Wang Huai's hesitation is reasonable, and similarly, he is full of vigilance and contradictions in his heart towards Ye Qing, a young man.

But now, whether it is the situation that the court is tightly separated and the two families of him and Han Cheng are dominant, or they want to continue to support the ambition of the current Holy Northern Expedition, he has to reuse Ye Qing and have to put Ye Qing on Huainan East Road.

He really wanted to change generals on Huainan East Road, and this was also a thing that was quite beneficial to him Wang Huai, not to mention that Ye Qing did not fully control the five-way army on Huainan East Road after a year.

But he had to worry that if he left Ye Qing in Lin'an, or sent him to another way, it would give Han Cheng a chance to win over Ye Qing.

Even if he wants to transfer Ye Qing from Huainan East Road back to Lin'an, or other places, I am afraid that he will face Han Cheng's obstruction, and then he will use this to win over Ye Qing.

This is obviously not what Wang Huai wants to see, not to mention that with Ye Qing's ability, coupled with the deeds of the envoy to Jin Guo at the beginning, Wang Huai also decided in his heart that during the Northern Expedition, Ye Qing was probably the only military general who could compete with Han Yanxuan.

Moreover, Ye Qing has a very good personal relationship with Yu Yunwen, and with Ye Qing under his command, it is equivalent to getting Yu Yunwen's general support, so that once the Northern Expedition begins, he Wang Huai will definitely get more political achievements than Han Cheng.

"Lord Wang is hesitating?" Ye Qing asked bluntly.

Wang Huai, who was in deep thought, was slightly stunned, and then after hiding the shock in his heart with a smile, he said with a smile: "Ye Qing, above the court, the saint has not asked about political affairs for more than a month, and I am afraid that this situation will continue." The matter of the Emperor Taishang has dealt a great blow to the saints, and now that he is fasting and reciting Buddha, I am afraid that he will not be able to deal with the government in a short time. If the old man wants to lead the Northern Expedition now, he can't have any mistakes, if the Northern Expedition fails, the old man will probably be impeached by the right minister, and the imperial history will attack, and at that time, General Yue's Northern Expedition will be buried in the hands of you and me, and it will ...... in the future If you want to go on another Northern Expedition, you don't know when it will be. So the old man was a little nervous, Ye Qing, the Northern Expedition needs to win in one battle, and it must be better than Han Cheng's son, and he has to beware of him robbing him of the merits of his army, so the old man has to act cautiously in this matter. ”

Wang Huai's vision is very long-term and very keen, and now the saint is overly sad, has no intention of government, and refuses to bury Zhao Gou's coffin, this matter is not because Ye Qing came to this era, but the original historical trajectory is like this, after Zhao Gou's death, his coffin was put by Zhao Yan for nearly two years, and he was buried before his Zen position before the prince.

And it is precisely because of Zhao Gou's death that Zhao Yan has been in a slump since then, and he has no intention of ruling the government, but also lost interest in the Northern Expedition again, which made the court even more chaotic, and his authority as the emperor also fell to the lowest point in the history of the Great Song Dynasty.

In just two years, the court was chaotic and unmanned, which also made Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan finally take the opportunity to cultivate a group of loyal courtiers above the court and began to control the court power.

Ye Qing knew that in the next two years, there would only be a miasma of smoke above the court, the monarch was not the king, the minister was not the minister, and various interest groups were secretly expanding their power after losing the emperor, the biggest regulator.

He never wanted to get himself into such a chaotic situation and become a pawn in the hands of Wang Huai or Han Cheng, and the Huainan East Road, including the Northern Expedition, was the best way for Ye Qing to dodge.

Now Wang Huai's distrust and vigilance of him, he naturally understands, after all, Zhao Gou's death, even if a clear-eyed person can't really confirm who the culprit is, it is also very clear that Zhao Gou's death has a great relationship with Guanquanfang, and it is also inseparable from him Ye Qing.

It's no secret that Zhao Gou doesn't want Ye Qingwei to be big, Wang Huai naturally knows this, he also doesn't want to reuse Ye Qing, and then follow in Zhao Gou's footsteps, but the current situation makes him have to reuse Ye Qing to keep his political resources from being overwhelmed by Han Cheng.

If Ye Qing wants to return to Huainan East Road, he must give Wang Huai a reassurance, at least let Wang Huai think that he can be invincible in the next struggle with Han Cheng.

"Xia Guan has an immature idea, and he wants to ask Lord Wang for advice." Ye Qing took a deep breath, Wang Huai didn't see the rabbit and didn't scatter the eagle, before the matter was far from clear, he was obviously not very willing to let Ye Qing go to Huainan East Road.

"Oh? Then Ye Qing, you might as well talk about it. Wang Huai's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said.

"Lord Wang, do you still remember the two small southwestern countries of Luodian and Ziqi?" Ye Qing continued quietly: "At the beginning, it was Yu Yunwen and Li Yu, who were appeased by Chengdu Prefecture, led the two to judge, and now although they have bowed down to our Great Song Dynasty, their desire to restore the country has not died, and if it is the Northern Expedition, it will ....... ”

"Li Yu?" Wang Huai interrupted Ye Qing's words, looked at Ye Qing with a frown, and thought for a while, "What do you mean......?" ”

"If Yu Yunwen wants to turn around and join Li Yu to quell Luo Dian's rebellion again, Lord Han Cheng and Lord Han will naturally never want to see such a result, after all, at this time, Lord Han will never allow Yu Yunwen to turn around and judge Luo Dian and Ziqi on the occasion of the Northern Expedition, and since then he has stood behind Han Yanxuan, so he ......." Ye Qing continued to say quietly.

"Therefore, if during the Northern Expedition, Luo Dian and Ziqi suddenly rebelled, and if the imperial court wanted to put down the rebellion immediately, then in addition to Li Yu, the only way to suppress it again was to use Han Yanxuan's army, which could not only ensure that their Chengdu Mansion would not be touched by others, but also ...... behind Yu Yunwen." Wang Huai's eyes suddenly became relaxed and said: "You can also effectively contain Yu Yunwen, in this way, if you Ye Qing can achieve results in the Northern Expedition, this credit is much greater than judging Luo Dian and Ziqi!" ”

In the end, Wang Huai's eyes began to become excited, since the Southern Crossing of the Great Song Dynasty, he has never been able to recapture a city and a place under the rule of the Jin people, if Ye Qing can take the opportunity to recapture a city and a place, and Luo Dian and Ziqi can contain Han Yanxuan and cannot go north to cut gold, then at that time, Han Cheng's prestige above the court will naturally not be comparable to that of him Wang Huai.

Even from this point on, he, the left minister, can completely ignore the government and the prince has not yet ascended the throne, and arbitrarily dictate the court.

"If Lord Wang wants to kill two birds with one stone, then it depends on how much support Lord Wang has for Yu Yunwen on Lizhou Road and the lower officials of Huainan East Road....... After Ye Qing finished making up his mind, it was naturally time for Wang Huai to bleed to equip the five-way army on Huainan East Road.

"The old man knows this matter, Ye Qing, you don't have to worry, once you return to Huainan East Road, the old man will definitely give you a satisfactory answer, so that you can rest assured that you can fight hard and prepare the army on Huainan East Road!" Wang Huai said with an oath.

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Ye Qing stood up and saluted and thanked him.

"In a few days, after the court is a little stable, the old man will let you go back to Huainan East Road, and in these few days, you will be ready to prepare." At this moment, Wang Huai was full of spirit in Ye Qing's study, and he felt as if he was already above 10,000 people under one person.

"Yes, the lower officials are ready to be sent by Lord Wang at any time." Ye Qing sent Wang Huai out.

Whether it is Wang Huai or Han Cheng, at this moment, the high-sounding ambition of the Northern Expedition in their hearts is no longer dominated by the interests of the Great Song Dynasty, but by their own interests.

The fame and fortune that the Northern Expedition can bring to them, and the endless authority and influence above the court, are the things they value most.

As for the Northern Expedition, they only wanted the Song army to be undefeated, and it was best to be able to recover a city and a place, which was enough for them to leave a name in history, as for whether they could fully recover half of the country that was captured by the Jin people, Wang Huai and Han Cheng never even dreamed of it, not to mention, in the short term, it was not in their interests. In the long run, it is not in their interest.

Therefore, the Northern Expedition to take revenge on the Jin State was not their goal, but just a means for them to fight above the court and seize the political resources of the court.

As the night deepens, all the teahouses, wine shops, casinos, green buildings and other entertainment venues in Lin'an City have long been devoid of the extravagant sound of silk and bamboo and the mournful song tune on weekdays.

With the passing of Zhao Gou, the entire Lin'an City has also fallen into a dull and boring situation, the officials dare not have fun at leisure, and the people dare not sing at the national funeral.

Bai Chun went to Da Wazi to visit Liu Lan'er, while Ye Qing saw Zuo Yu standing at the door.

After giving an order to the Red Mansion, he got into the carriage driven by Zuo Yu himself and began to drive in the direction of the apricot garden.

Li Fengniang's patience was beyond Ye Qing's imagination, originally Ye Qing thought that after Li Fengniang saw that the depressed saint had no intention of ruling the government, she would inevitably seize the opportunity to instigate the saint to take the throne.

But Li Fengniang didn't act at all, she was not as arrogant and domineering as before, and she couldn't wait to sit in the queen's position tomorrow.

During the period of mourning in the palace, it was obvious that Li Fengniang was suffocated, Zhu Ye'er looked at the table full of delicacies with some trepidation, and wanted to remind Li Fengniang, but she was afraid of angering the princess.

Ye Qing, who walked in, patted Zhu Ye'er's fragrant shoulder, signaled her to go down and rest, and then slowly sat down next to Li Fengniang.

"Is that right for you? Zhao Gou just passed away, and you are still in the mourning period, so you are so drunk and meaty, not afraid of being impeached by the imperial history? Ye Qing poured wine for Li Fengniang at the suggestion and said.

"What am I afraid of with you? Besides, no one knows what I'm here for, so who knows what I'm doing? Li Fengniang said indifferently, and then glanced at Ye Qing before asking, "Wang Huai, Han Cheng, how do you plan to stand in line?" ”

"What do you say?" Ye Qing smiled and asked without answering.

"I feel that Wang Huai is even more terrifying than Han Cheng, and the city government is even deeper." Li Fengniang thought for a while and said.

These days, as she saw Wang Huai more times in the palace, Li Fengniang found more and more that Wang Huai, who had been the left minister for many years, made her feel unfathomable more than Han Cheng.

"Otherwise, how could he have been in the position of left minister for so many years? Even Tang Siwei back then was not able to take advantage of Wang Huai. Ye Qing lifted the chopsticks and tasted them without a mouthful, and continued: "So, when looking at a person who has been in a high position for a long time, or your direct boss, don't always look at what you think is wrong or stupid, because since people can sit in a higher position than you, they must have their own uniqueness." It is much more useful for you to always find the good in others than to look at their shortcomings. ”

"Are you teaching me how to learn from the Queen?" Li Fengniang glanced at Ye Qing dissatisfiedly, she just said a few times in front of him about the queen's incomprehensible behavior, and her stupid behavior, which attracted him to teach him again.

"There are no fools in this world, most of the fools are pretending, just to paralyze you." Ye Qing didn't bother to talk about her, so she thought for a while and said: "I've met with Wang Huai, I will return to Huainan East Road in the near future, the situation in Lin'an in the past two years will only become more and more complex and changeable, don't be careless." ”

Li Fengniang nodded silently, and then knocked on the table again, and Ye Qing immediately poured wine for the crown princess.

"So, are you going to respect Wang Huai? Since you've said that he's a complete old fox, why don't you choose Han Cheng? Li Fengniang asked again.

Since the last time Li Fengniang went to Ye Qing's house to deliver the message, the two of them talked openly like sympathizers, and now that the two of them get along, they are much more relaxed with each other than when they faced each other before, and they are no longer as vigilant as before, and they are even always on guard against each other like hedgehogs.

"Because you want to be the queen of the world of the Great Song Dynasty, not to mention, I can only worry about it by relying on you and the prince." Ye Qing's mouth came out of such a sentence, which made Li Fengniang incomprehensible for a while.

tilted his head, raised his charming face, blinked the bright phoenix eyes, and thought for a while: "I don't understand, what does it mean?" ”

"It is impossible for Wang Huai not to know my close relationship with the Prince's Mansion, but Wang Huai did not mention a word in front of me. Although he explained to me why he didn't talk to me in the palace, it was clear that this was not the only reason, and he still had something to hide from me, or was it ...... It can also be called the back hand and killer weapon of beware of my Ye Qing. Ye Qing frowned and said.

Li Fengniang maintained the posture of tilting her head just now, frowned and thought for a while, and then simply didn't bother to think about it, and asked directly: "Then do you think he has any killer tricks to restrain you?" ”

"The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, even if I have a close relationship with the Prince's Mansion, but in Wang Huai's eyes, I, Ye Qing, am still not as ...... as Shi Miyuan." Ye Qing sighed and said.

"But...... It is also true that Wang Huai and Wei Guogong have never dealt with each other, Wang Huai has been fighting for many years, and Wei Guogong has always disapproved of Wang Huaizhi's proposal, so the two had a grudge earlier, will he really join forces with Shi Hao? Li Fengniang asked in disbelief.

"There are no eternal enemies above the court, only eternal interests. The Shi family is in a downward trend, but it is also a wealthy family with deep roots and many years of accumulation, not to mention that now there is the grace of the Emperor Taishang to Shi Hao before his death, such as the temple court, for a while, who dares to fall into the well against the Shi family? Now that Wang Huai wants to fight with Han Cheng for the right to dictate the court, he must join forces with the historian, not to mention that Shi Miyuan also knows that voting for Han Cheng can only be a dead end. Ye Qing said with some sighs, at this time, he really realized the true meaning of the sentence that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

"Compared with your historian, you, a courtier who has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain and rose in a short period of time, are obviously not as valued by him Wang Huai as the historian, but you still chose Wang Huai because of the Guanquanfang incident, which made you a fool? That's why you made such a stupid choice? Li Fengniang said a little mischievously.

Ye Qing stretched out his hand and pinched Li Fengniang's blown-up face, smiled and continued: "If Han Cheng is at a disadvantage when he fights Wang Huai above the court, if he wants to regain this disadvantage and overwhelm Wang Huai, there is only one choice...... ”

"The Prince's Mansion?" Li Fengniang really became a lot smarter, and answered.

"Yes, Han Cheng has the son of the martial arts to balance me under Wang Huai, and there is also the help of Zhao Ruyu, a civil servant of the clan, so once Han Cheng is at a huge disadvantage above the court and cannot balance the powerful Wang Huai, he will think about finding someone who can give him an advantage again, at least be able to balance the advantages and disadvantages between them, and this person ...... There is no more appropriate way than to support the crown prince to succeed to the throne. Ye Qing looked at Li Fengniang's brighter and brighter gaze and said.

"You mean...... When the time comes, once Han Cheng feels that he can't compete with Wang Huai, then he can only support a new monarch to fight against Wang Huai? Isn't that ...... Wouldn't it be that Han Cheng would support the Prince's Mansion? Li Fengniang's little ambition began to bump like a deer, and she stammered a little when she spoke.

"Do you think there could be a better way to turn it back?" Ye Qing asked with a smile.

He now knows Li Fengniang very well and knows this girl very well, if you reason with her and lay out the facts, you may not be able to persuade her to completely listen to you, but if you tell her the situation clearly, and these are all based on her interests, she will listen to you obediently and act according to the way you say.

It is precisely because Ye Qing knows and understands Li Fengniang's temperament and temperament that she will replace the words she wants to warn her with words based on her interests, so that Li Fengniang will not mess around and be used by others during her absence from Lin'an.

"So what do I do? Do you want to show favor ....... Li Fengniang hurriedly asked.

"If you show favor to Han Cheng, it will only attract Wang Huai's dissatisfaction and vigilance at that time, and when the time comes, ...... Maybe Wang Huai will fight against Han Cheng, so he began to instigate the saint who has no mental politics to depose the prince and set up the king of Wei instead, so that it can not only destroy Han Cheng's strategy to support the prince to regain the advantage of the court, but also ensure his own interests and advantageous situation, and you Li Fengniang and the prince can only become the pawns of their fight, and finally become a waste and were ruthlessly thrown to that corner, ignoring the rest of the life, and your mother's dream of being the queen of the world will be empty from now on. Ye Qing said very seriously.

"It's better to be still than to be still, what the Prince's Mansion has to do is to keep a low profile in the past two years, and as the situation develops, let them take the initiative to seek your support, so that they will not have the opportunity to instigate the Holy Lord to depose the crown prince and replace it with the King of Wei." Ye Qing finally added.

"Understood, stay out of the matter, don't let me Li Fengniang support or exclude anyone at will, as long as as you are as usual, you can watch them fight around the court neutrally, and when the other party can't hold the pressure, naturally, the prince's mansion will appear in their sight, so it will become natural to support the crown prince to ascend the throne." Li Fengniang said with some shock, and then looked at Ye Qing incredibly reaching out and pulling Ye Qing's cheek, and said with a hint of coquettishness in her excitement: "You minister, the city is too deep, I don't think even Wang Huai is your opponent, you let me see, what are you doing, under this human skin, is it a fox's cheek." ”

Li Fengniang was pulling Ye Qing's cheek to check, but the whole person had already fallen into Ye Qing's arms, her seductive red lips searched for Ye Qing's lips, her hands began to move from Ye Qing's cheeks to the back of her head, and she began to wrap her arms around Ye Qing's neck, and then ...... The ...... is omitted here A few words?