What Zhao Yan values most about Xie Shenfu is obviously his literati style and integrity.

In the court where friends are rampant, if you want to keep yourself clean and neutral, not to be co-opted by others, the integrity of being willing to bend is definitely the most indispensable thing for a courtier. But it is precisely because of Xie Shenfu's integrity that Xie Shenfu is not very good at flexibility and scheming even after participating in the court struggle.

The upright character is obviously difficult to adapt to today's court situation, and the pedantry of literati is often easy to simply divide people into two, and it is easy to drill the horns of the bull and admit death.

Liuzheng is obviously much more sleek than Xie Shenfu, although under Xie Shenfu's high wind and bright festival that he would rather not bend and bow to the powerful, he will feel a little ashamed, but he knows very well that there is no good or bad in the court?

For thousands of years in China, there are countless ministers who can achieve high positions, but it does not mean that their talents are outstanding, and it is even possible that the ministers who are in high positions are just a little smarter than pigs.

A lifetime of conscientiousness, for the people and for the community, loyal to the court, the royal family, but can not be reused, even in this life is just a county lieutenant, at most to know the county to the end of the ability of the official, like a carp across the river, but throughout his life, the court is not even interested in looking at him.

The world has never been a fair and just world, and the world has never been the world of the people and the majority of people, the world is often in the hands of a few, and then nominally represents the majority, but in fact it is a world for the benefit of a few.

Xie Shenfu wanted to impeach Ye Qing above the court by himself, so as to make the court punish the crime, and he was shocked that Liuzheng was dumbfounded, didn't Xie Shenfu know that if Ye Qing could be easily punished like that, would the court spend so much effort and turn so many corners?

Let Ye Qing return to Lin'an from the north, the court has already racked its brains, exhausted its tactics, and taken benefits, so as to coax Ye Qing back to Lin'an as if inviting a god, and if it relies on the impeachment of the court to punish Ye Qing? I'm afraid that Ye Qing will not be able to be imprisoned in this life!

Liuzheng walked out of the front hall of Xie's Mansion in a bit of a daze, looked at Xie Shenfu's granddaughter standing at the door, and looked at Xie Shenfu who personally sent him behind him, Liuzheng sighed slowly, and said with a solemn expression: "Please also Brother Xie think twice before acting, tomorrow in the court...... Brother Xie dares to promise that he will definitely be able to see the Holy One? ”

After finishing speaking, Liuzheng sighed again, and then turned around and walked towards the door of Xie Mansion, Xie Shenfu originally wanted to send it to the door of the mansion in person, but looked at Liuzheng who waved his hand to stop him, and then looked at the precious granddaughter who was disrespectful and ran to the front hall, so he had to watch Liuzheng's figure disappear behind the shadow wall.

Turning his head to look at the pitiful baby granddaughter, Xie Shenfu also sighed heavily in his heart, and he didn't dare to meet Xie Daoqing's pitiful gaze, turned around and walked back to the hall and said, "Tomorrow, grandfather will invite the Holy ......." ”

"Just now, the adults have said that grandpa may not be able to see the saint tomorrow. Grandfather....... Xie Daoqing looked at Xie Shenfu, who was a little tired, and stopped talking, she wanted Xie Shenfu to ask Ye Qing for help, because in her opinion, the man holding the baby did not look like a bad person, and he seemed to be very talkative, maybe as long as the grandfather went to ask someone, the family would agree to rescue her father.

Of course, the reason why Xie Daoqing hesitated was also because she knew her grandfather's temper very well, she had been upright all her life, and she had never asked for someone in the officialdom, whether it was her father or uncle, she could be an official in Jiaxing and Shaoxing, and she relied on her own ability, not on those poor connections in Xie Shenfu's hands.

"Grandpa, let's rest early, my granddaughter won't bother you, and my granddaughter will go back." Xie Daoqing looked at Xie Shenfu who was rubbing his temples, his eyes were gloomy, and at this moment his mother was still crying in the backyard, she was also a little relieved.

Xie Shenfu nodded silently, squeezed out a smile and watched his baby granddaughter leave lonely, and then sighed heavily.

The night of Lin'an flowed slowly in the silence, and as the hustle and bustle of the night sky gradually thinned out, Lin'an City gradually entered a short sleep.

Every night of Lin'an, almost only more than an hour of real peace, and then with the early opening of the shop, Lin'an City will be in just over an hour of rest, slowly wake up, and then day after day, year after year continue to bloom in the peaceful and prosperous world.

Ye Qing, who opened his eyes, looked at the empty bed next to him, Zhong Qing's unique fragrance still had a trace of it, but the beauty had disappeared, yawned and got up, and before he could go out and open the door, he heard footsteps outside.

Fang Fei waited for Ye Qing to wash up and finish eating, and then explained to Ye Qing that Zhong Qing went to the Imperial City Division early in the morning.

The invitation sent by Wu Lie was put in front of Ye Qing by Fang Fei early in the morning, and he said to himself: "Listening to Tao Qian, as soon as the door of the mansion was opened early this morning, I saw Han Yanxuan

The subordinate of the family, Wu Lie, was waiting for ...... with his name thorn respectfully. ”

"What about Li Lifang? Didn't send an invitation? Ye Qing picked up Han Yanxuan's famous thorn, you don't need to look at it to know that it is in Yongjin Mansion again, and I don't know why this guy likes Yongjin Lou so much, the concubines in the family are about to be full, but they are still not satisfied.

"After all, he is the younger brother of the current queen, although he doesn't pay much attention to the affairs of the Criminal Department, but in Lin'an in the past two years, who doesn't sell the Shangshu Li of the Criminal Department." Fang Fei glanced at Ye Qing with all kinds of amorous feelings, although Ye Qing was also a high authority, but in Fang Fei's heart, she always felt that it was just like that, not as powerful as described in the mouths of outsiders, in short, in her eyes, she was just a man who made her die.

After saying a few words to Fang Fei, Zhong Silkworm ran to the front hall, and behind Zhong Silkworm, he followed Bi Zaiyu, who had just gone down to court.

When Ye Qing came to the front hall and saw Bi Zaiyu, he was also slightly surprised, he just told Zhong Silkworm yesterday that he should be more careful when he meets Bi Zaiyu now, but he didn't expect to bring people into the mansion today.

"Bi Siqing? Sit down. Ye Qing pointed to the chair next to him, then sat down on the other side and asked, "But what's the matter?" ”

"Today, above the court, I asked me to inquire about Xie Shenfu's eldest son, Xie Qubo, and Lin'antong's sentence to prison by the Criminal Department. And today in the court, I also faintly heard that yesterday when the Criminal Department took people in Yipinlou, you were there. So for a while, I was a little uncertain, and this matter was ...... To help or not to help? Bi Zaiyu didn't talk nonsense, and asked bluntly.

"Did Xie Shenpu look for you?" Ye Qing did not answer, but continued to ask rhetorically.

"Today, in front of the court, Xie Shenfu shouted in front of the minister, Han Xiang and other officials to see the saint, but in the end he still failed to do so. So after the next court, when the prime minister was talking to me, Xie Shenfu just nodded to me tacitly not far away. In my opinion, Xie Shenfu must have known about the matter of entrusting me with the prime minister, but I am afraid that he is unwilling to ...... it himself. ”

"Then don't pay attention to it, Xie Shenfu is old and pedantic. Since you can't let go of your body, why should Dali Temple wade into this troubled water? What's more, Han Yanxuan made it clear that he couldn't get along with him, and early this morning, before the door of the mansion opened, he sent me a famous thorn, and I will wait and see for the time being before deciding. After Ye Qing thought about it, he felt that something was wrong, and asked: "Liuzheng and Xie Shenfu don't have a deep personal relationship, the two met alone in Yipinlou yesterday, is it the meaning of the emperor?" Or do the two of them mean it? ”

Emperor Zhao Yan set up a Hongmen banquet for him Ye Qing in Lin'an, this is already a lice on the bald head, and it is an obvious thing, but what makes Ye Qing a little incomprehensible is that Xie Shenfu's steady progress during this period of time really has nothing to do with the Hongmen banquet set up for him, and it is completely aimed at Han Yanxuan?

Today's Ye Qing still doesn't understand what kind of division of labor Liuzheng and Xie Shenfu had in the dispatch of the Emperor Taishang to the two of them, was the two of them coming together to be the Emperor Taishang's substitute ghost to deal with him, so as to piggyback on Han Yanxuan, or did the Emperor Zhao Yan really have the courage to get rid of him and Han Yanxuan at the same time, and kill two birds with one stone in Lin'an?

"This matter is not easy to figure out, as far as I know, now the two armies secretly mobilized by the Emperor Taishang, Cao Beihai's Zhaoqing Army is on the East Road, not far from Shaoxing Mansion, and the Sui'an Army led by Li Yu is on the West Road, which is also very close to Jiaxing Mansion, Qian Xiangzu did not notice that these two people have dealings with Shaoxing and Jiaxing. But we can't be too sure that there have been no secret correspondence between them. What's more, Jiaxingtong sentenced Xie Qubo has appeared in Lin'an, although he was sent to prison by Han Yanxuan yesterday, but the purpose of his return to Lin'an is not clear, and as for Shaoxing Mansion's sentence Xie Dibo, he has been staying in Shaoxing Mansion, but at least there is no contact with Cao Beihai on the surface. In my opinion, the Zhaoqing Army and the Sui'an Army were secretly sent to the east and west of Liangzhe, which must be related to the Xie father and son, but whether their purpose is against you or Han Yanxuan is still difficult to judge, and it is also possible to ...... It's really for the two of you. Bi Zaiyu analyzed for a long time, and the answer was also ambiguous.

Although the Emperor Taishang also summoned him and Qian Xiangzu to enter the Lonely Mountain many times since the first day, in some key dispatches, the Emperor Taishang ordered them separately, so even now, in addition to him and Qian Xiangzu knowing each other's dispatches, it is not clear what Liu Zheng is going to do in it, and it is also unclear about Xie Shenfu's dispatch, and Liuzheng's dispatch of Xie Shenfu is also unclear.

"Such a method has a hint of the scheming of being an emperor." Ye Qing frowned, and rarely praised the emperor's scheming methods.

Bi Zaiyu, Qian Xiangzu, Xie Shenfu, and Liuzheng are not communicating with each other, which obviously shows that the Emperor Taishang does not have absolute trust in the four of them.

Similarly, it can also be understood that this is the emperor's imperial strategy, in order to let the four of them do their own dispatch, and they are afraid that some rumors will leak out because of this.

Ye Qing had to think about the worst aspect, that is, when the Emperor Taishang got rid of himself, he just used Han Yanxuan as a cover at the same time, so as to distract himself, and even misjudged the situation, thinking that he was going to deal with the two of them.

So if this is the case, then these intricate things that are happening in Lin'an now are like a net, the true and false are actually woven by him Ye Qing alone, and Han Yanxuan is just a disguise, and the ultimate goal is only himself.

"This time your decision to return to Lin'an, Qian Xiangzu and I both felt that it was too rash, knowing that this was a Hongmen banquet, why did you still risk your life? Shi Miyuan has been smiling treacherously above the court today, and then he was the first to leave the court, as for Han Yanxuan, although he had a gloomy face from the beginning, but in my opinion, he seems to be very confident, even in the face of Xie Shenfu's accusations above the court, he behaved very calmly, as if he didn't take it to heart at all. Bi Zaiyu said with some worry for Ye Qing.

The Northland is now in a good situation, although it is indeed difficult in some aspects, but ...... In any case, it is better than returning to Lin'an, a place full of open guns and hidden arrows, and insidious calculations everywhere!

"If you don't enter the tiger's den to get the tiger, if you don't return to Lin'an, the plight of the north will not be solved, and it is urgent, if it is delayed for another year or two, the situation in the north will be precarious." Ye Qing said with a solemn expression.

Bi Zaiyu was a little unimpressed, of course, this also had to do with the fact that he had been in Lin'an and did not know much about the situation outside the Northland.

After all, in his opinion, Ye Qing can be described as smooth sailing in the north, although there are some difficult problems to solve, but now the Jin State is already weak, and even if the Mongols destroy the Liao State, in his opinion, it will not make Ye Qing so nervous.

"By the way, after Qian Xiangzu went down to the court, he obeyed the dispatch given to him by the Emperor Taishang some time ago and went to the imperial city camp outside the city. After all, it is the book of the military department, and he went in the name of rewarding the soldiers. Bi Zai diverted the topic, he didn't have much say about the situation in the north, all he could do was to give Ye Qing some advice.

"I expected this, I thought it would be Liuzheng sneaking to the camp, so I asked Zhong Silkworm yesterday to take time to go to the camp outside the city today." Ye Qing subconsciously replied to Bi Zaiyu's words, and his thoughts were still immersed in the analysis of the Emperor's purpose, and how the current situation could be broken down and make it a little clearer.

The current situation is full of suspicions, and everything seems to be very important, but Ye Qing is obviously unable to grasp the key points at once, and then take a peek at the bottom of the day.

Emperor Zhao Yan seemed to be deliberately complicating the situation, making it difficult for Ye Qing to sort out the chaos at all.

Han Yanxuan was implicated, and it was like a smoke bomb, confusing Ye Qing's sight, making it difficult for him to judge the truth for a while, and the conflict between Xie Shenfu and Han Yanxuan made Ye Qing's sight as if he was covered with a thick cloth, and he couldn't see what was going on in front of him at all.

Just when Ye Qing was in deep thought, and Bi Zaiyu was silent on the side, the voice of Zhong Qing, who had returned from the Imperial City Division, sounded at the door: "Shi Miyuan sent someone to the Xie Mansion for the first time last night, and it was also the key to the building who was also a servant of the Ministry of Officials...... It is also said that it is not very cheerful. As for Han Yanxuan's mansion, Wu Lie, who handed Han Yanzhou's famous assassination outside the mansion gate early this morning, went to the mansion of Yushi Yang Dafa, Shen Jizu, and Liu Sanjie, and Deng Youlong did not go to Li Lifang's mansion as soon as he came out of Han's mansion. In other words, if you were in Yipinlou yesterday, Deng Youlong didn't tell Li Lifang immediately except for telling Han Yanxuan as soon as possible. ”

After returning the salute to Bi Zaiyu, who got up to salute her, Zhong Qing sat down next to Ye Qing and sighed: "Now it seems that there is not a complete tacit understanding between the Emperor Taishang and Han Yanxuan, but it is not ruled out that this is deliberately done by the Emperor Taishang, just to confuse your sight and attention. ”

"What a big net, when did the Emperor become so smart?" Ye Qing teased with a wry smile.

Obviously, this is the gap between the emperor and the ministers in terms of power and strategy, turning his hands into clouds, covering his hands into rain, and every move between his gestures will make people figure out his intentions, and if you want to deliberately confuse the eyes of others, it is even easier for the emperor.

For the ministers, there is no advantage in the innate conspiracy, especially in the confrontation between the ministers and the emperor, the weakness of the ministers is more obvious, and there are many more aspects to be considered than the emperor, and they also have to guard against their colleagues and political enemies falling into the stone, and these are completely unscrupulous for the emperor.

Therefore, there are many courtiers who have become powerful ministers, and there are many who cover the sky with one hand above the court, but there are not many people who can really coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and there are even fewer who can seek the usurper of the court.