Chapter 742: What is Conspiracy?
No one knows whether Zhao Yan was aware of the appearance of chaos in the court, so he decided to Zen in the crown prince, hoping to correct the chaos in the court through this move.
Even now, Zhao Yan's strategy of joining forces with the Tatars to fight against Jin seems to be more like a move to balance, eliminate, and divert internal chaos through external factors.
But no matter what, now Zhao Yan's Zen position, especially the open and secret struggle between Wang Huai, Ye Qing, Shi Miyuan, Zhao Ruyu, Han Yanxuan and others, looks more like the last dying struggle, as for what the effect will be, I'm afraid that even Zhao Yan himself can't predict it.
Perhaps, no one can know what kind of troubled times will be in the court once the crown prince succeeds to the throne.
Obviously, Zhao Yan had already reached the last step of madness, and as soon as Ye Qing returned home, he saw Guan Li standing at the door with a smile waiting for him.
Bai Chun next to him signaled to Ye Qing, Guan Li had been waiting for him for two hours, but Ye Qing couldn't help but be taken aback, and only then did he react, this time Guan Li's arrival was not a "private matter", but with a will.
Zhao Yan's will is very simple, and it is exactly what Ye Qing wants to inquire about from the Ministry of Rites, that is, let Ye Qing personally be responsible for the contact with the Tatars, and even include, on the day of the prince's accession to the throne, he is also willing to see the Tatars appear in Lin'an to congratulate the Great Song.
Basically, the will is the same, in addition to Ye Qing, Shi Miyuan, Han Yanxuan, including Zhao Kai, the king of Qing, also received such a will almost at the same time, but they are targeted and responsible for the envoys of several other countries.
"Before our family came out, I had already seen the will of the other eunuchs one by one, Shi Miyuan had dealt with the Jin envoys a lot in the past two years, especially in the two years since you went on the Northern Expedition, it was Shi Miyuan who always wanted to stop the war, so the saint naturally arranged for him to receive the Jin envoys." Guan Li continued to wake up Ye Qing, don't forget that Shi Miyuan is the biggest pro-money lord and faction.
Bai Chun personally brought the tea and put it in front of Guan Li, Guan Li hurriedly got up and thanked him, and sat down after Bai Chun walked out of the study.
"In that case, Han Yanxuan must be Dali? Looking at the meaning of the saint now, he wants the scene of the four seas rising to peace, at least these days, obviously he doesn't want a little chaos to happen. Ye Qing guessed and said.
"What Lord Ye said is good, the Holy Lord is indeed arranged, and the Xia Kingdom was handed over to King Qing, so King Qing went to Huainan East Road...... It will continue to be postponed, so once the crown prince succeeds to the throne, it will be good news for Lord Ye. Guan Li said with a smile.
Obviously, he didn't know that Ye Qing and Zhao Kai were already a suspicion of the past, and Ye Qing was still afraid of the self-recommendation of King Zhao Kai.
Ye Qing smiled, and didn't explain too much, Wang Huai and Han Cheng were not so much excluded, but if they were allowed to contact the envoys of various countries, it would seem a bit self-surrendering, obviously the Holy Lord Zhao Yan also thought of this, so after the envoys of various countries arrived in Lin'an, the contact on weekdays was handed over to a few of them, and naturally there was also the intention of examining a few of them.
But in Ye Qing's opinion, this kind of school examination is no longer of much significance, Zhao Yan did this, it seems to be a superfluous move, even if he is not satisfied with a few people in the school, but once the crown prince succeeds to the throne, there are very few things in the court that he can control.
Unlike Zhao Gouchan, who is the queen of Taishang, has a perennial control of the court and a close relationship with a limited number of courtiers, Zhao Yan has been away from the court for nearly three years.
What's more, under the current situation, he has exhausted his life's strength in beating the ministers this time, if it is after the Zen throne, his influence on the court is completely incomparable with Zhao Gou back then.
After all, the chaos and undercurrents in the court are now all from his own hands, if he hadn't wasted the court's political affairs, it would not have made the court officials become so blatant intrigues.
Therefore, Zhao Yan wants to use his current measures to redeem the decline and stop the chaos in the court, but he is obviously powerless, no matter how much effort he makes now, how much power he uses, he can only stop it for a while, but he can't stop it for a lifetime.
People who are in the trend of history are obviously unable to evaluate and analyze from an objective point of view, which day it started, which can be regarded as a major turning point in the historical trend, but now, not only Ye Qing can clearly see that the hidden danger of chaos in the Great Song Dynasty has begun since the day Zhao Gou died and Zhao Yan lived in filial piety, and now after nearly three years of dormancy, with his Zen position, it is time to blossom and bear fruit.
"What about the Liao?" Ye Qing asked casually.
"Naturally, it's still up to Lord Ye to be in charge, otherwise, wouldn't it be a bit overkill to let Lord Ye only be in charge of a small Tatar. Therefore, it has been stated in the will of the Holy Lord, this time it will be hard for Lord Ye, and the Liao and Tatar people will be fully responsible for you. Guan Li said with a smile.
"Will there be envoys from Ziqi and Luo Dian, and will they also be handed over to Han Yanxuan?" Ye Qing's eyes flashed and asked.
"Yes, Lord Ye." Even if Ye Qing doesn't ask, Guan Li will tell Ye Qing these things next: "So Lord Ye should also be careful, the Holy Lord has done this, it seems that he has achieved nine out of ten, at least the envoys of each country are responsible, and there should be no mistakes." But...... Who knows if other people will sow discord between adults and Tatars and Liao? So let's say a few more words, and I hope that Lord Ye won't be surprised. ”
"If we can think of it, others will be able to think of it too. It seems that the undercurrent of Lin'an City is surging, and with the arrival of envoys from various countries, it can be regarded as just kicking off. Ye Qing said with a relaxed smile.
Guan Li is indeed reminding himself to be careful, but he is also telling himself in disguise that he can hit others in this way.
Therefore, since he can think like this, Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan will inevitably think so.
Then the most important question is that in the shortest possible time, you need to know who the envoys of various countries are.
Sending the gift to the door, Mo Xiaobao's carriage had been prepared, and Guan Li politely refused Ye Qing's send-off, but Ye Qing still sent it to the door and said: "I'm afraid it's going to be so hard for you these days, don't worry about things at home, if you have any difficulties, just tell Mo Xiaobao clearly." ”
"Thank you, Lord Ye, please stay, this has made the slave and maid feel uneasy." Guan Li saluted again, and then got into the carriage.
A black moire wooden box in the carriage instantly caught Guan Li's eyes, and Ye Qing's words outside the car sounded in his ears almost at the same time: "A little meaning, not a respect, after all, this Nianhua can be regarded as a person who has served the queen, just a little heart." ”
"Thank you, Lord Ye, the slave and maid will have the courage to accept it." Hearing Ye Qing's words, Guan Li immediately lifted the curtain and said to Ye Qing at the door.
Since Guan Li was able to receive Ye Qing's "favor", then the other eunuchs who went to Shi Miyuan and the others' mansions could also receive "favor" from others.
He originally wanted to use this method of various eunuchs to make these people suspicious of each other, or to make everyone think that he was the most favored and trusted courtier.
But how could this extremely simple trick of scheming deceive these leaders above the court? Which of these is not an expert in scheming and intrigue? Which one is now either stained with hair or the owner of a monkey?
Of course, the only one who may be able to be fooled into success is King Qing, but Zhao Yan's move is not a favor for King Qing, but more like a talisman, tying King Qing, who was already trembling, to the guillotine, and then handing a knife to the prince, and then saying: Come, I am ready, the knife is also given to you, I am actually the most trusted, the most ideal heir is King Qing, you can watch it.
Therefore, so many ways of doing this not only show that his Zhao Yan's scheming skills are extremely superficial, but also make Shi Miyuan, Ye Qing and others have a feeling that their IQ has been humiliated, and there is a feeling that the saint doesn't take them seriously.
Therefore, Zhao Kai, the king of Qing, who realized it later, ran over in a hurry and with a panicked face after Ye Qing had fully understood what Zhao Yan meant.
Looking at the mysterious and nervous King Qing, Zhao Kai, Ye Qing was a little puzzled at first, but after King Qing proposed to discuss with him alone and secretly, Ye Qing had already guessed what King Qing was doing, and hurried to his house in the middle of the night.
There were not many people in the small courtyard, as the two maids put down the tea and left, King Qing wiped the sweat on his forehead, and looked around with a trace of trepidation, and then said cautiously: "Lord Ye, something is wrong, this king wants to come and go, and he really can't choose what to do, but this king of Lin'an City is not very familiar with it, and there are even fewer people who can talk to each other. ”
Ye Qing smiled casually, and said calmly: "King Qing is not in a hurry, the lower officials should do their best, if they can help King Qing, they will naturally never refuse." ”
King Qing didn't care about thanking Ye Qing, so he left and said: "That's the case, today at night, my father suddenly sent a noble person to this king's mansion to deliver the decree, and he didn't mention the matter of letting this king go to Huainan East Road in advance, and it was ...... even asked me to be in charge of contact after the envoys of the Xia Kingdom arrived in Lin'an. How can I do this kind of thing? If the crown prince knows about it, even if he knows that it is his father's will, I am afraid that he will suspect that I have Zhao Kai and have different intentions. ”
"How could such a coincidence?" Ye Qing smiled casually, then picked up the holy decree that Guan Li had just sent on the table, glanced at it, and then handed it to Zhao Kai, who looked dumbfounded, and said, "King Qing might as well open it and take a look." ”
"This ...... Is this appropriate? King Qing was a little weak-hearted, he couldn't imagine that Ye Qing was so defenseless against him.
"There's nothing out of place." Ye Qing said as he watched King Qing hesitantly open the holy decree and said, "Actually, the decree received by the lower official is not much different from that of the King of Qing, but the lower official is in charge of the contact between the Tatars and the Liao. As the lower officials expected, Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan were respectively responsible for the affairs of Jin Guo and Dali, and as for the Ministry of Rites, they could only assist a few of us. ”
"It's ......." King Qing was stunned for a moment, this was completely unexpected by him, a trace of loneliness flashed between his expressions, although he was very nervous and nervous just now, but he was also excited and happy.
Nervous and worried that this matter would cause the prince to misunderstand, excited and happy, Zhao Yan was still extremely favored and valued by him, so at this moment, when he knew that he was not the only person who was trusted by his father, he still felt a little lost in his heart.
"So King Qing doesn't need to panic, presumably the prince can also understand King Qing. If it comes, it will be safe, now that the holy will is so, King Qing does not have to worry too much, Xia Guan had sent an envoy to Xia Guo once back then, so if there is a place where there is a need to go down in the future, King Qing might as well say it bluntly. Ye Qing said easily to King Qing, Zhao Kai.
Anyway, the arrival of King Qing still made Ye Qing feel a little happy, after all, in this way, he also had one more opportunity to contact the Xia Kingdom, and compared to others, he had a slight advantage invisibly.
"Okay, it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, then this king will no longer see Lord Ye at that time, and if there is any tricky matter at that time, this king will come to consult Lord Ye." King Qing quickly adjusted himself from the slightest bit of loss, and saluted Ye Qing and said.
Sending King Qing away, Ye Qing, who had just turned around, saw Bai Chun standing quietly behind him, and Ye Qing, who was taken aback, didn't notice at all when Bai Chun ran behind him.
"You belong to a cat, you walk without a sound, you scare me to death." Ye Qing said dissatisfiedly.
"You didn't do anything wrong, what are you afraid of?" Bai Chun said coldly.
Looking at Bai Chun's appearance, Ye Qing's thoughts flew quickly, and he didn't feel that he had done anything else in the past few days, and then said: "Next time, I will appear behind you silently, I see that you are suddenly afraid to turn around and be afraid." ”
"What did King Qing come to you for?" Bai Chun was passively held by Ye Qing's waist and walked under the mulberry tree and asked.
"In a few days, the envoys of various countries will also come to congratulate me on the accession of the new monarch of the Great Song Dynasty, and you also know just now, the Holy Lord asked me to contact the Tatars and the Liao people to ......." After talking about the Liao people, Ye Qing instantly understood why Bai Chun had such an attitude, this was another thought of Yeluyue thousands of miles away.
"And then?" Bai Chun asked coldly, just waiting to see how Ye Qing planned to continue.
"That...... These are not very important, the important thing is that Shi Miyuan will get very close to the Jin people, which will be very disadvantageous to us, because no one knows what deal he will make with the Jin people, and whether he will make an obstacle from it and provoke me to ...... with Yan Jing. Ye Qing said stubbornly.
"Tell me something I don't know, right? I know what the umbrella should do next. I just want to know, who will be the Liao envoys? Bai Chun didn't bother to look at Ye Qing and continue to make it up, and asked coldly.
Just now, Liang Xing and Ye Qing, after whispering a few times before King Qing came, bypassed Bai Chun's floor and went directly to the umbrella shop.
So there was a scene where Bai Chun under the mulberry tree was pressed into Ye Qing's arms at this moment, and his buttocks and Ye Qing's slap were in contact one after another.