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Xiao Zheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, lowered his head and said: "They all look at the servants serving His Majesty, so they are a little polite to the servants..."

The emperor said casually: "I didn't say anything about you, let's drive."

Nowadays, Emperor Taikang has basically stabilized the court situation, and has also firmly secured the position of the Ninth Five-Year Supreme. There are not many people in the entire capital who can let him visit in person.

It can even be said that there is only one.

That is Chen Guogong Ye Sheng.

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The carriage stopped at the main entrance of Chen Guogong's mansion.

Then a young man in purple came down from the carriage, and Xiao Zheng hurriedly went to the door of Duke Chen's mansion to call.

After hearing Xiao Zheng say a few words, the old sect of Chen Guogong's mansion glanced at the young man in purple clothes behind Xiao Zheng, then nodded, and went in to report.

Not long after, Old Man Ye, who was wearing an ordinary robe, stepped out of the mansion.

After more than a year, the old man is still hale and hearty, and his eyes are still piercing.

He walked up to the emperor and bowed to the emperor to salute.

"Old minister Ye Cheng, I have met His Majesty."

The emperor quickly helped him up.

"The old man is too polite."

In fact, according to seniority, Ye Cheng is the grandfather of the emperor, among other things, the emperor has a marriage contract with that granddaughter of the Ye family.

Ye Cheng was just polite, bowed his head and said.

"What's your Majesty, just send someone to call, and His Majesty He Lao will go there in person."

The emperor said with a smile: "A few days ago during the New Year, the palace was busy with work, and I couldn't get away to see the elders. I have time today, so I came to pay my respects to the old man."

Chapter 544 Do me a favor

During the Chinese New Year, it is a matter of course for the younger generation to give New Year greetings to the elders, but the relationship between the emperor, relative and teacher of heaven and earth is ranked before the kinship relationship. It should be Ye Cheng who went to the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor.

But old man Ye has not been out of the house for more than ten years, and he has not paid attention to the ways of the world for more than ten years.

Hearing what the Son of Heaven said, Old Man Ye was stunned for a moment, and said bitterly, "Your Majesty can really beat this old minister."

The emperor smiled slightly, lowered his eyebrows and said: "Old man, it's cold outside, I want to go to the Duke's mansion to ask for a glass of wine to warm my body."

Ye Cheng immediately moved out of the way, lowered his head slightly: "Your Majesty, please come in."

Ye Cheng led the way, but the old man Ye was very careful about the rules, and he was always half a body behind the emperor, without going beyond.

In the entire capital, the one Li Xin admired the most was this old man Ye.

Of the two generations of the Ye family, Ye Ming is cautious and has brains, Ye Mao is strong and brave, but Chen Guogong Ye Sheng is the enhanced version of Ye Ming and Ye Mao combined. This old man is not only fierce in battle, but also brainy. Do not lose to anyone.

Sometimes even stronger than Li Xin.

Under the leadership of Ye Cheng, the emperor walked to the small courtyard of old man Ye. Ye Cheng led the emperor into the house, and then moved a chair for him with his own hands. Don't be disgusted."

The emperor looked around, frowned and said: "The old man is the person who has made the most contributions in the Jin Dynasty, and Chen Guogong's mansion is also one of the most luxurious houses in Yonglefang. Why does the old man live in such a small place?"

Having said that, the emperor looked around, his brows furrowed even deeper.

"How come it's winter, and the family doesn't set up a stove for the old man. Could it be that there are some unworthy descendants of the Ye family who treated the old man harshly?"

Ye Cheng shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I've thought too much. The fourth son of my Ye family went to the north, and the boss and his son went to the southwest to suppress the rebellion for the court. Now only two of Ye Mao's are left in the house." The child is here, and the oldest of the two dolls is just able to walk, how can you treat the veterans harshly?"

The emperor frowned and said, "Where is the old man?"

Ice is used in summer, and carbon is used in winter. These are the most basic things for big families in the capital. Let alone Chen Guogong’s mansion, even the worst family in Yongle Fang burns carbon in every yard in winter, let alone Chen Guogong. A top goalkeeper like the government.

The old man smiled with a calm tone.

"Your Majesty should also know that the old minister was born in a military household in Ningling. There is no news of his father joining the army early. When he was young, the old minister grew up with his mother in Ningling. After his mother died, the old minister joined the army. When I was young, I suffered from all kinds of hardships, but after entering the capital, I was not used to living a rich life, and the winter in the capital is not too cold, so the old minister did not let them light the stove."

Old man Ye's life can be said to be a legendary life. If there were historical records in this world, he would definitely be included in the "Aristocratic Family". Until now, he still maintains the living habits of his youth. He, who wears coarse clothes on weekdays, plows the fields in the yard by himself, does not burn carbon in summer and does not burn carbon in winter. Apart from drinking strong wine and eating meat, his other living habits are the same as when he was plowing in Ningling. It's no different.

Having said that, the old man Ye greeted Ye's family, and said: "Go, get two stoves here, so as not to chill Your Majesty."

Soon, the Ye family moved over two copper stoves, burning red charcoal fire in the pain.

The room suddenly warmed up.

The Son of Heaven and Ye Cheng were sitting beside a copper stove.

After the emperor sat down, he said with emotion: "The old man is my number one hero in the Jin Dynasty, but now he is still living a life of Li Shu. It is rumored that there are countless people in Yongle Fang, and they are ashamed to sneak into the ground."

Ye Cheng squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Everyone has their own pleasures, and the veteran lives this kind of life, and he also enjoys himself."

"It's getting dark now, Your Majesty is here at the evil manor, what orders do you have?"

"It's nothing serious."

Only then did the emperor understand his reason for coming, and said with a smile: "There are some things to discuss with the old man."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

The emperor said with a smile: "During the day, there was a military report from the southwest back to the capital."

Hearing these words, Ye Cheng became interested.

He has fought wars for decades. Although he has been trapped in the capital for more than 30 years, he is still very interested in these things.

"Is there any progress in the southwest?"

The Son of Heaven nodded and said, "The Southwest Military News, Li Xin, Marquis of Jing'an, dispatched a surprise army from Didaoguoyinping, crossed Motianling, and then attacked Jiangyou and Fucheng. About ten days ago, Li Xin's troops occupied all of them. Mianzhu."

Ye Cheng clapped his palms, laughed and said, "What a Li Xin, if Mianzhu is broken, it won't be far to restore the Southwest."

"I remember when Li... who took Mianzhu, it took half a year to destroy the capital of Southern Shu and take the Southwest in one fell swoop."

Ye Cheng originally wanted to say Li Zhijie, but remembering that Pingnan Army has become a "rebel" now, he didn't say Li Zhijie's full name.

The emperor laughed a few times and said, "It's the old man who taught me well."

"The old minister didn't teach him too much."

Old man Ye thought of Li Xin, whom he hadn't seen for a year, and said with emotion: "This kid is very spiritual, and he is a man of his own."