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Ye Cheng glanced at Li Xin, and then said with a chuckle: "But I don't have to worry about the Chong family, the Chong family is very good at leading the army, and nothing big will happen in Yunzhou City. We are in the capital, quietly Just watch quietly."

Li Xin lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then looked up at the old man Ye, and said with a smile: "Master Ye, after your old man's birthday is over, you can send Ye Mao to Jimen Pass and ask him to help a group of Senior Brother Ye."

Ye Cheng frowned.

"Why?"

Ye Mao is the third generation heir of the Ye family designated by the old man Ye, and is also the foundation of the Ye family in the capital. It was already a very risky act to send Ye Mao to the southwest last time, and now he is going to be sent to the northern border , Old man Ye was obviously a little bit reluctant.

Lord Jing'an looked solemn: "As Master Ye said, even if the Zhong family army fights, they will not be able to compete for all their achievements. At that time, the main attack should be the Zhenbei army at Jimen Pass. Senior brother Ye is also old. Senior Brother Xiaoye came back to Beijing again, and this disciple thought that the Zhenbei Army needed a second Ye family."

Old man Ye was silent for a long time.

After a while, he slowly opened his mouth and said: "This is not a small matter, I need to write a letter to the boss first to communicate."

The nominal Duke of Chen Guogong’s mansion is of course still Ye Cheng, but since this old man “retired” more than ten years ago, he has not really interfered with the affairs of the court. Ye Ming is doing it.

That Ye Shaobao is the head of the Ye family, and Ye Cheng, an old man, is no longer in charge of specific affairs, at best he can only be regarded as a very famous mascot.

Although Old Man Ye usually looks very domineering, he is a very reasonable person. When encountering such a thing, he will still ask his eldest son for advice, and will not make decisions without authorization.

Hearing this, Li Xin smiled and said, "It's also right to ask Senior Brother Ye."

After the master and apprentice chatted for a few words, Ye Cheng suddenly sat up from the recliner, coughed lightly, and said, "Chang'an, I have something to ask you."

Lord Jing'an smiled and said, "Master Ye, tell me."

Old man Ye hesitated for a while, then looked directly at Li Xin.

"When are you going north?"

Li Xin said in astonishment, "I don't understand Master Ye's words. This disciple is the minister of the Ministry of War, not a general. Even if there is a fight in the north, it has nothing to do with my disciple."

He smiled and said, "Even the disciples who were employed by the imperial army have resigned. The disciples now are civil servants, so they can't do things like wielding guns and sticks."

Old man Ye looked at Li Xin, curled his lips in disdain.

"You kid and those civil servants can't urinate in the same pot, otherwise you wouldn't have not taken care of the Ministry of War for five years."

The old man stretched and lay down on the recliner again.

"If you were to be the Minister of the Ministry of War for someone else, you would probably have to stay in the yamen of the Ministry of War every day to deal with matters. How could you have been idle for five years like you."

Speaking of this, Old Man Ye said in a firm voice.

"Look, if the Zhong family doesn't get any benefits this time, you should leave Beijing soon."

Ye Cheng chuckled.

"You are so capable, when the emperor is helpless, he will naturally think of you,"

Chapter 692 Ningling Ye Family

This birthday banquet was quite grand.

After all, this is old man Ye's [-]th birthday. To put it bluntly but objectively, even if this old man survives this outbreak of injuries, he is unlikely to live to the next ten years. This may be the last birthday of the old man up.

Early in the morning on the day of the birthday banquet, the Ye family was very busy. The fourth son Ye Lin was running around the house, preparing for the guests who were about to come to the house, and the little father-in-law Ye Mao was not idle, following behind Ye Lin to make preparations. matter.

As for Jingan Hou Li Xin, he also brought his family to Chen Guogong's mansion early in the morning to help. After seeing the old man Ye in the small courtyard with the eldest princess and youngest son, the eldest princess went to the backyard to talk to the women of the Ye family. , leaving only Li Xin holding Li Ping, staying in this small courtyard with Ye Cheng.

The little guy hits it off with Ye Cheng very much.

Li Xin's youngest son is a little shy. Normally at home, except for Li Xin, his wife, Zhong Xiaoxiao, and his sister Ahan, he would cry when everyone hugged him. Being held in the arms of Old Man Ye, the little doll didn't cry or make a fuss, just opened his big eyes, looking at the old man with white hair and beard in front of him.

Ye Cheng was born in Qiu Ba, a typical reckless man, he thought that children are annoying, and he didn't know how to take care of children. When his four sons were born, he didn't hug them very much, only hugged his grandson Ye Mao , but now that he was getting old, looking at the boy who was only a few months old in his arms, he felt a rare peace in his heart.

This is the peace that he has not found in the 40 years since he returned to Beijing and the more than 20 years of living in the mansion.

Little Li Ping reached out his hand curiously, and scratched the beard of the old man in front of him.

Old man Ye is 80 years old this year, and the beard on his chin is getting thinner and thinner. He usually can't do anything with the few dozens of beards left, but now that Li Ping is holding him in his hand, he doesn't even feel annoyed, he just touches it with a smile. Touched the little guy's face.

"Your father doesn't dare to grab the old man's beard. Since you dare, it seems that you are more courageous than your father."

Li Xin, who was sitting next to him, said with a smile: "A newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. This baby still doesn't know how powerful you are. When he grows up and hears Master Ye's story, he might be able to see you again." Scared the shit out of my face."

Ye Cheng patted little Li Ping on the back, and let out a breath slowly.

"At that time, the old man is probably gone."

Lord Jing'an coughed.

"It's a great day, Master Ye, don't say such bad things."

Old man Ye couldn't help but laugh.

"I don't know how many people have cursed me secretly for decades. If words are useful, the old man will have no bones left at this moment."

Speaking of this, he glanced at Li Xin, and asked, "Where is your master Wang, didn't he say yesterday that he would come with you today, why is he not there?"

Li Xin frowned, and said, "I was notified yesterday. I don't know why, but I haven't come here yet."

Old Man Ye nodded, but did not speak.

The master and the apprentice were talking in the courtyard when the courtyard door was pushed open with a creak, and the little father-in-law Ye Mao stepped in, knelt down in front of Ye Cheng, kowtowed and said, "Grandpa, the cousins ​​of Ningling are here." , I want to come in and kowtow to you, old man."

Old man Ye's birthday was very solemn, but most of the people he invited were relatives and friends, as well as some old friends from the past.

Ningling Ye Family also sent people over.

Ye Cheng didn't just pop out of a rock, he was born in an ordinary peasant family in Ningling. Farmers in this era have a characteristic, that is, as long as they can have enough to eat, they will definitely give birth to a baby.

Old man Ye only had four brothers and three sisters who survived, and there were countless other brothers and sisters who died young and had no support.

Originally, these "relatives" could become the foundation of the Ye family after Ye Cheng made a fortune, making the Ye family in the capital quickly become a big family. It wouldn't be like what it is now, where the three generations add up to less than ten people Miserable.

But when Ye Sheng returned to Beijing from Northern Zhou, he was in a rather awkward situation, so he could keep a low profile and keep a low profile. It was impossible for him to pull a big family out with great fanfare.

Besides, the people from Ningling's hometown had never seen the world, even if Ye Cheng carried them to a family in the capital, they might not be able to bear this blessing, and they might cause disasters.

It's not as good as it is now. Although there are not many Ye family members, everyone is considered a character, and there is no one who is not decent.

Even so, the Ye family was called an upstart by outsiders.

Because Ye Cheng has a great reputation in the Great Jin Dynasty, and his hometown Ningling is even more proud of him. He started building a shrine for him decades ago. He became a god.

With this prestige, the Ye family in Ningling can be considered to have got rid of the hard life in the past. In addition, the court gifted them a lot of land, this Ye family can be regarded as the landlord of Ningling, and they are still sensible , I don't dare to come to the capital to disturb Ye Cheng, only during the festivals, old man Ye's nephews will send a representative to the capital to give old man Ye some local specialties from his hometown, and then kowtow to the old man.