Outside the window, there are still silent snowflakes dancing, and in the exquisitely furnished, elegant and festive room, Ye Qing is still holding a snow-white and warm delicate body tightly in his arms, but it has changed from the white pure when he fell asleep last night to the shy and apprehensive Red Mansion.

Early in the morning, Yu Yunwen sent several maids and subordinates, and Bai Chun was also placing these maids who would live in the backyard at this time.

The snow still had no intention of stopping, looking up at the quiet sky from time to time, and then with a touch of tenderness from time to time, looking at the equally quiet window with affection.

Ye Daguan hasn't gotten up yet, the Red Mansion should naturally still be asleep in Ye Qing's arms, Bai Chun is very satisfied and happy at the moment, everything is to make her so relieved and satisfied, making her feel that the most down-to-earth time in the world is just like this.

In the early morning, the Red Mansion, which was first awakened by the sound of snow sweeping in the courtyard, snuggled tightly into Ye Qing's arms and remained motionless, until Ye Qing let out a lazy and satisfied sigh, and the Red Mansion quietly opened his eyes and carefully looked at Ye Daguan, who was much thinner than at the beginning.

It is obviously impossible to indulge in Gentle Township all the time, with Bai Chun's entry and exit, as well as helping the Red Mansion to cover, so when Ye Daguan hadn't gotten up yet, and he didn't feast his eyes, the Red Mansion quickly used thick clothes to cover her proud delicate body, but Bai Chun was bitter, and in the process of covering, he almost fell into the clutches of the devil again, but even so, at this moment, he was already disheveled, and he was completely beautiful.

After a long period of effort, after the whole room finally calmed down completely, Bai Chun took the letter he had just written in the study in the morning and handed it to Ye Daguan, who was waiting for clothes in the Red Mansion: "Let's see if there is anything else to add?" Presumably they will also be very worried, they have not reported their safety for so long. Also, do you want to pick them up ......? ”

"No, it's very thoughtful, just let them rest assured. Tell Zhong Qing to be careful in Lin'an, and try not to participate in the political affairs of the court again, as for Zhao Ruyu...... Her life is short, let her rest assured. Ye Qing handed the wet wipes to the Red Mansion, and patted the buttocks of the Red Mansion without changing his heart, which caused the beauty to roll her eyes for a while, and then she withdrew her hand with a smile.

Bai Chun ignored the flirting in front of him, nodded, and continued to walk to the study to write a letter home.

Some people who felt hollowed out with backache hurriedly finished the breakfast served by the Red Mansion and went to the study in the front yard, Dong Chao, Liu Keshi and others were still waiting for him, and it was no longer meaningful for Dong Chao to stay in Jingzhao Mansion now.

Dong Chao finally needs to return to the territory of the Jin State that he is most familiar with, after all, whether it is now or in the future, the top priority of the five roads in the north is still on the side of the Jin State, as for the Xia Kingdom and the Hot Gongji who have a great enmity with him, now that Li Heng is sitting in Guanshan, there is no need for Dong Chao to come over.

The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are still Dong Chao's important goals, even if he has been wandering around the Sixteen Prefectures in the Jin Kingdom all these years, Ye Qing has not slackened until now, and he still wants him to continue to remember every road, every river, and every mountain in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun clearly.

It seems to be a useless request, but for Dong Chao today, he can still spy that if one day in the future, when Ye Qing plans to enter the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, judging from the current importance of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, Ye Qing wants to be like a tornado, fight quickly, and strive to win the Sixteen Prefectures in the shortest possible time.

Dong Chao left from the study, Liu Keshi got up and walked to Ye Qing, handed over the concise document that had been rearranged in his hand, and tried to make Ye Qing understand it at a glance, and said: "If we now point to the compensation of the Jin State to expand the army and reorganize the Fifth Route Army, I am afraid it is still a little powerless." Xiaguan has just met Lord Yu Yunwen, Xin Qiji, Chen Cishan, Yang Huaizhi, Zhou Zong of Luoyang, Zhang Kui of Kaifeng and other officials, Xiaguan has also contacted them, if according to the adult's idea, he wants to establish a huge supply camp of grain, grass, weapons, war horses, armor, etc. Starting next year, the Northland Fifth Road will have to collect taxes, otherwise, it will be difficult for us to persist only by relying on the Fifth Road Government and your subsidy. ”

"What about Huainan East Road?" Ye Qing raised his head and asked, Liu Keshi said a lot just now, but they were all officials of Beidi Fifth Road, and as for Huainan East Road, Liu Keshi didn't even mention it.

"The officials on Huainan East Road don't dare to make their own claims, after all, they ......." Liu Keshi looked at Ye Qing and shrugged his shoulders helplessly, the meaning of which was self-evident.

It's like an unwritten rule, whether it is Ye Qing or other officials, they have never thought so, and no one has thought so, but I just don't know when everyone except Ye Qing unconsciously put Huainan East Road into the hands of the real Song Ting, and this Beidi Five Roads, in their concepts, can be regarded as their real own territory, and they can justifiably be the masters of the house.

"It's so difficult to raise an army of 200,000, how dare you imagine that if you raise an army of one million, how much money will it take to raise it." Ye Qing leaned back on the chair a little weakly, and sighed helplessly.

"If the adults don't give such a high salary, it may not be a difficult thing. The army of the flower planter is the elite soldiers in your hands, and it is understandable that they are higher than other armies, but if the other armies also follow the tide, we will naturally be in difficulty. By the way, there is another thing, now General Mo Xiaobao and General Zhong Silkworm have also selected strong generals in various armies to supplement the seriously damaged flower planting army. Liu Keshi said with a smile.

"I know that the number of the flower planters will always be maintained at the scale of 5,000 people, and if there are any more in the south, they will really think that I am going to rebel." Ye Qing smiled, and then continued: "After the beginning of spring, you continue to send in your hands, as for the matter of money, you can open your mouth with Huainan East Road." As for if it's not enough....... ”

"Can your Excellency reach out to the court at this delicate time?" Liu Keshi slowly approached Ye Qing, lowered his voice and said: "At this time, the imperial court is like a frightened bird, I estimate that everyone's eyes are staring at your every move at the moment, and they are waiting to see what you will do next." If the adults take advantage of the Yuan Day to reconcile with the imperial court, they may be able to solve the problem of our food and salary. ”

"Who's suitable?" Ye Qing raised his eyebrows and asked, at this time, he himself was by no means the only suitable person, and even, at this time, he was the only unsuitable person.

"How is the lower official?" Liu Keshi recommended himself: "Now the heavy snow does not stop, and the matter at hand of the lower officials has also stopped because of the problem of silver, and it will be useless to continue to stay, if you are an adult, you ......." ”

Ye Qing held his chin in one hand, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "You are indeed the most suitable person, the important thing is that you know what we want." Can...... In what capacity do you go back? With your current official position, you don't even have the qualifications to step into the court, and whether the six departments take care of you or not is the same thing. ”

"Xia Guan thinks no, as long as Xia Guan is from the North, go back in the name of an adult, Xia Guan thinks, I'm afraid there will be many people rushing to follow Xia Guan and find out your position. As for what status, the lower officials think that it can't be too high, if the status of the lower officials is too high, I am afraid that after arriving in Lin'an, it will make the imperial court put the cart before the horse, and forget the requirements of the adults, but instead want to win over the lower officials, which is somewhat counterproductive. Liu Keshi said seriously.

Ye Qing nodded silently, what Liu Keshi said was not unreasonable, of course, from Liu Keshi's words, it could also be heard that Liu Keshi had already accepted his own dispatch now.

Liu Keshi was admitted to the imperial examination, but he took the initiative to resign after being depressed in the officialdom, and then was recommended to him by Xin Qiji, and he had given him a horse in Yangzhou.

It is precisely because of this that this person finally recognized himself, and from then on he was no longer ambitious, but began to do what he wanted to do in a down-to-earth manner.

But compared with Yang Huaizhi and Chen Cishan, although this guy is admitted to the imperial examination, he has decisive and aggressive means and temperament.

Just as he started the idea of paying taxes at the local government as soon as he was short of money in the army, there is a tendency to do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.

And Yu Yunwen obviously saw this at the beginning, so he took the opportunity to bring this person to Ye Qing, although the words were not explicitly stated, but the meaning was already extremely obvious, this person is not suitable for the dispatch of the lost land, see if the army can find a suitable dispatch for him.

"Send the envoy to Lin'an with the capital system, remember to bring that official Zhao Yanbian, just send him back to the imperial court." Ye Qing said lightly.

Liu Keshi was overjoyed and said happily: "Thank you, my lord, it is very good to support this dispatch, in this way, if possible, the livelihood of the armies from all walks of life should not be a problem." ”

Of course, Liu Keshi can also see from this that at least during this time period, Ye Qing has no idea of wanting to leave the imperial court, and although he did not say it explicitly, he is already telling Ye Qing that now the five roads in the north seem to be strong and strong, but if he leaves the Song court behind him, he will fall into a predicament in an instant, so at this time, it is by no means the best time to leave the imperial court.

Liu Keshi didn't know if Ye Qing had already thought of this, but since Ye Qing had agreed to let him go to Lin'an, and he was a small envoy, that is, he instructed a person to go to Lin'an instead of him Ye Qing, it was naturally best for Liu Keshi.

And bringing Zhao Yanbian, the servant of the ministry, told the court that he, Ye Qing, had fully understood the intentions of the imperial court, and similarly, he was also sending people back, so as to show goodwill to the court, indicating that he no longer intended to pursue this matter, and Ye Qing was still a loyal courtier of the Great Song Dynasty.

didn't ask Liu Keshi when he planned to leave, Ye Qing just told Liu Keshi that if he had time to go to Yangzhou, he might as well take his wife over, so as not to be separated from husband and wife all the time.

Liu Keshi was slightly stunned, and then bowed deeply to Ye Qing, and then walked out of Ye Qing's study with firm steps.

As Liu Keshi had just left, Jia Shi opened the curtain and ran in, and then said with a smile: "Madame let you have lunch, but ...... The two brothers of the Liu family are still waiting for you, what should I do? ”

"Let them in." Ye Qing ignored the matter of letting him eat in the backyard, thought about it and said.

The two brothers of the Liu family, Liu Minxing and Liu Minxue, the son of Liu Dexiu, the former governor of Yangzhou, sent the two of them to the north before their westward expedition, and this time they were also brought over by Yu Yunwen, I have to say that Yu Yunwen is like a roundworm in his stomach, he always knows what he is thinking, and this is like the battle of Guanshan, the two of them are separated by a Guanshan, although in the end there is a tacit understanding between them.

Liu Dexiu is dead, and so far, the Liu brothers have not separated the Liu brothers because of Zhao Ruyu's counterattack, so Ye Qing obviously will not continue to leave them on Huainan East Road, lest there be any unexpected moths.

What's more, if after the beginning of spring, after the situation between the Jin Kingdom and the Tatars eases a little, he Ye Qing still has to recapture the Hetao Three Roads, so it is also the time to employ people.

The Red Mansion and Bai Chun in the backyard, the two of them worked happily all morning, their eyes and thoughts drifted to the front yard from time to time, although they knew that the person and them were just a wall, but they still wanted to see the person standing in front of them.

With his chin on his lean, he looked at the various dishes on the table that were not sumptuous, but they were still carefully prepared, and he was stunned: "Why doesn't my husband come to eat together?" I always thought that his time in Jingzhao Mansion should be very leisurely. ”

"I think so, too, but the reality doesn't seem to be what I thought." Bai Chun also frowned, the backyard was quiet, but the front yard was full of people, for a whole morning, she only occasionally looked at the front yard, and she had already seen no less than seven or eight waves of different people, waiting in the verandah, waiting for Ye Qing to see them.

"Sister, what do you think those people are doing when they come to find your husband? Looking at the appearance of those people, they should be natives of Jingzhao Mansion, right? Red Mansion frowned and asked.

Bai Chun nodded silently, as one of the four times of the umbrella, she would probably know some of the familiar faces in front of Ye Qing, but for those people who were in and out of the front yard today, one by one, Bai Chun had never seen any of them.

After calling Mo Xiaobao to inquire, I learned that those people were one of the few wealthy families in Chang'an City, obviously, under the rule of the Jin people, they could continue their identity as wealthy families, and they could also have a certain influence in Chang'an City, and now with the Jingzhao Mansion changing hands again, these people naturally want to visit Ye Qing, the parent official on their head now.

"So ......." The Red Mansion suddenly turned his head, looked at Bai Chun in surprise and asked, "So the mansion we live in now won't be someone else's, right?" ”

"It's not." Bai Chunying's lips opened slightly, and after shaking his head, he said: "These mansions are all mansions left by some people who have heads and faces in Chang'an City when they fled from Jingzhao Mansion with the Jin people, so I'm not sure if they are those people in the front yard." Of course, it could also be ....... ”

Bai Chun frowned, thought for a while, and continued: "Maybe the husband will make some big moves in Chang'an now, or it may touch the interests of these people, so they will come." ”

Bai Chun's guess was that it was the two brothers of the Liu family who reported to Ye Qing at this time, and a large number of Chang'an people outside had heads and faces, and the wealthy families who did not follow the Jin people to flee from Jingzhao Mansion wanted to take the opportunity to show favor to Ye Qing at this time.

Originally, with the arrival of Yu Yunwen, they had always been kind to them, and they had never asked them for anything, so they were happy to continue to ignore them in Chang'an City.

Even after Ye Qing entered Chang'an City after the first battle from Guanshan, these people also ignored it, and were willing to pretend that they didn't know. In their opinion, this Ye Qing would definitely not stay in Jingzhao Mansion for a long time, and he would probably take a few days off before leaving.

But they never expected that yesterday, Ye Qing, who had never met before, actually brought his family members to Chang'an City, and the famous families who got the news instantly realized that this Ye Qing was planning to stay in Jingzhao Mansion for a long time.

So at this time, if they don't hurry up to get in touch with Ye Qing, once they have any move in Chang'an City, they will fall into passivity, and it is said that, of course, this is also the most important reason, that is, I heard that this five-way festival envoy sent by the Song Dynasty is now interested in rebuilding Chang'an City after the beginning of spring, so in this way, their large and small industries and interests in Chang'an Che are likely to be affected.

"How do you two brothers think we should face them now?" Ye Qing leaned comfortably on the back of the chair, next to him was a stove with a steaming spout.

"Xia Guan thinks that the adults don't have to deal with them in this matter, so as not to make things difficult in the future. And these people, after Lord Yu Yunwen entered Chang'an, they all pretended to be dead one by one, and now they are all suddenly alive, obviously for profit. Liu Minxing said after thinking for a while.

"If the adults don't want to make the relationship with them too stiff, in order to take care of the overall situation, I can let Lord Yu Yunwen come forward, so that you can always be in a flexible position, so that you don't know what moths they will have later." Liu Minxue nodded and said.

Ye Qing sighed slightly, looked at Liu Minxing pouring himself tea, and said, "Leave this matter to the two of you, and touch the bottom of these people." Such a thing is not enough for Yu Yunwen to come forward in person. You are solely responsible, if you encounter any difficulties and obstacles, you can tell Yu Yunwen and Mo Xiaobao, and let them help you settle it. ”

Ye Qing's words, from both the article and the martial arts, have given great support to the Liu brothers, some people are disobedient, then they are reasonable, and if they don't understand the reason, then use Yu Yunwen to exert pressure, if the pressure is not successful, then let Mo Xiaobao do it directly, maybe ...... Let the umbrella in the backyard still be able to touch the vine and see if there are any spies in it who are secretly in contact with the Jinren.