For two days, Ye Qing seemed to have suddenly disappeared in Lin'an City, and few people knew where he had gone, and when Ye Qing appeared again, he was already standing at the broken bridge of the West Lake in the bright sunshine, looking at the lonely mountain not far away.

Looking at the oncoming Guan Li, Ye Qing took Zhong Silkworm forward to meet him, and without waiting for Guan Li to salute politely, he asked a little anxiously, "How is it?" ”

"The Emperor did not agree, but the Queen Mother asked you to go and talk about it." Guan Lishen continued with some regret: "The slave and maid have been observing the words and observing the sè for the past few days, but even so, the slave and maid can't see it, and now the emperor is thinking about your lordship of Yi Guo. ”

"The Queen Mother? Could it be that the emperor instructed ......? Ye Qingshen also solemnized and asked with some hesitation.

The three of them walked slowly towards the lonely mountain, and Guan Li explained to Ye Qing that the queen mother must have asked him to go to a meeting, and there was no intention of the emperor.

"Also, the slave maid has never told you that some time ago, under the initiation of Zhao Ruyu, the ministers began to call the Emperor Taishang as the Holy Emperor of Shouhuang, naturally hoping that the Emperor Taishang's longevity would be extended, and the meaning of Shenwu Shengming." Guan Li explained to Ye Qing in a low voice before taking Ye Qing to the Lonely Mountain Cifu Palace.

"I already know about it." Ye Qing took a deep breath, in order to save his life, Zhao Ruyu had to curry favor with the Emperor Zhao Yan and the Queen Mother, hoping that this move could save his life, so he led the ministers to call Zhao Yan the Holy Emperor of Shouhuang and the Queen Mother Queen Shoucheng.

Ye Qing also had to look at the face of Emperor Zhao Yan on the matter of Zhao Ruyu, after all, it was a title given by the ministers, and it also indirectly showed that although the current Emperor Taishang had lived in a lonely mountain for a long time, it did not mean that he had been forgotten by the ministers.

And whether it is the current queen Li Fengniang or the current saint Zhao Dan, it is precisely because of the fact that under the initiation of Zhao Ruyu, the ministers were called Zhao Yan, which led to the already tense relationship between the current saint and the queen and the emperor, and became more tense.

The matter of the crown prince Emperor Zhao Yan took it for granted that he wanted to establish the son of King Qing, and let the ministers call him the Holy Emperor of Shouhuang, which made the current Emperor Zhao Xuan, who was already on the verge of madness, even more suspicious in his heart, the Emperor Taishang's move was to regain the throne that was somewhat forced to Zen back then, and then passed on to the son of King Qing.

Zhao Yan has lived in the contradiction of hesitation and foresight all his life, even in the several expeditions to the Jin Northern Expedition launched that year, there is no shadow of his decisiveness and wisdom, just because under the shadow of Zhao Gou, and under the negative influence of Zhao Gou and Qin Hui to make peace with the Jin people, Zhao Yan seems to be quite wise.

But with the death of Zhao Gou, Zhao Yan is equivalent to being sucked away from his soul and missing the backbone, becoming more and more indecisive, and after the Zen throne, it may also be because of the reason that the government has been abandoned for many years, or it may be because of the influence of Zhao Gou's interference in the government, so that the current Emperor Zhao Yan, even if he lives in Gushan, but most of the time, he still hopes to be able to have some influence on the court like Zhao Gou back then.

The honorific title initiated by Zhao Ruyu is naturally like a signal, and Ye Qing's imprisonment of Zhao Ruyu in Dali Temple is equivalent to extinguishing this signal, so it is conceivable that the current Emperor Zhao Yan has not led the ministers to attack Ye Qing, and he is already patient enough.

And this is also the reason why Ye Qing did not dare to deal with Zhao Ruyu immediately after he was imprisoned in Dali Temple.

"Chen Yeqing has seen Empress Shoucheng." Ye Qing faced the Empress Xie in the Cifu Palace, and bowed down in the tunnel.

"Are you Ye Qing?" The Empress Dowager Xie is now in her sixties, her eyes narrowed slightly, she didn't know whether she was intentional or deliberately sarcastic about Ye Qing, and said lightly: "Ye Qing, who the old man knows, is not like you, once this person has great power, is it possible that his appearance will also change?" Raise your head and let the old man take a good look, this is Ye Qing, who was the girl of the matchmaker Yan family back then, but she didn't remember any kindness. ”

"The minister is Ye Qing. The queen mother scolded the ministers...... The minister was ashamed to ...... the Queen Mother. Ye Qing got up, slowly raised his head and said.

"These insincere words sound like Ye Qing back then, but it's a pity, things are people, and now even the old body has to call you Ye Qing Lord Ye, right?" Empress Dowager Xie's tone at this moment, even if she replaced Ye Qing with a pig, she should be able to hear it, this is sarcastic Ye Qing, a powerful minister.

"The minister doesn't dare, the minister is terrified......." Ye Qing bowed slightly and said, and next to the Empress Dowager Xie, there were Zhong Qing, and Princess Qing Huaguo's wife Wei Shi on both sides.

"The minister didn't dare, the minister was afraid...... Heh, you Ye Qing are very bold, there are still things in this world that you don't dare? Even Zhong Qing has now become your Ye Qing's concubine, what else do you Ye Qing dare not do? The woman of the royal clan has become your concubine, and the man has been imprisoned by you in Dali Temple, Ye Qing, does the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty have an enmity with you? Don't forget, who supported you to give you the status and power you have today. The Empress Dowager Xie spoke earnestly, and directly let go of Ye Qing, who had been lowering her head and was like a grandson.

He didn't expect Zhong Qing to be in Lonely Mountain, because he didn't get out of bed for two days with Li Fengniang's girl, and he went straight to Lonely Mountain after getting out of bed, so he didn't know that Zhong Qing was finally willing to set foot on Lonely Mountain again yesterday.

Of course, he would never have thought that the Empress Dowager Xie would embarrass herself in front of Zhong Qing and Princess Wei of Qing, so that she could not get off the stage, and was reprimanded by her cynicism.

Behind the head of Guan Li

hung very low, when Ye Qing knelt down again to apologize, he almost knelt down, but fortunately, the moment his knees were bent, Zhong Qing coughed, which made him wake up suddenly, he is still the personal eunuch of the emperor, how can he follow Ye Qing to kneel down to make amends, in this way, wouldn't it be clear that he is Ye Qing's person, and he pushed Ye Qing into the fire pit!

"Get up and speak, the old body is old and useless, but I don't dare to let you, a Great Song Dynasty official who is in awe of the courtiers, kneel down in front of the old body." Empress Dowager Xie Shi rolled her eyelids and continued to say lightly: "Why are you the only one who comes to visit the old body?" What about the girl in the Yan family? The old body was a matchmaker for the Yan family's girl back then, why, after starting a family and becoming the wife of a heavy minister, he no longer cares about the old body? ”

"I don't dare." Ye Qing got up and lowered his head, thinking about it in his mind for a long time, but all he could think of was the three words that he didn't dare, and in his somewhat blank mind, he couldn't think of any other words at all.

Standing respectfully in the main hall, without even getting a chair to sit down, just under the gaze of the three women, the Cifu Palace fell into a brief silence.

Qing Princess Wei once had a relationship with Ye Qing in Yangzhou, at that time, whether Ye Qing was joking with Chongguo Gong or chatting with King Qing, he was much more relaxed than today, and even before naming the identities of the three people, it was difficult for you to distinguish clearly, who was the clan and who was the courtier.

And Ye Qing, who is meeting again now, seems to the outside world to have a faint momentum, but standing in front of the Empress Dowager Xie at this moment, no matter how Wei looks at it, he feels that it is not as easy as his son standing in the main hall.

"What is the so-called reason why Lord Ye came here today? Wouldn't it be that I have been back in Lin'an for a few days, and finally remembered that there is still an old body in Gushan, the queen mother that no one cares about, right? Xie ignored Zhong Qing, who was frowning on the side, and refused to allow other eunuchs to give Ye Qing a seat, so he let Ye Qing stand alone in the hall and speak.

In the entire Northland, not to mention the officials of the Song Dynasty and so on, even in front of the emperors of Jin and Xia, Ye Qing, the hero of the Northland, will not have such embarrassment and can't come to power, not to mention, whether it is Jin or Xia, which one dares to ignore his Ye Qing's existence at this time, and dare not take him Ye Qing seriously?

But now that he has returned to Lin'an and come to Gushan, everything needs to be left behind by him, and he only needs to remember that he is a courtier of the Great Song Dynasty, and the queen mother in front of him is gracious to him.

So even Ye Qing had to secretly sigh, it's not easy to be a hero, you have to play domineering, and you have to be a grandson.

"Back to the Queen Mother, the minister came to Gushan today, in addition to meeting the Queen Mother, it was because of the matter of the Duke ......of Yi Guo." Ye Qing stiffened his head, at this moment, he felt that in the entire hall, whether it was the palace maid or the eunuch, or the three people sitting at the top, all eyes were focused on him.

"The old body doesn't want to listen to your perfunctory words, let alone listen to court affairs. The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the old man has been a queen for many years, and he has never exceeded half a time, unlike some people, who rely on the grace of the saint to ....... "The Empress Dowager Xie seemed to have forgotten Ye Qing's existence, and began to count the current Empress Li Fengniang by herself.

And in the main hall, Lord Ye, the only one standing with the eunuch and the palace maid, was even more unspeakable in his heart at this moment!

He didn't expect that he had just been separated from Li Fengniang in the bed in the apricot garden for a short time, and then he would meet again under the scolding of the Empress Dowager Xie, which was so special...... It's really fate! It's a pity that Li Fengniang, who has squeezed herself for two days, can't be scolded with her at the moment.

Of course, he also believes that if Li Fengniang is here, once the queen mother begins to insinuate against Li Fengniang, Li Fengniang will never honestly pinch her nose and let the queen mother scold her, maybe in this Cifu Palace, there will be a fierce scolding war between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Has the Emperor promised to see you?" Maybe Li Fengniang was tired, and the Empress Dowager Xie once again turned the topic to Ye Qing, who was distracted and stunned.

Ye Qing didn't hear the Empress Dowager Xie's question, and at this time she was still scolding Li Fengniang viciously in her heart, damn it, Lao Tzu is now pretending to be a grandson here, you are good, return to the palace and continue to be your queen.

"The Queen Mother asks you! What to do to dazzle you! Zhong Qing looked at Ye Qing, who was standing there in a daze, and hurriedly got up from the chair and reminded.

The Queen Mother glanced at Zhong Qing dissatisfiedly, and muttered: "What, this is distressing?" Compared to his ruthlessness to the clan, the old body just scolded him for a few words? It's really an elbow turned out, and when I followed King Xin, I didn't see you come out for King ......Xin once. ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, the concubine is not a ......." Zhong Qing was embarrassed, and hurriedly turned to look at the Empress Dowager Xie and hurriedly explained.

"Okay, okay, the old body is clear, there are some things that are no wonder to him Ye Qing." Empress Dowager Xie took Zhong Qing's hand and sat down, then looked at Ye Qing, who was looking at her, sighed and continued: "The old body is not blind, nor is it deaf, let alone to the point where the old man is confused about right and wrong. I can see his gray temples, if it weren't for the Great Song Dynasty Frontier, in order to regain the lost territory, he would not have oppressed a person who was still a graceful person back then, and he looked several years older than you. ”

"That's what the Queen Mother said." Ye Qing stood in the hall, still not getting a seat and said.

"This thing...... Is there really no room for manoeuvre? Ye Qing, you tell the truth to the old body, is there still ...... The royal clan doesn't have a lot of connections, you have to think clearly for the saint, if this continues, the clan will have to do it again

It's withered. Now because you are guarding my Great Song Frontier in the north, the Jin people dare not go any further, and the clan can finally recover some vitality and spread its branches. But we can't always ...... It made the clan feel cold, it was not destroyed by the Jin people again, but fell into the hands of its own people. ”

“…… Back to the Empress Dowager, the evidence of Yiguo Gongtongjin is conclusive, and the minister, as the commander of the Imperial City Division, bears the heavy responsibility of the stability of my Great Song Dynasty Jiangshan Society, and the minister will never dare to have any selfishness in this matter, let alone design and frame Yiguo Gong for selfishness. Now the minister just invited the Duke of Yi to Dali Temple, as for how to deal with it, the minister did not dare to make his own opinion, so the minister ...... Going to Lonely Mountain, in addition to meeting the Empress Dowager, is to ask the Empress Dowager to decide, how to decide this matter. The Jin people have always had a deep hatred for my Great Song Dynasty, when the two saints were captured, the clan was bullied and humiliated, although the time has passed, but the minister as a courtier of the Great Song Dynasty, did not dare to forget the shame of the year, and the Duke of Yi secretly colluded with the Jin people, surrendered to the enemy and sacrificed the city, and murdered the minister is true, and asked the queen mother to be the minister. Ye Qing's words were very sincere, and the white temples made his words involuntarily a little more convincing.

"When did your hair turn white? Listen to Zhong Qing, when he was besieged in Guanshan by the thieves of Xia and Jin, he turned gray overnight? The Empress Dowager sighed heavily, and did not pay attention to Ye Qing's correction of Zhao Ru Yutongjin, but fell on Ye Qing's white hair.

For so many years, the queen and the queen mother have always been able to stick to their duties and do everything they do as the master of the harem, which is what she needs to do, even if she hears something, she can easily and directly change the topic, and then act as if she didn't hear anything.

What's more, Zhao Ruyu's matter has now become a foregone conclusion, and in addition to the grievances between Ye Qing and Zhao Ruyu, it is also mixed with the open and secret battles of other courtiers, which is even more complicated to sort out.

Even Zhong Qing beside her...... How could she not know that Zhong Qing suddenly moved away from Gushan two years ago because the Emperor Taishang paid more and more attention to Zhao Ruyu, so Zhong Qing had to move away from Gushan silently.

The Zhong family was wiped out, and the king of Xin lost his life because of this, all of which was given by Zhao Ruyu, and because of the attention of the emperor, he became the first prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty for so many years.

But even so, Zhao Ruyu still did not restrain his ambitions, and on the surface he behaved in Gushan, but secretly who knows how many courtiers he has recruited to form a party for personal gain?

So, it's not certain, once she and the Emperor Taishang die, it's impossible to say that Zhao Ruyu will immediately seek power and usurp the throne.

It's just that as the queen mother, no matter what, since she is still alive, she must consider the problem from the perspective of the clan and safeguard the rights and interests of the clan, and she must stand up and say a few words for the clan.

Ye Qing checked the matter of Guan Mountain, and did not know that Zhong Qing and Li Fengniang had said it a few times in the bed, and then said it again calmly in front of the Queen Mother, without adding any water.

Even if Ye Qing's tone was calm, as if she was telling about someone else's affairs, even if Zhong Qing didn't know that she had begged Ye Qing and told her several times, every time she sounded, she still felt frightened and palpitating.

So every time Ye Qing calmly finished speaking to Zhong Qing, Zhong Qing would hug Ye Qing tightly, as if he had been living for the rest of his life, and muttered happily: "It's good to be able to hold you." ”

The Empress Dowager didn't know what to say for a while, and looked at Ye Qing's white temples at this time, as if she was no longer white-haired, but the miserable war picture that Ye Qing had experienced, as if she saw the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty falling in a pool of blood, as if she saw the neighing of the war horses, as if she saw the tragedy of Ye Qing stopping the 20,000 Jin army alone, and also saw the tragedy of the army of the Flower Planter with 5,000 people and the Xia people's iron cavalry with flesh and blood.

Mrs. Wei's slender fingers of Huaguo's hands were about to twist into twists, but even so, she still couldn't stop her hands, and she had been trembling involuntarily with Ye Qing's calm narration just now, even now, she still had a feeling of being out of breath, and her mind not only sketched the picture of Ye Qing fighting on the battlefield, but also reminded her of the chilling rumors about the capture of the two saints and the humiliation of the clan.

She didn't dare to imagine that if there was no Ye Qing guarding the frontier for the Great Song Dynasty, if once the Jin Iron Cavalry went south again, when the soldiers came to Lin'an City, once Lin'an City was broken, how miserable her fate would be, and she didn't dare to imagine that if she was unbearable to the Jin people's "sheep ceremony", would she commit suicide by throwing herself into a well like Queen Zhu back then.

There were so many concubines of the two saints back then, and the Zhao and Song clans were so huge, it can be imagined how many people lived worse than death back then, and the bleak northern land was not the pleasant southern border today, how much humiliation it needed to experience to survive, and perhaps, how much courage it needed to choose suicide.

"Go down, the old man is tired." Empress Dowager Xie slowly closed her eyes and said lightly.

When Ye Qing saluted and turned around to leave, the Empress Dowager Xie spoke again: "You can let Fang Fei's girl accompany you these days, and Zhong Qing will stay by the old man's side for a while." ”

"Yes, Queen Mother." Ye Qing glanced up at Zhong Qing, who smiled at him gently, signaling that it was okay.

Ye Qing, who walked out of Cifu Palace and did not have any sense of accomplishment, was still thinking about how to meet the Emperor Taishang, and Fang Fei, who had followed Zhong Qing to Gushan Mountain, had already walked over at this moment.