The taxes, grain, cloth, armor and other things of the Song Dynasty can only account for one-twelfth of the north, and even since Qian Xiangzu was appointed as the secretary of the military department, the resources that the three major protectors of the northern land can obtain from the imperial court military department are also very limited.

As for the resources of grain, silver, cloth and other resources through the imperial court are very limited, and the way to reach the north, many of these eleven miles are through underground transactions into the north, and this is also the purpose of the existence of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce.

The importance of Yangzhou in the north and Ye Qing is self-evident, and the importance of Yan Chengcheng in Ye Qing is even more self-evident.

The reason why Beidi could not get more support from the imperial court, and even the reason why the allocation of the household department is decreasing more and more is naturally related to the struggle above the court today.

Now that Han Yanxuan has been ambushed, the original theoretical three-legged stand has also become a dispute between the two heroes, and Shi Miyuan's various constraints on the north will only be reduced more severely in the future.

After all, the north is not as rich as the south, and the war is under fire all the year round, although it does not disturb the order of the people and life, but the war on the frontier costs money like flowing water.

Especially with the establishment of the three major metropolitan protectorates, as well as the requirements of the northern land for recruiting troops and expanding the army, the current northern land not only has to reduce the tax pressure of the people after the flooding of the Yellow River, but also be able to deal with all the pressures of the capital protectorate to expand the army.

The problem of the officials has been solved, bypassing the officials and directly submitting it to the Holy Emperor for approval, which can be regarded as helping Ye Qing solve the urgent need, but the next series of problems still require Ye Qing to rack his brains and seek for the north above the court.

But in fact, for Ye Qing, who is now confined to the palace by the imperial court and unable to go to the palace, let alone go to the court, it has become a new problem waiting for him to solve.

So at the moment, the most anxious people due to the situation in the north are Ye Qing, as well as Zhao Kai, the king of Qing, and Zhao Shichun, the prince of Chongguo, who are also in Lin'an.

Compared with the strangers to Lin'an now, the two of them are more familiar with everything in the Northland. But the so-called seven-rank official in front of the prime minister, because of all kinds of things in the north, finally let Zhao Kai, the king of Qing, and Zhao Shichun, the prince of Chongguo, see the warmth and coldness of the people in the officialdom of Lin'an.

Above the court, because the two of them have been in the north for many years, they are now quite respected by some court officials, but this respect is just some superficial articles, once they enter the actual problem, it is finally for the two royal clans to know what is warm and cold.

No matter what it is, as long as it is involved in the Northland, then the officials who were originally enthusiastic and respectful to the two of them will immediately become a pool of stagnant water, no matter what the two of them say, it is just a perfunctory thing, or this is it...... It still needs to be considered in the long run, or it is to faintly let the two of them go to the Shifu to go around more, in short...... In practical matters, the officials they have come into contact with will give them the impression that they are looking at him left and right.

In this way, King Qing and Chongguo Gong were in Lin'an for many days, but they did not help Beidi solve any problems at all.

Because Ye Qing was grounded by the imperial court, it was not easy for the two of them to disturb Ye Qing, but without Ye Qing's advice, they wanted to rely on the two of them to run in Lin'an alone and solve many problems for the north.

Three or four days of running made the two of them gain nothing, the original self-confidence when they left the north, now replaced by more and more depression, plus Shi Miyuan and the two of them a few days ago said that the death of the emperor, and Ye Qing has many problems, making the two in Lin'an not like two royal relatives at all, more like two beggars who came back from the north, there is a feeling that the sky should not be called, and the earth will not return.

In the palace of Xin'an County, it is one of the few places where Zhao Kai, the king of Qing, and Zhao Shichun, the prince of Chongguo, can enter and exit in Lin'an openly and without fear of being criticized by others.

is different from the current officialdom situation in the Northland, but if it is a real government affairs, then there will never be a scene like Lin'an, which pushes back and stops, and takes care of the left and right, and everything can be successfully completed in accordance with the procedures of the Northland today.

Zhao Shicheng accompanied the two of them to drink the wine in the cup, and also sighed, whether there were doubts about the death of the Emperor Taishang, whether it was related to Ye Qing, Zhao Shicheng did not seem to be biased towards the court, nor did he go to Ye Qing, standing on a fair standpoint, and told King Qing and Chongguo Gong everything he knew.

As for who is right and who is wrong, who is the traitor and who is the hero of the pacification of the traitor, Zhao Shicheng is also unclear in his heart, but in Zhao Shicheng's heart, he is more willing to believe Ye Qing's words, after all, he has stayed in Ye Mansion for a long time that night.

is also a clan, Zhao Shicheng and King Qing, Chongguo Gong treatment is very different, when the two have not yet gone to the north, although Chongguo Gong Zhao Shichun is the same as him Zhao Shicheng, not allowed to be reused by the court, and even as if forgotten, no one has ever paid attention to him.

But since Zhao Shichun and Ye Qing got to know each other, especially since he went to the Northland, whether it was above the court or in the royal family, the status and influence of Zhao Shichun, the prince of Chongguo, have been significantly improved.

For Zhao Shicheng, who is now only one Zhengsi Qing, just like Zhao Shicheng, who is sent by his idle post, even if he doesn't say it, he still feels that the royal family is not very fair to him in his heart.

So after Ye Qing helped the couple three times and twice, Zhao Shicheng's ambition began to grow slowly, and he also bet on Ye Qing instead of the emperor at a critical moment, so today's situation can be regarded as the right bet for him.

Although Ye Qing is now confined to the palace for self-examination, in Zhao Shicheng's opinion, as long as it takes some time, Ye Qing will really stand on top of the court, and even if he can't stand on the court, then in the north, Ye Qing still has a status that is difficult for others to shake.

Although there is still turmoil in the Northland, no matter what, the Northland has been nominally ruled by the Song court officials for many years, which makes some people's ambitions begin to become bigger and bigger, and they are no longer as they were when they were suppressed by the Jin people.

There are many people who want to show their ambitions and ambitions, especially in the situation that the north is becoming more and more stable and the power is rising, the Song people only want to stick to the south of the Yangtze River, and the mentality of not allowing the Jin people to continue to go south has also begun to change, and their eyes to the north have become more and more firm.

The situation in the great era has been reversed, and the Song court is no longer the Song court that was passively beaten, naturally, whether it is the people or the officials, the confidence and enthusiasm in the bottom of their hearts have gradually become dominant again, so that people begin to yearn for the day when the Song court can restore the territory of the year.

In more than ten years and nearly twenty years, Ye Qing has gone from a young man to a middle-aged person, and the court has already changed a generation of people, even if the imperial court has not yet undergone a fundamental change in national policy in this matter, but this does not mean that the hearts of the people and officials will not change.

The stability of the northern land will naturally bring strong self-confidence to the people of the Song Dynasty, and this is beneficial to Ye Qing, for Zhao Shicheng, it is naturally the best time to seize the opportunity, he also wants to show his ambitions, instead of wasting his good years as before, watching the lives of others become more and more valuable, and he is as always.

"Maybe you can ask Master Ye how the two of you should behave in Lin'an right now." Zhao Shicheng put down his wine glass, and began to give advice to King Qing and Chongguo Gong with a calm expression.

"I've thought about it like this, but what about Lord Ye's current situation in Lin'an...... The two of us couldn't make up our minds. In such a situation, Lord Ye is closed, and if the two of us go to Ye Mansion...... Will it affect Lord Ye? King Qing said with some hesitation.

Chongguo Gong also felt the same way: "The two of us are not afraid of being implicated by Lord Ye. But...... To put it mildly, now the two of us have watched the Northland step by step to today, we don't want to see the people of the Northland fall into turmoil again, after all, it is the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, and it is also the people of my Great Song Dynasty, even if Lord Ye can't control the Northland, and we should do our part for the stability of the Northland. ”

"The door of Lord Ye's mansion is closed...... But according to my guess, it shouldn't be a problem for Lord Ye to walk around in Lin'an at will, right? What's more, will Lord Ye really stay in the mansion and not go anywhere? Although the court is not in ruins now, but because of the impact of the Emperor Taishang incident and the chaos of the traitor Han Yanxuan, the court has not yet been completely stabilized, is Lord Ye really relieved to watch Shi Miyuan become big on top of the court alone? Zhao Shicheng said contemplatively.

"What do you mean?" King Qing and Chongguo Gong glanced at each other, and faintly felt that Zhao Shicheng seemed to have a countermeasure.

"Let's see if I can invite Lord Ye to my house, maybe it will be better. Over the years, Lord Ye has not come to my house a few times, and for the two of us, Lord Ye is like our benefactor. Zhao Shicheng's evaluation of Ye Qing made King Qing and Zhao Shichun a little shocked.

The two of them had heard about Zhao Shicheng and Tang Wan for a long time, but these were just personal matters of their children's lovers, and the two of them were not easy to ask.

And when the three members of the clan were discussing how to hand over the invitation to Ye Qing, Ye Qing also returned to the mansion from the third aunt's tavern, looking at the Yangguan outside that was gradually slanting westward, and walked towards the backyard with a slight sigh.

Zhong Silkworm followed behind, and he reported to Ye Qing all the actions of King Qing and Chongguo Gong in Lin'an in the past few days, including eating in front of the mansions of some officials.

Zhong Qing in the hall also looked at Ye Qing intently, these days are like doing nothing, so after hearing Zhong Silkworm's report to Ye Qing, she also wants to know how to help King Qing and Chongguo Gong open up the situation of Lin'an when he can't deal with the officials in the officialdom, so that the two of them can sincerely do something for the north.

"The key is not in Lin'an, but in the palace, King Qing and Chongguo Gong have found the wrong direction." Ye Qing shook his head, and the four words that he couldn't use were the second comments in his heart on King Qing and Chongguo Gong.

"Why?" Zhong Qing also felt a little inexplicable.

"The Northland is now focused on the three major capital protectorates, and now the major capital protectors of the three major capital protectors are all led by the current crown prince. In Lin'an, just by virtue of their clan status and their current status in the Northland, how could these officials in Lin'an offend Shi Miyuan in order to help them? The officialdom is full of people, who can't see that the situation in the north is becoming more and more constrained because of the constraints of the household department and Shi Miyuan? So Shi Miyuan didn't nod, who would dare to go against Shi Miyuan in the court now? Ye Qing said calmly.

"But the crown prince is only a remote leader in the three major capitals, and King Qing and the Duke of Chongguo can't ...... in the north."

"The crown prince is going to succeed to the throne after all, and in the name of the prince's mansion to seek benefits for the north, in Lin'an, you can completely bypass Shi Miyuan's criticism, isn't it? Even if it is impossible to bypass it all, the little mission that King Qing and Chongguo Gong want to do for the north is no problem at all. And in this way, you can also win a good reputation in front of the prince, why not? Ye Qing raised his eyebrows and asked.

Zhong Qing looked at Ye Qing with a helpless expression, and faintly felt that what Ye Qing said was reasonable, but she also felt that behind Ye Qing's words, there must be other secrets that she couldn't figure out for the time being.

However, Zhong Qing is Zhong Qing after all, and Zhong Da Beauty's Lan Xinhui is not a day or two, so she pondered for a moment, and immediately sensed Ye Qing's purpose, and after signaling Zhong Silkworm to go down, after only the two of them were left in the hall, Zhong Qing got up and walked to Ye Qing: "Do you want to use this to get close to the prince?" ”

Ye Qing raised his head and looked at Zhong Qing with some surprise, while Zhong Damei continued calmly: "The queen has always prevented you from contacting the prince, and even not let the two of you meet at all, now that the emperor has died, you must take precautions and take the lead in the future court dispute, so ...... You have to have a relationship with the prince, and even if you can't, you have to let the prince know that you exist. ”

"The prince was young at the time, and it has been many years since Yujinyuan met that time, and now it is unknown whether the prince still remembers you Ye Qing. So you will never let Shi Miyuan leave too deep an impression in front of the prince, and you will not know the existence of your Ye Qing. Li Fengniang asked for the title of the three major capital protectors of the north for the crown prince, and similarly, she also gave the north the mark of the Song court, and ...... If you don't get close to the crown prince, then once something happens to the future crown prince in the northland, there will be a direct conflict between you and the crown prince? The more Zhong Qing guessed according to her own thoughts, the more scared and scary she felt.

It was just a good time to escape from the net of the Emperor Taishang, and now there seems to be a big net scattered against Ye Qing.

"Why are you so smart?" Ye Qing reached out to pull Zhong Qing's hand, but Zhong Qing threw him away.

"Do you think so?" Zhong Qing asked in confirmation.

"It's not that I want to think like that, but ...... This is bound to be the case as the situation evolves. The saint ignores the government and politics, which official of the Great Song Dynasty does not know? Now that the emperor has passed away, the prince is now twelve years old, and it won't take three or five years, no matter what the saint is today, with Li Fengniang's heart, can't you see it? At that time, it will inevitably instigate the holy Zen throne, and then let the crown prince succeed to the throne, so that it is in line with her Li Fengniang's ambitions, isn't it? Ye Qing took Zhong Qing's hand again, Zhong Qing looked at the little Zhong Ye who saw that there were no outsiders in the hall, and there was no little Zhong Ye who would come out at that moment to make her embarrassed, so she sat on Ye Qing's lap half-pushed and half-pushed, but her expression was extremely vigilant, always ready to jump down to avoid suspicion, so as not to be caught by her son.

"The queen still wants to put you in ...... Is she still finished? When you have something, you open your mouth, and when you have nothing to do, you will watch you fall into a desperate situation....... Zhong Qing, a great beauty, is rarely upset for Ye Qing, and similarly, it is even more difficult to understand the unclear relationship between Ye Qing and Li Fengniang that no one can figure out.

"I'm afraid I'm going to die in this life, even if I'm ...... I don't know what she's trying to do, whether she wants me to live more or die more. Ye Qing sighed, this confused account between him and Li Fengniang may really only end after a person completely disappears from this world.