Since Ye Qing returned to Lin'an, it was like Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm who had evaporated for many days out of thin air, and finally appeared in the apricot garden.

Zhu Ye'er had just served Ye Qing and changed into an elegant scribe's Confucian shirt, which made Ye Qing's whole person look personable and quite modest and gentlemanly.

Carefully examined the Confucian shirt on Ye Qing's body up and down, afraid that something was wrong, but Ye Qing was also leisurely, letting Zhu Ye'er help him continue to tidy up his clothes.

"You don't understand that, do you?" When Ye Qing asked why Zhu Ye'er wanted to change into a scribe's Confucian shirt, he said lightly: "Because only in this way can I think from the perspective of a literati, or a civil official like Shi Miyuan who likes intrigue and trickery." ”

"That's ...... Can you guess what Shi Miyuan was thinking? Zhu Ye'er was a little dumbfounded, and asked with suspicion at the corner of her mouth.

"Not really, wouldn't I be omniscient in that case? The reason why I am like this is to ...... In order to....... King Yan stroked his chin, thought for a while, and said, "It's to find that sense of substitution for literati as officials, do you understand?" ”

Zhu Ye'er looked at Ye Qing and shook his head, while Yan Wang gently pinched Zhu Ye'er's white cheeks with some love, and continued: "I have been in the army for a long time, and I will go straight to the point of thinking about problems in my head. Only after dressing up as a scribe can you feel that you are ...... high. ”

Zhu Ye'er laughed unconsciously, and while continuing to arrange Ye Qing's clothes, she quipped: "In this court, if you talk about conspiracy and trickery, the slave maid doesn't think that Shi Mi is far more clever than you...... ”

"No, no, this so-called strategy is also divided into conspiracy and conspiracy, although the major affairs of the military country are used to the extreme, but if it is sinister and cunning, fanning the flames, the military ministers will be far inferior to the civilian officials. After all, people are people with a belly full of ink, and we are people who are used to holding knives and guns, and we are still somewhat aware. Ye Qing said disapprerovingly.

Li Fengniang worships the Buddha three days a day, so at this moment she has entered the meditation room again, Ye Qing is waiting for Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm to arrive, and suddenly changed into a scribe's outfit, not only did it make the bamboo leaf that he had dressed for him feel a little awkward, but even Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm, who had just stepped into the main hall, thought that they had found the wrong person when they saw Ye Qing for the first time.

The two people who came in together nodded to Zhu Ye'er to say hello, and then sat down on the other side.

After the palace maid brought the tea, she was signaled by Zhu Ye'er to exit the hall, and when she was about to leave, she was left behind by Ye Qing, obviously not planning to hide anything from Zhu Ye'er.

"Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui, now he is very close to the quasi-national abbot Yan Keji, and almost every few nights will get together for a banquet, and several times, it is the two of them together, and there is no Shi Miyuan and other henchmen." Zhong Silkworm put down the teacup and said to Ye Qing's inquiring gaze.

"At first, I thought it was when the quasi-national abbot Yan Keji wanted to marry his daughter through the Holy Lord, so he would stammer and curry favor with the sect Zhao Shikui, but after observing it in the past few days, the last general thought that it was better to say that the two of them coincided, or that they smelled the same. It seems that there are some things, and the two are still deliberately hiding Shi Miyuan and others. Mo Xiaobao continued.

Ye Qing frowned slightly, obviously the scribe Confucian shirt that he had just changed into didn't help him a little: "Could it be that Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui wants to tie Yan Keji?" After all, in a few days, Yan Keji will be the head of the country, and in terms of status, he is not inferior to his clan at all, right? ”

Although this is the case, after observing in the past few days, it can be seen that Yan Keji has actually taken the initiative to invite Rong Guogong more often. Therefore, the last general thought that it was not very likely that Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui was stammering Yan Keji, but it could not be denied that the two of them had been together for a while, and they must be plotting something. Mo Xiaobao said.

Ye Qing put down the teacup and sighed slightly, and before he could speak, he heard Zhu Ye'er next to him whisper: "Maybe it's ...... Because Rong Guogong is now quite trusted by the saints, so Yan Keji wants to have a relationship with Rong Guogong? ”

Ye Qing glanced at Zhu Ye'er lightly, and then did not respond to Zhu Ye'er's words, lowered his head slightly and thought for a while, and said, "What about the palace?" ”

"The two Zuo brothers didn't find anything abnormal." This time, Zhong Silkworm was silent for a moment before speaking.

And Mo Xiaobao's expression became a little dignified, subconsciously playing with the teacup in his hand, shaking his head and muttering: "I always feel that the Zuo brothers are not very trustworthy anymore, but as for what reason, I don't know, but I feel that the two of them seem to be different from before." ”

Zhong Silkworm said with a smile: "How many years have passed, not to mention that the two of them have always been in the position of the front division of the palace and the commander of the guard department, even if they are smoked, they must have a little bit of officialdom on their bodies now, right?" ”

"But why don't you have that habit? Also, don't you think that the eyes of the Zuo brothers are ...... than they remember. Mo Xiaobao still said with some caution.

Zhu Ye'er glanced at Ye Qing, who was smiling and silent, and saw that Ye Qing didn't speak, so she didn't know how to explain Mo Xiaobao's suspicion of the Zuo brothers.

Zhong Silkworm's words still sounded in his ears: "After all, the Zuo brothers were brought up by King Yan, and for so many years, they have been following the Queen Mother to do their duty, I don't see anything unusual about them." ”

"How long has it been since the Queen Mother summoned the Zuo brothers?" Ye Qing stroked his chin, and when Zhong Silkworm and Mo Xiaobao were arguing, he looked at Zhu Ye'er next to him and asked.

Zhu Ye'er turned her head slightly and thought about it, and then said seriously: "Since the Queen Mother worshipped the Buddha, I haven't summoned the two of them again." And...... Moreover, after the Holy Emperor ascended the throne, the number of times the Queen Mother summoned the two of them in the first two years was also extremely limited. ”

Ye Qing nodded silently, and then asked Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm, "What about Shi Miyuan?" ”

"It's always been like that, like a big girl with yellow flowers, and the door doesn't go out of the door." Zhong Silkworm spread his hands and said.

Ye Qing nodded again, and Zhu Ye'er next to him said: "Since you were named the King of Yan by the Holy Lord, Shi Miyuan once wanted to resign and retire on the grounds of poor health in the court, but was rejected by the Saint. So that's when it started...... Shi Miyuan also began the practice of the ten-day dynasty, which was specially approved by the saint. ”

"When Shi Miyuan resigned, was it that as soon as he said it, the officials above the court began to loudly retain him? Are there still people shouting above the court that the Great Song Dynasty can't do without him as a pillar? The corners of Ye Qing's mouth pulled out a smile and said.

Zhu Ye'er nodded and said, "This is inevitable, after all, whether it is the saint or the court, there are many places that still rely on Shi Miyuan." Although there is still the right phase to stay upright,

But now almost everyone in the court knows that Liuzheng is now thinking more about how to return to his hometown safely, so he is no longer as serious and focused on court affairs as before. Especially since Han Yanjia was appointed as the secretary of the Criminal Department, Liuzheng seems to have noticed something, and the whole person looks like he has no desires and no desires, and he is no longer like before, and occasionally because of political disagreements, he will argue with Shi Miyuan in front of other officials in the court. Now almost all of them are decided by Shi Miyuan alone, and he almost has no opinions. ”

"It's just a matter of retreating." Ye Qing sighed slightly: "I was named King of Yan, which naturally made Shi Miyuan feel uncomfortable, so he wanted to resign and retire on the grounds of poor health, and the real purpose was to test the saint's trust in me and his dependence on him." If the Holy One doesn't keep him, then there will be other officials who keep him, so he won't lose anything. And if the Holy Lord is retained, then he will be able to see from it how much the Holy Lord trusts me Ye Qing, and how much the Holy Lord may rely on me in the future. ”

"I didn't get it too clear." Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm asked a little blankly.

Zhu Ye'er pursed her lips unconsciously, and explained on the side: "What King Yan means is that Shi Miyuan's resignation and retreat is to test the importance of his position with King Yan in the heart of the saint. If the Holy Lord allowed him to resign and go into hiding, it means that the Holy Lord is likely to entrust King Yan with important responsibilities after he resigns and retires, then he needs to stay in the court with the help of hundreds of officials, and then try to figure out how to reverse the situation next. And if the saint rejects his resignation and retreat, it is enough to prove the importance of his Shi Miyuan to the court and the saint, and it can be seen that in the heart of the saint, at least his status with King Yan can be equal, and even his Shi Miyuan is more important. In this way, he can test the status of King Yan in the heart of the saint, and he will be able to truthfully grasp the medicine according to the prescription to continue to compete with King Yan in the court. ”

That is to say, no matter what the result is, his position as the left minister will be extremely secure, the Holy Lord will allow it, and some officials will call for it, so he will continue to stay in the position of the left minister. The saint refused, and the status of King Yan was at most equal to him in the saint's heart, so he could have less worries if he played tricks. Mo Xiaobao was a little stunned: "Speaking of which, isn't it using the saint?" Isn't the ultimate goal still on King Yan? ”

"Exactly." Ye Qing said with some regret: "So the scene when we returned to Lin'an can be regarded as the first dismount that Shi Miyuan gave me, and what is even more ingenious is that in the eyes of outsiders, this is the discord between the monarch and the minister between me Ye Qing and the Holy Lord, but it has nothing to do with him Shi Miyuan." Even I suspect that the saint still doesn't know that he has been cleverly used by Shi Miyuan. ”

"The Dali envoy group can be called the second problem that Shi Miyuan left for you?" Zhong Silkworm also suddenly realized at this time.

"It's not clear if it's the second, but it's definitely one of them, and it won't be the last." Ye Qing said with a slight sigh.

The reason why Ye Qing has always been more passive is because he is very different from Shi Miyuan, Shi Miyuan can put all his attention on Ye Qing alone, while Ye Qing pays more attention to Ziqi, Luodian, Dali and even the Mongolian envoys, as well as the Jin envoys.

So this is also why, Shi Miyuan has always been able to hide in the shadows, instigating others to be enemies with Ye Qing, and even stealing the chapter, causing Zhao Kuo's dissatisfaction with Ye Qing, and then using it.

Of course, at this time, whether it was Ye Qing or Shi Miyuan, they didn't know the real reason why Zhao Kuo was dissatisfied with Ye Qing, and it had little to do with the lost canta, it was entirely because in Zhao Kuo's view, Ye Qing took advantage of the fact that he was in the Jin Kingdom, used and coerced him Zhao Kuo, and had to be named the king of Yan from afar, and now that it has been spread in the palace, Ye Qing used a series of actions by Lin'an Wen people to build momentum for himself before the Northern Expedition, which made Zhao Kuo extremely angry with Ye Qing.

Zhao Kuo is still a teenager after all, and for a teenager, especially a young king, the strongest thing in him is obviously not ability, but the invisible self-esteem.

In Zhao Kuo's opinion, as a saint today, he should be smarter than any courtier, but he didn't expect that the cleverness he thought he thought was always used by Ye Qing and led by others, so for a young king, even more than some court affairs, he felt angry.

Ye Qing got up slowly, waved his hand to the three people who got up with him at the same time, and then motioned to find the Empress Dowager Li Fengniang, so the three of them stayed in the hall, staring at each other for a while.

In the end, Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm still chose to leave, they have followed Ye Qing for many years, and they can still see that now in the current situation in Lin'an, Ye Qing is still somewhat anxious because of these complicated situations, so as the commanders of the Flower Plantation Army, they naturally have the responsibility to help Ye Qing find out more about the secrets and conspiracies hidden behind Lin'an while protecting Ye Qing.

Ye Qing pushed the door into the extremely simple meditation room, the blue brick and green tile meditation room looked out of place in the luxurious apricot garden, and even the wooden door that Ye Qing pushed open looked a little simple.

The meditation room is not big, and the postures of the Buddha statues in it are different, but they are also solemn and solemn, which makes this simple meditation room look quite clean.

Li Fengniang didn't expect that Ye Qing, who had never believed in Buddhism, would break in, and she knelt on the futon, looking at Ye Qing who walked in with a hint of surprise on her face, and then motioned for Ye Qing to kneel on another yellow futon.

But Ye Qing shook his head, still standing in the center of the room, his eyes unscrupulously looking at the simple layout in the simple meditation room.

"Can the Zuo brothers still be trusted? Do they have the trust of the Holy Beings? Ye Qing was dressed in a scribe and Confucian shirt, which looked a little weird in Li Fengniang's eyes at the moment, but compared to Ye Qing's somewhat unexpected outfit, she cared more about Ye Qing's suspicion of the Zuo brothers.

"Do you suspect that the Zuo brothers stole your share of the piece?" Li Fengniang frowned slightly, and her voice was very soft in the meditation room, as if she was afraid of disturbing the few majestic Buddha statues she offered.

"Is the Qinzheng Hall a place where any palace maid or eunuch can enter at will?" Ye Qing said with his hands behind his back, his eyes looking directly at the solemn Buddha statues.

In Li Fengniang's eyes, Ye Qing looked at the Buddha statue without the slightest awe and respect, and even with some unscrupulousness.

"Naturally, I can't." Li Fengniang was slightly dissatisfied with Ye Qing's attitude towards the Buddha statues in front of her, but obviously she also knew Ye Qing's character, so she did not ask Ye Qing to be as pious and awe-inspiring as she was for these Buddha statues.

"That's it. If it is the front division of the temple

Someone took the opportunity to enter, and it was not difficult to take a piece of music. What's more, this kind of music is sent directly to the Qinzheng Palace, and it will not pass through the Zhongshu Gate at all, so there is no way to find it, if it is stolen, it is equivalent to this music has not existed, right? Ye Qing's gaze wandered over each Buddha statue.

"But...... Don't forget, there are already two palace maids and a eunuch...... has passed away, so this matter will never have anything to do with the front division of the palace. Li Fengniang frowned.

"Those two palace maids and eunuchs, are they the palace maids and eunuchs of the Qinzheng Palace? If so, I believe they stole the movement without conclusive evidence, but if not...... How did they get into the Hall of Diligence? And who is behind it? Ye Qing turned his head to look at Li Fengniang and asked.

Li Fengniang bit her lip unconsciously, looked at Ye Qing with some hesitation, thought for a while, and said, "No matter who is behind it, I will give you a satisfactory explanation of this matter." But it is impossible for the Zuo brothers to have two hearts. ”

Ye Qing was a little surprised by Li Fengniang's determination of the Zuo brothers, and sighed slightly and said: "Don't forget, you know people and faces, but you don't know your heart, in the past few years, you have been ignoring their existence, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be tempted and co-opted by others, and they will be ...... by high-ranking officials." ”

"Kuo'er won't win people from me, what's more, he knows better than anyone who I, as a mother, am doing all this for." Li Fengniang was a little impatient in her heart, and she was unwilling to talk about those intrigues in front of these solemn Buddha statues: "If you have any questions, it's not too late to talk about them after I finish worshipping the Buddha." If you don't believe in Buddhism and don't respect it, if you come here, it's simply a blasphemy against the Buddha. ”

"Blasphemy? I haven't done anything, so why blaspheme? Besides, just because you don't believe it on the surface doesn't mean you don't believe it in your heart. Ye Qing touched his nose, and only then did he realize that Li Fengniang's attitude towards the Buddha was so pious.

And Li Fengniang looked at Ye Qing's disrespectful attitude at all, so she began to give an eviction order again, asking Ye Qing to go out quickly.

"Whether you believe in Buddhism or not, this is not the place you came from, and I will discuss it with you after I finish worshipping the Buddha. And also....... Li Fengniang, who got up from the futon, looked at Ye Qing, who was unconcerned, and sighed helplessly: "Don't exert the coercion of your Yan King on the Zuo brothers, even if I don't expect them to do anything now, but Kuo'er now has a lot of trust in them, and Kuo'er's wedding is imminent, I don't want any accidents to happen during this period." And then there'...... I don't want the relationship between you and the two of you to continue to deteriorate because of the matter of the Zuo brothers, do you understand? ”

Ye Qing's heart sighed slightly, Li Fengniang's current attention and trust in the Zuo brothers obviously came largely from the fact that the two of them were highly valued by Zhao Kuo, and if he was suspicious of the Zuo brothers, or if he was an enemy, it would naturally be equivalent to offending Zhao Kuo, the emperor.

"Why did you suddenly believe in Buddhism?" Ye Qing diverted the topic and asked, it seemed that he didn't intend to leave immediately.

Looking at Ye Qing, who didn't plan to leave, Li Fengniang could only sigh helplessly, glanced at Ye Qing angrily, and then looked at the solemn Buddha statues with great reverence, and turned around and said: "After fighting for power and profit for half a lifetime, I found out in the end that all this is just a passing cloud, the so-called power, glory and wealth, life does not bring death and does not take away." What's more, I, Li Fengniang, have been in this half of my life...... is ashamed of the Zhao family, and now it is just a ...... of hope. ”

Ye Qing didn't wait for Li Fengniang to finish speaking, so he reached out to grab Li Fengniang's hand, but Li Fengniang's reaction was like being bitten by a poisonous snake, and she quickly withdrew her hand, and then looked at Ye Qing with vigilance and indignation, and said angrily: "Can you be serious, this is the place of the Buddha Hall, pull and pull ......." ”

Ye Qing looked at Li Fengniang's appearance, and wanted to reach out and touch Li Fengniang's forehead to see if this girl was burnt and confused, he didn't object to believing in Buddhism and worshipping Buddha, but if he was addicted to it and couldn't extricate himself, or even lost his basic rational judgment, it would really be worth the loss.

Ye Qing spread his hands a little helplessly, looked at Li Fengniang, who was full of vigilance all over his body, and then looked at Li Fengniang and asked, "Dare to ask the Queen Mother, what is a Buddha?" ”

Then, without waiting for Li Fengniang, who was full of vigilance, to answer, Ye Qing said to himself: "Buddha is also a human being. Whether it is able to make you see clearly, or it can make you have compassion, but in short, a Buddha is both a Buddha and a human being. Look at the Buddha statues you have here, each of them has a different posture, and the gods are equipped with golden light, but have you thought about it? Are these different from people and similarities? ”

"What do you mean?" Li Fengniang's brows furrowed even deeper, but her eyes were still full of vigilance.

Ye Qing looked at Li Fengniang's vigilant appearance, and instantly made up his mind to destroy Li Fengniang's state of mind that he respected the Buddha excessively, and took two steps forward mysteriously, looking at Li Fengniang, who took two steps back because of this, he deliberately lowered his voice and said: "Mysterious! Nothing is to blame for the word mystery, once the secret behind it is solved, then everything will no longer be mysterious or sacred! ”

"Don't you understand?" Ye Qing looked at Li Fengniang, who was like a hen guarding her cubs and erected her whole body to guard against the feathers, and continued to say mysteriously: "Just like a person, after putting on bright clothes, you can't see whether he is poor or rich, and you can't see his status and power, but when you peel off those bright clothes and reveal a body that is exactly the same as an ordinary person, you will find that it is just an ordinary human body, and there is no mystery." And for the Buddha, the same is true, the Buddha has always been a positive person, how have you ever seen a Buddha statue with its back to the person? Why? Because behind every treasure and solemn Buddha statue, it is also extremely ordinary. And you...... It's just that I'm blinded and can't see the truth. Today I broke in to save you from the sea of suffering, so that you can understand that you are your own Buddha, your own god, your own master, you are electricity, you are light, you are the only mythical ....... ”

"Are you done talking nonsense!?" Li Fengniang didn't know when her head was already full of black lines, and a pair of eyes looked at Ye Qing coldly and asked coldly.

"Uh...... I'm done. ”

"Then get out of here!" Li Fengniang gritted her teeth and said.

Then King Yan smiled and waved his hand, and then walked out of the meditation room quickly.

It's just that after he left, Li Fengniang's heart couldn't calm down anymore, and Ye Qing's nonsense words seemed to have taken root in her heart, and they kept circling in her mind?

"Have you seen the back of the Buddha statue?" This sentence is like a spell, which makes Li Fengniang's heart full of curiosity at this moment, and she wants to walk over and see what is the difference behind each Buddha statue? Is it just like their front, the treasure is solemn, but also full of a mysterious atmosphere that makes people worship religiously.