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After a pause, he continued, "I thought you should come back in two or three months."

Li Xin smiled lightly and said: "The capital city is a place of ups and downs. I can hide for a day. It's not that your majesty urged me to return to the capital three times. I will at least wait until the New Year is over before returning."

Ye Cheng put down the teacup in his hand, and looked up at Li Xin.

"Your Majesty... why are you in such a hurry to come back?"

Li Xin chuckled: "The old man has always been astute, why don't you guess?"

Ye Cheng's eyes were burning.

"Your Majesty is in a hurry to take power?"

In fact, this is not difficult to guess, an emperor who has just ascended the throne, apart from this matter, there will be no other major events.

Li Xin smiled and nodded: "My old man is wise."

Ye Cheng was silent for a while, then said, "It's too urgent."

"There is no way not to rush."

Li Xin said softly: "The deposed prince is gone, His Majesty has no sense of security, he is anxious to get these things in his hands, so as not to snatch the deposed prince back again."

With that said, he put down the teacup in his hand.

"Old man, what has Li Shen been doing for the past six months?"

Chapter 378 Master Ye

"Li Shen..."

Old man Ye shook his head, and said slowly: "Li Shen has been complaining about illness for more than half a year, hiding in the gate of Pingnanhou's mansion and never coming out."

"Is he running away?"

Li Xin frowned.

"Can't run away."

Ye Cheng chuckled and said, "Your Majesty is more worried about him running away than you are, so he sends people to Pingnanhou's Mansion every day to express his condolences. In addition, there are so many eyeliners around Pingnanhou's Mansion, no matter what, he won't be able to escape."

Li Xin opened his mouth, wanting to tell about Li Shen's having a son, but hesitated for a while, and finally didn't open his mouth.

Although he and the Ye family are close now, they haven't talked to each other yet. It is impossible for the Ye family to be honest with him, and there is no need for him to confess to the Ye family.

Now, even Emperor Taikang may not necessarily know that Li Shen still has a son.

This is a good operation, and there is still a lot of room for utilization.

Ye Cheng drank a few sips of tea, feeling uncomfortable, so he stood up immediately, and told the maid: "Go and set up a banquet, the old man and Lord Jing'an have a good drink."

Li Xin smiled and did not refuse.

Things in the capital were chaotic and chaotic. Li Xin had just returned to the capital, and he couldn't see many things clearly. He really needed to discuss it with Chen Guogong.

Chen Guogong's mansion was very efficient in handling affairs, and with only one stick of incense, a plate of dishes was brought up from the back, and according to the old man Ye's instructions, they were placed in a cool place in the yard.

The old man brought Li Xin a glass of wine in person, and then said in a deep voice, "How does Your Majesty plan to act?"

Li Xin took a bite of the food and said with a smile: "Since the old man guessed that His Majesty is going to take power, he should be able to guess how His Majesty will act."

Ye Cheng took a sip of his wine and tentatively asked, "Forbidden Army?"

This old guy has lived in the capital for 40 years, from a reckless man to a fine man...

Li Xin clicked his tongue again and again, raised his glass to Ye Cheng, and praised: "My old man has eyes."

"It's not a smart eye."

Ye Cheng drank a glass of wine, sighed and said, "After much deliberation, if His Majesty wants to speed up his power, he can only start here."

Li Xin said with a smile: "What clever plan does my old man have?"

"The old man has no clever plan."

Ye Cheng chuckled and said, "Pei Jin was raised by the old man watching him grow up. This guy has an elm head and is very dull, but he also has his advantages. He has been an official for 20 years and has been in charge of the Imperial Army for more than ten years. I have never heard of any evil deeds, people in the imperial army call him Pei Tiimian, it is not easy for you to touch him."

Li Xin nodded and said: "It is indeed not easy, but there is no way, he is blocking His Majesty's way."

Ye Cheng glanced at Li Xin with a half-smile.

"Is it also blocking your way?"

Li Xin shook his head slightly: "Even if Pei Jin comes down, it is unlikely that I will be in charge of the imperial army, and Prime Minister Zhang will not be able to make it through."

Having said this, Hou Jing'an's face became serious.

"Does the old man know about the late emperor's edict?"

"know."

Li Xin took a deep breath, and said, "Only Chen Ju and Zhang Xiang saw the late emperor put in the edict, and only the two of them can prove it. That is to say, this edict has become their biggest amulet."

"The old man can pay attention to this Lord Haoran. In the future, no matter how turbulent the court situation is, the status of this Duke Haoran will remain unchanged. He will be an undisputed civil servant in the early Taikang Dynasty. leader."

Ye Cheng smiled wryly and said, "So what if you know this, civil and military can't meet each other, besides, I'm already old, so I can't put down my face and make friends with this big-headed scholar, can I?"

Ye Cheng is more than ten years older than Zhang Qu, so he can indeed be called that.

Li Xin laughed.

"With the status of the old man, naturally there is no need to curry favor with Zhang Qu, just be careful not to mess with him in the past few years."

The two chatted while talking, and when the sky darkened, the two had already drank two jars of Zhu Rongjiu, of which Old Man Ye drank at least two-thirds.

Li Xin stood up unsteadily, bent over to Ye Cheng and said, "Master Ye, it's getting late, this disciple is leaving."

Ye Cheng was drowsy at first, but when he heard Li Xin's words, he stood up slowly, and said in a daze, "Boy...what did you call me?"

"Master Ye."

Li Xin blushed and said with a smile: "Master Ye forgot to drink too much. Just now you drank too much and took my hand and insisted on accepting me as an apprentice. I had no choice but to accept it."

Li Xin patted Old Man Ye on the shoulder and reminded: "Master Ye, think about it, do you remember?"

It was obvious that this was Li Xin negotiating conditions with the Ye family.

The old man Ye was not sober, rubbed his eyes, and then said in a daze, "Okay...it seems to be the case."