The snowflakes flying in the night sky still have no intention of stopping, not even a trace of fatigue, they are still full of vitality, and they keep falling.

Even where they landed, a raging fire had been lit, shining on the entire back garden as bright as day, but the snowflakes still fell one after another, and instantly disappeared.

Zhong Silkworm and Mo Xiaobao are no longer familiar with roasted whole sheep, and even when they first returned to Yangzhou from the grassland, they were reluctant to avoid mutton when they saw it.

But now apparently there is no longer that feeling of eating and vomiting, and a whole sheep is set up on another small fire and begins to boil, and the fat from the roast on the sheep's body slides onto the fire, making a sizzling sound from time to time.

As the whole sheep was roasted more and more golden, and the aroma of meat began to waft throughout the garden, Ye Qing and Zhao Shichun were still sitting in the pavilion, drinking and talking.

The freshest mutton was cut into pieces, Jin Se happily put the fragrant mutton in front of Ye Qing and Zhao Shichun, and couldn't help but put it down, regardless of Ye Qing's obstruction, he pinched a small piece and put it in his mouth to taste it, and then jumped to his feet and shouted that it was hot.

Yan Tingcheng and Mrs. Xin'an County obviously don't like to get together with Ye Qing and Zhao Shichun, after all, they all have one thing in common, that is, they don't want to listen to those court affairs that are messy, dizzy, and can even inadvertently make them feel world-weary about the world.

Deceit and intrigue have always been the main theme of the court, and it is also the most normal thing like the people's three meals a day, but even so, after King Qing Zhao Kai left, Zhao Shichun always felt a little reluctant in his heart, and always felt that the calculation of King Qing's calculation was not too ruthless.

"We're ...... I really don't know if it's right or wrong, if it's too ruthless, too insidious and cunning. After a piece of fresh mutton was put into his mouth, a sip of wine tasted like meat, which made Zhao Shichun instantly feel that the whole person was a lot fuller.

"King Qing is loyal, kind, and upright, which is also one of the reasons why the court and the saint are more or less at ease and trust King Qing. But it is precisely because of King Qing's loyal and kind character that he is naturally extremely misled and deceived by others. Maybe in your opinion, we are jointly planning to frame King Qing, but why aren't we saving him? Ye Qing said after taking several bites of mutton.

"Save him?" Zhao Shichun took the mutton and put it to his mouth, thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid that this remark is biased, right?" Don't forget, when King Qing went to Yangzhou, he sentenced Ning Guofu, didn't there be no accident? Why is it that when he comes to us, something will happen to him? ”

"At this time and that time, King Qing was just King Qing at that time, and the saint was still the prince, can it be the same as now? What's more, King Qing was sentenced to Ning Guofu with Fan Chengda at that time, and it can be said that Fan Chengda fulfilled everything that King Qing did in Ning Guofu, so that King Qing was not bewitched by people with intentions. But now he is on Huainan East Road, what is Huainan East Road, you should know best as Chongguo Gong, right? From Zhao Shixiong to me Ye Qing, how many appeasement envoys have you experienced? Which of them was sent by Yangzhou when Huainan East Road was really peaceful? Now that King Qing has arrived in Yangzhou, if we don't pull him like this, once he is used by Liu Dexiu and other people with intentions, the consequences of King Qing will ...... Need I say more? Ye Qing hadn't eaten the meat in his mouth yet, and was snatched away by the little hand that suddenly stretched out next to him, so he had no choice but to pick up a piece from the plate again, and then it was snatched away by another son.

"Holy today." Zhao Shichun thought for a moment and said as if he had accepted his fate.

Obviously, Zhao Shichun is not optimistic about the current saint Zhao Dan, after all, when he was the crown prince, he was eaten to death by Li Fengniang, who was the crown princess, and now after becoming a saint, this point has not changed at all, and the queen is still like a sharp sword hanging above the head of the saint.

And what is even more helpless is that the unharmonious father-son relationship between the Holy Emperor Zhao Yan and the Emperor Zhao Yan not only makes the royal family unstable, but also makes it difficult for the court to stabilize because of them.

Therefore, in such a delicate and complicated situation, it is difficult to guarantee that some courtiers, or the emperor, will want to support King Qing because of the tense relationship with the saint.

And once this momentum appears, not to mention what kind of turmoil it will cause to the Great Song Dynasty, with Zhao Kai's intention of having no intention of taking the throne, I am afraid that under the persuasion of other courtiers, it is very likely that he will speak out, and then the result may be to pit himself and those courtiers who want to support him.

No matter how you look at it, if things happen to this point, it will be a lose-lose situation, so for Ye Qing, letting King Qing stay in Yangzhou to protect him and not give others a chance to use it can also be said to be a move for King Qing's good.

Although their actions are full of conspiracy, at this time, there is no conspiracy or conspiracy, as long as they can achieve their own goals and protect their own interests, then it is a good strategy.

Zhao Shichun, who lowered his head and thought for a while, suddenly laughed out loud for no reason, and said: "Yes, after all, the day after I arrived in Yangzhou, I was almost bewitched by Liu Dexiu, and now it seems that if it weren't for your decisiveness at the beginning, things would have dragged on for a day or two, and I am afraid it would not have ended well." It is even very likely that King Qing will be completely bewitched by Liu Dexiu, not only will he become Liu Dexiu's own talisman on Huainan East Road, but also a chess piece in the hands of Han Cheng's father and son. ”

"Clever. Liu Dexiu is the person of Han Cheng's father and son, once King Qing is persuaded by Han Cheng's father and son, Zhao Ruyu's value will be completely gone, and even the position of the saint will become precarious. Or even ...... To put it mildly, once the Emperor Taishang has a mistake or accident, what will happen next, do you dare to imagine? Ye Qing said with a relaxed smile.

Zhao Shichun was stunned on the spot for a moment, a piece of mutton had just been put into his mouth, and he even forgot to chew it at this time, grunting, the choked Zhao Shichun rolled his eyes, and hurriedly took the wine down, only then he snorted and gasped, and said with a faint cough: "It's so dangerous." ”

"It's so dangerous." Facing Zhao Shichun's pun, Ye Qing asked with a smile.

"If only you knew I knew, didn't I?" Zhao Shichun rolled his eyes, Ye Qing said angrily.

Obviously, Zhao Shichun understood that if King Qing was won over by Han Cheng's father and son, then Zhao Ruyu's loss of power would be a trivial matter, and more importantly, once at this time, Zhao Yan, who was the emperor, had a slight mistake and an accident, then next, King Qing's situation would become more sensitive and important.

As long as the current saint Zhao Dian has a slight dissatisfaction with the Han family's father and son, then the Han family father and son will inevitably think of replacing the saint Zhao Dian with King Qing, who they originally supported.

So at that time, I am afraid that the entire Great Song Dynasty will really be in a mess, and King Qing will either be reluctantly supported by others to succeed to the throne, or he will disappear permanently in this court struggle.

Everyone knows that King Qing and today's saint are brothers of the same mother, and King Qing is still older than today's saint, and he should have been made the crown prince, but it is precisely because of the current emperor Zhao Yan's sentence: Kai is too loyal, and Zhao Dian is more like me, so King Qing was deprived of all possibilities to become the crown prince.

Qing King Zhao Kai is indeed loyal, over the years, there has never been the slightest complaint, and even before Zhao Dian succeeded to the throne, he was afraid that his own brother would suspect him, so he also asked Ye Qing to help lobby.

It can be seen from this that although King Qing has no intention of becoming the emperor, if someone deliberately seduces and bewitches, coupled with the slight scruples and hostility from the current saint towards his brother, then once he participates in the competition for the throne, I am afraid that the end will become extremely miserable.

"So what are you going to do next?" Zhao Shichun turned his head and asked: "Liu Dexiu is trapped in Yangzhou by you and can't go anywhere, but you can't just keep trapping him without any action, right?" ”

"Then it depends on whether Lin'an gives me a chance." Ye Qing sighed and said: "After the Yuan Dynasty, Han Yanxuan will go south, and the only ones left in the court are Han Cheng, Zhao Ruyu, and Shi Miyuan, as for the others, there is nothing to fear, but only when the Lin'an court moves, can this side of Huainan East Road have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters." ”

"What if there's no movement?" Zhao Shichun frowned and asked, I thought that Ye Qing was already nine out of ten, but now listening to Ye Qing's meaning, how can he feel that he has not done anything these days, as if he has been patronizing his two sons and his daughter every day.

"No, it won't." Ye Qing shook his head confidently, and then said with a smile: "Do you think King Qing will be able to be as down-to-earth as ever after he goes back today?" ”

"What do you mean?" Zhao Shichun faintly understood in his heart, it seems that King Qing should be the key.

"That's what you mean." Ye Qing continued to smile and said, "Today's words have been pointed out, since King Qing wants the justifiable Nana to be called...... Xi'er's girl, then you must solve the trouble of Liu Dexiu first, so when King Qing's impeachment of Liu Dexiu is put in front of the holy table, Liu Dexiu is in a catastrophe. ”

"King Keqing is really not because of ......." Zhao Shichun said with some confusion.

"It doesn't matter if that means it anymore, the question is, you think it's not, but others will think it is, and the people of the world and the courtiers above the court will think so, so can you shut the mouths of the whole world? Can you make the whole world believe in King Qing? Ye Qing asked lightly.

Zhao Shichun was speechless, he wanted the whole world to believe in one person, unless that person was a saint, no, a saint could not.

"Then what if King Qing does not move? Then don't we still have no chance, don't you still have to spend time in Yangzhou? Can't make it north in time? Zhao Shichun said worriedly.

"No, it won't." Ye Qing took a deep breath, the snowflakes in the night looked particularly mysterious and beautiful, and said, "Because King Qing has already given a chapter to the court and the saint at the same time before the first day of the first day." ”

"You...... How would you know? Zhao Shichun asked with some surprise.

"Don't forget, I started from the Imperial City Division. The reason why there is no movement now is because the Imperial City Division made the two secret recitals arrive in their hands three days late. Ye Qing said with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

Zhao Shichun gasped in shock, King Qing gave the Holy Chapter, you dare to leave it privately!

Looking at Zhao Shichun's eyes looking at him, as if he was looking at a ghost, Ye Qing continued disappreciatively: "The other letter is for Zhao Ruyu, because I have already vaguely told King Qing last time that Liu Dexiu is a member of the Han family, so the only person that King Qing can give a chapter is Zhao Ruyu and Shengshang." And the Holy ....... ”

And the saint also knows that Liu Dexiu, the governor of Yangzhou on Huainan East Road, is a member of the Han family, so he will definitely not tell Han Cheng, and he will definitely discuss with Zhao Ruyu in secret, so Zhao Ruyu at this time will inevitably stand on the side of the saint. Because of the temptation of the position of Zuo Xiang, Zhao Ruyu will not only target Liu Dexiu alone, but will take the initiative to provoke Han Cheng, and start to impeach Liu Dexiu in the court, but in fact against Han Cheng, so as to weaken Han Cheng's prestige in the voice of the court and increase his own prestige, so as to get the attention of the saint, and finally be able to remove Han Cheng because of this matter, and he will be in charge of the left minister. Without waiting for Ye Qing to explain to Zhao Shichun, Chongguo Gong interrupted Ye Qing's words and began to speak.

"I can't see that you're quite smart, and you can draw inferences, probably that's what Qi means. Zhao Ruyu has the courage and ...... mind. Ye Qing said with a smile.

"You are using Zhao Ruyu, and Zhao Ruyu doesn't know it, and he will work tiantly to suppress Han Cheng, ...... What are you doing this for? Zhao Shichun rubbed it, stood up from the chair and asked angrily: "It will not be to protect King Qing from being bewitched by others, you must have other purposes, otherwise, with your Ye Qing's temper, how can you be willing to make wedding dresses for others?" ”

Not far from the side, Mrs. Xin'an County, Yan Chengcheng, Zhong Silkworm, Mo Xiaobao and his wife, as well as the two brothers of the Ye family and the two sisters of the Zhao family, who were still making trouble just now, were silent in an instant, and they all dared not gasp to look at the pavilion.

Ye Qing glanced at the distance not far away from the moment's silence, and asked with a smile without any anxiety: "Judging from your Zhao Shichun's gossip thoughts, how many people in my house can be called hostess?" ”

"Three, what's wrong?" Zhao Shichun replied coldly: "One Bai Chun, the other Yan Chengcheng, and Zhong ...... Clear. You...... Is it for Zhong Qing? ”

Seeing Ye Qing nodding with a smile, Zhao Shichun bent down a little incredibly, looked at Ye Qing's face, and said in surprise: "You went around in such a big circle, just for Zhong Qing?" Is it because of the things that Jiankang did back then? ”

"I don't want her to have any more accidents, she witnessed the great change back then, although she never said how she felt afterwards, but I think that the feeling of watching her parents die tragically but being powerless, I'm afraid not many people are willing to let such a tragedy happen to them. After the Jiankang incident, she stayed alone in Yangzhou for three years, and although I came occasionally, it was obviously difficult to soothe the pain in her heart with such comfort. There's not much I can do for the woman I love, and if I can't help with this matter, how can I talk about love? Ye Qing's eyes were bright, and he looked at Zhao Shichun honestly and said.

In the face of Ye Qing's honesty, Zhao Shichun sat on the chair and began to mumble: "I dare to guarantee that today's King Qing will definitely think that what you do is all for his good, but who knows, you are just for a woman!" ”

"Therefore, you are not suitable for being above the court, just be your rich prince in a down-to-earth manner, above the court, I am afraid that you can be gnawed by people like you, and there are not even bones left." Ye Qing sighed, he didn't know in his heart, it was just that these things happened to happen together, if they were all separate and independent things, Ye Qing was not sure, whether he would focus more on Zhong Qing or more on the court battle.

Looking at Ye Qing, who looked a little emotional, Zhao Shichun was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "No, I have to comb it well after I go back, why did I fall for you back then, why did I follow you with all my heart, I don't remember what you did to me that moved me...... ”

"Stop, stop, stop...... stop talking, I'm going to get goosebumps if I keep talking, it's disgusting." Ye Qing said with a disgusted face, what Zhao Shichun said just now, if it was a woman, he might still be willing to listen, but if a big man said this, Ye Qing really just wanted to vomit.

Zhao Shichun, who didn't notice what he said just now, glanced at Ye Qing blankly, and then began to comb from the beginning, what did Ye Qing do when he first met Ye Qing, and then in the process of being so familiar with him now, why did he die for him and trust him!