor Donglin's expression was not good at first, but after finishing reading, a faint smile appeared on his face.

Although Beijun was not won, Nanzhao Kingdom's friendship has been established, and if it is gradually figured out in the future, it may be possible to get a share of Beijun's land.

"Ye Aiqing don't need to blame yourself, I already know about this matter." The calculation in Emperor Donglin's eyes flashed, "I called you into the palace today, actually for another matter, this is an imperial decree, you just accept it Bar."

Ye Wenxuan took the imperial decree with both hands, opened it to look, and found that it was the imperial decree for the major general of the Ye family to be named an official and nobility, and to live in the mansion. He was shocked, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I am grateful, but I am afraid that this kind of grace will I can't bear it."

"Oh? Where did Ye Aiqing say that?"

"There is something else hidden about this matter, and it is of great importance. I don't know where to start."

"What's hidden?" The suspicion in Emperor Donglin's heart quietly broke through, and he couldn't help thinking of Shangshu's conjecture that this major general of the Ye family had never heard of it, and he surprised everyone as soon as he was born. If he was a direct descendant of the Ye family, how could he wait so long to invite him out?

The identity of this person is probably not simple, and it is very likely that he is not from Tianlu.

Thinking of this, Emperor Donglin frowned even tighter.

"Well, I dare not say that I have the audacity to ask His Majesty to pardon Major General Ye's mistakes." Marven Ye hesitated.

Emperor Donglin raised his eyebrows, "He made a great contribution, even if he made a mistake, it will be a crime, just say it!"

As for whether this merit and crime can be offset, it is another matter, but he will not tell Marven Ye these words in advance.

(End of this chapter)