I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 54
It wasn't that Li Tian was dissatisfied with Wang Quan, but that calling Wang Quan to Beijing was originally the intention of calling Li Min by the way.

Moreover, Nanzhili is a bit like a retirement reserve base for veteran cadres, like Wang Quan, the chief envoy of Nanzhili. Li Tian remembers that he should be almost 65.

Seeing that the emperor was lost in thought, Wang Fu did not dare to disturb him.

However, according to the usual practice, when the chief envoy of a province of the second rank arrives in Beijing, he must be greeted at least [-] miles in advance, and the post station of the Yantai Military Department is no more, no less, exactly [-] miles away from the capital.

Mr. Wang is waiting for the emperor to greet him warmly, Wang Fu couldn't help thinking secretly.

After thinking about it, Li Tian still decided to meet Wang Quan, after all, Jinling is more than two thousand miles away from the capital.

Wang Quan, who is in his 60s, arrived in his early ten days. The perseverance of this old man is really not something ordinary people can have.

Taking a sip of tea, Li Tian said lightly:

"Go and tell the Ministry of Rites how to greet him, don't underestimate the scene, and let Mr. Wang feel chilled."

"The old slave would like to obey the holy edict."

After saying that, Wang Fu was going to take advantage of the rain to stop, and hurried to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites to pass on the sage's oracle, but who knew that Wang Fu had just left the Kunning Palace when he ran into a young eunuch holding a memorial.

Seeing that Wang Fu just went out with his front foot and turned back with his right foot, Li Tian couldn't help but wondered:
"What's going on? Could it be that Wang Fu, you have also learned Jiang Bao's lightness kung fu?"

"Your Majesty is joking with the old slave again. It is Fujian Commander Li Min and Master Li who has also arrived at the station of the Yantai Ministry of War." Wang Fu took out a copy of the Ministry of War and said respectfully.

Yo, these two arrived together, Li Tian smiled dumbly, got up and said:
"Since Lord Li and Lord Wang are both at Yantai Station, I have to go there."

After greeting the queen and the others, Li Tian left the imperial city in a dragon chariot.

When the emperor traveled, there was naturally a lot of battle. Nearly a hundred eunuchs from the Qing Taoist Supervisor cleared the way ahead, 28 standard-bearer guards wearing silver chain mail held high the Ming Huanglong flag, and there were hundreds of Jinwu Guards and Habayashi Guards surrounding them.

In addition, there are too many to enumerate, such as leading the flag bearer, the guard of honor and the court guard.

After the dragon chariot, followed by dozens of officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites, and finally the eunuch of the Inner Court Bell and Drum Department, holding six ceremonial instruments, namely Sheng, Xiao, flute, jia, drum, and gong, waiting for the dragon chariot to stop. It will play leisurely.

Clean water was splashed on the street, the road was covered with loess, the soil was not dusty, and the dragon flag was unfurling. Such a massive battle naturally attracted a lot of discussion from the people in the city.

"The emperor is in such a big battle today, I am afraid that the British Duke who guards Yunnan has returned."

"This battle is still called big? I really don't know it. When Marshal Xiping Hou Mu came back from Shaanxi and Gansu, the honor guard of the former emperor was half a mile long."

"The emperor is just traveling normally, a group of small people who are like frogs in a well."

Li Tian was in the middle of the team, couldn't hear the discussion of the people clearly, looked at the erotic pictures Jiang Bao found, opened the yellow curtain casually and said:
"Wang Fu, where have you been?"

Wang Fu was wearing a black horned hat and a collared shirt, with a proud expression on his face. Hearing Li Tian's question, he hurriedly leaned forward:
"Your Majesty, just after leaving Yongding Gate, we will arrive in half an hour."

Hearing that he had left the capital, Li Tian nodded slightly, and said in a boring way:
"Wang Fu, are you overjoyed that Jiang Bao isn't here when I'm out of town?"

"That's for sure." Wang Fu answered subconsciously, but then he reacted and waved his hands again and again:

"How is it possible, the old slave really misses Director Jiang so much when he's gone for so long."

"Hahaha, okay, I'll go back to the palace later, I will help you pass the message to Jiang Bao personally." Li Tianlang laughed.

After speaking, Li Tian put down the yellow curtain and left Wang Fu alone in the wind.

Wang Quan and Li Min, who had just arrived at Yantai Inn, were greatly surprised to learn that the emperor came to greet them in person.

The troops returning to the court and the imperial envoys returning to Beijing dared to wait in place, but they didn't dare. Wang Quan rode a car, Li Min rode a horse, and hurried out of the post station.

Seeing the dragon flag waving in the wind from a distance away, the two hurriedly got off their vehicles and started walking.

When the emperor's guard of honor arrived in front of him, the two hurriedly bowed and said:

"Veteran Wang Quan pays a visit to His Majesty." "The last general Li Min pays a visit to His Majesty."

Stepping on the soft ladder and going down the stairs, and helped up the two second-rank officials with his own hands, Li Tian said with a smile:
"The two lovers have been exhausted all the way, it's been hard work."

"The old minister came here on call, how dare he say hard work in front of the emperor."

When monarchs and ministers meet each other, it is naturally a pleasant exchange, so there is no need to elaborate.

Inside the imperial study.

Li Tian has already changed into a normal uniform, of course, a layer of sackcloth should be put on over the normal uniform. The national mourning is on the 27th, and today is the No. 20th.

On the next seat, Wang Quan and Li Min were sitting in a state of distress. The emperor called them here regardless of the distance, so they naturally knew why.

Wang Quan is sixty-three this year. Although his body is still healthy, his spirit is not as good as that of Li Min, who is in his prime. With drooping old eyes, he waved his hands and said:
"The old minister remembers that the last time he saw His Majesty was when the First Emperor's 17th year of the Spring Mountain and River Altar Sacrifice. In the blink of an eye, it was another five years. Your Majesty was in that year, but the old minister was about to die."

Li Tian knew that these veterans liked to recall the past, how they opened their mouths when they were the Taizu, and what happened when they were the first emperors, just to show off their seniority.

After taking a sip of tea, Li Tian also pretended to be emotional, and said:

"What Mr. Wang said is very true. Time flies like a white horse passing by. I heard that Mr. Wang's three sons are all serving as magistrates in Zhejiang Province, and their political achievements are very good. Is there such a thing?"

Wang Quan's face froze when he heard the words, and he no longer had that leisurely look, and said with a bit of panic:
"The three ineffective sons of the old minister actually fell into His Majesty's eyes, which really made the old minister terrified."

"What are you afraid of?" Li Tian snorted and said lightly, "Old Wang has a family of four Jinshi, and it's a good story in Nanzhili."

"It's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning." Wang Quan bowed and said softly.

After beating Wang Quan, Li Tian turned to look at Li Min and said with a smile:
"Zhijie, you received the reward for suppressing the rebellion. I have already asked the cabinet to draw up an order and issue it. Did you receive it?"

Hearing this, the corners of Li Min's mouth twitched unconsciously, and hurriedly bowed and saluted:

"It's just a mere mountain dweller. Please forgive me for not daring to accept your majesty's reward."

Li Tian smiled slightly, took out Li Min's playbook from the drawer under the imperial case, and flipped through it quietly.

Time passed by every minute and every second. In the quiet imperial study room, there was only the rustling sound of Li Tian flipping the memorial. Li Min, who was half kneeling on the ground, changed his face several times, and felt more and more tormented.

"Zhijie, you said in your memorial that there were more than nine hundred rebels from the mountain people, and all of them had self-made weapons. I am very puzzled. How could the mountain people know how to forge weapons?"

Li Tian snapped the playbook together suddenly, and asked with a smile.

(End of this chapter)