Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents-Chapter 223 - 49: The General of Border Defense’s Curiosity! First Meeting with the Eunuch Lord_2

Chapter 223: Chapter 49: The General of Border Defense’s Curiosity! First Meeting with the Eunuch Lord_2

As for these matters.

Ye Liuyun of course entrusted all of them to Sheng Lanzhi to arrange.

In this area, Sheng Lanzhi was truly quite capable, so Ye Liuyun didn’t have anything to worry about.

In Ye Liuyun’s original plan,

these two days were meant to be a bit of vacation for himself.

But what Ye Liuyun didn’t expect was that on just the second day, the downside of becoming the Southern Governor had already arrived.

"Hmm?"

Opening his eyes, looking at the pitch-black night sky outside, and then at Xing’Er who had woken him, Ye Liuyun was still a bit dazed.

"Master, today is early morning court!"

Seeming to see Ye Liuyun’s confusion, Xing’Er explained with a smile.

",,,"

Early court?

Ye Liuyun was taken aback at first, then realized what was going on.

When he was still a Lord Thousand Households, he could attend the early court, but it was optional—if he didn’t go, nobody cared.

But after becoming a Governor, he couldn’t simply skip the early court whenever he felt like it.

In the end, Ye Liuyun still got up, letting Xing’Er help him put on his official robes.

"Husband, I already had them prepare hot water, so after you wash up, you can have breakfast!"

It felt a bit like being a workhorse getting up before dawn to grind away.

But still.

Since he’d just become the Southern Governor, Ye Liuyun thought it over and decided to see what the morning court was really like.

Fortunately, Ye Liuyun didn’t have to walk there.

When he left the residence, he saw the sedan chair already waiting outside.

"You go on back!"

Waving his hand to signal Xing’Er she could return, Ye Liuyun then stepped into the sedan chair, carried off to the palace for the morning court.

When he arrived, it was still before dawn.

"Back when I was still a Commander, the roll call at the Embroidered Uniform Guard wasn’t even this early."

Why did it feel like the higher the post, the more of a hardship it became?

No wonder.

When he was with the Embroidered Uniform Guard, it was rare to see Lei Zheng, the Northern Governor, in the mornings.

He’d thought at first Lei was just slacking off, but it turned out he was at the morning court.

He took out the Southern Governor’s token.

Ye Liuyun made his way into the palace unimpeded.

He saw that by this time, there were already quite a few court officials here waiting for the session, some familiar with one another already chatting idly.

When Ye Liuyun walked over,

a lot of people looked his way.

Those who hadn’t seen Ye Liuyun before were simply curious, while some who had heard certain rumors looked at Ye Liuyun with a special expression in their eyes.

Some even directly came over to greet him, trying to get their faces known.

As for this sort of situation,

Ye Liuyun from start to finish responded calmly and unhurried, neither distant nor close, just putting up the basic polite front.

When Ye Liuyun walked past,

some of those who didn’t know him couldn’t help but start whispering among themselves.

"Who is that guy? Why are so many people going up to greet him?"

"Is he some prince or noble’s son?"

"Judging by the official robes, he looks like the Governor of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

Some official positions had unique robes, so oftentimes, you could tell a person’s post just by their garb.

They could recognize the Governor’s official robes,

but couldn’t quite recall who he actually was.

"Didn’t you hear? Our Great Qian has a new Grandmaster!"

"I heard his name is Ye Liuyun!"

"You mean...?"

Nobody here was a fool—once this was said, they all immediately realized.

"That guy is Ye Liuyun?"

"Hiss, he’s so young!"

"I’ve always heard he was a young Grandmaster. Never thought it was actually true."

"What a monstrous talent that must take!"

Many had heard the name Ye Liuyun before, but hadn’t seen him in person till today—it was their first time laying eyes on him.

Some people even couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air.

So young in appearance, yet already a Grandmaster—who knows what heights he’ll reach in the future?

"Come to think of it, my daughter is just about marriage age!"

Those with some shrewdness started scheming right away.

To be able to make a connection with a Grandmaster, and such a young Grandmaster at that—

the benefits in the future, no matter how you look at it, wouldn’t be small.

,,,

"Brother Ye!"

After Ye Liuyun had walked in a bit,

he saw the Northern Governor Lei Zheng looking up and greeting him.

"Brother Lei!"

It’s only proper to return a smile—Ye Liuyun wasn’t some arrogant idiot who snubbed everyone like Long Aotian.

Returning Lei Zheng’s greeting, Ye Liuyun also smiled and called out.

"So you’re Ye Liuyun?"

Just then, a deep voice sounded behind Ye Liuyun.

Lei Zheng and those beside him, upon hearing this voice, immediately bowed in salute.

"Greetings, General!"

For Lei Zheng and company to act like that, Ye Liuyun could more or less guess the person’s identity.

Turning to look, the newcomer’s hair and beard were both somewhat grizzled, but his spirit was incredibly robust—even without armor, the aura of dominance rolling off him was unmistakable.

This was the sort of presence built up over years commanding on the battlefield.

"I am Ye Liuyun. Greetings, Old General Yue!"

General of Border Defense, Yue Xiu!

Though he’d never met him, with such powerful presence, and able to make Lei Zheng and the others bow, who could it be but General Yue Xiu?

Yue Xiu didn’t answer right away.

He stroked his beard with one hand, while his tiger-like eyes surveyed Ye Liuyun up and down.

After quite a while,

Yue Xiu’s stern expression actually vanished, replaced by a rare smile.

"Not bad. Your aura is full and steady, very good!"

Yue Xiu had seen talents before.