After Emperor Yongkang passed away, the new emperor ascended the throne and changed the reign title to "Yongchang". This year was the first year of Yongchang.

Snow fell from the sky at night, and the cold wind blew snowflakes everywhere. Soon the ground was covered with a layer of snow. The guards guarding the palace gate stood up straight, looking straight ahead. There was no one in front of the palace gate.

The palace servants in the palace lit the way with lanterns and respectfully escorted people out.

After thanking the palace servants who escorted him out, the man walked out of the palace.

The guards guarding the palace gate saluted and called out "Sir".

After nightfall, the streets were deserted. This place had just experienced a catastrophe not long ago, and the blood on the ground had long been washed away, leaving no trace.

The people still remembered the sound of horse hooves, the collision of swords, and the shouts of people that night. After the new emperor ascended the throne, the people were still cautious and were still afraid of the officials from the bottom of their hearts. I think it will take some time until people forget what happened that day, and then they will no longer feel anxious. The wind blew like a knife, and the falling snow hit my face. The men walking on the road pulled their clothes and walked quickly. There was a lantern hanging in front of the door of Yipinzhai. The drawn curtain covered the door, blocking the cold wind outside, and the light came from inside. The shopkeeper stood at the counter and counted with beads, and several officials were still eating hot pot in their building.

The old emperor died, and it was a national mourning period. They had to abstain from wine and meat for three months, and now it has not been lifted.

The aroma of the steaming hot pot filled the air. The dishes on the table were all vegetarian. The men who came to drink didn't even take a sip of the wine. Wang Dahu's mouth gurgled as he went upstairs, closed the door, and secretly had a drink and a meal of meat. "Who dares to say that I won't get a cold shoulder from Liu Baishu?

I've been eating grass for more than a month. If I keep eating, I'll become a horse in the stable." How can a person who likes to eat meat not be dissatisfied if you make him eat vegetarian food for more than a month? What does the death of the old emperor have to do with them? Why do you want them to follow suit and eat vegetarian food?

Wang Dahu couldn't figure it out.

Cao Gang sat there holding the tea, drinking it one mouthful at a time, as if he was tasting fine wine. In fact, it was just tasteless tea.

Gan Weilin was a little absent-minded and looked at the door frequently.

These people helped King Yi conquer the world, and now King Yi is waiting for the emperor. It can be said that they are all heroes, and they can all get promoted and make a fortune. But now they are very worried, no one among them wants to stay.

But now that King Yi has just ascended the throne, there are many affairs in the court, and none of them can leave.

Seeing that the new year is coming, a man who has brothers and children waiting at home must be thinking about going home. And the brother waiting at home must be looking forward to the husband's early return every day.

Uh-huh! "The curtain was lifted from outside, and a figure walked in, 'My brother.'" When Gan Weilin saw his brother, his hair grew taller and he strode towards his brother. Only when he followed the prince to Fengdu did he know that his brother had already returned to Fengdu and worked for the prince. The King

of Wings led his troops to the north, and Gan Weiqi was ordered to stay in Fengdu.

That night, the city gates were opened, and with the cooperation of the soldiers in the city, the soldiers brought in by the King of Wings were able to enter the palace so quickly, control the palace, and capture the King of Fu Feng Lingrui who intended to murder the emperor and usurp the throne.

Gan Weiqi stood at the door and shook off the snow on his body. Gan Weilin, who walked over, helped his brother pat the snow off his body. When he saw his brother, the boy smiled with a silly look on his face. Seeing his brother's silly look, Gan Weiqi smiled for the first time, and raised his hand to rub the silly boy's head.

Gan Weilin looked at his brother and smiled silly. He had only seen his brother from a distance twice, once when he entered the palace that night, and once when King Yi ascended the throne. He saw his brother standing beside His Majesty, and he looked at him from a distance, knowing that he could not go by.

Now that he finally saw his brother, he wanted to take a few more glances.

Gan Weiqi saw the silly look on the silly boy's face and shook his head and smiled. He had too many things to do recently, and he was so busy that he had to wait until today to come here to keep the appointment. It was probably his fault that he left without saying a word for so long.

When he first returned to his master, he did not expect that such a big thing would happen later. However, in his opinion, it was inevitable that their master would sit on the dragon throne. It was just that too many things happened in the meantime. Fortunately, everything went smoothly in the end.

"Wei Qi, come and sit here." Liu Baishu called out.

Gan Wei Qi walked over and greeted everyone.

Gan Weilin pulled his brother to sit down with him, asking his brother not to be so polite. However, his brother should be the one with the highest official position among them. He was previously a third-rank sword-bearing guard. Not everyone has the honor to sit on this position. One must be trusted by His Majesty.

"Wei Qi, it turns out that you hid here. Fortunately, we were still looking for you everywhere, wondering where you went. "Wang Dahu was also very happy to see Gan Weilin coming. They were still worried about where this guy had gone. He had been gone for such a long time and they didn't expect to meet their brothers in Fengdu City.

It was Wei Qi's fault for making his brothers worry. Wei Qi punished himself with a glass of wine." Picking up the cup in front of him and taking a sip, Gan Weiqi realized that it was not wine but tea. He smiled and said, "It seems that I have to owe this wine and make it up another day."

Okay, okay, let's save it for next time." Thinking that it would take another month before he could drink, Wang Dahu sighed, "I can't drink this wine and can't eat meat. What hope is there in this life." "Even if he wanted to secretly buy two pounds of meat and take it home to eat behind closed doors, the butchers in this city did not dare to sell pork, and there was no meat in the restaurants and restaurants.

The emperor issued an order to ban alcohol and meat for three months. Drinking and eating meat was a serious crime of disobeying the emperor's order, not to mention the butchers who killed pigs to sell. The restaurants and restaurants were not so bold as to do such a thing. Fang, the shopkeeper, stood there, fiddling with an abacus in his hand, listening to the emperor's orders. Hearing what those people said, the corners of his mouth moved, a smile quickly disappeared, and he returned to his serious look of abacus.

The brothers had a meal together in this building at night, whispering about the current affairs of the court and their future plans. Wang Dahu meant that he wanted to resign and return to Caojia Village, and naturally he would take Liu Baishu with him. Cao Gang didn't say anything, but he definitely wanted to go back to Caojia Village, his family His wife and children are also there.

Gan Weilin depends on his elder brother's opinion. He will go wherever his elder brother is.

However, the court is still undecided. If they ask to leave now, His Majesty may not let them go. Zhenmen Pass has been taken back from Zinu. People are needed to guard it. They are most familiar with the outside of Zhenmen Pass and understand Zinu's habits. His Majesty must want them to guard Zhenmen Pass. This time, Zinu was beaten so badly that he would never be able to recover in a hundred years, but there was no need to worry about Zinu harassing them again.

If they were asked to guard the Zhenmen Pass in the past, they would definitely have no objection, but now they have somewhere else they want to go, and that is not Zhenmen Pass.

It was late outside, and the meal was almost over. They had come to this point, so they had to go back.

Let's drink together another day."

"Well, Liu Baishu, who was a step behind, stood beside Gan Weiqi and left a sentence, "Xiangnan asked me to bring you a message if I see you. Someone is waiting for you in Nanyang." This "he" does not refer to Cao Xiangnan. As for who it refers to, Liu Baishu has a slight guess in his heart.

After hearing this, Gan Weiqi paused and just said, "I know, thank you. You

're welcome.

Wang Dahu, who was walking in front, stopped and waited for the laggards to come forward.

The court is in a state of disrepair. This year's drought has left the north without a single harvest, and countless people have starved to death. Although the cities that Zinu occupied after entering the pass have been taken back, many things still need to be dealt with and arranged. After a flood in the south, there was a plague. This plague was a devastating disaster. Although the plague was controlled later, many people died because of it.

So it was Dayong's granary. A flood destroyed thousands of acres of fertile land, and the harvest in the south was also very little.

Since the day he entered the palace, the new emperor has not slept much. Every day when he closes his eyes, he wakes up and waits for countless things to deal with. Since he ascended the throne, he has been dealing with the affairs of the court and the people every day. What he wants to do is to try to make the people die less in this cold winter.

Now everything is in ruins and the treasury is empty, and there is no money at all.

"Your Majesty, it's late, why don't you go to sleep for a while." The servants who were serving were from the former Prince Yi's mansion. They really cared about their Majesty's health. They saw that their Majesty worked day and night and had no time to close his eyes.

"What time is it?" The emperor, who was wearing a golden dragon robe, raised his head from the desk and asked.

The servant said an hour.

It was getting late, and the emperor put down the red brush in his hand. The servants beside him hurriedly stepped forward to serve. After walking out of the study, the emperor saw that it was snowing outside. He looked up at the snow falling from the sky.

The servants who followed him were busy holding umbrellas, worried that the snow would fall on their Majesty.

"Your Majesty, it's cold outside at night." Seeing someone standing here, the old servant reminded.

The emperor walked back to his bedroom, followed by the palace servants and guards.

The night in the palace was deep and quiet, with lanterns on everywhere, making it as bright as day.

"Go out, no one is needed here." The emperor said after returning to his bedroom. "

Yes." The palace servants lowered their heads and went out.