Qizhou

From that day on, Ye Huaiyu, the supervisor, really hid at home under the pretext of being unwell.

But Qin Tianjian can't be left alone, can he?Compared to dragging Master out of the house, He Qizhou would rather run to the palace by himself. During his absence, Master has been alone for so long. Now that he is back, let the old man rest.

It took more than half a month to go back and forth like this.

The position of Minister of the Ministry of Rites is vacant, and the Holy Inquisition has not come down for a long time, and the recommended papers come in every few days, which can always give these people a reason to persuade His Majesty to make a decision early.He Qizhou found an excuse to announce the good news, went to the palace, and encountered the scene where the emperor looked at a bunch of booklets and sneered.

It has been ten years since he ascended the throne, and Meng Yincheng is no longer as vigorous as he was back then. If it were the first few years when he ascended the throne, He Qizhou had developed the habit of bowing his back before entering the door, otherwise he would definitely hit him in the face with a book.

"He Aiqing is here?" Meng Yincheng turned his back to the door, held the memorial in his hand, and sighed quietly, "I entered the palace today, but what good news do you have?"

He Qizhou saluted respectfully: "This whole year has been windy and ten rainy, and there is a sign of a good harvest. I watched the stars today and saw that Ziwei Star is bright and plump. I think His Majesty must be in good health. I am really overjoyed."

"If I didn't have these messy papers, I might be healthier." Meng Yincheng threw the papers on the table, shook the jade pendant in his hand, and said, "He Aiqing, what do you think this book of the Ministry of Rites looks like?" Is your talent good?"

When He Qizhou heard this, he couldn't help frowning: "Your Majesty, Qin Tianjian..."

Meng Yincheng interrupted: "Since the founding of Dameng, Qin Tianjian has been assisting Chao Gang's right-hand man, determining good and bad luck, measuring astrology, whether the deployment of war is in line with God's will, whether the sacrificial regulations can be presumed to be timely, even if it is the opening of a department by the Ministry of Rites. For major events, you have to be monitored by the Heavenly Supervisor, you said, shouldn’t I ask you, the Minister of Rites, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites?"

He Qizhou didn't dare to answer. He looked at Meng Yincheng, and saw that although the emperor was facing him, his eyes drifted unobtrusively to the eunuch standing aside. There was a moment of silence in the room, and He Qizhou immediately said: "What Your Majesty said Exactly."

Meng Yincheng smiled with satisfaction, and said: "Jian Ye is not feeling well, and this Qin Tianjian is also in your hands for a few days, but this is a matter of the country, and it will not work without him. When I leave the palace, I will bring this year's red ginseng with me and give it to him for me."

Speaking of this, Meng Yincheng said loudly: "Peace."

The eunuch standing aside hurriedly responded: "The servant is here."

Meng Yincheng said, "Go get the red ginseng."

The chief eunuch let out a "squeak", immediately exited the door, and left quickly.The two of them remained silent until they could no longer hear footsteps, and Meng Yincheng hurriedly waved at He Qizhou, motioning him to come closer: "How about the harvest I asked you to calculate earlier?"

He Qizhou said in a low voice: "Still calculating, Your Majesty, don't be restless."

Meng Yincheng said again: "There is one more thing, I am short of a general who can be appointed."

He Qizhou was taken aback: "I can't!"

Meng Yincheng said "tsk": "I didn't let you lead troops to fight! I asked you to help me find someone who can be trusted and loyal to the emperor. Now the border is still stable, but the general from the previous dynasty has returned home. , this new general, I can't figure it out..."

"That Weichen also included him in the calculation."

Footsteps sounded outside the house, He Qizhou coughed lightly, and the two immediately returned to their original positions. The next second, Ping An had already returned to the study with the brocade box in his hand. Meng Yincheng took a rough glance, waved his hand and said, "Go down."

He Qizhou held the box in his hands and stepped back in a polite manner.

In a few days, it will be Ye Huaiyu's birthday.Thanks to the apprentice He Qizhou, the old man's life is becoming more and more uneasy every year, but he has to live no matter what.Hiding at home during this time, the two sent people over every now and then to give gifts, and it took a lot of energy to close the door and thank guests all day long.

When He Qizhou came back from the palace, he put the red ginseng bestowed by the emperor on the table, and even Ye Jianzheng broke into a sweat.

Ye Huaiyu held the brocade box and looked left and right, but he couldn't see why: "Your Majesty... really intends for us to rely on the eight characters to select officials?"

He Qizhou ate the melon seeds, and said "Yes", "Your Majesty said so."

Ye Huaiyu shuddered twice, shaking his head again and again: "Absurd, so absurd..."

He Qizhou smiled: "Master, how many days have you been bored at home, today I am the host, please go out and have a good meal, I will give you a birthday wish in advance, don't worry about these things, everything will be fine With me!"

Ye Huaiyu rolled his eyes at him, and touched the goatee on his chin, which didn't grow at all: "You? What use are you? The Holy Majesty called you into the palace, and you just talked nonsense. It's your Majesty's sage, otherwise, how much do you have?" A head is not enough to pay!"

He Qizhou didn't take Master's criticism seriously at all: "That's right, then Master, do we still want to eat?"

"eat."

Ye Jianzheng, who hadn't gone out for a long time, was dragged out by his careless apprentice.Chang'an City has entered late autumn, and the ginkgo trees around the houses are also full of golden yellow. The street vendors are working hard to save money for the New Year.

At noon, He Qizhou slowly pushed open the door of the private room of the Tianzi Building in Jufulou. The moment the door opened, Qin Ge who was sitting inside waved at him, and He Qizhou immediately took a step back, stepped back, turned around and said, "Master, It's not very ominous inside, let's change to another..."

"Listen to me! It's unlucky! Come in!" Qin Ge's voice squeezed through the crack of the door. Ye Jian was afraid that the two would make a big fuss, so he quickly pushed the apprentice into the room, and hurriedly Hastily closed the door.

He Qizhou said: "Why are you here again! You are everywhere! Are you so short of food? The imperial court didn't give you a salary, are you so hungry?"

Qin Ge was extremely annoyed: "Why do you call it You! Ye Jian is your master, so he is my half master, what if I have a meal with him!"

He Qizhou said: "Why do you count yourself as half a master? What kind of relative are you blindly dating! This meal is paid for by me!"

"I..." Qin Ge couldn't overtake him again, and said anxiously: "Then I'll go half way!"

"Deal." He Qizhou walked to the door, opened it, and shouted downstairs, "Xiao Er! Tianzihao Private Room! Bring me the most expensive birthday banquet! The one that can feed eight people!"

Qin Ge wished he could rush over and cover his mouth: "You're crazy! Eight people! Can you eat so much!"

He Qizhou punched him in the vest: "You're crazy! You can eat five people by yourself! I'd belittle you if I called eight people!"

Ye Huaiyu had long been used to this battle, and was pouring tea silently at this time, seeing that the two were busy arguing and no one paid any attention to him, so he drank all three of them by himself.Let's be noisy, and thanks to them, Ye Jianzheng finally had some laughter and laughter in this frowning day.

After a while, the dishes were served, the two quarreling shut up, and respectfully congratulated Ye Huaiyu on his birthday in advance.After all, he has the name of being sick at home, so he can no longer arrange birthdays and entertain guests, but for the sake of a safe life in the future, this little thing is not unbearable.

Replaced wine with tea, exchanged cups, the three of them chatted happily, after drinking and eating, the two piled up a pile of silver on the table in order to pay the bill. over.Ye Huaiyu sighed faintly: "You two stingers, don't worry about it, pay the bill quickly, and I will invite you to go to the teahouse to listen to the music later!"

When Qin Ge heard this, he kept saying hello, but He Qizhou took this opportunity to snatch his purse and quickly went downstairs to pay the bill.Qin Ge wanted to chase after him, but the soles of his shoes were oiled, and he slipped downstairs, but he couldn't catch him.

Fortunately, He Qizhou still had some conscience and said that each would pay half, even if each paid half, it didn't take advantage of Qin Ge.

The two of them packed up their things, Qin Ge supported the supervisor, and walked down the stairs slowly, but before he had gone a few steps, He Qizhou's voice came from the first floor: "You two would like to invite Master Jianzheng, why did you find me, I was only working during his sick leave, this Qin Tianjian, I said it doesn’t count.”

Qin Ge's reaction was very quick. Before he showed up, he pulled Ye Huaiyu up and walked upstairs: "Those two people are here again."

When Jian Ye heard this, his legs became weak: "Ah? This, this, this..."

The two stayed upstairs for a while, but found that there was nowhere to escape from this restaurant. It is not impossible to go out through the window, but since they found this place, they must send someone to guard the door. Besides, the people from Zhuque Avenue came People go, I really flew out of the window, and tomorrow the whole capital will know that you, Qin Tianjian, are just a capable person, flying over the roof and walking on walls while sick, and you are really the pillar of the country.

Before the negotiations downstairs stopped, Qin Ge stood in place, thought quickly for a while, and suddenly said: "Master Ye, you have to go down."

Ye Huaiyu was taken aback: "Huh? I'm going down?"

"I misunderstood what Qizhou meant." Qin Ge nodded, "It's not that I can't see you, it's that I can't see me."

Ye Huaiyu immediately understood the key.He Qizhou and he are both members of the Qin Tianjian. Even if they have a meal together, it is an internal matter of the Qin Tianjian. Now the emperor relies heavily on the Qin Tianjian and relies on his horoscope to appoint the minister of the Ministry of Rites. Chu.If they saw that Qin Tianjian was involved with the Great General Protecting the Nation at this time, the situation would be even more chaotic.

Qin Ge patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay, you will go down later, just follow what Qizhou said, with him here, you will be able to handle it."

Ye Huaiyu nodded, and asked again: "What about you?"

Qin Ge looked around: "I have my own hiding place. Remember, don't mention me after a while, as if there is no one like me today."

"Today, I stepped into this store first, and I first greet Mr. He. If you want to invite, it should be our Prime Minister who invites you. There must be a first-come, first-served one, right?"

"What's the order of the treats? It all depends on the completeness of the etiquette. Our Master Taifu not only sent me to invite me, but also prepared the ceremony, just outside, and asked Mr. He to invite Mr. Jianzheng down, and we will go together."

"Hey, your words are inappropriate..."

In the lobby of Jufu Building, two attendants were attacking each other viciously for inviting Qin Tianjian to drink tea. He Qizhou stood by the counter, paid the bill slowly, and turned to smile at them: "You two, you are embarrassing me!" It is also useless, Mr. Jianzheng is really sick, you two can take it, this tea is really..."

Before he finished speaking, Ye Huaiyu came downstairs slowly, the two people who were arguing saw him, immediately stopped talking, and greeted in unison: "Master Supervisor."

Ye Huaiyu smiled and said: "Thank you two adults for your kindness, I was depressed due to illness, and happened to be visited by Mrs He, so I went out for a walk, I didn't expect to be so missed, I was really terrified..."

An attendant said: "The Prime Minister has taken a fancy to Mr. Ye, invited him warmly, and asked Mr. Ye to show his face. My lord has already set up a private room in Yibiju, and we will be waiting for you."

Another person also said: "Master Taifu heard that Master Ye was ill and weak for a long time, so he specially found a good tonic, and he also set up a nice room in Yibiju. I look forward to meeting you."

He Qizhou helped Ye Huaiyu downstairs, and when he heard this, he laughed out loud: "What a coincidence, my lords? Why don't we make a table together."

When the two heard the words, they froze in place together: "This..."

He Qizhou said again: "Master Jianzheng is not feeling well. If you really want to go, please take me with you. At least this Qintianjian is under my temporary supervision. I should... be useful?"