Inside the royal study.

Several ministers had withdrawn, and Emperor Deqing only left Xue Poye in the imperial study. The two sat face to face, with only the dragon table between them. The room was very quiet for a while, and the atmosphere was a bit stiff.

"Here comes tea!" Emperor Deqing finally broke the silence.

The eunuch quickly served tea. Xue Poye took the fragrant tea, thanked him, and still sat on the chair obediently.

"Have you guessed my identity a long time ago?" Emperor Deqing stared at Xue Poye and said with a smile: "I have always admired your wisdom. I believe that with your wisdom, my identity will be with you."

It’s not a secret in my eyes.”

Xue Poye stood up and said respectfully: "The holy dragon's body is hidden in the clouds. The humble ministers are blind and timid and dare not guess!"

"Haha...!" Emperor Deqing laughed and waved his hands: "Sit down, sit down, it's just you and me here. I have something to say to you, so don't be too formal."

Xue Poye thanked him and sat down. Emperor Deqing waved his hand to the serving eunuchs to retreat. After the eunuchs retreated, they closed the golden door of the imperial study room tightly.

Emperor Deqing pondered for a moment and said, "You have been in Kyoto for less than three months, but the favor you are currently enjoying from the emperor has been more than thirty years for others. You should know this."

Xue Poye nodded and said: "Wei Chen understands, and Wei Chen also knows that these are all gifts from the Holy One."

"From the moment you stepped into the gate of Kyoto, I had the intention to promote you and give you some power." Emperor Deqing got straight to the point and said without delay: "At that time, I was still considering how to give you power. After all, the imperial court

The palace is complicated, and sometimes I still have to think about the feelings of the ministers. Fortunately, my good son, my fourth prince, recommended you for some reason, and I agreed."

"I'm very grateful!"

Chief Guard, in the final analysis, it is His Majesty the Emperor who is willing to give himself this opportunity and this position that only His Majesty the Emperor can bestow.

"I have been giving you power, and I promise that I will give you more power in the future!" Emperor Deqing said word for word, even a little coldly: "But I want you to promise that the power I give you, you

You must hold on tightly, you must control it in your own hands, and don't become the puppet of others. I warn you, as long as you cannot firmly grasp the power I give you, you cannot firmly control it in your own hands and be controlled by others.

Then that's when you lose all power, even...!" Emperor Deqing's face was extremely stern, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "The power to live!"

Although Xue Poye was very courageous, he couldn't help but shudder at this moment.

Xue Poye himself didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse for Emperor Deqing to treat him so kindly. He still didn't understand why Emperor Deqing favored him so much and confessed his thoughts to him so much.

Is this luck or misfortune?

Perhaps many years later, there will be an accurate answer!

"The Holy One's kindness will be remembered by all the humble ministers." Xue Poye solemnly said: "The Holy One's golden words will be remembered by all the humble ministers."

Emperor Deqing nodded slightly and coughed again. After wiping the corners of his mouth, he whispered: "Just remember it. You must also remember what I said to you before and protect the people around you."

As soon as Emperor Deqing finished speaking, Xue Poye immediately thought of Xiao Shitou. He vaguely understood that Emperor Deqing's intention was simply to protect Xiao Shitou.

"What does the little stone have to do with the Holy One? Why does the Holy One care about him so much?" Xue Poye thought secretly in his heart: "If you talk about protection, why should I protect the little stone? Can't His Majesty the Emperor protect him? What is the Holy One afraid of?"

Xue Poye was a smart man, and the questions in the middle were swirling in his mind, but he was an even smarter man, and he knew that if Emperor Deqing didn't ask these questions, he couldn't ask them himself.

Emperor Deqing suddenly took the ink pen and wrote something on the royal paper, but he asked: "What are your plans to raise money from merchants this time?"

Xue Poye was stunned for a moment, but quickly said: "I will obey the Holy Lord's instructions in everything."

After Emperor Deqing finished writing, he pondered for a moment and said: "Go to the south of the Yangtze River. Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River is your hometown. You are very familiar with it. And the south of the Yangtze River is the prosperous place of our great Chu country. The merchants have a lot of money.

You go and raise money."

Xue Poye was startled and lost his voice: "Going to Hangzhou?"

Emperor Deqing raised his head and stared at Xue Poye, half-smiling but not smiling: "Don't you still have a lot of things to do in Hangzhou? Why, don't you want to go back and take a look?"

Xue Poye's heart skipped a beat, he frowned slightly and said slowly: "Your Majesty, this fund-raising is a matter for the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I belong to Yulin and have nothing to do with the Ministry of Household Affairs. If I go to Jiangnan to raise funds, there may be some overlords to do it for me.

I am afraid that the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs will blame Wei Chen for his meddlesomeness."

Emperor Deqing picked up the paper he had written on, shook it slightly, stared at the handwriting on it, and said slowly: "Are you afraid of the comments from the people in the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

Xue Poye vaguely saw three or four words written on the paper, but he couldn't see clearly what was written. When Emperor Deqing asked, he could only say: "Yes, I am worried about the comments from the people in the Ministry of Revenue. No.

His position is not his own, and if I interfere, this... this is not good!"

"Not in your place?" Deqing laughed heartily, then turned the front of the paper towards Xue Poye and said slowly: "Then I will let you be in your place!"

Xue Poye frowned and looked at the piece of paper. There were four cursive characters written on it. The handwriting was strong and powerful, and the form and spirit were beautiful. They were the four characters "Servant of the Ministry of Finance".

Xue Poye was silent for a moment, and soon understood what Emperor Deqing meant, and immediately knelt down and said: "Weichen... Weichen doesn't dare!"

Emperor Deqing said calmly: "Why don't you dare?"

"Your Majesty!"

I am afraid that I have aroused the jealousy of countless people. Although I am not aware of this kind of honor, I also know that it is a rare thing in a hundred years. If the Holy Emperor can make me a minister again with the title of Minister of Household Affairs, it will be the same as the promotion of the great Chu.

The rules are not in compliance, and one more... Hehe, I'm afraid Wei Chen will be in a different place soon."

"Are you in a different place?"

"Yes."

We will receive countless impeachment tips every day.”

Emperor Deqing suddenly sneered, even laughed coldly, and said slowly: "Xue Poye, for the sake of your own safety, do you dare to abandon my emperor's order and ignore it? I told you, I will give you

Power, your task is to hold on to these powers, and as for other things, I will handle it!"

There are strict rules for the promotion of official ranks in Dachu. If the rules are broken, many courtiers will naturally be dissatisfied. What's more, Xue Poye was just a commoner a few months ago, but now he is appointed as the deputy chief guard of the Yulin Camp.

, Viscount Da Chu and the Minister of Household Affairs are one person.

These three officials have civil and military titles, and they also have the coveted noble status of Viscount of Da Chu. Among the civil and military officials, the most important ones are the command power of Yu Lin in Kyoto and the right to participate in the money of Da Chu. They can be said to be rich and noble.

It’s incomparable, and it’s also very important.

Just like this, Xue Poye felt uneasy in his heart. Firstly, he was worried that the jealousy of the courtiers would be greatly detrimental to his future future. The most important thing was that Emperor Deqing was so kind to him. What was the conspiracy behind it? He

What role does this chess piece play?

The future is unknown. In Kyoto, no one knows whether their future will be full of twists and turns or whether it will lead to rapid success.

Xue Poye looked at Emperor Deqing's sharp eyes and sighed in his heart. To this day, since the emperor expressed his stance like this, what else can he say, he can only say thanks: "Thank you, humble minister!"

Emperor Deqing smiled and nodded, saying: "The affairs of the Ministry of Finance are your business now. Wang Dezhao is cautious but timid, so he should be a good partner for you."

Xue Poye could only nod.

"You should deal with the matters here in Kyoto first, and you will set off for Jiangnan in the next few days." Emperor Deqing said slowly and authentically: "This time, you must do it beautifully for me. When your new official takes office, the courtiers will inevitably say three things.

Dao Si, you just take this opportunity to do something to shut their mouths."

Only then did Xue Poye realize that going to Jiangnan was just a move by Emperor Deqing to stabilize his position in the Ministry of Household Affairs and make the courtiers tighter.

In this way, this trip to Jiangnan to raise funds can only succeed, not fail.

"As for the Viscount's Mansion, you have also seen that the government cannot allocate money for the time being. We will ask the Ministry of Industry to build it for you after a while." Emperor Deqing looked very tired.

Under the Da Chu system, once a person is granted a title, he will have a residence given by the royal family.

Xue Poye thanked him again. Seeing Emperor Deqing's face looking tired, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon body. I will leave you."

Emperor Deqing nodded and said: "You go down first." After a pause, he suddenly said: "Xue Poye, I like your flamboyant look better!"

Xue Poye was stunned, then suddenly laughed and said: "I will try my best to be more public in the future." Amid Emperor Deqing's laughter, Xue Poye slowly retreated and left the imperial study.

Someone actually sneaked into the empty warehouse of Hubu. This was a shameful thing, so Teng Xifeng quickly increased the number of troops.

According to the scene at that time, several Qinglian demons were looking for something, so with the help of professionals from the household bank, the Yulin guards carefully groped up and down the bank to find what Qinglian demons were looking for.

It's a pity that hundreds of people searched inch by inch and couldn't find anything of value.

In desperation, the Yulin camp had no choice but to defend the empty warehouse.

However, the Ministry of Punishment has sent people to the northwest to investigate the news about Gongsun City. In the streets and alleys of Kyoto, there are spies from the Ministry of Punishment and Ziyi from Kyoto Prefecture everywhere. The city of Kyoto is in turmoil, and the common people have kept their mouths shut, worried.

Saying the wrong thing can lead to life-threatening consequences.

Now everyone in the court knows that Prince Yin has completely fallen. Those who have even the slightest involvement with Prince Yin are trying their best to clear their relationship with Prince Yin. In the eyes of many people, Liu Ziyin is no longer a prince, but

He is just a commoner who will be sent to Yunzhou.

In the past, Prince Yin had a bustling house with hundreds of diners, but today, the house is deserted. Except for a small number of diehards, all those who should leave have already left.

Prince Yin naturally had no intention of paying attention to those things, so he went to see his grandfather Cao Muyan privately, but was turned away.

The old man understands that the emperor's expulsion this time was not a whim, let alone a sudden move, but was planned for a long time. No matter who tried to persuade him, it would be in vain.

Prince Yin was finally disappointed.

There are only a few people who can speak to the emperor, including the Prime Minister Cao Muyan, the Empress Dowager, the Empress and the eldest princess.

Except for Cao Muyan, of course the others would not speak up for him. Even his mother, Concubine Yi, would definitely be of no use in front of the emperor.

It's cold and freezing, the snow has stopped, and even a faint ray of sunshine appears in the sky, and the snow begins to melt. However, this melting is just a small episode in the long winter, and soon there will be heavy snowfall.

It's just that when the snow melts, it's even colder between heaven and earth. Popsicles as thick as arms are hung under the eaves. The sun shines and sparkles, but they are very beautiful.

A carriage drove slowly on the road, looking lonely and desolate. The driver wore a bamboo hat and waved a whip.

The carriage turned a few streets and slowly stopped in front of a courtyard. This was "Xue Garden", Xue Poye's house. To put it more clearly, it was the house given to Xue Poye by Prince Yin.

The carriage stopped under the big tree in front of the yard. The trunk of the big tree was extremely thick, but it was bare without a single leaf. The jagged branches were like the messy world, rushing upward one after another.
To be continued...