Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 211 I will be fine
Shui'er said it very lightly, but Ye Chen was shocked, and finally felt that there might be something wrong with the envoy of the Southern Han Kingdom.Otherwise, Qian Ning would never have said that to Shui'er.

He waved his hand to signal the two servant girls to go down.Then, staring at Shui'er, frowning slightly, he hesitated to speak.

"Brother Ye! Uncle Qian is still inquiring about the specific matter, but you have to be careful, Brother Ye." Shui'er said worriedly.

Ye Chen smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Don't worry! I'll be fine."

Han Ke'er listened to the conversation between the two, and kept silent, but stretched out a hand like white jade, and gently stroked Ye Chen's cheek in front of Shui'er, with unforgettable tenderness and love in his eyes, gently He said: "Alang, you must take care, my concubine and our children are waiting for you at home."

Ye Chen grabbed Han Ke'er's hand, nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry Ke'er, I assure you for my husband, I will definitely come back intact."

The worried look on Han Ke'er's face dissipated quite a bit.

Shui'er sighed inwardly, lowered his head and only focused on eating breakfast.

After He Shui'er and Han Ke'er had a well-cooked breakfast, Ye Chen was about to leave for the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting.Before leaving, Ye Chen did not forget to remind Han Ke'er to go back and sleep again
"The concubine knows, Alang can go to court without worry." Han Ke'er bowed his knees and gave Ye Chen and Shui'er a blessing.

Before reaching the gate, Shui'er disappeared. In a corner outside Ye Mansion, Qian Ning and more than 20 people waited silently for her.

The gate of Ye Mansion opened, and a group of riders came out from the courtyard and headed towards Miyagi.

Officials in the Song Dynasty have always been very leisurely, even at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Even if they are officials close to the people in prefectures and counties, they can still find time to go out for dinner with relatives and friends.Compared with the time they spend on some favorite pastimes, they put too little energy on official duties.

However, at the level of court officials, and they are in the capital, many officials have to get up in the middle of the night to go to court.Especially in winter, while missing the warmth of the quilt, but also braved the biting cold wind to go to the palace, this pain caused many officials to complain.

Fortunately, even the emperor didn't bother to show up for the ceremonial daily court, and only the prime minister was allowed to watch.Sometimes even the prime minister does not show up, which has led to the impeachment of the imperial censor several times in the past.As for ordinary court officials, if they have a real job, they don't have to participate, and those who don't have a real job can ask for leave every now and then.

But when it comes to Chang Shen every five days, the day of Shuowang, or the day of the Great Court Meeting such as Zhengdan, then there is no way to avoid it.Like Ye Chen.

During the Zhengdan Dynasty, all officials in Beijing were required to attend the meeting, and there were thousands of civil and military officials in total.There are also a small number of founding heroes and relatives of the emperor with prominent official positions or titles, all of whom are eligible and must participate in the court meeting.

In the middle of the night, the roads in the capital city were full of teams heading towards Xuande Gate.

Ye Chen came out of his home, and along the way, he saw so many officials who were going to participate in the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting. After walking on the main road, the crowd gathered was mighty, and people couldn't help but be surprised. Where did so many officials come from in the capital?
There were also quite a few teams patrolling the city, and the few teams that avoided Ye Chen's party were not very energetic, and most of them shrank their necks.I just left the street where my house is located, and there was still the sound of stomping on the watchtower of the submerged fire shop at the entrance of the alley.

Ye Chen exhaled a breath of white air, which immediately dissipated in the air. It is indeed quite cold today.Compared with the New Year in Kaifeng in later generations, it feels much colder. If this temperature lasts for a few more days, it is estimated that the Yellow River will freeze to the bottom.

Turning to Neiximen Street, there are more and more officials in the court, and many of them are familiar with each other, congratulating each other on the New Year.

Ye Chen and his party continued to move forward, and they were not far from Xuande Gate.At this time, a large team turned from another road.There were as many as seven or 80 people, and the lanterns in their hands were all in a long row. Ye Chen took a look, and followed the team to avoid to the side of the road.All the other officials on the road retreated to the side of the road.

This is the number of entourages that only prime ministers, privy envoys, and princes can have.

There is a certain number of Yuansui that can be brought with you for different grades and statuses. As the founding marquis of Ye Chen, there are only 45 Yuansui who are distributed by the imperial court, while the number of counselors and deputy envoys is [-] to [-]. For prime ministers, privy envoys, and princes, it is seventy to one hundred.Looking at the size of the number of people in front of them, of course the officials with low status had to give way to the side of the road and let the other party go first.In this era, this is etiquette and a system.

Therefore, Yuan Sui, with 80 people, only had four people in Kaifeng, Zhao Pu, Zhao Dezhao, King of Wei, Zhao Guangyi, King of Jin, and Privy Envoy.Among them, there were three people with the surname Zhao, so looking at the correct character 'Zhao' on the lanterns carried by Yuan Sui, it was still difficult to tell which one it was.

Dozens of officials, big and small, watched that group of people move forward, but they suddenly stopped in their tracks.A Yuan Sui rode over to Ye Chen's side, "Is it the Lord Xiangfu who dare to ask? The villain was ordered by my family to inquire."

It turned out to be Zhao Pu.

But how did he guess his identity?Ye Chen was puzzled.Looking around on this road, there are dozens of teams in front and back.There are as many as nearly a hundred people, and as few as a lonely family, at most bring a companion.Ye Chen and his party were not too many or too many, but they were not very eye-catching.I really don't know how to see through my identity.The lantern raised by his guards was not marked with his surname.

"It's my Lord Marquis." Ye Chen didn't have any Yuan Sui, but in fact they were all guards who were skilled in combat. At this moment, a guard answered.

"It's Ye Chen." There was no delay in Ye Chen's answer.

"Ye Hou, can I go with the old man for a ride?" Zhao Pu's voice was not loud, but it was heard clearly in Ye Chen's ears in the quiet street.

Zhao Pu greeted him in public. Although Ye Chen didn't want to get involved in the dispute between the two Zhaos, he didn't hesitate. He immediately rode up to meet Zhao Pu and greeted him.

These days, the dispute between the two Zhaos has become more and more fierce, and Ye Chen has naturally heard about it.However, he remembered that in the original history, Zhao Guangyi found a series of evidence because of Zhao Pu's corruption and bribery, which made Zhao Kuangyin dismiss Zhao Pu from the post of prime minister and drive him out of Kaifeng.However, that seems to have happened after the Song Dynasty took back the Southern Tang Dynasty.At least two more years.

For both Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi who wanted to win him over, Ye Chen had always acted in a respectful and distant way, and he was going to do the same at this time, exchanged a few casual greetings, and then found an excuse to leave.But what Zhao Pu said next, with a low voice, made Ye Chen's heart skip a beat.

"Yehou! You are in great trouble, and now only the truth can save you." Zhao Pu didn't say anything nonsense, but took a deep look at Ye Chen, and said straight to the point.

Ye Chen's face was a bit ugly. No matter who is told that he is in trouble, he will not be in a good mood, let alone the current prime minister saying this to you.

"What does Mr. Xiang mean by that?" Ye Chen asked in a deep voice.

"If Ye Hou agrees to the truth, he will be at odds with King Jin, and the truth will do his best to keep Ye Hou safe." Zhao Pu did not answer Ye Chen's words directly, but said ambiguously.

Ye Chen felt disgusted in his heart, and looked at Zhao Pu very rudely without speaking.

Seeing this, Zhao Pu chuckled twice, without saying anything, put down the curtains of the carriage, and asked people to speed up, overtook Ye Chen and his party, and went on his own.

Ye Chen stopped at the same place, frowning tightly, thinking of what Shui'er said in the morning, his heart was awe-inspiring, and he thought for a while, but he really couldn't think of what it would be, but his mood became gloomy.

Given Ye Chen's current status in the heart of the emperor, neither Zhao Pu nor Zhao Guangyi would easily offend him.Not to mention taking the initiative to deal with him.Then the danger should still come from the Southern Han envoy.

Not far behind, a large group of Zhao Guangyi's carriage attendants came out from nowhere. Zhao Guangyi gently lowered the curtains of the carriage, with a trace of sarcasm on his lips.

Ye Chen's face returned to normal, he led the people for a while, and went left to Yujie.Neiximen Avenue can be regarded as one of the most wide avenues in the city, but compared with Yujie Street, which spans [-] steps like a square, it is still far behind.

At the Xuande Gate, Cao Bin came early.As a privy envoy, he has no shortage of flatterers around him.Gossiping with a few officials who came up to please, but his brows were slightly frowned, and his eyes kept looking at Ximen Street intentionally or unintentionally.

When Ye Chen arrived at the destination, he first saw Cao Bin, who was waving to him with a hint of anxiety in his expression.As Cao Bin, he took the initiative to greet Ye Chen first, which shows that he must be very anxious at this time.

Cao Bin swept his eyes left and right, and all the officials around him dispersed wisely.

"Marshal!" Including Wang Chao and Ye Chen, people who were close to Cao Bin and who were from the military have always called Cao Bin that way.

"Brother Ye! The old man is not very clear about the specifics. Apart from His Majesty, I am afraid that only King Jin and Mr. Zhao know about it, but the old man guesses that it should be related to the envoy of the Southern Han Dynasty. Originally, the old man didn't take it seriously. , but just now I ran into Mr. Zhao and chatted for a few words. I feel that this matter may not be simple. You must play it by ear at today's court meeting." Cao Bin said solemnly.

Feeling warm in his heart, Ye Chen nodded seriously and said, "I understand, Commander."

After Ye Chen said a few words to Cao Bin, they separated.

There were not many people who came to greet Ye Chen, especially the people from Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Pu, who seemed to have received some kind of hint or notice in advance, seeing Ye Chen was like seeing a plague star, and they all avoided walking away.

Luo Yaoshun's assignment now is to lead people on duty outside the imperial city, but he doesn't have to attend the Great Court Meeting.

Ye Chen frowned, and talked for a while with Luo Gongming who had just arrived. The Sirius star that was directly above his head gradually slanted to the west. The courtiers who were talking also put away their greetings and gradually entered the imperial city.

Of course, the whole set of procedures at the Zhengdan Dachaohui will not have any new ideas, and the whole set of ceremonies will be led by Prime Minister Zhao Pu, the head of all officials.

First, the courtiers worshiped and danced in the court, and then the foreign envoys went to the palace—only one family of Northern Han was missing, but there was an increase of Southern Han.

(End of this chapter)