high official

Chapter 672

Osmanthus flowers bloom in August, and the city is full of dark fragrance.

At this time, Jinling, the capital city, from the high officials and nobles to the common people, will invite friends and friends, have a feast of wine, enjoy begonias and jade hairpins, and the emperor will also reward his officials with sweet-scented osmanthus cakes.

However, this year the capital is not quite happy. One is that the emperor visited the north and no one gave him sweet-scented osmanthus cakes. The other is that the golden wind came early and the white frost appeared. The third is the tense atmosphere in the capital. At this point, naturally there is nothing to be happy about.

However, in the Palace of the King of Han and those Marquis and Earls, there are much more banquets held this year than in previous years, almost every day is full of guests, and sometimes they finish eating at noon, and then continue at night. Same.It's just that the guests who are drinking, wandering around, can't get out of the circle of generals, which makes the whole capital even more uneasy.

As the commander of the left guard of the government army and the commander of the soldiers and horses of Xicheng, I don't know how many uncles have invited Xu wild donkey to drink these days.Xu Yelu was originally a Mongol from the Wuliangha tribe of the Duoyan Sanwei. When Emperor Yongle raised troops to Jingnan, he borrowed troops from King Ning, and it was the Duoyan Sanwei who borrowed troops.From then on, they followed Zhu Di to fight in the north and south, and made great contributions.After Zhu Di ascended to the throne, he organized them into the Three Thousand Battalion, together with the Shenji Battalion and the Five Army Battalion, they were also called the Three Great Battalions, and they were the most elite troops directly commanded by the emperor.

Zhu Di also had great trust in these Tatar officials. Xu Yelu was single-handedly promoted by the emperor to become an official of the imperial court who now holds a lot of power.Xu Yelu is also grateful and loyal to the emperor!
Although Xu Yelu was a Tatar official, he also knew what those nobles were doing when they invited him to drink, so he refused them all.But he dared not refuse today's invitation, because the one who invited him was His Highness the King of Han... Of course Xu Yelu knew that the King of Han was the root of all the turmoil, but the other party would not refuse at all.

One day, Xu Ye Donkey was out of his mind, and his mind was full of whether he should go to Hanwang Mansion at night.If you don't go, the King of Han will definitely punish himself, and the ones surnamed Niu and Ma are still staring at the sidelines, and it will really be over by then.But if we go, what should Han Wang do if he makes any unreasonable demands?In front of him, I definitely couldn't refuse, so wouldn't I be on his boat?In the future, even if you jump into the Yellow River, you won't be able to wash away...

Just like this for a day in a daze, Xu Yelu got off duty and went home, ready to change into casual clothes and go to Hanwang Mansion.There are some things that cannot be avoided, and he finally decided to go to the banquet...

Xu Yelu's mansion is on Xufu Street, next to the famous Duke Wei's mansion.Although the regulation is not as good as that of the Duke's Mansion, the high-door compound with a large black plaque and a stone lion gate has a new aristocratic atmosphere, which is not much inferior to the slightly dilapidated Duke's Mansion on the side.

As soon as he saw the master coming back, Men Zi hurriedly led the horse, and the servant opened the door to welcome Xu Ye Donkey into the mansion.

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"Master came back so early today?" The servant girl brought Xu Yelu water to wash his face, and waited for him to take off his official uniform and change into a casual robe.Mrs. Xu also stood aside with her hands down.

"Well, I'm going to Hanwang Mansion to have wine today." Xu Yelu rubbed his temples and said, "I'm in a trance this day, lest I lose my manners, I'll sleep for an hour first to refresh myself."

"Then master, go to sleep, when the time comes, I will call you." Xu Yelu's wife is a Korean woman, she is soft and docile. The cow chews the peony.

"Hmm." Xu Yelu took the bird's nest offered by his wife, gulped down, got up and walked to the study.Perhaps for the illiterate General Xu, it would be more appropriate to call the study a sleeping room.

After entering the study, Xu Yelu closed the door and went to the inner room.As soon as he turned the screen, he was about to lie down on the bed when suddenly his hairs stood on end, because he saw someone lying on the bed!

The man folded his hands behind his head, lying leisurely on his bed, and was smiling charmingly at him.It's just that this kind of behavior of trespassing and violating other people's beds is not in the same way as kindness!
But Xu Yelu didn't yell to warn, nor went forward to catch the thief, because he knew this person.But he never imagined that Wang Xian, the governor of Beizhen Fusi, who was supposed to be kidnapped by the gangsters, would appear here.

"Brother Xu, are you safe?" Wang Xian sat up with a smile and said, "It's a sin to come here presumptuously."

"Master Wang..." Xu Yelu's throat trembled several times before he said in a shy voice, "Which song are you singing?"

"It's really helpless." Wang Xian said apologetically, "No one knows that I'm going back to Beijing, so I can only use this method to meet my brothers." He said it as if Xu Yelu was a reliable person, but These words can indeed narrow the distance between the two.

"Your Excellency and I can't even talk about friendship..." Xu Yelu didn't appreciate it, and his expression changed from shock to displeasure.He did have a reason to be unhappy, even if someone broke into the house, it would be impossible to have a pleasant conversation.

"But our future friendship will be very good, the kind of friendship between life and death." Wang Xian said boldly: "Brother Xu, one of my wives is also a Mongolian, so I am also half a Mongolian man. According to our Mongolian Temper, open the skylight and speak up!"

Xu Yelu didn't understand why Wang Xian could call himself a Mongolian because he married a Mongolian wife, but he agreed with the point of "speaking directly". "I'm all ears!"

"I heard that my brother has received many invitations to invite you to have a drink?" Wang Xian asked.

"Not bad." Xu Yelu nodded.

"But you rejected all of them, brother?" Wang Xian said one brother at a time, calling him so affectionate.

"No." Xu Yelu shook his head and said, "I'm going to a banquet tonight."

"Whose host?" Wang Xian asked.

"King of Han." Without hiding anything from him, Xu Yelu took two steps back and sat down on the chair, "Why, what's your opinion?"

"I have no opinion, I just want to give my brother a sincere suggestion." Wang Xian said.

"What suggestion?" Xu Yelu asked with a gloomy expression.

"It's good to be on the shore, don't go in this muddy water." Wang Xian said slowly.

"It's easy to say, I'm always by the river, how can I not get my shoes wet?" Xu Yelu really didn't change his character, and said straightforwardly: "Besides, Mr. Wang is here to drag me into the water, isn't it?"

"No, I just implore you to be pulled over by the King of Han. As for whether you want to help His Highness the Crown Prince, the choice is yours. If you don't, the Crown Prince and I will also feel deeply." Wang Xian shook his head and said.He is very cunning now, and there are traps in almost every sentence. What do you mean as long as you don't stand on the side of the King of Han?If Xu Yelu didn't help the King of Han, he would definitely side with the prince.The so-called strict neutrality, in fact, is to offend both sides. Although Xu Yelu is a rough man, he is also a well-informed rough man, and he will not fail to understand this truth.

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"Sure enough, it's time to choose a side?" Xu Yelu asked with a serious face.

"This was provoked by the king of Han, and the crown prince had no choice but to fight." Wang Xian said.

"The prince can report to the emperor." Xu Yelu said.

"The king of Han hasn't done anything yet, he just treats guests to eat and drink. How will the crown prince report to the emperor? It just makes you laugh." Wang Xian shook his head.

"I am loyal to the emperor." Xu Yelu raised his eyebrows and said, "I only obey the emperor's will."

"Do you dare to tell the King of Han the same thing?" Wang Xianyu asked sarcastically.

"Why...don't dare." Xu Yelu said in a muffled voice.

"As far as I know, the two lieutenants of my brother are eyeing your position." Wang Xian said with a smile, "They are all old subordinates of the King of Han." Just say 'no' in front of him, and he can immediately replace him with one of those two.Even if the commander of the Shangzhiwei is appointed by the emperor, it is logical that the deputy will act as his deputy if the chief general accidentally dies or becomes disabled.

"First of all, the King of Han doesn't have to ask me to express my opinion, and then, even if I have to express my opinion, I can agree first and talk later." Xu Yelu was a little bit arrogant.

"It's boring to say that." Wang Xian shook his head and smiled, and said seriously: "To be honest, without your help, the prince will be finished this time."

"So, I have to go to Hanwang's mansion to show my loyalty." Xu Yelu crossed his legs, and there was no intention of leaving.

"Okay, you go." Wang Xian said with a smile: "When the King of Han kills the crown prince, what's the next step?"

"It's not something I worry about." Xu Yelu said with sweat on his forehead.He was obviously insincere, because he also understood that if the king of Han killed the crown prince, the emperor would definitely not tolerate him. If he went with the king of Han, the next step would be to turn against the emperor.

"You know the result." Wang Xian patted his chest and said, "We Mongolian men always say what we say and do what we say. Brother just said, you are only loyal to the emperor, right?"

"Yes……"

"Then you follow the King of Han to get rid of the emperor's prince, is this considered loyal to the emperor?" Wang Xian sneered: "Let alone the next step, go to war with the emperor directly!"

"This..." Only then did Xu Yelu realize that Wang Xian's mouth was so powerful that he had already entangled him in it.

"Let's take a step back." Wang Xian said, "Even if the king of Han shows his might, even the emperor will be defeated..."

"That's impossible." A general like Xu Yelu, who followed the emperor in the north and south, knows best who is the most powerful god of war in the Ming Dynasty.

"Right, so why are you messing around with the King of Han?" Wang Xian spread his hands and said, "But let's assume, even if the King of Han succeeds, what will you get? How many people are in front of you? It's your turn." At that time, what leftovers... leftovers?"

"Yes." Xu Yelu agreed with this point very much: "I am not a member of the King of Han. The brothers and subordinates of the King of Han, let alone a few hundred people, are all ahead of me."

"So no matter how you look at it, brothers shouldn't go into his muddy waters." Wang Xianda nodded his head and said, "Look at this beautiful mansion, there are beautiful wives and concubines, and servants like clouds. No matter how many people are envious, they can't come here!"

(End of this chapter)