The news that Marshal Ye returned to Beijing spread a few days ago. As the young master of Shantang, Qin Yan was naturally one of the first people to learn about this news.

But she didn't expect that Marshal Ye happened to return to Luoyang City on New Year's Eve.

In fact, the incident of the Thorn Army returning to the court half a year ago should have happened. After all, at the beginning, the reason why the Emperor transferred the Thorn Army into Xiling was entirely to prevent the grassland people from advancing eastward and to protect the last two borders of the Caozha defense line.

In terms of the final result, the Thorn Army can certainly be said to have completed the task extraordinary. Not only did the Grasslanders not make any further progress, but even won a great victory, forcing the Grasslanders to take the initiative to seek peace. This led to the two sons of the Grassland King being sent to Kyoto as protons, and the Longyan Alliance, which was later talked about by people.

But for some reason, Marshal Ye has not returned to Beijing to report his duties, and the Thorn Army has not withdrawn from the line of defense.

But to this day, Marshal Ye must come back.

It was not because of the war on the front line that had undergone new changes, nor because of the traitors who betrayed the faith and launched an invasion of the Dajin Dynasty again, but because of Ye Xiaoe.

Ye Xiao'e is the eldest lady of the Marquis of Weining and Marshal Ye's only daughter. This time, she is missing with the Jinyuan Secret Realm and her life and death are hard to tell. Marshal Ye must find out the truth!

However, after riding a horse all the way into the Luoyang city gate, Marshal Ye did not rush back to his mansion as soon as possible, but went to the direction where the palace was.

Even though it is New Year's Eve, even if the Weining Marquis' Mansion is waiting for him to have a reunion dinner, even if the emperor is laughing at the family dinner with the queen, several concubines, and a group of children, Marshal Ye must first enter the palace to meet his ancestors.

Because this is a rule.

Of course, the large army of the Thorn Army did not enter Beijing, but was left by Marshal Ye in Honghuagang, 30 miles outside Luoyang City. There were only three people following Marshal Ye.

From a certain perspective, it is also proved that these three people are deeply trusted by Marshal Ye and are the mainstays of the Thorn Army.

Among them, the fat man, who is known as the "General of the Horse", has a familiar face. However, compared to when he came back to participate in the Qin family competition half a year ago, his skin was darker and his beard was a little more messy. The only thing that remains unchanged is the face full of flesh.

In addition, the other two were tall and thin. The tall man was born with a clean and baby face. If it weren't for the burly tendon flesh, no one would have thought he was a man in the ranks. As for that thin man, he had an ordinary person who could not be found if he was thrown into the crowd. He was taciturn all the way and seemed to be not very talkative.

Cai Quan, the commander of the imperial guards on duty today, was still Cai Quan. After seeing Marshal Ye, he immediately asked someone to open the palace gate, exchanged a few greetings, and let everyone go in.

There was not even a notification.

Because this is Ye Hou’s privilege!

But Cai Quan's failure to report does not mean that the news of Ye Jiang entering the palace was hidden from everyone. For example, the people from the Judgment Department and the Qin Family Shantang insisted on this matter as soon as possible.

For example, when Ye Jiang came outside Qiushui Palace, Eunuch Zhao had been waiting there long ago.

"Mr. Marquis, you are back."

Seeing Ye Jiang, an extremely bright smile immediately appeared on Eunuch Zhao's face, and his words showed closeness, and even his steps towards him seemed extremely light.

Ye Jiang smiled slightly, bowed and said, "Eunuch Zhao, don't be fine."

"Hey, I'm not getting older every year. I don't know how many days I can serve His Majesty. It seems that another year has passed. It's really time to grow old..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Jiang couldn't help but tease, "Eunuch Zhao is not a person who is easily sentimental."

"Haha, what the Marquis said." Eunuch Zhao smiled happily before he said the serious matter: "The Marquis entered the palace this time to pay his respects to His Majesty, but the banquet has not yet ended. I am afraid that the Marquis would have to be wronged and waited in the imperial study for a while."

Ye Jiang waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I haven't seen Eunuch Zhao for a long time, so it's good to have a few more words."

As the two of them spoke, they walked towards the Imperial Study Room. As for the three generals behind them, they were not easy to interrupt and could only remain silent.

Speaking of which, Ye Jiang really trusted these three people enough, and he would not avoid them no matter what he said. Eunuch Zhao seemed to be accustomed to him, and he did not have much concern in his heart.

Seeing that the few people were about to walk outside the door of the Imperial Study Room, Ye Jiang suddenly asked: "Is the banquet tonight still the same as usual?"

This question seems a bit strange, and I don’t know if Ye Jiang is asking the person attending the banquet or something else.

And Eunuch Zhao's answer is even more interesting.

"It's all the same, but this year the Baitang River has seen a lot of water rise, so the dish of yellow croaker is missing."

After the words came, Ye Jiang seemed to sigh secretly, and then asked: "When I was still in Xiling, I heard that the teachers and students of Chunqiu Academy were attacked by aliens. Is this matter a result?"

Eunuch Zhao still had a warm smile on his face and said, "After the incident was reported to the palace, Your Majesty got angry and ordered the ruling department to investigate thoroughly. In the end, it seemed that he had captured two barbarians, but I don't know the specific matter."

While talking, the five people had already arrived outside the door of the Imperial Study Room. Ye Jiang bowed to Eunuch Zhao again and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Eunuch Zhao, I'll send you off all the way, so let's wait for Your Majesty in the room."

Eunuch Zhao said goodbye to Ye Jiang with a smile. Seeing the few people stepping into the imperial study room, he finally couldn't help but shake his head, and then left with a somewhat slow pace.

On the other hand, after closing the gate of the Imperial Study Room, Ye Jiang's face immediately became extremely ugly.

The quick-minded fat man immediately asked in a deep voice: "Does Your Majesty really plan to suppress the Chunqiu Academy and completely eliminate the hidden dangers of party struggles?"

Ye Jiang frowned and analyzed: "It should be that during the Spring Festival Competition, the tacit understanding that Xia Sheng and King Ning showed aroused His Majesty's vigilance."

Hearing this, the fat man couldn't help but say anxiously: "What should we do?"

Ye Jiang did not answer the fat man's question, but said with concern: "I'm afraid we won't stay in Kyoto for too long this time. If things really hit the worst, the safety of the Ye family's elders and young people will be left to you!"

As soon as this said, the fat man immediately showed panic and was about to persuade him, but he saw the tall man with baby face kneeling on one knee and said a word concisely and clearly.

"yes!"
Chapter completed!