Chapter 13 The Man Who Can't Return Home
The food in the imperial kitchen is exceptionally good.
The officials were very satisfied with the meal.
The military officers, in particular, had never tasted such exquisite and delicious food. Most importantly, these things were not only delicious, but they could also be refilled after finishing them.
So beautiful!
"Haha! That's refreshing!" The military attaché not only had a big appetite, but also a big drinker. A bunch of colleagues gathered together and quickly finished several large jars of wine.
All good wine.
"No wonder the Lord wants to postpone the morning court. It turns out there is food in the palace!" Good wine and delicious food for free.
As expected of them.
This is so smart!
"The wine in this palace is so delicious! I'd love to come to this morning court every day!"
"Hahaha... Me too!"
A group of old men.
As if they had never tasted anything good, they all giggled and lamented the new emperor's generosity. Only a few said they had similar wine at home and invited a few close friends to drink it at their homes someday.
Nie Yao's face was numb.
He glanced at the people who said they would treat him, and as expected, they were all bachelors.
Spend money when you have it.
"Vulgar." Some civil servants were dissatisfied and grumbled in a low voice.
Most of the people on the opposite side are warriors, and they are young, with very good hearing.
After hearing this, they all looked at the official with wide eyes.
The young official's body stiffened and his chopsticks dropped. He felt as if he was being stared at by a group of wild beasts.
"Well! Excuse me, everyone! Let's keep our voices down." The officer's face flushed from drinking, but he was still sober. He stood up, offered a bowl of wine as an apology, and then sat back down after apologizing.
Then the group of people became quieter.
The voice was so low that it was definitely inaudible beyond two meters.
Occasionally, when talking about something happy, they would look up to the sky and open their mouths as if they were laughing out loud, but in the end there was only action and no sound.
So weird.
The civil servants looked at each other, and all thought that the people opposite them were crazy.
He is still very ill.
After eating and drinking, the meeting continued.
The civil servants tacitly agreed not to talk nonsense and were forced to put aside matters that could be dealt with later. Today they were only dealing with important matters.
Five o'clock arrives.
At the new emperor's signal, Nie Yao suggested leaving get off work.
The civil officials were indignant, but no one dared to refute the prime minister until he spoke.
I left the court in a daze.
Just walked out of the palace gate.
Nie Yao was stopped by the Minister of Justice Guan Gu.
The old man runs really fast.
Seeing that he was so tired and out of breath but still wanted to chase him, Nie Yao stopped.
"Huff, huff, huff—" Guan Gu adjusted his breathing, his face serious, "Lord Nie, you're showing off too much. This will bring you disgrace and will also implicate General Nie."
This old man cares about Nie Lingfeng's reputation more than his father himself.
Nie Yao: "Master Guan is still so nosy. Wasn't the lesson of confiscation of property and exile enough?"
It was many years ago that Guan Gu’s house was ransacked.
At that time, Nie Yao was still at the border.
But Guan Gu is very famous.
The talented top scholar later insisted on being a clean official despite the darkness in the court, and his upright attitude offended many people.
Abandoned by the family.
He was framed by his colleagues again.
That's miserable enough.
In his forties, his hair has turned gray and he looks no different from an old man.
Maybe some people just can't be broken?
Nie Yao thought to himself.
"Ancestral rules cannot be violated." Guan Gu didn't respond to Nie Yao's words, but only reminded him, "Brutal methods can temporarily intimidate the conservatives, but they can't silence them forever. When they come to their senses, everything that happened today could become the root cause of the Nie family's downfall."
This crow's mouth.
Could it be that the old man was unhappy about being slapped by him yesterday, so he stopped him and cursed him today?
Nie Yao retreated in disgust.
"Sir Guan, this is not something you should consider. You are a civil servant." Don't get involved in the affairs of those military officers.
You don't understand.
Can't grasp it either.
Guan Gu: "Sir Nie, you are also a civil servant."
The Minister of Revenue, if not a civil servant, what is he?
Nie Yao was speechless for a moment.
Come to think of it, his current title is indeed a civil servant. For so many years everyone has assumed that he is the head of the military officers, and he almost forgot it.
"Master Guan came to me just to talk about this?"
Of course not.
Guan Gu advised him to be more restrained and not be so arrogant. "I won't allow others to sleep soundly under my bed. The Nie family is too powerful, which is not a good thing. You have made too many enemies, and it is inevitable that in the future..."
"Master Guan, you should reflect on yourself before admonishing others." You are a troublemaker yourself, and you come to tell me not to be so arrogant?
Listen to it yourself, does this make sense?
Nie Yao: "Master Guan, you have your own persistence, and so do I. I may not seem to have lived as long as you, but I have brains."
I don't want to listen to his nonsense anymore.
Nie Yao stated his position directly.
"No matter how I restrain myself, as long as the military power remains in the hands of the Nie family, my family of three will undoubtedly be a thorn in the side of those with ulterior motives. Am I supposed to surrender the military power and trade a lifetime of danger for a moment of peace?"
Isn't that just a fool?
Nie Yao: "As for the bad reputation, my father and my father don't care about these false reputations." So you, an outsider, don't worry about it.
After saying that, Nie Yao no longer paid attention to Guan Gu.
With a few steps, he walked away from the talkative old man.
Unfortunately, I haven't taken a few steps yet.
"Lord Nie." Xiaodouzi saluted him, "Your Majesty invites you."
Come again?
Nie Yao is not an idle person, he also has a job.
There are still many things at home waiting for him to deal with when he returns.
"Your Majesty, what do you want to see me about?" Nie Yao asked casually, then said, "I'm very busy and have other things to deal with today. If Your Majesty is not looking for me for an urgent matter, then I will come back tomorrow..."
Xiaodouzi: "As for the reward, His Majesty invites you to meet and discuss it in detail."
Nie Yao remembered that the new emperor had said he would reward him at the meeting this morning.
But it was never mentioned again.
I thought he was just saying it casually, after all, he had already obtained a lot of gold.
Who would have thought that the new emperor actually wanted to reward him.
In just one night, Nie Yao realized that the new emperor was a wealthy man.
So no more hesitation.
In just a few steps, he was in front of Xiaodouzi and urged him, "Hurry up! Don't keep His Majesty waiting."
The new emperor's bedroom.
He is changing his clothes.
When Nie Yao entered, his dragon robe had just fallen below his shoulders.
One careless move.
He saw it.
Nie Yao's pupils trembled. As he hurriedly stepped back, he tripped over the threshold and nearly fell to the ground.
"Sir, are you okay?" Xiaodouzi stepped forward and wanted to help him.
Nie Yao retreated repeatedly, "It's okay, it's okay..."
He said it was okay, but his face had a strange expression.
"I remembered there's a fire at home... the fire's still on! I have to go back!"
He runs very fast.
In the blink of an eye, he ran out of the bedroom.
"Sir." The dragon guards had been waiting outside long ago. "His Majesty has ordered that you must stay."
Nie Yao: “…”
A cold breeze brought my mind back to normal.
"Why, you want to fight me?"
The Dragon Guards refused to give way and refused to fight with Nie Yao.
Instead, he took out a gold brick from his arms.
"Please accept it, Your Excellency."
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