With Ye Qing being crowned King of Yan, Ye Qing and Shi Miyuan have no longer maintained even the most superficial harmony.

Whether it was the time when he returned to Lin'an, or Ye Qing's limited participation in the court meeting, Ye Qing and Shi Miyuan were like two people who didn't know each other, and neither of them wanted to take the initiative to greet each other.

Above the court, the two regard each other as air, but below the court, their hearts are thinking of each other.

Unlike every time Ye Qing returned to Lin'an before, even if the two were dissatisfied with each other in their hearts, at least the harmony on the surface would be maintained, and even after Ye Qing returned to Lin'an every time, Shi Miyuan would make an East banquet to invite Ye Qing once.

But this time it is obvious that even the superficial harmony is free, although there is no short-handed contact between the two now, but just as one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, the invisible aura between the two is enough to make each other feel the silent hostility and stalemate.

It's like a cold war between husband and wife, and sometimes you don't even need words to express anything, and suddenly you fall into an inexplicable stalemate.

Looking at Ye Qing's daze, Li Fengniang sighed silently, after starting to worship the Buddha, almost all the things in the court, as Zhao Kuo began to be able to reluctantly be independent, the desire for power in Li Fengniang's heart became weaker and weaker, and the atmosphere in the court also made Li Fengniang feel more and more bored.

In the back garden of Shifu, which is a few square meters away from the apricot orchard, Shi Miyuan is dressed in a leisurely wide robe with big sleeves, and a few wisps of green smoke slowly float out from the incense burner that has just been added to the table.

Li Xinchuan and Yang Huili were also full of relief, looking at the spices they were serving, Shi Miyuan was quite satisfied, and the heart that was originally mentioned in his throat could be put back in his stomach.

Since Li Xinchuan went north, and Rong Guogong and Yan Keji have become more and more trusted in front of Shi Miyuan, Yang Huili has also found that he is gradually being marginalized by Shi Miyuan, and now Ye Qing has returned to Lin'an, so the two of them have to be more deliberately tied to Shi Miyuan and seek protection.

Naturally, the matter between the Dali envoys and ministers, Shi Miyuan was handed over to Yang Huili and Li Xinchuan to deal with.

When they came to Shifu again today, Yan Keji and Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui were not present, which made the two of them breathe a sigh of relief again.

"How? Ye Qing saw that Chen Ying and Gao Le? Shi Miyuan motioned for the two to sit down and talk.

"Back to my lord, Ye Qing has never seen him. But...... The gifts of the Dali envoys were all the same, and they were all accepted. Yang Huili reported to Shi Miyuan.

"It seems that Ye Qing was crowned King Yan by Jin, even if he is powerful in the north, but once he returns to Lin'an, he still knows how to be a low-key official above the court." Shi Miyuan's face couldn't see the change in emotion, and he continued calmly.

"Maybe it's because of that ......." Li Xinchuan said cautiously: "Regarding the missing chapter, the lower officials thought that it was probably a wake-up call for Ye Qing, so Ye Qing didn't dare to see the envoys of Dali now, right?" ”

Shi Miyuan nodded approvingly, he believed that among Ye Qing's scruples, there were more or less reasons for the complicated relationship with the saint because of the loss of the chapter, and even the rumors that had begun to enter Zhao Kuo's ears a few days ago during Ye Qing's Northern Expedition, those deliberately arranged rumors about Ye Qing's true defense of the frontier and indispensable, I am afraid that Ye Qing also felt a trace of pressure.

"Did the Holy Lord know that after the Dali envoys came to Lin'an, they immediately paid a visit to Ye Qing?" Shi Miyuan asked after thinking for a moment.

"Imperial Doctor Shen Jizu, Lin Dazhong and Sheng Zhang have already played in the imperial court today." Li Xinchuan replied.

Shi Miyuan nodded again, but at this time, there was a faint trace of killing intent in his eyes, which made Li Xinchuan and Yang Huili feel shocked, after all, after so many years by Shi Miyuan's side, it was rare to see Shi Miyuan showing killing intent.

"Then continue to do it, and tell the envoys of Dali that if you can't see Ye Qing, then don't want to see me, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. Unless they are willing to put it off until the day of the holy wedding, but at that time, the Holy will ....... Shi Miyuan was halfway through his words, then he suddenly stopped, and then looked at the two of them.

After bowing his head slightly and thinking for a while, Shi Miyuan suddenly got up and said in a deep voice to follow me to the study, and then took the lead in the direction of the study, Li Xinchuan and Yang Huili behind him glanced at each other, and then hurriedly followed Shi Miyuan

walked into the study.

At this time, because Yan Keji, who is about to become the head of the country, the friendship between him and the Rong Guogong of the Great Song Dynasty is a long way, and as the two of them are more and more trusted by Shi Miyuan, now the two of them will get together most of the time, secretly discussing the prestige and future of the two of them in the court after Zhao expands their marriage.

Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui has always regarded himself as the second Yiguo Duke Zhao Ruyu, and Yan Keji has long wanted to rely on his daughter's relationship, hoping to be able to make a difference in the court from now on, and even after a drink, the two of them once boasted that the future of the court will be controlled by the two in the future.

Zhao Ruyu, the Duke of Yiguo, once served as the right minister of the court, and in addition to wanting to follow suit, Duke Rong Guo hoped that his title could go further.

Yan Keji naturally wanted to be able to replace Shi Miyuan and become the left minister of the current dynasty.

After all, the scene in front of Shi Miyuan's door is like a busy city, as well as Shi Miyuan's power and prestige above the court over the years, while making others look up and worship, it also makes Yan Keji quietly fantasize in his heart whether one day, he can be like Shi Miyuan, whether it is in the palace or above the court, it is a mighty scene that is hugged by the front and back.

Even Yan Keji even dreamed in his heart that one day he would be able to have a wealth as rich as Shi Miyuan, instead of living a life that could not be said to be poor, but obviously there was still a big gap between Shi Miyuan and Shi Miyuan.

So no matter what the purpose is, after coming into contact with Shi Miyuan, whether it is Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui or the quasi-national master Yan Keji, it seems that they have opened up another world from Shi Miyuan that they have never seen before.

I thought that their mansion was luxurious enough, but compared to Shi Miyuan's mansion, their mansion seemed much poorer. And including the use on weekdays, as well as the maids and servants in the house, etc., the two of them now know that they are probably still a few levels away from Shi Miyuan.

It is precisely because they have followed Shi Miyuan's side over the years that they have seen more luxurious life, so that both Yan Keji and Zhao Shikui can't help but feel that once they achieve the position of the left and right phases, then they can easily have everything exactly like Shi Miyuan, and even surpass it.

I like the life of rich people, but I never thought about how much power like Shi Miyuan paid for the glory and wealth in front of these people after people, obviously, Yan Keji and Zhao Shikui cared more about the appearance, and never thought about whether they had enough ability to bear all this glory and wealth with their strength.

Shi Miyuan's expression in the study became a lot more solemn, which made Li Xinchuan and Yang Huili a little apprehensive, and when they saw Shi Miyuan signaling the maid in the study to go down, and Shi Miyuan's cautious attitude, the two of them unconsciously felt a burst of nervousness, and faintly felt as if something big was going to happen, or whether they were going to come into contact with any important secrets next.

After Shi Miyuan, who had a solemn expression, motioned for the two to sit down, a smile instantly rose on his face, and his eyes became much more easy-going, looking at the two of them and suddenly saying, "Do you two understand why I suddenly look at Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui and the quasi-national master Yan Keji?" ”

"The lower officials don't dare." Li Xinchuan and Yang Huili hurriedly got up and said in fear.

Shi Miyuan smiled and waved his hand, and said: "Although you don't say it, but you think so in your hearts, whether it is Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui or Yan Keji, it is not as long as you have followed me, but now I, Shi Miyuan, suddenly value these two people more, I'm afraid that you are not the only ones who have opinions on Shi, right?" ”

"Xia Guan never thought so." Li Xinchuan took the lead and said: "The lower officials believe that the reason why the left minister is like this must be that the lower officials and others cannot understand the reason. Moreover, the lower officials are also self-aware, and the dispatch of Kaifeng last year and the dispatch of the criminal department Shangshu, the lower officials have the ...... of the heavy trust of the left minister. ”

Shi Miyuan smiled like Maitreya Buddha, but his appearance at this moment made Li Xinchuan and Yang Huili deeply uneasy, and they didn't know why Shi Miyuan suddenly asked the question they had been wondering about for a long time at this time.

Although they were indeed a little dissatisfied in their hearts with why Shi Miyuan trusted and reused Zhao Shikui and Yan Keji so much, they never dared to show the slightest dissatisfaction in front of Shi Miyuan, even if the two of them felt that they were far superior to Yan Keji and Zhao Shikui in terms of ability and talent.

"If I tell the two of you that Shi is just using the two of them, I wonder if you will find it relatively easy to accept?" Shi Miyuan looked at the two of them who were a little trembling, and he was very satisfied with all these years

, the invisible prestige he had built up among his henchmen.

"Profit...... Exploit? Yang Huili was stunned, and he didn't understand what Shi Miyuan meant by this, whether he was testing the loyalty of the two of them, or was he saying ...... Just to appease yourself.

"Since Ye Qing became the king of Yan, the mentality of the Duke of Rongguo is no longer balanced, especially when Zhao Shichun of the clan was also given the title of Queen Wu, do you think that Zhao Shikui, the Duke of Rongguo, who was once trusted by Emperor Xiaozong, will still be satisfied with his current status in the clan?" Shi Miyuan continued lightly: "And the cause of all this is because of Ye Qing, if it weren't for Ye Qing breaking the balance of the Great Song Dynasty for many years, no one in the court would be jealous of others, so ......." ”

"Only with the help of the hand of Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui ......." Li Xinchuan's heart was shocked, and when Shi Mi looked at him from afar, he unconsciously said what was in his heart.

"Yes, Shi Mou is exactly what he intends to do. That's why this makes Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui feel that Benxiang is extremely optimistic about him, and Benxiang is also willing to seek justice for the injustice he has suffered over the years. But as the so-called injustice has a head and a debtor, all of this is on Ye Qing in the final analysis, isn't it? Therefore, now only letting Rong Guogong help us deal with Ye Qing is the best way. Do you know why? ”

This time, Shi Miyuan's eyes were on Yang Huili's body, Yang Huili thought about it slightly, weighed it, and said: "The intention of the left minister is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and collect the benefits of the fisherman." Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui and Ye Qing fought each other, no matter who won or lost, for the two of them, it was a lose-lose situation. Now the Holy Lord is already dissatisfied with Ye Qing, and if Ye Qing and Zhao Shikui are enemies, even if he wins, where is the Holy Lord...... It is difficult for Ye Qing to have a satisfactory explanation no matter what, and these are the fatal aspects of Ye Qing. ”

"Zhao Shikui's ambition is far better than the two of you, since Zhao Ruyu, the Duke of Yiguo, Zhao Shikui, has always wanted to reproduce the prosperity of the clan, naturally, Zhao Ruyu has become an example that Zhao Shikui wants to follow. Staying in the old age, I am afraid that I will have to return to my hometown in less than two years, the right minister's dispatch, how can Rong Guogong let him pass by? Shi Miyuan continued.

In his opinion, it is necessary to talk about some things with his two henchmen now, so as not to spoil his own big things because he doesn't know the inside story.

"But ......." Li Xinchuan glanced at Shi Miyuan with a look of observation, and seeing that his expression was calm, he swallowed: "But...... Zuo Xiang must have known that these days, Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui and the quasi-national abbot Yan Keji are very close, if the quasi-national zhang follows the saint to speak for him, I am afraid that the right minister's dispatch is not the ...... of Rongguo Gong. ”

"Is Master Zhao just trying to get close to Yan Keji?" Shi Miyuan waved his hand, interrupting Li Xinchuan's words and continued: "Zhao Shikui's purpose is obviously to put it on the future queen Yan family, just like when Ye Qing accidentally got acquainted with the Emperor Taishang and the Empress Dowager, over the years, if it wasn't for the Empress Dowager helping him Ye Qing, how could there be a place for him in the court?" So, there are countless other people in the court who want to follow suit, but ...... It's not certain who will have the last laugh. ”

Shi Miyuan can definitely be regarded as the first person to emulate Ye Qing and the Empress Dowager Li Fengniang, not to mention that the reason why the Yan family was able to be selected by the Empress Dowager is naturally indispensable to his Shi Miyuan's matchmaking.

Therefore, since Zhao Shikui began to contact Yan Keji purposefully, Shi Miyuan saw through Zhao Shikui's purpose almost immediately, as if he saw himself at the beginning.

"Xia Guan thinks that it is better to be cautious." Yang Huili reminded Shi Miyuan: "Today's saints are quite heavy on clans, whether it is King Qing or King Wu, or Rongguo Gong and other clans, after the saint ascended the throne, we can see that the saint still intends to make these clans able to show their influence in the court. Ye Qing is also known for being ruthless and calculating, but Xia Guan is a little worried, with Rong Guogong's current power, does he really dare to provoke Ye Qing? ”

"If there is no benefit, he will not dare to lend him a few more guts. But if there are interests and temptations, not to mention that there is Shi behind him to support him, then it will be another matter. Shi Miyuan smiled disappretently, and then continued: "But no matter what, Shi Mou still needs to continue to coax Rong Guogong during this time, and there must be no mistakes." And Shi told you these things today, which is the ...... hope. ”

"Kill Zhao Shikui?!" Yang Huili and Li Xinchuan said in unison, and Shi Miyuan had a smile on his red face, slowly closed his eyes and began to close his eyes.