Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Su Yan's carriage back to Beijing, escorted by Teng Xiangwei, went down to the territory of Shanxi, and received a big news.

The news came from Datong Military Town in the north——

Gein's shortest route back to the capital from Yan'an Mansion in Shaanxi is too close to Datong Mansion.The commander of the Tengxiang left guard who escorted Su Yan made Longquan feel worried. As soon as he entered Shanxi, he sent scouts to Datong to inquire about the situation of the battle. Based on the reports, he considered whether to take a safe detour and go south to Zhending and Baoding.

Knowing that the Tatar Taishi Tuohuotai is still invading Datong, and fighting fiercely with the new general Li Ziyang, the scouts are planning to report truthfully, when suddenly the situation turns——

"Tuohuotai retreated overnight from Datong Army Town? The retreat was extremely hasty, and even the looted supplies were lost along the way." Longquan raised his eyes from the secret report with some surprise, "Could it be another tactic to lure the enemy?"

Su Yan sat with him by the bonfire in the wild, and after receiving the secret report, he read the two short sentences repeatedly, and after thinking about it, he said, "Maybe there is something wrong with the Tatars, and the fire platform had to rush back to put out the fire."

The specific situation of the enemy is unknown for the time being, but Longquan agrees with Su Yan's conjecture, nodded and said: "In any case, it is a good thing for us if there is a problem with the Tatars, the bigger the better."

Su Yan recalled that on the second day of the first lunar month of this year, Emperor Jinglong had him having dinner at the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, and he talked about the death of the original Datong General Soldier and Deputy General Soldier.

At that time, relying on his historical knowledge, he said conclusively that "Wala and Tatar cannot join forces."The emperor asked him why, but he didn't dare to tell the truth, so he boasted, "The emperor is wise and powerful, and he will never sit back and watch the alliance between Oirat and Tatar, and easily stir up troubles between the two."

Emperor Jinglong was in a good mood, and together with him planned the plan of "driving tigers and devouring wolves":

"Since Heiduo Shaman can use Prince Wala's death to blame Daming, then Daming can also use Uharang's death to blame Daming."

In this way, the alliance between the two parties will inevitably break down, and Tatar and Oala will fall into war again, so that Da Ming can profit from it.

The emperor also officially mentioned a mysterious organization in the Great Ming Army-Ye Bu Shou.

From Su Yan's point of view, this is the ancient version of the special forces that integrates overseas espionage, reconnaissance, raids, and beheading operations.

It was precisely because of this conversation that Su Yan had the idea of ​​saving Yan Chengxue's life, so he used Li Daitao's trick to send him into the night without accepting him, and went to Beimo to fight poison with poison.

——I don’t know if the sudden retreat of the off-fire platform is because the plan of "driving tigers and wolfs away" has worked?

Su Yan recalled in a daze, the way the emperor looked at him and the faint smile on his mouth when he said those words.And at that time, he obviously wanted him to stay overnight and burned all the ground dragons in Xinuang Pavilion, but because of the worry and rejection in his eyes, he didn't take any coercive actions in the end, and he didn't even utter an embarrassing word of persuasion. , very gracefully let him leave the palace.

Looking back now, isn't this a kind of trick?

Patiently weaving the net, drawing it slowly, step by step, he forced himself to break the determination he had made before, and finally, with no way out, said the extremely shameful words "Please recommend yourself to the pillow".

Always feel ripped off.

but……

The red jade flute was half-covered by the scattered robes, and the plum blossom nets on the tail were shaking with the armrest of the drunkard's chair... Su Yan covered his eyebrows and eyes with one palm, and let out a slight and hot sigh.

"...Master Su? My lord?"

The call woke him up from his bewildered heart, Su Yanwu put down his hands, and saw Longquan leaning over to look at him, with a nervous expression: "Master Su is not feeling well? Do you feel fever?"

Su Yan wiped his face, it was really hot, his face must have turned red, and he moved back in embarrassment: "No, it's probably because it's too close to the fire, it's roasted."

Long Quan took a closer look at his complexion, and felt that he didn't look like Feng Han, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Since Datong is safe, let's go back to Beijing according to the original route, what do you think?"

Su Yan nodded and said, "Let Commander Long decide the route."

After the two escort missions, Longquan was very satisfied with this censor who has a strong family background—gentle and polite, reasonable, and negotiable. group.The dissatisfaction in his heart when he left Beijing disappeared without a trace.

The only thing is a little strange, last year in Shaanxi, the loyal bodyguard who followed suit by Su Yan's side, why is it gone now?Once asked by accident, Su Yan's eyes darkened for a moment, but he still smiled and said "Fate comes and fate ends, I think I went to find another job", which made Longquan suspect that he had said something wrong, and never mentioned it again. .

"It's late at night, please rest, my lord, we will continue our journey at dawn tomorrow."

Su Yan got up and walked to the carriage.His legs, which had been sitting for a long time, felt a tingling pain. He staggered and supported the tree trunk beside him.The dead branches trembled a few times, and the remaining autumn leaves floated down and landed on the shoulders of his cloak.

Longquan subconsciously reached out his hand from behind, trying to brush off the fallen leaves, but felt a little abrupt, so he withdrew his hand.

Su Yan picked up the fallen leaf and twirled it between his fingers, stared blankly for a while, then took the leaf into the carriage.

Long Quan looked at his back, and a feeling of gratitude flashed in his mind: This person seems easy to get along with, but in fact, few people can really walk into his heart.At least from looking at it all the way, no.

——Perhaps the guard named Jing Hongzhui once walked in, but left again, and the gaps and holes created have not been filled up to this day.

——Until many years later, looking at the back of Su Xiang standing on the city tower waiting for the sunrise, Long Quan still felt that the other party was still the boy who picked up the fallen leaves from his shoulders.

At the end of October in the Jiawu year of the Jinglong Dynasty, Su Yan, who was then You Shaoqing of Dali Temple and Governor of Shaanxi Province, returned to Beijing to report on his duties.

During his supervision in Shaanxi, he got rid of the old malpractice, carried out the new policy, built pastures against many obstacles, opened the government and herdsmen, punished corrupt officials and arrogance, and resettled Mahu refugees, which greatly reduced the banditry in Shaanxi and stabilized the people's minds.

After the new horse policy he reformed was implemented across the country for several years, the excellent war horses produced were enough to equip the 50 cavalry newly added by Daming, which greatly improved the national strength and combat power.

The management model of local government agencies he advocated, including systems such as "one post with two responsibilities", "quantitative assessment", and "last position elimination", were supported by the emperor and adopted by the imperial court as laws and regulations. The joint supervision of the Kaogong Division has strengthened the supervision of the diligence and integrity of local officials to a certain extent, making Daming's officialdom present a relatively clear situation in the administration of officials for a long period of time.

The "Twelve Crimes of Impeaching the Wei Family" written by him, and the Twelve Chens who beat the Dengwen drum and exposed Feng's crimes earlier, spread to the world with the residence newspaper, which laid the foundation of his "Zhenchen Qingliu" among the people .Even in later generations, although these two impeachments did not reach the literary height of Ming Wuzong's "Sacrifice to the First Concubine", they were praised by scholars of literature and history because of their positive political significance at the time.

But at this moment in October of the Jiawu Year, Su Yan was just a young official who had just made his mark in the court, sitting in the carriage that finally arrived in Beijing after a long journey, and he was eager to return home.

Standing at the door of the Su Mansion where the face of the door could hardly be recognized, Su Yan was a little dazed.

This... this is my home?Damn, such a big door!Such a tall decoration!At first glance, it looks like a mansion of a high-ranking official... Will it violate the rules?

The two servants accompanying him were also dumbfounded.Xiao Jing twisted her thigh, and woke up from the pain to be sure: "My lord, it's really the Su Mansion!"

Xiao Bei frowned worriedly: "It will cost a lot of money. Whoever is so self-assessed, if he owes the bill and waits for the adults to come back to pay, the adults will not be able to pay the northwest wind for the rest of their lives."

Su Yan looked at him angrily and amusedly: "My lord, I am also the fourth rank of the dynasty, so I can't be so downcast?"

The little steward of the fourth rank of the court asked back: "This kind of renovation and expansion will cost at least 2000 taels of silver. Sir, take it out and have a look?"

Master Su touched his purse guiltily.

In Shen Qi's letter, she mentioned that she helped him repair the house, but she did not expect it to be of such a high level.

It is estimated that the money was paid by Shen Tongzhi. It seems that this guy has been in Beizhen Fusi for ten years, and he has made a lot of gray income.Su Yushi thought with mixed feelings, he had to persuade Qilang to restrain himself, otherwise the rectification of illegal gains in the future would fall on him sooner or later.

——Wait, could it be that Shen Qi took advantage of his assignment and secretly sold the "three hundred gold" for the money? !

Surprised, Su Yan lifted the hem of his robe and ran into the gate.The two young servants were startled and chased after him.

The two sets of houses were opened up to form a pattern of one main and one auxiliary. The original small house in the Su Mansion became a back garden with a water system, and the big house next door became the main courtyard with seven rooms on the front and five rows on the bottom.

Su Yan wandered around for a while before finding the new master bedroom. He opened the door and walked into the inner bedroom. He saw that the usual Babu bed and desk were still there, and he added a lot of good new furniture.He didn't care about that, and went under the bed to find the big wooden box for storage.

The big wooden box is still there, and the lock is well locked. It seems that it was moved from the old house intact.

Su Yan unlocked the lock with the key she carried with her, opened the lid of the box, and saw the long sword "Oath" and other items in her storage. She let out a long breath and muttered, "That's right, I also know how to respect personal privacy."

He locked the wooden box again, pushed it back under the bed, and walked out the door.

Xiaobei and Xiaojing stood outside the door and waited.Although Su Yan did not have this requirement, they still insisted on adhering to the rule of "the servant cannot enter the master's room unless he has been summoned".

Su Yan was in a good mood, and asked, "Where is my brother, did you see him?"

Xiao Jing scratched his head: Brother... In Fuzhou, where is Mrs. Su and Mrs. Tai?No, remember that our lord is the only child in the family.

Xiaobei raised half of his eyebrows knowingly: "Master Shen? Didn't see it. I also thought he would be waiting at home to clean up your lord. After all, he is more informed than anyone else. I think he already knew that your lord has returned to Beijing." .”

Su Yan didn't care about this trivial matter, and said, "Probably I'm too busy with business, so I won't be able to spare time. He'll come over when he's done."

Xiao Jing said: "By the way, my lord, you ran so fast just now, you didn't see a dozen or twenty maidservants and servants standing in the front yard, just waiting to see the master."

It was probably also sent by Shen Qi. According to his good brother's temperament, he should have already trained him.

When a servant meets his master for the first time, he has to make a prostration ceremony.Su Yan waved his hand and said, "You don't need to pray, I'll leave it to you two to take care of it, divide the work, and set up rules. From now on, Xiao Bei will be the chief steward of the Su residence, and Xiao Jing will be the second steward. That's it."

14 year old steward!Speak out to envy people!Not to mention that Xiao Jing was full of enthusiasm, even the mature and prudent Xiao Bei couldn't help laughing, and said, "My lord, this is too casual, isn't it? It doesn't take much to hire a middle-aged steward who has rich experience and can take care of many affairs in the house." money."

Su Yan said disapprovingly: "I think you two are very good. You don't need to get a new manager. You have to get in touch and build trust from the beginning. Which servant bullies you two when you are young, tell me, and I will deduct their monthly salary."

Only then did Xiaobei and Xiaojing confirm that it was not a joke that the adults wanted to promote them to be in charge.Xiao Jing cheered and hugged her lord's waist boldly.Xiao Beiqi Xiao Jing was neither big nor small, he scolded and pulled him.

Su Yan smiled and hugged the two teenagers, and one of them had a brain collapse: "Take care of this house for me, master, and grow up quickly."

Knowing that her lord likes to be clean, Xiao Jing cleverly ordered the servants to boil the water.Su Yan took a quick shower, washing away all the dust and fatigue along the way.

Seeing that it was still early, it was estimated that the court meeting had not yet ended, Su Yan planned to go to the Duanben Palace in the outer court to visit the prince first, and when the emperor finished his work and ordered to summon him, he happened to return to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

With the East Palace waist card in his arms, he entered the Donghua Gate unimpeded, and came outside Duanben Palace, but the guards of the East Palace who used to be in three steps and one post were gone, and even the maids who entered and exited were also missing.

Feeling suspicious, Su Yan approached the palace gate, and said to the only two remaining guards on duty: "You Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Su Yan, knocked on His Highness the Crown Prince, please pass it on."

The guard froze for a moment: "Master Su...want to see the young master?"

"Yeah." Seeing the strange look on his face, Su Yan felt more and more wrong, "Why, the young master lost his temper again, and you don't want to see me?"

After thinking about it, the guard asked: "Maybe Su has been away from Beijing for a long time and just came back?"

"Yes." Su Yan replied, frowning slightly, "What happened?"

The guard said: "The young master has been ordered to accompany the capital, and he will leave in July. If Mr. Su wants to see him, he must ask the emperor for an order."

For a moment, Su Yan's mind was buzzing, and there seemed to be many fleeting images in front of his eyes, with fragmented words such as "Nanjing", "Imperial Mausoleum", "Guoben" and "", flying out of the ancient yellowed history books, The impact made him sway a few times, and hurriedly supported the vermilion palace wall next to him.

He was a little terrified, but he couldn't tell exactly what he was frightened of. He only tried his best to recall the increasingly blurred memories of his previous life, and his face became pale and ugly.

The guard was startled when he saw this: "How is your lord?"

Su Yan took a deep breath, stabilized his mind, and asked, "Can I go into the palace to have a look?"

The guard was about to shake his head to refuse, when a servant who used to serve the prince came out from the palace gate. He was startled when he saw Su Yan, and immediately called out: "Master Su is back! The young master left a message for you, let you Come into the palace to see."