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Inside the imperial study.

Several ministers have already retreated, Emperor Deqing left only Xue Poye in the imperial study, the two sat facing each other, only the dragon statue was between them, the room was very quiet for a while, and the atmosphere was a little stiff.

"Bring tea!" Emperor Deqing finally broke the silence.

The eunuch quickly served the tea, Xue Poye took the tea, thanked him, and sat obediently on the chair.

"Have you guessed my identity a long time ago?" Emperor Deqing stared at Xue Poye and said with a smile: "I have always appreciated your wisdom, and I believe that with your wisdom, my identity is in your hands." It's no secret in your eyes."

Xue Poye got up and respectfully said: "The Holy Dragon is hidden in the clouds, and the humble minister has clumsy eyes and little courage, so I don't dare to guess!"

"Haha...!" Emperor Deqing laughed loudly, waved his hands and said, "Sit down, sit down, there is only you and me here, I have something to tell you, so don't be too formal."

Xue Poye thanked En and sat down. Emperor Deqing waved his hand to signal the eunuchs to retreat. After the eunuchs retreated, they closed the golden door of the imperial study tightly.

Emperor Deqing pondered for a while, and said: "You have been in the capital for less than three months, but the emperor's grace you are currently enjoying has even surpassed others for 30 years. You should be clear about this."

Xue Poye nodded and said: "This minister understands, and this minister also knows that this is all a gift from the Holy One."

"From the time you stepped into the gate of the capital, I have been determined to promote you and want you to hold some power." Emperor Deqing cut to the chase, and said without delay: "At that time, I was still thinking about how to give you power. The hall is complicated, and sometimes I still have to think about the feelings of the officials. Fortunately, my good son, my fourth prince, recommended you for some reason, and I agreed."

"My minister is very grateful!" Xue Poye said respectfully. In fact, he knew in his heart that the Yulinying is the emperor's trusted army. General guard, in the final analysis, His Majesty the Emperor is willing to give him this opportunity, this position, only His Majesty the Emperor can bestow.

"I have been giving you power, and I promise that I will give you more power in the future!" Emperor Deqing said every word, even a little coldly: "But I want you to promise that the power I bestow on you, you You must firmly grasp it, you must control it in your own hands, and don't become a puppet of others. I warn you, as long as you can't firmly grasp the power I give you, you can't firmly control it in your own hands and be controlled by others. Then that's when you lose all your power, even...!" Emperor Deqing's face was extremely stern, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "The power to live!"

Although Xue Poye was extremely courageous, he couldn't help shivering at this moment.

Emperor Deqing treated him so kindly, Xue Poye himself didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, and now he doesn't understand why Emperor Deqing cared for him so much, and confessed his thoughts to him so frankly.

Is this luck, or misfortune?

Maybe many years later, there will be an accurate answer!

"The kindness of the sage, I will never forget it." Xue Poye solemnly said: "The golden words of the sage, I will always remember it in my heart."

Emperor Deqing nodded slightly, coughed again, and after wiping the corners of his mouth, he said in a low voice: "You just need to remember, and you also need to remember what I told you before, and take good care of those around you."

As soon as Emperor Deqing finished speaking, Xue Poye immediately thought of Xiaoshitou. He vaguely understood that what Emperor Deqing meant was to let him protect Xiaoshitou.

"What is the relationship between Xiao Shitou and the Holy One? Why does the Holy Majesty care about him so much?" Xue Poye thought secretly: "If you talk about protection, why do you ask me to protect Xiao Shitou? Couldn't His Majesty protect him? What is the Holy Majesty afraid of?"

Xue Poye is a smart person, and the questions in the middle are circling in his mind, but he is even more smart, knowing that if Emperor Deqing doesn't say these questions, he can't ask them himself.

Emperor Deqing suddenly took the vermilion pen and wrote something on the imperial paper, but he asked, "What is your plan to raise money from the merchants this time?"

Xue Poye was taken aback for a moment, but quickly said: "Everything must be obeyed by the Holy Majesty."

Emperor Deqing finished his writing, pondered for a while, and said: "Go to Jiangnan, Jiangnan Hangzhou is your hometown, you are very familiar with it, and Jiangnan is the prosperous place of our Great Chu Kingdom, and the merchants have a lot of money. You go collect donations."

Xue Poye was startled, and lost his voice: "Going to Hangzhou?"

Emperor Deqing looked up at Xue Poye, and said with a half-smile: "Don't you still have a lot of business in Hangzhou? Why, don't you want to go back and have a look?"

Xue Poye's heart skipped a beat, he frowned slightly, and said slowly: "My lord, this fundraising is a matter for the officials of the household department. I belong to Yubayashi and have nothing to do with the household department. If I go to Jiangnan to collect donations, maybe there will be Yuezu I am afraid that the officials of the household department will blame the humble minister for being troublesome."

Emperor Deqing picked up the written paper, shook it lightly, stared at the writing on it, and said slowly: "Are you afraid of people from the household department talking about it?"

Xue Poye faintly saw three or four characters written on the paper, but he couldn't make out what was written on it. Hearing Emperor Deqing's question, he could only say: "Yes, I'm worried about people from the household department discussing it. I'm not here. If I interfere with his position, if he does not seek his own government, this... this will not be good at all!"

"Not in his place?" Deqing laughed, then turned the paper face to Xue Poye, and said slowly: "Then I will let you be in his place!"

Xue Poye frowned and looked at the piece of paper, on which were written four flamboyant cursive characters, the handwriting was strong and powerful, and the shape and spirit were both good.

Xue Poye was silent for a while, and soon understood what Emperor Deqing meant, and immediately knelt down and said, "I... I dare not!"

Emperor Deqing said indifferently: "Why don't you dare?"

"Your Majesty!" Xue Poye reported, "I can have today's honor, one is the Deputy General Guard of Yubayashi, and the other is the Viscount of Great Chu. These two honors are bestowed by the emperor. I am afraid that countless people have envied and hated this kind of honor. Although I don't know about such an honor, I know that it is a rare thing in a century. The rules don't match, and one more... Hehe, I'm afraid I will be in a different place soon."

"A different place?"

"Yes." Xue Poye said with a wry smile: "A tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Although I can't be regarded as a good tree, there are always some people who are not reconciled to the favor of the Holy Grace. If I don't bother you, I'm afraid the Holy One will also You will receive countless impeachment papers every day."

Emperor Deqing suddenly sneered, even icily, and said slowly: "Xue Poye, for your own safety, do you dare to abandon my imperial life? I told you, I will give you Power, your task is to grasp these powers, as for other things, I will handle them!"

There are strict rules for the promotion of Dachu's official rank, which broke the rules, and many courtiers naturally refused to accept it, not to mention that Xue Poye was a mere commoner a few months ago, but now he wants to gather the deputy general guard of Yulinying , the Viscount of Da Chu and the servant of the household department are all in one.

These three officials and nobles are civil and military, as well as the aristocratic status like the Viscount of Dachu that everyone dreams of. Among the civil and military, it is the most important command of Kyoto Yulin and the right to participate in Dachu's money, which can be said to be rich and noble. Incomparable, but also very important.

That's exactly the case, Xue Poye felt uneasy, firstly, he was worried that the courtiers' jealousy would be detrimental to his future future, and most importantly, since Emperor Deqing was so gracious, how big a conspiracy was behind it?What kind of role does this pawn play?

The future is unknown. In Kyoto, no one knows whether their future will be full of twists and turns or prosperity.

Xue Poye looked at Emperor Deqing's extremely sharp eyes, and sighed in his heart. Today, since the emperor has made such a statement, what else can he say, so he can only thank him: "Thank you, my humble minister!"

Emperor Deqing nodded with a smile, and said: "The affairs of the household department are your affairs now. Wang Dezhao, who is cautious but timid, should be a good partner for you."

Xue Poye could only nod.

"Take care of the affairs in the capital first, and set off for Jiangnan in a few days." Emperor Deqing said slowly: "This time, I must make it beautiful. When you are a new official, the courtiers will inevitably say three things. Dao Si, you just take this opportunity to do something to silence them."

It was only then that Xue Poye realized that going to the south of the Yangtze River was just a move by Emperor Deqing to stabilize his position in the household department and make the courtiers speak more tightly.

In this way, this trip to Jiangnan to raise funds can only succeed, not fail.

"As for the Viscount's Mansion, you've also seen that the court can't allocate money for a while, and the Ministry of Industry will build it for you later." Emperor Deqing looked quite tired.

In the system of Great Chu, once a noble is enshrined, there is a mansion bestowed by the royal family.

Xue Poye thanked him again, seeing Emperor Deqing's tired face, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body, and I will take my leave."

Emperor Deqing nodded and said: "You go down first." After a pause, he suddenly said: "Xue Poye, I like your flamboyant look even more!"

Xue Poye was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly laughed, and said: "I will try my best to make it public in the future." Amidst Emperor Deqing's laughter, Xue Poye retreated slowly and left the imperial study.

It was embarrassing for someone to sneak into the empty warehouse of the household department, so Teng Xifeng quickly increased his troops.

According to the situation at the time, several Qinglian monsters were looking for something, so the Habayashi guards, with the assistance of professionals from the household department bank, carefully groped up and down the bank, trying to find out what the Qinglian monster was looking for. It's a pity that hundreds of people searched inch by inch, but couldn't find anything of value.

In desperation, Yu Linying had to stick to the empty warehouse.

However, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has sent people to the northwest to investigate the news of Gongsun City. In the streets and alleys of Kyoto, there are spies from the Ministry of Criminal Justice and purple clothes from the Kyoto Prefecture. Saying a word wrongly can lead to a disaster of life.

Now everyone in the court knows that Prince Yin has completely fallen, and those who have even a slight relationship with Prince Yin are trying their best to get rid of their relationship with Prince Yin. In the eyes of many people, Liu Ziyin is no longer a prince, but It's just a common man who is about to be assigned to Yunzhou.

In the past, Prince Yin's family was crowded with hundreds of diners, but today, the family is deserted. Except for a small number of diehard loyalists, those who should leave have already left.

Prince Yin naturally didn't care about those matters, so he went to find his grandfather Cao Muyan privately, but was turned away.

The old man understands that the emperor's expulsion this time is not a whim, let alone the intention of the palace, but a long-planned plan. No matter who tries to persuade him, it will be in vain.

Prince Yin was finally disappointed.

There are only a few people who can talk to the emperor, the prime minister Cao Muyan, the empress dowager, the empress and the eldest princess.

Except for Cao Muyan, of course the others would not speak up for him. Even his own mother, Concubine Yi, would definitely be useless in front of the emperor.

It was freezing cold, the snow had stopped, and even a faint sunlight appeared in the sky, and the snow began to melt, but this melting was just a small episode of the long winter, and soon there would be heavy snowflakes.

It's just that when the snow melts, the world is even colder. Popsicles as thick as arms are hung under the eaves. The sun is shining and glittering, but it is very beautiful.

A carriage was driving slowly on the road, looking lonely and desolate, the driver was wearing a bamboo hat and waving his whip.

The carriage turned a few streets and stopped slowly in front of a courtyard. This is "Xue Yuan", the house of Xue Poye, to put it more clearly, it was the house given to Xue Poye by Prince Yin.

The carriage stopped under the big tree in front of the courtyard. The trunk of the big tree was extremely thick, but it was bare without a single leaf. The jagged branches rushed up one after another like a messy world.

"Go!" An extremely tired voice came from the carriage, and the man in the bamboo hat immediately walked towards "Xue Yuan".

Xue Poye was studying "Ecstasy" with Xiaoshitou in the room at this time.

He has already been to the Ministry of Households to report, and it is on the record. Wang Dezhao, Minister of the Household Department, is extremely enthusiastic. Although Wang Dezhao has been in the Ministry of Households for many years, he is a new official after all. We all know that Xue Shishi, who was born in commoner clothes, was favored by His Majesty the Emperor for some reason, so even though many people were dissatisfied, in terms of face, he was as humble as a subordinate should be.

The Ministry of Households is the place of money, so when Wang Dezhao took office as a new official, he had to say some superficial things when he called on the group of officials. The words were cryptic, but everyone understood the meaning. Things, after all, in the place of money, if you think about it indiscriminately, you may do some corrupt things.

Xue Poye only understood the concept of "the Ministry of Households" before, and did not know what the structure of the Ministry of Households was. After reporting in the Ministry of Households, he finally had a general understanding of the key departments of one of the six departments.

The Ministry of Households controls the land of the world, the administration of the people, money and grain, tribute, and the difference between salaries and salaries.

The household department has four sub-subordinates, namely the household department, Duzhi, Jinbu and Cangbu. Each department has two inspectors, and has different principals. There are three people, and there are also three people in Cangbu, and there are nearly a hundred officials, big and small.

The Ministry of Households manages the household registration and livelihood of the subjects of the world, and it also has the responsibility of land.In short, the management of the country's wealth statistics has already allocated money and materials.The Ministry of Finance is responsible for taxation and taxation, while the Ministry of Warehouse is in charge of the country's grain and wheat administration.

The officials, big and small, listened to Wang Dezhao's lengthy and stern speech when he took office. When Wang Dezhao finished speaking, the new servant of the household department always had to say a few words.

Xue Poye didn't have much to say. Amidst the dissatisfaction in the hearts of many officials, he remained calm and said some clichés. Afterwards, he accompanied Wang Dezhao on a round of inspections, and then gave up.

Although Chen Shangting, the former minister of the household department committed suicide, and Prince Yin wanted to be expelled, the entire household department seemed to be out of control. There is no doubt about the ability to work.

The treasury was stolen, and the minister committed suicide. Wang Dezhao has always been terrified. This kindness to His Majesty the Emperor.

On that day, Wang Dezhao discussed with the Ministry of Households the matter of going to various prefectures to collect donations from merchants.

This matter was proposed by Xue Poye, the servant of the household department. His Majesty the emperor agreed, and Wang Dezhao personally handled it. Even if the officials below felt that something was wrong, they could not say anything more. With His Majesty the Emperor as the backing, he began to rush to the land to raise money.

Xue Poye rested for a day, went to Fenghuo Camp, handed over the general affairs to the three major lieutenants to jointly manage, and paid homage to the general guard Teng Xifeng, and then went to Jiangnan in a hurry. This stop, of course, was going to Hangzhou.

Originally, when he came to Beijing, he was going to deal with the affairs of Peach Blossom Boy and Chrysanthemum Blossom Boy.

Needless to say, Juhua Tong was known to be under the seat of Prince Yin. As for the plan, I didn't know much about it for a while, but fortunately, the military adviser Hua Xian was in the capital, and things became much simpler.On the side of Peach Blossom Boy, military advisor Hua Xian has already taken over, so there is no need to worry about it.

Xue Poye is worried about two things now. One is that Qing Lianzhao's brother was killed by mistake in Kongyin that night. I don't know if Qinglianzhao found out about this matter. Once discovered, how should he explain it?Another one is the poison of "green oil fright" on his body.

Although he still has nine Great Yuan Pills on his body, he has to find a way to get rid of this root.

Xue Poye originally wanted Mingxu to prepare an antidote, Mingxu's medical skills are superb, and he might be able to prepare an antidote, but Mingxu, as Qinglianzhao's congregation, asked him to crack the poison of the military division, and he didn't know whether he would dare to do it ?

This matter was not urgent at the moment, so Xue Poye was not in a hurry to speak out.

Returning to Hangzhou, Xue Poye originally wanted to go alone, but Lady Lv strongly demanded to go back together, and Xiao Shitou packed up his clothes as soon as he got the news. In desperation, Xue Poye had to agree to let the two People go together, but Mingxu stays behind.

Fortunately, Xue Poye had long been concerned about the things to be done on this trip. From Xue Poye's point of view, the most important thing in this trip was to go back to his hometown in this era, to see Yuezhu, Little Fairy , kids, and their own flying businesses.

Of course, Xiao Suzhen is definitely the person Xue Poye most wants to see.

The bustling Jiangnan, the beautiful Hangzhou...!

The three pages of "Ecstasy Book" still have no clue, both of them are scratching their heads in annoyance, and at the same time they are extremely curious, what kind of strange martial arts are recorded in these three pages?

However, after not studying for a long time, he remembered when there was a knock on the door, Xue Poye asked Xiao Shitou to put away the "Ecstasy Book", and after opening the door, he saw Mr. Hu waiting outside with a smile on his face.

Director Hu was originally Prince Yin's man, and he was supposed to monitor Xue Poye's whereabouts, but later Xue Poye was always guarded by the Habayashi guards around the house, and both Xue Poye and Lv Niangzi were extremely vigilant character, the old man got nothing.

Now that Prince Yin has fallen, Director Hu naturally has to find a backer again, after thinking about it again and again, he feels that being loyal to Xue Poye is the best choice.

Who made Mr. Xue very popular recently!

"My lord!" Manager Hu smiled like an orange blossom: "Someone is visiting!"

Xue Poye soon saw the bamboo hat man, who was the driver of the carriage, and Xue Poye recognized his identity with just one glance.

The man in the bamboo hat is Duan Kezhang!

As if in agreement, Duan Kezhang saw Xue Poye approaching, turned around and left, and Xue Poye stopped Habayashi Wei who was about to follow, and followed closely behind.

Duan Kezhang is now Prince Yin's man in the open, why did he come to see him?

After leaving the Xue Garden, Xue Poye saw that very ordinary carriage, quietly parked beside the big tree, desolate and lonely.

"Get in the car!" Duan Kezhang said calmly, and then sat cross-legged on the shaft of the car, with his hands in his sleeves and his face covered by a bamboo hat, he looked like a very ordinary driver.

Xue Poye stared at the carriage, he suddenly knew who was looking for him.

At this moment, Prince Yin suddenly came looking for him, what was his intention?Xue Poye's mind turned straight, should he get in the car?

"Master Xue won't even give Ziyin a chance to speak?" A faint voice came from the carriage, it was not Prince Yin or who, but the voice was full of fatigue and seemed very weak.

Xue Poye smiled wryly in his heart, flew into the carriage, and said with a smile: "What did your highness say, I have seen the second highness!"

A gust of cold wind blows, the world is desolate!