In the past three days, Ye Qing has almost never left the house, and he has not even been to the front yard a few times.

If it weren't for thanking Yelu Yixue for escorting Yeluyue all the way to Jingzhao Mansion, Ye Qing would probably have been by Yeluyue's side, either the two of them were silently in a daze, or they showed each other a meaningful, even tacit smile.

Since Ye Qing came back, the most obvious change in Yeluyue is that she is silent, and she has maintained a kind attitude towards Bai Chun, the maids in the Red Mansion and other mansions, but whether it is Bai Chun or the Red Mansion, you can feel that Yeluyue in front of her is like an empty shell without a soul, as if her soul has been lost in the Liao Kingdom.

Ye Qing came here for three days, and what she thought about the most in her mind was: if Ye Luyue asked him to help her restore the country, how would she answer.

But fortunately, even in Yeluyue's meaningful smile, Yeluyue never mentioned the Liao State, as if the Liao State still existed in the Western Regions, and as if the pain of the Liao State's demise had been forgotten by Yeluyue.

Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan are cunning and cunning, and the city government is even deeper, so in the past few days, they have not looked for Ye Qing once.

As for Xingqing Marquis Li An'an, at this time, he was even more uneasy, Ye Qing had just returned to Jingzhao Mansion on the day of the celebration banquet, he used the strength of the wine to cry a lot, and after waking up on the second day, he recalled it, making Li An'an regret it and wanted to crash to death on the wall.

So in the past few days, Li An'an, who has been worried, is afraid that Ye Qing will find him to settle the account of the celebration banquet that night, where would he dare to take the initiative to visit Ye Qing.

Qingwang Zhao Kai, Chongguo Gong Zhao Shichun, and Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui, the three of them have also closed the door of the mansion for the past three days, of course, the contacts between the three of them are naturally not counted in it, the reason why this is so, everyone knows that in the lively Chang'an City of Yuanri, what they are most afraid of at this time is the visit of Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan.

This is the north after all, after all, it is the territory of Ye Qing's hands, when Ye Qing has not returned to Chang'an from the Yanzhou front, the three of King Qing did not dare to blatantly communicate with Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan, and now with Ye Qing's return to Chang'an City, the three of them are eager to draw the boundary more clearly with Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan.

Whether it is King Qing or Chongguo Gong, who have been in the Northland for the past few years, although they have made a lot of efforts in the Northland over the years, and have also used their royal identity and influence to help Ye Qing justifiably stabilize the hearts of the people in the Northland, but for some reason, they have always been unable to determine very confidently that the current Northland is the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, but as time goes by, the feeling that the Northland belongs to Ye Qing is becoming stronger and more obvious.

In the past few years, what has surprised Zhao Kai, the king of Qing, and Zhao Shichun, the prince of Chongguo, is that as their dispatch to pacify the people in the north has deepened, they have slowly realized that in addition to their two sects in the north, there are still ...... Several clans that were captured by the Jin people to the Jin State back then helped Ye Qing to appease the people in Bianjing Road, Shandong Road and other places.

"Ningfu Emperor Ji Zhao Zhu, Huafu Emperor Ji Zhao Yue, Chunfu Emperor Ji Zhao Ling, Wen Guogong Zhao Dong, Yiguo Gong Zhao Tong, Changguo Gong Zhao Shan, and Ningguo Gong Zhao Xun A total of seven people, now Yiguo Gong Zhao Tong, died of illness in Kaifeng last year, and the remaining six people are still in the state capitals, all of them enjoy the gift of the Guogong, and they are quite prestigious in the local area, and they have also won the hearts of the people in recent years." Chongguo Gong Zhao Shichun looked at Zhao Shikui and Zhao Kai with some solemnity, sighed slightly and said, "But it's not very clear whether their affairs in the state capitals of the Northland are related to Ye Qing." Naturally, we can't be completely sure whether their identities are true or not. ”

Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui nodded slightly, looked at King Qing who did not speak, and then sighed: "I don't know if you two still remember Ye Qing's first imperial mission back then...... What is it? ”

"It is said that it was sent by Emperor Gaozong, and Ye Qing led the Imperial City Division to the north secretly because of this, and it is said that he once went to Sizhou and other places." King Qing only picked up at this time and continued: "But these are all the private affairs of Emperor Gaozong back then, we can't catch the suspicion of chasing the wind and shadows, Changguo Gong, Ningfu Emperor Ji and others were rescued by Ye Qing at that time." Let alone...... Even the ...... that Ye Qing saved. King Qing looked a little helpless and said: "But after all, we are a member of our clan, no matter what angle we are standing from right now, we can't criticize Ye Qingcai." ”

"Since Ye Qing took charge of the Imperial City Division, the Jin people have secretly sent the clan to the south twice, and it is not clear what the purpose is, but these two things are true. Ye Qing also went to Jiaxing Mansion, and then the envoys of the Jin envoy group disappeared in Jiaxing Mansion. Emperor Taishang has always believed that Sizhou and Jiaxing are inseparable from Ye Qing. "Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui, this time I came to Jingzhao Mansion to naturally come to the will of the Emperor Gushan.

As for the real purpose of letting Zhao Shikui come to Jingzhao Mansion, he hoped that King Qing and Chongguo Gong could think about the royal clan and the Great Song Dynasty, and with them having been with Ye Qing for a long time, they would know more things

The reason for the love can find some of Ye Qing's disloyalty to the imperial court.

The territory of the north is now gradually becoming more and more stable in Ye Qing's hands, and the counterattack of the Jin people has never been able to cross the Yellow River again and break through Ye Qing's defense line, so as time goes by, the emperor Zhao Yan, who originally regarded the north as a hot potato, also began to hope that the territory of the north could be truly included in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty during his lifetime.

As soon as Zhao Yan ascended the throne, he wanted to regain the territory in the Northern Expedition, but the Song army at that time disappointed him one after another, and each Northern Expedition was either defeated by the Jin people or defeated by internal strife between his own people.

In short, Zhao Yan's Northern Expedition can be described as a Northern Expedition where his heart is higher than the sky, his life is thinner than paper, and he is full of hope every time, and then he returns disappointed every time.

Zhao Yan never believed in Ye Qing's loyalty to the Song court, even if Ye Qing was truly loyal to the imperial court, but as the commander of the Imperial City Division, as well as the control of the Huainan East Road and the control of the northern land for so many years, he could easily weave all kinds of evidence against Ye Qing no matter what.

Whether it is corruption, perversion of the law, dereliction of duty, or even rebellion and other crimes, in Zhao Yan's opinion, Ye Qing, who started as the deputy commander of the Imperial City Division, cannot be clean and without the slightest flaw no matter what.

So the only difficulty is that with Ye Qing's strength and huge influence in the Northland now, does anyone dare to blatantly stand up and impeach Ye Qing.

Whether it is Shi Miyuan or Han Yanxuan, although they are embarrassed by Ye Qing everywhere in the court, and there are imperial historians and officials impeaching Ye Qing every day, but in Zhao Yan's eyes, these two people are not really doing this for the sake of the court, it is completely for their own interests and power ambitions, so they will be embarrassed with Ye Qing everywhere.

This is of course an important point worthy of Zhao Yan's use, but as the so-called: people are old treacherous, horses are old and slippery, and now Zhao Yan, who has already reached his twilight years, knows that his time is short, but he wants to leave a strong mark on the Zhao and Song clans and history books.

On the premise of knowing that time is running out, compared to death, Zhao Yan obviously cares more about being able to do something for the Zhao Song clan in his twilight years, and leave a mark in the history books for future generations to worship.

Therefore, Zhao Yan would rather offend Ye Qing and pull him off the horse before he died, rather than let Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan be beautiful in front of him, so that the court will become the court of Shi and Han.

Of course, in Zhao Yan's opinion, there is no worst or best result, in the end, whether he buries Ye Qing or Ye Qing buries him, it is actually his ultimate goal.

As soon as Ye Qing died, the northern land would naturally return to the imperial court, and the Jin people were obviously unable to cross the Yellow River again, with the current prosperity of the Song court and the confidence of the northern land, Zhao Yan also believed that without Ye Qing's northern land, it was completely possible to hold the Jin people to go south again.

"Emperor Taishang means ......." Chongguo Gong swallowed his saliva a little nervously, his face became a little pale, his legs trembled involuntarily under the table, and he stammered, "Tai...... The Emperor wants to ...... Want Ye Qing's ...... Life? What about the Northlands? ”

King Qing's face also became a little stiff because of nervousness, and his heart was beating violently, as if it would jump out of his throat in the next moment, he thought about many possibilities, but never thought that his father wanted to ...... Kill Ye Qing!

He couldn't believe this crazy idea! How is this possible? The consequences of killing Ye Qing, can Song Ting really bear it now?

"If not......." Because of the nervousness that Qingwang Zhao Kai and Chongguo Gong Zhao Shichun involuntarily showed, Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui also became nervous, although he had never had anything to do with Ye Qing, but Ye Qing's everything he did was clear.

The death of Emperor Gaozong, the death of King Xin, and the death of Tang Siwei and others are almost inseparable from Ye Qing.

Princess Zhong Qing has now become Ye Qing's woman, and it is said that she ...... Although it has not been confirmed, it is said that even the queen Li Fengniang is unclear and unclear with Ye Qing.

Such a man who dared to go against Emperor Gaozong back then, dared to kill King Xin and rob Princess Xin to be a woman, and even the queen did not let go, and firmly controlled the north, if it was said that Zhao Shikui was not afraid or nervous in the face of such a Ye Qing, it would be completely impossible.

King Shin's status in the court back then was more noble than the three of them here, but so what? Didn't he die in Ye Qing's hands in the end?

Involuntarily touched the neck that was a little cold, the people who dared to kill the king of letters, dared to disobey the will of Emperor Gaozong, and privately hid the people of the clan who were captured back then, in fact, these should be enough for Ye Qing to die eight hundred times.

But now Ye Qing is not only alive and well, but also has more and more power in his hands, and his status and influence are also getting higher and higher!

However, when Zhao Shikui remembered that he was now in Chang'an City, there were Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan, he suddenly felt a little quiet in his heart, and continued:

"Otherwise, why do you two think, why did Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan not return to Lin'an on such a festive and lively day as the Yuan Ri, but ran to the north?"

"There is no impermeable wall in this world, the emperor meant...... It has already been known to Han Yanxuan and Shi Miyuan, so now the two of them do not hesitate to go to Jinan and Lanzhou in person, and then arrive at Jingzhao Mansion together, for what? Zhao Shikui looked at Zhao Shichun and Zhao Kai, whose faces were becoming more and more pale, and involuntarily swallowed his saliva and said: "Once the northern land is returned to the imperial court, then the imperial court will definitely not let others get involved in the affairs of the northern land, and all the officials must send those officials who are loyal to the imperial court, not the officials who are in the same party as Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan." ”

"What does the Holy One mean?" Qingwang Zhao Kai was silent for a long time after being nervous just now, and it sounded like his father's intention, but it was never the meaning of today's saint, that is, his imperial brother, which made Zhao Kai feel a little suspicious.

Chongguo Gong's eyes also lit up slightly, his face still had a trace of nervousness and fear, and after glancing at Zhao Kai, the king of Qing, he asked Zhao Shikui: "Yes, what does the Holy Lord mean now?" ”

Ye Qing has unknowingly become an unshakable behemoth, and his prestige and influence in the north are far from being comparable to the imperial court, whether it is Jinan Mansion, Kaifeng, Luoyang, or Jingzhao Mansion, or even including today's Huainan Road, Ye Qing's prestige and influence are far above the imperial court in the local area.

"Emperor Taishang means that once Ye Qing is killed, you and Chongguo Gong will replace all the dispatches of Ye Qing in the Northland, after all, the two of you have been following Ye Qing for the past few years, so your influence on the affairs of the Northland and in the Northland is no less than Ye Qing. What's more, the reason why Beidi was able to stabilize in such a short period of time was entirely because of the credit of our clan to pacify the people, not the work of him Ye Qing alone. Zhao Shikui moved his lips, and then said to himself as if he hadn't heard the question between the two.

Obviously, Zhao Shikui's words at least revealed one message, that is, because Ye Qing escaped death in the Battle of Guanshan, in order to be able to resist the imperial court and save his own life, he half-coerced and half-invited Zhao Kai, the king of Qing, and Zhao Shichun, the prince of Chongguo, to come to the north to fight against the imperial court, which was also in the plan of the emperor Zhao Yan.

Now it seems that it is no wonder that Ye Qing was able to easily invite Zhao Kai, the king of Qing, and Zhao Shichun, the prince of Chongguo, to the north, after all, looking back, although Ye Qing also encountered some resistance to refusal at that time, if it was under the circumstances at that time, as long as the emperor issued a decree that the two were not allowed to leave Huainan East Road, then Ye Qing had no way at all.

At that time, Ye Qing had just escaped from Guanshan, although he hated the court for betraying him in his heart, but no matter what, Ye Qing at that time did not have enough strength, and he did not dare to blatantly oppose the court.

After all, the weak family in the north still needs to rely on the relief of the imperial court to survive, which is completely different from the current seizure of half of the Xia Kingdom and the rich Hetao Three Roads.

"Can the Holy One know the will of his father?" Qingwang Zhao Kai asked again in hot pursuit.

Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui looked at King Qing with an embarrassed face, and then turned his head to look, after he turned his gaze, Zhao Shichun, who nodded to him firmly, suddenly Zhao Shikui had an illusion in his heart: At present, if he does not answer well and does not grasp the priority of the degree, will King Qing and Chongguo Gong tell Ye Qing the purpose of their coming to Jingzhao Mansion!

Zhao Shikui, who was a little hesitant to bite his dry lip, was silent for a long time before he withstood the pressured gazes of King Qing and Chongguo Gong, and said with difficulty: "Since Huang Guifei died of illness, the saint has not asked much about state affairs. And...... And now the Holy Lord listens to the Empress in almost everything, even if the Emperor Taishang wants to summon the Holy Lord in the Lonely Mountain...... It's all difficult, and the queen will do everything possible to obstruct it. King Qing, Chongguo Gong, you also know that the Holy Emperor had complaints about the Emperor Taishang back then, and the Emperor Taishang was unwilling to take the throne for a long time, and the fact that the Holy Emperor has been unable to inherit the throne has become a dead knot that cannot be untied. So even now, the Holy Lord already has a lot of complaints against the Emperor Taishang, so ...... I'm afraid the Holy One doesn't know about it now. ”

Qing Wang Zhao Kai, Chongguo Gong Zhao Shichun, listening to Rong Guogong's bitter words, his heart instantly became bitter and melancholy, when the saint wanted to succeed to the throne earlier, but the Emperor Taishang was unwilling to take the throne for a long time, and in the end, it was because of Zhao Ruyu, the Duke of Yiguo of the clan, who took the lead in asking the Emperor Taishang to take the throne under great pressure.

Although in the end, Emperor Taishang took the throne and allowed the saint to ascend the throne as he wished, the relationship between the father and son was also completely broken, and even Zhao Ruyu, the Duke of Yiguo, who was the first to support the saint's succession, had already died in the hands of Ye Qing.

"Why did the queen obstruct her father from summoning the Holy One?" King Qing Zhao Kai was puzzled and muttered.