When Lin Ye returned to his residence, he still couldn't understand why he was made a marquis.

Although it is not a hereditary third rank, it is also a title of Chengyong that the emperor casually mentioned.

But a marquis is a marquis, and that is a high place that many soldiers of the frontier army have spent their whole lives unable to see.

Just because you killed those Loufan people at the mirror, you can become a marquis?

Lin Ye felt that he was not worthy.

Lin Ye sat there and kept thinking about how many things he had not considered clearly when things had developed to this point.

It was already late at night when he returned from Fengyuan. The dangers he predicted would occur along the way came to an abrupt end in Junye City.

What else is dangerous?

The emperor is not in Geling, so why go to Geling again.

If Lin Ye and the others were a group of ants at this time, those who were preparing to assassinate them were also a group of ants.

Then the ants who were hiding were all scalded to death by a pot of boiling water poured down on them before they had time to do anything.

This pot of boiling water is not the emperor, and the person holding the kettle is not the emperor. The person who casually orders someone to carry a pot of water and pour it to death of a group of ants is the emperor.

This is the difference.

Time passed like this breath by breath, and Lin Ye always felt that he seemed just a little bit close to being able to think things through clearly.

But at this moment, someone came to convey the order to let Lin Ye go to Fengyuan again.

Lin Ye calculated that there was still at most an hour before dawn, and the emperor who was feeling unwell could really endure it.

When we returned to Fengyuan, the place seemed much deserted. As soon as he took the first step into the courtyard, Lin Ye felt that he was being looked at carefully. He was looked at very quickly and swept over, but he was still careful.

I don’t know where those eyes are, and they may not even be eyes at all, but some kind of inner exploration.

This feeling was very bad. Lin Ye felt ashamed and annoyed at standing naked in front of others.

The source of this shame and annoyance is that it is not that he was scrutinized in this way, but that after being scrutinized in this way, he now does not have the strength to overturn the table.

He felt that he was being scanned unscrupulously, but at this time, he didn't even know who the other person was or where he was.

And this process of being scrutinized again was so understated.

It seemed that he just glanced at him lightly and then determined that he was a non-threatening person.

This time is also the coldest time of the night. Even in summer, people will feel a bit chilly at this time.

Probably, it was the summer night, when I woke up for the first time every night and stretched out my hand to pull the thin blanket over me.

Lin Ye walked to the door of the thatched hut, and Gu Xiujin was standing outside the door. The eunuch in charge, who looked delicate and frail, still showed no signs of fatigue on his face.

"Good morning, Lord Marquis."

He greeted Lin Ye so naturally, as if Lin Ye was not someone he had just met once, but an old friend he had known for many years.

Lin Ye replied: "Good morning, Mr. Gu."

Gu Xiujin said with a smile: "From now on, the Marquis can no longer call me the steward. You can call me by my first name. The Marquis has forgotten that you already have a title."

Lin Ye said: "Okay, remember, Manager Gu."

These words made Gu Xiujin's eyes brighten, and his smile became kinder.

He smiled and said: "The saint is having breakfast, and the Marquis may have to wait for a while, so I will wait for the Marquis here in advance and tell him."

Lin Ye smiled and said, "Then I'll wait outside. Manager Gu doesn't need to accompany me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the voice of Emperor Yu came from the hut.

"Let Lin Ye come in and add a pair of bowls and chopsticks."

This seemed to be a very common statement, but after hearing it, Gu Xiujin actually had a gleam in his eyes.

He lowered his voice and said to Lin Ye: "Master Hou, what a blessing."

Even when Lin Ye was made a marquis, he didn't say these two words.

It seems that having breakfast with the Emperor is far more enjoyable and rare than being granted the title of Marquis. When Lin Ye entered the door, he did not look at Emperor Yu first as before, but lowered his head.

There was no innocence at all, it was just that Lin Ye showed the curiosity that a young man should have.

Now, what he should show is the awe that a young man should have.

"Sit over here."

Emperor Yu's voice was slightly hoarse, probably due to not sleeping all night.

"I eat light food, are you still used to it?"

he asks.

Lin Ye looked at the breakfast on the table. It was indeed very light, including porridge, vegetables, boiled eggs, mixed shredded radish, and a plate of fermented bean curd.

Lin Ye replied: "I am used to eating anything."

Emperor Jade smiled: "Lie, I know you are very picky about what you eat."

Lin Ye was shocked.

When he met Emperor Yu before, Emperor Yu directly told him that Lin Ye was wearing the military badge from Lou Fan's mirror stand.

Now, Emperor Jade has said it directly, Lin Ye is meticulous and picky about food.

Seeing that Lin Ye was in a daze, Emperor Yu smiled even more freely.

"Are you frightened by my words?"

He signaled Gu Xiujin to hand him the newly brought bowl, and he stood up to serve Lin Ye porridge.

Lin Ye also stood up quickly.

Emperor Yu motioned for him to sit down: "If I say that I have always known you and how Mrs. Liu is doing, would you believe it?"

Lin Ye replied: "Chen, Xin."

Emperor Jade said: "From the time General Liu Jigong was killed in the northern borderlands to the time you personally conducted Mrs. Liu's funeral, Mrs. Liu was in danger sixteen times in total."

He put the porridge bowl in front of Lin Ye: "I also know it, because these sixteen dangers were resolved by my people."

He picked up his porridge bowl, took a sip, and looked at Lin Ye: "Why don't you eat it?"

Lin Ye also picked up the bowl and lowered his head to drink porridge.

Emperor Jade said: "I am the Son of Heaven, the emperor of Dayu. Except for Lou Fan in the north, the seventy-two countries around Dayu call me the Holy Emperor."

"If I say that I am the co-owner of the world, it would be a bit of a boast...but I have enough status and power that I don't need to explain anything to others."

Lin Ye replied: "Yes."

Emperor Jade said: "Then why should I explain to you?"

Lin Ye stood up: "I, you are stupid."

Emperor Jade said: "Because I feel guilty, can't I tell who is right and who is wrong, and who is loyal and traitorous?"

He pointed to the chair: "Sit down and listen to me while eating. Since I am going to tell you these things, I will make it clear. You don't need to reply. I just want you to listen."

He finished the porridge and there wasn't even a grain of rice left in the bowl.

"I, for a long time, will not be able to speak or act according to my own wishes."

He stood up, and Lin Ye was about to stand up again, but Yu Tianzi put a hand on his shoulder and pushed him back.

Emperor Jade said: "I don't know that Liu Jigong is loyal? I don't know that the cowardly army with more than 10,000 soldiers deserves a heavy reward?"

He shook his head: "But at that time, I was not a complete emperor."

He looked at Gu Xiujin, who leaned over and then withdrew.

After a while, the guards outside moved further away and closed the door outside.

Emperor Jade walked to the window and looked at the dark sky outside.

"At that time, I acted hard and humbly. I granted titles to those who should not be ennobled or kings, but I did not provide pensions to the loyal and brave soldiers who risked their lives for the country."

He turned to look at Lin Ye: "Do you know why?"

Lin Ye did not answer immediately.

Emperor Yu looked at his expression and nodded: "You know, but you don't dare to say it."

Emperor Jade reached for a piece of clothing and put it on his shoulders.

"I have been playing the role of an incompetent person for so long just so that I can stop acting in the future. What I want to save is not myself, but Dayu." "What I am afraid of is not Dayu's powerful officials, but the disloyalty of the powerful officials.

, If you are as loyal as Liu Jigong, I am not afraid of him becoming a powerful minister, and I will never be afraid. I will leave the entire country to him to guard, and I will not be afraid."

He asked Lin Ye: "Are you afraid that I suddenly said this to you?"

Lin Ye nodded: "I'm afraid."

Emperor Jade said: "I like honesty."

He looked out the window again.
To be continued...