Is Your Majesty jealous today?

It was noon when Zhong Ye returned to the station.

The eunuchs and guards were in a mess and blamed each other.The emperor's safety was related to their lives, and Zhong Ye didn't return all night, everyone was afraid that something might happen to him outside.

The man came back in good condition, although Zhong Ye's performance was exactly the same as usual, with the same cold and stern eyes, and he was still reticent, but Zheng Ru clearly felt that Zhong Ye was in a good mood.

Zheng Ru stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, please take a look at the urgent delivery of the six hundred miles from Yingzhou to Beijing."

Zhong Ye took the folder in Zheng Ru's hand, and he casually looked at it a few times.

Zheng Ru guessed that Yingzhou was about to rebel.

He had been by Zhong Ye's side for five years, but he couldn't figure out what the young emperor was thinking. Zhong Ye had always been indifferent to emotions and could maintain his calm no matter what the situation was.

The Empress Dowager and the Sheng family have controlled the government for nearly 20 years, and the entire Xuan Dynasty was devastated by them. After Zhong Ye cleaned up the Sheng family, he faced a difficult mess.

After reading it, Zhong Ye pressed down the notebook.

Not many people knew about his private tour in micro-services. The ministers in Beijing and China only regarded the emperor as ill and recuperated in the palace.

Zhong Ye was full of energy, and the government affairs were not neglected on the way of micro-service private tour, so all the government affairs were running as usual. If there was any urgent matter, he would write a note and send it to Zhong Ye, and Zhong Ye would reply quickly.

After dealing with government affairs today, Zhong Ye called Zheng Ru over to give some instructions.

Zheng Ru's face turned pale after hearing this, but he didn't dare to refute Zhong Ye, he would listen to whatever the emperor said: "Yes, this servant will arrange it."

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Xi Chi wrote a letter and sent it to Xi's family.

King Cheng was looking for him everywhere, and he was sent to the suburbs alone to recuperate from his injuries. On August [-]th, King Cheng came to pick up his son in person, but the big son disappeared.

King Cheng thought that Xi Chi had sneaked back to Linan, and he was almost pissed off by Xi Chi.

Xi Chi explained his whereabouts, and said that he would go home after a while, and told his father not to worry.

Three days later, King Cheng wrote back.

At the beginning of the letter, Xichi was reprimanded for being unfilial, and scolded from beginning to end.

Xi Chi's face was not thick, his ears turned red and he felt that he was really unfilial and made his father so angry.

At the end, Cheng Wang said, "Don't be stingy with money when you go out, eat and drink and take care of yourself."

Xi Chi took out 5000 taels of silver notes from the envelope.

He almost forgot that his own father is now the most prominent king with a different surname in the entire Xuan Dynasty.

King Cheng had a hard time in the past few years, because the Empress Dowager Sheng dominated the government, and the relationship between King Cheng and the Sheng family was not good.He secretly colluded with Emperor Zhong Ye, followed Zhong Ye's arrangement to seize the military power of the Sheng family, and planned a palace coup with Zhong Ye to imprison the Queen Mother.

As a minister, the most taboo is to overshadow the master, and the master has nothing to reward him, so he has to reward him to death.

After Zhong Ye came to power, Cheng Wang cleverly handed over the military power, and did not show any nostalgia for power.

Now that the emperor can become a puppet to hold great power, he is naturally not a fatuous person. Since then, King Cheng has been favored by the emperor and has become a confidant of the emperor.

Therefore, King Cheng has the power and money now, and it is not a problem to give his son 5000 taels of pocket money.

Gu Liang, Xichi's senior brother, is busy suppressing bandits these days.Gu Liang was the county magistrate in Qing County, where there were a lot of bandits, who robbed the people twice in three days, making the people miserable.If Gu Liang wants to make some achievements here, the first thing to do is to wipe out all the bandits. Only when the place is peaceful can the people have the energy to do other things. No one can stand a small robbery in three days and a big robbery in five days.

Xi Chi gave Gu Liang 3000 taels to let him settle down the people who had been looted by the bandits.

Gu Liang himself is not short of money, but the people in Qing County are short of money. This is a very poor small county. The previous county magistrate searched for the people's fat and people's ointment and robbed the people. The bandits robbed everything they could. Most of the civilians live well not too good.

Gu Liang had money but was unwilling to give it to them. He had only heard of "Three years to clear the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver", but never heard that officials would pay it back.

Being relegated here is already aggrieved enough, wouldn't it be even more aggrieved to take money for relief.

Because the time when the bandits come out to rob is not always certain, Xi Chi gave Gu Liang an idea.

It is said that the county magistrate inspected the village and found that there were a lot of old people in a certain village. Most of the young people in this village had gone to serve as soldiers. The dynasty not only attached importance to filial piety but also valued soldiers. Five liang of silver was given as a reward.

The money has indeed been distributed, and this matter is still widely spread. Five taels of silver are enough for these rural old people for two years.The old man's money is the best way to grab it. The next day the bandits moved out, but they were caught by the officers and soldiers who were ambushing them before they even entered the village.

The story of distributing money spread widely because Xichi asked people to post notices everywhere.The arrest of the bandits was strictly sealed and the officers, soldiers and common people were not allowed to talk about it. After two or three rounds of arrests in various places with the same method, Qing County became much more peaceful in an instant.

After Taiping, the town became more lively, and there were more people selling things.

Xichi has always been unable to get rid of the problem of spending money recklessly, but Qing County is too small, and there are no rare items for sale in the town, and even the tea in the teahouse is not as good as the one at home.

Even if he has money, he can't spend it.

Until I saw a white-faced and beardless old man selling fan pendants.

There are only three fan pendants carved with stones on the table, one with a cherry stone, one with a walnut, and one with an olive stone.Xi Chi's eyes lit up, he stepped forward and said, "How do you sell this pendant?"

"One for four hundred coins, three for one tael of silver." The voice of the salesman was shrill and soft, but he looked extraordinary, his eyes were like eagles and his face was full of flesh. He looked Xichi up and down, "You Want it?"

Xi Chi nodded: "I want it all, is this carved by you?"

Zheng Ru has lived for more than 40 years, and this is the first time he sells things on the street. He, the head eunuch, is also a great figure in Xuan Dynasty.

Now the master has an order, Zheng Ru has no choice but to pretend to be a small vendor: "My grandfather carved it."

——Long live God carved it himself, let alone 400 taels in other places, you can’t buy it for [-] taels.

Xi Chi took out the money bag, and just as he was about to pay, Zheng Ru said, "My lord, these three coins have just been bought."

"Is there a master?" Xi Chi was a little disappointed, he really liked it, "Is there another one that is exactly the same?"

"It's gone." Zheng Ru said, "These are the three with the best quality."

A big hand with sharp bones suddenly stretched out and picked up the fan pendant on the table: "Young Master Yao, do you like them?"

Zheng Ru quickly stood up: "This Mr. Li just bought it."

Xi Chi turned his head and was taken aback when he saw Zhong Ye's handsome and cold face. He didn't expect such a coincidence: "Brother Li."

Zhong Ye smiled slightly: "Young Master Yao, we meet again."

Xi Chi said: "It's really fate, we actually have our eyes on the same thing."

Zhong Ye put away the fan pendant and sent it to Xi Chi: "If you like it, I will give it all to you."

Xi Chi didn't refuse, he really liked the carving of the fan pendant: "Thank you, Brother Li."

Scholars who play with Xi Chi like to hold a fan all year round, and Xi Chi also holds an agarwood folding fan in his hand, and a white jade double fish fan pendant hangs on the fan.

This jade pendant has been with Xichi for seven or eight years, the white jade is gentle and flawless, and the two little fishes snuggle together vividly.

Xi Chi removed the white jade double fish fan: "Brother Li, don't dislike this rebate."

Zhong Ye took it.

Xi Chi smiled: "Does Brother Li live nearby?"

Zhong Ye held the fan pendant in his palm. He didn't have the habit of holding a fan like Xichi all day long, but he liked this fan pendant very much: "Yes, I live on the edge of the town, would you like to come to my house for a cup of tea?"

Xi Chi was not polite to him: "Yes."

Zhong Ye has a hearty personality, and Xi Chi likes to make friends like this.It is also fate that the two met in different places.

The two walked side by side for a quarter of an hour before arriving.Xi Chi was leading his own horse, but Zhong Ye saw that he was walking with a limp, so he helped him lead it over.

He didn't ask about Chichi's leg injury, even if he was really disabled, it doesn't matter, how can he be perfect everywhere.

The wooden fence surrounded the thatched house, Zhong Ye pushed open the wooden door, Xi Chi couldn't help but look at Zhong Ye again.

Zhong Ye's appearance was too extravagant, even if he was wearing civilian clothes, he looked much better than ordinary people wearing brocade clothes.

The inside of the house is very clean, the table is spotless, and there are a few snow-white chrysanthemums in the clay pot.

Xi Chi had a certain respect for Zhong Ye.

Zhong Ye put the rough porcelain tea bowl in front of Xi Chi, and Xi Chi took a sip of tea.

It was later discovered that there was only one teacup in Zhong Ye's house.

Also too poor.

Xi Chi suddenly felt pity: "Brother Li is preparing for the imperial examination?"

Zhong Ye nodded: "Last year, I lost my name to Sun Shan, and I still have to take the exam again. I usually write letters to people to make a living."

There is a lot of rain in Qing County in autumn, and it was raining outside when the two of them were talking.

Chichi didn't expect that the house would leak.

Zhong Ye's face darkened, and he never thought that Zheng Ru built such a rubbish house to embarrass himself.It rained until it was dark, and the ground was muddy after a rain, so Xichi naturally couldn't go back.

He wanted to find an inn in town for the night.

Zhong Ye said: "The inn in the town is dirty and small, and the bedding is covered with lice. If you don't mind it, you can stay with me for one night."

Xi Chi is currently over seven feet tall, and Zhong Ye is over eight feet tall.

Xi Chi looked at Zhong Ye's bed, he must be very nervous to squeeze two men together.

Moreover, the bed was covered with straw mats, and there was only one quilt.

Xi Chi didn't want to sleep in a small inn room full of lice, nor did he want to share such a small straw bed with Zhong Ye.

Zhong Ye narrowed his eyes: "Could it be that you dislike this place?"

Xi Chi didn't want to hurt the other party's self-esteem: "It's absolutely not my intention, I'm just worried that brother Li won't sleep well."

Zhong Ye said: "I don't sleep, I want to read at night."

He lit the kerosene lamp.

Zhong Ye was reading under the dizzy yellow light, while Xi Chi slept on the bed with his clothes on at night.

He couldn't sleep at all, because the straw underneath was too prickly, and a son of a family like Xi Chi was more delicate.

Zheng Ru and the others did not expect that Zhong Ye would sleep here. Everything in this house imitated other poor scholars, and most of the poor people's beds were covered with straw.

Seeing that he saw it in the middle of the night, Xi Chi couldn't help but said: "I gave up my seat, brother Li, you can go to bed."

Zhong Ye refused twice before coming over.

Seeing that Xichi was not sleeping very comfortably, he rolled up the only cotton quilt around Xichi.You can't feel the straw when you put the quilt under it.

But Zhong Ye had nothing to cover.

Autumn nights are cold.

Xi Chi wanted to speak, but Zhong Ye blocked his lips with his fingers: "I'm used to getting cold, and I only cover myself with a thin quilt in winter, so sleep well."

The two leaned against each other through the quilt.

The oil lamp was blown out, Zhong Ye said in the darkness: "Did Sheng Yue take care of you like this?"

Chi Chi's warmed heart instantly turned cold: "Don't mention him."

The corners of Zhong Ye's lips twitched coldly.

He just knew that Xi Chi couldn't bear this, people like Xi Chi have long-term love, and they can never forget the past.

Zhong Ye said: "I should be a few years older than you, Yao Xi, we are destined, you recognize me as a righteous brother, and I will take care of you as an older brother from now on."

Xi Chi thought that the two had only met twice, so how could they become sworn brothers.

Later, he thought that the white head was as old as before, and he and Zhong Ye hit it off right away, and there was nothing wrong with each other except for mentioning Shengyue.

He nodded: "Okay, from now on we will be brothers."

Xi Chi originally wanted to tell Zhong Ye that he had a father who was a prince, and if he wanted to become an official in the court, he could ask his father for help.Later, he thought that Zhong Ye was a gentleman, and he insulted him by saying this, so Xi Chi kept silent.

He couldn't sleep well anyway, so he leaned against Zhong Ye, half-jokingly said: "The pillow is a bit hard, brother, if you don't mind, give me your arm for a pillow."

Zhong Ye really gave him his arm as a pillow.